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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1946
Page
1
The Air Transport Association reports 24 major U S airlines will run 1,414 planes capable of 284 passenger seats by year end, up from 1945 wartime fleets. Radar and improved instruments are expected to boost peacetime operations, with higher speeds and more comfortable cabins.
Washington Iowa Mayor Lloyd Lytle calls for a broad alliance of religious, educational, patriotic, civic and business groups to reach a national goal of 100,000,000 garments plus shoes and bedding for overseas relief. The appeal reinforces a second relief effort approved by the President as vital to famine and cold stricken Europe, China and the Philippines.
S. W. Kaster, reappointed by national chairman Henry J. Kaiser, leads Washington county drive for overseas relief. Campaign runs Jan 7 to 26 with local collection at Neiswanger building and township chairmen named in multiple towns. President Truman calls the need imperative with a national goal of 100 million garments plus shoes and bedding.
Willard Hunter of Davenport drove from his home near Washington with his wife to assist Bob Tucker, a returning veteran, snowbound on Christmas. They picked up Tucker in Buffalo, Iowa, and delivered him to his Richland home at 3 a.m., then returned exhausted but pleased.
In Redondo Beach California a dog a cat and a pigeon found a joint solution to a housing shortage by living together in the same coop at the home of 15 year old Ronnie Cannon The trio formed an unusual and inseparable friendship between pet and owner within a single shared space.
Washington January 1 Congress plans a lengthy summer recess after pushing to finish bills by June. Chairman Clarence Cannon of the House Appropriations Committee says leaders aim to wind up needed legislation and take time off through the November elections. He argues it lets lawmakers hear from constituents and campaign during election years.
In Chungking on January 1 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek announced a conditional acceptance of a communist proposed cease fire. Nationalists called for both sides to appoint a representative to consult with General George C. Marshall regarding procedures for stopping the fighting. This marked the first meeting of nationalist and communist leaders since the cease-fire request last week.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered five railroads to halt outgoing less-than-carload freight at Sioux City starting Jan 1 to relieve congestion. The ban affects North Western Milwaukee Great Northern Burlington and Omaha and runs until Friday night. Incoming LCL shipments on three railroads North Western Milwaukee and Omaha are also halted.
United Press reports more than 201 Americans died during the first peacetime New Year weekend. Traffic crashes led many fatalities while other violent deaths occurred in New York and California with 64 and 36 deaths respectively. states like Texas Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio and others also recorded high totals.
Funeral services for John Mc Gugin, who died in St Louis, are tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon at two at the L A Jones funeral home. T E White will lead the service with burial at Elm Grove cemetery. The plan awaits word from Mrs Mc Gugin expected to arrive in Washington today.
Iowa toll climbs to 374 road fatalities in 1945 for the New Year holiday weekend. A. Kirby and Floyd Brown die when Kirby's car is struck by a North Western train at Grand Junction. Verdeen Gertzmier dies from injuries after a Storm Lake car crash. Sled accident kills William Kuchel in Clinton. No inquest planned.
The OPA announced removal of wartime fabric rules allowing longer shirttails and pleats. Manufacturer prices will stay at March 1942 levels and retail prices will be kept near 1942 levels to reflect the policy change.
A truncated report notes that the Illinois Central line remained unaffected by the embargo, contrasting with other routes. No further details on dates or impacts are provided.
The new income tax approved by Congress becomes effective today. Under the bill, individuals save about 2.644 billion annually in withholding taxes and 140 million in automobile and boat taxes. Corporate taxes fall by 38.186 billion, and many people will be removed from or taxed less under the changes.
Des Moines reports that in the past year 19,046 of 79,272 new veterans registered with the U.S. Employment Service found jobs, a 93.7 percent placement rate when turnover is counted. State USHS director FE Lee Keyser notes December figures are incomplete and 76,095 male placements are estimated for the year, with 8,827 disabled veterans, 20 percent of the total, also finding work.
Des Moines Jan 1 UP plans to convert all of Iowa police radio from AM to FM were announced by Yarles Nord director of police radio in the state department of public safety. The state executive council granted permission to obtain an option on land near Maquoketa for an FM station costing about 11 000 dollars serving Dubuque Clinton and Davenport. Nord said the plan includes converting stations in Atlantic Fairfield Des Moines Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids.
Davenport army recruiting official D L Henehan will meet in the lobby of the Fox Theater during showings of the film Appointment to Tokyo featuring General MacArthur. He was in Washington previously and will return to Davenport for New Year family time before Wednesday and Thursday recruitment sessions.
Last night the area faced a harsh cold wave with eight degrees below zero as the minimum, following a day peak of 24 degrees and a morning low of 15 above. The zero temperature marks the first since December 21 before Christmas.
The year 1946 was welcomed in Washington with quiet order as most residents kept to their beds. Church services and small New Year gatherings occurred, but streets were sparse at midnight, likely due to cold weather.
The war labor board closed at midnight, ending its handling of wartime disputes and wage cases. It will be replaced by the labor department's wage stabilization board to rule only on wage raises tied to price relief. More than 1,200 WLB employees left the government payroll.
The Red Cross reported relief provided to victims of 261 disasters in 1945. It noted record domestic service to armed forces, with nurse's aides logging 14,736,026 hours in 2,596 civilian hospitals and motor corps traveling 24,766,000 miles. The Texas and southern Florida hurricanes, floods and tornadoes were among the calamities.
Secretary of State James Byrnes states General MacArthur was not kept advised of Moscow foreign ministers talks that planned a four power council for Japan. He notes MacArthur’s views were solicited in advance via John J. McCloy. Byrnes rejects a State Department denial and cites joint war and state views on governing the defeated enemy.
Nearly half a million American workers were idled by strikes or shutdowns as a looming steel industry walkout threatened to pull 700000 more from jobs. President Truman named a three man fact finding panel to probe the U S Steel union dispute and asked OPA to review steel prices.
The Stevens hotel in Chicago is described as the world's largest hotel with more than 3,000 rooms, making it the largest in capacity among global inns.
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