Churchill resigns as British leader after Labour victory
Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns and asks King George VI to summon Clement Attlee to form a Labour government. Election results show Labour with a clear majority in the House of Commons, ending Churchill's leadership after decades in power.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
King George VI
Churchill
Buckingham Palace
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
House of Commons
Major Clement Atlee
Laborites
Ramsey MacDonald
Honeymead Soybean Plant Opens Full Operation Here
The Honeymead soybean processing plant at the east edge of town is in full operation producing soybean oil and meal. An addition to double warehouse space is under construction to improve loading, with a 200,000 bushel capacity circular bin system and open solvent extraction equipment installed by L. I. Langhurst. Plants run around the clock to meet demand, employing about 30 people, and local farmers supplied the beans from within a 25 mile radius.
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Rock Island
Washington County
Rock Island Railway
Faums
Washington
L. I. Langhurst
Honeymead Company
Honeymead
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Iowa Southern Utilities
Beef Point Reductions Announced For Next Week
The Office of Price Administration announced next Sunday starts a one to two point cut for most beef lamb and veal cuts with boneless beef rump roasts dropping three points. Pork dairy and canned fish values remain unchanged in August and butter holds at sixteen points per pound as Chester Bowles notes relief from red point budget strain.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
Oats Harvest On with High County Yields
The county extension director S A Ossian reports an on going oats harvest with cooperative weather. Yields appear above average with many fields reaching 50 bushels per acre and some farmers like W C Richards expecting at least 70 bushels. The oats quality is excellent and many starmere will supplement corn feed.
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S. A. Ossian
W. C. Richards
Fox Captured Near Washington County Farm in Mystery Case
A group of boys trapped and caught a fox at the Earle Libe farm southwest of town while after a reportedly strange predator. The capture does not solve the mystery of the foreign animal seen in Washington county, as locals note the creature’s unusual screams and tracks differ from a fox.
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Earle Libe
Dick MecCleery
Don Stone
Jim Holbert
Washington
Washington County
Libe
Don Stutsman to Erect a Turkey Packing Plant
Don Stutsman plans a 60 by 100 foot hollow tile turkey dressing and freezing plant on North Seventh Avenue leased from Burlington. The Corn Belt Turkey Farms aims for 50 000 pounds daily capacity with a shipping dock facing the railroad and a connection to a hatchery, to support army export and local raiser turkeys. Construction targets October readiness with expansion potential and priority material access.
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Don Stutsman
Washington
North Seventh Avenue
Burlington Railroad
McCleery
Rock Island Railway
Mr. Stutsaian
Turkey
Coast Guard
Detasseling of Corn Set to Start Next Week in County
John Patterson of Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company says detasseling will begin next week in hybrid corn fields across the county, using 250 to 300 workers mainly high school students. About 692 acres are slated for detasseling, mainly northwest of Washington, with work lasting two to four weeks.
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John Patterson
Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company
Des Moines
Patterson
West Chester
Cotter
Patterson Office
Pioneer Company
Washington
Mr. Patterson
Lloyd W. ‘Lurnipseed
D. BF
Simith
L. Gray
Earlbooth
Mrs. Elizabeth Young
E. W. Kleinberg
A. &. Bear
Irvin Rich
J. W. Chorpening
Charles Ashby
Ed Heen
White
Harlan Johnson
Brighton
McAllister Company
Orville Morgan
Rubio
Kirkpatrick
Coorn
Keota
Washington County
Gus Alsip
Farm Bureau
Detas
Columbus Junction
Divorce suit filed by Eugene Hotle against Lavon Hotle
The clerk of district court records a divorce case filed by Eugene Russell Hotle against Lavon Lois Hotle with attorney T A Michels for the plaintiff. The petition notes they wed December 9 1944 and separated December 26 1944 after living as husband and wife.
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Clerk of District Court
Eugene Russell Hotle
Lavon Lois Hotle
T. A. Michels
Special beginners hike announced at the Y
The Y announces a Friday hike for special beginners. Boys should bring a sack lunch and meet at the Y at 9 30 for a jaunt led by George Doran who directs boys recreation at the Y this summer.
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George Doran
Health Tests Set For 4-H Club Girls
Health tests for 4-H girls run Monday July 30 with last dismissal from Farm Bureau announced. Girls should attend county health unit by their club time or by 3 PM. Clubs with full attendance receive special recognition. bring consent slips and teeth charts. Schedule lists times for each club.
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Farm Bureau
Farmerettes
Pleasant Hill Roosters
Clover Leaf
Good Luck
Merry Makers
West Point
Buses to Shuttle Workers to Field Sites Announced
Work logistics plan calls for buses to run to neighboring towns to pick up workers and transport them to the fields. The arrangement aims to mobilize labor efficiently for the harvest season and ensure steady field access.
Mrs Marshall 65 Dies After Illness at University Hospital Iowa City
Mrs Lillie B Marshall aged 65 died at 5 30 yesterday afternoon in University hospital Iowa City after four months illness. Funeral at 10 30 Saturday at L A Jones funeral home Rev Thomas Polk in charge with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born March 29 1880 on a farm south of Washington daughter of Alex Deran and Matilda Worthen. Survived by son Stanley Marshall Kalona brother Levi Doran Washington and three granddaughters. Three sisters are deceased.
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Lillie B. Marshall
University Hospital
Iowa City
L. A
Alex Deran
Matilda (Worthen
George W. Marshall
Brighton
Friends Church
Pleasant Plain
Stanley Marshall
Kalona
Levi Doran
Washington
Truman Talks to Soldiers Groups at German HQ
President Truman spoke to American troops at General Eisenhower's headquarters in Frankfurt, saying the war was fought so people can live think and act freely. He took a day from Potsdam meetings to visit with GIs and review the third armored division.
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Frankfurt
Truman
Amer
Potsdam
Dwight D. Heisenhower
E B Sinn 76 Brighton Resident Dies at Hott Rest Home
E B Sinn 76 of Brighton died at 9 30 last night at the Hott rest home in Mt Pleasant where he had been ill. He was born near Brighton and was the last survivor in his family. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Wood Hartley Sigourney Mrs Phillips Washington and Lucinda Crile Washington D C. two sons Harry Chicago and Eugene at sea with the Navy. Funeral arrangements by F A Shanks funeral home are incomplete.
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Brighton
E. B. Sinn
Clarence Phillips
Washington
Hott
Mt Pleasant
F. A. Shskins
E. Benjamin Sinn
Andrew Sinn
Jefferson County
Lewis Lamansky
Lucinda Crile
Sin Chldren
Sinn
Ottumwa
Wood Hartley
Sigourney
Phillips
Washington, D. C
Harry
Chicago
Eugene
Truman Praises 84th Airborne Infantry in Missouri Tour
President Truman reviews divisions including the 84th Airborne Infantry and generals. He climbs an artillery mount to address troops, especially Missourians, praising their fighting men and noting a regret at not wearing a uniform during the conflict.
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Ored
84Th Airborne Infantry
Truman
Missouri
84Th
Japs Await New Blow by Navy Ships in Pacific War News
Allied forces massed for renewed strikes on Japan after a 48 hour bombardment that damaged more than 100 ships. B 29s hit Kawasaki refineries near Tokyo while new offensives targeted Honshu and Malaya region ports.
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Kure Naval Base
U. S
China
Aleutian
Paramushiro
Guam
Tokyo
Kobe
Oanka
Kyokai
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Imperial Navy
Mitsubishi
Hayama
Asaishi
Kawasaki
Japanes Radio
Kawasaki Rad
Puket Island
Malaya
Singapore
Domei
Malaya Peninsula
Kra Isthmus
Junkeevlon Island
Salang
Tongkah
Puket
Honshu
Radio
United States 20Th Airforce
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Hugo Lensch
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Sioux Falls
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Grai
Raymond Anderson
Rachel Graber
Washington Honeymead
O. J. James General Sales
Ture
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U.S. S.R
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Ryorus
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Kurile
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Corn Belt Turkey Farms
Stutsman
Starkey
AAA
Eral
Brighton Is
Mt. Pleasant
Chiang Kai Shek
Generalissimo Stalin
Chiang
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