Burns Fatal To William Hesseltine
William D. Hesseltine 81 died at county hospital at 9 30 last night from burns after a gasoline barrel exploded four hours earlier at his Hesseltine farm four miles south of Washington. He was alone and details of the blast were not learned. Funeral 2 30 Monday at Sherman funeral home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He was born February 8 1865 near Brighton and married Ida May Shrader March 27 1890. Surviving: son Harry Hesseltine, daughter Mrs Hattie Swift, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, two sisters Mrs Gus Strum and Mrs John Kupka.
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William D. Hesseltine
Washington
Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Brighton
William Dighton Hesseltine
Sanday Hook
George
Susanne (Dunbar) Hesseltine
Ida May Shrader
Hesseltine
Harry Hesseltine
Hattie Swift
Gus Strum
New Haven
John Kupka
Rochelle
Myrna Reeves Crowned 1946 4H Home Furnishings Champion
Myrna Reeves of Cedar Clippers 4H club earned 1946 champion home furnishing girl honors after a tour of blue ribbon rooms and study of the year’s records. She receives $5 with praise for overseeing a full room renovation including painting walls floors and woodwork and making curtains and accessories. Other awards go to Frances Sojka and Elda Ruth McDowell with $3.06 each, plus runners up Rosamond Sojka Jayce Gault and Mary Ann Hauer receiving $2. The event, funded by Claude Tucker Chevrolet and the Chamber of Commerce, also honors top county 4H clubs in home furnishing, food preservation, gardening and record books.
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Myrna Reeves
Cliffard Reeves
Cedar Clipbers
Myrna
Tce
Frances Sojka
Elda Ruth McDowell
Frances
Elda Ruth
Rosamond Sojka
Jayce Gault
Mary Ann Hauer
Claude Tucker
Tucker Chevrolet Co
Chamber of Commerce
Farmerette Club
Good Luck Club
Brighton
Tony Meath
Harold Swick
West Point Club
John McDowell
Cedar Clippers
Cood Luck
Garden
Mary Knotek
Lucille Gault
Marjorie Wright
Clover Leaf Club
Truman postpones third atomic bomb test to unknown date
President Truman ordered an indefinite postponement of the third atomic bomb test planned for next spring. White House press secretary Charles G. Ross said the delay is a sine die postponement, with no new date set, and follows recommendations from the Joint Chiefs of Air War and Navy secretaries and the President's commission. The test was to be a deep underwater blast at Bikini Atoll, with no date announced. Information from earlier tests and Hiroshima Nagasaki studies will guide future evaluations.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Joint Chiefs of Air, War and Navy
Bikini Atoll
New Mexico
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Three Year Old Killed by Car in Newton Township
Joy JecuvsS, age three, was fatally struck on highway 6 by a car driven by Mrs. Richard Ross of Sharon, Pennsylvania. He ran across the road to meet two sisters and died en route to a hospital. The death marked Jasper county's tenth highway fatality this year.
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Newton
Town
Joy Jecuvss
Richard Ross
Sharon
Fenn
Ross
Jasper County
Clock and watch making concentration in New England
Clock and watch manufactoring remains concentrated in Connecticut and Massachusetts, reflecting regional industrial focus. The piece highlights continued prominence of these states in horology and notes historical roots and current production patterns.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Martial Law Expanded Across Greece Amid Fears of Bandit Activity
Athens reports say the Greek government imposed martial law nationwide, restoring draconian provisions of extraordinary law to combat alleged communist bandit activity. Special military courts will try suspects, with punishments including exile or imprisonment.
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Athens
London
Constantin Tsaldaris
Greece
Nim Cays
Salonika
Kontarien
Larissa
Woman Dead Five Hurt In Missouri Valley Crash
A two-vehicle collision on highway 30 near Missouri Valley left Mrs. E. J. Meneley of Rantoul Illinois dead and five people injured. Eastbound driver Mrs. J G Bigelow of Bozeman Missouri was spun off and struck the westbound car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Roy L Pritchard of Pomosa California. Injured were Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard Mrs. Bigelow Mrs. Daisy Ford of Los Angeles and Mrs D J Wolfe of Danville Illinois.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
E. J. Meneley
Rantoul
Iil
Here
J. G. Bigelow
Bozeman, Moent
Roy JL. Pritchard
Piumosa
Cal
Pritchard
Bigelow
Daisy Ford
Los Angeles
D. J. Wolfe
Danville
Ill
Earliest Life Insurance Policy Issued in 1583
The earliest known life insurance policy dates to 1583, marking the initial documented financial instrument for insuring human life. This historic contract reflects early risk management by Londoners, anticipating modern life insurance practices.
Rationing of Meat Supply Considered
Washington reports an inter agency committee may study reimposing rationing of meats fats and oils to ensure fair distribution. OPA and Agriculture discuss forming such a committee with no decision yet and a 60 day timeline to restore rationing machinery. Some officials doubt a return to rationing but warn shortages could worsen through November with seasonal pork gains possible.
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Washinton
OPA
Agriculture Department
Sponesmien
Government controls fail to stabilize prices after market drop
The U S chamber of commerce says government controls have not stabilized prices after a stock market break. Its weekly Business Action cites fear of war and strikes as factors, and notes government regulations have thinned the market, hindering optimism.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Hope for Beef Relief as Mexico Quarantine Lifts
U S agriculture officials expected an early end to the border quarantine that blocked millions of pounds of Mexican beef. A decision hinged on Mexico culling several hundred head of Brazilian cattle and a joint survey verifying hoof and mouth disease status. The June 6 quarantine affected about 900,000 Mexican cattle imports yearly and barred U S return of many cattle grazing south of the Rio Grande.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
United States
stocktLen
Southerwestern
Wester Ind Central States
Rio Grande
OPA Controls Hurting Business and Prices
The text notes 100 percent cash on share purchases and that market gyrations show controls fail to stabilize prices. It adds that regulations serve unclear purposes and that wholesale and retail price structure has developed numerous kinks under OPA control hampering business.
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OPA
Legion Service Typists and Notaries Listed for Veterans Aid
Bill Graf announces names of volunteers who assisted veterans with terminal leave forms at city hall Legion rooms. Six typists were kept busy this week and one notary public each evening provided service.
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Bill Graf
Jean Beatty Post
American Legion
City Hall Legion Rooms
Gray
Marilyn Kuegsegger
Betty Simons
Dean Cox
Boyd White
Marjorie Benson
Ralph Young
Charlotte Earls
Francis McConner
John Owen
John Lee
Max Senlatter
Tom Gray
Don Boser
Robert Day
Paul Shearer
L. J. Kehoe
Jay Brewer
Tom Stewart
Graf
Attorney General Rules On Tax Cases
Des Moines reports the attorney general holds taxes on property split by district lines must be paid in the district where the portion of the house used for living is located. If undeterminable, the owner may decide the tax district, binding on the taxing body.
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Des Moines
Oscar Strauss
Donald W. Harris
Bloomfield Davis County
Bloomfield Independent School District
Funeral for Harry M. Crone Held With Military Honors
Funeral services for Harry M. Crone a Spanish American War veteran were held at L A Jones funeral home with Dr Fred K Miller in charge. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard and American Legion firing squad. Howard P Miller commanded. bugler Jesse Radda played Taps. court officers were excused from duty. Crone had served as court bailiff. Judge G Patterson of Oskaloosa attended.
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Harry M. Crone
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred KE. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
W. B. Crooks
Will Matucha
Everette Burham
R. R. Noonan
L. J. Kehoe
G. A. Reinert
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S. W., Easter
Dave McGaffey
Dale Atkinson
Marsh Atkinson
American Legion
Ted Crone
Jay Brewer
Charles Kennedy
George Baker
George Rudiger
Sam Munson
Roy Steele
George Birney
Howard P. Miller
Jesse Radda
Court House
Crone
G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
American Seamen Praised as Best in the World
A brief tribute highlights American seamen as top performers on the seas. It lauds skill, discipline, and dedication, recognizing their service and global reputation.
Iowa meat price ceilings cut cost for consumers
Iowa OPA announces new retail meat ceiling prices effective Tuesday. The ceilings average 3 to 10 cents higher than June 30, but some cuts drop to 2 2.5 cents below prior levels. Notable cuts include center cut evaded pork chops at 37 cents per pound, down 23 cents from 60 cents. A list of ten high demand meats guides expected savings.
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OPA
Iowa
York
Stressed Byrnes Seeks Early German Peace Terms at Stuttgart
Washington dispatches say officials expect Secretary Byrnes to push rapid German peace terms even if it shortens Paris talks. He urged Germans learn now what terms to expect while warning the Allied plan to place Germany first on the agenda when the Paris conference reconvenes may hinge on Soviet cooperation.
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Staatstheater
Stuttgart
Germany
U. S
James IF. Byrnes
Byrnes
Robert Murphy
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Tom Connally
Texas
Joseph T. McNarney
International Radio
Washington
United States
James F. Byrnes
Paris
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Trussia
Dr Atchison to Preach at Washington Church
Dr R K Atchison pastor of the Associate Presbyterian church Rimersburg Pa will preach at the Washington church Sunday evening at eight oclock announced today by Rev Basil Mc Bee Dr Atchison and his wife arrived last evening to visit relatives while on a months vacation They will also visit relatives at Allerton Iowa
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R. K. Atchison
Associate Presbyterian Church
Rimersburg
Washington
Basil McBee
Atchison
Allerton
Iowa
Health Unit Activities for Week of Sept. 9
Special mothers classes Tuesday 2 00 to 3 00 P M in the office. Thursday 1 30 to 3 45 P M Child health conference. Friday 1 00 to 4 00 P M X ray conference in Dr Boice s office.
City Gets Parking Jackpot
Miles City readers drop coins into downtown parking meters before official use, generating 147 dollars and 16 cents in pennies and nickels as curious citizens test the machines.
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Miles City
U.P
General Strike Threat From AFL Seamen Union
A spokesman for striking AFL seamen warns that if the government moves ships tied up to enforce wage demands, the maritime unions will appeal to all organized labor to join in a nationwide general strike. Paul Hall, port agent of the Seafarers International Union and AFL port council chair, says workers from street car conductors to machinists could quit to support a general strike.
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New York
AFL Seamon
Paul Hall
Ceafurer International Union
AFL Port Council
Lelse
Hall
Collision at Riverside injures rider on Kalona cycle
Russell Drollinger of Kalona bruised after his motorcycle collides with a car driven by Henry Bailey of Washington on Riverside main street. Drollinger parked then started up, blocked by a truck, turning from the curb. Motorcycle and car damage about 100 dollars. Passenger Giles Decker of Kalona unharmed.
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Russell Drollinger
Kalona
Henry Bailey
Washington
Riverside
Drollinger
Bailey
Giles Decker
Buick Stolen From 21 Club During Dinner
Police search for a 1941 gray Buick sedan owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr after he reports the car stolen from in front of the 21 Club while dining.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Marriage License Issued to Miller and Courtney in Washington
A marriage license was issued today at the court house to Marion D. Miller and Nellie Ruth Courtney, both of Washington.
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Court House
Marion D. Miller
Nellie Ruth Courtney
Washington
Hindu Muslim riots in Bombay toll reaches 220 dead
An official statement reports 220 killed and 669 wounded in Bombay during a week of Hindu Muslim rioting. Disturbances have subsided.
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Bombay
Copper Mine at Bisbee Arizona Produces Large Copper Ore
A surface copper mine at Bisbee Arizona spans 35 acres and has produced more than 200,000 tons of copper ore.
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Bisbee Ariz
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Charlene Hesseltine
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International Soundphoto
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VFW Parade
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VFW
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