International Blast Fears Grow Over Powder Plant Toll
A column notes British government officials fear up to 100 deaths from a massive powder plant blast. In Iowa a child named Patsy Bass of Shell Rock suffers serious carbolic acid burns from an accidental bottle topple at home. Farmers in Fort Dodge plan to organize a Roosevelt Wallace farm program unit. Sioux City man Joe Carey, 51, is bound over for grand jury on charges of obtaining relief funds while hiding ownership of a Union county South Dakota farm.
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Waterloo
Patsy Bass
Harlard Basa
Shell Rock
Allen Memorial Hospital
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Iowa Committee For Agriculture
Ike Conrad
Think 60 Bodies in the Ruins
The Hercules Power Company disaster near Kenil New Jersey prompts nine agencies to search for sabotage clues. By noon 35 bodies had been recovered with three unidentified, and a sheriff estimated there may be sixty more buried in the smoldering ruins of the former munitions plant.
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Kenil
N. J
Hercules Power Company
Henry Sperling
Morris County
Des Moines Man Killed in Action in England
Frederick A. Cameron 24, an instructor in the royal air force in England, was killed Aug. 19 during action against Nazi forces. He and his wife Helen Curtiss Cameron lived on a Virginia ranch until a little over a year ago, and his Ames-born mother-in-law is Mrs. Dean Curtiss.
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Des Moines
Frederick A. Cameron
Royal Air Force
England
Cameron
Dean
Charles F. Curtiss
Ames
Helen Curtiss Cowles
Mr. Cameron
New York
N. Y
Virginia
Parents Use "Bribe" Method for Son’s Behavior
Arvid Lindell Greene will turn 21 this Sunday and receives an airplane from his parents as a reward for abstaining from drinking and smoking. At age 15 they promised a car at 21, but Arvid chose the airplane instead and now attends a flying school in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Arvid Lindell
Arvid
Lincoln
Neb
Clarinda Hospital Named Beneficiary in Kitchen Will
The Clarinda Municipal hospital, celebrating its first anniversary, was named a chief beneficiary in the will of the late Clara P Kitchen widow of Dr Warren Kitchen of New Market. Probate this week admitted the Kitchen will and an estimated several thousand dollars could go to the hospital.
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Clarinda
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
Clara P. Kitchen
Warren Kitchen
New Market
Kitchen
Violet Flynn Leads In Queen's Contest
Violet Flynn leads the queen contest with 15000 votes, 1000 from nomination and the rest from ticket sales. Julia Harvey is second with 3000 votes, 2000 from tickets and 1000 by nomination. The other 67 candidates each have 1000 votes from nomination. Additional nominees listed include Ariene Churchill, Ethel Stout, Barbara Musil, Cecelia Jane Bruty, Mary Westphal, Lauree Moothart, Letty C. Mayo, June Davis, Mildred Meyer, Bonnie West, and Carol Shaw.
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Violet Flynn
Julia Harvey
Ariene Churchill
Ethel Stout
Barbara Musil
Cecelia Jane Bruty
Mary Westphal
Lauree Moothart
Letty C. Mayo
June Davis
Mildred Meyer
Bonnie West
Carol Shaw
Festiorn
YMCA
Fire at Jews' Southern Utilities plant sparked by heated asphalt
Firefighters were called to the Jews' Southern Utilities plant after an asphalt barrel exploded while being heated for street repair. The blaze was believed started by the explosion and was contained as a precaution to prevent spread.
Plans for Pilot Course In Washington Junior College
Inspector Virgil D. Stone of Kansas City conducted an airport field inspection with Dean Mead and officials. Jack Snodgrass and Virginia Snodgrass will lead and assist in the pilot training starting next Monday at the new airport two miles southeast of town. Hangar work progresses and students will undergo medical exams before admission. Contributions from Fred and Lydia Juzeler and Marshall Smith bring airport fund gifts to 88 of 20- each, with more expected.
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Jack Snodgrass
Washington
Virginia Snodgrass
Waterloo
North Second Avenue
Dean Harland Mead
Nowh
Tnspector
Virgil D. Stone
Kansas Ciw
Clyi)air Authority
Dean Mead
Air Field
Town City
Fred
Lydia Juzeler
Marshall Smith
America Petroleum Company
Festhorn Commission Approves 300 Budget For Horse Show
At the Festhorn commission meeting plans for a horse show tied to Festicorn were outlined with a 300 prize budget approved. L A Jones chaired the horse display plans including draft and saddle horses with outreach to Mt Pleasant and other towns to attract breeders. Decorations committee prepared corn themed storefront displays and four corners of the square to feature corn monuments and downtown decor.
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Commission
Lester Orr
L. A. Jones
Mr. Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Wapello
Iowa City
Cedar Rapid
Waterloo
Washington County
Willkie Tours Chicago Factories Amid Defense Debate
Republican candidate Wendell Willkie greeted stock handlers steel puddlers and factory hands in Chicago to denounce the Roosevelt defense program as political and pledge security from dictatorship and unemployment if elected. He delivered four speeches in a lively relay style, answering crowds with slang and informal remarks as supporters urged him to speak.
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Chicago
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Pershing Celebrates 80th Birthday in Washington
General John J Pershing marked his 80th birthday in Washington D C today. He appeared cheerful despite a fragile health history since a near fatal illness two and a half years ago. Close associates note his gloom about foreign events as he resides in a hotel suite.
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Washington, D. C
John J Pershing
Jones Named Secretary of Commerce and Federal Loan Chief
President Roosevelt sent the nomination of Jesse Jones to the Senate for secretary of commerce while Jones simultaneously holds his current role as federal loan administrator. The action keeps him in both cabinet and loan administrator positions.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Senate
Jesse Jones
Commerce
Congress
Jones
D. F. Barnes Named Manager for Highland Park Penney Store
Dr. F. Barnes, longtime manager of the J. C. Penney store in Washington, will leave to head a new Penney store in Highland Park Michigan. The two floor plus basement shop will be larger than the current Washington store. Barnes joined Penney in 1937 after training in Sioux Falls and previously worked at Peoria. He has served actively in Rotary and on the Board of Education and his family will relocate after he secures a home in Highland Park.
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F. Barnes
J. C. Penney
Penney
Highland Park
Michigan
Detroit
Barnes
Washington
Rotary Club
Board of Education
Penney Company
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Penhey
Peoria
Illinois
West
Madison Street
Marlene
Gerald
Geraldine
Final Plans for Willkie Speech Saturday Announced
Community prepares for a Willkie speech lasting about ten minutes as a special eastbound train arrives at 8 20 pm. North Fourth avenue will be roped off from East Third street to East Fifth avenue with lights and PA in place. Local bands perform from 7 15 pm at Central park and 7 45 pm at the scene to entertain the crowd before the speech.
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Wendell Willkie
Willkie
North Fourth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Fifth Avenue
City Water Works
Washington Municipal Band
Central Park
Bailey
Milwaukee Railroad
Rock Island Road
County Central Committee
Court House
Vesper Service for 4-H Club Members
The 4 H boys and girls of Washington county will hold a vesper service on Sunday afternoon September 22 from 4 to 4 o clock in the Methodist church Washington ministers and neighboring counties will cooperate in the program which will be announced next week. The public is invited especially church members throughout the county.
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Methodist Church
Washington County
Washington
Municipal band concert moved to 7 15 PM Saturday
In coordination with a Willkie appearance the Municipal Band shifts their central park concert to 7 15 PM Saturday. The program runs forty five minutes before the band marches to the Willkie train at Rock Island yards. This is the final summer concert.
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Town
Central Park
Rock Island Yards
German air raid targets London grand buildings four site hit
German warplanes bombed Buckingham Palace Downing Street and the Parliament area in daylight, injuring three plumbers on the youth wing and damaging the royal chapel. The king and queen, in shelter, escaped harm and later toured the city as officials denied claims of government evacuation.
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London
Streat Hall of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Downing Street
George
Foreign Office
Treasury
Duckpin Alleys Reopen in Washington This Fall
Washington duck-pin alleys reopen Saturday September 14 after summer closure. Bob Young owner announces fourth season with Bill Young as manager. Next week free bowling for ladies 6 PM daily from September 16 to 20. Further opening details appear in tonight's Evening Journal.
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Washington
Bob Young
Bill Young
Young
Tonight
Evening Journal
Corn Decorations Planned for Festi corn Celebration
The decoration committee announced that corn decorations will take definite form next week. Store fronts are under preparation with lavish use of ears of corn cut in half to lie flat on bearded backgrounds, adding unusual beauty to the display.
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Fear
Iowa
Hercules
George RE. Gilbert
West of Washington
Pranklin Township
Gilbert
Cat
Wie
Shalla
Clarinda Hospital
Will
Waterloo - Field
Dave Elder
The
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Shannon
Deecorations Committee
Preston Wolf
Festicorn
McDaniel'’s
Phillips & Hebner's
Lemmon's
Pioneer Drug Store
VV. M.C. A
General Pershing
D. F. Barnes
Wendell L. Willkie
Indiana
Pearance
Theodore B. Bailey
Republican County Central Committee
Vesper
Pilgrims
Lake Martha
Fillmore
Yankee Rose
el Capitan
Capistrano
Tadineth
Yoder
Bousa
Sousa
Meacham
House of Parliament
Thames Embankment
Ministry of Information
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