Social Security Beneficiaries Get Increases
Washington officials said 6.12 million beneficiaries will see automatic rises in September checks after the Eisenhower bill expands the program. Increases average about six dollars monthly, with minimum boosts from four to five dollars for qualifying family units. Old age and survivors insurance will extend to 10 million more people, likely pushing wage accounts past 100 million.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Eisenhower
Southerners Talk More on Phone Says Southern Bell
Louisville report outlines regional calling rates from Southern Bell showing New Orleans leading with 8.11 daily calls per line and Washington 4.08. The piece cites hospitality and greater residential use as reasons, with Watson noting women may talk more at home than men.
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Louisville
Telephone Company
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph
New Orleans
Washington
Chicago
R. M. Watson
Louisvire
Southen Bell
South
Watson
Towa Traffic Deaths by The Associated Press Privas
A report from August 24, 1944 details traffic fatalities in Towa, noting two deaths with brief descriptions of the incidents and locations. Authorities investigate and urge drivers to observe road safety measures.
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Towa
Privas
It goes without saying never describes a banquet
The quote humorously notes that a banquet will always require explicit planning and detail. It turns a common saying into a playful jab about overeager understatement. A light, quippy line suitable for a daily humor column.
Weathering the heat and rain in Iowa this week
The Weatherman predicts hot humid weather midweek with a forecast high near 92 in Iowa. Monday night rainfall added 4.24 inches since last Tuesday with localized totals over 2 inches in Osceola and Mason City. Flood risk from Raccoon River storms has subsided though minor rises remain.
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Iowa
Raccoon
Des Moines
Zearing
Oscelon
Grinnell
Conrad
Gilman
Perry
Neston
Osceola
Mason City
Hearing
Eisenhower Signs Anti-Red Measure
President Eisenhower signed legislation outlawing the Communist Party and cracking down on Red infiltrated labor unions. He announced plans to approve three more anti Communist measures, including stripping citizenship for overthrow, death penalty for peace time espionage, and blocking pensions for certain convicted former officials. The target includes former State Department official Alger Hiss.
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United States
State Department
Alger Hiss
Commi
Petition for paving on South Ninth Street Denton area
A petition to Denton city council asks for paving on South Ninth Street from Twenty-fifth to Twenty-sixth Avenues. Four signers supported the request and filed the petition Tuesday with the city.
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Denton Wim
South Ninth
Family Narrowly Escapes As Storm Wrecks Home
The Enright family narrowly escaped injury when a mud and water flood collapsed a wall at 11M Oak Park Road. A 4 foot wall gave way during heavy rain Saturday, mud and cement blocks flooding the rear rooms. Mrs Enright and four children fled to a neighbor’s house while Enright rushed home from work to pry open a jammed back door. About seven inches of water filled the basement and neighbors assisted in the cleanup within 45 minutes.
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All Bluffs
Larry
Paladino
Becky
Rains
D. E. En
Steven
Christine
Enright
Park Road
South Dakota
Ling
Union Pacific Mail
Hatca and
Enrights
Joe Paladine
Fifth Ave
Casement
Military Production Facilities Are Ready For War Mobilization
Defense Mobilization Director Arthur S. Fleming ordered a new plan to keep military production facilities in constant readiness. Private industry would be paid to keep idle but essential equipment in production and to maintain up-to-date production techniques and finished goods. The move aims to prevent the continued slowdown in defense output that has idled plants and billions of dollars of invested capacity since Korea.
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Washington
Defense Mobilization
Arthur S. Fleming
Flemming
Korea
Hoover to Join Convalescent Home Board as Honorary Member
The Convalescent Home for Children announced that former President Herbert Hoover would be delighted to accept its invitation to serve as an honorary member of its board. The statement, issued Tuesday, highlights Hoover's willingness to support the charity and its work with children.
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LES Molnms ix
Convalescent Home For
Herbert Hoover
Senator Flanders cuts vacation short in Europe
New York Senator Ralph Flanders returns from Europe after shortening his vacation citing England's terrible weather and difficulty learning Washington developments from English newspapers. He notes he could not discern what was happening in Washington during the trip.
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New York
Ralph Flanders R-Vij
Europe
England
Washington
Steel School Units Inspect Steel School Units
The School Board in Omaha reviewed portable 24 by 40 foot steel classrooms as part of a long range building program to relieve enrollment crowding. Costs cited include 2200 dollars per unit plus fixtures, with complete units estimated between 8000 and 10000 dollars. The inspected unit was at Howard Kennedy School. a Wednesday meeting will discuss architect hiring and cost estimates for a larger elementary program.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Howard Kennedy School
Thirtieth and
Binney Sts
Good Progress By Iowa's Corn Crop
Iowa corn has progressed well aided by rains, with over 9 percent reached the roasting ear stage, above the 65 percent typical date. Soybeans also ahead of average with about 9 percent showing pods, and major areas report excellent prospects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Five Categories Of McCarthy Censure Charges Outlined
A Senate committee listed five charge categories for upcoming public hearings on whether to censure Sen. McCarthy. The charges cover contempt of the Senate, pressuring federal employees, handling confidential documents from executive files, abuses of other senators, and the Zwicker questioning incident at Camp Kilmer.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Regis
Watkins
Utah
Chalkman
Senatorial Committee
Senate Elections
United States
bin Elas
FBI
Sen. Hendrickson
R-Nj
Ralph Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Ol ' Zwicker
Army
Stevens
Murray New King Of Powered Flight
North Sea search teams scour the sea for a missing airliner while the Air Force confirms a rocket plane has set an altitude record. Maj. Arthur Murray, at Edwards Air Force Base, may have surpassed 84,235 feet and could push higher. Officials withheld the aircraft’s identity and crew for security reasons.
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Washington
Air Force
Maj
Arthur Murray
Murray
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Marion E. Carl
Talbott
Amsterdam
Mrs Braniff 67 Dies in Dallas Cancer Claim
Mrs Tom Braniff 67 widow of Braniff Airlines president died in Dallas Tuesday of cancer. She was an influential partner in the airline's growth. Braniff was killed in a private plane crash near Shreveport Louisiana last January. After his death the board elected her to the vice presidency.
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Dallas
Tom Braniff
Braniff Airlines
Braniff
Shreveport
Gift Chairs For Retired Councilmen Spark Payback Question
Des Moines reports say former Clinton councilmen honored with chairs purchased by the city may owe sums back to public funds. State Auditor Chet Akers noted such gratuities are illegal gifts from public funds. Audit supervisor C. W. Ward and Examiner W. L. McNamar traced a $74.68 chair purchase in 1953 and urged refunds for past chair purchases.
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Des Moines
Clinton
Chet Akers
Akers
C. W. Ward
W. L. McNamar
Taw
McNamar
California
Lutherans Reelect Rev Lobeck President at Spirit Lake
Rev G W Lobeck pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church was reelected president of the Town District West of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for a third term at the synodical conference opening in Spirit Lake. Walter Discher of Clarinda was elected first vice president. The conference began at Waltney League Camp on Lake West Okoboji and runs through Tuesday.
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G. W. Lobeck
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Lobeck
Synod
Spirit Lake
Walter Discher
Clarinda
Waltney League
Lake West Okoboji
Free
Dulles Justifies sand Defense
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would defend some Nationalist held islands between Formosa and the Chinese mainland if attacked by Communist forces. He indicated military leaders should decide which islands to defend as part of broader aid to the Chiang Kai-shek regime. He also outlined plans for Manila talks and Southeast Asia defense considerations, while discussing European security issues.
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Stet
Dulles
Formosa
Addiiion
Naom List
Dilles
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
Hisenhower
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Chiang-herg Islands
Europe
France
Manila
United States
Japan
Britain
T P
Yans
Southeast Asia
Deaf Assa To Hold 4Day Meet In Iowa At ISD
The Iowa Association of the Deaf will hold a five day convention to mark the 100th anniversary of the Jows School for the Deaf. Everett Goodin expects 400 to 600 attendees with registration at ISD Wednesday noon. Key events include a banquet Saturday at Hotel Chieftain with Gay Stuelke as main speaker and a Friday 7 30 p m meeting at ISD featuring Police Capt Ben Montgomery. Additional talks come from Dane V Pickoff of Toronto and George Rannapell of Louisville with a sight seeing trip to Boys Town and a Lake Manawa picnic and beauty contest planned for Sunday afternoon.
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Iowa Association of the Deaf
School For the Deaf
Everett Goodin
Iowa School For the Deaf
Gay Stuelke
Chieftain
William Keenan
Chamber of Commerce
Dane V. Pickoff
Toronto
Canada
George Rannapell
Louisville
Ben Montgomery
ISD
Boys Town
Neb
Lake Manawa
Nevada Sees Second Strong Quake In Two Months
A powerful tremor struck Loveldek 90 miles east of Fallon causing bricks to rain from a two story office building and buckling the road to Stillwater. Fallon reported minor downtown damage with no casualties.
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Nevada
Tamage
Loveldek
Here
Fallon
Stillwater
Scout executive to lead Tall Corn Area Council in Des Moines
Leroy Johnson of Sidney, longtime district Boy Scout executive for the Wyo Nebraska Area Council, will assume an executive role with the Tall Corn Area Council based in Des Moines effective September 15, marking a leadership change in regional Scouting administration. The move aligns council structures across Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Leroy Johnson
Sidney
Wyo-Nebraska
Tall Corn
Des Moines
Russians Protest U S Activities In Rastvorov Defection
Soviet Russia protested U S activities surrounding Yuri Rastvorov's defection as Washington officials confirmed a note delivered Monday night accusing American intelligence agencies of assaulting Rastvorov amid his Tokyo defection on the eve of his arrival in American hands. The note, carried by Soviet diplomats, also charged a violation of international law while offering no pledge for talks with Ambassador Georgi Zaruba. Rastvorov, a top Far Eastern agent, announced his desertion at a dramatic news conference, saying he sought a decent life.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Yuri A. Rastvorov
State Department
Rastvorty
Sover
Amercan
Rostvorov
Tokyo
Dhen
Georgi Zaruba
Rasivinov
Rasmorov
Injuries Fatal After Highway 53 Collision Near Onawa
Robert Allen Whiting died in a hospital Monday night from injuries from a Sunday car truck crash on Highway 53 near Onawa. The Allen vehicle collided with a mill truck driven by Paul Snodgrass, 24, of Sloan, who escaped with minor injuries.
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Robert Allen
Whiting
Onawa
Allens
Paul Snod‘grass
Sloan
Ike Extends Greetings To Student Congress
President Eisenhower has sent greetings to the annual national congress of the United States National Student Association in session on the Iowa State College campus. He offered best wishes for a fruitful meeting and urged valuing freedom to believe think and push beyond present knowledge.
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Eisenhower
National Congress of the
United States
Iowa State C College
America
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