United Nations site committee selects eastern United States
A UN reparatory commission site committee votes 25 to 5 to place the permanent UN headquarters in the eastern United States, rejecting the west and San Francisco as the birthplace city. French delegates oppose both east and west options amid moral and logic concerns. The choice shifts focus to the northeast with Washington-area opposition mounting.
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London
United Nations Reparatory Commission
UNO
United States
World Peace Organization
United Assembly
San Francisco
Southeast
Washington
Converting Grain Bins Into Homes in Storm Lake Iowa
Storm Lake Iowa December 22 UP housing shortage prompts Franklin G Lawson station operator to buy surplus government grain bins and convert them into small homes. Using two to four bins creates a comfortable house in sizes 14 by 24 feet 14 by 20 feet and 12 by 16 feet. Largest unit costs 3250 with pink and buff celotex interior walls insulite ceilings and inlaid plastic kitchen floor. Buena Vista college sees GI student demand and may contract for several units.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Frank G. Lawson
Lawson
Buena Vista College
Funeral planned for Herman Gute after Breda crash
In Breda Iowa on December 22 Herman Gute a 58 year old railroad section hand died after his car blew a tire near Breda and flipped twice as four northwestern railroad workers returned for lunch. Three other men Herman C Woerdehoff 64 Anton J Pullman 54 and Fred H Beishe 40 all from Breda sustained minor injuries.
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Breda
Iowa
Herman Gute
Railroad
Gute
Northwestern Railroad Section
Herman C. Woerdehoff
Anton J. Pullman
Fred H. Beishe
No Church For New Maquoketa Pastor
A new Baptist pastor in Maquoketa Iowa will arrive to find his church destroyed by fire yesterday The $25000 church was to host Rev Maurice Power of Minneapolis Minnesota fire officials believe the blaze started from an overheated stove and left no place to preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Iowa
Baptist Church
Maurice Power
Minneapolis
Minn
Fujiyama the Highest Mountain in Japan
Fujiyama rises to 12 425 feet above sea level and stands about 60 miles west of Tokyo. The renowned volcanic peak dominates Japan’s home islands and draws explorers and climbers to its slopes.
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Japan
Home Islands
Toyko
Threat to Slay MacArthur Reported in Tokyo
Allied officials disclosed the first life threat against General Douglas MacArthur. Colonel Herbert Wheeler received the report amid a petition with 86,000 signatures urging clemency for Lt. Gen. Yamashita, who was condemned for Filipino atrocities. Brig. Gen. Elliot Thorpe ordered an investigation.
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Douglas MacArthur
Herbert Wheeler
MacArthur
Yamashita
Tiochiro Ariki
Japan
Elliot Thorpe
Army Counter-Intelligence Corps
Probers Take Week Recess in Pearl Harbor Hearings
The Pearl Harbor committee adjourns for a week. Lt Gen Walter Short and Adm Husband Kimmel may be called after hearings resume. Adm Harold Stark is set as next witness as the panel plans to speed the probe toward a February 15 deadline.
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Washington, D. C
Pearl Harbor
Walter Short
Husband Kimmel
Army
Navy
Hawaii
Harold Stark
Naval Operations
Shorts
Kimmel
Stark
Short
Christmas Services at St James Catholic Church
Christmas services at St James Catholic Church led by Rev H J Corcoran include 6:00 a.m. Masses with an adult choir performing Mass in F and a 9:00 a.m. children's mass with benediction. The program lists tenor Forrest Walker, alto Joan Kiefer, soprano Louise Barnes, Irene Ofelt, and organist Mrs Anna Harmeier with a recessional Hark The Herald Angels Sing.
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St. James Catholic
H. J. Corcoran
Theodor von la Hach
Cynene Lan Taattness
Joan Kiefer
Forrest Walker
Louise Barnes
Irene Ofelt
The
Herald Angels
Anna Harmeier
Plan No Inquest In Fatal Road Crash
Des Moines reports no inquest planned into a fatal auto crash that killed five coal miners near Clive Polk County. Victims identified as John Zaver David Lawrence Frank Jones Jack Martin and Shonley Carew all Negro driver of car. Authorities say cause undeterminable due to car demolition and unknown mechanical defect.
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Des Moines
Here
Polk County
A. E. Shaw
John Zaver
David Lawrence
Frank Jones
Jack Martin
Shonley Carew
Clive
Six Days Left to Buy Bonds in Victory Loan Drive
Final week looms as Washington county trails Iowa counties in bond purchases. About $100,000 in FE bonds must be bought next week and by the final Monday to meet obligations. Leaders urge capitalizing on post Christmas funds to boost the drive before it closes December 31.
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Washington County
Iowa
Patton to be buried in Luxembourg near fallen Third Army
General George S. Patton will be buried Christmas Eve in Luxembourg beside troops of his Third Army. His widow chose the Luxembourg site with army officials to keep him with his soldiers in death. Episcopal services are set in Heidelberg and Luxembourg with guards from the First Armored and Third Infantry Divisions. Burial will be at Hamm military cemetery beside Patton’s fallen GI companions.
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Heidelberg
George S. Patton
Hangmin
Grand Duchy of
Luxemourg
United States Third Army
Luxembourg
Germany
Patton
Belgium
France
Third Army
Ardennes
Bulge
Bastoni
First Armored Division
Third Infantry Divsion
Hamm
Marshall Arrives in Chungking as China Policy Begins
General George C. Marshall arrives in Chungking as the new U.S. ambassador to China to foster a united democratic nation. He travels with Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang, amid reports of continued disturbances with rail and train wrecks in northern China between December 16 and 20 and north of Peiping.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
United States
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Marshall
Central
Peiping
Five Above Zero Temperature and Snow Start
Last night’s low reached five degrees above zero as snow began falling before noon today, easing into a wintry day.
Christmas Program Cancelled at County Home
A Wayland teacher and her pupils planned a Sunday afternoon Christmas program at the county home but canceled due to illness among the pupils. A program is now scheduled for Christmas Eve at the county home.
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Wayland
Marriage Licenses Issued to Local Couples Sealed
Benjamin T. Jennings and Helen Estalen Bradford of Washington obtained a marriage license. Leonard C. Kokesh of Waterloo and Dorothy Lucille Bower of Washington also secured licenses, along with Donald A. Foss and Maye Belle Brown, both of Washington, today at the courthouse.
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Benjamin T. Jennings
Helen Estalen Bradford
Washington
Court House
Leonard C. Kokesh
Waterloo
Dorothy Lucille Bower
Donald A. Foss
Maye Belle Brown
Stores to Close for Christmas in Washington Observed Holiday
Christmas day December 25 will be a regular legal holiday in Washington with widespread business closures. Tuesday will be a full holiday for most establishments, including poultry houses barber shops lumber yards and food stores. Public library Y M C A post office and courthouse offices will close. theatres and state shows will operate with special holiday performances.
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Washington
Fred Downing
Chamber of Commerce
Vox
Christmas travel and family visits in local notices
Local residents plan holidays and visits. Mrs. Louis Stockman and sons stay with Harry Kuntz family. Dean and Don to be in tropical climes. Howard Miller travels to Greenville Mississippi to visit Lt. Glenn H. Miller family.
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Louis Stockman
Dean
Don
Harry Kuntz
Howard P. Miller
Greenville
Miss
Glenn H. Miller
Henry H. Miller
Devil's Lake
N. Dak
County Offices To Close For Christmas Weekend
At the courthouse this morning officials announced county offices will shut next Monday the day before Christmas and also Tuesday Christmas Day.
Mrs Wiegman Dies at Mercy Hospital Des Moines
Mrs George Wiegman 45 of Des Moines a former Ainsworth resident died last evening at Mercy hospital Des Moines after a month long illness and a recent operation Funeral services at St Ambrose Cathedral Des Moines followed by burial in Memory Garden Survivors include her husband, her father, brothers and several sisters in Washington Davenport Des Moines and Ainsworth
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Des Moines
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
St. Ambrose Cathedral
Rodney Arnold
Washington
Roy Benson
Davenport
Jack Watson
Don Hazen
al Hazelett
Duane Hazen
Christmas Party At Y Merges Joy And Charity
Over 100 children gathered in the Y W C A lobby for a annual Christmas party with Santa gifting individually wrapped presents. Mrs J C Holbert led carols as Beverly Brown played piano, Rev T E White spoke on the biblical Christmas story, and 120 tickets were distributed though illness cut attendance. Local helpers included Judy Putman who donated 50 story books, the Chamber of Commerce for oranges, and American Pearl Button Co for candy. Mrs Charles Wilson chaired with assistants listed.
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Santa Claus
Santa
J. C. Holbert
Beverly Brown
T. FE. White
Y. W
Judy Putman
Chamber of Commerce
American Pearl Button Company
Charles Wilson
Fire damages Woolverton Printing Co in Cedar Falls
A Cedar Falls blaze destroyed the Woolverton Printing Co. yesterday causing an estimated $75,060 in damages. The fire left the building partially insured and the cause was not disclosed.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Woolverton Printing Co
Christmas Mail Continues Heavy At Washington Post Office
The Washington post office reports a heavy outgoing Christmas mail load with thousands of cards and parcels. Postmaster DeLong notes incoming mail not as heavy as expected but predicts a surge in the final days before Christmas. Delays persist from late trains and adverse weather, though carriers aim to keep up with deliveries.
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Washington Post Office
M. ©. DeLong
Parcel Post
DeLong
Forced by Inability to Get Parts 527,000 Today
United Press reports a Ford layoff of 80 900 workers in three Detroit plants due to parts shortages from strike-bound suppliers. Other strike notes include a fact-finding board recessed to January 7 over oil wage disputes, Greyhound and Penn Central bus strikes, and General Electric workers set for January 1 with a 30 percent wage increase demand.
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Truman
Walter Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Lloyd K. Garrison
Milton Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
General Motors
International Soundphoto
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Navy
Pennsylvania
Central Greyhound Bus Line
Schwellenbach
General Electric
CIO United Electric Workers Union
School Fund Gets Slot Machine Cash
Dubuque Iowa sheriff Leo Martin said 1442 dollars recovered from 89 slot machines seized in raids on 22 private clubs last month will be turned over to the school fund. The machines were sold to junk dealers for 61 dollars.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Leo Martin
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Coma Sak
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G. M. Fact-Finding Board
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Nancy Kuntz
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Virginia Shepherd
Parsons College
Fairfield
Frank Shepherd
Wayne C. Brown
Nancy
Tom
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Iowa City
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Nels B. Westermark
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White House
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