Iowa Delegation Shapes Dewey Support At Chicago Convention
Iowa reporters document the 1948 Republican National Convention in Chicago. Cedar Rapids attorney Harrison E. Spangler opens proceedings as national chair, delegates secretly back Dewey, while Wilnop and Bricker leanings surface. Crowds, hotel life, and press access color the day as Easley and others observe from outside the caucus.
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Iowa
Chicago
IDPA
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapida
Spang
Spangler
Rowans
Dewey
Spangier
Roscoe Jones
Atlantic
Uoke
Tex” Easley
Washington
Associated Press
Deelgate
Easley
ANITA AREA BRIEFS ON VISITS AND LEAVE
Johnnie Atwood on leave from Great Lakes naval training visits with wife and children. Mrs Dan Spiker spent weekend in Menlo with grandson Dave Hussmann and family. C A Long visiting daughter in Ashland Illinois. Don Turner visiting Lennox relatives. Louise Halloran of Denison spent weekend with daughter Ben Broderson and family. Jean Broderson to Black Hawk lake for three weeks outing. Gratitude expressed for calls flowers cards and gifts during Atlantic hospital stay. Leona Cuampen thanks staff and nurses for care.
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Johnnie Atwood
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Dan Spiker
Menlo
Dave Hussmann
C. A. Long
Ashland
Ill
Don Turner
Lennox
Louise Halloran
Denison
Ben Brodersen
Jean Brodersen
Black Hawk Lake
Shortage of Large Truck Tires As War Demands Rise
Representative Luce reports scarce large size tires due to war needs. Only about forty percent of eligible applicants will obtain tires in sixty days. Priority goes to mileage ration book holders, with limited non-preferred B book allocations if quota remains. Repair or recapping is prioritized over new tires wherever possible.
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Sam Childs
Casa County Rationing Board
Rites Held for Former Adair Milliner Mrs Ralph Brownlee
Funeral services were held in Omaha for Mrs Ralph Brownlee 43 who died Saturday at her Omaha home. She and her sister Maude Bixby operated a millinery in Adair for years and had lived in Omaha many years. She was sister-in-law to Warren Brownlee and aunt of Mrs John Farley and Clare Brownlee.
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Adair
Omaha
Ralph Brownlee
Eldeen 4-H Club Meeting in Pymosa Township
The Eldeen 4-H club of Pymosa township will meet Friday afternoon at LaVonna Thiessen's home. Members will rehearse for the farm bureau program and wear uniforms for photographs. Save Your Waste Fats.
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Eldeen 4-H Club
Pymosa Township
LaVonna Thiessen
Farm Bureau
Saboteurs Isolate Lyon in Coordinated Actions
Saboteurs disrupt Lyon’s links to the Mediterranean defense and front lines, wrecking bridges, tracks, tunnels, and locomotives north east and south of the city. The operation, reportedly approved by the Central Council of the Interior Resistance Forces, aims to sever traffic with Italy, Switzerland, and the Riviera.
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Lyon
Mediterranean
France
Channel
Riviera
Central Council of the Interior Resistance Forces
International
Mississippi Floods Hit Iowa. Levee Breach and High River Levels
Dubuque county joins eastern counties under rain wind and hail damage. Mississippi river cresting at 19 feet disrupts transportation as 2,400 acres flood Green Island district and six families evacuate. About 40,000 acres statewide remain underwater in Jackson county with 12,000 acres to be drained. Iowa highway officials warn multiple routes with washouts and closures from No 2 to No 160 across the state, with detours in place and several bridges washed out or under water.
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Des Moines
Dubuque County
Green Island
Maquoketa River
Coe
Jackson County
Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Misbaouri River
Fort Dodge
Bud Slide
Missouri River
Wheatland
Calamus
Pacific Junction
Wyoming
de Witt
Marion
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Tipton
Marne Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Movements
Marne area residents report many hospitality and travel updates. Ruth Bornholdt aided the Hendersons in Fontanelle, while Clark Jensen returned from Alaska. Families including Majerus, Laycock, Shahan, and Hanson make regional visits. church leaders relocate to Buck Creek and Maine churches. others travel to Omaha and Audubon for family visits.
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Marne
Ruth Bornholdt
Fontanelle
Gr. Henderson
Frank Gress
Charles Range
Avoca
Clark Jensen
Alaska
Henry Majerus
Omaha
Chicago
Hans Anderson
Clinton Shahan
Massena
William Shahan
Hans Hansen
Raymond Harrison
Nationa
Wyo
W. W. Winters
Rev. Ellis
J. Noonan
Jane Clara
M. O. Trailer
S Lester
Pearl Wheatley
Eunice Lawson
Ruth Evans
Algona
Wis
Will Wheatley
Dow City
Mies Alma Jorgensen Returns From Florida Visit
Extra News briefs note Mies Alma Jorgensen, beauty shop operator, returned from a three week Sarasota visit with Mrs. Ellis Luck and family. She then left for Lake Okoboji with her parents and sister for a two week outing.
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Mies
Alma Jorgensen
Sarasota
Fla
Ellis Luck
the Lakes
Thomas Jorgensen
E. C. James
Lake Okoboji
Charles Minerman
Joe Strickland
John Bishop
Dol Spoo
Garden Club
Anita Garden Club
Clyde Hensley
Tacoma
Wash
West
Don Adair
Buffalo
N. Y
C. Adair
Ed J. Wahlert
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Moss
Robert Adams
Iowa City
Fone
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Preas
Gracie
George
Clarence Buddington Kelland
Philadelphia
Anita News
Atlantic Hospital
Wwe
Vowene
Leona E. Cuampen
Serep
Bombe
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Earl Warren
Clare Booth Luce
Connecticut
Eldeen Meeting
Vital Lyon
Spain
Aly
Mediterranean Sea
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