Newton Column: Death of John B. Stinson after crash
John B. Stinson, 65, of Baxter, a retired farmer and livestock buyer, died at Skiff hospital from injuries from a railway crossing collision southwest of Baxter. He was riding in a car driven by his daughter Delores when a freight train failed to be seen, the car struck the engine, spun, and crashed into the moving train.
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Newton
John B. Stinson
Baxter
Skiff Hospital
Stinson
Delores
Mink and muskrat pelts stolen in Rockwell City burglary
Mink and muskrat pelts valued at 3500 dollars were stolen from the Sol Kendricks fur and implement building in Rockwell City. The theft was discovered by employee Cecil Bangston who arrived for work. Thieves used a telephone company ladder to enter through a rear window and slide down a rope to the attic and down to the main floor.
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Rockwell City
Sol Kendricks
Cecil Bangston
Democratic Campaign Expenses Reported in Iowa Races
Iowa reports show the Democratic state central committee spent about $65,000 for the recent campaign. For the two year period totals reached $116,192 in expenditures with $114,890 received, leaving a deficit of $1,301. Bourke B. Hickenlooper and Robert D. Blue led with various contributions and expenditures. Republicans posted similar receipts and a portion of funds unspent.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Robert D. Blue
Secretary of State
Jake More
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Party
Republican State Central
G.O.P
Hickenlooper
Republican State Central Committee
Blue
Repu Ican State Central Committee
Band Instruments Valued at $1000 Stolen
Ten band instruments and a typewriter valued at 1000 dollars were stolen from Manchester High School. Entry gained through a window via a fire escape on Wednesday night.
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Manchester
Tin Can Pickup Expands to Northwest Area Next Week
Street Commissioner Ralph Minick announced that tin can collection will move to the northwest part of town next week, covering areas north of Washington Street and west of North Second Avenue. Cans should be left at the curb in boxes or sacks for easy truck collection, as northeast sections near completion. The city conducts spring and fall pickups, excluding cans already processed for the war salvage effort.
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Ralph Minick
Washington Street
North Second Avenue
Minick
Political Receipts and Expenses for County Parties
The counties Republican and Democratic chairs filed itemized accounts for last fall’s campaign. Republican chair Theodore B. Bailey reported receipts of 1607.04 from six donors and 1178.95 in disbursements leaving 500.94. Democratic chair Gary Dye showed receipts of 831.78 with 287.73 in expenses and a 44.05 balance, citing state committee funds and local rallies among sources.
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Theodore B. Bailey
Republican Committee
Treasury
Newspper
State Committee
Tarry Dye
Claire A. Williams
Congress
Hall
Germans Reinforce Hungarian Army But Are Losing Budapest
Berlin and Moscow reports describe massive Soviet pressure on central and southern Hungary as 40 000 German reserves struggle to stem the Red Army advance toward Budapest and the Austrian frontier. Russian forces push near Hatvan Szirak Pest and Erest while 660 towns fall to the third army and two new spearheads threaten Nadykanizsa.
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Budapest
London
Hungary
Moscow
Austrian
Italy
Western Front
Aad
Germany
Red Army
Dliv
Ukraiian
Nlatvan
Capital
Hatvan
Szirak
Danube
Pest
Borrough
Greek Civil War Escalates as Strikes Hit Salonika
Lt. Gen. Ronald Scobie reported rising Greek attacks on British troops and a general strike in Salonika. ELAS partisans began preliminary talks with the government to end the war, with no rapid progress seen. Over 900 ELAS officers and men have been captured and handed to the Greek authorities.
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Athens
U.P
Ronald Scobie
Salonika
ELAS
Scobie
Rebels and Allies Press Greek Rebel Positions Near Athens
Fighters and bomber aircraft backed by British and Greek troops attacked rebel machine guns and mortar positions above Athens suburbs. Reports say negotiations between ELAS representatives and the Greek government remain in early stages.
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Athens
Scobie
ELAS
War Board grants 193625 electric flatirons to three firms
Authorization to produce a total of 193 625 electric flatirons in 1944 has been granted to three manufacturers by the War Production Board.
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War Production Board
Bond sales surge in Brighton for sixth war loan
In Washington county bond buyers packed banks as war bond sales in the sixth loan surged, with Brighton reporting over $17,000 in purchases. A free movie for bond buyers drew about 100 attendees, some admitted free for purchasing bonds, while officials say reaching the county quota of 1,006,000 still requires steady purchases through the period.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington County
Washington
State Theater
G, Kk. Mace
County War Finance Committee
Brighton
Business Men Elect Chamber Directors
At last night's Washington Chamber of Commerce meeting C R Wilson Frank Crone and Frank Miller were elected to the board of directors to take their places at year start Holdover members are Herbert Osineup Darrell Ross and Albert Orcutt The board will meet soon to elect a president and secretary
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
C. R. Wilson
Frank Crone
Frank Miller
Herbert Osineup
Darrell
Ross
Albert Orcutt
Two More Tokyo Raids Reported
Washington December 8 reports say two additional raids hit Tokyo within 30 hours as American Super Fortresses attacked the capital. Japanese broadcasts claimed air defenses repelled the raiders and noted seven fires from Wednesday night’s strike.
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Tokyo
Washington, D.C
War Department
Iwo
Volcanoes
Saipan
China
Manchuria
Churchill Wins Confident Vote in Commons on Continental Policy
Prime Minister Winston Churchill faced a decisive 27 to 380 confidence vote in the House of Commons over Britain's continental policy. He urged support for intervention in Greece Italy and Belgium and defended backing for the Papandreou and Pierlot governments while warning against leftist plots and German collaboration by ELAS and HAM.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Britain
Commons
House
Greece
Italy
Belgium
Papandreou
Hubert Pierlot
HAM Group
ELAS
New Year Officers and Committees To Be Selected
The article notes that officers and committees for the new year will be chosen, outlining the process and expectations for the selection. It emphasizes organizational renewal and upcoming governance.
Need for Revision of School Code of Iowa Is Stressed
Senator G W Hunt urged revising Iowa’s school code at a county meeting in the high school auditorium. He argues state support should rise to 25 percent to ease property taxes and equalize educational opportunities, with a state board of public instruction and a state superintendent.
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Iowa
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
Hunt
General Assembly
State Board of Public Instruction
Kehoe
Stephens
Farm Bureau
McKenzie
Ralph Shannon
Christmas Seal Sale Progress in Washington County
Christmas seal drive in Washington shows $457.15 raised from 650 envelopes returned with 91 percent containing money. Mailings of 1 100 envelopes reached residents. average per envelope was $1.11. Expectation is to surpass last year’s $765 and reach about $2,000 countywide.
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Washington
Washington Bopke
New Gains On Wide Front In Saar Front
American forces push across a widening 250 mile front from the Cologne plain to the upper Rhine. Third Army troops storm Saarbrucken west bank and press into the Siegfried line, while Seventh Army advances near Bitche Gambsheim and near Strasbourg. First Army pushes toward Duren and the Roer river as Ninth Army sweeps through Julich Sports Palast. Bad weather limits air support.
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Paris
Dec
Saarbrucken
Cologne
Upper Rhine Valley
U. S. Third Army
Saar River
Seventh Army
Gambsheim
Upper Rhine
Strasbourg
First
Inden
Pier
Duren
Roer River
Courtney H. Hodges
Bergstein
Roer
Hurtgen Forest
Ninth Army
Julich
Wm. H. Simpson
Freshmen basketball set to play Ainsworth curtain raiser
Coach Eugene McCormick will lead a Washington high school freshmen squad to Ainsworth to face the Ainsworth second team. Players include Zook Murphy Earls Putman Denison Stockman Brock Williams Wylie Barclay. The game is the curtain raiser for the Ainsworth Olds first team in the Tris County league.
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Eugene McCormick
Washington High School
Ainsworth
Ainsworth High School
Jack Zook
Tom Murphy
Duane Earls
Bull Putman
Jerry Denison
Jerry Stockman
Dick Brock
Keith Williams
Harold Wylie
Allen Barclay
Ainsworth Olds
Storm Japanese Pocket on Leyte
Allied forces in the Philippines pressed a multi division assault on the Japanese pocket in northwestern Leyte. The 77th division had already breached the pocket with a bold amphibious landing near Ormoc, while seven American divisions, supported by a 168 ship invasion armada and heavy bombardment, advanced from a new west coast beachhead toward Ormoc. Liberation of the central Philippines appeared near.
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Allied
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte
77Th
Guam
Coyer
Pearl Harbor
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Ohio
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Louis Petropoulacos
Cleveland
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Federation of Women’s Club's
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Congress of Parent-Teachers
C. P. Weldin
Women’s Clubs
L. J. Kehoe
Richard A. Stephens
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EAM
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Alexander M. Pateh
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