MacNider Receives Legion of Merit in New Guinea
Brigadier General Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa received the Legion of Merit from General Douglas MacArthur in New Guinea. The award cited his leadership in coordinating airfields roads depots and port facilities for forward areas and combat troop support.
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Southwest Pacific
Hanford MacNider
Maseo City
Legion of Merit
Douglas MacArthur
MacNider
Canada
American Legion
New Guinea
Undulant Fever Rising in Iowa Linked to Livestock Boom
Iowa reports 51 new undulant fever cases in October, a record for the year, as Dr. Carl F. Jordan links the rise to expanding hog and livestock populations. Through October 1948, total cases reach 362 versus 274 in 1947 and 333 for all of 1948.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carl F. Jordan
State Health Department
Iowa Coal Mines Idle as Labor Costs Prompt Price Hikes
Nearly 3,000 Iowa miners remain idle as major mines wait for federal word on allowing a 50 cent to 1 dollar per ton price increase to offset higher labor costs from a UMW settlement. Gov. Hicklenlooper warns the Capitol heating plant is nearly out of coal and will start halftime heating immediately. More coal expected next week if mines resume operations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United Mine Workers Union
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
State Capitol
Second Professor Resigns at Iowa State
Walter W. Wilcox resigns as professor in the economics and sociology department at Iowa State College to accept a post at the University of Wisconsin. He is the second Iowa State professor to resign over the oleomargarine controversy, effective October 31, becoming professor of farm management at Wisconsin.
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Ames
Walter W. Wilcox
Iowa State College
University of Wisconsin
Charles FE. Finley
Wilcox
T. W. Schnitz
University of Chicago
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Senators oppose deferment of union leader Curran
Senators criticized a presidential order granting draft deferment to Joseph Curran head of the National Maritime Union. Senator Moore called it outrageous that Curran be deferred for essential civilian activity. Senator Byrd opposed deferring a man for union activity. Senator McCarren warned against occupational deferments for union leaders.
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Washington
D.C
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Congress
KE. H. Moore
Oklahoma
Curran
Harry JF. Byrd
Virginia
John N. McCarren
Arkansas
Slayings in Smolensk Area Reported by Moscow Radio
Moscow radio said 135,000 civilians and prisoners of war, mostly ages 20 to 40, were killed or died under occupation in Smolensk. The state crime investigation committee cited widespread destruction of utilities, housing, industry, culture, and medical facilities, naming the German government and Smolensk commander among those responsible.
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London
Smolensk
Moscow Radio
State Committee For
Germany
Smolens
Agricultural wartime relations official on leave
1,385 has been on leave of absence intermittently for the last year to serve the office of agricultural war relations in Washington.
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Office of Agricultural War Relations
Washington
Corn ceiling prices listed for Washington Iowa
The Washington county rationing board received a calculation from the Des Moines OPA office detailing corn ceiling prices for Washington and nearby areas. On track price for No 2 yellow shelled corn with 45 percent moisture is 96 4 cents per bushel to farmers, higher prices to elevators and truckers, with adjustments for moisture and certain grades.
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Washington County
Washington City
Washington
Francisco Solano Tall Leader of Local Indian Tribe
Francisco Solano, the namesake of Solano County in 1850, stood 6 feet 7 inches tall and led a local Indian tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Solano
Solano County
Cal
Possible huge air-sea battle roils Pacific in November
Washington reports a Muslim air-sea clash in the southwest Pacific may be the largest since Midway as American and Japanese forces clash near Rabaul on New Britain. Navy officials note Tokyo claims of sinking carriers near Bougainville remain unconfirmed while American strength is deemed sufficient to meet any threat.
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Rabaul
New Britain
South Pacific
U. S. Army Signal Corps
New Guinea
International Soundphoto
Washington, D. C
Southwest Pacific
Truk
Navy Department
Bouganville Island
Solomons
Kalona Exceeds Quota for National War Fund
Kalona in Washington county has surpassed its $626 quota for the National War Fund with $12,066 total raised in the county drive. County Chairman Marion George noted Kalona will keep taking gifts this week before sending funds, while Crawfordsville reports $258.80 raised, $54 short of its quota, with more expected before the campaign ends.
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Kalona
National War Fund
Washington County
Marion George
Mr. George
Crawfordsville
English River
Iowa
George
Oregon
Clay and
Lime Creek
Stalin hails Kiev recapture as Red Army marks revolution
Stalin proclaimed the Kiev return as a pivotal Soviet victory in the Ukraine, praising troops for storming the city at dawn and wiping out German resistance. In Italy, Anglo American forces breached defenses along the Garigliano River and captured Venafro as heavy air operations continued.
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United Press
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Kiev
Ukraine
Stalin
Italy
Garigliano
Rome
Venafro
Mark W. Clark
Armmry
Massico
Aurunes
Basto
Adriatic
Pescara
Court Docket Ahead for Washington County Term
The Washington county district court docket for the November term is set, with 23 new actions including 15 law cases. Eight law suits seek damages near $25,000 from a north county auto accident involving Buel and Orval Meeks of Riverside. Two new divorces, partition, foreclosure, quieting title, equity and attachment cases complete the docket opening Monday, Nov. 15, under Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma.
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Washington County District Court
Buel
Orval Meeks
Riverside
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Surgical Dressings Work Is Cut Down
Ainsworth notes cut in weekly schedule due to fuel shortage. The surgical dressing class will meet two times this week with changes to a Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening session, eliminating Friday meetings. Sessions run 1 30 to 3 30 PM and 7 to 10 PM at the Methodist church, led by Edith Richards with assistants Ethel Trotter Alice Stewart and Louise Boileau.
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Ainsworth
Edith Richards
Ethel Trotter
Alice Stewart
Louise Boileau
Italian Regency Possible as Italian Monarchy Subsides
Algiers reports Victor Emmanuel III and Crown Prince Humberto likely abdicate soon to establish an Italian regency and a liberal government. The move would reshape Italy’s political setup and be presented to the allied advisory council on Italy before month’s end.
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Algiers
Victor Emmanuel
Humberto
Allied Advisory Council
Italy
Notable Gifts to War Fund Reach $100 and $85 Contributions
A Kalona resident with three sons gave $100 to the national war fund. A Washington county soldier sent $85 home to his mother to contribute to the USO and related groups. Both donors understand how the fund assists servicemen. The appeal calls for more $100 and $50 gifts from patriotic locals to aid Army Navy and Marine efforts.
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Kalona
National War Fund
Armed Services
Washington County
Washington
USO
Army
Navy
Marines
Campaign urges timely returns for Palen completion
Chairman George and Fred Downing urge all workers in town and country to bring in their returns promptly so the Palen may be completed.
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George and
Fred Downing
Callpaign
Washington
Navy seeks men for ship repair units at frontier bases
Burlington Iowa November 6 The navy launches a new recruiting drive for men to form ship repair units to fix damaged ships at advance bases. Chief John R Van Osdel says the SRU teams will resemble Seabees but focus on repair work rather than base construction, relying on factories for skilled trades.
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NAVY
Burlington
Towa
John R. van Osdel
Csp
USNR
Havys
Seabees
van Osdel
United States
van Osdol
Apoir
SRU
Finland on brink of breaking with Hitler says Stalin
London reports Premier Joseph Stalin declared Finland was on the point of abandoning Hitler. The statement around November 6 framed Finland’s possible shift amid World War II tensions.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Finland
Hitler
Navy Recruiting Ads Invite Trades For RU Roles
Full information about the RU program is available at the Burlington navy recruiting station. The notice lists vers, sheet-metal workers, steel workers, welders and related trades as eligible for recruitment and service opportunities.
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Burlington, Navy
Health Unit Activities Week of November 8
Weekly schedule lists exams in office on Monday at 1 39 P M and child health conference Tuesday from 1 00 to 3 30 P M. Wednesday includes immunization at Coppock school at 9 30 A M and conference at Wellman from 1 60 to 3 30 P M. Thursday office closure noted.
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Coppock School
Wellman
Clos
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Malta
Josef Stalin
Moscow
U.S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Big Force
Vances
Berlin
Dnieper
Adolph Hitler
Rumania
Dniester
Unidenti
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