Hopkins Had Jap Attack Messages
Capt. Alwin D. Kramer testified that Harry Hopkins received intercepted Japanese messages before Pearl Harbor. He stated Kramer delivered intercepts to Hopkins in Bethesda during 1941 at Stark's direction, beyond normal White House distribution. He recalled Dec. 6 1941 pilot message delay before the attack.
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Washington
Alwin D. Kramer
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Kramer
Navy
Hopkins
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Congress
Adm
Harold KR. Stark
Naval Operations
White House
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Stark
Navy High Command
Tokyo
Truman Cancels Florida Trip Amid National Crises
President Truman cancels plans to depart for Florida citing the immediate critical situation and emergency issues at home. He had intended a two week cruise off the Florida coast but postponed decisions after weighing the steel strike and other factors.
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Washington
Truman
Florida
Conservation Meet of Brighton Group Improves Soil Erosion Talk
East Brighton township soil conservation group met at Walnut Schoolhouse on February 6 with 14 farmers present. Members signing applications for Washington County soils district aid included Gates Wilson Minear Robertson Lewis Long er Moberly Lukansky Nelson DeWolt Nicola. The gathering launched erosion control planning emphasizing soil loss and fertility through land use, rotations, and conservation practices.
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East Brighton Township
Soil Conservation Group
Walnut Schoolhouse
Lyle Wilson
Leau
Washington County Soils District
W. Leslie Gates
Lyl C. Wilson
Sylvester H. Minear
Lowry
Marion Robertson
Perette Lewis
William C. Longer
W. O. Moberly
Edwin Lukansky
Ed Nelson
Harold DeWolt
Jesse C. Nicola
Telephone Workers Plan Strike Across Nation
Washington union members voted overwhelmingly to join a national walkout on February 17 over demands for a $2 daily wage rise a five day week and a pension plan. A union spokesman said 1846 to 157 voted to strike for the wage increase and to show solidarity with Western Electric installers.
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Washington
Washington Telephone Traffic Union
Western Electric
Ing Co
United Automobile Workers
United Electrical Workers and
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
la Porte
Springfield
Till
Pittsburgh
Boston
Norwood
West Allis
la Crosse
Wis
New York
William O'Dwyer
Republicans Charge Administration Failures at Lincoln Day Dinner
Congress Republicans attack the administration over reconversion, foreign policy, and labor unrest at the Lincoln Day dinner. Jos eph W. Martin Jr. and Clare Boothe Luce condemn labor policies and price controls while urging anti discrimination measures and FEPC action amid opposition. Martin accuses red tape and OPA policies of stalling production and inflation control. Luce highlights economic freedom for Negro citizens and cites FEPC filibuster as a spiritual blot on the nation.
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House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
GOP
Martin
Clare Boothe Luce
Conn
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Office of Price Administration
Luce
Abraham Lincoln
Health Unit Plans Mothers Classes in Washington County
The Washington County health unit will sponsor six mothers classes held Tuesday afternoons at 202 KE Main Street. The first session is Thursday February 14 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, with subsequent classes through March 19. Topics include baby supplies maternal care fetal development infant growth and a Judy film on child care.
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Washington County Health Unit
Health Unit
Main Street
Judy
Washington
Health Unit Office
Lumber supply outlook brightens as OPA price fixes loom
W R Badeaux secretary of the Iowa retail lumber dealers association says plentiful lumber should reach markets within three months. He notes wartime production favored materials for homes and says OPA price adjustments, now in place, will spur manufacturers to supply lumber for houses. The association adopts a service platform uniting architects builders and lenders to offer complete building packages at fixed prices.
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Des Mo Naam G
Towans
W. R. Badeaux
Iowa Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Badeaux
OPA
Yamashita Death Sentence Upheld by President
President Truman decreed that Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita must hang for war crimes. The war department announced no clemency action would be taken on Yamashita's plea, following White House guidance that the death sentence by a U S military commission stands.
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Washington
Truman
Tomoyuki Yamashita
War Department
Mr. Truman
Yamashita
U. S
White House
Yamashita Executed by U S After Clemency Plea Denied
General MacArthur ordered Yamashita hanged after clemency failed. A Manila military commission found him responsible for massacres, tortures, and rapes involving 60,000 Filipinos and Americans. The Supreme Court refused to review the sentence, upholding the trial as lawful.
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Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Yamashita
Malaya
Philippines
Manila
U. S. Supeme
Stamford residents form UNO site committee to keep headquarters out
Stamford townsfolk elected a UNO site selection committee at a town meeting in Willard school. Chairman George T. Barrett Kingsley Gillespie Percival White and Elliott G. Kingsbury pose with the group as they seek ways to prevent the United Nations Organization from locating its permanent headquarters in Stamford.
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United Nations Organization
Stamford
Conn
UNO
George T. Barrett
Kingsley Gillespie
Percival White
Elliott G. Kingsbury
Willard School
Attorneys Bailey and Dr Bieber Lease Long Building Offices
Attorney Theodore B. Bailey and Dr. L. B. Bieber plan downtown offices on the second floor of the Wiste Long building at North Marion Avenue Washington. Remodeling is underway and the Leet market occupies the main floor. Bailey resumes law practice after wartime duties.
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Theodore B. Bailey
L. B. Bieber
Waterloo
Washington
Wiste Long
North
Marion Avenue
Leet Market
Hailey
Eicher
Bailey
American Pearl Button Company
Japanese general accused of violating sacred trust and threatening international order
A speaker condemned a Japanese general for violating the sacred trust of a soldier and profaning the military profession, warning that the act threatened the fabric of international society. The remark came within 24 hours of the presidential stay being announced.
Homestead Tax Exemption Credit Rise in Washington County
County Treasurer W E Howell announced that Washington County will receive 135532.97 in homestead tax exemption credits from the state this year, up from 127232.97 last year. The credits will come via two checks in March and September. the largest single division will be 37627.18 for Washington city, with the county net valuation rising to 5570360 from 5470614 due to adjustments for excess soldiers' exemptions.
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G. M
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Tne
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Champion Spark Plug Co
General Motors
Briggs
Champion
Clo
United Auto Workers
Truman
Carcel
New York
Greater New York
W. E. Howell
Washington County
Des Moines
Howell
Washington City
Discharges Piling Up as County Records Grow
By morning 996 men and women discharged from the armed services had their records filed at the Washington County courthouse. Officials expect the total to top 1,000 today as more discharges arrive, with half the county’s servicemen still awaiting processing for tax exemption proof.
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Army
Navy
County Recorder
Washington County Court House
Recorder
Armed Services
Recorder’s
Northwestern University Huts Erected on Evanston Campus
Twenty Quonset hut type buildings used by the Army in the Pacific theater are being erected on Northwestern University's Evanston campus, expanding campus facilities and storage space for ongoing activities.
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Chicago
Lip
Northwestern University
Evanston
Death of Mrs. Jennie Shull Near Winfield
Mrs. Jennie Shull 63 wife of Clint Shull died at her home near Winfield after years of ill health. Born Feb 11 1882 in Keota she lived in Washington Keokuk and Mt Pleasant areas. Survived by husband eight sons four daughters and seventeen grandchildren with several siblings. Funeral is 2:39 Sunday at Sherman’s funeral home with Elm Grove cemetery burial.
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Jennie Shull
Clint Shull
Winfield
Washington
Keokuk
Mt. Pleasant
Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Shull
Keota
Iowa
James
Kate
Gemmell) Searle
Harry
Cloyce
Floyd
Cedar Rapids
Clarence
Earl Cline
Tast Pleasant Plain
Gail
Aineworth
Herman Kron
Donald
Harold Coleman
Mt. Union
Leonard
Arlene
William Ivan
Mary Pardon
W. N. Slater
Martin McMahone
Lone Tree
Washington Youth Enlists in the Navy
The Navy Recruiting Office announced that Leslie Wayne Guile of 21 East Harrison Street has enlisted. A recruiting officer was in town to seek enlistments. Guile, 17, will begin with a 12 week training period at one of the Navy’s training schools.
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Navy
Leslie Wayne Guiie
Harrison Street
Guile
Tle
Farm Welding School to Be Held at Mangold's Service
A farm welding school offering instruction and portable welding equipment demonstrations will take place Monday at Mangold's Service, 120 East Washington, from 1 pm to 10 pm. The event, sponsored by Mangold's, features two factory representatives and aims to introduce their portable welding line.
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Mangold’s
East Washington
Campus opens to house 320 veterans attending classes
A campus expands to accommodate 320 veterans enrolled for classes. The move aims to provide classroom space and supportive services as veterans pursue higher education.
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Ampus
Millers Propose Counter Plan to Truman Flour Directive
Minneapolis millers reach unanimous agreement on a counter proposal to supply 72 percent extraction flour while meeting export goals. The plan aims to set aside production to back government targets, with voluntary rationing reducing average flour use by about 15 percent. Elevators show wheat bottlenecks as boxcars, not grain, constrain supply.
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Minneapolis
White House Plan Is Rejected Again
Washington February 8. The senate appropriations committee joined the house in rejecting the proposed 1 650 000 White House expansion to add a new west wing mainly office space. The panel approved only funds for heating system modernization floor re flooring and minor improvements. The proposal sparked controversy with critics urging the White House remain unchanged. President Truman dismissed the uproar as a tempest in a teapot.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
White House
Senate
Truman
Housing bill approved by House Banking committee
The House Banking committee approved the Patman Housing bill by an 11 to 9 vote. It would set price ceilings on new homes and create a housing stabilization office with a director and emergency powers through June 30, 1947 to allocate materials to shortage areas. Existing home price controls were stricken from the measure.
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Washington
Fed
House Banking Committee
Patman
Wright Patman
Tex
Office of Housing Stabilization
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