Iowa Column Warns of Mustard Gas From Corn Stock
Dr C Sweeney head of the Iowa State college chemical engineering department Ames told an audience at Hotel Fort Des Moines that the Midwest corn stored under seal could become a vast mustard gas arsenal. He argued the United States lacks European reserves for such gas and urged immediate buildup for defense purposes.
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United States
C. Sweeney
Iowa Sta College Chemical Engineering
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Sweeney
Hotel Fort Des Moines
School of Citizenship
Des Moines League of Women Voters
Midwest
Europe
Missing Iowa girl Lucille Langdon still unlocated
Lucille Langdon 19 has been missing from Ottumwa for more than a year since October. Her sister Eleanor 14 is in San Antonio Texas as a witness in the trial of Virginia Flack. Ottumwa authorities accuse a man of contributing to a minor’s delinquency and search continues.
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Ottumwa
Lucille Langdon
Eleanor
San Antonio
Tex
Virginia Flack
Texas
Miss Flack
Lucille
Woman Charged After Alleged Replevin Visit and Threats
Mrs. Frank Garman was charged after Constable Duker Bailey served a writ of replevin to remove a washing machine. Bailey said Garman struck him with a poker and threatened him with a revolver during the Tuesday afternoon incident in Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Frank Garman
Duker Bailey
Bailey
Pheasants Hit by Storm In Iowa Open Season Continues
Des Moines reports the state conservation commission asks Iowa hunters to refrain from killing pheasants despite five days left in the Open Season. Blizzard and cold weather caused a great loss of birds, said M. L. Hutton director, urging cooperation to conserve parent stock for next year as the season opened yesterday.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Iawa
Pleasants
M. L. Hutton
Immunization Work Here Nov 19 to 22
Washington physicians offer smallpox vaccine and diphtheria toxoid for children over six months in offices or at school immunization centers during the week of November 8 to 23. A 50 cent school fee applies, with free service for families unable to pay, at St James Junior High Stewart High School Lincoln events on specified dates.
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Washington
County Health Unit
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St. James
Stewart
Lincoln
Program of American Travelogue at Stewart School Thursday
Stewart school hosts an American Travelogue program Thursday at 7 30 PM with Master of Ceremonies Margaret Ralston and a full stage crew. The event features transportation themes and historical portraits including Pilgrims in Seventy England and portraits like Mistress Brewster and Mistress Standish with a reader from Phylicia Orcutt.
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Stewart School
Margaret Ralston
John Watso
Wayne Marshall
Carl Cross
David Franklin
Owen Moore
Werte Stewart
Richard Vacha
Geate
Reader
Phylicia Orcutt
Hannah
Carver
Mary Joan Sankey
Brewster
Nancy Patterson
Standish
Neda Page Aston
Pool Repairs Start at Y M C A Amid Budget Drive
The Y M C A board voted to begin heating upgrades and install glass windows in the pool room as part of planned improvements. Additional work will follow as funds allow with a goal of a $6,000 annual budget. $5,876.48 has been pledged and about $600 remains to raise. A special meeting Thursday at 0:30 AM will review Festicorn finances and plan to cover the deficit, with all business leaders urged to attend.
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The
Klein
Methodist Church Reports $17 78 Sunday Collections
The church announced a voluntary sift of seventeen dollars and seventy eight cents collected during last Sunday worship. It notes the contribution was entirely from congregants and adds thanks to donors.
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Methodist Church
Unprecedented Cold Wave Grips Midwest and Nation
The report details record lows across eastern Iowa and Des Moines with temperatures dipping below zero. It notes at least nine deaths in Iowa from the cold and blizzard, plus additional fatalities nationwide as a major cold wave brings subzero readings and storm-related losses.
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United Press
Roosevelt Calls for National Unity in Third Term Appeal
President Roosevelt urged unity and Americanism above party during his third term, pledging to work shoulder to shoulder with all. He noted receiving tens of thousands of congratulatory messages from supporters of both his victory and Willkie’s, emphasizing broad loyalty.
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Nevis
Roosevelt
America
Wendell L. Willkie
Autopsy on five year old Kohlicek to finish next day
An autopsy on Ralph Edward Kohlicek, five, of Cedar Rapids, exhumed from Elim Grove Cemetery, was performed by three physicians after a court order. Authorities seek to confirm suffocation as the cause of death in a fire at an apartment above a stepfather's restaurant.
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Ralph Edward Kohlicek
Cedar Rapids
Elim Grove
Por Linn County
Linn County
Walter Bender
Richard A. Stewart
Washington County
Frank Heehly
Montezuma
Kalona
Bender
Washington
Benders
Oxford
Iowa
Dros
B. L. Knight
PF. W. Mulson
A. Keith Droz
Education Week Programs Open at Junior High Amid Community turnout
Washington schools launched education week with a junior high program drawing about 100 parents and children. A short musical program featured seventh and eighth grade glee clubs and an instrumental quartet. Mary Voorhees and Bob Burham led the event. The after program hour allowed students to meet teachers while eighth grade girls served coffee in the library.
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Washington
Boyd White
America
Mary Voorhees
Bob Burham
Youth Identified in Theater Death as John Shales
John Shales 18 of Tripod town, a Gates Business college student, was found dead in a theater restroom Tuesday night with a .22 revolver beside him. Coroner Sidney Smith ruled it a death by own action. Shales is identified as son of Mr and Mrs John R Shales of Tripoli.
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Waterloo
John Shales
Tripod Town
Gates Business College
Sidney Smith
Shales
John R. Shales
Tripoli
Judge Beehly Sets Thirteen Jury Trials for County Term
Judge Beehly, after consultation with attorneys, set thirteen cases for jury trial, aiming to break a county record for jury trials in a single term. Trials begin Monday Nov 18 with multiple automobile related damages suits among the assignments. Grand jury was impaneled with Arthur Wiley as foreman and released subject to possible recall.
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Erbe
Swartzendruber
Heber
Yoder
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Pulver
Bruner
Ben Blossom
Roberts
Roth
Magdefray
Washington County
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Hasty
Emde
Stewart
Simpson Va
Miller
Hood Va
Crozier
Baird
Grand Jury
Bechly
Arthur Wiley
Jay Baxter
Floyd Green
Ernest Rath
Peter KE. Sehneider
Clarence Walker
P. Kk. Whisler
Country Club Men to Convene Friday
A general meeting of the country club members is called for Friday at 7:30 p m at the YMCA to elect officers and close the year's business. The club reports a larger membership and greater enthusiasm for activities. Three board terms expire: Lester Orr president C R McCutchen and Dr EK Stutsman.
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Country Club
Y.M.C.A
Lester Orr
C. R. McCutchen
EK. E. Stutsman
Warplanes clash as raids hit London and coast
British and axis air forces clash over southern England and the channel amid renewed bombing. London reports heavy toll in the last 24 hours as German and Italian planes strike cities and an ambulance station, a cinema, and an air raid shelter. Churchill claims a naval inroad by Britain after air victories against Italy.
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England
Channel
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Southern
Pacific
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French
Adriatic
Vi Tually
Teranto
Mediterranean
British Isles
Hitler
Berlin
Molotov
Germany
Balkans
Budapest
Little Vote Change After County Canvass Totals
County board of supervisors and the county auditor completed the official canvass of the November 5 election with little change from the unofficial totals. Stan Kiesey gained 100 votes for county auditor but had no opposition. Roosevelt's county majority fell by three, Willkie leading by 1,619. Governor Wilson’s majority fell to 1,707. Tom Martin’s lead over Zoe Nabers remained 2,439. state convention crease defeated 2,256 to 1,?
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OFC
County Board of Supervisors
Stan Kiesey
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Wilson
Tom Martin
Zoe Nabers
Martin
Injuries in Auto Crash Prove Fatal
Milton J. Hill 61 of Bloomfield Montana died in a hospital after injuries from an auto collision near Coon Rapids on Thursday. He succumbed Tuesday with hospital treatment following the crash vicinity.
Board Members Set for Election and Officers
The upcoming election will cover three board members along with the annual election of officers. Six hold-over members include T. R. Phillips Varnon Crull vice president Sidney Smith Frank Miller T. W. Harwood secretary treasurer and Ted Balley.
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T. R. Phillips
Varnon Crull
Sidney Smith
Frank Miller
T. W. Harwood
Ted Balley
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