Tragedy In Independence: Hayward Killed In Steel Load Mishap
A column reports that Lew S. Hayward 51 of Independence, a truck operator for Albert Olsen Construction Co., died after a load of structural steel slipped from his truck and pinned him. Police found him after responding to calls of moans at the county highway. He died in a Waterloo hospital.
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Waterloo
Lew S. Hayward
Independence
Albert Olsen Construction Co
Here
Hayward
Forty three Burglaries Admitted by Youths
Fort Dodge reports a gang of youths aged 14 to 17 confessed to 43 burglaries. The ringleader, 17, admitted obtaining over $1,000 in cash radios ration points and other items. The youths are jailed awaiting a juvenile hearing later this week.
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Fort Dodge
Train Jumps Track Injures Clinton Man in Heat Wreck
Five cars of a westbound express derailed east of Blairstown delaying rail traffic for hours. Buckling of a rail in intense heat caused the wreck. Francis Clark, 52, Clinton, a baggage man, suffered a broken jaw and was hospitalized in Cedar Rapids. Four cars overturned.
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Blairstown
North Western
Here
Francis Clark
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Charges to Be Filed in Death of Farm Hand
Dickinson county coroner said charges of some sort would be filed against one of three overseas air corps veterans tied to the death of William Ostercamp a Round Lake farm hand aged 39. The others likely will be released. Ostercamp died after an altercation over a wager about who was heavier.
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Arnolds Park
B. W Jones
Dickinson County
Overseas Air Corps
William Ostercamp
Round Lake
Minn
Jones
Ostercamp
Emerson Named to Head Road Board
DES MOINES the state highway commission named S Kay Emerson of Creston as chairman for the year starting July 1 He succeeds Sanford Zeigler Jr of Fairfield in a Republican leadership change
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
S. Kay Emerson
Creston
Sanford Zeigler
Fairfield
Newton Veteran's Wife Reported Still Missing
Stanley T. Carr of Newton Iowa asked Minneapolis police to help find his wife Pauline 24 and their 18 month old daughter Loraaine. Carr said he began the search after she failed to meet him in Des Moines and that he traced them through ticket offices buses and hotels across Missouri Iowa and to Albert Lea Minnesota where a ticket clerk recalled selling a ticket to a woman fitting her description. He noted his wife had been unwell and had little money.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Stanley T. Carr
Newton
Iowa
Pauline
Loraaine
Carr
State Highway Funds Transfer Authorized by Council
The state executive council authorized the highway commission to move 113,905 from its engineering and administrative budget to primary road maintenance, pending attorney general approval. The commission’s FY ended June 30 budget was 4,610,367 but actual spending reached 4,881,869 due to flood conditions.
Saccharin Warned Against for Canning Use
Earle Libe, victory garden director, cites a warning from B. F. Nowack, state director of the Citizens Service Corps, advising against saccharin in canning fruits. Louise M. Rosenfeld of Iowa State College explains saccharin may cause odd flavor, should be used sparingly if at all, and cannot replace sugar. Nowack seeks wide publicity to prevent spoiled home foods.
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Earle Libe
Victory Garden
B. F. Nowack
Citizens Service Corps
Louise M. Rosenfeld
Home Economics
Iowa State College
Mr. Nowack
Spanish-American War Veteran Dr Leroy Oldaker Dead
Word reached comrades here of the death of Dr Leroy J Oldaker of Exira Iowa at age 72. He was a practicing dentist for years and a Ka lona recruit who enlisted in Company D 50th Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish American War serving on the Florida east coast. His widow survives. Burial will be in the Exira cemetery.
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Leroy J.oldaker
Exira
Iowa
Dr. Oldaker
Kalona
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Florida
Relics Donated in Iowa Salvage Drives Sought for Listing
A letter from Herbert Plagman state chairman asks communities and individuals in Iowa to report historical relics donated during salvage drives. Earle Live, county salvage director, notes few records exist and asks for descriptions and dates to compile a county wide list.
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Plagman
Iowa
Earle Live
Hervert CC. Plagman
Wheeler to Vote Reluctantly for UN Charter
Senator Burton Wheeler said he will vote reluctantly for ratification of the United Nations charter. He warned that future legislation defining the powers granted to American delegates on the security council must come from Congress. Wheeler, a longtime isolationist, urged debate on later steps while supporting ratification to join other nations in pursuing organized peace.
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Burton K. Wheeler
Delegaticg B
Congress
Avroau
Senate
Mgnt
Wheeler
Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
Lister Hill
Dem. Ala
Security Council
Morgenthau Desires Stay In Treasury Post
Henry Morgenthau Jr says his separation from the treasury secretary's office was not his choice and he would have preferred to remain until VJ Day. He notes he wanted to stay in New York and continues to weigh his options.
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Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of Treasury
D. Lawrence Groner
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fred M. Vinson
Treasury
Secretary Vinson
Henry Morgenthau
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Rotary Governor to Visit the Local Club
Rotary club of Washington will host Dan J. P. Ryan governor of Rotary International district 13 in Iowa. Ryan, editor of the Eclipse at Parkersburg, will advise club officers on administration and Rotary service activities this summer. He oversees about 141 district governors supervising 5,400 clubs and nearly 250000 members worldwide.
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Rotary Club of
Washington
Dan J. P. Ryan
Rotary International
Iowa
Ryan
Eclipse
Parkersburg
Rotary Club
C. R. Wilson
R. W. Thompson
Petain Accused of Ambition to Become Dictator
In Paris Marshal Petain testifies amid treason trials as Reynaud, Daladier, and others accuse him of defeatism and plans to seize power. The courtroom hears allegations of blocking defense efforts and opposing Maginot line extensions while decrying France’s fate.
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Henri Philippe Petain
High Court of Justice
Paris
Petain
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Reyhaud
Edouard Daladier
Reynaud
Marshal
North Africa
Maginot
Virey Reynaud
Maxime Weygand
Pierre Laval
Camille Chautemps
Joe Link Funeral Services Set at St James Church
Funeral services for Joe Link, who died suddenly, will be held at 9:30 Wednesday morning at St James Catholic Church conducted by Rev H J Corcoran. Burial follows at Elm Grove Cemetery. A rosary will be held this evening at 8 30 at the L A Jones funeral home. A J Link of Indianapolis is in town for his father’s funeral.
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St. James Catholic Church
H. J. Corcoran
Bursiel
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. A Jones Funeral Home
Weather Still Good For Corn Despite Heat Wave
Washington's weather remains favorable for corn after weeks of nonseasonable heat. Yesterday's high hit 94 degrees, the fifth straight day above 90, a pattern linked to ongoing heat across the region. The report notes continued hot conditions while mentioning a page continuation.
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Washington
Bowles announces large wartime ration book distribution
Price chief Chester Bowles said 160 million copies of war ration book 6 would be issued December 3 to 15 and 23,000 motorists would receive new gasoline books. He expects this to be the last wartime ration series with ample stamps, noting book 5 was meant for 10 to 15 months and that meat fats sugar and shoes will be tight for months to come.
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Washington
D. C
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
Weather Update and Crop Report Notes Shifted Weather
The day’s forecast mirrors recent patterns with a cooler turn after yesterday’s shower. Precipitation was .19 inch, while country reports indicate corn growth has increased several inches since the warmer spell, signaling favorable field conditions.
Encounter Resistance From Japs
United States forces raid the Japanese fleet at Kure and attack airfields around the naval base. B-29 bombs hit Osaka Nagoya and Honshu while a vast aerial assault targets Kobe Okayama Tokushima Himeji Wakayama and surrounding areas. Singapore evacuation signals civilian mass withdrawal as Malaya braces for invasion.
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U. S
Japan
Osaka
Nagoya
Tokyo
Honshu
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
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United Press
Karrnest Neberecht
3Rd Fleet
Halseys
Kure
Suwawana
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Pacific
Batavia
Malaya
U.S. Navy
Truman Stalin Keep Talks as Britain Votes
At Potsdam the Big Three plan to resume talks next week regardless of Britain's Thursday election result. Churchill heads to London for the returns, with Berlin meetings continuing and Churchill slated to be back if he wins.
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Britain
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
London
Berlin
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