Drowned Ottumwa Club Employee Believed To Have Fallen In
Delbert Wilkins a 40 year old Ottumwa country club employee was found drowned in the club pool. Officials say he may have dozed and rolled into the shallow end while fully dressed after directing traffic at a Wednesday night dance. He remained after the event and his body stayed in the pool most of the night. He is survived by his wife and a large family.
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Ottumwa
Delbert Wilkins
Wilkins
Bus company sued for damages after fatal crash near Altoona
Mrs. Cora M. Burnett sues Safety Bus Lines of Marshalltown for 20000 dollars. Burnett, among 35 passengers from the Des Moines Ordnance plant, was fatally injured when the bus collided with an automobile carrier near Altoona on May 26. Her husband Fred Burnett, 64, was killed in the same crash.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Cora M. Burnett
Colfax
Fred
Altoona
Burnett
Boy of twelve is missing in West Branch Iowa
Everett Eggers Jr. age 12 from West Branch has vanished after leaving home Tuesday morning with other boys. Parents Mr and Mrs Everett Rogers notified police and state patrol. He is blond about five feet tall weighing 100 pounds and wore a red blue plaid shirt with belted overalls and a paper sack.
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Iowa City
Everett Eggers, Jr
West Branch
Everett Rogers
Everett
Oil Firms Seek Iowa State Tax Refunds in Polk County
Three more oil companies in Iowa file suits in Polk County District Court seeking 84 580 in refunds from State Treasurer John M. Grimes. Standard Oil of Indiana requests 74 475, Shell Petroleum 265, Sinclair Refinery 9 840. Socony Vacuum also seeks 1 300. Firms argue 1940 state chain store tax was wrongly collected since none ran a chain store. Iowa Supreme Court 1942 ruling had exempted bulk plants from chain store status.
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Iown
Polk County
John M. Grimes
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Shell Petroleum Co
Sinclair Refinery Co
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Standard Oil
Iowa
Shell Company
Tadar
Sinclair Company
Iowa Supreme Court
Fake OPA notices placed on automobiles
Des Moines reports that Fourth of July travelers found counterfeit OPA ecards in car windows directing them to visit local ration boards to explain how they obtained gas. Walter D. Kline, district OPA director, blamed a crank or practical joker and affirmed that A gas may be used as motorists see fit.
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Des Moines
Lake Okoboji
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Walter D. Kline
Kline
Midnight raids target slot machines in Arnolds Park cafes
Spirit Lake county attorney W B Bedell said he is preparing information after two midnight raids on Arnolds Park cafes. Red's place run by Mr and Mrs Ralph Clinton and the Peacock in the amusement park were raided by state agents with county officials in a hunt for slot machines.
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Spirit Lake
W. B. Bedell
Arnolds Park
Red’s Place
Ralph Clinton
Peacock
Amusment Park
Hopes for Brief Charter Hearing
Senator Connally of Texas aims to finish the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on the United Nations charter within one week. He targets ratification by August 1, but could accept August 15. he expects no amendments or reservations to the charter.
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Washington, D. C
ULP
Tom Connelly
Dem
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Senate
Ite
Memorial service for Corporal Jack L Longer
A memorial service is set for Corporal Jack L. Longer at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Longer, a paratroop infantryman killed on Luzon April 22, was 25 and a Washington high school graduate. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Longer and several siblings, the service is conducted by Dr. F. W. Eastwood of New London. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and Auxiliary are asked to meet outside the church by 2:45 p.m. to march in as a group.
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Jack L. Longer
Fred J. Longer
Presbyterian Church
Longer
Luzon
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Washington High School
Jac
Navy
Fort Jackson
D.C
Donald K
New Guiana
Hall
Scottfield
Richard
Moline
Francis Ong
Gilman
Ili
William J. Longer
Aachen
Germany
Dave McGaffey
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Corporal Longer
Raids Seize Slot Machines and Dice Game at local spots
Police conducted midnight raids at Red's place and the Peacok venue. Officers removed slot machines and a dice game from both sites, following reports of illegal gambling activity connected to Mrs Muriel Han ford Turnley.
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Red's Place
Muriel Hanford Turnley
Britain votes in record general election amid uncertainty
Britain’s record election produced near 26.5 million votes with 613 of 640 seats contested. Labor Daily Herald predicted Conservatives lose seats while Daily Express claimed the government could gain a large majority as Churchill’s fate hung on counted results.
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London
Britain
Churchill
Laborite
Daily Herald
Lord Beaverbrook
Conservative Daily Express
House of Commons
Private Boileau Wounded in Action on Okinawa
Mrs. Alta Boileau received a letter from Capt. Josephus Daniels Jr. stating her son Private Robert EB Boileau of the marine corps was wounded in action May 19 on Okinawa. He suffered a blast concussion but returned to duty the next day, indicating injuries were not serious.
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Alta B. Boileau
Josephus Daniels, Jr
Marine Corps
Robert EB. Boileau
Okinawa
Boileau
Churchill Stops In French Town
Churchill arrives in Hendaye for a brief vacation before the Berlin meeting. Rumors say President Truman may join him here, though no confirmation was reported. The flag bedecked town welcomed the anticipated visit as a major moment in wartime diplomacy.
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Churchill
French Town
Hendaye
France
Truman
General Grutinel
Berlin
Tuman
County Near E Bond Quota With One Day Left
Washington county sits within 132000 of its E bond quota with just today and tomorrow remaining. The latest returns show 754000 raised against an 882000 target, about 85 percent of the allotment, with leaders hopeful but doubtful about hitting 100 percent.
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Washington County
Secure Over Nine Tons of Waste Paper
Lie Legion Auxiliary with Legion support and Washington residents salvaged 14 540 pounds of waste paper for war use in a house to house collection. The effort also gathered two and a half tons from bins on the square and proceeds funded rehabilitation work for service members and families. Some paper on porches was missed due to rain and haste and readers are asked to save it for pickup.
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Lie Legion Auxiliary
Men of the Legion
Washington
Legion
Banks Open to Four O'Clock Saturday for Bond Campaign
Washington banks will stay open until four in the afternoon on Saturday to accommodate buyers of war bonds in the seventh war loan. Saturday marks the final day of the bond drive.
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Washington
County war loan leaders push for full quota
Hopeful officials worked to reach 100 percent of the E bonds quota, believing every dollar secured in the county would aid the United States government’s war effort against Japan. Last minute purchases were hoped to push the total over the line.
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United States
Japan
John Polis Dies at Home Near Chicago
John Polis, 72, of Cicero, NL, died last night after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held there Monday. He is survived by his wife five children and brothers and sisters including Mrs. Mert Bickford Andy Polis Tom Polis Mrs. George Drish Mrs. Anna Kurka I. A. Polis.
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John Polis
Cicero
Mert Bickford
Andy Polis
Washington
Tom Polis
Fairfield
George Drish
Brighton
Anna Kurka
Phillips
S. Dak
I. A. Polis
Mitchell
Veterans of Foreign Wars to conduct paper salvage drive
For July and August the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary will organize paper salvage work in Washington and surrounding areas and will announce any special collection plans later.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFLW
Washington
Marriage license issued to Harold Juniper and Vivian Klein
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse yesterday to Ensign Harold Juniper of Banana River Florida and Vivian Klein of Keota. A license was issued today to Glenn Harold Sinn of Brighton.
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Court House
Ensign Harold&. Juniper
Banana River
Florida
Vivian Klein
Keota
Glenn Harold Sinn
Brighton
Probe of Federal Funds Ordered
President Truman ordered all federal agencies to review expenditures for any possible misuse or careless handling of government funds. He urged prompt investigation and vigorous disciplinary action where warranted, noting unprecedented spending levels though evidence of abuse remains limited.
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Washington, D.C
Truman
J J Minick 75 Dies After Weeks Ill in Washington
J J Minick 75 died at 4 10 pm yesterday at his home 503 West Second street after weeks of illness. Funeral 2 30 pm Sunday at Shermans Funeral Home Rev H J Corcoran in charge. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Catherine Lohberger and five children including Dr Jed L Minick Cedar Rapids Iowa and Charles Z Minick Washington plus four grandsons and five sisters and one brother.
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John Jacob Minick
West Second Street
Sherman
Rev. H. J. Corcoran
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Minick
Washington
Tobias Minick
Mary
Christmas) Minick
Catherine Lohberger
Riverside
Iowa
Charles
Jake Minick
Minick
Jed L. Minick
Cedar Rapids
Edwin Nelson
Knoxville
Charles Z. Minick
Clarence Miller
Red Oak
Francis X. Downey
Alexandria
John
Douglas Minick
Thomas C. Miller
Dora
Lillian
Frances Minick
Ralph Ro Minick
Roland K. Bond
Des Moines
J. Eliott Grayson
Cedar Falls
Arthur T. Minick
Decatur, I
Light Life Rafts Of Missing Plane Reported in Atlantic
A Halifax report states life rafts spotted 400 miles out in the Atlantic from Montreal en route to England. Rescue forces have been dispatched after a Newfoundland based RCAF plane located the rafts. Eastern Air Command and United Nations conference officials are involved.
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Halifax
England
Montreal
Atlantic
Eastern Air Command
Air forces bombard Japan as Pacific war widens
Pearl Harbor reports 250 fighter planes from four air forces pounding targets near Tokyo and Kyushu in the third straight day of Tokyo area strikes. Allied ships report sinking or damaging 164,800 tons of enemy shipping in June. A hospital ship from Wake Island was stopped and allowed to proceed after verification.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Tokyo
Kyushu
Borneo
Balikpapan
Pandansari
Dutch East Indies
Balikpapan City
Manggar Air Field
Domei
Okinawa
Domej
Osami Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
China
Korea
Eastern
Honso
Pacific Fleet
Murray
Wake Ieland
Wake
Truman invites De Gaulle to visit United States
President Truman invites Gen Charles De Gaulle to visit the United States in August and the invitation is accepted with great pleasure, announced late today in Paris.
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Degaulle
U.S
Paris
Truman
Gen
Charles DeGaulle
United States
Pennsylvania Law Sets Courtship Cosmetics Annulment Rule
A 177 percent statute in Pennsylvania allowed a marriage to be annulled if it could be proved that the woman had used cosmetics during courtship.
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Pennsylvania
Air Force plane may have reached life rafts
Officials said a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft might have already reached the life rafts and released an airborne lifeboat.
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Royal Canadian Airfores
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Seiyu
Los Angeles
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Mastwood
G. E. Mace
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Tremely
Chicago
Goodyear
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
U.S. Navy
H. K. Clark
Wilma Elaine Arbogast
Coppock
Sfa
U. S. Navy
J.J. Minick
Manila
Europe
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Honshu
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5Th Airforce
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