Iowa Senate Debates NorthWest Senate District Boost
The Iowa Senate considered a plan to give nine northwestern counties three state senators instead of two by minor district changes. The state political districts committee led by Rep. De Veree Watson urged quick action and delaying full redistricting for this session. Residents in the northwest have pressed for more representation after 20 years with no changes.
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Iowa
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
State
de Veree Watson
Rep
Council Bluffs
Northwest
District Judge Horace H. Carter Dies at 71 in Corydon
Corydon Iowa district judge Horace H. Carter 71 who had served in the third Iowa judicial district since 1923 died at his home after suffering a heart attack in Osceola two weeks earlier. He was a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant.
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Corydon
Horace H. Carter
Iowa
Osceola
Carter
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Laster Bound Over for Embezzlement Charge
Floyd Laster 24 was bound to the April grand jury in Fort Madison on embezzlement charges of 40 dollars from a beer distributor. Unable to post 500 dollar bond he remains jailed. He married Mary Critchfield 20, linked to the Carrie Noelson gambling-harm group, who vowed to raise bond funds with help from friends.
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Floyd Laster
Fort Madison
Ray Dennison
Laster
Mary Critchfield
Carrie Noelson
Mary
House Passes Bill to Raise Iowa Teachers' Pay
Des Moines report notes the Iowa House approved an 86 to 5 vote on a bill setting the minimum monthly teacher salary at $65. Representative N. E. Guernsey argued many teachers earn less than $85 monthly while the previous floor was $50, praising the measure as fair to avoid burdensome credentialing costs.
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House
Des Moines
House of Representatives
N. E. Guernsey
Milton
Iowa
Guernsey
Agreement On Bases Signed For 99 Year US Leases
Churchill and John Winant signed a 99 year lease agreement for air and naval bases in Newfoundland and the West Indies. President Roosevelt sent the pact to Congress noting it secures defense and follows prior destroyer transfers and base outpost developments. Construction has begun at most bases.
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Roosevelt
Congress
London
Naval
Churchill
United States
John Winant
West Indies
Newfoundland
Washington, D. C
Britain
Hitler Receives Jap Diplomat in Berlin Meeting
Berlin March 27 Adolph Hitler received Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka today. Earlier Matsuoka conferred at length with German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop and an official communique said they found themselves in hearty agreement.
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Berlin
Mar
Adolph Hitler
Matsuoka
von Ribbentrop
Riverside man rejected in draft at Fort Des Moines
The Washington County selective service board reports one of three local draftees was not accepted after a rigid physical examination at Fort Des Moines. Richard Melvin Yansky of Riverside failed the exam and returned home, while Ralph Cleatus Brown of Brighton and Joseph Thomas Dougall of Washington were accepted and inducted. A replacement call will follow.
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Ashington County
Refusal to Obey U S Mandate Sparks Mediation Move
Labor department certifies four disputes to mediation court as government seeks to end a 65 day stalemate. In Milwaukee CIO workers refuse to call off a strike at Allis Chalmers and return to production as ordered by officials.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Mediation
Milwaukee
CIO Laboars
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Allis-Chalmers Reopens Defenses Plant After Order
Milwaukee March 27 Allis-Chalmers acted swiftly in response to government orders to reopen its strike bound Wisconsin plant for 45 million dollars in defense orders. Max Babb urged open at once and some workers were recalled to begin heavy machinery work for army and navy orders. The move follows a Knox Knudsen directive and aims to break a deadlock over union security and closed shop terms.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Allis-Chalmers Company
Max Babb
Wisconsins
Navy
Babb
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
William Knudsen
Office of Production Management
New Davenport Democrat Office Planned in Old Bank Room
The Davenport Democrat agency opens a Washington office in the former Lemley & Yard Insurance room at the National Bank building on the northeast square corner. The opening is planned for Saturday with later redecorations.
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Davenport Democrat Agency
Washington
Lemley & Yard Insurance
National Bank
Patrolman Hurt as Patrol Car Flips Near Denison
Sergt. E. B. Martin of the Iowa highway patrol district headquarters escaped with chest injuries when his patrol car left Highway 141 two miles west of Denison and rolled over three times. The crash occurred in Denison and was not believed to be life threatening.
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Denison
E. B. Martin
Iowa Highway Patrol District
Rioting erupts as police move to reopen Richmond plant
In Richmond Indiana police with night sticks broke a line of 700 workers and 35 union members at the International Harvester plant after a five week strike. Fifteen CIO men and two farm equipment workers leaders were among 50 arrests.
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Richmond
Ind
International Harvester Company
Farm Equipment Workers’ Organizing Committee
CIO
War on the Greek Front Discussed on WMT
Edwin H. Griffith of Roosevelt High School Cedar Rapids discusses aspects of the war on the Greek front in a Friday 6 30pm WMT program interview with Douglas B Grant. Griffith cites four years at Athens College in Greece and his personal contacts with Greek officials and people. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Griffith of Washington.
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WMT
Edwin H. Griffith
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Douglas B. Grant
Griffith
Athens College
Athens
Greece
Mr. Griffith
Edwin Griffith
Washington
Amusement Tax and Pinball Levy Upheld in Iowa House
DES MOINES March 27 Two tax bills to fund school aid passed the Iowa house. One imposes a tax on amusements and another imposes a $50 annual levy on pinball machines.
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Des Moines
Mar
British Take Karen in North African Sector
Karen, gateway to Asmara, Eritrea, fell to British empire forces after the fiercest defense by Italian troops in North Africa. The British victory followed monthlong attacks and came as a new front against Ethiopia opened in the far west with British African and Belgian troops advancing from the Egyptian Sudan to Gambela.
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Cairo
Mar
Karen
Asmara
Eritrea
Africa
Italy
Ethiopia
Far West
Egyptian
Sudan
Gambela
Knox’s key tale shows German wartime rationing tight control
Gordon Knox linked to the American embassy in Berlin loses a house key and must secure a permit to replace it. Diplomats and foreigners could appeal directly to the German Foreign Office for permits, revealing how rationing extended to ordinary household items and how officials ensured strict resource use during the war.
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Lyle CC. Wilson
United Press
Gordon Knox
Berlin
Germany
Knox
United States
Foreign Office
German Reich
RAF Coastal Command Faces Greatest Immediate Danger in 1941
In 1941 Britain's survival hinges on sea and air power. Sir Frederick Bowhill, commander of the RAF coastal command, praises the crews as aerial shepherd dogs who keep convoys moving. The force, aided by American built planes and flying fortresses, fights German submarines and air siege while escort warships remain scarce.
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Jor
Alex Morris
United Press
RAF Coastal Command
England
Frederick Bowhill
Navy
Iceland
Norway
European
Atlantic Ocean
Coastal Command
Britain
Hitler
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Columbus Junction Woman 86 Dies at Home
Mrs Utley age 86 died at 7 30 this morning at her daughter’s home two miles north of Gladwin after a ten day illness. The body was taken to Richie funeral home in Columbus Junction for pending funeral arrangements. She leaves a daughter Mrs Dunsten four grandchildren and a sister. Mr Utley died many years ago.
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Columbus Junction
Mar
Utley
Grandma Utley
Lonnie Dunston
Gladwin
Richie
Dunstan
Destroyers and Submarine Chasers in World War II
US destroyers and submarine chasers play a vital wartime role to keep supply lines open. Early models faced design flaws and mechanical troubles, but rapid refits and persistence enabled them to perform essential duties despite setbacks at sea. British methods of submarine detection also proved highly effective against wolf packs.
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U. S
United States
Coastal ‘Command
Atlantic
France
Yugoslavia Seizes Power As Pro Britain Faction Tops
A coup in Belgrade installs 17 year old King Peter II and ousts the axis-aligned government. British allies celebrated the change while Nazi leaders and ministers were reportedly arrested. The United States pledged support under the lend lease act and asked its Belgrade envoy to convey assurances to the new government.
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United Press
Yugoslavia
Adolph Hitler
Balkan Express
Peter
Vienna
Great Britain
Hitler
Germany
Balkans
London
Churchill
Belgrade
Paul
U. S
Washington, D. C
United States
Sumner Welles
Peter II
Arthur Lane
Lane
Fishermen Identify Body of Arvilla Young
A body found in the Mississippi river near Fort Madison was identified as Arvilla Young, 42, one of four hunters trapped when a duck blind washed away during a storm last Armistice day. Young’s mother, wife and three children survive, with the other three drowned men' bodies already recovered. Identification came from Elks lodge Izaak Walton cards and dental work. Joseph Smutzer and Chas Young, fishermen, found the body.
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Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Here
Arvilla Young
Young
Youn
Elks Lodge
Izaak Walton
Joseph Smutzer
Chas
U-boat Tactics Shift Toward Twilight Attacks
The article explains German U-boat tactics evolving in recent months. Submarines now fire from distance at twilight, surface to speed away, while British escorts and air patrols strain to meet the threat. The main fallback for Britain is expanding escort ships, with the United States Navy seen as the likely supplier.
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France
United States Navy
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