Editorial on London raids shows British resilience in war
The New York Times editorial analyzes London's air raids as part of a larger war effort. It notes prepared civilian defenses, evacuated refugees, and distributed masks, asserting London is not the nerve center but part of a networked defense with regional centers ready to operate if the capital is cut off.
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Middle West
Britain
New York Times
London
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Washington
Winterset
New York
U. S
Y M C A Notes For The Week In Washington County
The Washington County Aeri ture Conservation association and its school of instruction occupy the building. Rotary held a notable program Monday. Next week the men and their ladies plan to attend the inter city meeting at Fairfield. Last Saturday morning groups worked on airport prospects and pageant plats. The agriculture group met upstairs while others swam and a boys group participated in swimming.
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Washington County Aeriture Conservation Association
Rotary
Fairfield
Agriculture Up
Y Building Busy Week Highlights Local Groups
The Y building hosted numerous meetings this week including Campfire Girls, Chamber of Commerce, and Y M C A board. HI Y planned a sophomore to senior assembly and membership drive while telephone managers and operators from southeastern Iowa met for a luncheon.
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Hi-Y
Iowa
Y Building
Group Returns to Y for Second Meeting
The group met again at the Y with Lloyd Morrison of Grinnell, formerly of Washington, joining to see many friends. The airport committee held daily meetings in the Y building throughout the week.
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Lloyd Morrison
Grinnell
Washington
Airport Committee
Festicorn committee and choir hold Thursday meetings
The Nowa Southern Utilities group held a dinner meeting Wednesday evening with a sizable mixed delegation. The Festicorn pageant chorus rehearsed Thursday evening and the general Festicorn committee met that night to plan events.
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Nowa Southern Utilities Company
Community figure Cloud Willits leads local Y and chamber
Cloud Willits has long served on the Y board and presides over the Washington Chamber of Commerce. He dedicates extensive time to community interests alongside his business at Willits garage and chairs the Y social committee.
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Washington
Cloud Willits
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Willit
Quotable Bits and Bits of Life From A Community Page
A collage of light humor notes and sentimental vignettes from everyday life. Jokes about timepieces, discipline, and old-fashioned manners mingle with a touching pawprints piece about a lost pup and children’s grief.
Y Man Mr Willits Leads Local Campaign Efforts
An active participant in the New Year open house, Mr Willits and his social committee with KR E Brown Lyle Wilson and Jesse Busby support the Y campaigns. He dedicates years to Y work focusing on Washington welfare and youth programs.
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Willits
KR. E. Brown
Lyle Wilson
Jesse Busby
Washington
President Bids Labor Support for Third Term in 1940 Speech
A 1940 campaign address portrays labor as central to the president’s plan to remain in office indefinitely. The speech catalogues administrationLabor boosts while omitting criticisms and fires a series of questions accusing the president of pro labor bias and events such as sit down strikes, government interference, and ties to labor leaders.
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Labor
Presidently controversy stirs readers with hostile letters
A citizen writer from Washington, Iowa questions a president’s labor and anti communism actions. The letter accuses the administration of appointing a biased Labor Relations Board and hindering Dies Committee efforts. It condemns meddling in labor disputes and political intimidation amid current national tensions.
Des Moines Five Day Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi Valley
Forecast covers September 14 to 18. Temperatures near normal with cool Iowa and Minnesota Saturday, warmer Sunday and Monday, then above normal mid to late period. Illinois cooler Saturday, rising again Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall near average with scattered Minnesota showers after Saturday and later period across the area.
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Des Moines
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Velocity of Tornado Wind Feared To Reach 500 Miles Per Hour
A fragment reports tornado winds potentially reaching 500 miles per hour. The note lacks full context or location details but underscores extreme wind speeds associated with the event.
D A R Parley At Cedar Rapids Draws 200 Attendees
Reports of state regents greeted nearly 200 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the northeast town annual convention in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Imogen Emery delivered the principal address while Mrs. Robert C. Toms presided.
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Cedar Rapids
Daughters of the American Rrevolution
North East
Imogen Emery
Robert C. Toms
South 76 Social Notes Reach Across Washington and Nearby Towns
Miss Jennie Hennon of Washington spends week end with Walter Fisher family while Har o ld Fisher and children from Des Moines visit. Mrs Leo Crawford of Ainsworth guests at Will Martin home. Junior Wallace of Washington calls. Families attend funerals in North English and Harper. Dorothy Griener a West Chester high sophomore. Picnic for Mrs McAvoy in Sunset Park. Visiting families include Dunbar Watson and Snyder households plus Vaughn Cochran and children.
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Warren Davis
South 76
Jennie Hennon
Washington
Walter Fisher
Harold Fisher
Thes Moines
Leo Crawford
Ainsworth
Will Martin
Junior Wallace
Frank Griener
Joe Linnenkamp
Harper
Bob Griener
Marie
Orville Hammer
Dorothy Griener
West Chester High School
Bert Dunbar
Dunbar
Frank McAvoy
Sunset Park
Tractor Driver Killed When Tractor Misses Bridge End Near Whitten
Rosas Spurlin about 40, a farm hand, died when a tractor on a road ran off a bridge end and pinned him beneath. Coroner E H Biersborn of Union said the death was instantaneous and no inquest will be held.
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Eldora — Rosas Spurlin
Whitten
E. H. Biersborn
Union
Spurlin
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