Britain Delaying War Debt Action
Washington reports Britain shows reluctance to initiate a drastic reduction of its 15 billion war debt to empire members and the sterling bloc as talks begin on postwar aid and potential refinancing. Officials note Britain’s external debt, built during war with credits to dominions, Egypt and others, complicates liquidation across the bloc.
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Egypt
India
Malaya
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Seventh of Family at Keokuk Into Army
Bruce D. Wright the seventh Wright son to enter service in World War II joined by one other inductee Milton Barnoon deputy collector of internal revenue stands with Wright at Fort Snelling Minnesota induction noted earlier Keokuk inductees previously sent to Jefferson Barracks Missouri Five Wright brothers serve in army or in Germany with another in the navy.
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Charles Wright
Bruce D. Wright
Fort Snelling
Minn
Germany
Navy
Milton Barnoon
Internal Revenue
Jefferson Barracks
Eldora Call for Housecleaning at State School
Hardin county law enforcement group meeting drew nearly 300 residents to discuss resolutions urging a housecleaning at the Eldora state training school for boys. The push follows disturbances at the facility tied to the death of inmate Ronald LeRoy Miller of Des Moines.
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Iowa Falls
Eldora
Iardin County Laws Enforcement Association
Hardin County
Ronald LeRoy Miller
Des Moines
War Production Board Boosts Farm Machinery Output Plan
The War Production Board calls for a 30 percent increase in farm machinery production for the coming year versus the 1944–45 schedule starting August 1 1944. This targets higher output to support wartime agriculture and food production efforts.
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War Production Board
Twelve Service Men Discharged In Washington County
A week’s records show ten Army, one Navy, and one Marine discharge filings at the county auditor’s office bringing total county service discharges to 267. The list names the service members with hometowns, service dates, campaigns, and awards including Bronze Stars and Overseas Bars.
United States Ships Enter Shanghai Harbor in Disarmament Move
U S Navy vessels arrived in Shanghai marking the first entry since 1941 as Japanese troops begin surrender. The minesweeper YMS 49 towed the captured gunboat Atak, which had fled Shanghai after the surrender at Nanking. Disarmament started with quiet property transfers.
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Shanghai
United States
YMS 49
Atak
Nanking
Allies land in Batavia to begin occupation of Java
Report from Batavia says the city looked dead under Japanese rule with dire conditions at a nearby internment camp. A small party flew in yesterday unofficially spearheading the Allied occupation of the East Indies island still awaiting formal surrender after three years of occupation.
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Singapore
Delay Hearing on Murder Charges
In Eldora Iowa the preliminary hearing for four former state training school workers charged with first degree murder in the death of Ronald Miller 17 Des Moines was continued to September 24. The four men Karl Klatt Daryl T Brown Harold Martin and Harold Nelson were arrested on a warrant signed by Jens Grothe assistant state attorney general.
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Eldora
Iowa
State Training School For Boys
Ronald Miller
Des Moines
Jens Grothe
Karl Klatt
Daryl T. Brown
Iarold Martin
Harold Nelson
Local WWII Veterans Earned Bronze Stars and Campaign Medals
Four veterans listed with service details including Paul D Kalona Harold R Steiner Marion R Turnipseed and George W Whetstine. Campaigns include Rome Arno Southern France Air Offensive Europe Sicily Ploesti Normandy and Rhine land with Bronze Stars Overseas Bars and theater ribbons awarded. Inductions range 1942 to 1948 with discharge dates through 1945.
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Paul D
Kalona
Rome-Arno
Rhineland
Eastern Europe
France
Steiner
Harold R
Wellman
Europe
Sicily
Washington
Normandy
Whetstine
George W
Peron Reveals Plot To Overthrow Argentine Government
Vice President Col. Juan D. Peron announced a proclamation condemning a conspiracy to topple the government. He urged the army to resist revolt and named leaders including politicians defeated in 1943, employers opposing social policies, and capitalists harmed by the current regime.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Rainfall Reaches 1.48 Inches Amid Chilly Autumn Start
Rainfell nearly all night and into forenoon with the noon total at 1.48 inches. The county endures cool spell with yesterday's high 62 and low 51 as the fall rains begin jeopardizing the corn crop.
Iowa to Receive $11 Million Federal Road Aid
The House Roads Committee approved an Iowa allotment of 11,139,077 dollars as part of a three year postwar federal highway program. Iowa will divide funds into 1,592,107 for city and town highways, 38,979,710 for secondary feeder roads, and 5,667,260 for main federal aid highways. Action by the House and Senate was expected within days.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Congress
House Roads Committee
Public Roads Commission
House
Senate
UAW CIO Threatens Broad Shutdown Over 30 Percent Wage Hike
Detroit dispatch reports the United Automobile Workers CIO threatens to shut down the entire General Motors system to press for a 30 percent wage increase across the motor industry.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers Cio
General Motors
Hydrant Water Use Controls Red Spiders on Plants
Cold water under pressure from a hydrant proves effective against red spiders infesting evergreens phlox and flame azalea. The method targets the pests without chemical treatments, offering a practical garden control tip from horticultural notes.
Storm Approaches Florida From Bahamas
Storm sweeps toward Florida threatening the peninsula with strong winds and heavy rain. Residents in Miami and the Keys prepare as officials warn of a slow northward turn after passing Turks Island and Key West center. Navy station orders leaves canceled and personnel recalled.
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Florida Keys
Turks Island
British West Indies
Lureau
Key West
Florida
Miami Naval Air Station
Night Watch Change In Effect Tonight
Delbert Bailey leaves the north and west square district night watch to join the Reister hatchery and Jack Creech takes over Bailey’s downtown duties. Creech has spent nine years guarding the south and east sides and now covers the entire downtown business district. Bailey has managed merchant police work for eight years, a post once held by his father W. M. Bailey for 16 years.
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Washington
Delbert Bailey
Reister Hatchery
Jack Creech
Bailey
W. M. Bailey
Maplecrest Turkey Plant Seeks Workers in Wellman
Maplecrest Turkey Plant seeks additional helpers to process turkeys. Free transportation will be provided from Washington. Interested persons should contact Mrs Albert Lay at the employment office in Wellman.
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Maplecrest Turkey
Washington
Wellman
Albert Lay
Veterans group backs move to fold jobs into labor dept
Washington Sept 14 A major veterans group supports transferring all manager functions including veterans job rights to the Labor Department. The Disabled American Veterans will ask President Truman to order the shift so job seeking veterans and others can seek faster action from a single agency. Labor Secretary Louis B Schwellenbach is said to have echoed the recommendation recently.
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Veterans
Labor Department
Truman
Louis B Schwellenbach
Bureau of the Budget
Truman Seeks 17 Billion Dollar Navy Cut to Congress
President Truman recommended to Congress a 17 billion dollar reduction in navy appropriations. The plan allocates 11.5 billion cut in current appropriations and 5.3 billion from unneeded past balances. The proposal followed White House talks with top naval and congressional officials on navy legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Congress
Navy Department
White House
Mrs Waite 90 Dies at Burlington Home
Frances D. Waite died at her daughter’s home in Burlington age 90 after long illness. Born June 5 1855 in Burlington she was daughter of Barton Thorpe David and Frances Ann Rosser David. She married Charles W Waite in Burlington April 23 1879. he died in 1906. Burial at Burlington with services at Prugh’s funeral home. She was the granddaughter of a Revolutionary War soldier Michael David. She leaves several other children and grandchildren.
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Burlington
Prugh
Waite
Iowa
Barton Thorpe David
Frances Ann (Rosser) David
Michael David
Charles W. Waite
Catholic Church 100th Anniversary in Dubuque Area
Holy Cross parish near Dubuque marks its centennial as the fourth oldest church in the archdiocese. The first log cabin church stood in 1845, while 1842 saw a 12 foot oak cross placed on blessed cemetery ground where about ten Irish families prayed together on Sundays.
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Holy Cross
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Postwar Navy Cuts Based on Demobilization Plan
The navy's demobilization plan of 250,000 men per month drives postwar cost reductions. Cuts target ship construction and related expenses as the war ends.
Domei News Agency Now Suspended in Japan Occupation
General MacArthur closes Domei news agency the last Japanese propaganda outlet amid reports of Allied alleged atrocities. He says surrender terms remain firm and warns against premature public expectations while detailing troop demobilization and ongoing occupation plans.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Offical
Domei
Dome
Manchuria
Korea
Sakhalin
Osaka Mainichi
United Press
Legrand Diller
MacArthur
Plan to Release Army Medical Staff by Year End
The War Department announced a plan to return 13 000 physicians 25 000 nurses and 3 500 dentists and many other army medical department officers to civilian life by the end of this year in Washington D C on September 14.
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Washington, D. C
War Department Today
Army Medical Department
Cotton production in the United States drops from 1942 high
The National Cotton Council reports 9.5 billion yards of cotton fabrics produced last year in the United States, down from 11.3 billion yards in 1942, despite manpower shortages and lack of new machinery.
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National Cotton Council
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