Twins’ double wedding families welcome two new babies
Identical twins Alvena Reding Brown of Stacyville and Anna Reding Kramer of Osage, who wed in a double ceremony three and a half years ago, have each given birth by Caesarean section. Mrs. Adrian Brown produced an eight pound two and one half ounce son named Robert Adrian, while Mrs. Reuben Kramer delivered a nine pound two and one half ounce daughter named Ruth Ann at a local hospital.
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Mason City
Adrian Brown
Stacyville
Reuben Kramer
Osage
Alvena
Anna Reding
James W. Reding
Brown
Robert Adrian
Kramer
Ruth Ann
Fort Dodge man killed in 1935 Ford crash near Jewell
Ralph Johnson, 38, of Fort Dodge, died when his car left Highway 69 six miles south of Jewell. He reported an oil test and claimed a Fort Dodge to Jewell trip of about 40 miles in 24 minutes. Witness William C. Larson said the car sped past shortly before the crash, then struck a fence and landed in a field.
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Webster City
Ralph Johnson
Fort Dodge
Highway 69
Jewell
Johnson
Cort Luick
Luick
William C. Larson
Marathon
Larson
Gangster Games Aid Child, Expert Says
Dr Malcolm H Finley a psychiatrist in Winnetka Illinois told parents and teachers at the fifteenth conference on Child Development that gangster games like cops and robbers and blitzkrieg can aid a child in developing strength to assert his rights and learn the give and take process during times of stress.
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Iowa City
Malcolm H. Finley
Winnetka
Finley
Crew Takes Fish From Park Lagoon
Des Moines A state conservation commission crew has taken over the Riverview park lagoon launching a three day seining program to restock. More than 2,000 pounds of buffalo fish were removed and the work is expected to yield several tons. The sheriff will distribute the catch through relief offices. About 100 large fish will be shown at the park pool during this weekend's sports show. The lagoon will be restocked with game fish this summer.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Riverview Park
Sheriff's Office
Park Pool
Larger Income Tax Approved By House Group
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved tax increases totaling about 2.49 billion dollars. Individual income surtax starts at five percent on the first dollar, with a ten percent initial levy proposed by the treasury. The plan would raise roughly 1.26 billion from income taxes and lift excess profits rates to 26 60 percent, expanding government revenue for war needs.
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Washington, D.C
House
Ways and Means
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
Treasury
Favor Placing of Compensation for Iowa Supervisors on Sound Basis
Des Moines reports the Iowa Taxpayers association urges that county supervisors' pay be set on a clear cut sound basis. It cites 1939 totals of 361 boards paying 371860 for committee work and 60658 in per diem, mileage and expenses, arguing the work is not authorized by law. The association proposes fixed per diem rates and maximum days by county size to cap salaries and curb excess costs.
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Iowa
Des Moines
The
Iowa Taxpayers Association Today
Association
Iowa Taxpayer
Boards of Supervisors
Black Hawk
Pottawahamie
Polk County
Linn
U.S. turkey farming grows to 28 million yearly
The 1940 census reports about 28 million turkeys raised annually in the United States, up from under 17 million a decade earlier. Despite the rise, production remains insufficient to give every American family a turkey each year.
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U.S
Washington county near state average in supervisor costs
Figures from a bulletin by the Iowa taxpayers association show total and per person costs for county boards in Iowa. Washington county 1929 total 5666 dollars and 28 cents per person, with neighboring counties ranging from 23 to 40 cents per person and nearby counties at 27 to 37 cents.
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Washington County
The
Iown ‘Taxpayers Association
Boards of Supervisors
Buchnanan
Crawford
Floyd
Wright
Henry
Jefferson
Louisa
Iowa
Nazi Orders Close U S Consulates and Labor Rule Change
Italy orders all United States consulates in the country closed by July 15. Germany asks the United States to shut all American consulates in German territories by the same date. In Washington, President Roosevelt suspends the eight hour day for mechanics and laborers on defense works in the canal zone Puerto Rico and Alaska citing an extraordinary emergency.
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Berlin
DNB
Germany
United States
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Schedule of Summer Evening Services in Park
The Washington Ministerial Association announces ten weeks of summer evening services at Corral Park starting Sunday June 29 and ending August 31. Preachers include Dr. R. C. Keagy, Rev. George Kerr, Rev. Carl Klein, Rev. Alfred Trenerry, Rev. Ivan Riess, and Rev. F. W. Eastwood with music arranged by the Municipal Band or church ensembles.
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Corral Park
Washington Ministerial Association
Milo Soreen
Y.M.C.A
R. C. Keagy
The
Methodist Church
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Carl Klein
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
Ivan Riess
Christian Church
F. W. E Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Furnish
Cancer toll climbs in census figures for 154000 yearly
Cancer and other malignant tumors claim nearly 154000 victims annually according to the latest census figures. About 72000 of these cases are cancers of the digestive organs.
Iowa Old Age Pensioners Receive Over Million Monthly
Des Moines report shows 57,471 Iowa old age pensioners received 1,203,296.40 in May state aid, with blind payments of 36,453 to 1,430 individuals. Average pension: 20.86. range 18.64 to 42.05. Six Tom a Indians averaged 15.95. Blind average 24.07. high 26.31 in Woodbury, low 16.55 in Jefferson. 2,065 more on rolls since May 1949. total payments up 0.7 percent. Deaths 367. funeral claims 18,007.
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Des Moines
State Board of Social Welfare
Iowa
Marion County
Keokuk County
Woodbury County
Jefferson County
German Consulate in New York Closed by Roosevelt Order
The New York City consulate at 17 Battery Place is ordered closed by President Roosevelt. German Consul General Dr. Hans Borchers is shown ducking into his office after the closure order was issued.
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U. S
Roosevelt
New York City
Battery Place
Hans Borchers
Shortage of Steel Delays Main Natural Gas Pipe Line
Steel shortages for defense needs keep delaying the main natural gas line across Washington county. River crossings proceed with pipe on hand, while main line work across southern Iowa hinges on steel deliveries and government demand, with uncertainty about summer completion. Over a hundred workers toil on river sections as firms await clearer guidance.
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County Do
Washington County
Washington
W. A. Bechtel & Co
Iowa
Towa
Gladwin
Cedar River
Conesville
Skunk
Rose Hill
Oskaloosa
Iowa River
Dykstra Resigns Defense Mediation Board Chair
President Roosevelt accepted on June 19 the resignation of Clarence A. Dykstra as chairman of the defense mediation board effective July 1. Dykstra will return to his post as president of the University of Wisconsin, after being drafted to head the selective service system and later the new defense body.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Selective Service System
New Mediation Board
Iowa counties receive pension payments totals listed
The report shows counties with pension allocations including Black Hawk 25 620, Dubuque 26 994, Polk 98 339 and Scott 29 047 among others. It notes several individuals became self supporting, four regained vision, and three died.
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Black Hawk
Beans
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fayette
Jefferson
Keokuk
Lee
Linn
Mahaska
Marshall
iMontgomery
Page
Polk
Pottawatomie
Poweshiek
Scott
Story
Wapello
Washington
Paroled Woman Chicken Thief From Keokuk County
DES MOINES June 19. A woman convicted in Keokuk county of chicken theft was granted parole by the state parole board. Mary Ingle 33 was sentenced May 1, 1940 to five years in the women's state reformatory.
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Des Moines
Keokuk County
State Parole Board
Mary Ingle
Women’s State Reformatory
New Rules for Naval Employees
Washington D C June 19. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox announced that all civilian Navy Department employees must sign affidavits proving they are not members of any subversive organization. The move follows the 1942 naval appropriations act prohibiting salaries for those in groups advocating overthrow of the government by force or violence.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Census Counts 3324 Anti Que Shops in U S
The census reports 3 324 anti que shops in the United States with yearly sales totaling 17 743 000 dollars.
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United States
Rumors of Soviet German Tension Spread Across Front
Dispatches report Moscow calm amid rumors of Russian troop mobilization and child evacuations. Finland and Romania prepare civilian measures as Turkish origin rumors of border clashes remain unconfirmed. Syria sees active fighting with Kuneitra recaptured and Damascus under assault as British forces push around the city.
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United Press
Moscow
Berlin
Europe
Finland
Rumania
Bucharest
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Washington
Syria
Cairo
Kuneitra
Damascus
George Statler Dies Today at County Hospital
George Peter Statler, lifelong Washington county resident born December 26, 1879, died this morning at Washington County Hospital after two years of declining health. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. George Pennington officiating. burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He married Bertha L. Guy in 1906 and leaves a wife, several children, nine grandchildren, three sisters, and a brother. He was active in community affairs and served on the West Chester school board. He belonged to the Baptist church.
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George Peter Statler
West Chester
Washington County Hospital
L. A. Jones
George Pennington
Elm Grove
Mr. Statler
Washington County
Bertha L. Guy
William J. Fallon
Longmort, Colo
Frank McAvoy
Weota
Thomas West
Walter Statler
Washington
No More Calls in Draft Until July
Washington county selective service board received notice of call No 17 but no names from the county. no Washington county registrants will be drafted this month. Three men are set for a June 26 call and two conscientious objectors are scheduled for a Colorado camp next week.
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Washington County Selective Service Board
Washington County
Coloorado
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