Britain Charges France Break Pledge On French Fleet Fight
Britain accused France of breaking pledges by surrendering the French fleet to Germany and Italy. Churchill voiced grief and amazement at the armistice terms while hoping parts of the fleet might reach British ports. The axis powers aim to control coastal France as Germany moves to end hostilities.
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United Press
Great Britain
France
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Italy
Marshal Petain
Churchill
Axia
British Isles
Paul Reynaud
Mill Worker Dies as Sacks Collapse at Estherville Mill
Estherville report says 40 year old mill worker David Wett was fatally crushed when a load of bonemeal sacks toppled at the Golden Sun Milling Co. He died at the scene and the accident is under investigation.
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Estherville
David Wett
Golden Sun Milling Co
Student Tuition Costs 23 Cents of Dollar
The Iowa State University at Iowa City used 23 cents of every state dollar for student tuition and fees in the year ending June 30, 1939. Student contributions totaled 735,695 of 3,191,024 in receipts, with a state appropriation of 2,103,040 and the remainder from various sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Washington Council Backs Highway Plan Change
The Washington city council voted to cooperate with the state highway commission on rerouting No. 92 through the city using sections of South Second avenue and Madison street. They favored a crushed rock seven foot shoulder with a black top surface instead of concrete, hoping state approval allows the work this year.
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Washington
State Highway Commission
South Second Avenue
East Madison
Washington Streets
Madison Street
South Avenue DC
Washington Street
Hts
Second Avenue
State Highway Board
State Commission
Econnell
Dighway
Highway Commission
Mr and Mrs Glenn B Holden Visit Des Moines on Business
Mr and Mrs Glenn B Holden spent yesterday in Des Moines on business.
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Glenn B. Holden
Des Moine
Truck Crash on West Bridge Sends Three Men to Hospital
A truck plunges from a creek bridge west of town after striking the railing in low water. Driver Jacob Van Diepen 26 and two passengers Hyman Van Maanen 25 Karl Lambert 35, all of Boyden and Washington respectively, survived with injuries. The vehicle belonged to Christiansen Bros. contracting of Sioux City working in Washington county.
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Crooked Creek
Creek Bridge
West Main Street
Christiansen Bros. Contracting Firm
Sioux City
Washington County
Jacob van Diepen
Boyden
Iowa
Hyman van Maanen
Karl Lambert
Washington
Chineh Bug Infestation Heaviest in Southwest County
County survey shows Chineh bug infestation concentrated in the southwest, with heavy adult populations and large numbers of hatching young. Officials urge barriers to slow migration, funded by state and federal aid, using creosote paper barrier methods and oil storage at Knoxville for field use.
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Washington
Beirs
Knoxville
C. J. Drake
Lambert severely injured in unspecified incident
Lambert sustained a double fracture of the shoulder bone and torn shoulder muscles and ligaments. Two other men suffered facial lacerations and bruises but were less seriously hurt. Lambert was transported to the hospital for treatment.
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Uged
Lambert
DeMolay Chapter Installs Officers and Plans Gathering
The DeMolay chapter held an officer installation with Bob Gates as installing marshal and Tom Gray as installing officer. It was the last regular meeting until September and a stag party was planned at the Means cabin on the Iowa river. The DeMolays celebrated a birthday party with the Mothers circle which elected Mrs Karl Steele president and honored members with April May and June birthdays.
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DeMolay
Bob Gates
Tom Gray
Means Cabin
Iowa River
de Molays
DeMolay Mothers Circle
Karl Steele
Urged to Sign Up for St Louis Baseball Trip
Chairman Ray Whitehead urges Washington residents to join a trip to St Louis on July 21 to see the Brooklyn Dodgers vs the St Louis Cardinals. Sign up by June 30 with a $3 deposit. total cost $7.45 due July 20. Reservations through Whitehead or James Casey Jr. Already 44 men enrolled.
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Ray Whitehead
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Sigw
Ball Park
Whitehead
American Warships Sail Toward Panama Canal
The main body of the US fleet moved into the Pacific amid speculation it was en route to the Panama Canal and then to Caribbean and Atlantic bases. Admiral Stark would not confirm or deny the reports that the armada left Hawaii for the Canal.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Atlantic
Washington
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Hawaii
Canal
Death by own action in Keota area
Irvin Henry, about 58, died by hanging last night at his farm eight miles south of Keota. Coroner Irvin Reynolds stated death was self-inflicted. Survived by wife Pearl Coffman, daughter Mrs. Breen, son Myron, grandson, mother Mrs. John Henry, three brothers and a sister. Funeral plans pending.
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Keota
Irvin Henry
Irvin Reynolds
Sigourney
Leslie Breen
Marsh Funeral
Henry
Andy
Brighton
John and
Lee
Maud Walton
Washington
Red Cross War Relief Drive Totals Reported
A total of 709.29 has been reported for the Red Cross war relief fund in Washington county. Riverside has not yet contributed, while towns like Ainsworth Crawfordsville Kalona Wellman Brighton and West Chester have varying amounts. Citizens are urged to donate through Washington or the listed towns.
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Red Cross
Washington County
Washington
Riverside
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Wellman
Brighton
West Chester
Attractions in St. Louis Open Air Opera Zoo Forest Park
The article highlights entertainment options in St. Louis including open air opera performances and visits to Forest Park Zoo and Jefferson Barracks, a famed army post, alongside ball games.
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St. Louis
Forest Park
Jefferson Barracks
Sidelights on National Republican Convention
Iowa editor W Earl Hall reports from Philadelphia on Dewey's press conference and his impression of the candidate as a sharp, amiable figure. He notes the lively room, the host Lemoyne Jones, and a flood of mail including a letter from Oskaloosa. The piece mentions Iowa delegates, crackpot correspondence, and a Columbia network program featuring Verne Marshall.
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Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe Gazette
Philadelphia
Penn
ICPA
Charmer No
Thomas E. Dewey
Hotel Walton
Jones
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Edwin Hicklin
Wapello
Missouri
America
Stassen Calls for Replacing Roosevelt With Four Fronts
Harold E. Stassen at the Philadelphia convention assailed Roosevelt’s seven year record and urged the nation to shift toward preparedness, hemisphere defense, domestic welfare, and government reform. He condemned Knox and Stimson’s cabinet appointments as a confession of failure.
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Stassen
Stimson
Knox
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
National Defense Administration
Local Option Bill Favored by Iowa Presbyterians
In Ames Iowa June 25 the Presbyterian synod of Iowa approved a recommendation for a local option liquor bill. About 400 ministers and delegates supported allowing communities to decide dry status or licensing and regulation. They charged border city store managers with aiding law evasion by selling large quantities to tavern operators. The committee also urged closer Protestant unity and union of Presbyterian and Reformed churches.
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Ames
Iowa
Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Cleveland business caller A. A. Wells here today
A. A. Wells of Cleveland visited the town as a business caller today, meeting with local merchants and discussing potential transfers and partnerships in the market.
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A. A. Wells
Cleveland
Local Officials Urge Fund Raising for County Quota
City chairman John Owen and Clarence Logan with Richard McCleery Nic McCleery Frank Kos and John Lemmon urge residents to raise the remaining county quota of 1440 dollars, with much to come from Washington sources.
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John Owen
Clarence Logan
Richard McCleery
Nic McCleery
Frank Kos
John Lemmon
Washington
Democrats Convene for Washington County Convention
The Washington county democratic central committee met at the courthouse to plan the county convention in Washington Saturday. They discussed possible candidates for the county ticket to be filled at the convention since no county candidates were nominated at the June 3 primary. County Chairman John Walsh of Riverside presided with Mrs. H. G. Richardson as secretary. Eleven of the county's voting precincts were represented.
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Washington County
Democratic Central Committee
Court House
Washington
John Walsh
Riverside
H. G. Richardson
Republicans Split Over Isolationist Plank At Philadelphia Convention
At the Philadelphia convention the GOP debated an America first substitute for aid to oppressed peoples. C Wayland Brooks proposed a strict isolationist foreign policy plank while Joseph W Martin urged absolutism at home. Dewey leads with Taft challenging his grip as the nomination fight heats up in a hot second day.
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Philadelphia
America First
C. Wayland Brooks
Illinois
United States Senate
Leorn
Roosevelt
Joseph W Martin Toda
New Deal
Taft
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Posit
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Mrs Charles W Long Dies at Washington County Hospital
Mrs. Charles W Long aged 61 died at Washington County Hospital after illness. She lived in Ollie and Washington and was a Baptist member active in Fortnightly and Vajo clubs. Survived by husband Charles Long two daughters Mrs Lee land and Mrs Bur of Ottumwa two sons and five grandchildren. Funeral at Shermans Funeral Rome Wednesday at 3 with Rev J Fredm and Rev M C Carstensen. burial Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Charles W. Long
Wington County Hospital
Frigg Morn
Sherman
Rome
J. Fredm
M. C. Carstensen
Elm Grove Cemetery
Keokuk County
Ivie Myrtle McKinnis
Ioka
Laura Helen (McCarty
Charles Meiginnis
The
Daily
Ollie
Central Lege
Pella
Charles Long
Baptist Church
Dows
Iowa
Washington
Long
Sethe
Leeland
Bur
Ottumwa
Char Washington
Diane
Sharon
Danny
Carolyn Hotand
Ann
G. B. Rison
Des Molees
R. L. Grimes
Claude Henshaw
Rie
Helen
Cinets Represented by Committee Members at Meeting
A short note states committee members attended a meeting where cinets were represented. No further details or outcomes are provided in the fragment.
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Franc
Columbe
Albia
B. 8. Humeston
Ulysses S. Grant
Man
Council Bluffs
John Young
L. H. Tyler
Pottawattamie County
Albert
Arthur
Mills County
Hut Council
Pallstin Creek
U.S
David I. Walsh
Hiram Johnson
California
Walsh
Senate
Farm Bureau
Earl Stecke
Panama
Iowan Presiding
Lemoyne Jones
Davenport
Skyroc
Keted
Columbia University
New York Herald-Tribune
Macnider
Columbia Network
Iowan
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Hemisphere
Democrat County Committee
Brooks
County Hospital
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