Iowa Struck as 4100 Unions Members Walk Out
United Press reports about a nationwide telephone workers strike affecting Iowa with 4100 union employees walking out at 6 am Monday. Northwestern Bell promises emergency service run by 800 supervisors and notes dial exchanges largely unaffected unless breakdowns occur. District Manager J H Wilson says service will continue and minor troubles handled by supervisors.
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United Press
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
J. H. Wilson
Des Moines
Northwestern Bell
Dubuque
Mason City
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Ames
Oskaloosa
Boone
Davenport
Iowa Cities See Broad Telephone Strike Activities
Des Moines reports list pickets at Northwestern Bell offices with emergency service only in effect. Clinton Davenport Fort Dodge Sioux City Boone Perry and other Tri Cities report peaceful picketing and limited or no non emergency calls during the strike with no violence noted.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Northwestern Bell
Clinton
Davenport
Tri-Cities
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Boone
Perry — the Daily Chief
Babe's Night Club Raided Leads to Three Arrests
Des Moines police raided Babe's restaurant and night club Sunday night charging three employees with illegal liquor possession and keeping liquor where beer is sold. Howard Hall Julian Costales and George Ladue pled innocent before Municipal Judge Charles S. Cooter with April 22 hearing set and bonds of 1200 each. Babe Bisignano owner, jailed in Polk County for contempt after a prior altercation with Judge Harry B. Grund, faces ongoing issues as the investigation unfolds.
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Des Moines
INS
Babe’s
Charles S. Cooter
Howard Hall
Julian C. Costales
George M. Ladue
Babe Bisignano
Polk County
Harry B. Grund
Hall
Bankers Seek Veterans to Register War Weapons
The Iowa Bankers Association asks veterans to register war souvenir weapons under the national firearms act. Registration would aid tracing when criminals obtain such firearms. Affected weapons include short shotguns or rifles, concealable weapons other than pistols, machine guns, and mufflers or silencers.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa College To Get Surplus Equipment
Washington reports the Federal Works Agency approved Parsons College Fairfield Iowa plan to use surplus government equipment to raise enrollment from 392 to 600 students. The college said 243 veterans now enroll and under expansion about 350 will be veterans. It seeks improved kitchen, laboratory and classroom facilities.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
Parsons College
Fairfield
Parsons
Marriages and Engagements Across Iowa Towns
Multiple marriage notices from Iowa communities including Monticello, Coggon, Cedar Rapids, Eagle Center, Toledo, Buckingham, Oxford, Iowa City and Manchester. Entries name couples, parents, wedding dates or planned ceremonies, and locations such as churches and parishes. Also brief obituaries and funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Stiles and Mrs. John Pfrommer Jr. are recorded.
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Monticello
Louise Baumann
Emma Baumann
Vernon Null
John Null
St. Joh ’S Evangelical Lutheran Church
Coggon
Mary L. Drexler
R. P. Drexler
Jordan R. Jacks
Peoria
Ill
University of Iowa
Methodist
Iowa City
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Buckingham
Christine Beck
Maxine
Harold McKenna
Charles McKenna
Eagle Center
Vining
June Dulash
Albert Dulash
Edward Nekola
Charles Nekola
Toledo
Elmer Kegler
Waterloo
Alverda
Paul Kuehl
Obituary notices from Tipton and nearby towns
Death notices from Tipton and Oxford report services held for E K Linkhart 86 born 1860 Charleston Indiana with burial in Oxford cemetery and for Lawrence Whalen 83 buried at St Marys Lycurgus. Tipton resident Launtz 1884 Saturday death in Council Bluffs had services at Sheets funeral home and burial in Tipton Masonic cemetery. Survivors listed include spouse and siblings.
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James O'Donnell
Lycurgus
George
Marion
Manchester
Shelley
Jennie Toogood Stiles
E.B. Stiles
Oakland Cemetery
P.E.O
Strawberry Point
John Pfrommer
Gill Chapel
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Saraha Jopp
Afton
Minn
Harold Kragenbrink
Gertrude
Anna
Ruby
Evelyn Pfrommer
John, Jr
Fred
Herbert
Tipton
Launtz
Council Bluffs
Sheets
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Washta
Oxford
E. K. Linkhart
Oxford Cemetery
Charleston
Inl
Ruth
Rachael Kennedy
Joel
Edgar
Iowa City
Waukon
Lawrence Whalen
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
John Connor
Hale Heads Club
Nathan Hale is elected president of the Commercial club in Waukon with Harry Minegar as vice president Cyril Wiedner secretary and Leo Samek treasurer approved for the new term.
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Waukon
Nathan Hale
Commercial Club
Harry Minegar
Cyril Wiedner
Leo Samek
Iowa Democrats Eye 1948 Chances With Truman Support
Iowa Democratic Chairman More weighs the party's 1948 prospects hinging on President Truman's popularity. He expects Truman to run, cites weak Iowa precinct organization last year, and says building a strong campaign structure is key to electing candidates.
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John Vs Memetees
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Jake Sahade
Iowa
Truman
More
Democrats Hope to Build Momentum Ahead of 1948 Campaign
The party plans to organize next June tied to national plans from a Washington meeting next month. In Iowa the group is stronger than in the last campaign, with over 800 tickets sold for the Jackson Day dinner, up 200 from last year. The windfall aims to clear debt in 30 days as funds are raised for 1948. Recent Democratic mayoral wins in Iowa City and Atlantic are cited as hopeful signs amid dissatisfaction with a Republican legislature.
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Washington
More
Iowa
Iowa City
Atlantic
Tama man awarded damages in auto collision case
Robert Logan Jr of Traer won 632 in a district court verdict against Floyd Griffith of Brooklyn after a Tama area crash last October. Logan had sought 3196 damages for the collision involving trucks south of Tama.
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TAMA
Robert Logan, Jr
Traer
Floyd Griffith
Brooklyn
Logan
Griffith
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Ion
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Church OF Christ
Scientist
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Christian Science
Harry C. Browne
C.S
Boston
Massachusetts
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Second Avenue
S.E
Babe's Night Club
Iowa College
Killian Company
Glamour
Vogue
Killian
Navy
W. J. Simpkins
Bernice
Kenneth Walsh
T. J. Walsh
St. Mary’s Church
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Wm. Tehel Bottling Co
Hale Heads Club
Norito
Lydia E. Pimkham
Zemo
Johnny
Philip Morris
Second Pas Avenue
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