Des Moines Youth Edward Cunningham Killed in Saipan
Des Moines Des Moines Corp Ed ward Cunningham 24 son of Rep Paul Cunningham and Mrs Cunningham was killed Nov 15 on Saipan. His uncle Tom Cunningham 1329 Clark Jt Des Moines said the congressman phoned from Washington to learn the War Department notified him of the death. Edward served with a combat intelligence unit.
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DES Moines Corp
Edward Cunningham
Paul Cunningham
Des Moines
Saipan
Tom Cunningham
Clark Jt
Corporate Cunningham
Washington
War Department
Edward
Des Moines Ordnance Plant Expands to Meet Shortage
Des Moines area plant under J A Krug WPB orders full production. Expansion from 7 500 to 16 000 crews speeds to counter a growing small arms ammunition shortage cited by Eisenhower. Krug said four times as many calibers used as expected and fourteen plants will roughly double output.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance
Ankeny
J. A Krug
War Production Board
WPB
Washington, D.C
Krug
Dwight D Eisenhower
WIA
Eisenhower
Kruse
Baby of Three Months Smothers to Death
Funeral plans awaited word on whether Robert Breckfield three months old, son of Mr and Mrs Walker Beckfield, could receive a furlough. The infant died when he buried his head in a pillow while sleeping beside his mother, an accidental death confirmed by Coroner John J Naylor with no inquest.
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Newell
Robert Breckfield
Walker Beckfield
New York
N.Y
Army Post Office
Becktiela
John J.naylor
Clubs Settle Price Dispute Over Noon Luncheons
Council Bluffs Rotary and Kiwanis clubs reached a settlement with Hotel Chieftain over meal price and quality, agreeing to resume weekly noon luncheons. The hotel won the 75 to 85 cent price rise, with fruit cocktail or salad added to the menu. Lions Club and Board of Realtors offered no action. The case was sent to the Office of Price Administration.
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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Rotary
Kiyvanis Club
Hotel Chieftain
Lions Elub
Council Bluffs Board of Realtors
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Appeal Lost By Creamery at Batavia Court
DES MOINES The Iowa attorney general's office was advised Friday that District Judge Heinrich Taylor of Jefferson county has denied A L Ostranger of Batavia, creamery operator, an injunction to restrain the state department of agriculture from requiring him to pay a price differential on various trades of cream used for butter making purposes.
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Des Moines
Iown
Heinrich Taylor
Jefferson County
A. L. Ostranger
Batavia
State Department of Agriculture
Green opens probe into Illinois prison break death
Governor Dwight Green ordered an investigation into an intensified penitentiary escape that left a guard and a convict dead. Three other convicts were wounded in the assault led by two former Roger Touhy gang members.
Sixteen county men head to Jefferson Barracks for induction and exams
Sixteen Washington county registrants traveled by bus to Burlington then train to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis for the induction center. Six are bound for induction and ten for pre induction examinations. The November contingent includes Charles Carricker Richard Marshall Max Sheets Roger Chapman Buel Meeks Glen Van Auken Kenneth Duttweller Ivan Jarvis Dale Novy Richard Keifer Maynard Schneider Hugh Yeggy Dwight Loeffler Warren Schaefer Herbert Rich Joseph Snider.
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Washington County
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Burlington
Armed Forces
Hugh J. Yeggy
Riverside
Dwight G. Loeffler
Brighton
Warren J. Schaefer
Kalona
Herbert J. Rich
Crawfordsville
Joseph KE. Snider
Young People Elect Koehler President at Conference
John Koeller of Ainsworth was elected president with Marion Stephens of Ainsworth as vice president and Joe Martin of Crawfordsville as secretary during the older boys and girls conference at the Washington Baptist church. Attendees totaled 100 with 90 at the banquet. attendance awards went to Hetcher Mennonite Crawfordsville Methodist Kalona Baptist and Brighton Presbyterian churches. Speakers included Don Howard Mrs Joseph Jones Rev Milo J Phillips Rev George Kerr Rev H L Metzker Rev Thomas Polk and worship led by the Hither and Crawfordsville youth. Banquet toastmaster Terry Mathers of Haskins spoke along with Frances Whisler Dale Walling and Bob.
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John Koeller
Ainsworth
Marion Stephens
Joe Martin
Crawfordsville
Washington Baptist Church
Hktcher Mennonite
Over 700 Children Meet Santa Claus at State Theater
More than 700 boys and girls greeted Santa Claus in the morning and about 700 attended a free Christmas show at the State theater. The events, organized by the Chamber of Commerce big days committee, drew roughly double the attendance of Santa in Washington last year. Children lined up along South Iowa avenue before doors opened and were seated as the afternoon program began at 2 30.
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Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Avenue
Des Moines
A. J. Loveland
AAA
Washington County
Judge Kensaw Landis Chicago Baseball Commissioner Dies
Judge Kensaw Mountain Landis 78 year old commissioner of baseball died in his sleep at St. Luke's hospital Chicago at 6 35 a m today his home had become a legend in professional baseball since 1920 and he ruled the sport with an iron hand through the years Reslie O Connor reported
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Chicago
Kensaw Mountain Landis
America
St. Luke's Hospital
Livingston H S choir concert features Ruth Michels solo
Washington high school girls' sextet performs with Ruth Michels on marimbaphone adding a vocal solo during the program in Livingston.
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Livingston
Nuumbers
Washington High School Girls
Ruth Michels
U S Submarines Sink 27 Jap Vessels in Pacific Waters
Washington DC November 23 The United States Navy announced American submarines have sunk 27 more Japanese vessels in Pacific and Far East waters including a destroyer and a gunboat along with a transport four tankers three cargo transports and 17 cargo ships This brings total enemy ships sunk by U S subs to 864 with 37 probably sunk and 19 damaged in the broader tally Now 80 combatant ships sunk with 11 probably sunk and 16 damaged Overall 1 010 enemy vessels hit Also four Netherlands submarines under U S control have sunk 4 500 tons of enemy shipping in Netherlands East Indies waters.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific
Far Eastern
U. S
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Japanese Transports Are Sunk In Leyte Channel Action
Allied reports from the Philippines say American planes wiped out a four ship Japanese convoy carrying 6,000 troops for Leyte and sank or damaged 14 other vessels. MacArthur said at least 4,500 enemy troops drowned or burned in massed air attacks southeast of Masagte. Japanese air forces struck Leyte and Morotai, with several ships sunk or damaged and 42 enemy planes shot down in the daylong air battles.
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Allied
Philippines
Leyte
Fast Indies
Dougli
MacArthur
Masagate
Balabac Straits
Borneo
Martfi Mariner
Brunei Bay
Maspate
Ormoc
Makassar
Brief Snow Shower Quickly Melts in Morning
A few minutes of a snow storm this morning brought a small amount of very wet snow to the ground then a drizzle of rain followed, and the snow spedily disappeared.
City Pickup of Waste Paper to Be Made Soon
Waste paper remains a vital war asset and another city wide newspaper drive is planned in Washington for the early December period. Residents are urged to have papers ready for pickup, with all discarded material going to large square receptacles. Proceeds support War efforts and aid wounded service members in hospitals.
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Washington
Hitler
Hirohito
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Ospitals
Weekly calendar of public health events and talks
The schedule lists events for the week of November 27. On Monday at 8:00 P M the State engineer speaks to the Men's club in Kalona. Tuesday features 2nd toxoid doses at West Chester High School from 9:00 A M to 9:30 A M and a child health conference 1:00 to 3:30 P M. Wednesday hosts a child health conference in Crawfordsville from 1:00 to 4:00 P M.
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Kalona
West Chester High School
Crawfordsville
Red Cross Volunteer Efforts Highlighted
Women and men contribute to American Red Cross service with many volunteers dedicating full time and others offering part time help across relief efforts.
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American Red Cross Service
Reports Slow on War Loan Progress in Rubio County
The sixth war loan shows Rubio County bond purchases at $92,514 as of Nov 24, with a county quota of $1,099,060. Local women volunteers led by Mrs. Stan Kiesey and G. KB. Mace push canvassing efforts, noting Rubio reports exceed the per-home target while other towns have yet to report.
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Rubio
Dilweh
Kington
Stan Kiesey
G. KB. Mace
County War Finance
Mace
Federal Reserve
County Candidates File Their Expenses
Washington county candidates filed expense accounts with the county auditor showing no opposition in races. Noted filers include John Owen as county attorney and H M Putnam as sheriff, with several other officials and hospital board members listing small items such as a ten dollar contribution by each Republican candidate to state or county campaigns.
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Washington County
John Owen
W. E. Howell
H. M. Putnam
Arthur Wiley
W. 8. Kyle
Harriet Coulter
Clarence Fulton
R. R. Noonan
A. L. Griffith
Joseph P. Quinn
Tide Turns in Hurtgen Forest Front near Aachen
U S first army troops breakthrough from Hurtgen forest south of Duren on a Cologne plain advance as Allied forces press toward the Rhine. American and French units push toward Strasbourg Vosges as Patton’s third army moves to clear northeastern France amid improving weather.
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Leyte
Ormoc Plain
Lexie River
Limon
Saverne
Rhine
Strasbourg
Battenheim
Saar
Saarbrucken
Paris
Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
Rhineland
Cologne
U.S. First Army
Cologne Plain
Duren
Courtney H. Hodges
Batte
Vosges Mountains
Upper Rhine
George S. Patton
Third Army
France
Gere Nan Saar
Thunderbolt
Shields Made Sergeant In Italy Air Force Unit
A public relations notice from the 15th Air Force in Italy reports Henry E. Shields of Washington promoted to sergeant after serving in a Liberator bomber group with over 140 combat missions. The unit targeted factories and oil fields across Germany and neighboring nations. Shields, a Washington High School graduate, enlisted January 13, 1943, trained at Lowry Field and earned gunners wings at Laredo.
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Journal Office
15Th Air Force
Italy
Heny E. Shields
Washington
James B. Knapp
Groop
San Antoneio
Texas
Sergeant Shields
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Regensburg
Wiener Neustadt
Steyr Balt
Ploesti
Goering
Washington High School
Washington Junior College
Shields
Army
Lowry Field
Colo
Laredo
Tex
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Charles KE. Carricker
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Richard M. Marshall
City
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Roger L. Chapman
Washing
Ton Buel
Kenneth M. Duttweller
Brigh
Ivan B. Jarvis
Dale O. Novy
Richard C. Keifer
Maynard
Schneider
Kriverside
Young People
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Judge Landis
Sara Lu Miller
Sinsing
Gwendolyn Ramseyer
Diers
FCC
Leyte Gulf
Morotai
Moulceas
Puailin Pines
Belfort
Basle
Switzerland
Baden
Marianas
United States Army Air Forces
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