Battle Looms in Senate Over Meat Controls and Frozen Funds
Congress confronts a probe into a Midwest munitions combine led by Erie Basin Metal Products. Secretary Patterson ordered a funds freeze to recoup excess profits estimated at 3.27 million dollars, with 3.52 million cited over three years. Rep. Andrew May’s ties are under scrutiny as Patterson testifies.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Midwest “Paper Empire
Senate War Investigating Committee
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Midwest Munition Combine
George H. Knutson
War Department Price Adjustment Board
Patterson
Chemical Warfare Service
Andrew J. May
kKy
Combine
May
Knutson
Red Cross Knitting Goods Shipped From Washington County
Local Red Cross workers sent 52 pairs of men’s regular socks 46 pairs of bed socks and 57 children's sweaters to headqu arters since January totaling about 2 500 hours by 30 women. The committee thanks Washington women and notes a yarn drive for washcloths while the office at Atchison shoe store will open Wednesday afternoons in summer.
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Red Cross
Washington
Washington County
Atchison Shoe Store
Elia Gordon
T. F. Barker
John Cherry
Ask Big Packers For Wage Boosts
The CIO union sent formal demand letters to Swift Armour Cudahy and Wilson plus John Morrell and Co and independents seeking contracts with guaranteed annual wages a $1 minimum and a 12 cent hourly boost for workers above the minimum Negotiations with each company to begin soon in Chicago.
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Chicago
CIO
United Packinghouse
Swift
Armour, Cudahy and
Wilson
John Morell and Co
Shipstead Concedes Minnesota Senate Primary to Thye
Minneapolis July 9 Senator Henrik Shipstead the 65 year old Minnesota isolationist conceded the republican primary to Gov Edward J Thye by 175884 to 100042 with 2 85 precincts reporting Thye leading and set to face Theodore Jorgenson in the fall election Jorgenson a St Olaf College professor and Democratic Farmer Labor candidate also from Northfield Thye and Jorgenson both hail from the same small town in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Edward J. Thye
Thye
Senate
Shipstead
United Press
U. S
Theodore Jorgenson
Northfield
Fraser Warns of Possible Milwaukee Railroad Strike
Milwaukee railroad president Harry W. Fraser said a strike order could be issued affecting about 3,000 employees of two firms. Negotiations over a wage demand of 1 135 cents an hour retroactive to April are ongoing in Washington.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Harry W. Fraser
Fraser
Washington
Gilmore Divorce Granted In Local Court
Judge J G Patterson grants Eva M Gilmore and Edward C Gilmore a divorce with Eva awarded custody of two minor children and support of 35 dollars monthly starting August first. The judge plans to return to Washington for a day of court later this month.
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J. G. Patterson
Eva M. Gilmore
Edward C. Gilmore
Washington
Meat supplies likely to be short again, official warns
A high Agriculture Department official cautioned that bulging meat counters may not last as producers rush livestock to market to cash in on high prices before price control debate ends. He noted increased receipts, halted government exports purchases, and the potential for higher prices if OPA is repealed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
OPA
Marriage License Issued to Jamison and Huffman
A marriage license was issued yesterday at the courthouse to Robert H. Jamison of Knoxville and Harriett J. Huffman of Wellman.
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Court House
Robert H. Jamison
Knoxville
Harriett J. Huffman
Wellman
UNRRA directs possible redirection of supplies to needy elsewhere
In Shanghai the UNRRA staff urged Director LaGuardia to move food and materials from China if misused by the Chinese government as a political tool. They claimed only a tiny share reached Communist-held areas, warning of waste and theft while starvation grows.
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Shanghai
UNRRA
China
Fiorello LaGuarda
Unarea
LaGuardia
United States
J. Franklin Ray
WHEE Adds Midmorning Market Reports for Farmers
WHEE Rock Island Illinois expands farm service with a mid-morning 10 30 a m report including Chicago open quotes for livestock and grains and weather. The three daily market reports now air at 6 45 a m 10 30 a m and 12 noon. A salute to country newspapers in western Illinois and eastern Iowa begins on WHBF Rock Island Saturday July 13.
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WHEE
Rock Island
Ill
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
WHBF
Broa
Youthful Bandit In Hands of Law
Clinton Iowa July 9 A 15 year old bicycle bandit named Robert Jorgensen captured minutes after a Burke service station holdup. He confessed to planning the robbery, taking $22, firing at the floor, and fleeing on a bicycle before being apprehended near Highway 30. The gun and clothing were found under a nearby chicken coop.
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Clinton
Jows
Burke
Robert Jorgensne
Highway 30
Jorgensen
Fred
Raymond Bobb Granted Release After Bond Posted
Raymond Bobb of Silvis Illinois was released from county jail after posting 5060 dollars bond on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. He is employed on the Rock Island railroad construction project.
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Raymond Bobb
Silvis
Attleroot
Rock Island Railroad
Guest editors to be aired weekly at 11:45 p.m.
The program will air Saturdays at 11 45 p m with a country editor as special guest. Guy Pettitt of Reynolds Press Reynolds Illinois will be the first guest editor interviewed at 11 45 a m on Saturday July 16.
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Guy ©. Pettitt
The
Reynolds Press
Reynolds, Ill
Miss Squire Named Head of Hospital in Washington County
Esther Squire, acting superintendent for six months, is appointed superintendent by the Washington County Hospital Board. She succeeds Brenda Frisk who resigned for ill health. Squire, from Shenandoah Iowa, formerly worked at Grinnell hospital. The former nurses home north of the hospital and a vacant lot near the hospital park west of the home will be sold at auction July 17, following a June 8 vote authorizing the sale.
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Washington County Hospital Board
Esther Squire
Brenda Frisk
Miss Squire
Shenandoah
Iowa
Grinnell Hospital
Mother of Foster Bickel Dies at 92
Mrs. Martha Bickel aged 92 died Saturday at the home of her son in law and daughter Mrs. and Mrs. Russell Lynn where she had lived 26 years. Funeral services were held at Powers funeral home Os kaloosa with Dr Edmondson of Central Methodist church officiating. Burial followed. Born in Clayton county she lived her life in Iowa. Surviving daughters Mrs Lynn Os kaloosa and Mrs W H Halfer Castalia. sons W Foster Washington and Ford H St Paul.
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Martha Bickel
Foster Bickel
Powers Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
Edmondson
Central Methodist Church
Clayton County
Lynn
W. H. Halfer
Castalia
W. Foster
Washington
Ford H
St. Paul
Army Recruiter Visits County Towns
Cpl. Charles Anson, now assigned to Washington and surrounding territories, will be at the Washington post weekly on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. He will also be at Crawfordsville post office Monday July 15 and Brighton Wednesday July 17 for interviews or information.
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Cpl
Charles Anson
Washington
U. S Army
Washington Post
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Wagenknecht Appointed New Lieutenant in Iowa State Guard
Washington's headquarters company of the Iowa State Guard names Henry Wagenknecht as second lieutenant, returning a full corps of officers. He is a three and a half year veteran with two brothers in the unit, replacing Edward Chabal who left for the U S Army. The company seeks 16 new members to reach a 60 man roster ahead of the July 21 to August 8 camp, the last state troops camp before National Guard units take over next year. An overnight bivouac near Imhoff Lake included 22 men with swimming and a lakeside meal.
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Washington
Iowa State Guard
Henry Wagenknecht
State Guard
Wagenknecht
Herman
Louis Wagenknecht
Edward Chabal
United States Army
Washington State
Baker
Fir Regiment
National Guard
Washington Company
Imhoff Lake
Wayland
Imhoff
Texas Declares Independence From Mexico
Texas proclaimed its independence from Mexico in 183s and soon received recognition from the United States, marking a key milestone in the republic's early history.
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Texas
Mexico
United States
Taft criticizes OPA and prods rent control continuation
The Senate debate on amending the life of the OPA heated as Senator Taft accused the agency of communist style propaganda and urged continued rent controls if the OPA is not revived. Senator Werry proposed exempting meat and poultry from future price controls amid a close vote outlook.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
OPA
Senate
Taft
House
William F. Knowland
R. Cal
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Whery
Statler Burial Held At Elm Grove Today
Burial services for Edgar Clarence Statler were held at Elm Grove cemetery following a funeral at Hoskins funeral home in Fairfield. He died Sunday at Jefferson County Hospital after seven weeks there, leaving a wife Maude and 23 grandchildren among his survivors. He was born December 24, 1875, and lived twelve miles north of Fairfield. he had been in poor health for a year. He was a son of George and Frances Statler of Keota and was reared there. He married Maude Stewart February 10, 1897. Surviving: wife, Roy Statler of Lockridge, Mrs. Clarence Reighard of Keota, Mrs. Wakes Bray of Richland, Mrs. Milton Jones of Fairfield, George Statler of Brighton, Mrs. Chester Eatinger of Washington, Mrs. Frank Patterson of Kalona, Clarence Statler of Richland.
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Elm Grove
Edgar Clarence Statler
Hoskins
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Rairfield
Statler
George
Frances (McAnulty) Statler
Keota
Maude Stewart
Roy Statler
Lockridge
Clarence Reighard
Wakes Bray
Richland
Milton Jones
George Statler
Brighton
Chester Eatinger
Washington
Frank Patterseon
Kalona
Clarence Statler
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James Mead
Benjamin F. Fields
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