A Price Ceiling Drive Probes Iowa Stores
The Des Moines district office of the Price Administration reports a nationwide drive to enforce price ceilings has uncovered violations in about 49 Iowa grocery stores. Nine merchants have already paid settlements from 25 to 50 dollars for overcharging on canned goods meats and other items. The campaign aims to aid local price panels and will continue until all district stores are checked.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Walter D. Kline
OPA
Des Moines Seeks Law Against Harboring Criminals
Iowa's Chief of the Bureau of Investigation proposes a bill to make harboring felons a crime with up to five years in prison or a $100 to $1,000 fine. The measure targets fugitives with warrants and covers those aiding them with money food or clothes.
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Des Moines
Zr. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Nebergall
House
New Senator Bourke Hickenlooper Returns Home After Capitol Visit
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper flew from Washington to Des Moines on Thursday night to stay until after the inauguration of Governor-elect Robert D. Blue on Jan. 11. He will serve on committees including Barking and currency, civil service, expenditures, executive departments, post offices and post roads, and public lands and surveys.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Air Fatalities in Iowa Reach 120 in 1944
Air crash deaths in Iowa totaled 120 in 1944, up from 75 the prior year and 20 in 1942, with 26 fatal crashes. Among victims 108 were Army fliers, five Navy, seven civilians. 70 percent were single men, many crews from the Sioux City air base.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Little Brown Church Weddings Drop From Peak in 1940
The Little Brown Church in Nashua hosted 243 marriages last year, 50 more than 1943 but far below the 1,549 peak in 1940. Rev. F. L. Hanscevia notes he officiated at all but 22 ceremonies. The decline follows Iowa's 1941 health law and wartime rationing. Most couples came from nearby states. June led with 29 ceremonies.
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Nashua
Little Brown
F. L. Hanscevia
Hanscom
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
New Draft Board Clerk Is on Duty
Leslie E. Dunlap resigns as clerk of the county selective service board after serving since 1940. He becomes treasurer and office manager for the McCleery-Cumming calendar company while remaining part time at the draft office to aid his successor. Mrs. Jewell Carris takes over the clerk role, with Mrs. Tan Brineley assisting. Virginia Holden leaves the McCleery office for Nebraska before moving to Richmond, Virginia.
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County Selective Service Board
Leslie E. Dunlap
McCleery- Cumming Company
McCleery Company
Dirplap
Draft Board
Jewell Carris
Dunlap
Tan Brineley
Dun
Roosevelt to Deliver Radio Message to Congress
President Roosevelt plans a 9 to 9 39 p m Saturday radio broadcast across major networks to summarize his annual message to Congress. He said the prepared speech will run over 8 000 words for delivery tomorrow afternoon while the broadcast version will be less than half that length.
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Washington, D. C
Jen
Roosevelt
Congress
Wedding Couples Dye and Lecemider Tie in Close Ceremony
The report notes Lecemider finishing second with 27 points in a crowded event, while another couple claimed top honors amid a festive ceremony. The piece highlights local participation and the crowd’s reaction to the close competition.
First Washington County 1945 baby announced
Maxine Marie Eagle is named the first baby born in Washington county in 1945, living on Washington Rural Route 3. The Evening Journal notes page 5 has more details and recalls 1944 first babies Gary Allen Lewis and Ruth Irene Redeker.
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Maxine Marie Eagle
Washington
Washington County
Evening Journal
Gary Allen Lewis
Shrum Lewis
Ruth Irene Redeker
Frank W. Redeker
Keota
Gary Allen
Lewis
David Day
Brighton
University of Minnesota
Ottumwa Driver Fined for Right of Way Violation
Harley Craft of Ottumwa appeared before Justice of the Peace J. E. Bovee and paid a $25 fine plus costs for failure to yield the right of way. The charge stemmed from a collision between the Yorkshire Creamery truck he drove and a Davenport car in the county.
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Harley Craft
Ottumwa
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
Yorkshire Creamery
Davenport
Dee
Egg weights vary by country in old weights
The ordinary weight of hen eggs is 7 ounces to one pound in Spain 8 ounces in England and France in Poland and 10 in Germany.
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Spain
England
France
Poland
Germany
British seize Akyab port as Burma offensive advances
United Press reports British Empire troops captured Akyab in Burma, seizing the third largest port with a force of cruisers, destroyers, transports, and planes. Tokyo says American convoys and a Japanese task force were sighted near Luzon, while carrier aircraft claimed hits on Formosa. The pace offensive stretched from Asia toward the Japanese home islands as Super Fortresses conducted raids in the Marianas region.
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Formosa
Bonin Islands
U. S
Iwo Jima
Bonins
Formosan
Luzon Island
Negros
I ‘Ernatio
Akyab
Burma
Tokyo
Luzon
Mariannas
Japan
Southeast Asia Command
BBC
Kalagan
Mayu
Bay of San Jose
Mindoro Island
Panay
Mindoro
Tokyo Maid
Chester W. Nimitz
Formoso
Ainsworth Woman Emma Pratt Dies in Fire
Emma Pratt died at two oclock in the afternoon from burns suffered in a noon fire at the Ainsworth home. Her sister Hattie Pratt sustained serious burns and shock and was taken to the county hospital in Washington. Neighbors saw smoke and broke windows to rescue the sisters living alone. the house itself was not heavily damaged.
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Ainsworth
Jan
Emma Pratt
Burns
Hattie
Washington
John Pratt
Carrie Rabenold
Ruth
Emma
Tax Office Extends Hours For Farmers Returns
The collector of internal revenue office in the post office basement will stay open longer next week to aid farmers in filing estimated income tax returns. Deputy J. J. Mattes says hours include tomorrow and January 8, then January 9 through 15. All farmers who have not filed must do so by January 15.
Tragedy As Aftermath Of House Fire Claims Two Nearby Victims
A house fire left two women dead, one found at the scene and the other later at a neighbor’s home. The fire started in a stove filled room. one victim, Miss Hattie, had been an invalid cared for by her sister. The sister’s body will be transported to L. A. Jones funeral home for arrangements.
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Hattie
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ira Morrison Reported Missing in Action in Belgium
Mr and Mrs George Morrison were informed by the war department that their son Pfe Ira Morrison has been missing in action in Belgium since December 1 The last communication they received was a December 13 letter from him while he was in Germany Morrison had left England for the continent on October 30.
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George Morrison
War Department
Pfe
Ira Morrison
Belgium
Germany
Morrison
England
President Plans War Conference With Roosevelt Churchill Stalin
President Roosevelt said a meeting of the big three with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin would be held after January 20. The date and location depend largely on ice conditions, the president indicated in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
City Clerk Bob Fulton Resigns After Ill Health
Washington city clerk for 18 years Bob Fulton has resigned due to ill health. Anna Dawson will handle duties on a part time basis while Mayor Lytle seeks a permanent replacement. Fulton first took office in 1926 and faced brief interruptions in 1938 and 1984.
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W. HH. Fulton
Floward
Washington
Bob
Fulton
Alhambra
Calif
Earl
R. L. Lytle
Anna Dawson
S. J. Kellogg
W. S. Eldridge
Eldridge
President Dodges Clear Answer On Big Three Parley Date
The president gave a mixed reply at his news conference when asked if a date had been set for the big three parley. He said the answer was both yes and no, signaling no firm schedule yet while acknowledging some progress.
Allied Armored Breakthrough Near Lierneux Amid Ardennes Push
In Belgium near Lierneux a crack American armored unit says it smashed toward the German lines within yards of Lierneux with the aim to link with Patton's forces. Montgomery's three allied armies push into the north Ardennes with heavy resistance and air cover limited by weather.
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Lierneux
Belgium
Butze
George 5S
Pattons
Lieneux
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ardennes Salient
Georges. Patton
3Rd Army
Bastocue
Ardennes
Sth
Karl von Ruundstedt
Seventh Army
Mrs. A. O. Pratt Dies at Age 76 in Washington
Mrs. Louisa H. Pratt widow of Albert O. Pratt died at ten last night at age 76 after a year of declining health. Funeral 9:30 Monday at St. James Catholic Church with Rev. H. J. Corcoran officiating. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born August 15 1868 in Keokuk county she lived in Washington 46 years and left eight children 39 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She survived two brothers and three sisters with several grandchildren in the armed services.
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Louisa H. Pratt
Albert O. Pratt
St. James Catholic Church
H. J. Corcoran
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Mrs. Pratt
Auust
Keokuk County
John and
Mary (Ludwig) Kaufman
Washington
Keota
Albert QO. Pratt
Rraymond
Winnipeg
Canada
Theodore Not Larper
Iona
George
Richard
Valentine MeeKune
Ruth McDell
Opal Glasgow
Grace Davison
Brighton
Armed Services
George Kaufman
Harper
Nick Kaufman
Medical Lake
Wash
Margaret Kaufman
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