Dewey Favored As Convention Opens
Washington reports Dewey is favored as the convention opens amid campaign coverage.
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
5
Berg Leads Open Qualifiers With Injured Hand
Patty Berg playing with an injured hand posted the only qualifying pace at the sixth annual Western Open with a 78. Polly Riley of Fort Worth was two behind after a 38 41 79. Other early leaders included Mary Agnes Wall of Michigan and Phyllis Otto Germain of Atlantic Iowa. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, from Grossinger CC New York, toured the first nine in 38 as favorite to dethrone Louise Buggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patty Berg
Dow Bkycrest
Elutt
Minneapolis
Polly Riley
Ft. Worth
Tex
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Mra
Phyllis Otto Germain
Atlantic
Iowa
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Grossinger Country Club
N. Y
Louise Buggs
Woman Hurt In Car Truck Crash Near Wiota Iowa
Mrs. Ralph Scott of Sioux Falls suffered neck and heat injuries when a car collided with a pickup driven by Russell E. Peppers east of Wiota Iowa. The crash occurred as Peppers attempted to pass and the vehicles slid and wedged over an embankment. The Scott family include husband and son Jimmy seven. The other driver was fined 20 dollars and costs for improper passing. Former residents Mr. and Mrs. Russell Shanklin and their Des Moines family visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Scott
Sioux Falls
Carnival Company
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Jimmy
Russell E. Peppers
Eira
Wiota
Scott
District Highway Patrol
Justice Court
Russell Shanklin
Mason City
Duncan Shanklin
Des Moines
Weather Outlook: Cloudy With Showers Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional showers or thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will show little change across the period.
Weekend rains bring relief across Iowa counties
Heavy weekend rainfall, the heaviest in three months, refreshed lawns and fields from Atlantic to Des Moines. Totals ranged from 0.28 inches at Charles City to 1.29 inches in Lamoni, with Atlantic recording 1.82 inches and a 72 degree high at Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iowa
Lamoni
Clarinda
Inwood
Creston
Onawa
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Estherville
Charles City
Burlington
Keokuk
Sioux City
Thirteen Receive First Communion at Catholic Church
A class of thirteen children, including Dennis Craney and Sharon Farrell, received their first communion at Saint Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church yesterday morning. The two week religious school, led by Sisters Mary Francis Xavier, Mary Corrine, and Geraldine Marie, along with Rev. P. N. McDermott and Rev. Charles Saunders, enrolled about 100 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thur
Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church
Mary Francis Xavier
Mary Corrine
Geraldine Marie
Holy Humility Order
Ottumwa
P. N. McDermott
Charles Saunders
Dennis Craney
Charles Freund
Harold Krohn
Gary Bender
Iowa’s Last Civil War Vet Ebenezer Mac Murray Dies at 103
Ebenezer Mac Murray, 103, a longtime Iowa resident and one of the state’s two Civil War veterans, died at his daughter’s home in Iowa City. He would have turned 104 on August 27 and planned to attend the Mason City G A R encampment. His daughter Mrs. D A Phillips cared for him. sole remaining Iowa G A R member is James P. Martin, 100, of Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ebenezer MacMurray
Iowa
McMurray
G.A.R
Mason City
D. A. Phillips
Dean C. A. Phillips
GOP Platform Pitches Record of 80th Congress in 1948
Philadelphia delegates draft the Republican platform pledging anti communism foreign aid and bipartisan cooperation while stressing labor, housing, and civil rights elements. Taft led housing concerns, but the final platform avoided major housing specifics as Congress adjourned after passing foreign aid, draft, and farm bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Truman
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Nts
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
Republican Party
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Senate
Rep
Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
Cocigliam
Washington
Capitol Hill
Greek Ninth Division Opens Major Offensive in War
Athens reports the Ninth division moved four miles into guerrilla held territory north of Konitsa in the war's largest offensive. Officials say no opposition met at jump off. press dispatches cite Unit 670A led by Captain Kikitsos against Communist forces under Markos Vafiades. Six divisions totaling about 70 000 troops aim to crush roughly 7 000 rebels in the northern mountains near Albania.
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Athens
Konitsa
Unit 670A
Kikitsos
Markos Vafiades
Erash
Albania
Ford Offers 11 to 14 Cent Wage Rise to UAW Workers
Ford Motor Co proposed an 11 to 14 cent an hour increase for its 110,600 CIO United Auto Workers. The plan would raise workers to at least 1.50 per hour, with 14 cents for those above that level. The union sought 30 cents. Contract expires July 15. No union comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Uaw-Cio
Malaya Police Nab 600 Reds
Malaya police arrested more than 600 persons during anti communist raids across Malaya. They were jailed tonight under heavy guard as communists blamed for a terror campaign that left 26 murdered in seven weeks and significant property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Malaya
Hear
New Farm Program To Be Political Grist
Philadelphia Republicans assess a new farm program passed by Congress that maintains price supports for most farm products for a year with flexible adjustments. They anticipate Democrats will push farm policy in the 1948 campaign while awaiting a stand by plan to aid low income families.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Truman
Nelson
Minnesota
Republicana
Explosions at Hercules Powder Plant Kill Three in New Jersey
Three workers were killed and two injured when three blasts rocked the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil New Jersey. The nitro glycerine buildings were demolished and the cause remained unknown as a company spokesman noted only a few workers were nearby. The blasts affected a large area of northern New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenvil
N. J
Hercules Powder Co
New Jersey
Radar powered rheumatism cure shown at AMA meeting
Mayo Clinic doctors Wakim and Erics on display in Chicago demonstrate a teacup sized radar device. The cup emits waves that heat tissue and blood to ease swelling and pain, increasing local blood flow and easing bursitis and rheumatic pains without harming the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
Mayo Clinic
K. G. Wakim
D. J. Ericsson
Truman Advisers Hold White House Strategy Meeting
President Truman and about 15 top Democrats met at the White House yesterday. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said the session reviewed his 15 day western speech making tour and outlined campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
Large Delegations Withhold Pledges At GOP Convention
Iowa and Philadelphia report Republican scene as Dewey hopes to win Iowa’s 23 votes. Delegates and spouses invited to a reception. Stassen seen ahead of others on first ballot. Steering group led by Harrison E. Spangler maps strategy for Tuesday meeting. Dewey Taft and Vandenberg viewed as contenders while Illinois and Pennsylvania weigh heavy delegations.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford
Dewey
Stassen
Benjamin Franklin
Taft
Warwick
Vandenberg and
Warren
Iowa
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold Stassen
Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar ‘Rapids
Ane
Benford MacNider
City
Whitney Gillilland
Glenwood
Aleé
Gillilland
U. S
David W. Stewart
Sioux City
Indian chief missing from South Dakota GOP delegation
A 77-year-old Sioux chief, William Spot ted Cow, did not board the South Dakota GOP delegation train to the national convention. Philadelphia reports his baggage arrived, but he was not with the group. Pennington County State’s Attorney J. Bottum confirmed he did not ride the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Dakota
Bureau of Missing Persons
Philadelphia
William Spotted Cow
Joseph Bottum
Pennington County
D. Bottum
Fire damages hangar and planes at Carroll airport
A fire at Carroll municipal airport last night caused about 5000 dollars in damage to a hangar of unknown origin. A Piper Cub owned by Arden Reiman was destroyed while four Cessna planes suffered 1000 dollars each in damage. Airport Manager Lawrence Rushenberg said two planes were insured. The hangar is insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Carroll Municipal
Arden Reiman
Arcadia
Lawrence Rushenberg
Polio cases rise in southwest Iowa with iron lung patient
Mercy hospital reports 36 polio cases in the region over the weekend. Among new admissions are Roy Hansen, 14, of Logan, and Mrs Bernard Hare, 26, of Woodbine. One patient, Charles Redmish, 27, Persia farmer, has been placed in an iron lung. 17 cases remain at Mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Roy, Hansen
Logan
Bernard Hare
Woodbine
Mercy Hospital
Iowa
Charles Redmish
Persia Farmer
Dykstras Visit Mrs Trainer in Atlantic Stay
Mr and Mrs R A Dykstra and sons Tom and Dan of St Louis arrived Saturday to visit Mrs A M Trainer at 1815 Chestnut Street. Mr Dykstra returned home today and his family will remain in Atlantic for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Dykstra
Tom
Dan
St Louis
A. M. Trainer
Chestnut Street
Dykstra
Atlantic
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