Ottumwa Cleanup Follows Flood as Government Funds Slashed
Washington June 9 House appropriations committee cuts 28 percent of requested funds for six agencies and orders one agency to return 210.8 million to the treasury. It trims administrative expenses and critiques housing agencies while noting programs for Pan-American efforts remain funded. The TVA repayment is ordered and several agencies face funding reductions or closures.
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Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
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Braden
Reconstruction Finance Corp
War Damage Corp
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Office of
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Public Housing Authority
Dilion
Myer
RFC
RIC
Export-Import Bank
Federal Housing Administration
Feder Public Housing Authority
FHA
MPHA
Rubber maker cuts prices across products
United States Rubber company announced price reductions ranging from four to eleven percent on its products. The move comes as part of efforts to adjust to market conditions and stimulate demand during the current period.
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New York
United States Rubber Company Today
Natural gas to replace manufactured gas this Tuesday
A conversion to natural gas will occur about 7 a.m. Tuesday as Washington switches from manufactured gas. A 22 person crew will convert appliances in homes, hospitals, restaurants, and businesses over five to six days, with guidance from I. B. Miler and the Southern Utilities Co. Officials warn to shut off and not reuse gas appliances until properly adjusted and odorized gas is delivered.
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I. B. Miler
Mile Said
Washington County
South Second Avenue
North 12Th Avenue
Milwaukee Tracks
I. S. U. Gas
Miller
471
Conversion Department
Town Southern Utilities Company
Regular line a U.S. Royal auto roville tires with largest cuts
A reader notes the availability of U S Royal auto tires in popular sizes featuring the largest cuts. The item reflects a motorist’s concern with tire selection and size compatibility.
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U.S
Jail sentences and fines from Washington intoxication cases
John Guthrie was jailed 30 days after a drunkenness arrest by Chief Carl Hancher, with Justice Bovee presiding. George Chalupa paid 160 dollars for intoxication after resisting police, aided by Earl Fisher. A separate traffic court session, led by Mayor Mace, fined several for illegal and obstructive parking on South Second avenue and theater-area violations.
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Washington Streets
J. E. Bovee
G. E. Mace
John Guthrie
Justice Bovee
Polie
Carl Hancher
George Chalupa
Washington
Clalupa
Ben Holt
Earl Fisher
Iowa Avenue
Court House
Holt
Fisher
Mace
Woodrow Crone
Keith Glider
Jol Geil
Harold Kanneman
Denny Stoutner
Jerry Denison
James Wittetoe
A. R. Glider
Don M. Hayes
Richard Romner
T. A. Duncan
South Second Avenue
Purse Recovered After Highway Crash Near Town
Betty Stewart reported her purse was lost when her car wrecked on highway 2 east of town. A girl living near the scene found the purse and returned it to Stewart at the first opportunity.
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H. M. Putnam
Betty Stewart
Workers Walk Out At Briggs Plant Near Strike Deadline
DETROIT June 9. Workers began walking out of Briggs Manufacturing Conner plant, with others from the body shop joining, 48 hours before a Wednesday strike deadline. Briggs and Ford sought to avert a national stoppage threatening 156,000 auto jobs. CIO UAW offered no immediate comment.
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Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Ford Motor Company
Conner
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Sail
Isriggs
Earliey
Laws Executive Board
Inlleago
Knupps Store Survives Flood Near Ottumwa
Ottumwa grocery owner Knupp narrowly escaped flood damage as water reached his basement but spared the store and home. His brothers Wayne and Richard flew from Midland airfield to Ottumwa to help, returning by plane as waters receded.
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Statley Knupp
Divoyce Knupp
Ottumwa
Mr. Knpp
Wayne
Richard Knupp
Midland Airfield
Krupp
Richard
Scholarship gifts for Rev Williams from United Presbyterian church
At a Sunday evening service Rev W T Williams, a Punjab native, received a $50 scholarship for a native boy to study at Milne mission high school Gurdiapur funded by the Women's Missionary Society and a $100 gift from the local church. Dr George Kerr noted more scholarships for Indian boys will follow. Williams spoke of mission work in India including schools and hospitals and his own immigrant journey to leadership. He is visiting for the church assembly.
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United Presbyterian Church
W. T. Williams
Punjab
India
Williams
Milne Mission High School
Gurdiapur
Women’s Missionary Society
George Kerr
Mr. Williams
Skunk River Floods Reach Brighton Area
Skunk River rises near Brighton flooding Highway No. 1 and reaching water depths up to a foot in places. Residents report cabins flooded along the riverbank while the rising waters threaten farm buildings and comparable flood levels to the three year prior event. Traffic advisory urges slow careful driving as area floods expand.
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Brighton Focus
Skunk
Washington County
Brighton
Washington
J. W. Farrier
Iowa River
Car Crash Dims Bright Lights Blamed in Injury
Henry Hamilton 21 driving his father Ralph Hamilton of Brighton ditched a car on highway No 1 five miles southwest of town Saturday night around 10 30. Louise German a passenger suffered a scalp wound while Hamilton had a wrist cut and shoulder bruise. Car damage estimated at 90 dollars.
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Henry Hamilton
Ralph Hamilton
Brighton
Louise German
Hamilton
Visit to Ottumwa Flood Described By Mrs Albert Lay
Mrs Albert Lay, born in Ottumwa, recalls the 1903 flood as a landmark and visits the city in 1947 to learn about relatives south of the Des Moines river. Descriptions cover Main Street devastation, water on Market Street, pumps in basements, and rumors of drownings and wrecked buildings.
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Flood
Albert Lay
Towa
Earth
Des Moines River
Main Street
Des Moines
South Ottumve
Market Street
Bridge
Main
Bank Bilding
Ottumwa Flood Aid Delivered From Washington Mayor Seeks Relief
Mayor G E Mace arranged with street commissioner Ralph Minick to send a 1000 gallon street flusher filled with Washington city water to Ottumwa for drinking and street cleaning. County Supervisor support provided a large transport truck for the relief equipment. Food and serum shipments, including 535 loaves of bread and 67 cases of fruit and vegetables, as well as 73,500 units of tetanus antitoxin serum for about 600 shots, were shipped by Roger Sherman and the county Red Cross chapter.
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G. E. Mace
Ottumwa
Washington City
Ralph Minick
Board of Supervisors
Roger Sherman
County Red Cross
Washington
Washington Red Cross Chapter
Sherman
Ottumwa Flood Aftermath Hurts City of 39 000
Ottumwa Iowa faces a heavy flood toll with an estimated 13 deaths and 15 lost souls. Flood crested at 20 24 feet as Des Moines river waters receded. Rescue work continues with navy base personnel aiding cleanup and nurses sought for typhoid tetanus and dysentery inoculations.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Mississippi
International Soundphoto
Ottumwan
Naval Base
John Morrell Packing
Dain Manufacturing
Johnson Lawn Monegt
Morrell
Mourn Cooper's Death Reported After Chamber Talk
Washington men who heard Fred Cooper speak at the Chamber of Commerce meeting learned of his sudden death from a heart attack. He headed the Eldora training school for boys and his strenuous early work was blamed for undermining his health.
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Washington
Fred Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
Eldora
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