MacArthur May Return to U S for Peace Talks
Washington reports indicate General Douglas MacArthur could travel to the United States this fall for discussions on the Japanese peace treaty. Diplomatic sources note the State Department seeks an early conference with Russia and nine Far Eastern Council members. the War Department has no official confirmation. An army spokesman said the decision rests with MacArthur.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States
State Department
Russia
Far Eastern Council
San Francisco
MacArthur
Japan
War Department
Army
Atlantic Surrenders to Water and Power Outages
Atlantic Iowa, Aug 12. The city of 7,090 lost water and electric power after two boiler plants failed last night due to burned out tubes. Power is expected to resume tomorrow. Blue Star Produce, which had $60,000 worth of perishables, lost its stock. Homeowners queued at ice houses for a two day supply as conditions worsened.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Blue Star Produce Co
Hollywood extra held for bigamy with eight alleged wives
Gerald D. O Neill a 51 year old film extra faces four counts of bigamy after police say he married eight women including Stella Frank in 1942 and Myrtle Reiling in 1947. He previously served four years for bigamy and was arrested in Hollywood during a dance with Reiling.
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Hollywood
Gerald D. O'Neill
Myrtle Reiling
Stella Frank
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Margaret Beeler
North Long Beach
Gertrude Brant
Tijuana
Mex
Julia Twitchell
Los Aneles
Anne Ashley
Yuma
Ariz
Reilly
Gerry
O'Neill
San Quentin
Walter Sullivan
Births at the hospital prompt local notes
At the hospital a son was born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Alvin Stoltzfus of Wellman at 3 44 pm Admitted yesterday Mrs Clara Warren of 417 S Marion Ave medical John Winegarden 408 S Iowa Ave surgical Dismissed today Mrs David White and daughter Marjorie Ann of Columbus Junction Joanne Krabill 303 E Van Buren St
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Alvin Stoltzfus
Wellman
Clara Warren
S. Marion Avenue
John Winegarden
S. Iowa Avenue
David White
Marjorie Ann
Columbus Junction
Joanne Krabill
E. van Buren Street
Juniors to Play Crawfordsville in Early Season Matchup
Washington's junior Legion baseball team hosts Crawfordsville at Case Field Wednesday at five. The Crawfordsville squad, linked to the local high school, is described as a strong aggregation, and this will be their first meeting this season.
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Washington
Chester and Wayland Battle to 10-10 Tie in Darkness
West Chester and Wayland played to a 10-10 tie after seven innings in Washington softball league action. The game was halted by darkness at Greenfield yesterday evening, with Wayland collecting 16 hits to West Chester's 11. Wyse and Mast shared Wayland pitching, Holmes and Schantz caught, while Hotle and Carr caught for West Chester.
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Greenfield
West Chester
Wayland
Wyse
Mast
Holmes
Schantz
Hotle
Carr
West Chester Battery
4 H Girls Club Window Displays Light Up Square
Special features created by 4-H girls will be shown in windows around the square next week. Clubs plan to place exhibits on Friday or Saturday. Participating stores include B and B, Sims shoe store, Spurgeons, Helmans, Rothchilds, Montgomery Ward, Phillips drug store, Browns shoe store, Bridges, Peters hardware, Rukgaber's hardware, Atchison's shoe store, J C Penney, Lemmon drug store, and Klein Clothing Company.
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B & B Store
Sims Shoe Store
Spurgeons
Helman’s
Rothchilds
Montgomery Ward
Phillips Drug Store
Brown's Shoe Store
Bridges
Peters Hardware
Rukgaber’s Hardware
Atchison's Shoe Store
J. C. Penney
Will Severt 60 dies suddenly in Wayland
WILL SEVERT 60 of Wayland died today at 8 a m from a heart attack. Funeral plans are with Zehr funeral home Wayland. Born 1887 in Fremont Iowa he was married to Emma Luelen and survived by two brothers Ross Severt Wellman and Walter Severt Fremont. He moved to Wayland 41 years ago to open a barber shop and remained in business.
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Wayland
Will Severt
Zehr
Albert
Ida Severt
Fremont
Iowa
Emma Luellen
Ross Severt
Wellman
Walter Severt
Weber Will Issue Football Suits For Demon Squad
Weber, former Muscatine lineman and Iowa letter winner now in Washington as head coach, announces equipment issue days at the high school. Students may check in suits Thursday or Friday with a dollar towel and lock deposit. Practices start Monday August 25 with two sessions daily before the school opens September 2.
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Bob Weber
Washington
Weber
Muscatine High School
Iowa University
East Second Street
Webr
Stoutner Burial Set For Wednesday In Keota
Funeral services for William A. Stoutner 85 prominent Keota farmer will be held at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon at the Keota Christian church Burial will be in Keota cemetery Marsh funeral home in charge He died on the Keota area farm where he lived 63 years He was vice president and a director of Farmers Savings Bank of Keota and long associated as bank officer He and his first wife Martha McCaleb had four sons and a daughter all adults living on area farms His second wife Edna Jones and their four children also survive plus grandchildren great grandchildren a sister and a brother deceased
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Keota
William A. Stoutner
Christian Church
Marsh Funeral Home
Stoutner
Farmers Savings Bank of
Dutch Creek Township
Washington County
Iowa
J. S
Mary Stoutner
Martha MecCaleb
Walter
Edward
Marrita
Ill
Edna Jones
William, Jr
Glen
Bruce Stoutner
Hazel Yoder
Nettie Statler
London Trials Fluorescent Street Lighting
London experiments with fluorescent lighting to brighten streets that have historically suffered poor illumination. City officials say the new system could improve visibility and safety for pedestrians and drivers.
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London
New Lights
Venice Built on Mud Banks in Lagoon
The city of Venice rests on a network of mud banks in a lagoon where soil is so soft that buildings must be supported by pile driving to reach stable foundations.
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Venice
Local visits and family gatherings across several states
Washington residents Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Gettman plan a weekend in Iowa with Mrs. Gettman’s mother Mrs. E C Ficher. Various relatives travel from Corn ing Keswick Sciota and Burlington to visit, attend reunions, and plan care arrangements including a nursing home project.
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Louis B. Gettman
Washington, D. C
Payne Marshall
Corning
Charles Lamdoly
Mrs. Marshall
Mrs. Lamdoly
Marshalls
Hoskinson
R. Esmond Smith
S. Sparks Street
Burbank
Galif
Iowa
National Conference of Covenanter Churches
Grinnell
Washington
Ida M. Page
Orville Dayton
Smith
Jean Shuman
Rains Reach Northwest Iowa Amid Heat Wave Update
Des Moines reports showers and thundershowers in Sioux City and Estherville as cool air moves into Iowa. Five day outlook calls for more rain in the northwest with temperatures easing. corn crop hopes hinge on incoming moisture amid drought conditions.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Estherville
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Iowa
Spencer
Department of Agriculture
Department
Phonograph Reaches 70 Years In New York Birthday
The Thom as Edison foundation marks the phonograph turning seventy today. Edison reportedly demonstrated the device by reciting Mary had a Little Lamb and playing it back on a gramophone about 79 years ago.
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New York
Thomas Edison Foundation
Classified Ad Suggests Visit With George Wilson Wellman Friends
George Wilson of Long Beach California and Mrs. Keith Adams of Wellman will visit the Carl Crossett home Wednesday and Thursday where friends may call.
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George Wilson
Long Beach Calif
Keith Adams
Wellman
Carl Crossett
Homemakers Club Family Picnic At Sunset Park
Eighteen families including former and current Homemakers club members attended a picnic last evening at Sunset park. The group enjoyed fried chicken, socializing, and children playing on the playground equipment.
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Homemakers Club
Sunset Park
Washington memo urges steadier exits at VA office
In Washington on August 12 a veteran affairs assistant boss Francis Dryden issued a memo urged staff to stop rushing for the exit at 5 PM to prevent injuries after three workers were hurt.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Francis Dryden
Shower Courtesy For Mary C. Simon
A pre-nuptial shower in Riverside honored Mary Catherine Simon, bride-to-be of Alvin J. Yeggy. Co-hostesses were sisters of the groom from Iowa City, Des Moines, and Riverside. Guests played games, won prizes, received gifts, and enjoyed refreshments in a lively afternoon.
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Riverside
J. L. Yeggy
Mary Catherine Simon
Alvin J. Yeggy
Robert White
Iowa City
Rita Marie Yergy
Des Moines
Virginia Veggy
Jeannette Zeigler
Pearl Graham
Ralph Thomann
Miss Simon
Ralph Kloppfer
Lillian Yeggy
Reno Kron
Patricia Stransky
Leslie Powers
Arthur Schnoebelen
Joseph Simon
Dorothy Simon
Mary F. Yeggy
Eldon Yeggy
F. C. Yeggy
Anna Yeggy
Leo Jean
Louis Kron
Genevieve Droll
Paul Knebel
Cletus Mellecker
Josephine Heitzman
Stella Heitzman
Andrew Knebel
Edward Knebel
Edward Muller
Peter F. Schneider
Constance Paillotet
Norma Rose Stransky
Lucille Simon
Mary Jean Schnoebelen
Frances Gross
Gail Murdock
Lone Tree
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Kewanee, Ill
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Chicago
Frank L. Wilson
Rodney Kephart
Burlington
John Swazil
Edwin Griffith
Griffiths
Mrs. Swazil
Mr. Griffith
Griffith
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North Fourth Avenue
Burlington Hospital
W. M. Sleeper
Portland
Oregon
Will Sickels
Hyink
Mr. Sleeper
Sol Rich
Ray Johnson
Athens
Ohio
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Deberry
Edna Bachman
Hobart
Harry Dye
Mrs. Albright
Mr. Dye
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Dye
Highlanders 4 H Club
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