Begin Atomic Bomb Discussions at Moscow A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA
Five people were injured in a head on collision Sunday on county road J near the Jasper Marshall line. Drivers were Robert Shattuck 27 of Baxter and Russell J Krupp 28 of Melbourne. Krupp a serviceman on furlough sustained a fractured jaw and possible broken ankle.
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Newton
Jasper-Marshall County
Hne
Robert Shattuck
Baxter
Russell J. Krupp
Melbourne
Jasper County
Ray Barber
Krupp
Fire kills fifty pet dogs at Dairy Cattle Congress grounds
A fire at Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo destroyed barn No 10 and burned fifty pet dogs to death. The Waterloo breeder owner suspects the blaze started from an oil stove.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Car Plunges Through Ice Two Die LeClaire
A car crossing the Mississippi from Port Byron to Le Claire broke through the ice near the Iowa shore. Albert Ahlgren and Homer Warrick, both of Le Claire, died. Arthur Gilbert and Lee Sutter survived after suffering shock and exposure.
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LE Claire
Mississippi
Albert Ahlgren
Homer Warrick
Arthur Gilbert
Lee Sutter
Collision at Town Avenue and West Second Street
A B B Bordwell truck and a car driven by Joe Bauer of West Chester collided at the intersection of North Town Avenue and West Second Street. No injuries were reported. The car sustained about $100 in damage.
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B. B. Bordwell
Joe Bauer
West Chester
North Town Avenue
West Second Street
Varonoff Sees Russian Revival and Religious Hope
Russian-born speaker Peter Varonoff told a Presbyterian gathering that Russians are turning to faith amid hardship. He argued strengthening Christianity can counter communism, cited five million evangelical Christians, and urged Bible distribution through the missionary society. Cold weather kept the crowd small.
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Russia
Peter Varonoff
Presbyterian Church
Stalin
Moscow
Voronoff
Russian Missionary Bible Society
T. E. White
Varonoft
Why Don't People Buy Bonds
Editor notes an older county War Finance Committee plea by G B E Mace urging Washington county residents to invest idle funds in war bonds. It cites that only about half of the county’s Victory Loan quota has been purchased and compares bank deposits of about 12 million dollars with the safety and interest of bonds. It recalls a Wallace’s Farmer editorial urging farmers to reduce bank deposits and buy bonds as a wartime reserve.
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G. BE. Mace
County War Finance Committee
Washington County War Finance
Washington County
Washington
Mace
Wallace
Iowa
Lowa
Christmas Cantata Enthralls Washington Church Chorus
The Methodist choir of 45 voices presented Hawley’s cantata The Christ Child under director Herbert Osineup yesterday evening at the Washington church. Despite zero weather, a large audience heard candle light processional, organ prelude, and carols as soloists and ensembles conveyed the nativity story with praised musical skill.
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Washington
Osineup
Edna Klein
Doris McCutchen
Ione Burham
Mary Holbert
Vera Fife
Betty Osineup
Mr. Osineup
Forrest Walker
Elma Rice
Beverly Brown
Helen Stone
Robert Steele
Milo Sorden
Marion Timmins
Holbert
Nine Below Zero Reported Today
The cold spell continues with a low of nine degrees below zero last night. Between 6 30 and 7 00 this morning the temperature was nine below and at 7 20 it rose to seven below. Yesterday was the coldest day so far this winter in Washington with a minimum of one below.
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Washington
No Early Action On Labor Bills
Congress plans a Christmas recess without action on President Truman's labor program. Both Senate chambers face a heavy week and will not take up other issues before the break, likely returning January 7.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Truman
Senate
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Yamashita Case
The Supreme Court granted a formal stay of execution for Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was sentenced in Manila to hang as a war criminal. The stay lasts while the court considers his appeal for a civil trial in the United States, based on a new petition from his counsel.
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Washington, B.C
The
Supreme Court
Execu
Ki Yamashita
Manila
High Court
Yamashita
Santa Visits Washington Durst Horse Draws Sleigh
Santa Claus toured Washington streets on Saturday with Hilton Durst driving a Kentucky thoroughbred that pulled the family sleigh. The scene drew crowds as Santa visited ill children, trading stories of far places and missing his reindeer due to a meat shortage.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Hilton Durst
Mr. Durst
Kentucky
Durst
Santa
Mashington
Lunow Home Damaged by Fire Near City Limits
Firefighters were called shortly after two this morning to the Ernest Lunow residence on West Madison street where a ceiling fire in the living room was found early. The blaze was controlled quickly, with insured damage estimated at about 260 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Ernest Lunow
Madison Street
Lunow
Virgil Lewis
South Eighth Avenue
Farmers’ Mutual
W. L. Statler
Patton Improves After Neck Brace Applied
Heidelberg dispatch reports General George S. Patton in excellent condition after a cast was applied to realign a broken neck from a traffic accident a week earlier.
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Heidelberg
George S. Patton
Jury Draw Sets January Term for 1946 District Court
Fifty petit jurors and twelve grand jurors were drawn at the courthouse for the 1946 January term. The term opens Monday January 14 with Judge Frank Bechly presiding. petit jurors report the second Monday unless notified. Names of jurors span multiple wards and towns, with a full list of 76 petit jurors and 14 grand jurors included.
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Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Peti
Legion Opening on Thursday Evening
A large audience is expected for the American Legion opening in the city hall Thursday evening. The event features a Christmas party with Bass Road orchestra from Ottumwa, led by John Jackson. E J Hesselschwerdt, Kalona, Iowa department Americanism chairman, will give the main address, with T L Brookhart and John Owen of Washington also speaking.
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American Legion Meeting
Bass Road Orchestra
Ottumwa
John Jackson
Washington
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Iowa
T. L. Brookhart
John Owen
Brookhart
Legion Post
Matt Whittaker
Christmas Seal Sale Reaches $751 Total in Washington
Returns from 767 of 1100 sent in show a total of 751.25 dollars raised for Christmas seals. Mrs. F. C. Surface and PTA women commend prompt envelope returns and urge all to donate before Christmas as reports from schools and towns indicate strong interest in tuberculosis prevention.
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Washington
F. C. Surface
P.T.A
Funeral services for Walter A Patterson
Funeral services for Walter A Patterson were held Saturday afternoon at L A Jones funeral home. Reva Fred E Miller and Walter A Smith led the service with pallbearers John Patterson Harold Patterson Frank Longwell Don McClure Harold Timmins and Maron Timmins. Burial followed in Klaw Grove cemetery. A committee planning meeting will replace the regular Tuesday session, meeting Thursday evening.
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Walter A Patterson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Reva
Fred E. Miller
Walter A. Smith
John
Harold Patterson
Frank Longwell
Don McClure
Harold and
Maron Timmins
Klaw Grove Cemetery
Big Three meet in Moscow to discuss atomic bomb policy
In Spiridonovka Palace the Big Three foreign ministers Byrnes Beven and Molotov begin blunt talks on the atomic bomb. Beven says discussions will be on a policy basis with no scientific detail, aims to set clear agendas for about two weeks of talks.
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Moscow
Spiridonovka Palace
James Byrnes
Ernest Beven
Molotov
Beven
Russia
Byrnes
Wreck Blamed on Dense Fog Near KolLOCK
A heavy pre dawn fog caused the collision of the Silver Meteor and the Sun Queen near KolLOCK, South Carolina. Seven people were killed and at least 62 injured as the Meteor struck the Sun Queen while it was pulling onto a siding. Officials cited limited visibility and noted the Meteor engineer could not see the Sun Queen in time. Survivors described a thick fog as the crash occurred in darkness.
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Kollock
S. Carolina
Seaboard Airline Railway
W. W. Shoemaker
Sun Queen
Rock Island Rocket Derails Near Tiffin Wounding Eleven
Eleven people were injured when the Rock Island Denver to Chicago Rocket derailed five miles west of Tiffin Iowa. The crash disrupted service and prompted emergency response as investigators began work at the scene.
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Tiffin
Iowa
Rock Island
Denver
Chicago
Guenther Fathers and Son Set for Christmas Eve Service
Rev W H Guenther and his son Rev Walter Guenther will speak at the Christian Tabernacle tomorrow night for a special pre Christmas service. Rev Robert Stevens invites the community to attend this notable event with fine speakers and musicians.
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W. H. Guenther
Walter Guenther
The
Christian Tabernacle
Robert Stevens
City Hall Rest Room Repairs Underway After Ceiling Plasterfall
Workmen have begun repairs in the women’s rest room at City Hall where plastering fell from the ceiling. The remaining plastering is being removed and a new ceiling will be installed.
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City Hall
Keller Sues for Divorce from Ramona Spencer Keller
Benjamin F. Keller filed for a decree of divorce against Ramona Spencer Keller in Clinton Missouri. They married April 8, 1940 and separated December 15, 1945. No children and no community property reported.
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Benjamin F. Keller
Ramona Spencer Keller
L. J. Kehoe
Clinton
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Vermont
New England
Tion
Tomoyu
Journal Office
Y's Men's Club
Journal
Y.M.C.A
Goodfellow Program
Patton
Admiral Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
O. 8. Colclough
USN
Ernest J. King
Nimits
Mauriness Badhanny
Oregon
Warda
KE. Jurden
Russell Bell
George G. Eirneyv
Edith Boone
Albert Cherry
Carl Dayiing
Dutch Creek
Edith Davison
Nira
Milo DeLonge
A. BE. Diddams
Ferniece Dill
Della Downe
Richmond
A. W. Dann
L. F. Dunn
Jackson
J. W. Enslin
Louise Farrier
Brighton
H. C. Finney
Mary Fishburon
Roy Flynn
Elsie Fox
Omer Green
Wellman
Nellie Hamil
Harry Hutt
Franklin Center
O. M. Keiser
Rachel Longwell
Ruth Lytle
Leo C. Mangold
Dena Martin
Crawford
Kk. Mitchell
N. G. Kessler
Kalonarank
L. Kos
4Th
Lloyd H. Loeffler
M. H. McDowell
Cedar
Lee BE. Norris
Faye Rowe
H. FB. Stewart
A. E. Strum
C. W. Walsh
Legion
Brookhert and
Owen
Emil Hesserschwerd
Seuiers
Walter Patterson
Dortmund
Ruhr
Heinrich Leidorf
Helmuth Weittenheller
Adolf Klinkenburg
Walter Boeck
Allied Control Council
International
Perts
Tabernacle
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