Quisling Convicted and Sentenced to Death in Norway
Vidkun Quisling was found guilty on six counts including treason and murder and sentenced to death by a Norwegian jury. The verdict cited secret deals with Nazis before the 1940 invasion and ordered his fortune of 1,800,000 kroner confiscated. No execution date was set due to an appeal.
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Oslo
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Nazi Germany
Quisling
Erik Solem
Solem
Supreme Court
Salem
Molotov Arrives in London for Historic Big Five Peace Talk
Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov arrived in London by plane for a historic five power conference expected to lay groundwork for lasting peace. U S Secretary James Byrnes was due to reach London aboard the Queen Elizabeth for the opening session with French and Chinese ministers already in the city and Ernest Bevin representing Britain.
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London
V. M. Molotov
United States
James I. Byrnes
Sesson
France
China
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Mrs Kendrick Taken by Death
Mrs Neilie K Kendrick wife of Russell M Kendrick died at 3 40 p m Saturday at the county hospital after two weeks there She had been ill for three weeks Funeral services were held at L A Jones funeral home at 2 30 with Rev Arthur Peters of West Chester in charge Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery She was born May 23 18 6 in Lexington community northwest of Washington daughter of Anthony and Nora Stover Sharpe The family moved to Washington when she was nine She married Feb 8 1917 in Washington County and lived there all her life in the last 40 years She was a Baptist church member Surviving are her husband one son Wayne Kendrick in the Army in the European theater one granddaughter three sisters Mrs A J Votruba Washington Mrs George Maull and Ivy
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Neilie K. Kendrick
Russell M. Kendrick
County Hospital
L. A
Anthony
Nora (Stover) Sharpe
Washington
Washington County
The
Baptist Church
Wayne Kendrick
A. J. Votruba
George Maull
Ivy
Surrender of Japan Ends War With Allied Powers
Document signed in Tokyo Bay by Japan under Imperial Headquarters announces unconditional surrender to Allied Powers led by United States and Britain. It orders ceasefire, preservation of ships and property, and compliance with terms set by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
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Imperial General Headquarters
United States
China
Great Britain
Potsdam
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
Surrender Document Signed Aboard Missouri in Tokyo Bay
Read notes describe portions of the surrender instrument signed aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay by Gen. MacArthur and Japanese representatives plus the imperial rescript. The document was delivered to President Truman in Washington and includes signatures of allied delegates and Japanese ministers.
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U.S. S. Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Gen. MacArthur
Hirohito
Truman
Washington
Shigemitsu
Umezu
Allied Nations International Landphoto
Milt Denison Dies at 111 10 Days
David Milton Denison 79 died Sunday in University Hospital Iowa City after a week of illness. Funeral set for Tuesday 4:30 at L. A. Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Denison known across Washington county for horse buying and real estate work. born near Riverside August 19, 1866. married Jane Rice in 1892. survived by two sons Charles and Dale, daughter Cecil, and brothers Everett and Newt.
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David Milton Denison
University Hospital
Iowa City
L. A
Oregon
Riverside
Martin
Sarah
Hexworth) Denison
Living Lake
Jane Rice
Mr. Denison
Charles
Dale Denison
Washington
Cecil Denison
Everett Denison
North of
Newt Denison
Carthage
Ill
Meat rationing set to end October first
Washington reports meat rationing will end October 1 after review by the Office of Price Administration. Shoe rationing likely ends between October 15 and November 1. Fats sugar and other controls remain, with most wartime controls ending this year. Rent and price controls persist despite easing production limits.
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Washington
D. C
Clinton Anderson
Chester Bowles
OPA
Pats
Gils
Office of Defense Transportation and Petroleum Administrator For
Rainfall Boosts County Crops After Extended Dry Spell
A substantial rain of 0.60 inches fell last night, helping crops and fields after a month without rain. Combined with 0.16 inches last Friday, the county recorded 0.76 inches in three days. Temperatures cooled to 59 degrees before skies cleared and warmth returned.
Dill Boileau Dies at 1:20 PM in Washington Home
Ransom Medill Boileau known as Dill Boileau, 86, dies at 1:20 this afternoon at his home 415 South Sixth Avenue after eight years of ill health. A Washington resident since age 25, his body was taken to L. A. Jones funeral home for arrangements this afternoon.
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Ransom Medill Boileau
South Sixth Avenue
Mr. Boileau
Dill Boileau
Washington
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
See Increase in U. S. Corn Crop
The agriculture department forecasts a 1945 U S corn crop of 3 069 055 000 bushels up from 2 244 478 000 in the prior month and down from 3 228 361 000 in 1944.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
No Grand Jury at This Term of Court
The September district court opened with no grand jury as Judge J. W. Patterson excused jurors due to no matters to consider. Leonard Marie was fined $360 and costs for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a 60 day license suspension, clearing the docket of several criminal cases under County Attorney John C. Owen.
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J. W. Patterson
Patterson
Leonard Marie
John C. Owen
Ex-Supervisor Morgan Dies at 87 in Bettendorf
Albert J. Morgan 87 former Washington county supervisor died Saturday at Mason ic sanitarium Bettendorf IA after two weeks there He had declined after his wife died six years ago Funeral services at Clay Congregational Church conducted by Rev J W Parks Burial in Clay Cemetery arrangements with L A Jones Funeral Home Morgan born June 24 1858 in Clay township spent life in the county except two years in Shelby He served 1919 to 1924 as township clerk and assessor active in Washington County Mutual Insurance on its board 1901 to 1919 He is survived by two sons Warren Morgan Brighton and Carroll A Morgan Rieland daughter Ruth Trumbo San Lucas Calif two grandsons Lane Morgan Lockridge IA Philip Trumbo San Lucas and one great grandson Gary L Morgan Lockridge
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Albert J. Morgan
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Masonic Sanitarium
Bettendorf
Iowa
Morgan
Clay Congregational Church
J. W. Parks
Maxon
Clay
the Clay
Clay Cemetery
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Morgan
Washington County
Shelby County
Jaws
Clay Township
Henry Morgan
Adeline (Barnett) Morgan
Pleasant Plain
Lucy Orr
Board of Supervisors
Washington County Mutual Insurance Association
Childreen
Warren ©. Morgan
Brighton
County Aaa
Carroll A. Morgan
Rielland
Ruth Trumbo
San Lucas Calif
Lane Morgan
Lockridge
Philip Trumbo
San Lucas
Gary L. Morgan
Annual County Tall Corn Contest Set for Saturday Morning
Washington county hosts the annual Tall Corn Contest this Saturday at 10 AM. Entries from county residents must reach the Journal office by 10 AM, be tied to a pole, and measured from root to tassel tip. Three prizes offered for the top stalks, with a single prize per entrant.
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Cedar Township
Washington County
Journal
A E Reeves 82 Dies of Stroke in Washington
Alvin K E Reeves 82 died at 2 45 this morning at his home 726 North Second avenue from a stroke suffered two weeks earlier He had not been well over a year He was born August 5 1863 in Pleasant Hill He lived much of his life in Prairie Flower later moving to Washington Surviving are two daughters Mrs Everett Teets and Dave Reeves a grandson Dale Teets a brother T C Reeves two half brothers Dave and Newt Benson a half sister Mrs Cy Bush One son Dayle Reeves died in France in World War I.
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Alvin KE. Reeves
North Second Avenue
L. A. Jones
Alfred Trenerry
The
Baptist Church
Ain Elm Grove
Mr. Reeves
Pleasant Hill
Town
Abraham and
Mariel (Cooper) Reeves
Prairie Flower
Washington
Atlantic
Iowa
Nellie Sterling
Everett Teets
Dave Reeves
Dale Teets
T. C. Reeves
Dave
Newt Benson
Cy Bush
Dayle Reeves
France
Health conference moved to Tuesday at Kalona City Hall
A child health conference will be held from nine until noon Tuesday at Kalona City Hall. The county health unit changed the date from Wednesday as previously announced.
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Kalona City Hall
Fresh Water Well Reported on Antelope Island Utah
Antelope Island in Great Salt Lake Utah now has a newly discovered fresh water well. The find adds a potential resource for island visitors residents and researchers exploring the lake's hydrology.
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Antelope Island
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Fatal injuries in Washington area car crash
B Williams 39 died Saturday night at Washington county hospital after losing an arm in a side swipe with a truck near the Robert Wiley home Friday. He had been improving earlier that day but suddenly worsened. He is survived by his wife Mary Greenway Williams. The exact crash cause is undetermined though tire failure is suspected.
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Welter B.williams
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jap General Army Staff Is Abolished
Allied Commander General Douglas MacArthur orders abolition of the Japanese imperial general headquarters effective September 13 and imposes censorship on Tokyo news and shortwave broadcasts. US counterintelligence moves into Tokyo media as occupation expands with troops entering Odawara Hiratsuka and nearby bases.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Imperial General Headquarters
Mrs. Lillie Weeks Dies in Missouri
Mrs. Lillie Weeks 69 of Montgomery City Missouri died in a Mexico hospital after four months of failing health. Funeral services will be held in Montgomery City with son Dewey Weeks and family attending. Surviving are three daughters and nine sons with the youngest serving overseas. husband died about a year ago.
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Lillie Weeks
Montgomery City
Dewey Weeks
Salem
Mexico
Collision and Blowout Likely Tied to Swerve Incident
A car swerved toward a truck causing damage to the wheel and tire, suggesting the blowout was a result of the collision between the car and truck rather than a separate tire failure.
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Sharpe
Mason City, Iowa
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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U. S. Cavalry Division
Signal Corps
Don Radda
A. E. Reeves
Robert Wiley
Areshwaters
Hal Hotle
Williams
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DeWitt
James Willams
Ruth N. (McKenzie) Williams
United Presbyterian College
Knoxville
Tenn
African Methodist Church
Colored Masons
Muscatine
Mary Greenway
MacArthur
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United Press
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Odawara
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Hiratsuka
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