McNear Is Shot Down At Peoria
George P. McNear 56 president of the strikebound Toledo Peoria and Western railroad was shot and killed in Peoria Illinois while returning from a late walk. Authorities said a shotgun blast from behind a bush struck him in the chest as he faced his attacker. A cane he carried on his rounds was found nearby and may have been hurled at the assailant. McNear staggered toward his home and died 25 minutes later at a hospital. Two Bradley College students heard a backfire and saw McNear fall. Police noted a power failure hindered early identification of the attacker’s car and suggested the slaying was premeditated and planned.
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Peoria
Ill
George P. McNear
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
McNear
Frank Flood
Ches
McNeary
Robert M. Sutton
Bradley College
Robert Cheek
William Johnson
Sutton
Dr. Sutton
Cheek
Johnson
Harry Schultz
George Gridley
Gridley
Earl Spainhower
Sinner
Robert Oliver
Strike Looms At Quaker Oats After Parley Fails
Cedar Rapids report says CIO union workers rejected management final proposition on 15 minute rest periods. Night and day shift workers voted unanimously against the offer, threatening a shutdown at midnight Wednesday if no deal is reached. Union seeks 25 cent hourly raise, union shop, vacation pay on 48 hour weeks, retroactive to Dec 19, with about 950 workers affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Armando Vaides
Cleveland
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers Union
Louis Jedlicka
Valdes
E. J. Petranek
Iowa House Backs Fimmen Plan For Beer Control
The Iowa House approved 58 to 47 a compromise beer bill by Rep. Fimmen. The measure maintains mandatory permits if criteria are met, limits Taverns to business districts, bans dancing and minors, requires at least one restaurant not selling beer, and ties permit losses to restaurant status and federal licenses. Opposition cited risk of council fights and retaliation rumors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
W. R. Fimmen
Senate
Fimmen
Reps
Paul Troeger
Ottumwa
William S. Beardsley
New Virginia
Harry E. Watson
Sanborn
Charles S. van Eaton
Sioux City
Leonard E. Scott
Cersterville
David G. Ainsworth
Spirit Lake
R. E. Duffield
Guthrie Center
Molotov Is Rebuffed on China Issue
In Moscow France and Britain joined the United States to block a Soviet bid to discuss China at the four power foreign ministers meeting. China’s Wang Shih-chieh said China would not accept inclusion of its problems. Molotov proposed an informal talk and a communique but Bevin opposed any communique. Marshall and Bidault supported Bevin. Talks on limiting occupation troops in Europe were held in suspense.
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Moscow
France
Britain
United States
China
Wang Shih-chieh
Nanking
V. M. Molotov
Bevin
Molotov
Marshall
Bidault
Europe
Iowa High Court Rules Cherry Tax Case Favoring Manufacturing
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a district ruling that Cherry-Burrell Corporation is a manufacturing and not a merchandising firm for tax exemption purposes. The decision centers on whether the dairy machinery operation is primarily a manufacturer within Iowa, with the case tracing back to assessments dating from 1942 and ongoing through appeals and board reviews.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
G. K. Thompson
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Howard Cherry
Cherry
James F. Scolaro
Scolaro
District Court
Board of Review
State Supreme Court
School Board Election Polls Show Narrow Victory in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids only 813 voters participated in a school election costing about 1.07 per vote. Mrs. Dwight Krumholtz led candidates with 761 votes, while Dr. Carl Kesler had 754. Edgewood school property sales were approved by wide margins in precincts across the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Dwight Krumholtz
Carl C. Kesler
George Kosek
Edwin W.lundquist
Lundquist
Edgewood No
Ban on Communist Party Urged by Schwellenbach
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach urged outlawing the Communist party in the United States and Rep. Hartley pledged to introduce legislation. He argued communism is a menace, while Schwellenbach questioned recognizing the party or allowing it to elect public officials and favored firing Communists from leadership roles.
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Communist Party
Schwellenbach
Washington
United ‘States
Rep
Hartley
R-N. J
House Labor Committee
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
Labor Department
United States
Congress
United States Senate
Indiana
Virginia
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Michigan
Connecticut
Grain Prices Drop Sharply
CHICAGO AP heavy selling hit grain pits as March wheat slid from a 30 year high to below the prior close. Wheat fell as much as 9 cents, corn down up to six cents, oats off about 5.5 cents, while barley rose to the daily limit at $1.47. Traders blamed no news beyond heavy to arrive corn schedules.
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Chicago
Five-Story Building Collapse Traps Five in Cincinnati
Five men were trapped after a five-story building collapsed in Cincinnati's riverfront downtown. Fire crews labored three and a half hours through twisted debris to reach Sam Ostrov, owner of the building, as others remained unreachable.
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Cincinnati
Sam Ostrov
Labor secretary warns outlawing closed shop would cause chaos
Secretary Schwellenbach told the House labor committee that banning union security clauses would spark industrial chaos for months after enactment. He opposed super‑duper mediation boards compulsory arbitration and industrywide bargaining curbs. He said union security provisions are the heart of the contract and would lead unions to reopen all contracts.
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Washington
INS
Schwellenbach
Congress
United States
Cloudy Skies and Rain Forecast for Iowa
The weather bureau predicts cloudy skies and light rain across western and central Iowa tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will stay near the seasonal norm with lows around 32 to 36 and highs near 38 to 42. The five day outlook shows a slight warmup of 2 to 5 degrees, with little precipitation expected. Northern counties report rain or drizzle, and areas around Dubuque and Cedar Rapids note lingering showers in the morning. The highway department warns of slick road conditions in the region.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Buoo
Dubuque
Highway Commission
Seven year old rescued from abandoned well in Dubuque
John Chapel, age 7, was rescued after his cries for help drew a passerby who alerted police and fire crews. The incident occurred in Dubuque. Firefighters pulled him to safety and he was unharmed.
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Dubuque
John Chappel
Vandenberg Flags Greek Aid Implications for US Policy
Senate President Vandenberg told President Truman to spell out whether the Greek loan could trigger wider aid to friendly regimes. He warned the Near East crisis could set a global policy pattern, mentioning Turkey China and Korea as possible cases. He urged a clear commitment to support non Communist governments or face Soviet influence.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Truman
United States
Congress
Turkey
Near East
China
Korea
White House
Navigator falls from plane bubble over Atlantic
A TWA navigator named George Hart of Sag Harbor fell from a plastic astrodome sighting dome after the dome broke on a Star of Hollywood flight 500 miles off Gander Newfoundland. The aircraft returned safely to Gander, and coast guard ships were alerted while Hart was presumed dead.
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New York
Trans World Airline
Star of Hollywood
Atlantic Ocean
Gander
Newfoundland
TWA
George Hart
Sag Harbor
Long Island
N. Y
O. F. Hamilton
Richmond
Coast Guard
Lockheed Aircraft
Hart
Geneva
Switzerland
New York City
Ote Ona
Chedadek
Shannon Eire
Oysters Packer Harris Convicted of Tax Evasion
Aubrey W. Harris a 59 year old oyster packer was convicted by a federal jury of income tax evasion totaling 34857 over three war years He admitted poor bookkeeping and said he did not know his income was higher than his rough estimate He argued lack of criminal intent and disclosed his education ending at fourth grade.
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Baltimore (Ap
Aubrey W. Harris
Harris
Vinesores i
Iowa House defeats motion to kill dry beer bill
The Iowa house voted 61 to 38 against killing the senate approved dry beer bill. Rep. M. F. Hicklin moved to prevent debate while Rep. Gene Poston urged support for the senate measure. A delay to study a proposed compromise was asked by Rep. W. R. Fimmen and rejected 67 to 33. Poston led the senate bill as sponsor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. F. Hicklin
R-Wapello
Hicklin
Gene Poston
Dcorydon
Senate
House
W. R. Fimmen
R. Bloomfield
Fimmen
Fred Schwengel
R-Davenport
Poston
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Quaker
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Linn County
C. J. Knickerbocker
Ernest Kosek
U.S
Dwight Krumboltz
Donald E. Smith
Cherry-Burrell
Bayne Freeland
Mrs. Krumboltz
Kesler
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