Kremlin Talk Brings West Fresh Hopes
Eddy Gilmore reports from Moscow that Western envoys and the Soviet leadership have inched toward a general agreement after a four hour and forty minute Kremlin session with Stalin. U.S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith voiced cautious optimism, saying more meetings would occur as talks on lifting the Berlin land blockade and four power Germany talks continue. French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau and British Envoy Frank Roberts also indicated progress and no cause for pessimism as the discussions move toward a public statement and coordinated positions in four capitals.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
Stalin
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Stelin
Whitehall
London
Beriin
Vmm Molotoy
Might
Bodies of Two Found Dead in Omaha Home
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Frank Jones of Omaha, both dead of 38 calibre pistol wounds, were found today at their home at 4512 South Twenty Second Street. Jones, 80, a retired assistant superintendent at the Omaha stockyards, cared for his 75 year old wife, who was a semi invalid. Last week Jones suffered a heart attack. Neighbors said he worried about his wife if he should die. The bodies were found in their bedrooms, with a revolver beside Mr Jones.
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Frank Jones
Omaha
South
Jones
Omaha Stockyards
Jone
Field of 19 Plow Experts in Harlan Terrace Contest
Four Jowans from Shelby county joined a 19 man field for the national plow terrace contest on the Mrs W J Lewis farm near Harlan. May Gen Lewis A Pick spoke as guests included Rep Ben Jensen and Gov Val Peterson among others. Plowmen cut 300 lineal feet of terrace with moldboard plows as crowds of 20 000 gathered.
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Harlan
Shelby County
W. J Lewis
Lewis A Pick
Missouri Tiger Devision
Ben Jensen
Iowa
Howard Buffett
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Floyd Blakely
Inwa
Zeno Lapke
Dunlap
Tewahs
Albert Saxon
Quimby
John Stroburg
Blockton
Laws Blessing
Vermillion
Kan
Soviets Forbid Reich Elections In Russian Zone
Berlin reports Marshal Vassily D Sokolovsky announced that Germans in the Russian sector will be barred from elections this fall with voting postponed a year. He said the move, resisted by non communist parties, signals Soviet resolve amid food shortages and push for a two year plan.
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Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Marshall Vassily D Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Socialist Unity Party
Done
SED
Germany
Ruhr
Potsdamerplatz
Christian Democratic Union
Labour union leader dies in Manchester hotel gathering
Harry Stevenson aged 69 of Cincinnati Ohio died unexpectedly in a large hotel room gathering in Manchester England. He was president of the Moulders and Foundry Workers Union of America and a leader in the American Federation of Labor.
Dulles and Hromadka Call for Peace By Faith and Law
The World Council of Churches heard John Foster Dulles warn that communist policies block universal peace through law while Czech theologian Joseph L Hromadka urged Western nations to end exclusive leadership and curtain division. Both urged faith tied to moral action to curb war and build global institutions reflecting human dignity.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Joseph L. Hromadka
Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Hromedka
The
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Guy Thomas E. Dewey
Christ
Red Dean to Visit Canada in November
Ottawa is to host Canterbury dean Hewlett Johnson known as the red dean for his sympathy toward Russia and communism. He arrives early November and will speak at the Ottawa People’s Forum on November 8.
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Ottawa
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
United States
Canada
Russia
Ottawa People’s Forum
Budenz Testifies in Spy Inquiry Behind Closed Doors
Former Daily Worker editor Budenz was called as a surprise witness by the House Un American Activities Committee. He testified privately about the Hiss Chambers case and said he would be recalled. The panel planned further secret questioning of four people before Wednesday’s open session.
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Washington
Lows Budenz
House
UN American Activities Committee
Budenz
Whittaker Chambers
Algerthes
Daily Worker
Chambers
Hiss
The
un-American Activities Committee
State Department
New York City
Nixon
Rcalf
Hamburg Girl Dies in Car Accident near Glenwood
Sue Boucher, seven, died at a Council Bluffs hospital after a car driven by her mother overturned on Highway 34 near Glenwood. Mrs J Boucher, 15, remained in hospital in shock, with officials noting loss of control caused the crash. No other vehicle was involved.
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Sue Boucher
Hamburg
Council Bluffs Hospital
Highway 34
Glenwood
J. Boucher
Radar Prospecting Locates Oil Pool Near Coun ty Bluffs
Walter C Wellman of Centralia Iowa uses radar gear mounted in a jeep to locate an oil pool a few miles south of Coun ty Bluffs. He reports signs of a pool and plans a radar photograph to define the field, working on contract for Bob Mitchell of Spencer Iowa who holds leases around Mt Carmel.
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Countiy Bluffs
Walter C Wellman
Centralia
Wellman
Bob Mitchelltree
Spencer
Mt Carmel
UJ Mitchelltree
Wellthan
Geotronie Laboratories
Richard M Rutledge
Peoria
Michigan
Wyoming
Montana
Kentucky
Idaho
Weil
Walter C. Wellman
Council Bluffs
Iowa to Forgo Emergency Teacher Certificates This Year
Des Moines reports that Iowa will not issue emergency teaching certificates this year if the Department of Public Instruction can manage. Superintendent Jessie M. Parker said none have been issued yet and there is no danger of Iowa youngsters lacking teachers. Most districts are well staffed though some rural schools start later. this would mark the first year in years without emergency certificates issued to cover shortages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Jessie M. Parker
Farm Home Destroyed by Fire North of Storm Lake
A two story farm home six miles northeast of Storm Lake burned after a hay barn ignition. Wind fanned the blaze, destroying the house, barn, and a machine shed on Mrs Kathryn Merrin’s farm. Loss estimated at 15000 to 20000 dollars.
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Kathryn Merrin
Here
Draft Registration Sites Named for Pottawattamie Leader
Pottawattamie county draft board named Joan Mahon secretary with registration to begin next Monday. Headquarters are at Water Works building, 35 North Main Street, with entries via the rear. Two registration zones divide western Carter Lake area to Council Bluffs and eastern registrants to nearest registrar. Districts list local registrants by occupation and town, and a detailed schedule outlines birth year based registration dates through September. Registrants must provide personal data, discharge papers if in reserve, and await a follow up questionnaire due within four to five days.
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Joan Mahon
South First Street
Pottawattamie County Draft Board
Wilbur Keenan
Mahon
Civil Service and Employment Service
Water Works
North Main Street
Keenan
Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie
Carter Lake
Council Bluff
Legal Firm to Probe Sioux City Dispute
Cedar Rapids reports a law firm Parrish Guthne Calflesh and O Bren of Des Moines was named by a special Iowa Association of Police Chiefs committee to investigate Inspector Joe Young’s discharge from the Sioux City police. The inquiry will assess possible civil service violations in the dismissal. Cedar Rapids police chief Tom Condon, committee chair, said Young was fired for insubordination after refusing a demotion in rank and pay.
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Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Joe Young
Iowa Association of Police Chiefs
Parrish, Guthne
Heat Wave Lingers Through Week End Across Iowa
Iowa endures extreme heat with temperatures near 100 in Council Bluffs Ottumwa and Oskaloosa and forecasts calling for more hot sun through Wednesday and a slight chance of thunderstorms by Saturday Crop damage grows with wilting corn and soybeans reported in Mason City area while southwest Iowa sees no yet confirmed losses and farmers brace for potential quality drop if heat persists.
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Iowa
Texas
Okahoma
Mason City
Elmer W Krause
AAA
Cerro Gordo County
Krause
Clearlake
Sitos
Chester Childs
West
Weather Forecast for Council Bluffs Area Sunny Heat Tuesday
Weather Bureau forecast for Council Bluffs and vicinity calls for sunny hot Tuesday afternoon with high near 100. Warm Tuesday night with mid 70s, Wednesday mostly sunny and hot again near 100. Five day outlook shows temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above seasonal norms with unseasonably warm conditions through Saturday and a cool down late Saturday into Sunday. Precipitation near 0.1 inch, scattered thundershowers possible Saturday.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Sioux Rapids
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs and
City Vote Sought on Public Ownership of WIPC Assets
Council moves to call a Nov 2 1948 special election on municipal ownership of Western Iowa Power properties in Council Bluffs with a bond issue for purchase and upgrades. Debate centers on franchise terms, taxation, and free street lighting, with support and opposition along party lines.
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Western Town Power Company
A J. Nielsen
Thomas J. McGarry
WIPC
Council Bluffs
McGarry
Public Service Corporation
Omaha
Joseph B. Katelman
Tom
Katelman
Nielsen
Counel
First Ward
Clarence Meldrum
Third Ward
John Lutz
Albert L Cleveland
Kenneth A. Madigan
Lutz
Kate
Western Iowa Power Company
Boars Charmed Life
Luther Stewart Jr. dropped a toy from a second floor window in Harlan Kentucky on Monday. The 30 month old boy lost his balance and fell, rolled off an awning onto two pedestrians, and tumbled into the street.
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Harlan, Ky
Luther Stewart, Jr
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Geraldine Leach
Town Power and Light Company
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Epert ‘011 Company
Oakland
Don Hummel
Hummel and Redwell, Insurance
Carson’ Guy Hooker
Mail Carner
Macedonia
Andy Coleman
Neola
R. W. Hall
Minden
Howard Gieger
Underwood
Howard Avey
Ule
Draft Board
Pottawattame County
Walnut
Marjone Williams
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