Three youths drown when car plunges into Maquoketa River near Hartwick
A 38 foot drop at Hartwick bridge sent a Ford sedan into 15 feet of water. Kenneth Lang 17 Siclen Lang 18 Audra Behrends 16 died in the crash. driver Robert Dirks 18 escaped by crawling through a broken window. Rescue teams recovered the car and bodies later, as Dirks explained he was unfamiliar with the road.
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Manchester
Maquoketa
Hartwick Bridge
Here
Kenneth Lang
Siclen Lang
Louis Lang
Sand Springs
Audra Behrends
William Behrends
Monticello
Robert Dirks
John Dirks
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Dirks
Hartwick
Carl Anderson
Clutch
Acros
Ray Smith
Ray Little
Delhi
US Air Transport Plane Overdue After Last Radio Message
An American air transport en route from Vienna to Udine reported tracer bullets near it before vanishing. A separate Yugoslav assault on an Allied zone near Trieste in July led to accusations of provocation against Yugoslav forces.
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Trieste
Italy
Vienna
Udine
Austria-Italy
Yugoslavia
European Air Transport Service
Klagenfurt
Austria
Venezia Giulia
Isonzo
R.A.F
Vienna- Udine
Washington
United States
State Department
Foreign Office
Department
Venezia Giuli
United States - British Zone
Army to Review Its Medal System
The Army starts a review of its decorations to fix inequities in World War II era medals and ensure uniform distribution. Secretary Patterson says past inequities cannot be erased but future procedures will be made uniform, with studies also for equitable clubs for all ranks. The move follows 14 recommendations from Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle's board.
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Washington
Army
War Department
General Staff
Patterson
James H. Doolittle
Refrigerator and Canned Fruit Prices Up 6 Percent
The OPA announced a 6 percent ceiling price rise for mechanical refrigerators effective Wednesday at manufacturing levels. The increase adds 10 to 12 dollars to a standard size unit and will reach consumers with new stock. Dealers’ on-hand inventories are exempt from the change.
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Washington
OPA
OPA raises 1946 canned fruit pack retail ceilings
The OPA boosted ceilings on the 1946 canned fruit pack to offset higher sugar and wage costs. Increases include fancy halves of unpeeled apricots two cents, fancy yellow cling peaches one cent, fancy Bartlett pears seven cents, and fruit cocktail four cents. Prices rise to reflect current costs plus a reasonable profit under the Barkley amendment. Stores will carry the new prices as first shipments arrive.
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Washington
OPA
Postpone Rodeo In Cedar Rapids
Indefinite postponement of the Midwest Championship rodeo set for Cedar Rapids from Aug 30 to Sept 2 was announced by Charles D. Moore manager for the All-Iowa fair board sponsor. A later date will be decided at a conference with Clyde S. Miller and officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles D. Moore
Al-Iowa Fair Board
Moore
Clyde S. Miller
Waterloo
Blind Veteran Receives $22,000 From Benefit Rally
Isaac Woodard Jr., a blinded veteran, received $22,000 at a Lewisohn Stadium benefit showing. The event, led by Joe Louis as co chair, drew about 20,000 spectators and featured 50 performers to aid his restaurant venture. Police disputes claim of who injured the veteran in Aiken South Carolina.
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New York
Isaac Woodard
South Carolina
Woodard
Lewisohn Stadium
Entertainment World
Joe Louis
Aiken
S. C
M. Iu. Shull
Batesburg
Penny Penny cartoonist introduces Penny
A new comic character Penny Penny debuts by Harry Haenigsen. The strip features a witty teenage girl capturing teen frill and humor, reflecting everyday high school life. Readers are invited to turn to the comics page to meet Penny.
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Harry Haenigsen
Penny
Penny Tony
Cool-Headed Cop Prevents Theater Panic
A Wells patrolman, Arthur Danks, kept 400 theatergoers seated as a tornado struck Wells and nearby Mankato areas killing seven and injuring about 75. The Wells crowd and a birthday party group escaped unharmed. militiamen arrived within an hour as debris and ruined streets were described across two Minnesota towns.
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Mankato
Minn
Wells
Arthur Danks
Noone
Norfolk train disaster kills engineer and injures fireman
In Norfolk Virginia an engineer M N Kirkland aboard the Seaboard Air Line train Robert E Lee was fatally injured and fireman M C Clark severely hurt when their locomotive and four express cars derailed.
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Norfolk, Va
M. N. Kirkland
Seaboard Air Line
Robert E. Lee
M. C. Clark
Hogs Fall As OPA Uncertainty Looms Over Markets
Market sentiment sags as the OPA faces a decontrol decision due by Tuesday. Traders and packers lean toward standstill or lower bids amid fears of renewed price ceilings and automatic June 30 ceilings if no action is taken. Hog prices drop across Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Marshalltown Mason City Des Moines Omaha Sioux City with several plants sidelined.
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OPA
Congress
Iowa
Minnesota
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Albert
Omaha
Sioux City
Car Manufacturers Face Struggle to Meet New August to October Goals
The Civilian Production Administration warned that auto makers may find it difficult to hit the elevated output targets for August September and October. July production reached 220 321 passenger cars, 78 008 above June, while trucks rose to 93 458 in July.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
CPR
Hat Mistaken for Turtle Fells Woman Fishing
In Logansport Indiana a crownless hat mistaken for a turtle by a squirrel hunter led to the death of 40 year old Elizabeth Pfaff who was fishing from a river boat. The hunter, Carl Copperwell, 28, fired thinking he aimed at a turtle and fatally struck Pfaff. Copperwell is jailed as prosecutors consider manslaughter charges.
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Logansport
Ind
Elizabeth Pfaff
Wabash River
Harry V. Tutwiler
Carl W. Copperwell
Police bend on Craft family after Mississippi shootout
Eight African Americans were captured as a posse, including state police and deputies, closed in on the Craft family hiding in a swamp near Magee after a gun battle that wounded Sheriff Glynn Hester and three others. The four officers were injured Sunday night during the Magee Laurel highway shooting incident.
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Craft
Mize
Hester
O. J. Bigland
Magee
Laurel
Miss
King Criticizes Paris Peace Talks for Wasting Time
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the Paris peace conference wasted vital time over procedural details. He urged focus on the peace treaty while noting heavy debate by Italian, Hungarian, and Finnish commissions. The Finnish session adjourned amid disputes between Russian and British blocs.
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Paris
Mackenzie King
Canada
New Zealand
Sen. Connally
Dtexas
General Secretariat
Russia
Continued Cool Weather for Iowa
Cedar Rapids and the rest of Iowa enjoyed cool weather Monday with temperatures around 75 in Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m and a forecast that cool conditions would persist into Tuesday. The article notes highs Sunday near 82 and overnight lows in the 50s with morning readings around 58.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Terminal Leave Pay Applications Now Available in Cedar Rapids
Veterans can pick up and file terminal leave pay claims at Cedar Rapids post office with "Claim for Settlement-Unused Leave" forms. Affected veterans may seek help from Veterans Service and Information center, American Legion Hanford Post No. 5, and Red Cross offices in Graby and Paramount buildings. Discharge certificates or certified copies must accompany claims.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Post Office
Frank Baldwin
Veterans Service and Information Center
Paramount Theater Building
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Red Cross
Granby Building
Hanford Post
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Mack
Post Service
Des Moines
Mom Mulkey hosts homecoming party for GI brats
In Cougar Washington neighbors helped 53 year old Mom Mulkey wash dishes after a large backyard party honoring 259 former GIs she had adopted by mail during World War II. Dozens of attendees included Normandy paratroopers and veterans from the Philippines and Luftwaffe battles.
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Mom Mulkey
Mom
Purl A. Mulkey
G.I
Normandy
Luftwaffe
G.i.’S
Philippines
Gen. F Eisenhower
Ike
Pop Mulkey
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