Ot tumwa man held on assault charge after stabbing claim
Al Leonard of Ottumwa was ordered held for the Wapello county grand jury under $500 bond after pleading innocent to assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Police said Leonard stabbed George Lorenz, who accused Leonard of throwing a knife, then followed him outside a filling station. Leonard admitted striking Lorenz but denied stabbing him.
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Ottumwa
al Leonard
Wapello
Gene Swenson
Leonard
George Lorenz
Lorenz
Buck Becomes Grandfather Twice Over With Triplet Grandsons
Grinnell resident B C Buck Golden moment as his son’s wife gives birth to twin boys and his daughter adds a third son. The twins are the first children of Hurola Buck of Grinnell, while the third grandson is born to Mrs John Winch of Greenfield who already has two children.
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Grinnell
B. C
Bloomfield Garage Fire Destroys Jarrett Chevrolet Site
Fire early Sunday destroyed the Jarrett Chevrolet garage in Bloomfield with losses estimated at 40 000 dollars. Insurance partially covered the damage including 10 000 dollars in parts and 15 cars. Proprieter John Garrett was in Chicago on business when the blaze started in the front office area.
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Bloomfield
John Garrett
Chicago
Man and Boy Face Driving Charges
Newton Newton Indiana. Harry Moore 47 of Grinnell an army captain on inactive status waived to district court from justice court and released on 500 bond. He faces driving while intoxicated leaving scene of an accident and permitting an unlicensed person to drive. A 16 year old Council Bluffs boy driving part time for Moore held on driving without a license after Moore’s car struck three parked cars Saturday night.
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Newton
Harry Moore
Grinnell
Justice Court
Council Bluffs
Moore
Small Child Struck by Car in Grinnell
Dennis Schlotterbeck, 4, remained unconscious and in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital after a collision on highway 6 Friday afternoon. The boy, son of High School Coach Lynn Schlotterbeck, suffered a fractured skull and leg. struck by a private ambulance operated by W B Anderson of West Branch Ta.
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Grinnell
Dennis Schlotterbeck
St. Francis Hospital
Lynn Schlotterbeck
W. B. Anderson
West Branch
Man Beaten and Shot In Okoboji Killing
Spirit Lake reports Robert W. Raebel 68 resort operator killed during a Saturday night robbery attempt at his lakeshore home. A .22 bullet entered his neck severed the aorta and lodged in his lung. he was also beaten with a hammer. Wife Esther Raebel 63 was hospitalized semi conscious after being beaten.
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Spirit Lake
Robert W. Raebel
Lake Okoboji
Lakeshore
Raebel
B. W. Jones
Dickinson County
Jones
Esther Raebel
Gartzke to Visit Washington Post Office for SSA Interviews
Norman Gartzke, manager of the Ottumwa SSA field office, will be in Washington at the post office on Thursday December 21 between 2 and 5 p m. He will interview retiring wage earners over 65 and survivors of deceased wage earners about benefits possible under the Social Security Act.
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Gartzke
Norman Gartzke
Ottumwa
Social Security Board
Washington
Post Office
County health clinics schedule week of December health conference
The county hosts child health conferences during the week of December 18 to 23. On Tuesday sessions run 1 to 3 30 p m in the office and on Wednesday the conference is 1 to 8 30 p m at Brigh ton.
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Brighton
Nine Below Zero Reported Today
Washington's official temperature this morning stood at nine degrees below zero the coldest of the winter so far. At 6 30 the mercury was five below and by daylight it fell four more degrees. This December low marks the coldest in nine years with no December severity since 1936.
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Washington
Small Gain On E Bond Sales In Washington County Iowa
Washington county shows a slight improvement in state ranking for E bond sales rising from 77th to 72nd among 99 counties. Des Moines reports indicate the county has sold just over half its assigned quota and trails the state average of 70 percent. Local officials urge continued purchases through December 30 to reach the goal. Belvin Lumber allocates $5,000 in bonds to the county war bond drive.
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Washington County
Iowa
Des Moines
Jeafferson
Johnson
Mahaska
Muscatine
Henry
Washington
Keokuk
Louisa
W. L. Clark
G. EB. Mace
County War Finance Ecommittes
Belvns Lumber Company
Rise of lawn tennis in England in 1874
The article notes that the modern game of lawn tennis began in England around 1874. It highlights the origin as a landmark development in the sport’s history.
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England
Bakery Does Big Business at Opening
Fern bakery on the square’s west site drew huge crowds with record early sales. Saturday’s Opening day saw Washington residents stampede for baked goods, 65 dozen rolls sold by 9:20 am, forcing two daily closures as orders overflowed while pies donuts coffee cakes and more waited to be baked.
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Fern
Washington
Mrs. Fern
Stores Open Two Nights This Week
Washington stores will be open Thursday and Friday evenings until nine for Christmas shoppers. Saturday night hours remain normal. On Christmas day most stores close, with a few opening briefly in the morning as usual.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Women’s Gym Class Goes on Holiday Break
The Y W gymnasium class led by Frank Nelson will not meet tomorrow evening. The group will take a vacation over the holidays and resume Tuesday evening January 2 at the YW gym.
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Y. W. Gymnasium
Frank Nelson
Le Owen Inventory Shrinks After Supply Vanishes
After supplies ran dry, Le Owen reported a temporary shortage as remaining stock disappeared. No further details were provided on duration or recovery plans.
Japs Fear New Attack On Luzon
United Press reports Japanese fears of a new amphibious assault in the Luzon area as U S forces advance in the Philippines. Mindoro falls with minimal resistance while Leyte is breached and Nagoya and Hankow face bomber strikes.
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Luzon
Reds Break Through Nazi Lines Near Budapest in Renewed Battle
Soviet forces renewed the assault on Budapest pushing a wedge into the northeast defense and closing on the capital. The drive extended toward the Hungarian Slovak frontier with multi column advances trapping German units in the Ikkukka mountains and threatening the Slovak rail hub of Kassa. Further north an offensive along a 60 mile front above Miskolc yielded gains, with over 40 towns and villages captured and a column nearing Slovakia's southern border.
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London
Budapest
Red Army
Ikkukka
Kassa
Aghazi
Moscow
Alag
Boloncka
Pest
Miskolc
Slovakia
Auto Crash Sends Group to Hospital
A two car head on collision on highway 92 near West Chester sent several young people to Washington county hospital for bruises and cuts. Drivers Louis Janacek and Lyle Moore were from Washington with passengers including Leonard Adrian Margaret Adrian Bob Brewer Raymond Reber and Casey Jones. Most injuries were minor with near demolition of both vehicles.
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Washington County Hospital
West Chester
Highway 92
Louis Janacek
Washington
Leonard
Margaret Adrian
Harper
Lyle Moore
Bob Brewer
Roy Brewer
Raymond Reber
Casey Jones
Moore
Wellman
Janacek
Death of Phylis Jean Tucker in Winterset Iowa
Phylis Jean Tucker age 9 of Winterset Iowa died Sunday morning in Indianola hospital after a short illness. She was the daughter of Theodore R and Kurain Karll Tucker born Sept 4 1935 in Ottumwa. Graveside rites Tuesday at Elm Grove cemetery conducted by Rev Jackson of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Her father Theodore R Tucker a Seabee died Aug 21 1944 in the central Pacific.
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Phylis Jean Tucker
Winterset
Iowa
Indianola
Phylis Jean
Theodore R. and
Kurain Karll Tucker
Ottumwa
Washington
T. R. Tucker
Janet
Frank Earls
William Denham
Columbus Junction
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Jackson
Seventh Day Adventist Enhurch
Theodore R. Tucker
The
Seabees
Central Pacific
Grain used by the whasky industry split for feed
A historical note states that between 25 percent and 36 percent of all grain used by the whasky industry today is converted into cattle feed.
Local Man Burns From Shirth Fire Incident
A man suffered burns to his back and hips when a shirt caught fire. The incident ignited around the waist area and prompted medical attention.
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Nel
Great Air Battles Reported In Allied Counterattack Front
Paris dispatches describe Lt Gen Courtney Hodges American first army efforts to seal off German penetrations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Air battles on the first army front saw British Spitfires and Tempests join U S and Allied pilots in downing about 20 German planes with several more hit, while three U S Thunderbolts were lost and the Nazis reportedly lost 103 aircraft. A security blackout followed as planners prepared new operations in the winter offensive.
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Reich
Europe
Duren
Wissembourg
Siegfried
Saar River
Seventh Army
Rhine
Karlsruhe
U. S
Roer
Cologne Plain
Saar Basin
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Belgian
Luxembourg
Hodges
Karl Gerd von Rundster
Glam
First Army
21St Army Group
Richard O. Nugent
U. S. 29Th Tactical Group
Ninth Airforce
Rundstedt
Eisenhower
U S Policy on Poland Stated in Washington
The United States announced a policy stating it would not oppose a postwar settlement of the Polish Russian boundary dispute if a mutual agreement is reached by the United Nations directly involved. British quarters in London welcomed Stettinius’s Poland statement as showing substantial US Britain agreement.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Poland
United Nations
London
U.S
Washington
Edward Stettinius
Britain
Funeral services for John Bales held at Sherman’s
Funeral services for Jobin Bales were held Saturday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home conducted by Rev. Milo J. Phillips. Pallbearers included Carry Hutt Charles Mayer Howard Mangold Jay Brewer Ray Walton and Ed Sorrell. Burial followed in Kim Grove cemetery.
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Jobin Bales
Sherman
Milo J. Phillips
Carry Hutt
Charles Mayer
Howard Mangold
Jay Brewer
Ray Walton
Ed Sorrell
Kim Grove Cemetery
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le Owen
Sulu Sea
Nagoya, Hankow
United Press
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Tokyo
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Philippine
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Japan
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Mandalay
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Konkwa
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Germany
Zhermeskeil
Swiesbaden
France
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Seille River
MANCY
Mannheim
Prehl
Fot
City
Mogyorod
Boloncka Hill
Saipan Island
21St Bomber Command
U. S. Air Force
Harry Haifley
American Pearl Button Factory
Pyblis
Jean Tucker
Rim Grove Cemetery
Amer
Ican
John Bales
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