Fairfield Flight Bond Bid Fails at Ballot
A proposed 69 000 airport bond for Fairfield failed on Monday with 341 votes in favor and 538 against. The city council called the election after a petition of 55 names. The plan would have funded the airport via a one fourth mill tax levy. An Iowa airline has applied to the Civil Aeronautics Commission for a Fairfield route, though the city has no airport.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Civil Aeronautics Commission
Muscatine Shell Plant Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Universal Shell Co plant on the river front in Muscatine causing heavy damage to equipment. The roof was collapsing when three men arrived. Operator George Gebhardt estimated losses at 55000 as the firm processed shells from button factories and produced mineral feeds and lime.
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Muscatine
Universal Shell Co
George Gebhardt
Refuse Petition to Abandon Rail Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the North Western railroad permission to abandon 68 miles of track between Lyons and Anamosa Iowa. The railroad had sought to close after about 11 miles with several bridges washed out and no service on the Nashville to Anamosa segment since June 1944. The line was ordered to repair and resume service.
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Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Western Railroad
Lyons
Anamosa
State Commerce
Nashville
Sixty one Iowa counties establish soil districts
Polk county voted last Saturday to establish a soil conservation district becoming the sixty first county in Iowa to take such action. Moves to set up districts in six other counties are under way. A hearing occurred last Friday in Grundy county and a hearing is planned in Burlington for Des Moines county on Dec. 7. Petitions to precede hearings are circulating in O'Brien Boone Cedar and Wright counties.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa
Grundy
Burlington
O'Brien
Boone
Cedar
Wright
State Not to Purchase Allerton Lake in Des Moines
The 106 acre Allerton reservoir in Wayne county was slated for sale by the Rock Island railroad for 15000 dollars but the state executive council led by Governor Blue reportedly will not approve the purchase. The hold up centers on a provision allowing continued water sales to Allerton and the attorney general’s office analysis.
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Des Moines
Allerton
Jana
Wayne County
Rock Island Railroad
Robert D. Blue
Gene Poston
Corydon
Ten More Iowa Counties Go Over War Bond Quota
Ten more Iowa counties surpassed their Victory Loan targets, raising the total to 37. The counties Monroe Clarke Wayne Black Hawk Carroll Polk Worth Benton Dallas and south exceeded the goal, with Monroe rising from thirty sixth to nineteenth on the list. Pocahontas held first at 165 percent and Audubon led by 151 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
On & Bonds
Monroe
Clarke
Wayne
Black Hawk
Carroll
Polk, Worth
Benton
Dallas
South
Monroe County
Pocahontas County
Audubon
Captain McVay Found Guilty in Navy Barge Negligence
Captain Charles McVay was found guilty in Washington DC on December 19 by Navy court martial proceedings regarding negligence aboard a naval barge. The verdict held him responsible for negligent actions during the incident.
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Washington, D. C
Charles McVay
Snow Blankets U S as Deep Freeze Grips Nation
United Press reports a severe cold spell with a blanket of snow across the northern half of the United States and subzero temperatures in the Midwest and Great Lakes. Temps drop to 20 below in Decorah Iowa, with fifteen deaths attributed to the cold nationwide.
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United Press
United States
Missouri
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Carolinas
Midwest
Towa
Decorah
Sinking cruiser case cites alleged failure to order abandon ship
A court found the captain innocent of the charge of inefficiency for not ordering the crew to abandon the cruiser in time before it sank near Indianapolis last July. The trial centered on whether proper orders were given to execute an orderly evacuation.
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Indianapolis
Army Expands Discharge Eligibility for 600000 More
The army liberalizes discharge rules to allow about 600000 more men and women to leave service by December 31. It lowers the discharge score from 45 to 50 for enlisted men and 73 to 70 for most male officers, and reduces required service from 42 to 38 months for enlisted personnel and 48 to 45 months for officers. WAC personnel receive first time length of service rules with unlisted WACs discharged after 30 months and WAC officers after 39 months.
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Washington, D. C
Army
WAC
Kuhn Dies in Texas Former Washington Resident
News reaches here that BE. R. Kuhn, formerly of Washington, died December 5 at his daughter Mrs. Harry Baker's home in Austin Texas and was buried at Harlingen. For years the Kuhn brothers Henry John and Ed ran a business together in the area.
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BE. R. Kuhn
Washington
Harry Baker
Austin
Texas
Harlingen Texas
Kuhn Brothers
Henry
John
Parley On Strike in Washington and Detroit Developments
President Truman's fact finding board oversees efforts to end the 29 day United Auto Workers strike against General Motors. In Washington hearings begin, while Detroit reports include Ford's 12.4 percent wage offer rejected by the UAW, 99 percent vote to continue the strike, and Packard's plant closure with 10,000 layoffs.
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Detroit
Truman
CLO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
UAW
General Motors
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Packard Motor Car Company
Churchill to vacation in United States in January
Winston Churchill former British prime minister will visit the United States for a month of rest in a warm climate. The White House announced he will go to Florida during February on doctor recommended leave.
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Washington, D.C
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
White House
Churchill
Florida
Coldest winter day in memory hits local area
Yesterday brought record cold with a low of three below zero and a high of five above. A light snowfall of an inch or two accompanied a strong wind and blizzard like conditions in the evening. This morning температура fell to three below zero before milder afternoon sun.
Washington Butcher Shop Trio All Deceased
A local Washington butcher shop stalls now celebrate the passing of its three longtime owners. All three are confirmed dead, leaving the shop without its founding leadership. Community members reflect on the store’s decades of service and late-life closures.
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Washington
Washington county trails in Victory Loan bond drive
Washington county reports 77 percent of its EK bond quota sold and $375,690.50 in EK bonds. The county ranks near the bottom in percent of quota achieved, though overall bond purchases total $877,546.50 or 114 percent of the county quota. Eight days remain to finish buying as December 31 closes the drive. Pocahontas leads with 165 percent of quota. Van Buren and Davis counties are at 146 and 127 percent.
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Washington County
Pocahontas
Iowa
van Buren
Davis
Five Men Leave in Pre-induction Call at Fort Snelling
Five Washington county men left late yesterday for pre-induction examinations at Fort Snelling Minnesota for service today. The group included Louis Janecek Alphonse M Kloopfer Lloyd W Brown Charles W Hubbs and Richard Swailes. A second group scheduled for today was canceled and no new date set. The county selective service office will close next Monday and Tuesday and reopen Wednesday after Christmas.
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Washington County
Fort Snelling
Minn
Louis Janecek
Washington
Alphonse M. Kloopfer
Riverside
Lloyd W. Brown
Washinton
Charles W Hubbs
Richard Swailes
Ainsworth
State Selective Service Office
Selective Service Office
Administration readies two parts of housing plan for veterans
The administration says it will implement two elements of the President's three point program this week to address the housing shortage, with a focus on veterans.
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Washington, D. C
Southeast counties report higher margins than Washington
Keokuk 96 percent Jasper 93 percent Cedar 92 percent Mahaska 92 percent Powesheik 1 dollar Henry 87 percent Muscatine 7 Johnson 85 percent indicate varied leads among counties.
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Washington
Keokuk
Jasper
Cedar
Mahaska
Powesheik
Henry
Muscatine
Johnson
Contributions to Goodfellows Fall Short for Christmas Baskets
Readers are urged to donate to the Goodfellows fund to provide Christmas baskets for needy families in Washington. Reported gifts include Mrs. Wayne Robison, Mrs. Wilber Miller, American Pearl Button Co, George Breitenbach, Mrs. E. D. Morrison, Sr., and others totaling only a small amount with days remaining before distribution. Community members are encouraged to contribute to ensure a happier holiday for local children.
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Goodfellows Fund
Washington
American Pearl Button Co
George Breitenbach
E. D. Morrison, Sr
Duvali
State drops second degree murder charge in Klatt case
Dismissal comes for Harold Nelson former El Dora cottage manager and chief defense witness in the Carl Klatt trial Special Prosecutor Jens Grothe moved after conferring with State Attorney General John Rankin and Hardin County officials
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Fort Dodge
State
Harold Nelson
Eldora
Carl Klatt
Jens Grothe
John Rankin
Hardin
Truman asks Congress to merge Army and Navy into national defense department
President Truman asked Congress to create a single cabinet department of National Defense merging the Army and Navy to deter atomic era threats. He outlined a seven point plan and urged approval of compulsory military training for 18 to 20 year olds, arguing unity strengthens readiness and signals resolve.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
United States
House
Senate
War Department
Nvy
James Forrestal
H. Struve Hensel
Marine Corps
Innocent Plea By Homma At War Crimes Arraignment
Lt. Gen Masaharu Homma commander of Japanese forces in the Philippines in 1941 1942 pleaded innocent at arraignment before a United States military commission on war crime charges. The court set January 3 as trial date after denying a one month delay request. Homma sought one extra defense court. He faced charges for responsibilities tied to 80 000 slayings and torturings during the Bataan death march.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
United States
Homma
Micenuuy
Bataan
Christmas Flowers Burned With Truck In Folk City
More than 1,509 roses and many poinsettias bound for Des Moines florists were destroyed when a truck burned in Folk City. Driver Art Smith Jr of Kemble Smith Co Boone escaped unharmed, as did his companion Robert Smith, also of Boone.
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Des Moines
Art Smith, Jr
Kemble- Smith Co
Boone
Robert Smith
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McVay
Harry S. Truman
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Kuhn
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Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Union
James W. Wilson
James D. Riordan
Kaiser- Frazer
R. J. Thomas
William McAuley
International Soundphoteo
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph H. Kelly
Toray
Goodfellows
Wayne Robison
Mrs
Wilber Miller
Pat
D. W. Dickinson
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