Iowas column on stolen-fire related tire racket case
In Ottumwa police and sheriff’s officers detained two service station operators Richard Gamton 29 and Earl Reese 23 along with three youths over a tire theft ring. Detectives say the operators signed receipts for stolen tires Reese pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and was referred to the grand jury. The three youths, arrested in Fairfield, confessed to car thefts and are being returned for further proceedings.
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Ottumwa
Stoten
Richard Gamton
Earl Reese
Reese
Judes
Gene Swenson
Fairfield
Extra Liquor Supply Plan for Holidays in Des Moines
The Iowa state liquor commission proposes a December ration expansion allowing permit holders to buy four quarts of whisky in addition to the standard two fifths. A bonus bottle would be 15 percent cheaper if the purchaser also buys specified other liquors. The program replaces a prior tied-sale plan rejected by the Office of Price Administration.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Commission
Office of Price Administration
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Pelican Crash Fatal in Oskaloosa Display
A pelican with a large wingspan crashed into a factory wall in Oskaloosa and died from the impact. The injured bird, described with a 14 inch beak, was being exhibited at the firm’s migration display.
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Pelican
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Firgration
Plan Two License Plates For Automobiles in 1946
DES MOINES The state motor vehicle department said Tuesday that the state will receive sufficient steel in 1946 to provide two license plates for automobiles that year. Iowans will get only one steel license plate for their cars in 1945.
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Des Moines
Bombers Strike Misburg Oil Refinery In Allied Hit List
London dispatch reports over 1 000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators with equal escort attacked the Misburg oil refinery and Hamm freight yards in northwestern Germany after heavy Allied bombardment of Nurnberg Essen and Neuss. The Misburg raid is described as the tenth and possibly final heavy blow to the German oil works.
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London
Misburg
Hamm
Germany
Nurnberg
Ansen
Neuss
Injunctions Against County Meat Dealers
Federal Judge Charles A Dewey enjoined six Washington county retail meat dealers from violating OPA rationing rules. District OPA reports retailers held from double to three and two thirds as many red points as permitted. Named retailers include R A Kittel Riverside Ray G Rathmell Crawfordsville P Hoover West Chester RB od Frey Haskins J W Shradel Riverside and W G Knauss Washington. Senior enforcement attorney Am R Prorak said the action bars transferring or delivering rationed meat.
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Des Moines
Charles A Dewey
Washington County
OPA
R. A. Knittel
Riverside
Ray G
A. J. Rathmell
Crawfordsville
P. Hoover
West Chester
Od Frey
Haskins
J. W. Shradel
W. G. Knauss
Washington
Am. R. Prorak
County Farm Bureau Starts Drive For 1945 Members
Washington county workers begin a countywide membership drive led by Amos Stout with 186 volunteers aiming to raise the Farm Bureau membership to 1,000 for 1945, an increase of 166 from the previous year. The kickoff included a turkey dinner at the Methodist church and evening program featuring President Richard Stephens, local entertainment, and a keynote address by Larry Williams on the value of Farm Bureau membership.
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County Farm Bureau
Washington County
Amos Stout
Washington County Farm Bureau
Stout
Methodist Church
Richard Stephens
Gronup
Herbert Clineup
Althout
Dave Livingston
Ralph Kreese
Sam Munson
Dave
Ralph
Sam
Richard Bordwell
Ruth Foster
Arthur Duensing
S A. Ossian
Sue Cobb
Larry Williams
Iowa Farm Bureau Insurance Businews
Fragmentary note on rationing and commodity terms
A damaged text fragment references rationing and commodities, mentioning sur renders and ration evidence in unclear exact point values. The legibility is insufficient for clear names, dates, or places.
Sixth War Loan Lags in Washington County
Results of the sixth war loan in Washington County are disappointing, with only 158475.75 sold by last Saturday night. County totals split 72218.75 in E bonds and 102223.75 by towns and 56252 by rural residents as the drive targets 1099000 by December 7.
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Washington County
G. K. Mace
Mace
Navy Ships join Battle For Leyte
American warships helped attack the Japanese garrison on Leyte as heavy air and naval actions continued. U S destroyers shelled Ormoc Bay while land and sea operations around Leyte faced rain and limited ground fighting. Tokyo claimed American losses as planes attacked Saipan and Morotai, and messages from Chungking warned China to triple production.
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Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Saipan
Tokyo
Morotai Island
Philippines
U. S
Camotes
Ilx
Yte
Ormoc
Ihat
Camotes Sea
Chungking
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
China
San Francisco
Tokyo Radio
Domei News &&Ency
Stettinius Nominated Secretary of State by Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously endorsed Edward R. Stettinius Jr. for secretary of state and approved Major General Patrick A. Hurley as ambassador to China. Both nominations move to full Senate with no debate. The panel postponed a vote on a Palestine immigration and colonization resolution for one week.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Edward R. Stettinius
Tom Connally
Senate
Patrick A. Hurley
China
Connally
Palestine
Children Testify For State In Oska loosa Murder Trial
Witnesses in the Glenn Wilson retrial in Oska loosa describe the attack on Harry Bolden near the Punk Wing home. Joyce Padgett, 12, Donald Padgett, 14, and Juanita Stewart, 16, testifying about two men holding Bolden while a third beat him with a club. Juanita saw suspects leave a house and return to the fight. cross examination aims to verify sightlines. Other witnesses include former officer Herman Nevins, coroner Dr. L F Catterson, and Lillian Stewart. Andrew Rodgers of Punk Wing expected to testify later today.
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Donald Padgett
Juanita Stewart
Juanita
Lilian Stewart
Bolden
Glenn
Albert
Clarence Wilson
Padgett
Attornney Schuyler Livingston
Herman Nevins
Oskaloosa
L. F. Catterson
Mahaska County
Taft and Waggoner Await Committee Action
Robert A. Taft a Republican from Ohio and Robert F. Waggoner a Democrat from New York have been pending before the committee since February 1.
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Robert A. Taft
Rep
Ohio
Robert F. Waggoner
Dem
New York
Floyd Johnston 59 Dies Near Columbus Junction
Floyd C. Johnston 59 Louisa county supervisor in a fourth term died at home near Columbus Junction after illness since Sunday. Funeral Friday at Fredonia Methodist Church with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. he was born August 2, 1885 and married May McDaniel in 1906. He belonged to Odd Fellows Rebekah Masonic and Elk lodges. Surviving: wife, son Tarry, daughter Marie Swan, three grandchildren, sister Mrs. Irvin Hovenstein.
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Columbus Junction
Floyd C. Johnston
Louisa County
Fredonia Methodist Church
Lester Bill
Indian Creek
Stephens Funeral Home
Sam Johnston
May McDaniel
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Masonic and
Elk Lodges
Tarry
Marie Swan
Cambridge
Irvin Howenstein
Muscatine
Robert Reaney
D. B. Ziegler
Colorado Springs
Colo
Emil Ziegler
Reaney
Dale
West Coast
Pearl Harbor
Dorothy Maxey
Red Armies Flank Through Danube Gap Near Budapest
Soviet armored columns drive across the Danube toward Pecs and Lake Balaton while the second and fourth Ukrainian armies join in a 90 mile front across flooded Slovakian roads. Berlin commentators report a furious battle near Pecs as three Soviet tank formations press the lines.
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Lake Balaton
Slovakia
Hungary
Berlin
Pees
1945 Automobile License Plates Offered Friday
1945 license plates go on sale Friday December 1 at the county treasurer’s office. Buyers must bring 1944 certificates or windshield stickers. old 1942 plates will be scrapped. No special numbers reserved after December 1. Supply includes 5250 car plates and 1050 truck plates.
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Besse Jones
Touch of Winter Stays Cold with Snow on Ground
Last night was the coldest of the season with a minimum of 26 degrees and a noon reading of 27. A light snow fell overnight and remains on the ground as conditions stay frigid.
Soviet forces close on Mohács after Danube crossing
Soviet troops push toward Mohács at the Danube crossing while a Red Army spearhead tightens near Lake Balaton. Analysts debate whether the aim is to divert Budapest defenses or press a broader advance toward the Austrian frontier.
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West Bank
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Pets
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Red Army
Slow But Steady Advances Push Toward Cologne Front
American forces seize Langerwehe and six other west of Duren as Patton and Eisenhower guide a broad advance along the Roer river line. Allied armies report 734,216 prisoners since D-day, with 451,434 in American hands, while Frenz and Kleinhau fall near Hurtgen as the push toward Cologne gains momentum.
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Jungersdorf
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Jullich
Patton
Geo. 3
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Germany
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U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Jungerstdorf
Funeral of Mrs Polis Thursday
Mrs Leola Matilda Polis 31 wife of Floyd W Polis died yesterday at Washington county hospital after over two years illness. Funeral at Sherman's funeral home Thursday at two in charge of Dr F W Hastwood. Burial at Brightons Hillcrest cemetery. Born July 26 1913 Talleyrand. daughter of Jacob and Fay Sheetz. Pleasant Plain high graduate. married March 1 1941. Survived by husband, parents Leroy Sheetz Richland, sisters Mrs Everette Kidmore and Mrs Vinola Garrett Los Angeles.
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Floyd W. Polis
Washingston County Hospital
Sherman
F. W. Hastwood
Yurial
Brighton
Hillcrest Cemetery
Jacob and
Fay Sheetz
Talleyrand
Pleasant Plain High School
Marche
Hitler Breaks Silence in Telegram to Ley
London reports Hitler sent a telegram to Nazi labor leader Robert Ley expressing greetings to the German labor front and promising socialist reconstruction after victory. The message, relayed via the DNB Berlin broadcast, replies to the labor front reaffirming loyalty to him. Mrs. Durand Ross plans to leave for St. Louis, Missouri, after visiting her husband's mother.
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Adolph Hitler
Robert Ley
Labor Front
Reich
DNB
Berlin
Hitler
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