Iowa Des Moines Montg omery Ward seizure probe column
Iowa Des Moines reports an interim committee considered a request from the state department of public safety for 40 000 to fund 1945 automobile license plates to be produced at the Anamosa state reformatory and a separate 11 400 appropriation for a blind placement program.
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Des Moines
Legislative Interim Committee
State Department of Public Safety
Anamosa State Reformatory
State Commission For the Blind
Inunction Case Before U S Court
Washington April 28 The house rules committee after a stormy hearing approved a resolution by Representative Charles Dewey Republican Illinois for Congressional investigation of the seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co A coalition of Democratic and Republican members overrode efforts of Chairman Adolph Sabath Democrat Illinois and other administration supporters to prevent consideration of the resolution for the time being.
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Washington
1.C
House
Cay
Charles Dewe
Illinois
Montgomery Ward
Adolph Sabath
Democrat of
Ilinois
Secretary of Navy Knox Dies After Brief Illness
Washington announces the death of Secretary of the Navy Knox at 12 08 p m central war time. The 70 year old Knox had helped expand the navy and fleet as war loomed, while serving in the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington, D.C
Navy
Frank Rox
United States
Washington
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Department
Knox
Née
Pacific
Europe
Koacx
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Chicago Daily News
Prospect of Glut in Egg Market Again
DES MOINES Iowa egg marketing faces another crisis as government buying falls with the U S army out of the middlewest. Prices paid to farmers hold at about 26 cents, but buyers are scarce and eggs back up on farms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Army
Middlewest
Burlington Firemen Threaten to Quit
Sixteen Burlington fire department members threatened to quit and will file 10 day notices with the civil service commission. A delegation urged a wage increase but the city council refused to meet. Mayor Conrad called it a threatened strike while spokesman Doe Rhemen said they would quit if their demands are not granted.
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Burlington
Death Under Truck Suspected Self Inflicted Incident
Edward J Harris, 64, died en route to a hospital after a stock truck ran over him in a downtown Cedar Rapids intersection. Assistant county coroner Dr. F W Mulson ruled death apparently death by own action after three witnesses saw him dive under the vehicle driven by Lester Washburn, 26, of Troy Mills. Harris was Cedar Rapids’s third pedestrian death from a motor vehicle this year.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward J Harris
F. W. Mulson
Harris
Lester Washburn
Troy Mills
Probation for Dynamite Possession in Knoxville Case
Darrell Coolley and James Derrickson of Knoxville were sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to possession of explosives without a license. Prosecutors said they stole a 50-pound box of powder and 50 pounds of dynamite from the Harry Murphy strip mine near Knoxville on November 26, 1943.
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Des Moines
Darrell Coolley
James E. Derrickson
Knoxville
United States
Charles A. Dewey
Maurice F. Donegan
Coolley
Derrickson
Harry Murphy
Authority to Reopen Frat Houses at Iowa University
Director C. W. Thompson announces that reopening or continued operation of fraternity houses at the University of Iowa requires authorization until further notice. The letter outlines regulations fraternities must meet to resume or maintain occupancy on campus.
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Iowa City
C. W. Thompson
Office of Student Affairs
Chbapter
iIren
University of Iowa
Montgomery Ward seeks end of temporary injunction
Lawyers for Montgomery Ward went to federal court in Chicago to dissolve a temporary injunction restraining officials from interfering with government control of the company's Chicago property. The filing argues the government action was unconstitutional and notes the plant was patrolled while Sewell Avery, chairman, was kept from the premises during the stockholders meeting.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Ow
Francis Piddle
Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
Commeeree
Wayne C. Taylor
Har Sewell Avery
Avery
Signal Stockholders
Camp Skokie Valley
Montgomery Ward & Co
Roosevelt
Sewell Avery
Commerce Department
C.I
U. S. Marshals
Marion Ferguson Receives Air Medal
Mrs. Harry Ferguson announces that Staff Sergeant Marion Ferguson a senior radio man in a B 17432 has earned the Air Medal awarded after five combat missions. Ferguson already has twelve missions and a second oak leaf cluster may be added after the fifteenth. He is stationed in England since New Year’s Day and has also received the Good Conduct Medal for long service.
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Harry Ferguson
Marion Ferguson
England
Ferguson
France
Holland
Germany
Budget Won’t Pass Without Viable Student Housing Plan
A formal letter notes that permission hinges on a workable operating budget and relevant data showing the chapter can function as a student housing and living group. The date on the letter is recorded.
Patrol Action on Anzio Beachhead
Allied and German patrols traded heavy blows on the Anzio beachhead and Adriatic front. Tank led 5th Army skirmishes penetrated near Cisterna while allied patrols cleared areas northwest of Littoria and repulsed raids. German attacks near Ortona Tolla and north of Creechio were beaten back. Cassino remained quiet as Allied air forces flew about 180 sorties.
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Allied Hdq
Naples
Ku.p
Anzio
Adriatic
Littoria
Carano
Cisterna
Adriate
Ortona
Tolla
Creechio
Cassino
Magliliana
Trinity Church Pastor Resigns for Michigan Calling
Rev. BE L. Stuempfig, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church at 30 East Second Street, will resign to accept a call to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ormington, Michigan. The Trinity congregation votes to grant release and plans to hire a new pastor while he remains until May 14 to finish duties.
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BE. L. Stuempfig
Trinity Lutheran Church
East Second Street
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ormington
Michigan
Detroit
Farmington
Churen
Trinity
Washington
Stuempfig
Jean Walker to Oklahoma for Navy Yeoman Training
Jean Maxine Walker, 238, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Walker, has completed basic training at the Naval Training School for WAVES in New York and proceeds to the Naval Training School at A and M College Stilwater Oklahoma for further instruction. She was employed as secretary with the Selective Service Board before entering naval service.
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Jean Maxine Walker
Seamng
Dell Walker
Naval Training School For Waves
New York
Naval Training School
Yeoman
A & M College
Stilwater
Oklahoma
Naval Service
Miss Walker
Selective Service Board
Kaster to Head Plans for Memorial Day in Washington
S. W. Kaster has been named general chairman for Memorial day services in Washington this year. He will convene a general committee of patriotic organizations to map out plans for May 30. The appointment, by R. R. Noonan, continues the rotation among American Legion Spanish American War Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. This year a VFW official leads due to unavailability of a Spanish American War veteran.
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S. W. Kaster
Washington
Mr. Kaster
R. R. Noonan
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Noonan
Legion
Easter
Urge Repairs for Sidewalks in Town
Washington city officials hope for extensive sidewalk repairs this spring and summer. Many concrete walks are broken or heaved by tree roots. a large program is planned, with cooperation from property owners and possible assessments if needed.
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Washington City
Washington
Men of Country Club Have Party
The Washington Golf and Country Club hosted a social event to boost membership as many guests became members. Chairman C. R. Wilson led the membership committee with assistance from Tracy Phillips of the tournament committee, in what members called a highly enjoyable evening.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Washington
C. R. Wilson
Tracy Phillips
German Troops Panic as Russian Artillery Hits Front
Moscow reports German forces brace for attack on the Romanian front amid heavy Soviet shelling that allegedly killed nearly 3,000. Russians advance, seize fortified positions, and destroy tanks and guns. Soviet torpedo boats and planes sink barges near Sevastopol. In the south near Lwow, German counterattacks are repulsed with hundreds of casualties and losses of tanks.
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Moscow
Red Army
Crimean
Sevastopol
Romania
Lwow
Richardson Infant Dies in Washington and Funeral Saturday
Barbara Jean Richardson died at seven months after a kidney infection. Funeral 10 39 Saturday at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev W J Stevens officiating. Burial Elm Grove cemetery. She was born September 24 1943 in Washington to Dwain and Katherine Richardson. Survived by parents one brother Dwain Jr paternal and maternal grandparents. sister Marilyn Kay predeceased.
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Barbara Jean Richardson
Sherman
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Dwain Richardson
West
Madison Street
Washington
Dwain
Katherine
Sisk) Richardson
Dwain, Jrr
Marilyn Kay
Hitler Warns Enemies Use Nasty Tricks
Hitler declares that his foes employ dirty tactics to harass Germany and threaten the Nazi regime. He accuses Allied opponents of spreading misleading propaganda and illicit measures aimed at undermining him.
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Hitler
Hlitler
Burlington Mayor Becomes Republican
Burlington Mayor Max A. Conrad resigns from the Democratic Party after 20 years and joins the Republican ranks. He cites a shift in party principles and says he can no longer support many Democratic ideas. In 1930 he was the Democratic nominee for Congress from the First District and in 1932 sought the Democratic nomination in a primary before Edward Eicher won the nomination.
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Burlington
Max A. Conrad
Conrad
Congress
Edward €. Eicher
Federal District Court of the
District of Columbia
British motorists get wooden tire for roadside repairs
A new wooden tire named Getu rome becomes available in England for motorists who suffer blowouts without a spare. The product is designed for use at elevations below 18 000 feet and offers a contingency option in emergencies.
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England
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