Iowa Cafes Vote Shutdowns Amid Price Rollback Protest
Iowa restaurant operators led a nationwide walkout protesting the OPA price rollback to June 30 levels. Fort Dodge reported first closures, with over 100 Iowa restaurants closed or planning to close in 10 cities. Des Moines group delayed action, Fairfield kept operating pending notice, and Fort Dodge planned picketing. OPA director Walter D. XKline questioned the sincerity of the sit-down protest and urged petitions for price increases if hardship exists.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Fairfield
Walter D. Xkline
OPA
Haynes Praises Eldora School Atmosphere Change
Prof F E Haynes former University of Iowa sociologist says the Iowa Training School for Boys at Eldora under Supt Fred N Cooper shows a transformed atmosphere far from the old rigid, military regime. He credits Cooper for humane treatment and realistic goals while urging a new real reform school for ages 16 to 25 to replace Anamosa.
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Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
Fred N. Cooper
F. E. Haynes
University of Iowa
The
Gazette
Prof. Haynes
Iowa
Maxynes
Osborne Association
Supt. Cooper
Cooper
Department of Sociology
Haynes
Anamosa
Manchester shuts down most eateries in protest
Proprietors of eight of nine Manchester eating places voted to close indefinitely in a protest against the OPA meat price roll back. Charles Bues of the Coffee Den presided and said absent Riv erside hotelscase and Check erboard confectionery would be visited to persuade them to join the action.
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Manchester
OPA
Charles Bues
Riverside
Checkerboard
Restaurant price rollback sparks protests in Fort Dodge
Iowa officials report no formal applications for price increases from restaurant groups. Restaurateurs fear a premature closing order will hurt the community while many operators refuse to join a sit down protest. About 30 Fort Dodge residents occupied the Royal 400 cafe briefly to press for closing, then left with plans to return.
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Iowa
Kline
L. D. Trealoar
Fort Dodge Restaurant Association
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Fort Dodge
Royal 400
Airliner Overdue With 44 Aboard From Brussels
New York searching parties comb Newfoundland and New York vicinity for a Belgian airliner carrying 37 passengers and seven crew members overdue at Gander and LaGuardia. Fernand Martens, New York agent, says the craft may have landed at Goose Bay Labrador as a possible Transatlantic stop while en route from Brussels.
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New York
Gander
Newfoundland
LaGuardia
Fernand Martens
Martens
Goose Bay
Labrador
Brussels
Linn County Bar Endorses Judge Thompson for Iowa Supreme Court
The Linn County Bar Association unanimously endorsed Judge G K Thompson of the 18th judicial district to fill the Iowa Supreme Court vacancy after Frederic M Miller's resignation. Gov Robert Blue will appoint to complete the term. Resolution lauds Thompson as capable experienced scholarly and temperate with strong judicial temperament. B D Silliman introduced the resolution and E A Johnson spoke at the National Constitution Week meeting.
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G. K. Thompson
18Th Judicial District
Linn County Bar Association
Iowa Supreme Court
Frederic M. Miller
Robert Blue
Miller
Limn Bar Association
Blue
Republican State Central Committee
Thompson
Supreme Court of Iowa
B. D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Johnson
Two Injured in Crash on Viaduct
Two men injured when a pickup struck the steel girder frame on the A avenue viaduct over Fourth street tracks. Joe Miller 17 suffered basal skull fracture and facial and head injuries, John Wellman 73 had facial fractures and leg injuries. Both were taken to St. Luke's hospital. Miller drove east and lost control while passing Hindman vehicle.
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Cedar
A Avenue
Fourth Street
Joe Miller
John Wellman
St. Luke's Hospital
Miller
D. F. Hindman
Marion
Tito's Regime Arrests Slav Church Head
Belgrade AP reports the Yugoslav government arrested Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac in Zagreb on charges of crimes against the people. Testimony in a trial of 18 alleged Ustashi associates linked the archbishop to the group and suggested his Zagreb castle was a center of terrorist action.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Zagreb
Ustachi
Crusaders
Stepinac
Vjesnik
Schalic
Nursing Council Learns It Is Merely an Advisory Unit
Linn county public health nursing council learned it can only advise the nursing service. the board of supervisors must hire and fire nurses. Officials discussed expanding public health efforts, potentially forming a city county department with a mill levy to raise funds.
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Nursing Council
Linn County Public Health Nursing Service
Board of Supervisors
van Vechten Shaffer
Linn County Public Health Nursing Council
The
Red Cross
Public Health Nursing Service
Elmer Seevel
Clare Petty
C. L. Beeson
Putnam
Reid
Linn County Nursing Council
Fulham
General Assembly
Linn County
Home Furniture Ceilings Raised to Spur Production
Washington AP reports price ceilings for lower cost household furniture were raised by the OPA on Wednesday. The higher ceilings cover bedroom and dining room furniture including suites tables chairs and beds for children kitchen and occasional furniture as manufacturers receive boosts to 4 percent of retail.
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Washington
OPA
Man Loses Shirt and Cash in Blaze
In Nashville H. C. Clemons burned his wool shirt and $1,059 when a match for a cigar sparked a fire. The money had been concealed in the shirt pocket.
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Nashville, Tenn
H. C. Clemons
Agents Elect Phillip Jester 47 President At Iowa Agents Meet
Phillip E. Jester of Des Moines was elevated to president of the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents five and casualty at the fortieth annual convention closing session in Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids. Brunk of Ottumwa was elected vice president and Cutter of Shenandoah re elected secretary treasurer Morse of Council Bluffs re elected state national director, Brunk now VP. Elling Garner and Vaughan Waterloo re elected to the executive committee Engquist Red Oak elected to fill Brunk vacancy. Jester, born 1913 Des Moines, heads Jes ter and Sons and is immediate past president of the Des Moines Association of Insurance Agents. He is a Drake graduate 1934, involved in junior chamber, First Methodist church, Shrine. married with two sons. A lone resolution urged 1943 New York Standard Fire policy passage and noted the push to align Iowa with Federal Public Law 15 to keep control with Iowa Insurance Department. the legislative committee was urged to study bills and report action. Two talks closed the session Arthur M. O Connell Cincinnati Ohio on Names Will Never Hurt You and E P Lee St Paul on drivers licenses.
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Phillip E. Jester
Des Moines
Iowa Association of Insurance Agents, Five and Casualty
Montrose Hotel
William C. Brunk
Ottumwa
John S. Cutter
Shenandoah
Leon A. Morse
Council Bluffs
Howard Burleson
Cedar Rapids
Emil C. Elling
Garner
H. E. Vaughan
Waterloo
Edwin Engquist
Red Oak
Brunk
of Jester and Sons
Des Moines Association of Insurance Agents
Drake University
Jester
Junior Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church Board
The
Shrine
Iowa
New York Standard
General Assembly
Iowa Insurance Department
Association
Arthur M. O’connell
Cincinnati
Ohio
E. P. Lee
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wallace July Missive Released by Newsroom Clash
Washington AP report details how a controversial letter from Secretary Wallace about foreign policy was mimeographed with President Truman's disapproval. Press secretary Ross blamed himself for its release after columnist Pearson obtained the July 23, 1946 letter and demanded confidentiality.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Wallace
Ross
Drew Pearson
Secretary of Commerce
Pearson
Commerce Department
Department
Wallace Told to Quit Talking or Lose Cabinet Post
Top officials say President Truman told Secretary Wallace he must stop discussing American foreign policy or resign. Wallace had publicized a July letter urging policy shifts toward Russia and disarmament steps, prompting emphasis on unity of policy and potential cabinet fallout.
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Washington
Truman
Wallace
White House
Mr. Truman
Byrnes
America
J. Wallace
Providence
R. I
Commerce
State Department
Department
Predict Showers and Cooler Weather Foretold
A reluctant weatherboy delivered a forecast noting 79 degrees at 11 30 am. Clouds will bring warm conditions tonight with showers and cooler weather Thursday while Chambers Inskeep reported highs of 83 and hourly temps ranging from 67 to 56 through the night and morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Havelock Ellis
Chambers Inskeep
No More Meat Exports Due to Short Supplies
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department plans no more meat allocations for export because of current shortages. The move affects supplies and trade, with officials citing limited domestic meat availability and budgetary constraints.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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