Plans for Broad Way viaduct draw eighth set soon
Ames Iowa officials reported the Iowa highway commission will order a new draft as the eighth set of Broad Way viaduct plans is prepared. Council Bluffs delegates attended, led by Oliver Comstock and F E Bellinger, with Robert O'Brien noting no start date for construction. The project crosses rail lines and shared maintenance with Nebraska.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Council Bluffs
Broadway
Oliver D. Comstock
F. E. Bellinger
Robert R. O'Brien
Fred White
Commission
O'Brien
North Western
Illinois Central Railroad
Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska Highway Commission
Iowa Commission
Peter Kiewit Sons Construction Company
Omaha
Condon
Cunningham
Nebraska
Comstock
South Seventh Street
South Sixth Street
Thundershowers Forecast for Area This Week
The weatherman says thundershowers will hit the area Thursday and Friday with Friday night rain following a day of partly cloudy skies. Highs are expected in the mid 80s, with Thursday reaching 84 degrees and Wednesday at 79. Friday morning lows around 63, while Thursday’s low was 59 and the chilly 44-degree reading tied for the lowest in the state in Atlantic and Oskaloosa.
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Atlantic
Oskaloosa
That's the guy I'm laying for muttered the hen
Acme News notes a humorous line in a rural domestic scene as a hen utters a quip about the farmer crossing the yard. The brief vignette highlights farmyard humor and character dialogue.
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Acme
Seven Nation Bloc Blocks Soviet Korea Peace Deal
LAKE SUCCESS seven nations blocked Russia and its ally China from a Korea peace plan in the UN security council. Britain France Ecuador Cuba Norway and nationalist China joined the United States in insisting Korea and China questions be treated separately before any council admission decision. War ren R. Austin led the U S push against any deal linked to an end to the Korean war as India weighed its stance on the procedural tangle on the agenda.
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Seven
Russia
China
Security Council
Korea
Britain
France
Ecuador
Cuba
Norway
United States
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Council
India
East
Benegal N. Rau
Jakob A. Malik
Fire destroys Des Moines store in pre-dawn blast
A pre-dawn explosion and fire gutted a Thriftway market at 1922 Carpenter Avenue Des Moines causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Brick walls and much of the roof survived while flames blew out front windows and exposed scorched vegetables meats and canned goods. Firemen blamed no immediate known cause and noted gases may have built up ahead of the flames before the blast.
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Moines
Carpenter Avenue
Des Moines
Omaha Painters Back After Fall in River
Two Omaha painters returned to work on Thursday after narrowly escaping the Missouri River’s muddy waters the previous day. The incident is highlighted in a photo feature on page 18, with related items noted on pages 10 and 20 about war taxes and price freezes. A city picnic for Catholics is planned for Aug 13 at the Town School for the Deaf.
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Missouri River
Town School For the Deaf
Fee on Bonfire Permits is Out
City officials Thursday rejected a plan to charge 1 for annual bonfire permits. City Manager Oliver D. Comstock proposed the fee, but Mayor Emer P. Juet called it a nuisance tax. An ordinance filed by City Attorney David E. Stuart omits the fee and sets conditions for bonfires, including timing and asphalt restrictions.
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Oliver D. Comstock
Emer P. Juet
David E. Stuart
Pinball Case to Supreme Court
A Polk County case appealing to the state Supreme Court argues that a one ball pinball machine is not a gambling device. Judge Lou Ladd ruled it gambling and subject to forfeiture after deputies seized the machine at Howard's Grill in Des Moines on November 30, 1949.
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Des Moines
Polk County
State Supreme Court
Lou Ladd
Lady
John Doe
Howard's Grill
Ladd
Howard’s Grill
Truman opposes automatic price wage controls
President Truman said at a news conference he is completely opposed to automatic price wage controls. He warned that automatic curbs could trigger a five percent price rise, preferring standby authority to act if needed and to reserve power to roll back prices only when justified. The House also rejected an anti hoarding amendment linking penalties to hoarding essential goods and limiting presidential powers over labor matters.
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Washington
Truman
House
Labor Department
Rep
Rogers
D-Fla
City Faces Possible Labor Shortage In 30 Days
City council and Brasil face a looming labor shortage within 30 days, says John A. Nason of the Iowa state employment service. Anticipated surge in demand, especially for skilled work, with construction projects tapping local labor. July activity showed 2,416 job requests, 299 placements, and 129 referrals, down 861 from last year as of July. Active files Aug 1 stood at 378, vs 434 a year ago.
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Council Brasil
John A. Nason
Iowa State
Towa
Nasot
Hennings Leads in Missouri Senate Race Returns
Early returns from most precincts show Democrat Thomas C. Hennings Jr ahead with 179,282 votes to Emery W. Allison's 174,836 as Missouri voters tally the Democratic nomination for senator.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Em. ‘Ery W. Allison
Allies Roll Forward for Showdown on Fight
Allied forces massed on the South Korea front as two fresh American divisions joined Marines and infantry along the Naktong River. North Korean patrols crossed the east bank near Taegu, while Hyompong came under shelling. U S Fourth Cavalry cleared Waegwan area and a reconnaissance task force penetrated toward Chinju, capturing enemy documents and equipment before a tough withdrawal.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Naktong
Hal Boyle
Taegu
Reds
Hyompung
Army
Chinju
Naktonr River
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Waegwar
Waeg- Wan
U. S
Pusan
U.S
Masan
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Whitehead
Chunnam
Regs
Red Ki Teans
Leases Filed Point to Oil Drilling South of Council Bluffs
Oil exploration moves toward the Council Bluffs area as several leases are filed on farm lands in Lewis township south of town. C E Foote and R C Micheltree of Spencer lead the venture with Campbell as secretary treasurer. Damaged pipe delays begin. radar-spot photos spurred initial interest two years ago. Local landowners including Baker and Fisher have signed leases amid long-standing oil hopes.
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Council Bluffs
Lewis Township
C. E. Foote
Omaha
Counci Bluffs Oil Exploration Trust
Foote
R. C. Micheltree
Spencer
C. M. Campbell
Bruce Bauer
Highway 375
Twa School For Deaf
Baker
John Bantrup
Bantrup
Mills County
Neil Durick
Harry Anderson
Henry and
George Delisle
Harry and
LeRoy Enselman
Carl Fisher
Spot Survey on Home Financing in Pottawattamie County
E A Durick, district census supervisor, says a spot survey on residential financing is under way in Pottawattamie County. Mrs. Ethel Tatcott is conducting the survey to gather data on mortgage types, interest rates, terms, refinancing, house costs, and taxes for use with decennial census statistics. The survey mirrors similar efforts in 1920 and 1940 and is expanding to Polk, Linn, Scott, Des Moines, and Henry counties in Iowa.
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E. A. Durick
PottawWattamie County
Ethel Tatcott
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Durick
Iowa
Polk
Linn
Scott
Des Moines
Henry
Truman to See MacArthur in Tokyo on Far East Policy
W Averell Harriman will travel to Japan Friday to confer with General Douglas MacArthur on the entire Far Eastern political situation. President Truman also said Acheson and Johnson will stay in their posts while he remains in the White House. He declared opposition to a Senate-approved amendment for a $100 million loan to Franco Spain.
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Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Japan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
RO Wahington
State Acheson
Defense
Johnson
White House
Pauley Urges War If Necessary To Force Soviet Compliance In Korea
Former special ambassador Edwin W. Pauley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that in 1946 he believed the United States should go to war with the Soviet Union if needed to compel compliance in Korea. He recounted his North Korea visit, Russia’s resistance to UN access, and warned that the Korean conflict could be just the start of broader Soviet pressure.
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Korea
Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
United States
Russia
Truman
North Korea
Senate Armed Services
Tydings
Cma
Pauley Ness
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
United Nations Commission
White House
Pentagon
Comunittes
Tommy
Cain to Visit Berlin on 30 Day Military Duty Tour
U S Senator Harry P Cain will visit Berlin Sunday and Monday as part of a 30 day tour of active military duty. Headquarters here said Cain holds the reserve rank of colonel in the air force.
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Berlin
U. S
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Cain
Air Force
U S Must Use War II Tanks
American troops will fight the Korean campaign holding phase with world war II tanks, some improved since 1945. New tanks may arrive when the Eighth Army moves from defense to advance toward the 38th parallel. Congressional watchdogs will hear how the U S military faced a transition between old and new armor during the crisis. General J Lawton Collins said no new tanks have been purchased since the war ended except prototypes. The army reports final steps on three postwar light units and there are designs for a heavy tank. The army will not build heavy tanks until it can defeat heavies with lighter tanks’ improved firepower. An order for limited production of wartime tanks has been placed.
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Washington
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
United States
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Gray
Collins
Denison VFW Club Surrenders Slot Machines
Des Moines Iowa. The Denison VFW club voluntarily turned over its slot machines to Crawford county authorities. Attorney General Robert L. Larson said the machines are now in Sheriff M. P. Cavett’s custody after the club applied for federal stamps. Larson did not know the number of machines involved.
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Des Moines
VFW Club
Denison
Crawford County
Robert L. Larson
Larson
Robert Brannon
Denison Club
M. P. Cavett
Lar- Son
Des Moines Restaurants Raise Coffee Price to 7 Cents
Des Moines diners faced a 7 cent cup of coffee as some eateries boosted prices amid rising sugar and coffee costs. Lyle McNab, president of the Des Moines Restaurant Owners Association, cited higher costs as the reason, though not all restaurants joined the increase.
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Des Moines
Lyle McNab
Ines Moines Restaurant Owners Association
PMA Plans Continued Dried Egg Purchases
The Production and Marketing Administration advised Town farmers that government purchases of dried eggs will continue in September at prices reflecting a minimum 27 cents a dozen for eggs delivered to the plant. The purchase price will not fall below 25 cents a dozen.
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The
Prodution and Marketing Administration
PMA
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