Union Rejects Ford's Offer of Wage Increase
The Cedar Rapids union council seeks a meeting with LaPlant-Choate Co to settle a five week strike. A Cedar Rapids labor-management conference is urged. UFE MWA Local 116 began draining pipes at LaPlant, threatening a shutdown. leaders warn workers at Quaker Oats, Link-Belt Speeder, Cherry-Burrell and Wilson & Co. could strike if management remains rigid. Mayor Hahn promises efforts toward settlement.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Industrial Union Council
C.I.0
LaPlant-Choate Co
United Farm Enquipment
Metal Workers Local 116
Union Teaders
F. K. Hahn
Charles Hlobbie
U.F.E.M.W.A
Wilson & Co
Parsons College Plans New Buildings After Trustees Meeting
Fairfield reports Parsons College trustees unveil a development program including a men's dormitory library addition and Fwine hall restoration. Richard W. Hoerner of Keokuk chairs the committee with Iowa members Franklin C. Raney Ottumwa and Roy Louden Fairfield. Enrollment up 25 percent and five years with no deficit amid wartime conditions influenced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Parsons College
Board of Trustees
Fwine Hall
Richard W. Hoerner
Keokuk
Iowa
Inelua
Franklin C. Raney
Ottumwa
Land
Roy Louden
Holiday Closing for State Liquor Stores
All state liquor control stores will close at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, and at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, the Iowa liquor control commission has decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Waterloo Baby Home From Chicago Nursery
Dennis Casey Jones, 2, plays with pre Christmas presents in the Waterloo home of his aunt Arthur Butler as his father Oscar Casey Jones regains custody after a court order altered the divorce decree. The baby had been left in a Chicago boarding house before being sent to the nursery where he was cared for pending custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dennis Casey Jones
Arthur Butler
Oscar Casey Jones
Chicago
Jones
Clinton Couple Found Dead in Automobile
Bernadine Jurgensen 18 and Virgil Hovey 21, both of Goose Lake, were found dead in a parked car in front of the Goose Lake post office. Coroner E J Martindale said carbon monoxide fumes from the car exhaust caused the deaths. the motor was running when discovered by the girl's father Hans Jurgensen on his way to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Bernadine Jurgensen
Virgil Hovey
Goose Lake
Here
E. J. Martindale
Hans Jurgensen
Soloist substitution at Methodist Christmas cantata
In addition to the soloists announced yesterday for the Christmas cantata at the Methodist church, Mrs. Dunham Morrison sang a solo, substituting for Mrs. Mary Holbert.
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Methodist Church
Dunham Morrison
Mary Holbert
Fire Alarm At Powers Triggers Morning Alarm
A fire alarm at Powers School rang early this morning prompting a precautionary evacuation. No flames reported and responders cleared the scene without injuries.
District AAA Meet Held Here in Washington Iowa
Iowa district AAA leaders from 25 southeastern counties met in Washington for a district conference on the 1946 soil conservation program. Highlights included 97 200 for Washington county. plans to adopt soil conservation practices in January. discussion of growing grain and livestock to meet postwar shortages.
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AAA
Iowa
Washington
Washington County
Kliatt Case Is Put In Jury's Hands
The second degree murder trial of Carl Klatt former Eldora training school disciplinary officer, was delivered to a 12 member jury. Judge Paul McCord read the instructions at length as the panel of six women and six men prepared to decide the fate of the 32 year old World War II veteran in the death of Ronald Miller.
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Fort Dodge
Carl Klatt
Eldora
Paul McCord
Klatt
Ronald Miller
Evening Chill With Snow Threat At Powers Store
The region logged three degrees below zero as the low last night, six degrees above it the night before, with a daytime high of ten. Early today faint flurries hinted at a snow event. At Powers Produce on South Iowa Avenue smoke appeared from beneath the floor at the front door. a small fire started unexpectedly and was extinguished with minimal damage.
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Powers Produce
Iowa Avenue
Stalin Returns To Work Today
Stalin returns to the Kremlin from a nine week vacation as the big three foreign ministers meet in secrecy to thrash out atomic bomb policy. Molotov Byrnes and Bevin discuss for over two hours with further talks planned as the conference likely ends.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Stalin
Sozin
Black Spa
Molotov
James Byrnes
Ernest Beven
England
Vyescheslav Moiotov
Motion Picture Firms Sued Over TV Projection Equipment
The government filed an antitrust suit in federal court charging Paramount Pictures Inc and four other firms with a worldwide conspiracy to control production and sale of revolutionary television projection equipment and screen sizes. The suit alleges the defendants delayed opening a new field of public entertainment and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paramount Pictures, Inc
United States District Court
Washington Stores Open Three Evenings For Christmas Shopping
Washington merchants extend hours Thursday Friday and Saturday nights to nine o'clock on Thursday and Friday and ten o'clock on Saturday to aid Christmas shoppers. A Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting is planned for Wednesday at 6 30 in the Y community room with Dr H McCloy of the University of Iowa physical education faculty as speaker.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
H. McCloy
State University of Iowa Physical Education Department
No Relief in Sight from Cold Wave
A brutal midwinter chill blanketed the Midwest and Great Lakes as sub zero temperatures persisted. Forecaster Howard F. Kenny warned no relief was in sight for the Missouri River basin and surrounding states, while Ashley North Dakota recorded 25 below.
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United Press
Midwest
Howard F. Kenny
United States
Chicago
Great Lakes
Missouri River
Montana
Wyoming
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Pensylvania
New York
Ashley
North Dakota
Mrs H B Knight Dies in California
Washington friends report Mrs H B Knight formerly of Washington died December 12 in Adena California after hospitalization in Rochester Minnesota. Funeral set for Clinton Iowa where the Knight family lived. Husband and two sons survive Wayne in California Miles in military service at Camp Robinson will attend.
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Washington
H. Knight
Wington
Adena
California
Rochester
Minn
Letter Mail Sets New P.O. Record
Washington Post Office reports a record 23 000 pieces of out letter mail in one day as Christmas rush peaks. Parcel post also heavy with hundreds of parcels delivered to local homes. line forms in lobby as carriers work to clear mail before Christmas.
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Washington
M. C. DeLong
Postoffice
De-Long
Peole
Name Beneficiaries Of Griffith Trust
Judge J G Patterson signs a court order naming 14 beneficiaries of the Griffith estate trust fund for the current year. Mrs Griffiths will directs annual payments from the trust. $150 is set for each beneficiary. Beneficiaries were selected by the county auditor mayor and local church pastor per the will. Patterson may return to Washington on December 21 or 28 for local court matters before January term.
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J. G. Patterson
Griffith
Patterson
Frank Rechly
Washington
Lenox and Ainsworth Residents Attend Marriage License
Levern Reynolds of Lenox Iowa and Viola Mabel Thoma of Ainsworth secured a marriage license yesterday at the courthouse. The ceremony details were not listed.
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Levern Reynolds
Lenox
Iowa
Viola Mabel Thoma
Ainsworth
Court House
Chamber Dinner Plans With School Officials
The Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner and meeting featuring special guests from the high school football squad and its coaching staff. The board of directors will be elected during the event.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sayre Re-elected Vice President of Farm Bureau
Mrs Raymond Sayre of Ackworth Iowa was re elected to a two year term as vice president of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago.
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Chicago
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eighty Attend Kalona Legion Meeting With New Members
Eighty members from county towns attended the Kalona American Legion meeting in the high school auditorium. Robert Welte opened the session, with Fred Downing and talks by Howard Miller John Owen and E J Hessel schwerdt. Eighteen new members were inducted by the Washington initiatory team. The program featured Kalona high school orchestra numbers and a Kalona high school double quartet. The next county gathering will be in Washington late January or early February to suit the estate commander’s schedule.
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Turkey
Kalona
American Legion
Kalona Yesterdy
Robert Welte
Fred Downing
Howard Miller
John Owen
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Alvin Rommel
Washington Post
Post
Legion
Washington
Matt Whittaker
Basil McBee
Alvin Tommel
S. W. Easter
Kalona High School
Fire Burns Garage at Carl Crossett Home
Fire crews were called late yesterday afternoon to the Carl Crossett home at 1018 East Washington Street where the garage was on fire. It started unexpectedly with no car inside and the interior suffered heavy scorch damage. Firemen saved the building from total loss and various tools inside were burned.
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Carl Crossett
East Washington Street
Y. W. C. A. Christmas Party Planned With 160 Gifts
The Y. W. C. A. hosts a Christmas party Friday at 4 pm in the Y lobby. Mrs. Charles R. Wilson is general chairman. Mrs. M. M. Hebner handles ticket distribution. Tickets are available at the Y desk tomorrow. Santa arranged a gift of red mittens for a Washington girl.
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Y. W
Charles R. Wilson
M. M. Hebner
Assess Penalty for Wage Law Violation
Washington Evening Journal cited by the 7th regional war labor board for wage hour regulation contravention. An alleged adjustment of 2800 dollars was disallowed for 1945 income taxes. retroactive increases denied in Kansas City after months of negotiations. The case centers on unclear wage hour rules and related insurance issues.
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Washington Evening Journal
7Th Regional War Labor Board
Kansas City
Ford offers 15 cent raise but UAW rejects in wage talks
Detroit reports Ford Motor company proposed a 15 cent per hour raise for hourly workers, a 12.4 percent increase tied to production, but UAW director Richard Leonard calls it completely unacceptable. GM had earlier rejected industry demands for 380 percent boosts. Mass picketing occurred at GM Flint facilities with police guarding. no violence reported.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ford
Richard Leonard
UAW
United Auto Workers
John Buguas
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Fords
Flint
Mien
Young Woman Dies From Burns In Iowa Farm Home
Mrs. Irene Cassabaum Holmes, about 30, died at Bellevue hospital Muscatine after severe burns from an explosion when kerosene was poured on coals in a kitchen stove Sunday evening. The family home five miles southwest of Columbus City was destroyed. Survived by husband Tommy Holmes, two young daughters, parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cassabaum, and brothers Arthur Howard and Edward Cassabaum. Mineral arrangements not made.
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Columbus Junction
Tommy Holmes
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Arthur, Howard
Edward Cassabaum
Omaha Musicians At Eicher Church
Four men from the Grace Bible Institute in Omaha will present a program at Eicher Emanuel Mennonite Church near Washington on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. They are touring Iowa Indiana and Ohio during the Christmas holidays with a free will offering requested and public invited.
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Grace Bible Institute
Omaha
Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church
Washington
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
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Parsons
Clinton
Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
U. S. Army Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Community Committee
Knights of Columbus
St. James Catholic Church
Dave Livingston
Kliatt
H. B. Knight
Wite
Washington Pankers
P.O
Griffith Trust
Yokohama
Sayre
Y. W. Christmas Party
Pany
Eicher Church
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