McMath Defends Veterans Aid At Amvet Convention
Gov. Sid McMath of Arkansas told Amvet delegates they seek aid on need not handouts and oppose using veterans to pressure the treasury. He urged pensions and medical care for widows orphans and service connected disabled veterans. He presented a Arkansas razorback hog to Gov. Beardsley and hinted at a possible merger with AVC. President Truman to speak Monday.
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Des Moines
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Amvet
U.S. Treasury
U. S
McMath
William S. Beardsley
Beardsley
Razorback
Iowa
American Veterans Committee
AVC
Truman
Beardsley Heads to Cedar Rapids Amid Shifting Iowa Politics
Iowa notes recount Beardsley wearing changes from fringe candidate to governor with Cedar Rapids Labor Day appearance at Hawkeye Downs. The piece ties Ed Johnsons base ball league presidency to political timing and Cedar Rapids voting in the Western league meeting context. Wears Hastings congressman D. as speaker mentioned.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
William S. Beardsley
Robert D. Blue
Beardsley
Hawkeye Downs
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Cain
Secretary and Dog on Duty Again at Postville's Fair
At the Big Four fair in Postville secretary A. E. Burdick and his dog Kenny, age 16 on the grounds this year, continue a longtime guardian routine. Kenny, nearing 17 in October, is praised for loyalty while Burdick recalls Postville’s Farmers Institute and local history.
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Stville
Postville
A. E. Burdick
Kenny
Burdick
Old Farmers’ Institute
Fair
Stork Causes Some Confusion
Des Moines AP report describes two sisters, Mrs. Frank Mahon and Mrs. James Manning, who each gave birth within hours of one another while their babies were under care by relatives. The Mahon infant is in an incubator and both sisters and their newborns are at Iowa Methodist hospital.
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Des Moines
Frank Mahon
Grimes
James Manning
Mahon
Bert Dunbar
Burdette
Richard Mahon
Jerry
Jimmy Manning III
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Mary Dillon freed on bond after jewelry theft confession
Mary E. Dillon 21 of Council Bluffs confessed stealing a box of jewelry from a mailbox in Omaha. She was released on $500 bond after admitting the value of the jewelry was under $100.
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Omaha
INS
Mary E. Dillon
Council Bluffs
Ox Roast Festival Roasts 850 Pounds of Beef in Hilltop Park
The Sunday Editor details Norway Iowa hosting the 15th Ox Roast festival sponsored by the American Legion. About 850 pounds of beef were divided into roasts and slow roasted in a hilltop pit over charcoal for roughly 20 hours, with hundreds fed free in the shaded park.
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Gazette
John Reynolds
Norway
Chester Riley
Henry Montague
Lloyd Primrose
Arthur Barnes
Evard Montague
American Legion Post No
Legionnaire Committee
Youth Credited With 2 Rescues
Des Moines youth Billy Vance, 19, is credited with saving his girlfriend Dorothy Jackson, 15, and her sister Arlene from a house fire. He heard a crackling in the kitchen, found the ceiling aflame, and forced the front door open after the back door was blocked. The home outside the city limits was destroyed.
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Des Moines
Billy Vance
Dorothy Jackson
Dorothy
Arlene
Vance
Iowa Woman Wins Nebraska Blind-Produced Goods Contest
Mrs. Fern Estes of Red Oak Iowa won a Nebraska contest to choose a trade name for items produced by blind residents. Her entry Bralo, a Braille variation, will yield a radio and a $25 prize as the sponsor notes.
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Omaha
Fern Estes
Red Oak
Nebraska Department of Services For
Stateside Of The News by John Reynolds at Norway fair and local events
Notes from eastern Iowa towns include the 15th annual Ox Roast festival in Norway and Sweet Corn Day in Vinton. Mentions Sauerkraut Day in Lisbon, local traffic quirks, Big Four fair in Postville, a Cedar Rapids calliope artist, and E. C. Marston’s 25 years as Big Four fair president. Also references Luana school signs, Alburnett’s addition, Perry Light leading American Legion post 234, and upcoming autumn color shows.
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Norway
Vinton
Lisbon
First Avenue
Center Point Road
Postville
Andy Barr
Cedar Rapids
E. C. Marston
Luana
Alburnett
Perry Light
American Legion Post
Manchester
Florence Clark
McGregor
Pilot Held In Connection With Plane Theft
A Des Moines man, Paul J. Knapp, 28, was arrested in Des Moines after a Cessna stolen from Mervin Fetzer of Marengo was later recovered at Fort Madison. The incident began when an unidentified man landed at the Fort Madison airport and left with a nearly empty fuel tank. A Cedar Rapids registered Buick sedan tied to the case was found abandoned near Marengo.
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Fort Madison
Mervin ‘Fetzer
Marengo Grocer
Des Moines
R. D. Tibbetts
Burlington
Paul J. Knapp
Marengo
Knapp
Tibbetts
Ray Steinmetz
Cedar Rapids
Fetzer
Marengo Airport
Louis Kopecky
Third Street SE
Estate of C. A. Leland Valued at $155,514
Des Moines AP reports the estate of C A Leland valued at 155,514 dollars was filed in district court. Leland 61 former president of Iowa Power and Light died of a heart attack May 25. His widow Erana K Leland is the sole beneficiary.
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Des Moines
C. A. Leland
Iowa Power and Light Company
Leland
Erana K. Leland
New $22,000 concrete steel bridge opens for Sny Magill Creek area
In Clayton county near McGregor the Upper Say Magill farmers celebrate a new $22,000 bridge replacing a six year temporary plank crossing over Sny Magill creek. Don McMillen, longtime area farmer, presides as the structure spans the creek above the highest flood stage recorded, signaling relief from past flood losses.
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Cgregor
Iowa
Upper
Say Magill
Sny Magill Creek
Sny
Magill
Clayton County
Mississippi River
McGregor
Upper Creek
Don McMillen
McMillen
Sny Magill
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Governor
Amvets
Dwight McCormack
Frank Nye
Tha D. Wearin
Hastings
Postville Review
Farmers’ Institute
4-H
The
Farmers’ Institute Grad
Ually
the Fair Association
City of
Mr. Burdick
Charles R. Graft
Mechanicsville
Barbara Ann Montague
Ernest Montagues
North Park
Iowa City
Bride
American Legion
Nebraska
Camp McCoy
Aeronautics Commission
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