Iowa House Approves Tax Exemption for Co op Rural Lines
Des Moines reports the Iowa House approved a senate measure exempting 18 000 miles of cooperative rural electrification administration transmission lines from property tax until January 1 1945. Two amendment attempts failed one sought tax equalization with private utilities and another delayed taxation by two years. Generating plants at Pocahontas and Hampton remain taxable while most districts buy power to join private utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lowa
Lowa House
Senate
Co-Operative Rural Electrification Administration
Pocahontas
Hampton
Premier to Make Trip To Berlin
BELGRADE March 21 Yugoslav Premier Cvetkovitch and the foreign minister planned to depart for Berlin to sign a pact with Germany Sunday unless cabinet dissent alters plans. Three Serb cabinet members resigned in protest over the pact, risking hitch in the trip though Yugoslavia formally informed Germany of the cabinet vote accepting the compromise with the Reich.
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Britain
U. S
Belgrade
Mar
Cvetkovitch
Berlin
Germany
Yugoslavia
Reich
Four Arrested in Shoplifting Case Across Towns
Police nabbed three men and a woman in a shoplifting probe, identifying them as Albert and Marvin Wessling of Jefferson and Patrick of Sioux City. Deputies say two children rode in the car. They were jailed in Marengo before being turned over to Poweshiek county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Poweshiek County
Meat Truck Drivers Fined in Clinton Case
Sioux City driver B. Mohler was fined 200 dollars and costs for operating an overloaded meat truck. Partner Jack Judd of Mechanicsville received 5 dollars and costs for hauling meat in an exposed condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Clinton
B. Mohler
Sioux City
Jack Judd
Mechanicsville
Mohler
Anderson Is Given Five Years For Alaska Job Scam
Peter J. Anderson known as Pete Anderson aged 56 received five years in Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty to larceny by trick. He admitted cheating Arne and Peter Rostad of $20 by promising jobs in Alaska after a prior speaking tour for the Sioux City Junior Chamber of Commerce. He lectured on Alaskan exploration but left unpaid hotel bills and a trail of worthless checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Vlity
Peter J
Alaska
Pete) Anderson
Sioux City
Blame Three Crew Members for Wreck Near Delaware
Investigators blamed Russell Lovell engineer Harold Kirkland brake man and Clifford E Herr fireman all from Waterloo for a March 10 head on collision of Illinois Central freight trains near Delaware during a snowstorm. The misread order directing a siding at Dyersville caused seven cars and two locomotives to derail. the other crew members were absolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Tllinois Central
Delaware
C. F. Duggan
Iowa Division
Russell Lovell
Harold Kirkland
Clifford E. Herr
Dyersville
Nazi Cruisers Reported Raiding Atlantic Waters
London reports the semi official British press association believes Germanys two 26000 ton battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are raiding in the Atlantic and may have sunk merchant ships last weekend. The ships are the dreadnoughts Churchill cited as German battleships and submarines active on the American side of the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Press Association
Germany
Atlantic
Churchill
Japanese Leaders Boost Island Loyalty in Hawaii
A. E. Putnam of Washington reports letters from Hilo friends stating residents are not worried by Japanese presence. They cite loyal Americans born in Hawaii. A Japanese religion leader urged loyalty to the United States, while Major Paul Putnam and Marine airmen are stationed in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Putnam
Washington
Hilo
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
United States
Paul Putnam
United States Marines
Air Services
Marine Amen
Putnam
Car Crash Near Brighton Injures Driver
An auto driven by G. A. Connelly of Brighton and owned by Ira Saunderson of Brighton wrecked on No 1 hill northeast of Brighton about 7 30 this morning. Connelly lost control while avoiding a collision with a car entering the highway from a sideroad and the vehicle plunged into a ditch. The car suffered considerable damage and the driver was bruised but not seriously injured.
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G. A. Connelly
Brighton
Ira Saunderson
Roosevelt Seeks Waterway Pact With Canada
President Roosevelt submitted to Congress the new St. Lawrence agreement with Canada detailing US financing of the bulk of power and navigation work in the International Rapids section. Total cost is $266 million with further links to be completed as needed. A Great Lakes St. Lawrence basin committee of up to ten members will govern the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
St. Lawrence
United States
Canada
International Rapids
Ottawa Wednesay
Great Lakes- St. Lawrence
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin
Paper towel production valued at 15 million in census figures
Annual production of paper towels is valued at 15 352 000 dollars according to latest census bureau figures.
Ravages of Tuberculosis Among Young U S Women
Minnesota report shows girls aged 15 to 25 die from tuberculosis at far higher rates than young men. The study cites medical differences and modern habits like dieting and alcohol as factors, notes rising female vulnerability in child bearing ages, and points to sanitation data from Glen Lake Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
United States
America
Glen Lake Sanitarium
Ford Plant Strike Averted By Concessions
Federal labor conciliator James Dewey said Ford Motor Co concessions included reinstating about 1000 men allegedly discharged for union activity. The move eased threats of a CIO UAW strike that would have involved about 100000 workers and 154 million dollars of defense contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mar
James Dewey
Ford Motor Co
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
Wright Field strike settlement reached by Dayton trades council
Dayton officials said four AFL building tradesmen who quit Wright Field on March 4 will return to work tomorrow as part of a settlement announced today by the Dayton Building Trades Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Wright Field
Dayton Building Trades Council
AFL
Spring Opening Draws Big Crowd in Washington
A Chamber of Commerce spring opening drew several hundred residents last evening as shops remained open with special features. Spurgeon store housed a treasure hunt, Rothschild unveiled display windows, Warner Bristow offered gifts, and other merchants offered open houses and flowers. Chamber committee members praised the turnout and merchant cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Spurgeon
Rothschild
Warner & Bristow
Ives I MecKay
W. ©. McFadden
Mr. Bristow
Ralph Martin
C. R. Wilson
W. J. Shannon
Phil Antonoff
Paul Thomassen
Dan Brindley
Preston Wolf
John Lemmon
John Weitzke
Ray Gidley
Martin
Willkie Kin to Return From Berlin to U S
Mrs. Charlotte Pihl sister of Wendell L. Willkie plans to return to the United States after living three years in Nazi Germany with her husband Commander Paul E. Pihl U S N the naval air attaché in Berlin. The pair are pictured in New York with Mrs Willkie.
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U. S
Nazi Germany
U. S. Naval Air
Berlin
Charlotte Pihl
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Willkie
Pihl
Paul E. Pihl
U.S.N
Two Thousand Iowa Farms Disappear in Two Years
Ames March 21 two thousand Iowa farms vanished over the last two years per a survey by Walter W Wilcox and Leo M Hoover of Iowa State College. Consolidations explain the losses with 56 farms disappearing by consolidation and 19 new ones created. only 37 farms were actually lost in the region.
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Iowa
Ames
Walter W. Wilcox
Leo M. Hoover
Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Senate Group Favors British Aid Bill Intact
A senate appropriations sub committee approved the house adopted 7 billion war aid appropriation for Britain Greece and China. The measure passed unanimously and moves to the full committee then to the senate floor next Monday. Also the house committee recommended 4.073 billion more to buy 3600 bombers fortify Atlantic bases and naval ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
William S. Knudsen
Britain
Greece
China
House Appropriations Committee
Atlantic
Dykstra Resigns as Selective Service Director
The White House announced that Dr. Clarence Dykstra will resign as national director of selective service to devote full time to his duties as chairman of the national defense mediation board.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Clarence Dykstra
Selective Service
National Defense Mediation Board
Skidmore Sentenced Thirty Months In Tax Case
William R. Skidmore known as Billy Skidmore was sentenced to thirty months in prison and a five thousand dollar fine by Federal Judge Phillip L. Sullivan. He was convicted March 8 of $300000 tax evasion as a reputed middle man for Chicago's gambling syndicate.
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Chicago
Mar
William R
Billy) Skidmore
Phillip L. Sullivan
Skidmore
County Dentists Meet in Washington for Dinner
Nine members of the Washington county Dental society met for a dinner in the private dining room of the North Side cafe. Dr. R. W. Wirtz of Wellman showed pictures and spoke about a summer trip to the Bad Lands and Black Hills of South Dakota, Yellowstone National Park, and the Pacific coast.
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Washington County Dental Society
North Side Cafe
R. W. Wirtz
Wellman
Wirtz
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yellowstone National Park
Pacific Coast States
Transfer Vessels in Few Days
A high maritime commission official said about fifty merchant ships will be transferred to Great Britain within a few days under the war aid act. About 75 percent will be reconditioned older ships from the last war as ships shift to trans ocean routes. Intercoastal and coastal ships may move to routes now served by vessels turned over to Britain, with railroads handling much of the traffic.
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Washington, D. C
High Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Funeral for Clayton A Neiswanger Held in Washington
Funeral services for Clayton A. Neiswanger a former prominent Washington citizen who died in Tucson Arizona were conducted at St James Catholic Church with Rev H J Corcoran officiating. Members of the Knights of Columbus Spanish American War Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars attended as groups. Pallbearers were Dale Atkinson Tom Swift Everett Burham Bernard Walker Charles Ragan and James Baird. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton A. Neiswanger
Washington
Tucson
Ariz
St. James Catholic Church
H. J. Corcoran
Knights of Columbus
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dale Atkinson
Tom Swift
Everett Burham
Bernard Walker
Charles Ragan
James Baird
Elm Grove Cemetery
University of Iowa Band Plans Four Day Iowa Tour
Washington residents Ruth Dupius Richard Johnson Jr and Daryl Fetters are members of the University of Iowa band touring Iowa for four days leaving Iowa City Monday. The eight member group will perform a morning program at a local high school then play concerts at Mt Pleasant and Ottumwa after lunch.
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State University of Iowa
Washington High School
Washington
Ruth Dupius
Richard Johnson, Jr
Daryl Fetters
University of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa City
University Band of
Middle West
Charles Boardman Righter
Mt. Pleasant
Ottumwa
Vote Transfer Of Hospital Addition Funds
DES MOINES March 21 The house adopted two proposals to permit transfer of surplus hospital maintenance funds to county building funds to provide for hospital additions and new equipment. They were offered by Representative FE L. Stewart Republican of Washington.
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Des Moines
Mar
House
FE. L. Stewart
Republican
Washington
Grain Dealer Files $20,000 Damage Suit
Clinton Ray Baldrige of Wilton Junction sues Harold Simpson a Chicago grain wholesaler for $20,000 alleging misrepresentation. Baldridge says Simpson wrote A. E. Christiansen that Baldridge owed hundreds and had embezzled merchandise from the Chicago company, which he calls false.
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Clinton
Ray Baldrige
Wilton Junction
Harold Simpson
Chicago
Baldridge
Simpson
A. E. Christiansen
Nicholsons to Give Chalk Program at Kalona
Mr and Mrs C A Nicholson of Washington will present a chalk program at the Christian Church Kalona Sunday evening at 7 30 Folks from here are expected to attend Mrs Nicholson will illustrate scenes from the life of Christ and speak on Our Responsibility Mr Nicholson will sing gospel songs during the program
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C. A. Nicholson
Washington
Kalona
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Wright
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