Tragic CO Poisoning Fatal for Two Drivers in Truck
Clinton juvenile Joseph Rodgers age 16 of Oelwein and Robert Handley 24 of Fayette were found dead in an eastbound cattle truck in Fulton Illinois. Officials say carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths after the pair slept in the cab around midnight Monday. Passersby presumed they were asleep and did not check the cab until mid morning Tuesday. Coroner C M Frye of Rock Falls investigates as the truck headed to Chicago with a cattle load.
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Clinton
Joseph Rodgers
Oelwein
Robert P. Handley
Fayette
Fulton
Lit
C. M. Frye
Rock Falls
Chicago
Des Moines OKs land for University of Iowa expansion
The Iowa state executive council approved buying five oddly shaped properties along the University of Iowa campus for 24700 dollars to support campus growth. The council delayed decisions on public safety radio system revamp and plans to purchase ground at Sisourney for a new radio station.
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Des Moines
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
State Department of Public Safety
R. Bb. Laird
Public Safety Commission
Sisourney
5Igourney
One View
Fairfield
Laird
State Highway Patrol Division
Mason City
Victim of Burns at Oskaloosa Dies in Fire
Ben Q. Allgood 84 died from burns and smoke inhalation after returning for his coat in a rooming house fire in Oskaloosa. The blaze wrecked the building operated by William Silvers. Allgood and his daughter escaped their apartment. Four children survive. services set at Powers Funeral Home.
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Oskaloosa
Ben Q. Allgood
William Silvers
Allgood
Powers Funeral Home
Enjoin Nash Finch Co on sugar sales in Marshalltown
The Nash Finch Co Marshalltown branch was found by the OPA to hold six tons of sugar out of balance in ration accounts. Federal Judge Claries A Lewey issued an injunction banning sales without surrender of ration evidence from buyers, targeting only the Marshalltown unit. The Des Moines OPA noted a potential sugar shortage of about 12 742 pounds or 11 percent of inventory due to deliveries without ration transfers.
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Des Moines
Nash- Finch Co
Marshalltown
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Claries A. Lewey
Buchanan County Crash Kills Woman
Mrs Louise Dorum 67 of Minneapolis Minnesota was killed when the car she rode in in a funeral procession was side swiped by a truck driven by Jerry Beehkemmer of Oelwein Emory Hart acting sheriff of Buchanan county said the accident occurred about five miles north of Independence on Highway 150. The Bockhaus car was in a funeral procession from Bellevue to Tripoli.
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Independence
Louise Dorum
Minneapolis
Minn
Herman Bockhaus
Year in Jail for Assault on Wife in Ottumwa
Richard Bailey of Ottumwa was sentenced to one year in the Wapello county jail after pleading guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily injury before District Judge H. C. Taylor. He allegedly injured his wife, from whom he was separated, leaving her with a jaw fracture and other injuries while she was treated at Ottumwa hospital.
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Ottumwa
Richard Bailey
Wapello County
H. C. Taylor
Bailey
Draw Juries for Court in January
Fifty petit jurors for the January term of district court and twelve grand jurors to serve during 1945 were drawn at the courthouse this morning. The January term opens January 8 with Judge P. Jr. Siegers presiding. Petit jurors report January 15. grand jurors paneled January 9 if needed.
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Court House
P. Jr. Siegers
Newton
Sgt Will Longer Killed in Action in Germany
Sgt. William J. Longer of Troop D 118th Mechanized Cavalry was killed in action in Germany on November 30. Born August 13, 1921, in Cheriton he was the son of Fred J. and Kathryn Cameron Longer. He had returned to combat duty after hospitalization in France, and his last letter dated mid October from a foxhole describes his service. He attended Washington High School and was finishing his second year at junior college when drafted in 1941. Surviving are his parents and four brothers. Lt. Donald Longer in Hawaii, Cpl. Jack Longer in California, and others noted.
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Fred J. Longer
Town
War Department
William J. Longer
Germany
Longer
France
England
Longers
Fred Longer
Cherit
Fred J
Kathryn Cameron Longer
Washington High School
Junior College
118Th Mechanized Cavalry
Washington
Camp Bowie
Texas
Lenezer
Donald Longer
Hawaiian Islands
Cpl
Jack Longer
California
Japanese industrial centers hit as air war widens in Honshu
U S reports more than 100 B 29s attack Nagoya and other Honshu targets. Tokyo broadcasts say evacua tion of major industries is underway in Tokyo and key cities. Japanese plans reportedly move to dispersed “shadow factories” to guard industry from further raids.
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Washington, D. C
Nagoya
Honshu
Tokyo
Tokyo-Yokohama
Hiroshima
Heijo
Korea
War Department
Hamatsu
London
Japan
Britain
Germany
Athens Battles Rage as ELAS Attacks British in Greek Capital
In Athens ELAS forces launch a broad assault on a shrinking British pocket centering near the Grande Bretagne hotel. British tanks and infantry contest the barracks compound as snipers and shelling disrupt supplies, with an American wounded in the street. elsewhere in Detroit union leaders urge workers to support Montgomery Ward staff in a war labor dispute.
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Athens
ELAS
EAM
National Liberation Front
Ronald Scobie
Hotel Grande Bretagne
Detroit
Montgomery Ward and Company
United Retail Wholesale and Department Store
War Labor Board
Missionaries to South America Speak at Tabernacle
Rev and Mrs Paul Hartman missionaries to South America will address parishioners Thursday at the Christian Tabernacle on South Iowa Avenue. Hartman is an accomplished musician and will present a musical program along with an inspiring message.
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Paul Hartman
South America
Christiian Tabernacle
South
Iowa Avenue
Hartman
Towns Lead in County War Bond Sales Amid Shortfall
County reports show sixth war loan bonds at 549252.50 dollars, 49.35 percent of 1099000 quota. Towns total 307243.50, townships 236009, county 325589 at 53.37 percent. Chairman Mace urges extra purchases of 100 dollar bonds as casualties rise and victory remains distant.
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Counry
G. KE. Mace
County War Finance Committee
Pearl Harbor
Mace
Keota farmer honored for corn crop on Ramge Farm
Omar Klett was praised for raising corn on his Keota farm. The Journal was asked to state that the farm belongs to Jake Ramge and is farmed by George E. Klett, with 50 acres planted in corn by Omar Klett.
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Omar Klett
Keota
DeKalb
Klett
Journal
Jake Ramge
George E. Klett
Missionary couple to depart for South America
Mr Hareman and his wife, creditate of the Owen Bible Institute in Des Moines, plan to enter the missionary field in South America after passports are approved. A service begins at 7 30 p m Thursday and the public is invited to hear these young people.
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Denver
Colo
Hareman
Credutate
Owen Bible Institute
Des Moines
South America
State Department
Arm Civilians to Defend Budapest
German forces arm a rag tag Hungarian civilian force as Soviet tanks and troops push into Budapest. Moscow broadcasts warn the city is at the Red Army mercy while street fighting intensifies on the eastern Danube bank. Nazis and Hungarians vow to defend the capital to the death despite heavy Soviet bombardment.
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London
U.P
Budapest
Moscow
Red Army
Danube
Lt Col Dirk Lay dies in Panama tennis game
Albert Lay of Washington reports the death of his eldest brother Lt Col Dirk Lay a Presbyterian army chaplain who suffered a heavy heart attack during a tennis match Friday in Fort Delesseps Panama He was nearly 59 and leaves a wife two daughters and two sons. he had served in Panama over two years previously did mission work with Indians in Arizona and South Dakota and served on the University of Dubuque board.
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Albert Lay
Washington
Dirk Lay
Panama
Fort Delesseps
University of Dubuque
Arizona
South Dakota
Navy
Lay
United States Quartermaster Corps Laundry Network
The United States Quartermaster Corps operates 219 laundries worldwide, 57 of which include dry-cleaning plants, serving military installations across all theaters.
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The
United States Quartermaster Corps
Final Phase Leyte Battle: Allied Forces Destroy Japanese Convoy
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur pressed the final phase of the Leyte battle after air and sea actions wrecked a Japanese reinforcement convoy off the northwest coast. Ten to 11 ships were sunk or burned, with thousands of Japanese soldiers drowned while U.S. forces claimed three transports and two destroyers sunk or left burning. Some ships reportedly landed scant supplies at Palompon before being wrecked.
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Allied
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Ormoc
MacArthur
Palampon
Yanks Open Rhineland Drive With First Objective Taken
Paris dispatch reports Lt General Hodges first army advancing toward the Rhine in a new offensive south of the Hurtgen forest. The drive captured Rollesbroich and threatened Duren, linking with the Cologne front as U S planes bombed ahead but air support was limited by overcast.
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Paris
U.P
Courtney H. Hodges
First
Rhine
Hurtgen Forest
Rollesbroich
Roer River
Duren
U. S
First Army
Doughboys
Cologne
Hodges
Rhineland
Roer
Rollese Broich
County Falls Behind On Paper Salvage
A state report by H. C. Plagman shows Washington county collected 106000 pounds of waste paper in October, 99 percent of the monthly quota, ranking 18th among 99 counties. Yearly totals reach 628000 pounds, 156 percent of county quota, placing tenth. An American Legion Auxiliary pickup is planned Friday evening with bundles separated by newspaper and magazine, and tin cans to be gathered.
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H. C. Plagman
Washington County
Henry
Muscantine
Washington
American Legion Auxiliary
P. Ple
Christmas Party at the Y WCA Thursday
The YWCA invites children in need to its annual Christmas party on Thursday at 4 15 p m in the lobby of the Y building. Tickets are available Friday after school from the YWCA offices. Santa Claus will arrive to distribute gifts as volunteers wrap and tag packages for the event.
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Y.W.C.A
Santa Claus
Sqrt
Y.W
Y. W
Newsprint Supply Shortage Warned by War Board
The War Production Board warned that newsprint could become critically short by the second quarter of 1945, possibly forcing another cut in allotments to United States newspapers.
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Washington, D. C
War Production Board
United States
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