Close Summer Services End in Park with Baptist Sermon
The annual Sunday evening park services near Washington concluded with a Baptist sermon by Rev Alfred Trenerry. Secretary Leigh Soule of the YMCA presided as thousands attended across eight park services and two at the Methodist church.
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Central Park
Park
Methodist Church
Leigh Soule
Y.M.C.A
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
Trenerry
Christ
God
Washington
R. C. Keagy
The
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Carl Klein
St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ivan Riess
Church of Christ
Keagy
Five Soldiers Escape Guard House at Fort Des Moines
Five privates escaped from the Fort Des Moines guard house after severing two iron bars in a window. Two were recaptured within hours. three others, Walter Fish Fayette A I E B Stennett Burlington Creston Adolphus Myers Lawrence Proffett Clyde Nasland, remained at large as Army and civil police pursued the group. Myers and Proffett were later found in a Des Moines railway yard. The men had been jailed for absence.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Army Post Guardhouse
Army Post
Walter Fish
Fayette
Iowa
A. E B. Stennett
Burlington
Creston
Adolphus Myers
Lawrence Proffett
Clyde Nasland
Myers
Proffett
Russian Planes at Nome Heading to Washington Mission
Two Russian seaplanes carrying 47 persons were refueled at Nome Alaska en route from Moscow to Washington on an undisclosed mission. The aircraft landed suddenly and unannounced, with passengers saying they departed Moscow last Thursday and followed a great circle route. The planes were of American Consolidated PBY type but built in Russia.
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Nome
Alaska
U.P
Moscow
Washington
Great Circle
Russia
Roosevelt Ca toe appeals for prayers after confessed rapes and murders
Jarvis Roosevelt Ca toe, 36, a Black man who has confessed to raping and killing at least seven women, sent a request today to his friends and acquaintances asking them to pray for him as he faces consequences in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Jarvis Roosevelt Catoe
Des Moines Post Returns Surrendering Soldiers
Ambitious reports note that soldiers from various posts surrendered at Des Moines, with some returning from other army posts without leave. The status reflects wartime discipline and fortitude across units.
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Des Moines
Brower Receives George and Ella Griffith Scholarship
Jean Brower daughter of Mrs Homer Brower received the George and Ella Griffith one year scholarship to Junior college at a high school faculty meeting. The note recalls last May winner John Humble who left the scholarship for a $500 American Institute of New York prize to attend Midland Television and Radio school in Kansas City Missouri.
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Jean Brower
Homer Brower
George and
Ella Griffith
John Humble
American Institute of New York
Midland Television and Radio School
Kansas City
American Legion
Don Voorhees
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Mayo
Labor Pledges Speed Up for National Defense
On Labor Day in Washington D C leaders of labor unions urged faster production to defend democracy. William Green and Philip Murray praised workers for past gains and, with James Carey and Sidney Hillman, called for a 12 month speed-up to turn back the Nazi threat and aid allied defenses.
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Washington D.C
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organization
James Carey
CIO
OPM
Sidney Hillman
Green
Hillman
Copper Mines Yield Gold and Silver By-Products in 1939 Census
The 1939 census reports United States copper mines recovered gold as a by product totaling 429,496 ounces and silver totaling 18,138,000 ounces from copper ore.
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United States
Labor Day traffic deaths top fifteen in Iowa
Iowa reports 15 traffic fatalities over the Labor Day weekend with Alfred Bailey of Sioux City and Merrill Slack of Denver among the dead. Keokuk county crashes near Washington and Keota region kill Slack and Bailey, as part of a statewide toll rising to 872 for 1941.
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Iowa
Washington
Keokuk County
Alfred Bailey
Sioux City
Brighton
Merrill Slack
Denver
Keota
Keota Keota
Colo
James Eddy
Bettendorf
Clarence Folk
Slack
Sigourney
Keokuk
E. E. Tremmel
Irvin Reynolds
Bailey
Neil Hill
West Des Moines
Hill
Washington County Hospital
Mr. Hill
John Hill
Brighton Homes
United Press
Doris Stanley
Keosauqua
Alfred E. Bailey
J. H. Heidecker
Wallingford
Arthur Birkland
Moorland
Garner
Elmore
Minn
James Montgomery
Kansas City
Carl W. Johnston
Cabool
Awa
Beverly Kevane
Spirit Lake
Wayne McCleery
Onawa
Charles Heath
Urbana
Towa
Benny Paul Reyes
Davenport
Reyes
Herbert Pierce
West Liberty
Pierce
Iowa City
Illinois
Califoria
Texas
New York
Trinity Lutheran Church Installs New Pastor in Washington
The Trinity Lutheran church in Washington installed Rev. E L Stuempfig as pastor of both Washington and Wellman congregations while Rev Alb Bostelmann conducted the installation. Rev T C Meibohm, former pastor, preached in the morning and family reception followed. the day marked the church’s tenth anniversary since organizing in 1931.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Washington
T. C. Meibohm
LaCrosse
Ind
E. L. Stuempfig
Wellman Lutheran Church
Washington Church
Wellman
Alb. Bostelmann
Williamsburg
Mr. Meibohm
E. W. Waggazer
Millersburg
A. Brauer
Keystone
Iowa
Arnold Schmidt
Burlington
Koch
Mt. Pleasant
Stockton Tavern Operator to Face Arraignment in Muscatine
Bill Knoop, operator of a Stockton tavern, was to be arraigned in Muscatine justice court on charges arising from a raid by state and county officers conducted early yesterday.
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Muscatine
Bill Knoop
Stockton
Rittenhouse Baby Dies North of Town
William Gene Rittenhouse two months old died last night at his parents home six miles north of town. Private funeral services will be held at L. A. Jones funeral home with burial at Elm Grove cemetery. Born June 24 1941 to Marion and Marjorie Brown Rittenhouse. Survived by two brothers and a sister. grandparents listed. Mary Ellen Lytle has gone to Bettendorf to resume teaching.
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William Gene Rittenhouse
L. A. Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Marion
Marjorie (Brown) Rittenhouse
Robert
Jerald
Marilyn
Walter S. Brown
Jesse Campbell
Whisky and Gambling Machines Seized in Muscatine County
Sheriff Fred Nesper reports the seizure of whisky and gin, four slot machines, and two cigarette machines in Muscatine County. No arrests were announced.
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Cials
Fred Nesper
Muscatine County
Labor Day Quiet Here in Washington
Most stores and offices closed. courthouse and post office shut with Labor Day observed quietly. No local plans beyond a Muscatine Washington baseball game at Blattnerfield. residents traveled to nearby towns for celebrations while Riverside events and the Columbus Junction rodeo were expected to attract crowds.
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Court House
Washington
Blattnerfield
Riverside
Columbus Junction
Washington public schools open with classes postponed to Tuesday
Schools in Washington began the new year with opening day activities but regular classes will start Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday. Supt. E A Ralston reported all teachers present except Margaret Mobery of Richmond Kentucky who will lead the high school commercial department.
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Washington
E. A. Ralston
Margaret Moberly
Richmond
Chicago
National Defense Work
Army Alls
Bombs Rain on Germany Mark Second War Anniversary
Britain and Russia mark the war’s second anniversary with mass air attacks on Germany. Royal Air Force bombings hit Rhine and Ruhr industrial targets while Soviet planes attack Berlin from Baltic bases. Berlin and London note heavy night raids. Soviet reports claim counterattacks near Leningrad and southern Ukraine. Churchill reportedly vows heavy bombing schedule.
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United Press
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Royal Air Force
Rhine and
Ruhr
Baltic
Berlin
London
Leningrad
Ukraine
Reich
Winston Churchill
Eastern Front
Congressman Thomas E. Martin to Speak in Washington County
Congressman Thomas E. Martin will address the public Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the YMCA community room. The event, announced by the Republican Women's club of Washington County, follows his return from a tour of Army camps and maneuvers in Louisiana. He will report on the defense program as a member of the House Military Affairs Committee.
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Thomas E. Martin
Republican Women's Club
Washington County
Martin
Y.M.C.A. E
Louisiana
House
Iowa City
Cars Crash on 92 Injures Woman Near Washington
Saturday evening about 6 30 two cars collided at the Cudde back corner six miles west of Washington on No 92. One woman suffered a broken left wrist and a scalp wound and was treated at the county hospital. G E Arnold of Keota and Homer Gilbert of Peoria Illinois were the drivers. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
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Cudde
Washington
G. E. Arnold
Keota
Homer Gilbert
Peoria
Ill
Ernie Temple
Population shifts from 1920 to 1936 census data
Census shows one fifth of the population grew from foreign immigration between 1920 and 1936. In the last decade departures exceeded arrivals by 46 000, indicating net outflow.
College enrollment to dip as youths join military services
Dean Harland Mead predicts a lower college enrollment due to young men enlisting in the army and navy while young women enter the workforce instead of pursuing further schooling.
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Lege
Harland Mead
Army
Navy
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