Angry Woman Smashes Sacred Images at St Boniface
Mrs H Schultz Brewer of Iowa, nicknamed bus queen, was sentenced to a suspended one year in jail for smashing altar images at St Boniface Catholic Church in Ionia. She was paroled to her husband and ordered to make restitution. At the Ionia church Philip Goetzinger wept as he saw the damaged altar and angels, with brass candelabra shattered.
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New Hampton
H Schultz Brewer
Iowa
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Ionia
T. H. Goheen
Donald
Nashua
Lonia
Phlip Goetzinger
Iowa Supreme Court weighs Sullivan death penalty appeal
Des Moines Iowa the state supreme court has under advisement the plea to reduce Ivan L Sullivan 28 from death to life imprisonment Sullivan was convicted of murder after he fired on penitentiary guards killing one The defense claims the judge abused discretion while the state argues Sullivan a vicious killer justified the death sentence
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Sullivan Des Moines
Iowa_ supreme court
Ivan L. Sullivan
Desperado
Sullivan
Asst. Atty
Jens Grothe
James S. Burrows
Keokuk
Printing Board Chooses High Priced Seals Bid
The Iowa Printing Board accepts Consolidated Decal Co. of Brooklyn for 12 million liquor seals at 82 cents per 1000. The price tops four bids and exceeds the low bid by an Iowa firm, sending the contract out of state. Auditor Chet Akers cites bottle seal security as reason for voting for the high priced seals.
State To Buy Blood For Disease Serum
SIOUX CITY The state health department will pay 5 a half pint for blood from persons over 12 who recovered from scarlet fever and 5 a pint from normal donors. Dr C Wagner will tap 25 or 30 volunteers. Blood will be used to manufacture disease fighting serums.
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Sioux City
State Department of Health
C. Wagner
State Department
Stormer
Three County Men Leave For Army Induction
Three Washington county men left on the 6 14 Burlington Trail Ways bus this morning for Des Moines where they are scheduled for induction under the selective service act. Robert James Reber of north of Wellman Berlen V P Houseal and Clarence W Blum of Wellman are the volunteers. Reber 20 was under the draft age.
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Washington County
Burlington Trail Ways
Art Des Moines
Robert James Reber
Wellman
Berlen V P. Houseal
Kalona
Clarence W. Blum
Reber
Washington County Relective Service Board
Iraqi Regent Pleads For Return To Deposed Rule
Abdul Nah, the deposed regent of Iraq, calls for Iraq’s restoration of a constitutional government and for British and Persian Gulf forces to withdraw to their stations. Britain fights to protect oil fields after Iraqi artillery began shelling the British air base at Habbaniyah, 60 miles west of Baghdad.
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Palestine
Abdul Nah Above
Iraq
Little Kingdom
Britain
Habbaniyah
Bagdad
Henderson pushes steep auto tax to aid defense effort
Price administrator Leon Henderson urged a federal excise tax on automobiles of 20 percent and extension of the levy to used cars and new models. He argued high taxes on autos and refrigerators curb civilian demand while boosting revenue to cover defense spending rising to potentially 20 billion dollars for the next fiscal year.
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Washington, D. C
Leon Henderson
Hitler
Henderson
House
Ways and Means
House Passes Ship Seizure Action in World War II Context
The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill authorizing President Roosevelt to seize over 100 idle merchant ships owned by Germany, Italy, and their conquered nations as part of wartime measures.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Direct Stimson call for naval action shocks Washington
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urged direct naval measures to aid Great Britain. The speech sparked mixed reactions as non interventionists urged caution and Roosevelt warned convoys could lead to war. Administration supporters privately praised the bold stance and speculated the president was briefed.
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Washington, D. C
Henry L. Stimson
Great Britain
Stimson
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T. Barry
Tin Can Collection Set For May 13 In Washington
Street Commissioner A B K Palmer announced a spring tin can collection to start Tuesday May 13 in the north part of town and continue Wednesday May 14. Householders must place cans in receptacles at the alley or curb and not loose on the ground.
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A. BK. Palmer
Washington Homes
Iowa Faces Hot Summer Forecast After Warmest April
Des Moines reports Charles T. Reed Sr meteorologist predicts a hot spell ahead as April temperatures mark the warmest in 19 years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles T. Reed
Must Be Ready to Sacrifice or Die Says Stimson Speech
Washington May 7 1940 Secretary of War Henry L Stimson urged the American people to be ready to sacrifice and if needed die to preserve freedom. He urged full use of the U S navy to secure the seas for delivering munitions to Great Britain warning axis forces threaten the hemisphere and our security. He implied convoys and enhanced patrols as possible actions while stressing Britain is hard pressed and the Atlantic lifeline must be defended.
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Stimson
Washington, D.C
Henry Lo. Stimson
U. S. Navy
Great Britain
Roosevelt
U S
Britain
Germany
Axis
NBC
Mutual
U. S
Panama Canal
West Africa
Atlantic
Fire Extinguished by Auto System at Sioux Center School
Oil rags at the Sioux Center school house reportedly smoldered into a minor blaze but were put out by an automatic fire extinguisher found by the school janitors. No injuries or further damage reported.
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Sioux Center
Re-elect Five Y Directors at Annual Washington Y Meeting
Washington Y M C A held an annual gathering with 158 attendees including men and women. Five directors were re-elected for three year terms, and Ed Zeller spoke on Y M C A goals while Leroy Pratt screened Y activities and travel films.
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Zeller Speaks
Washington Y. M. C. A
Association
John Dodd
Washington
Ed Zeller
Dubuque
R. E. Shannon
J. M. Bratten
L. BE. Dunlap
H. L. Walker
L. C. Willits
Foster Bickel
Dave Elder
Y. M. C. A. Board of
G. N. Barclay
R. J. Livingston
Richard A. Stewart
R. &. Brown
Charles W. Davis
Fred L. Stewart
Claude W.w.tucker
Harry Ramseyer
John Lemmon
John Winga
Mr. Zeller
Zelter
Young Men's Christian Association
Grade Pupils in Music Program Delight Audiences
A Fortnightly club backed program featured about 159 elementary pupils in a national music week concert in the high school auditorium. Fourth to sixth graders performed under instructors Zevta Powell Flavis Richards and Miss Powell. The Stewart school chorus sang two Norway songs with aid from Lois Coffman and Marguerite Utterbach. Rhea Buck and Marjorie Winn played flute and violin solos.
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Boyd White
Zevta Powell
Flavis Richards
Lincoln and Stewart School
Miss Powell
Stewart School
Norway
Betty Jean Nelson
Charlotte Little
Lois Coffman
Miss Richard
Churchill vows fight to the death as Britain fights axis
London reports quote Winston Churchill promising a fight to the death against German power in the Middle East. He portrays U S aid increasing in the Atlantic battle and asserts Britain will defend Crete Malta Tobruk the Nile valley and Suez to the end.
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United Press
Great
RAF
Habbaniya
Mogul
Churchill
David Lloyd George
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Japan
Pacific Ocean
United States
Archibald Wavell
Middle East
British Empire
Crete
Malta
Tobruk
Nile Valley
Suez
Mrs Godfrey Dies Tuesday in Fresno
Bertha Messenger Godfrey a Washington native who moved to Topeka and later Fresno died Tuesday morning in Fresno Calif Funeral services will be held there Burial also in Fresno She survived by daughter Mrs Thayer two granddaughters Catherine and Marcha Thayer a brother Dr W F Messenger and several nieces and a nephew The family belonged to the Covenanter church and lived near Eastind grocery
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Bertha Godfrey
Washington
Fresno
Calif
Elizabeth Irwin
Bertha Messenger
Topeka
Kan
Margaret
Charles Thayer
Bundles for Britain Meet Friday Night in Washington
A Iowa City group of Bundles for Britain will meet in Washington at the Y M C A Friday at 7:30 p m Mrs Cornelius de Kiewelt president will lead the discussion with assistants including Mrs Robert B Gibson Mrs Chester Clark Mrs Allen Tester Mrs C S Williams and Mrs Louis Waldbauer Red Cross relief workers are invited to attend The project now covers nearly all U S sections and will have its details explained at the meeting
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Iowa City
Britain
Washington
Y.M.C.A
Cornelius de Kiewelt
Robert B. Gibson
Chester Clark
Allen Tester
C. S. Williams
Waslington High School Chorus Plans Spring Concert
The Waslington high school mixed chorus will present a spring concert tomorrow at 8 in the high school auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited. The Fortnightly club music department sponsors the program, with Boyd E White conducting and Lois Humble assisting on piano. The varied program includes choral and solo numbers, including classical items and popular songs, performed by the Chorus, Girls Glee Club, and Boys Group, with several soloists and accompaniment by Mrs Boyd E White.
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Waslington High School
Sch
Boyd E. White
Lois Humble
Gloria Patri
Palestrina
Leontoirch Chorus
Finher Douglas Dowell
Cain
Weber Medalauenstein
Mana Zucca Merle Booth
Clokey
Mosart Select Girls Glee Club
Bond John Rothlisbercer
Whispley
Eleanore Keagy
Stout Hearted
Romberg
Fantasy
Gurenich
Eugene Dunlap
Sanderson
Max Darnell Vand
No Raising of Funds at Meet
President Walter Rukgaber of the Washington Chamber of Commerce announced there will be no fundraising or stock sales at Thursday’s meeting at the Y. Two groups of business men reported on factory site visits in Iowa and Missouri, with potential for an industrial plant employing 200 to 459 workers if the response is favorable.
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Walter Rukgaber
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Iown
Illinois
Missouri
Washington
Rukgaber
Chamber of Commerce
German Sailors Rounded Up on Federal Charges
Immigration agents and police rounded up about 140 German seamen in New York and another 100 nationwide for overstaying leave. The raids began at 4 a.m. with arrests at hotels taverns and rooms in the metropolitan area. They were sent to Ellis Island for processing and may be moved to camps in the Midwest or West.
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New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Standard Oil Company
Ellis Island
Dr A W Clow Attending Iowa Osteopathic Sessions
Dr. A W Clow traveled to Des Moines this morning to participate in today and tomorrow's sessions of the Iowa Osteopathic Physicians.
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A. W. Clow
Des Moines
Iowa Osteopathic Physicians
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