Mayor Asks Morse for Resignation
Morar records show Morse demanding resignation from the airport commission amid a storm over a drunken women incident on Pearl Street. Mayor Byers deflects, saying no confirmation yet and that the matter remains between Morse and the city.
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Leon
Morar
Glen Sevemic
Jocal Narance
Min
Monny
Bee Minnicipal
Efimavskalan
Frye
W. A. Byers
Morse
Pegard
Council Bluffs
Airport Commisnion
Byers
Pearl Street
Chieftain
Mayor Byers
Hirayole
Deny Petition for Consolidated School at Minden
Laura Leonard, county superintendent, denied a petition for a consolidated school district around Minden after a hearing. The petition, signed by 183 voters, failed to meet legal requirements and showed irregularities. Leonard noted more than 540 voters resided within the proposed district and many signers were misrepresented or withdrew support. The plan aimed to encircle Minden with a 10 by 4 mile district. few such consolidations have existed in the state.
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Ihe
Minden
Laura Leonard
Setynel
Pxidt
Sonny
Cavaan
Macedonia
Troynee
Uneers
Arborta
Light Rain Forecast With Cool Morning For Monday
The forecast calls for more light rain with highs around 40 degrees on Monday. Expect some warmer temperatures in the afternoon and a trace of precipitation from Sunday’s showers. The Des Moines River remains near flood stage after recent rainfall, while weather officials monitor conditions and predict a safe turnout for the day.
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Des Moines
Sta
Batibet
Chewera Yuna
Weather Bureau
U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Warner Central
New Award System at Eldora School
Supt N Cooper announced a new award system at Eldora School to promote positive behavior. Seven boys from the Widora state training school for boys will be taken to Iowa City Wednesday for the opening games of the state high school basketball tournament. Each cottage will select a boy “most representative of the new training spirit.”
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Mlpora
VPI
Supt
Ied
N. Cooper
Moiklay
Widora
Iowa City
Couper
Esancy Named to Chamber Staff as Secretary Role Expanded
Richard B Esancy 46 Canning street is appointed resistant secretary for the Chamber of Commerce, joining April 1 after prior service as a veterans employment representative since March 2044. The move, pushed by industrial division leaders and the executive committee, aims to free the secretary to focus on outside contacts and broaden committee activity. Robert H Eckard 818 South Eighth Street will assume the veterans employment representative duties.
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Chamber of Commerce
Richard B. Esancy
Canning Street
Escancy
Chamber
Wlyod Hughes
Maanecy
Wil
Don Harding
Reargudantian
Kney
Robert H. Eckard
South Eighth Street
Veterans Employment
Ayell
Joly
Clark Plans War Upon Monopolies
Attorney General Tom Clark vows a vigorous campaign against monopolies to aid veterans and small businesses. He pledges hard hitting enforcement of anti trust laws to keep industries competitive and ensure veterans can start and operate in a free market.
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Washington, WP
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Millat
Wil
Columbia to Honor Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was to receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Columbia University at a special convocation. He was scheduled to attend the event in New York, with a ceremonial arrangement involving royal and university officials.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Columbia University
Churchill
Back to Work Move Led by GE Workers
General Electric workers return to plant production after a 62 day strike ending with an 18.8 cent hourly wage increase. CIO United Electrical Workers report 100000 members across 16 states back at work Monday, while GM plants begin recalling workers as locals settle differences. Other mass returns include 50000 road siders, 14000 Cimco Rollo Bearing employees, and 3300 Oliver company workers. Federal data show postwar production rising to a new peak, signaling broad reconversion gains and easing labor disputes nationwide. John L Lewis to present union wage demands to mine owners forthcoming wage talks.
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Associatedl Proas
General Electric
General Motors
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
Baltimore
San Francisco
Cimcon Rollo Bearing Company
Ohio
Oliver Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Charles City
Federal Reserve Bulletin
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Charles O'Neill
Lewis' Union
Maine
Omaha Packers Cut Slaughter Amid Price Pressures
Omaha packing plants reduce slaughtering as they cannot pay current cattle prices without breaching government limits. Armour, Cudahy, and others report shrinking beef purchases and warn ongoing operations may falter. Ed Hinton and George Hugenburg describe tighter margins as roads worsen supply, while Union Stockyards notes most sales go to buyers in Michigan and New Jersey.
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Omaha
Ed Hinton
Armour
Cudahy
George Hugenburg
Harry Coffee
Union Stockyards Company
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Veterans Pay Homage to War Dog Here
Philadelphia veterans honor Blackie a Labrador who served 32 months in the Pacific with the 282nd coast artillery. The unofficial technical sergeant was buried in Cheltenham pet cemetery with full military honors as Taps played, seven World War II veterans attending.
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War Dog
Philadelphia
Blackie
Pacific Flehling
282Nd Coast Artillery
Cheltenham
Uniat Churches of Western Ukraine Break With Vatican
In Moscow a letter from Uniat church officials states that after 3 1/2 centuries of Roman Catholic ties the Uniat churches of western Ukraine will rejoin the Russian Orthodox Church. The 216 delegates at a Low church assembly voted to return to the Holy Russian Orthodox Church, reflecting historical links to the region once part of Poland.
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Moscow
Uniiat
Ukraine
Vatican
Wil
Union of Brest
Poland
Rome
Coal Operators Denounce UMW Health Fund Demands
Washington reports coal operatorsLabel John L Lewin for demanding a miners health and welfare fund as part of wage talks affecting 400 000 miners. Henry M Mosca disputes Lewins claims saying the UMWs committee produced an ex parte report and charges industry negligence caused thousands of deaths and injuries in 24 years while noting Bureau of Mines figures showing lower fatality counts in recent years.
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Harold W. Ward Washington
John L. Lewin
Galt
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ence
Henry M. Mosca
Moses
Glaim
Special Welfare and Hospitalization Committee
UMW
United States Bureau of Mines
Mogea
Red Cross
Georgia Charges Rail Conspiracy in Supreme Court Case
Georgia sues twenty railroads before the U S Supreme Court alleging unlawful funding and illegal combining to fix dominate and control freight rates through economic coercion. The state claims antitrust violations and discrimination against the South, seeks dissolution of rate making bureaus and associations tied to the Association of American Railroads.
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Washington
Georgia
Supreme Cour
Lloyd K. Garrison
Chhef
War Manpower Commission
Supreme Court
Association of American Railroads
Failure to Furnish Food Sparks Potential Global Conflict
UNRRA chief Herbert Lehman warned that failing to feed the world’s hungry could sow seeds of new armed conflict. He noted progress in shipping supplies and repatriating displaced persons, while urging broader international cooperation and a widened central food board to prevent political instability across nations.
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Herbert Lehman
Alex Singleton
Atlantic City
UNRRA
UNERA
Mission of
Mercy
Lehman
United Nations
London
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Wwehmin
Food
United States
Europe
Asia
Tyler Wood
State Department
Sec Anderson Faces Pressure Over Bowles Cotton Order
Washington report details a clash between Bowles and Agriculture Secretary Anderson as Bowles orders higher down payments on cotton deliveries to curb prices. Southern lawmakers oppose the move and may block it. Anderson may or may not sign the order as he travels westward.
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Marvin
Arrowsmith
Washington
Chester
Bowles
Anderson
OPA
Bowles Contentis
Cotton Exchange
Cotton State Congress
Elmer Thomas
D.okla
State Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman
Tom
Office of Price Administration
Friends of Bowles
Thle
Mr. Truman
White House
Congress
J. B. Hutson
Polish Swiss Pact Reported in Bern Trade Agreement
Warsaw reports Moudey agency notes a Polish Swiss trade agreement signed in Bern. The bulletin cites cooperation steps likely to boost cross border commerce between Poland and Switzerland, with officials from both sides signaling broader economic ties.
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Warsaw
Moudey
Bern
NAM Opens Battle Upon OPA Controls
The National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to end price controls on manufactured goods arguing OPA inflates prices and fuels black markets. NAM President Robert R. Wason contends OPA harms production and inflation can be tamed only by removing price limits and government deficits. Chester Bowles criticizes NAM as an irresponsible pressure group while Kaiser questions NAM’s representativeness. Four reasons cite regulation delays, misaligned incentives, faulty forecasts, and depressed profits reducing production incentives.
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Francia
ML LeMay
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
OPA
Robert R. Wason
NAM
Chester Bowles
Banking Committee
Henry J. Kaiser
Industralist
Spoak
Kaiser
Associags
Wason
Baruch Nominated by Truman for UN Atomic Energy Post
President Truman nominates Bernard M Baruch as the United States representative on the United Nations atomic energy commission. White House press secretary Charles G Ross announced the nomination detailing Baruchs seasoned advisory role and expected Senate consideration soon.
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Washington
Trumans
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Whitehouse
Charled G. Ross
Mitweneler
Senate
Tucadav
No Ban Against Banquet Dinners
The White House said President Truman seeks conservation of vital foods rather than elimination of public dinners during the world emergency. Press Secretary Rosa released a telegram to Arthur J. Hartnett of the Hotel Association of Washington clarifying that the aim is fuller conservation and public dinners may continue with food-saving measures. Hartnett noted confusions about mass dinners and the Coleier’s congressional awards committee banquet, stressing officials do not intend a 120 day ban.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Rosa
Arthur J. Hartnett
The
Hotel Association of Washington
Hartnett
Mr. Truman
Cole Lier
Congressional Awards Committee
Herbert Hoover on His Way to Europe
Former President Herbert Hoover traveled to Europe on a famine relief mission similar to his 1919 WWI relief work. He left Sunday aboard an Army C-54, saying he would visit any country that asks for U S food and that further details would come from Washington. The trip is at the request of President Truman.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Russia
Hoover
United States
Washington
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Livestock Destroyed by Fire Near Walcott on Highway 6
Eighty eight head of livestock perished in a barn fire on the Henry Melkenn farm a half mile north of Walcott on Highway 6 Saturday. Lightning struck a barn during a rainstorm starting the blaze which spread to the attic. Loss estimated at about 10004, partly insured.
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Walcott
Henry Melkenn
Iran Crisis Nears Breakpoint Ahead of UN Security Council
Washington report by John M. Hightower notes the Iran dispute advancing toward a crisis stage with one week until the UN Security Council convenes. Tensions rise as reports emerge of Soviet moves into Iran, including an American official being detained and growing friction between the United States and Soviet Union.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
UNO
Security Council
Tabriz
Robert Rossow
United States
Iran
Iran demands troop withdrawal for oil talks with Russia
London embassy officials said Iran would discuss oil concessions with Russia only after Soviet troops exit. Premier Qavam's role is unclear though he is the de facto ruler with parliament dissolved. The embassy indicated Iran would not oppose Russia oil concessions in northern Iran, while Washington noted no need for a shift in policy.
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London
Iran
Rueste
Ahmed Qavam
Sabanch 3
Tehran
Qayam
Russia
Blind Attorney Seeks Third Term in Office
Sumner William Co Hahie, blinded at seven, announces renomination for a third term as Bremer county attorney. He studied at the state school for the blind in Vinton, specialized in typing music and piano tuning, attended Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, and graduated with honors from the University of Iowa College of Law. He relied on student readers for texts and lectures, and helped himself by recovering and tuning pianos.
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William Co. Hahie
Bremer County
State School For the Blind
Vinton
Hacie
Iowa State Teachers College of
Cedar Falla
University of Iowa Law School
Iowa City
Eel
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