Creston Man Home After Designing His Own Respirator
Bill McKee aged 22 of Creston survived infantile paralysis last September and, after weeks in Des Moines in an iron lung, returned home. He designed a homemade breather inspired by University Hospital in Iowa City and sent plans to his uncle John Harshaw who built the device with doctors approving it.
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Creston
Bill McKee
Des Moines
University Hospital
Toowa City
McKee
John Harshaw
Harshaw
Mnawa man held in slaying probe of 1925 case
David Means, 29, of Mnawa, is jailed in Onawa on suspicion in the Edward Riley slaying near Blencoe on November 27, 1925. Sheriff Melvin Peterson and State Agent O. Bender arrested him earlier this week at Alenene as a suspect in the unsolved 15 year old murder.
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Onawa
David Means
Mnawa
Edward Riley
Blencoe
Means
Melvin Peterson
O. Bender
Alenene
Ames Oil Prospect Near Story County Sparks Interest
A Los Angeles prospector claims a 5000 acre oil dome near Ames Story County may hold oil. a radio locator reportedly indicated oil at 1890 feet. Governor said the man sought leases on state lands around Iowa State College and implied possible state support. Prof. Arthur Trowbridge notes only drilling proves commercial quantities, no surface test suffices.
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Des Moines
Serrarnor Wilson
Los Angeles
Cal
Expres
Hoelief
Ames
Story County
Wilenn
Towa State College
Towa Board of Education
Arthur (. Trowbridge
Iowa Geological Survey
Spencer Fire Ruled Disaster After Drowning Accident
On June 27, 1931 a boy’s accident with a lit punk sparked a blaze at a Spencer drug store. Roman candles and fireworks ignited, destroying four and a half blocks and causing two million dollars in damages in Clay County seat then home to 5019 residents. Rebuilding began quickly and the city, now over 6600, marks the 16th anniversary with a Chamber of Commerce sponsored retailers celebration.
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Spencer
Clay County
Retailers Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
State Council Denies Dam Permit on Cedar River Project
DES MOINES The Iowa state executive council denied permission for the three million dollar Cedar river dam at Moscow. The decision followed a memorandum from A A Couch president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor and was moved by Gov George A Wilson and seconded by State Auditor C W Akers.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Executive Council
Cedar River
Moscow
A. A. Couch
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Couch
Federal Power Commission
George A. Wilson
C. W. Akers
Utterback Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs. Cora Utterback
Mrs. Cora A. Utterback files a district court divorce petition alleging desertion by her husband former Judge Herbert Utterback who served as Democratic congressman from the sixth district between 1935 and 1937. She seeks sole control of their Polk county home and property.
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Des Moines
Cora A. Utterback
Herbert Utterback
Polk County
Utterback
Governor names 10 member agricultural problems committee
Des Moines, June 26. Governor George A. Wilson appoints a 10 member legislative committee to study Iowa's agricultural problems and report to the next General Assembly. The panel, created by a joint resolution, will examine absentee ownership of farms, declines in family sized farms, and marketing conditions amid world situation changes. Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg will be an ex officio member.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
General Assembly
Mark Thornburg
Two Die In Des Moines Truck Train Crash
Two Des Moines men died when their truck struck a Chicago Great Western passenger train at an east Des Moines crossing. Dean S. Agee about 24 and Moses R. Binn about 35 were killed. Third passenger Charles Perry was injured, with officials predicting recovery.
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Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Dean S. Agee
Moses R. Binn
Charles Perry
Maytag Union Seeks Defense Contracts for Jobs
Local 1 116 Maytag Co union members forward a resolution to Washington officials urging defense contracts to save jobs. The measure calls on government buyers to release defense work to Maytag and on Congress to allocate federal work to small manufacturers amid 115 layoffs due to material shortages.
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Newton
Maytag Co
Maytag C.I
Washington, D. C
National Defense
Office of Production Management
Maytag
Summer Class In Pilot Training Now Completed
The Class of ten aviation students finished the civilian pilot training at the Washington airport and junior college. Plans call for the course to be completed by August 15 and a new class to start September 1 when the school year begins.
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Washington Airport
Kenneth Kimberlin
Jack Snodgrass
Vailiere Bliss Maghee
Omaha
Jungbluth
Penney
Milton Graham
Fairfield
Jack
Virginia Snodgrass
Drowned Girl Virginia Spohn Found Downriver
The body of ten year old Virginia Spohn of California was found at 5:30 AM a mile down the Skunk river from the drowning site. She had been playing with cousins near the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad bridge when she disappeared. Continuous search with river swimmers and dynamite charges failed to locate her until the body lodged against a woven wire fence near shore.
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Coppock
Virginia Spohn
Wlens
Jean Volger
Washington
California
Skunk
Allen Myers
Ben Neff
Dean Myers
Caprock
John Martin
Wayland
Hoskins
Brighton
Virginia
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
John Ricks
Wilma Arbogast
Ricks
Harry
Lee Arbogast
Washington Y.M.C.A
Washington USO Drive Opens With Volunteer Effort
The Washington USO drive began after an organization meeting with 60 to 80 workers. Ward captains were named with changes in the third ward. Campaign aims to fund social and recreational privileges near army camps and defense centers. No quota set. large gifts urged. Contributions requested through local banks.
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USO
Washington
Theodore B. Brown
A. KE. Atchison
Ethel McCreedy
Third Ward
Bob McFarlane
Glenn Holden
Joe Falk
O. E. Sehmitt
Phil Antonoff
Blanche McCleery
Tom Duncan
Frank Kos
Army
Navy
Need Heroism Declared by Pope in Radio Address
Pope Pius urged heroic men and women to resist a flood of black paganism stronger than the Mississippi current. He spoke to the Eucharistic congress at St. Paul Minnesota by radio and joined prayers of thanksgiving with listeners.
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Vatican City
Pius
St. Paul, Minn
Mississippi
Collision at North Second and East Third Injures Passenger
A Daw son car driven by Duane Dawson collided with a grocery delivery truck driven by James Thompson at the North Second Avenue and East Third Street corner. Both vehicles were badly wrecked. Charles Daw son and Charles Anderson are involved. Anderson suffered a cut on an arm.
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Charles Dawson
Duane Dawson
James Thompson
North Second Avenue
East Third Street
Charles Anderson
Dawson
Wage Dispute Slows Chicago Papers Front Pages
Three Chicago afternoon papers published only first editions with printing problems due to a wage dispute with union typesetters. The Daily News used a photo-engraving of typewritten pages for its early edition, the Daily Times ran its entire news section from the same process, and the Herald American printed in regular type at the Milwaukee Sentinel plant.
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Chicago
Daily News
Daily Times
Herald-American
Milwaukee Sentinel
Bohemia Native Anthony Marek Dies at 81
Anthony Marek 81 died yesterday afternoon ten miles northeast of Washington after a five month battle with two strokes. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at L. A. Jones funeral home conducted by Dr. R C Keagy. Burial will be Elm Grove cemetery. Marek born April 23 1860 in Listice Bohemia near Praha came to America at age two and lived on a Washington county farm 79 years. He married Anna Matucha December 10 1890. they celebrated their golden anniversary last year. Surviving: wife two sons William F and Charles A Marek of Washington county a daughter Elsie Soukup of Washington county a brother Melack Marek southwest of Kalona eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Anthony Marek
Washington
L. A. Jones
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Marek
Listice
Bohemia
Praha
America
Washington County
Anna Matucha
William F
Charles A. Marek
Elsie
Joe) Soukup
Melack Marek
Kalona
Cooler Weather Promised Across Iowa After 95 Degree Day
Des Moines reports 95 degrees, hottest of 1941 in the state, with 72 degree low last night. Forecaster Charles Reed says scattered thunder showers followed by a cooler front may push the high back to 95 today, then move west to east across Iowa tomorrow.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Navy seeks indefinite service for enlisted men in national emergencies
Washington June 28 The Navy asks Congress to allow retention of enlisted sailors in service beyond term expirations whenever the national welfare is in danger. Rear Admiral C W Nimitz urged adding this to a bill extending volunteers to an indefinite period in a national emergency. Six year typical enlistment is noted. The proposal mirrors Army suggestions to keep guardsmen and some selectees beyond a year.
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Washington
C. W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Senate Naval Affairs
Navy
Congress
Army
Russians Repulse German Drives On Eastern Front
Soviet Russia reports Red Army strong defense against twin nazi thrusts into the north and pushes toward the Ukraine in the south. German high command delays specifics, while losses mount for Germany including the raiding cruiser Pinguin and several planes as Royal Air Force harasses German targets. Reports of Finnish base bombing and rumors of Leningrad attacks circulate amid broad war activity.
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United Press
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Ukraine
Baltic States
Baranovichi
Minsk
Adolph Hitler
Pinguin
Cornwall
Admiral Scheer
Atlantic
Indian
Scheer
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Finland
Helsinki
Abo
Leningrad
Berlin
New York
Bucharest
Meinz Koehler Taken by Death in Ainsworth
Meinz D Koehler a native of Germany and longtime resident of the United States died at 9:30 this morning in Hammond rest home after a two year illness. He was born Sept 12 1869 and married to Fannie Menhusen who died in 1937. Funeral services will be held at L A Jones funeral home with Rev George Kerr. burial in Ainsworth cemetery. He leaves a sister Mrs Everett Westen and many nieces and nephews. a brother Carl Koehler died recently. He was a member of Washington United Presbyterian Church.
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Germany
United States
Hammond Rest
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
Ainsworth
Koehler
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Dorotheus Koehler
Martina van Gerpen Koehler
Fannie Menhusen
Pekin
Everett Westen
St. Charles
Carl Koehler
Meinz D. Koehler
Government Sets Rubber Tire and Tube Price Ceilings
Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson announced plans to establish wholesale and retail price ceilings for rubber tires and tubes early next week. The ceilings will reflect levels that existed on June 17. This action targets stabilizing fuel and transportation costs amid ongoing economic controls in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Leon Henderson
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Maytag Union
Lloyd Hill
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Jeferson County
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Sonny
San Bernadino
Calif
Oregon
Melinda Shafe
Legion
Knights of Columbus
G. E. Mace
Pope
Baltic
Meinz Koehler
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