Pulaski Woman Rachel Rader Dies at 100 in Iowa
Miss Rachel Rader of Davis County dies at age 100 in Pulaski at a niece’s home. She lived with Miss Nellie Gleason. Her brother Anthony also died at 100, and twin sister Mrs. Jane Giles died at 97, the family once believed to be the oldest twins in the United States.
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Pulaski
Rachel Raider
Davis County
Nellie Gleason
Rader
Anthony
Jane Giles
United States
Charles City Teenfalls From Second Story Window
Malvin lylor fell sixteen feet from a second story window at home on a Sunday night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Emil Taylor. The incident occurred late Saturday and left his condition unclear.
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Charles City
Malvin Lylor
Malvin
Emil Taylor
Strapped Iowa Towns Seek Emergency Street Levy Edge
Iowa officials warn small towns with 300 to 400 residents face declining property values and stifled street funding. Even with the maximum two mill garbage levy, towns can only raise four mills for streets, yielding under $1,000 on a $200,000 valuation. Officials ask the state appeal board to approve a one mill emergency levy to ease street needs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Comptroller's
State Appeal Board
Congressmen Injured in Alaska Train Derailment
Anchorage Alaska The train carrying Congressman Ben F Jensen and three House sub committee members derailed on a special three car trip to Seward causing cuts and bruises to Jensen who required medical attention Col OF Ohlgon Alaska railroad general manager said tampering with a switch would be investigated and the other travelers were shaken by the derailment
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ben F. Jensen
Seward
Jensen
Col
O. F. Ohlgon
Alaska Railroad
Waterloo Youth Dies With Broken Neck
Waterloo youths plan services for Paul Neufield 17 who died from a broken neck after a fall from a Cedar River bank during work on a bridge repair near Gilbertville.
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Waterloo
Paul Neufield
Gilbertville
Cedar River
Husband Arrested After Kidnapping and Shooting in Council Bluffs
Bernard F. Smith, 33, reportedly kidnapped and shot his estranged wife Isabelle, 33, in the leg on Sunday. He robbed a bridge guard of his revolver and forced a would be rescuer, Clifford Donelson, 33, a locomotive fireman, to drive his car several miles before police captured Smith. Donelson suffered a heart attack and was listed in fair condition at a hospital.
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Council Bluffs
Bernard F. Smith
Isabelle
Clifford Donelson
Smith
Donelson
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Elliott Moses
Funeral services for Mrs Elliott Moses were conducted at United Presbyterian Church by Dr George Kerr. Music featured a duet by Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs Hugh McCleery. Pall bearers included Richard McCleery Granville Humble Theodore Bailey Dan Brindley Merritt McDaniel and Jack Clifford. Burial followed at Kim Grove cemetery. Dr Kerr visited Oakdale Illinois and intended to return there Tuesday.
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Elliott Moses
United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Carolyn Hamilton
Hugh McCleery
Richard McCleery
Granville Humble
Theodore Bailey
Dan Brindley
Merritt McDaniel
Jack Clifford
Kim Grove
Kerr
Oakdale
Iil
Washington
Hoover to Address Iowa Picnic in Long Beach on Aug 11
Former President Herbert Hoover will speak via broadcast at the 40th annual Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park Long Beach on August 11. The event, backed by the city, honors Hoover who turns 71, with remarks on the international scene including UN San Francisco Bretton Woods and Yalta Potsdam related topics.
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Iowa
Long Beach
Calif
Lone Beach
Herbert Hoover
Iowa Association
West Branch
United Nations
San Francisco
Bretton Woods
Yalta
Potsdam
Germany
Long
Bixby Park
Pacific Ocean
Iowa Society of
Heroism Theme Billed In Park Sermon By Dr. Miller
Dr. Fred B. Miller of the Methodist church preached on The Highest Heroism at a union service in Central Park. He citedJoseph and his brothers and urged daily courage amid sorrow, equating quiet dignity with battlefield bravery. Next week Dr. Edward Vorba of Chicago will speak at the park service.
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Fred BE. Miller
Methodist Church
Union
Central Park
Joseph
God
Dr. Miller
Park
Edward Vorba
Chicago
Iowa
State University Schools of Religion
Miller
Shoot Fox at North Edge of Washington
Neighbors LeRoy and Robert Havel tracked a cunning fox near the American Pearl Button factory area last evening. After several sightings the fox was driven out from under a bridge and LeRoy fired the successful shot with Bob ready to assist if needed. Feathers from poultry marked the scene nearby.
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LeRoy
Robert Havel
Havel
W. M. Darbyshire
iPox
Bob
Marriage License Issued to Thompson and Merrell
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse this morning to Donald Thompson of Kalona and Barbara Merrell of Webster Groves Missouri.
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Court House
Donald Thompson
Kalona
Barbara Merrell
Webster Groves, Mo
Congregational concert features violin duet and solo
Edna Klein accompanied on piano as the audience enjoyed two special numbers a violin duet by Rev Walter Smith and his daughter Mrs Dorothy Grove and a vocal solo by Helen Stone prayers were offered by Rev Alfred Trenerry and Rev Thomas Folk and scripture read by Rev E S Hehner
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Edna Klein
Walter Smith
Dorothy Grove
Helen Stone
Alfred Trenerry
Thomas Folk
E. S. Hehner
Tokyo Area Is Hit Hard By B-29s
American bombers struck Tokyo and five adjacent areas in a dawn Super Fortress raid followed by air attacks on Saitama Guma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki and northern Tokyo. Reports say 7 enemy Mustangs downed, fires seen in Ube Maebashi Nishinomiya Kobe Osaka and other targets with ships sunk near Foochow Amoy.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Saitami
Guma
Tochigi
Chiba
Ibaraki
Tozhigu
Super Fortress
Ube
Maebashi
Honshu
Osaka
Carl A. Spatty
Pacific Strategic Air Forces
Okinawa
Foochow-Amoy
China
Chunking
Kanhsien
Kiangsi Province
Senator Hiram Johnson Dies in Bethesda Hospital
Senator Hiram Warren Johnson of California died in his sleep at Bethesda Hospital at 6 45 a m He would have been 79 on September 2 The longtime isolationist who helped block U S entry into the League of Nations and who opposed the United Nations charter recently approved by the senate entered the hospital July 18 Death was due to cerebral thrombosis He had served in the senate since March 16 1917 and was the second ranking member by continuous service His death creates vacancies on five senate committees notably foreign relations.
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Hiram Warren Johnson
California
Bethhesda Hospital
United States
League of Nations
United Nations
Senate
Johnson
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Foreign Relations
State Guard Homes Return From Camp Dodge
Washington's headquarter company of the first Iowa State Guard battalion returns from Camp Dodge after two weeks of training. Thirty of forty six men attended. Captain George Baker led the unit with Lts Rodney Kep hart and Edward Chabal. Notable awards went to Davenport and Oskaloosa companies.
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Washington
Iowa
Dan Rohrer
Navy
Henry Wagenknecht
Davenport
Oskaloosa
Mrs Kate Richardson Funeral Held at Sherman’s
The funeral of Mrs. Kate Richardson was held Saturday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home under the direction of Rev. Thomas Polk, with burial to follow in an unspecified location.
U S Employment Office Reopens After Brief Closure
The United States employment service office in Fairfield reopens tomorrow after a three week closure due to federal budget cuts. Mrs Permelia Lay, previously in charge, resumes duties here as district manager Al Faulkner confirms Washington office will remain open following a yearlong activity report.
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al Faulkner
Fairfield
Permelia RK. Lay
Washington
Faulkner
Rainy Month But Crops Benefit Shown in County Weather
Through Sunday showers totaling 0.75 inches for the month, with 0.18 inches on Sunday, keeping a daily rain record since August 1. Temperatures reached a high of 37 degrees, with cool conditions last night and early this morning. Pallbearers for a Woodlawn cemetery service included Wes Custer Harry Miller Guy Truax and Ray Fritz.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Wes Custer
Harry Miller
Guy Truax
Ray Fritz
Atomic bomb used on Japanese base marks turning point
President Truman announced the first use of an atomic bomb on a Japanese military base at Kio shima. The blast, said to be 2000 times more powerful than prior bombs, signals a pledge to continue strikes until Potsdam terms are obeyed. Production centers include Oak Ridge, Richland, and sites near Santa Fe.
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Japan
Kioshima
Henry L. Stimson
War Department
Germany
White House
United States
Potsdam
Oak Ridge
Knoxville
Tenn
Richland
Paseo
Washington
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Red Cross Yarn Drive For Washington Chapter Knitting
The Washington chapter of the Red Cross plans a yarn allotment for sweater knitting. The knitting committee chaired by Mrs. John Cherry will oversee distribution. Interested workers should contact Mrs. T. F. Barker or Ella Gordon to join. The quota target is three months away.
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Washington
Red Cross
T. F. Barker
Ella Gordon
John Cherry
Mrs. Osborne Dies in Michigan Former Superintendent’s Widow
Mrs. Thomas Osborne widow of former Methodist district superintendent Dr. Thomas Osborne died of a heart attack in Michigan last week. Funeral services will be at Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday at 4 30 p m conducted by Dr. Fred E B Miller of this city. The Osbornes’ home was at Mt. Pleasant and he died years ago. Mrs Osborne was known to many in Washington.
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Thomas Osborne
Methodist Church
Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Fred EB. Miller
Osborne
Washington
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