Iowas Columns: Train Stabbing On Rock Island Line
A Rock Island train bound for Des Moines carried Edward Morgan a 40 year old Kansas City Kan Negro cook who was stabbed to death after a long argument. Smith a 34 year old Negro waiter admitted arguing with Morgan and was taken into custody by military police and later held by Des Moines police. Chief Castelline said Smith will be charged with murder. Both men lived in Kansas City Kansas.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Toy
Edward Morgan
Carilisie
Bove Smith
Morgan
Wes Moines
Smith
Paul Castelline
Kansas City
Kan
Boy Fatally Struck Chasing Ball Near Keokuk Home
Ritchie Mark Hemming, a first grader at Garfield School, was killed Sunday afternoon when he ran into the street for a ball and was struck by a taxi near Fourth and Morgan streets in Keokuk. Deputy Coroner H.58. Werner of Fort Madison ruled the death accidental. no inquest.
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Keokuk
Ritchie Mark Hemming
J. C Hemming
Ritchie
Fourth
Morgan Streets
Garfield School
Ldward Koeber
Werner
Fort Madison
Fairfield Woman Dies In Crossing Collision
Mrs. Frank E. Conn 62 of Route 4 Fairfield died at Jefferson county hospital from injuries after a car driven by her husband collided with a Rock Island freight train at a crossing. Conn escaped with minor injuries. Funeral services are to be at What Cheer.
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Frank E. Conn
Route 4
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Rock Island
Conn
Burglars Fail to Open Vault at Wesleyan College
In Mount Pleasant, burglars broke into the Wesleyan College business office Friday night but could not access the vault. Co-eds in Harlan Hall, the women’s dormitory, grew worried as the lock on the vault remained secure despite the break-in.
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Mount Pleasant
Towa
Wesleyan College
Harlan Hall
de Or
Sermon Inspires Washington Graduates at Baccalaureate
Rev. Ivan Riess urged Washington high school and junior college graduates to view graduation as life’s voyage needing money, health, a keen mind, and living faith. He warned against idleness and praised courage, thrift, and credit. Special music and prayers accompanied the ceremony.
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Ivan Riess
Riess
Christ
Doris Gray
Martha Jean Crossett
Jean Atchison
Bonnie Jean Simpson
Eleanor Tucker
Genevieve Baker
Mary George
Ralph Young
Washington
Population Growth Speeds Up in Bay Area
Between 1860 and 1940 the nation’s population rose fourfold while the San Francisco Bay Area expanded about fifteenfold, reflecting rapid regional settlement and development during that period.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Pacific Action Reports Mixed WWII War Updates
Allied and Japanese messages describe air and sea activity across the Pacific. Tokyo radio cites an unidentified submarine near the coast, while Allied raids keep battering Japanese positions in Burma as monsoon season approaches. The Burma front shows no decisive changes, with redeployed forces and naval damage reported.
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Buthinaung
Akyab
Burma
Tornado Strikes Hilo Area Causing Property Damage
A tornado hit the Hilo area on Wednesday with a four square mile swath of damage. High winds and a cloudburst caused destruction of scores of homes and other buildings, with damage estimated at 75000 dollars and no reported casualties.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hilo
Island of
Hawaii
Louis Baird 72 Dies After Stroke In Washington
Louis Baird 72 a Washington outdoor advertising pioneer and painter died Sunday at 3:30 a m at his home 108 South Avenue B after an illness beginning January 8 with paralysis stroke He leaves wife Florence Gilbert 1 daughter 2 grandsons and 1 great grandchild Funeral Tuesday 2:30 pm at L A Jones Funeral Home Rev Ivan Riess Church of Christ burial Elm Grove cemetery Baird born January 25 1871 Jeffersonville Indiana married there in 1892 He was known for original sign painting works seen across Washington and devoted years to caring for his invalid wife.
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Louis Baird
Washington
South Avenue B
L. A. Jones
Ivan Riess
Church of Christ
Elm Grove
Mr. Baird
Jeffersonville
Ind
Florence Gilbert
Lester Brown
Grand Junction
Colo
Gilbert B. Layton
United States Army
Columbus
Louis Milo Brown
Bonnie BP
Layton
Military Service for Iceland Plane Crash Victims Held Tuesday
Memorial for Gen Frank W Andrews and others killed in the Iceland crash will be at Fort Myer Virginia at noon Tuesday. Relatives, including Captain Shannon’s family, were notified and seats reserved. Army chaplains and high officials will attend with full military honors. Memorials were also planned in London at Buckingham Palace for British and American participants.
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Frank M. Andrews
United States
Adna W. Leonard
Methodist Church
Robert H. Shannon
Washington
Iceland
The
War Department
Frank W. Andrews
Chicago
Virginia Lindbergh
Oskaloosa
Shannon
Sehick Army Hospital
Clinton
Town
D. C
Frank .M. Andrews
Adna Wright Leonard
George VI
London
Buckingham Palace
Army
Tomorow
Memorial Day Visit To St. James School
Pupils of St James school hosted Memorial day committee members led by Mrs L R Baker chairwoman of the Women's Relief Corps. Also present were representatives from D of W American Legion auxiliary V F W and the American Legion. The program included Memorial Day Our Flag and The American Home with Forward March taps and flag events.
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St. James School
Memorial Day Committee
L. R. Baker
Women's Relief Corps
Grant Army of the Republic
G.A.R
W.R.C
Pearl Whistler
Miss Swift
American Legion Auxiliary
Jesse Radda
V.F.W
American Legion
Remps Hampsher
Sisk
Car Stolen and Recovered Near Elm Grove Cemetery
An automobile owned by Robert Garrett was stolen from East Second Street near the square Saturday night. The car was found Sunday morning abandoned at Elm Grove cemetery with the gasoline drained and the tank refilled with gasoline.
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Robert Garrett
East Second Street
Elm Grove Cemetery
Funeral services held for Mrs. Chris Dittmer
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Dittmer were held Sunday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home conducted by Dr F W Eastwood. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery with pallbearers Raymond Gordon Glenn Gordon Roy Carter Lafe Klopfenstein Harley O Loughlin and Wayne Witthoft.
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Chris Dittmer
L. A. Jones
F. W. Eastwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Raymond
Glenn Gordon
Roy Carter
Lafe Klopfenstein
Harley O'Loughlin
Wayne Witthoft
J I Meeks Funeral Held in Washington Area
Funeral services for J I Meeks former resident will be conducted at L A Jones funeral home on Wednesday at 2 30 p m with Dr R C Keagy in charge and burial at Elm Grove cemetery Meeks died last Friday in Menlo Kansas at age 91 He was the father of Mrs Jack Westphal and Mrs Ralph Meck of Washington An obituary sketch appeared in the Journal Saturday
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J. I. Meeks
L. A
Former Pastor Buried in Seattle After Washington Pastorate
Dr. W. kK. Sawhill longtime presbyterian leader and former moderator died April 29 in Seattle Washington. Funeral held May 3 at First United Presbyterian Church Seattle. He served as pastor in Stanwood and in Washington from 1902 to 1916 and later as superintendent of missions for the Columbia synod. He leaves two children and his wife is deceased.
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W. Kk. Sawhill
Second United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Seattle
Wash
First United Pesbyterian Church
Sawhill
Columbia Synod
West Coast
General Assembly
Dr. Sawhill
Cascade
Iowa
Monmouth College
Xenia Theological Seminary
Stanwood
Town
Mary Louise Sawhill
William Allen Sawhill
United States
Duke of Windsor Arrives in New York on Bahamas trip
The Duke of Windsor, fresh from the Bahamas, lands in New York for a business trip. He carries limited funds, according to dispatches.
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New York
the Duke of Windsor
The
Bahamas
End of Tunisia fighting nears as Axis collapse looms
Allied forces close in on Tunis to Bizerte with encircled Germans surrendering in pockets. US troops drive enemy units onto Cap Bon as air and naval blockades tighten the peninsula. Franco appeals for peace. Casablanca reiterates unconditional surrender policy. 400 plus American aircraft strike Palermo as Axis defenses tremble. Balkan tension rises while Russia stirs on the Kuban bridgehead.
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Tunis
Bizerte
Cap Bon
Francisco Franco
Spain
Washington
London
Casablanca
Palermo
Sicily
Europe
Balkans
Greece
Balkan
Red Cross War Fund in Washington County Reaches 16809.96
Final reports push Washington county Red Cross war fund to 16809.96 dollars surpassing the 15000 dollar quota. Notable contributions include 1405.61 from Wellman and 923.49 from Kalona plus 135.15 from Snake Hollow school district 54.50 from Pleasant Hill and 99.50 from Palestine districts, all added after earlier estimates.
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Washington County
Red Cross War Fund
Wellman
Kalona
Red Cross
Snake Hollow
Pleasant Hill
Palestine
Duke frets over duchess New York trip budget
The Duke fears his American born duchess will have to curb a planned New York shopping tour due to scarce funds. He is mentioned as receiving about $200,000 a year in maintenance in 1939.
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New York
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