Coe Hosts State Speech Tournament Attracts 14 Schools
Coe college hosts Iowa state speech tournament with 14 entrant schools including Central Cornell Simpson and more. Contests cover debate discussion extemp poetry reading and after dinner speaking with top orators advancing to the national event at Northwestern. Winners from past years include Coe champions in 1945 and 1946 marked by high ratings.
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Coe College
Iowa College
Forensic Association of Iowa Colleges
Association
Central
Cornell
Simpson
Iowa State
Dubuque
Morningside
Western Union
Luther
Upper Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
Penn
St. Ambrose
Northwestern Univer
Coe
Forensic Association
Num
Voorhees Hall
Illinois Central Lifts Chicago Embargo on LTL Freight
The Illinois Central Railroad ended its embargo on less than carload freight to Chicago, effective at midnight Tuesday, lifting a restriction set on February 25. The move resumes normal rail traffic for shipments routed to the city.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
American Legion Hosts Annual Birthday Party at Memorial Coliseum
Hanford Post No. 5 and auxiliary held their annual birthday event at the Memorial Coliseum. Charles Houser presented a half hour organ recital. Lt. Col. Mary Louise Milligan spoke on the women’s army corps and its wartime role as Regents were served.
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Hanford Post
American Legion
Memorial Coliseum
Charles Houser
Coe College
Howard McLaughlin
R. A. Duthbert
A. B.ee
Seni Marcil Ward
Neve Ward
Ruth Garrett
Navy
Dorothy Peterson
Bernice Prunskunas
Doris Hall
Marine
Roberta Eckart
Coast Guard
Irene Sturgeon
Army
American Legion Civic Chorus
Ames
J. Howard Orth
Norman Pauly
Jack Mordorst
Mary Louise Milligan
Women’s Army Corps
B. D. Silliman
Col. Milligan
Mr. Silliman
Kenneth Moon
Taft Opposes General Rent Ceiling Increase Plan
Washington, UP Senator Taft and Senator McCarthy press a plan to keep rent control fixed until March 1, 1948 with new relief for hardship cases under a new system. President Truman gains Republican backing against across-the-board rent hikes.
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Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Wea
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