Griffiths to Face Hearings on Separate Traffic Incidents
A column reports Ben Griffith 60 and his son Roger 25, both from the Clarion area, will have hearings today on traffic charges. District Judge Sherwood A. Clock set Ben’s hearing after a driving while intoxicated arrest. Sheriff Roy E. Wilson says Roger, found drinking after a collision with Milton Shedow’s car injuring Mervin Dirksen, claimed he thought the other car fled.
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Clarion
Ben Griffith
Here
Roger
Sherwood A. Clock
Hampton
Roy E. Wilson
Milton Shedow
Kanawhia
Mervin Dirksen
Kanawha
Cadet Nurse Newton Labor Day Queen
Verla Jones, 18, in cadet nurse uniform, named Labor Day queen at Local 1116 United Electrical event at Fred Maytag park Newton. Eva Lena Lee, Automatic Washer Co. employee, placed second in factory attire. Mrs. George Lantz, Newton housewife, finished third. Winner chosen for suitability to her work.
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Newton
Verla Jones
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Fred Maytag Park
Eva Lena Lee
Automatic Washer Co
George Lantz
Mesquaki Pow-wow Set at Tama Reservation
The Mesquaki Indian pow-wow or Victory Jubilee returns to the Tama Indian reservation for the first time since 1942. Set for September 13 to 14, it features native ceremonies and dances with Tama Indians, including veterans, and Peter D. Morgan as chairman.
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Tama
Peter D. Morgan
Lainson Named Acting Eldora Warden and Superintendent
Des Moines Iowa September 4 P L Lainson warden Fort Madison state penitentiary was named acting superintendent of the Eldora training school for boys following a conference with Governor Robert Blue and the state board of control. He will keep his Fort Madison post and operate from Eldora with authority to implement corrective measures after last week’s 216 boy escapes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Percy Lainson
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Eldora Training School
Robert Blue
Lainson
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Eldora
Blue
Spain Evicted From Tangier After Four-Power Talks
At a four-power conference, delegates said Spain must evacuate Tangier and return the zone to its pre-war status. Russia and the United States were invited to help administer Tangier, which has been governed by an international commission since June 1, 1925.
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Ers
Spain
Tangier
Russia
United States
International Commission
How
Washington Christian church undergoes exterior upgrades
Extensive improvements are underway at the Washington Christian church begun in 1891. Workers coat brick with gray stucco, cover the tower, replace the roof with green composition shingles, and plan window repairs and interior redecoration next year. Completion is expected in about a month.
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Washington Christian Church
Eisenhower for Chief of Staff in Truman reshuffle
Washington dispatch reports Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as a likely successor to Gen George C Marshall as army chief of staff. The piece lists potential moves for top military posts including Nimitz Halsey Arnold Spaatz Akers and notes Stimson may retire with McCloy named as possible successor.
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Washington
D. C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshal
Army
Marshall
Truman
Eisenhower
U.S
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
William 3S. Halsey
Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
Carl A. Spaatz
Ira C. Aker
Ickes
Britain to retain draft for forces indefinitely
Prime Minister Attlee announced on radio that Britain will continue drafting able bodied men aged 18 to 30 for armed services. Exemptions will apply to key construction workers while many former wartime essential workers will be called up to replace veterans overseas and in new territories. The plan aims to demobilize 45,000 soldiers and airmen weekly, though actual numbers may fall short.
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London
Britain
Attlee
Europe
Africa
Pacific
Man Charged With DUI Arraigned Near Washington
Leonard Marie living five miles north of Washington was arraigned before Justice J. E. Bovee after arrest by Officer Ward Essley. He was bound over to the September term grand jury on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charge. He posted bond and was released.
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Leonard Marie
Washington
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
Ward Essley
Monmouth Scholar Addresses United Presbyterian Men
Dr. Arch Owen head of Monmouth College English spoke to about 75 men of the United Presbyterian church in the church dining room. He urged men to begin at Jerusalem and Washington in religious work amid postwar challenges, as President DeLong and VP Pratt led the meeting. A tug of war and group singing followed with an offering of 91 dollars supporting the Seattle butt mimeographed paper for service members.
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Arch Owen
Monmouth College
United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Owen
Jerusalem
Washington
M. GC. DeLong
Richard Pratt
H. C. Finney
John Stewart
Robert Wiley
Marion George Jed
Seattlebutt
Washington City Council Regular Meeting Recap
The Washington city council met at city hall last evening for routine business and discussion of contemplated city projects.
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Washington City Council
Carbee Named Milwaukee Railroad Agent in Washington
L R Carbee becomes station agent for the Milwaukee in Washington succeeding retiring Bell who ends 53 years with the line. Bell departs Sept 14 after 20 years as Washington agent and 35 years as telegrapher. Carbee's 20 year career includes telegraph work and a night trick now vacated by Bill Stockman pending replacement.
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L. R. Carbee
Milwaukee Railroad
Washington
Wilder
Bill Stockman
Mr. Carbee
Bell
Milwaukee
Chillicothe
Carbee
Ottumwa
City Hall rooms to house American Legion and 12 patriotic groups
Work begun at city hall to convert the room south of the fire station into Legion quarters vacating cramped second floor space. The large room will be reconfigured into one area with small western rooms and a platform at the east end. Red Cross partitions removed, and extensive redecorating and improvements planned.
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City Hall
American Legion
Legion
Red Cross
Superphosphate Output Forecast for 1944-45
Production of about 6,890,009 tons of superphosphate is expected for the 1944-45 year. A total of 6,831,000 tons was produced in 1943-44.
Possible position earns general approval in Washington
A report notes that a prospective appointment is likely to receive broad support in Washington, signaling smooth progress for the administration's chosen candidate. The information suggests favorable views among lawmakers and political allies.
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Sible
Washington
Powers Given Five Years Term
Robert O. Powers of Des Moines was sentenced by Judge Frank Beehly in Sigourney to up to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary for assault with intent to rob. He pleaded guilty as co-defendant Willmarth Thomas faced related charges after being arrested near Iowa City for robbing Private Lee Witten, a Sigourney soldier on furlough, who reported a pistol and seven dollars missing along with identification papers. Witten identified the pair after riding with them. Thomas later confessed and received a sentence.
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Sigourney
Frank Beehly
Robert O. Powers
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Powers
Beehly
H. M. Putnam
John Owen
Willmarth Thomas
Iowa City
Lee Witten
Witten
West Chester
Washington
Thomas
Occupation Expands as U S Troops Take Kyushu Airfield
General MacArthur signals rapid Tokyo move as thousands of American troops seize Kyushu airfield and port facilities. About 200 air and ground crewmen reach Tachikawa near Tokyo with plans to occupy metropolitan Tokyo by Friday. Airborne infantry arrive from Okinawa to secure Kanzawa area while Kanova hosts 2,500 U S troops from the 6th Army.
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MacArthur
Yokohama
Japan
Kyushu
Tachikawa Army Air Base
Tokyo
Atsugi
Tachikawa
Douglas MacArthur
Nomoru Shigemitsu
Okinawa
Kitanoya
Kagoshima
6Th Army
Philippines
New Guinea
Kanova
See Session as Vital to Labor See Session as Vital to Labor
Organized labor views the upcoming congressional session as pivotal for American workers. Union leaders and their aides plan a strong campaign to pass a full employment bill and higher unemployment benefits during the postwar conversion era. They warn opposed lawmakers risk political retirement at next year’s elections.
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Washington, D.C
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Railway Brotherhoods
United Mine Workers
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Fleming Held Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Fleming were held Friday at the L. A. Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred Miller in charge. Pallbearers Cloyce Crone Dale Robertson Earl Whetstine Charles Rosenberger Paul Smith and Robert Wiley. burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Nancy Fleming
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred Miller
Cloyce Crone
Dale Robertson
Earl Whetstine
Charles Rosenberger
Paul Smith
Robert Wiley
Elm Grove Cemetery
Powers admits role in robbery pledges to plead
Powers confessed his part in the robbery and told the sheriff he would plead to the charge. He was on parole from the state reformatory at Anamoss and has two years of his original sentence to serve. The court action today resolved the case without trial and with prison terms for both men.
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Powers
State Reformatory
Anamoss
Menn
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