Ridiculous Report on FBI Chief
Washington Attorney General Clark called as ridiculous reports that J Edgar Hoover resigned over secret files in the Judith Coplon espionage case. Hoover spokesman said no comment. The Times Herald cited a rumor of resignation and a heated policy showdown.
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Washington
Clark
J. Edger Hoover
FBI
Judith Coplon
Hoover
Washington ‘Times-Herald
J. Edgar Hoover
Tom
Frank Waldrop
Times-Herald
Waldrop
Aly
Ottumwa Housewife Fatally Injured in Freak Auto Accident
Ottumwa is shaken by a freak crash that fatally injured 35 year old Mrs. L. N. Croft and injured six bystanders. Edwin Manleys 49 of Albia was cranking a Ford when it backed across an intersection near the municipal pool struck a refreshment stand and Mrs. Croft, dragging her into the street and into a house.
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Ottumwa
L. N. Croft
Edwin Manleys
Albia
Downward Trend in Jobless Continues in Iowa May
Iowa employment fell again in May per the state employment security commission. It marked the fifth straight month of decline with a 12 percent drop from April. The commission noted a gradual reduction in employment opportunities since January.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Employment Security Commission
Stocks Rise Sharply After Month of Decline
In New York demand for stocks revived on Wednesday lifting the market for the first time in over a month. Key issues advanced a few cents to around $2 a share as the broad price level steadied after Monday's 4 percent low and Tuesday's tepid comeback.
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New York
Communist Identity Bared Through Mall
Washington bill would force all communist and allied front organizations to identify themselves on mailings. Violators face up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine as a House post office subcommittee advances the measure.
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Washington
House Post Office
Carpenter Heads Iowa Masonic Lodge
Don Carpenter 62 of 3635 Avenue C was elected grand master of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge at Cedar Rapids. An accountant for Union Pacific in Omaha, he is the second Council Bluffs resident to hold the post in a century, following Thomas Hart Benton Jr. His prior roles include worshipful master of Excelsior Lodge No 259 and junior grand warden of the Iowa Masonic Lodge in 1940.
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Carpenter
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Eastern Iowa Lodge
Excelsior Lodge No. 259
Iowa Masonic Lodge
Planning Criticisms Hit Hanford Plant Project
Senator Hickenlooper charged the AEC mismanaged Hanford construction, noting a cost surge from 6.25 million to about 25 million. A reviewing board found lack of planning and procedural changes, with AEC defending rising costs due to local protection and national security needs while General Electric acted as contractor.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Wash
Senator Hickenlooper
Rtowa
Congressional
AEC
Commission
Dawd E. Lillenthal
Senate‘house Atomic Committee
Adrian Fisher
Walter Willams
Paul Green
General Electric Co
Lions Clubs Name District Governors at Iowa Convention
At the Iowa Lions convention in Cedar Rapids G F Joliffe of Boone Dr Ray Richardson of Betendorf Charles Ashman of Northwood and Robert Relchoff of Orange City were named district governors. Cedar Rapids was chosen as next year’s convention city.
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Liqux City
Iowa State
G. F. Joliffe
Boone
Ray Richardson
Betendorf
Charles Ashman
Northwood
Robert Relchoff
Orange City
Cedar Rapids
Time May Cost More in District of Columbia
Western Union Telegraph company asked the public utilities commission for permission to charge an extra 25 cents a month for the 1,256 electric clocks it rents in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
The
Public Utilities Commission
District of Columbia
To Reopen Talks CHICAGO FE and IH Harvest Labor Talks Resume
Contract negotiations will be reopened next week between the CIO United Farm Equipment Workers union and the International Harvester company. The move signals a renewed effort to resolve labor differences and reach a new labor contract.
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Chicago
CIO
United Farm Equipment Workers Union
International Harvester Company
Poison Laden Planes Engage Grasshopper Plague Fight
In a Wyoming and Montana range operation, five bases launch a month long aerial campaign to wipe out grasshoppers. Led by Leo Iverson and USDA experts, planes spread bran with chlordane and toxaphene across a 30 million acre danger zone. Officials warn the infestation could spread if unchecked.
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Sheridans
Wyoming
Montana
Leo Iverson
U. S Department of Agriculture
Iverson
USDA
Wisconsin
Texas
California
Millnois
Montana-Wyoming
I. R. Dutton
Grasshopper
Ickes and Condon Testify in Copton Espionage Trial
Harold L. Ickes and Dr Edward A. Condon with wife Emilie were called as defense witnesses in Judith Copton’s espionage trial. They answered few questions as Judge Reeves tried to limit prejudicial material amid objection from prosecutor John N. Kelley Jr. Mrs Condon answered one question confirming marriage to Dr Condon.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Edward A. Condon
Judith Copton
Ickes
Dr. Condon
U.S Bureau of Standards
Emilie
John N. Kelley, Jr
Kelley
Archibald Palmer
Albert L. Reeves
Palmer
Phillies Star Waitkus Shot by Bobby Soxer Fan
Chicago report says Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus was shot near the heart by a 19 year old Bobby Soxer with friends noting a crush. He remained in fair to poor condition at Illinois Mason ic hospital as blood transfusions and oxygen were used. Three stitches closed the wound and police quoted the girl calling herself a fit case for a psychiatrist.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Bobby Soxer
Waitkus
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Free Admission for League Baseball Tilt in Council Bluffs
Free admission to a Southwest Iowa league game featuring Eagles and Schlitz at American Legion Park. The 8:15 pm Wednesday match-up will have no gate fee with prizes awarded. Sponsored by Council Bluffs Retail Merchants Association in cooperation with Legion Activities, Inc.
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American
Farmer solves milking problem by taking cow on vacation
Plymouth report says farmer Joe Trevethan solved years of vacation holdups by renting a two week field at Lowdown and moving the cow and her calf in a truck with him. The plan lets him take his farm animal companion on holiday without leaving milking duties behind.
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Plymouth
Eng
Joe Trevethan
Lowdown
Food Price Index Falls Five Cents in New Week
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index slipped to 5.68 from 5.73 a week earlier. It sits 10 cents above the year's low of 5.66, reached on February 8 and May 17, as reported in New York.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Workers Leave Fields in 44-Hour Italian Farm Strike
More than 1,000 farm workers left Italy's ripening fields Wednesday in a 44 hour agricultural strike fed by communists. Heavy police reinforcements guarded against outbreaks.
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Italy
Senate Adds T H Feature to Labor Bill
The Senate voted to add a Taft Hartley style feature to the Truman labor bill. It would require union and company leaders to sign non communist and non fascist affidavits unless bans apply, require filings of reports, and guarantee free speech as long as no threats or coercion are stated.
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Washington
Senate
Industry Favors Coal Negotiator
The Senate Banking Committee voted unanimously to study creating an industry coordinator for northern coal producers to handle dealings with John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers. George Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal said operators favor Harry M. Moses of H. E. Frick Coke Co. to fill the role. Lewis reportedly favors the idea, no comment from him yet.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Robertson
D-Va
Deelings
George Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Love
Harry M. Moses
H. E. Frick Coke, Co
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Government Heads Deep Into Red Ink
The 1949 budget shows a deficit more than double the forecast as the fiscal year ending June 30 nears. Officials expect tax receipts from quarterly payments due Wednesday to be strong enough to narrow the gap toward 1.2 to 1.5 billion dollars, while contemporaneous estimates show spending near 40.18 billion and revenue about 10 percent below last year, pushing the interim deficit above 2.0 billion with under three weeks remaining.
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Waslington
Truman
Congressional
Des Moines Attorney Delays Bonus Appeal Ruling
Attorney Harold Newcomb said on Wednesday he likely will not decide until early next week whether to seek a rehearing of the Iowa Supreme Court decision upholding a soldier bonus. Newcomb represents GF Knorr, Des Moines apartment owner, in the test suit challenging the bonus plan. 30 days from Tuesday remain to request a rehearing.
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Des Moines
Harold Newcomb
Supreme Court
High Court
Newcomb
GF. Knorr
Can't Pin Down Atomic Scientist
Washington atomic scientist Frank Oppenheimer and his wife refuse to name others as communists. House Un American Activities Committee indicated possible contempt citations but planned no immediate action. They testified that they were active dues paying communists from 1937 to early 1941.
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Washington
Frank Oppenheimer
House
Wood
D.-Ga
House un-American Activities Committee
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimers
Kids Will Have at Least 4500 Bullheads for Kidsfish Day
The state conservation commission moved 4500 bullheads from Spirit Lake to Gilbert's pond for Kidsfish Day on Saturday. Fishing starts at 1:30 pm with pole and line. prizes total over 300 for first fish in three age groups, largest, smallest, and other categories. State Officer Bill Middleswart and Boy Scout helpers marked fish ahead of the event. Emmett Hannan leads activities and will be interviewed on KSWI Wednesday at 6 pm.
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Gilbert's Pond
State Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake
Conservation, Inc
Bill Middleswart
Emmett Hannan
KSWI
No Charge Filed Against Meldrum Alderman
No charge had been filed up to noon Wednesday against First Ward Alderman Clarence B Meldrum who was arrested after a fiery council meeting Monday night. He is at liberty under $500 bond pending possible action by police on a driving charge. County Attorney Don Jackson said he would decide Thursday what action will be taken. Meldrum could not be reached for comment.
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First Ward
Clarence B Meldrum
Meldrum
Don Jackson
Jackson
Council Bluffs Park Board
Frontier Park
Frontier Association
Playland Inc
State Examiner
George B. Sparks
Park Board
M. B Bolsem
Dodge Park
The
Flayland, Inc
Sparks
George H. Mayne Jr
Walter Gugler
Broadway
Bolsem
C. W. McManamy
Cliff Johnson
Rape Council
Abe Slusky
Playland
Boyne Construction Company
Dodge
Yaks
Two Young Farmers Die In Lake Mills Plane Crash
Lake Mills report identifies Oliver Kloster, 27, and Orlyn Nappe, 28, as the victims of a light plane crash shortly after a 5 30 departure from the Lake Mills airport. The craft went down about a half mile east in Ray Steffens farm field. it did not burn.
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Lake Mills
Maurice Monson
Oliver Kloster
Orlyn Nappe
Jake
Ray Steffens
Beardsley Discusses Farm Operation Costs INDEPENDENCE
Gov. William Beardsley spoke at a dairy day celebration here Tuesday on rising farm operating costs. He argued the 1948 crop costs exceed the price earned by the entire 1941 crop at market, highlighting economic pressure on farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
William Beardsley
Beardsley
Escapee Thornburg Recaptured Near Rapid City
James Ells Thornburg, a 27 year old federal prisoner who broke jail at Chadron Nebraska early Monday, was captured in Rapid City South Dakota early Tuesday. A 26 hour search by state county and city police led to his capture by state patrolman Dean Barnes.
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Rapid City
S. D
James
Ells Thornburg
Chadron
Neb
Thornburg
Dean Barnes
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported by Byrne AP
A 1949 overview by Byrne Associated Press details Iowa traffic fatalities for June with comparisons to June 1948. The report notes the daily patterns, contributing factors, and regional incident distribution, highlighting shifts in death tolls across counties and key highways.
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Byrne Associated Press
Weather Update Points to Warm, Moisture Helps Crops
Midweek forecast calls for mostly sunny to warm days with temperatures from 60s to upper 80s. Moisture fell in eastern Iowa, aiding crops, while New England faces deadly heat and drought risks. Showers revived crop outlook in the central states. fire hazards remain high in the Northwest.
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Mercury
Iowa Weather Bureau
Iowa
New England
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Middle West
North Central States
Uinons
Michigan
Indiana
Missouri
Allbee Buys Out Partner In Motor Company
E. F. Allbee announced Wednesday he has purchased the interest of his partner Claude L. Urling in the Allbee and Urling Motor Company at 25 Fourth Street. Price was not disclosed and Urling's future plans are indefinite. The men have been in business together since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Allbee
Claude L. Urling
Allbee and Urling Motor Company
Fourth Street
Urling
Illness Fatal to Fort Dodge Farmer at Plowing Bee
Edger Prehm 35 year old farmer died Tuesday after an illness that followed a brain hemorrhage. He had been ill for more than a month and prompted neighboring farmers to stage an old fashioned plowing bee last week northeast of Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Edger Prehm
Here
Run Frontier Park or Quit City Is Told
State examiner bluntly urges the city to have the park board take over all park operations or resign. The Frontier association leases Dodge park to Playland Inc for 7500 dollars yearly, under a 15 year term, with sublease to Playland. Mayoral and park officials vow to resolve the matter legally, aiming for direct city payments and proper governance of park assets.
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Rpenter
Lions Clubs
Ickes, Condon
Copton
Harry Moses
Untu
Nan
Motor Company
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