Four Tots Perish in Farm Fire near Cherokee Iowa
Four children of Charles and Mrs. Duvall died in a farm house fire southeast of Cherokee. The parents were away, the home burned to the ground, and five other children were at school. Authorities reported origin undetermined and noted the two room frame dwelling was built from grain bins.
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Cherokee, Ia
Charles Duvall
Iowa
Duvall
Cherokee
Fred Duvall
Ottumwa
Ray Smith
A. W. Jones
Joseph
Margaret
Donna
Patricia
Dennis
Cherokee Fire Department
Record Price Paid for Champ Steer at Livestock Exposition
At the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago the grand champion Old Gold and reserve Texo sold for record prices. Glenn McCarthy of Texas bought Old Gold at 10.75 a pound, and Texo went for 4 a pound. Old Gold is an Aberdeen Angus shown by C. E. Yoder and Sons. Texo is a Hereford shown by the Pecos County 4-H club.
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Chicago
Glenn McCarthy
Texas
Shamrock
Houston
C. E. Yoder and Sons
Muscatine
Texo
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Old Gold
Roy Johnston
Belton
Johnston
McCarthy
Western Plan on Palestine Vetoed
The U.N. political committee rejected a key Anglo American proposal for a permanent peace in Palestine involving a potential exchange of territory between Israel and the Arabs. In a surprise vote, the committee also debated U.N. membership for Israel and approved a three nation U.N. conciliation commission while voting 25 to 22 against modifications to Israel and Arab boundaries.
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Paris
U.N
Palestine
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United States
U.N. Conciliation Commission
Great Britain
Wright field engineer creates workable flapwing toy aircraft
Dayton AP reports Adam Stolzenberger a civilian engineer at Wright Field has built about 250 toy models and now a rubber band powered ornithopter that actually flies He plans to scale up to a man carrying version if profits arise and notes scientists see the ornithopter as a potential ultimate step in private aviation
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Dayton
Wright Field
Adam J. Stolzenberger
Big
Air Force Base
Stolzenberger
Aged Man Kills Self in Cedar Rapids Apartment
George Richardson aged 80 of 1652 First Avenue NE killed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday. His body was found in the basement by Patrolmen after a call from former Mayor Ball. Witness Katherine Ashby narrowly escaped injury as the first shot ripped through the basement floor. Richardson's wife died three years ago. his son Wilbur owns the building.
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Cedar Rapids
George Richardson
First Avenue
Robert Brosh
Richardson
Carl Badger
Murphy Davis
J. F. Ball
Katherine Ashby
Mr. Richardson
Wilbur
Fog Drifts East Over Reich
The fog that lingered over Britain and western Europe moved east on Thursday. Germany and Czechoslovakia were heavily affected, forcing another halt in the Anglo American airlift. Prague endured its worst fog season on record while Denmark cleared partially and Sweden enjoyed clear weather.
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Reich
Czechoslovakia
London
British Isles
Europe
Germany
Prague
Denmark
Sweden
Morning quip echoes Lincoln age lesson
Father teases his son with a joke about Abraham Lincoln at a young age. The Sterling Sentinel records the humorous exchange as a lighthearted Chuckle Father feature.
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Abraham Lincoln
Carpentry Union Backs Stable Wages In Cedar Rapids Pact
In Cedar Rapids the Carpenters Union No. 308 voted to allow current wage rates to prevail for another year in a new April to April contract. Journey worker rates are $1.90 hourly, foremen at $2.02. The move aims to curb inflation and help contractors with year‑ahead estimates.
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Cedar Rapids
AFL
Carpenters Union
Walter F. Shadle
Carpenters
Shadle
Carpenters Union No
Child of Blizzard Victim Suffocated
Duane Eugene Emerson five months old son of Mrs. Robert Emerson Cedar Rapids Cedarids died in his crib early Thursday coroner said suffocated second tragedy for Emerson family as husband lost in Alaskan blizzard last February body not recovered until May survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs William F ere Des Moines grandmother Mrs Selah Fergus Des Moines graveside service 1 p.m. Friday Bussey cemetery conducted by Rev Fogelsong Turner chapel open for visitation Thursday evening
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Cedar Rapids
Duane Eugene Emerson
Robert Emerson
Ninth Street
Robert Brosh
Emerson
Cedarids
Brosh
William F.ere
Selah Fergus
Des Moines
Bussey
Fogelsong
Capitol Hill Church of Christ
Turner Chapel
Charlie Netolicky Rides His Dream Bicycle Again
Charlie Netolicky of 723 Fifth Avenue SE was riding his bicycle, a Christmas gift from 1944 later lost to theft. Police recovered the bike Thursday in front of the YMCA after neighbor Dan Novak reported a lone bicycle at 3:30 a.m. A license check identified the bike.
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Cedar Rapids
Charlie Netolicky
Fifth Avenue SE
Charlie
Y.M.C.A
Dan Novak
the Gazette
Baths by Tenant Upheld by Court
In New York a magistrate ruled that bathing is a human right over property rights. Mrs Prudence Hergenrother contended her landlady Bella Olsen cut hot water while she bathed to allow repairs. The magistrate said landlords cannot dictate bath frequency when human necessity applies.
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New York
Prudence Hergenrother
Bella Olsen
Superforts Will Bomb Dayton In Training Exercise
In Dayton Ohio the 20th Air Force will fly high altitude bombing runs at 25 000 feet using B 29 Superfortresses as part of a 10 day routine training exercise. Ground observers will not see the planes while mobile radar bomb scoring units track the mission. No bombs will be carried and similar exercises will occur over other cities.
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Washington
Fork Pot
Dayton
Monay
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Nourse Sees Creeping Price Relief With Caution
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse told President Truman that prices show flattening and signs of brightening. He noted creeping rent increases, softer clothing prices, and a downshift in food costs while warning that defense spending above 15 billion could raise inflationary pressure and require tax rises or controls.
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Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Mr. Truman
Nourse
Truman
City Hearing Set on Bus Loading Zones Change
A public hearing on moving bus loading zones in the loop from Third to Second avenue SE is set for 10 a.m. December 13 at city hall. The plan, backed by police and bus firms, faces protest by Louis Wokoun who argues Second Avenue is too narrow and cold-weather waits on Second would worsen congestion. Protests will be heard before final action.
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Third
Second Avenue SE
Louis Wokoun
Fourth Avenue SE
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Wokoun
First
Second Streets
Marion
Kenwood
Third Street
Yager’s Corner
Kalamazoo Plant Raids Prompt Grand Jury Probe
Gov. Sigler orders a one man grand jury and full state resources after a 250 man raid on Shakespeare plants in Kalamazoo. Police report 12 cars overturned, windows smashed, workers beaten, and machinery damaged. Rioters used CID pins and Detroit Wayne prefixes. some from Indiana. Grand jury to investigate as liquor ban aims to curb violence.
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Kalamazoo
Kim Sigler
Shakespeare
Kalamazoo County
Shakespeare Products Company
Shakespeare Company
CIO
Michigan Liquor Commission
Sigler
Donald S. Leonard
Kalamazoo Fromce
United Steel Workers
Howard W. Hoyt
Detroit
Wayne County
Indiana
Lansing
Grand Jury
Govt Base Falls Report Changes War Front Near Nanking
Chinese Communists claim capture of Suchow 211 miles northwest of Nanking. it could open the rear of three government army groups advancing south to aid allies in Suhsien and Pengpu areas. They say the 110th division joined the Communists near Suhsien. Foreign diplomats were told the capital would stay in Nanking.
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Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pengpu
Foreign Office
Jacques Meyrier
Chinese aid to Nationalists seen as time sensitive
Washington officials weighed urgent Chinese requests for American aid as Communist advances threaten Chiang Kai-shek's forces. Congress delays action for a month and China Institute remarks by Ambassador Koo stress time is of the essence, while corruption concerns loom over aid handling.
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Washington
China
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Wellington Koo
China Institute
New York
Mme. Chiang
Leesburg
Marshall
Koo
United States
Nanking
Chicago trucking owner sought in plot to hire thugs
Gary police charged Elmer Sims owner of Sims Motor Transport Lines with malicious mayhem conspiracy to commit assault and battery with intent to kill for hiring goons to beat competitors. Earl Harris said Sims offered 500 dollars to injure rivals and lye was used on Norbert McCue, blinding him temporarily and nearly ending one eye.
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Chicago
Gary
Elmer Sims
Sims Motor Transport Lines
Earl Harris
Sims
Harris
James Clifton
Clayton
Norbert McCue
Steel Dispatch Company
Clifton
Lye
McCue
Emil Dust
The
Dust Motor Service
William C. Binz
Enterprise Transfer Company
Small Bomb Damages London Storefront
A minor blast struck a London store front on Thursday. Police discovered anti Semitic leaflets near the scene and Scotland Yard's special political branch opened an investigation.
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London
Scotland Yard
Special Political Branch
Mellinger Heads Civilian Defense Appointment
Aubrey H. Mellinger of Chicago, 67, named director of the Office of Civil Defense. He succeeds Russell J. Hopley of Omaha, who drafted a nine month plan and returns to Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.
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Washington
Aubrey H. Mellinger
Chicago
Civil Defense
Defense Ferg
T. Mellinger
Chicago Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago Plan Commission
Russell J. Hopley
Omaha
Hopley
Northwestern Ell Telepho Company
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