Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Farm Land Tax Credit Act
In a 6-3 ruling the Iowa Supreme Court reversed a prior decision and upheld the 1945 agricultural land tax credit law. The court allowed $2.5 million in refunds to farmers in districts with levies above 15 mills and clarified the act serves agricultural public policy.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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W. A. Smith
William L. Bliss
Oscar Hale
C. F. Wennerstrom
H. J. Mantz
John E. Mulroney
Ralph A. Oliver
Norman R. Hays
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Oliver
Hays
Garfield
Hale
Smith
Wennerstrom
Germany
John Mulroney
Iowa
Anthony Finds There's Truly A Santa Claus
Anthony Navarino, 30, of Paterson New Jersey faced a dire Christmas with bills unpaid and utilities cut off. After an outpouring of gifts from more than 50 donors, he found work, a layette for his baby Anna, coal, food, and a wagonload of preserved staples plus back-bill and rent payments through March.
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Paterson
N. J
Anthony Navarino
Santa Claus
Navarino
Anna
Volunteers of America
Salary Increase For President Is Urged by Hoover
Former President Hoover told the Senate civil service committee that Congress should consider higher pay and expense allowances for the President and Vice President. He said White House costs run about 25 000 to 30 000 dollars annually and entertainment duties burden the VP as well. He noted a government reorganization commission may recommend across the board increases and joked about including senators and congressmen.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate Civil Service Committee
Congress
White House
Flanders
R-Vt
Government Reorganization Commission
Pop
Remarriage After 23 Years Is Soon Ended
In Goshen Indiana Mrs Eli Martin 82 buried her husband who she remarried two weeks ago after a 23 year divorce. The 89 year old Martin died Sunday night and Mrs Martin said the brief remarriage was a happy time saying they wanted to be together again after all these years.
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Goshen
Ind
Eli Martin
Martin
Marshall Plan at Bottom of Barrel
Washington AP reports the Marshall plan exhausts its first year funds after earmarking 536.6 million dollars for European recovery in the first quarter of next year. The ECA says the 5.055 billion first-year appropriation is fully used, with 4.958 billion set aside for recovery in 16 European and Chinese countries. France leads the recipients list with Britain close behind.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
Congress
Europe
China
ECA
France
Britain
Napkin Fashion Sparks Tactful Table Talk at Swanky Eatery
A customer sits with a napkin tied around his neck prompting the manager to instruct staff to handle the situation discreetly. The waiter quips shave or haircut as the moment unfolds, adding local humor to the scene.
Beauty parlor plea before adjustment board faces new split
A Cedar Rapids beauty shop owner asked for a one year renewal to run a home parlor in a residential zone. The adjustment board approved four to one aided by state senator and labor leader’s wife. Attorney Frank Byers represented Mrs. White who argued the shop served neighbors only and no employees were needed. Continues on Page 8 Col 4.
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Board of Adjustment
Frank Byers
Iowa
James D. White
Mother defies court and shuns surgery for child
New Orleans report where Mary Snyder defied a youth court order to let doctors operate on her 10 year old daughter Marilyn Joan Moyer paralyzed since April. She removed Marilyn from Foundation hospital and fled home to Long Beach Miss delaying treatment while relying on prayer and Christian Science care.
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New Orleans
Mary Snyder
Foundation Hospital
Marilyn Joan
Moyer
Long Beach
Miss
Marilyn
Christian Science Church
Actress Wounds Former Suitor Then Kills Herself in Car
Los Angeles AP report says Patricia Styles 25 a radio and film actress shot her estranged suitor Nathan Sugarman 43 in a North Hollywood car confrontation then killed herself. Sugarman survived initial wounds and was hospitalized in good condition.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Styles
Hal Styles
Nathan N. Sugarman
E. W. Smith
Miss Styles
Sugarman
North Hollywood
Miss Ore
Iowa Roads Seen Turning Icy Amid Weather Shift
Cedar Rapids flights halted after 11 a.m. as ceilings drop. Icy highways spread from central to western areas with drizzle and fog. Temperatures hold in the 20s to 30s as a cold front meets a southern low pressure area, forecasters warn of dangerous road conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
the Highway Patrol Radio
Municipal
Jury draw halts for murder trial as defendant Otero named
Albuquerque AP report says Judge R F Arledge began drawing jurors for the murder trial of Tranquilino Otero. The first name out of the box was Tranquilino Otero and was ruled not qualified.
Rumors of Peace Stir Nanking Amid Civil War Talks
In Nanking rumors of a coalition government or negotiated peace spread amid denials from Chiang Kai-shek. Officials and even top aides discussed potential peace as Communist advances in the north revived hope while government ministries ran only day to day.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Hongkong
Peiping
Suchow
Tientsin
Peiping Isolated As Communists Close Air Fields
Peiping faced isolation Tuesday as Communist forces closed the south airfield and the west field, halting air and rail links. Nationalist troops reportedly looted the west field while passenger traffic on the Peiping-Tientsin railway ended. Gen Chow Jih Jou claimed air force withdrawal followed consultation with Gen Fu Tso yi on northern fronts.
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Peiping
Peiping-Tientsin
Chow Jih Jou
Fu Tso-yi
Elliott Roosevelt Defends Hyde Park Christmas Trees
Rival dealers accuse Elliott Roosevelt of selling inferior spruces in New York market. Roosevelt defends low priced Hyde Park trees claiming no complaints and better durability than balsams. Prices cited: $1.75 for up to seven feet and $1.95 for larger trees. rivals ask $3 to $4+ for nine footers.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Ow York
Roosevelt
Norway
Boots May Be Clue in Killing in Guam
In Guam a pair of paratrooper boots stained with possible blood were found near the scene of Ruth Farnsworth a 27 year old navy civilian employee’s slaying. Authorities seek suspects among servicemen as they examine the boots and other clues.
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Agana
Guam
Ruth Farnsworth
United States Navy
Pacific
FBI
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Notorious Convict Slain in Mystery at Texas Prison
At Retrieve prison farm near Angleton Texas Clarence Redwine a 38 year old inmate known for robbery by assault was decapitated in the mess hall during the evening meal Authorities led by general manager O B Ellis say the attacker or attackers are unknown and that details remain sketchy Redwine who entered prison in 1941 had escaped and attempted to escape multiple times and spent much of his time in solitary confinement The incident underscores the troubled record of one of the system s most notorious inmates.
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Angleton
Texas
Retrieve
O. B. Ellis
Prison System
Clarence Redwine
Redwine
Ellis
Pay Tax of 50 Percent Too Much
Mrs. Thomas Murdon of Conington has cleaned the village phone booth for 10 years earning one shilling weekly. Under the national health insurance plan the government would cut pay to sixpence, prompting her to consider quitting.
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Conington
England
Thomas Murdon
Pig’s Taste for Money Costs Its Owner $65
Winnipeg AP story: Farmer Peter Smud lost $65 after a pig chewed and ate his billfold. The bank refused the bills as damaged and of no value, forcing Smud to sell the hog to offset the loss.
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Winnipeg
Peter Smud
Smud
Data Theft After Pearl Harbor Told
Rep Rankin said top secret government documents were stolen at least until 1943 while the United States was at war. He based this on testimony by Henry J. Wadleigh, a former government employee who stayed in service until 1943.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
United States
Henry J. Wadleigh
Wadleigh
Pearl Harbor
Rep Celler Plans to Abolish Un American Activities Committee
Representative Emanuel Celler of New York said he will propose in Congress the abolition of the Un American Activities Committee after a meeting with President Truman.
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Washington
Rep
Celler
D-N.y
Congress
House
Truman
Hearing reveals wartime document theft and treason claim
The House committee probes missing 1938 papers with Marion Bachrach defying questions on Hiss and others. Mundt cites four State Department accessors and notes potential theft up to 1943, raising treason charges and debate on lie detector tests.
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State Department
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Hiss
Department
Prince Elizabeth's Baby Christened Prince Charles Philip
Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Elizabeth's baby will be christened Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of
Edinburgh
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