Union Service draws crowded Baptist church crowd
The Baptist church in Washington hosted the third union service of the series with Rev. Alfred Trenerry delivering Harvest Time sermons. He urged constant church activity to harvest souls and questioned members seeking jobs elsewhere. Guest pastors read scripture and offered prayers. Elsie Bratten led music. next week’s service moves to the Christian church with Rev. Thomas Polk preaching.
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Baptist Church
Washington
Alfred Trenerry
Walter Smith
Thomas Polk
Hutmibers
Elsie Bratten
M. J. Parks
Harold Walker
Charles Murdock
Christian Church
Clothing Drive Enters Second Week in Washington County
Washington County continues its clothing relief drive with Chairman S W Kaster urging residents to donate at the Neiswanger building on South Lawn Avenue. Mrs Archie Euwer leads this week’s local efforts with daily collection. Last week volunteers reported strong responses and preparations to ship portions of the clothing soon.
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Washinson County
S. W. Kaster
Washington
Neiswanger Building
South Lawn Avenue
Kaster
Archie Euwer
Dave M-Gaffey
Monmouth College Leaders Plan Wed Visit to Washington
Monmouth College President Dr James H Grier Vice President David Mc Michael and Personnel Director Richard Petrie will join a party at United Presbyterian Church Washington Wednesday evening A covered dish dinner at 6 30 pm for congregants former students and friends Virginia Mc Laughlin will sing Monmouth songs and group singing will follow Colored films of the campus will be shown Dr Grier will close with a talk on WWCA spiritual aims County Attorney John Co Owen will preside Mrs George Rudiger chairs the local committee
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James H. Grier
Monmouth College
David McMichael
Richard Petrie
United Presbyterian Church In
Washington
Virginia McLaughlin
Monmouth
Dr. Grier
WWCA
United Presbyterian Church
Truman Proposes Cut in Federal Budget and Wage Boost
President Truman sent a budget message to Congress proposing a near halving of government spending for 1947 and an industrial wage increase. He urged continuation and expansion of price controls, extended selective service, and collective bargaining to curb strikes while stressing full employment as a shield against economic depression. The plan includes debt reduction targets, treasury reserve changes, and a broad legislative program beyond unemployment benefits and war costs.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Senate
United States
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Government Paid Expenses of Pres. Roosevelt Burial
Budget data released shows the government paid 14 446 for death and burial costs of President Roosevelt last April. Transportation 10 289, communications services 39, other contractual services 4 118.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Longest Message Ever Sent to Congress by Truman
President Truman transmitted the budget and state of the union in a single message surpassing all before it. The combined address totaled about 32,000 words and filled 975 printed pages, resembling a large city telephone directory in size and bulk.
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Congress
House
Senate
Edo
Treasury
Washington
Truman
Union
Social Democrats Lead Frankfurt in Free Elections
Final tally shows Germany's Social Democrats winning a three to two popular vote over the Christian Democrats in Rhineland. The election marks the first free vote since 1933 with the Social Democrats leading the city of Frankfurt.
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Social Democrats
Frankfurt
Germany
Social Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Rhineland
March of Dimes Drive Announced by Mrs Birney
Mrs George G Birney chair of the Washington county March of Dimes announces the appeal to raise funds to fight infantile paralysis. She stresses NFIP’s national role in care and research and urges generous support. The article details prior local disbursements and an NFIP advance to cover Miss Barth’s care. Continued on page 3.
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Birney
George G. Birney
Washington County March of Dimes
National Foundation
Harold Gerdes
Gerdes
Mary Lou Barth
Miss Barth
Ines
Barth
Burglary Gun Recovered From Milwaukee Track Find
Gun stolen from George Bartholomew farm near town last July was recovered by Milwaukee section crew near the tracks. It is a combination shotgun and rifle owned by Bartholomew’s son. Two youths arrested at Anamosa for the burglary are now in state reformatory. All other stolen items have been recovered except a watch and money.
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George Bartholomew
Milwaukee Tracks
Bartholomew Howe
Milwaukee Section
Bartholomew
Anamosa
Seek Message Warning of War
The Pearl Harbor committee opened a new search to confirm whether a Navy war warning message was sent to Hawaii on the night before the December 7 1941 attack. Rep John W Murphy of Pennsylvania cited Adm Husband E Kimmel who said Frank Knox reported a Washington message on December 6. Kimmel could not locate a message to him or Adm Thomas C Hart. A noon December 7 1941 war warning was sent by the army chief of staff.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Haiawaii
John W. Murphy
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Kimmel
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Hawaii
Adm
Thomas C. Hart
Asiatic
Manila
Army
Death of Donald Long in Work Accident at Washington Island
Donald Wilbur Long, 20, of Ainsworth was crushed to death while loading walnut logs on a car at the Washington Island yards. He was killed instantly when knocked from the car as a heavy log fell. He worked with his father Joseph Long and brother Lawrence Long, with Frank De Vore of Muscatine. Funeral services set for Tuesday at L. A. Jones funeral home conducted by Rev. M. C. Kilpatrick. burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Born June 7 1925 in Tracy Iowa. survived by wife Mary Walker, his parents and many siblings.
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Donald Wilbur Long
Ainsworth
Wasington Rocksland
Joseph Long
Lawrence Long
Frank de Vore
Muscatine
Longs
Don Long
Washington
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
M. C. Kilpatrick
Ainsworth Cemetery
Tracy
Iowa
Joseph
Erma (White) Long
Oskaloosa
Mary Walker
Charles
Glen
Lawrence
Warren
Lewis
Colorado
Elizabeth Glider
Ruth
Nellie Long
Clara Palmer
Carrie Long
Bettendort
Towa
Wisconsin farmer says no salt on celery after study
Nick Engel of Wisconsin states celery needs no salting after seven years of tests. Gib Swanson notes in Capper's Farmer that George C. Marshall sent a message to Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short in Hawaii. The item arrived several hours after the Japanese attack.
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Nick Engel
Wisconsin
Gib Swanson
Capper
George C. Marshall
Walter C. Short
Hawaii
Bitter Labor Strikes Hit Steel Aluminum and Harvester Plants
Across the nation workers walk out in a broad labor action. About 750000 steel workers join in at 1 minute after midnight with 1200 plants in 30 states idle as negotiations fail. Government officials discuss seizure of packinghouses and wage talks continue with CIO officials amid mounting production disruption.
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United Press
CIO
John D. Small
Washton
Henry J. Kaiser
Fontana Steel Co
California
CSO
AIL
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Westinghouse and
General Electric Companies
United Electrical Workers
New York
CIO Transport Workers
Harvester
Chicago
CST
Internactional Harvester Company
Rock Island
Last Moline
Rock Falls
Ill
Auburn
N.Y
Bettendorf
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
Trial begins in Glider versus Melinski will contest
Impaneling of a jury started this afternoon in Washington county district court for the case Glider vs Melinski to set aside the will of Frank A Shelangoski. Plaintiff is represented by RF Munro of Fairfield while defendants are Thom Thoma of Fairfield and T W Michels of Washington. The trial is expected to occupy most of the week. it is the first jury trial in the county since last April and only the third in three years.
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Glider
Melinski
Frank A. Shelangoski
RF Munro
Fairfield
Thom Thoma
T. W. Michels
Washington
Washington County
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James M. Curley
Leo Curley
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Washington, D. C
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Donald W. Smith
James G. Fuller
International
Chaurch
Trenerry
George Kerr
Eeee
Monmouth Group
John Co. Owen
Will
George Rudiger
U. S. War
Armed Services
Commerce Department
Henry A. Wallace
Puerto Rico
U.S
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Treanman
Pres. Roosevelt
U.S. Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin
Pittsburgh
International Soundphoto
Donald Long
Fido
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