Wholesale Butter Prices Fall in Early Market Trading
Chicago reports show wholesale butter prices dropping up to 10 cents a pound in New York and 6 cents locally. Owen Richards of the American Dairy Association says the decline marks the start of a fluctuating period likely leveling off by March. Retail prices may fall only partially as grocers gauge tomorrow’s wholesale shifts.
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Chicago
New York
Owen Richards
American Dairy Association
Richards
West Coast
Architect Mayberry Dies in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services arranged for Robert R. Mayberry TH, a prominent architect who lived in Cedar Rapids forty years and is credited with planning many city buildings.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert R. Mayberry
Local airman Donald M. Hines promoted to first lieutenant
Donald M. Hines son of Joseph Hines of Washington Iowa has been promoted to first lieutenant by Headquarters 316th Bomb Wing VH He is a 1943 graduate of Washington High School and is currently assigned to the 2nd Bomb Squadron of the 22nd Bombardment Group in the Pacific theater.
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216Th
Okinawa
Donald M. Hines
Joseph Hines
Washington
Iowa
Hines
Washington High School
Pacific
22Nd Bombardment Group
Navy Founded in 1775 to Intercept British Supplies
The United States navy formed in 1775 to arm small vessels for hindering British troop supply lines in Boston. By war’s end 64 vessels with 1242 guns were in service.
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United States Navy
Boston
Babson Forecasts 1947 Economic Shifts and Labor Unrest
Babson predicts larger retail sales and still high prices in 1947 as wartime surplus declines. He expects more inventory, rising living costs, ongoing labor tensions, gradual regulation relief, and continued farm adjustments with higher output in corn and wheat.
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Babson
Walton League to Name New Officers in Chicago Chapter
The Chicagqua chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold its annual meeting for officer elections next Monday evening December 30 at the Knights of Columbus hall. The program starts at eight o'clock and includes reports from Ted Bailey and Clarence Fulton on the Des Moines conservation meeting of December 11. The meeting will feature pictures of the proposed artificial lake site at Fairfield and talks on My Favorite Vacation by selected members. A large attendance is urged as plans are laid for the new year.
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Izaak Walton League
Knights of Columbus
Ted Bailey
Clarence Fulton
Des Moines
League
Fairfield
Ask More Sugar For Housewives
The House Republican study committee renews its criticism of the sugar program and demands any 1947 ration hike go exclusively to housewives. It cites wartime imbalances favoring industry and calls for a 10 pound per person increase, with a potential end to rationing later. Senator Hugh Butler says sugar will be a major issue in the new Congress. Secretary Anderson estimates a rise in industrial sugar use to 60-70 percent of prewar levels.
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Washington
House
Republican
GOP
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Hugh Butler
Congress
Anderson
Goodfellows Fund Distribution Proceeded Ahead
Robert Day, chairman of the Y's Men’s Goodfellows committee, was out of town and report on contributions was incomplete. Jars at many businesses remained unopened, yet the group ordered Christmas dinners for about a sizeable number of families. Dinners included chickens and other foods funded by donations and purchases, with cans, vegetables, and fat in the baskets. Trucks from Washington Concrete, Loveless Implement, Freshwaters Feed Store, and Robert Wiley aided delivery. Committee members included Logan Heilman, Da Brindley, Earl Loveless, and Mere Simpson.
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Robert Day
Rclub
Goodfellows
Washingion Concrete Company
Loveless Implement Firm
Freshwaters’ Feed Store
Robert Wiley
Mr Ley
Logan Heilman
da Brindley
Earl Loveless
Mere Simpson
Communists Accused Of Planning U S Revolt
Washington December 26 The House Committee on Un American Activities received a report from General Counsel Ernie Adamson charging American communists seek political control and aim to foment a revolution via a general strike. It warns of industrial sabotage in war with Russia and lists organizations aiming to overthrow the government. Adamson suggested Roosevelt talks with Stalin could fall under the act carrying fines up to 5000 dollars and imprisonment.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities Today
United States
Ernie Adamson
Russia
Adamson
Elliott Roosevelt
Rus
Josef Stalin
Routirg Roosevelt
Stalin
Christmas Party At the County Home
Mr and Mrs S G Beh in charge of the Washington county home thank donors and participants for the annual Christmas party. Youth from Christian Presbyterian and Methodist churches sang carols with Rev Walter Smith and Rev T Polk leading prayers. Mr Smith spoke and Harold Jarvis acted as Santa distributing many gifts with a tree provided by Mr and Mrs Bell.
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S. G. Beh
Washington County
Walter Smith
Smith
T. ©. Polk
T. ©. Polk Offered A Prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Bell
Harold Jarvis
Santa Claus
Dinner baskets aid under Catholic Daughters drive
An annual Catholic Daughters of America effort distributed dinner baskets to needy families. Catherine Swit chaired the committee overseeing the program.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Catherine Swit
Whic
Quiet Postoffice After Christmas Rush
The Washington postoffice experienced a subdued day after the peak Christmas mail period. Workers had handled a flood of parcels letters and ecards in recent weeks with calendars and special mail continuing to go out from local firms.
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Washington Postoffice
Washington
American Pearl Button Plant
McCleery Company
Horak Announces New Bookkeeping Service for Small Firms
Paul R. Horak introduces a bookkeeping service for small businesses not needing full-time departments. The service aims at nom inal costs and has found demand in several cities, likely appealing to many firms in Washington.
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Paul R. Horak
Car collision at South Second and East Harrison
A car driven by Dr. M. L. Mc Creedy and a Keokuk county farmer’s car from Harper collided yesterday at the South Second avenue and East Harrison street intersection. No injuries were reported. Estimated damage to both cars totaled about $200.
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M. L. McCreedy
Keokuk County
Harper
South Second Avenue
East Harrison Street
Fast Train Strikes Car Injuring Mrs Zeck at Rock Island Crossing
Mrs. Ralph Zeck of three miles north of town suffered a pelvic separation and bruises when a diesel engine of the Imperial fast Rock Island passenger train struck the car driven by her husband at the North Avenue crossing on Saturday afternoon. The Zecks escaped death with the engine stopping shortly after impact. The car, damaged an estimated 200 dollars, was driven onto the tracks as Mr Zeck briefly entered the crossing to back away. Mrs Zeck, hospitalized, will require extended bed rest, though officials call the injury not serious.
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Ralph Zeck
North Avenue B
Rock Island
Deisel
Mr. Zeck
Zeck
Mrs. Zeck
Funeral for Mrs. Lee Colton this Friday in Columbus Junction
Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Colton 64 will be held at 2:58 p m Friday at Columbus Junction Methodist Church Rev J B Pooley to conduct the service burial in Columbus City cemetery J C Richie funeral home in charge She died Wednesday at Washington county hospital after several weeks illness Surviving husband two daughters five grandchildren one great grandson a brother John Emmons of Denver Colo half brothers Henry Miller Iowa City Pierre Miller Arnheim Calif Sam Miller Columbus Junction half sister Mrs John Meeckler Iowa City A son Herold died in 1904
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Columbus Junction
Lee Colton
Columbus Junction Methodist Church
J. B. Pooley
Columbus City
J. C. Richie
Colton
Jenetton
Washington County Hospital
Estella Emmons
John
Hannah Emmons
Johnson County
Methodist Church
James Hoben
John Bell
John Emmons
Denver
Colo
Henry Miller
Iowa City
Pierre Miller
Arnheim
Calif
Sam Miller
John Meeckler
Lowa City
Herold
Four Iowans Die Over Christmas Holiday Traffic
A National Safety Council tally shows at least four Iowans killed in holiday crashes with others nationwide, including Benjamin Dennison's family tragedy in East St. Louis. Reports detail high traffic fatalities across California Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania and list individual victims Jerome Hansel Des Moines Palmer Land and Louis Wandro among the dead or injured.
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California
Los Angeles
Western Airlines
San Diego
Cal
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Georgia
Maryland
Wisconsin
Jerome Hansel
Dubuque
Palmer PP. Land
Des Moines
Yoliece
Land
Trffic
Louis Wandro
Tonia
Towa
New Hampton
Murray
John Schmidt
Wandro
Sioux City
Clarence Q. Sales
Neb
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George Burton Spardo
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el Centro
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By Roger W. Babson
Creas
America
British Empire
T Soothor
England
Wiil
Walton League
Knights of Columbus Hall
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Goodfellow Fund
Degin
Pers. Smith and Polk
U. S
Encvelopedia Britannica
Edmund F. Muldowney
Irving M. Ives
Albany
International Soundphoto
Horak
Colleiston
Navy
Naval Air Modification Unit
Johnsville
Cny United Press
National Safety Council
East St. Louis
Iil
Benjamin Dennison
Dennison
Leanna Marie
Loretta May
East Hills
Long Island
Harold C. Vaughan Jr
Lanier
Macon
Concord
Cabana Playhouse
Monticello
N. Y
Walcott
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