Iowa Democratic slate for statewide offices named
Des Moines Jake More announced the state party will back a slate led by Richard Mitchell for governor. Other nominees include Oscar Johnson for lieutenant governor Genevieve Nichols for secretary of state Peter Kies for auditor BE Doughan for treasurer Harry Garrett for attorney general A F McGreevy for secretary of agriculture and James Bell for commerce commissioner.
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Jake More
Democratic State Central Committee
Richard ¥. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Iowa Supreme Court
Oscar Kk. Johnson
Kanawha
Genevieve KE. Nichols
Iowa Falls
Peter J. Kies
Dubuque
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Harry F. Garrett
Corydon
A. F. McGreevy
Sioux City
James M. Bell
Burlington
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Commerce
Elder couple on welfare saved $2800 for old age
Des Moines state officials found a man and wife in their nineties on social welfare rolls with $2800 saved. When questioned why they did not spend it on support, they replied they were saving the money for their old age.
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Des Moines
Omaha Mayor Asks Iowa Governor to Close Carter Lake Club
Mayor Dan Butler of Omaha says he has urged Governor B B Hickenlooper to use executive power to shut down a Carter Lake Iowa night club and gambling house. Butler’s February 28 letter prompted a February 29 reply noting it was forwarded to Carter Lake officials, county attorney, sheriff, and Iowa attorney general for necessary action.
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Dan Butler
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Carter Lake
Butler
Pottawattamie
Iowa Daughters Elect New State Regent Des Moines
Des Moines reports Mrs G A Garlock of Fort Dodge is elected regent of the Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution. She succeeds Mrs Tom Bh Throckmorton of Des Moines, endorsed unanimously for third vice president general of the national society. Other officers include R P Ink Mount Vernon vice regent, Burl Elliott Oskaloosa recording secretary, John Hull Boone librarian, Be J Scofield Osage chaplain.
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Fort Dodge
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National Society
R. P. Ink
Mount Vernon
Burl Elliott
Oskaloosa
John Hull
Boone
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Senator Gillette Blames Rubber Shortage on FDR Veto
Iowa Senator Guy M. Gillette and Indiana’s Raymond F. Willis charged that President Roosevelt’s veto of a rubber bill and Baruch committee recommendations hinder synthetic rubber development. They spoke as the Senate Agriculture Committee, which Gillette chaired, reopened hearings on alcohol use in waking synthetic rubber production.
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D. C
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Raymond F. Willis
Ind
Roosevelt
Baruch Rubber Committee
Gillette
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ice Moving Out of Mississippi Early
Movement of most of the ice from the Mississippi river in this area this week, one of the earliest dates on record, is expected to result in an exceptionally early opening of navigation.
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McGregor
Burglaries Reported On Rock Island Freight Train
About 12 30 last night sheriff's office was told burglars opened five refrigerator cars on a Rock Island freight eastbound. The train reached Washington after 1 00 am and crew closed doors after inspection. No thefts were confirmed as officers searched the cars finding lettuce lemons and tomatoes.
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Washington
Eldon
Fairfield
Court Dismisses Davis Estate Case by Judge Patterson
Judge J. G. Patterson ruled for the defendant in W. S. Eldridge and Charles Brown versus Con J. Davis, executor of the Israel Davis estate, dismissing the plaintiffs’ action. EF. D. Morrison defended. L. J. Kehoe represented the plaintiffs. Patterson also ordered part of a Feb. 25 order appointing a referee in the estate set aside.
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J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
W. S. Eldridge
Charles Brown
Con J. Davis
Israel Davis
Patterson
Settlement Reached in Ivory Soap Patent Case
Lever Brothers and Proctor & Gamble have amicably settled their patent suit. Proctor & Gamble will continue to manufacture Ivory Soap. All other pending legal actions by both sides are dismissed.
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Lever Brothers
Proctor & Gamble Company
Health MNEP Activities Schedule
Week of March 6 lists Tuberculid testing at the high school from 8:30 to 12:30 am and 4:00 to 6:00 pm. A child health conference runs in the office from 1:00 to 3:50 pm. Wednesday features a conference at Wellman from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Thursday includes a cardiac clinic at the health unit office.
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Wellman
Aes
Channel Clears North to Lynxville Dam After Guarded Flood
The channel is reported clear as far north as the Lynxville dam, about 15 miles upriver, indicating improved conditions after previous flooding.
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Lynxville Dam
Didn't Flag Train Blamed for Searsboro Wreck
Iowa commerce commission on Friday said failure to provide adequate flag protection for a preceding train caused a rear end collision of two Minneapolis and St. Louis freight trains at Searsboro Iowa on January 81. One trainman died and four others were injured.
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Des Moines
The
Iowa State Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Searsboro
Turkey demands 500 tanks and 300 planes for war entry
Turkish sources say at the Cairo conference Turkey asked the Allies for 500 tanks and 300 planes as the sole condition for entry into World War II. They claim failure to deliver blocks Ankara from joining, while Turkey remains committed and sees delivery as a small price to pay.
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Turkey
Cairo
Ismet Inonu
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
Coyle To Lecture Here On Tuesday Evening
Washington D C author and lecturer David Cushman Coyle will speak next Tuesday evening on the Linsti tue of Understanding series at the high school. Born in Massachusetts he studied at Princeton and Rensselaer and has served as a consultant to the National Resources Committee and the Senate Committee on Unemployment and Relief.
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Washington, D. C
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Princeton University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Ministry of Information
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Office of War Information
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March Storm Buries Washington With Mixed Snow Rains
Weather notes a midwinter storm in Washington bringing four inches of snow despite springlike temperatures. The wet snow coated sidewalks and roads, hampering shoveling and driving while a north wind blew. Forecasters say the storm adds moisture equal to an inch of rain and may benefit the soil.
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Aleas
Roosevelt Begins His Twelfth Year at Services
President Roosevelt marked the start of his 12th year in office by attending services in Washington where prayers were offered for guiding nations toward justice truth and peace worldwide.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
United States Withholds Formal Ties to Argentina Regime
Acting Secretary of State Ed Stettinius said Washington will not establish official relations with acting President Idel Moreno Farrell's regime until Argentina re joins hemispheric solidarity. The stance reflects U S policy during the March 4 dispatch from Washington.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Idelmiro Farrell
Argentina
Ed W. Steetinius
Oldest Enlisted Soldier Found at Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson officials report Sgt Gerrit H Kip as the army s oldest enlisted man noting he enlisted at age 53 in 194? The report also mentions Venice s Clock Tower housing a centuries old clock dating back to 1496.
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D. C
Army
Sgpt
Gerrit H. Kip
Kip
Venice
Petition Drives for Soil District in Washington County
Over 300 landowners have signed petitions seeking a hearing on establishing a soil district in Washington County. The goal is at least 400 signatures to trigger a state conservation committee hearing, with more signers hoped to speed the process.
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AAA
W. C. Morgan
County Aaa Committee
State Conservation Committee
Daniels Contempt Charge Sparks Senate Action
A senate subcommittee voted unanimously to cite Jonathan Daniels, Roosevelt's administrative assistant, for contempt for refusing to answer questions. On DOJ advice he declined testimony about pressuring for Harry Slattery's resignation as Rural Electrification Administration head, citing confidentiality with the president. Daniels, a Raleigh editor, is one of the president's six aides noted for anonymity.
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Senate
Jonathan Daniels
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Daniels
Harry Slattery
Rural Electrification Administration
Raleigh, N. C
Coats and Fuel Facts Highlight Wartime Industry
A wartime brief notes that a woman's mouton coat provides enough material for a line of soldiers warm gear and that the supply chain requires about three pounds of gasoline to deliver one pound of bombs to any enemy target.
Finland Rejects Soviet Demands on Armistice Terms
Stockholm reports Finland finished its reply to Russian armistice proposals. Finland rejects Soviet demands for interment of German troops and withdrawal to 1949 borders. Former premier Paasikivi prepared to deliver the reply to Soviet ambassador Kollontai in Stockholm.
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Sweden
Finland
Dagens Nybeter
Juho K. Paasikivi
Alexandra Kollontai
Supreme Court Refuses Stay in New York Gang Leader Case
The United States Supreme Court unanimously refused to intercede in the case of Rhews Buchalter, leader of Murder Incorporated, who is set to die in Sing Sing's electric chair tonight. The decision followed an 11th hour appeal for a stay of execution after his transfer from federal to state custody.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Rhewis Buchalter
New York
Murder Incorporated
Sing Sing
High Court
Bomb Berlin In Daylight Raids Across Europe
Allied air forces pressed a heavy daylight offensive across northwest Europe with hundreds of American heavy bombers and British fighters. Mosquitoes harassed western Germany while Berlin saw its first war time visit by American long range fighters. On the Italian front at Anzio the front held after a German counterattack, and Russian forces closed on Narva and Pskov, trapping retreating units north and south of Lake Peipus.
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Italy
United Press
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Berlin
County candidates scarce as filing deadline nears
Nomination papers for county offices in Washington county are scarce with three weeks left before March 27 filing deadline for primary ballots. Only two Republican primary contests emerge, others incumbents may face opposition, Treasurer Marion George not running, Will Howell seeking treasurer spot, Democrats yet to nominate. Conventions set for March 15 Democrats and March 17 Republicans.
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Washington County
Clarence Fulton
Harve Wilson
Arthur Wiley
Ernest Rudolph
Marion George
Will Howell
Mareh
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