Frontier Week Gathers Pace With Pet Parade And Big Events
Frontier Week moves into high gear with 4-H shows livestock clothing home making exhibits and industrial displays. Sunday features Lee brothers circus at Playland stadium and a Lake Manawa hare races with night acts. Entry day for 4-H livestock and clothing exhibits is Monday with large shows and a corn contest. A 4000 crowd watched the pet parade and 400 children parade their pets Saturday morning.
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Frontier Week
Lee Brothers Circus
Playland Stadium
Lake Manawa
Iowa
Tom Moore
World Council of Churches to Meet in Amsterdam
The World Council of Churches opens its first international assembly in Amsterdam from August 22 to September 4 with about fifteen hundred officials and delegates from 45 countries expected to attend.
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World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
International Assembly of the
Northwest Iowa Hit by Heavy Rain Storm
A cloudburst with hail struck the Le Mars Remsen and Marcus area Saturday evening causing heavy crop damage two miles north of Remsen in Meadow township where corn was stripped over a four mile square. Light hail damage near LeMars. all telephone lines were down briefly. In Sioux City a 1.89 inch hourly rainfall fell with sharp temperature drop and no reported damage.
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Sioux City
le Mars
Remsen
Marcus
Meadow Township
LeMars
Rejected U S Danube Control Amendment by Belgrade Conference
The international conference in Belgrade rejected on Saturday by a vote of S to a proposed United States amendment. The amendment would have guaranteed equality on the Danube river under international control.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube River
United States
Sidney Rodeo Opens Tuesday For Its 25th Year
The 25th annual Sidney rodeo opens Tuesday and runs for five days with a rodeo queen feature on page 2. The issue notes a one year army enlistment shortfall and a draft to cover it, plus a salvaged-box house at 1319 West Broadway with photo on page 14. Also highlights Montgomery 4-H Angus beef champion sold for 4450 per hundred and a 65th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Roscoe of Farragut with photo on page 15.
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Sidney
Sam Siddick
West Broadway
Montgomery
Bernard Bille
Red Oak
5. I. Roscoe
Farragut
Frontier Week Activities Schedule
Schedule lists daily events at Frontier Week across Playland Stadium and fair grounds. Key items include free boat races on Lake Manawva, 2 am and 8 pm circus acts, 4-H club entry days with exhibits open until 9 pm, plus judging and demonstrations. The Farm Folk Festival runs Friday morning to evening with sport contests, a 4-H style show, parade of livestock, and fireworks at night. Saturday features a radio show at Playland Stadium at 8 pm.
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Lake Manawva
Playland Stadium
Frontier Park
Spm
Fair Grounds
Vandenberg to Lay Groundwork for Dewey Foreign Policy Push
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan signals a national broadcast to outline his view on historical foreign policy issues in the campaign. He aims to show Republicans will discuss foreign affairs without a split voice, aligning with Governor Dewey and John Foster Dulles on a unified message.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Vandenberg
R.mich
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Michigan
George W. Spencer suffers fall injury at home
George W. Spencer aged 95 of 3112 Avenue D sustained a possible right hip fracture after slipping in his home Saturday while going to the bathroom. He received first aid from the emergency unit and was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital for treatment.
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George W. Spencer
Avenue D
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Cumberland senator declines Truman nomination
Vineland New Jersey State Sen Elmer J Wene a Cumberland County Democrat declined for the second time to accept a nomination by President Truman as assistant secretary of agriculture He said his decision rests on his duty to Cumberland County electors.
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Vineland
N. J
Elmer J. Wene
Cumberland
President Truman
Wene
Cumberland County
Weather summary for Council Bluffs and nearby areas
Sunday forecast mostly sunny with highs near 88 in Council Bluffs and upper 80s in surrounding regions. Nebraska area expected fair to partly cloudy with scattered brief showers, cooler late day. temperatures 68 to 86 with modest changes. Data includes hourly readings, wind southwest at 7 mph, last 24 hours highs 86 and lows 68, precipitation 0.29 inches with a 0.43 inch deficiency.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs and
Towa
Nebraska
Ysa
Ieeseeee
Japan marks third anniversary of surrender with anti communism drive
Tokyo marks three years since Japan’s surrender with rallies against leftist unions and government workers. Premier Ashida calls the period rough but stabilized by Allied aid. MacArthur criticizes strikes, urging limits on government employee actions while unions press for bargaining rights.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Hitoshi Ashida
General MacArthur
McArthur
Ashida
Russia
MacArthur
Renamed by Army Navy Union leader re-elected
CINCINNATI 4 James A Callahan of Victor Ta Saturday became the first national commander of the Army and Navy Union to succeed himself The union during its 60th encampment amended its constitution to permit the designation of a national commander and Callahan was re elected unanimously The union observed a moment of silent prayer for Babe Ruths recovery and voted to hold its 149th encampment in Chicago sometime during August
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Cincinnati
James A. Callahan
Victor
Army and Navy Union
Union
Callahan
Babe Ruth
Chicago
Morrell Packing Plant Closes Amid Sitdowns at Ottumwa
Ottumwa workers at the Morrell packing plant walked off and staged sitdowns described by the company as a series of sporadic work stoppages. About 3,000 CIO UWP workers have been without a contract since midweek. No violence was reported though foremen were cornered in disputes. sabotage claims were denied by union leaders. The plant planned to reopen Monday as hundreds left work Saturday and the union prepared to return to duties.
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Ottumwa
Morrell Packing
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
Morrell
Etta Swartz
Ed Filliman
Upwa-Cio
Winion
Canning
C.L. Campbell
Rising Costs Hit Hardest in the East
A 16 city Associated Press survey shows rising living costs vary by region with meat bills up about 25 percent from last year and 170 to 200 percent above 1939. Milk and bread costs also surge while eggs stay near 72 cents a dozen. Housing costs rise modestly but remain well above prewar levels.
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New York
Midwest
Associated Press
Jets launch first leg of transatlantic F-80 flight
Sixteen U S air force F-80 jet fighters departed Saturday from Fuerstenfeldbruck Germany for the first leg to the United States.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Fuerstenfeldbruck
United States
Broadway Viaduct Named Top Civic Need in Council Bluffs
New public opinion data shows Council Bluffs residents rate the Broadway viaduct as the city's top required improvement, with new grade schools and street improvements following. Only about one in ten prioritize a union railroad station, while civic center remains least favored.
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Council Bluffs
Union Station
Broadway
Civic Center
Ceernee Street
Union
Bneeer
ITU Guilty of Violating Taft-Hartley Act Found
A trial examiner for the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the International Typographical Union violated the Taft-Hartley act by pushing closed shop conditions in the newspaper industry. The examiner recommended the NLRB order publishers hire only ITU members in five cases, while dismissing other charges. The board will decide enforcement, with possible further federal action or Supreme Court review. Local Chicago cases also found ITU and Chicago locals guilty of refusing to bargain in good faith and backing closed shops in five newspapers amid a long running strike.
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National Labor Relations Board
International Typographical Union
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Arthur Leff
NLRE
AFL
ITU
Leff
Orig
Detroit
Chicago
Supreme Court
Examiner Leff
Local 16
The
National Union
Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association
Fivesman
Woodrulf Randolph
Cranston Williams
GOP Leaders Claim Saving Taxpayers Billions in Spending Cuts
GOP leaders released a figure claiming about 6.34 billion dollars in savings from two years of reduced administration spending under the Truman administration. Rep. Dingell says one line item is padded and the true cut is smaller, while President Truman contemplates a possible near 2 billion dollar budget deficit for the coming year amid expected tax cut blame.
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Francis M. LeMay
Washington
Truman
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Congress
Rep
Dingell
D. Mich
House
Ways and Means Committee
One New Case of Polio Reported in Iowa Hospital
One new case of infantile paralysis in southwest Iowa was reported late Saturday at Muerey hospital. Harold Spelman, 40, of Woodbine, was admitted late Saturday. Mrs Marvel Smith, 19, also of Woodbine, was released. Fourteen patients remained in the ward, the lowest total in two months, hospital authorities said.
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Iowa
Muerey Hospital
Harold Spelman
Woodbine
Marvel Smith
Utilities and railroads see assessment boosts in Potawatamie county
Potawatamie county assessments rise seven percent this year as state tax commission figures push total utilities value to at least 8.201 million, while railroads gain about 278 thousand. Great Lakes Pipe Line and Council Bluffs Street Railway show partial or reduced figures reflecting franchise changes and incomplete reports.
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Potawattamie County
State Tax Commission
Great Lakes Pipe Line Company
Great Lakes
Council Bluffs Street Railway & Bridge Company
Railway Express Agency
Burlington
Great Western
Milwaukee
Gasoline in Well Sets Puzzle for Locker System
The Council Bluffs Refrigerated Locker System faces a puzzling issue as a well in the cooling setup fills with water then becomes dry. Officials and Fire Chief Waldo Merrill tested two gallons of a gasoline mixture drawn from the well. Two nearby holes were dug to inspect seepage over the weekend and will be checked Monday for results.
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Council Bluffs
South Main Street
Waldo Merrill
Spy Probers Press Hunt for Liars
Investigators on the congressional inquiry into communist influence pressed for more corroboration as they pursued possible perjury amid the testimony of key witness Whittaker Chambers. They issued a subpoena to 52 year old Russian teacher Oksana Kosenkina in Roosevelt Hospital New York and plan to bring Alger and Donald Hiss together for a closed door hearing.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
New York
House Committee On un-Americcan
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Donald Hiss
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
Alger
State Department
Carnegie Endownment For International Peace
Justice Department
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Navy ships sail to India for first goodwill visit
Three U S navy vessels are en route to India and Pakistan for the first goodwill mission since those nations gained dominion status. The announcement was made Saturday by the navy.
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India
Washington
Pakistan
Navy
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