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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1945
Page
2
The Japanese Domei news service apologized to client newspapers for hours long delays in transmissions and asked editors to understand until the situation is corrected. A fortnight earlier it revealed Tokyo plant damage from a May 26 B 29 raid disrupting service. The cause of the new delays was not stated.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue seeks 150 special agents and 26 internal revenue agents for a coordinated drive against income tax evaders in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas. The request follows President Truman's remarks on shocking cases of evasion. Applicants need two years investigational or accounting experience respectively and blanks are available at all first and second class post offices.
The veterans administration will survey a site at Ottumwa if the area is chosen for a new hospital. Representative Karl LeCompte said Ottumwa offered about 126 acres of land for the project in Washington.
A French foreign office source says Spain has cancelled all imports exports and transit licenses affecting France as reprisals for a mob attack on Spaniards at Chambery ten days earlier.
Plans underway for the annual city golf championship at the country club with play after July 10. Entries 75 cents to committee members Ted Brown Ray Whitehead Gene McCormick and Dan Brindley. Championship flight expected with 16 players plus three other flights. Phil Antonoff defending last year’s title faces Tl. R. Phillips Bill Kelsey and Gene McCormick as likely challengers.
The report says 50 B 29s attacked the Atsube river oil refinery 14 hours after the first double blow and 28 Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in ongoing attacks from Borneo to the Kuriles. A Kurile landing could place American forces 360 miles from the China coast. Chinese troops advanced 363 miles along the coast near Okinawa, prompting speculation of a new major operation.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Ainsworth for Mrs Mary Chambers by Rev O J Fix. Music was provided by a quartet led by Murray Stephens and includes Audrey Pearson on piano. Pallbearers were A E Sands Granville Love Dr Emory Schmitz Emmett Frame Sheldon Hawkins and M W Alsip. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery.
Rodney Woods of 1113 North Second avenue was admitted after being struck by a car. Betty Jean Morgan of 331 North Fourth avenue had an appendectomy last night, and Hazel Simmering of 5 West Madison had an appendectomy this morning. Karen Swanson of 908 East Main Street, Kathleen Coffman of South English, Appy Mae Rigenhagen of route three underwent tonsillectomies this morning. David McCreedy of Wilmington, Del was discharged to 414 East Jefferson Street.
ATC chaplains meet hospital planes from battlefronts to US stations in all weather and hours. They work with flight surgeons and nurses to serve spiritual needs and wish wounded men Godspeed to their next stop homeward.
Waterloo Franklin Taylor born here in April suffocated Tuesday in bed with parents Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Taylor. The family doctor said the baby was accidentally smothered by blankets.
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