Soviet Agent Tried to Get Jet Secrets
Mrs. Joseph J. Franey testifies to the House Un-American Activities Committee that Andrei Schevchenko, a purchasing agent for the Soviet government, sought wartime jet engine and swept-back wing details from Bell Aircraft with the FBI watching. She described initial requests in 1942 and deliveries of microfilm through 1945 and 1946, with payments of 200 to 250 dollars. The witness outlined FBI coordination and collaboration with her husband to expose the scheme.
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Oes Washington
Bell Aircraft Co
FHI
Joseph J. Franey
Buffalo
N. Y
House
UN American Activities Committee
Andrei Schevchenko
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Buffalo War Plant
Franey
FBI
Mra
Mbrarian
Hooker Electro Chemical Co
Schevchenko
New York City
Bell
Diploma Awarded to 100-Year-Old Marion Man
On his 100th birthday Jackson W Bowdish of Marion received an honorary bachelor of philosophy degree from Cornell College Mount Vernon. President Russell D Cole presented the degree at Bowdish’s home due to his long confinement to a chair. Bowdish attended Cornell Academy from 1868 to 1872 but left before graduation to take a job.
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Marion
Jackson W. Howdish
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Howdish
Old Cornell Academy
Russell D. Cole
Cornell
Bowdish
Bondlish
Home Fire Fatal to Six Brothers
A west Hazelton house fire in Hazelton Pa. Monday morning killed six brothers and left their parents, Mr and Mrs Steven Gatrick, in critical condition at Hazleton State Hospital. The blaze gutted the Gatrick home as investigators began assessing its cause.
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Hazelton
West
Gatrick
Hazelton State Hospital
Steven Gatrick
Russian purge under way signals upheaval in Moscow
New York Times reports a political purge in Russia with at least 300000 expelled from the communist party and Komsomol membership collapsing. Disappeared leaders include Voznesensky Kurznetzov Popkov Zhdanov and others linked to the Zhdanov faction and Andrei BogaTov’s line.
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New York
New York Times
Russia
Paris
C. LL Sulzberger
Communist Party
Komsomol
Communist Youth League
the Times
N. A. Voznesensky
A. A. Kurznetzov
P. S. Popkov
Supreme Soviet
Yuri A. Zhdanov
Golyakov
Soviet
Ezhdenov
Sudzberger
Zhdanov
Andrei Bogatov
Stalin
Times
Georgi M. Malenkov
Molotov Named to Head China Policy
Paris reports Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Deputy Prime Minister, placed in charge of Russia policies in China and the Orient. The informant says the move signals a new Kremlin push to back the Chinese communists politically and economically to build a modern Soviet ally in Asia.
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Molotov
China
Paris
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Russia
Orient
Kremlin
Sioux City Trucker Critically Injured in Highway Crash
George E. Arndt, 21, Sioux City, was critically injured Monday when his truck crashed into a ditch two miles south of LeMars on Highway TS and caught fire. Arndt, en route to Spencer with a load of fresh fruit, reportedly had a tie rod break on the steering gear. Sheriff Frank Scholer said the cab and motor were destroyed by flames.
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LE Mars
George E. Arndt
Cioux City
Here
Arndt
Spencer
Shreiff
Frank Scholer
Missouri Valley Ley Wins Second in Essay Test
Ronald W. Butler of Point Pleasant West Virginia won first prize in a national high school essay contest conducted by the National Father’s Day Committee and the Ohio Railway Company. Nick Ryan of Missouri Valley Iowa took second prize and Barbara Jean Allen of Richmond Virginia placed third for essays on how fathers help make better citizens.
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New York
Ronald W. Butler
Point Pleasant
W.a
City Council to Act on $600000 Paving and Sewer Projects
Proposed paving and sewer works totaling about 600000 will go before the city council for action including Fifth Avenue resurfacing Avenue A paving Avenue A storm sewer and a small sanitary sewer project. Bids may be advertised after resolutions of necessity are passed with hearings on two projects set for Monday night.
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George H. Mayne T
Fifth Avenue
Avenue A
Avenue C
Forest E. Grover
Henningson Engineering Company
Omaha
USDA Readies Storage Plan to Ease Grain Shortage
The Agriculture Department prepares a plan to help farmers store grain amid a storage shortage that lowers wheat prices below the government support level. It seeks quick approval from President Truman to restore emergency storage powers of the Commodity Credit Corporation. Temporary storage in unused military facilities may be used while farmers in the corn belt build more capacity. The plan may include loans for building corn cribs and other aid to farmers lacking facilities.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Southwest
Department
Texas
Wheat Belt
Plea for Quick Repeal of Taft Hartley Law Debate
Senator Filbert D. Thomas opened senate labor debate calling for quick repeal of the Taft Hartley act. He argued last fall's election showed the law was a mistake and the discussion may span two weeks. Republicans and Democrats held separate strategy meetings with no signs of position shifts.
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Washington
Filbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate
Thomas
Senate Labor Committee
Republican Policy Committee
Labor Committee
Poartion
Naming a New North Broadway School Faces Public Ideas
The Council Bluffs school board has not set a naming plan for the North Broadway grade school. Board President E. L. Vern Aliphin invites letters with brief reasons to The Nonpareil's Voice of the People column. Some area schools bear names of people, others use street names.
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North Broadway
E. L. “Vern
Aliphin
Council Bluffs
Committee Favors Anti-Lynching Bill
The senate judiciary committee approved an anti lynching bill introduced by Senator Ferguson. No roll call vote was taken after a closed meeting. The bill imposes up to a $10 000 fine or 20 years prison or both for conspiracy to incite aid or commit lynching and covers peace officers as well as mob members.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ferguson
Senate
Congress
McCarran
D+Nev
Onawa Navy Veteran Drowns in Blue Lake
Gordon Baker 23 year old navy veteran drowned Sunday in Blue Lake west of Onawa. He reportedly swam with a small nephew who later said Clark went under and was not seen again. No lifeguard at the lake. Clothes found at the bathhouse and body recovered at 1 am Monday after authorities were notified.
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Onawa
Gordon Baker
Blue Lake
Here
E. E. Gingles
Clark
Gingles
Ingles
Fort Dodge lawyer to headline 11th district bar meeting
Allen Loth of Fort Dodge will be chief speaker at the 11th district bar meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Tama country club. Merle Royce, president of the Marshall County Bar Association, announced the event. The district covers Marshall, Tama and Renton counties.
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Marshalltown
Allen Loth
Fort Dodge
11Th Judicial District
Tama Country Club
Merle Royce
Marshall County
Reverend Loren Works Resigns From First Christian Church
The Rev. Loren Works, pastor since 1940, resigns within 60 days citing heavy burden and desire for help. He notes the church of 1,500 has grown, the broadcast program now stands on its own, and he plans to stay in church work while considering other offers.
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Loren Works
First Christian Church
Works
Hugh Blackwell
Lsted
KFMX
South Side Christian Church
South Tenth Streets
Mr. Works
Kiwanis, Community Chest
Chambers of Commerce
The
Recreation Commission
Fire destroys Fukuyama castle in Hokkaido city
A 33 year old Japanese national treasurer reported the Fukuyama castle at Fukuyama on Hokkaido Island destroyed by fire Sunday. The venerable fortification stood in oldest city on the island and was noted in a Monday report.
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Tokyo
Fukuyama
Hokkaido Island
West Awaits Reaction to Compromise on Berlin
Western powers awaited Moscow's response to a Dean Acheson plan for Berlin concessions. Acheson dined with Andre Vishinsky at the U S embassy in Paris while ministers prepared for a secret session. Sources said the talks were near a climax but a Berlin settlement was not yet assured.
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Paris
Moscow
Dean Acheson
Russia
Berlin
Acheson
U.S
Andre ¥. Vishinsky
U. S
Germany
Big Four Council
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Ollicais
Berdin
To Open Bids on Hospital Project
State board of control will open bids this week for Independence state hospital projects. A steam turbine generator is estimated at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars, with bids opened Tuesday. Thursday bids cover kitchen and dining room construction plus equipment totaling about 300 000 dollars. The generator supports current power needs and expanded electrical devices. cafeteria service for patients will be provided.
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State Board of Control
Independence State Hospital
P. F. Hopkins
Rutledge Bond Set at $50,000 in Murder Case
Cedar Rapids district court hears Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. of St. Louis faces a $50,000 bond after a May 28 second degree murder conviction in the death of Eyton Hartman, 29. Bond not posted at once.
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Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Robert C. Ruttledge, Jr
St. Louis
Eyton C. Hartman
Floods Submerge Colorado Plains and Rivers
Denver reports floods along the eastern Rockies fringe and through the Arkansas River valley. Thousands of acres of Colorado land were submerged after heavy rains on Monday.
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Denver
Rockies
Arkansas River
Colorado
Man Killed by Train Near Rock Island Tracks
The body of John A. Grimley, 43, of Chicago, was found beside the Rock Island railroad tracks two miles east of here Sunday. Sheriff Milford Englebert said Grimley apparently fell from a train.
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Marengo
Rock Island
Here
Milford Englebert
John A. Grimley
Chicago
Iman
We Can Rebuild St. Lo and the World Through Belief
Hol Boyle reflects on the 1944 liberation of St. Lo by American and Allied forces. He argues rebuilding relies on mutual faith between nations, condemns hatred, and emphasizes freedom, humanity, and shared responsibility. The piece frames war’s costs and the hope of a just postwar world built by cooperation.
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Hol Boyle
ST. LO
France
Bai Boy
Governor Beardsley Denies Clemency For Bruntlett
Gov. Beardsley refused executive clemency for C. R. Bruntlett of Council Bluffs, fixing July 6 for the hangings. Bruntlett, 51, was condemned for the Dec 8, 1947 murder of Percy Smith after a trial and appeals. Bruntlett’s attorney Burrows said all courts were exhausted. Bruntlett remains in Ft. Madison pen.
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William 5
Beardsley
Des Moines
C. R Bruntlett
Council Bluffs
Bruntlettt
Bruntlett
Percy Smith
Iowa Supreme Court
Dave Burrows
Brantlett
Mency
District ‘Court
Pottawattamie County
Wasure
Supreme Court
Burrows
Trier
Jack Tyler
Tyler
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Iown Supreme Court
Smith
Southeast Council
Blutts
Aft
Ft. Madison
Charles C. Graves, Jr
Hise
United States Supreme Court
Brater
Fulbright Sees Senate Ratify Atlantic Pact
Senator Fulbright says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Atlantic Pact and a report urging ratification. The move signals congressional backing for the security accord amid debate on its strategic implications.
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Washington
Fulbright
P-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hickenlooper grills on atomic security case
Senator Hickenlooper charged that an AEC employee, hired in 1947 under emergency clearance, faced an FBI inquiry in 1948 and was suspended after a hearing. Lilienthal defended retaining some dubious records, while calls for tighter atomic security oversight grew amid possible Communist espionage risk.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Rtown
Congress
FBI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional
Hickenloop
Hfickenlooper
Lilienthal
ARC
Sone
Wherry
Nebraska
Moor Jeader
Ike J. Edgar Hoover
Hicken- Jooper
Justice Department
Era
Sioux City Hosts Iowa Postmasters Convention
About 250 postmasters gathered in Sioux City for the opening business session of the Iowa chapter National Association of Postmasters annual convention. Mayor Dan J. Conley and Harry J. Gleason welcomed attendees while Harold Murphy of the chamber of commerce presented a city key to Lee E. Finders Delweth chapter president who presided.
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Sioux City
Iowa
National Association of Postmasters
Dan J. Conley
Harry J. Gleason
Harold Murphy
Chamber of Commerce
Lee E. Finders
Delweth
Funeral services for Larry Stephenson Held in Le Roy
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Le Roy for two year old Larry Stephenson son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Stephenson. The child died after being struck by a truck southwest of Riceville.
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Larry Stephenson
Lyle Stephenson
Stephensons
Ricevillé
le Roy
Bann
College President Dies After Heart Attack at Wartburg
August Engelbrecht, 87, president emeritus of Wartburg College, died of a heart attack in the city Sunday. He served the college 45 years and was 24 years in the top role.
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August Engelbrecht
Wartburg College
Engelbrecht
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