Wellman to Organize New VFW Post 8716
Local veterans met at Wellman City Hall to form Wellman Post Veterans of Foreign Wars number 8716. Charles Allen elected commander with officers K Karr D Duttweiller J Fountain O Jaynes E Milam D Whetstine M Allen Laggeson H Embree and Commander-elect Allen will appoint further posts. Washington post ritual team to institute and install at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Community Overseas Veterans
Charles Allen
K. Karr
D. Duttweiller
J. Fountain
O. Jaynes
E. Milam
D. Whetstine
M. Allen
Laggeson
H Embree
Allen
Wellman Post Veterans of Foreign Wars
National V. F. W
Wellman Post
Fred Longer
E. W W. Burham
Jesse W. Radda
Washington Post
Weman
Phil Stong to Attend Iowa State Fair Press Day
Author Phil Stong accepted an invitation to be guest of honor on press day at the centennial Iowa state fair on August 24. He will speak at the editors luncheon and appear before the grandstand crowd. his book State Fair and film adaptations are tied to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Stong
lowe-Lorn
Stong
Iowa
Woman Dies After Fall From Pickup in Osceola
Mrs. Ruby E. Smith, 26, of Van Wert, fell from her husband’s pickup Friday and died last night at a local hospital. Clifton Smith, 28, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated.
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Osceola
Ruby E. Smith
van Wert
Clifton Smith
Dalton 5 Killed in Crescent Car Collision at Grade Crossing
Funeral plans were under way in Crescent Iowa for Clifford Le Roy Dalton 5 who died in a collision yesterday between his car and a mail truck at a grade crossing. The incident occurred near Crescent and involved local authorities continuing to investigate the crash. Dalton is remembered by family and friends in the community.
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Crescent
Iowa
Clifford le Roy Dalton
County records 99th marriage license issued this year
Raymond Sistern of Brig ton and Marie V. Anders of Washington obtained a marriage license at the courthouse Saturday. This marked the county's 99th license for the year, compared with 55 at the same time last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sistern
Brigton
Marie V. Anders
Washington
Court House
Bombing hits American legation and British consulate in Beirut
In Beirut on August 6, bombs exploded at the American legation and the British consulate. The American building was wrecked and deemed uninhabitable while police guarded all foreign offices. Lebanese troops were deployed and authorities pledged energetic action within 48 hours. Police suspected foreign operatives possibly Jewish or Arab extremists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Syria
Feed supplies slated to be plentiful for 1946 47 year
The American Feed Manufacturers Association reports livestock and poultry feeds will be plentiful in the 1946 47 crop year. They foresee a rise in meat dairy and poultry output if OPA price controls are not re established and note improved supply due to high grain production and reduced price ceilings on farm products.
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Chicago
Aug
U.R
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Washington
Reonstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Aus
Agriculture Department
Massive Caribbean quake and tidal surge rattle Santo Domingo
A colossal Caribbean earthquake spanning 600 miles pounded the northern Dominican shore near Santo Domingo, triggering a towering tidal wave and widespread outages. Seismographs worldwide logged the event, with tremors felt as far as Cuba and Puerto Rico. casualties and damage reports remained fragmentary.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
West Indies
Santo Domingo
Dominican
Haiti
Caribbean
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Chile
Valparaiso
Santiago
San Francisco
San Juan
Puerto Plata
Girl 10 Dies After Bike Car Collision in Des Moines
Nancy Pearson, 10, died from injuries after a bicycle car crash in Des Moines. The girl in a Saturday race with her uncle rode into an car driven by 85 year old Ober Elliott of Maxwell. She had just finished fifth grade at Farrar school.
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Des Moines
Nancy Pearson
Tfarrar
Nancy
Ober Elliott
Maxwell
Farrar
Rainfall Tally Rises as August Adds Inches
A heavy morning shower pushed August totals higher by about half an inch, further weathering the month’s wet pattern.
Picnic At Louisa County Lake Draws Hundreds
About 150 people from Louisa County attended a joint picnic of the Chicagua and Louisa County Walton League chapters at Lake Odessa near Wapello. The day included cooperative dinner, fishing, boating, swimming and a trap shoot where Louisa won by ten targets. Harold Fulton of Washington led with 23 of 25 targets.
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Chicagua
Louisa County
Walton League
Lake Odessa
Wapello
Washington
Louisa
Harold Fulton
Mike Edwards
Special Program at Legion Post Meeting
A special program is planned for the Legion meeting Tuesday evening. Lee Holland will discuss the GI loan subject. All veterans are invited, whether or not they are Legion members.
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Legion Post
Legion
Lee Holland
Truman Faces 250 Bills For Veto Or Signature
President Truman had signed or vetoed about sixteen bills daily last week, leaving more than 250 measures awaiting action as he departed for Missouri. Major items include GI terminal leave pay, funds for veteran automobile grants, World Court jurisdiction, social security tax freeze, railroad reorganization, and boosted retirement benefits for veterans and officers.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Congress
White House
United States
World Court
National Guard
Reserve Army
Brow family spends week in Davenport
Mr and Mrs Willam Brow and their son Billy are spending this week in Davenport as their family vacation plan and leisure trip unfolds with visits to local sites and activities during their stay.
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Mrs. Willam Brow
Billy
Davenport
Mrs Ella Hout Dies at 88 in County Hospital
Mrs Sarah Ella Hout 88 died at 5 45 pm at the county hospital after more than five years bedfast. She lived much of her life in the area and was born November 29 1857 in Stevenson county TL. Funeral at L A Jones Tuesday at two burial Woodlawn cemetery. She married Samuel W Hout July 3 1875. he died about five years ago. She belonged to the Baptist church Rebeka lodge and local clubs. Surviving: daughter Mrs John Dodd of Washington four grandchildren seven great grandchildren one great great grandchild.
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Sarah Ella Hout
Stevenson County
Levi
Hannah (Bowersos) Moothart
Samuel W. Hout
Hout
Baptist Church
Rebeka Lodge
Journal
Just Us Club
Ore
John Dodd
Washington
Highway Patrol Camp Opens at Camp Dodge
Thirty nine World War II veterans began a four week training course at Camp Dodge Iowa to qualify for appointment to the state highway patrol. Patrol chief S S N Jespersen welcomed the arrivals and noted fifty vacancies to be filled by successful trainees. Training is supervised by Capt Claude Shearer at Camp Dodge.
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Camp Dodge
Iowa
Veterans of World Ways
State
Highway Patrol
SS. N. Jespersen
Claude Shearer
Ceaar Falls
Predict Largest Iowa Property Tax For 1947
Iowa taxpayers association forecast the 1947 property tax bill at about 125.6 million dollars, up from a record 114.5 million this year. They base the estimates on proposed budgets across counties cities and towns and schools.
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Des Moines
Aus
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Minnesota Men Get Their Clothes Back
Donald Bloom, a farm worker for Harold Timmins, delivered bags of clothing and property to Sheriff H. M. Putnam on Saturday. The items belonged to E. D. Nelson of Hibbing and Cate Niederloh of Minneapolis. The two World War veterans reported being given a ride from Cedar Rapids to Washington by a young man, leaving bags in a cave near a hotel. Bloom found the car missing with the bags inside and later returned them to the sheriff, noting the contents were intact and one bag would be sent to a former serviceman in St Louis.
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Donald Bloom
Harold Timmins
H. M. Putnam
E. D. Nelson
Hibbing, Minn
Cate Niederloh
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Mr. Bloom
Mrnday
Timinjas
Sheriff's Office
Minnesota Gouns
Hal Longer
Fred Longer
Hal
St Louis
Athens Sheriff Resigns After Violent Week
Tennessee Gov. McCord announced the resignation of Mansfield Sheriff after a week of fires and violence that injured 22 and damaged the county jail and homes. Knox Henry, Sheriff-elect, to serve until the new administration takes office on September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Knox Henry
North Africa
Athens. Tenn
Aus
Tennessee
Jim McCord
Mansfield
Funeral for Orville Farrier at L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Orville Farrier were held Saturday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home. Rev. R. W. Fillmore of Brighton officiated. Pallbearers included Frank Janacek Lacey Lines Sam Hesseltine Guy Hesseltine Harvey Farrier and Clarence Farrier. Burial followed at Sandy Hook cemetery.
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Orville Farrier
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Frank Janacek
Lacey Lines
Sam
Guy Hesseltine
Harvey
Clarence Farrier
R. W. Fillmore
Brighton
Sandy Hook Cemetery
Minister in Plea For the Sabbath
Rev Milo J Phillips urged Sabbath observance at Union church in Central Park in a sermon titled The Forgotten Day He warned some forget the Sabbath or crowd it out with worldly pursuits He noted God gave one day for rest and worship and many treat it as self expression The service included invocation scripture reading prayers and a vocal trio and next Sunday Rev T E White of the Presbyterian church will preach in the park service
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Milo J Phillips
Union Church
Central Park
T. K. White
Fred Miller
Local News: Summer Students and Visitors Weekender Movements
Charles Mayo returns to Cedar Falls as a summer school student at Iowa State Teachers College after a Washington weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Oral Mayo. Ed Starr hosts Mrs Starrs brother and sister Kenneth and Joan Steed from Galesburg Illinois. Donald Burger begins cattle and hog trading work in Garner Iowa after four weeks at auctioneer school in Creston. Charles Wolfe of Aitsworth visits Washington.
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Charles Mayo
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington
Oral Mayo
Ed Starr
Linda
Mrs. Starr
Kenneth and
Joan Steed
Galesburg, Ill
Donald Burger
Fred Burger
Garner
Iowa
Ed Buntenbaugh
Don
Creston
OPA increases cotton textile prices to lift retail costs
The OPA authorized a six to eight percent rise in retail prices for cotton clothing and large boosts for sheets and household linens, with some items climbing up to 17 percent. Mills may raise prices immediately, and stores will feel the impact within 12 weeks under the new price control act.
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Washington
OPA
Dinner Guests Honor Della Humphreys Relative Return
Dinner yesterday for Della Humphreys honored Pvt. Robert Humphreys who will soon ship overseas. Attending were Mr and Mrs F V Humphreys and their children Jean Dale and Adeline plus Mr and Mrs E V Humphreys Calvin and others from Wyman. Also present were Mr and Mrs Harvey Davis and son Clair of Washington.
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Della Humphreys
F. V. Humphreys
Jean
Dale
Pvt
Robert Humphreys
E. V. Humphreys
Adeline and
Calvin
Wyman
Harvey Davis
Clair
Washington
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Alexandria
Santo Tomas
Los Banos
Georgia
Bernie Hampton
Methodist
V.F.W. Post
Wellman
Iowa Fair
SAY
Hale
Corregidor
Thomas R. Gagnet
Plaquemine
Mukden
Japan
Louisa Co. Lake
Louise
Ella Hout
Charles Wolfe
Aitsworth
Mrs. W. E Farrell
California
Mr. Farrell
Jim Quinn
Ainsworth
Dennis Lynch
Minn
John Lyner
Hibbing
iMin
Humphrey Lynch
Duluth
Dorothy Putman
Besse Jones
R. A. Jones
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