Smokers Urged to Walk Lightly as Fire Chief Cites Risk
Burlington Fire Chief R P Collatt warns that rolling their own cigarettes pose more fire risk than tailor-mades. A guest rolled cigarette started a hotel fire at Dunn s, Chester Browning of Milan Missouri blamed. fire reached attic after charring room. Guests evacuated in about twenty minutes.
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Burlington
R. P. Collatt
Dunn's Hotel
Collatt
Chester Browning
Milan
Des Moines grocers pay $1265 to federal treasury in price ceiling cases
Eight owners paid a total of 1265.31 to the federal treasury for price ceiling violations, announced by the Office of Price Administration. Walter D. Kline, district director, says cases are rising with activated local OPA price boards. Two Des Moines groceries under the same management paid the highest amounts.
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Des Moines
Federal Treasury
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Walter D. Kline
Direcor
Des Mones
Fine Horses Stolen But They Run Away
Osceola report: Two Palomino stallions and a bay three gaited show mare were taken from Dr. E D Paul s stables Tuesday night and found in a pasture three miles west on Wednesday. The animals were saddled bridled without bits and footprints show the thieves tried to load them into a stock truck before abandoning the effort.
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E. D. Paul
Here
Court Rules Roelofs Regains Union Post
Des Moines Iowa Edward W Roelofs of Sioux Center won the right to resume duties as secretary treasurer of the Iowa Farmers Union in Folk County district court Judge DO S Franklin granted the motion to dissolve the temporary injunction but kept it in place on Weber president of the Farmers Union pending further action The court deferred a decision on contempt tied to Weber locking the Des Moines headquarters and denying Roelofs access last Friday
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Des Moines
Edward W. Roelofs
Sioux Center
Lowa
Farmers Union
Roelofs
Des Moines Barber Union Raises Shave Prices
In Des Moines, barber shops raise shave prices from 85 cents to 50 cents and child haircuts from 50 to 65 cents after a union meeting led by R. T. McDonald. Adults’ cuts stay at 75 cents and shampoos at 75 cents to 1.25 dollars. adult price hike failed. The move affects 192 journeyman and 100 peacetime workers, with higher soap, lotion, and laundry costs cited.
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Des Moines
R. T. McDonald
McDonald
Hotels to Pay for Rent Violations in Iowa
Des Moines OPA rent control and enforcement offices concluded a seven month probe with 41 Iowa hotels paying 10 265 53 in total. Payments were made to the United States treasury or refunded to tenants for violations of rent ceiling regulations. Walter D. Kline,
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Des Moines
Red army renews drive along Oder front near Berlin
Soviet forces resume heavy action along the Oder river line about 34 miles east of Berlin as Zhukov and Rokossovsky push toward Stettin and the Baltic, while German defenses at Frankfurt and Küstrin face intensified pressure.
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London
Navi
Todaay
Red Army
Oder River
Berlin
Frankfurt-on-Oder
Kuestiin
Beutren
Ernest von Kammer
DNL
Frankfort
Kuestrin
Gregory K. Zabukovs
Rhine
von Hammer
Zhukov
Pyritz
Stettin
Moscow
Polémeranne
Koeslin
Kev
Danzig
Germany
EBC
Baltic Sea
Stoke Poward
Baltic
Konstantin K. Rokos- Emsky
Trattic
Ped
Danzig-Statin
Pollnow
Koeska
Danzig-Stettin
Rokossovsky
Pomerania
Gregory I Yhukov
Neustettin
Oder
Iowa hotel rent hike probe across five districts
The Des Moines district OPA director said 41 hotels in Des Moines Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Newton are involved with four of Iowa's five rental districts. The investigation began last July after complaints of over ceiling charges on rooms and many hotels discontinuing a permanent guest rate.
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Des Moines
OPA
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Newton
Iowa
Ottumwa Boy 9 Killed by Truck on Highway 63
Gerry Watts, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Watts, was struck and killed by a southbound truck on Highway 63 driven by John S Keithley. A group of schoolboys reportedly ran in front of the vehicle and the driver could not stop in time. the truck halted within 15 feet. Wapello County Coroner Gordon Traul announced an inquest will be held.
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Ottumwa
Gerry Watts
Francis Watts
John S. Keithley
Littleton
Cole
Keithley
Wapello County
Gordon Traul
New Landings in Philippines and Iwo Attacked by United Press
Tokyo reports American landings in the Philippines near Palawan and heavy carrier air strikes on the Ryukyus. Adm. Kobayashi resigns amid political upheaval as Manila harbor opens and Marines reach toward Iwo Jima’s northern coast. Puerto Princesa raided. Palawan forces push toward Motoraira. an unfinished airfield on Iwo is almost seized.
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Tokyo
Philippines
Ryukyus
Manila
Iwo
Japan
Adm
Seizo Wkobayashi
Kunishii Koiso
Camtel
Ryukyu Islands
Formosa
Okinawa
Palawan
Mindoro
Borneo
Dutch East Indies
Puerto Princesa
Motoraira
Wing Ice Detector Lights Aid Arctic Flight Safety
Tiny bulbs on aircraft wings warn crews about ice build up to ensure safe navigation across Arctic routes. The lights help determine icing conditions early, allowing timely de-icing actions and safer flight operations.
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Arctic
Truck Bound for Missouri Near City Limits
Keithley drove a Robbins Incubator Co. truck from Denver bound for Missouri near the city limits.
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Keithley
Robbins Incubator Co
Denver
Colo
Missouri
Americans Press On Toward Rhineland From Colonge Front
American tanks and shock troops pushed six miles toward Cologne on a broad Erft river front as three 1st Army divisions crossed the river and pressed German defenses. Allied forces moved on Duesseldorf and Muenchen-Gladbach while Patton's 3rd Army advanced in the Moselle valley near Trier. Canadian forces in the Ruhr area inched toward a Siegfried Line breach as German fortifications mounted in Cologne suburbs.
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Paris
Cologne
Rhineland
1St Army
Erft River
Muenchen-Gladbach
Wm. Tl. Simpson
Rheydt
9Th Army
Duesseldorf
Rhine
George S. Patton
Moselle
Coblenz
Trier
Cabear and
Vedem
Ruhr
Rhine- Maas
Ammunition Ship Serpens Sunk by Japanese in Pacific
The Navy reports the Serpens, an ammunition laden naval cargo ship, sunk in the south Pacific with all 200 crewmen lost. Also listed as lost are the small cargo ship Ex tractor sunk by an American sub and the large landing craft Liei 00 after striking a Japanese mine in a central Pacific harbour.
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Washington, D.C
South Pacific
Central Pacific
Device Measures Factory Noise to Cut Disruptive Sound
An electronic sensor gauges the noise that disturbs workers. Data collected will aid reducing excessive sound and improve factory conditions.
Harry Ragan 57 Dies of Injuries in Nevada Accident
Harry L. Ragan 57, born in Washington and longtime Nevada resident, died in a Mast Ely hospital from injuries suffered Feb. 23 when he fell from a pole while employed by Kennecott Copper. He served in World War I, married in 1920 with a daughter Elizabeth, and survived by his brother Charles. burial plans unset.
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Harry L. Ragan
Washington
Mast Ely
Nevada
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Todis
Charles Ragan
Harry Ragan
S. B
Mary Elizabeth (Webb) Ragan
University of Utah
Washington State
Texas
Ruth
The
Copper Company
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
Germany
West
Elizabeth
Ragan
Bert
Harry
Methodist Church
February Weather Not Severe In Washington Report
February weather in Washington showed milder cold spells than December and January and was warmer than last February. Only one day below zero, seven below zero records this February, eight inches of snow total, twelve clear days, and a rising March with bright sunshine and higher temperatures.
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Washington
Mercury
Kerosene stove fire at 321 West Second Street
This morning the fire department was summoned to the Schulty home at 321 West Second Street where a kerosene cook stove started a smoky fire. No fire damage was reported. Firemen have responded to several such calls in recent weeks. If not for these fires there would be little work this winter.
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Tyrle Schulty
West Secrnd Street
Early Years Led to Masonic Lodge Membership in Nebraska
The article notes a figure's early years followed by joining a Masonic lodge in Nebraska after leaving a prior location. It highlights the path from early life to fraternal association in the Midwest.
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Masonic Lodge
Nebraska
Here
Farm deals surge as March openings attract banks and lawyers
Real estate activity peaks with March first filings as banks and attorneys close deals started earlier. County officials report farm deals this year near last year’s volume with land prices up but no boom. Mortgages and deeds abound while town property transfers rise. County Recorder Harriet Coulter notes many instruments filed this week.
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Hanks
Harriet Coulter
Chief Explains Boiler Flare-Ups From Boiling Water
Chief WU H. Reister says fires arise when water boils over on a stove while heating for washing. The resulting splash of water hits the stove wick causing a flare up with heavy smoke but little actual fire damage.
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WU. H. Reister
Allies Agree on World Peace Steps at Yalta Conference
President Roosevelt told Congress that the Crimea talks yielded a good start toward world peace and unanimous U S support to press the war against Germany until unconditional surrender. He outlined four major postwar issues including Germany's occupation and the international security organization and urged global responsibility ahead of the San Francisco United Nations conference.
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Juan Peron
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Russia
U. S
Peron
Germany
International
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Crimea
United States
Yalta
House
Senate
Great Britain
San Francisco
International Security Organization
Poland
Yugoslavia
Teheran
Seven Washington county boys register for military service
Seven youths in Washington County reached age 18 in February and registered for military service. The list of February registrants includes Ames Lloyd Alphonse Duwa, Omar Joni Stutzman Katona Mervin Ray Miller Welinias Lloyd Arthur Duensing Washington Elis Wayne Leiehty Me Pleasant Lesley James Kura iriveride oul Franklin Johnson Keota.
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Washington County
Selective Service
Draft Board
Lloyd Alphonse Duwa
Alone Omar Joni Stutzman
Katona
Mervin
Ray Miller
Welinias
Lloyd Arthur Duensing
Washington
Elis Wayne Leiehty
Me Pleasant
Lesley James Kura
iRiver
Ride Oul Franklin Johnson
Keota
Allied Air Assault Hits Western Germany Railway Centers
Nearly 2,000 American and British heavy bombers attacked twelve railway and industrial targets in western Germany during March. The operation aimed to disrupt supply lines and war production as part of ongoing daylight bombing campaigns.
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Ondon
Germany
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United Press
Rhineland Metropolis
Erft
Yanks
First Army
Ninth Army
U. S. Third Army
West Germany
William Simpson
Aurich
Dueren
West Second St
Count Recorder
First of March
Seteet- We Service
Ames
Bomb Gwurman
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