Dyersville Column Links Lifesaving Stranger and Lifelong Bond
In Dyersville a column recalls how 4 H Schuster linked Leo J Thill of Cedar Rapids with the man who saved his life 27 years ago. In 1914 W B Cannon of Chicago carried Thill after a motorcycle crash near Pernard. Thill, severely injured, was unconscious and unaware of his rescuer until 24 years later when Schuster identified both men at McCleary clinic where all three were patients.
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Dyersville
H. Schueter
Leo J. Thill
Cedar Rapids
Thill
W. B. Cannon
Chicago
Pernard
Schuster
McCleary Clinic
Iowa to replace double center line on highways
Price, engineer of safety for the highway commission, announced that Iowa will remove the only state double center line. The change will place Iowa in line with general practice and pave the way for painting a yellow no passing line in zones, a legislative suggestion.
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Ames
Iowa
W. ©. Price
Highway Commission
Price
Woman Dies from Gas Fumes in Burlington Home
Alberta Lemon, 27, was found dead in the Burlington kitchen from gas fumes. Her 3 week old baby survived on the floor beside her while a small dog died. Police say all four stove jets were open. Coroner RO Giles called it death by own action and denied an inquest. The baby is expected to recover. Ferrell Lemon broke a cellar window to enter after smelling gas.
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Burlington
Alberta Lemon
Ferrell Lemon
RO Giles
Lemon
Taxpayers' Group Lists City Expenses in Iowa
The Iowa taxpayers association released figures on city costs for administrative salaries and for fire and police departments for the year ending March 31. Washington's admin salaries totaled 4 346 dollars or 83 cents per capita, unchanged from the prior year. Police costs reached 4 866 dollars or 98 cents per person, among the lowest in its city size group, while total five-department costs were 4 498 dollars per capita 85 cents, highest in the 5 000 to 10 900 population bracket. Grinnell, Spencer, Chariton and Albia showed varied per person costs. Estherville and Decorah led with higher police costs.
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Iowa Taxpayers’ Association
Iowa
Washington
Grinnell
Spencer
Chariton
Albia
Fire Department
Estherville
Decorah
Ship Produce to Ports for Britain Under Lend Lease
Carl B. Robbins president of the Federal Commodities Credit Corporation disclosed that 90 million dollars worth of agricultural supplies have been sent to ports for shipment to Great Britain under the lend-lease act.
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Washington, D. C
Carl B. Robbins
Federal Commodities Credit Corporation
Great Britain
Private Roy Fields Homecoming Visit
Private Roy Fields arrived from Bucklin Missouri where he spent days with relatives. He will spend the remainder of his ten day furlough from Camp Bowhe Texas with local friends.
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Roy Fields
Bucklin
Amp Bowhe
Texas
Walkouts hit Flint plants during May strike wave
In Flint Michigan May 15 union leaders reported United Automobile Workers halted four General Motors plants after a postponed walkout. Regional director Carl Swanson said notices arrived late and workers remained on the picket lines with no immediate plan to return pending international guidance from Washington. In Detroit also May 15 UAW struck Hudson Motor Car Co demanding higher wages. Picket lines 3000 to 4000 strong formed after talks failed, with 48 workers allowed into the plant to complete an airplane parts order.
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Flint Mich
UPA
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
Carl Swanson
Flint
Washington
Hudson
Detroit
Mich
Hudson Motor Car Company
Two Waterloo Boys Looted Rail Warehouse for Cigarettes Candy
Two 14 year old Waterloo youths confessed to looting a warehouse of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern railroad. About 20000 cigarettes 576 candy bars and 1200 packages of gum were stolen. Most loot recovered.
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Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
Petain Calls For France to Seek Understanding With Germany
In a radio address May 15 Marshal Petain urged France to collaborate with Germany in Europe and Africa, saying the country must act by necessity to further Germany's plans. His remarks tie France to an accord with Adolf Hitler amid the war for control of Europe and Africa.
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Vichy
Henri Philippe Petain
France
Germany
Europe
Africa
Adolph Hitler
Burns Prove Fatal to Farm Boy
Northwood Minnesota five year old Donald Brandt son of Leonard and Mrs Brandt died in an Albert Lea hospital from burns suffered at home earlier that day. The family, while doing chores outside, found their house on fire and Brandt rescued the boy but he had already been scorched. The blaze that destroyed the house was blamed on a defective chimney.
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Northwood
Donald Brandt
Leonard Brandt
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Put Out Flags Friday For Citizenship Day
Washington business houses are asked to display flags Friday to honor new citizens age 21 and over in the past year. Citizenship Recognition Day will be observed with a service at Washington High School that evening.
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Washington Business Houses
Washington High School
Iowa Truck Lines Carry One Tenth of State Freight
Des Moines May 15 The state commerce commission disclosed that truck lines despite growth haul only one tenth of Iowa freight while 12 class 1 railroads move the rest. In 1939 trucks carried 2 766 550 tons, up 37 percent from 1938, with 7 500 employees over 158 500 miles of routes. Big 38 firms carried 2 420 000 tons with 747 792 in profits. small lines moved 345 700 tons earning 181 543 in profits. Freight revenues totaled 25 876 957 for large lines and 2 832 422 for small. The railway report is not yet completed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Commerce Commission
Commission
Commerce Commis
Sion
Massive five alarm fire tears through Philadelphia lumber district
A 2 500 000 six alarm blaze raged through Lear's lumber yard and Janssen mill work company in Philadelphia on May 15. The fire destroyed a large mill work building and two small plants, damaged a machine shop at Cramps shipyards, and left many homes severely damaged or demolished. A watchman named Michael Regan was reported missing as firefighters battled flames fanned by dry lumber and spread embers across 75 yards.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Cramps Shipyards
Lear
Janssen Mill Work Company
Michael Regan
Negotiations and arms aid in Near East tensions
In Beirut a Baghdad broadcast said Soviet permission for Iranian pilots to aid Iraq was granted as talks toward regional negotiations began. London charged German planes used French Syria bases to reach Iraq, promising action. Berlin reported volunteers left Syria for Iraq amid high regional strain. Naji Soneidi flew to Hedrax with an official party to confer with King Ibn Saud.
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Beirut
Syria
Iraq
Saudi
Arabia
Baghdad
Soviet Union
Great Britain
London
French
Berlin
Naji Soneidi
Hedrax
Ibn Saud
Britain
British troops to land at Basra port in Iraq
Berlin report from Beirut says DNB reports preparations to land additional British troops and war materials at Basra port in Iraq. Iraq continues to seek foreign support in its fight against the British.
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Berlin
DNB
Beirut
Basra
Iraq
Transfer Of Ships Is Upheld By Senate Vote
The Senate rejected 43 to 88 an amendment to the ship requisitioning bill that would bar transferring seized vessels to the British. The amendment by Vandenberg and Bennett would have blocked the transfer of 30 vessels in the fleet of about 100 foreign ships. Passage of the bill then proceeded as Tobey did not offer his anti convoy resolution as an amendment.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Bennett
Clark
Missouri
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Strike Holds Up Housing Project in Rock Island
Rock Island JIL May 15. The 15 day old strike at the Rock Island Sash and Poor Works keeps the plant closed and halts office access. Defense housing project representatives seek action to lift orders for doors and window fittings on a $1,260,000 multi family dwelling project, saying the strike delays the project.
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Rock Island
Jil
Rock Island Sash and Poor Works
Defense
Rock Island Defense Housing Project
Temperature Surges Past Ninety in Summer Heat
The official weather report records 91 degrees by 1 PM with potential for higher readings. Yesterday peaked at 86, overnight fell to 70, near midsummer norms. Forecasters expect cooler conditions tonight which may end the rain that has accompanied the heat.
New Teacher Josephine Lambert Joins Washington Schools
Josephine Lambert signed a contract to lead physical training for girls in Washington schools this week. A graduate of Carthage College Illinois she earned a master’s in physical education from Iowa State University. She replaces Virginia Morris who resigned this year from the position.
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Josephine Lambert
Lambert
Washington
Estherville
Iowa
Carthage College
Illinois
State University of Iowa
Miss Lambert
Virginia Morris
Plans Begin for Memorial Day Observance in Washington
Representatives of Washington patriotic groups started planning Memorial Day activities for Friday May 89. A revised cemetery decoration order follows the parade with a short address, then prayers and music before graves are decorated to improve decorum and hearing.
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Washington
Everett Burham
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Relief Corps
Women's Relief Corps
C. FE. Sehmitt
Miss Besse Conger
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Longer Memorial Day Chairman Named for 1942
Fred J. Longer, commander of the Washington county post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be general chairman of the Memorial day observance in 1942. He follows Sidney Smith who, after directing 1941 plans, has appointed Longer as successor.
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Milo Sorden
Carris
S. W. Easter
Smith
Easter
Clyde Putnam
Committee On Transportation
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Archie Buwer
Tom Swift
Jesse Radda
Boy Scouts
C. A. Neiswang
Fred J. Longer
Washington County
Sidney Smith
Mr. Longer
Churchill Maintains Silence on Hess Flight to Britain
London dispatches recount how Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland hoping to negotiate peace with a few British leaders. Bevin labels Hess a murderer and says he would not negotiate with the Nazis, while Churchill promises a fuller public statement soon. Hess wrote to the Duke of Hamilton urging an end to the war, and the duke later urged a Times letter urging German expansion.
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Wallace Carroll
U. P
London
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Great Britain
Hess
Duke of Hamilton
Adolf Hitler
England
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Scotland
Britain
Winston Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Hitler
Bevin
Churchill
House of Commons
Memorial Day plans and World War veterans group effort
At a local meeting leaders and veterans discussed shifting Memorial Day duties to World War soldiers in cooperation with the Womens Relief Corps the Legion and VFW. The annual Memorial Sunday service is May 25 at St Pauls with Rev Carl W Klein preaching. Troop D 113th Cavalry will not be present as they are in Texas camp.
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Phil Crail
Charles Bickford
George J. Guy
Chairman Smith
Howard Miller
Everette Burham
Fred J. Longer
George Birney
O. &. Schmitt
Besse Conger
Everett Burham
S. W. Easter
James Baird
Archie Houwer
George Baker
Jesse Radda
Clyde Putnam
Texas
Card of Thanks From Mrs Henry Mast
Please accept my warm thanks for the kindness shown during my illness. Friendly calls, cards, flowers, cakes and potted plants are gratefully appreciated by Mrs Henry Mast.
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Henry Mast
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Taxpayers’ Group
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Budd Manufacturing Company
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Big Blaze
Vandenberg
New Marbles
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