Truman Defers Husbands and Fathers From Draft
President Truman ordered deferments for all husbands and fathers from the peacetime draft and for men in industry with sons essential to health and safety. He also exempted young farmers producing substantial quantities of essential foods and mandated race creed color and organization not affect classifications. Registration begins August 30 with first call due in September and induction in November.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Congress
Morrell Plant Reports Normal Operations In Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa August 20 operations at the Morrell packing plant were normal today after meat production resumed yesterday with a full working force back at the plant for the first time in five days. Negotiations for a new contract between John Morrell & Co and the CIO united packinghouse workers were to continue today with no report on progress.
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Ottumwa
Upp
John Merrell & Co
CIO United Packinghouse
Church Ended Interest on Money Historically
The World Book Encyclopedia notes that until modern times the Christian Church prohibited charging interest on loans, a policy that shaped medieval and early modern financial practices.
Model Plane Group Organized In Washington
Enthusiasts formed the Washington Balsa Butchers at a city hall meeting last night. Officers and firmer plans were postponed to a later gathering while members agreed to seek a suitable site for regular model plane flights.
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Washington
City Hall Legion Rooms
Washington Balsa Butchers
Plan Opens Ainsworth School With 68 Enrollees
Ainsworth plans to start the new school year August 30 with an estimated 68 high school students and 30 primary beginners. Superintendent Jess L. Tomlinson announces hot lunches will continue, fluorescent lighting added, four new typewriters bought, and floors refinished. Faculty includes Ruth Jenkins, Irene Arthur, Hadys Orris, Verda Thompson, Mudge Boyd, Leonard Kokesh, Norma Cleeg, Dorothy Smith, Louise McChesney, Howard McFlhinney, and J L Tomlinson.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth High School
Jess L. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Ruth Jenkins
Irene Arthur
Hadys Orris
Verda Thompson
Washington
Mudge Boyd
Leonard Kokesh
Norma Cleeg
Dorothy Smith
Iowa City
Louise McChesney
University Park
Howard McFlhinney
J. Ll. Tomlinson
Funeral services for Mrs Maury M Little
Funeral services were held at 10 30 this morning at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Fred E Miller in charge. Pallbearers were Ed Hartman Lloyd Conger Walt Kiesey and Stan Kiesey. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Maury M. Little
Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Ed Hartman
Lloyd Conger
Walt
Stan Kiesey
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington recreation council to meet at YMCA
Members of the Washington recreational council will hold a five o'clock Saturday afternoon meeting at the YMCA. Chairman Rev. T. C. Polk urged all members to attend the session for an important business gathering.
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Washington Recreational Council
Kober to Speak at Union Park Service in Cedar Rapids
Dr. Marvin Kober pastor of St. Paul's Methodist in Cedar Rapids will deliver the Union Park Sunday evening address at 7 30 o clock. He recently returned from China where he aided in a Centennial celebration and met with Shanghai mayor W C Wu. His topic lights and shadows from the Lamps of China reflects his eight week trip covering Pekin Hong Kong Tokyo and Manila.
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Marvin Kober
Cedar Rapids
Union Park Service
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Towa
Central Park
Kober
China
General Board of Missions of the
Methodist Church
Pekin
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Manila
Shanghai
W. C. Wu
Ron
Troop A Praised For Camp Funston Training Record
Lt Wayne A Simperian Jr reports Washington National Guard Troop A 113th Cavalry Mechanized Reen. Sq. excelled at Ft Riley Kansas during two week encampment with the 34th Division. Highlights include 45 mile reconnaissance into Keats and top carbine scores led by Corporal Hubert Wilson.
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Washington
113Th Cavalry
Hubert Wilson
Weather Report for Des Moines Iowa Aug 20
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a hot high near 95 to 99 degrees. Widely scattered showers or thunder showers may occur near the Minnesota border tonight. Tonight and tomorrow morning stretch to the east portion with cooler conditions in the northwest and west portions. Low temperatures 66 to 70. Highs tomorrow about 85 to 90.
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Des Moines
Isa
Towa
Cookr
Minnesota
George Sturgis Taken by Death
George N. Sturgis longtime Fairfield resident and father of Floyd E. Sturgis died Thursday at his son's home in Fairfield after months of illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mark Hoskins Funeral Home with Dr. Fred E. Miller officiating. Surviving are his son Floyd, granddaughter Elaine, and brother Edd of South Gate California. he was predeceased by his wife and son Alva.
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George N. Sturgis
Floyd E. Sturgis
West Washington Street
Fairfield
Iowa
Mark Hosekins
Fred E Miller
Methodist Church
Sturgis
Gtasgo
Jefferson County
Alva
Floyd
Elaine
Edd
South Gate
Cialif
Union Asks Probe of Senator Taft
MILWAUKEE Aug 2 UP President Truman promised the APT International union he would investigate charges that Senator Robert Taft called upon NLRB lawyers to bring contempt of court actions against the union and its officers. Truman said the charges would be investigated thoroughly and immediately.
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Labor Board
Truman
Seven German Police Kidnapped by Red Soldiers
In Berlin on Aug 20 seven German policemen from the American sector were reported kidnapped by Soviet officers. Three escaped. four including district police chief August Hoppe remained missing. About 600 to 140 civilians were rounded up in nearby raids amid violent exchanges near the sector boundary.
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Berlin
U. S
August Hoppe
Hoppe
U.S
Willie Rother
Karl Hagemann
Move From Scene Of Mystery Fires
MACOMB Aug 20 Charlie and Lulu Willey abandoned their farm after mystery fires destroyed their home and two barns. A tire salesman nearby said the fires spread rapidly, with over 200 blazes across the house, barn, and milkshed. The Willeys moved away in disgust as authorities investigated.
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Macomb
Charlie
Lulu Willey
Willey
Willey’s
Sidney rodeo draws twenty thousand in heat
In Sidney on August 20, about 20 000 spectators attended the third day of the rodeo. A bulldogging record fell as Charles Colbert of Hugo Oklahoma finished in 4.5 seconds. Pickup rider Brown Todd from Fort Smith Arkansas is hospitalized with a broken ankle from a Wednesday fall. Governor candidate William Beardsley was among the spectators.
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Sidney
Sidney Roer
Charles Colbert
Hugo
Okla
Brown Todd
Fort Smith
Ark
Hamburg
William Beardsley
Davis Funeral Services Held for Charles W. Davis
Funeral services for Charles W. Davis were held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock in Sherman’s funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller officiating. Members of the Rotary club attended in a group. Pallbearers included O. M. Cuddy A. F. Baldsse George Bauer Vernon Witting Oscar Hughes and R. E. Shannon. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Charles W. Davis
Sherman
Fred E Miller
Rotary Club
O. M. Cuddy
A. F P. Bald
George Bauer
Vernon Witting
Oscar Hughes
R. E. Shannon
Elm Grove Cemetery
Soviet Consul Ordered To Leave Amid U.S. Protest
The United States stripped Jacob Lomakin of his authority as Soviet Consul General in New York and ordered his expulsion over alleged abuse of power and other charges. Washington called Moscow’s replies lies and demanded Lomakin’s recall within a reasonable time. A Russian consulate worker threatened to call police when reporters sought comment.
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Washington
Jacob Lomakin
New York
United States
Panyushkin
Lomakin
Russia
Jacobh Lomakin
U. S
State Department
Plan Controls on Credit Buying Expand to Automobiles
Washington bill introduces new government controls on installment buying for automobiles and 10 other durable goods. A one third down payment for autos and one fifth for others, with most balances due within 15 months. Effective Sept. 20, covering purchases from fifty to five thousand dollars. Higher priced items over one thousand get an extra three to six months to pay.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Hog producers urged by USDA to boost pig output this fall
The U S Department of Agriculture calls hog farmers to raise production by at least ten percent this autumn to bolster supply. The appeal targets pork producers nationwide amid market and supply considerations.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Achievement Day and Livestock Show in Washington County
Washington county 4-H and FFA members prepare for the Junior Livestock and county Achievement day shows to be held Monday and Tuesday. Judging begins Monday afternoon with Frances Hettler of Iowa State College officiating. Livestock entries unload Monday morning. public viewing and sales run Monday evening. demonstrations and judging continue Tuesday with awards at 4 30. Market stock will be prepared for Chicago sale without a live auction.
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F.F.A
Washington County
Washington
Dave Livingston
Ledon
City Hall
Frances Hettler
Iowa State College
Ena 4-H
Miss Hettler
Towa
Legion Rooms
George Carehaus
Merle Eckels
Harry Stacy
Doris Jury
Hettler
Mildred Doster
Paul Burger
Blackhawk County
Waterloo
Chicago
Washington junior high to register next Thursday
Washington junior high announces registration for new seventh and eighth graders on Thursday, August 26, from nine to twelve and one to four. Principal Edward J. Kelly says all junior high teachers are hired and classes are on schedule for September 1. total expected enrollment is about 193. A includes sixth graders from Lincoln district meeting in the junior high.
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Washington Junior High School
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Washington
Lincoln
European arrival of printed books delayed until 1490s
The World Book Encyclopedia notes that although printing existed in China about a thousand years earlier, Europe did not see printed books until the 1490s. This fact highlights the late adoption of movable type in Europe compared to Asia.
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Europe
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Speek
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