Park Rapids Ramble Praises Minnesota Lakes and Towns
The Roving Editor describes a road trip through Walker Cass Lake Bemidji and Minneapolis Minnesota. He praises civic spirit lakefronts statues and scenic highways while noting many vacancy signs at resorts and fondly recalling Crappy catches near Ames.
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Paul Bunyen
Babe
Chippewa National Forest
Ereemt Leech Lake
Park Rapids
Don Rice Sr
Ann Barnard
Ames
Mr. B
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Mankato
Atlanta
Georgia
Surprising Rail Route Changes Stir Local Interest
The News-Telegraph notes a proposed Rock Island reroute with a Hancock to Avoca and Walnut branch. It says Avoca to Council Bluffs will be served by another road, minimizing impact on towns along that segment. It also warns of possible Iowa National Guard mobilization affecting local youths in Company K, amid Korea era tensions.
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Maine
Hancock
Avoca
Walnut
Council Bluffs
Howwer
News-Telegraph
Iowa National Guard
Company K
Luxury and the Charmer Guy Warning Marriage Irony
A humorous verse warns that courting a luxury loving charmer leads to a rocky marriage. The speaker predicts ulcers, knuckle swelling, stiff knees, and weight gain from rich meals and pills, ending with a cautioned reference to labor and simple life.
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Bauer
Edgar A. Guest
State CIO votes to bar communists at Iowa convention
The Iowa CIO Industrial Union Council voted to bar communists and tascalat movements from holding office at the state convention. Vernon Dale of Muscatine was re elected state president, Kenneth Hiverhart of Des Moines was re elected secretary treasurer, with a slate including Buckley Davenport Palmer Des Moines Belseth Mason City Newman Des Moines Rolston Ottumwa Smith Cedar Rapids Bartel Dubuque. Don't drive if you drink.
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Tasclat
Towa Cio Industrial ‘Union
Comet
Vernon Dale
Muscatine
Kenneth Hiverhart
Des Moines
Reed
Bernard Buckley
Davenport
George Palmer
Vernon Belseth
Mason City
Charles Newman
Carroll H. Rolston
Ottumwa
Harold Smith
Cedar Rapids
Don Bartel
Dubuque
France joins plan to rearm West Europe for defense
France pledged a three year rearma ment program to deter communist aggression and urged Britain and the United States to station sufficient divisions in continental Europe. The government said France will spend about 5.7 billion dollars on rearmament and raise military spending to 6.5 billion francs next year. The plan envisions 15 new divisions and a unified Western army command with shared finances. France becomes the fourth Pact nation to answer President Truman on arming in light of the current threat.
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France
Britain
United States
Europe
Truman
Atlantic Daily Rates Catalogued for Subscriptions
The notice lists subscription prices by mail and region with rates for one month, six months, eight months, and one year. It specifies local and out of state options including Cass and adjoining counties, other Iowa areas, the U S, and Canada, detailing varying durations and costs.
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Iowa
U. S
Canada
Army withholds true Korea casualty list sparks debate
Drew Pearson exposes a secret army casualty tally in Korea showing 75 percent higher deaths and 2,976 missing wounded compared with public figures. He cites 14 air force dead 33 missing and six wounded, plus navy losses, and argues for full disclosure to the public.
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Britain Denmark and Norway outline defense spending plans
Britain pledges 9.52 billion over three years with American aid. Denmark aims for 400 million kroner in two years about 87.1 million dollars. Norway proposes 35.125 million more for defense. total budget around 1.24 billion. France calls for more British and American troops in Germany but opposes German rearmament and steel production limits.
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Denmark
Norway
France
Germany
Herve
Prance
Raid at Pete's Tavern leads to arrest of proprietor
Orleans Iowa officers and Dickinson County deputies raided Pete's tavern last night arresting proprietor Maxine Peterson. They seized a quantity of whiskey and cold beer. Charges were to be filed against Peterson today, the raid led by Deputy Sheriff Jerry Kelley and Elmer Eckard.
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Pete
Maxine Peterson
Dickinson County
Jerry Kelley
Peterson
Kelley
Elmer Eckard
University Dean Rescues Two From Drowning
Dean Mason Ladd of the University of Iowa college of law saved two women from drowning after their car left the road and plunged into a creek on the Ladd property. Cornelia Polasky, 22, of Cedar Rapids, and her sister in law Mary Polasky, 23, of Iowa City, were rescued by Ladd and Robert Ojemann and were admitted to Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
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Mason Ladd
University of Iowa College of Law
Cornelia Polasky
Cedar Rapids
Mary Polasky
Iowa City
Ladd
Dean Ladd
Robert Ojemann
R. H. Ojemann
University
Mercy Hospital
Used Car Prices Rise Across Models in Afterwar Market
Detroit reports that Automotive News notes continued climbs in used car values. A weekly survey shows an average week over week rise of 25 across 1941 to 1950 models, with postwar units gaining 46 and 1948 to 1950 models up as much as 64.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Washington cats and guests mingle in a charged Washington scene
A rambling column notes oddities from Washington society, reflecting on a 1940s era mix of lions and cats in a celebratory party, mentions L Enfant, Napoleon era legacies, and a shifting view on immigration and loyalties, with references to Bonaparte, Napoleonic lineage, and Japanese officials visiting for a meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Lions
Tigers
Sea
Miller wounded in Korea amid 29th Infantry action
Lowell Miller aged 29 is seriously wounded in Korea while serving with the 29th Infantry. Private Delbert D. Emmohner, son of Mildred E. Emmohner, is listed as missing in action at Keren.
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Korea
Ong
Miller
29Th Infantry
Washington
Delbert D. Emeohiner
Mildred E. Emehien
Keren
Elk Grove man earns agriculture science degree at UNL
Elk Glenn Arnold Andersen of Elk Glorn receives a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Nebraska after completing the course session. He plans to teach veterans of Smith-Hughes endowed ac.
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Walter Andersen
Arnold Andersen
University of Nebraska
Veterans of
Smith-Hughes _ endowed
Scope of Time Defines Our Future Assets
The note speaks of an interval guiding current actions to determine tomorrow's holdings. It emphasizes urgency and collective effort to safeguard resources. No specific people or organizations are named in the readable text.
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