Iowa Column Reports Illinois Liquor Seizure Near Sigourney
Des Moines reporter R. W. Nebergall of the Iowa bureau notes highway patrol stopped an Illinois truck Tuesday night near Sigourney. Roy Gannon of Rock Island Illinois drove the vehicle and 34 cases of Illinois liquor were seized. Gannon is held in Sigourney with charges of illegal transportation of liquor to be filed.
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Des Moines
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Coloinal Investigation
Illinois
Sigourney
Roy Gannon
Rock Island
Ill
Nethergall
Gannon
Estimate of $30,000 Loss in Farm Fire
OSKALOOSA a fire Wednesday morning at the W O McCurdy farm near Fremont la destroyed 3 000 bushels of hybrid seed corn two buildings and implements McCurdy estimating the damage at 30 000 said he believed the fire started from a drier
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Oskaloosa
McCurdy
Fremont
Clubs Protest Luncheon Price Rise at Hotel Chieftain
Four Council Bluffs service clubs and the Council Bluffs Board of Realtors filed complaints with the OPA price panel protesting a luncheon price increase at the Hotel Chieftain. Figures will be presented Friday, with a hearing set for next Monday night. Rotary leader Irene Riser offered no comment.
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Council Bluffs
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chieftain
Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs
Council Bluffs Board of Realtors
Rotary Club
American Legion Hall
Irene Riser
Probe Poison Death At Atlantic Farm
Sheriff Harry Jordan and State Agent Delbert Murry discounted a political vengeance theory in the arsenic poisoning death of Carl Holldorf 44. Arsenic was found in cereal lard salt and even a toothpick holder on the family dining table at the Atlantic farm home of Pete Eisel. Holldorf and his wife were ill after eating sugar later found to contain arsenic.
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Atlantic
Harry Jordan
Delbert Murry
Carl Holldorf
Holldorf
Pete Eisel
County Board of Supervisors
Soviet Armies Smash Across Czechoslovakia Front
Soviet Fourth Ukranian Army drives 170 miles into Czechoslovakia linking with the Second Army toward Budapest and possibly Germany. The advance cuts through Carpathian passes as East Prussia invasion also reported with Berlin stating Red Army reached the Prussian town of Eydtkuhmen.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Austria
Germany
Carpathians
East Prussia
London
U.p.berlin
Red Army
Eydtkuhmen
Hurricane Sends Wild Destruction Across Central Florida
A tropical hurricane battered central Florida causing heavy crop damage across the citrus belt. Winds up to 100 mph lashed inland, knocking out power in Jacksonville and flooding coastal areas from Daytona Beach to the Georgia line. Officials warned of high tides and millions in crop losses.
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Tampa
Florida
West
Jacksonville
Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Georgia Line
Iowa 1944 crop outlook for corn and soybeans in Iowa
Iowa crop report estimates 1944 corn at 601,328,000 bushels, near 1943 record, with late planting lowering quality and only about 76 percent mature by Oct 1. Soybeans projected at 39,332,000 bushels, flaxseed to 610,000 with low yield, and tame day production at 5,724,000 tons, well above 1943.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Crop Reporting Service
Mukden
Manehu
Illini
Lincoln
County Ministers Plan Monday Meeting at Young Men’s Club
Washington county ministers gather next Monday at 10:30 a m at the Y for October program and business session. Rev H W Munster of West Chester will review J Harold Laski’s Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time, a work seen as endorsing collectivist ideas likely to trigger strong discussion.
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Washington County
H. W. Munster
West Chester
J. Harold Laski
Gospel Singers to Perform at Tabernacle Next Sunday
Rev W J Stevens pastor of the Christian Tabernacle announced that the Kansas City Gospel Singers will sing at eleven oclock Sunday morning and at 745 in the evening. The group will be supported by free will offerings. The Negro ensemble has recently drawn large crowds at Ottumwa and has performed at army camps hospitals and air naval and marine bases.
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W. J. Stevens
The
Christian Tabernacle
Kansas City Gospel Singers
Tabernacle
Ottumwa
Philippines invaded as American fleet shells Leyte gulf
Tokyo reports an American fleet with transports broke into Leyte gulf in the central Philippines and may have landed on Suluan island near Manila, with 27 carrier planes in four waves. Washington said no information on the Tokyo claim.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
Suluan Island
Manila
Clark Field
FCC
Luzon
Mipaaneo
Japanese High Command
Tokyo Radio
United Press
London
Gulf of Leyte
Gulf
Suluan
Philipines
U. S
Bataan and
Corregidor
War and Navy Departments
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Morotai
Halmahera Group
Chester W. Nimitz
Burlington Man Gets Life on Murder Count
Stanley Stratton of Burlington received a life sentence for the murder of his brother in law Walter Owen in a Burlington tavern last June 12. His motion for a new trial was overruled and Stratton commented that he half expected it.
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Burlington
Stanley Stratton
Walter Owen
Stratton
Record Hay Harvest Peak in 35 Years Noted
The report notes counts for the largest tonnage of hay harvested during the past 35 years across the region, highlighting a peak year and notable yields by local farms and cooperatives.
Jackson Township War Fund Surpasses Quota
Henry Berdo brought in 144 dollars to the national war fund HQ from Jackson Center district in Jackson township. The district quota was 490 dollars and the township total rose to 1,040.50, about 300 over its 750 quota, the best record yet. Four townships have reported, with Kalona and Riverside still to report. county totals reach 14,839 with yesterday’s receipts 1,172.65.
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Henry Berdo
National War Fund
Jackson Center
Jackon Township
Jackson Township
War Fund
Cedar
Franklin
Jackson
Daton Creek
Oregon
Crawford, Clay
Brighton
Lime Creek
Iowa
Brighton City
KE. L. Edmonson
Kalona
Riverside
Court House
Were You Missed By Solicitors in War Fund Drive
Citizens who were not contacted by canvassers may still contribute to the national war fund at the court house lobby desk through Frances Park. Several volunteers already donated. leaders urge all to participate to reach the 86,000 target and exceed it with new gifts today.
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National War Fund
Frances Park
Court House
Heen
Todlay
Washington
Memorial Service for Garold Wehr at St James Church
Memorial service for Private Garold Wehr of Washington killed in action in France on Sept 22 will be held Monday Oct 23 at 10 AM at St James Catholic Church. Requiem high mass and an address by Rev H J Corcoran planned. Leon Beatty American Legion members will attend as a group.
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Garold Wehr
Washington
France
St. James Catholic Church
H. J. Corcoran
Wehr
Leon Beatty Post
The
American Legion
American heavy bombers lost in action reported
London Oct 19 The United States Army Air Forces said ten American heavy bombers were lost today in operations over Europe. Details on crews and missions were not immediately released by the Air Force.
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London
U.P
Airforce
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Paris
KG. S
Mainz
Manhein
Ludwigshaen
Germany
Absent Voters Ballots Ready For Early Casting
Absent voters ballot access starts next Monday at the county auditor's office for those away from home or out of county on election day. Ballots will be sealed until election day and mailed to eligible applicants. The count lists 79 outside voters and 522 soldier ballot requests with 495 ballots issued after removing duplicates and disqualifications.
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Auditor's Office
Soldiers
Walter Lchroeffer
Child Struck by Car. 7 Month Old Bruised
A seven month old girl, Karen Beiderwieden, daughter of Rev and Mrs John Beiderwieden, was struck by a car while playing on the walk near 409 East Main. X rays at county hospital showed no broken bones. she was severely bruised but recovering at home. The incident involved a casbacked vehicle whose spare tire struck near her, with wheels not passing over her body.
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Karen Beiderwieden
John Beiderwieden
East Main Street
Bombers and 23 Fighters Lost in Germany Attacks
Yesterday's air raids on the Colgie and Cassel regions of Germany resulted in the loss of bombers and 23 fighter aircraft. No further details were provided on casualties or missions.
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Colgie
Cassel
Germany
Allied push nears Maas as Aachen tightens American grip
Allied forces report steady advances across western front with Aachen encircled in the northwest, Bruyeres falls to U S troops, and German counterattacks repelled. Air and ground operations press from Mainz to Deurne while British and Canadian units push toward the Schelde and Antwerp corridors.
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Supreme Hdqs
AEF
Paris
Maas
Amerika
Supreme Headquarters
Verray- Duerne
Germany
Ruhr
7Th Army
Asault
Bruyeres
France
Donhomme
Vosges
U.S
Aachén
High Command
Canadian First Army
Schelde
Antwerp
Recdeland
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Pacific Fleet
William F. Halsey, JR
Marc A. Mitsener
Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
United States Navy
International Soundphoto
Balkan
Junkers
Danzig
Gospel Singers
Tabernacle Sunday
Air
Halsey
Third
3Rd Fleet
Raymond A. Spruance
Sti
Dewey
ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
GOP
International
St. James Church
Garold
Aachen
3Rd Army
Mets
London News Chronicle
Europe
Rhine
Venray
Deurne Canal
Veulen
Auehen
UU. S
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