Des Moines Police Ordered to End Vice Operations
Des Moines County Attorney Ed E Thayer on Saturday ordered Police Chief Mabee to wipe out all vice in Des Moines within ten days. He demanded officers for a cleanup, pledged state agents if needed, and accused records of prostitution cases of being unlawfully removed. Thayer threatened a grand jury investigation and criticized local charges under city ordinances as ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ed E. Thayer Turday
Mabee
Thayer
Ayer
Acheson Plan Faces German Unit Question
Allied diplomats debate the Acheson plan with difficulty centering on whether to use German military units. The continued discussion highlights the sensitive issue as part of the postwar order.
France wary as Germany arm question tests cabinet
Paris fears any rapid rearmament of Germany without strict controls could topple the fragile French cabinet. Debates over Dean Acheson’s plan to unify German troops under a Western command linger, with France viewing the move as a sugar coated pill and urging delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Dean Acheson
Republicans must recruit youth to regain federal power
National Chairman Guy Gabrielson urged Chicago attendees that the Republican party must bring in young people to broaden roots and deepen their influence. He framed the party as inclusive and argued youth are central to the party's strength and future power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican Party
Guy Gabrielson
Iowa Maps Large Liquor Reserve Amid Wartime Fears
The Des Moines Register reports Iowa ordered 156000 cases of liquor valued around 5 million dollars to hedge against shortages in a full scale war. The surplus includes whiskies and Scotches and storage is planned in state stores.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Register
George Mills
Fort Des Moines Army Post
State Commission
Liquor Commission
Inchon gamble yields early gains as forces push into Korea
U N forces and allied units press southward across the Korean peninsula amid rain and mud. U.S. Second division reaches the Naktong river as North Korean troops withdraw in the center, while Hill 201 holds firm against fierce assault. Norwegian, U.S. and South Korean units report mixed progress with heavy reductions in enemy positions and captured equipment. General MacArthur monitors progress, with optimism that the supply line could be severed even as tough resistance lingers.
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Red Army
South Korea
Sohn Won Il
Apce
Mdent
Sohn
U.N
U.S
Naktong River
Naktong
U. N
Jack MacBeth
U. S. First Cavalry Division
First Corps
Taegu
Waegwan
Kasan
MacArthur
Inchon
Korea
Walton H. Walker
VU. S. Eighth Army
City and business briefs from Cedar Rapids area
Anna Naprstek and other civic notes list meetings for Thursday and Tuesday at the C S P S hall and Roosevelt hotel. Nominations for seven board seats will be made for November elections. Chamber luncheon discusses Christmas store hours. A car train crash injures Albert Davis at Ninth Avenue SW crossing. Other notes report executives elected, improving injuries, office space for rent, and a Korea posting for Marine James L. Giblin. A stag party is planned for Elmcrest Golf and Country Club with dinner at 7 PM Tuesday.
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Chamber
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Hotel
L. W. van Nostrand
Albert Davis
Twenty-first Avenue SW
North Western
Ninth Avenue SW
Davis
Elmcrest Stag
Elmcrest Golf and Country Club
Tuesay
Iowa Deaths Note Brief Obituaries
Oxford-Raymond Leeney 11 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Leeney died Saturday. Services Monday at 9 30 a m in St Mary cemetery burial to follow. John L Schoor 53 died services Friday, burial at Mechanicsville. Mrs Bessie Schuman 65 funeral Monday 2 p m Union church died Friday.
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Oxford
Raymond Leeney
St. Begs
Mr. Mary Cemetery
Ohn L. Schoor
Methodist Church
Mechanicsville
Quasqueton
Bessie Schuman
Union
Deaths Mulvihill Services for Nora Ella Mulvihill
Funeral services for Nora Ella Mulvihill will be held at St Matthew's Church at 9 a.m. Monday with Rev. James Kearn officiating. Burial follows at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Brady Funeral Home today from 9 a.m. to noon. Rosaries by the parish and Daughters of Isabella will be recited by Father Kearn at 8 p.m.
Services for Edward F. Cohrs Held in Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Edward F. Cohrs of 3847 First Avenue SE will be held at 1 30 p.m. Monday in Turner chapel with Rev. John K. Moore and Mt Hermon lodge No 263 attending. Cohrs, born July 31 1905 in Chicago, died Friday night at a substation accident while repairing a power break. He leaves wife Thelma K. McLaughlin and two sons Robert and Jack, plus sister Mrs. James E. Taylor of Chicago. He belonged to St Pauls Methodist, Mt Hermon Masonic lodge and Cedar Chapter No 184 O E S. Master Masons are asked to meet at 1 p.m. Monday to attend.
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Edward F. Cohrs
First Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
John K. Moore
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Mt. Hermon Lodge No
Cohrs
Twenty-ninth Street
Mr. Cohrs
Chicago
Thelma K. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Robert D
Jack E. Cohrs
James E. Taylor
Mt. Hermon Masonic Lodge
Cedar Chapter
O.E.S
Services for Mrs Earl M Baird in Beatty chapel
Mrs Earl M Baird aged about 1028 Ellis boulevard died in a Cedar Rapids hospital early Saturday. Services are set for Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. in Beatty chapel with Rev S E Dooty officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Baird
Ellis Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
S. E. Dooty
Oak Hill Cemetery
Services for David Carlson Held at Barta-Hesser
Services for David Carlson 63 of 1528 Fourteenth Avenue SE will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev. Roland Johnson of Sts. Mark's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial is planned at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Carlson
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Roland Johnson
Sts.Mark’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Services for Theresa Ann Kee ley Set at Brady Mortuary
Theresa Ann Kee ley of 1608 Green avenue NE will have services at 1 p.m. Monday in Brady Mortuary conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Molloy. Burial follows at St. Alphonse Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. She is survived by her twin brother Michael. Caller hours at the mortuary are 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Ann Keeley
Green Avenue
Brady Mortuary
John Molloy
St. Alphonse Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Theresa Ann
Michael
Services for Lewis R. Simon Arranged Sunday
Lewis R. Simon of 628 Sixth Street SE died Wednesday. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Brady Mortuary conducted by Rev. Frank Ward. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery.
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Lewis R. Simon
Sixth Street
Brady Mortuary
Frank Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Brown Swiss Cattle Sell At Hawkeye Downs Sale
Forty five Brown Swiss cattle sold by Eastern Iowa breeders in a Hawkeye Downs consign ment sale. Average prices ranged from 128 for calves to 363 for cows and bred heifers, with a top open heifer at 570 bought by Edgar Richman of London. 1950 Linn County champion sold for 515 to Kastermeier and Wood, who also bought the top Mussman bull for 470.
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Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Edgar Richman
London
Elmer Mussman
Kastermeier
Patrick Clark
Cedar Rapids
Mussman
William Butterbrodt
Tipton
Alvin Paaske
Davenport
Lyle Jackson
Hugo Wilkins
Lauren Freyermuth
Atalissa
Churchill Eyes 50-50 Shot At Toppling Labour Gov
London AP reports Winston Churchill faced a 50-50 chance of ousting the Labour government in a Commons vote on a motion censuring Attlee for moving steel industry seizure during wartime. If carried, Attlee may seek dissolution and a general election, possibly in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Labor
House of Commons
Attlee
Labor Party
Ireland
Churchill
Iron and Steel
Al Capone in Gun Business Not Linked to Gangster
In Monterrey Park California readers were startled by a paper claim that Al Capone was in the gun business locally. The article clarifies the name refers to a gun repair shop opened peacefully, not the notorious gangster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterrey Park
Calif
al Capone
Taft Blasts At Truman in Denham Feud
President Truman fired Robert N. Denham from his post as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, ending a long feud with the five board members. Taft called the move a surrender to the CIO, as Denham plans private law practice in Washington after resignation takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Taft
Ohio
CIO Political Action Committee
St. Louis
Senate
Paul M. Herzog
Shaw Is Nearing Critical Stage in Health Battle
Luton England George Bernard Shaw, 94, fights kidney complication after thigh operation. Doctors said Saturday night he has reached a turning point where he will get better or worse. Hospital sources reported no change in condition after a period of rest.
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Luton
England
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Fire Destroys Large Dairy Barn in Carroll Iowa
A spectacular fire destroyed a large dairy barn on the Leonard Scheckinger farm at the southwest outskirts of Carroll Saturday night. Firemen tagged cars parked near the scene as onlookers watched. Dairy cattle were saved but hay and oats were lost.
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Carroll, Ia
Leonard Scheckinger
Carroll
Kin of British Queen Married in Scotland at Glamis
Prince Georg of Denmark wed Viscountess Anson in Glamis Castle chapel amid royal attendance by the queen and Princess Margaret. The 33 year old bride had divorced her former husband, Major Viscount Anson of the Grenadier Guards, in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glamis
Scotland
Georg
Denmark
Frederik IX
Viscountess Anson
Elizabeth
Glamis Castle
Margaret
Viscount Anson
The
Grenadier Guards
Israel Faces Long Wait For Telephone Installations
In Jerusalem a reader notes the high cost of getting a phone with installation and first year service priced at 134.40 dollars. A Jerusalem Post reader claims a seven year wait on the waiting list, highlighting widespread delays in phone access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Jerusalem Post
Lawyers Guild Labeled Legal Bulwark of the Communists
The House Un American Activities Committee labeled the National Lawyers Guild as the legal bulwark of the Communist party and urged its inclusion on the justice department subversive list. It proposed registration as a foreign agent and barring guild members from federal jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
UN American Activities ‘Committee
National Lawyers Guild
Communist Party
Justice Department
American Bar Association
Thomas I. Emerson
Guild
House Committee
Emerson
Praghem
Centennial crowds fill Manchester for three day celebration
About 10,000 people packed Manchester for the third day of the Centennial. Gov William Beardsley spoke after a three mile parade of floats bands clowns cars and carriages. A parade prize went to Clair Groves. Moose Girls drill and a pageant followed. Queen's ball and Cavalcade of Manchester highlighted the day.
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Manchester
William Beardsley
Beardsley
Clair Groves
Moose Girls
Cavalcade of
Manchester’ Riding Club
Worthington
Manichester Red Birds
Stassen Mystery Moves GOP Leaders
Harold E. Stassen vanishes from public view after citing unforeseen national moves as the reason for missing a Chicago GOP strategy conference. The Penn president canceled a banquet speech and fled from La Guardia field, with no airline records or disclosed location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
G.O.P
New York
Stassen
Godfrey Larson
Larson
Chicago
University
Boa Constrictor Hunting Birds Noted
A historical note reports a boa constrictor as an effective predator occasionally capturing birds.
Camp Good Health Financial Summary
A historical clipping records Camp Good Health finances with amounts 8 152 10 and 8 182 60 1950 totals and allocations to Killian store home furnishings division and workroom plus an individual gift to Mrs Lloyd Barnes in Colorado Springs. The document shows a charitable or memorial accounting with several small adjustments and a combined total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Killian
Killians
Lloyd Barnes
Colorado Springs
Seek More Ship Blast Survivors Seek More Ship Blast Survivors
Rescue ships hunted stormy seas off St Malo on Saturday night for more survivors of the La Place, a former U S frigate sunk Friday after hitting a drifting WWII mine. Of 93 aboard, 42 saved and 21 bodies recovered. hope waned as winds raged.
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ST. Malo
France
la Place
U. S
Roanoke
Spanish
No authenticated record of boa constrictor swallowing man
The skin of the boa constrictor can stretch, but there are no authenticated records of it swallowing a grown man.
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Betz Monuments
8Rd Ave
State Building Liquor Reserve
Bill Ross
Red
Tenth Corps
Russell Brines
Jay W. Hesser, Jr
Jay W. Hesser
Barta-Hesser
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Funeral Directors Dial
Associated Press
Valentino
Anthony Dexter
Rudolph Valentino
Valentine
Hollywood
Dexter
University of Iowa
Anna Naprstek
C.S.P.S
City Cab
Dial
Adv
Charles McCarty
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Iowa Industrial Editors ‘Association
Newton
Earl D. Hardwick
Second Avenue SE
Cameron
Texas
Gazette —Adv
Rotary Club
J. Ralph Magee
Illinois Methodist Church
James L. Giblin
Emmet Giblin
Fourth Street
Oscar Wichman
Mrs
Lawrence Wichman
Forest Park, Ill
O. E. Wichman
Eighteenth Street
Cohrs Services
Baird Services
Carlson Services
Keeley Services
Simon Services
K.O. Labor Govt
Capone
Lapes
Florist
3Rd Ave
Iowa Memorial Company
Third Avenue
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Walter Krebs
Lawyers Guild
Legal Bulwark of
Wren
James V. Novak & Son Memorial
2Nd St
John B.turner & Son
S.E
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