Campaign kickoff set for Atlantic Memorial Hospital drive
Iowa donors mobilize for a $150000 hospital building fund with 1500 prospects listed at the Hotel Whitney. Teams led by Frederick Brown and others will canvass up to fifteen names each, with six quarterly payments planned and a July 2 final meeting and fundraising wrap.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Hotel Whitney Cameo Room
Frederick Brown
Ralph Finkbine
Glen C. McFarlane
Max Bullock
Rex Moorman
Roy A. Fraizer
Brown
Whitney Cameo Room
Hospital
Whitney
Lester Balding
Clair Becker
O. A. Otte
Owen Meredith
Elk Horn
Walnut
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Atlantic News-Telegraph Pub. Co
Ward
C. W. Otto
E. C. Schelm
Roland
Peacock & Baxter
Earl Becker
Lee S. Magill
W. R. Remie
President J Hugh O'Donnell Dies At Notre Dame
Rev. J Hugh O'Donnell 50 longtime Notre Dame leader dies after cancer battle and recent retirement. He served as president from 1940 guiding the university through wartime and was affiliated with Notre Dame for about 35 years before stepping down a year earlier.
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South Bend
Ind
J. Hugh O'Donnell
University of Notre Dame
O’donnell
John J. Cavanaugh
Notre Dame
Weather outlook clear night and warm Saturday
The forecast calls for clearing skies tonight with a fair Saturday and rising temperatures. Residents should expect warmer daytime highs and light winds across the region.
Cass streams at new highs during flood yesterday
The Nishnabotna watershed flooded large tracts with an estimated 25 000 acres inundated. Red Oak reported water supply cut and shelters opened as residents evacuated. Rail service on the Rock Island line was disrupted with washouts between Wiota and Anita. weather recorded 5.08 inches of rain locally, third heaviest on record.
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Rock Island
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Wiota
Thia
Commerce
Anita
Dex Moines
Nishnabotna
Montgomery County
Elliott
Red Oak
Griffithville
Coburg
Armory
Legion Hall
Congregational Church
Elks Lodge
Salvation Army
Roy L. Fancolly
Turkey Creek
Wiota-Anita
Funeral Services for Mrs Albert Smith Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert B. Smith 80 who died at home will be held tomorrow at 2 30 p m at the Church of Christ with Rev H G Darling officiating. She leaves four sons seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with interment in Evergreen cemetery at Anita. The body will lie in state at the Ruland Peacock Baxter funeral home until the service.
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Albert B. Smith
Olive Street
Church of Christ
H. G. Darling
Smith
Frank Pierce
Peter IL
Magdalena Bruhn
Johnson County
Mr. Smith
Audubon County
Anita
Atlantic
Elmer M
Ira B
Frank L
W. Clifford Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Hay
Lloyd
Lucy Ricker
Elizabeth Brandi
Evergreen Cemetery
Ruland, Peacock & Baxter
Many Violations Found In Traffic Check Here
A two hour traffic check by highway patrol and sheriff officials recorded 133 violations among 355 vehicles. Ten summonses were issued including speeding, improper passing, and no driver’s license, while 62 warning tickets were issued. Faulty lights and brakes comprised most violations.
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Lloyd Meyer
Lincoln Judge Rules Nebraska Anti-Closed Shop Amendment Valid
District Judge Ralph Wilson today held the Nebraska anti closed shop amendment valid in a test case brought by the American Federation of Labor. The ruling said the 1946 amendment infringes on no provision of the federal constitution.
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Lincoln
Lancaster County
Ralph Wilson
Nebraska
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
St Louis Transit Strike Paralyzes Area During Morning
A AFL Local 788 strike by streetcar and bus workers halted most public transit in the St. Louis area with 1,000,000 residents. About 2,072 voted for the strike and 147 against after rejecting a wage offer from the St. Louis Public Service Company and contesting an arbitration award raising pay.
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St. Louis
Arbitration Board
Truman returns from Canada trip with plans on tax veto
President Truman completes a goodwill visit to Canada and Niagara Falls. He indicated he would act about 30 minutes before a looming tax cut deadline while declining to state his veto plans. He arrived in Buffalo for a 30 minute stop and prepared to continue to Washington.
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Buffalo
Truman
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York State
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
Labor scene brighter as car strikes settled
Detroit relief after a 24 day Ford foremen strike and wage pact. Continental Motors workers walk out and sitdown ends. Hudson and Packard announce settlements with UAW CIO easing plant outages and pay disputes. Police report violent car ambushes near Ford Rouge plant without arrests.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Continental Motors Corp
Dearborn
Ford Rouge
Leonard Sikorski
Ford
Foremen’s Association of Amercia
Independent
Continental Motors
Continental
Hudson Motor Car Co
CIO
United Auto
Hudson
Packard Motor Car Co
Uaw-Cio
Collision Fatal to Iowa City Girl in Auto Crash
Regina O Neil 20 of Iowa City died from a skull fracture after a late night automobile collision in a residential area. The car driven by fiance Robert Ruess 22 of West Liberty carried four other Iowa City residents who were injured. Coroner Frank L Love reported O Neil worked at the County Treasurer s office and was to be married in about a month.
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Towa City
Regina O'Neil
Iowa City
Miss O'Neil
Robert Ruess
West Liberty
Ruess
Cecelia
Dorothy Mae
Benita Wilcox
Frank L. Love
Ed O'Neil
Morse
Iowa
Guests get scented showers at Henry Hudson Hotel
Guests at the Henry Hudson hotel in Manhattan experience showers that spray water and soluble perfume. Men receive pine scent while women get apple blossom. Guests simply turn a knob to choose the fragrance.
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New York
Manhattan
Henry Hudson
Wiota Man Saves Two From Farm Home Blaze
Thomas McDermott a World War II veteran and route worker halted at the Gibbies farm near Carson when 1-year-old Arthur Jr. burst from the door with clothes on fire. He smothered flames with a towel, then put out further fires and had the children alert neighbors. Arthur Jr. received first degree burns and skin grafts at Red Oak hospital. Helen remained at home and is recovering well.
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Thomas McDermott
F. H. McDermott
Wiota
Arthur Cubbie
Carson
McDermott
Mack Bell
Lyman
Arthur, Jr
Helen
Corning
Arthur Jr
Red Oak
Labor experts advise Taft Hartley bill is unworkable
Washington reports labor analysts tell President Truman the Taft Hartley bill cannot stop a coal strike and is unlikely to work as intended. Officials asked not to be named cite conflicting advice from presidential aides who want Truman to sign regardless.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Flood Crest Near St Louis Amid Ongoing Mississippi Drift
Flood crest nears St Louis as the Mississippi and Missouri rivers ease upstream. Heavy rains in Iowa and Nebraska threaten renewed devastation. losses exceed 26 million dollars with over 1 million acres flooded. Levees hold near the confluence, but breakouts persist south of St Louis and at Hannibal.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Great Rivers
Chester L. Landaker
U. S. Engineers
Kansas City
Government Weather Bureau
Army Engineers’ Office
Grand Tower
Ste. Genevieve
Say
Hannibal
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Second District Coast Guard
Burlington
Des Moines River
Red Cross
Ottumwa
Eddyville
PLAN INQUIRY IN BOOTLEGGING CARS
Detroit June 13 state Attorney General Eugene F Black said with state police aid he has begun an inquiry into used car dealers selling new cars at inflated prices. He noted such sales may violate dealer licenses and may prompt a grand jury review. Eleven used car dealers face possible license revocation following police surveys.
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Detroit
Eugene F. Black
Black
More Land Under as Floods Sweep Thru State
Des Moines reports severe Iowa floods with the Raccoon river cresting at 21.8 feet in Van Meter and Des Moines River flooding low lands. Evacuations exceed 100 in Des Moines. Red Oak and Nishnabotna areas see rising waters. several levees breach and highways close as rains ease but flood threats linger into the week.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Iowa
Eddyville
Raccoon
van Meter
16Th Street
Red Oak
Nishnabotna
Towa
Elliott
Laurel Rggers
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