Iowa Column Details Wesley Foundation Growth Plan
Edward F Jans son a Chicago architect works on plans for a proposed 250000 dollar Wesley Foundation building near the University of Iowa campus. He meets with Dr L L Dunnington and Victor Y Goff. Property behind the student center was recently purchased to allow expansion.
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Iowa City
Edward F. Jansson
Chicago
Wesley Foundation
State University of Iowa
L. L. Dunnington
First Methodist Church
Victor Y. Goff
Three Injured In Waterloo Airplane Crash
Civil Aeronautics officials from Kansas City and Denver investigate a Toed o crash that injured three people. Cedar Falls Jr. the pilot, suffered a fractured collar bone and torn ligaments. Homer E Wise of Waterloo endured shock and bruises. Harry Hagemann of Waverly nursed a scalp wound. Correll said the pilot tried to land in a field during a rainstorm and did not see high tension wires that caught the gear. The craft flipped and plunged to the ground according to Meryl L Terry of Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kansas City
Denver
Colo
Toedo
David Correll
Cedar Falls, Jr
Homer E. Wise
Harry Hagemann
Waverly
Correll
Meryl L. Terry
State Farmers To Attend Hog Conference
Five Iowa leaders will join a Midwest hog price meeting in Chicago on Sunday. The group will pick three members to travel to Washington on Tuesday to meet Secretary Clinton Anderson about hog prices. Delegates include Earl Elijah Clarence William Yungeclas Harry D. Linn Allan Kline and R L Pemberton.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Til
Washington, D. C
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
R. L. Pemberton
Iowa Swine Producers Association
Farm woman wounded near Macedonia after rifle discharge
Mrs. Harry Hamilton, two miles west of Macedonia, was taken to a hospital after a rifle wound to the left chest. She had seen a chicken hawk threatening her flock and, running outside with a rifle, accidentally discharged it. Her husband heard cries and helped her into the house until an ambulance arrived.
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Macedonia
Harry Hamilton
Here
Governors Meet at Des Moines in Informal Talk
Des Moines hosts Iowa Governor Green and Illinois Governor Blue as they arrive by Cessna at the municipal airport. The meeting stresses shared administration issues and informal discussion amid new state aeronautics commissions in both states.
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Des Moines
Green
Robert D. Blue
Governor Green
Governor Blue
Iowa
Illinois
Blue
Ilinois
Illinois Reserve Militia
State Department of Aeronautics
George C. Roberts
Illinois Aeronautics Commission
Don Hyndham
Five Washington County Veterans Add Discharges
Five more names join nearly 200 Washington county service members who filed discharges with the county recorder. Details list James Conrad Campbell, Everette R. Finke, Glenn M. Meeks, Harold L. Whetstine, Lawrence M. Whisler with service dates, campaigns, and awards including Bronze and Silver stars, Air Medal, and Meritorious Unit Award.
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Washington County
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Campbell
James Conrad
Washington
Finke
Everette R
Ardennes
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Central European
EAME
Whisler
Lawrence M
Rome-Arno
North Appennines
Wave Coming Here Friday to Recruit Women for WAVES
Lauretta McCarthy of the WAVES will accompany Burlington U S Navy recruiters when they visit Friday July 20. Office is in the U S post office hours 11 00 am to 3 06 pm. Women are especially needed for the hospital corps as part of the navy medical department which keeps sailors ready for battle. Hospital corps personnel serve as nurses technicians clerks and in medical storage and commissary duties across navy and marine corps activities.
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Lauretta McCarthy
The
WAVES
Burlington
U.S. Navy
U. S. Post Office
Navy Medical Department
Medical Corps
Dental Corps
Nurse Corps
Medical Department of the Navy
Naval
Navy
Marine Corps
Truman Bargains War Aid With Japan At Potsdam
At Potsdam the Truman administration leverages billions in U S aid to secure Pacific military help, as Stalin and Churchill press for concessions. An official state dinner for the Big Three underscores talks, with daily ministers’ briefings and Bradley tapped to head veterans affairs. The president seeks concrete returns before expanding economic or cash burdens in Europe.
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Fotsdam
Truman
Pacific
Charles Ross
White House
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administration
United States
Europe
Potsdam
Germany
President Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Mr. Truman
Signal Corps
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Berlin
Signal Corps Radiophoto
Probe Charge of Soldier Beating
An American infantryman reports to Stars and Stripes that guards at the 10th replacement depot in England beat him and other soldiers, including wounded veterans, on multiple occasions. He describes four clubbing incidents and prolonged confinement, while an army spokesman says the inspector general is officially investigating with no charges yet.
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London
Army
Stars and Stripes
England
Loth Depot
United Press
Inspector General's Office
Women sought for Navy hospital corps roles interview
Women are invited to interview Miss McCarthy for Navy and Marine Corps hospital corps positions. Duties include ward duty operating room help ambulance driving clerical and other general assistant roles to care for sick and injured personnel. Candidates from varied civilian backgrounds encouraged to apply.
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Sud Hospital Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
Miss McCarthy
Fire Bloodied Halifax Arsenal in Massive Explosions
Fire at the Halifax naval arsenal raged uncontrollably after 6:45 p m yesterday and produced a drum-fire of explosive ammunition. The main magazine did not explode, but fourte en people were hurt and 1,100 residents received Red Cross meals as evacuation and damage control continued.
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Halifax Arsenal
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Naval Arsenal
Arsenal
Dartmouth
Red Cross
Restrictions on Charter Possible
Washington July 19 The Potsdam decision and postwar world moves will shape limits on American delegates to the United Nations security council Senator Joseph H Ball Minnesota predicts The senator says congressional approval could be required before using force and could be raised during debates on creating the delegates office and on the security council treaty
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Washington, D. C
Potsdam
United Nations Security Council
Joseph H. Ball
Rep. Minn
Senate
International Organization For Peace
United Nations
Ball
Congress
Security Council
Sen
Five Chinese Army officers convicted by inspectorate general
The five officers of the Chinese 80th army were convicted by the inspectorate general for military law. A sixth officer involved in the case died while awaiting trial.
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Chungking
Central News Agency
Today
Peters Store Marks 10th Anniversary in Washington
Mr and Mrs T H Peters observe the tenth anniversary of arriving in Washington and taking over Peters hardware store on the south side of the square. Peters says they bought the business in July 1985 from the George W Stewart estate, continuing a long hardware tradition dating back to Carlisle Iowa and Colfax. The Peters family, including daughter Madalyn, have established themselves in the community and local business.
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Washington
T. H. Peters
Peters Hardware
Peters
George W. Stewart
Stewart
South Side
Carlisle
Iowa
Colfax
Madalyn
Senate Mood Hinges on Potsdam and Future Conditions
Statements from Ball note the senate's mood may shift depending on Potsdam outcomes and evolving conditions. He cautions that policy momentum relies on unfolding events and external developments.
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Senate
Ball
Potsdam
Howe
Mrs. Hattie White 87 Dies in Des Moines
Mrs Hattie White widow of A C White former Washington resident died noon today at Des Moines after five years illness. Funeral 2 pm Saturday L A Jones funeral home burial at Ainsworth. Born March 17 1858 Ripley county Indiana daughter of Jacob and Susanna Risinber lived in Iowa since 1875. Survived by daughter Mrs George Marr two sons Rev R T White and Frank White six grandchildren one great grandchild.
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Hattie White
A. C. White
Washington
Des Moines
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth
White
Ripley County
Indiana
Jacob
Susanna Risinber
Topeka
Kansas
Iowa
Amos C. White
Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
George Marr
R. T. White
Frank White
Clinton
Funeral for Mrs. Albert Dayton Held at Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Dayton were conducted Tuesday afternoon at L. A. Jones funeral home by Rev. Thomas Polk of the Christian church. Pallbearers included Fred Bourgeois Charles Brown John Shebsk and Will Kos with a vocal duet by Mrs. Max Marble and Mrs. Harry Watkins providing music.
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Albert Dayton
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Thomas Polk
The
Christian Church
Fred Bourgeois
Charles Brown
John Shebsk
Will Kos
Max Marble
Harry Watkins
Battle fleet shells Tokyo bay and Honshu targets
Dozens of US warships and B 29s conducted overwhelming bombardments on Honshu and Tokyo bay. key strikes hit Hitachi Choshi Fukui Okazaki and a Nippon Oil refinery near Osaka. Nojima Cape and Yokosuka base also shelled as part of ongoing offensive.
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Honshu
Hitachi
Choshi
Fukui
Okazaki
Air Forces
Nippon Oil Company
Osaka
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Bay
U. S
Nojima Cape
Nippon
Nojima
Japan
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimtz
Yokosuka Naval Base
Haying accident fatal to farmer near Columbus City
Harry Roberts aged about 70 to 76 died in Washington county hospital after a haymow fall at the Joe Johnston farm south of Columbus City. He sustained a fractured skull and other injuries, was taken to the hospital, and burial plans were not yet set. Roberts, a Welsh migrant with no local relatives, had worked on area farms and with Clyde Turkington.
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Columbus Junction
Harry Roberts
Washington County Hospital
Joe Johnston
Columbus City
Washington Hospital
Roberts
Wales
Clyde Turkington
California
Cambrian Cemetery
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County Recorder
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Stewart Estate
Mrs. Dayton
Guam
Honnshu Island
Toky Bay
Naval Base
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