Clayton County Democrats weigh Truman fate in GOP clash
Clayton County Democratic Chairman Roy Burnham says some Democrats doubt Truman is strong enough for the job while Warren and Eisenhower generate talk. Republican E. L. Gross expects a solid caucus turnout with Taft sentiment, while Oleson and Hunt back Eisenhower. Des Moines events and county tallies loom as parties prepare fundraisers and delegate plans.
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Warren
California
Clayton County
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Taft
Truman
Roy Burnham
Burnham
Governor Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Gazette
E. L. Gross
G.O.P
Gross
Eerce Ae
Destines
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Elkader Insurance
Johnson
State Senate
A. L. Oleson
Ben Franklin
Elkader
G. W. Hunt
Oleson
Eisenhower Forces
Hunt
Second District
C. H.meyer
Alben
Barkley
Des Moines
Iowa
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
Clayton
Forrest Fischer
U. S
Guy M. Gillette
George A. Wilson
Iowa Banks Raise Rates Hint Of Deposits War
An AP survey shows some Iowa banks raising savings rates with Des Moines leading a tentative trend. Johnson County banks report two percent on deposits, while Cedar Rapids and other centers largely hold at one percent. Bank officials say increases are not widespread yet and momentum is uncertain.
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Iowa
Johnson County
Linn
Jones, Cedar
Dubuque
Des Moines
Associated Press
Dave Stohl
First Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa City
Stohl
Leonard Wegman
Citi
Clinton area to get first major Iowa steel mill
A planned 66 million dollar iron and coke plant near Clinton Iowa is approved as a certificate of necessity by the Defense Production Administration enabling two blast furnaces and 96 coke ovens along the Mississippi River site six miles south of Clinton. North American Steel Company led by C A Depue seeks private financing after a rejected 131 million dollar government loan. The project aims for full steel mill integration and involves key local figures and regional support.
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Clinton
Iowa
Mississippi River
C. A. Depue
Defense Production Administration
Washington
DPA
North American Steel Company
Depue
Clarke A. Depue III
Camanche
Central Steel Tube Company
Maquoketa Company
North American
Rep. Talle
R-Ia
Talle
Great
Middlewest
Fluoridation Sought by Dozens of Iowa Towns
About 50 Iowa cities applied to the state health department to be designated as municipal water fluoridation demonstration points. Costs to chosen towns are limited to equipment upkeep and fluoride. A March 1 deadline was noted, with final decisions expected in late April.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Henshaw
Public Health Engineering Division
Racketeer's Prey on Kin Of P.O.W.'s
A Des Moines AP report notes families of Korea P.O.W. kin face extortion letters from scammers and bitter note writers. It cites widespread mail to Iowa’s 56 P.O.W. families, claims of letter exchanges with captives, and Chinese censorship factors.
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Racketeer
P.O.W
U. S
Korea
Associated Press
Iowa
P.O.W. Kin
Defaults Few On VA Loans To Iowa Vets
The VA reports this six year period saw 41 646 guaranteed Iowa loans with only 279 defaults. Of those, 64 were home purchases and the rest funded farms businesses or farm setup. Total guaranteed loans amount to 205.39 million dollars with 37.11 million repaid. The program caps loans at 7500 for homes 4000 for farms or businesses and 2000 for farm setup.
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DES Moines
Veterans Administration
Iowa G.i.’S
Homer W. Gardner
Gardner
Navy Enlists Seven Eastern Iowans
The Navy announced enlistment of seven Eastern Iowa men on Saturday through the Cedar Rapids recruiting office. Recruits include David R. Hassel 17 of Cedar Rapids. Raymond L. Walton 17 of Chelsea. John R. Ulich 19. Wayne J. Shanda 17 of Elberene. Eckrich 19 of Tiffin. Robert C. Seye 20 of Victor. Donald M. Lange 20 of Lowden.
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Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Navy
David R. Hassel
Ninth Street
Raymond L. Walton
Chelsea
John R. Ulich
Wayne J. Shanda
Elberence
Cornell Debaters to Tackle Australian Opponents in Interuniversity Talk
Cornell College hosts an international debate Monday at 8 15 p m in King Memorial chapel with two Australian university students and two Cornell students. The topic is federalism as servant or master. Cornell participants are Robert Hoerner and Richard Wasson with moderator Russell D Cole. Australian team includes Robin Millhouse and John Boyd Reid. Millhouse and Reid have studied law in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively.
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United States
Millhouse
St. Peter’s College
Adelaide
University of Adelaide
Reid
Scotch College
Melbourne
Melbourne University
Iowa Firm Sends Pen To Gen Dean in Korea
Maj. Gen. William Dean asked a Paris Communist newspaper correspondent to send a fountain pen with a gold identification band. Craig Sheaffer of Sheaffer Pen Co in Fort Madison arranged a special pen for transfer to Gen Dean via U N liaison teams in Korea.
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Gen. Dean
Korea
Fort Madison
INS
William Dean
Paris
Craig Sheaffer
Sheaffer
Dean
Far East
Tokyo
U.N. Liaison Atom
Korrea
North Ko
Gen. An
Ossian and Cedar Rapids Soldiers Return from Far East
In Seattle a military transport named Sylvester Antolak will dock with 1 360 rotation troops from the Far East. Among them are Sgt. Gerald F. Lansing of Ossian and Cpl. Alfred C Sund iberg of Cedar Rapids route 3 returning veterans of the Far East.
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Seattle
Sylvester Antolak
Far East
Gerald F. Lansing
Ossian
Cpl
Alfred C. Sundiberg
Cedar Rapids
Kehoe Seen as Key Figure on Iowa Toll Road Study
Washington lawyer Lewis J. Kehoe, chosen for Governor Beardsley’s toll road feasibility committee, advocates a cautious Iowa toll program. He cites Eastern turnpikes, safety gains, and potential funding methods while urging a thorough study of Iowa’s highway needs and traffic demand.
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Washington, Ia
Lewis J. Kehoe
Washington County
Beardsley
Kehoe
Iowa
Hawkeye
New Trial Sought By Reppert Estate
Attorneys for the Reppert estate asked for a new trial in the Tommy Ellis damage case. Ellis, serving a five year term for the fatal 1950 knifing of Flora Bryan, sought forty thousand dollars for alleged brain injuries from 1948 beatings in a county jail juvenile ward. The estate argues Ellis failed to prove actionable negligence or lack of contributory negligence.
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Des Moines
Howard C. Reppert
Russell Jordan
Tommy Ellis
Ellis
Fort Madison
Flora Bryan
Reppert
Six Delaware County Men To Be Inducted
Six Delaware county men will report Tuesday in Des Moines for induction into the armed forces. Names listed include Harold D. Keenan of Manchester Louis W. Koelker Earlville Ralph V. Wegmann Dy ersville Lavern T. Grove Mason ry in the a alae ay y op ikinton.
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Delaware County
Des Moines
Harold D. Keenan
Louis W. Koelker
Earlville
Ralph V. Wegmann
Dyersville
Lavern T. Grove
Masonry
Opikinton
Muscatine Bloodmobile Visit Postponed Over Jaundice
Muscatine Red Cross officials postponed the bloodmobile stop for at least six months due to yellow jaundice in Muscatine County. Fifty seven cases were reported in January though none were serious and not epidemic. disease has existed since late last summer.
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Muscatine
Red Cross
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