Mayoral Win and Local Notices Highlight Briefs
Clinton-George Still elected mayor by city council to fill remaining term. Dr. John M. Skogman, 28, moving to Luverne joins town as its first dentist in eight years. ISU names Dr. H. B. H. Cooper head of chemical and mining engineering, Sweeney to continue research. Ray Wilmuth, Indianapolis businessman, killed in highway collision near Emerson. Bruce Hulbert in Red Oak hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Clinton
George Still
John Carleen
Still
Carlsen
John M. Skogman
Des Moines
Luverne
Ames
H. B. H. Cooper
D. R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
Sweeney
Red Oak
Ray Wilmuth
Indianapolis
Ind
Highway
Emerson
Bruce W. Hulbert
Hulbert
Wilmuth
NBC Opens New Television Station in Washington
NBC announces the launch of WNBW Washington after tests including police program samples. The Friday night telecast will feature contributions from New York WNBT Philadelphia and the capital, expanding NBC’s network to four stations and signaling a step toward a national system.
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New York
NBC
WNBW
Washington
Philadelphia
Capital
WNBT
WRGB
Schenectady
WPTZ
Typhoon Death Toll Rises Across Southwestern Japan
A typhoon swept across southwestern Japan and the Japan Sea killing at least 18 people, with Kyodo News Agency reporting the toll today.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japan Sea
Kyodo
Atlantic Girl Star to Broadcast Coast to Coast
Margaret Jean Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J Roberts of Muscatine and Atlantic will appear on a coast to coast and short wave overseas broadcast Saturday afternoon from 65 to 6 30. The program may be heard on the Columbia network or station KMOX in St Louis with Edwin Steffe baritone. Roberts and Steffe will perform selections from Rose Marie and duets such as Only a Rose and Sympathy.
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Margaret Jean Roberts
Fred J. Roberts
Muscatine
Atlantic
St. Louis Opera
Columbia Network
KMOX
St. Louis
Miss Roberts
Edwin Steffo
Rose
Mr. Steffe
New York
William 8. Brady
Weather Outlook: Fair Tonight with Clearing Skies
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the west and central areas. Temperatures show little change.
Missouri River reaches new all time high amid widespread rains
The Missouri river set a new record level at Rule Nebraska 21.02 feet as heavy rains drenched Nebraska Iowa and Missouri. Flooding affected Des Moines Adel Perry Boone and Hamburg with evacuations and hard hit lowlands. Officials warned crests could linger weeks as levees bulged and towns prepared for further deluges.
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Omaha
Missouri
Southeas
Nebraska
Iowa
Rule
Neb
Neligh
Cambridge
Lloyd C. Richardson
Adel
Platte Valley
North Bend
Elkhorn
North Fork
Pierce
Pilger
Norfolk
Stanton
Missouri River
Ralph M. Aldrich
Kansas City
Col
W. E. Potter
St. Louis
8&J. Joseph
Napoleon, Mo
St. Joseph
Associated Press
Des Moines
Raccoon River
Des Moines-Raccoon
Boone
Raccoon
Perry
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Glen Hillman
Council Bluffs
Carroll County
George S. Wieland
Auburn
Hamburg
Red Cross
Fort Dodge
Boone—Des Moines
Ledges State Park
Here
Salvation Army
Madrid
10780-Ton Cargo Ship Burns at Jersey City Dock
A 10,780-ton cargo ship the Marine Flier aboard by U S President lines burned at the Jersey City dock. Fire units, coast guard boats, and tugboats battled flames that began at 9 10 a m and lasted about 90 minutes. One firefighter collapsed as crews searched holds amid fumes from ammonia sulfide. no crew trapped and ship carries a 60 crew. Frontline spectators watched the scene as cargo loading was halted for the voyage to the Far East.
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Jersey City Dock
Jersey City
N. J
U. S. President Lines
38. S. Marine Flier
Far East
Hudson River
Manhattan
Coast Guard
Sauk
New York City
John Harvey
Patrick Flanagan
Flanagan
Marine Flier
U. S. President’ Lines
U. S. Maritime Commission
Orient
A. A. Alexander
President Lines
Senator George backs surprise GOP tax move in Congress
Senator George of Georgia endorsed a Republican effort to re-pass the vetoed 4.0 billion tax cut, now set to take effect next January 1. House Ways and Means Chair Knutson reintroduced the bill as Speaker Martin signaled it would be addressed at the earliest opportunity.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Knutson
R—Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
R—Mass
Congress
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
Justice Dept
Justice Department
Justice
Truman
Supreme Court
Lewis
Union
Howard Smith
D-Va
Smith- Connally
Final Punch Needed To Put Hospital Drive Over The Top
Atlantic Memorial hospital campaign workers reported at a dinner meeting at Hotel Whitney that total contributions reached 106357 dollars, 71 percent of the 150000 dollar goal. Roscoe Jones urged full contact with prospects as the campaign nears completion, with final reports set for July 2 and meetings planned at the Whitney.
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Hospital
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Whitney
Frederick Brown
Army
Roscoe Jones
Board of
U N Probers Blame Yugoslavia for Greek Turmoil
United Nations Balkan investigation commission blames Yugoslavia for backing Greek guerrillas. Three month inquiry covers the Balkan crisis with Albania and Bulgaria cited to lesser degrees. Commission recommends a UN frontiers commissioner for Greece area for two years with quarterly reports.
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United States
Hungary
Bulgaria
Russia
Poland
France
Balkan Commission
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Balkan
U. N
Security ‘Council
Governor names Larson Iowa AG to succeed Rankin
Gov. Robert D. Blue announces the appointment of Robert L. Larson of Iowa City as attorney general to replace the late John M. Rankin. The appointment is effective immediately. Larson, an assistant AG since October 1943, is a University of Iowa graduate, World War I veteran, and former Johnson County Republican chairman.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Robert L. Larson
Iowa City
John M. Rankin
Larson
Ocober
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Twice Widowed by Air Crash in Haverhill Miss
Mrs Anthony F Walker becomes widowed twice after a crash kills her husband and student pilot Arthur Bel cher. Her first husband T Sgt Bernard O Donnell died in a Florida crash during the war. Bel mer had planned flying training under the GI bill. Walker and Doris Brooks married last April 16.
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Haverhill
Anthony F. Walker
Arthur C. Belcher
Bernard O'Donnell
Florida
Belmer
Walker
Doris Brooks
Jewish banners call Tel Aviv home as UN visit unfolds
In Tel Aviv banners unfurled by Irgun Zvai Leumi declare this is our homeland and demand British removal as United Nations investigators tour the city. The all Jewish metropolis witnesses protest lines and strong nationalist rhetoric amid the visiting delegation.
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Jerusalem
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Jewish Agency
Tel Aviv
United Nations
Countess Dorothy Taylor di Frasso recalls Bugsy Siegel ties
In Rome Countess Dorothy Taylor di Frasso tells newsmen she admired Bugsy Siegel but says she was never in love with him. Siegel, linked to Murder Inc on the West Coast, rose through social circles aided by her connections. From Washington to Omaha, labor and mine talks unfold amid looming coal shutdown anxieties.
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Dorothy Taylor di Frasso
Rome
Beverly Hills
Cal
Benjamin
Bugsy) Siegel
Bugsy
West Coast
Brooklyn
Murder, Inc
Missouri Synod Centennial Observed With Services and Picnic
Zion Lutheran church Atlantic marks seventy years, Missouri Synod’s hundredth with 11 am outdoor service at Sunnyside park led by Rev. Hinck and a noon picnic. An afternoon 3 pm service at the high school auditorium features Rev. Jurgens and Rev. Hoemann. children present “Built on a Rock” program. Public invited. offerings support synod centennial goals of mission expansion and education.
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Zion Lutheran Church of Atlantic
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Missouri Synod
Zion Lutheran
Sunnysidepark
W. E. Hinck
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Carroll
Iowa Disltrict
W. H. Jurgens
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Leavenworth
Kan
Iowa District West
Adair
St. John’s
Casey
Mt. Calvary
Villisca
St. Paul's
Oakland
Synod
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Hite
M. To
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NBS
Atlantic Girl
State Highway Commission
U. S
Riverton
Treynor
Cargon
Portsmouth
Cub
B. L. Roland
East Tenth Street
Des Meines
J. Arthur Rank
Bing Crosby
Cypress Point
Singer
London
Rank
Crosby
International Soundphoto
The
U.N
Will
Today
John L
Lewin
United Mine
Pita
Northern
Laker Sc
United Mine Workers
Harlan, Ky
House Labor Committee
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