Eastern Women Inspect County Livestock Wealth Tour
Sixteen eastern women on a tour sponsored by the Armour Livestock bureau visited western Iowa farms to study cattle and hog production. They traveled muddy stock tracks from Weston to Underwood Neola and Minden, dined at Don Storjohann’s home, and viewed soil and conservation projects before ending near Council Bluffs under Edward N Wentworth supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ryan
Weston
Edward N. Wentworth
Lkite
West Pottawsattamle County
Armour Livestock Bureau
Iowa
M. J. Ryan
Herold Ford
Underwood
Joe Hubbard
Neola
Robert Peterson
Minden
Don Storjohann
County Farm Bureau
Martin
Council Bluffs
Midwest
Dutch Airliner Drops Into Sea
A four engine KLM plane crashed in the sea off Bari Italy killing many aboard. Officials said 24 bodies were recovered including 16 men 5 women and 3 children with more feared trapped in debris. Causes under investigation with reports of possible inflight fire from 15000 feet on a Batavia to Amsterdam run.
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Bari
Haly
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Governors End 41st Conference Endorses Foreign Policy
Colorado Springs report says governors endorsed the administration's foreign policies including support for the United Nations, the European Recovery Program, and the North Atlantic Pact. They rejected a push for a 20 percent cut in federal aid, noting states cannot reject federal funds. Schricker led the resolutions committee, stressing all government levels should share unemployment and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col .P
United Nations
Congress
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Resolutions Committee
Police Move To Stop Unauthorized Non Communist Rail Strikes
Berlin residents report that the Allied military government has ordered German police in its sector to block non communist railway strikers from running an emergency service without the consent of the Russian contested management.
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Berlin
Acheson Urges Pact Approval
Secretary of State Acheson pressed Congress to approve the North Atlantic Pact and European arms program this session. He urged action by June 30 on a $150 million Korea economic aid bill after two hours with the House Foreign Affairs Committee and reiterated that treaty action and arms support are needed to back U.S. policy in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
House
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Europe
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
Orators to Compete in K of P Contest
DES Moines reports eight states send senool orators to the th annual Knights of Pythias contest here Thursday. Iowa’s entrant is William Kruse 17 of Sioux City. Nebraska Kansas Missouri Indiana Minnesota Wisconsin are also represented. Regional winner earns a 250 scholarship for college and may enter the national contest at San Diego Aug 10 where scholarships from 500 to 2,000 will be awarded.
You May Soon Get More Mail From Your Congressman
The House appropriations committee approved a $200 increase in the stationery allowance for each House member for the current session. Each member already has $500 for this purpose. The committee also approved $2,022,000 to fund a recently passed bill granting each member an additional clerk at base pay of $3,000, or about $4,200 with temporary raises, and $500 annually for telephone and telegraph tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washin
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Omahans Injured in Plane Crash Near North Fifteenth
Two Omaha residents were critically injured Thursday at 3 p m when their Fairchild PT 126 plane crashed near North Fifteenth Street and River Boulevard. Wilfred Scarborough, 26, of Blondo Street, and Harald Honeywell, 21, of East Omaha, were taken to Council Bluffs Hospital. Police cited firemen saying both were in bad shape. The plane, owned by Aero-Service Inc, was on a pleasure flight from Omaha Municipal Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
North Fifteenth
Aero-Service, Inc
Omaha Municipal
Convict Matusik Sentenced for Murder of Wife
Ruun Island case. Joseph Matusik, 44, tech, was found guilty of killing his wife Eva, 40, whom he believed unfaithful. He attempted to trap her by wiring their house for sound and claimed the death was an accident. A seven and five juror panel delivered a sealed verdict after six hours of deliberation. Circuit Judge A J Scheineman imposed life imprisonment.
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Ruun Island
Joseph Matusik
A. J. Scheineman
Matusik
Eva
Missouri U names Croft dean of mechanical engineering
Columbia Massachusetts March 4 The University of Missouri has named Huber Ogilvie Croft head of the University of Iowa mechanical engineering department as dean of its college of mechanical engineering Croft 59 will also direct the University of Missouri engineering experiment station succeeding Dr Harry A Curtis who resigned last February to become a director of the Tennessee Valley Authority
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri
Huber Ogilvie Croft
University of Iowa
College of Mechanical Engineering
Croft
Harry A. Curtis
Tennessee Valley Authority
University of Missouri Engineering Experiment Station
Steeplejack Dangles Atop 100-Foot Smokestack
Henry Wilson a 45 year old steeplejack dangled for three hours atop a 100 foot smokestack in Hamilton Ohio before a fireman freed him by untangling his boat system. He had been up there two hours before attracting attention.
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Hamilton
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Lovely New Baby for Mother
A baby boy is born at Jefferson Hillman hospital to 13 year old mother Katherine Elizabeth Love who eloped last September to marry 18 year old Joseph Love in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Katherine Elizabeth Love
Joseph Love
Mississippi
Danish King Knits Brisson Knighted at Crans Castle
Danish born singer Brisson Knighted by King Frederik IX at Crans Castle in an audience. The king awarded the cross of the order of Dannebrog to the performer during the royal summer residence event.
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Copenmagen
Bris
Frederik IX
Cransten
Order of Dannebrog
Morrison La Woman Slain and Body Slashed
The nude and mutilated body of 22 year old Harv y A Stahlhut was found in a walk in refrigerator at the tavern she and husband operated in Morrison. Sheriff John A Meyer said she was slain by a maniac, with throat cut and body slit. Her husband, away on Wednesday, discovered the scene after returning around 4 a.m. The infant son was unharmed. Investigators expected a state crime bureau agent. no suspects named.
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Stahlut
Wallace E. Morgan
Waterloo
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Meyer
Aus
C. H. Bartruff
Reinbeck
Morrison
Bartruff
Polio Victim Nancy Shellberg In Fairly Good Condition
Nancy Shellberg eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Shellberg Griswold was in fairly good condition Thursday in Mercy hospital polio ward. She was hospitalized Wednesday night and is the eighth southwest Iowa infantile paralysis victim of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Shellverg
Edwin Shellberg
Griswold
Mercy Hospital
Iowa
Hiss Handyman Testifies in Perjury Trial Details
New York courtroom heard Raymond Catlett a handyman for Alger Hiss describe an FBI offer of 200 dollars for an old Woodstock typewriter used to copy State Department documents. He testified about payments from Hiss brother Donald and involvement of Whittaker Chambers in the case.
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New York
Malcolm Cowley
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Francis B. Sayre
Department of State
FBI
Raymond Catlett
Hisses
Washington
Hiss
Catlett
Iiss
State Department
Chambers
Donald
Murphy
Theagents
Board to Decide on Resumption of Des Moines Strike
DES MOINES The streetcar men's union executive board will decide Friday whether to resume a strike of operators and maintenance men against the Des Moines Railway Co. Union attorney Max Putnam urged in a radio address Wednesday night that people ride the company facilities to and from work before purchasing weekly passes until Friday evening. The AFL union's executive board would determine if the 587 members would walk out again to support the demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Streetcar Men's Union Executive Board
Des Moines Railway Co
Max Putnam
The
Streetcar Men’s Union
AFL
Favors a Woman for President of U S
DES MOINES 2 Women Vivian Kellems urges formation of a women led party to elect a woman president. she criticizes both parties and bran nan s farm plan calling for equal political power and a woman candidate to lead. she argues women hold balance of power and can achieve goals if they know what they want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vivian Kellems
United States
Connecticut
Agriculture Brannan
Warns of Fiascos at Hanford Plant
Washington heard a congression al committee warn of fiascos at the Hanford plutonium plant and criticized the AEC for lack of business sense. Dr. C W J Wende, former Hanford pile technology head, resigned from General Electric and urged industry expertise to manage military industrial programs.
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Washington
Congressional
Hanford
Atomic Energy Commission
C. W. J. Wende
General Electric Company
Richland
Wash
Joint
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
R-Iowaj
AEC
Los Alamos
N. M
Oak Ridge
Sanford
Commission
US midshipmen present souvenirs to Lord Mayor in Portsmouth
Four U S midshipmen from American Portsmouths delivered souvenirs and testimonials to Lord Mayor John Privett in Portsmouth England. One midshipman identified was R L Ringhausen of Portsmouth Iowa as part of the allied goodwill exchange.
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Portsmouth
Eng
U. S
Rainstorm causes minor damage in Council Bluffs area
Heavy rain and hail inflicted some damage across Council Bluffs and Omaha. Four greenhouses suffered severe losses in Omaha with shattered glass and a $20,000 estimate from one operator. Paving was lifted at streets and water rushed through a duplex foundation. One tornado hit Auburn causing about $25,000 in damage to the airport and planes.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Weather Bureau
Osage
North Thirty-fourth Street
Alfred Hansen
C. A. Lee
Telephone Company
W. T. Beats
Iowa Power and Light
Kline Taylor
South First Street
Hill District
Dodge Park
Auburn
Neb
Nebraska
Burlington
Lincoln
Kansas City
Northwood
Decorah
Charles City
Keokuk
Lamont
Forest City
Dubuque
Mazon City
Spencer
Estherville
Associated Press
Strick
Veg sue associated Pryea June 23, 1949
Fragmentary OCR note references a date June 23 1949 and mentions an association with Pryea. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but implies a legal or organizational matter tied to that date and people named Pryea.
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Veg Sue Associated
Pryea
Seeenennas Aeaeesenens
Predict Close Senate Vote On Taft Hartley Injunction
Washington observers predicted a tight Senate vote on keeping the Taft Hartley law injunction against critical strikes. Backers won preliminary victories as the Senate rejected two other plans for handling national emergencies in labor disputes. Democratic Leader Luag and Senator George expressed optimism about a close result, while supporters and opponents clash over which method will prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friends
Senate
Lucag
George
R-Ga
Douglas-Aiken
Douglas
D-Ill
Aiken
R-Vt
Ives
R-N
Congress
Flanders Calls $3 Billion Cut to Military Funds
Senator Flanders proposes a $3 billion reduction in next year’s military spending to reverse a downward trend. He urges the Senate Appropriations Committee to implement the cut amid claims the United States is spending more on military preparations than rival powers. The proposal follows reports of $16,000,1000 in cash and contract authority looted by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flanders
Senate
House
Soviet
Russia
President Signs Deficiency Bill for Federal Payroll Relief
President Truman signed an $862.6 million deficiency appropriation to fund thousands of temporarily unpaid federal employees and $5.4 million for rebuilding or repairing the White House. The measure covers agencies that exhausted regular appropriations for the current fiscal year ending this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Inside Othman Outlines School Project
City and county readers learn from editor Frederick Othman on the inside page about a proposed school project and the city’s approach to financing. City Treasurer Harold Christiansen predicts taxes will rise, with some bright spots noted among the details.
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Othman
Council Bluffs
Frederick Othman
Harold Christensen
Second Avenue
Sing Sing
Ife
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Italian
Convict Matusik
SUI Engineer
Missouri
U. Post
Brisson
Ata
House Foundation
Fourth Street
Sigmund 2
Engel
Reseda Corrigan
Chicago
Atomic Energy Group
A. B. Groninger
G. E
Manford
Wende
Iowe
Ion
T-H
Bill
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