Truman Wage-Price Policy Hearings Near End
Washington reports chairman Alben Barkley says the Pearl Harbor inquiry will wind up next Wednesday and a report will be presented by June 1. He plans to extend the deadline to June 1 but insists all witnesses, including eight scheduled, will be heard. three night sessions are planned next week.
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Alben W. Barkley
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Barkley
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War Department
Army
High Command
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Pearl Harbor
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George C. Marshall
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Washington School Bands Delight Audiences With Concert
Washington school bands directed by Ralph W. Young performed a varied program at the high school auditorium. The junior band opened with seven numbers followed by the high school band in marching uniforms. Selections ranged from spirited marches to a boogie woogie piece and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
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Washington
Ralph W. Young
George Gershwin
Young
Trains Begin Operating Over New Centerville Paris Track
Chicago February 15 trains will run on new roadbed and track between Centerville and Paris Iowa as part of Rock Island Lines relocation program. The project reduces curves and grades, adds passing tracks, and installs Centralized Traffic Control for near double-track efficiency.
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Paris
Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Iowa
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Ainsworth
Brighton
Kansas City
Davenport
Erades
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Chariton River
Udell
Travision
Iowa State Guard to Wind Up War Duties This Year
Des Moines reports the Iowa state guard formed after Pearl Harbor will likely end war time duties this year as national guard units nationwide are re formed. Brig. Gen. Grahl notes continued activity through year while reorganization proceeds and more communities gain guard units. The guard has completed 32 missions including the 92 day Eldora riot duty at the boys training school.
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Des Moines
Pearl Harbor
National Guard
War Department
Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
State Guard
Eldora
Boys’ Training School
Eldorié
Dairy Men Urge Removal of Dairy Price Ceilings by July 1
Washington February 15. A dairy industry committee representing six national milk cheese and ice cream groups urged removal of price ceilings on all dairy products by July 1. L E Hurtz said ceilings create unequal pricing and butter price must rise to align with other dairy products.
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Washington
L. E. Hurtz
Omaha
House Food Investigating Committee
Stephen Face
Office of Price Administration
Hurtz
Aegriculture Department
Iowa Population Shows Decrease
The Census Bureau reports Iowa’s civilian population at 2,200,526, down 11 percent from the 1940 census. In five years, natural increase at 118,621 offset by 195,330 lost to armed forces and 224,693 civilians migrating away. States yearly figures show 1940 2,558,268. 1944 2,431,717. 1942 2,428,479. 1941 2,004,884.
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Washington
Iowa
Bureau of Census
Bureau
Towa
Union Services At A P Church Next Sunday
The A P Church will hold a union service next Sunday evening at Thessos rate Presbyterian Church. Rev Basil McBee will preach on The Gospel Standard. No special music, but congregational psalm singing. The service starts at 7 50 with Rev Milo Phillips giving the invocation and the scripture read by Rev Alfred Trenerry.
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Thessocrate Presbyterian Church
Basil McBee
T. E. White
Thomas Polk
Euwer Sues For Divorce and Name Change
Archie N. Euwer files for divorce from Wilma G. Euwer in district court. Married April 12, 1945 in Washington. He seeks restoration of maiden name Wilma G. Arnold. Attorney L. J. Kehoe represents him.
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Archie N. Euwer
Wilma G. Euwer
Washington
Wilma G. Arnold
L. J. Kehoe
Columbus City House Destroyed by Fire
Columbus Junction fire department battled a blaze that destroyed John Turner’s Columbus Chip residence about 1 15 this morning. Turner, a lone occupant and truck gardener, suspects an overheated stove caused the fire. no insurance or valuables were reported.
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Columbus Junction
John Turner
Columbus Chip
Army to Accept Some 4-F Men in Draft
Washington reports draft boards begin screening for younger 4-Fs to fill occupation troop needs. Army aims to tunnel 75,000 physical rejects into uniform by end of April and 1,500,000 by June, adding to 50,000 monthly drafts. Major change lowers efficiency, but no alternative. Air Forces plan 500,000 releases by July 1 leaving 400,000. Des Moines notes April quotas to trigger 125,000 Iowa reclassifications with boards given new directions.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
Army Air Forces
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington businessman J B Crail dies at 93
J B Crail a longtime Washington merchant and 65 year resident died at 10 30 last night at his home 809 West Washington after a short illness Funeral services were set for 2 30 Sunday at L A Jones funeral home K P members will meet at lodge rooms at two o clock Sunday for funeral procession Crail was born 1853 in Cumberland West Virginia and earlier in life owned the J B Crail dry goods store in Washington with firms Roth Crail Mount and later bought out partners He leaves a long record in local business and Knights of Pythias membership
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West
Washington Street
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K. C
James Barlow Crail
Cumberland
West Virginia
Benjamin B. Crail
Anna Charlotte (McCaskey) Crail
Ohio
Mississippi
Burlington
Fairfield
Julia W. Smiley
Harriet Tomy
Mr. Crail
Roth & Crail
Roth, Crail & Mount
Penney
Remembering J B Crail Fifty Years Ago in Washington
A photo of J B Crail circa 1875 shows the long mustache era. Retired since 1925 he helped civic life by founding the Good Fellows club, later continued by the Y s Men s club. Surviving are sons Hubert and Rodney Crail in Washington, with brother David Crail and sister Mrs Lou Steele in Los Angeles. Philip Crail died three years ago.
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Washington
Y's Men's Club
Mr. Crail
Hubert
Rodney Crail
Philip Crail
David Crail
Lou Steele
Los Angeles
New Dark Flour Shown In Experimental Bread Batch
WILEY MALONEY reports from Minneapolis on Pillsbury experiments using a new 80 percent kernel flour. An experimental lot is baked at the Ann Pillsbury home service center to test bread and pastry outcomes. The flour darkens bread but tastes good, with germ-containing wheat germ noted.
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Minneapolis
Truman
Clinton Anderson
Pillsbury Mills
Ann Pillsbury Home Service Center
AFL Chief Blasts Truman Wage Policy as Unacceptable
President William Green of the AFL charges President Truman's wage price plan undermines free collective bargaining and risks broad social and economic upheaval. The AFL leader warns of a backward step toward wartime controls as a steel strike nears a stalemate and industry hopes for early settlements. Meanwhile talks collapse between telecommunication unions and AT&T, heightening the chance of a nationwide strike.
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Truman
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
United Steel Workers
CSO
General Motors
Car Skids Man Killed in Iowa Crash
W yester day afternoon on Highway 92 two miles east of Columbus Junction Minnesota man 15 W M Ewing of Rochester was killed instantly when his car skidded on icy pavement and went in front of a truck driven by Paul Kerr of Luckey Implement Columbus Junction Coroner Carl Stephens Louisa County ruled no inquest and the body lies at Stephens funeral home as relatives arrive from Rochester Minnesota.
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Columbus Junction
W. M. Ewing
Rochester
Minn
Ewing
Paul Kerr
Luckey Implement Store
Carl Stephens
Junction
Louisa County
Stephens Funeral Home
OPA denies corn price rise amid rumors
OPA officials say current corn prices already reflect parity to producers and no ceiling increase is planned. Walter Kline, state OPA director, warns farmers to beware of outsiders offering higher prices.
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OPA
Walter Kline
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