Trust charges held against 47 railroads
Federal Judge Jenna W Delehant ruled against striking down charges in the Sherman antitrust case accusing 47 railroads and 90 officials of secret rate fixing and limiting service. The decision allows continuation with limited particulars. case ties to the Association of American Railroads and Western Association of Railways, with J P Morgan Co and Kunin Lees & Co named.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jenna W. Delehant
Shenaan
Delehunt
Justice Departmint
Shermar
Department of Justice
Ral
Francis Biddle
Tom Clark
Lincoln Federal District Court
Association of American Railroads
Western Association of Tatars
J. P. Morgan Co
Kunin, Lees & Co
West
Urge Vets to Delay Claims for Review
A VA pension expert died and urged veterans drawing disability payments to delay filing for review. The new rating schedule, which could raise pensions for hundreds of thousands, is postponed from October 1 to at least a month later as the agency finalizes rules. Dr Robert Teshout, chair of the VA rating schedule board, said no changes justify rushing. The delay risks retroactive protections for many veterans already relying on the current rates.
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Washington
Rob Teshout
VAS
Injuries Fatal to Mrs Earl Russell
Mrs Russell died from injuries after a car accident near Castalia. She fell from a moving vehicle causing multiple rib fractures and other wounds. She leaves behind her husband, parents Mr and Mrs Alex Manderfield, Castalla relatives, three sisters and two brothers. Miss Iste Manderfield resides in Eltein.
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Earl Russell
Casialia
Russel
Northasia
Ossian
Russell Wa
Casalia
Russell
Herusband
Alex Manderheld
Castalla
Iste Manderfield
Ines
Oeltein
Prisoner Since Pearl Harbor Freed in Tokio Telegram
Walter Freiberger was liberated from a Japanese internment camp on Sept 12 according to a telegram to his father A. Freiberger. The War Department message said he was well and expected to be home soon. Freiberger, a former American delegation member in Peking, was captured on Pearl Harbor Day.
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Pic
Walter Frieberger
Su. A. Freiberger
War Department
Pfc
Freiberger
Peking
China
Tenth Army to Return as Japan Occupation Shifts in War News
Tokyo reports say the US Tenth Army is inactivated and more than 13,000 high-point troops in the Japanese theater will depart next week. Kyoto falls to US 6th Army as occupation accelerates. Merrill’s Marauders officers visit Tokyo. Stilwell and Stiller retires noted, ships to carry home the 97th Division.
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Tokyo
Ss. 10Th
Ryukyus
Japan
Kyoto
Lgs
6Th Army
Douglas MacaArthur
Okinawa
Aomori
Tern Honshu
Otaru
Hokkaido
Island of Japan
Joseph W. Stillewell
Frank W. Merrill
Merrill's
MacArthur
United States
Tno
Supreme Headquarters
Eighth Army
97Th
Broadcasting Corporation For Japan
Patriotic Labour Service
Gracie Allen May Call on UNO to Curb Nylon Stockings
Gracie Allen jokes about war production board rules on nylon stockings and urges action at the UNO counter. She quips a battle of the century to obtain a pair, lamenting stock shortages and the impact on fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNO
War Production Board
Sireng
United Nations
Oelwein Radio Film Forms Two Iowa Corporations
Two Oelwein firms with common officers filed articles of incorporation in Des Moines. The Ra Sales Corp capitalized at 20000 to sell real and personal property, bonds, notes, accounts and services. The Century Radio Corp of Iowa capitalized at 320900 to engage in radio radar television equipment and accessories. Officers include M K Widdekind president, M L Downey vice president, William A Glasson secretary, and R W Threlkeld treasurer. Also details on Midland Manufacturing Company, its wartime shift to dust pans, Decorah plant, and future expansion. plus Iowa Paper Co of Waterloo and R and O Hardware Co of Cedar Rapids with officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Oelwein
Ra Sales Corporation
Century Radio Corp
Iowa
M. K. Widdekind
Chicago
M. L. Downey
Cedar Rapids
William A. Glassson
R. W. Threlkeld
Decorah
Midland Manufacturing Companys
R. M. Threlkeld
W. H. Widdekind
Oehrain
South Frederick
North Frederick
Threlkeld
Delweam
Iowa Paper Co
Waterloo
Anthony R. Kupris
A. L Stuntzner
Gilbert E. Stabenon
R and O Hardware Co
Ce- Gar Rapids
Russ Andrews
Vera L Owen
E. H. Owen
Passenger Tire Outlook Gloomy Des Moines Report
Des Moines OPA office reports passenger car tire quotas for September at 46,362 units, only about nine percent of applied requests. The back tire quota shows slightly better prospects with 13,400 tires allocated, including 9,000 small sizes, 300 large tires, and an overall expected rise of around 20 percent for large sizes, amid cautious expectations.
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Des Moines
OPA
Proclamation Declares Forget-Me-Not Day for Veterans
Mayor Gunderson proclaims Saturday September 29 as Disabled American Veterans Forget-Me-Not Day urging citizens groups and societies to participate. The notice highlights DAV aims to aid disabled World War I veterans and dependents and to advocate for additional benefits and legislation.
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Ctis
Defere
Congress
Eceas
National Service Bureau
Shin
D.C
Witrens
D. A.V
Wasreas
Ine
D. A. Vo
FL Gunderson
Gelwein
du Sereby
Truman presses jobless issue in Senate split memo
President Truman urged Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee, defending 26 weeks of unemployment pay and 25 dollars, saying the Senate had let him down. After a 43 minute White House meeting, committee members again shelved the bill 14 to 10.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
White House
Charles Ross
Ays and Means
Ross
Air
Robert L. Doughton
D. XN. C
Dog Show Parade Rescheduled for Saturday Morning
Prom Local Nexs Deuxde Oceix krones that the dog show parade, moved from yesterday due to weather, will still be held Saturday at 9:30 AM. Children from Oelwein and nearby areas are asked to bring canine entries to the First Street NE block between the Methodist church and post office by 9:30. The parade forms, moves to the parking lot, judges vote on class winners, and cash prizes are awarded after the drawings.
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de Oceix
Oelwein
First St. N. E
Food rationing to cut one third of meat items
Washington reports one third of meat items will be removed from rationing starting October. Lower grades of beef veal and lamb and certain cuts will become point free while other cuts remain at current values. Waste fats will gain extra red points to aid soap supply as Americans in POW camps are cited in a separate note.
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Washington
O. Price
OPA
Clinton P. Anderson
Three Wadenans Liberated From Jap Prisons
Three Wadenan prisoners held by Japanese forces are reported freed. Details indicate their location of capture and release occurred in the Pacific theater, with local authorities confirming their safety and pending repatriation proceedings.
K C Hear Report On Regional Knights Meeting
A report on the Regional Knights of Columbus meeting in Waterloo was delivered by Grand Knight H L Bosshardt. Bosshardt announced A star program appointments Albert Freeman West Union publicity chairman L O Kuner council program Miles O'Brien insurance Regis Harrington membership and guests included Lawrence Rains Nick Stater Panama Canal Zone and Mr Aaron Waterloo Council. The group resumed a bowling team and urged members to join for the State competition with initiation planned for November 1.
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Columbus
Waterloo
H. L. Bosshardt
Grand Knight Bosshardt
Albert Freeman
West Union
L. O' Kuner
Miles O'Brien
Regis Harrington
Lawrence Rains
Nick Stater
Panama Canal Zone
Aaron
Waterloo Council
Jack Sexton
Chat
Congressional leaders end push to merge army and navy
Washington lawmakers said abandoning the plan to combine the army and navy into a single national defense department for now. Vinson and other committee chairs said there is no merger this time and prefer maintaining Joint Chiefs while peacetime adjustments proceed.
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Washington
Provo
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Carl Vinson
D. Ga
House Naval Affairs Committee
Andrew
House
Military Cormee
Vinson
Navel May
Joint Chiefs of
C Ch
David FE. Wai ‘ Jiass
Senate Naval Affairs Committtee
Dallas Center Man Plans To Establish Bank Here
A Dallas Center man announces plans to establish Deivwein State Bank with Wson as president and Churchill T Williams as cashier. The bank would operate in Oelwein after a long lease on the Lester Boots building. Final approval rests with the state banking department and the federal FDIC.
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Dallas Center
Lotal News Desk
W. Palmer
State Banking Department
Deiwein State Bank
W Son
Churchill T. Williams
Pall Gwen
Oelwein
State Department of Banking
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Breaks Custom in Visit to MacArthur
Tokyo reports an unprecedented meeting as Emperor Hirohito pledged to aid rebuilding and to maintain Japan as a peaceful nation after consulting General MacArthur. Reuters notes the historic exchange, the emperor’s bow and handshake, and the potential cabinet reshuffle amid postwar reforms.
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Macarthur
Tokyo
Emeror
Douglas Mac
Hirohito
Combe
Japan
Garuhiko Higa- Kuni
Son of Heaven
Tory
Embargo on Traffic Puts Peoria Road Under Strain
Peoria Road announced an embargo on over the road traffic effective Oct 1 as labor tensions mount. The plan follows threats of a road strike by Locomotive Firemen and Relayers, with rumors of violence and attacks tied to wartime policy after government actions post Pearl Harbor.
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PEC Oleic
George P. Jr
Tolest
Peata and Western Railroad
Aad
Pearl Harbor
War Labor Board
Marshal Zhukov To Visit America
The White House announced that Marshal of the Soviet Union Gregory Zhukov will visit the United States in early October, arriving first in New York City and later proceeding to Washington. He will meet President Truman during his stay as arrangements are handled by the War Department.
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Washington
White House
Soviet Union
Gregory Zhukov
New York City
Zhukov
Truman
United States
War Department
Berlin
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Allen Ad Reporting
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Oil Workers International Union
Port Arthur
Tex
Oelwein Radio Film Files
Figneri
Prom
Torvald
Amercans
Atertin
Mitsui
K. C
Kews Desk
Bremontate Bank
Lingsey Finch
Brenton State Bank
Wilson
O Ter
Williams
Oclwein
New Bank
Air Corps
Peoria Road
Marshal Zhukov
America
Seay
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