Iowa Column Details Owen Murder Trial at Bar
Burlington widow Mrs. Fays Owen testified as the first state witness in the Stratton murder trial. A five women seven men jury heard the case. Owen, stabbed June 12, chased around the bar by Stratton, fell holding his abdomen as cited in opening statements by defense counsel Harold M. Orett.
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Burlington
Fays Owen
Walter Owen
Stanley Stratton
Owen
Stratton
Statton
de Epse
Harold M
Southeast Iowa teachers convene in Ottumwa for 47th annual event
About 1,500 teachers from 18 southeast Iowa counties gather in Ottumwa high school auditorium for the forty seventh annual convention. Five nationally known speakers address general sessions. Schools are dismissed for today and Friday. The Ottumwa naval air station invites teachers to tour the base.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Ottumwa High School
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Des Moines Receives First WWII Battle Flag for Display
The state received its first World War II battle flag carried by Iowa’s 133rd Infantry Regiment of the 34th Division in Tunisia and Italy. Captain Phillip Thurtle of Mason City sent the flag to Adj. Gen. Charles Gralil, who announced plans to display it with Civil and Spanish-American War flags at the statehouse.
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Des Moines
Lowans
133Rd Infantry
Tunisia
Italy
Phillip Thurtle
Mason City
Adj
Charles H Gralil
Glatses
Statehouse
Rabid Dog Bites Nine Ottumwa Residents
Ottumwa officials warned residents after a stray dog bit about 12 people last Saturday, including several children. The animal died at a local hospital and tests confirmed rabies. The dog’s head was sent to a state lab for verification and a city rabies vaccine plan was activated.
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Ottumwa
Doe
Low City
D L. Rater
David A. Nevin
Commission Seeks Railway Rehearing in 2 Cases
DES MOINES Iowa Wednesday the state commerce commission decided to request rehearing in two cases brought by the Northwestern railroad. The Iowa Supreme Court recently reversed the commission ruling granting authority to operate auxiliary motor transportation to supplement rail service in Polk and Woodbury counties.
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Des Moines
State
Commercce Commission
State Supreme Court
North Western Railroad
High
Polk
Woodbury
Bridegroom in Jail One Week After Wedding
Pvt. Hubert Hatcher 19 of New Hampton is charged with being absent without leave from Camp Hood Texas since Sept 6. His bride, Margaret Pappas 18 of Waterloo, is noted in the same report.
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Taterloo
Hubert Hatcher
New Hampton
Camp Hood
Tex
Margaret Pappas
Waterloo
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Green held at Sherman’s funeral home
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu 8 Green were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home with Dr Fred E Miller in charge. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery with pallbearers Far Smith C V Crull A L Griffith and Karl Libe.
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Lulu
Lay appeals for local workers to aid war plants
Mrs. Permelia Lay, head of the federal employment office in Washington, urges local workers to join war production. She says 10 to 15 workers are needed immediately, with pay and housing provided, to boost supplies of B-29s ammunition and materials for European and Pacific theaters, stressing speed to end the war.
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West Coast
Middle West
Churchill Reports on Trip and War Outlook
Churchill said Nazi resistance could persist into 1945 and that massive American reinforcements would be sent if Germany does not collapse. Fresh from Quebec talks with Roosevelt, he spoke to Parliament after outlining the global war scene. He urged Stalin to join the Anglo American Russian conference and warned against premature hopes for an immediate end.
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London
Winston Churchill
Germany
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
House of Commons
Joseph Stalin
Butter price increase raises creamery points to 20
The Office of Price Administration announced that creamery butter will rise from 16 to 20 points per pound starting next Sunday in Washington D C. The move reflects a tightening supply and aims to adjust consumer pricing accordingly.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Reds Drive Nazis Back Near Riga
Soviet forces push toward Riga driving German reserves from Ligatne Nitaure Garsas Kaibda and presses along the Tskov Riga railway while Estonian island positions are secured and Carpathian passes remain contested. Hungarian armistice talks surface as Axis authorities evacuate border zones.
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London
England
Riga
East Krussia
Budapest
Zegec
Hungary
DNB
Turkey
Weain
Tskov-Riga
Cesis
Ligatne
Nitaure
Garsas
Dina River
Kaibda
Leningrad
Parnu
Vormsi
Vorsi
Estonia
Carpathian
Slovakia
Collett Seeks Divorce and Custody in Iowa Suit
Violet Collett files for divorce from Oe car Collett in district court. She seeks custody of four minor children, division of farm property, child support, and attachments and injunctions to prevent sale or entry of the husband on the family premises.
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Violet Collett
Oe Car Collett
L. J. Kehoe
Muscatine
Butter price rise leads rationing to peak level
The document notes a four point increase set to hold for 90 days and confirms other rationed foods including meat cheeses and processed items remain unchanged for October. Creamery butter reaches its highest ration value since rationing began, signaling a notable escalation in butter costs.
Honeymead Plant Nears Readiness for Soybean Storage
The Honeymead plant near Washington is set to receive soybeans for storage around October 10 to 15 as construction progresses. Tanks with 200000 bushel capacity are complete, while elevator and scale equipment awaits final delivery and installation.
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Honeymead Products Company
Washington
Ray Fransham
St Lawrence Construction Company
Fransham
Hugo Lenseh
Honeymead Company of
Cedar Rapids
Honeymead
L. F. Langhurst
Honeymead Company
Cedar Rapids Company
Lensen
Long Siege At Calais Nears End
Allied forces push toward northwest Germany as the British 2nd Army drives from Nijmegen toward the Rhine. Canadian 1st Army seals Calais citadel amid a lengthy siege while Lt Gen Miles Dempsey’s forces reach the Meuse on a 14 mile front. Germans resist stubbornly as fronts shift from Arnhem to the Linge canal and Antwerp corridor narrows.
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Calais
Channel
Miles C
Bremmel
Linge Canal
Wall-Rhine
Neder-Rhine
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army Group
Antwerp
Finghoven
Ryckerborsal
Antwerp- Turhout Canal
Liberation Seen For Greece Soon
Allied supreme command announced that Greek guerilla forces are under allied orders as liberation appears near. The operation across the Adriatic was described with no location details, while Balkan air communiqués would provide some invasion information. A main blow was aimed at an unspecified Albanian coast site with additional landings on an Adriatic island.
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Rome
Italy
Supreme Command
Albania
Mediterranean Command
Adriatic
Organize for National War Fund Solicitation Next Tuesday
A citywide drive to raise funds for the National War Fund including USO and other soldiers services begins next Tuesday October 5 in Washington. Workers split duties between downtown business districts and residential areas with meetings at the high school at 8:00 for training and equipment. Richard A. Stewart will address solicitors with instructions. district chairmen are listed for both business and district areas.
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National War Fund
USO
Washington
R. F. McFarlane
W. J. Shannon
City of Washington
J. M. Clinton
Richard A. Stewart
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W. Kaster
Ra Jones
Frank Miller
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Clarence Logan
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Robert Arthur
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Ray Cox
Darrell Ross
Joe Falk
Foster Bagge
Bill Howell
Joe Wright
Bill Jones
Marion George
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Clarence Lohan
Arie Huisman
Wilbur Chandler
Rodney Arnold
C. R. Wilson
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