Four Iowa traffic deaths raise yearly toll to 339
Four more traffic deaths were reported in Iowa on Tuesday raising this year’s motor vehicle fatality total to 339. The victims include Arthur Allen, 29, Princeton Mo, Juanita White, 24, Muscatine, Harrison Brown, 25, Wilton farmer, and F S Mitvalsky, Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arthur Allen
Princeton
Mra
Juanita White
Muscatine
Harrison Brown
Wilton Farmer
F. S. Mitvalsky
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa School District Plans January Bond Election
Ottumwa district voters will decide on January 14, 1946, whether to authorize $800,000 in bonds for four new school buildings as proposed by the board of education.
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Ottumwa
Board of Education
Plunge From Fourth Story Fatal in Cedar Rapids
Odis Culp, 45, died from a cerebral hemorrhage after witnesses said he jumped from the hospital's fourth floor Tuesday night. Linn County coroner Dr. T Frank Hersch ruled death by own action. Culp, admitted Nov 206 for heart condition, faced despondency over illness while employed by Wilson & Co.
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Cedar Rapids
Odis Culp
T. Frank Hersch
Linn County
Culp
Wilson & Co
Has Dislocated Jaw After a Big Yawn
James Sloan, 49, of Fort Dodge, was treated last year for a dislocated jaw after a big yawn and is again in hospital with the same injury. The repeated incident follows an enthusiastic yawn.
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Fort Dodge
James Sloan
Sloan Wis
Eight Are Homeless After Clear Lake Fire
A Bas heater under the Garlock home started the blaze Monday night in Clear Lake, sending Mr and Mrs Ernie Garlock and their six children fleeing into zero weather. Jaine 18 Neil 13 Larry 12 Nancy 10 remain with grandparents and a married daughter as clothing and gifts pour in.
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Clear Lake
Ernie Garlock
Jaine
Neil
Larry
Nancy
Gar Locks
River Traffic Ends Above Keokuk Dam 1945 Season
The Rock Island district of the army engineers announced that all commercial Mississippi traffic above the Keokuk dam is concluded for the 1945 season.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Keokuk Dam
Rock Island
Army Engineers
Eldora Escapees Recaptured Held in Clarion Jail
Carl Kennedy 18 of Corneil Biluffs and Billy Rockwell 15 of Oskaloosa escaped from Eldora boys training school and were held in Clarion jail after recapture near Algona. They allegedly stole the car of R A Caquelin of Eagle Grove on December 6.
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Clarion
Carl Kennedy
Corneil Biluffs
Billy Rockwell
Oskaloosa
Eldora Boys Training School
Algona
R. A. Caquelin
Eagle Grove
Patton Condition Declared Unchanged in Latest Bulletin
A Heidelberg bulletin reports General George Patton, injured in an auto accident with a broken neck and partial paralysis, remains in the same state. The “general condition” is listed as good with temperature 100, pulse 66, and respiration 24, no change in the fractured vertebra.
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Heidelberg
George Patton
Patton
Lambert Services At Winfield Church
Funeral services for Raymond J. Lambert will be held Thursday at 2 PM in the Presbyterian church at Winfield with Rev. Freeman and Rev. Robeson officiating. Burial will be in Winfield. Lambert died yesterday in Iowa City hospital from cerebral meningitis at age 43. he was born March 28, 1902, in Guthrie Center and lived in Bethel and Washington areas before moving to Winfield. He leaves his wife Lois Hazel Brown, a son Marvin Ray in the army on furlough, a daughter Mary Low, and two brothers Joseph Wayne and Edward W. This record notes his Bethel church service, Move to Winfield, Masonic lodge membership, and family details.
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Raymond J. Lambert
Presbyterian Church
Winfield
Bethel
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Marvin Ray
Mary Low
Joseph Wayne
Kansas City
Edward W
Columbus Junction
Rieh and Dawson Obtain Marriage License in Brighton
Peter N. Rieh of Brighton and Martha Jane Dawson of Washington secured a marriage license at a local clerk’s office, marking the first step toward their nuptials.
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Peter N. Rieh
Brighton
Martha Jane Dawson
Washington
Seventy Seven Packages Sent to Schick Hospital Christmas Drive
Fred Downing chairman of the Legion committee reports 97 packages gathered at four Clinton drug stores for Schick hospital veterans. About 300 to 409 articles were collected with many gifts bearing givers names. Money sent will fund long distance calls for wounded men, with funds raised in Washington restaurants and taverns.
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Fred Downing
Legion Committee
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Downing
Sefiek Hospital
Washington
Attendance Drops in influenza epidemic at area schools
Conditions in the influenza epidemic improve as schools report only 19 percent pupil absence. Stewart school 46, Lincoln 84, junior high 22, high school 47, totaling 199 absent. numbers noted as of today at the courthouse.
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Stewart
Lincoln School
Names Men To Probe in Auto Strike
President Truman named a fact finding board to examine the Senna Motors auto strike and to seek labor management cooperation. Members include Judge Walter T. Stacy Lloyd K. Garrison and Milton Eisenhower with Stacy described as a North Carolina supreme court justice. The White House noted possible lack of legal authority without congressional legislation but expected voluntary cooperation.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Senna Motors
Walter T. Stacy
Lloyd K. Garrison
War Labor Board
Milton Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
False alarm at South Avenue C triggers fire call
Fire department rushed to South Avenue C in the 500 block around ten last night but found no blaze. A police call and a telephone confusion caused the alarm.
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South Avenue C
Chinese Nationalists Prepare to Seize Mustang in Manchuria
Chinese nationalist troops prepared to march into the industrial city of Mustang in Manchuria as air crew arrived at Changchun to take part in airborne forces under a Soviet accord. The Times hinted Chiang Kai-Shek may arrive in Piping and visit Shanghai.
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Chungking
Mustand
Manchuria
Changchun
the Times
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghai
Byrnes Heads to Moscow for Atomic Control Talks
Secretary of State James Byrnes departed Washington for Moscow to press for a major three power understanding on atomic bomb control and a general European peace conference. His C-54 carried him via Bermuda the Azores Paris and Berlin, with planned arrival Friday night.
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Washington
D. C
James Byrnes
Moscow
Europe
Byrnes
Washington National Airport
Army
Dwight Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Dean Acheson
James C. Dunn
Bermuda
Azores
Paris
Berlin
F E Smith Dies Active In Local Democratic Circles
F E Smith 73 of Washington Iowa died at his home from a stroke. He served 17 years as county chairman for the Democratic party and once worked as an electrician for Iowa Southern Utilities. Surviving are his wife two daughters two sons a sister four brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral set for Thursday at L A Jones Funeral Home with burial in Drakesville Iowa.
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Wrecker Elsworth Smith
Em c
Washington
East
Harrison Street
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Drakesville
Iowa
Smith
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Christian Church
Alexander Fletcher Smith
Mary Florence (Rockefeller) Smith
Marjorie V. Hardy
Florence Guile
Mentor Guile
Spokane
Wash
J. Willard Smith
Stanley Smith
Wardington
Bessie Smith
Durant
Seth Smith
Mapleton
Ben
Des Moines
Charles
Detroit
Chris
Bloomfield
Wilma Lorene Smith
Washington Soy Mill Renamed Plant in Washington
S. H. Burehfield announces the former Honeymead plant will be renamed Washington Soy Mill. He plans to move his family to Washington within 60 days and reports a strong season with beans harvested last fall already being processed.
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Washington
S. H. Burehfield
Humbolt
Burehfield
Pennepacker Speaks to Y's Men at Mt. Pleasant
Dr. Joe Pennepacker of the philosophy department at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant was a guest speaker last night at the Y's Men's club meeting. He taught on philosophy topics and addressed the group. further details follow in the article.
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Joe Pennepacker
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Pennepacker
Former Sheriff Struble Dies in Iowa City
George Struble of Iowa City longtime sheriff of Washington county died suddenly of a heart attack last night. He was found in the Elks club room by a janitor at six this morning after visiting home at ten. Funeral plans were not learned. services likely in Wellman with burial there. Survived by wife Cordelia Crossett of Wellman. wedding anniversary would have been today. He previously worked in banking at Riverside and Wellman and served as deputy to Sherffred Sweet before becoming sheriff in 1920.
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George Struble
Iowa City
Washington County
Washington
Elks Club
Wellman
Struble
Riverside
Sherffred Sweet
Ila
Cordelia Crossett
Race relations talk at Talladega College in Alabama
A two year stay at Talladega College is noted with a speech on race relations focusing on the Negro problem. Dr. Pennepacker fielded informal audience questions for a lengthy period after the talk, in the absence of President Willis Jones. The meeting was in open session.
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Talladega College
Alabama
Pennepacker
Willis Jones
Chief Reister of Washington Fire Dept Dies
Hal H. Reister longtime Washington fire chief and Reister Produce founder died at 5 25 pm in the county hospital after years of illness Funeral services set at L A Jones funeral home with a Masonic burial service at Elm Grove cemetery Fire department members and Masons to meet for procession Survivors include wife son Claude L Reister Davenport and Richmond daughters Ruth Hunter Davenport and Martha Richmond DeWitt plus sister Mrs Bert Tracy Brichton and four grandchildren Sharon Marian Dennis and Douglas.
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Hal Reister
C. C. Reister
Washington
Scott Reister
Claude
Hal H. Reister
Washington Fire Department
Reister
L. A. Jones Funeral
Fred KE. Miller
Elm Grove
Fire Department
City Hall
Masonic Temple
Winfield Scott Reister
Louise (Shaw) Reister
Mr. Reister
Claude C. Reister
Masong Lodge
Kaaba Shrine
Davenport
Claude L. Reister
Ruth Lucile Hunter
Martha Louise Richmond
DeWitt
Iowa
Bert Tracy
Brichton
Sharon R
Marian Hunter
Dennis
Douglas Richmond
Idaho Tops List as Lead Silver Pro Fleeing State
Idaho emerges as the leading state for silver professionals seeking to flee, reflecting shifting regional dynamics and labor market pressures. The designation highlights migration trends among workers in the silver industry amid broader economic changes.
Livingston Faces Vice-President Charge at Event
Charge of vice-president David P. Livingston was noted at a gathering that included guests John Gamble and Paul Boettcher.
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David P. Livingston
John Gamble
Paul Boettcher
Marshall says he foresaw U S entry into war with Japan in August 1941
General George C. Marshall testified before the Pearl Harbor committee that by August 1941 he believed events would force the United States into war with Japan if trends did not change. He spoke amid release of top secret reports and an army board memo confirming or denying prior evidence of Japanese plans.
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Washington, D. C
George C. Marshall
United States
Japan
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Army
Pacific
Henry C. Clausen
Myron C. Cramer
Cramer
Great Britain
Frankedf
Wise
Japanese Commander to Testify in Indianapolis Court Martial
The Japanese commander who claims to torpedo the Indianapolis will be called to testify in the court martial of Captain Charles McVay tomorrow. A potential objection by McVay’s counsel could bar his testimony if sustained. The officer was flown to Washington from Japan last week after claiming his submarine sunk the Indianapolis in the Philippine Sea on July 36.
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Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Charles McVay
McVay
Washington
Japan
Philippine Sea
President Truman Announces New Housing Action
President Truman announced a price ceiling on old and new dwellings and removal of government priorities on building materials. He named Wilson Wyatt housing expeditor to head an overall government housing authority to curb inflation in the real estate market and said the program would take effect as soon as possible.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
John W. Snyder
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Wyatt
Nazi orders to “work to death” prisoners revealed
At Nuremberg, 1942 SS directives from Heinrich Himmler urged brutal mass labor in concentration camps. Documents show Hitler ordered staff to execute Jews, Russians, Ukrainians, and Poles through prolonged slave labor, with terms of three to eight years. The trial disclosed these wartime directives and the fate of many captives.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Henrich Himmler
Hitler
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