14 Jun 1953
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1953
Page
1
In a crowded church, a wedding displays community strength through the bride’s distinguished family and their long service in the city. The event highlights a path from centuries of slavery toward restoration, echoed by Albom Schweinler’s view that giving back is atonement.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged a nationwide poll of farmers conducted by Farm Bureau, Grange and Farmers Union to assess how to address declining income, shrinking exports and surpluses. Results would inform Congress when drafting next year’s farm legislation.
West Pottawattamie Soil Conservation District officials set a record for attendance, with commissioners at every board meeting since 1944. Since formation, Ernest Harms, Glen Craft, Ben Anderson, and W C Strobel have led efforts, driving 206 miles of terracing and 284 miles of waterways across over 50,000 acres farmed on contour in the district.
Report notes a possible Panmunjom ceasefire as UN and South Korea seek a pact with the United States after President Rhee denounces the terms as a sellout. Seoul banners and street clashes flare while truce teams in Munsan discuss prisoner exchanges and a 24 mile buffer zone.
Five soldiers returning from Mt Leonard Wood Mo were injured in a Saturday night crash near Highways 218 and 92 east of town. Sylvester Manders 28 of Dubuque in critical condition at Washington County hospital. Art Britebarsk 43 also of Dubuque hospitalized. In the other car Washington farmer and three children injured none seriously.
DES MOINES Iowa Pally Press Association executive director George JH Williams will resign July 2 to become general manager of a similar organization in Illinois He will be succeeded by Herbert Peehudy advertising manager at the Marshalltown Nunes Republican Williams new position will be with Ohio Daily Newspaper Markets Inc headquartered in Springfield Illinois
In Korea the battle intensifies as Communist forces press heavy bombardments and spring several prearmistice offensives. South Korean and Allied defenders face fierce shellfire with occasional counterattacks at dawn to retake lost ground along the Central Front amid Chinese and Communist pressure.
Dr Douglas Freeman longtime editor of the Richmond News Leader and noted historian died of a heart attack Saturday in Richmond at age 67. Freeman won the Politeer Prize for his four volume biography of Robert E Lee and later completed a three volume series on Lee’s lieutenants.
Lake Manawa water level has risen about nine inches since Missouri River water began pumping into the lake weeks ago. Custodian Mivold Barwick of Manawa State Park reports about one inch added in the first week and another four to five inches last week. The plant, funded by readers of The Nonparoil, is operated by The Consecration Inc. to raise the lake level to ease drought and feed the lower basin. Robert Russell, in charge of the pump, said the 13 million gallon daily machine is operating well.
The annual Iowa VFW State Meet opens Friday at Hotel Chieftain with 3600 members expected to attend. The Co oties group meets Thursday to appoint state officers, followed by a banquet and memorial services. Parades, ceremonies, and installations span Friday to Sunday with auxiliary and other VFW units holding sessions.
The Supreme Court deferred a decision on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, deferring to Monday. A stay of execution could be granted, delaying their likely path to Sing Sing Prison and the electric chair by Thursday night.
East Germany sees eased Soviet control with freed prisoners and scrapped Communist policies in the Kronlin zone. Red spokesmen say goal is to deter West Germany and Adenauer’s re election while paving unification, as non Communist prisoners are released and police forces adjust.
The forecast promises less humidity and lower temperatures with a dip into the 80s on Monday after a string of days near 90. Showers may pop up Sunday night in Southwest Town. extended heat relief is seen as midweek forecasts flip to cooler conditions.
Barnes 31 of Sioux Falls elected national chair man of the Young Republican Federation after a two hour fight at the convention door over his eligibility. The vote was 42? to 154 in favor of his nomination as the convention sustained the nominations committee.
President Eisenhower flew over Flint to survey the tornado ravaged northern outskirts where a Monday twister left 113 dead. The visit occurred Saturday as rescue and recovery efforts continued in the devastated area.
President Eisenhower diverted flight routes near 4 40 p m to Rapid City and Dartmouth College. The body of Mrs Adams 23 and her daughter Kathy were found near Murray Snyder white house press secretary said the death toll from Monday’s floods rose to 12 in Worrestor Massachusetts.
In Logan a hilltop house built before 1900 from quarried stones and native wood ties the community to its pioneer era. Now owned by the George Kellys and Howard Scotts, it was once the home of James McCord and linked to the old grist mill that predates the town. The current owners view it as a historic recreational site and recall Henry Reel, the mill’s former owner, and early river mills as railroads reshaped the region.
Sen. William F. Knowland urged the United States not to join a Big Four conference with the Soviet Union until Korean peace talks conclude and Korea is united. He voiced the stance at the 7th annual USC commencement in Los Angeles.
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