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Council Bluffs Nonpareil

Location

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1952

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Goodfellows seek Christmas aid for Ollie Elizabeth and others

Council Bluffs Goodfellows raise 1730 dollars to fund 250 food baskets for needy families this Christmas. Ollie Elizabeth, five, may have only a peanut butter sandwich and milk without help. Only 811 dollars collected so far. donations urged to The Non Pareil care of The Goodfellows, Council Bluffs Iowa.

Ollie Elizabeth Goodfellow Council Bluffs Goodfellows The Iowa

Fire destroys Caledonia general store near Griswold

The Caledonia general store six miles west of Griswold on Highway 100 burned at 6:15 am Monday. Store owner Leonard Jack Holmes his wife and seven children were driven from their living quarters behind the shop. Flames started in the basement, saving only part of the Helmes family furniture and clothing. Griswold city and rural fire trucks saved a nearby feed storage house. The Helmes family found refuge at the neighboring Don Hart farm home.

Griswold Caledonia General Highway 100 Leonard Jack) Holmes Helmes Pene Griswold Don Hart

Release Guards End Prison Riot at Santa Fe Penitentiary

Rioting prisoners released eight hostages Monday and Warden Morris Abram announced the end of a two hour uprising in New Mexico State Prison. The eight convicts seized the prison hospital and cell block No 2 late Sunday and held them until police and guards prepared to storm.

Santa FE N. M Morris Abram New Mexico State Fred Johnson Ingstone Johnson

Fire damages Roosevelt Mall in Des Moines at $300000 loss

Salvage efforts continued Monday at the Roosevelt shopping center after a Saturday night fire caused about 300000 in damage to 14 stores. Chief Charles Slade estimated the blaze started in a locker plant at one end of the block.iony sentence includes a odd personal anecdote about a Virginia man and a shaky tale of a lost billfold, but the core story focuses on the fire damage and its impact on tenants and the owner Isaac Bucksbaum.

Des Moines Roosevelt Shopping Center Charles Slade Isaac Bucksbaum ST. Simons Island R-Ai Virginia Atlantic Ocean Fred Badower Iowa W. E. Conner Roanoke Germany Conner

Good Chance Colored Oleo Will Be Legal

DES MOINES AP There is a good chance the 1953 Iowa Legislature will legalize selling colored oleo margarine and repeal the 5 cent per pound tax after a lengthy battle. The AP survey shows about 3 to 1 support for ending the ban and a 9 to 6 tilt for tax repeal among 138 legislators.

DES Moines Iowa Associated Press Grovers Chamber of Commerce Oleo Ila House Senate

California Storms Strands Seven Trains Across North State

A severe weekend storm battered Northern California with wind rain and snow delaying seven passenger trains carrying 1370 passengers. Four trains freed after 24 hours, snowplows cleared tracks near Dunsmuir, two dead in Ukiah area, a Farm Bureau convention bound for Seattle halted by the weather.

San Francisco California Northyouth Southern Pacific Dunsmuir Here Siskiyou Mountains Oregon-California Ukiah Farm Bureau Seattle

Putnam Takes Charge of Wage Stabilization Push

Washington economic stabilizer Roger Putnam assumed control of the stalled wage stabilization program on Monday and pledged to implement functioning wage controls for the Eisenhower administration, even if he must administer them himself.

Washington Roger Putnam Eisenhower

Iowan Killed In Nebraska Car Collision

John E. Carter age 26 of Vallejo California and formerly of Des Moines was killed in a two car collision near Gothenburg Nebraska. He was en route to Des Moines to visit his wife and two children when the crash occurred as traffic notes indicate the couple was traveling together.

Gothenburg

Nixon Calls Taft A Team Player In New Admin

Vice President-elect Nixon said Taft is a team player who will work smoothly with the Eisenhower administration. He noted Taft’s capacity to balance labor and management after arriving from Mexico City. The remarks come amid criticism of Durkin's Labor Department appointment.

Washington Nixon Sen. Taft Eisenhower National Airport Mexico City Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Taft Martin P. Durkin AFL Plumbers Union Durkin Organized Labor Gen

Mild Weather to Continue Tuesday in Southwest Iowa

The weatherman forecasts mild weather to persist through Tuesday in Southwest Iowa with temperatures 28 to 45 degrees. No precipitation expected, skies partly cloudy, though frost has left streets slick. A remaining inch of snow from the November blizzard was still on the ground.

Iowa

Patronage Rush for Republicans

Senators report a flood of job seeker letters after two decades of GOP power. Many hope for about 40 000 postmas terships, now under civil service rules, though openings and pay may deter applicants. Front reports brief clashes and weather as Eisenhower aides monitor patronage handling.

Washington U.S Eighth Army Pat Keen Eisenhower Herbert Brownell

Allied warplanes swarm North Korea in massive air assault

Hundreds of Allied warplanes swept over North Korea on Monday and behind the front lines. The U S Fifth Air Force reported F 86 Sabre jets destroyed a Communist MiG 15 over Sinuiju, part of a seven-plane tally on Sunday the largest single day score in years.

Seoul North Korea U. S. Fifth Air Force Sinuiju

Talking Horse Investigates Missing Rhode Island Boy

Richmond Times Dispatch probes Lady Wonder the talking horse as a detective aid in the search for 5-year-old Gary Hayman who disappeared from Ex Peter State School near Providence. The horse spells answers via a levered typewriter, suggesting the boy may be alive and located near a truck in Kansas. Mrs. Hayman clings to hope amid a nationwide news flash and public curiosity.

Richmond Rhode Island Gary Hayman Peter State School Providence R.I Benjamin Hayman Richmond Times-Dispatch Lady Wonder Times-Dispatch Bill McIlwain Lady Mellwain Hayman Kansas Gary Lukie Joliet I. P Lukie Wright Chicago Air Force Rapid City Cerve Kan Rates Yeeeheety Rapid City Air Force Base Wright Bas Eastland Sige Claudia Fonda Merbus Harry Gibbons Duke University Iowa Association Peace of Lady

Mormon Bridge to Open Sunday in Nebraska

The County Board of Supervisors received an invitation to participate in the opening of the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Crescent and Florence, Nebraska, at 10 a.m. Sunday. The $3.4 million span will be part of a program with some board members attending. The board also discussed options for the orphan bridge near the Iowa School for the Deaf, estimating costs for a single lane vehicular bridge, a foot bridge, and partial surface work along the levee top, but took no action.

County Board of Supervisors Missouri River Crescent Florence Neb Jim Henry Harlan Paul J. Mahoney Iowa School For Deaf Cnet Fatima Dick Phillips The Soil Conservation Office Hancock

Coronation Committee Lifts Television Ban

London officials disclosed that the Coronation Committee lifted its ban on televising the actual coronation of Queen Elizabeth II next June. After reviewing the issue amid protests from TV owners, the committee approved extending television to parts of the service.

Coronation Committee London Britain Elizbeth II

Ike Confers With Dulles Top Advisers Aboard Helena

President elect Dwight Eisenhower held a formal conference with his advisers and future cabinet members aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena en route to Hawaii. The meeting followed their transfer from Wake Island by helicopter and focused on the Korean War situation and broad policy directions.

Helena Hawaii Dwight Eisenhower Wake Island

Worst Fog In London's History Panel Discussed By Ike Aide

London endured a historic, thick fog that paralysed transport for days. Hagerty cautioned reporters no announcements on discussed topics or decisions. The blackout like nightmare brought deaths, thefts, assaults, and livestock deaths at Earl's Court as fog trapped residents and visitors.

London Pearl Harbor Hitler Hyde Park Eaty Earl’s Court Auditorium Smithfield British Automobile Association

General's Hawaii departure follows Wake Island arrivals

Hagerty declined to confirm whether the general will depart after leaving Hawaii. On Wake Island, John Foster Dulles Douglas McKay George W. Humphrey Lucius Clay Joseph M. Dodge C. D. Jackson and Emmet Hughes joined the entourage. Charles E. Wilson and Adm. Arthur Radford flew to Pearl Harbor to confer with Gen Omar Bradley on Korea issues. The President-elect rested most of Sunday after the campaign and trip to Corea, first real sleep since June 1 return from Europe.

Hagerty Hawaii Wake Island John Foster Dulles Gov Douglas McKay Oregon Interior George W. Humphrey Cleveland Treasury Gen Lucius Clay Eisenhower Joseph M. Dodge Detroit C. D. Jackson Emmet Hughes White House Pearl Harbor Charles E. Wilson Defense Arthur Radford Pacific Helena Wake Omar Bradley Joint Chiefs For Staff Korea Corea Europe

Purge of Czech Communist Leaders Reported in Belgrade

Belgrade radio citing Tanjug reports a major new purge of Czechoslovak Communist leaders. Named figures include Antonin Gregor former foreign trade minister Ludwig Svoboda former defense minister now physical education minister Vladimir Kopshiva police minister Eugene Erban works and social security minister Augustin Kliment heavy machinery minister Zdenek Fierlinger deputy premier.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Abelgrade Radio Czechoslovakia Tan Jug Antonin Gregor Ludwig Svoboda Vladimir Kopshiva Eugene Erban Augustin Kliment Zdenek Fierlinger

The Slashings Forcing Truckers Off NY Waterfront

James Sinclair, head of Luckenbach Steamship Co., says tire slashings and other devices have driven private truckers from New York waterfront. He claims lack of protection from laws or enforcement and notes public loading crews monopolize piers. State Crime Commission hearings describe a waterfront racket increasing shipping costs and gangsterism.

New York James Sinclair Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc Sinclair AFL International Longshoremen's Association State Crime Commission

Creston Judge Dies at 2 P M Funeral Planned

Creston district Judge George A Johnston died Saturday night after a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Creston Methodist Church.

Creston George A. Johnston Creston Methodist Church

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