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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1945
Page
1
A goat alerted the Raymond Malcom family near Oakville Iowa about 3:30 am as a garage fire swept the property. Neighbors aided in saving the house though the garage and an auto were destroyed.
Davenport police arrested John Potter 24 of Maquoketa on Monday as one fugitive from a Scott County jail escape. Potter said he was bound for Chicago. Police hunted Marion Powell 18 of Davenport and George Hazelett 45 of San Francisco who fled after locking the guard in his cell block. The men overpowered guard Ralph Busch during breakfast duty.
Gov. Robert D. Blue announced on September 26 that steps toward a full reorganization of Iowa’s 15 state run penal hospital and juvenile institutions are underway including Eldora training school for boys. He noted weaknesses in current law governing operation and management. In Spirit Lake, Cpl. Eugene O’Neal was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter over a July 22 death linked to a fight over a 50 cent piece. The incident occurred at Arnolds Park near Spirit Lake and involved a farmhand, William Osterkamp of Round Lake Minnesota. O’Neal had pleaded guilty after a murder charge was reduced.
Admiral Halsey urged Gen. Douglas MacArthur to avoid interference from American bureaucrats so Japan remains a fifth or sixth rate power. Speaking to American war prisoners in Honolulu, Halsey lamented the war ending too soon and questioned why it took four years to defeat Japan, as reported by Stars and Stripes.
Riverside notes that Rt Rev. Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier announced his resignation as pastor of St. Marys parish to Bishop Ralph Hayes. At 89, he will retire in early October and move to Fort Madison with longtime housekeeper Miss Mary Sanders. He has shaped Riverside since 1905, including St. Marys High School, a new church and rectory, and a celebrated ordination anniversary in 1941.
Six men from Washington County were sent to Fort Snelling Minnesota for army induction. The group traveled by bus to Davenport and then by train to Minneapolis. The list includes Howard Eugene Reighard Harold Eugene Hall Aaron Junior Batterson Clifford Dale Porter Dwight Wayne Graber and Norbert Lawrence Thomann.
A Washington County event at the Y M C A launched plans for the National War Fund drive led by county chairman Robert McFarlane. The county aims for 312,200 with credits from last year reducing the quota. Local chairmen assign town and township quotas including Washington city 3 472.51 and numerous individuals named for each district. A turkey dinner preceded the meeting where Milo Sordeen led singing as leaders map a full county organization for the campaign.
Mrs Minnie Agnes Jensen 68 died yesterday at University hospital Iowa City after 18 months of declining health. Funeral at L A Jones funeral home Wednesday at two with Rev Robert Stevens. burial in Keota cemetery. Survived by husband Chris Jensen five children eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren with siblings listed.
Drastic changes in Burlington Trailways schedules take effect next Monday October first. Westbound departures from Washington include 5 00 am 9 35 am and 4 42 pm while eastbound trips are 3 10 am 4 10 pm and 8 05 pm.
Tokyo September 25 Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura Japan's last ambassador to the United States said in Yomiuri Hochi that Japan expected only a draw in war with the United States and that naval officials opposed going to war in 1941 He added Japan never had a chance against the United States and recalled warning of heavy U S manpower losses during the war in the same publication He noted his hesitation to become ambassador but accepted after navy pressure and said relations were near breaking point when he went to Washington
Washington D C Sept 25 The House Ways and Means Committee voted 14 to 10 to postpone indefinitely the administration unemployment compensation bill. Rep Wilbur D Mills and Rep Harold Knutsey cited strikes and job shortages as reasons to wait for more data during reconversion. Committee chair Robert L Coughton said tax legislation would be taken up next.
Judge J. G. Patterson granted a divorce in the case of Ethel Ashby versus James D. Ashby. The decree awarded the household goods to the plaintiff and ordered the custody or settlement terms as indicated.
Berlin reports: the Allied Control Council issued a 4000 word proclamation authorizing reparations seizures and territorial demands, establishing near total control over German affairs and interests. The move signals a potential peace settlement framework and places Germany's future in the hands of Allied representatives.
A meeting is set in the Legion rooms at city hall next Monday at eight to discuss reviving a Legion drum corps for Washington. Old World War I members and interested World War II veterans are invited, with Rodney Arnold leading efforts to form a nucleus of 20 to 25 former members plus new recruits. Musicians are asked to bring fifes trumpets and drums.
A court ruling requires the defendant to pay $30 monthly for the support of their minor child, establishing ongoing financial obligation and payment terms.
Senate's 10 man joint committee plans a Pearl Harbor trip to study harbor layout and defenses. Chairman Barkley said counsel candidates include Whiteford and Mitchell with others such as Fulton and Hughes mentioned. Public hearings at Pearl Harbor may be held if witnesses are available.
Weekend rainfall in Washington amounted to 1.08 of annuel, Saturday night and Sunday. The first cookbook published in America was printed at Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1742. It was entitled Commeat Housewife of Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion.
Fred N. Cooper, a Fr. Dodge school man, was named superintendent of the state training school for boys at Eldora at a salary of $3000 annually. He will take charge immediately, announced Dean W. MccCreery, chairman of the state board of control.
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