Survivor swam seven hours after sloop capsized
Patsy Smith, 18, crawled ashore after a seven hour icy Green Bay swim and said she was the lone survivor of five aboard the 33 foot sloop Half Moon in a Menominee to Sturgeon Bay race. Her father Leatham Smith, plus Howard Hunt and Elton Washburn, all with the Smith shipbuilding firm, died. Smith towed Mary Loomis before Loomis sank. Miss Loomis was the only one to wear a life preserver.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Patsy Smith
Green Bay
Miss Smith
Mary Loomis
Chicago
Illinois Security Division
Leatham
Smith Shipbuilding Company
Howard Hunt
Elton Washburn
Smith Company
Menominee, Mich
Menominee
Sherif Halle Rowe
Samke
Sherwood Point
British Officers Face Reprisal Death Threat
Jerusalem dispatch reports the extremist Irgun Leumi threatens reprisal death if British authorities execute two Irgun members already sentenced. Ha gana's Monday deadline for freeing the three officers is missed as Hagana pledges action against the Irgunists to secure their release.
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Jerusalem
Irgun
Leumi
Hoste
Hagana
Two Jowans Die in West Chester Plane Crash
Two men from West Chester die when a Piper cab plane crashes in a field near here. David J. Hotle, 25, and Clyde Griggs, 25, died in the wreckage. Griggs’ parents’ home stands nearby. Holle had served as an Army Air Forces pilot in the war. Surviving wives noted.
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West Chester
Here
David J. Hotle
Clyde Griggs
Griggs
James Griggs
Holle
Washington
Curs
Army Air Forces
Lutheran Picnic at West Union Sunday
The first annual picnic of the Recorah branch of the Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa will be held at the West Union fair grounds Sunday afternoon June 30. The program begins at 2 30 p m with George Westby executive secretary of the society as principal speaker. Music will be by a joint chorus of children’s groups from Decorah churches. Public invited.
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Recorah
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
West Union Fairgrounds
George Westby
Decorah
Oelwein Tops Cities in Buying Power Survey
New survey finds Oelwein residents had a $9.421 million gross income in 1945 with $1.18 per capita buying power after taxes. Local spending reached $6.827 million, yielding 0.7 percent of national retail sales from a 0.32 percent population share and surpassing state quotas.
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New York
Oelwein
Oclwein
West North Central States
Oclwecin
Iowa
Weekly Oelwein Weather Report
The first four days were cloudy with temperatures maintaining gradually into Friday and Saturday. A high of 30 occurred on Sunday. Rainfall measured 1.62 inches at Vell. Temperatures followed a listed pattern.
Interim Plan for India Rejected
London dispatch reports the All-India Congress Working Committee has rejected the Viceroy Viscount Wavell’s interim government plan. The decision was conveyed in a brief letter to Wavell from New Delhi radio. Wavell will announce further plans to follow.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Radio
TwoYearOld Dies Friday In Local News Item
In Fayette special report Jan Pautlette Whitney two year old daughter of Charles and Mrs Whitney of Garner died Friday about 4 PM from acute laryngitis. She was taken to hospital in the morning and died there. Survived by sister Kay Annetta and her parents and grandparents. Funeral services were held in Garner this morning with burial at Grandview cemetery at 4 PM.
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Fayette
Albert Steggall
Jan Pautlette Whitney
Charles Whitney
Garner
Jan
Kay Annetta
Burigl
Grandview
Tragedy mars bomb practice aboard USS Mt McKinley
A ground crewman died after walking into a propeller during the final dress rehearsal for the atomic bomb test aboard the USS Mt McKinley off Bikini Atoll. Weather was poor, two Kwajalein planes failed to reach the target, yet the exercise proceeded with the dummy bomb dropped between the battleship Nevada and the carrier Independence. The Queen day test, ordered by Vice Admiral Blandy, simulated conditions for the upcoming real bomb drop and evacuation of ships, leaving 75 guinea pig vessels to endure the first air dropped test on July 1 with a shallow underwater detonation planned weeks later.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Dave
Kwajalein
W. H. P. Blandy
Bikini Lagoon
Moscow Press Hits Baruch Atom Plan
The Moscow daily Pravda condemns the Baruch plan as an American bid to dominate world nuclear power. It accuses the United States of seeking a monopoly on atomic bomb manufacture and coercing other nations to surrender sovereignty, noting U S bombs are produced outside government control and sold to private trusts like Du Pont and I G Farben links.
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LUN Dun
Moscow
Pravda Today
Baruch
United States
Pravda
du Ront de Nemours Chemical Trust
I G. Farbenindustrie
Dam Break Isolates Wisconsin Town
Severe flooding after the Bad River burst the dam at Mellen Wisconsin isolating the 2000 population. About 35 homes flooded residents rescued by Ashland coast guard reserves and taken to city hall churches or homes of friends. Roads into Mellen cut off and bus train service halted. The Penokee Veneer plant flooded and logs swept into Lake Superior.
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Mellen
Wis
Ashland Coast Guard
Friends
Penokee Veneer
Lake Superior
Miners threaten strike for meat across states
The nation faces a shrinking meat supply as coal miners in three states threaten to strike for a “full dinner paid.” Beer production runs at 10 percent of normal while tailors and butchers reduce or halt output. Industry spokesmen foresee gloom with even less meat this week, though more meat may arrive after month’s end. Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles promises meat will reach consumers next month, with or without price-control changes.
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Chester Bowles
Bowles
Dr Hauter to Lead Iowa Synod Meet in Ames This Week
The Rev L W Hauter of Oelwein Presbyterian church will attend the Iowa synod gathering in Ames from June 24 to 27 where he serves as moderator and will preach a memorial necrology on June 24. The program features conferences on missions evangelism and church future with notable speakers from Philadelphia Chicago New York Louisville and Ames among others.
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L. W. Hauter
Oelwein Presbyterian Church
Synod of Iowa
Ames
Hauter
Iowa Synod
Paul C. Payne
Christian Education
Philadelphia
Merlyn 4. Chappel
National Missions
Chicago
Charles T. Leber
Administrative Commissions
Foreign Missions
New York
Julian Price Love
Louisville Seminary
Louisville
Henry Sloane Coffin
General Assembly
George E. Sweazey
John Milton Kelly
Frederick T Mills
Pensions
Virginia Mackenzie
Probert Rites at West Union Tuesday
Services for 83 year old James C. Probert will be Tuesday at 2 p m at the Presbyterian church West Union. The story will be mm state at the church for an hour before the funeral. Probert a retired farmer died Friday. His wife survives him.
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West Union
James C. Probert
Presbyterian
Mr. Probert
Peace Envoys in Nanking Beaten by mob of 100
Shanghai peace delegation members including two leading educators were attacked and robbed by about 100 people near Nanking railroad station as thousands cheered outside. Police arrested five bystanders four hours later while protests and anti US sentiment surged in Shanghai amid civil war deadline talks.
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Nanking
Shanghai
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou En-Lai
China
U. S
U.S
Small Chimney Fire at Falk Residence
The fire department was called to the Falk residence at 211 Sthave NCM this afternoon about 1415 to extinguish a small chimney fire. Damage was estimated at $25.
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Tue
the Falk
Sthave
Ncm
Dr Witzigman Named Wesley Foundation Extension Secretary
Dr F C Witzigman pastor of Grace Methodist church in Oelwein becomes extension secretary of the Wesley Foundation serving Iowa University Iowa State College and Iowa State Teachers College. Rev James W Marlin will replace him and begin July 1. Witzigman has led the Oelwein church nearly 11 years and served as district superintendent for 47 years. The Foundation supports Methodist student contact in schools nationwide with over 4000 Methodist students in the three campuses.
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Grace Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Town
Oelwein
James W. Marlin
Witzigman
Iowa University
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Qelwein
Marlin
Waterloo
Eskridge
Kans
252Nd St
Arlington
Robert A. Williams
Buck Creek-Ryan
D. W. Butler
Burrock
Maurice Frevert
Elgin- Ilyra-Clermont
Bruce D. Jones
Fairbank-Oran
L. J. Faris
Fayétte
W. R. Noland
Hawkeye-Alpha
G. H. Goodrick
Hazleton- Stanley
F. E. Mastin
Independence
H. W. Singer
Lamont-Aurora
Alfred Christensen
Masonville
Ward Donat
Randalia
Maynard
Wiliam Follmer
Strawberry Paml
R. Park Anderson
Sumner
Richard Prescott
Volga
J C. Lee
West Union
J. Baldwin
Three Party French Cabinet Formed With Communist Support
Paris today Georges Bidault formed a three party cabinet for France after securing communist backing with a promised wage rise of 15 percent while extra amendments demand an early election by October. The new government includes nine MRPs seven Communists six Socialists and one Social Democratic Union of Resistance member with Bidault as premier and foreign minister. Socialists Fey Gouin and Communist Maurice Thorez become vice presidents of the council.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Thi
Ridault
Bidault
Dhe Popula Republeans
MRP
Sii
Social Democratic Union of Resistance
Fey Gouin
Maurice Thorez
City workers cut what seemed a root and disabled 500 phones
City water department workers underground mistook a large cable for a root and severed a primary telephone line. The error left 500 phones in the area inoperative while crews replaced the damaged line.
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Gelvedere, Fl
City Water Department
Deadlock on Food Controls Delays Bill in Congress
Washington AP report says pro OPA groups urge to save price controls and threaten a consumer strike if Congress weakens the extension. Conferees split on ending subsidies and duration. Senate backs nine month vs House ten months. If no deal tonight, bill may move forward or stall, affecting Truman's decision deadline. Disputes center on meat dairy poultry subsidies and rent ceilings for transient versus apartment hotels.
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Congress
Senate
House
Robert A. Taft
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Baltimore
Capitol
Jesse Wolcott
Mich
Wolcott
Mr. Truman
Brent Spence
OPA
Vinson Becomes 13th Chief Justice at White House Ceremony
Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky was sworn in as the 13th chief justice of the United States at a White House ceremony. President Truman praised Vinson for strengthening the Supreme Court amid recent public feuds involving Justices Jackson and Black as thousands watched from the south grounds.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
United States
White House
Truman
Vinson
Har=lan F. Stone
Robert H. Jackson
Hugo L Black
Wife's First Casualty In Patrol Ambulance Ride
Brookline Massachusetts reports Patrolman Harold A. Dalton on his first drive as ambulance driver when his wife became the first passenger, suffering a broken ankle from a fall.
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Brookline
Mass
Harold A. Dalton
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