Wallace and Communist ties threaten Wallace campaign
The Wallace presidential bid faces a Communist cloud as a Third party convention nears in Philadelphia. Indictments of 12 Communist leaders spotlight campaign associates and prompt debate over Wallace disavowal or collaboration. New York City adds a distant trivia note about its 2.4 million telephones.
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Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Philadelphia
Communist Party
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UN American Activities Committee
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New York State
Truman
All-Iowa Midway To Present Free Circus Acts Daily
The All-Iowa fair will inaugurate twice daily free circus acts on the midway behind the grandstand headlined by Happy Harrison's Circus. Sour Puss the dog is a feature of the show with a fast-moving turntable routine and comic dog stunts. A special stage will be built behind the grandstand and performances start daily at 1 p.m.
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Andy Hanson
All-Iowa
Happy Harrison
Sour Puss
Harrison
Post Office Warns of Glimmer Racket Revival
Washington dispatch reports the post office warns rural residents about a revived glimmer racket in which fake eye doctors pose as specialists. The scam, named from eyeglasses slang, previously swindled millions from people with eye troubles twelve years ago, per Chief Inspector James J. Doran.
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Washington
Post Office Department
James J. Doran
Final Approval Given 49 Budget For City Assessor
The 1949 budget for City Assessor Jim Scolaro’s office received final approval with a 100 dollar deviation. The joint city hall session approved 41 098 dollars for the year including a 300 dollar annual raise for three staffers and a 200 dollar raise for the first assistant. The budget also includes 1500 dollars for reevaluation work and 500 dollars for two new filing cabinets as part of a new record system.
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Jim Scolaro
School Board
City Council
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Scolaro
Local tax groups approve budget for assessor office costs
The assessor said data transfer from old to new cards will take two to three years. He noted that a full reevaluation increase would have been $7,260 instead of $4,734. All three taxing bodies backed the budget, sharing assessor costs, effective January 1. They reappointed H. B. Helscher to the five member board of review for four years.
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H. B. Helscher
Board of Review
Magistrate Fines Federenko for Intoxication Then Jail Suspended
Magistrate George Jessen fined Nick Federenko for intoxication on Tuesday and suspended a jail sentence. Federenko wrote a check to cover the fine, but it bounced, and he also bounced tests behind bars.
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George Jessen
Nick Federenko
Federenko
Vaughan Called Worst Politician by Sat Evening Post
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Truman's military aide, is labeled the capital's worst politician in a Saturday Evening Post piece by Rufus Jarman. The article cites Vaughan's missteps, including a Church group speech in Alexandria and an insult to Protestant Army chaplains, noting he likely won't be fired due to his close friendship with the President.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Jarman
Alexandria
Winston Churchill
Vaughan era described as aiding Truman with daily briefings
Jarman said Churchill told the former Prime Minister he meant no disrespect. He explained Churchill’s Fulton speech was ill delivered at Truman’s request via Vaughan. Vaughan, a Westminster College alumnus in Fulton, is said to provide the President “one belly Vaughan a day” and was Truman’s World War II buddy.
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Fulton
Truman
Vaughan
Westminster College
Teens Tie Dogs to Meters to Shop in Hoopeeston
Judy Holmes and Mary Lou Bauer, two local teens, strapped their dogs to downtown meters in Hoopeeston, inserted nickels, and spent an hour shopping, drawing welcome smiles from passersby.
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Hoopeston
Judy Holmes
Mary Lou Bauer
Republicans form Dewey Dewey campaign club in Arlington
In Arlington Virginia Republicans launched a campaign club to aid the ticket of Dewey and Warren. They appointed a longtime party member to head organizing activities and the named leader is Warren Dewey.
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Dewey
Warren
Warren Dewey
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