Soviet Cites Its Food Help To Europeans
A Radio Moscow English broadcast defended Soviet food aid to Europe, saying Finland Poland Romania and France received over 1 100 000 tons of grain while stressing USSR limits. It noted Poland received 200 000 tons seed grain and Finland 100 000 tons aiding bread rations amid wartime losses.
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Soviet
Peter Orlov
Moscow
Russia
Finland
Poland
Romania
France
Soviet Union
Ussr
Orlov
Union
UNRRA
Ike Back in U S From Pacific Trip
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to the United States at Hamilton Field California after a three week Pacific tour. He said the trip was fine and morale among U S troops in Japan Korea and other islands was surprisingly good. He reported a lengthy talk with General MacArthur before departing for Oklahoma City.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Pacific
Oklahoma City
Japan
Korea
Gen. MacArthur
State To Collect 4 Million Less Unemployment Tax
Iowa industry will pay 4 million dollars less in unemployment compensation taxes this year due to repeal of the war risk tax. War period taxes at Des Moines ordnance plant and Burlington ordnance plant reduced payroll charges, with top employer rates usually at 3.6 percent. Total receipts for unemployment taxes expected 6.56 million versus 10.81 million in 1945, while a 63.54 million dollar reserve funds future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State
Emalone Security Commission
Young Republicans Name New Head
Ralph Becker of Port Chester New York was unanimously elected president of the Young Republican National federation at the first meeting since 1941. John Wilkinson withdrew after polls showed Becker had a clear majority and the election became unanimous. Milwaukee Atlantic City and Denver bid for the 1947 convention with a decision postponed to the executive committee.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ralph Becker
Port Chester
N. Y
Young Republican National Federation
John Wilkinson
Washington, N. C
Becker
Milwaukee
Atlantic City
Denver
Executive Committee
Federation's Council Assails Soviet Stand
The American Federation of Labor executive council voiced grave concern over the rising threat of a new world war. It urged a tougher stance against Russia if needed to defend basic principles and called for the U S to press Russia to honor wartime commitments under the Atlantic Charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sns
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Russia
United States
Two Drake Students Share Miss Drake 1946 Title
Ronald Reagan named two Drake University students as Miss Drake of 1946, the first time the yearbook beauty contest produced co winners. Marjorie Stevenson of Sibley and Sally Winter of Des Moines were chosen and presented at the Regal Revel dance.
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DES Moines
Ronald Reagan
Drake University
Drake
Marjorie Stevenson
Sibley
Sally Winter
Reagan
New York Citys First Air Cooled House Built in 1860s
The article notes New York Citys earliest air cooled residence dated to the 1860s featuring an ice chamber in the basement. It highlights an early climate control innovation and the unusual architectural design of a single family urban dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Rail walkout clocks in as nationwide strike begins
The 4 p.m. strike deadline halted many trains across major hubs from Chicago to New York and Los Angeles. Reports show mixed responses as unions awaited official word on postponement and crews scouted assignments while some lines remained on schedule.
Littell Leaves Army Hospital after Wounding in Battle of the Bulge
Staff Sgt. Harold H. Littell, 21, discharged from Percy Jones hospital Battle Creek Michigan, heads home with his bride of six weeks. He lost both legs in the Bulge fighting and will live with his parents at 800 Wellington St SE. Mrs Littell was formerly Miss Betty Van de Walker, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Crawford. They married at the First Christian church on April 6.
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Harold H. Littell
Percy Jones
Battle Creek
Mich
Sgt
Mrs. Littell
Betty van de Walker
Riley Crawford
Avenue
First Christian Church
Deaths John W. McElderry a longtime Iowa farmer
John W. McElderry born March 27 1857 in Jefferson county died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. He lived with his daughter Rollin White and son in law at 914 M avenue NW. Surviving: daughter son Rollin McElderry two brothers sister two grandchildren two great grandchildren one great great grandson and several nieces and nephews. Services at Campbell funeral home Batavia Tuesday burial at 1n. Friends may call at the papel until 9 p.m. Sunday.
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John W. McElderry
Wapello County
Rollin White
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson County
Rollin McElderry
James
Bloomfield
Fred
Dell Pebler
Campbell
Batavia
Papel
Services for Edith Harrington Monday at St Patrick’s Church
Edith Aldred Harrington died Saturday. Services will be at 9 15 a m Monday in St Patrick’s Church by Rt Rev Msgr D J Lenihan. Burial in Mt Calvary. Rosary recited by Knights of Columbus at 4 p m today and by Msgr Lenihan at 8 p m in Teahen chapel where friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Aldred Harrington
St. Patrick’s Church
D. J. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Lenihan
Teahen Chapel
Services for Mrs. Shepard Williams Set for Tuesday
Mrs. Shepard Williams of 400 F avenue NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Friday. Funeral services will be at Betty Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday, not Monday, with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard Williams
F Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Thomas M. Beatty Held at Beatty Chapel
Thomas M. Beatty 88 a pioneer resident of near Fairfax died in Independence hospital Wednesday. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Beatty chapel with burial in Fairfax cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Flowers requested by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Beatty
Near Fairfax
Independence Hospital
Beatty Chapel
Fairfax Cemetery
Services for Anson B Rubyer at Turner Chapel
Anson B Rubyer of 1539 Sixth Avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Friday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Turner chapel conducted by Rev. W A Montgomery. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson B. Rubyer
Sixth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
W. A. Montgomery
Cedar Memorial Park
Soviet Critics Attack Atomic Diplomacy at Paris Talks
New Times says Anglo American attitudes at the suspended Big Four conference reflect an attempt to force Italy into an economic policy that lets Anglo American capital dominate. Alexei Sokolov warns that foreign policy is veering from collaboration to enforcement by atomic diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
New Times Saturday
Paris
Alexei Sokolov
Italy
Franco to Speak on Spanish Radio From Oviedo
The Spanish national radio said Generalissimo Franco will address Oviedo at 3 p.m. local time Sunday. The broadcast fuels speculation that the speech may contain important declarations on internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
National Radio
Generalissimo Franco
Oviedo
Spain
Americans want U.N. to ban atomic weapons
A Denver survey by the National Opinion Research Center finds 72 percent favor a U.N. prohibition on manufacturing atomic bombs and 56 percent would support such a law even if the United States must destroy its current stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
INS
United Nations
National Opinion Research Center of
Denver University
U.N
United States
Camp Good Health Fund Appeals for Cedar Rapids Kids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Camp Good Health needs 4385 for operating expenses this year. About 30 percent of the goal has been raised. donations are voluntary and support the Public Health Nursing Association's camp for physically handicapped children from low income homes. Send contributions to Camp Good Health Fund care of The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
Forward March of Nations
Camp Good Health Fund
The
Gazette
City Briefs and Local Society Notices
Standard Life association No. 172 will meet Monday evening with Mrs. Ella Worthan at 315 Fifth avenue SE. Cedar Rapids Dental Society to elect officers at 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Knights of Pythias picnic supper at 6:30 p.m. in Pythian hall. W. R. Boyd to speak on The Right to Strike Against the Public Safety at Rotary luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. All-city art contest awards to be given at 3 p.m. in the public library art gallery.
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Standard Life Association No
Ella Worthan
Fifth Avenue SE
The
Cedar Rapids Dental Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
W. R. Boyd
State Board of Education
Public Safety
Rotary Club
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Purse Lost By Donna Kersch On F Avenue
Donna Kersch reports a black crochet purse missing after she left a car in front of a store on F avenue NW. The item contained $59 in a leather billfold and a $6.49 check. It was lost Saturday night from the street location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Kersch
J Avenue NW
F Avenue NW
Petersen to Speak on Iowa Centennial for Stamp Club
W E Petersen of the University of Iowa history department will address Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Monday at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel about the Iowa Centennial program. All collectors are invited. There will be two circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Petersen
University of Iowa History Department
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Montrose Hotel
Injuries Fatal Shock: Pittsburgh Manufacturer Dies in Florida
George B. Nicholson, 63, former president of Nicholson Meter Manufacturing in Pittsburgh and Erie, Pa., died in a Sarasota hospital after injuries from an automobile accident Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota, Fla
George B. Nicholson
Nicholson Meter Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Erie
Chinese Reds Threaten Two Chinese Cities
North China’s Peiping and Tientsin face growing isolation as Chinese Communist forces threaten both cities while General Marshall resumes mediations in Nanking to end the civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
INS
George C. Marshall
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Marshall
Nanking
Allies Blocked Communism in 19
Washington reports describe Paris peace conference minutes from July 1 to August 28, 1919 detailing efforts to contain Soviet influence in Hungary and beyond. Hoover’s relief reports warned of Kun spreading communism to Czechoslovakia and Austria, while Allied intervention and Romanian actions affected Hungary’s postwar turmoil.
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Washington
INS
Europe
State Department
Council of Heads
United States
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Economic Council
Russia
Hungary
Hoover
Bela Kua
Kun
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Bela Kun
Budapest
Trains Delayed By Strike Protests Across Lines
A northbound Zephyr Rocket was three and a half hours late. A St Louis dispatch said the Burlington Rock Island train and three Wabash through trains out of St Louis were held up by engineers who refused to receive strike postponement notices from anyone but their local union officers.
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St. Louis
Confusion Reigns as Strike Postponement Halts NYC Rail Traffic
In New York City Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations crowds jam the vast terminals after news of a strike postponement. Trains have not moved two hours after the announcement, as commuters and travelers wait through long delays with packed waiting rooms and spaces. Train crews begin preparations for possible resumption, but no normal service is seen for Sunday.
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Truman
Shington
Cleveland
Thomas J. Harkins
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
New York Central
Detroit
New York
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Ohio State Limited
Cincinnati
INS
Grand Central
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Pennsylvania Terminal
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reopened Gates Let Passengers Board the Train Again
An account describes a New York Central trip where passengers were briefly allowed aboard before being sent away due to a strike. Moments before the 4 45 pm departure gates reopened and eager travelers rushed to reclaim seats amid lingering confusion and anticipation.
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New York Central
Commodore Vanderbilt
Juvenile Vandals Reported in SE and NW Areas
Witnesses say a brother and two youths were detained after two juvenile vandalism reports. The first involved streetlight damage in the 300 block of Twenty-fourth Street SE. The second reported eggs thrown at cars near G avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW.
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Cup of Boys
Twenty-fourth Street
G Avenue
Ellis Bomevact
Bread Ceilings Endure Amid Des Moines Bakery Strike
Des Moines AP report: OPA maintains bread price ceilings despite a strike by workers at five large Des Moines bakeries. Floyd L. Whittington, OPA price executive, said groceries seek to sell bread around 15 cents, arguing higher costs to import bread from other cities by truck and car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
OPA
Floyd L. Whittington
OPA Price
Whittington
Five Killed in Army Transport Plane Crash
Five men died when an Army C 45 aircraft crashed near Memphis Michigan on Saturday. Brig Gen Burton M Hovey Jr Bolling Field commander said no Towans were among the casualties. One victim was Col Rueben C Moffat 49 Falls Church Virginia chief of the special planning division of the Army Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Memphis
Mich
Burton M. Hovey, Jr
Bollingfield
Rueben C. Moffat
Falls Church
Special Lanning Division
Army Air Orce
Clark to Open Fight to Stamp Out Ku Klux Klan
Attorney General Tom C. Clark, speaking in Philadelphia at the national conference on citizenship, vowed to use every power to stamp out the Ku Klux Klan and other groups aiming at the termination of civil liberties. He urged America to outgrow organized bigotry as it comes of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tom C. Clark
Ku Klux Klan
National Conference On Citizenship
Clark
America
Non-Resident Building 15 Million in 7 Weeks
Iowa’s non-residential construction starts rose to nearly 15.2 million dollars since March 26. The Civilian Production Administration announced approval of 85 projects costing about 1.21 million dollars during the last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Kin Consulted On Repatriation Of Fallen Heroes
Washington reports the War Department will survey families of 328000 World War II dead about burial choices. Remains lie in 380 temporary cemeteries from India to France and Alaska to Saipan. Next of kin will decide between overseas military cemeteries, US national or private cemeteries, or foreign private burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Army
India
France
Alaska
Saipan
United States
Department
Struck British Owned Leopoldina Railway Seized by Brazil
The Brazilian government seized the British owned Leopoldina railway after a partial strike by workers demanding higher wages. Col Jose Machado Lopes urged workers to return to work while a government spokesman branded the action Communist inspired. Labor minister Negrao Lima accused Luis Carlos Prestes of sending delegates to broaden the strike with promises of strong government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Leopoldina
Jose Machado Lopes
Negrao Lima
Luis Carlos Prestes
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