Blizzard Strikes Iowa Towns Cutting Long-Distance Lines
Severe storm isolates eleven western Iowa communities from long distance service after a March blizzard. Wires break, poles fall, and crews from Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Storm Lake, and Hawarden rush to restore lines as snow and 47 mph winds batter the region. Travel and rail service disrupted. freezing temperatures persist with hazardous conditions across the Midwest.
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Hilaiard
Acredi Towa
Co. C. Bolainger
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hamburg
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Clarinda
Grant
Emerson
Henderson
Breddyville
Shambaugh
Con
Northboro
Blanchard
Farragut
Riverton
College Springs
Crewe
Bolsinger
Council Bluffa
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Hawartion
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Dog Molnes
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Oetel
Carroll
Towa
Creaton
Cumberland
Atlantic
State Highway Patrol
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Inchan
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Port Dodge
Ames
Manon City
Des Moines
Perry
Spencer
Monteeuman
Troika
Milk Price May Rise One Cent in Omaha Area
In the Omaha and Council Bluffs region 2,850 dairy producers began voting Friday on a milk handling amendment that could lift retail milk by one cent per quart. Referendum agent Wayna McPherson said the measure would raise the price paid to producers by about 30 cents per hundredweight, with anticipated OPA approval for a corresponding rise in consumer prices.
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Omaha
Cornell Bluffs
Wayna McPherson
Secretary of Agriculture
Legion of Merit Awarded to Iowa Officer Motavetz
The War Department awarded Maj. Robert L. Motavetz of Ogden Iowa the legion of merit for outstanding service as chief of the cartographic division. From October 1943 to August 1943 he produced maps on short notice aiding military operations.
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War Department
Legion of Merit
Robert L. Mot'avetz
Ogden
Engineers
Army May Service
Spain Charts Counter Offensive Amid Civil War Claims
London dispatch reports Madrid radio asserting the United States Britain and France spur new Spanish civil war via notes and propaganda. It denounces foreign meddling while praising Franco’s regime and condemns Soviet and German propaganda as a cover for aggression. Moscow radio counters Franco’s stance with praise for alignment with Hitler and Mussolini.
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Madrid Radio
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Britain
France
Spain
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Madrid
ABC
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Moscow
Hitler
Mussolini
Russia backs French plan on United Nations appeal
Paris reports Russia approves a French proposal to take the Apaniah question to the United Nations Security Council. Washington diplomats say the United States will oppose the move, arguing the Franco regime does not threaten international peace and security. Britain signals likely reluctance to join France in the effort.
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Watt Wridny Rasalan
United Nations Security Counsell
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Washington
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Franco
Security Council
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France
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Heart Attack Fatal GEICAGO Who Died Early
Taane Hoffman an OT from Locoomotive Wires ministry and Einginemen died Friday morning from heart disease. The incident occurred in GEICAGO and is reported by the Brotherbed of Locoomotive Wires.
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Taane Hoffman
Wenerel
Duerr Elected President Of Southwestern Iowa Lumbermen
L. J. Duerr of Missouri Valley was elected president of the Southwestern Iowa Lumbermen’s association at Hotel Chieftain. He succeeds Charles Goessling Jr. of Shenandoah. New officers include Jose Hansen of Oakland as vice president and Robert Anderson of Council Bluffs as secretary. Board members are Jay Stivers Council Bluffs Goessing Paul Wheeler Red Oak Vic Dalby Clearfield and E Clare Greenfield. The convention opened with sharp attacks on Washington bureaus and the OPA.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa Lumbermen’s Association
Hotel Chieftain
Charles IK. Goessling, Jr
Shenandoah
Jose Hansen
Oakland
Robert Anderson
Council Bluffs
Iay Stivers
Council Buuffs
Goessing
Paul Wheeler
Red Oak
Vic Dalby
Clearfield
E. Clare
Green- Held
Democracy
OPA
John Blanford
Badeaux
Wilson Wyatt
Housing Administration
Local builders push for quicker release of materials
Chamber of Commerce leaders urged congressmen and senators to press for steps to free building materials for rapid local use. Gustafson called housing aims for veterans an incomplete effort, and Petrus warned mills remain idle due to government restrictions.
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Briday
Housing Committee
Leon Morse
HE. V. Gustafson
Council Bluffs
State's Child Welfare Director Resigns
Laura L. Tadt, director of child welfare for the state social welfare board, submitted her resignation for personal reasons. She became director in 1939 and will leave the post on April 15. No successor has been named.
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Des Moines, Ore
Laura L. Tadt
State Social Welfare Board
H. 0. Board
Yesignadion di
Virginians Cheer Winston Churchill's Defence of Wartime Unity
In Richmond Virginia on a joint legislative session Churchill urged Britain and the United States to sustain wartime strength. He praised General Dwight D. Eisenhower for uniting Allied forces into a single fighting nation.
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Winston Churchill
Toggether
Virgintsa
Britain
Dwight Hisenhower
Goldier
Toln
Pauley Decides Not to Withdraw from Navy Nomination
Washington date: President Truman reportedly urged delay in withdrawing Edwin W. Pauley as Under-secretary of the Navy. Two senators cited letters between Pauley and the president, while Pauley vowed to stay in the fight and to retire only after victory. The exchange sparked questions over timing and possible support for Pauley amid Ickes criticism and naval committee actions.
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Truman
Senate Naval Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Harold 4. Ickes
Interior
Hayig
Senate
Withsdrawal
Reporers
Paley
Mr. Truman
Naval Committee
Ickes
California
Boy Fighter-bomber for Iowa Boy Scouts
A P-88 fighter-bomber purchased by the Tall Corn council for 150 dollars becomes property of the Boy Scouts. It will be used for scout instruction as a new senior scouting branch. Pilot Richard Ravitts flew the plane from Walnut Ridge Arkansas to bring it to Camp Mitipu wa near Madrid.
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Hoy Qeant
Madrid
Truman Silent on Churchill Proposal and AEO Ties
President Truman declined to state views on Churchill’s Anglo American military alliance proposal. He noted Churchill spoke freely at Fulton and indicated no decision on a new Big Three meeting. Weather and local forecast included, with temperatures and precipitation data for Council Bluffs and surrounding areas.
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Truman
Winston Churchin
Fulton
Churchill
U. S
Great Britain
United States
George C. Marshall
China
Chungking
Iowa Seeks Return of Denison Kidnapers
Iowa officials seek the return of three of eight suspects rounded up in a Chicago raid for the Denison kidnapping of Iowa highway patrolman John Mahnke on November 28. Capt. John T. O Malley of Chicago Police named Robert Lee Robertson and his wife Margaret Robertson both of St. Louis and Pellx Walter Kargol of Chicago as the trio with a wanted order. Robertson was described as the gang leader who talked about multiple jobs.
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Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Towa
Chicago
John T. O'Malley
John Mahnke
Iowa
Denison
Robert Lee Robertson
St. Louis
Margaret
Pellx Walter Kargol
Chitago
O'Malley
Robertson
Reds Employ Mailed Fist in Manchuria
Spencer Davis reports from Changchun on March 5 that Soviet commandant Marshall Rodion Malinovetsky pledged to block any interference between Russia and China. Red Army controls Changchun and Manchuria as Chinese officials struggle to assume governance amid closed shops and civilian exodus.
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Manchuria
Russia
China
Marshall Rodlion Malinovesky
Changelun
Red Army
Chungking
Noal Mining Administration
Tung Yengping
Fushun
Inin
Plan Airport Clinic At Ames With State Officials
The second annual state airport clinic planned at Iowa State College will feature talks by representatives from the civil aeronautics commission and the Iowa aeronautics commission and is set for April 7 at Ames.
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Civil Aeronautics Commission
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa State College
Buhrman Relief Fund Nears Closure Date
The Buhrman relief fund, started Feb 25 to cover immediate costs from the Charles Street water tower crash, will close March 17. Four contributors raised the total to 2979.98 Friday as Rev. AG Crisp announced the closure and that donations will continue only for Mrs. Schott and Mrs. Cade’s hospital expenses through March 17.
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AG Crisp
Charles Street
George Schott
James Cade
Crisp
Omahan Fatally Hurt in Glenwood Crash
Hugo F. Honig 63 head of Midland Construction of Omaha was fatally injured in a collision between his car and an empty livestock truck six miles east of Glenwood. He died Friday in a Council Bluffs hospital while returning from a business trip to Red Oak. Services will be in Omaha Sunday.
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Washington Moves to End GM Dispute and Rail Strike
Labor and management face urgent action by Washington as GM CIO UAW talks stall and a threatened rail strike by 300000 locomotive engineers and trainmen looms. Schwellenbach hints at government action, while a Senate investigation into labor disputes gains momentum and a presidential fact finding panel is awaited. President Truman planned to intervene to halt the rail walkout, with a board to study the dispute to buy time.
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Truman
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United Auto Workers
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Cleveland
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Lines Forming for OPA Battle in Congress
Washington reports that House leaders plan to defend the OPA against deep cuts while Democrats seek crippling amendments. The banking panel summoned New York mayor William O'Dwyer for his views on extending price controls beyond June 30. Other measures include a modified one-year OPA extension, new moves to end controls as inflation pressures ease, and a formal study group to revise the OPA law.
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OPA
Banking Committee
New York City
William O'Dwyar
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Rep
Colmer
D.-Miss
James F. Brownlee
Chester Bowles
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
World Fund
Hea
Chatman Hartley
N.J
Truman Names Board to Study Railroad Grievances
President Truman named a three man fact finding board to investigate wage demands and rule changes from two railroad brotherhoods amid a looming nationwide strike. Judge Leif Erick Frank M Swacker and Gordon S Watkins were chosen to delay potential walkouts for 30 to 60 days while the panel studies the dispute. The appointment follows arbitration terms under the national railway labor act and comes as other unions accept mediation.
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Leif Erick
Montana Supreme Court
Frank M. Swacker
New York
Gordon S. Watkins
Economics Department
University of California
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National Bank and File Association
Roe
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Whitney
Alvanley Johnson
Johnson
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Lewin
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Western Electric Employer Association
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Frank J. Fitzsimmons
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