Captivity Tale From Russian Zone Shocks Two U S Officers
Captain Harold Cobin and Lieutenant George Wyatt recount 26 days in Soviet hands after entering the Russian zone by train on July 4. They describe being asked to sign a visitors book, accused of spying, and held in separate rooms in Potsdam and Berlin before being handed to American authorities.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Harold Cobin
Newark
N. J
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Red Army
Oranienburg
Konmimandatura
Baok
Potsdam
Cobin
Wyatt
Flies Worse This Year Urged Action To Kill Them
Ames Iowa July 31 UP Harold Gunderson Iowa State college Entomologist urged a state wide move to halt increasing flies infesting Iowa homes this summer. He warned the worst fly season is ahead and noted flies spread infantile paralysis and diseases. He called for daily garbage coverage and disposal and spreading straw manure grass clippings and weeds to reduce breeding.
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Ames
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa_ State college
Gunderson
Weather Outlook Aims For Generally Fair Nights
Weather summary notes generally fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with temperatures warming slightly. Detected emphasis on improving warmth as night progresses, with light winds and no precipitation indicated.
Air Force Col Ellis Eno Appointed Head of Iowa Guard Air Arm
Col Ellis Eno age 34 named head of the air arm of the Iowa National Guard. He manages the Fort Dodge airport and served in the air corps during the recent war.
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Ellis E. Eno
Iowa National Guard
Fort Dodge
Air Corps
Pests Targeted with Tar Paper and Paint in Dome Cleanup
A plan to composite piles and cover with tarpaper, paint screens and doors, and treat all vehicle surfaces in the Dome to destroy flies by any available means is described.
Collision near turn injures drivers Abe Yanan and Lewis Olson
A red light incident in Des Moines involved Abe Yanan attempting to pass another car driven by Lewis Olson of Marengo as Olson turned left into a driveway.
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Abe Yanan
Des Moines
Lewis Olson
Marengo
Rock Island arsenal sells tanks to Midland Steel firm
The Rock Island arsenal sold 36 M4A4 tanks and two tank retrievers to Midland steel and iron co of East Moline for 14,388. Lewis Livingston and son Irving bid 401 for 29 tanks and 301 for seven. original cost per tank was 43,000. The Livingstons planned to scrap the machinery.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Arsenal
Midland Steel and Iron Co
East Moline
Lewis Livingston
Irving
Steel Company
Livingstons
Livingston
OPA survey finds most Midwest stores compliant
Clark said the OPA checked 86 Midwest restaurants and 75 percent of retail food stores were in compliance with pricing and posting regulations. About 67 percent of drug stores and 46 percent of furniture stores in the June check-up met full compliance across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Lake County Indiana.
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OPA
Clark
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Lake County
Ind
Pierce Appeals to Supreme Court Over League Election
Attorneys for Frank Pierce of Marshalltown prepare to appeal a district court ruling upholding last year's League of Iowa Municipalities election. Judge B F Thomas ordered Pierce to transfer records and funds to Max Conrad, former Burlington mayor and secretary treasurer. Conrad is slated to seek reelection in Cedar Rapids at the league's 1946 meeting. L C Burton of Fort Madison presides.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Frank Pierce
State Supreme Court
League of Iowa
B. F. Thomas
Max Conrad
Burlington
Pierce
Conrad
Des Moines Woman Recovering After Car Rolls Near Marengo
Mrs. Edward Yaman 69 of Des Moines was injured when a car overturned on highway six one mile east of Marengo. She was reported recovering in a local hospital. Police said the accident occurred yesterday.
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Marengo
Iowa
Edward Yaman
Des Moines
Highway Six
Here
Winter Clothes Fanned Before Storing For Season
The practice aims to deter moths by airing stored garments. Even recently cleaned toys should be aired for about an hour as a precaution against pests before long-term storage.
OPA chief cites Midwest price compliance in Chicago
Earl W. Clark acting regional OPA administrator reported from Chicago on July 31 that midwest restaurants complied with price controls. He outlined enforcement steps and noted progress in stabilizing grocery and dining costs across the region.
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Chicago
Earl W. Clark
Regions Opa
Senate approves plan revising Social Security with regional aid
The Senate tentatively backed a controversial Social Security revision that would favor poorer states with higher federal grants while wealthy states keep dollar-for-dollar matching. Taft warned the measure could derail the bill. The plan keeps a 1 percent payroll tax but raises federal expenditures for maternal health, child welfare, and related areas.
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U.P
Senate
eSn
Robert A. Taft
Townsend
Congress
Downey
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Abe
Honeymoon Lawn Work Sparks Unlikely Bride and Groom
Luther Wilson, 75, spent his honeymoon mowing lawns while his 98-year-old bride Mary DeWeitt Wilson watched. She said he earned $24 over two days cutting lawns in Mattoon Illinois and endorsed tobacco chewing as health and appetite booster, recounting her own long habit and family tale.
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Ivwaltoon
Ill
Luther Wilson
Mary DeWeitt Wilson
Wilson
Mattoon
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