Iowa Briefs roundup from Keokuk to Fairfield
Keokuk Home Insurance office mourns 261 years of service as twelve workers retire. Washington announces 9 860 000 federal highway funds yearly under Truman highway act. Orange City man Henry Van Weche dies after week‑end crash. Truman signs Iowa jurisdiction over Sac and Fox reservation crimes. Fairfield man Joe Minor sentenced up to 26 years for habitual criminal offense.
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Keokuk
The
Home Insurance Company
Washington
Iowa
Truman
Iow
Fairfield
Joe Minor
van Buren County
Fort Madison
Iowa State College names new agriculture station head
Ames Dean R E Buchanan retires as director of the agricultural experiment station at Iowa State college. Dean H H Kildee succeeds him with Dr George Stewart as associate director. Kildee now heads the three divisions in agricultural endeavor teaching extension and research.
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Ames
R. E. Buchanan
Iowa State College
H. H. Kildee
George Stewart
Dean Kildee
Farm family shot near Seneca under investigation
Seneca South Dakota law enforcement search for clues after a farm family of Gilbert Hulet 48 Mrs Hulet 45 and their son Bobbie 12 were found unconscious in their home about 10 miles southeast of Seneca. Deputy Otto Martschviste said the conditions were critical and a possible outside assailant and robbery motive were indicated.
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Seneca, S. D
Faulkton
S. D
Gilbert Hulet
Hulet
Bobbie
Otto Maartschviste
Martschiiste
Bomb scare aboard Queen Elizabeth prompts harbor search
The giant liner Queen Elizabeth was searched from stem to stern after reports of a time bomb aboard. Authorities inspected the crew and hull, finding nothing suspicious. A similar threat surfaced during an earlier visit.
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New York
Stem
Europe
Bridge Players Thrill But Forgot to Play It
Four Foot Madison bridge players enjoyed a rare perfect hand at Mrs. William Lindeman’s auction club. On a game’s second hand, shuffling by Mrs. Lindeman and cuts by Mrs. Welsh preceded deal by Mrs. Richardson with 13 clubs and by Mrs. Welch with 13 hearts, while Mrs. Lindeman held 13 diamonds. In the excitement the players forgot or played the hand.
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Ft. Madison
Madison
William Lindeman
Weather forecast: clouds and scattered showers
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered showers or thundershowers Friday in western areas. Warmer tonight.
Arabs Reject U N Plan to End Palestine Feud
Cairo reports say the Arab League rejects United Nations proposals for a Palestine settlement. Trans-Jordan prime minister Tewfik Abu Houda Pasha warns Bernadotte’s plan would annex Arab Holy Land portions to Trans-Jordan and undermine sovereignty.
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Cairo
High Arab League
League
United Nations
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Holy Land
Bernadotte
Tewfik Abu Houda Pasha
Trans-Jordan
Jordan
Housa Pasha
Transjordan
President signs housing measure amid criticism from Truman
President Truman announced approval of a Republican modified housing bill but denounced it as practically nothing for long term needs. He said Congress rushed it in at session end after blocking Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing legislation and removing TEIW public housing provisions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House of Representatives
Taft - Ellender- Wagner
80Th Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Interior
Virgin Islands
War Vet at 76 Becomes Father to Baby Girl
A 76-year-old Spanish American War veteran and his 84-year-old wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Tigue of Pittston Pennsylvania, welcomed a baby girl. The infant is reported in good condition and the mother in fair condition.
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Pittston
John Tigue
Truman Predicts First Ballot Nomination and Victory
President Truman told reporters he expects to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot at the Philadelphia convention and defeat Republican Thomas E. Dewey in November. He defended housing policy, bickering within the party, and hinted at Eisenhower as a possible running mate.
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Associated Press
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey Dewey
Albany
N. Y
United Nations
China
Mr. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
McGrath
J. Howard McGrath
Philadelphia
Western Germans offered power to form own federal state
The United States Britain and France proposed a Western German government for 45 million people uniting the three western occupation zones with an occupation statute in place of a peace treaty. A democratic constitution is to be drafted by September 1 for referendum.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Britain
France
Warsaw
Moscow
Lucius J. Clay
Brian Robertson
Ritain
Pierre Koenig
Constitution
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
London
Ruhr
Clay
Russia
Caidon
Whitehall
United States
Berlin
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Geoges Bidhult
Kremlin
Lewis Douglas
Rene Massigli
Two Traffic Deaths Within 12 Hours in Clinton County
The first crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. on Highway 7 seven miles north of here, involving William L. Patterson, 241, of Andover, whose body was found by neighbors. The second victim, Ralph P.D. Simpson, 44, of Clinton, died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital from injuries sustained in the same morning crash. In Chicago, Mrs. A. H. Lindquist and Ardis Ann are visiting Rev. Lindquist’s parents for ten days.
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Clinton
Clinton County
William L. Patterson
Andover
Here
C. S. Peterson
Patterson
Ralph PD. Simpson
Chicago
A. H. Lindquist
Ardis Ann
Mr. Lindquist
Mra
Alrick Lindquist
Yugoslavs Rally Behind Tito as Yugoslavia Reaffirms Stand
Belgrade and Belgrade area reports say Yugoslav communists and soldiers showed strong support for Premier Tito amid Cominform tensions. Delegates elected Tito as a congress delegate, while the party central committee and Slovenian comrades defended Tito and rejected Cominform charges. The Belgrade radio and Borba editorial noted Yugoslav independence and a push for a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania, amid Moscow aligned criticism and regional tensions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Cominform
Tito
Communist Party Congress
Bast
Central Committee
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Soviet Union
Balkan
Borha
Yugoslav Central Communist Committee
Bulgaria
Albania
U. S
Russia
Borba
Georgi Dimitrov
Doctor urges rest for sick officers to speed recovery
Passaic New Jersey police report sick officers attend boxing events and dice games, prompting City Physician Samuel Ginsburg to demand home rest. He cites a patrolman with fallen arches at a fight in Newark and another with a leg injury seen at a dice game, plus many at New York ballgames on sick leave.
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Passair
N. J
Samuel Ginsburg
Public Safety Department
Ginsburg
Newark
New York
Diary Entry Could Help Widow Seek Pension
An 1886 diary note found by Professor Dorrance White of the University of Iowa may aid Augusta Maine widow Flora Prince Goodwin in proving her marriage. The entry records Rev. George L. White marrying William C. Goodwin to Flora Prince on October 6, 1886.
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Iowa City
Augusta
William Goodwin
Dorrance
White
University of Iowa
George L. White
William C. Goodwin
Flora Prince
U. S. Rubber raises tire and tube prices across line
United States Rubber Co. announced price increases on tires and inner tubes. Passenger car tires rise about 6 percent, truck tires 5 percent, and farm tractor tires 6 to 7 percent, with tubes up 6 percent.
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New York
United States Rubber Co
LIST RULES FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY DURING HOLIDAY
Des Moines Iowa police urge motorists to follow eight safety rules over the Fourth of July weekend to avert deaths. State officials note last year saw nine killed and 177 injured in 306 Iowa accidents.
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Des Moines
State Safety Department
Iowa
Frank B. Ulish
State Safety Education Division
S. N. Jespersen
State Highway Patrol
al Kahl Safety Department
Iowan Appointed Envoy to Australia by President Truman
Myron Melvin Cowen of Washington was named ambassador to Australia by a recess appointment, pending Senate confirmation. A Washington lawyer by training, Cowen was born in Logan, Iowa, and served as a U. S. Court of Claims commissioner before returning to private practice.
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Washington
Myron Melvin Cowen
Australia
Truman
Cowen
Congress
Logan
Iowa
Des Moines
U. S. Court of Claims
Last Four-Power Governing Body in Germany Ends
Berlin reports that the Russians quit the Berlin four power kommandatura, dissolving the last functioning Allied ruling body in Germany. A British spokesman cited Col. Boris Kalinin blaming Col. Howley for the step and cited currency issues. Western powers draft a note to Moscow demanding an end to the Berlin blockade and four power rule.
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Germany
Berlin
Kommandatura
Boris Kalinin
Frank Howley
U.S
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Clay
Kalinin
Russia
Col. Howley
Kalin
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