Anamosa Drowning. Veterans Organize. Civic Leader Dies
NED Anamosa Lavern Eilers, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Eilem, Anamosa, drowned yesterday in the Buffalo river while fishing. A Sioux City chapter of the American Veterans committee has formed with Harold Grueskin as temporary chairman, Iowa’s fourth such unit after Iowa City, Ames and Des Moines. Eugene J Walsh, 68, Davenport civic leader and father of Mary Jane Walsh, dies after six weeks ill from heart complications. PREN-CENT MILK raises price from 49 to 50 cents a quart in Des Moines, as the Des Moines Cooperative dairy consolidates with local dairies. reflects OPA action.
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Lavern Eilers
Paul Eilem
Buffalo River
Here
Sioux City
The
American Veterans Committee
Harold Grueskin
Iowa
Iowa City
Ames
Des Moines
Davenport
Eugene J. Walsh
Mary Jane Walsh
Moines Cooperative Dairy
OPA
Iowa Association of Small Loan Firms Meets in Des Moines
Des Moines leaders planned a forum at the Iowa Association of Small Loan Companies second meeting. Officers elected yesterday include W. C. Carpenter of Cedar Rapids as president and M. L. Patrick of Dubuque named to the board with regular officers to lead the discussion.
German exile critic says occupation policy fuels next war
Des Moines Martin Hall, a German citizen who fled to America in 1938 for anti Nazi activities, declared last night that current American occupation policy in Germany lays the most beautiful and classic foundation for the next war. He spoke to the Midwest Institute of International Relations.
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Des Moines
Martin Hall
America
Germany
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Iowa Harness Makers to Rebrand as Leather Dealers Group
At yesterday’s convention the Des Moines based Iowa Retail Harness Makers association voted to rename itself the Iowa Leather Dealers association. The group, formed in 1909 by harness makers, now includes shops selling shoes leather goods luggage sewing machines and small amounts of harness.
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Des Moines
Iowa Retail Harness Makers Association
The
Iowa Leather Dealers Association
Couple Drowns When Car Ditches Near Vail
Denison Iowa June 8 Charles N Bourdage 65 and Emma C Bourdage 52 of Compton California died when their eastbound car overturned into a water filled ditch one mile east of Vail on U S 30. Coroner Kenneth Bryant said loss of control caused drowning in a new car with 4000 miles. The accident was found at 9 30 a m.
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Denison
Charles N. Bourdage
Emma C. Bourdage
Compton
Calif
Vail
U.S. No. 30
Goroner Kenneth Bryant
Bourdage
Fire destroys lumber yard in Milwaukee blaze
Milwaukee on June 8 fire crews from across the city battled a fierce blaze that swept a lumber yard and a streetcar trestle in the Menomonee Valley. Estimated loss: $300,000 to $600,000 with four million board feet of lumber destroyed. Fire Chief Edward Wischer said equipment faced heavy strain during the high blaze. Otto Boheim, owner of the firm, suggested losses could reach $600,000.
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Milwaukee
Menomonie Valley
Edward Wischer
Otto Boheim
Bergen Honored by National Father’s Day Committee
Edgar Bergen receives a certificate from the National Father’s Day committee praising him for “fathering America’s outstanding entertainment novelty.” The attribution is noted as a nod to his work with daughter and partner.
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McCarthy
Hollywood
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
National
America
Weather outlook cooler tonight and Sunday across regions
The forecast calls for a fair night and Sunday with cooler conditions tonight, cooler in the extreme southeast and slightly warmer in the extreme west on Sunday.
Anthracite Pits Reopen Monday Under New Pact
Pennsylvania 76,000 hard coal miners return to work Monday after an 18 cent per hour raise and a 2.7 million dollar welfare fund funded by a five cent per ton royalty. The agreement ends a week-old strike after five weeks of talks with AFL UMW leader John L. Lewis.
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New York
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
FWA Supports Two Iowa Projects With Federal Advances
Federal works administrator Major General Philip B. Fleming announced non interest bearing advances to finance two Iowa projects. An advance of 3500 funds will help prepare a 31 bed general hospital at Sioux Center costing about 12900. An advance of 2730 funds will back a sanitary sewage collection and disposal system at New Albin with an estimated cost of 85000.
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Washington
Iowa
Philip B. Fleming
Federal
Sioux Center
New Albin
Shooting Star to Highlight Des Moines Centennial Air Show
Des Moines marks its centennial with twenty of the army's newest aircraft on display from June 29 to July 4. The jet propelled Shooting Star will be showcased with precision flyovers twice daily on July 2 3 and 4. The plane reaches speeds over 600 miles per hour.
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Des Moines
Army
Truman to Address Labor Issue With Congress
The White House announced President Truman would reveal his stance on the Case labor disputes bill in a message to Congress and may veto or sign. If vetoed he will issue a detailed report with alternatives. if approved he will criticize sections and seek changes.
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Congress
Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Capitol Hill
Federal Mediation Board
CIO
Philip Murray
Cave seeks bail after tax evasion conviction
Des Moines report states Fred C. Cave filed for bail in federal district court following a three year prison sentence and a $10 000 fine handed down by Judge Charles A. Dewey on May 10. The 30 day delay to allow appeal preparation ends Monday. Davenport brief notes Mrs Cleo Malone visiting at 307 East Third Street with sister in law Mrs Guy Taylor.
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Des Moines
Fred C. Cave
Cave
Charles A. Dewey
Davenport
Cleo Malone
Guy Taylor
East Third Street
Royal Gem Heist Leads to Arrests of Durant Couple
Army investigators say most of the 1.5 million dollar Hessian crown jewels stolen from Kronborg castle have been recovered. Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant and Col. J. W. Durant were arrested in Chicago with more suspects sought to complete the case of the “liberated” gems.
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Kronborg Castle
Germany
Sllinese Central Railway
Chicago
Col. Pierce
Durant
Rhineland
Bride
War Department
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Hudson
Wis
J. W. Durant
Royal House of
Hesse
Kronsberg
Frankfurt-on-Main
Third Army
George S. Patton
Frankfurt
Col. Miller
Kronberg
WAC
Sophie Hesse
United States
Miller
Teens Enlist to Benefit From GI Bill Rights
Des Moines reports hundreds of Iowa high school graduates join the armed forces amid selective service uncertainties. Navy plans 500 to 600 enlistments this month, Marines near a 100, Army up 10-15 percent. Total May enlists 895. since October 7000 plus. Teens drive Marine aviation aims. GI Bill cited as incentive. civilian life discontent noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
L. A. Edwards
Jack R. Munday
Russell E. Law
Iowa Army Recruiting Service
Munday
Marines
Father Flanagan sails to Ireland for lecture tour
Msgr Edward Flanagan of Boys Town Nebraska arrives in Shannon Ireland for a holiday and to begin a lecture tour. He is greeted by his sister Mrs Jean Stanton and brother Rev Patrick Flanagan. Proceeds will fund a planned 6,000,000 high school for Boys Town.
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Boys Town
Penney May Sales Rise 28 Percent to 51 Million
J C Penney Co reports May sales of 51 331 800 up 28 2 percent from 40 089 179 a year earlier. First five months of 1946 total 230 642 036, up 15 49 percent from 199 609 772 in the same period.
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New York
J. C. Penney Co
Cass County Centennial Plans Cancelled at Lewis
Plans for a Cass county centennial celebration at Lewis on July 4 have collapsed due to lack of interest, says Cass centennial committee chair Fred DeWitt of Griswold. The News-Telegraph will still publish a county centennial issue and a separate historical edition on July 11 featuring Iowa and Atlantic history.
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Lewis
Fred DeWitt
Griswold
Cass
Cass County Amvets
DeWitt
News-Telegraph
Iowa
Atlantic
Jesse Ward 77 dies longtime Atlantic resident
Jesse Ward 77 longtime resident of Atlantic and Lewis died at Clarinda hospital after ill health. Born January 24 1869 in Henderson county Illinois to William T Ward and Mary E Ward he worked as a tele grapher then in insurance. Survived by sisters Jennie Carrie Ward in California and Maggie Truax in Oregon and brother Robert Ward in California. two sisters and three brothers predeceased him. Funeral services pending relatives’ word remains at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home.
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Jesse Ward
Atlantic
Lewis
Clarinda Hospital
Mr. Ward
Henderson County
William T
Mary E. Ward
Jennie
Carrie Ward
California
Maggie Truax
Oregon
Robert Ward
Roland, Peacock & Baxter Funeral Home
Mormon Centennial Trail Trek Planned Through Iowa
A May group from Salt Lake City will retrace the Mormon trail across Iowa to observe the Iowa centennial. Led by George Albert Smith the party aims to honor Mt Pisgah in Union County where 10 percent of pioneers are buried. They will visit Keokuk Montrose Ottumwa Garden Grove Council Bluffs July 7 onward.
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Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Iowa
George Albert Smith
Mt. Pisgah
Union County
Keokuk
Montrose
Ottumwa
Garden Grove
Council Bluffs
Civil War veteran attends 72nd G A R encampment
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 8 traveling by car John M Guegel Shenandoah one of Iowa four surviving Civil War veterans arrived here yesterday to attend the 72nd annual G A R encampment a reception honoring the 68 year old department commander was held last night.
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Cedar Rapids
John M. Guegel
Shenandoah
Iowa
Committee Report Urges Against Price Control Extension
Four members of the Senate Banking Committee release a minority report opposing the amended price control extension bill. They warn the measure would threaten economic safety and inflation defense, arguing Congress should fight inflation rather than surrender to free markets.
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Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Wagner
D-N.y
Downey
Dcal
Taylor
D- Idaho
Mitchell
D-Wash
Congress
Irwin Pellett Named Cass Red Cross Chairman
Irwin Pellett an Atlantic insurance man who led the 1946 Red Cross financial drive was elected county chairman at the Cass Red Cross annual meeting. Norman Holmes becomes vice chairman with Mrs. H A Hughes secretary and C D Emmert treasurer. Holmes also succeeds Mrs. Tom Burns of Anita as vice chairman. The chapter authorized up to 1000 for a Sunnyside pool water safety program with police transport for county towns and free swimming lessons plus additional instructors.
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Atlantic Insurance
Red Cross
Pellett
Dell Taylor
Atlantic Funeral
Norman Holmes
Atlantic Shoe Dealer
H. A. Hughes
C. D. Emmert
Holmes
Tom Burns
Anita
Cass
Sunnyside Pool
The
Marriage license issued to Schirber and Brown
Martin Joseph Schirber 25 of Chicago and Rose Marie Brown 21 of Atlantic obtained a marriage license yesterday.
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Martin Joseph Schirber
Chicago
Rose Marie Brown
Atlantic
Plan to Offer Paid Shore Leaves for Seamen in Strike Veil
Government conciliators proposed paid shore leaves to replace a 40 to 44 hour workweek reduction for seamen as CMU sides near the June 15 strike deadline. The plan urges a 56 hour sea week with paid time off ashore, possibly one day per two weeks at sea, to keep crews stable while ports grant leave. Latin American unions vow not to handle U S cargo if Truman seizes ships.
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Committee For Maritime Unity
CMU
Aiice
Lewis Goldblatt
Latin America
U. S
Truman
America
Goldblatt
Latin American Federation of Labor
The
CTAL
Mexico City
Youth Dies Trying to Rescue Girlfriend in Central Park
In New York a 20 year old, Jack Hyland, died after a confrontation with three men who seized his 18 year old girlfriend Yvonne Kenny in Central Park between 97th and 98th streets. Police say the men beat Hyland after he intervened. the attackers fled after raping the girl who was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Central Park
Jack Hyland
Yvonne Kenny
Mount Sinai Hospital
Hyland
97Th
98Th Street
Meat Packers Seek Dollar Hour Wage Increase
The United Packinghouse Workers of America plans wage demands for a $1 per hour base wage for all members. American packers will hear the proposal on July 11 and Canadian packers on July 28, with current American wages at 89 cents and Canadian rates from 62 to 69 percent.
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Montreal
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Canada
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