CIO Leaders Reject General Strike
Iowa briefs report a Decorah clergyman named chaplain at the Soldiers home near Fort Snelling Minnesota. Clinton J. Lewis 96 oldest Ringgold county man dies in Des Moines after visiting daughter. Des Moines notes raise of 1947 session laws cost 2.20 with 1.75 for 1945. Iowa guard men from about 33 cities discuss a national drive in Des Moines. Ames honors Prof. H D Hughes retiring after 38 years as head of farm crops at Iowa State College.
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Decorah
H. T. Bran
Soldiers’ Home
Fort Snelling
Minn
Eastern
Iowa
CCC
Lutheran Church
West Union
Ayr
Clinton J. Lewis
Ringgold County
Moines
Lewis
Des Moines
C. B. Akers
Iowa Cities
National Guard
Charles H. Grahl
Guard
Ames
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Hughes
Tragic Drowning in La Porte City Cistern
Two and a half year old Eugene Weisert, son of Lola Weisert, drowned at 4 30 p m Thursday in a cistern at the Walnut street home of Mrs Minnie Welch while visiting with his mother. Dr Sidney Smith of Waterloo ruled the death accidental and stated no inquest will be held.
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la Porte City
Gary Eugene ‘Weisert
Lola Weisert
Minnie Welch
Walnut Street
Sidney Smith
Waterloo
Rites Saturday for Frank Eblen
Funeral services for Frank Eblen an Atlantic contractor who died suddenly from a heart attack and asthma at his farm south of Cumberland will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Cumberland Church of Christ. Interment follows at Cumberland cemetery. Eblen born Oct 14 1898 in Cumberland left for Atlantic last year and is survived by Ima Smith his wife three children Ramona Thomas and Frank Jr two sisters and three brothers among others. He belonged to Cumberland Masonic lodge and Atlantic B P O Elks 445.
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Frank Eblen
Atlantic
Here
Cumberland Church of Christ
H. G. Darling
Joel Boone
Cumberland
Cumberland Cemetery
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
Hove
Chestnut Street
Eblen
Abraham
Amanda Eblen
Greenfield
Ima Smith
Ramona
Thomas
Frank
John Rhodes
Leona Ballentine
Mia
Eugene McMullen
Bes KC Edwards
Creston
and Cashatt
Clayton
Lester Eblen
Zenus Eblen
Mt. Vale
Cumberland Masonic Lodge
Atlantic B. P. O. Elks
Suitcase Holds $82000 Cash in Porter Estate
Davenport Iowa report reveals Dr J R Porter died March 26 of a heart attack after 50 years practice. Probate shows total estate at $192803.36 with over $82000 in cash found in a suitcase. Brother Dr Leroy V Porter of Altoona IA is among beneficiaries.
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Davenport
J. R. Porter
Leroy V. Porter
Altoona
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with widely scattered local thunder showers. No significant temperature change expected.
Adair R R Man Jake Stump Killed by Train
Jake Monroe Stump 48, Adair Rock Island section employee, guard duty along the railroad right of way was struck by Rock Island No. 22 about two miles east of Adair. Coroner investigated and will not convene an inquest. Survived by widow Mildred Mapes, one son, six brothers, two sisters. Funeral tentatively set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Adair Methodist church.
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Adair
Jake Monroe Stump
Rock Island
Harold Hill
Guthrie Center
Mr. Stump
DeSoto
Walter
Jennie Stump
Sidney Sutherland
Big Bear Lake
Fla
Maggie Strober
Adel
Methodist Church
van Meter
Senate votes on president line shifts succession
The Senate approved 50 to 35 a Truman suggested measure to place the speaker of the house next in line for the presidency in the absence of a vice president. Joseph Martin is the current speaker. The bill advances to the House, which backed similar legislation previously.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Joseph Martin
R-Mars
Secretary of State
Cramer Nominated for National Guard Bureau Chief
President Truman nominates Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer of Connecticut to a four year term as chief of the War Department National Guard Bureau. He will succeed Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltenberger of Nebraska, who retires due to ill health.
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Washington
Kenneth F. Cramer
Wethersfield
Foreign Envoys Begin Talks on Marshall Plan in Paris
British Foreign Secretary Bevin French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Molotov met in Paris to draft a common response to the U S proposal for European economic reconstruction with American aid. Molotov brought 89 advisers as U S under secretary Clayton held semi official consultations to align European actions with Marshall plan principles.
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Paris
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V .M. Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
Salon der
Parrote
Foreign Ministry
Quai d’Orsay
Molotov
London
William Clayton
Bevin
Attlee
Clayton
America
Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
Funds recommended for flood control along Missouri River
Washington reports $19,046,500 in flood control and river improvement funds for the Missouri basin and upper Mississippi. The plan covers the Garrison reservoir to St. Louis, with $11,675,000 for flood work and $7,871,500 for channel improvements, plus $273,500 for Mississippi between Minneapolis and the Missouri mouth. Congress would have $20,121,000 for basin work next year. $1,074,500 remains unspent. Army engineers say emergency work is also being prepared with a tentative $2,800,000 allotment for the Missouri division headquartered in Omaha.
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Washington
Missouri
Mississippi
Congress
Garrison Reservoir
North Dakota
St. Louis
War Department
Omaha
Sioux City
Minneapolis
House Appropriations Committee
Army
William C. Cole
r-Mo
Cole
Army Engineers
Missouri River Division
Viscount Bennett of Mickleham Dies in England
Viscount Bennett of Mickleham former Canadian prime minister from 1930s dies at his home in Dorking England at age 76.
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Dorking
England
Viscount Bennett of
Mickleham
Canada
Moeller Dies at 64 From Heart Attack in Atlantic Home
Carl Christian Moeller 64 a longtime Atlantic real estate dealer died suddenly at his home 605 Spruce street at 1230 this morning from a heart attack. Born February 6 1883 in Schleswig Holstein Germany he came to America in 1891 and lived near Marne before moving to Atlantic. Surviving are his widow Amanda Marie Eden Baden two brothers W H Moeller and J W Moeller and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Monday at 130 pm at Roland Peacock Baxter Funeral Home with Rev R G Dohrmann officiating. Interment in Brighton cemetery. The remains will be at the funeral home until the service hour.
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Carl Christian Moeller
Atlantic
Spruce Street
Mr. Moeller
Schlesvig
Holstein
Germany
John Christian
Marie Elizabeth Backsen Moeller
Marne
Shelby County
W. H. Moeller
Moeller
Amanda Marie Eden Baden
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church
Omaha
J. W. Moeller
Amanda Tiedje
Zion Lutheran Church
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
R. G. Dohrmann
Brighton
Maine
Five hurt when car overturns near Montour Iowa
Five persons were injured when a car driven by William E Porter of Iowa City went out of control on highway 30 two miles west of Montour. The vehicle rolled in a ditch after passing a truck. Injured treated at a Marshalltown hospital were Porter, his wife, Mrs. Elmer de Gowen of Iowa City, and Mrs. Glenn Cray and Mrs. Marie Mc Bride of Burlington.
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Marshalltown
Montour
Harry W. Jennings
Marshall County
Willam E. Porter
Iowa City
Porter
Elmer de Gowen
Glenn Cray
Marie McBride
Burlington
Reagan family welcomes third child a girl
Mrs. Reagan born as Jane Wyman announced the birth of the couple's third child, a daughter born three months early. Both mother and baby are reported well. The Reagans' other children are Maureen and Michael.
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Hollywood
Ronald Reagans
Kids Circus Boosts Atlantic Memorial Fund With 12 75
A backyard circus staged by Atlantic youths raised 12.75 for the Atlantic Memorial hospital fund campaign, part of a 150000 goal. Director Nadine Peterson led participants including Billy Peterson Jerry Barnett Delbert Gaines Clark Benson Norma Peterson and others with acts from ballet to bicycle tricks. Popcorn kolache and fudge sales aided receipts as a veterans tribute awaits. The campaign scoreboard from Scott's will move to J C Penney window to show team progress.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Memorial Hospital Fund
Nadine Peterson
Billy Peterson
Jerry Barnett
Delbert Gaines
Clark Benson
Norma Peterson
Helen Ann Peterson
Mary Maher
Alice Janss
Virginia Foster
Edward Hedrick
Elaine Steinmetz
Scott's
J. C. Penney Company
Hillman Wright former Atlantic resident dies at 75
Joseph Hillman Wright 75, of Council Bluffs and former Atlantic fire truck driver, died at 8:30 this morning after eight months of ill health. He was born November 6, 1871 in Yar mouth Ia and moved to Atlantic at age six. He served as a volunteer fireman for over 20 years and later worked as a Union Pacific special agent in Council Bluffs for 26 years. He married Libbie Gillett in 1895 and is survived by his widow, three children Mrs Leo Hofman Atlantic, Marjorie Wright and Jay Wright Council Bluffs, three brothers Gilbert Max and Alva Wright Atlantic, two sisters Mrs Mattie Hutchins Atlantic and Mrs Mamie Cunningham Des Moines, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are pending. The remains are at the er al home. To St Louis. Dr and Mrs W Floyd Smith leave Sunday for St Louis to attend Logan College assembly.
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Joseph Hillman Wright
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Mr. Wright
Yarmouth
James C
Alice O’kell Wright
Union Pacific Railroad
Libbie Gillett
Leo Hoffman
Marjorie Wright
Jay Wright
Gilbert
Max
Alva Wright
Mattie Hutchins
Mamie Cunningham
Des Moines
Matthew Wright
Roland, Peacock & Baxter Funeral Home
Massena Boy Die in Tractor Accident
Massena 14 year old Howard Follmann son of Clarence and Mrs Follmann was killed Thursday when a tractor left a county road and toppled into a 30 foot embankment. He died of suffocation with his watch showing 2 10 p m. Funeral services are set for Saturday at the Massena Methodist church.
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Massena
Howard Follmann
Clarence Follmann
Harvey Garside
Otis Ford
Cass
Adair
Howard
Garside
Ford Farm
Warren Roberts
Cumberland
Methodist
Ramona
Richard
Will Follmann
Eva Wickey
Massena Methodist Church
Harold Butty
Massena Township
Jolson to Begin Sixth Radio Series This October
New York June 27. Al Jolson to return to regular broadcasting in October for his sixth commercial radio series. He has a long NBC history and previously hosted CBS programs. current contract value is not stated though trade reports suggest about 7500 dollars per program.
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New York
al Jolson
NBC
CBS
Protest Drafted After Taft Hartley Law Labor Clash
Washington leaders of the CIO and AFL met to urge compliance with the Taft Hartley act. President Truman pledged to administer the law faithfully while urging patience and moderation from labor and management. CIO Philip Murray and AFL President William Green convened meetings with their executives as both sides seek to limit strikes and curb disruption to the economy.
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CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Green
The
Washington
Treman
APL
Murray
Hoth .R
Hsns
Truman
Uncle Sam to Exit From Coal as Miners Idle
With two thirds of nation’s miners on strike, fuel shortages hit steel mills and railroads as the government prepares to exit the soft coal business at midnight. Miners begin a 10 day paid vacation. about 250000 idle across 11 states amid stalled contracts and Taft Hartley fallout. Major steel and railroad disruptions follow as private owners return to operation.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Naval Coal Miner Administration
Congress
Truman
Afl-United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Utah
Colorado
Steel Wheeling Steel Corp
Wheeling , Va
East Steubenville
W. Va
Sharon Steel Corp
Farrell, Pa
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Geneva Steel Co
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Birmingham
Ala
Ford Workers Agree on Pension and Raise
The Ford Motor Co and the CIO UAW Ford division reached a wage increase of seven cents an hour and introduced a pension plan replacing paid holidays for about 110,000 production workers. The pension costs Ford roughly 200 million dollars annually, with total direct gains over 15 cents per hour. The move marks the first old age retirement plan in the automotive industry.
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Detroi
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Richard T. Leonard
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Leonard
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FBI
Ow York
Iliam Hungerford
John C. Small
Detroit
Jake Stump
Adair R. R. Man
Top Labor Command
C. C. Moeller
Reagans
Kid Circus
Hillman Wright
W. Floyd Smith
Logan College
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
Uncle Sam
Martin
Penn
United Mine Workers Leadership
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