Iowa Column Notes On Local Estate In Ot tummwa
A column from Ot Tumwa reports Meta Pearl Young died here leaving about 50 000. Her will gives 10000 to brother Lester B Young 1000 to the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church and the remainder to the church subject to Lester’s life interest.
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Ottumwa
First Methodist Church
Mias Meta Pearl Young
Lester B. Young
Christian Service
Lester Younus
Guthrie Center approves airport bonds for development
Citizens of Guthrie Center vote 254 to 92 to issue 20,000 dollars in bonds to acquire and develop an airport. Bonds will be retired by proceeds from a one and one half mill tax levy.
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Guthrie Center
Accident on Highway Kills Youth Near Perry
A car skidded in light rain into a bridge railing north of Perry, killing Lyle Konkhe aged 20 from Churdan. Injured were Milo Hyland 22 from Chardan, Vincent Gaffney 21 from Lohrville the driver, and Elva Ferguson 22 from Jefferson.
Homestead Credit Fund Grows on War Time Home Buying
Iowa tax figures show 1945 homestead credits totaling 14,770,957 dollars, up about 400,000 from 1944. Exempt property under the homestead law climbs to 29,766,612 dollars, 17.8 million more than last year, as war demands boost home ownership.
Admits That He Stole Cattle from Sales Barn
Sheriff Tim R. Phalen said Floyd Smittkamp, 42, Marble Rock, confessed to stealing 11 Hereford cattle from a Mason City sales barn. He was arrested at home and held in Cerro Gordo county jail. no charges filed yet. The theft occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday and the cattle were in his pasture near Marble Rock.
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Mason City
Tim R. Phalen
Floyd Smittkamp
Marble Rock
Ill
Phalen
Smittkamp
Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo
Iloya Smittkamp
Wreck Probe Being Continued at Boone
Officials Monday night continued the investigation into Thursday's railroad wreck at Missouri Valley in which nine were killed and about 100 injured. Representatives of the Interstate Commerce Commission the Iowa State Commerce Commission and the railroad sought to determine the collision cause between the Northwestern passenger and freight trains.
County salvage seeks packing boxes for Russian clothing drive
Chairman Karle F. Libe said additional packing boxes are needed to ship clothing donated by Washington county people last week. Wooden or heavy pasteboard boxes are required and any available boxes should be donated so the clothing can be shipped promptly.
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Karle F. Libe
County Salvage Department
Washington County
Libe
Washington
Bricker to Visit Washington Thursday for 4:30 Rock Island Arrival
Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio will arrive Thursday afternoon at 4:30 via a Rock Island Line special to Washington under Republican auspices. The train will stop 15 minutes at the depot with Bricker speaking briefly. Lt. Gov. Robert Blue and Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper will be aboard, along with possibly Rep. Thomas E. Martin. Local events include a high school band and entertainment before Bricker’s platform, plus Don and Jesse Radda’s corn display. Hickenlooper also speaks Friday at the Y luncheon and opens house for Washington County residents.
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John W. Bricker
Ohio
Washington
Republican Campaign Committee
Bricker
Rock Island Road
Milwaukee Railway
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Rock Island
Des Moines
Eldon
Kansas City
Theodore B. Bailey
County Republican Committee
Robert Blue
B. B. Hickenlooper
Thomas E. Martin
Bailey
Don
Jesse Radda
Hickenlooper
County Central Committee
Naval Officer Recalls Hotel Brawl After Roosevelt Address
Lt. Randolph Dickins Jr recounts a fight at the Statler Hotel after Roosevelt’s Teamsters speech. He says he and a fellow naval officer were attacked by union members for refusing to reveal how they would vote, and he asserts he could not identify the assailants. Tobin denies involvement, while Dickins describes being restrained then attacked as he tried to aid his colleague.
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Washington, D.C
Randolph Dickins, Jr
Dickins
Navy
Teamsters
Washington
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
New York
Tobin
Dicking
Shore
Fall of Riga Near Says Red Paper
Red Army spearheads push into Riga suburbs as Pravda reports the capital’s near fall. Russians mass east and south for final assault amid heavy fighting and German withdrawals. Warsaw battle ends after Polish forces exhaust supplies. evacuation of civilians planned.
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Riga
Moscow
Red Army
Pravda
Nor
Baltic States
East Prussia
Warsaw
London
Tadeusz Komorowski
Bor
Polish Home Army
Komorcski
Naval hospital chief seeks official Shore Patrol fight report
Admiral William Chambers of Bethesda requested a copy of the official fight report by the shore patrol. Dickens estimated the crowd ages from 30 to over 70 while noting uncertainty about hitting elderly men. Associates said Dickens had 12 meritorious service citations in Pacific battles.
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William Chambers
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Dickens
Dickins
Pacific
Divorce Suit Filed by Harold Cole Against Hazel Cole
A divorce action is filed in district court by Harold William Cole against Hazel Mae Cole. They were married at Rock Island on January 29 1944 and separated the following day when he returned to his home.
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Harold William Cole
Hazel Mae Cole
Rock Island
War Fund Drive Opens Across Washington County
Rodney Arnold led the first collection at the county courthouse reporting 53 dollars from the Washington district. Volunteers statewide seek a 16 654 dollar quota with town and township workers mobilized to complete the drive this week.
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Rodney Arnold
Court House
Washington
Washington County
Wellman
Lime Creek
Todiuy
National War Fund
Broadcast Tells How Sgt Cox Wounded
Mr and Mrs E Ray Cox received official notice that Sgt Ronald D Cox was injured by shell splinters in the left arm and had a splinter in the right leg. The communication confirms a prior Red Cross report and notes he was missing over Germany June 21 and later held as a prisoner. Residents along the east coast heard the shortwave broadcast and Coxes received letters from two women confirming lists of prisoners and injuries.
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E. Ray Cox
Germany
Ronald D. Cox
International Red Cross
Lorch
Cox
Dean
Coxes
Missing Hampshire hogs near Stutsman farm investigated
Twenty five Hampshire hogs weighing about 159 to 160 pounds each disappeared from the Stutsman farm west of town. Sheriff's office opened an inquiry. Owners Dr B E B W Stutsman and Clarence Goodwin searched the premises but found no trace. Possible escape route through a fence was the only suspected point with no signs of entry.
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Hampshire
Sheriff's Office
Stutsman
BE. B W. Stutsman
Clarence Goodwin
September 1944 Weather Compared to 1943
September 1944 logged 1.51 inches of rain, below last year's two inches. The month's high reached 92 degrees on the third, while September 1943 peaked at 87. Temperatures fell to 43 degrees in September 1944, versus 37 the prior year. No frost occurred in either month. 1943 frost began in the first week of October with two frosty nights, one below freezing.
Airport Election Set for Nov. 7 by Washington Council
Washington city council approves a special airport levy measure of up to 1.25 mills per year to fund acquisition, operation, and maintenance of a city airport. Polling places are designated in each ward, with voting from 8 am to 8 pm. The meeting also granted beer and cigarette licenses to local business owners.
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Washington
Court House
Smart Implement Company
City Hall
Fired Reid
Mary Dougall
Cora Widmer
Bertha Graber
East Washington Street
Lloyd Lewis
Iowa Highway Patrol Officer Addresses Rotary Club
Patrolman Braden spoke to the Rotary about the Iowa state highway patrol roles including criminal investigation fire protection safety patrol and license division. He noted 500000 fingerprints on file and close FBI cooperation. He warned of tire trouble on highways and the need to assist motorists and watch for escaped prisoners.
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Pan Braden
Rotary Club
FBI
Braden
American Troops Capture Monghidoro and Reach Casoni
American forces driving north through the Apennines captured Monghidoro and reached Casoni di Romagna, two towns six miles apart, as advances continued in Italy. The actions marked continued progress against German positions in the region.
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Italy
Rome
Apennines
Monghidoro
Casoni di Romagna
Americans Break Through Siegfried Line Near Aachen
The U S Army broke through the Siegfried line north of Aachen and west of Cologne advancing about four miles in 24 hours. Lt Gen Courtney Hodges led a wedge with flame throwers and doughboys to create a gap and push toward the Rhine. The drive aimed at the Rhine after taking Ubach and knocking out 39 pillboxes as German counterattacks near Aachen were repelled.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Cologne
Courtney H. Hodges
Normandy
1St
Ubach
Siegfried Belt
Rhine
First Army
Germany
Sehnee-Eifel
Trum
Rithberg
1St Army
Allied air strikes sink or damage ten Japanese ships in Pacific
Allied forces reported by Admiral Nimitz sank or damaged ten Japanese vessels in the Philippines theater during weekend raids. In the Palau mopping up, about 1,000 Japanese troops were killed as Marines and soldiers closed in on Angaur Island where a military government has been set up. Heavy bombers struck Celebes Farther targets included Menado and Kendari airfields.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Far Eastern Air Force
Philippine
Palaus
Celebes Islands
Philippines
Menado
Kendart
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Angaur Island
Allied forces push toward Cason di Romagna and Bologna corridor
Units of the U S 5th Army advance along the Florence Bologna highway capturing Monghidoro a key road junction while other elements strike two miles east of Iliugnola extending the allied line beyond its northern reach and engaging German positions near Cason di Romagna south of Bologna.
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West Line
Bologna
Po Valley
U. S. 5Th Army
Monghidoro
Florence- Bologna
Iliugnola
Cason di Romagna
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Iowa
Ottumwa Church
Perry
Homestead Credit Fund
Boone
Russia
Rock Island Lines
Roosevelt
Sub
United Nations
Schaffer
Marseille
von Felbert
Besancon
France
Boie
U. S
Signal Corps
Clinton
Richard A. Stewart
J. F. Keaton
J. M Clinton
Keaton
USO
Mr. Clinton
Orient
China
United States
Japan
Army Base
T. A. Michels
Sgt. Cox
Stutsman Farm
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dick Stewart
Rotary
Fred W. Eastwood
Bears
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