British and Yanks Clash Over Vessel
The derelict American freighter American Farmer limped toward England under escort after a collision 700 miles west of Lands End. British claim it as a $4,500,000 salvage prize while a maritime battle looms amid headlines.
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London
England
William J. Riddle
Lands End
United States Line
Riddle
Moore-McCormack Lines
War Shipping Administration
Elizabeth
Wales
Perry
United States Lines
Hudson
Comany
Ministry of Transport
Canned Vegetable Prospects Bright For Households
The agriculture department forecast a record supply of canned vegetables for American households this year. While the total pack may fall short of the 1942 peak of 234,663,000 cases, most of the current crop is expected to go to domestic consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Identification of Girl Fire Victim Is Doubted
Hartford police chief says after experts review the circus fire victim’s identity he is not convinced the Michigan woman relief photo is granddaughter of the unidentified girl. He believes the child likely came from central Connecticut.
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Hartford
Conn
Michael D. Godfrey
Michigan
Godfrey
Connecticut
Yanks Freed By Yugoslavs Near Venezia Giulia
An American major George Woods from Philadelphia his wife and child were taken by Yugoslav troops near Caporetto in Venezia Giulia on Sunday and released Monday night. The family had been touring near the demarcation line where a recent skirmish left two Yugoslavs dead in clashes with American patrols.
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Trieste
Caporetto
Venezia Giulia
George Woods
Philadelphia
South Pacific
Caribbean quake network rattles Caribbean region
A fresh tremor centered in the Caribbean shook the Dominican Republic and was felt in Cuba and Puerto Rico after an earlier series of quakes. Pan American Airways in Miami cited Ciudad Trujillo reports describing slight intensity with up to five tremors. no damage or casualties were reported.
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Miami
Fla
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Pan American Airways
Atlantic
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Puerto Rico
Chile
Valparaiso
Santiago
San Francisco
San Juan
Puerto Plata
Solons Probe Leftover War Funds Spending
Washington reports the house appropriations committee is examining 64 billion dollars in leftover war funds from the prior year. Rep Jensen Iowa says administration spent war balances and will determine the exact amount. Republicans argue unspent funds should return to the treasury as they clash with Truman’s budget plans.
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Washington
Llp
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Jensen
Iowa
Treasury
Truman
George
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Cedar Rapids Man 60 Ends Life In City Intersection
Joseph Novak 60 of 1522 J street SW Cedar Rapids shot himself at J street and Sixteenth avenue SW around 4 am Monday. Coroner Dr T Frank Hersch cites despondency from ill health. Body found by trucker Robert Day from Ottumwa. shotgun and a lit cigarette nearby. Novak once lived near Mt Vernon. WWII veteran. survived by wife Barbara and siblings. Services at Brush chapel Wednesday at 3 pm with burial in Bohemian National cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Novak
J Street
Sixteenth Avenue
T. Frank Hersch
Linn County
Robert Day
Ottumwa
Vaude Fellwock
Felix Barta
Novak
Brush Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon
Hahn-Howard American Legion
J. Vernon
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Barbara Novotny
Frank Krob
Solon
Frank Rushek
Frank Wovak
Michael
Anton
Brosh
Bohemian National Cemetery
Rajah Proves He's Not Dead Then Dies in London
Rajkumar Ramendara Narayan Roy, an Indian rajah who last week won a 25-1 year court fight to prove he was not dead, died Saturday night according to a Telegraph dispatch from Calcutta.
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London
Rajkumar Ramendara Narayan Roy
Rajah
Calcutta
Woman Killed Seven Injured In Auto Crash
Mrs. Walter Reed aged 39 of 322 Sixth Avenue SW was killed and seven injured in a head on crash in the 4100 block of Mt. Vernon Avenue SE late Sunday. Four injured were Reed family members including Walter Reed and Minnie Reed. Other injured: Joe Schreiner Rock Falls Illinois trap shooter. Joe Souser Rock Falls Illinois with fractured knee. Mrs Leslie E Wiles. all taken to Mercy Hospital. Reed had basal skull fracture on arrival. Investigating officer said Reed pulled left to avoid Wiles, causing collision with Schreiner and Wiles. Reed to be charged with failure to have car under control. Reed born Canton Missouri January 18 1907. Survived by son Charles and brothers Clarence, Ray, Oval Hays and sister Mrs John Pier. Funeral pending.
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Gazette-Blumenshine
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Walter Reed
Sixth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Reed
Joe Schreiner
Rock Falls
Schreiner
Joe Souser
III
Leslie E. Wiles
Higley Avenue SE
Wiles
de Senrenan
J. H. Clift
Canton
Charles
Clarence Hays
Muscatine
Ray Hays
Keokuk
Oval Hays
John Pier
Marion
New Unofficial Record At Memorial Model Air Show
L. R. Johnson of Iowa City clocked 22 minutes 33 seconds in a Playboy powered by a Super Cyclone, unofficially setting a state record and possibly a national record at Cedar Rapids John Parks Memorial model plane contest. The event drew ~2,500 spectators with 100+ contestants, and Johnson received the John Pavlis trophy plus 25 dollars. The show, by YMB of the Cedar Rapids Chamber, featured gas and rubber models and U control demonstrations.
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L. R. Johnson
Iowa City
John Parks
Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
John Pavlis
John Parlis
YMB
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Peck
Peck
Dick Churchill
Hawkeye Aeroneers
Churchill
Aeroneer
Burlington
Rockford
Ill
May Congressman's Health Dodges Senate Testimony
Washington reports conflicting medical notes on Kentucky Rep. May. Dr. Lowden says May left Prestonburg without notice after saying he could testify next Friday. Dr. Archer calls May's condition critical and uncertain for three months, complicating plans to appear before the Senate war investigations committee.
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Washington
Andrew , J
May
Kentucky
Senate War Investigating Committee
Henry
M. Lowden
Prestonburg
John Archer
Lowden
Self-Imposed Fast Passes 75 Day Milestone
Los Angeles story about Claud L. Baxter who has not eaten for 75 days and plans a 100 day fast to raise funds for starving Europeans. He reports $47 donated so far, bank holds contributions, seeks sponsor, consumes coffee and wine, smokes heavily, weighs 125 to 133 pounds, and will resume with liquids and light foods under doctor guidance.
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Los Angeles
Claud L. Baxter
United States
Baxter
Mead Unit To Consider Kaiser Inquiry By War Profits Panel
Senate war profits committee will weigh Sen Bridges request for inquiry into Henry Kaiser war production contracts and Sen Taylor demand for investigation into alleged excessive railroad payments for carrying military freight. Chairman Mead cautioned the panel has a heavy schedule and action may be delayed.
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Mead
Henry Kaiser
Washington
INS
D-N.y
Senate War Profits Committee
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
Henry
Kaiser
Sen. Taylor
D-Idaho
Cotton Items Affected by Act of OPA
OPA forecast cotton clothing price increases of 6 to 8 percent and a 17 percent rise for household linens, applying to cotton piece goods with mill level ceilings set immediately. The changes lift textile returns by about 500 million dollars annually and base ceilings on raw cotton market price and 1939-41 costs. OPA moved quickly to avoid production or distribution slowdowns.
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Washington
OPA
New York Cotton Exchange
Hungary Ends Pengo Era with New Guider Currency
London reports Hungary abolished the pengo and adopted a new monetary unit the guider pegged at 11.62 per USD. A law imposes death for illegal foreign currency dealings while wages and prices are fixed. bread at 11 cents a loaf and sugar at 35 cents a pound with rationing and limited free-market surpluses.
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London
Hungary
United States
Showers Likely After Sunday Forecast Flip in Iowa
Cedar Rapids area and eastern Iowa faced a cloudy outlook with possible showers after the Weather Bureau reversed its forecast over the weekend. Readings included 0.17 inch in Chambers Inskeep’s report and 1.28 inches in Storm Lake, with Alta at 1.01 and western parts near 0.78. Cedar Rapids hit 85 for a Sunday high, dipping to 62 by midnight and holding 62 through 9 am Monday.
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Cedar
Alta
Cedar Rapids
Allied Arrest Japanese Camp O'Donnell Captain
Tokyo AP reports Allied headquarters announce the arrest of Japanese Army captain Toshio Tsuneyoshi, commander of Camp O'Donnell in the Philippines. He will be prosecuted in Sugamo prison on atrocity charges for the torture and malnutrition endured by American survivors of the Bataan death march.
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Tokyo
Camp O'Donnell
Philippines
Bataan
Toshio
Tsuneyoshi
Sugamo
Isle Royale Named National Park in 1940 Dedication
Washington officials announced Isle Royale in Lake Superior will be dedicated as a National Park on August 27. The Interior Department confirmed the designation, marking Isle Royale as a new protected area within the national park system.
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Washington
Interior “Department
Isle “Royale
Lake.Superior
National Park
Reds Spurn Anglo U S Voting Plan
Paris AP Russian Foreign Minister Molotov rejected a British American plan to let the peace conference use two thirds voting while the foreign ministers council would back simple majorities. The United States joined China Canada and Norway in backing the British compromise as Byrnes sought to ensure the conference can write treaties on disputed questions.
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Paris
Russia
Molotov
Rules Committee
Council of
Australia
Foreign Ministers Council
United States
Byrnes
China
Canada
Norway
Council of Foreign Ministers
Conference
Two Dyersville Men Drowned in Mississippi River
In North Buena Vista Clayton County two Dyersville men died during a Mississippi River fishing trip. Ben A. Gebhart aged 63 fell in and Sylvester J. Steger, 49, died trying to rescue him. Steger’s son Donald, 14, witnessed the struggle from a distance as both men disappeared and were recovered in each other’s arms.
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Elizabete
United States Navy
Daily Mail
Isles
Solons
Cedar Rapids News
Minnie Reed
Mary Louw
Sandra Kay Reed
Shoulder
John Reynolds
Pavlis Trophy
Como
Daily Record
Perge
Taeebehens
Act of Opa
O'Donnell
New National Park
Dyersville
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