Soviet Army Defense Stated By Editor At Round Table
Gen. Romanovich Galaktionov, military editor of Uday, told editors in Washington that the Red Army exists to defend Russia from aggression and to protect borders. He noted Russia’s past proposals for disarmament and argued demobilization should occur as quickly as possible to shift manpower to industry and agriculture. He cited invasions in 30 years as the motive for strength. Ehrenburg defended Stalin’s prominence and said Russians understand his role. he also noted Russian editors would oppose removal of Stalin from public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Romanovich Galaktionov
Uday
Pravda
Sat
Russia
Galaktionov
American Society of Newspaper Editors
McClellan van der Veer
Birmingham News and Age Herald
Soviet Union
van der Veer
Ussia
Robert Glass
Lynchburg
Josef Stalin
Ilya Ehrenburg
Izvestia
Stalin
Moscow
Stalingrad
Carroll Binder
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Ehrenburg
Cairo Car Dealer Denies Charge of Black Market Deals
Cairo dealer Ben Fishel surrendered on a federal warrant charging conspiracy to violate OPA rules in a $3,000,000 used car black market. He allegedly sold 25,000 cars at $200 over ceiling prices and netted $500,000, while claiming he only earned $10 commissions. Bond set at $2,500. subject to 30 counts of overceiling sales and side payments, with a treble-damage suit of about $600,000 pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo, Ill
Ben Fishel
Cairo
OPA
U.S
Ray Foreman
William Hart Ain Fishel
Fishel
U. S
James E. Clutts
Danville
Ill
Fisher
Detroit
District of Columbia
Dorothy
United States
Fishers
Springfield
East St. Louis
Foreman
Army Courts Controversy Over Unapproved Report
Royall protests that a published Army crimes report is not approved by the full committee and contains numerous incorrect statements. He notes many items marked It is said lack sources and that unidentified cases may be false.
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Royall
Bodine Named Head of Iowa Science Academy
Grinnell AP J H Bodine Iowa City retiring vice president was named president of the Iowa Academy of Science at the close of its 58th session Other officers elected included L R Wilson Cedar Rapids editor New section chairmen included Walter Edgell Iowa City general and physical chemistry Stanley Wawronek Iowa City organic and of chemistry and L W Swanson Cedar Rapids mathematics The Junior academy meeting at Grinnell high school elected Richard Othmer Keokuk president George Holmes Cedar Falls vice president and Mary Ann Rebec Wilson high school Cedar Rapids secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
J. H. Bodine
Iowa City
Iowa Academy of Science
L. R. Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Walter Edgell
Stanley Wawronek
L. W. Swanson
Grinnell High School
Editors urged to aid UN for peace by Lie
Trygve Lie urges editors at ASNE to work with the United Nations to prevent war while fascism and nazism remain threats. He notes editors should help peace efforts and cites a weary world unlikely to wage another war soon. The gathering honors and future plans mark a shift to study world news dissemination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trygve Lie
United Nations
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Cedar Rapids Dental Society to Host President's Party
The Cedar Rapids Dental Society will hold a president's party Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Commonwealth dining room.
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Cedar Rapids Dental Society
Commonwealth
Cedar Rapids Coin Club Lectures On Romans
The Cedar Rapids Coin Club meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the YMCA club rooms for the second lecture in the history of coinage series titled Romans.
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Cedar Rapids Coin Club
Stolen Car Headlight Rims Seen South of A Avenue Viaduct
Harold D. Merks reported to police that Friday night thieves stole the headlight rims and visors from his car while parked just south of the A avenue viaduct. The Cedar Rapids Ministerial association will meet Monday at 10 a.m. in the First Presbyterian church chapel for officer elections.
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Harold D. Merks
Tenth Street
A Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mount Hermon Lodge to honor WWII veterans at dinner
Mount Hermon lodge No. 263 A F and A M will honor World War II veterans with a 6 15 pm dinner at Masonic hall. The Master Mason degree will be conferred in dramatic form at 2 pm. President Byron Hollinshead of Coe will speak before the South Side Civic Club at the regular meeting in CSPS hall Monday at 8 pm followed by refreshments.
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Mount Hermon Lodge
A.F
A.M
Masonic Hall
Byron Hollinshead
Coe
South Side Civic Club
C.S.P.S. Hall
Poems from six Mount Mercy academy students chosen for anthology
Six Mount Mercy academy students have poems accepted for the National High School Poetry Association annual anthology. Edna Mae Derga of Clarence and Joan Donnelly plus Jeannette Prout of Cedar Rapids earned honorable mention. Other poets include Loretta P. Y. O'Brien of Decorah and Donna Damge and Gloria Oberer of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy Academy
National High School Poetry Association
Edna Mae Derga
Clarence
Joan Donnelly
Jeannette Prout
Cedar Rapids
Loretta PY O'Brien
Decorah
Donna Damge
Gloria Oberer
Veterans honored by Cedar Rapids dealers dinner event
Investment dealers in Cedar Rapids will host a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel Monday evening to honor dealers who are returned veterans. Dinner is at 6 in the Lincoln and Jefferson rooms with entertainment to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Lincoln
Jefferson
Local Dentists Resume Practices After Army Leave
Dr. Paul Berney returns from the army and reopens his medical office at 719 Higley Building on April 23. Adv. Dr. T. W. Tuomey, dentist, resumes practice at 213 Iowa Theater Building, phone 25279.
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Paul Berney
Higley
T. W. Tuomey
Iowa Theater Building
Dial
Bellevue Girl To Be Drake Queen
Joyce Elaine Beeler a 19 year old University of Dubuque sophomore from Bellevue Iowa has been chosen to reign as queen of the 1946 Drake relays set for April 26 27 Announcement says Beeler blue eyed Miss Beeler was selected from 11 candidates and will head a court of six Drake coeds plus 58 entrants overall listed with hometowns colleges and universities in Iowa and nearby states
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DES Moines
Joyce Elaine Beeler
University of Dubuque
Bellevue
Miss Beeler
Iowa
Dubuque University
Drake
Sioux City
Morningside
Jane Snell
Clinton
Grinnell
Ruth Overlander
Sioux Center
Central
Dorothea Ann Davidson
Kirkwood
University of Iowa
Roberta Joan Lockwood
Oran
Upper Iowa
Ruthanna Dreyer
Aurora
Ill
Cornell
Mary Frances Wombolt
Red Oak
Iowa State Teachers
Joyce Louise Hegstrom
Lawton
Buena Vista
Troop Arrivals by the Associated Press
More than 6 500 service personnel on eight transports are due today at New York and two West Coast ports. New York receives three ships with 959 personnel. San Francisco four ships with 4 421. San Diego one ship with 1 291. The Queen Mary brings 2 335 brides and children of servicemen to New York from Southampton.
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Associated Press
New York
San Francisco
San Diego
Southampton
Blanche Sigman
le Havre
Lehigh Victory
Benjamin Brewster
Marseilles
Gen. Mitchell
Guam
Casa Grande
Pearl Harbor
Ocean Chief
Sasebo
Calvert
China
Hoover Finishes Cairo Visit and Plans East
Herbert Hoover completed his Cairo visit with a talk with Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha and a luncheon with King Farouk. He announced plans to proceed to India China and Japan on his food fact finding tour before returning to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Herbert Hoover
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Farouk
India
China
Japan
United States
Housing goal aims for 2.7 million homes in two years
Wyatt outlines a program to push housing under $6,000 or $50 monthly rent as costs fall through high volume construction. Local FHA targets split into rental and sale divisions with lines set by highest approved figures, Washington approval required for higher ceilings. Inflation sharply raises prices, especially on Pacific coast under-$6,000 homes with a 96.3 percent rise since 1940.
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Wyatt
FHA
Washington
Richard Walton Onslow
National Association of Real Estate Boards
OPA
National Housing Agency
Pacific Coast
Fire Destroys Lohrville Produce Plant
A Saturday fire in Lohrville Iowa destroyed three buildings housing Priebe and Sons Inc produce plant causing an estimated $75000 loss. The blaze began in the electrical system and wide headway prevented full containment by local and neighboring departments saving adjacent structures. The main brick building contained 260 cold storage lockers a hatchery with 5000 baby chicks and 30000 eggs.
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Lohrville, Ia
Priebe and Sons, Inc
Lohrville
Gowrie
Lake City
Rockwell City
U.S. News Services Permitted in Austria
In Vienna the U.S. army information service said that starting May 1 Austria's American occupation zone newspapers may use the AP United Press and IN S news services.
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U.S
Austria
Vienna
U.S. Army Information Service
Associated Press
The
United Press
International News Service
Deaths Frances Strong Bailey
Frances Strong Bailey aged 60 died at her Cedar Rapids home at 3 30 p m after a brief illness She was born in Yonkers New York and moved here 21 years ago Survived by her mother Frances S Ray a niece Florence B Van Winkle and a nephew Howard B Van Winkle She belonged to the First Baptist church Beethoven club Community Concert Association and the Needlework Guild Funeral arrangements to be announced. friends may call at Turner chapel after noon today
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Frances Strong Bailey
Bever Avenue
Yonkers
N. Y
Miss Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Frances S. Ray
Florence B. van- Winkle
Sayville
Long Island
Howard B. van- Winkle
Stockton
Calif
First Baptist Church
Beethoven Club
Turner Chapel
Funeral services for James Hugh McNeil
Funeral services for James Hugh McNeil, longtime machinist at Iowa Manufacturing, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel. Rev. I E Linkletter and Crescent lodge No 25 will conduct, with burial at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Master Masons to meet at 1 30 p.m. at the Masonic hall before the service.
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James Hugh McNeil
Iowa Manufacturing Company
J. E. Godfrey
Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
I. E. Linkletter
Crescent Lodge
A. F
Cedar Memorial Park
Funeral services for Julia Jane Stiffin
Funeral services for Julia Jane Stiffin who died at her home will be held at the Barta Hesser chapel Monday at 4 p.m. conducted by Rev I F Link pastor of the Second Christian church. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Julia Jane Stiffin
First Street NW
Barta- Hesser
I. FE. Linkletter
Second Christian Church
Bohemian National Cemetery
Probe of Franco Spain Gains Favor
Australia proposed a United Nations Security Council inquiry into Franco Spain and appeared headed for approval as discussions resume. Mexico publicly backed Hodgson's motion, joining backers of a possible worldwide diplomatic break with Franco regime.
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New York
Australia
Spain
United Nations Security Council
W. R. Hodgson
Mexico
Eisenhower Visits Birthplace in Texas
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower toured his birthplace in Denison Texas with a military parade. He told the crowd that food is essential to world peace and called the United States the breadbasket of the world.
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Eisenhower
Texas
Denison, Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Bequest Hinges on Word Definition in South Dakota Will
Postmaster F D Fitch examined the first definition of joke in Clarence Richardson's will and rejected it as unsuitable. Richardson, a Columbus Georgia newsman, left a 30 000 bequest contingent on precise wording. Editors say Webster's second edition defines a joke as a statement or act intended to provoke laughter.
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Wellington
S. D
F. D. Fitch
Clarence Chardson
Fitch
Columbus
Richardson
Wessington
S.D
Holt
Hollywood contest features top jokes from film stars
Hollywood entries crowd the Saturday night joke contest for Clarence Richard son's $30,000 prize. Betty Hutton offers a quip about a gag formed after the chance to use it is gone. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope contribute lines, while Jack Benny defines a joke as tragic to oneself and funny to others in San Francisco event.
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Hollywood
Clarence Richardson
Betty Hutton
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
San Francisco
Jack Benny
Estate defines joke by dictionary meaning in will
The will, valued at over $30,000, offers the son who can define joke by a dictionary sense. Fitch says he remains unsure of Richardson’s intent and favors a philosophical approach to find the natural meaning.
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Fitch
Richardson
Dictionary Man Likes His Own Definition
Springfield editor Lucius H. Holt of Merriam defined a joke in his Webster's dictionary work and said he would recognize a joke if he heard one. He doubted editors would bid for the $30,000 left by Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Lucius H. Holt
G. and C. Merriam Company
Holt
Clarence
Union dispute over suspensions at plant not a strike
Union spokesmen say two employees Barker and Zacek are suspended pending discussion on whether they will be discharged or reinstated. The union claims the suspensions relate to union activities and returning mistakenly deducted dues to members. Company says dues were deducted on union instructions and a check-off error occurred. Both sides agree on the number of men involved and deny a wider plant walkout.
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Barker
Zacek
Churchill
Navy sailor seeks divorce for cruel treatment over kiss refusal
Weldon H. Osborne files for divorce in Salem Massachusetts alleging cruelty after returning from two years in the navy his wife refused to kiss him at Grand Central Station in New York prompting the action.
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Salem
Mass
Grand Central Station
New York
Weldon H. Osborne
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