Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Right to Question Communism
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled a congressional committee may demand if a witness is a communist. Lawsen and Trumbo faced one year in jail and $1000 fines for refusing to answer before the House Un American Activities Committee. Eight others face similar trials as appeals proceed.
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Washington
U. S
Capitol Hill
C. B
Beanie) Baldwin
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Baldwin
Constitu Se Pia
Petteree
Congress
Rele
Bennett Champ Clark
Wilbur K. Miller
Geo. C. Sweeney
Times
Richard Morford
House un-American Activities
National Council of American-Soviet Freindship, Inc
Morford
Weather forecast for clearing night and unsettled Tuesday
Fair northwest, clearing south and east portions tonight. Cooler. Tuesday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers southwest and extreme west portions. Somewhat warmer west.
Rev L D Thomas Named Burlington District Superintendent
The Rev L D Thomas longtime pastor of the First Methodist church since 1942 was named district superintendent of the Burlington district with Mt Pleasant headquarters. Rev A Douglas Steffenson will replace him and take the pulpit next Sunday. Steffenson served as a navy chaplain and pastored Des Moines Gatchel church.
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L. D. Thomas
First Methodist Church
Bloomfield
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa-Des Moines
Muscatine
Mr. Thomas
A. Douglas Steffenson
Gatchel Methodist Church
Des Moines
Eight accidental deaths in Iowa over weekend
The Associated Press reports eight people died over the weekend in Iowa. Seven died in traffic accidents and one by drowning. Victims included Hugo Waldschmidt of Ada Oklahoma and his mother Martha Waldschmidt of Lincoln Nebraska in a northeast Logan crash. seventeen year old Albert Schoettner Jr of Garrison in a two car collision near Van Horne. Oswald Sanderson of near Waukon who died after a fall from a car in Decorah. Wayne Howard Fritz of Pleasant Valley in a two car crash near Davenport. Mrs. George de Moss of Jefferson killed after being struck by a car. Mrs. L. J. Ruland of Roland in an east Randall collision. Richard T. Jacobson of Story City involved in the other car. and a drowning victim William Albert Deber of Waterloo whose body was found in a sandpit. Rutland was hospitalized in serious condition. Sheriff E R Lear of Hamilton County noted the Hardin Hamilton line crossroad crash.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Hugo Waldschmidt
Ada
Okla
Martha Waldschmidt
Lincoln
Neb
Logan
Waldschmidt
Albert Schoettner, Jr
Garrison
Highway Patrol
L. J. Ruland
Roland
Randall
Richard T. Jacobson
Story City
Rutland
Ames
E. R. Lear
Hamiton County
Hardin-Hamilton
William Albert Deber
Waterloo
Death comes to man who died twice on operating table
James W. Stanek a 49 year old printer died after pneumonia at Maryland General hospital following a hernia operation where his heart stopped twice on the table. Doctors revived him after long massage of the heart but he died days later. Mrs Balding and her grandfather visited Keokuk to meet Barry Wayne Snrose, the new great grandson of Mr Lindeman.
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Baltimore
James W. Stanek
Stanek
Maryland General Hospital
Joseph V. Castagna
Castaga
Keokuk
Lester Balding
Wm. Lindeman
Barry Wayne Snrose
Mr. Lindeman
Installation of Traffic Lights Completed
Atlantic's traffic light system is fully in operation with weekend work on manually operated signals at Second and Cedar and Seventh at Linn and Cedar. Blinker warnings light Walnut Plum Palm on Seventh west of the plant. four way signals Seventh and Poplar were activated last week. crossings on highways 6 and 83 use push buttons, with a 12 second yellow and 20 second red, green for traffic other times.
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Atlantic
Second
Cedar Streets
Linn
Walnut
Plum
Palm Street
Atlantic Canning Company
Second Street
Seventh
Poplar
Nonpareil Promotes Network Leadership Changes
Council Bluffs announces promotions at the Nonpareil with L A Wallace moving to assistant editor and Harry Mauck Jr. named managing editor. Frank M. Lane becomes city editor, replacing Mauck while A M Piper remains editor.
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Council Bluffs
L. A. Wallace
Robert R. O’brien
Harry Mauck, Jr
Frank M. Lane
A. M. Piper
Vicious dog halts mail service in two-block area
Dubuque officials announce mail service suspension in a two-block area until a resident muzzles her dog after the animal reportedly bit several mail carriers over two years. Authorities cite the dog as the cause for stopping deliveries in the area.
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Vicious Dog
Mai
Dubuque
M and
Hoffman
Mae Conley former Atlantic woman dies in Long Beach
Mae Conley 73 wife of O O Conley longtime Atlantic grocer died in a Long Beach hospital after years of ill health. A native of Anita she lived in Atlantic before moving to Long Beach 20 years ago and held posts with Eastern Star and War Mothers. Survivors include three children two sisters and a son. funeral was held Saturday at Sunnyside Memorial Park Long Beach.
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Mae Conley
O. O. Conley
Atlantic
Long Beach
Ward
Gold Star Mothers of America
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Ebell Club
American War Mothers
Cecil M. Conley
Casa County
Turner- Conley Post
Atlantic V. F. W
Fred Turner
Meredith Griffiths
Genevieve Vincent
Donald D. Conley
Minnie Beaver
Anita
Nettie Woodruff
Waterloo
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Jaycees Honor Nye of Cedar Rapids Awardwinner
Frank T. Nye of Cedar Rapids Iowa was among tenmen honored for outstanding work in the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the national convention in Colorado Springs. Nye was named one of five national directors. Earlier Nye nominated John M. Gaffney for president. Hamvick lost to Clifford Cooper.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank T. Nye
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Nye
John M. Gaffney
S. C
Hamvick
Clifford Cooper
Alhambra
Calif
Oversight in Switzer Federal Judge Nomination
Democratic National Chairman J. Howard McGrath said Truman did not notify Senator Gillette in advance about Carroll O. Switzer’s nomination to a federal judgeship in the Southern District of Iowa. Gillette had recommended Riley and Halbach. Switzer was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1948.
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Switzer
Iowa
Gillette
William F. Riley
Des Moines
Ed Halbach
Clinton
Charles Dewey
McGrath
State Committee
Jake More
Riley
Halbach
Bar Association
Iowa U. S. Judicial District
BURY MOTHER WITH HER FOUR CHILDREN IN FIRE VICTIMS
In Somerset Pennsylvania a 24 year old pregnant mother, Alice Faidley, dies after funeral services for her four children are interrupted by tragedy. The children Mary Ann, Charles, Barbara, and Gilbert died in the blaze at the farm home of Charles Faidley. Faidley was burned slightly. Alice Faidley delivered a premature dead son after being left in critical condition. Funeral services were underway when news reached mourners.
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Somerset
Mary Ann
Charles
Barbara
Gilbert
Charles Faidley
Faidley
Alice
Western and Soviet discuss Berlin, currency and trade
A Soviet diplomat said Andrei Vishinsky and British Foreign Secretary Bevin agreed on limited aims for Germany including Berlin currency and east west trade. They planned to adjourn the Four Power council with possible future session, while the West sought free access to western Berlin and a peg on currencies. Nine AEC scientists led by Oppenheimer supported a forward program and export of certain isotopes, amid hearings on Lilienthal and isotope policy.
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Germany
Vishinsky
Bevin
U. S
Dean Acheson
Robert &Chom
Council
Berlin
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
Oppenheimer
Army
Oppesheimer
Russia
Taeet Ey Heed
Atomic Weeniet Laboratory
Lee Alamos
Hickenlooper
Fae Energy
Clyde Campbell Dies Former Grain Dealer at 83
Clyde Campbell 83 of Pasadena Calif former Atlantic Mill and Elevator partner died at Huntington Park Memorial Hospital after a second stroke. He co founded the Atlantic Mill and Elevator company with his father J A Campbell and operated elevators in southwest Iowa and Council Bluffs. He lived in Pasadena since 1917 with wife Lulu Harlan and son LeRoy Campbell. Survived by widow son and three grandchildren. preceded by brother Grant Campbell. Funeral and burial in Pasadena.
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Clyde Campbell
Pasadena
Calif
Atlantic Business
Huntington Park Memorial Hospital
Campbell
J. A. Campbell
Atlantic Mill and Elevator Company
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Lulu Harlan
J. S. Harlan
Atlantic
LeRoy Campbell
Pasaden
Grant Campbell
Crash Kills Three Near Wichita Municipal Airport
A light cabin plane piloted by Raas Prater of Wichita crashed near the municipal airport, killing three occupants. The dead were Raas Prater, Austin M. Cowan a Wichita lawyer, and his wife Dr Edwina Cowan a child specialist, all of Wichita.
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Wichita. Kans
Raas Prater
Wichita
Prater
Austin M. Cowan
Edwina Cowan
Farmer Archie Yerington Found Dead in Cedar River
The body of Archie T. Yerington, 97, a bachelor farmer of Tipton, was found partially submerged and fully clothed in the Cedar River below the bridge. Fishermen found his abandoned car on the bridge. hat and billfold were located on the seat. Sheriff Willey said foul play is not suspected.
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Tipton
Charles Willey
Archie T. Yerington
Cedar River
Yerington
Marriage License Obtained for Rountree Ratashak Pair
Everett F. Rountree aged 27 of Tallahassee Florida and Mary Louise Ratashak aged 27 of Gridwood obtained a marriage license this morning.
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Erro
Lisense
Everett F. Rountree
Tallahassee
Mary Louise Ratashak
Gridwold
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