Government charges 435 meat firms with price rule violations
The Office of Price Stabilization said 934 violations among 435 meat packing firms were filed after a nationwide crackdown affecting 1 145 companies. OPS aims to halt illegal activity with 14 injunctions and notes possible first signs of a black market linked to Excel Inc. in Wichita Kansas. Defense mobilizer Wilson ordered higher ceiling prices for lead and zinc to boost defense production.
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Washington
INS
Michael V. di Salle
Office of Price Stabilization
DiSalle
OPS
Edward P. Morgan
Wichita
Kan
Excel, Inc
Excel
Morgan
Defense
Wilson
Salyer Trial Continues With Jury Selection Details
The report explains peremptory challenges and cause challenges to form a 12 member jury from 32 potential jurors. It notes Ruth Alberta Salyer filed for divorce May 11 amid prior reconciliation and mentions Roberta Sue and Yvonne Griffith present in the trailer at the time of the shooting.
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Iowa
Salyer
Ruth Alberta
Booked on Drunk Driving Charge After Collision
Elwood Rice, 27, of the Narva hotel was booked on a drunk driving charge by Cedar Rapids police after his car rammed the rear of a second machine on the Third avenue bridge around 12:10 p.m. Rice's vehicle struck John Moses, 719 Third street SW, after Moses stopped for a stop sign.
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Elwood Rice
Narva Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue Bridge
Rice
John Moses
Third Street
Moses
Press group seeks rescission of secrecy order
The APME calls for rescinding a new secrecy order citing World War II safeguards. It urges public debate and a full reexamination of civil security practices to protect the people's right to know. The group plans to present its views to the President via a committee. It also notes editors nationwide stand united against attempts to gag information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Office of War Information
Office of Censorship
Department of Defense and State
Lake Charles
Westinghouse executive Sam Vining dies in Bakersfield
Sam Vining a nationally known sales executive for Westinghouse Electric Corporation died in Bakersfield on Saturday after suffering a stroke. His home is listed as Mansfield Ohio.
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Bakersfield
Calif
INS
Sam Vining
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Vining
Mansfield
Ohio
Deaths Colgan Child Kathryn Ann Colgan Dies
Services for Kathryn Ann Colgan four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald C Colgan of 247 Highland Drive NW will be Monday at 9 am in St Patrick Church with Msgr Lenihan singing a Mass of the Angels She died Saturday after a brief illness Burial will be at Mt Calvary cemetery Friends may call at Teahan chapel after 1 pm today
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Kathryn Ann Colgan
Donald C. Colgan
Highland Drive
St. Patrick’s Church
D. Jd. Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahén Chapel
Miss Jennie Post Pioneer Cedar Rapids Teacher Dies
Services for Miss Jennie Post longtime Cedar Rapids schoolteacher and former Wilson High School principal will be held at Turner chapel at 3 30 p m Monday with Rev Henline. Entombment in Chapel of Memories. She taught in Cedar Rapids schools for over 50 years and was a St Andrews Evangelical United Brethren church member.
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Jennie Post
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Henline
Gilman
Miss Post
Wilson High School
St. Andrews Evangelical United Brethren Church
Norwood Woman Dies After Long Illness In Cedar Rapids
Mrs Ben-68 Anna Bohac, 201 Thirtieth Street Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, died at a local hospital at 7 20 p m Saturday after a long illness. Born December 25 1882 in Czechoslovakia she came to Cedar Rapids at age ten. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Jerry Machacek and Mrs Edmond Stoltman both of Cedar Rapids a son Milo of Huston Texas and four grandchildren. Body at Brush chapel funeral arrangements pending.
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Ben
Thirtieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Anna Bohac
Czechoslovakia
Jerry Machacek
Edmond Stoltman
Milo
Huston
Texas
Brush Chapel
Continue Probe of Death of Elledge
Dr. Paul G. Meyer, Delaware county coroner, probes the death of Lyman Elledge, 64, of Colesburg. Found on the Barney Wilkus lawn at about 7 a.m. Friday, autopsy reveals a fractured skull from a fall. Passersby reported seeing him alive around 6 a.m. before he died. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Rhines funeral home in Edgewood.
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Gazette
Colesburg
Paul G. Meyer
Delaware County
Lyman Elledge
Elledge
Barney Wilkus
Rhines Funeral Home
Edgewood
Wherry to Undergo Corrective Surgery This Week
Senator Wherry of Nebraska remains at George Washington Hospital after treatment for a respiratory infection. His physician Dr Walter A Bloehorn said the Republican leader will have a corrective surgical operation this week. The surgery was discovered during a routine checkup and is not related to the infection.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Walter A. Bloehorn
Nebraska
George Washington Hospital
Bloehorn
Lorne Kennedy
Coralville Soldier Returns from Korea Honorably Discharged
Cpl. William D. Williams, son of Mrs. Mae Williams of Coralville, arrived home from Korea where he served with the 8th Army headquarters. Williams previously served in World War II in Germany and was recalled to active duty in September 1950 as a reservist. He had been in Korea since November and has now been honorably discharged.
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Coralville, Ia
William D. Williams
Mae Williams
Coralville
Korea
Williams
8Th Army
Germany
Mah Jong's eight centuries in China as a card game
Mah Jong has been played in China as a card game for about eight centuries, reflecting deep cultural roots and long tradition in Chinese leisure and gaming.
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China
Jesup Team Wins Cattle Judging in Iowa Contest
A Jesup team won the Iowa Vocational Agriculture FFA dairy cattle judging contest in Waterloo, among 95 teams. Members were Max Cory, Dallas McAtte, and Wendell Erpelding with instructor M F Grosscup. Don Mackey of Olin was high individual. Erpelding took second and Kenneth Smith of Brooklyn third. Coggan placed second in team standings. Decorah and Pocahontas placed fourth and Olin. Team wins were also recorded for Jersey and milking Shorthorn, with other breed winners listed.
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Olin
Jesup
Jersey
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Lamont
Northwest urged to extend daylight saving by a month
Interior Secretary Chapman asked Oregon Governor McKay and Washington Governor Langlie to keep daylight saving time for an extra month to conserve electric power for defense production in the Pacific Northwest. He warned of a serious power shortage that could curb aluminum and other materials output.
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Washington
INS
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Interior
Chapman
Langlie
McKay
Northwest
Quesada Honored At His Retirement
Lt. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada officially retired from military service after reportedly quitting the air force over policy disagreements. Once commander of Joint Task Force III, he led atomic bomb tests at Eniwetok and will join Caltech as a consultant starting Oct. 15. The retirement ceremony at Bolling Field was attended by Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg and other officials. In the ceremony he received an Oak Leaf Cluster for Distinguished Service.
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Air Force
Bollingfield
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Quesada
Italian Premier Departs New York for Rome after NATO talks
Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi leaves New York by plane for Rome following conferences with NATO powers in Ottawa and Washington. He says substantial progress was made for Italy during the talks.
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New York
INS
Alcide de Gasperi
Ottawa
Washington
Italy
Dog Saves Mother From Fire as Infant Dies Nearby
In Phil Campbell Alabama a heater explosion sparked a house fire. Mrs Lowell Harris rushed inside to save her 3 month old son Wayne but the infant died. The family dog bit the mother to stop her return, saving her from harm.
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Phil Campbell
Ala
Lowell Harris
City Briefs and Local Notices Summary
Local items include births and community notices from Huntington Indiana and Cedar Rapids Iowa. Reports mention a newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lockwood, and various club meetings, elections, and appointments at Cedar Rapids venues like the Montrose hotel and Y.M.C.A. Also listed are injuries from accidents and a salute to civic figures with and without dates.
Cedar Rapids candidates file petitions for city offices
The article lists numerous Cedar Rapids residents who have filed nomination papers for city commissioner roles, including streets and public improvements, safety, finance, and parks. It notes the looming primary three weeks away, the $5,250 annual council pay, and the chance for immediate appointment to fill a vacancy.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo J. Sedlacek
B Avenue
Robert D. Spooner
Collins Radio
American Legion
Dave Williams
George Blazek
Center Point Road
Quaker Oats
P. W. “Bill” Dykhuizen
D Avenue NE
Sanford M. “Sam” Hill
L Avenue NW
Joseph J. Mitvalsky
Fifth Avenue SW
Leighton R. Niles
Cottage Grove Avenue
Frank J. Novak
Eighteenth Avenue SW
Carpenter
Abe Pilicer
Ridgeway Drive SE
Yeast Company
Memorial Commission
G.O.P
W. W
Woody” Stolba
Ninth Avenue SE
Lumber Company
V.F.W
Jerry Cuhel
Wood Avenue
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Edward A. Prochaska
Hamilton Street
Fur
Steven L. Stolba
Third Street
Wilson and Company
Jack H. Weiland
Fifth Avenue
Heddy” Gates, Jr
Fifteenth Avenue SE
City Sanitation Department
CIO
Richard C. Jones
First Avenue NE
Charles F. Wood
Fifteenth Street
Harper-McIntire Company
Three Youths Fined on Larceny Charge in Wapello
Washington youths Paul Jordan Dick Wayne Hartzell and Robert E Crandall pled guilty to larceny from a motor vehicle at night. Judge E O Newell sentenced them Saturday to $300 fines plus costs each. They paid the fines and were released after May 29 arrest following May 26 robbery investigation.
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Wapello
Washington
E. O. Newell
Paul Jordan
Dick Wayne Hartzell
Robert E. Crandall
Royal Couple In Washington Oct 31 to Nov 2
The British royal pair visit Washington for a three day U S tour, arriving Oct 31 and staying at the Statler hotel. They will attend a state dinner at Blair House and tour Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery. They will also meet Commonwealth ambassadors and British officials at the new embassy.
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Washington News
Statler
Blair House
U.S
Mount Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
Nen
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Stamp Club
Montrose Hotel
Glenn L. Medhus
Frank Kotek
Fifth Street
Kurtland Air Force Base
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Otto W. Cox
High Twelve International
E. C. Walcott
Masonic Library
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Lillian Serbousek
Maine
Y.M.C.A
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William Fletcher
Paul Clarke
Gordon Nordstrom
Bud Griffith
Ed Bock
William Bergman
Wenn Pete Bezanson
James Jarras
Storm
Svienn J. Storm
Collins Radio Company
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Robert C. Kadlec
Joseph Kadlec
J Street Road
First Cavalry Division
Horace V. Millis
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James McGuire
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