U S Envoy Bests Red in Duel in Iran
U S envoy George Allen gains leverage in Iran as Tudeh party heads go underground and right wing leaders are released from prison. Qavam strengthens ties with Washington amid shifts in oil negotiations and growing pro American sentiment.
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U.S
Iran
Joseph C. Goodwin
Tehran
George Allen
Ivan Sadchikov
United States
Azerbaijan
Tudeh
Irej Iskandari
Uncle Sam
Iran National Police
Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey
Sadchikov
Mozaffar Firouz
Moscow
Ahmed Qavam
Allen
Qavam
Alien
Foreign Ministry
Sayyed Zia Tabattabie
Schwartzkopf
United States Army
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Associated Press
Russia
Iran Faces Elections Amid Soviet Influences on Oil Firm
The text discusses free and democratic elections and Qavam aiming for a centrist path. It notes a Soviet‑linked oil company requiring Majlis approval, with Tudeh party influence and Russian diplomacy affecting prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qavam
Tehran
Wholesale Food Prices Decline Across Markets
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a three tenths of one percent drop in wholesale prices for the week ending December 28. The general index sits at 139.6 percent of 1926, with farm products down 1.6 percent for the week and meats, eggs, and citrus showing varied movements amid overall lower demand and ample supplies.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Burlington man dies shoveling snow at home
Frank M. Johnson, 78, of Burlington, died suddenly Friday while shoveling snow at his residence. A retired rail worker, he is survived by a daughter.
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Burlington
Frank M. Johnson
Glamorous robe pattern 4958 with ruffled yoke
Vintage advertisement for pattern 4958 offering a glamorous robe with ruffled shoulder yoke and sleeves. Includes a tailored housecoat version, complete illustrated instructions, and sizes 12 through 40. Material yardage listed for size 16 and 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents to Chicago address.
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N. Clinos St
Chicago
Self-Prepared Writ Frees Him After 40 Years
Charles Hanson, 40 years into imprisonment for murder, wins a habeas corpus writ in Judge John P. Barnes court in Chicago. Hanson, who drafted the writ by hand at Joliet prison, is freed after lawyers show due process denial and he plans first to ride a streetcar and walk freely. He may take a job with a Nebraska filling-station chain owner.
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Chicago
INS
Charles
Hanson
Statesville
The
John P. Barnes
Nebraska
Congress Makes Bow in Television
Washington newsreel records the House of Representatives first TV broadcast. Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, the Republican leader, became the first congressman to walk before a television camera as the opening session aired for two hours. The program ended once Speaker Martin (R Mass) gave his opening address and members were sworn in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
Rep
Martin
R-Mass
Representatives
Assignment of Walker School District Territory in Iowa
Notices to Buchanan Linn and Benton counties Iowa outline petition to establish contiguous school district Walker in the counties. The description covers sixteen or more sections with metes and bounds from the northwest corner of sections 34 87 9 through to section 19 87 8 and adjacent lines, inviting written objections by a fixed deadline.
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Buchan
Linn
Bereteatier
F. W
Es Dent
Walker
Coun
Oalker
Noo Bunanan
Benton and
Ora
Caottere
Buchanan
Met
Porgrwest
Orthwest
Winneshiek County Foxes Bring Bigalk $117.50
Decorah hunter Delbert Bigalk earned 117.50 for 71 foxes and one wolf killed in Winneshiek county. It marked the largest single bounty in Decorah at one time. He also collected bounties for 50 foxes and two wolves in Howard county at Cresco.
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Decorah
Delbert Bigalk
Fremont Township
Winneshiek County
Bigalk
Howard County
Cresco
Tojo Gave Order Enslaving Yanks
Tokyo war crimes tribunal hears Gen Ryokichi Tanaka testify that Hideki Tojo personally ordered forced labor for Allied prisoners. He recounts a secret Tokyo meeting where Tojo decided prisoners must work to boost Japan’s labor efficiency, risking Geneva convention breach concerns.
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Tokyo
INS
Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Ryokichi Tanaka
Tanaka
Gen. Tojo
Japan
Labo Tanaka
Military Service Bureau
Tojo
Pearl
Mitsui
Mitsubishi
Iowa to Receive U.S. Capitol Flag for State Archives
Congressman Tom Martin of Iowa City informed Governor Robert D. Blue that the flag flown over the U.S. Capitol on December 28 1946 for Iowa’s centennial will be sent to the state and placed in the state archives building.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
U.S
Washington, D. C
Tom Martin
Iowa City
Robert D. Blue Friday
State Archives
Edgar A. Guest Poem Reflects Busy Children
The poem portrays lively children racing nonstop through a house. Parents caution them yet admire their constant energy and enthusiasm. The speaker wishes they remain restless and playful rather than settling down like him.
Laff a Day: Mom Pokes Fun About Arm Fracture Practice
A joke panel shows a child asking mom to break his arm for practice on fractures. The punchline centers on a comic misstep as the mother responds with humor about medical injuries.
Church Services Schedule Across City Areas
Calvary on Fifth avenue and Sixth street SW and First Second avenues at Twelfth Street SE hold morning Bible school and worship with sermons about spiritual riches and missions. Mt Zion on 824 Eighth street SE lists services including school, worship, and a Wednesday prayer service.
Catholic Parish Mass Schedule Across City
Lists multiple churches with addresses and service times. Includes St. Ludmila St Patrick St Matthew St Wenceslaus and St. Conception offerings. Details weekly masses on Sundays weekdays Holy Day devotions and Saturday confessions for each parish and clergy.
Sermon Themes Highlight City Church Services
At First-840 Third Avenue SE Dr. Carroll C. Roberts leads worship with communion at 10:45 and a 9:45 Bible study. Sermons titled You Can't Go Home Again and Adventuring with Disciple Pioneerz are planned. Junior-senior fellowship follows. On Second-Third avenues Sixth Street SW Rev. I E Linkletter conducts church school at 9:45 worship at 10:50 with This Business of Being a Christian. Y F at 6:30 p.m.
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Third Avenue
Carroll C. Roberts
Second
Sixth Street
I. E. Linkletter
Y.F
Church Notice Sun Services and Reading Room Hours
Sunday school at 9 45 a m and services at 11 with subject God. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 p m. Reading room at 318 Paramount theater building open 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m daily except Sunday.
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First Church of Christ Scientist
Second Avenue SE
Paramount Theater
Church of the Brethren Service and Study Plan
The Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE led by Rev. Milton C. Early holds church school at 9:45 a.m. worship at 10:55 a.m. with a sermon titled Modern Phariseeism and an evening program at 7:30 on Choosing Brethrenism as Your Own. The Christian Courier group meets Friday at the Ralph Alien home.
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Church OF the Brethren
Fourth Avenue SE
Milton C. Early
Christian Courier Group
Ralph Alien Home
Bible Study and Services Schedule at 716 and 511 Streets
The notice lists religious services at 716 Eighth Avenue SW with Bible study at 10 am and a sermon titled Repent ance at 10:50, communion at 11:15, and evening service at 7:30. On Wednesdays Bible study is at 7:30. At 511 Tenth Street SW a long service Bible study starts at 10:30 with communion at 11:45.
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Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Edgewood Sunday School and Evening Services Schedule
The Edgewood church lists Sunday school at 10 15 a m with Rev Chester Ainsworth as superintendent Prayer meeting at 7 10 p m Youth meeting at 7 30 p m with Ruby Pratt speaker Wednesday 7 30 p m prayer meeting at Mr Timothy Starr Bible school at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 with nursery The Price at the Gate Teen age adventures at 6 30 The Lord Jesus Christ What He Gives Gospel song service at 7 30 Bible community club Friday 4 to 5 prayer and praise service at 7 30
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Edgewood
Chester Ainsworth
Ruby Pratt
Timothy Starr
Lord Jesus Christ
Bible Community Club
Church Services Inviting Parishioners Across Two Locations
Grace Avenue and Sixth Street NE host communion at 8 a.m. church school at 9 45 a m and mass with sermon at 11 led by the Rev James H Dew Brittain of Independence. St John s Nineteenth Street and Park Avenue SE offer communion at 8 a m church school at 9 45 a m and 11 a m service with sermon by Rt Rev L L Haines bishop of Iowa. Kindergarten also at 11 a m.
Czech Church Services Highlight English and Czech Faith
At Czech-1510 Second Street SW and Eighth Avenue at L Street SW, Rev Milo Filipi conducts an English church school at 9 30 a m and Czech worship at 10 30 with a sermon The Light of the World. Rev Frederick H Haag leads church school 9 30 worship 10 30 with They Serve Who Teach and a installation consecration for teachers and officers Youth fellowship follows at 6 30 p m.
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Second Street
Milo Filipi
U.P
Eighth Avenue
L Street
Frederick H. Haag
EVAN and Evangelical church schedules listed
The notice lists services for First Evangelical First Avenue at Third Street SW with Rev G H Bamford including Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 10 45 sermon Our Choices for the New Year a youth fellowship at 6 30 Bible study 7 30 and a Tuesday congregational meeting Also Second Evangelical Eighteenth Avenue at Ninth Street SW with Rev J Paul Stevens church school 9 45 worship 10 50 youth 6 30 and Bible study on Tuesday Children’s Bible club at Seventh Street SE The Rev Lyle K Anderson church school 9 45 am worship 11 sermon Mark the Writer youth meet Bible study 7 30 Thursday TM
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EVAN
United Brethren
First Evangelical
First Avenue
Third Street
G. H. Bamford
Youth Fellowship
Golder
Congregational
Second Evangelical
Eighteenth Avenue
Ninth Street
J. Paul Stevens
Children’s Bible Club
Avenue
Seventh Street
Lyle K. Anderson
Mark
Yale Rage
Latter Day Saints Hold Branch Conference and Fireside
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 838 First Avenue NE holds a branch conference at 10 a.m. with Harold Hunt as president and LeRoi Jones and Harve Turley as counselors. A fireside study class is at 7 p.m. at 1300 Third Avenue SE. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meets at Sokol Hall 416 Third Street SE with church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11.
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Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
First Avenue
Harold Hunt
LeRoi Jones
Harve Turley
Third Avenue
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sokol Hall
Third Street
Religious notices and service schedules across Bethany and Trinity
Community church listings show service times communion sermons and school hours for Bethany Missouri First Avenue NE Second Street SE and Trinity Missouri Fourteenth Street SW. Additional items include vestry meetings voter assemblies annual meetings and Y M C A events with dates in January and times noted.
Bethel A M E Church Services and Sermons Listed
Bethel A M E at 512 Sixth Street SE Rev Andrew Parks Sunday school 9 45 a m worship 11 sermon The Measuring Line Allen league 6 30 p m Eve ning ws 7 30 sermon Saving Faith Friday prayer meeting and love feast John Huss at 180 Av SW Rev F O Hillman church school 10 a m worship 11 theme Stewardship of Time Kenwood 33 NE Rev Dwight E Webster school 9 45 worship 11 sermon The Broadening View Youth fellowship 6 30 St James Ellis Blvd N Ave NW Rev F L Hinshaw church school 9 45 worship 11 A Leader We Can Follow St Paul Third Ave and 14th SE Dr Marvin B Kober Rev Merton B Green church school 9 45 worship 11 sermon God Is My Fuehrer vesper singers 5 junior senior p 6 to 8 cell business 7 itvy Third Ave and Fifth St SW Rev J E DeLong church school 9 45 worship 10 50 sermon Take A Vow Youth fellowship 6 30
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Bethel A.M.E
Sixth Street
Andrew R. Parks
Allen
John Huss
F. O. Hillman
Kenwood
Thirtythird Street
Dwight E. Webster
Youth Fellowship
St. James—Ellis Boulevard
N Avenue NW
F. L. Hinshaw
St. Paul’s
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Marvin B. Kober
Merton B. Green
God Is
Kober
Vesper Singers
Fifth Street
J. E. DeLong
Center of Liberal Thought
E. P. Hall
First Avenue NE
E. B. Page
Clinton
Belle Tracy
Cenarea
Ellis Park
L Avenue
Eighth Street NW
S. E. Dooty
Mr. Dooty
Dooty
Church of the Foursquare Gospel
First Avenue
Cline Halsey
Crusaders
Wine of the Earth
Praise and Prayer League
Second Street
L. W. Kolb
W. Kolb
G Avenue NW
C. F. Olson
Fiellenic Orthodox
St. John the Baptist
A Avenue NE
George Hadjis
Orthrose
Second Street SE
Scott B. Pyle
Young Pou
Robert Day
Bertie Duvall
Kletzing College
Oskaloosa
Jehovah's Witnesses
Rote Street
W. Stratton
Watchtower Bible Stud
Frig
Sunshine Mission
Frank H. Ward
Marion Church of God
C. Christianson
Mr. Ward
Harold Rodgers
Walter C
John Smith
Richard Stalker
Unity Center
Second Avenue SE
Mabel Swanson
Church Services and Schedules Across Local Congregations
Multiple churches list Sunday services Bible school times and worship sermons. Notable sermons include Unstaggering Faith and Jesus Talks in a ceremonial lineup. Activities cover youth groups, prayer meetings, and midweek classes at Daniels Park Center Point and other neighborhood locations.
Lord's Supper Fellowship Group Meeting
The text notes a church gathering for junior high and senior high and older youth. The group meets in a fellowship setting at Gah. No further details on date or curriculum are provided.
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Coaiien
St John the Baptist Church Service Schedule
Sunday school runs ten to eleven a.m. Mass from ten to twelve at St John the Baptist located on 600 Seventh Street SE. Rev. Thomas N. Abodeely leads Divine Liturgy from ten a.m. to noon with services in Syrian Greek and English.
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St. John the Baptist
Seventh Street
Thomas N
Church Service at 11 With Waldemar Argow
The Rev Waldemar Argow leads church school and service at 11 on Peoples Third Avenue at Sixth Street SE. The sermon title reads The Great Mys.
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Peoples
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Waldemar Argow
Community Church Notices and Schedule
The Rev. Robert Little leads Bible school at 9 45 a m with worship and communion meditation. The Rev H K Galloway conducts Bible school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 with My Friends Directed family day and a communion service on January 12. Preparatory service Friday evening.
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Third Avenue
Second Street
Robert Little
Grande Avenue
Sixteenth Street
H. K. Galloway
Diverse Holy Services Across City Churches
Center of Liberal Thought hosts services with Rev E B Page and Rev Belle Tracy from Clinton and Cenaraea, along with morning worship at 9 45 by Mr Dooty. Various congregations including Church of the Foursquare Gospel and Greek Orthodox list sermons, youth activities, and midweek gatherings at multiple street addresses.
Unity church activity notices and class schedule
A church notices item lists a 9 30 morning school, an 11 worship service on Wednesday with the sermon The Word made Flesh, a Wednesday class How I Used Truth at 8 p m, and a Thursday Unity Guild gathering at 8.
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Unity Guild
Branch Conference of Mormon Church Sunday
Sunday branch conference of the Mormon Church will be held at 10 a.m. in the Odd Fellows hall on First avenue E. Harold Hunt leads Cedar Rapids district and Cedar Rapids branch with Le Roi Jones and Harve Turley assisting. East Iowa district missionaries including Sharon Robbins Dorene Boothe Ben H. Davis and Parley Newman are listed as attendees.
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Dar Rapids
Iowa City
Ben H. Davis
Parley Newman
Wolcott Proposes Veterans RFC to Aid Veterans Business
Washington AP report states Rep. Wolcott of Michigan introduced a bill to create a veterans RFC with a loaning authority up to five billion dollars. The plan aims to help veterans enter business or industry and provides no explicit cap on individual loan amounts.
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Washington
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
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Little Theater
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First Ave
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Seleist
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St. SW
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