10 Aug 1946
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1946
Page
1
President Truman signed into law a bill granting about 15 million veterans terminal leave pay totaling roughly 2.7 billion dollars. The act limits leave accumulation to 60 days for those in service and provides cash or bonds for credited leave, with special provisions for survivors and those discharged earlier.
Des Moines reports permission sought to use cabins at Lake Ahquabi State Park for Simpson College student housing. Dr Melwin Be Vout, a Ridgecrest resident, asked Gov Blue sale Friday to direct an opinion from the attorney general, amid a waivered court position and postponed events.
Discharged veterans can claim terminal leave pay under a four step process outlined after a Truman‑backed $2.7 billion outlay. Obtain the claim form at a post office, complete it, swear to the statements before a civil officer, and mail with discharge documents to the designated paying officer. Payments issued by mail as soon as possible.
FRANKFURT Germany Gen Joseph T McNarney condemned plans to route Jewish refugees through the U S zone and warned displaced persons would cost taxpayers at least 80 million dollars a year after UNRRA suspends operations He cited organized Jewish evacuations from Poland and urged discouraging movements to other areas while Britain signals limits on immigration and eases controls in Germany Magan heads UNRRA operations in Germany.
Des Moines reports that motor truck operators with half year licenses who lack full credentials will be stopped by state patrol starting Aug 16. Public safety commissioner Freud Le Wilkins explains renewals allowed for half year at same or different class if no overload conviction. those with convictions or pending actions must obtain full year licenses.
Sunday school enrollment rose by 35 897 members in the past year, reported Friday by the Presbyterian Church in the U S A. The figures highlight continued growth in church education across Philadelphia and surrounding communities.
The report outlines weekend and midweek temperature trends for Council Bluffs, southern and northern Iowa, and Nebraska. It notes partly cloudy skies, moderate temperatures, and above normal averages through midweek, with scattered showers and thunderstorms, light precipitation totals, and a forecast of warmer spells followed by cooling by Wednesday. Total precipitation expected around 0.25 inches.
More than 300 horses have been entered for the Fronter Week horse show to be held Friday afternoon and evening in the city. Entries from Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Missouri push prize money above 2500 dollars across 29 events with prizes from 50 to 75 dollars. If rain interrupts, the show will move to the following Sunday and tickets went on sale Friday afternoon.
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida told the Iowa State Federation of Labor convention that a temporary armistice in the bitter fight to destroy labor has given labor a breathing space. He said labor must regroup, reform its ranks, and prepare for a final offensive to lift the movement into the purity and dignity it deserves.
Bud Novak, a 17 year old West Waterloo high athlete and member of the state championship wrestling team, died at University Hospital in Iowa City from infantile paralysis. He had been stricken a week earlier.
A front page note from A. Gronstal president of Council Bluffs Savings Bank praises a planned Frontier Days event as a landmark effort for southwest Iowa. The Nonpareil and the bank claim pioneer roots since 1856 and urge community wide support from newsboys to banks to ensure the celebration's lasting success.
The government tightens inflation controls by denying a second reconversion pay boost for Pacific Northwest lumber workers. The ruling signals future wage cost responsibility lies with employers, requiring federal approval before higher pay costs can affect price ceilings. The lumber sector includes over 45,000 workers who had received a 15 cent wage rise, followed by a 5 cent extra boost. A separate ruling rejected an 18 percent raise sought by Northwest Airlines mechanics.
A Thursday night storm near Clear Lake reached near tornado proportions with downed trees and several garages blown off their foundations. Local residents report widespread damage and weather officials investigate possible funnel activity.
About 800 patrons aboard the floating gambling ship Bunker Hill were stranded in a confrontation between operator Tony Corner and authorities. The Coast Guard towed a passenger with appendicitis, as water taxi service to the ship was largely halted, leaving only one boat in operation by dawn.
Washington report says Rep. Slaughter returns to Capitol Hill to lead an inquiry into surplus property disposal. The War Assets Administration faces a delay as an FBI-WAA probe examines aluminum sheet purchases and potential market manipulation. Promoter Benjamin Fields is slated as first witness next week amid questions over wire screen bids for veterans housing.
Composer David Bennett explains that a mental note can be as valid as a piano note when written. ASCAP member, visiting Chicago, notes few members in Midwest and says most writers compose in their heads. Bennett, who wrote Bye Bye Blues in 1925, rose to fame via a New York spot in 1931 and remains active in educational and instrumental music.
In Paris, the peace conference rejected the Soviet push for a two thirds voting rule. Secretary Byrnes rejected dictation from allies while noting concessions would be made, not all. The conference adopted the British compromise voting framework, giving greater weight to two thirds decisions but allowing simple majorities as well.
London reports say Britain mobilizes land air and naval forces to enforce a blockade on unauthorized Jewish immigration to Palestine. London asks Russia Romania France Poland Czechoslovakia to halt ships from Constanza and other ports. The cruiser Ajax stood off Vlaia awaiting landfall for 1500 aboard ships. Cyprus camps prepared for immigrants while Malta dispatches note a summer fleet cruise to intercept Palestine bound vessels.
The Census Bureau announced that total employment topped 60 million in July, including armed forces. Civilian employment reached 58,130,000, about 4 million higher than a year earlier, with 2,640,009 more on military payrolls.
Bloomer junior high principal Carl Gernetzky was named vice principal at Thomas Jefferson High School joining principal Ray Myers. He will also handle printing with a salary of 3445 dollars. The board discussed plans for a new high school and federal funds.
Frankfurt reports U S agents arrested Douglas Arnold Chandler aged 57, who broadcast for the Nazis under the name Paul Revere, and hold him for trial on treason charges. Chandler was seized at his Kemp ton Bavaria home on February 33, 62.
At the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary annual convention only one state office was contested Friday with candidates Mrs G M Brown of Whiting and Mrs C J Turner. Grinnell area members nominate potential state president in a lively session.
Fifty two people are killed or drowned in the Dominican Republic from a sequence of earthquakes and tidal waves. Fresh shocks were felt Thursday night and Friday morning with earlier waves striking Matanzas and Puerto Plata. Relief teams, Red Cross and army trucks aid northern coast towns as rivers overflow and shorelines shift.
An American traveler described in Miami a growing number of refugee camps in the uplands of the Dominican Republic. Harry C. Klemius of the American Hotel Corp. Latin American division reported seeing thousands living in crude shelters and fearing additional tidal waves.
Four hundred fifty gallons of a DDT solution were rushed by truck from Pennsylvania Consumers Oil in Greenside to Martin, South Dakota, to combat a polio outbreak. Fifteen cases were reported as the oil company representative arranged immediate dispatch. The DDT was to be distributed by Martin's fire department once delivery arrived, with 450 miles traveled from the supplier.
Madison Indiana reports state police chief Graham Tevis said five deaths in Dupont near Madison are under investigation. The inquiry follows illness of Mamie McConnell 63 wife of Worrest McConnell who runs a hardware store. Mrs Lottie Lockman 62 a house keeper has been charged with attempted murder by toxin after an autopsy suggested poison. Mrs McConnell is recovering in a Madison hospital.
A British foreign office spokesman on Friday said Britain would not be obliged to consult the U N Security Council if a violent or sudden threat to Wilish drives or property occurred, and would feel justified in unilateral action. Iran protested Indian troop movements to Basra in Fraq at The head of the Persian gulf.
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