British Aid Billions Aid Air Defense Plan
A Des Moines column notes Iowa trio involvement in a holdup at an Ankeny oil station. Leon Minor of New Orleans and Ames residents Herbert DeHout and Millard Martin admitted the robbery. They face robbery with aggravation charges and will be arraigned today in justice of peace court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ankeny
Mac Byers
Justice of Peace Court
Byers
Leon S. Minor
New Orleans
Herbert DeHout
Millard M. Martin
Ames
High School Musicians in Des Moines Conference Lineup
A Des Moines conference highlight features vocal students listed in the photo. The girls from left to right are Doris Gray Nan Hoover Wanda Pence Elea nor Tucker Eleanor Keagy Joan Keifer. The boys are Bob Bontrager Merle Booth Max Darnell and Douglas Dowell.
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Doris Gray
Nan Hoover
Wanda Pence
Eleanor Tucker
Eleanor Keagy
Joan Keifer
Bob Bontrager
Merle Booth
Max Darnell
Douglas Dowell
Des Moines
North Central Music Educators
Washington High School
Merle Turnipseed
Raymond Bear
Dave Neiswanger
Charles Mayo
Beulah Stewart
Frances Porter
Doris Beatty
Eugene Dunlap
Storm Lake man Witter leaves $6000 to charity in will
Storm Lake resident Frank Witter who died March 6 left $6000 to charitable and benevolent organizations through his district court filed will. The document does not name recipient institutions, leaving selection to the executors. The rest of the estate is divided equally between his brothers George P. Witter of Sherrill Iowa and Joshua F. Witter of Milwaukee Wisconsin, who are named executors.
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Storm Lake
Frank Witter
Witter
George P. Witter
Sherill
Joshua F. Witter
Milwaukee
Wis
Cash Found On City Dump Belongs To Independence Widow
Three boys found $520 on the Independence city dump last December. Attorneys for Mrs. Nellie Lundy estate filed in district court to claim the money, asserting the envelope bearing her handwriting proves ownership. The Lundy heirs report over $3,900 more found at her home.
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Independence
Nellie Lundy
Seizes Man While He Visits in Prison
Ira Darnell of Storm Lake stayed in jail longer than planned during a prison visit with his son Lawrence Darnell 18 a prisoner. Sheriff Erickson away the father asked to see the son to report his mother’s death. The sheriff returned and detained him on Storm Lake embezzlement of mortgaged property charge.
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Spencer
Ira Darnell
Storm Lake
Lawrence Darnell
Fred FE. Erickson
Employment in Iowa Shows February Gains Across Industries
DES MOINES March 15 The Bureau of Labor reports Iowa employment rose 6.47 percent in February from a year ago with payrolls up 10.7 percent. A total of 70,684 people were employed with a weekly payroll of 1,649,006 dollars. The February figure also shows a 0.3 percent dip from January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor
Debate Is To Begin Tuesday
Washington March 15 A house appropriations sub committee approved President Roosevelt seven billion dollar war aid request after two and a half days of secret hearings The full committee will act Monday and the house will debate Tuesday The president will address the nation at 830 to 900 p m CST on unity defense production lend lease and the seven billion dollar appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Roosevelt
Britain
Appropriations Committee
White House
Betty Compton Granted Divorce From Former Mayor Walker
Betty Compton won a divorce from former New York Mayor James J. Walker in Key West on March 15 and was granted permission to resume her stage name.
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Key West, Fla
Betty Compton
James J. Walker
New York
Two City Election Tickets Set in Washington
Nomination papers filed on noon deadline show two slates for Washington municipal race. Citizens party incumbents run for mayor, treasurer, assessor, and park commissioner with council seats and two ward contests. People’s party fields nominees for mayor and council seats, planning no opposition to incumbents in three posts.
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Washington
R. L. Lytle
E. F. Muck
A. L. Griffith
Frank B. Miller
W. B. Dupuis
O. F. Boller
A. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
People's Party
Harry Sowden
Russell A. Frink
Darrell L. Ross
Rodney Arnold
Glenn B. Holden
G. Harod Mangold
George C. Stewart
Arnold
People’s Party
Citizens’ Party
Dangerous Job Captain S N Groves Commands Excalibur Mascot Pigeon
Captain S N Groves tops the Excalibur, a ship that regularly runs the perilous Atlantic leg to Lisbon and back to New York. A pigeon that flew aboard on the last voyage has become the ship’s mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. Groves
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
Washington Concert League Seeks 150 New Members
Washington high school principal and league president W A Erve says a 150 new members are needed to ensure a 1941 42 concert series of equal quality. Campaign ends March 19 with 600 memberships required and 50 deposit. membership limits 600, price 2 50, two for 4, student 1. Mrs A Baldrige chairs.
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Washington
W. A. Erve
Washington Concert League
A.baldrige
To Fight Defense Walkouts Amid War Armament Strikes
United Press reports thirty three strikes were underway against national defense industries as Roosevelt moves to form a super mediation board to prevent armament disruption. An eleven man panel is to be chosen by mid next week with Wendell Willkie or Bernard Baruch named as possible chairman.
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United Press
National Defense Industries
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Bernard Baruch
World War Industries Board
Five Get License To Operate Autos In Iowa Tests
Five persons were awarded licenses to operate automobiles at examinations conducted Friday by a member of the Iowa state highway patrol. Seven failed and two instruction permits were issued. Licensees: Rex F. Linder Keota, Charles A. Cannon Washington, Emmett H. Keller Wellman, Ervin J. Simmering Ainsworth, Edward C. Schantz Wayland. Chauffeurs licensed: Paul C. Doran Muscatine, Ralph H. Tracy Brighton, Milburn R. Krabill Washington, Marion M. Koehler Ainsworth.
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Iowa State Highway Patrol
Rex F. Linder
Keota
Charles A. Cannon
Washington
Emmett H. Keller
Wellman
Ervin J. Simmering
Ainsworth
Edward C., Schantz
Wayland
Paul C. Doran
Muscatine
Ralph H. Tracy
Brighton
Milburn R. Krabill
Marion M. Koehler
Cold Wave Forecast For Iowa Hits Northern Areas
Des Moines reports zero degree temperatures likely by Monday morning as a cold wave moves into Iowa. Snow squalls and strong northwest winds are expected tomorrow afternoon, following earlier light snow that melted quickly. Iowa City saw about two inches, Des Moines nearly that much.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Iowa City
Tourney Committee Named by Miller at Washington Club
President Frank B. Miller of a Washington country club announced the tournament committee for the coming season. Nels B. Westermark chairs with Phil Antonoff, C. R. Wilson, and Harold Reynolds as members. Officials plan a April membership drive as grounds crews clear timber and brush from a course section.
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Frank B. Miller
Washington Country Club
Nels B. Westermark
Phil Antonoff
C. R. Wilson
Harold Reynolds
Man Wanted for Forgery at Keokuk
Chief of Police reports Clark Picken forged checks in Keokuk and holds a warrant. Picken’s father and grandmother are said to live at Brighton and he has left bad checks across southeastern Iowa and Illinois. He drove a 1938 Chevrolet with a 1941 license. some checks from a Columbus Junction bank were good, others worthless.
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HK. C. McPherson
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Clark Picken
Picken
Brighton
McPherson
Iowa
Washington
Illinois
Putnam
Columbus Junction
Paper dishes from U S factories exceed twenty million annually
Census reports show paper dish production in U S factories topping more than 20 million dollars each year, reflecting strong demand and the scale of domestic manufacturing in this sector.
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U.S
Sheriff Warns Washington County Delinquent Drivers
Sheriff H. M. Putnam announced that the county treasurer will forward a delinquent 1941 driver list next week. Deputies will round up owners, verify vehicle status, and address out–of–date plates which could incur fines. State patrols will aid in enforcing plate compliance. an estimated 200 to 300 owners may be listed.
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H. M. Putnam
Washington County
Hig
Putnam
Miami friend postcard case reaches Grunny Center
Rev. Wm. DeGroot at Grunny Center received word from a friend in Miami, Florida, who had been dead for three years. The post card had been mailed on November 1, 1934.
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Wm. DeGroot
Grunny Center
Miami
Florida
Germans Smash at Glasgow and German raids
British war office reports the heaviest anti aircraft barrage of the war last night as German planes conduct raids on Glasgow the northeast coast the Thames estuary and southern coasts. Royal Air Force strikes hit Gelsenkirchen Dusseldorf and Rotterdam while Britain strengthens forces in the Nile region and Greece amid reports of a possible British expeditionary landing. UPI man Richard C. Hottelet of New York City is arrested in Berlin.
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United Press
British War Office
Great Britain
War Office
Britain
Glasgow
Thames Estuary
United States
Germany
Royal Air Force
Gelsenkirchen
Dusseldorf
Rotterdam
Holland
Air Ministry
Cairo
Imperial Army of the Nile
Adolph Hitler
Fuehrer
Greece
Three Washington county men named for army camp
The Washington county selective service board announced three men to be sent to army camp within ten days as replacements. Lyle Earl Long and Norman Schoonover are slated for March 21, with Long sailing to Des Moines March 2 and Schoonover awaiting recovery from mumps. For March 24, Richard Melvin Yansky and Ralph Cleatus Brown are named, with Joseph Thomas Dougall Jr as alternate. Earlier, two county inductees passed Fort Des Moines examinations.
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Washington County
Schoonover
Richard Melvin Yansky
Riverside
Ralph Cleatus Brown
Brighton
Joseph Thomas Dougall, Jr
Washington
Fort Des Moines
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House Committee
Indus
U. S
Miller
Keokuk
Parsons College Choir
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church
Philharmonic Choir
Parsons College
U. P. Man
Berlin
Richard C. Hottelet
New York City
United Press Berlin
Army
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