Tragic Iowa Couple End Their Lives After Family Grief
Regular U S Army Forces in Iceland A column notes grief over the suicide of Louise Harryman 23 believed to have caused her to drink poison. Coroner Harold Catcott says no inquest. Her husband Elwood 23 killed himself by jumping into a well after removing his clothes. A note asked relatives to proceed with plans as before.
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Douds
Louise Harryman
Harold Catcott
van Buren County
Elwood Harryman
Burlington
Grothe Sees Evidence of Rot in Grand Jury Inquiry
Jens Grothe of the state attorney general's staff in Des Moines said he heard evidence that something is rotten after his first day with Woodbury county grand jury. He expects about two weeks to complete work with the jury. The first witness was Lou Goetz whose New Rex hotel was enjoined from operating and selling liquor. Goetz was prominent in Young’s accusations against Sturgeon and denied any payment to anyone in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Jens Grothe
Des Moines
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Grothe
Lou Goetz
Rex
Goetz
Young
Sturgeon
Worker dies in pipe mishap near Glenwood Iowa
K. F. Yuille 37 of Carrollton Missouri, a Dempsey Construction pipeline worker, was crushed to death eight miles east of Glenwood when a pile of pipe rolling from timbers struck him. He left a widow and one son.
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Red Oak
K. F. Yuille
Carrollton
Dempsey Construction Co
Glenwood
Yuille
Osceola Man Seeks 3000 In Damages From State Fair Accident
Fiveyd Lester Hilterbrand sues Beckman Gerety and associated operators for 3000 alleging a fractured spine and hip after a safety strap failed on the Loop O Plane ride at the state fairgrounds on August 27. He accuses Beckman B S Gerety and Pete Cortez of causing the injury.
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Debs Movies
Fiveyd
Lester Hilterbrand
Osceola
State Fairgrounds
Beckman-Gerety
Red Beckman
B. S. Gerety
Pete Cortez
Hilterbrand
Clean Mouth Prevents Bodily Illnesses
Dr. E A Montgomery of Evansville Indiana told the North west Iowa Dental society at its three day convention that dental health eliminates 75 percent of bodily ills. He warned that losing a tooth without immediate replacement starts a downward path of infection and sickness.
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Stoux City
E. A. Montgomery
Evansville Ind
Northwest IoWa Dental Society
Jury Indicts Handy For Manslaughter Over Okoboji Crash
Charles Handy 21 of Spencer indicted by Dickinson county grand jury for manslaughter after collision on Highway 7 at Okoboji that killed Mrs. Floyd Lamb of Milford. Investigators say Handy pulled from traffic line in rain and failed to rejoin in time to avoid Lamb vehicle.
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Spirit Lake
Charles Handy
Spencer
Dickinson County
Grand Jury
Floyd Lamb
Milford
Handy
Lamb
Oncomines Lamb
Highway 7
Okoboji
Des Moines Officials Back Dailey Retention
Secretary of State Marl G Miller shown letters from C J Triplett safety commissioner and Des Moines Police Chief Tom Pettit urging Merl W Dailey of Waterloo keep his post as state beer and cigaret tax division head The state tax commission had recently released Dailey from that role Miller head of the beer board notes the board pays half his salary and referred the question to the attorney general Triplett and Pettit praised Dailey for cooperating with Des Moines police in beer board matters.
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Des Moines
Marl G. Miller
C. J. Triplett
de Moines
Tom Pettit
Merl W. Dailey
Waterloo
State Tax Commission
Dailey
Miller
State Beer Board
Flowa
Triplett
Pettit
Knox proposes U S and Britain join to enforce world peace
Secretary of the Navy Franklin D Knox urged the United States and Great Britain to form a joint force and a new system of international law to prevent a future world war. Speaking at the American Bar Association convention in Indianapolis he called for control of the seven seas and an interregnum of peace backed by force if needed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Knox
United States
Great Britain
Ftorce
Hie
American Bar Association
Seven Seas
Senate Probe Handicaps Tekes Says Ickes
Harold L. Tekes, defense petroleum coordinator, urged that the Senate committee report on the oil situation seriously handicapped his office. He said the panel found no shortage and blamed undue alarm on his agency based on testimony from J. J. Pelley of the Association of American Railroads claiming 20,000 idle tank cars. Ickes vigorously contradicted this assertion.
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Washington, D. C
Defense Petroleum
Harold L. Tekes
Senate
Ickes
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Jekes
Iowa Attorney Webb Dies in Coralville Home
Daniel Ross Webb Jr., 79, former Wisconsin legislator and state attorney for St. Clair County Illinois, and twice East St. Louis city attorney, died at his son's Coralville home after a brief illness.
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Iowa City
Daniel Ross Webb, Jr
St. Claire County
Ill
East St. Louis
Coralville
Iowa
West Coast AFL Welders Threaten Coast Strike
United Press reports West coast AFL welders and burners plan a strike that would disrupt Puget Sound shipyards and the Boeing Aircraft plant while another AFL strike slows operations at an Ohio ordnance plant.
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United Press
AFL
Puget Sound
Boeing Aircraft
Ohio
Governor's Day Highlighted by Fairfield Festival Address
Governor George A. Wilson will speak at Fairfield's Governor's Day during the fall festival. A banquet in the high school gymnasium is planned for the evening with an estimated 4400 to 6500 attendees. Tea for Republican women and Lt. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids are also on the program. Tickets for the banquet cost one dollar and are sold by Theodore B. Bailey, county Republican chairman.
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Fairfield
George A. Wilson
Jefferson County
Theodore B. Bailey
Washington County
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Funeral held for Alva L. Eckerman in Davenport and Durant
Funeral services for Alva Le Roy Eckerman 69 of Durant were held in Davenport with rites at Centerville this afternoon he died after a six month illness He was born November 3 1871 in Washington county and ran a Davenport photographic studio 27 years He moved to Durant six months ago He married Mary Porter in Centerville November 1 1907 She survives along with son Howard Eckerman and grandson Robert Lewis Eckerman Active in Masonic groups and First Christian church.
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Alva Leroy Eckerman
Durant
Hortman Funeral Home
Davenport
Centervills
Durdt
Washington County
Centerville
Trinity Lodge No. 208
Zaraphath Consistory
First Christian Church
Mary Porter
Howard Eckerman
Robert Lewis Eckerman
Invite People to Help Raise Quail On Game Farms
Ed Seibel, Johnson county game warden, spoke at the Y's Men's meeting about conservation department experiments with game farms. Quail and pheasants are raised to two weeks then handed to farmers or sport enthusiasts who feed and shelter them while education spreads through Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, schools, and service clubs. The department raised 73 million fish statewide last year and is adding fishways to dams so fish can migrate, with hopes for a Keokuk dam fishway. A chucker partridge experiment showed it favored farm homes, a setback but a helpful step. Any organization can obtain quail or pheasant from conservation HQ with a promise to provide care.
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Ed Seibel
Johnson County
Conservation Department
Boy Scouts
Girl Spcouts
Iowa
Seibel
Keokuk
Mr. Seibel
Local hunter claims rare badger killed in Britt region
Prult of Britt reports killing a badger, noting a drastic decline in the species from numerous in the area to near extinction, reflecting evolving wildlife numbers in the region.
McFarlane Marks 15 Years Leading Farmers Co op
Frank McFarlane observes the fifteenth anniversary of becoming manager of the Farmers' Cooperative Exchange store and grain and coal business on North Iowa Avenue. He also serves in the city council's first ward. McFarlane moved from West Chester to Washington to build the cooperative's store elevator and fuel operations. The six-farmer board includes Merle Eckels as president and John A. Stewart as secretary, with James Brooks Howard Sigafuse J N Phillips and C J Wolfe among members.
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Frank McFarlane
Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange
Iowa Avenue
First Ward
JaekFarlane
Washington
West Chester
Mr. McFarlane
Merle Eckels
John A. Stewart
James Brooks
Howard Sigafoose
J. N. Phillips
C¢. J. Wolfe
Nazi Offensive Threat Presses Donets Basin
Reports from Istanbul and London indicate growing resistance in Romania Bulgaria and Serbia as German forces push toward the Donets industrial basin. Sabotage guerrilla activity rises with unrest spreading in occupied Europe and fears of Nazi advances in Kharkov and Ukraine centers.
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United Press
Donets
Red Army
Royal Air Force
Europe
Balkans
Istanbul
London
Romania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Jugoslav
Belgrade
British Exchange Telegraph
Russia
Ian Antonescu
Far East
Kharkov
Ukraine
Band to Perform at Washington County Pre Baking Contest
The Washington high school band will march from the high school at 3 30 PM to perform for the county pre baking contest in Washington tomorrow afternoon. Earle Libe, chair of the event for the Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bureau, reminds entrants pies must be entered by 1 PM Thursday at the old Rockwood room on the square north side. Pie Eating Contest pits two Washington lads against a stack of chocolate pies at 3 30 PM. Winners announced at 4 PM, then Charlie Brown and Bill Bruty will run the pie auction.
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Washington High School
Washington County
Washington
Earle Libe
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Old Rockwood Room
Charlie Brown
Bill Bruty
One Man and 11 Women on Jury In Smith Case
The state of Iowa brings charges against Donald P. Smith for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. An unusual Washin gton county jury of eleven women and one man is hearing the case. Jurors include Oran May Hallie B Aull Anna Younkin Irene Conner Mabel Graber Dolores McDaniel Erma Bostowick Jessie Mangold Marjorie Shaffer Belle Benn Mabel Johnson Carrie Reinert. Witness testimony began after the panel was impaneled and is ongoing at noon. The accident occurred June 15 1941 on highway 218 near Riverside involving a car driven by Smith.
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Iowa
Donald P. Smith
Washington County
Oran May
Hallie B. Aull
Anna Younkin
Irene Conner
Mabel Graber
Dolores McDaniel
Erma Bostowick
Jessie Mangold
Marjorie Shaffer
Belle Benn
Crouches of LeMars Celebrate Seventieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Crouch of LeMars marked their seventieth wedding anniversary with family and friends joining in the celebration.
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A. W. Crouch
LeMars
Floods Causing Heavy Damage In Three States
Across New Mexico and neighboring Arizona the second flood in a week caused millions in damage. New Mexico highways suffered 8 million in flood losses this year and thousands of acres in Hila valley were flooded with crop losses of about 250 000 dollars. Livestock losses topped 1 000 head with major crop ruin including potatoes lettuce and cotton. No deaths were reported but two missing were believed found and Red Cross aided 300 homeless in Duncan Arizona. The Pecos river swelled the Hondo river flooding Roswell city blocks.
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United Press
Southwest
New Mexico
Hila Valley
Arizona
Red Cross
Duncan
Ariz
Pecos
Roswell
1942 Homestead Tax Exemption Put at Maximum
Iowa tax commission orders 25 mill maximum credit on homestead tax exemption for 1942. Credits apply to taxes due in 1942 on property assessed under the 60 percent value law. Estimated 371,000 Iowa homeowners expected to apply for the credit next year.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
Roosevelt and Hull Meet Over Neutrality Revision Plan
President Roosevelt conferred with Secretary of State Cordell Hull for a second time in 24 hours. Indications were that he might defer presenting his neutrality act revision to Congress until next week as Democratic leaders discussed the issue.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Congress
American reinforcements arrive to bolster garrison in Teeland
Major General C H Bonesteel announced that regular United States army units have landed in Ireland to join the marines already forming the American garrison. He stressed there will be no parade or fanfare as troops begin cooperative duty with British forces and the U S marines.
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Reykjavik
Treeland
Ireland
C. H. Bonesteel
Teeland
John Marston
United States
Yankees Lead 3-2 After Eight In World Series Opener
The Yankees led the Dodgers 3 to 2 after eight innings in the first game of the 1941 World Series at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cape Gracias hurricane toll rises with 125 dead
An expedition to storm torn Cape Gracias reported 125 known dead and 72 wounded with fears of higher casualties. The town of Cruta was said to be completely destroyed.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Cape Gracias
Cruta
Premier to Die in Nazi Bohemia Moravia Rebel Plot
General Alois Elias, premier of Bohemia and Moravia, was sentenced to death for plotting a military rebellion, according to Prague based official news agency dispatches. The ruling underscores Nazi control in the occupied territories during the current crisis.
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Berlin
U.P
Alois Elias
Bohemia and Moravia
Prague
Roosevelt Plans Slow Move on Vessel Armament Policy
Leaders show confidence in a majority to authorize arming merchant ships and lift combat zone limits, but President Roosevelt intends a cautious, gradual approach.
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Vinced
Mr. Roosevelt
Feet Important in National Defense Footwear Trends
The article argues that foot health affects national defense by reducing lost work time and guiding footwear demand. It notes rising activity among civilians and women, shifts from riding to walking, and a push to pair military style with civilian fashion. Military browns and tans, low heels, and new styles influence today’s shoes.
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United States
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