Bus Schedules Speed Up Across Iowa Routes Next Week
A Des Moines column notes a general revision to bus timetables to speed service on major routes through Iowa. Nationwide changes apply in the country with faster nonlocal and transcontinental trips, including Des Moines to Los Angeles cutting travel time from 72 to 52 hours and minimal gains on shorter schedules. Darling ton Trailways plans daytime speeds up to 40 mph and 42 mph at night on open country runs, per A. M. Barnes, district passenger agent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Los Angeles
Cal
Darlington
A. M. Barnes
Centerville Foundry Strike Ties Up Two Plants
About 300 workers from the I.O.M. union walked out at Hercules Manufacturing Co. and Martin Machine & Foundry Co. in Centerville. Union leaders say the firms aim to run as open shops. Hercules president claims the strike seeks a closed shop and a union contract with Martin.
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Centerville
Hercules Manufacturing Co
Martin Machine & Foundry Co
Farm Machinery and Equipment Workers Union
Metal Workers Division
Hercules Company
B. A. Fuller, Jr
Hercules
Martin Company
Eldora Escapee Hitches Ride With Deputy Sheriff
Marvin Stage one of ten Eldora trainings school escapees last Wednesday rode with Deputy Sheriff Stanley Midgear Tuesday. The boy, Edgar, was on a trip to Fort Madison and was returned to Eldora by highway patrolmen.
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Clarinda
Marvin Stage
State Trainings School For Boys
Eldora
Thumb
Stanley Midgear
Teesday
Edgar
Fort Madison
Mennonites Sponsor New High School North of Wellman
Iowa Nebraska conference Mennonites sponsor a new Mennonite High School for freshmen and sophomores just opened near Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church north of Wellman. The two room building sits on two and a half acres. Silas Horst of South English is principal with Samuel Nafziger and Esther Dechler from Missouri as instructors. Forty students attend.
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Kalona — Mennonites
New Mennonite High School
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
Wellman
Silas Horst
South English
Samuel Nafziger
Esther Dechler
Missouri
Three in Family Injured In Accidents on Farm
MANCHESTER The Rose Childs family suffers a run of accidents on the farm. Virginia Childs sprained ankle in a fall from a haymow whileVerne Childs sustained a cut over the eye and Mr Childs lost the right thumb cutting weeds with a power mower.
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Manchester
Rose Childs
Virginia Childs
Ja Haymow
Verne
Mr. Childs
Driver Indicted for Intoxicated Driving in Waverly Crash
Bremer county grand jury indicted Vernon J. Kelso of Des Moines on charges of driving while intoxicated after a head on collision near Waverly involving Mr and Mrs George Lane. Bond set at $500.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Rand
Vernon J. Kelso
Des Moines
Kelso
George Lane
Here
Ottumwa Airport Bids Sought As Deadline Set
Ottumwa airport commission announces October 6 as the deadline for applications from airport operators to reserve bids on the project. The move aims to select a qualified operator for the facility at Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Tire Rationing to Continue Despite Progress
Washington bulletin from the National Automobile Dealers Association says tire production is improving but elimination of rationing is unlikely soon. About 12 million tires are planned this year with some reserved for new cars, leaving limited supply for replacements amid 60 million tires already in service since the war began.
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Washington, D.C
National Automobile Dealers Association
Letter From Manila War Wounded Man Describes Return Home Hope
Dick Barden, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Barden, writes from Manila army hospital after four years in Japanese prison camps. He recalls beatings, wartime hardships, and small comforts like a proper bath and five meals daily. He expects to fly home via Guam after recovery and mentions a pretty nurse and plans to reunite with his wife and daughters.
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Dick Barden
Frank Barden
Manila
Wake Island
Guam
Port lease bids reviewed by commission for old municipal airport
The commission has received five lease applications for the old municipal airport used as an auxiliary field by the naval air station. Secretary H W Davis said members will study them further before disposal. A meeting on Oct 15 will invite applicants to clarify proposal clauses.
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Naval Air Station
H. W. Davis
Russia Aims to Aid Japs Control, US Opposes Plan
British and Chinese officials reportedly joined the United States in opposing at the big five conference a Soviet proposal for an allied control commission for Japan. Molotov allegedly presented the tremor of the proposal to the conference.
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London
Britain
China
United States
Japan
V. M. Molotov
Investigate Communist Activities Begins In Washington
The House committee begins hearings on American communists with Earl Browder as the first witness. Benjamin J. Davis Jr and Jack Stachel are subpoenaed and William Z. Foster seeks delay. Browder, ousted from leadership, may face questions on party objectives and relations with labor and race policy.
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Washington
D. C
House Committee
Earl Browder
Browder
Benjamin J. Davis
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
Jack Stachel
Communist Publicity
Davis
Browter
Foster
Nearly a Million Idle from Strikes
United Press reports New York building service workers threaten new strikes while nationwide labor stoppages push idle workers toward a million. In Chicago the oil workers union backs a joint peace effort, as Molotov critiques U S Japan occupation policy and Byrnes declines to discuss Soviet peace terms in London.
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United Press
New York
Japan
United States
London
MacArthur orders Japanese weapons scrapped for relief
General Douglas MacArthur orders nearly all Japanese weapons melted for civilian relief and directs transfer of army and navy supplies to the home ministry with strict accounting. Surplus weapons to American HQ for training or museums. Engineers and support equipment to be seized as trophies for intelligence study. First European veterans arrive at Yokohama, 97th Division to relieve 43rd. Okinawa task force heads to China coast for two marine divisions deployment. Rabbit hunting notes conclude.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japanese Home Ministry
Engineers
Army
Navy
Japan
Yokohama
Europe
German Ruhr
Pacific
43Rd
United States
Low Point
48Rd
Okinawa
China Coast
Tiettsin
Eisenhower Orders Patton to Explain Bavaria Rule
In Frankfurt Eisenhower summons Patton to account for his Bavaria stewardship. Patton must report within a week on Nazi officials holding Bavarian offices as Smith warns of possible disciplinary action. Eisenhower also ordered removal of Nazis from administrative roles across the American zone. Berlin reports 60 000 to 70 000 Nazis arrested so far.
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Frankfurt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George SS. Patton
Bavaria
Patton
Bavarian
Walter B. Smith
Eisenhower
Smith
United States
Hisenhower
Edith Boileau Reister Divorce Decree Granted
Judge J G Patterson granted a divorce in the case of Edith Reister versus Claude Reister. The decree assigns a half interest in the residence to each party and divides household goods. Edith Boileau is restored to her maiden name. The judge returned to Oskaloosa and will return to Washington for further court work next Monday.
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J. G. Patterson
Wdith Reister
Claude L. Reister
Edith Boileau
Patterson
Oskaloosa
Washington
Truck Abandoned After Pepsi Theft Incident
A truck loaded with Pepsi bottles was abandoned in the northeast town area and a black 1987 Ford two door coach owned by Dave Murphy was stolen. The thieves also took ignition and car keys and may have intended to steal another vehicle as neighbors heard rattle sounds around 8 30 this morning. The truck belonged to Ines ing Bottling works of Davenport and the Murphy car has Iowa license 92 546. An unrelated wartime note mentions General Clair announcing details on German occupation zone detainees and a potential international tribunal for the Nazi party.
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Inesing Bottling Works
Davenport
Dave Murphy
North Fifth Avenue
Iawa
Oval
York
Erican
Germany
Laecius D. Clair
Clair
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Electric Rates Lowered Here in Washington
Washington residents and businesses will see lower electric rates effective September 1945 with bills due October 1. Iowa Southern Utilities Company notes overall annual savings of over 155,000 dollars and cites ongoing reductions across service areas to encourage more electricity use in the postwar era.
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Journal
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Washington
Eisenhower orders purge of Nazis from U.S. zones posts
The text notes Eisenhower directing commanders of occupation districts to discharge all Nazis from government posts. It also reports Eisenhower’s order requiring German industry in the American zone to purge Nazis from supervisory or managerial roles, highlighting concern over local inefficiency.
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Ife
Eisenhower
Diamonds Abound Across South Africa Desert Regions
Desert areas in southern Africa show widespread surface diamond presence with numerous visible stones and scattered mining activity. Local residents report varied gem finds, while authorities monitor exploration and environmental impact in several provinces.
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South Africa
Balkan Problems Near a Solution
London and Washington consider recognizing the Hungarian government as Soviet backed and expect possible shifts on Romania and Bulgaria. Hungary schedules a November 4 general election, while Moscow establishes diplomatic relations with Budapest, signaling Western-leaning changes in southeastern Europe.
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London
Balkan
Hungary
Europe
Britain
America
W Hall
Budapest
Washington
United States
Sofia
Bucharest
Russia
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