Iowa Senate OKs higher farm rig fees to fund highway plan
The Iowa senate concurred on a house bill raising license fees for farm trailers corn shellers and feed grinders to about 900000 extra yearly for the road fund. The measure passed 40 to 4 and goes to the governor. Other revenue bills await action as part of financing an 88 million annual highway program.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
Frank Byers
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
House
Trucker Cleared Of Mail Robbery In Wisconsin case
Clarence C. Stankowski a former post office contract driver was cleared by a federal grand jury of stealing an $88 500 mail shipment at Waukesha Wisconsin The jury found the circumstantial evidence insufficient and did not indict him Preliminary mail theft charges were dismissed.
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Milwaukee
Clarence C. Stankowski
Post Office
Waukesha
Former Games Employer Seeks Jobless Benefits
In Rock Island County a crackdown on gambling prompted about 20 former workers to apply for unemployment compensation. Eight women from bingo halls plus a roulette operator an announcer and a bookie sheetman and a barrel of fun salesman sought aid. Applicants qualify if the employer had eight or more workers.
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Moline
Ill
Rock Island County
Illinois Division of Unemployment Compensation
Joseph T. Uptegrove
Uptegrove
Rock Island
Pillsbury digs grave in cemetery over life's uncertainty
In Scarboro Maine 80 year old John Scott Pillsbury says he has dug his own grave in a local cemetery because life is so uncertain. He cites his good health yet fears unexpected events that could end his life. This unusual act reflects a personal precaution and a wish to be prepared.
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Scarboro
Maine
John Scott Pillsbury
Dollar Dealer folk quiz pays Emma Koach
Emma Koach of 1015 Thirteenth Street NW won 30 dollars this week by answering Dame as the feminine equivalent to Knight. The Dollar Dealer, heard on KCRG four daily times, promises cash for correct responses.
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Emma Koach
Thirteenth Street
Dame
KCRG
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Guests
Friday evening features Robert Harleigh at 6 30 and Sports Camera at 6 45 with Experience Speaks at 9 00 and Yours for a Song at 9 30 plus SUG Sauale Festival at location 655 N. Saturday offers Fob Poole at 2 00 and Redhoven Club revue at 3 00 and 4 00 with Sports Briefs at 4 55 and Russ Hodges Quiz at 5 00 and True or False at 6 30 on MBS channels.
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County Assessor Bill Returns to Senate by House Action
The Iowa House sent back to the Senate a widely debated county assessor bill by a vote of 89 to 9. Amendments add township trustees as required selection panel members and set a four year term for the assessor while allowing present assessors’ terms to end next Jan 1. The measure would authorize listing of personal property for taxation and tie-breaking votes by county auditor and county board.
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Clark Withdraws Wire Tap Request
Attorney General Clark announced he has withdrawn his push for Congress to legalize wiretapping in spy investigations. The statement was made in Washington and marks a shift in the administration's stance on surveillance powers.
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Washington (Ap
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Czech Spy Frantisek Klecka’s Sentence Cut to Five Years
Frantisek Klecka a Moscow trained Czech spy and double agent for Czechoslovakia and Soviet Russia saw his 20 year term reduced to five years by General Clay. The memo quotes Klecka’s testimony to a U S military commission at Munich including his capture while working as a waiter on the Orient Express. He admitted targeting US tank parks bridges and communications near Nurnberg for the Czechoslovak service, acting without pay.
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U. S
Frantisek Klecka
Munich
Klecka
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Soviet
Russia
Prague
United States
Acheson
Lucius D. Clay
Landsberg
Orient Express
Paris
Secret Police
Misterky
Nuernberg
Fruehauf Trailer Reports 1948 Profit Rise
Fruehauf Trailer Company reported a net profit of 5 543 364 for the year ended December 31 1948 equal to 4 16 a share up from 4 283 578 or 312 a share the prior year Net sales reached 84 728 903 in 1948 and 84 687 631 the year before New York AP.
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New York
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Revised Sewage Plant Bill Sped Through Assembly
Town legislature moved quickly to pass a sewage plant financing bill between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. The measure authorizes cities and towns to form sanitary districts that can issue revenue bonds to fund sewage treatment plants. The governor vetoed a prior version due to a proposed special tax. the new bill omits that provision.
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Des Moines
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Beardsley
Bank Night Ruled Not Illegal in Rock Island
Rock Island county theater owners were ruled not illegal in an opinion by State's Attorney Bernard J. Moran released Thursday. The opinion says the free registration element avoids the prize for a price, and a 12 year old county court verdict favored the theaters under the same plan. The ruling arose during a Rock Island county gambling inquiry.
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Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island
Bernard J. Moran
Moran
Rock Island County
Iowa University Women Scholarships Awarded
Iowa City AP reports winners of the University of Iowa women’s association scholarships. The notice lists names and amounts awarded to several students for the new academic year.
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Iowa University
Iowa City
University of Iowa’s University Women's Association
Schol
Four students share savings bonds in ceremony
Four student women received $25 savings bonds. They are Jane Brisben of Council Bluffs, Janet Whisler of Manchester, Mary Louise Anneberg of Carroll, and Mary Sue Osborn of Red Oak. Betty Jane Rehmke of Oxford Junction won the first Adelade L. Burge award, a $50 savings bond.
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Jane Brisben
Council Bluffs
Janet Whisler
Manchester
Mary Louise Anneberg
Carroll
Mary Sue Osborn
Red Oak
Betty Jane Rehmke
Oxford Junction
Adelade L. Burge
Finalists Named in Iowa High School Oratory Contest
Iowa City’s David Crumley and William Skaife from Dubuque plus Sam Kinser of Davenport and James McKinney of Muscatine among finalists in the original oratory division at the University of Iowa state finals. Lila Jean Groteluschen Audubon and Theodore Seldin Council Bluffs Lincoln also advance as three-day event opens. results to be announced at Saturday luncheon.
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University of Iowa
David Crumley
William Skaife
Duebuque
Sam Kinser
Davenport
James McKinney
Muscatine
Lila Jean Groteluschen
Audubon
Theodore Seldin
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
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