Iowa to Begin Work on New State Office Building
State Senator O H Henningsen chairman of the state office building committee said construction may start late next summer or early fall. The panel voted to include a cafeteria with 250 seats. The building will stand between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets on Walnut Street east of the Capitol.
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Des Moines
O. H. Henningsen
Clinton
State Office Building Committee
Statehouse
Thirteenth
Walnut St
Capitol
Feed Mill Burns to Ground at Ruthven
Fire destroyed the Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. feed mill in Ruthven early Wednesday. The loss is around 25000 dollars with most covered by insurance. origin unknown though possibilities include hidden sparks from a Tuesday fire or wiring in the top of the mill. The blaze was found at midnight.
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Spencer
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co
Ruthven
Fred Grange
Des Moines Voters Approve Veterans Memorial Auditorium Bonds
Voters approved 2 750 000 bonds for a World War I memorial building in Des Moines with 4 012 yes 1 969 no. 67 percent favored the issue though turnout was under 6 000 of 70 000 registered. Building to include an auditorium and recreational facilities pending favorable conditions and site selection.
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Des Moines
McCreery of Control Board Resigns for Health
Des Moines Iowa David R McCreery chairman of the state board of control resigns citing ill health He is 64 weighs 200 pounds down from 248 after a broken hip last winter He says he will return to Alburnette to build a house for his wife and himself The resignation takes effect Saturday
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Des Moines
David R. McCreery
State Board of Control
Eldora
McCreery
Alburnette
Holiday Rail Travel Will Strain Trains in Iowa
Des Moines reports Yuletide rail passenger volume will be the highest in history due to an ODT order taking 3868 extra coaches from railroads for military use. Midwest lines including Burlington adding 40 trains, Rock Island 62, and Milwaukee 40 to carry returning overseas veterans.
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Des Moines
Yuletide
Iowa
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Burlington Railroad
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Open New Goodrich Store Set for Saturday
Rude Tanner and BR F Bostwick announce the opening of their Z F Goodrich store in new quarters at the Washington Oil company. The grand opening will follow with finishing touches pending and Christmas merchandise arriving for sale on opening day Saturday.
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Rude Tanner
BR. F. Bostwick
Z. F. Goodrich
Washington Oile Company
Mr. Tanner
Br. Bostwick
War bonds urge victory sales and farmers’ postwar plans
Washington reports emphasize Victory Loan as vital to finish financing the war and aiding wounded with hospital care and repatriation. Ted Gambie urges nationwide support while Merrill Predmore notes farmers hold over 4 percent of War Bonds and reduced mortgage debt, guiding postwar prosperity.
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Washington, D. C
the Treasury
Ted R. Gambie
Oregon
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Washington,d. C
Merrill L. Predmore
Treasury
Nationalist Troops Reported Enter Mukden China
Sin Min Pao said nationalist troops entered Mukden Manchuria while one plane load of airborne troops landed at Chang Chun. Chiang Kai Shek reportedly arrived to supervise Manchuria reorganization as Tu Li Ming prepared to act. Soviet authorities agreed to patrol air fields during the landing.
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Chunking
Sin Min Pao
Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Chun
Manchurian
United Press
Peiping
Chiang Kai Shek
Tu Li Ming
Muk
Central
Jap Testifies at Trial of McVay
Commander Ike Hashimoto testified at the court martial of Captain Charles McVay that his Japanese submarine scored at least three direct torpedo hits on the Indianapolis on July 30. Hashimoto said he spotted the cruiser 10 000 meters away an hour before it sank just after midnight with a bright moon aiding visibility.
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Waishingston
D. C
U.P
Ike Hashimoto
Indianapolis
Hashimoto
Char. McVay
Navy
McVay
Nebraska farms value of personal property in 1945
The 1945 valuation of personal property on Nebraska farms stood at 326 million 560 thousand 766 dollars. This figure reflects farm wealth for that year and indicates substantial property holdings across the state's agricultural sector.
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Nebraska
Could Have Been Ready For Attack
General George C. Marshall testified before the Pearl Harbor inquiry that the Hawaiian army command could have been ready for the Japanese attack. He noted the Nov. 27 1941 warning should have been executed by a high officer, while history shows Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short failed to alert properly before December 7, 1941.
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Walter C. Short
Burn Ballots Burned After Court House Storage
Washington county voters ballots from the November election were burned yesterday on county property behind the courthouse. More than 10 000 ballots were destroyed after delays in following a six month retention rule. Will Sickles and Frank Daily oversaw the burn piling the ballots on the fire as wind blew burning paper away.
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Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Will Sickles
Court Houre
Frank Daily
Court House
Sickles
Mr. Daily
Good Fellows Appeal for Christmas Boxes Donations
The Goodfellows drive, sponsored by the Ys Men’s club and the Evening Journal, seeks funds to provide Christmas food boxes and toys to needy families. Chairman Robert Arthur leads a team including Lloyd Scott Don Boyer Robert Wiley and Merle Turner with donation boxes in local stores or via mail to the Evening Journal. The first coupon runs today and will continue periodically until Christmas.
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Journal Office
Y’s Men’s Club
Journal
Y.M.C.A
Goodfellow Committee
The
Goodfellows
Y's Men's Club
Evening Journal
Robert Arthur
Lloyd Scott
Don Boyer
Robert Wiley
Merle Turner
Goodfellow
District and Township AAA Meeting Dates for 1945
Washington county farmers and township committeemen prepare for soil conservation sign-up meetings set in December in multiple townships. Officials urge attendance to report practices and avoid penalties as 1945 payment applications are readied. district meetings across southeastern Iowa discuss 1946 programs and 9.5 million dollars allocated for conservation.
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Washington Township
AAA
Clay Township
Pleasant Grove Schoo
Marion Township
Shiioh
Crawford Township
Fire House
Crawfordsville
Iowa Township
Riverside Bank
Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Agricultural Conservation Programs
City ordinance requires clearing snow from walks within 24 hours
Street commissioner Ralph Minick announced a Washington city ordinance enforcing snow removal within 24 hours after snowfall. If owners fail to clear it, city workers will, with costs assessed against the owners via the county treasurer. Narrow paths do not satisfy the rule. all snow must be removed.
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Sioner
Washington
Minick
Cily
W A Patterson Called Suddenly
Walter A. Patterson 64 died at his home 203 West Madison street of a heart attack while asleep. He was born June 8 1881 east of Washington and lived in Lexington before moving to Washington. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 PM at L A Jones funeral home. He leaves wife two sons James Wellman and Willard in Schick hospital four grandchildren and three sisters.
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Walter A. Patterson
West
Madison Street
Patterson
James
Wellman
Willard
Schick Army Hospital
Clinton
D. W. McClure
Blaine Holmes
Washington
Walter Harvey
Muscatine
Struble Funeral Arrangements Set for Wellman Saturday
Funeral services for George M Struble are announced with 11 30 a m service at Beckman funeral home Iowa City followed by 2 pm services at the Wellman Methodist church. Burial will be in Wellman cemetery. Struble, Washington county sheriff in 1930, was a Wellman native and longtime local figure.
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George M Struble
Beckman
Iowa City
Wellman
Struble
Washington County
Washington
George Moorey Struble
Elks Lodge
Sioux Rapids
Security Savings Bank
Cordelia A. Crossett
Death Sentence For 86 Dachau Guards Names Noted
An American military court sentenced 86 German officers and guards from Dachau to hang for mass murder. One convict got life imprisonment and three received ten years. Sentences await approval by Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott and Gen. Joseph McNarney. Dr. Clus Schilling faced the death penalty for inmate killings.
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Dachau
Canl
Othe
Lusian Truscott
United States
Joseph C. McNarney
Clus Schilling
Services for George Welch on Saturday
George M. Welch an about 80 year old resident of Omaha Nebr died today in Omaha. Funeral services are set for Saturday at two in Sherman's funeral home conducted by Dr George Kerr with burial at Ainsworth. He was a blacksmith in Ainsworth for 25 years and a United Presbyterian church member. He was brother to the late Sherm Welch of Washington. His wife Martha E K Herderson of Ainsworth died June 3 1934.
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George M. Welch
Omaha
Nebr
Sherman
George Kerr
Ainsworth
Welch
United Presbyterian Church
Sherm Welch
Washington
Martha EK. Herderson
Winter Snow Returns as Washington Sees White Christmas Hint
A mid December storm brings two to three inches of snow in Washington with light snow continuing. The season marks the second snow of the winter and hints at a possible white Christmas for the area.
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Washington
GM Seeks Injunction To End Detroit Plant Picketing
General Motors filed a petition in common pleas court Cleveland seeking an injunction against United Auto Workers Local 45 to bar illegal picketing at its Detroit plant. The action aims to prevent force or violence from interfering with entry to the plant amid a 23 day strike.
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Detroit
Mich
General Motors Corporation
CIO United Ants Workers Union
Giant Corporation
Commnion Pleas Court
Cleveland
General Motors
Frank Daly
United Auto Workers
Troop D 118th Cavalry Reunion Planned Next Week
Plans for a reunion of men who served in Troop D 118th Cavalry are underway for eight o'clock the evening of next Wednesday December 19 at the Knights of Columbus rooms. Invitees may bring wives or guests and should attend if contacted or not. The unit trained in Texas in January 1941 and served in Europe during World War II with many members reassigned or discharged and returning home to the area.
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118Th Cavalry
Knights of Columbus
Washington
Lxas
Europe
113Th
Texas
Army
Santa Claus to visit Washington with sleigh on Saturday
Santa may arrive by bus from the east at 9 45 but will appear in a sleigh if snow endures. He plans to ride around town and be on foot in stores to greet ill children at home, excluding those with contagious diseases. Parents should notify O B E Schmitt at the Y Chamber to arrange visits.
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Santa Claug
Washington
Santa
Santa Claus
O. BE. Schmitt
Chamber of Commerce
Mg. Schmitt
Judge Patterson to Attend Court in Washington Friday
Judge Patterson informed the clerk to attend court business in Washington Friday forenoon. He will travel from Sigourney where he is presiding over a term. He is substituting the latter part of the November term for Judge Siegers of Newton who has been ill.
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J. G. Patterson
Washington
Sigourpney
Patterson
P. J. Siegers
Newton
Judge Sentences Ole Olson for Drunkenness in Court
Police Judge David J. Ryay sentenced Ole Olson, 31, to five days in jail. It marked the 658th appearance before the judge on a drunkenness charge by Cisug.
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David J. Ryay
Ole Olson
Cisug
Ryan
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Mr. Patterson
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