CPA Acts to Put Clothes On Market
Clothing manufacturers faced a choice to move products to consumers now or accept profit cuts. The civilian production administration limited inventories to 30 days of supplies to curb hoarding and prevent price spikes. The government also raised cotton futures margins to 30 a bale to curb speculation and stabilize prices.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Chester Bowles
CBA
Cotton Exchange
CPA
Stolen Plumbers Tools Recovered
Ivan Norton recovered a box of plumbers tools reported stolen from Everready Plumbing. Hal Williams found the tools on North Avenue D and placed a found notice in the Journal. Norton investigated and suggested the garage door had been forced open, while the thief may have abandoned the tools.
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Ivan Norton
Everready Plumbing Company
Hal Williams
Journal
County Educational Council in Meeting
A meeting of the Washington County Educational Council bringing together teachers from county towns and rural districts was held at the high school yesterday evening. L. J. Radtke, field agent for the state education organization, spoke on plans for the group and a second meeting is planned for next month.
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Washington County Educational Council
L. J. Radtke
State Education
Election Time at Wahpeton Iowa
Wahpeton Iowa braces for city elections as multiple officials resign or move away. Current council members and mayoral vacancy leave Mrs. A. C. McKinstrey and Albert McKinstrey as central figures amid a string of relocations and unfilled posts. Cleanup of clerk treasurer seats and council vacancies looms as residents debate candidates at local gatherings.
Gang Admits 47 Iowa Break-ins
DES MOINES March 14 UP Chief R W Nebergall said four members of a Chicago gang confessed to 47 Iowa burglaries and the kidnapping of highway patrolman John Mahnke at Denison. The break-ins spanned 27 towns in 19 counties. key suspects are Robert Lee Robertson and his wife Margaret of St Louis Felix Kargol and Jimmy OBrien.
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Des Moines
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Chingo
Iowa
John Mahnke
Denison
Nebergall
Robert Lee Robertson
Margaret
St. Louis
Felix Kargol
Jimmy O’brien
Robertson
Kargel
Lone Rock
Woden
Mallard
Nethergall
Dr Eicher Sets Opening of New Dental Office
Dr L B Eicher will open his newly remodeled dental office at 105 North Marion Avenue above Leet's Meat Market. Office hours run 8 30 a m to 5 p m weekdays with Thursday closing at noon. A graduate of the school of den-
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L. B. Eicher
Marion Avenue
Leet
Walker in Race For Legislature
Forrest D. Walker of Marion township seeks the Democratic nomination for a Iowa House seat from Washington county. Papers circulated in Des Moines indicate he will face no Democratic challenger in the primary and will likely oppose Republican Rep. T. H. Huston in November. Walker, a farmer since 1932, is well known in his locality. DES MOINES March 14 UP. Over half of Iowa office seekers have filed nomination papers with about 134 still outstanding. Secretary Wayne M. Ropes said filings may total around 350 with 216 received so far. Deadline is midnight tomorrow.
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Forrest D. Walker
Marion Township
Iowa
Des Moines
Wayne M. Ropes
Ropes
Robert Blue
Frank Miles
Jessie Parker
Lake Mills
Isaac Snyder
Centerville
Clarence E. Smith
Davenport
Clair A. Williams
Danville
Congress
Thomas Martin
Iowa City
Butter business in a hard way under government rules
John Brandt, president of Land o Lakes Creameries Inc., warned at the Silver Jubilee meeting that government regulation is shrinking butter production. He said many local creameries and cheese factories may have to close if the situation is not corrected.
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Minneapolis
John Brandt
Land O’ Lakes Creameries Inc
Brandt
Cooperative Group
Attorney Bailey Opens Downtown Office After Illness
Dr. Eicher practiced at Waterloo until April 1941 when he joined the army for nearly five years. Theodore B. Bailey, attorney at law, plans to relocate to a downtown office after his illness but has delayed moving from his West Washington street home.
Conciliation Sought in Two Major Labor Strikes
Labor conciliators moved to end two big walkouts, settling the 68 day General Electric strike with an 18 percent hourly wage rise for 100000 workers. Westinghouse Electric plant output may resume in 16 states if locals ratify the deal.
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New York
Westinghouse Electrical
General Electric
Arthur S. Meyer
William Davis
G. BE
Westinghouse
Railroad Board
Chicago
Howaiii Neitzert
Neitzert
U S Army Engineers Restart Upper Mississippi Projects
Lt. Col. John H. Peil says U S army engineers will resume river work this spring on the upper Mississippi. Bids to be invited on projects including guide wall extensions at Dubuque Quincy Rock Island New Boston Biggsville Canton Laverton Muscatine and a mooring levee at Bellevue and Rock Island. Channel alignment work near locks at Quincy and Canton aims to give pilots more maneuvering space.
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Davenport
Towa
John H. Peil
U. S. Army
Upper
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Quincy
Ill
Peil
Rock Island
New Boston
Biggsville
Canton
Laverton
Muscatine
Bellevue
Governor Thye enters Senate race with Stassen backing
St. Paul March 14 Gov Edward J Thye announced his bid for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate. He expects the support of Harold E Stassen a frequent 1948 presidential contender In the primary he is set to face incumbent Henrik Shipstead noted for isolationist views and opposition to the United Nations The Stassen group moves to unseat him after a long senate tenure since 1928.
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St, Paul
Minn
Edward J. Thye
U. S. Senate
Harold FE. Stassen
Troye
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
United Nations Organization
Stassen
Senate
Freight Train Car Counts Through the Years
The record shows the average freight train carried 523 cars in 1944 and just 38 cars in 1924, illustrating a dramatic growth in rail freight capacity over two decades.
Burning Car On Highway 218 Inquiry Open
Sheriff H. M. Putnam and Deputy Walt Kiesey investigate a fire on Highway 218 eight miles north of Ainsworth near the Swailes dance hall. A Ma Haska county registered car owned by Fred Beach of Lone Tree burned after attempts to extinguish with mud failed. Whisky cases and a hat were found. the cause is unknown and under inquiry.
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H. M. Putnam
Walt Kiesey
Ainsworth
Swailes
Mahaska County
Fred Beach
Lone Tree
Washington
Jim Casey
Mike Crone
Putnam
Beach
Fremont
Iowa
Omaha holds Chicago gunman Charles Bernheim after surrender
Charles Bernheim, 23, confessed vague details of a Chicago hotel lobby shooting that wounded a real estate broker and his secretary. He surrendered in Omaha after flying in, saying he had just left a nightclub and remembered drinks. Bernheim claimed not to know the victims and referenced a possible motive tied to remarks about his full dress suit. He listed Traverse City, Michigan, as his home and noted four years in the army air corps.
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Omaha, Neb
Upp
Charles Bernheim
Chicago
Bernheim
Omaha
Army Air Corps
Pacific
Hernheim
Traverse City
Mich
Man Sells Lone Tree Tavern After Whisky Bottles Found
A former owner sold his Lone Tree tavern recently and offered no explanation for the discovery of empty whisky bottles near a car. The incident prompted local curiosity about the property's history and current ownership.
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Lone Tree
Pvt John R Dea listed from Camp Mc Clean Alabama
Pvt John R Dea 37894468 of Company C Battalion 10 Regiment 4 is assigned to Camp Mc Clean Alabama and appears in company records.
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John R. Dea
Co. C
Camp McClean
Alabama
Chamberlins to Open New Sports Shop in Washington
Dallas and Wayne Chamberlin plan a new sporting goods store in the Colenso block last held by the Oetjen feed store. They target a March 30 or early April opening with golf equipment radios and a full line of sporting goods. The 60 by 20 foot room will feature new fixtures fluorescent lighting and redecorations. Wayne Chamberlin is a Marine veteran recently discharged.
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Dallas
Wayne Chamberlin
Colenso
Hollingsworth
Oetjen
Dallas Chamberlin
Chamberlin Sports Shop
Washington
Marines
Pocketbook Found In Coal Hole Missing Cash at Discovery
A pocketbook stolen from a Washington store containing 22 dollars was found in an open coal hole at the rear of Dr. M. L. McCreedy’s building on West Main Street. The money was gone but cards and other belongings remained intact.
Britain Will Not Reinstate Troops in Iran Bevin Says
Foreign Secretary Bevin told Parliament Britain has no plans to send troops back to Iran despite reports of Soviet troop movements. He cited Russia’s assurances that Iran’s territorial integrity will be respected and noted no intent to act aggressively.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Russia
Iran
Bevin
House of Commons
Persia
Stalin
Fersia
Foreign Office
Council of Foreign Ministers
V. M. Molotov
Russ to Develop Atomic Energy
In Moscow on March 14 the government outlined a five year plan for atomic energy development. Sergei Vavilov, president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, said physicists chemists and engineers will work on releasing internal atomic energy and related problems. He noted the liberation of the atom will open vast horizons and that extraordinary government measures will aid scientists to meet Stalin’s directives to match and surpass international progress.
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Moscow
Russia
Sergei Vavilov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Izvestia
Vavilov
Mondia Divorce Granted with Custody and Support
Judge J G Patterson granted a divorce for Clara Mondia vs Anthony Mondia and filed the decree with the court clerk. The plaintiff receives custody of the minor children and alimony of 20 dollars monthly plus 15 dollars monthly for further child support. Three additional divorce decrees were ordered by Judge Patterson on Tuesday but not yet filed.
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J. G. Patterson
Clara Mondia
Anthony Mondia
Patterson
Revenue Office Extends Hours to 9 PM Friday
The internal revenue office at the post office will stay open until nine o clock Friday evening March 15 for income taxpayers needing assistance, the notice states.
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Internal Revenue Office
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