Nashua Lawyer Reports Jehovahs Witnesses Letter
Nashua attorney John W. Cronin says a letter signed by Dale Knowlton of Webster City and Joseph Hasting of Waucoma objects to alleged violence against Jehovahs Witnesses in Lawler. The letter lists about 20 named participants and claims seven carloads of Witnesses were driven from Lawler.
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Nashua
John WR. Cronin
Nashua Chickasaw
Dale Knowlton
Webster City
Joseph Hasting
Waucoma
Lawler
Knowlton
Hosting
Allege
Iowa safety council taps eight committees for agenda
Des Moines John R. Trat tery of Nevada, president of the Iowa state safety council, named eight committees to handle accident prevention. The council adopted a three point program for the coming year: study safety needs by county, enforce traffic laws strictly, and link school work to safety education.
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Des Moines
John R. Trattery
Nevada
Iowa State Safety Council
Safety Council
Hittery
Wilson appoints Corydon mayor as district court judge
Governor Wil son appoints Tedford W. Miles 41 mayor of Corydon as judge of the district court in Iowa third judicial district. Miles succeeds the late Judge Horace H. Carter 71 who died of heart disease Mar 25. The third district includes Adams Clarke Decatur Ringgold Taylor Union and Wayne counties.
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Des Moines
Wilson
Tedford W. Miles
Corydon
Miles
Third District Bar Association
Horace H. Carter
District Bar Association
Iowa
Adams
Clarke
Decatur
Rinsgold
Taylor
Union
Wayne
Warn Fur Breeders Against Expansion in Fur Market Boom
DES MOINES Iowa fox and fur breeders were urged to avoid expanding ranches amid a boom. FE D. Criffen of Chicago spoke at the Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders association semi annual meeting at Hotel Fort Des Moines. He urged focusing on fur quality and noted a federal sales tax may be needed for national defense. The war, he said, has reduced foreign fur competition.
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Des Moines
Lowa
FE. D. Criffen
Chicago
Ill
Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders Association
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Possibility of Oil Near College Excites Ames
The Ames area stirs over a potential oil well near Iowa State College as geologists confirm the region sits on a dome. Officials caution surface tests cannot prove commercial oil, and only drilling can determine viability. Professor C S Gwynne notes the dome fact, while Governor Wilson spurred local interest.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Wilson
C. S. Gwynne
Iowa State College Geology Department
Sociologist Critiques Radio Commentary View
University of Chicago sociologist Louis Wirth challenged radio commentators calling them multi role figures. At the State University of Iowa speech conference 128 states attendees heard him discuss Radio and the National Emergency. He warned radio’s one way communication risks propaganda and manipulated public thought.
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Iowa City
Louis Wirth
University of Chicago
State University of Iowa
Wirth
Dow Chemical strike disrupts Midland plant operations
A CIO union led walkout by chemical workers at Dow Chemical in Midland Michigan stopped production at a government magnesia plant. Picket lines formed at the entrance while Felix kept gates open, with unclear turnout for about 4,000 employees. The CIO action follows a wave of defense industry labor strife.
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Minsk
Dow Plant
Dow Chemical Company
Midland
Mich
Chemical Division
United Mine Workers (Cio
Dow
CIO
AFL
San Franciso Bay
Felice
Slaver Case Slug: Miner Hands Death and Life Terms
Judge Julius H. Miner sentences William M. Frangs to life for the murder of his mother in law and her two year old son and to 14 years for stabbing his wife. Frangs had pleaded guilty to killing Mrs. Wil liam H. Sanders and assaulting his estranged wife during a March argument at the Sanders home.
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Chicago
Julius H. Miner
William M. Frangs
Nedra
America
Evans
William H. Sanders
Douglas
Sanders
Farmers to Use Larger Income To Pay Debts
Des Moines report shows about half of Iowa farmers plan to use higher income next season to reduce debts. Debt repayment tops priorities for 48 percent of workers, 56 percent of owner operators, and 43 percent of tenants, with limited plans to buy land.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wallace
Mrs Hitler Seeks Work To Aid England In New York
Brigid Elizabeth Hitler, 49, sister in law of Adolf Hitler and former wife of Alois Hitler, visits the British War Relief Society in New York asking to do her bit for England. She reportedly called the Nazi leader's fate brutal and vowed harm.
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Adolf Hitler
Brigid Elizabeth Hitler
British War Relief Society
New York
England
Hitler
Nazi Fuehrer
Navy selects Montgomer y for active duty as lieutenant
Robert Montgomery will report to the U S Navy Department on July 1 for active duty as a lieutenant in the office of naval operations. Montgomery volunteered for training duty and was commissioned a lieutenant in the naval reserve in April.
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Robert Montgomery
U. S. Navy Department
Office of Naval Operations
Montgomery
Naval Reserve
Ireland to Get Rifles in U S Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt hinted the United States may send rifles to Eire but said a delay in munitions production bars ammunition dispatch. He stressed arms would only go to defend against a Nazi attack if Eire provides clear assurances. Eire sought various war materiel while rifles remained the possible item.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Eire
Reed Son Francis Reed Writes Home From Camp Bowie Hospital
Mrs Harry Reed received a letter from her son Private Francis Reed of Troop D describing his recovery from a Texas automobile crash. He mentions a serious head injury and a damaged collar bone and shoulder, notes kind treatment and hopes to return to his unit in a few weeks.
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Harry Reed
Francis Reed
Texas
Francis
Camp Bowie Hospital
Troop D
Traffic Violation Fines Listed by Mayor Lytle
Washington police reports list fines after arrests by local officers. Harley Sherwood paid 3.50 dollars and Jack Dawson 1.56 dollars among others, per Mayor R L Lytle.
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Washington
R. L. Lytle
Harley Sherwood
Jack Dawson
Senate approves massive 1942 war department appropriations
The Senate passed and sent to the House a 1.3848 billion war department appropriations bill for 1942, the largest in U.S. history. The measure, approved by 24 voting senators, exceeds the prior record by 159 million and equates to about 79.88 per person in the nation.
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Washington
D.C
Senate
House
War Department
United States
Heat Peak Reached As Washington Sees 95 Degrees
The today one o'clock temperature hit 95 degrees with cooler air not in sight yet. The high temperatures continued from yesterday and Wednesday, and may rise further today in Washington.
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Washington
Jobs for Unemployed Johnson at county office
The National Youth Administration will hold weekly sessions at the Washington county employment office. Unemployed youths may apply from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays to obtain work experience. Accepted youths work 60 hours a month for $16.20. All unemployed youth are encouraged to participate.
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E. P. Johnson
National Youth Administration
Washington County
House Not Sold Says Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas tells the Journal there is no truth to yesterday’s Rocking Chair Brigade report that his house was sold. He says he would be among the first to hear such a transaction and has heard nothing about it.
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Charles Thomas
Rocking Chair Brigade
Mr. Thomas
Coppock Ukulele Band and Morrison Sisters on WMT Show
Cedar Rapids programmer Dale Ellsworth announces Coppock ukulele group and the Morrison sisters appear on his Ellsworth amateur program Saturday June 28 at 1 15 PM from station WMT. Funds raised support their New York trip and Major Bowes audition. Donations go to Washington or Mt Pleasant Chamber of Commerce.
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Dale Ellsworth
Cedar Rapids
Coppock
Morrison Sisters
Ellsworth
WMT
New York
Major Bowes
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Texas Sharecroppers Decline Since Census Counts
Census figures show sharecroppers in Texas fell from 105,122 to 39,821 over the last decade, reflecting a sharp reduction in agricultural labor sharing.
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Texas
City officers crack down on speeding drivers
Richardson wins $5 and Clifford Miller wins $5 as city officers enforce safe driving rules. Officers arrest speeding drivers and bring them before the mayor to address violations and penalties.
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Richardson
Clifford Miller
Municipal Band Concert in Central Park June 28
The municipal band offers a Saturday evening concert at Central Park at 8:00 featuring God Bless America March Barnum and Bailey Favorites Overture Cloth of Gold Popular On The Alamo March Blackhawk Selection Melody a la King Novelty Lassus Trombone Selection A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody and more with vocal by Marjorie Walker and band chorus The Bells of St Marys The Star Spangled Banner arranged by King Jewel Cummings Fillmore Christenson Huft Sousa works performed as listed
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Lassus
Marjorie Walker
State Contracts For Bituminous Road in County
State highway commission reports contracts awarded at Ames for stabilized base and bituminous surfacing on sections of primary road No. 1 in Jefferson Keokuk and Washington counties. Concrete Materials and Construction of Cedar Rapids received all work, totaling 11.0 miles and priced at $119,094.84.
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State Highway Commission
Ames
Washington County
Keokuk
Jefferson Counties
Brighton
Fairfield
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Ceder Rapids
Jefferson-Keokuk
Keokuk- Washington
Keokuk Jefferson Washington Counties Primary Roads Bids Opened
The state highway commission opened bids Tuesday for stabilized base and blacktop on ten miles of new primary road on Primaries 77 and 1 in Keokuk and Jefferson counties and 7.5 miles on No 1 in Washington county. No 77 currently connects with No 1 southeast of Richland. The new road will extend No 1 north to join a new Richland Brighton route near the section line south of Richland.
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Keota
State Highway Commission
Keokuk
Jefferson
Washington County
Richland
Brighton
Largest Iowa pig crop seen for this year
Des Moines reports Iowa's spring pig crop may reach a record in 1941 with 11,264,900 pigs farrowed. The figure is about five percent above 1940 and higher than December forecasts, attributed to a government campaign for more pork begun earlier in the year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Karl
Karl
Alec Templeton Becomes U S Citizen at Chicago Ceremony
Blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton, who will turn 32 on July 4, became a U.S. citizen today in Chicago. Templeton, who came to the United States from England in 1935, called the moment the greatest thrill of his life.
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Chicago
Alec Templeton
United States
iTempleton
England
Four Draftees March to Army Camp in Colorado
Four Washington county men drafted under the selective service act traveled by bus yesterday to a Colorado camp for a year of military training. The selectees are Donald Blum of Wellman Firmin Te Bockhorst Orlin Witting and Orval Mecklenburg of Washington with Paul Miller of Weilman listed as conscientious objector. A draft board order also sends Harvey W. Hoskins of Pleasant Plain to a Mormon Indiana camp on July 9, marking the county’s third conscientious objector sent to training.
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Washington County
Army
Colorado
Donald Blum
Wellman
Firmin Te Bockhorst
Orlin Witting
Orval Mecklenburg
Washington
Mecklenburg
Paul Miller
Weilman
Harvey W. Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
Mormon, Ind
Former Employers Of Men In Army May Get Them Back
Des Moines reports State Selective Service Director Charles H. Grahl cites an Hershey information bulletin allowing key civilian employees in industry to be relieved from military duty to return to their former roles. Employers must promise immediate reemployment upon release and proof the soldier is a true key man needed for essential production or services.
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Des Moines
Selective Service
Charles H. Grahl
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Forces
Hershey
War Department
Solldier
Wellman Gives Total of 195 To USO Fund
Chairman G. E. Mace reported Wellman contributed 195 to the county USO drive and led early reporting. Ward captains said residents were receptive and generous as the campaign continued through today and Saturday with further donations expected. Phil Antonoff noted over 200 raised in the business district west of the square.
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G. E. Mace
USO Drive
Wellman
Mace
Washington
Phil Antonoff
Draft notes on helmet cause of hair growth by soldier
Lieut. Kenneth E. Postlewaite, 28, former newspaper man, on active duty at Camp Robinson Arkansas, claims wearing the army steel helmet has made hair sprout on his bald head. He says the helmet’s bouncing circulates blood to follicles in a scientific sounding explanation.
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Kenneth E. Postlewaite
Camp Robinson
Ark
Grant Extraordinary Privileges While Governing Least
Maj. Gen. R. E. Truman of the 385th division urges broad freedoms for soldiers. He says give men as much liberty as possible and notes that he who governs least governs best.
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R. E. Truman
385Th
Mohamadan Soldier Chooses Haircut Over Guardhouse
Eddie Stephens Bey of Camden New Jersey a Mohamadan with long hair and a fez was inducted into military service at Camp Dix. He was offered a haircut shave and army headgear plus a necktie or confinement if he refused to obey regulations. He chose to look American.
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Eddie Stephens Bey
Camden
N. J
Camp Dix
Witnessed affidavits for soldiers by firm or agency head
The document outlines that martial records must be initiated and executed under oath by the responsible head of the firm or agency employing the soldier at enlistment. Requests are submitted in triplicate as an affidavit before a notary, who records the commission expiration date under his signature. Only the original requires signing.
Germans Aiming at Moscow In Massive Nazi Push
German panzer and mechanized units drove into Soviet lines near Minsk and pushed 120 miles toward Moscow while contending with Red Army air and tank resistance. Moscow radio reported a heavy German defeat and retreat of Soviet forces from Lithuania and parts of former Poland as Russians fought back along the front.
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United Press
Adolph Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Minsk
Red Army
Moscow
Baltic
Lithuania
Baranovitchi
Poland
Moscow Radio
Brody
Kiev
Bucharest
Polesti
Soviet Army Falls Back Under Intense Front Battle
Moscow reports the Red Army on the north central front retired to strategic new positions after a heavy battle with German forces. Communique says the Soviet troops inflicted defeat on the enemy and regrouped for further action.
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Moscow
Red
North Central
German dive bomber squadron downs 8 Soviet planes
Berlin reports a German dive bomber unit returning from an attack on Soviet tanks trucks and troops met a strong Russian fighter squadron and shot down eight Soviet aircraft, according to the official German news agency today.
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Berlin
Biggest Bomber on Test Flies for First Time
The B-19, the world's largest bomber, conducted its first test flight today from Santa Monica California amid high expectations for the aircraft's performance and capabilities.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Venezuelan youth completes 20600 mile hike from Caracas
Julio Cesar Berrizbeitia finished a four year journey covering 20600 miles starting in Caracas Venezuela. He travelled with a letter from the president of Venezuela to the president of the United States outlining his purpose.
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Washington
Julio Cesar Berrizbeitia
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
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