French Paratroopers Take Charge in Indo China Crisis
French speed paratroopers move to Indo China center to restore order while Colonial Minister Marius Moutet leads a fact finding mission from Saigon. He reports to the Blum government within two weeks about Viet Nam talks and independence. Paris says independence would be fiction and harmful to both nations amid fighting and protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius Moutet
Saigon
China
Leon Blum
Ian Guan Tale Waehigh
France
Viet-Nam
Paris
Blum
French Foreign Legion
Hanoi
Viet- Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Hue
Moulins
Justice Court Notes and Local Births and Accidents
Justice W A Ball presides over divorce petitions and decrees listed including Bert E Coleman Mary F Coleman Lorraine M Rosell and others. Numerous fines for drunkenness curfew speeding and license violations follow. Police theft, fires, and ambulance calls recorded alongside hospital and birth notices in Cedar Rapids area.
Willkie Estate Net Value Revealed in Tax Filing
New York AP report shows Wendell Willkie left a gross estate of 849,316.67 and a net estate of 559,992.24 after his death on October 8, 1944. Personal effects and 75 percent of the residual went to his widow, 25 percent to his son Philip, with assets listing stock and bonds 448,624.12 notes and cash 116,912.72 life insurance 139,847.16 and Rush County farm properties Indiana.
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NEW York
Wendell Willkie
Iaw
State
Philip
First National Bank of the
City of
Rush County
Ind
Little Red Ten Comes Through In Diamond Discovery
Mrs. Wills Reubert of Los Angeles found a valuable diamond hidden in a chicken gizzard during Christmas dinner cleanup. The gem was recovered Wednesday and described as a fortunate, unexpected treasure for the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ins
Wills Reubert
St Louis Transit Union Agrees to Arbitration
The St Louis Transit Union and the city gridlock threat ended as 3,000 workers nationwide demand wage raises. Arbitration was agreed to as the AFL Street Railway and Motor Coach Employes press for better terms before a threatened Jan 1 transit shutdown.
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St. Louis Transit Union
ST. Louis
INL
St. Louisans
AFL
Enlistee Tax Refund Requests Due Dec 31
The Internal Revenue Bureau reminds enlistees who paid income tax on service pay in 1941 and 1942 to file a refund application by December 31. The form is simple, requiring only the claimant's name and address and the amount of refund requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
U N Delegates Colorless Records Prove Otherwise
An observer argues U N delegates are misread as colorless but reveals varied backgrounds and past roles. The piece notes diverse origins from Bolivian, Liberian, Norwegian, and Polish delegations, including statesmen, writers, lawyers, and activists, shaping a complex international panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Man Pleads Forgery Charge After Jail Sentence
Robert E. Johnson of New ton Missouri, jailed 25 days in Linn county for intoxication, faces a forged instrument charge filed by County Attorney William Criss. He was ordered to enter a plea by Monday 10 a.m. Johnson allegedly passed two $20 checks for a $10 purchase at Newman’s on December 9, made out to Earl Hein and signed S. R. Robinson. Police arrested him for intoxication the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Johnson
Newton
Linn County
William Crissac
G. K. Thompson
Johnson
Newman
Earl Hein
S. R. Robinson
Cedar
Praches Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge in Cedar Rapids
Joseph L. Praches, 39, of Cedar Rapids route 1, was arrested Thursday by Highway Patrolman Charles Fels at 4 30 p m on a drunk driving charge and given until 11 am Monday to answer. A second name, Emmet L. Clark, 38, of Des Moines, appears in the nearby report on Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids.
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Joseph L. Praches
Cedar Rapids
Praches
Charles Fels
Cedar Rapi
Emmet L. Clark
Des
Cattle Blamed for Two Accidents Near Palo
Cattle were blamed for two accidents on highway 74 south of Palo Wednesday evening. Mrs John W O'Brien aged 15 suffered bruises in the incidents occurring within minutes of each other.
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Highway 74
Palo
John W. O’brien
Will of Cynthia Hut ton admitted to probate in Marion
The will of Cynthia Luella Hutton of Marion who died December 132 was admitted to probate Tuesday. Robert E. Hutton and Grace A. Scott were named executors without bond. Mrs. Hutton's children Grace A. Scott and Robert E. were identified as part of the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Luella Hutton
Marion
Robert E. Hutton
Grace A. Scott
Hutton Estate Divided Between Geo W Hutton and Edith Boldt
Geo W Hutton and Edith E Boldt were named equal heirs with each receiving one half of the estate. The disposition sets a balanced division between the two parties.
On motion of the plaintiff closure of mechanic lien
A court action records the plaintiff's motion leading to closure of a mechanic's lien. The proceeding notes the lien’s termination as requested by the plaintiff, with the case proceeding to finalize the closure under court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Sean
Catherine Un Files Suit in District Court Over Lien
Catherine Un has filed suit in district court seeking an lien related to property interests. The action requests court relief to establish or enforce a lien against the unnamed party’s assets or property as part of the dispute.
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Catherine UN
Judge postpones Brownfield lascivious acts case
Judge G K Thompson postponed the hearing for George E Brownfield of 27 E Avenue Road NW after he pled guilty to lascivious acts with a child. The adjournment aims to allow further investigation with a new session set for 10 a.m.
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G. K. Thompson
George E. Brownfield
E Avenue Road NW
Walker woman hurt in early morning crash with bridge strike
Bernadine Brecht of Walker sustained a possible leg fracture and cuts when she rode with Fay M. Kramer of Center Point as their car side swiped a cement bridge in Walker at 12 30 a m Thursday.
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Bernadine Brecht
Walker
Fay M. Kramer
Center Point
President Sits in With Coffee Club During Holiday Visit
President Truman, home for Christmas, stopped at a dime store in Independence Missouri for a soft drink. He joined Mayor Roger Sermon and his regular coffee club at the soda fountain, attracting a curious crowd as onlookers gathered. The brief encounter occurred after Sermon’s grocery store on the town square was mentioned to the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Truman
Roger T. Sermon
Mayor Sermon
Carolers Questioned as Spirit Lapses in Council Bluffs
Police in Council Bluffs investigated a group of carolers on Thursday after reports described their behavior as lacking Christmas spirit. Authorities interviewed participants and reviewed accounts from witnesses. Further details were not disclosed.
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Police Council Bluffs
INS
Father and Two Daughters Die After Quarrel
A dispute ends in multiple deaths as a man kills his wife and two young daughters after an argument over taking their child. Police were summoned following a call from Mrs. Tound and found the victims at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison
John Edward
Pink Professors Probe Planned by Rankin
Rep Rankin of Mississippi said a congressional investigation into alleged pink professors and subversive influences will be a top early task in the new session. He urged veterans and civic groups to help drive from educational institutions professors with questionable loyalties and cited subversive funding from foundations. He vowed to target Communists in education and in moving image and radio industries and to remove them from federal payrolls and government jobs.
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Washington
Rep
D-Miss
Rankin
House
Congress
Pene Od
Ten American Wives Return from Poland and War Children
Ten American wives separated from their husbands during the war and 13 children flew to Berlin today en route to the United States to rejoin their spouses in a postwar return mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Berlin
United States
Deaths of Maryne Johnson Relatives Learn of Her Death
Relatives of Maryne Johnson confirm her death after an illness. The obituary notes her husband John M. J and her being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, with further family details yet to be disclosed.
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Maryne Johnson
John M. J
Death Notice for Cedar Rapids Woman Betty Wilson
Mrs. Alice Betty Wilson age 57 of 838 Second Street NW Cedar Rapids died at 6 10 p.m. at a local hospital. Born August 22 1889 in Menominee Wisconsin she is survived by daughter Mary Wilson and sisters Mrs [unreadable] Peterson of Montana. She was a member of First Lutheran Church. Services Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Beatty Chapel conducted by Paul Miller burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Alice
Betty” Wilson
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Saan
Menominee
Wis
Eves Gaughter
Marylen A. Wilson
Anton Peterson
Montana
First Lutheran Church
Beatty CIA
Paul Miller
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Zeman held at 2 pm
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Zeman of 800 Third Street SW are set for Friday at 2 pm at Janeba Trachta Funeral Home. Theodore B. Hlubucek will officiate with burial in Bo Friends.
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Ed Zeman
Third Street
Sumsian
Comalindel
Te Janeba-Trachta Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Services for Mrs Lloyd N Nel son
Services for Mrs Lloyd N Nelson of 1418 Fourth Street SW will be held Friday at 1 30 p m in Turner chapel conducted by Rev I E Linkletter. Burial will be at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Lloyd N. Nelson
Fourth Street
Turner Chapel
I. E. Linkletter
Linwood Cemetery
Des Moines Arms Plant Offered For Sale Or Lease
Des Moines arms plant put up for sale or lease in whole or in part by the WAA director Gordon Turke. Survey teams report 13 modern industrial buildings totaling 1.8 million square feet with floor areas from 17 600 to 400 000. Bus service to the 900 acre site six miles north of Des Moines available.
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Reonal
WAA
Gordon Turke
Des Moines
Glove To Give Natural Look to Artificial Hands
Washington AP reports eight clinics in operation in Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Baltimore Chicago for new glove technique to give artificial hands a natural look.
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Washington
Devel
Lante
Cleveland
Los
San Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
Terminal Pay Rolling Out to 12.4 Million Veterans Bonds
Washington AP reports that terminal leave payments exceed 12.5 million dollars daily in bonds and 345 thousand daily in cash as the program nears two months. About 12 million former service members await a share of the 2.418 billion dollar appropriation approved by Congress. Representative August H. Andresen will introduce a bill to allow immediate cashing of bonds when the new Congress convenes.
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Washington
Farmer S
Ick Gea Eee Treasury
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
Congress
Night Club Slaying Ends in Denver After Shooting
A Denver night club shooting during a holiday party left Mary Alice Barbee dead and injured three others. Walter Stolk, 42, fired a pistol at close range after the orchestra finished Silent Night, wounding J. W. Johnson and E. Miller while also striking Barbee fatally. Sheriff Farney said the suspect, drinking heavily, had been keeping company with Barbee. Stolk is hospitalized under guard as an investigation continues.
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Denver 4
Mary Alice
Denver
Walter Relius Stolk
Sheriff Herman
E. Miller
Stolk
Miss Barbee
J.W. Johnson
Denver i Manufacturing
Vane
Stork
Johnson
Miller
Barrage Balloon Sale Opens on Washington War Assets
A wartime sale offers 4000 barrage balloons in Washington starting January 1 at prices ranging from 52 to 416 dollars each. The auction targets procurement or disposal of surplus defense devices under War Assets programs.
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Washington
Young Suitor Slain by Girl's Father in Christmas Day Incident
Los Angeles police report a 20 year old suitor Lee H Hawley of Stanwood Washington was shot to death in a Los Angeles hotel during a Christmas Day dispute over a Christmas Eve visit to Barbara Harner 20. Barbara's father Leslie Harner 50 a contractor was booked on suspicion of murder.
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LOS Angeles (Ap
Lee H. Hawley
Stanwood
Wash
Los Angeles
Barbara Harner
Leslie Harner
Holiday Fire Sweeps Dallas Texas Building
Dallas fire officials assessed damage after a Christmas Eve blaze swept a city building. Investigators probed causes as crews contained the flames and cleared smoke, with residents evacuated and authorities coordinating with a local agency for relief and safety checks.
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Dallas
Texas
INS
Palestine Arabs Push Boycott of Conference
The Arab executive committee led by Haj Amin El Husseini calls for a boycott and demands the conference discuss establishing an Arab government in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haj Amin el Husseini
Palestine
Police Discover Two Parking Meters Stolen
Police find two meter heads missing during routine rounds. Patrolman F A Ahring reports the theft occurred on First Street between Second and Third Avenues SE and on First Avenue between Second and Third Streets NE.
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Fifth Avenue
Sam Haddy
Seventh Avenue
Howard Hagan
Shellsburg
R. M. Houser
Marion
Charles Loomis, Jr
A Avenue
William M. Kennedy
Forest Drive
Bill Ely
Ellis Boulevard
H. C. Warner
Twenty-third Street Drive
George Miller
Vin
Siahiene
F. A. Ahring
First Street
Second
Third Avenues
First Avenue
Third Streets
United States Ships Assert Navigation Rights on St Lawrence
A treaty confirms United States ships hold rights of navigation on the St Lawrence River. The agreement outlines freedom of passage and cooperation between governments to ensure uninterrupted transit through the waterway.
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United States
St. Lawrence
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Daily Record
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W. A. Ball
Bert E. Coleman
Mary F. Coleman
Lorraine M. Rosell
Charles N. Rosell
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Shannon Burroughs
Jane E. Gliem
Donald D. Gliem
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Charles A. Cole
Kenneth E. Volz
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John Whyle
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Frances M. Rubins
Milton H. Taylor
Dorothy Starry
Charles M. Towers
Iral City
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Butte
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Charles Ross
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Walter Clarke
Johnson Avenue NW
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Dawley Street
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Thirteenth Avenue SE
Richard Sisco
Kenridge Terrace
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Syria
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Sweden
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Ibn Saud
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Poland
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Hammer
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J. L. Praches
Lien Asked
John Bturner & Son
Second Ave.s.e
Pink
Mary Brigham Johnson
Alice Wilson
Zeman Services
Sanders Services
Nelson Services
ORM Cmancral
Bell Telephone Laboratories’ Sea Ee
Bell Telephone
Western Electric
Cote & Tobe
Western Electric Hearing Aid
Cedar Rapids Hotel Roosevelt
R. J. Badiat
Hotel Roosevelt
Audiphone Company OF Iowa, Inc
Union Bank Building
Devenpert, Lows
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