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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1947
Page
8
A British military court in Hamburg convicted eighteen German defendants, fifteen of them senior officers, for killing fifty Royal Air Force men recaptured after a mass escape from a prisoner of war camp. The case, rooted in the 1944 Sagan escape, marks a grim chapter in wartime history.
Mohandas K. Gandhi starts another fast in Calcutta amid brutal communal rioting with an unofficial death toll around 50 and hundreds wounded. He urges followers to reject lynch law until sanity returns, planning to end the fast only when Calcutta quiets.
In their defense the Germans contended that fifty prisoners died during an escape attempt.
Thirty seven bodies were removed from two CN passenger trains after a head on collision at Godard station near Dugald. The crash, near Winnipeg, left at least 25 injured as fire spread to a nearby oil warehouse and grain elevator, delaying identification of the dead.
The Turkish national assembly unanimously ratified the bilateral aid accord with the United States yesterday. The vote confirmed the agreement reached in Ankara and ended debate on the aid package.
The last U S Marines service unit departed Tientsin today after turning over its surplus property to the Chinese government.
Des Moines residents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Troe and daughter Marsha join Jimmy Troe in visiting Mrs. C. G. Schmoeller. Elaine Thomasson, June graduate, heads to Boxholm to teach home economics this year. Various relatives and friends travel and relocate, with new jobs at several local shops and moves to addresses in Des Moines and Davenport.
President Truman announces key appointments before leaving for South America. Gen Albert S Gruenther becomes Director of the Joint Staff under the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Adm Roscoe H Killen Lociter heads the CIA. Arthur M Hill chairs the National Security Resources Board. Sidney W Souers serves as Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.
A spate of fatalities across Iowa left 13 dead in a long weekend. Among the victims were Pendry in a Des Moines crash near Polk county, Glenn Sutton in downtown Des Moines, and Al Stuart in Menlo after running in front of a car. Additional deaths included five Iowa drivers in a Colfax auto-truck collision, a Cedar Rapids truck wrecked by a train, a McGregor pickup overturning, and a Humboldt drowning. A fire at Acsona Country Club killed golf pro John Canning.
Entries are coming in for a Friday morning parade on September 12 with four divisions for children up to 14. Pet, doll and decorated doll, bogies decorated bicycle, and costume. After the parade, refreshments and games on the square. Registration at theumm appliance store next to Hotel Washington until 9:30 AM.
Government announces turkey support prices effective Sept 1 to Jan 31, 1948. Floors vary by weight and grade with 18 to 22 Ibs grade A at 31.5 and grade B at 28.5, 22 Ibs and over grade A at 25.5 and grade B at 22.5, aiming at about 90 percent of August parity. Information received by Corn Belt Turkey Farms.
A historical note states that creating one pound of pure dry insulin needs materials from the pancreases of roughly 100000 hogs or 60000 cattle. This highlights the enormous scale of early insulin manufacturing and its reliance on animal tissues.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Cooney resume duties after two weeks off. Mrs Cooney reopens as receptionist for Dr G E Montgomery. The couple spent a week in Remer Minnesota and the rest with parental homes in Richland. Several other families and individuals are described visiting relatives in Iowa City Davenport Rock Island Fort Des Moines and Chicago with travel plans and weekend visits noted.
Rose Hutt and Laverne Andersons plan to relocate to Detroit after visiting family in town. Wilma Nordyke returns from a western vacation stopping in San Francisco Los Angeles Long Beach and Beverly Hills and meets former Iowa residents. John and Martha Lynn wed at the Oskaloosa Christian church with Foster Bickel attending yesterday.
The Commerce Department reports August new construction began at an estimated value of 1.212 billion dollars, up five percent from July. The July total was revised to 1.158 billion, and August shows a nearly 15 percent rise over August 1946.
NYC retailers report losses totaling 13 billion dollars each year due to shoplifting. The figure underscores ongoing crime impact on stores and consumer prices as merchants call for stronger enforcement and prevention strategies.
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