Council Bluffs Bus Franchise Vote Heads To Polls
Council Bluffs voters will decide on a 10 year bus transportation franchise for the Council Bluffs Transit company. If approved operations could begin by month’s end with bus and employee negotiations. streetcars may run until buses arrive. The ICC and Omaha city council must grant permission to operate in Omaha.
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Amckly
Transit Company
James R. Kiger
Blue Star Produce Garage
South Main Street
Simeenth Avenue
Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kiger
ICC
Ety
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Reldee “Company
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Theity Council
Cottncil Bluffs
Elger
WestPot Wheat Loan Totals Reported by County Farm Board
West Pottawattamie County farmers completed seventy two wheat loans covering 82 299 bushels. AAA chairman Chester Childs announced Saturday that total loans amount to 3178.08213 dollars. Loans are available until December 1948, Childs pointed out.
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West Pottawattamie County
Chester Childs
AAA
Childs
Oun
Polio Fight Costs In Southwest Iowa Reaches 30000
About $30,000 has been spent by local chapters in three counties to combat the infantile paralysis outbreak in Southwest Iowa. The region reports 90 cases tested by Saturday. Mercy hospital will gain another therapist as 33 patients receive treatment. Miss Manon Sunniva from West Haverston, New York, joins the effort, with four nursing staff from the Red Cross aiding the hospital. Visiting Nurses train to handle polio cases under Sister Antoinette at Morey Hospital.
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Addison G. Kistie
Pottawattamie
National Foundation For
Southwest Towa
Mercy Hospital
Kistle
New York
Manon Sunny
West Haverston
N. Y
Sunnis
Red Cross
National Foundation
Merry
Kistie
Visitiig Nurses Association
Mar Antoinette
Morey Hospital
Antoinette
Eastern Bloc demands at Danube talks
Soviet delegate Andre Vishiisky challenged Britain France and the United States to accept Eastern Bloc decisions or walk out at the Danube conference. He warned the door is open to both in a take it or leave it tone amid France’s resistance to ceding rights on Europe’s Danube waterway.
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Yugoslavia
P— Andre
Vishiisky
Danube
Britain
France
United States
Europe
Housing Conference Call Ties Veterans Housing Needs
Twenty one United States attorneys were summoned to Washington by Attorney General Tom C Clark for a conference on veteran housing matters August 5 6. The meeting aims to align federal efforts on housing for veterans.
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Washington
United States
Tom C. Clark
Amvet Queen Chosen At Clinton Convention
Amvet queen named at the Clinton convention with the women’s auxiliary taking part. The event occurred Saturday as part of AMVET activities and included Mrs Dan Hat of Clinton and other attendees.
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Waterloq
API
Dan Hat
Clinton
Amvet Quren
Inna AM
Tobin Rejects Labor Secretary Post
In Indianapolis an associate of Daniel Tobin says Tobin declined President Truman’s offer to be secretary of labor. Flynn, Tobin’s former executive assistant, states Tobin also refused a Roosevelt cabinet invitation, noting Tobin’s repeated refusals in the August issue of The International Teamster.
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Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Tobin
Truman
Thomas E. Flynn
Teamsters
Roosevelt
Flynn
The
International Teamster
Quest for Price Control a Flop
Washington Republicans say President Truman’s price control and rationing plan has failed with the public. Senator Capehart notes no requests to testify on anti inflation program despite an open invitation to the Senate Banking Committee. The panel resumes Monday with Paul Porter to explain the plan. No witnesses booked. may hear some cabinet members. Democratic leaders say many ordinary Americans support the program.
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Tsuman
Capehart
R.-Ind
Tess Porter
Tobey R
Senate Banking Committee
Paul Porter
GPA
Mr. Truman
Tobey
Truman
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Cash Corn Prices Break at Chicago on Saturday
Chicago cash corn prices fell 12 cents a bushel on the board of trade Saturday while futures eased less. Midwestern weather improved crop prospects, with private estimates of this year’s corn crop rising and last year’s supplies being offered more freely.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Dedication of 34th Division Highway in Red Oak
Prominent military and civilian leaders from Iowa Nebraska Minnesota gathered in Red Oak to dedicate highway 34 to the 34th Division. The event honored fallen soldiers including Red Oak company members and noted the division's heavy combat days in Europe. Local National Guard units were praised for contributing to the war effort.
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Red Oak
Towa
Army
Nebraska
Minnesota
34Th
Red Bull
Iowa
S4th
Europe
Gordon Gammack
Des Moines
Éolitranist
Ed Bird
Division Association
Peterson
Minnesota National Guard
A. L. Dasvidsayer
Defiance
Folsom Everest
Ames
Guy Henninger
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs and Nebraska
Sunny and warmer Sunday with upper 80s highs in Council Bluffs. Mostly fair and dry through Monday with warm days and cool nights. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a few showers. Winds from the west to northwest at 13 to 19 mph. North south temperature ranges show 50s to 80s and 54 to 56 for southern zones on Monday. Nebraska unaffected but fair Sunday with no major changes.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Towat
Nebraska
Oil Companies Lead Industry in Earnings Rise of 1948
A New York analysis finds oil firms posting the strongest profit gains in the first half of 1948, with many companies reporting "highest in history" earnings. Overall profits rose across sectors, led by oil, railroads and construction, while some industries like afflictions and food/distilling lagged. Higher prices and expanded sales drive the uptick. lean years may follow.
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New York
Valley Auto Dealer Injured in Collision in Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley motor dealer Fred Heath suffered a broken arm and leg in a highway crash on highway 75 two miles south of town. Trevor Daniels of Sioux City had internal injuries. both were hospitalized in fair and good condition respectively. Truck driver Dave Chapman escaped injury as the 1949 Ford Heath drove and a 1948 reality were damaged in a head on collision with a truck transport.
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Missouri Valley
Fred Heath
Here
Heath
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Trevor ‘Daniels
Sioux City
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Dave Chapman
Hoyston
Tex
Daniels
Chapman
Ford
City Manager Plan Backed by One-Third of Voters
A scientific poll shows slightly over one third of Council Bluffs residents favor a city manager form, with mayor council and commission options lacking a clear majority. Men favor the city manager two to one, while lower income groups prefer the present system. Forty-one percent of older residents have no opinion.
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Council Bluffs
Iawn
Cists
Ryesey Dt
Besseveser Eee
Omaha
Smith and Molotov Hold Wartime East West Talks
Western envoys including U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and Britain's Frank Roberts conferred with V M Molotov in Moscow on Saturday night presenting four power terms for postwar Germany and Berlin. French envoy Yves Chataigneau also met Molotov as Moscow aides suggested no rapid developments expected before early next week.
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V. M. Molotov
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Mostov
Molotov
U. S
Frank Roberts
Britain
Yves Chataigneau
Smith
Roberts
Russia
Berlin
London
France
Uprights Save the Zephyr Train on Burlington Bridge
The Burlington Zephyr derailed Saturday afternoon as it neared a bridge in Burlington. Two riders, a woman and a man, were slightly injured but refused hospital care. The train ran late and left wheels on three cars left the rails, but uprighted cars kept the train from falling off the road-bed, officials said.
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FT. Madison
Burlington
Frontier Week Opens With Downtown Parade Gala
The city gears up for Frontier Week as a downtown parade kicks off the events on Tuesday. The weekend includes the 66th annual Soldiers' Reunion opening for three days with the queen coronation on opening night. Details on page 6 and 20.
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Frontier Week
Jere
Griswold
Our
Glenwood
Truman and Dewey Share Rostrum at Idlewild Dedication
President Truman and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey joined in dedicating Newark International Airport at Idlewild, 5,000 acres described as the world’s greatest airfield. Truman called the field the front door of the United Nations as he asserted America’s resolve to stay strong for peace. Dewey spoke beside him in the ceremony amid a peacetime display of airpower.
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Truman
America
Thomas E. Dewey
Newark International
Idlewild
United Nations
Dewey
Truman Returns Home for Missouri Primary Vote
President Truman flew in for a brief test and to vote in the Missouri Democratic primary. A crowd of about 215000 gathered with officials and foreign delegates to witness a historic public meeting of rival presidential candidates on the same platform. Dewey greeted Truman on arrival in Independence.
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Independence
Truman
Missouri
Iowa Applications Approved by Federal Works Agency
Project plans are completed for 6.6 percent of Iowa applications approved for federal advances to cover detailed planning costs. FWA division engineer W. Anderson notes Sawaway progress follows the national pattern, with the national average at 5.87 percent and the seven-state division average at 48.9 percent.
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Sansas Urry
APJ
Iowa
Federal Works Agency
Co. W. Anderson
FWA
Steak Thief Fined After Pocket Stolen Meat Confession
Milwaukee AP report notes George Nickel was fined 50 dollars after admitting he took 235 dollars worth of steak from a meat market and hid it in his hip pocket in West Allis police court on Saturday.
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Milwaukee
George Nickel
West Altis
Nickel
Chicago man named executive secretary for Methodist board
Chilton G. Bennett of Chicago has been named executive secretary of the general board of lay activities of the Methodist church. Bennett is a former vice president of Drake University in Des Moines.
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Chicago
Chilton G. Bennett
The
Methodist Church
Bennett
Drake University
Des Moines
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band to play at Hoover birthday event
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Band Past 728 Cedar Rapids will be the official band for the Herbert Hoover birthday celebration in West Branch on August 10.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band
Herbert Iloover
West Branch
Aide Currie and White Named by Soviet Spy Inquiry
Elizabeth Bentley testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that Lauchlin Currie Roosevelt aide and Harry Dexter White former assistant secretary of the treasury passed wartime secrets to the Soviets. She also named William W. Remington as a Communist contact. Currie and White denied wrongdoing, Bentley said, detailing how information allegedly moved to the Russians via Gregory Silvermaster.
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Russia
Roosevelt
Senate
Ferguson
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Miss Bentley
Friday
Remington
Communist Party
Bentley
J. Parnell Thomas
House Committee
Rep. Rankin
D.-Miss
Currie
United States
White
Treasury
Gregory Silvermaster
Silversmith
U.S. Farm Security Administration
Curie
Searstate
Existance
National Plow Test Draws Anticipated Masses Near Harlan
Preparations were underway to host 15 000 to 20 000 people at the National Plow Test four miles south of Harlan on Aug 24. The event, held on Mrs William J Lewis farm, is led by the Omaha and Harlan Chambers of Commerce with Shelby County Soil Conservation District. Officials expect entrants from about ten states and 24 contestants total, including the top five from 1947.
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Here
William J. Lewis
Omaha and Harlan Chambers of Commerce
Shelby County Soil Conservation District
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Indiana
South Dakota
Louis Buessing
Vermillion
Kan
Ronald Orr
Beatrice
Neb
Lawrence Elsinger
Dell Rapids
S. D
John Stroburg
Blockton
Lloyd Edwardson
Everest Kan
Avoca Man Declines County Draft Board Seat
August Kohlscheen of Avoca named to Pottawattamie county draft board by Gov. Blue last week says he cannot accept the post due to ill health.
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AVOCA
August Kohlscheen
Pottawattamie County
Blue
Judge Gaffney to Preside at Des Moines Democratic Convention
Judge James P. Gaffney of Marengo will preside over the Democratic state judicial convention in Des Moines next Saturday. The event aims to select delegates and discuss judicial platform matters.
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James P. Gaffney
Marengo
Wep
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