Farmers urged to plant more corn in first postwar year
The Agriculture Department called on American farmers to increase planting by 10,000,000 acres in the first full postwar year. The 1946 goal was set at 9,780,600 acres, with wheat at 68,675,000 acres and rice and beans highlighted as urgently needed crops. Hay acreage up 4,800,000 acres while livestock and pig production targets were adjusted to meet feed limits.
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Iarer
Cilintas P. Anderson
Segal
Student to Prison on Draft Charge
William P. Taber, 18, of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, began an 18 month federal prison term after pleading guilty to a draft charge. The sentence was handed down in Ottumwa Iowa. taber is the third student in the region to face draft related penalties this week.
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Ottumwa
Jaws
William P. Taber
Pittsburgh
Demonstrations by GI’s Banned in Europe
General McNarney, commander of American forces in Europe, ordered a ban on all GI mass meetings and protests against army demobilization. The move follows escalating demonstrations across the European theater including a loud protest outside McNarney’s Frankfurt headquarters.
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Mphankfeurt
Janu
Joseph I. McNarney
Europe
McNarny
McNarney
Manila
Approve Electric Franchise in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa Jan 16 Union Electric Power Co began a 25 year operation under the city franchise after yesterday's special election which favored renewal 71 to 29 in an extremely light vote The change will shift from 2 to 0 cycle current and will not affect industrial plants already equipped with 25 cycle appliances and motors other than enabling private use as material becomes available Also mentioned is a federal case where Taber a Penn College student at Oskaloosa was sentenced after opposing affiliation with the armed forces in a Selective Service Act matter.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Union Electric Power Co
Union Electric
Taber
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Charles Dewey
Armed Forces
Kimmel Testifies On Pearl Harbor Retirement Request
Adm. Husband E. Kimmel told the Pearl Harbor investigating committee that he sought retirement after learning Lt. Gen. Short asked for retirement. He described letters accusing him and threats heard after Pearl Harbor and criticized the Navy for the disaster while noting Secretary Knox approved retirement without prejudice.
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Washington
E. Kimmel
Cacificleet
Navy
Walter C. Short
Hawaii
Short
Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Wene Kimmel
Navy Department
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Roberts
Holland Tells Y's Men About Loans
Lee Holland spoke after dinner at the weekly Y's Men’s club meeting in the Willis Jones room. He explained the three branches of loans for business farm or home and noted figures on 61 loans. Charles Holden attended as a guest.
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Lee Holland
Y's Men's Club
Willis Jones
Mr. Holland
Charles Holden
Intoxicated Driving Is Popular Offense in 1945
In Washington county eight intoxicated driving cases were heard in district court last year, forming a majority of 13 criminal charges. All eight pleaded guilty with sentences including suspended terms, fines, and jail time. The list started and ended with the same name, Emmett Henry Keller, who first received a 90 day suspended jail term in January and was later fined after a December arrest. Gen Claire Chennault is noted as a special game warden with the Louisiana conservation department.
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Washington County
Emmett Henry Keller
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers Fame
Louisiana Conservation Department
18 Washington county men headed for induction at Faribault
Eighteen Washington county men, mostly farmers and 1S year old registrants, left for Faribellng Minn to be inducted into the army. The list includes Wayne Witthott Floyd Prymek Elmer Sojka Jale Conrad Elmer Aller Lathol Guy Marion Miller Leon Vogel Gerald Robolt Frank Novy jr Keith Lethley John Koehler jr Roger Hamilton Robert Jones Charles Kilmer Griffin Max White jr Rodney Reitinger Harlan Gingerich. One man paid a $300 fine and was released. three were arrested for assault and sentenced. another for larceny received a state prison term. another for operating a vehicle without consent received a suspended sentence. Judge Brechly handled drunk driving and other cases, including a license revocation for one driver. Jury trial assignments announced for Monday January 21 with Glider vs Melinski set for trial.
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Elmer Charles Sojka
Wassington
Tone Eriest
Funeral Services for Dollie Moore in Keota
Dollie Mae Moore of Ames dies after a paralysis stroke at 62. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Marsh funeral home Keota with Rev. Richardson of Keota Christian church officiating. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery Washington. Adams funeral home Ames handles arrangements. Survived by brother C Moore of Wellman.
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Keota
Elm Grove
Washington
Mr. Richardson
Keota Chrisiam
Adams Funeral Home
Ames
Miss Moore
Washington County
Welch Avenue
Richard and
Eliza Cooper Moore
Lewis Company
Blanche Torrey
C. Moore
Wellman
Chinese Armies Will Be Reduced Across War-Torn China
Chungking January 16. The Chinese government announced a plan to cut wartime army strength from about 4.88 million to 1.8 million in six months as part of unifying and rehabilitating China. Lin Wei disclosed the demobilization before the consultative council as negotiations for a united coalition government proceed. Communist leader Chen En-Lai urged parallel reductions and pledged to shrink Communist forces to 20 divisions by late June.
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Chungking
China
Lin Wei
People's Consultative Council
Chen En-Lai
Ben Robbins New Mortician Joins Sherman's Funeral Home
Ben Robbins from West Des Moines becomes the new mortician at Sherman's funeral home confirming prior employment in the industry.
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Ben Robbins
New Sherman’s
West Des Moines
Sherman
Legion Fish Fry Draws 200 at City Hall
The Legion post hosted 200 men at a fish fry in the city hall last night. About 60 new members from the recent war attended and 250 pounds of pike from Duluth plus baked beans and potato salad fed the crowd. Mrs. George Sirney led the Auxiliary helpers, with boxing bouts among youth and younger lads as entertainment. The next county meeting will be in Washington Feb 11 with state commander Ralph Stuart of Hampton present.
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Leon Beatty
Legion
Duluth
Minn
George Sirney
Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Fred Downing
Bil Yoder
John Ahrens
Jerry Denison
Bob Ielly
Dick Brock
Keith Williams
Bob Lloyd
Douglas Erwin
Lincoln School
Bud Hursaker
Bil Lloyd
Washington
Ralph Stuart
Hampton
Embalmer Robbins Returns to West Des Moines Area
Funeral home veteran after long service in Europe plans to relocate his wife and child to the area once a suitable home is found. Roger Sherman announced the move following his recent army discharge as a sergeant.
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West Des Moines
Roger Sherman
Robbins
300000 Workers Idle Mark National Meat Strike
Nationwide walkout idled nearly 300 000 CIO and AFL packinghouse workers with 18 000 in Iowa as Chicago stockyards faced large picket lines. Negotiations were not halted and officials warned meat supplies could drop while crews protected facilities and fed livestock.
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Iowa
Chicago
CIO
Lewis J. Clark
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Clark
AFL
Washington
AFL Meat Cutters and Butchers Union
United Packinghouse Workers
Herbert March
Kansas City
St. Louis
South St. Paul
Swift and Company
Swift
Phelps
Omaha
Wartime Meatless Meals Seen If Strike Lasts
A United Press survey shows packing centers have meat for seven days if the packinghouse workers strike continues. Households would then rely on eggs chicken fish rabbit and turkey. The Agriculture Department warns of a possible black market resurgence, while dealers say illegal operators would need at least a month to organize.
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United Press
Department of Agriculture
Retail Meat Dealers Association
Cleveland
Iowa Packinghouse Workers Strike Shuts Major Plants
Nationwide CIO strike drives closure of essentially all large packing plants in Iowa cutting supply as OPA warns retailers on price ceilings. Walter Kline cites rising price violations while John Morrell chief George Foster blames government limits on packer operations.
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United Press
Iowa
CIO United Packinghouse
Des Moines
CIO Packinghouse
OPA
Walter Kline
Kline
Ottumwa
George Foster
John Morrell and Co
Fulton Services Will Be Thursday
Funeral services for James B. Fulton will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m at Shermans funeral home with Rev Mr Searfoss of Mt Ida Presbyterian Church Davenport in charge Burial will be at Him Grove cemetery Fulton died yesterday at his Davenport home after a stroke in June He was 82 born March 4 1860 in Butler County Pa son of Robert H and Margaret Fulton He lived in Kattsas Okla before moving to Davenport 18 years ago He was an apartment custodian retired three years ago He was married three times first Tillie Martin second Susie Snoderags third Maude Drollinger survivors include wife Maude and many relatives including 11 grandchildren
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James B. Fulton
Sherman
Searfoss
Mt. Ida Presbyterian Church
Davenport
Grove Cemetery
Kattsas
Oklahoma
Tillie Martin
Washington
Albia
Susie Snoderags
Maude Drollinger
Marion M. Fulton
Stillwater
Okla
Robert Fuarton
Brighton
Iowa
Everette Fulton
Rush City
Corans
Moran
Kansas
Margaret Strohm
Ruth Walter
Morrow Tay
Calif
Clara Squire
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Holland
Y’s Men
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Wayne Allen Witthott
Washinston
Floyd Henry Prymek
Charles Kilmer Griffin
Max Mauries White, Jr
Ainsworth
Rodney A. Reitinger
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Livers
Frank Brechly
Birney
Bechiy
Glider
Melinski
Frank A. Shelongoski
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Dollie
Mae Moore
Ernoon
New Legion Rooms
Cess
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Cedar Rapids
United States
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