German Strength Is Shifted to West Dr Keagy Opens Pastorate
Osakaloosa report notes Dr R C Keagy begins his Methodist pastorate as a feature in a column on Iowa. Linden Koontz, a 43 year old Eddyville farmer, was placed in Mahaska hospital’s iron lung after a fractured neck from a hayload fall. his lungs are paralyzed, making him the first patient to use the respirator funded by public subscription in the community.
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Oskaloosa
Linden Koontz
Eddyville
Mahaska Hospital
Paris
Germany
Poland
United States
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Reckless Driver Arrested After Collision Injures Couple
Chester Lind Davenport 465 of Moline was arrested on reckless driving charges after his car struck Mr and Mrs W A Schaefer. Mrs Schaefer suffered severe scalp wounds and a back injury while her husband was seriously bruised.
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Sieze
Davenport
Chester Lind
Moline
Ill
W. A. Schafer
Schaefer
In Jail for Forgery Takes Own Life in Custody
Norman Goodman 26 of Sioux Rapids hanged himself in a Lake View jail cell with a necktie. arrested on a bad check charge. Goodman had served two years at Eldora training school. No inquest planned.
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Sioux Rapids
Norman Goodman
Lake View
Goodman
Eldora
Teakettle Fight Between Brothers Leaves Man Hospitalized
Ottumwa police described a fight between brothers at a home that left Claute Looney with a severe head injury and hospitalized. Ralph Looney was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and Clarence Roberts was charged with attempting great bodily injury.
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Ottumwa
Claute
Looney
Ottumwa Hospital
Ralph
Clarence Roberts
Werner von Fritsch Reported Killed on Warsaw Front
The Nazi dispatches report Col Gen Werner von Fritsch killed in action on the Warsaw front. Once a senior German commander and former army chief, he was purged in 1938 but later commanded an eastern army under Hitler. His fate contrasts with delayed Nazi advances at Warsaw.
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Werner von Fritsch
Warsaw
von Fritsch
Hitler
New Methodist Pastor Dr Keagy Opens Washington Mission
Dr Keagy begins lasterate at the Methodist church with morning and evening sermons focused on Victorious Living and A Song of Hope. A reception for Dr and Mrs Keagy is planned for Wednesday with a pot liver dinner and informal program at the church.
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Paul
Washington
Keagy
Young People's Society
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Dr. Keagy
Kalona Car Theft Reported For 1929 Ford
A 1929 model Ford with license plates 92 2947 was stolen from a Kalona street near a cafe owned by A W Kern of Richmond. The theft occurred around midnight Saturday and the car had not been located by the morning shift of Sheriff H M Putnam.
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H. M. Putnam
Kalona Street
A. W. Kern
Richmond
Annual Football Contest Starts With Weekly Cash Prizes
The Journal launches its annual football contest with thirty two games listed on the contest page. Three weekly prizes totaling nearly one hundred dollars are awarded across eight weeks. Entry blanks are available at featured stores and must be returned by Thursday 5 p.m. Winners are announced each Monday starting next week.
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Journal
Washington county holds 1940 farm program meetings
Wayne E. Norman announces a revised schedule of 15 township meetings in Washington county during the week of October 2 1940. Meetings occur in Brighton Cedar Clay Crawford New Haven Kalona Franklin Harrison Riverside Jackson Wellman Ainsworth Oredon Wellman and Washington townships starting at 7 50 pm with attendance limited to one meeting per farmer. About $145 000 in 1939 program payments have been received locally this year with $46 000 to $50 000 more expected.
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Washington County
Wayne E. Norman
Federal Agricultural Conservation Program
Brighton Township
New City Hall
Cedar Township
Cedar Center
Clay Township
Clay Church
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Oct. 6-—Dutch Creek Township New Haven Church
English River
Kalona High School
Franklin Township
Franklin Center
Highland Township
Harrison School
Iowa Township
Riverside
Jackson Township
Jackson Center
Lime Creek
Wellman Bank
Marion Township
Shi
Joh
Oreton Township
Ainsworth High School
Washington Township
G.A.R. Room
Court House
Norman
Violent Storms Rattle Southern California
Violent winds and turmoil sweep across Southern California with reports from Los Angeles as communities brace for damage and authorities assess the impact of the severe weather.
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Los Angeles
Torreo
Surprise Day Raises Hopes for Washington Stores
Thursday features many surprise values in late summer fall and winter merchandise as Washington merchants join in Surprise Day events. Announcements of sales will appear in the Journal tomorrow with leaflets naming pleasant surprises from spring. Don Kahenold of Ainsworth traveled to Chicago for a few days.
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Washington
Big Days
Don Kahenold
Ainsworth
Chicago
Deaths and Damage from Massive Southern California Slide
A destructive landslide tore through a southern California ravine today, triggering multiple fatalities and widespread property losses as emergency crews battle to reach affected homes and assess the disaster zone.
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California
Marriage licenses issued in county first since Sept 12
Saturday the county issued two marriage licenses to H. A. Smith and Frances Murphy of Peoria, Jr. and to Delmar Keller and Katherine Benson of Washington. This marked the first licenses in the county since September 12, a ten day gap.
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H. A. Smith
Frances Murphy
Peoria, Jr
Delmar Keller
Katherine Benson
Washington
Congressmen Get Appeals to Retain Embargo
The White House said President Roosevelt rejected proposals for a counter effort to pressure Congress to repeal the arms embargo. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to consider the neutrality bill as lawmakers received a flood of letters and telegrams opposing repeal. Early noted organized drives are in progress to defeat the president’s plan.
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Washington, D.C
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stephen T. Early
Big Guns in Artillery Duel and Nazi Barbarism Claims
Aerial naval and artillery battles unfold on the western front as Germany shifts forces from Poland. Reports describe German heavy artillery duels with French lines, naval actions off Norway, and Zeppelin works bombed near Friedrichshafen while Warsaw fights back amid heavy losses and killings.
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Riddle
Cavalry Unit Seeks Four Recruits for Troop 113
Captain J. Brown in Washington troop opens enlistments at the armory for four more men to raise Troop F to 65 with a weekly drill tonight. Enlistees must be 15 to 45, meet physical standards, and pass acceptance. Iowa National Guard expands to increase state forces by 674 soldiers. troop sizes now at 61, aiming to grow as authorized.
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113Th Cavalry
Iowa
J. Brown
Washington
Iowa Avenue
Board of Health Nursing Meet On Thursday
A joint meeting of the Washington county board of health and nursing subcommittees will be held at 2 00 P M Thursday September 28 at the YMCA. The program by county nurse Miss Thelma Luther includes a short film The Road to Health and Happiness and talks on rural sanitation dental hygiene maternity and nursing program objectives with a group discussion to follow. Public health workers and others interested in community health are invited.
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Washington County Board of Health
YMCA
Thelma Luther
Board of Health
Funeral Services for Mrs. Ralph M. Smith
Funeral for Mrs. Ralph M. Smith, 70, will be at L. A. Jones funeral home Tuesday at 2 PM conducted by Dr. F. W. Bastewood. Burial follows at Brilm Grove Cemetery. She died Saturday at the Smith apartment. born Crawfordsville 1868. married Ralph M. Smith in Washington in 1900. sister of the late Dr. Charles W. Stewart and member of the Presbyterian church and Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Ralph M. Smith
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Bastewood
Presbyterian Church
Hurtal
Brilm Grove Cemetery
Stith
Smith
John H
Rachel (Moore) Stewart
Crawfordsville
Wabacatton
Washington
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