Coal Strike Battle Rests On Lewis Verdict
Washington November 27 United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis fights a contempt conviction over defying a court order to end the coal strike now eight days old. The trial adjourns for Thanksgiving with testimony and legal questions about the validity of the restraining order and the wage agreement termination. Central Illinois layoffs tally 318 at Illinois Central and 425 at Beardstown division of Burlington as the strike disrupts the economy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
U. S
Julius A. Krug
Coal King
United Mine Workers
Welly K. Hopkins
John F. Sennett
T. Alan Goldsborough
International Soundphoto
Lewis
UFL
UMW
Centralia
All
Illinois Central Railroad
Beardstown
Burlington Railroad
Kenny Foundation Services Offered for Infantile Paralysis Aid
News from Philadelphia reports Janet Holland granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Holland contracted infantile paralysis and is in a city hospital. The Sister Kenny foundation in Norristown Pa offered immediate medical help and urged the Hollands to use available treatment options as her condition showed improvement.
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Wag
Sister Kenny Foundation
Norristown
Republicans Attack Probe Action in Germany
Four Republican members on the Senate War Investigating Committee condemned the administration for trying to conceal wrongs in occupied Germany. They charged the party line vote and Democratic aid aim to destroy public confidence in a body that could be a political asset after January 3 1946. Senators Owen Brewster Homer Ferguson Joseph H Ball and William F Knowland voiced the protest.
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Washington
Germany
Senate Republicans
Senate
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Europe
Congress
Owen Brewster
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
William F. Knowland
Calif
Hamilton Services Here on Saturday
Funeral services for Clarence B. Hamilton 62 will be held Saturday at two in the L A Jones funeral home with Dr Fred E Miller in charge followed by burial in Elm Grove cemetery He died in Chicago after four weeks illness He was a Chicago Rapid Transit employee native of Osceola Iowa member of Woodlawn Methodist church and Modern Woodmen lodge Surviving wife Marie Martin one daughter Virginia Miller Seattle one son Edgar Hamilton Lewiston Idaho three brothers and two sisters also listed
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Clarence B. Hamilton
L. A. Jones Funeral
Fred E. Miller
Elm Grove
Hamilton
Marie Martin
Ralph Martin
Wylie Anderson
Washington
Chicago
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Osceola
Iowa
The
Woodlawn Methodist Church of
Modern
Woodman Lodge
Virginia Miller
Seattle
Edgar Hamilton
Lewiston
Idaho
Robert Hamilton
Weippe
Joseph J. Hamilton
Spokane
Wash
Henry Hamilton
Des Moines
Ollie Goodrich
Susie Reitzell
Dixon, Ill
Pastor Urges Thanks for Blessings and Nation’s Road Ahead
Reverend Trevelyn E. White of the Presbyterian church calls on Washington county to give thanks for past blessings and warns that keeping America great requires God’s help. The sermon at a Union Thanksgiving service hosted by the Washington ministerial association urged gratitude, duty, and continued effort toward progress and security.
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America
Trevelyn E. White
Presbyterian Church
The
Washington Ministerial Association
Washington County
Jesus Christ
Church of God
Hin
Devix
Origins and dates of Thanksgiving in early American history
The article traces Thanksgiving from 1621 at Plymouth to later observances in Massachusetts and New Netherland. It notes varying dates, and campaigns by Sarah Hale culminating in Lincoln declaring a national day in 1864. Roosevelt shifted the date in 1939, and Congress fixed it as the fourth Thursday in 1941.
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Flymouth
Mass
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Netherland
George Washington
John Hancock
Massachusetts
Sarah J. Hale
Godey
James Polk
Hale
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Congress
Soldiers Have Turkey Dinner for Thanksgiving Abroad
The American G I troops overseas will enjoy a full Thanksgiving meal. The army arranged 10,000,000 pounds of turkey sent to troop stations worldwide. The menu includes celery, pickles, olives, roast turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, green peas, lettuce with thousand island dressing, hot rolls, butter, oranges, apples, pumpkin pie, candy, raisins, salted nuts, and coffee.
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Washington
G. I
Army
Iowa football players guard accused slayer at hospital
Three University of Iowa football players became sworn special deputies guarding William Patton of Iowa City, accused slayer of Ernest Brown. The trio Roger Kane Jack Scanion and Bd Geigel took eight hour shifts at University hospital where Patton is a patient after a knife fight left Brown dead. The grand jury's probe continued with officers questioning witnesses including two police officers.
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Iowa City
Iowa
William Patton
Ernest Brown
Kansas City
Roger Kane
Jack Scanion
Bd Geigel
Johnson County
Jack C. White
University Hospital
Patton
Brown
Judge Beehly to Return on Monday
Judge Frank Beehly who opened a term of court in Washington Monday went home to Montezuma for Thanksgiving and will return next Monday for resumption of court work including jury trials. A divorce decree was granted in Inez Schneider vs John L Schneider with custody to Inez and $25 per minor per month support. A supplemental decree in Chester McChurch vs Jean Iane McChurch allows him to remarry after filing.
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Frank Beehly
Washington
Montezuma
Inez Schneider
John L. Schneider
Chester McChurch
Jean Iane McChurch
Dim-out violation punishable under current regulations
Authorities warn dim-out breaches may be punished under the current order. Suppliers must notice violators and mail copies to the CPA regional compliance office. If the CPA finds unauthorized electricity use, it can order disconnection of service by the electric company.
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CPA
Hope Seen for Peace Treaties Near End of Talks
In New York the Big Four foreign ministers press toward final agreements on World War II peace treaties. They resolve withdrawal of foreign troops from Trieste and will tackle Soviet Danube concessions and reparations issues from Italy the Balkans and Finland. Officials express cautious optimism that 14 months of satellite treaty work could finish within days.
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New York
Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
Triesee
Russia
Danube
I Ialy
Balkans
Finland
Funeral service for David M. Thomson altered to noon
Reverend Trevelyn E. White of the Presbyterian Church will conduct the funeral for David M. Thomson tomorrow afternoon replacing Dr. F. W. Eastwood of New London due to a change in plans.
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Trevelyn E. White
The
Presbyterian Church
David M. Thomson
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Violation of Order Populates Criminal Penalties
Any person who wilfully violates any provision of the order is guilty of a crime and may be punished by fine or imprisonment.
Joyce Still Planning for Plant Here Delayed by Approval Hold
Joyce Inc shoe makers inform the Chamber of Commerce that a Washington Iowa factory project is indefinitely postponed due to awaiting CPA approval. W. H. Joyce Jr cites weather and uncertain action in Washington DC, but expresses intent to proceed next spring or summer 1947 if possible.
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St. Nicholas
Washington
Santa Claus
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Joyce Incorporated
W. H. Joyce, Jr
Stewart School
Des Moines
Martin
Storts
Iowa
Towa
CPA
Washington, D. C
D. C
T. H. Joyce
Washington, Iowa
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H. M. Putnam
Frank Kos Treas
Sister Kenny Fund
Washington, Ia
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RFC
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Senate War Investigating Committee
Trevelyn White
Union
Mr White
Judge Beehly
Joyce
W. H. Joyvee, Jr
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