Germans Sabotage in Soviet Uranium Mines Reported
Soviet secret police reportedly arrested three members of a German resistance group inside Erz mountains uranium mines near the Czech border. The group, linked to the Free Germany leadership under Marshal Friedrich Von Paulus, allegedly sabotaged mining machinery and organized an underground railway to aid enslaved workers.
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Erz
Czech
Germany
Free Germany
Friedrich von Paulag
Sixth Army
Stalingrad
Min
Saxony
Communist Party
Iron Curtain
Dresden
Chemnitz
Memvors
Thuringia
Two County Women Die in Des Moines Hospital and Wayland Home
Two local deaths are reported. Mrs Mary Martin 89 longtime Wayland resident died in a Des Moines hospital after a four am admission. Survivors include four sons and two daughters with additional siblings noted. Funeral plans incomplete. Mrs Albert Roth died at Wayland home after a ten day stroke and nine years of illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 3:24 pm at Zehr funeral home and 2 pm at Wayland Mennonite church. She is survived by husband two children and one brother.
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Mary Martin
Des Moines
Elmner Martin
Wayland Methodist Church
Edwin
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Leonard
Waterloo
Merley
Sacramento
Calif
LeRry
Atlanta
Georgia
John Corey
Morning Sun
Jens Grothe
Elmer Johnson
Effie Johnson
Long Beach
Albert Roth
Zehr Funeral
Switzerland Celebrates 657th Anniversary of Independence
This year Switzerland marks 657 years since independence proclaimed on August 1, 1291. The historic date is observed nationwide with ceremonies and reflections on the founding of the Swiss Confederation.
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Switzerland
County Assessor Outlines Real Estate Appraisal Method
Washington county has contracted with an appraisal firm for 1944 assessments. The new law creates a permanent county assessor, aims to equalize taxes, and requires thorough revaluations of real property so field staff can focus on personal property.
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Washington County
Senate
Washington
County Board of Review
Plan to Subpena Russian Teacher
A fugitive Russian mathematics teacher Mik hail Samarin and his wife, hiding in the New York area under guard, will be subpoenaed today to appear before the House Un American Activities Committee in Washington. They and their three children are protected by the White Russian Underground, with the couple refusing to return to the Soviet Union.
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New York
NKVD
Ecret
Washington
Mikhail Samarin
Freehold
N. J
Pnssian
United Press
New Jersey
Ariuer
Farm Youths Busy Preparing for Show
Washington county Jr. Livestock show preparations are under way with 4-H youths and leaders at Dave Livingston farm. The event on August 2 and 24 will be larger than past years, featuring FFA and 4-H projects and more entries due to increased enrollment.
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Dave Livingston
Dr. Fred Blick to Serve as Chaplain
I. Fred Blick of St. Louis will depart Thursday for Fr Riley Kansas to assume duties as head chaplain of an air corps unit. He leads the East United Presbyterian Church in St. Louis and serves as a reserve U S Navy officer. He will stay at Ft. Riley this month then return to Washington to meet Mrs. Blick before resuming duties.
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I. Fred Blick
St. Louis
L. E. Blick
Washington
Fr Riley
Kansas
Air Corps
Comip
Blick
Eeast United Presbyterian Church
Missouri
United States Navy
Ft. Kley
Kehoe Recovering After Omaha Hospital Stay
Reports from St. Catherine’s hospital Omaha Nebraska say attorney L J Kehoe is markedly improved today after the August 6 automobile accident. He will be moved to Iowa City hospital when fit. his son Dr Joseph Kehoe is on staff there.
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St. Catherine's Hospital
Omaha
Nebraska
J. Kehoe
NBC
Kehoe
Iowa City Hospital
Joseph Kehoe
Sheriff Returns From Stockton After Releasing Capper on Bond
Sheriff H. M. Putnam returned Monday evening from Stockton California where he had gone to secure Claude Capper of Wellman. Capper, wanted on a charge of selling mortgaged property, was released under bond.
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H. M. Putnam
Stockton
Calif
Claude Capper
Wellman
Capper
First Draftees To Get Papers By September 7
Washington reports local draft boards instructed to mail first questionnaires to peacetime registrants on or before September 7. Registration runs Aug 30 through Sept 18 for 18 to 25 year olds, with 19 to 25 drafted for 21 months. Inductions likely not before October 20, depending on Army calls and administrative factors.
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Washington
California
Oregon
Trieste Quarrel Debated in United Nations
The United States accuses Yugoslavia of seeking to keep an iron curtain around Trieste and annex the free zone, while Yugoslavia charges the U N and Britain with planning to cede the western sector to Italy. Dr Philip C Jessup rebuts the charges in a Security Council session. A separate note reports a marriage license issued at the county courthouse to Chris W Wenger and Nellie Arline Anderson.
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N. Y
United States
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Great Britain
Italy
Jessup
Jessip
Court House
Chris W. Wenger
Wayland
Nellie Arline Anderson
Washington
Plan Final Rites for Mrs Minnie White 80
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Agnes White of Ainsworth, who died Monday in a Davenport hospital, are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church. Rev Ricat Stahmer will officiate. She was the widow of W Carlton White and a longtime church member. Arrangements are with Jones Funeral Home.
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Minnie Agnes White
Stermer Ainsworth
Davenport
Ainsworth
Hoover to present bold reorganization ideas to Congress
Former president Herbert Hoover, in West Branch ia on his 74th birthday, said he will present Congress with bold ideas for reorganizing the executive branch. He chairs a commission with Truman administration backing to report by next January. He declined to discuss Europe food exports or current politics.
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Congress
Hoover
Truman
Europe
West Branch
Hoover Park
America
Hegel
Warl
YMCA Committees To Report Sept. 13
YMCA board reviews annual reports and plans for the coming year. Committee chairmen will receive details in a forthcoming letter from L. C. Willits, president, with a meeting of the board set for Monday evening September 13.
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YMCA
Fonday
L. C. Willits
Weather Outlook for Des Moines Iowa Tonight and Tomorrow
Partly cloudy in Des Moines with no decisive temperature change. Highs around 82 to 87, lows 62 to 67, tonight and tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Former President Hoover Honored At West Branch Gala
Herbert Hoover celebrated his 74th birthday in West Branch Iowa with a community picnic in Hoover park and a parade. The event honored his birthplace with a ceremonial visit to the cottage and included awards, a honorary degree, and a Mutual radio speech after a day of youth group honors and local festivities.
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Hoover
West Branch
Hoover Park
Jesse Hoover
Hulda
Iowa
Bos Scouts
Girl Scouts
Coe College of
Cedar Rapids
Towa
William Anderson
Herbert Hoover
Farm Field Day Set for Sept 11 at Wellman Carl Anderson Farm
Joe Knotek announces the second annual Four District Conservation Field Day and Plowing Contest will be Sept 11 at the Carl T. Anderson farm near Wellman. Event is sponsored by Washington Keokuk and Johnson county soil conservation districts with entries open through the commissioners offices and Farm Bureau. Machinery dealers will exhibit farm implements as local business support continues. Last year’s event drew about 540 attendees.
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Joe Knotek
Washington County
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Carl T. Anderson
Wellman
Soil District Commissioners
Washington
Keokuk
Johnson Counties
Knotek
Soil Conservation Or
Farm Bureau
Howard Anderson
Homer Vincent
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Ton County Jr. Livestock Show
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L. J. Kehoe
Washington Municipal Band
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Victor Perlo
House un-American Activities Committee
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