Food Inspector Cedar Rapids Dies At 66
Iowa brief reports Cedar Rapids food inspector Fred Ford aged about 66 of the state health department's food and dairy division died yesterday. Rotary governors Alvin R. Edgar and G. Clifford Sanborn elected at the 37th convention in Atlantic City. Des Moines judge dismisses liquor violation indictment against Johnnie Critelli on district attorney recommendation. Koss Construction low bidder for Des Moines airport runway work. bid amount not disclosed.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Ford
State Health Department
Food and Dairy Division
Rotary
Atlantic City
Alvin R. Edgar
Ames
G. Clifford Sanborn
Moville
Rotary International
Des Moines
Vernon Seeburger
Tom K. Murrow
Johnnie Critelli
KOSS
Kanaosa City
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Koss Construction Company
Della Pringle Returns to Iowa After 38 Years
Della Pringle, 75, famed leading woman of a stock company that toured Iowa around the turn of the century, visits Des Moines marking her first return in 38 years. Her former home was Knoxville, Iowa.
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Della Pringle
Des Moines
Iowa
Knoxville
Oregon Train Crash Near LaGrande Fatal Brakeman
An eastbound Union Pacific passenger train failed to take a siding at Hot Lake Oregon and collided head-on with the westbound City of Portland streamliner. Brakeman Unger of Pendleton died in the crash and about 50 passengers were lightly hurt.
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la Grande
Ore
Union Pacific
Hot Lake
Here
City of
Portland
Chicago
Unger
Pendleton, Ore
Army to Build Veterans Hospitals in Kansas City and Omaha
Army engineers authorized to begin plans for two VA hospitals at Kansas City Missouri and one at Omaha Nebraska. Kansas City will have a 495 bed general hospital and a 250 bed tuberculosis facility costing about 6.22 million dollars. Omaha will host a 600 bed general hospital with an estimated cost of 3.98 million dollars.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Veterans Administration
Kansas City
Omaha
War Department
Weather outlook for tonight and Friday with showers
Fair and warm tonight with continued warm conditions on Friday. Partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers and cooler air in the north west portion Friday afternoon or night.
Official probe underway into La Salle blaze
Chicago authorities launch multiple investigations into the La Salle hotel fire as 64 of 68 victims are identified. Officials order evacuations of the ruins and closures of theaters nursing homes and clubs while a blue ribbon inquest probes cause and spread. An inquest is set for tomorrow and damage estimates run into the hundreds of thousands.
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Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Shubert
Great Northern
Edward J. Kelly
Springfield
Iinois State Senate
Kelly
Henry Eckhart
William J. Tuohy
Roy Steffens
la Salle
Iowa
Newton
Robert Willman
Hannibal
Earl S. Woodward
Burlington
Willman
E C Patterson Former Collier's VP Dies at 79
Elmore C. Patterson Sr. 79, former vice president and general manager of Collier's Weekly, noted manufacturer and prominent amateur athlete, died last night in Chicago.
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Chicago
Elmore C. Patterson, Sr
Collier's Weekly Magazine
Senate Bills Curb OPA Powers in Upcoming decontrol Plan
The Senate receives a trimmed OPA bill from the banking committee aimed at ending price controls for meat dairy and other farm products by June 30. A decontrol board would overturn refusals to lift controls while subsidies shrink to about 1.1 billion. The MAP order would be repealed and new subsidies halted after May 1 1947.
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Washington
Senate
Banking Committee
Chamber
Wagner
D-N.y
Chester Bowles
Herone Ita
Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Cholera Outbreak in Korea Dormant. 86 Dead
Segoul reports cholera outbreak on Korea’s southern tip checked by army authorities. 86 Koreans died. no American deaths reported. Movements of American dependents planned for July postponed until danger passes.
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Segoul
Korea
Orlando Favored as President of Italy's Republic
Rome June 6 Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 86 is emerging as a likely compromise choice for first president of Italy's republic as the monarchy nears formal end Observers say his Sicilian origin could help heal north south political rifts while facing Communist opposition led by Palmiro Togliatti Orlando's Democratic Union placed fourth in ballots Ivanoe Bonomi 78 is also suggested as a candidate The first president will be chosen at the constituent assembly session June 24 with DeGasperi expected to continue as premier The republicproclamation is set for Saturday ceremony
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Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italy
Orlando
Versailles
House of Savoy
Palmiro Togliatto
Ivanoe Bonomi
Constituent Assembly
Alcide DeGasperi
Air Show Headlines Local Centennial Fete Wednesday
The Flying Tigers headline Atlantic centennial observance next Wednesday with a 2 pm air show at the municipal airport after a 10 am parade led by Atlantic High School band. Maj. Arthur W. Wermuth and Capt. Tommy Walker lead the circus, with roads around the airport closed and tickets sold in advance.
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Flying Tigers
Atlantic High
West Sixth Street
Sunnyside Park
Court House Square
Atlantic Elks Club
Atlantic Busines
Elk Horn
Atlantic
Maj
Arthur W. Wermuth
Bataan
Wermuth
Philippines
Tommy Walker
Beard or a Buck for Des Moines Centennial
Des Moines plans a centennial celebration next month with a "Beard or a Buck" fundraiser. A centennial button will be sold for $1 to each Des Moines man who does not grow a beard.
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Des Moines
Milton Pedersen former resident of Wiota dies in Atlantic
Milton Williard Pedersen 36 of Des Moines and former Wiota resident died last evening at 11 45 in Atlantic hospital after illness starting March 21 while visiting family. Born September 24 1909 at Irwin Ind he moved to Wiota area as a child and later married Etta Thompson in Fort Des Moines on December 22 1937 now survived by widow two sons Larry Alan and Jerry Carl his father Peder C Pedersen of Anita two brothers C Anna Pedersen Chicago and Fred A Pedersen Omaha and two sisters Mrs Carl Keller and Mrs Francis Mailander near Atlantic Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 at Roland Peacock Baxter Funeral Home with Rev M D Summerbell Anita Methodist Church officiating burial in Atlantic Cemetery remains at funeral home until service.
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Des Moines
Wiota
Atlantic Hospital
Francis Mailander
Atlantic
Mr. Pedersen
Irwin
Peder
Esther Pedersen
Etta Thompson
Ft. Des Moines
Larry Alan
Jerry Carl
Peder C. Pedersen
Anita
C. Anna Pedersen
Chicago
Fred A. Pedersen
Omaha
Carl Keller
Near Atlantic
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
M. D. Summerbell
Anita Methodist Church
Atlantic Cemetery
Plowing Match Set for Marion County in Iowa
Four Marion county farms five miles northwest of Knoxville will host the fourth WHO corn belt plowing match and soil conservation field day on September 21. Plowmen from Iowa and neighboring states compete for 1000 dollars in prizes for contour and level land matches. The 1946 event emphasizes midwest conservation practices and Iowa centennial activities.
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Des Moines
Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
Midwest
GI enrollments in Tokyo outline occupation training
More than 33,000 American troops have enrolled in special GIT schools for occupation forces in Tokyo. Courses include conversational Japanese and farm management, with over 20,000 more enrolled in correspondence courses.
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Tokyo
Chiang Kai-Shek Proclaims 15 Day Manchuria Truce
Chiang Kai-Shek issues a cease fire ordering a 15 day halt in Manchuria hostilities. The truce begins tomorrow and aims to create space for a permanent settlement with the Communists under the Sino Soviet treaty framework. Key issues to settle include end of hostilities, restoration of communications, and demobilization and reorganization of Chinese armed forces.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Peng Hsueh-Pei
Communist Party
Chiang
China
British Labor Group Plans Russia Visit In July Mission
The Labor party in London announces a July departure for a wood will mission to Russia headed by Prof. Harold Laski with Party Secretary Morgan Phillips, MP Alice Bacon, and Harold Clay of the TGWU as members.
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London
Labor Party
Russia
Wood
Harold Laski
Morgan Phillips
Alice Bacon
Harold Clay
Transport and General Workers Union
Hormel dies in California after years building packing empire
George Albert Hormel, 85, immigrant’s son who rose from butcher boy to founder of the George A. Hormel Packing Co. at Austin Minnesota, died yesterday in California. He retired as president in 1927 and remained board chairman. Born in Buffalo he left school at 13 and started delivering meat, borrowing $500 at 27 to open a small market. His son Jay C. Hormel took over in 1926. burial will be in Austin.
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Los Angeles
George Albert Hormel
Packer
George A. Hormel
Austin
Jay C. Hormel
Stop Work On 75 New York Ships
Washington reports a dual labor and draft clash as Congress debates extending the draft for teens and allowing 18 to 19 year olds to be inducted. AFL seamen walkouts cripple New York and Baltimore ports while CIO unions agitate for a strike and wage talks.
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Washington
Baltimore
AFL
U. S
CIO
Boston
CIO National Maritime Union
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Gulf
Pacific
Hawaiian
House Labor Committee
A. B. Kelley
D.ps
Kelley
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CIO Maritime Union
Capitol Hill
Truman
Labor Department
Veteran Civil War survivor dies at Iowa Soldiers' Home
David A. Sisk 102 died at 2:20 a m in Marshalltown Iowa Soldiers' Home He was one of Iowa's five surviving Civil War veterans Born Sept 22 1843 his age listed as 100 and he lived at the home since 1917 He will be buried beside his first wife in the institution's cemetery
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Marshalltown
David A. Sisk
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers
Sisk
Admiral Halsey to speak in Cedar Rapids events
Admiral William F. Bull Halsey will arrive Friday and join a Saturday lineup honoring Cedar Rapids and Iowa war bond records. He will take part in a parade, a radio broadcast, and an evening program at Hawkeye Downs arena during the first eastern Iowa high school band festival.
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Cedar Rapids
William F. “Bull” Halsey
Iowa
Admiral Halsey
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa to Sponsor Amateur Photographic Contest
The Iowa Development commission will sponsor a statewide amateur and professional photography contest with cash prizes. Winners will have work shown at the Iowa centennial state fair August 21 to 30. Entries close August 5. Judges include Harold Rowe Carl Gartner and G L Weissenburger.
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Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
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