Bank Robbery in Walters Oklahoma Nets $31300
Two armed men wearing dark glasses robbed the Waters National Bank in Walters Oklahoma shortly after 10:30 am taking more than $31 000. They forced five bank employees to the floor and escaped in a light green Buick sedan. A private plane was sent from Walters airport in pursuit as the men headed toward the Texas border.
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Walters
Okla
Aug
Waters National Bank
Oklahoma
Texas
Army Navy Outline New Peace Time Uniform Plans
The army plans a smart new blue dress uniform for soldiers from Privates to Generals. WACS will wear verde-green. The navy gives officers until Oct. 15, 1948 to wear out gray summer uniforms, then switch to khaki tropical worsteds wool and palm beach rayon gabardine for summer service wear.
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Washington
U.P
Army
Navy
WACS
Sheriff Burned Up About His New Car
Lee County Sheriff Jerry Mans of Keokuk is angry after his new car caught fire again. Three weeks after his previous vehicle was destroyed, he narrowly avoided serious damage by pulling out damaged tires as smoke enveloped the fresh automobile.
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Fk Kokuk
Lowe
Lee County
Jarry Mans
Keokuk
Brand News
Wreckage Found of Japanese Submarine Off California
Former Navy diver Tonga Stainbrook reports locating a Japanese submarine wreck in 180 feet of water near Long Beach and has Navy permission to refloat it. He says the sub bore a four by six foot hole in the forward compartment and found four Japanese sailors’ skeletons.
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Long Beach Calif
Navy
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Absaroka
Tonga Stainbrook
Stainbrook
International Red Cross
Morrells To Honor Youthful Farmers At State Fair
Officials of John Morrell & Co announce a free barbecue honoring Iowa 4 H club members and future farmers of America at the Des Moines state fair. The event is planned for Tuesday, August 29, on the fairgrounds.
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Ottumwa
Towa
John Morrell & Co
Iowa 4-H Club
Future Farmers of America
Des Moines
New Earthquake Shakes West Indies Reports from Trujillo
A strong earthquake detected by seismographs across the country is centered in the British West Indies. Ciudad Trujillo was shaken heavily and residents frantically evacuated. Loyola University called it a "really big earthquake" while St. Louis noted a tremor lasting over an hour. Last weekend's quake left 60 dead and thousands homeless in the Dominican Republic.
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United Press
British West Indies
Ciudad Trujillo
Loyola University
St. Louis
Dominican Republic
Sherman will leaves bequests to hospital and YMCA
Elizabeth Sherman probate reveals gifts totaling 250 to Washington county hospital trustees 500 to the Washington Y M C A endowment fund 500 to the Pennsylvania College for Women and 500 to the American Mission Board of the United Presbyterian Church. Robert S Sherman named executor. She spent much of her life in welfare work and died near Rochester Minnesota. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Court House
Washington
Washington Y. M. C. A
D. D. Shermen
Sherman
Miss Sherman
Washington County Hospital
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pittsburgh
American Mission Board
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Robert S. Sherman
Spencer, In
Rochester
Farm Youth Event Plans Barbecue and Entertainment
An event for about 2,200 farm youths includes a two hour entertainment program after a barbecue. Tickets will be distributed to eligible farm youths by county extension directors home demonstrations events and vocational instructors.
Burglars Steal Beer From Washington Beverage Co
Bur glars broke into the Washington Beverage Company in the east part of town between East Main and East Second streets last night. They took three cases of Old Style Lager pints after entering through a window.
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Beverage Co
Sheriff's Office
The
Washington Beverage Company
East Main
East Second Streets
Three New Polio Cases Reported in Iowa and Twin Cities
Iowa reports three new polio cases in Jasper Hancock and Warren counties bringing total to 146 for the year. Health officials note unusual prevalence while Polk county reports the heaviest concentration with 15 cases and Des Moines records five deaths this year. In Minneapolis and St Paul 29 new cases push metro totals to 709 cases and 71 deaths with two nonresident deaths.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jasper
Hancock
Warren
State Health Department
Walter Bierring
Polk County
Alice Lowe
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Rainfall Totals For First Week Of August Rise
A heavy rain last night brought .70 inch, bringing August’s first week total to 2.06 inches. Eastern Iowa received ample rain while western Iowa, northern Illinois, and areas near Kansas City face moisture shortages that threaten corn prospects.
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Iowa
Illinois
Kansas City
Truman Cuts the Season on Ducks
President Truman issued an executive order trimming the 1946 duck hunting season to 45 days and lowering daily limits from 10 to 7 with a 14 bird possession cap. Geese limits drop to two, shooting day shortened, and drought plus overhunting blamed for a 36 percent duck decline from 1944 to today. Northern zone runs Oct 5 to Nov 18, intermediate Oct 26 to Dec 9 with Iowa shifting zones.
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Washington
Aus
Truman
Krug
North Central
Prairie States
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Edith Zaring 15 Dies at Deerwood Minnesota
Edith Zaring aged 15 daughter of Glen and Edith Bovee Zaring died suddenly at the family summer home near Deerwood Minnesota. Relatives learned of the death by noon notice from J E Bovee. She attended local public schools and is survived by her parents brothers Dr Frank and John Zaring and sister Merrie.
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Glen Zaring
Zaring
Deerwood
Minn
Zarings
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Glen
Edith Bovee Zaring
Frank
John Zaring
Merrie
Order Test Of Heirens For Sanity
William Heirens was arraigned on a third murder charge and a court order sent for he to be examined by alienists. Judge Harold G Ward set a September 4 hearing date. Heirens sits in Cook County jail after confessing to three murders and a long history of burglaries. The court appointed two alienists to examine him for mental state.
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Chicago
Aug
William Heirens
Heirens
Criminal Court
Harold G. Ward
Cook County
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Ross
Degnan
Brown
Michael Mulcahy
Ward
Harry R. Hoffman
Illinois State Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Message on Carton of Flowers From Los Angeles to Washington Iowa
Preston Wolf of Wolf Floral received a flower package from Los Angeles with a penciled note reading Say it with flowers This sleazy box stare me in the face for 2600 miles signed by Don Morrison son of Mr and Mrs George F Morrison The note added The Cleanest City in Iowa The message indicates Don Morrison was traveling by air from California to Chicago to receive his discharge and was expected home soon.
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Preston Wolf
The
Wolf Floral Company
Los Angeles
Calif
Don Morrison
George F. Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Iowa
Don
California
Chicago
Edith Barker Retired from Iowa 4-H Admin Duties
Mrs Edith Barker longtime state leader of Girls 4 H clubs in Iowa is relieved of admin duties at Iowa State College She has completed 28 years in 4 H club work and will serve as assistant state leader on a nine month basis Miss Esther Taskerud will act as state leader temporarily due to age limits on administrative posts.
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Ames
Itowa
Aug
Edith Barker
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
H. H. Kildee
Barker
Iowa
State Board of Education
Esther Taskerud
Brighton Mayor Fines Two Women in Breach Case
Mayor K N Elmore fined Louise Miller of Washington 50 dollars and Dorothy Wirtz 25 dollars for breach of the peace. Miller paid the fine, while Wirtz remains in county jail awaiting pay arrangements.
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K. N. Elmore
Brighton
Louise Miller
Washington
Dorothy Wirtz
Miss Miller
Miss Wirtz
Transfer of 100000 Action Seeks Federal Case Move
A petition filed with the clerk of Washington county district court seeks removal of Spencer A. Arnt vs. Maurice Weisz to the U S district court for the southern district of Iowa Davenport division. It alleges alienation of affection damages and notes differing state residences prompt federal jurisdiction. Attorneys Bernard Yoder Chicago and FE Edmondson Brighton represent the defendant. a district judge will rule on transfer.
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Washington County District
Spencer A. Arnt
Maurice Weisz
United States District Court For
Southern District of Iowa
Davenport
Weisz
Minnesota
Brighton
Iowa
Illinois
Bernard Yoder
Chicago
FE. N. Edmondson
Mir Colum bus Junction to open with horse show
The Louisa county Mir Colum bus Junction Iowa opens Tuesday night August 13 with a society horse show and runs for three more days and nights. August 16 features a four horse pulling contest and Jimmy Lynch's Death Dodgers. Thursday and Friday offer racing and free acts, with Thursday night free acts. Friday ends with a Swing Time Frolics musical revue. Demetri's trained bears headline free acts along with tumbling and acrobatic teams.
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Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Jimmy Lynch
Demetri
Truman Signs Iowa Half Dollar Bill and Booker T. Washington Coin
President Truman signed bills authorizing two commemorative 50 cent pieces. One coin marks the 100th anniversary of Iowa Statehood and the other honors the life, ideals, and teachings of Booker T. Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Iowa
Booker T. Washington
Retail Jewelry Sales Hit All-Time Peak in 1945
Wartime savings and a flood of marriages pushed jewelry retail sales to about 1.2 billion dollars in 1945, a 12 percent rise from 1944. Government taxes from the sector totaled about 959 million. The report notes records were surpassed across holiday periods.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Brighton Mayor Fines Estate Delay for Assault Case
The Brighton mayor fined Estate Delay following an assault incident linked to a broader affair involving two women. The action reflects municipal response to the controversy and aims to address public safety concerns.
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Nent
Brighon
Estate Delay of
Brighton
Funeral planned for Dr Clifford McCreedy and son in Aledo
Funeral plans proceed for Dr Clifford O McCreedy and his son who died in a Wyoming crash near Laramie. Mrs McCreedy, gravely injured, and her other child survived. The family lived in Aledo Illinois and the accident involved a Fort Collins Colorado driver.
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Presbyterian
Aledo
Ill
Clifford O. McCreedy
Laramie
Wyoming
McCreedys
Alede
M. L. McCreedy
Washington
Voting Rule Change at Peace Conference Sparks Row
Molotov demanded junking the rules commission decision on voting, insisting for simple and two-thirds majorities be used. The conference session remained unsettled with accusations of filibuster and warnings from Yugoslavia about reservations if simple majority remains. British and Australian delegates warned the move could block peace talks, urging goodwill to advance negotiations.
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Paris
VM. Molotov
Russia
Rules Commission
Molotov
Rules Committee
Yugoslavia
Potato Alcohol to Be Largely Used
Washington reports the Agriculture Department cutting the August grain allocation for distillers by about 16 percent from June and July. Officials say the shortfall will be offset by producing beverage alcohol from potatoes. Through July, distillers had bought roughly 23,000 carloads of surplus potatoes under the price support program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Shock of Grandsons Lath Kills Woman
Mrs. Marion Cook 69 died of a heart attack while watching police aid her grandson after he was struck by a car. Fred Roeder 11 suffered head injuries and a broken leg when he rode his bicycle in front of a Davenport car driven by Edward McDermott.
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Clinton
Iowa
Marion Cook
Fred Roeder
Edward McDermott
Davenport
Duncan seeks divorce from G C Duncan in Iowa City case
Florence J. Duncan filed a divorce petition in district court seeking a decree of divorce from G. C. Duncan. They were married September 15, 1917. She requests permanent alimony and property as the court deems just and proper. Attorneys are Messer Hamilton Cahill of Iowa City.
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Florence J. Duncan
Clerk of District Court
G. C. Duncan
Messer, Hamilton
Notable local figure linked to Aledo church and Masonry
The obituary notes a six year old child born October 23 1929 and mentions Dr McCreedy as a member of the Presbyterian church of Aledo a Mason and a Shriver.
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Ter
Dr. McCreedy
The
Presbyterian Church of
Aledo
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