Brick District Wins Good Luck Horseshoe Contest
In a county wide horseshoe drive 774 shoes were turned in for prizes from the Chamber of Commerce. Red Brick district led with 267 shoes, Maple Grove was runner up with 249, and Cedar school collected 97. John and Reed Green supplied 225 shoes. Oran Birkey rallied farmers countywide.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Tle Libe
County Salvage Committee
Libe
Unty
Earle Libe
County Stage Committee
John and
Reed Green
Glenn Green
Glenn Thompson
Maple Grove School
English River Township
Oran Birkey
Cedar School
Franklin Township
Dick Applegate
Bob Anderson
Willard Ginkens
Dolliver Uses Airplane for Two Memorial Day Talks
Mayan James I. Dolliver of Fort Dodge, GOP Senate candidate and former Iowa Legion commander, spoke at two Memorial Day events. He delivered the principal address in Shenandoah and later spoke at Davenport’s Scott County program, with the 300 mile separation bridged by air travel.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
James I. Dolliver
United State
Iowa Legion
Dolliver
Shenandoah
Junior College Students Enjoy Picnic at Saunders Park
About thirty junior college students traveled to Mt. Pleasant for a one day afternoon picnic and supper at Saunders Park. Guests included Montgomery and Edith Welds of the junior college faculty.
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Mt. Pleasant
Saunders Park
Ithen Montgomery
Edith Welds
Flowers brighten Shields coat yard for Decoration Day
Pots of flowers stand at the base of the large display board bearing hundreds of Washington county names at Shields coat yard on North Marion Avenue. Jesse Radda announced the enhanced decorations and painting, with planting by Clarence Brinning, Bob Minick, and Dave McGaffrey. Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor the honor roll and invite visitors to view it. the list covers soldiers sailors and Marines from the county up to the latest troops sent last week, with plans to add more as service continues.
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Washington County
Shields Coat Yard
North Marion Avenue
Jesse Radda
Clarence Brinning
Bob Minick
Dave MecGaffrey
Army
Navy
Marines
Engstroms Visit Sandborns in New York
Mr and Mrs H Engstrom of New York City are visiting their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Ernest Sandborn. The brief note records a family visit to relatives in the city.
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H. Engstrom
New York City
Ernest Sandborn
Blast Nazi Aircraft Factories
A heavy RAF bombing raid on Paris suburbs targeted Gnembe-Rhone and Goodrich rubber works and other German facilities, with bombers carrying up to seven tons. The operation also hit a convoy off the Frisian islands and attacked Cherbourg docks and rail lines in occupied France. Thirteen bombers were missing as German night raids on Britain claimed several aerial losses.
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London
England
R.A.F
Gnembe-Rhone Aircraft Works
Goodrich Rubber Works
Germeans
Paris
The
Air Ministry
Frisian Islands
Ths
Cherbours
Dippe
France
Heavy RAF raid on Paris suburbs reported
Vichy reports a major Royal Air Force raid before dawn on Paris suburbs killing at least four and destroying the Goodrica rubber works. Damage is said to be heavy elsewhere with numerous suburbs bombed and some raiders believed shot down, the raid described as among the heaviest in France.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Mani Mers Au
Goodrica Rubber Works
R.A.F
Rance
Russias Russian Front Gains As Tanks Arrive From Allies
Moscow reports u p American and British tanks arriving in Russia to bolster defenses against German offensives. Frontline dispatches say Timoshenko’s left flank holds, Kharkov operations pause briefly, and Russian and allied tanks including Matildas and Valentines aid local engagements as Germany keeps pouring reinforcements.
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Simeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Izvestia
Red Army
Germany
British units counter attack German tanks in Cairo area
British armored and motorized forces launched a counter attack against German tanks in the Cairo region on May 30. The action aimed to blunt German advances and restore front line positions amid ongoing North Africa fighting.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Death of John Barrymore at age sixty in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns John Barrymore who died in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after a long career and several marriages. The star said his life was full and he sought the greatest death scene as his final act. He leaves brothers Lionel and Maurice, sister Ethel, and a trail of fan letters.
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Hollywood
Calif
John
Barrymore
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Lionel
Cr. Hugo
M. Kersten
American Theater
Philadelphia
Maurice Barrymore
Georgia
Ethel
Weddings Sparse as May Licenses Tie Count in Washington County
May yielded only two marriage licenses in Washington county with one in April and two in March. The five month total reaches 15, averaging three per month, as June typically brings a wedding surge at the courthouse.
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Washington County
Court House
Eloise Springer Visiting With Mother This Weekend
Eloise Springer is spending the weekend with her mother Anna Springer in Des Moines where she works.
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Eloise Springer
Mrs
Anna Springer
Des Moines
Squirrel Poison Kills Birds Reported by Journal
Farmers in the community are blamed for killing quail and other birds and house pets by scattering poisoned corn along fence rows to target ground squirrels. An informant suggests placing poisoned grain in ground squirrel burrows instead.
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The
Journal
Schulty Plans to Eat New Garden Potatoes Tomorrow
Charles Schulty of South Iowa Avenue says he will eat his own new potatoes from his home garden tomorrow May 31. He notes the potatoes are dug and could have been eaten on Memorial Day or Sunday, planted after Good Friday and in the dark of the moon.
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Charles Schulty
Iowa Avenue
Memorial Sailors Service Held At Creek Memorial
About 50 people gathered at a creek west of town for a brief memorial service for deceased sailors. Archie Kuwer led the ceremony with assistance from Boy Scouts Troop 13. A clarinet quartet accompanied singers Jean Atchison and Doris Gray as flowers were cast on flowing water and Taps was sounded by Jesse Radda. The service marks the third annual memorial held here.
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Archie Kuwer
Navy
Boy Scouts
Dorothy Turner
Georganne Rudiger
Eleanor Tucker
Audrey Hotle
Jean Atchison
Doris Gray
Jesse Radda
Wellman Couple Visited City on Business
Mr and Mrs Everett Huber of Wellman were in town yesterday for business matters, meeting local merchants and touring facilities.
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Mrs
Everett Huber of
Wellman
May Call Over Two Million Men To Army in 1942
General Marshall announced at West Point that the army may call as many as two million more men in 1942 to prepare for invasion of Europe. He projected a year-end army strength of 4,550,000, about 500,000 more than in World War I, with groups of 1-B classed men used for limited duty to free 1-A troops for active service. He said forces would land in England and France as part of an offensive against Germany.
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Army
Washington, D. C
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Selective Service
West Point
Germany
European
England
France
Bidwells of Muscatine Visit Witthoft and Bidwell Home
Mr and Mrs Earl Bidwell of Muscatine spend the holiday weekend with Mrs C H Witthoft and at the J W Bidwell home.
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Mrs. Earl Bidwell
Muscatine
C. H. Witthoft
J. W. Bidwell
More Cars Than Required for Memorial Parade
Will Sitter, transportation chairman, said just before the parade moved this morning that more than enough automobiles were secured to carry decorating groups to the cemeteries. They had to be from private owners this year instead of from dealers, who haven't any.
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Will Sitter
Transportation
Memorial Day Decorates Elm Grove and Woodlawn Graves
Washington observes Memorial Day for the first time in 24 years with a somber ceremony at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries. Three new graves bless the observance Claude C. Reister Ralph Nelson and Ives McKay join the honored dead as a large parade and speeches call for rededication to country and democratic rights.
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Washington
America
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Claude C. Reister
Ralph Nelson
Ives McKay
T. L. Brookhart
Washington county's Civil War veteran misses Memorial Day
L F Sigafoose, 98, Washington county's last surviving Civil War soldier, could not attend Memorial Day services today. He is confined to home, not bedfast but needing assistance, living five miles south of town with his son W H Sigafoose.
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L. F. Sigafoose
Washington County
Washington
Sigafoose
T. L. Brookhart at Woodlawn Memorial Day Ceremonies
The article records T. L. Brookhart speaking at Woodlawn during Memorial Day observances. It emphasizes the ceremonies as the highest expression of democracy and notes the enduring impact of the Memorial Day spirit on the people.
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T. L. Brookhart
Woodlawn Cemetery
Memorial day address honors fallen soldiers at Elm Grove
Rev Carl W Klein spoke at Elm Grove cemetery urging reflection on Memorial Day as a time to recall soldiers who gave their lives for the nation. He framed the day within wartime realities and national sacrifice.
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Carl Klein
Elm Grove
Carl W. Klein
Elm Grove Cemetery
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Schulty
Carl
Congress
Iowa State Guard Company
L. A. Jones
Mr. Sigafoose
Martial J
Lincoln
Mrr
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