Iowa 1945 liquor fight forms two bills in House
Des Moines reports two local option bills on beer sales and state liquor stores filed in the Iowa House. The Iowa Anti-Saloon League urged action, predicting passage in both chambers and approval by Gov. Robert D. Blue, aiming to force a roll call on local option.
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Des Moines
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
House
Senate
Robert D. Blue
O. G. Christgau
Anti- Saloon League
Iis
League
Central Church of Christ
Brewer's murder attempt case moved to Mitchell county court
Judge M H Kepler transferred the assault with intent to murder case against Mrs. Helen Schultz Brewer 45 from Floyd to Osage Mitchell county district court and set January 23 for trial. Attorney Carroll Cutting argued a fair trial was unlikely in Floyd county due to jurors being taxpayers and possibly backing Sheriff Atherton. The defense also alleged local newspaper distortion following a search warrant action at the Brewer farm in November.
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Charles City
M. H. Kepler
Helen Schultz Brewer
Floyd County District Court
Mitchell County
Osage
Carrol Cutting
Decorah
Brewer
Floyd County
B. F. Atherton
Atherton
Crossing accident fatality and jailbreak suspects
A farmer, Arthur Wenndt, 41, died from injuries after a car hit by a train near Clarence. In Des Moines, John Giles, 78, and Edgar Cook, 31, former Nebraska convicts who escaped from Council Bluffs jail, were found with shoes after fleeing toward Missouri. Police tracked stolen gas stamps and ration coupons. a large manhunt blocked roads between Hamburg and Centerville with authorities on both sides of the border.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Wenndt
Clarence
St. Luke's Hospital
Clarence Depot
Des Moines
John Giles
Edgar Cook
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Parnell
Iowa State Line
Missouri
R. W. Netergall
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Maryville
Bayard
Clarinda
Hamburg
Centerville
War Casualty Toll Exceeds Last War by Wide Margin
Washington D. C. Jan 17 Official statistics show U S combat losses in World War II plus total service casualties have reached 686 380, more than two and a half times the American casualties of the last war.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Jap Planes And Ships Wrecked In Pacific Campaign
Allied reports describe L 29 Super Fortresses and carrier planes striking Formosa and the China coast. Sixth Army troops near Luzon advance toward Tarlac with limited resistance, while Japanese efforts to retreat bolster Tokyo defenses amid air and ground offensives.
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Unitedress
Formosa
Island
Bastion
China Coast
Sixth Army
Luzon
Tarlac
Manila
Admsrah Wm
Halsey
Srd
Formosa-China Coast
Third Fleet
Hongkong
Canton
Swatow
Pantqui
Damortis
Lingayen Gulf
Roosevelt Urges Quick Passages of Work Fight Law
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact without delay a work fight law to compel 4-Fs into essential jobs and renewed his push for a national service law. He sent a letter to Rep. Andrew J. May as hearings on May’s bill to force 4-Fs into war labor continue.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Fred Downing Elected President of Chamber of Commerce
Fred Downing was elected president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce for the new year. Wisie Long became vice president, O. E. Lehmitt was re elected secretary and Marion George named treasurer. The board will announce standing committees soon and focus on postwar planning and attracting new industries.
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Fred Downing
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Schmitt
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Wisie Long
O. E. Lehmitt
Marion George
Chamber
Leon Beatty Post Receives a National Citation
At the Leon Beatty post of the American Legion a national citation for Americanism work was announced. Norman Schoonover resigns as sergeant at arms to pursue a pharmacy course. successor unnamed. Membership is 190 and rising. Lt. Lloyd Scott and Lt. Don Bergquist spoke of war experiences. Sgt. William Slaughter home from coast artillery duty. County Legion meeting set for Friday at Knights of Columbus hall with officials and auxiliary leaders expected. program ends with a dance and lunch by the Auxiliary.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Norman Schoonover
The
State University
Post
Lloyd Scott
Washington
Don Berg
Quist
Minneapolis
Lloyd
Ninth Air Force
Wiliam Slaughter
Coast Artillery
Norfolk
Swank Funeral Friday For Mrs Adda May Swank
Funeral services for Mrs Adda May Swank are set for Friday at 2 PM at L A Jones funeral home with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. The funeral party will arrive tonight from Portland Oregon where she died.
Ardennes Salient Is Narrowed
Allied troops pressed the Ardennes salient toward a narrow pocket along the Siegfried line with offensives on both flanks threatening German forces in Alsace and the Netherlands. The focus shifted toward St Vith as German units struggled to escape envelopment by U S forces, with Rundstedt's armies squeezed to a 60 mile front and 12 mile width.
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Volkssturm
Heinrich Himmler
East Prussia
Hitler
Paris
Ardennes Salient
Siegfried Line
Alsace
Netherlands
Houffalize
Ardennes
St. Vith
Karl von Rundstedt
Belgium
Luxembourg
Monschau
Echternach
Washington Cafe Opens in former Dan-Dee site
Washington Cafe begins operation at 114 East Washington Street in the former Dan-Dee cafe space. Proprietors Bruce Smith and Margaret Carlisle of Muscatine bring prior hotel coffee shop and restaurant management experience to daily service from 6 AM to midnight seven days a week.
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Washington Cafe
East Washington Street
Bruce Smith
Margaret Carlisle
Muscatine
Smith
Miss Carlisle
Muscatine Hotel
Washington
Ainsworth Couple Named Parents of Daughter
A daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Wood of Ainsworth is announced, detailing a new birth and family welcome for the local community.
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Mrs. Clark Wood
Ainsworth
Interest Shown in Nurse Aide Class in Washington
Washington residents show interest in forming a Red Cross and county hospital nurse's aide class for war work. Twenty volunteers are needed to start training, with Superintendent Brenda Prisk to name a local organizer soon. The program, begun before Pearl Harbor, aims to train 80 hour aides to assist nurses in civilian and military hospitals.
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Washington
Red Cross
Brenda I’risk
Florence Nightingale
OCD
Angels In Blue
America
Pearl Harbor
American Red Cross
Office of Civilian Defense
Three Way Soviet Assault Captures Warsaw in War’s Greatest Offensive
News of the Soviet capture of Warsaw follows a six day winter offensive across Poland. Stalin proclaims victory in an official order of the day as Zhukov and Soviet forces drive to encircle the capital from three directions and force German defenses back. The fall marks Warsaw as the 16th European capital to surrender since 1944.
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London
Red
Warsew
Poland
Stalin
Warsaw
Simoe
Wuite
Vistulan
Mony
Silesian Borde
Czesto
Polen
Stockholm
Berlin
Gregory K
Yousling Ys Men's Speaker Highlights Beam Locating
Lt. John Yousling, instructor in the U S Army Air Corps Twin Motor Advanced School, explained beam locating and staying on it with simple clarity to Ys Men at last night’s meeting. Lt. Lloyd Scott, P 47 Thunderbolt pilot with 65 England missions, spoke on his experiences. Guest Don Bergquist joined in answering questions.
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John Yousling
U. S. Army Air Corps Instruments
Twin Motor Advanced
Y's Men’s Club
Yousling
Lloyd Scott
England
RAF Attacks Synthetic Oil Plants in Major Raid
More than 1,200 RAF bombers targeted four cities along a 3699 mile front from the Ruhr to Czechoslovakia. The night offensive aimed at synthetic oil plants to curb Germany's war effort. Lancasters flew nearly 1300 miles round trip, hitting Brux in the Sudetenland and the Zeitz oil plant near Leipzig.
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London
R.A.F
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Brux
Prague
Sudetenland
England
Zeitz
Leipzig
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