Iowa Farm Income Rises Amid September Gains
A column notes Iowa farmers gained nearly 50 percent in cash returns for September 1941 versus September 1940, with nine months of 1941 up 21 percent from 1940. The USDA reports lower farmers earned 76.7 million dollars in September, up from about 40 million prior year, driven mainly by a higher hog market with September prices about double those of 1940.
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PRS
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Abrupt Car Crash Destroys Porch on Mount Vernon Ave
Mrs. Lester C. Gallagher was awakened when a car driven by Milo Kennedy, 19, jumped the curb and crossed the lawn to demolish her front porch. Kennedy told police he lost control while attempting to turn onto Mount Vernon Avenue and was later fined 25 dollars for reckless driving.
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Lester C. Gallagher
Milo Kennedy
Mount Vernon Avenue
Hunt Bearded Man For Attack on Widow
Linn county officials seek a heavily bearded man with a foreign accent armed with a nickel plated revolver. He allegedly attacked Mrs. Lucile Skorda at her Mount Vernon area farm home, struck her with a stove poker, leaving her unconscious with a two inch ear wound. Sixty to eighty dollars in the house remained untouched.
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Chdar Rapids
Linn County
Lucile Skorda
Mount Vernon
Iowa State Professor Dies After Emergency Operation
Walter M. Dunagan, 47, associate professor of theoretical and applied mechanics at Iowa State College, died at Veterans Hospital after an emergency operation for a stomach ailment. He had served on the Iowa State engineering staff for 17 years.
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Des Moines
Walter M. Dunagan
Iowa State College
Ames
Veterans Hospital
Mr. Dunagan
Iowa State
Stimson attacks Finnish Nazi aid in northern front
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson charged that Finnish army cooperation with German troops along the northern front in Russia harms U.S. interests. He cited attacks on the Murmansk Moscow supply line and urged Finland to cease fighting as Berlin uses Helsinki to press Lenin grad Lake Onega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Henry L. Stimson
Russia
Germany
United States
Murmansk-Moscow
Stimson
Leningrad-Lake Onega
Finland
Cordel Hull
Leningrad
British Sinks Enemy Convoy Bound for Libya
British surface patrols in the central Mediterranean have sunk two medium tonnage supply ships en route to Libya, the admiralty reported. The action occurred as patrols operated in the central Mediterranean.
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London
Mediterranean
Libya
Admiralty
Dunagan Family Builds Notable Concrete Home in Ames
The Dunagans, regarded as top authorities on structural concrete, completed a $19,009 concrete residence in Ames last year, drawing broad attention for its distinctive construction features.
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Dunagans
Ames
Trainmen killed in Wyoming freight wreck at Falson
Two Union Pacific trainmen died and three others injured when two westbound freight trains collided while leaving a passing track near Falson Wyoming. Twenty one boxcars were destroyed by fire. The victims were Engineer Walter W. Martin and Fireman Lewis Haberlane of Laramie Wyoming.
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Omaha
Falson
Wyo
Union Pacific
Walter W. Martin
Lewis Haberlane
Laramie
Entries for Baby Beef Contest Close Jan ist
Enrollment for 1942 baby beeves in 4 H club runs tight with 25 days left. Weighing certificates record books and feed status must be filed at the county Farm Bureau office. Market pigs date set June 1 1942 with enrollment by April 1 farrowed after Feb 1. No market lambs in 4 H August show. purebred ewes and bucks will be shown at the county event.
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Bucks
Labor Committee Plans Action on White House Understanding
The House labor committee directs Ramspeck to draft legislation reflecting the White House understanding reached with President Roosevelt. The bill will include three of four points and may include compulsory arbitration. The plan calls for negotiation, departmental conciliation, mediation by a statutory board, and optional compulsory arbitration to curb strikes during national defense periods.
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Washington, D. C
House Labor Committee
Lee
Robert F. Ramspeck
Georgia
House
Roosevelt
Ramspeck
White House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Labor Department
Rendezvous Dance Sponsored by American Legion
A Thanksgiving Eve dance at the Rendezvous is announced for Wednesday evening with music by Leo Pieper and his band of Charles City. It is the second dance sponsored by Leon Beatty post since taking over management.
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The
American Legion
Rendezvous
Leo Pieper
Charles City
Leon Beatty
Questions for Quiz Thursday Prepared for Children
Quiz program for children planned at the Fox theater Friday at 2 15 pm. Separate question sets for age groups. $25 cash prize plus candy bars. Questions may be submitted by anyone and acknowledged if used. Teachers assist. countywide participation expected. Address inquiries to Leigh Soule at the Y M C A.
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Santa Claus
Fox Theater
Leigh Soule
Y.M.C.A
Fun Nite at the Y Postponed to Dec 13
A community event at the Y scheduled for December 6 has been postponed and will now be held Saturday evening, December 13. Organizers urge attendees to mark the new date for the annual gathering.
Stores to Close Thursday for Thanksgiving in Washington
Secretary O. E. Schmitt of the Chamber of Commerce announced that nearly all Washington businesses will close all day Thursday, Thanksgiving. Food stores, other shops, barber shops, poultry houses, lumber yards, and offices at the courthouse will close. drug stores will close from noon to 4 p.m.. the public library and restaurants will follow holiday hours.
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O. E. Schmitt
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Court House
Parsons Man Is Given New Post
Rev. E H Bonsall Jr of Parsons College Fairfield Iowa named to newly formed commission on education programs announced by Dr Roy G Ross general secretary of the International Council of Religious Education. The body aims to supervise and advance a four year Christian education plan across forty Protestant denominations to reach millions in the United States and Canada starting February 1942.
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Chicago
E. H. Bonsall, Jr
Parsons College
Fairfield
Iowa
Commission On Education
Roy G. Ross
International Council of Religious Education
United States
Canada
Ross
Revival Services Led by Rhoda Lee at Christian Tabernacle
Evangelist Rhoda Lee of Denver Colorado conducts a revival at Christian Tabernacle 604 South Iowa Avenue. Opening night drew a full auditorium as daily services run at 730 pm except Saturday with topics The Supreme Test There Is No Difference The Shepherds Oratorio and a Thanksgiving night service. Public invited to attend.
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Rhoda Lee
Denver
Colo
Christian Tabernacle
South
Iowa Avenue
Sheperd
Milwaukee Service Club Holds Meeting Amid Ice and Snow
The Milwaukee Service Club met in its Washington club room Saturday evening with 45 attendees. Guests came from Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Ottumwa. Chairman J. D. McCarthy led the session followed by refreshments of roasted coon and duck.
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Milwaukee Service Club
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Ottumyr
J. D. McCarthy
Eastern Railroad Union Demands Hit Carriers Massive Costs
The Eastern Railroad President's conference accuses union workers of new wage hour demands that would cost carriers 348 million dollars, on top of 270 million expected if Roosevelt's fact finding board findings pass. The conference says the unions aim to deny peace to industry and public.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
Roosevelt
Quit U S Air Force to Fight In Chinese Army
Manila reports about 500 U S airmen who resigned from the Army and Navy and have arrived in the Far East to train with China against Japan. The contingent includes 100 pilots and 400 ground crew using Curtiss P-40 aircraft in intensive training.
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William Carroll
Manila
United States Army
Navy
Far East
China
Japan
Karachi
Royal Air Force
Army
Garbry Funeral Planned for Wednesday in Brighton
Funeral services for Burbon Garbry will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the Brighton Methodist church with Rev. C. E. Coggeshall delivering the sermon. Stacy funeral home of Wayland handles arrangements. Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery. Garbry, born in Piqua Ohio, moved to Iowa at age four and lived near Brighton for two decades. His sisters Mrs. Handshaw of Chicago and Mrs. Wilson of Paonia Colo. will attend.
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Brighton
Burbon Garbry
Methodist Church
C. E. Coggeshall
Stacy Funeral Home
Wayland
Hillcrest Cemetery
A. M. Handshaw
Chicago
Garbry
Calla Wilson
Paonia
Colo
Mr. Garbry
Piqua
Ohio
Iowa
Drive on Moscow Stopped
German reports cited by Radio Ankara say axis armored units moved within 18.5 miles of Moscow from the Volokolamsk sector northwest of the city. Separately, West Bromwich Observatory logged its strongest earthquake at 12:08 p.m. EST with continuing intense shocks.
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Libya
Tobruk
London
U.P
Radio
Ankara
Moscow
Volokolamsk
West Bromwich Observatory
British and Russian Forces Duel on Fronts Across Europe
Allied and Soviet dispatches describe British infantry and tanks advancing across Libya and Normandy while the Red Army reports halting the Axis push toward Moscow. In Ukraine German forces are said to be driven back in a large counter attack as Leningrad’s road network is retaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Great Britain
Libya
Red Army
Moscow
Normandy
Ukraine
Radio
Kuibyshev
Angila
Sidi Rezegh
Tobruk
Republicans Hold The Balance In Price Control Fight
Republicans in the House appear to control the balance of power that could decide the administration’s drive for price control legislation. They can tip the scales in favor of the plan favored by Representative Albert Gore of Tennessee calling for a broad ceiling on wages rents and prices or press their own amendment to the administration bill.
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Washington
D.C
House
Albert Gore Democrat
Tennessee
W. O. Wallace Dies in Oklahoma City After Illness
Mrs. J R George learns of the death of her brother W O Wallace in Oklahoma City following a long illness. He was a printer by trade, son of the late M Y Wallace, longtime Washington residents. Survived by wife two sons Pollok and Lee and daughter Jeannette McInnis. Burial in Oklahoma City. Pollok Wallace of Des Moines is a brother. Other siblings live in Canada and California.
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J. R. George
W. O. Wallace
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wallace
M. Y
Washington
Pollok
Lee
Jeannette McInnis
Pollok Wallace
Des Moines
Canada
California
Paper Towels Produced in U.S. Factories Weigh 129,105 Tons
Census figures show American factories produced 129,105 tons of paper towels last year. The report highlights the scale of domestic production and may influence industry and policy discussions.
Man Passes After Nine Week Illness
A man who moved into Brighton died yesterday morning at 11 20 after an illness of nine weeks.
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Brighton
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Army Ordnance
Arlington, Va
William Bigley
Hoboken, N. J
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