Tragic gasoline truck crash near Mount Pleasant kills driver
Paul Bright of Iowa City died when a Ryan Co. gasoline transport truck veered off snow covered highway 218 seven miles south, struck a curb, plunged over a bridge embankment, and landed upside down. The 5000 gallon tank ignited, flames rose 150 feet along the stream, trees ignited and explosion was heard by nearby Frank and Mrs Dann observer.
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Mount Pleasant
Paul Bright
Iowa City
Ryan Co
Highway 218
Frank Dann
Father Courtney of Ottumwa Dead at 65
The Rev. J. H. Courtney pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic church in Ottumwa died Monday of a heart attack at age 65. Services set for Thursday at 10 a.m. in the church. He had served nearly 40 years in the priesthood and led Sacred Heart for about ten years. He is survived by a brother Patrick Courtney of Decorah Iowa.
Blame Sausage for Trichinosis at Lowden
Iowa reports 30 new trichinosis cases in Lowden area over the weekend, raising total to 75 in what investigators call the state’s worst outbreak. No deaths. several patients described as quite ill. Health officials probe smoked pork sausage sold in Londen and suspect meat from local hogs, with insufficient smoking failing to kill the trichina worm.
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Des Moines
Lowden
Iowa
State Health Department
Jordan
Londen
Tipton
Fined after fatal crash linked to bad truck light
Manchester O K Kit iclson of Del Que Farm Service Co Earlville was fined 100 and costs for allowing operation of an improperly lighted motor vehicle. Thirty dollars was suspended upon repairing the defective light on the truck involved in a collision that fatally injured Mrs Curtis. Henry Arnold of Sariville was fined 10 and costs for operating an improperly lighted truck.
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Manchester
O. K. Kiticlson
del Que Farm Service Co
Earlville
John M. Brayton
Carl Anderson
Jesse BE. Curtis
Masonville
Curtis
Henry Arnold
Sariville
Injured Fatally When Car and Truck Collide
Des Moines report states Walter M Wirseh 40 of Mitchellville was fatally injured when his auto skidded into a semi trailer on Highway 6 east of Des Moines. Hirsen a worker at the Des Moines ordnance plant drove east on an icy incline when his car exploded. LeVerne Weatherly 28 of Mason City was driving the semi west. Deputies said the highway was a glaze of ice.
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Des Moines
Walter M. Wirseh
Mitchellville
Hirsen
Invasion of Nazi Soil Under Way Threatens Crumbling Front
The Red army reports capture of Schlossberg in East Prussia as winter offensives push 45 miles toward Silesia and Krakow. Soviet command claims large armor concentrations advance near Radom and Kielce while weathering stiff German resistance along a widening front.
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London
Red
Schlossberg
Berlin
Silesia
Krakow
Insterburg
East Prussia
Poland
Radom
Ivan S. Kroneg
Moscow
Silesian
Koneg
Nida River
Vistula
Warsaw
Kielce
German Silesia
Red Army
Carpathians
Slovakia
Hungary
Immanuel Lutherans Hold Annual Meeting
Voting members of the Immanuel Lutheran church held their annual meeting Sunday afternoon in the church. The meeting opened with a devotion by the pastor and was conducted by C. H. Anderson, president of the congregation. John Buck was received into the vo-
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
C. H. Anderson
John Buck
August Rummelhart Riverside's Oldest Twin Dies at 88
August Gus Rummelhart 88 of Riverside, noted as one of the county's oldest twins, died at Washington County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born April 8, 1856, and spent most of his life in Riverside, living with his brother John E. Rummelhart in recent years. Surviving are Frank his twin, brothers John E. and Louis G., sisters Flora Knebel and Mary Waugh, and many nieces and nephews. Francis X. Rommelhart died in 1928 at 101.
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August Rummelhart
Riverside
County
Gus Rummelhart
Washington County
August
Rummelhart
John EK. Rummeéelhart
Frank
John E
Louis G
Flora Knebel
Mary Waugh
Iowa City
Joseph
Josephine Birrer
Francis X. Rommelhart
Much Opposition To Service Law
Roosevelt meets with military leaders and congressional advisers as opposition grows to universal national service amid debates on work or fight legislation. The White House weighs sending a special message to Congress while groups like the National Association of Manufacturers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations oppose the plan.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Congress
House Military Affairs Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Annual reports continue on page a
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Ten Washington County Men Inducted for Army Draft
Ten Washington county men left for Jefferson Barracks Missouri for induction into the U S armed forces. They traveled by bus to Burlington and train to St Louis with a later group to take pre induction exams. Names include Ivan R B Jarvis Richard C Kiefer Maynard Schneider Hugh James Yeggsy Herbert J Rich Dwight G Loeffler Charles Roy Bond Warren J Scheefer Joseph E Snider and others.
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Washington County
Jefferson Barracks
United States Armed Forces
Burlington
St. Louis
Ivan RB. Jarvis
Washington
Dale Otto Navy
Riverside
Richard C. Kiefer
Kalona Maynard
Sehneider
Hugh James Yeggsy
Herbert J. Rich
Crawfordsville
Dwight G. Loeffler
Brighton
Charles Roy Bond
Warren J. Scheefer
Kaliong
Joseph E. Snider
Frioys
China Coast Hit Hard by U.S. Planes
U S Pacific air raids struck the China coast from Hongkong to Amoy as Adm Halsey’s carrier planes hit Japanese positions. Tokyo claimed minimal damage while Pearl Harbor noted heavy American victories, sinking ships and damaging many more. Meanwhile Luzon’s invasion pushed inland toward Clark Field and Manila as MacArthur’s forces advanced.
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China
America
U. S. Fleet Air Arm
Manila
Luzon Plains
Adm
William S. Halsey
Hongkong
Swatow
Amoy
Pearl Harbor
3Rd Fleet
Tokyo
Philippines
U. S
Formosa
China Coast
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
South China Sea
U.S. Third Fleet
Saigon
Camranh Bay
French Indo-China
International
Junction Farmer Dies at Hospital
Denzel Sandburg of the Columbus Junction area died early today at University hospital Iowa City after being taken there by a Richie ambulance. He leaves his wife Geneva Tyndall and a young daughter.
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Columbus Junction
Denzel Sandburg
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Sandburg
Geneva Tyndall
Weather Waxes, Then Warms After Cold Night
The temperature fell to six degrees above zero last night then rose as sun appeared this morning. The previous day’s high reached 37 degrees above zero.
Local names listed from Riverside Keota area notices
A partial list of residents includes Merlin Earl Finke Louis Edward Kasper River Dwayne Edward Schneider Leo Edward Ollinger Keith William Wehr Harold Eugene Hall Gailen Leo Reighard Raymond Jay Reber and others in the Riverside Keota Washing area.
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Merlin Earl Finke
Crawfordsville
Louis Edward Kasper
Riverside
Dwayne Edward Schneider
Leo Edward Ollinger
Keota
Keith William Wehr
Harold Eugene Hall
Ainsworth
Gailen
Leo Reighard
Raymond Jay’ Reber
Washington
County Red Cross War Fund Quota Set for March
Washington county Red Cross chapter sets a 1945 war fund goal of 16 800 dollars to cover national budget needs and local operations. Campaign led by Roger Sherman and Willa Weldin runs in March as supporters are urged to contribute.
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Red Cross War Fund
Washington County
Red Cross
Roger Sherman
National Organization
Sherman
Willa Weldin
American Red Cross
Mr. Sherman
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Basil O'Connor
Colby M. Chester
Red Cross Central Committee
O'Connor
Mr. O'Connor
W D Crossett Taken Sudden Death At 69 In Washington
W D Crossett 69 a carpenter in Washington for 25 years died suddenly at home 629 West Madison after a winter of heart illness He is survived by his wife seven sons and four daughters Funeral services set for 3 30 Thursday at L A Jones funeral home with burial in Kim Grove cemetery He was born April 1875 in Iowa County and married Oct 28 1897 in Iowa City to Clarg Matilda Taylor.
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W. D. Crossett
Washington
West
Madison Street
L. A
Iowa County
Elza A
Jeannie
Ludwig) Crossell
Iowa City
Clarg
Matilda Taylor
Earl of Grinnell
Carl
Charles
Roy
Keith
Robert
Gene Crossett
Camp Blanding
Fla
E. E. Sconce
Eldon
Art Prall
E. L. Henrikson
Bruce H. Martin Missing in Action Over Luxembourg
Corporal Bruce H. Martin is missing in action in Luxembourg since December 18, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents Mr and Mrs J B Martin of 808 South Avenue B. He had served nearly two years overseas and three years in the army as of last September. Inducted from John Deere in Moline Illinois, he is believed possibly a prisoner and his family hopes for word. His brother William J Martin also serves on the western front. The Martins reside near Brighton. Also noted is a change in the army 60 caliber aircraft machine gun firing rate from 660 750 to 950 rounds per minute.
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Bruce H. Martin
Luxembourg
War Department
J. B. Martin
South Avenue
Martin
John Deere Corporation
Moline
Ill
Family of Valhey area residents listed in obituary
Valhey Minnesota and Mrs. John Wooley of Moline Illinois are noted relatives along with two sisters Mrs Cora Taylor of Iowa City and Nellie Crossett of Los Angeles, one half-brother Ralph Crossett of Iowa City, plus 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Valhey
Minn
John Wooley
Moline, Ill
Cora Taylor
Iowa City
Nellie Crossett
Los Angeles
Ralph Crossett
Houffalize Abandoned By Germans
The American 7th army seized the initiative on the upper Rhine advancing toward Gambsheim and reaching Houffalize as Germans withdrew to the St Vith ridge. Allied forces pressed the attack north of Strasbourg and near Sittard with progress along the Rhine corridor.
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Paris
Upper Rhine
Strasbourg
Gambsheim
Alexander M. Patch
Houffalize
Ardennes
St. Vith
Belgium
Doughnoys
Karl von Rundstedt
Siegfried Line
Sittard
Geilenkirchen
Seventh Army
Gamsheir
Herrlisheim
Rhine
Increase Refund On Homesteads In County In Year
County Treasurer W. E. Howell announced a current year homestead valuation of 5 465 616 dollars with total refunds of 127 106 02 dollars. Refunds are split March and September. This is the largest homestead refund since the program began. Valuation last year was 5 442 434 with 121 871 77 in refunds. Homesteads number 3360, up from 3334. Increases come from higher levies and more homeowners living on their own property.
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W. E. Howell
Churchill Demands Unconditional Nazi Surrender
London January 16 Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the Commons the Allies will fight until Germany surrenders unconditionally, even if it stiffens Nazi resistance and prolongs the war. He reaffirmed the policy amid Labour questions after Parliament opened for the new year.
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London
Winston Churesiy
Commons
Germany
Churchill
Burton Ek. Wheeler
United States Senate
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Father Courtney
Ottumwa
Immanuel Lutherans
302Nd Regiment
Signal Corps
Ters’ Assembly
U.S
Hongkong and
United Press
Douglas MacArthur
Clark Field Air Center
Tarlac
Burneo
St. Vith Ridge
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