Deyong's Gift Provides Keystone Dinner for Keokuk Kids
Through the generosity of the late Fred Deyong, a Keokuk grocer who died last July, 188 children enjoyed a New Year turkey dinner at the Modern Woodman hall. Deyong left in his will for a feast for city poor children under 12, arranged by his brother George Deyong and Maj. A. J. Reese of the Salvation Army, with the Elks club cooking and many volunteers serving.
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Keokuk
Fred Deyong
Woodman Hall
Deyong
Ainner
George Deyong
Maj
A. J. Reese
Reese
Salvation Army
Elks Club
Girl of Three Dies in Ottumwa Fire
Ottumwa officials have not yet found the cause of a fire in the home of Mr and Mrs William McKenny that fatally burned their daughter Doris 6 Sunday in a hospital here. The blaze caused little damage to the house and left the children alone with their mother across the street. Richard 1 was also home. the mother returned to find the child’s clothing on fire. McKenny is with the navy in Honolulu.
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Ottumwa
William McKenny
Doris
Richard
MecKenny
Navy
Honolulu
Waterloo Public Safety Incident Ended in Fatality
Waterloo police chief Ralph Davis said Elmore Elder 24 of Waterloo admitted involvement after a fatal incident in the city’s Black district. Cleveland Nolan 45 was found in the snow with an arm injury, struck twice. Three others, described as material witnesses, were held for investigation.
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Waterloo
Ralph Davis
Elmore Elder
Cleveland Nolan
Elder
Nolan
Davis
Weather Station at Iowa City Closed
The U S Weather Bureau station at the Iowa City airport will be discontinued this month. Observer Harry M Hoffman says parts of his duties will end while CAA communication operators will continue weather observations as before. Funds shortages and shifting needs drive Hoffmans reassignment to UIowa.
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Iowa City
U. S. Weather Bureau
Civil Aeronautics
Harry M. Hoffman
Weather Bureau
Historical Society Seeks V-mail Christmas Cards
The State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City requests readers send V-mail Christmas cards from World War I service members abroad. Families are urged to donate cards they do not wish to keep, as thousands of Iowa men and women spent Christmas at distant war fronts and exchanged Yuletide greetings from places like China India Iran Italy Sicily Corsica France and Leyte.
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Iowa
America
China
India
Iran
Italy
Sicily
Corsica
France
Belgium
Holland
Australia
New Guinea
Leyte
Towan
State Historical Society of
Towa
Towans
Stte Historical Society
Iowa City
Russians Begin Razing Budapest
Moscow reports the Red Army pushes block by block into Budapest as two Russian emissaries are killed. Soviet forces advance across the Danube, destroying German positions and ramping up street fighting. Axis losses exceed 6,300 with 3,000 enemy killed and 429 captured. The army vows harsh punishment for those involved in the envoy murders.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Danube
Buda
East Bank
Pest
Hoover Warns of Nazi Saboteurs
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned of an intensified German sabotage effort in the United States. He cited the arrest of two agents, William Curtis Colepaugh and Enrich Gimple, landed November 29 in Maine and arrested in New York. The pair, trained in espionage in Berlin and The Hague, carried $60,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency and forged documents.
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New York
Lidgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Germany
Maine
William Curtis Colepaugh
Connecticut
U. S. Navy
Enrich Gimple
Frenchman's Bay
Berlin
Dresden
Hague
U. S
Connecticut Department of Health
United States Navy
Nimitz Seeks Soviet Help as War Expands
Admiral Nimitz said the United States would welcome the Soviet Union as allies against Japan. He spoke at Pearl Harbor noting Western Front reverses but pledged use of all resources for the Pacific push. Air raids on Luzon Tokyo and Lingayen Gulf are reported with B 29s and Mitchell bombers active.
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United Press
Pacific
Luzon
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Russia
Japan
Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Luxon
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Manhonmen Man Counts Record Labrador Litter
Arnold Svertson of Mahnomen says his Golden Labrador Lady has produced 84 puppies across three litters 18 10 and 11 in separate bouts. The claim centers on a canine breeding record within local notices.
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Mahnomen, Minn
Arnold Svertson
Svertson
Mary Manners Taken by Death in Crawfordsville
Mary Manners of Crawfordsville died at Washington County Hospital after a two week stay following a fractured hip from a fall. Born August 27, 1872, she lived her life in Crawfordsville and was active in the United Presbyterian Church. She taught Sunday school and served as the Journal’s Crawfordsville correspondent for six years. Survived by her sister Mrs. W. P. Davidson and brother Wil-
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Trail Heath
Ocloeck
United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville
R. M. McCracken
Mary Cowden Manners
Henderson
Josephine (Cowden) Manners
Journal
W. P. Davidson
Wil
104 Wedding Licenses Issued During 1944
Washington county issued 104 marriage licenses in 1944, up from 71 the year before. Most marriages involved men in the armed forces on furlough, nearly tying 1942’s total of 105.
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Washington County
City Council Opens First 1945 Meeting
Washington city council held its first meeting of the new year with routine business. Applications to renew beer licenses for Dor othy M. Dougall and Edna Mae Simmering taverns were received and referred to a committee for report at the next session.
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Washington
Dorothy M. Dougall
Edna Mae Simmering
Dougall Bros
Joe Simmering
Manners Family Obituary Highlight Des Moines
Liam G. Manners of Des Moines is noted with mention of his brother Harry A. Manners who died years ago and sister Nellie Manners who passed away on November 4, 1938, in a brief obituary notice.
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Liam G. Manners
Des Moines
Harry A. Manners
Nellie Manners
Dr. Buchanan Dies at Monmouth After Heart Attack
Dr. Howard Buchanan of Monmouth Illinois died this morning at 8 o clock at his home following a heart attack. He was a medical missionary who served in the Sudan and later returned to the United States. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Ninth Avenue United Presbyterian Church in Monmouth. He is survived by his wife Vera McLaughlin and two daughters Helen Louise Coulter and Rachel Lois Buchanan.
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Howard Buchanan
Monmouth
McLaughlin
Buchanan
Washington
Ninth Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vera McLaughlin
Robb McLaughlin
David
C. W. McLaughlin
Helen Louise Coulter
Rachel Lois Buchanan
Monmoth College
Sudan
States
Central American umbrella bird name origin
The Central American umbrella bird is named for a crest of black feathers that can be lowered to cover its face.
Light Year in Criminal Costs Shocks 1944 Sheriff Report
Sheriff H. M. Putnam reports 1944 saw few criminal and court activities in Washington County with jail population barely above zero. Prisoner board costs were 214.91 dollars, while civil and criminal case fees and expenses totaled modest amounts paid by defendants and the county.
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H. M. Putnam
County Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Fountain Receives Second Wounds in German Combat
Mr and Mrs L J Fountain learn their son Enos J Fountain was wounded in Germany on December 20 marking his second combat injury. He has already received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on November 15.
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L. J. Fountain
Enos J. Fountain
Germany
Fountain
Legion Post to Hear Captain Gillespie Tonight
Captain John Gillespie of Sigourney, a former prisoner of the Japanese who escaped a prison ship, will speak at the Leon Beatty post meeting this evening. The post will hold a chili supper at seven followed by the regular business meeting and the talk.
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John Gillespie
Sigourney
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Gilles
Car Licenses Issued in December by Washington County
More than 3,000 automobile owners secured licenses in December in Washington county 3020 car licenses and 625 truck licenses were issued. February is the deadline to license vehicles for 1945 before penalties apply. Weather delays kept activity similar to January of last year despite milder December conditions.
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Washington County
New Supervisors Take Office on County Board
Arthur Wiley of Washington Landship replaces bh S Rudolph of Brighton on the county board of supervisors marking the only personnel change at year start. Clarence Fulton of Crawfordsville, previously rejected, will take office January 1 1946 to replace H P Wilson. The board elected Wilson chairman for the year and organized routine year start duties including approving bonds and assigning roads and bridges. New justice of the peace D Rayburn and constable Herman Peck qualified for Washington. R W Fillmore of Brighton was reelected as justice of the peace.
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Arthur Wiley
Washington
County Board of Supervisors
Bh. S. Rudolph
Brighton
Clarence Fullon
Crawfordsville
H. P. Wilson
Tne
Wilson
D. Rayburn
W. 3. Elcridge
Herman Peck
R. W. Fillmore
Weather dips to nine below as noon hints at warmth
Washington endures another frigid day with a low of eight below at seven this morning. The temperature rose to nine below later, and at noon it stood two degrees above zero. Yesterday's low was ore below zero with a high of 12 above.
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Washington
Pie Nephew of T. R. Gillespie Noted in Washington
The text identifies a pie as the nephew of T. R. Gillespie of Washington, suggesting a familial link highlighted in a local note or obituary context. The source emphasizes genealogical detail rather than events or actions.
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Pie
T. R. Gillespie
Washington
German forces push on Belgian border and Ardennes front
German troops threaten a major push along a 59 mile front from the Saarland to the upper Rhine while centering near Litche in northeastern France. Patton’s 3rd Army advances to recapture areas west of Bastogne and push toward Houffalize as the Ardennes bulge is reduced.
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Paris
Saarland
Upper Rhine
Litche
France
Supreme Headquarters
Bhitehe
Roer
Bannest
Bitehe
Rhine
Saar Valley
Wulferdingen
Saarbrucken
George S. Patton
8Rd Army
Ardennes Salient
McKey
Bastogne
Dough Boys
Hubermont
Narlange
Neffe
Patton
Houffalize
Liege
Freshwaters Sells Keota Produce Business Split
Howard Freshwaters reports the sale of the Keota Produce business. Clyde Stoutner Jr and Boyd Stoutner buy the feed grain and coal portion while the hatchery department goes to Leland Lyle and Genevieve Stoutner.
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Howard Freshwaters
Keota
Clyde Stoutner, Jr
Boyd Stoutner
Leland Lyle
Genevieve Stoutner
Jury Probes Ward Seizure in Special Grand Jury Session
A federal grand jury in Chicago opened a special session to investigate the Montgomery Ward seizure amid Army efforts to run Ward facilities in seven cities without top management cooperation. U S District Attorney J Albert Woll sought probe under the Smith Connally act and possible conspiracy against the government. Subpoenas were issued for three Ward employees as army officials moved to operate the plants. General Joseph Byron announced Ward officials who refuse to cooperate would be removed and other steps to enable operation would follow.
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Chicago
Iil
Montgomery Ward and Company
U. S
J. Albert Woll
Ward
Army
Grand Jury
Woll
Montgomery Ward
Joseph Byron
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Anne Kathleen Cullen
Larchmont
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Hoover
U.S
Reds
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Bonins
U.S. Pacific
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MacArthur
U. S. Coast Guard
Mary Manners
Washington County Hospital
Burma
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Mandalay
WADDY
Lashio
Miles
Kanbala
Irrawaddy
Dr. Buchanan
W. McLaughlin
Legion
Captain Gillespie
Salient
New Guins
Freshwaters Sells
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