Mere Possession of Marked Cards and Loaded Dice Illegal
Iowa Supreme Court upholds a Woodbury County conviction for possessing marked cards and loaded dice, ruling such items are illegal to possess. Defendant John Boland of Sioux City argued possession alone isn’t criminal, but the ruling may influence a Polk County case seeks to classify a one ball gambling device as illegal per se. The decision could guide this ongoing one ball machine suit as district court awaited the high court ruling.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Attorney General's
Supreme Court
John Boland
Sioux City
Boland
Polk County
Attorney General’s Office
Boand
Rep Loyre Proposes Two-Price Farm Loss Plan
U S Representative Loyre of South Dakota unveils a self financing two price program to recoup losses from the surplus commodity program. The plan aims for full domestic parity and a second price for surplus food moved via stamps or exports. It would be introduced in Congress soon and targets surplus control plus annual 200 million storage costs.
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Washington
Loyre
R.S. D
South Dakotan
Lovre
Congress
New Army Vehicle Differential Aids Traction
Archibald S. Alexander announces an Army Ordnance Department effort to create a differential that prevents one rear wheel from spinning while the other remains still. He says the innovation could help army trucks and civilian cars by reducing mud and snow stalling, aiding GM Chrysler and Ford vehicles as well.
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Les Ouunes
Archibald S. Alexander
Army
Army Ordnance Department
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Police recover diamond from Aga Khan theft case
Police announced the recovery of a diamond valued at $110,000 from the Aga Khan and his wife thefts last summer. Two arrests have been made as authorities say most of the loot was recovered recently by police at Marseille.
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Yrants
Aga Khan
Marseille
Churchill Puts Attlee On Spot Over Steel Nationalization
London report says Winston Churchill pressed Prime Minister Attlee to pledge Labor will not take over steel before a nine month window after the next general election. Attlee replied Labor will maintain the steel nationalization schedule and honor acts already passed.
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London
Winston Churchill
Labor
Churchill
Attlee
House of Commons
Commons
Nearly 200 Railroadmen Await Callback to Work
Nearly 200 railroad workers in Council Bluffs await a return to service as coal shortages ease. Eight railroads had not yet restored coal burning engines but expect to run within 10 days or by week’s end. Several coal burning passenger trains had been pulled from service between Omaha and Chicago, with Burlington trains serving Council Bluffs to Creston.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Chicago
Burlington
Creston
Newsreel Comedian Lew Lehr Dies at 54
Lew Lehr, once a well known newsreel comic famous for saying monkeys is the craziest people, died Monday in Rockline Massachusetts at age 54. He lived in New Canaan Connecticut with his wife Anna Leonhardt and had a 21 year career in musical comedy and vaudeville before joining Fox Movietone newsreels as a commentator.
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Srockline
Mass
Lew Lehr
Philadelph Lehr
New Canaan
Conn
Anna Leonhardt
Fox iMovietune
Guilty verdicts in espionage case involve Coplon and Gubitchev
A federal jury convicted Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev of conspiracy and attempted espionage. Coplon faced four counts with two guilty, while Gubitchev was found guilty on three counts, including an attempted espionage charge as an authorized recipient. Sentencing set for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Coplon faces up to 25 years and 10000 dollars fine. Gubitchev up to 13 years and 420000 dollars. Coplon already has related Washington, D. C. convictions and sentences pending.
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New York
Judith Copson
Valentin Gubitchev
Miss Copion
Guhbitchey
Miss Coplon
United States
Gubitchey
Soviet Union
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Ryan
Gubitchev
Washington, D. C
Indicate Resumption of Fight Service
An early return to normal railroad freight service is seen, though coal-burning passenger trains remain reduced. The Interstate Commerce Commission will gather data on coal mining resumption after the new contract and consult railroad and coal producer officials. The Association of American Railroads urges prompt reversal of last month’s 25 percent curtailment order.
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Wasmlngtun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of American Railroads
Deer Sightings as Flood Drives Animals Through City
Several deer were sighted inside Marshalltown city limits early Tuesday as flood waters from the Iowa River and Linn Creek pushed the shy animals from the lowlands, prompting residents to report the unusual urban wildlife activity.
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Marshalltown
Iowa River
Linn Creek
Hawaii Statehood Approved by House Bill Passage
The House passed a bill to make Hawaii a state on Tuesday. Earlier, the House approved Alaska statehood by 186 to 146, with Senate action uncertain. The Interior Committee once let a House-passed Hawaiian statehood bill die without action, and the Alaska measure has not yet been considered in the Senate.
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House
Washington
Hawaii
Senate
Senate Interior Committee
Alaska
Coal Production Takes Big Sport
Coal production surged as full crews returned to pits across the nation. Western Pennsylvania mines reopened with four-fifths at work, while West Virginia and Kentucky miners increased activity but full scale mining awaited safety inspections and gradual resumption.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Two Iowans Die in Traffic Accidents
Two women died in separate automobile crashes Monday in Iowa. Eunice Mauce of Fort Dodge died in a head on crash 12 miles south of New Hampton on Highway 63. Chauncey Barlow of Mason City died when her car missed a bridge and plunged into the Winnebago river north of Ventura on a graveled road. John N. Johnson of Frederika, Ind., injured in the New Hampton crash, said the woman had hitched a ride with him. Max Redman of Waterloo, driver of the other car, was unhurt.
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Associated Press
Eunice Mauce
Fort Dodge
New Hampton
Chauncey -Barlow
Mason City
Winnebago River
Ventura
John N. Johnson
Frederika
Max Redman
Waterloo
Harvard Pathologist Testifies Air Not Fatal to Any Human
Harvard pathologist Dr Hermann N Sander testified that injecting 40 cubic centimeters of air could not have killed Mrs Abbie Borreto. Dr Richard Ford of Harvard estimated 200 to 300 ccs within 25 seconds could be lethal. Defense says 25 to 28 ccs were injected and she died before the injection. Mrs Sander, wife of the defendant, testified briefly about their marriage and balance between work and family.
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Manchester
N. H
Harvard
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Sander
Richard Ford
Department of Legal Medicine
Ford
Aix
Borreto
Alice
Lewis Proposes Mutual Aid Pact Between Unions
John L. Lewis urged a mutual aid pact linking the United Mine Workers and CIO United Steel Workers with possible additions. He sent a letter to CIO President Phillip Murray after returning an uncashed 500000 check, saying funds were not usable and must be marked void. Lewis condemned financial interests seeking to cripple major unions and proposed joint defense among unions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
United Steel Workers
UMW
Phillip Murray
Murray
Lewis
CIO Automobile Workers Union
Chrysler
America
Farm manager held for mental exam over livestock deaths
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Thomas N Seaworth 47 was ordered temporarily committed to Independence state hospital for a mental examination after his farm’s livestock died of thirst and starvation. Deputy Whittemore reported 5 horses 26 sheep and 11 lambs dead with surviving animals in poor condition. A horse valued at about 1000 was among those still alive.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence + state hospital
Thomas N. Seaworth
Pete Whittemore
Whittemore
Wittemore
Seaworth
Evans Won't Run for Governorship
Iowa Lt. Gov. Kenneth A. Evans announced he will not seek the governorship, saying he is taking a temporary vacation from public office and will not run in the June Republican primaries. He stressed he is not retiring from politics and may back a candidate or be active at party conventions.
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Emerson
Kenneth A. Evans
Iowa
New Mayor and Aldermen Elected in Muscatine
In Muscatine a large turnout over 5,000 chose Bert P. Olsen as mayor by 210 votes defeating incumbent H E Ferguson. Aldermen elected were H M Baumgartner Elmer E Bloom Jr Willard R Sheldon and Ford Hilton. Citizens for Better Government led the ticket. A advisory poll favored the current garbage disposal system 3123 to 1730.
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Citizens For “Better Government
Ford Hilton
People’s
Muscatine
Five candidates press urgent school building program
A near capacity audience at Community hall heard five school board hopefuls advocate an urgent building program. Incumbents Thomas McMillen and L. W. Roper, plus Eldon Haworth Francis Putman and Harry Voss, debated bond size and how to finance improvements while urging improved curriculum and community cooperation.
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Thomas McMillen
L. W. Roper
Eldon Haworth
Francis Putman
Harry Voss
Spirit of Harmony
McMillen
Roper Roper
Roper
City Planning Commission
Haworth
Fatman
Putman
West End
Second Avenue
Africa the friendly dog wins homecoming after bite case
In Newark New Jersey a six year old black dog named Africa faced four alleged bite victims in court. The judge allowed Africa to stay at large on leash after his friendly gesture of placing a paw on the magistrate’s lap to enter a plea. The case ends with Africa not being impounded for observation. Winter weather returns with heavy winds and snow across the state. The Des Moines bureau forecasts blizzards and temperatures three to seven degrees below normal for the five day outlook.
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Africa
Robert Solari
Newark
N. J
Weather Bureau
Weather Man
Iowa
Mercury
Cornell Bluffs
Associated Press
Des Moines
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Bureau
Mabrey Leads Battle Over Omaha Wheel Tax
Mayor Mabrey of Carter Lake fights Omaha's $4 per vehicle wheel tax on commuters. He urges a reciprocal deal with surrounding towns like Bellevue Council Bluffs and Carter Lake to avoid inequities. Bellevue Mayor Jungers calls the plan unfair, while Sparks forms a three aldermen committee to discuss action.
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Wilson Mabrey
Carta Lake
Omaha
Carter Lake
Counci Bluffs
Bellevia
Mabreyner Emmet
Gardiner
Iowa
Sparks
George B. Sparks
Bellevue
Council Bluffs
Ray Jungers
Omaha Council
Jungers
Nebraska
Sarpy
Douglas County
Harold Poff
Glenn Cunningham
Poff
City Legal Department
My Leg's Broken Call a Carpenter
Wen dell Holmes Teat, 53, was found lying in Glenvale and taken to Physicians and Surgeons hospital. Doctors withdrew from the case and a carpenter was called after Teat claimed his leg was broken but police later noted the leg was wooden.
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Glenvale
Calll
Wendell Holmes Teat
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Teat
Dilmore Named President Emeritus at Iowa University
President Emeritus Eugene A. Dilmore of the University of Iowa, who led the university from 1934 to 1940, has been granted the emeritus title in recognition of his service.
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Fowa City
Eugene A. Dilmore
University of Iowa
Chuckle on Rights of Husband and Pedestrian
A humorous survey quip notes the husband as head of the house and the pedestrian having right of way. It suggests both are fairly safe unless they exercise their nights, implying comedic tension between domestic leadership and street rulemaking.
Storm isolates 100 North Dakota communities and more
An ice storm and subsequent blizzard with 60 mph winds cut outside communication for about 100 South Dakot a communities and all of North Dakota, the Northwestern Bell Telephone company said Tuesday. Hundreds of wire breaks and several telephone lines are down, affecting long distance circuits in Nebraska’s Grand Island and Holdrege areas as well.
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South Dakota
North Dakota
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Grand Island
Holdredge
Nebraska
Ice Jams Hold Ditches Near Blencoe Report Says
The Harrison Monona drainage ditch near Blencoe shows no immediate danger of flooding after an ice jam was investigated. Army engineer R R Walton relayed the finding by radio from Omaha as earlier reports of levee breaks prompted dynamite blasts to release the jam.
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Harrison-Monona
R. R. Walton
Onawa
Army
Walton
Omaha
Monona-Harrison
Chicago
River Sioux
Harry Freymuller
Blencoe
Harrisson- Monona
Communists Land on Nationalist Island of Hainan
FAIPET Formosa reports that about 1,000 Chinese communist troops have landed on the nationalist island of Hainan and fighting is in progress. It remains unclear if this is a test of defenses or the start of a full invasion off the coast of southeast China.
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Faipet
Formosa
Hainan
Tom
Nouth
China
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported Across Counties
A March 7 1950 report from the Associated Press notes multiple traffic fatalities in Iowa, detailing where crashes occurred and listing the involved counties and approximate dates.
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Iowa
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