Iowa Briefs Roundup of Local News
Charles Clark 85 of Little Sioux dies in Council Bluffs hospital from injuries after being struck by a car. Des Moines stores restrict wine and gin to balance stocks per state liquor commission chair Dick R Lane. Davenport primary yields identical 1 268 votes for Gov Robert D Blue and Frank Miles. George Olmsted 989. Webster City voters 378 214 back airport commission control. Pella 18 year old Gerald Koopman critically injured near Tracy on an RAC project after stepping on a prying bar. treated in Oskaloosa hospital.
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Council Bluffs
Charles Clark
Little Sioux
Des Moines
Dick R. Lane
State Liquor Commission
Favor Airport Commission
Webster City
Pella
Gerald Koopman
Tracy
Koopman
Oskaloosa
Gasoline Price Raise Authorized by Standard Oil
Chicago representatives in 11 states including Fonda have been authorized by Standard Oil Company Indiana to raise prices on motor and aviation gasoline by three tenths of a cent per gallon for all grades to dealers and consumers.
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Chicago
Fonda
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Quiz Derby to Challenge Iowa Students at Centennial Fair
Hundreds of Iowa schools selected teams for a quiz derby during the Iowa centennial state fair August 23 to 30. The contest tests sixth through eighth graders on the state's 100 year history with a question and answer format. Gideons elect leaders at annual convention in Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Waterloo named officers. Madrid highway patrol reports a plane car collision on Highway 60 with no injuries as Donald Love piloted the plane and Pete Bimbi drove the other vehicle.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gideons
Muscatine
William Dykhuisen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Gideons
C. E. Kringel
Waterloo
J. F. Meyers
August Westphal
Davenport
Madrid
State Highway Patrol
Donald Love
Runnells
Pete Bimbi
Two Million Contract For Garrison Dam Work
A $2,312,268.60 contract was awarded for initial construction at the Garrison Dam site Riverdale North Dakota. Col Delbert B Freeman Omaha district army engineer announced the Okes Construction company of St Paul Minnesota will build about 60 temporary buildings including administration and dormitories with utilities roads parking and site grading.
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Omaha
Garrison
N. D
Riverdale
Delbert B. Freeman
Weather Forecast Sees Warmer Wednesday Across Regions
Fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday, especially in western and central portions tonight. Light winds accompany the mild trend as a frontal pattern shifts inland.
Navy mobilizes men in case of maritime strike
Washington June 4 The navy began mobilizing to operate Americas merchant fleet if the maritime strike proceeds June 15 Naval stations were ordered to recruit volunteers among discharged sailors and to call up experienced deck radio and engineering personnel The move follows tense talks at the labor department between ship operators CIO leaders and union negotiators and signals Truman’s pledge to keep ships afloat.
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Washington
Navy Today
America
CIO
Harry Bridges
Joe Curran
Labor Department
Midniight
U. S
Edgar L. Warren
CIO National Maritime Union
Union
Pacific Coast
Marine Firemen’s Union
Navy
Truman
Secretary of the Navy
Petition Against Case Bill Urges President's Veto
Washington June 4 Congressional fees of the Case labor disputes bill report nearly 100 house signatures on a petition urging President Truman to veto the measure. Rep Savage says the president has not decided action and needs to know backing before deciding. Truman must act by June 12. the bill would create a federal mediation board to curb strikes for 60 days and bar job rights for those who refuse work. It would also allow damages suits against unions for contract violations and impose other limits.
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Washington
Case Labor Disputes
House
Truman
Savage
Dash
Federal Mediation Board
Cass county board re nominates three incumbents for fall race
G H Allen of Atlantic Pete Fisel Griswold and E E Hastings Massena were renominated by Republicans to seek spots on the Cass county board of supervisors with Loyal Possehl nominated from the first district. Democrats field Bill Sandhurst in district one and William A Halate in district five. Allen defeated W L Gillin in district three by 483 to 275 and Eisel beat G E Eshelman 251 to 186 in district four. Possehl won district one 418 to 97 over Lloyd Smith to succeed Mike Metz who did not seek re election. Hastings was unopposed for the Republican nomination in his district.
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G. H. Allen
Atlantic
Pete Fisel
Griswold
E. E. Hastings
Massena
Cass County Board of Supervisors
Loyal Possed
Bill
Sandhurst
William A. Halate
Mr. Allen
W. L. Gillin
Atlantic Appliance Dealer
Eisel
G. E. Eshelman
Possehl
Lloyd Smith
Mike Metz
Mr. Hastings
Coal operators discuss price relief at Centerville meeting
Des Moines June 4. Commander W Triest and Lt Commander Hamilton Acheson head Iowa coal talks at Centerville with nine operators threatening mine closures until price relief is granted. The session aims to address the price crisis facing coal mines in the Chicago area. A marine recruiting unit will visit Thursday and Friday near the city park to enlist single men ages 17 to 25 and certain ex servicemen.
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Des Moines
W. Triest
Chicago
Iowa
Centerville
Triest
Hamilton Acheson
Acheson
Marine
Marine Corps
Marine Combat
Truman seeks a new U N representative as Stettinius resigns
President Truman faces the task of naming a successor to Edward R. Stettinius Jr as U S representative to the United Nations. Herschel Johnson will fill the post temporarily while candidates are considered. Names floated include John G Winant Dean Acheson and Joseph E Davies.
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Washington
Truman
United States
United Nations
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Byrnes
Stettinius
State Department
Herschel Johnson
U. N
Mr. Truman
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Britain
Winant
U. S
U. N. Economics and Social Council
Dean Acheson
Joeph E. Davies
Russia
Belgium
General Motors Coperation
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
National Defense Advisory Council
Cordell Hull
San Francisco
Stassen Decries Truman Labor Proposal as Totalitarian
Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and possible 1948 GOP candidate labelled President Truman's emergency labor bill totalitarian he said would let the government break and destroy any business or union in a speech to the Rotary International convention in Atlantic City New Jersey on June 4.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Truman
Stassen
Rotary International
Forest Fire Rages West of Flagstaff With 400 Acres Burned
A wind fed blaze in the Coconino forest southwest of Flagstaff spread rapidly as the U.S. Forest Service planned to bolster crews from 100 to 200. By midnight 400 acres of virgin yellow pine had burned since it started at noon yesterday, described as the worst in the Flagstaff area since 1928.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Coconino Forest
Here
U. 5 S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Colburn Wins Narrowly in Cass Shelby Senatorial Race
In yesterday's primary, Jay Colburn edged J A Lensch by 12 votes in the Cass Shelby district while Gov Blue leads the Republican ticket with 1 439 votes and Olmsted 750. Democratic candidate Frank Miles tops the Dem line with 267. County canvass to follow.
Dell Taylor Wins Republican Nomination for Cass County Coroner
Dell Taylor, Atlantic funeral director and Cass county Red Cross chairman, defeated incumbent Dr. W W Kitson by 461 votes in the primary. Kitson carried six of 22 precincts while Taylor led in all Atlantic precincts with 591 to 174 in Atlantic. Kitson carried Edna, Grant, Massena, Noble and Union townships.
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Dell Taylor
Atlantic Funeral
Cass County Red Cross
W. W. Kitson
Kitson
Mr. Taylor
Atlantic
Lewis silent at coal talks as miners strike nears end
John L. Lewis made no new statements in the first negotiation session between anthracite operators and the AFL United Mine Workers. The talks aim to resolve a strike by about 75,000 Pennsylvania hard coal miners. A marriage license was issued to Merlyn Johannes Jessen and Dorothy Marian Schwartz in Kimballton and Atlantic yesterday.
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New York
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Merlyn Johannes Jessen
Kimballton
Dorothy Marian Schwartz
Atlantic
M. Skipton
Former Shelby Representative Wins Cass Primary Nomination
Jay Coburn Harida, former Shelby county representative, won the Republican nomination for state senator from the Cass Shelby district, defeating Julius A. Lensch. Final Cass county tally showed Coburn ahead by 42 votes after a tight race across 22 precincts. Lensch carried seven precincts including a two vote margin in one. Coburn led in two precincts by two votes. Lensch won Atlantic second ward, Brighton, Franklin, Grant No. 2, Massena, Pumosa and Victoria townships.
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Cass County
Jay Coburn
Harida
Shelby County
Art
Colburn
Atlantic Second Ward
Brighton
Franklin
Grant No. 2
Massena
Pumosa
Victoria
Lensch
Supreme Court Asked to Spare Willie Francis Life
New Orleans reports the U S Supreme Court will be asked to halt the execution of Willie Francis an 18 year old Negro slayer who previously escaped death when the portable electric chair failed. Bertrand De Blanc attorney for Francis says an appeal is planned after the Louisiana Supreme Court refused to block a second electrocution attempt Gov Jimmie H Davis has granted a temporary reprieve to allow time for the process.
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New Orleans
United States Supreme Court
Willie Francis
Bertrand de Blanc
St. Martinville
Francis
Louisiana Supreme Court
Jimmie H. Davis
United Presbyterian Assembly Seeks Alcohol Ban
Tarkio Missouri June 4 88th general assembly urged federal government to stop manufacturing alcoholic beverages except for medicine until the world food shortage ends.
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Tarkio, Mo
Jne
United Presbyterian Church
88Th General Assembly
Blue wins Iowa GOP nomination for second term governor
In Iowa primary results Gov. Robert D. Blue secured the Republican nomination for a second term after defeating wartime Brig. Gen. George Olmsted. With near complete returns Blue led Olmsted in all 99 counties, estimated margin around 60,000 votes. Secretary of State Wayne M. Ropes was defeated by Earl G. Miller, while Frank Miles led Miles in several counties but remained the Democratic candidate. Turnout was lighter than wartime levels, with total GOP and Democratic votes about 370,000.
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Robert Blue
George Olmsted
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Jay Colburn
J. A. Lensch
Cass- Shelby
Dr. W. W. Kitson
Dell Taylor
Barl Miller
Wayne Ropes
Alex Miller
Earl Miller
Miller
Ropes
Statehouse
Colburn
Lensch
Townaw
Cass
Cass Board of Supervisors
Blue
Olmsted
Miles
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Wayne M. Ropes
Earl G. Miller
George Wilson
Carroll and Dubuque
Olmated
Dex Moines Insurance
Wright
Polk County
Republican Party
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Scott County
Garrison Dam
Miles and Olmsted
Des Moines Insurance
Cass Board
Possehl Smith Benton
Grant
Lincoln Sevenneenvenue
Allen Gill
Ejisel Eshelman Bear Grove
Noble Cere Reanenne
Pleasant
Arizona
Blues
Donald
Barbara
IDPA
DR. Kitson
Kitson Taylor
First Ward
Teaeaeenees
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Bear Grove Daeeteee
Benton
Edna
Franklin Ae
Y Grove
Lincoln
Noble
Peete Teenenees
Lewis
Shelby
Colburn Lensch Atlantic
Eekee
Vane
Saccede
Bear Grove
Benton Seers
Cass Setenees
Edna Steeee Eens
Franklin Teens
Grove To Be
Noble Deneenenteenes
U. S. Supreme Court
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