War Labor Board Intervenes in Morrell Plant Strike
Maj William Moselle, army labor relations officer, arrived in Ottumwa to confer with John Morrell & Co and CIO officials over a general strike at the Morrell plant affecting over 3000 workers. James Walsh of the war labor board arrived earlier to join the inquiry into seniority rulings and job transfers in the fresh meat department. The union Local No 1 discussed ending the strike at a Monday meeting after it began Tuesday, with both sides claiming breaches of their agreement. The war labor board had notified the union to return to work last week.
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Ottumwa
William Moselle
Minneapolis
War Labor Board
Wok
Inquest Held in Shooting Of Betty Schaffner
A coroner jury ruled Betty Schaffner fourteen was killed by a 22 caliber bullet fired by an unknown party. The Boone girl and another were wounded while walking a Boone street Saturday night. Coroner Garland W. Hancock led a day-long inquiry with city and county officers, but they did not locate the bullet’s source.
Legislature Faces Prolonged Session as Adjournment Delayed
The state legislature will not adjourn at 5 p.m. today. The house may back the resolution for sine die, or clocks will be stopped at noon and the session extend under the fiction of a single day. The likely outcome is a weeklong continuation.
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House
State Salvage Goals Missed In Iowa Quotas
DES MOINES Iowa salvage quotas for wastepaper tin cans fat and scrap iron were not met in three months Executive secretary WH Plagman of the war production board Iowa salvage division urged increased collection activity He noted five pounds per person waste paper quota was not met since November with monthly averages dipping from 5.3 to 4.2 pounds in February and warned March figures could worsen.
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Des Moines - Iowa
Plagman
War Production Board
Iowa Salvage Division
Plagnan
Planes From George Field Honor Washington Man
Word from Washington reports that planes from George Field Illinois would circle over the city this afternoon to honor Lt Hadley Edmondson a Washington native killed in a recent plane crash at a southern Illinois field The rendezvous was set before two o clock but the aircraft were delayed and did not appear by 2 20 PM It was expected the planes would proceed to Mason City Iowa to honor another air force officer who died in the incident
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Washington
George Field
Iul
Hadley Edmondson
Inois Field
Liey
Mason City
Iowa
Air Force
Reds Clear Two-thirds of Vienna
Soviet forces advance in Austria clearing about two thirds of Vienna and battling for Danube and canal crossings to complete the city’s liberation. Feodor Tolbukhin’s 3rd Ukrainian army reports progress west of the river with the mint district still contested. The Srd army widening its push captures Bernoff and moves toward Brentin and nearby industrial towns.
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London
Vienna
Danube
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Prater Park
Tulbukhin
Mint
Danube Canal
Srd
Austria
Bernoff
Morava
Vah
Hiohovecke
Brentin
Henry Otto Dies at 74 in Davenport Burial Thursday
Henry A. Otto, 74, died early morning in Davenport after a brief illness. Burial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred Ki. Miller of the Methodist church officiating. Survived by three daughters Mabel Schiebel Davenport and Edith Zielinski Davenport, two sons Herman Otto Winfield and Harold Otto Wheaton, plus two sisters and five grandchildren. Otto, a longtime farmer near Washington, Iowa, was born July 23, 1870 in Louisa County. He had lived with his children since 1928 after his wife Lou L. Otto died in 1921. He was a member of the Methodist church and Modern Woodmen lodge.
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Henry A. Otto
Davenport
L. A. Jones
Fred Ki. Miller
Methodist Church
Mr. Otto
Washington
Louisa County
Iowa
Herman Vrnd
Elizabeth (Winter) Otto
Letts
Lou L. Wabnitz
Washington County
Otto
Woodyian Lodge
Mabel Schiebel
Lloyd Neiswanger
South of Washington
Herman Otto
Winfield
Edith Zielinski
Harold Otto
Wheaton, Ll
S. H. Archibald
West Liberty
S. D. Asher
Crash brings Lt Ed Mondson home with escort
The body of Lieutenant Ed Mondson arrived this morning from George Field, accompanied by Captain F A Thomas of the Army Air Force stationed there.
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Edmondson
George Field
F. A. Thomas
Army Air Force
Square Telephone Poles The Army Uses Telephony in War Theaters
The U S Army Signal Corps is deploying square telephone poles and telephone roles to keep lines of communication functional across multiple war theaters. The system aims to improve resilience and ease of installation in diverse combat zones.
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U. S. Army Signal Corps
New Landing Off Okinawa Report Blazes Across Coasts
United Press reports a new American landing off Okinawa east coast and heavy combat on the west as U S forces press the Nakagusuku Bay area. On the east coast Tokyo claimed a destroyer loss while American confirmation was lacking. On the west coast troops fought through caves and pillboxes near Naha with extensive artillery support and air power.
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United Press
Okinawa
Tokyo
King ‘Stkaii Island
Nakagusuku Bay
Bay
Onaha
Yonabaru
Tsukata
Cave
Phillbox
Naha
Y M C A To Close For Two Weeks In Spring
At a board meeting the Washington Y M C A decided to close the facility for two weeks before school let out to grant staff a vacation ahead of summer. Secretary GO Schmitts illness and a short staff contributed to the decision. The period will be announced later, likely in late April. Seimitt has returned home and is improving.
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Washington Y M. C. A
GO. Schmitt
Johna Winga
Seimitt
Square Poles Save Time and Ship Space in Military Lines
Square poles can be turned out more rapidly with standard sawmill machines than the round type and 250,000 board feet of lumber is saved for every 10 miles of line. The square poles also save shipping space and are easier for soldiers to handle and set.
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Giles Swanson
Capper
County Music Festival at Washington High School Friday
Washington county high schools Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville West Chester and Washington participate in a noncompetitive festival at Washington High School Friday. Morning massed band and chorus rehearsals start at nine and ten, with afternoon solos small groups and a ten o’clock evening program led by Edgar and Ray. Hundreds participate. admission costs 10 cents pupils 25 cents students and 50 cents adults.
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Washington County
Washington High School
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Washington
Lu Ocet
Ainsworth Girls
Brighton Boys
Washington Girls
Wasi Vizion County High School
Imusis
Peking Music
Tinal
Coal Dealers Offer Forms for Consumer Declarations
The county price and rationing board announces receipt of consumers declaration slips for coal rationing for the year. Slips come from the Solid Fuels Administration for War led by Secretary Harold Ickes. Retailers may provide forms to customers. users must obtain them via coal dealers, not directly from the rationing board.
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County Price and Rationine Board
Solid Fuels Administration For War
Harold Ickes
Rationing Board
Ratio Board
Mrs Kauffman Finds The First Mushrooms
Mrs Tony Kauffman of near Pleasant Ridge schoolhouse found several large mushrooms in the woods on a route two search. With rain and warmer weather coming, mushroom hunters expect a good crop this season.
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C. &. Ballard
Tony Kauffman
Pleasant Ridge School House
Fifty Cooling Systems For Modern U.S. Battleship
Report states fifty complete cooling systems with compressors and related equipment are needed to outfit a modern U.S. battleship.
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U.S
Forme ac share secured for customer fills
The note mentions securing their share of the forme ac and preparing it for customers to fill out as S000 as possible, indicating readiness and allocation steps intended for client use.
Military Honors Planned for Lt Hadley Edmondson
Full military honors will be paid Lt Hadley Edmondson at funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM at L A Jones funeral home. Rev Alfred Trenerry of the Traptist church will lead the service. Kiln Grove cemetery burial with Leon Beaty post American Legion handling military details. Lieutenant Scieneson was killed last Saturday at George Field when the crash occurred, taking the life of both officers.
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Hadley Edmondson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Alfred Trenerry
Traptist Church
Kiln Grove Cemetery
Leon Beaty
American Legion
Scieneson
George Field
Reveal Cast for Play on May 16 at State Theater
Cast named for home talent mystery comedy One Mad Night to be staged at the State theater on May 16, raising funds for the Men’s club pledge. Clarice Meek directs rehearsals with a list of performers including Don Cutter as playwright and Ted Brown in a lead role. production promises eerie moments and a Washington audience ready for an evening.
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Clarice Meek
Washington
Don Cutter
Bol
Race Past City as 4th Division Captures Hanover
American 4th Infantry Division troops captured Hanover with mop up of isolated resistance. The assault joined a broader push as the 9th Army cut the Hanover Brunswick Berlin highway and the 1st Army advanced toward Nordhausen and Berlin behind heavy aerial bombardment.
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Elbe
Hanover
Paris
Berlin
Sth
Germany
Nordhausen
Elb
Hanover- Brunswick-Berlin
Brunswick
Elbe River
Doughboys
The
4Th Infantry
9Th Army
Sth Armored
Bremen
Hamburg
Hamburg-Hanover
1St Army
Harz
Tax Distribution Is Told by Treasurer
County Treasurer W. E. Howell sent checks to Washington county tax districts for October through April. Towns and consolidated districts received funds for operations and schools. totals include general and specific funds such as hospital, state institutions, and district schools with a countywide distributed tax of 277277.65 dollars.
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W. EE. Howell
Washington County
Washington
Brighton
Coppock
Crawfordsville
Cas
Ainsworth
West Chester
Riverside
Wellman
Panic in Berlin Soon Is Forecast
A neutral diplomat arriving from Berlin said the moment is rapidly approaching when the people there will give way to panic. Isolated panic demonstrations have occurred in several places in Berlin, and all diplomats except the Swedish legation staff have fled the city with Swedish staff ready to evacuate.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Berlin
Legation
American air raid hits seven Nazi airfields in northern Germany
A U S 8th Air Force fleet with 1300 heavy bombers and 850 escorts attacked seven northern German airfields for jet propelled aircraft. The strikes hit Rechlin and Oranienburg bases along with other sites near Lara Burg Brenst Faruppin Zerost Parehim, following a Kiel shipyards raid. Berlin and Kiel targets reported large fires and explosions.
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London
U. S
8Th Airforce
Germany
Rechlin
Oranienburg
Jote
R.A
Kiel
Berlin
Bai
Air Ministry
Americans Punch 30 Mile Gap In German Defenses Near Nordhausen
Allied dispatches say American forces pierced a 30 mile wide gap in German lines near Nordhausen as Patton's army and others push southeast and toward the Czechoslovak frontier. Ruhr pocket remains center of heavy fighting with 100000 Germans encircled and Model believed trapped.
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Nordhausen
Patton
Geo. S. Patton
Érdy
Berlin
Czechoslovakian
Savaria
Nuerenberg
Sth
Ruhr
Walther von Model
Hanover
Forecast Bigger U S Wheat Crop
The agricultural department forecasts an 863.5 million bushel U S winter wheat crop for this year up from 764.1 million in 1944. December 1 estimate was 159.1 million bushels. April 1 wheat and rye conditions are the best for the dates since 1919 and 1914 respectively.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department Today
Crop Reporting Board
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Lt. Edmondson
Dan
Ube and Canal— Re
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Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Morava River
Schoenau
Henry Otto
O. P. Smith
10Th Army
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Luxon
China Sea
Baguio
Luzon
United Nations Committee of Jurists
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
International Court of Justice
World Organization
Stettinius
Wane Chune-Wei
New Zealand
Michael Myers
Lippert
Ralph W. Young
Mary Broghammer
Centralto Solo
County
Neanes
Choate Wing
Dave Rider
Triseilla
Ralph Ricese
Lady Macbeth
Dave E
Er. Hyde
Joe Pickeu
Dr. Bunn
Richard Stewart
John Alden
Everett Simpson
Lucille
Ernest Miller
Kluck
Mars Loveless
Gertrude Fineh
Bill Shannon
T. Ashington Fineh
Db. P. Livingster
Dephesion
Joe Micken
Artemus Burke
Ted
Dan Siletto
Murcer
al Tervelt
Ruhr Pocket
Nord
Bertin
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