Ames Man Heads Iowa Elks Clubs
Harry J. Schmidt of Ames a professor at Iowa State college was elected president of the Iowa Elks association at the convention. Other officers include Z. Z. White Morse Kinney Thomas Sinnett Sanford H. Schmalz Mike Lee and Ed Kane. A site for the 1950 state convention will be chosen at Sunday's session. Memorial services set for 11 a.m.
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Harry J. Schmidt
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa Elks Association
Frank Margolin
Sioux City
Z. Z. White
Storm Lake
Morse Kinney
Webster City
Thomas L. Sinnett
Oskaloosa
Sanford H. Schmalz
Muscatine
A. P
Mike
Perkins
Elks
DeVere Watson
Council Bluffs
Lloyd R. Maxwell
Chicago
Ill
Iowa Association
Iowa
Italy
Cleveland
Descorah
Iowa Falls
Boone
Muscatine T
Bill Case
Don Carlson
Harold Lenkau
Don Sanders
Joe Boston
George Springborn
Jack Spratt
Ed H. Kame
Sanford A. Schmols
Mike” Lee
Kansas Woman Nominated as U S Treasurer
Washington reports President Truman plans to name Georgia Neese Clark of Richland Kansas as U S treasurer with final decision possible next week. Clark a Democratic national committeewoman and bank president would succeed the late William A Julian killed in a car accident.
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Washington
White House
Truman
United States
Georgia Neese Clark
Richland
Kan
Kansas
Clark
William A. Julian
Julian
Seerista
House Spy Probers Set First Big Case
The House un American Activities Committee readied a major industrial espionage case involving alleged Russian attempts to target wartime military secrets at the Bell aircraft plant in Buffalo New York. Subpoenas were issued for at least three witnesses from Buffalo and Niagara Falls for hearings starting Monday.
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Washington
House
Bell Aircraft
un-American Activities Committee
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bell
Power contract awarded to Walco Engineering Co for line work
The Corn Belt Power Co op awarded a 296 mile 69 000 volt transmission line contract to Walco Engineering Co of Tulsa Oklahoma. The project covers one large electrical corridor and will expand regional grid capacity.
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Corn Belt Power Co-op
Walco Engineering Co
Tulsa
Oklo
Dragnet Snares Eight Prisoners
Eight of the 14 long term convicts who cut their way out of West Virginia's old state penitentiary were recaptured Saturday. Planes, jeeps and road blocks were used to locate the six still at large. The breakout occurred before dawn Friday. Two more escapees, Everett Roble and Elmer Tichnell, both 28, from Parkersburg, were captured near Belpre by Police Chief Earl W. Walker. Mike Ables, 24, and Holly Starcher were spotted near Ponhattan, Ohio, Ables shot in the shoulder by an Ohio trooper. Three others were returned to the penitentiary after storekeeper alerts and hunger pains.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Old State Penitentiary
Ohio River
Earl W. Walker
Belpre
Everett Leroy Roble
Elmer Tichnell
Parkersburg
Ponhattan
Mike Ables
Holly Starcher
Nationalists Reach Bottom of Barrel in China Leadership Search
Canton report says selecting Marshal Yen Hsi shan as premier signals nationalist China has hit bottom in its bid for leadership. Foreign observers note the two rival factions led by Chiang Kai shek and Li Tsung jen fail to unite as nationalist days dwindle.
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Canton
Yen Hsi-shan
China
Hitle
Chiang Kai- Shek
Li Tsung-jen
Creamery Manager Dies in Britt After Heart Attack
George Kolthoff, J0, long time manager of the Britt Creamery Association since 1910, died at his home Saturday following a heart attack.
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Britt
George Kolthoff
Britt Creamery Association
O Sullivan Seeks Probe of Right Wing Figures
Rep Eugene D O Sullivan a Nebraska lawyer in his first term proposes a House committee to investigate right wingers mirroring the Un American Activities Committee. The suggestion appears in an article entered into the Congressional Record.
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Washington
House
un-American Activities Committee
Eugene D. O'Sullivan
Nebraska
Coxey 95 Improves After Illness in Massillon Hospital
Jacob S. Coxey, longtime leader of the 1894 unemployed march, age 95, was reported steadily improving Saturday at Massillon city hospital after being admitted Monday with a severe cold.
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Madsdillan
Jacob S. Coxey
Massillon City Hospital
Coxey
Washington
Flares To Test Night Photography From New York Plane
Aerial test will launch 50,000,000 candlepower flares from a B 17 bomber by the air force materiel command over New York Monday night. Thirty photo flash cartridges will fire at 15 second intervals, each lasting under a second, to measure illumination area and feasible photograph types.
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New York
Air Force Air Materiel Command
Agents Swarm Aboard Batory as Eisler Case Drags On
Government agents boarded the Polish liner Batory after the Eisler escape with guards surrounding the ship and detaining about 111 passengers for Ellis Island hearings. Officials debated seizure versus control while immigration officials sorted detainees for hearings starting Monday.
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New York
Gerhart Eisler
Ellis Island
Batory
Eisler
U. S
Washington
Lte Batory
Mnal
Aga Special Inquiry Board
Edward Shaughnessy
Protest at Federal Detention of Top U S Communists
About 500 people marched outside the federal house of detention in New York to protest the jailing of three of the 11 top U S communists on conspiracy charges. Wives of six accused leaders joined the rally and children carried placards demanding release. The three imprisoned are John Gates, Harry Winston, and Gus Hall, following a 20 week trial marked by disorder in court.
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New York
Federal House of Detention
U. S
John Gates
Harry Winston
Gus Hall
Weather Report for Iowa and Nebraska Showers Likely
Partly cloudy Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms in southwest Iowa. Temperatures remain near 75 to 80 Sunday, showers spread Sunday night into Monday, with a cooler east. Nebraska mainly cloudy and mild, highs 65 to 72.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
Senate GOP Leaders Eye Labor Debate
Senate Republicans press to keep core Taft Hartley provisions while Democrats push to replace the act with a Wagner style plan. Douglas argues for passage of his labor program as debate set to begin, with talks of a compromise and five amendments including a seizure proposal facing mixed reception. AFL leader William Green states labor demands no compromise and a return to the Taft Hartley act.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas
D-Il
Tait
Ohio
Donnell
Smith
N. J
National Coal Association
John D. Battle
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
German Rail Strike Proposes Split of Administration
West Berlin railway workers urged a split of the German railroad into east and west offices to end the two week strike. Soviet controlled system chief Willy Kreikemeyer rejected the idea saying there is only one management. West Berlin Mayor Erns t Reuter offered to mediate and move the system west marks to speed a settlement and recall 14 000 workers.
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New Berlin
East Berlin
Ankeny Woman Wins Ten Thousand Prize Money
Miss Bruna Pleracci of Ankeny received a 10000 prize second prize in a national soap company contest. She and her ailing mother have lived in a small fire room cottage since her father, a coal miner, died in 1947. Their income rose from 18 dollars monthly to 60 dollars a month with the miner’s pension.
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Ankeny
Bruna Pleracci
Gun Battle at Seminole Club Leaves Robber Dead
In Winter Park Florida a gun battle erupted during an attempted hold up of the Seminole club. One bandit was killed and another critically wounded while a third fled. Police pursued the escapee and investigated the incident.
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Winter Park
Fla
Davenport Boy Drowns While Fishing Near Credit Island
Davenport report recounts the drowning of 11 year old David Nelson of Davenport on Credit Island La roon near the Mississippi River while he was fishing. The accident occurred Saturday as rescue efforts followed.
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Davenport Bay
Davenport
David Nelson
Credit Island Laroon
Mississippi River
Here
Neat Boost for Corporals Under New Military Pay Bill
The House Armed Services Committee announced a revised military pay bill offering a 69 percent hike for corporals with over seven years service, with other ranks receiving smaller increases. Recruits start at 105 monthly, then rise after four months to 130. The plan costs about 358 million annually, preserves wartime allowances through current enlistments, and phases them out by July 1 1952 while adjusting hazardous duty bonuses.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
House
Kilday
D.tex
Armed Services Subcommittee
Congress
Kitday
Senator McMahon urges disclosure of atomic bomb stockpile
Senator McMahon chairs the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee and says the size of America's atomic bomb stockpile should be disclosed to assess the AEC's work. He argues that public knowledge is needed, though Hickenlooper cautions against publicity. President Truman previously opposed disclosure.
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Washington
America
Atomic Energy Commission
McMahon
D.conn
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
R.-Towa
AEC
David E. Lillenthal
Congress
Truman
John Deere CIO Accepts New Pact
In Waterloo Iowa members of UAW Local 838 at John Deere Waterloo Works voted to accept the company's new contract offer after a mass meeting. About 1,200 of roughly 5,500 Deere employees participated, with local president Carl Dahl reporting a substantial majority in favor. The union action follows stalled talks at Moline and other Deere plants.
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Waterloo
CIO United Auto Workers Union
John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works
Seven Deere
Iowa
Udnais
Moline
Ill
UAW
Deere & Co
Carl Dahl
Rent Decrease Announced for Pammel Court Residents
Ames Iowa State College officials announce rent reductions for Pammel Court married student housing. New rates drop from 22 to 18 dollars for electric heater houses and from 4 to 2 dollars for other residents. Dr J C Schilletter directs residence services.
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Ames
Pammel Court
Iowa State College
J. C. Schilletter
New Jersey Paper Wins Top Honors in National Contest
The Daily Journal of Elizabeth won top honors in the daily newspaper division of the General Excellence Contest, sponsored by the National Editorial Association, at a Salt Lake City ceremony.
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Salt Lake City
New Jersey
Daily Journal
Elizabeth
National Editorial Association
Carroll County Crash Kills Two
A light Piper cub crashed on the Perry Prueitt farm near Ralston killing two men on Saturday. Randy Hernan of Ralston, about 28, identified, and an unnamed companion died in the fire. a coroner’s inquest ruled death accidental. Witnesses, including Henry Jordan, reported seeing the plane fly low and burst into flames. Sheriff Thorup noted burned papers suggesting the unidentified man may be from Detroit.
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Ralston
Randy Hernan
Perry Prueitt
Hernan
Henry Jordan
Larry Jordan
Romayne Blackley
J. L. Cochran
Carroll County
Alfred R. Thorup
Detroit
Romance on River Justice One Up on Minnesota Couple
In La Crosse Wisconsin a Minnesota pair, Harvey Q Miller aged 22 and Loreta Martia Spet aged 19 from Rochester, wed aboard boats tied on the Mississippi near the Iowa bank after Justice of the Peace D. J. Herron, who was fishing, married them while they searched for a clergyman. The couple then honeymooned on the Wisconsin riverbank.
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Justice
Minnesota
Lacrosse, Wis
Mississippi River
Harvey Q. Miller
Loreta Martia Spet
Rochester
Minn
Marquette
Justice of the Peace
D. J. Herron
Milley
Harvey
Ole Miss
Iowa
Judge Herron
Wieconshr
Wisconsin River
Inquest Into Audubon Death Continues Monday
An inquest into the death of George W Statzel, 73, of Audubon county, tied to a two car collision east of Audubon Friday, was adjourned Saturday morning until 9 a m Monday. The farmer was believed uninjured after the head on collision but died shortly before arriving for a medical examination.
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Audubon
George W.statzel
Monay
Stetzel
Audubon County
Four Foreign Ministers Report Modest Berlin Progress
Four weary foreign ministers ended a four and a half hour secret session on Berlin with an American source reporting little progress. Acheson and Vishinsky held a late informal dinner huddle, while Schuman left for Lorraine to speak Sunday. The communique noted continued closed session and a June 6 next meeting.
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Paris
Berlin
Russia
West
U. S
Dean Acheson
Andrei
State Department
Vladimir Pavlov
Robert Schuman
Lorraine
United States
U.S.S.R
Communists Seize Tsingtao and Denounce U S Base Ties
Peiping radio said Chinese communists captured Tsingtao on Thursday as nationalist troops fled by sea. The report claimed after Shanghai's liberation U S forces in the port were isolated and pulled out, criticizing the United States for using China as a naval base.
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San Francisco
Tsingtao
United States
Chine
Peiping
Kuomintang
Natioalist Party
China
Shanghai
U. S
Seniors Reach Shared Four Year Average At St Francis
Two St Francis high school seniors will graduate Sunday with identical top scholastic averages after four years of study. An Associated Press writer visits the area noting changes since World War II. Page 7 features Clifford Hansen’s floral display and a photo. Page 4 offers Hal Boyle on a soldier’s wish to return to Europe. Page 12 asks how many of Abraham Lincoln high’s 256 seniors remain in college. Page 2 previews Camp Wild Foote improvements for Council Bluffs residents.
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Nisory
St. Francis High School
Picture
Tory
Rome
Associated Press
Clifford Hansen
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs
Camp Wild Foote
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