Over 3,000 Dead in Fukui Quake and Fire Tragedy
Allied and Japanese officials reported 3,155 deaths from yesterday’s quake and fire in Fukui prefecture, with about 1,000 deaths in Fukui city alone. The disaster left 6,306 burned, 30,721 buildings damaged, and 7,752 seriously injured across 39 villages and the prefecture, as teams treated 800 hospital cases.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Fukui
United Press
Peter Kalischer
Fuki
Sea of Japan
Ronnie Allied Headquarters
Joseph M. Swing
Kyoto
Sing
Ishikawa
Strike Hits 12 Harvester Plants Across Chicago
More than 30 000 CIO United Farm Equipment Workers walked out at 12 International Harvester Co plants in Chicago. Negotiations continued under a federal conciliator as the union accepted a wage rise offer for production workers but rejected company contract changes that would nullify the raise.
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Ghicago
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers
International Harvester Co
County Political Conventions Friday
County Republican and Democratic conventions will be held Friday at West Union to select delegates for the summer state convention and lay groundwork for the campaign. Both meetings convene at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.
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West Union
Court House
Ada Johnston Dies at 54 After Short Illness
Mrs Ada Johnston 54 of 231 544 St N E died Tuesday morning at Mercy hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong Iowa resident, she lived in Oelwein 30 years. Born June 6 1894 in New Hampton, she married George W Johnston February 12 1913. Survived by husband two sons Glenn and Lee of Oelwein two daughters Mrs Alice Schulmeister of Oelwein and Mrs Velma Morey of Hazleton a brother Ralph Annett of Waterloo and three sisters Mrs Arthur Craft of Marshfield Wisconsin Mrs Frank Ross of Waterloo and Mrs Elmer Bureo of Oelwein. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. body to lie in state at Brant Funeral Home.
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Ada Johnston
St. N. E
Mercy Hospital
Johnston
Glenn
Lee
Oelwein
Alice Schulmeister
Velma Morey
Hazleton
Ralph Annett
Waterloo
Arthur Craft
Marshfield
Wis
Frank Ross
Elmer Bureo
Legion to Sponsor Hawkeye Brownie Girl Scout Troop
The American Legion Auxiliary of Hawkeye will sponsor a Brownie Girl Scout Troop for girls aged six to 12. An organizational meeting is set for Friday July 2 at 3 PM in rooms above the public library, with each child urged to attend with a mother if possible.
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Deak
Hawkeye
American Legion Aufiliary
Iowan 21 Faces Murder Charge
Police said they would file murder charges against Robert Wimber 21 for the fatal beating of Delbert Bass 24 a Des Moines pressman last Saturday Wimber surrendered at the police station with a lawyer Ruth 19 wife and expectant mother sought by police was released after questioning She said her husband confronted Bass after finding them together in Bass car
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Des Moines
Robert Wimber
Delbert Bass
Wimber
Ruth
Bass
30 000 000th Bell Telephone Installed in Marshalltown
The Bell system installed its 30,000,000th telephone today in Marshalltown at the home of Harold Bragg, a 26 year old engineer and World War II veteran. Bell system officials noted the milestone comes 72 years after Bell’s first telephone and that the U S now has about 6,500,000 telephones operated by independents, with roughly one phone for every four people worldwide still served by the Bell system.
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Marshalltown
Bell System
Alexander Graham Bell
Harold Bragg
Bell
Boston
Bell- System
United States
Medal of Honor Winner Is Brother of Deciwein Man
Francis J Pierce of Earlville Iowa received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman for valor on Iwo Jima while attached to the Fourth Marine division He is the brother of Don Pierce a bus driver and student who also served in the Navy The Pierces attended the ceremony with Frank Pierce of Earlville and Grand Rapids Michigan honored Francis with a Ford and gifts in recognition
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Deciwein
Francis
J. Pierce
Earlville
Truman
Washington, D.C
Pierce
Fourth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
Don Pierce
3Rd Ave. S. E
Don
Dewees
Upper Town University
Navy
Frank
Grand Rapids
Mich
Washington
Local attorney partnership announced in Oelwein
Oelwein reports Wayne F. Kemmerer and Darold J. Jack form a general practice partnership Kemmerer & Jack at 134 East Charles Street Eldora links Jack to University of Iowa Theta Xi and Gamma Eta Gamma affiliations He served in Army Air Force as radio operator and is a licensed pilot Mrs Jack active in Girl Scouts and local community work
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Oelwein
Wayne F. Kemmerer
Darold J. Jack
Eldora
Namie of Kemmerer & Jack
East Charles Street
Jack
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
College of Law
University of Iowa
Theta Xi
Gamma Eta Gamma
Lundy, Butler, & Lundy
E. *Lundy
Hardin County
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Army Air Form
Walter Sayer
Sunday Church Services And Picnic In Lamont Area
The Rev James led morning worship at local churches followed by a potluck picnic at noon. Afternoon activities included games and ice cream served during the birthday program.
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Luther- Lamont
Allan Churches
James És
Plan Year's Hospital Building Program Plan
The program aims to fund hospital construction in nine top priority cities from 71 requests for federal matching funds. In the first year the department allocated over 1 million dollars to support the effort, planning to extend allocations in the next years.
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Plan Year
Hawkeye Annual Creamery Meeting Plans Directors
Hawkeye creamery held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon at the Community hall. Will Faust and L L Begalske were re elected directors. Other board members include F J Campbell president Albert Kohlmeyer secretary Ed Fritz Lee Pleggenkuhl and Herman Buhr. A four percent dividend was set aside for membership business. W C Robinson is manager assisted by C L Parker Herman Pieper and Lee Mumby.
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C. L. Parker
Herman Pieper
Lee Mumby
Super-Chief Derailed in Winslow Derailed train injures several
In Winslow Arizona the Santa Fe Super Chief passenger train derailed on a curve near the roundhouse. Three people including one passenger and Santa Fe workers were injured lightly and taken to hospital for treatment. The engineer E L Hosler was hospitalized with shock. The derailment left the diesel engine and several cars on their sides and damaged nearby lines. communication service was briefly disrupted.
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Winslow
Ariz
Santa Fe
General Hospital
E. L. Hosler
Winslow Roundhouse
Bwalwan Escape After Ford Flips Into Ditch
Bill Bwalwan escaped unharmed when his 1938 Ford rolled end over end and into a ditch on Highway 3 about a quarter mile west of the Wapsie bridge early Tuesday. He moved over to pass an oncoming truck, struck the shoulder, and was thrown from the car during the first flip. the vehicle was nearly demolished.
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Bill Bwalwan
Highway 3
Wapsie
Bwalwan
Waterloo
Bwalwah
Westgate Residents Share A Sunday Picnic
Westgate neighbors gathered for picnics at various homes including the Willis Leech residence in Sumner and Oelwein parks. Attendees included the Savins Shellhorns Sabins Lehmkuhs Ruebers Adrian Heller Wente Ziegler Phillips Schwarz Komrofske Stohr and others from Westgate Waterloo Clinton Dubuque and Oelwein regions. The event celebrated Edith Leech's birthday and featured multiple family groups enjoying a day outdoors.
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Newa Dawk
Westgate
Herman Savin
Elmer Shellhorn
Lynn
Will Sabin
Willis Leech
Sumner
Edith Leech
Upper
Iowa River
Walter Ziegler
Norbert Phillips
Clarence Phillips
Fritz Schwarz
Werner. Pooch
Elmer Wente
Charlie Heller
Dick Rueber
Nettie _Rueber
George Lehmkuh
Martin Schwarz
William L. Adrian
Judy
Jack Dyball
E. Dyball
Wiliam Adrian,sr
Sylvia
Wren Vargason
Robert ‘Holtzman
Oelwein
Lawrence Mohlis
Theo. Hoag
Minnie Mohlis
Waterloo
Oelwein Park
Adolph Komrofske
Hulda
Alvin Po~tratz
Dubuque
Art Komrofske
Clinton
Leo Stohr
Arlene
Philip Stohr
Blair Dinkla
Wesley Sorge
First Iowa Wheat Sold at2 10 a Bushel in Monoway County
William Larimore delivered the first wheat of the year to the S7 Elevator. Manager William Hime paid Larimore $2104 for 58 pounds per bushel, confirming the first harvest delivery at Turin-Up in Monoway County.
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Iowa
William Larimore
Monoway County
William Hime
Larimore
Oelwein Boys Rough It At Scout Camp
Fourteen Oelwein Boy Scouts under Assistant Scoutmaster John Gehrke rough it for a week at Camp Tagawanis near Waverly. Thirteen from Troop 49 and one from Troop 35 join leaders Jim Roth and Duane Avery. four from Stanley Troop 98 also join. Eighteen boys are assigned to Skybird Camp. Scoutmaster Cliff Avery will return midweek.
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Oelwein
John Gehrke
Camp
Tagawanis
Iowa
Waverly
Jim Roth
Duane Avery
Oelveir
Sweekslong
Mike Feld
Bob Gehrke
Pat McQuill
Henry Archambault
Maurice King
William Weber
Richard Lacy
George Gallagher
Tommy Rogge
George Johnson
Dick Clark
Alfred Stodfield
Stanley
Skybird
Cliff Avery
Lions View Watch-Making Film on Timepiece Craft
Lions club members watched a sound film titled What Makes a Fine Watch How intricate watch wheels and bearings are explained The program, sponsored by a leading watch company and secured via Dr TE Dippo, highlighted research in design and the value of a quality timepiece The club will sponsor the American Beauty Shows again this year opening July 6 in Oelwein for a week-long engagement
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Feon Varad Newn
Deak
Lions Club
TE. Dippo
I al ‘Company
Oelwein
Electric Motor Service Opens on South Frederick Street
Lawrence Pelley opened an Electric Motor Service shop at 1114 South Frederick offering rewinding and repair for all sizes of electric motors and various electrical appliances as a specialty.
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Lawrence Pelley
South Frederick
Pelley
Alpha Teaching Staff Complete for Consolidated School
A complete corps of teachers has been secured for the Alpha consolidated school for the coming year. Frank Truesdell of Sabulais, superintendent, Luella Richards of Ossian, home economics, Jean Foot, Hawkeye, grades six through eight, Mrs. Carl Schmudiach of Fredericksburg, grades three through five, Shirley Krall of Jackson Junction, grades one and two, and Earlene Cooper of Reinbeck, grade three.
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ALPHA
Alpha Consolidated
Frank Truesdell
Sabulais
Luella Richards
Ossian
Jean Foot
Hawkeye
Carl Schmudiach
Fredericksburg
Shirley Krall
Jackson Junction
Earlene Cooper
Reinbeck
Cemetery Meeting Friday Maynard Special
The Ladies Cemetery association will hold their July meeting with Mrs. P E Jennison Friday July 2. All members and those interested in this work are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
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Maynard
The
Ladies Cemetery Association
P. E. Jennison
Tito Expected To Reply To Cominform Blast
Tito was anticipated to issue a Belgrade statement in answer to a harsh Cominform denunciation of Yugoslav leadership. Milovan Djilas said a major statement would be issued today, with Tito's whereabouts uncertain, initially reported at Blend and then possibly on an Adriatic island. The Cominform warned Tito’s faction to return to the party line or yield to new leadership.
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Prague
Marshal Tito
Communist Information Bureau
Milovan Djilas
Cominform
Belgrade
Tito
Blend
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Cominferm
Yugoslav Communist ‘Party
United Communist: Front
Fayette Youth Camp at Eldora Meeker weekend attendance 108
Fayette county Rural Youth district camp at Meeker Eldora ran Friday afternoon to Sunday noon with 108 youths from 13 counties. Fayette county youths hosted Friday night in the camp hall and presented a skit titled The Went Out on Saturday night. Named participants include Alshouse Arlington ad Virginia Vaupel and others.
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Fayette
Meeker
Arlington
Virginia
Vaupel
Chivalrous men still wolves, girls told
Northwestern professor Bergen Evans warned that chivalry is a disguise for flirting and courting not kindness. He said men use etiquette to approach strangers, noting direct approaches are frowned on and romance requires more subtle maneuvers that keep men interested.
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Northwestern University
Bergen Evans
Evans
Babe
Mine Owner Sues U S Government Over Damages Claim
OTTUMWA UP M M Van Dyke president of Old King Coal Co Centerville filed in federal district court for 61400 dollars in damages against the federal government. He says the loss followed the interior secretary directing him to use the mine for the government in May 1946 and later granting miners a 1 85 a day and overtime increase.
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Ottumwa
M. M. van Dyke
Old King Coal Co
Centerville
Federal District Court
Secretary of the Interior
Appeal for Aid Amid Crisis and Blockade Struggles
Fragmentary text depicts a crisis linked to starvation and a blockade affecting Germain and Russia influenced by Western nations. It mentions a magistrate or city assembly seeking aid within the next month, with urgency and international involvement noted in the Berlin context.
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Berlin
Tolief
Russia
Magistrat
Swithin
History Jubilee Window Display Theme Adopted
Oelwein merchants will decorate shop windows under the theme History of Iowa. The chamber of commerce decorating committee announced the contest rules after a Monday meeting.
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Lowa
Loca
Descorating
Oelwein
Dows
Car Collision Damages Estimated At 350 Dollars
iAvas injured Olic Galer who investigated estimates damage to both cars at 350 dollars. Cary driving a 1930 Ford north on South Frederick when Repass backed an Oldsmobile into 8th Street West and started across red light. Repass stopped in the intersection. Cary cut around and struck the right front of the Repass car.
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iAvas
Olic Galer
Cary
Drivin
Ford
South Frederick
Repass
Oldsmobile
Crick
Christensen Appointed Minister at Edgewood Church
The Rev Alfred Christensen has been appointed a minister of the Methodist church in Edgewood after four and a half years as pastor at Lamont. The Christensens will stay in Lamont three more weeks. Rev Harvey Moon of the Hudson church will fill his position and begin in mid August.
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M Reveal NeWarder
Fair Through Friday Forecast for Iowa
The Weather Bureau predicted generally fair weather across Iowa through Friday with moderate temperatures. Tonight and tomorrow are expected to be mostly clear with highs around 80 to 85 degrees and lows near 60.
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Iowa
Selfridge Airmen to Lead F-80 Flight to Europe
Selfridge base, Michigan, plans a July 7 departure of 660 mile range fighters with two bombers and three transports bound for Germany. Lt Curtis E. Lemay commands the European air force task in theater, with Col David Schilling directing the 36th group as they travel to Europe for about eight weeks.
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Selfridge Air Force
Mimens
Mich
Furstenfeld
Germany
Alantic
Labrador
Greenlai
Iceland
England
Curtis E. Lemay
Selfridge
David Schilling
Group
Orman
8Th Air Fortes
Europe
Call Off Wildcat London Deck Mess Leaves Unclear Outcome
A garbled report mentions a wildcat deck incident in London and a 19,000 strike with unclear details. The fragment refers to United Frees and Gast London but lacks concrete names, places, or dates for a precise briefing.
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Wildcat
London
Deck
United
Itomnorrows
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