Citizens demand order after Wilson Produce clash in Cedar Rapids
Linn county Sheriff James H. Smith was asked by a citizens committee city officials and law enforcement to prevent future violence at the Wilson Produce Co plant. They pledged police support and stressed they are not part of labor disputes and will insist on law enforcement to curb outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
James H. Smith
Linn County
Citizens’ Committee
Wilson Produce Co
Wilson Plant
Defense priorities hit Iowa plants in 20 to 600 day outlook
A Des Moines report based on a poll of 20 chamber secretaries shows defense priorities will pinch nearly every Iowa industry. About 400 workers statewide have lost jobs due to scarce raw materials for non defense use. Heider Ladder in Carroll shut down. Maytag of Newton secured a 1.5 million defense contract as the washing machine sector seeks relief from a 20 percent production cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Rodney Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Heider Ladder Manufacturing Company
Carroll
Des Moines Men Charged in Marijuana Possession Case
Two Des Moines men Otis G. Meanich 72 and Charles Stankey 66 were arrested and charged with violation of the uniform narcotic drug act. Authorities say Meanich was found with two and a quarter pounds of marijuana weed in the drying process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. F. Rabe
Iowa Pharmacy Board
Otis G. MeAnich
Charles Stankey
MeAnich
Rabe
Council Bluffs Woman Attacked by Squirrel
Mrs Gladys Charles 61 was bitten on the lip and cheek by a squirrel in her flower garden. She fought off the animal and the head will be sent to the University of Iowa for rabies testing.
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Council Bluffs
Gladys Charles
University of Iowa
Iowa City runway project funds approved by federal officials
Federal officials approve WPA allocation of 44 216 to add to 97 382 already approved for the north south runway at Iowa City municipal airport. Total aid reaches 131 598 toward concrete work while the project will cost Iowa City about 17 837 more.
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Iowa City
Bakery Union Injunction Sought by Des Moines Cafeteria
DES MOINES The Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Co operators of the Bishop cafeteria asked in district court for an injunction against Bakery and Confectionery Workers union No 34 Hearing set for Sept 29 The petition alleges union representatives created scenes of violence caused injuries blocked supplies and damaged property by breaking windows The union has been on strike nearly a month over wage demands but the cafeteria continues operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Co
Bishop
Cedar Rapids Man Elected Police Head
J. H. Clift a Cedar Rapids police captain was chosen president of the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police at the state convention. He succeeds Dubuque chief Joe H. Strub. Cedar Rapids will host the 1942 meeting and the board of trustees was authorized to invest defense bonds funds held in state savings banks.
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Waterloo
J. H. Clift
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police
Joe H. Strub
Dubuque
Board of Trustees
Firemen Name Tipton 1942 Convention City
Earl Byers of Belle Plaine was elected president of the Iowa Firemen's association by a unanimous vote. Harry Reinholdt of Manning was named secretary treasurer after Paul A. Sponer of Independence resigned after 18 years. Tipton was named as the 1942 convention city.
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Chariton
Earl Byers
Belle Plaine
Iowa Firemen's Association
Harry Reinholdt
Manning
Paul A. Sponer
Independence
Tipton
Humboldt Judge Daniel Coyle Dies At 82
Humboldt judge Daniel F. Coyle died of a heart ailment at 82. A longtime attorney he served 24 years on the fourteenth Iowa district bench and originated the Lawyers Chautauqua at Lake Okoboji. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1881 and helped Humboldt College before teaching law at home after its 1915 closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Daniel F. Coyle
Coyle
Iowa
Chautauqua
Lake Okoboji
University of Iowa College of Law
Humboldt College
Jackson 4 H Club Names New Officers
The Jackson Boys 4 H club met with club agent J Harrison Donald for a business meeting. Tom Walker was elected president Bill Foster vice president Ray Whisler secretary and treasurer Marvin Lambert reporter. The president named committees and planned future activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Boys
J. Harrison Donald
Tom Walker
Bill Foster
Ray Whisler
Marvin Lambert
Ray Sojka
Lloyd Duensing
Ed Chabal
Tom Welker
Raymond Bell
Donald
Informa
Shah Abdul abdication triggers coup in Iran as Shahpur succeeds
Iran’s ruler abdicates with Shahpur Mohammed Reza succeeding him as British and Russian forces advance toward Teheran per reports from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shah Riza Khan Pahlavi
Iran
Shahpur Mohammed Riza
London
Teheran
Treasury advances ten million to Soviet Union aid
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau disclosed that the government advanced 10.9 million dollars to the Soviet Union to help them meet current bills for materiel in the United States. The amount was an advance against gold to be shipped by Russia over a period of sixty days from the date of the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D.C
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Soviet Union
United States
Morgenthau
4-H Club Plans Training School After Elections
The club outlined a training school for 4-H club officers to be held after county officers are elected. Plans also called for the next meeting to be held on October 2.
Dummies Test Parachutes for U S Air Corps at Wright Field
Article explains the development and use of rope dummies from Wright Field for testing parachutes. It describes the evolution from wooden and rubber dummies to rope figures, explains why tests use rope dummies, and discusses findings on descent velocity, safe jump heights, and the purpose of delayed parachute drops for air defense and rapid egress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Army Air Corps
Joe Roper
Bob Stiff
Joe
Air Corps
MicCook Field
Frank G. Manson
Parachute Laboratory
Manson
Lightning Attacks Reported From Berlin and London
German rapid troops led by motorcyclists surged into Ukraine cutting toward the Crimea in a blitz across land sea and air. Berlin said the advance has pierced Russian defenses near Kiev and in south Ukraine, encircling hundreds of thousands as tanks and motorcycle units push toward key Soviet industrial centers.
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Ry United Press
Ukraine
Crimea
Black Sea
Berlin
London
Red Army
Kiev
Bulgaria
Navy Recruiter Visits Washington County Friday
A Navy recruiting officer from Burlington will be at the Washington post office at 1 PM on Friday to meet local young men 17 and older interested in enlisting. The drive aims to boost Navy enlistments this year, with several community youths already joining.
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Ihe I United States Navy
Burlington
Washington
Washington County
Navy
Money Rain Delights Aurora Residents as Bills Scatter
In Aurora Indiana on September 18 a Baltimore and Ohio Limited train dumped a mailbag spilling one and five dollar bills. A man collected over 300 dollars before post office workers recovered more than 2000 dollars from the scene and in the days that followed.
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Aurora
Ind
Baltimore and Obie Limited
Legion Selects North Dakota as Commander at 23rd National
Milwaukee September 18 The American Legion closed its 23rd national convention electing Lynn Stambaugh of Fargo North Dakota as national commander to uphold new policies backing Roosevelt's foreign policy and a broader defense. Stambaugh 51 is the son of a western frontier marshal and lawyer who once followed Wild Bill Hickok as Abilene Kansas marshal. The Auxiliary chose Mary Murrill of Massachusetts as its president. The push to require full public disclosure of grave national issues failed.
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Milwaukee
American Legion
Lynn Stambaugh
Fargo
N. Dak
Roosevelt
Congress
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Murrill
Massachusetts
Stambaugh
Dies after collision of car near Des Moines
Clarence H. Pritchard, 383, of Des Moines, died at Des Moines General Hospital from a fractured skull suffered in a collision between his motorcycle and an automobile. William Schmidt, 39, driver of the automobile, was involved in the crash.
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Des Moines
Clarence H. Pritchard
Des Moines General Hospital
William Schmidt
Green AFL President Declares War of Production
Milwaukee September 18 William Green head of the AFL told the American Legion convention that the nation is fighting a war of production with a vast industrial army. He cited a no strike policy achieved over 99 percent and stressed shipments to nations resisting aggression. Past Commander Hanford MacNider urged Congress to answer are we in the war now.
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Milwaukee
America
William Green
AFL
American Legion
Green
Hanford MacNider
Congress
Clothing-Eating Moth Threat Reaches Power Lines
Pittsburgh news reports Westinghouse engineers found the common wool moth also feasts on woolen felt washers used in power line equipment. They protect washers by treating them with a liquid insecticide to prevent damage and outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
Car issued summons for failure to yield on left turn
A vehicle received a summons charging failure to yield right of way during a left turn, detailing the traffic violation and officer citation.
Filling Station Curfew Stays Says Mr Ickes
Defense Oil Coordinator Harold L Ickes announced the filling station curfew and reduced gasoline deliveries along the Atlantic seaboard will stay in effect. He called lifting restrictions premature and said time will tell who is right about the east coast shortage claims.
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Washington, D.C
Defense
Harold L. Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
Senate Oil Investigating Committee
Pay Dividends for a City Pool Vote on Sept 24
Washington voters face a Sept 24 decision on a proposed pool. Sponsors claim a small annual tax yields big returns: better health, exercise, recreation, relaxation, and more local business, citing New Hampton Iowa as a precedent for Washington.
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Washington
New Hampton
Iowa
Program for four county Iowa City teachers meet announced
County Superintendent Lester B Krabill announced the four county demonstration center program to be held at Iowa City high school on Wednesday September 24 Washington county participates and teachers from Johnson Iowa Benton and other counties will attend Speakers include N E Steele Zoe Thralls Leslie Irwin Wayland Osborn Golda Harper Jean Gardiner Smith Boyd Shannon Margaret Wolff Mabel Prentis Irene Reese Ila Podendorf Agilda Buck Violet Coldren Isabelle Porter Isa O Swanson Elaine Parks Geneva Brown and others The event opens with registration at 8 30 and features addresses by Thralls and Steele at nine and a morning program of demonstrations and a home economics conference led by Mabel Moore The afternoon includes round table discussions and a general session with Steele.
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Lester B. Krabill
Iowa City High School
Washington County
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
N. E. Steele
Northern Normal College
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Zoe A. Thralls
University of Pittsburgh
Leslie W. Irwin
University of Chicago
Wayland Osborn
Central College
Pella
Golda Harper
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
Jean Gardiner Smith
Sumner
Minneapolis
Minn
Boyd Shannon
Monticello
Margaret Wolff
Oelwein
Mabel Prentis
Des Moines
Irene Reese
East Waterloo
Ila Podendorf
Newton
Agilda J. Buck
Creston
Violet Coldren
Isabelle Porter
University
Iowa City
Isa O'Swanson
Elaine Parks
Mason City
Geneva Brown
Albia
Miss Thralls
Dr. Steele
Mabel Moore
Washington
Rice Sown by Airplanes Over Sacramento Valley
Airplanes scatter rice seed across the Sacramento Valley in aerial sowing operations. The effort aims to boost crop yields and expand planting areas for the upcoming season, leveraging aircraft mobility to cover large tracts quickly.
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Sacramento Valley
Funds Sought to Expand Lend-Lease Aid to Allies
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 5.985 billion dollars over two years to continue lend-lease aid through June 30, 1943. He urged free hand to supply aid to any country whose defense AI considers vital to U.S. freedom, outlining a plan based on the current 7 billion dollar program and presenting a detailed budget breakdown.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Russia
Sam Rayburn
Harold Smith
Union Leader Orders KC Light and Power Strike Return
President Edward Brown of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL orders striking members to resume work at Kansas City Light and Power Co under terms of a defense mediation board agreement.
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Washington, D.C
Edward Brown
International Brotherhood of Lectrie Workers
AFL
Kansas City Light and Power Co
Defense Mediation Board
Glamour Girls May Be Spies Warned By Britain
London dispatch reports police warn of young British glamour girls who befriend soldiers on leave to extract secrets. Posters in barracks urge caution as some women are suspected spies or aliens, with concern over foreign origin nationals.
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London
Britain
England
Food as Fifth Column Warns Wickard in Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard told about 400 farmers and leaders that food is a United States fifth column against Hitlerism. The meeting in Chicago outlined 1942 production goals to feed the United States and lend-lease nations under wartime aid programs.
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Chicago
Claude Wickard
United States
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Wickard
Reed to be arraigned in liquor case at Fairfield
Fairfield Sept 18 52 cases of liquor found by highway patrolmen in a car driven by G R Reed from Clear Lake were seized. Reed was to be arraigned in the justice of the peace court this afternoon Sheriff Goddard reported. Attorney Starr to defend Reed. Officers said liquor bought in Illinois and intended for sale in Iowa.
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Fairfield
G. R. Reed
Justice F of the Peace Court
Goddale
Starr
Reed
Clear Lake
Illinois
Iowa
Casualties Reported on Eastern Front Totals
London dispatch cites an authoritative source estimating Germany has suffered about two million killed wounded or missing and Russia around three million in the war on the eastern front through September 1.
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London
Germany
Russia
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Legion
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Ray
Bricker, Heil and Griswold
Schenley Post
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Julius P. Heil
Wisconsin
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Ainsworth
James M. Stone
Mr. Ickes
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