Miners Spar With UN Pact Urges Senate Action
United Nations framework for lasting peace is discussed as the U.S. Senate debates engagement. In Europe traffic and movement tighten under Soviet and Allied controls. In Rome a one hour general strike by millions shows communist pressure. In Colombia a three day uprising ends with a new conservative government. The inter American conference vows to press on with its mission.
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William B. Dickinson
United Press
United Nations
United States
Rome
Trabogota
Colombia
Liberal Party
Goali
Mariano Ospina ‘Perez
Russia
Labor Federation
inter-American Conference
Bogota
Britons Unveil Memorial to Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square
In a simple ceremony Eleanor Roosevelt pulled the cord to reveal a 10-foot 10-inch bronze statue of Franklin D Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square. The memorial, funded by about 200000 Britons from pilots to shepherds, honors America's wartime president who died three years ago. The sculpted figure stands on a 14-foot base beside fountains in a square filled with hymn singing and patriotic display.
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Eleanor
Roosevelt
Grosvenor Square
America
Florida Rov Wins Legion Oratory Meet
SAVANNAH Ga James Grant Orlando Fla day won the American Legion's national oratorical contest and received a 4000 scholarship to any color he chooses Second place Lloyd Ogilvie Kenosha Wis Roger Moore armingham Mass placed third and Edward Marshall Las Vegas Nev was fourth Ogilvie receives a 2500 scholarship Moore 1000 and Marshall 500
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Savannah
James Grant
Orlando
Fla
American Legion
Lloyd Ogilvie
Kenosha
Wis
Roger Moore
Armingham
Mass
Edward Marshall
Las Vegas
Nev
Ogilvie
Moore
Marshall
Local Man Seeks Demo Nomination For Sheriff
Marion ber Iowa today circulated papers seeking the Democratic nomination for sheriff. Fa ber, a former Oelwein police officer, recently worked at John Deere's Waterloo plant after leaving a Chicago Great Western fireman post. Born on a Delaware county farm, he is Manchester High School educated and has lived in Oelwein five years. He is married with four daughters and pledges common sense law enforcement to curb government costs.
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Faber
Oelwein
John, Deere
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western
Delaware County
Manchester High School
Delwein
2Te
Wisconsin widow inherits and still serves spaghetti
Mrs Tony Giannunzio, 45, learns her uncle left her about 2 million dollars and a sister 2.9 million while she continues to run her Mercer restaurant and bake pasta. She says money wouldn’t change her plans and she’d keep cooking for customers. Her lawyer is contacting Italian authorities to verify the will.
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Mercer
Wis
Tony
Giannunzio
Ted
Filipeno Santeria
Brazil
D'Santonio
Parge Coffe Plantation
Justees
Pit
Ty Sragivetil
Jthey
City Park Clean Up Shows Broad Community Effort
Yesterday over 200 men and boys joined in a city park clean up demonstrating organized labor and pride. Projects included rebuilding a shelter, surfacing drives with railroad cars of eviders, preparing firewood, repairing benches, building picnic tables, cleaning the creek bed, trimming trees, and burning debris. The effort, led by the Park Improvement Association, will continue Sundays in April with Saturday options for those unavailable.
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West Side
Coon
Park Zoo
Eee
Harold King
Chamber 3
Park -and
Dewey Miehe
Boy Scouts
Chorus First Band Second In Prelim Contest
Mixed chorus from Dewk- Odlwsin class BE earned two first division ratings in the state high school preliminary music contest for groups at Postville Saturday. The band placed second division. The mixed chorus soloists and ensembles advance to the state contest in Winton April 30 and May 1. Other first place finishers include El kader in Boys Iles club class C West Union in Boys Iice club class B Sumner Elkeder in Girls tice class C Postville in mixed chorus Cler mont in class 0 mixed chorus Land Gattenbers in class 1d bands Sumner and Mo mana in class C bands Gal itenbert in Girls vice club class Cy Independence in Girls olen club class By AWeet Union in Band class By
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Dewk— Odlwsin
Postville
Winton
Boys’ Iles
Elkader
West Union
Des Moines recruits 59000 teens for detasseling jobs
The state employment service is recruiting 59,000 Des Moines high school boys and girls for vacation work detasseling hybrid seed corn. The program targets students to help seed production this season.
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Des Moines
State Employment Service
Institute on alcoholism draws about 300 in evening
About 360 people attended the Institute on Alcoholism in the high school auditorium Sunday evening. Rev Perron presided as churches groups arranged the program with speakers Dr Albiot Cornell college dean and an Alcoholics Anonymous member. The talk covered four phases of attack on the problem counseling by ministers and others with addicted persons, AA praised as a proven help, followed by group discussion and AA representative.
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Institute On
Audito
Perron
King
Albiot Cornell
Alcoholics Anonymous
George” “McFarlane
A. A
H. H- Dill
Russell Brant
Ted
L W. Hauter
L. Dieter
Crash Near Denver Kills Readlyn Man
Arnold H Readlyn of Readlyn dies in a solo crash near Denver as his Plymouth veers off the road into a ditch. Westendorf of Readlyn, owner of the car, passed two cars before losing control and turning over several times. Westendorf is treated for injuries. Moeler’s body is at Matthias Funeral Home in Denver.
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Arnold
H. Readlyn
Jing
Plymouth
Orlyt Westendorf
Readlyn
Westendorf
B.er
Sheriff's ‘Office
Dr.Stumme
Denver
Moeler
Matthias Funeral Home
Oelwein BPW Leads District Conference Delegation
Three dozen three and twenty members of the Oelwein Business and Professional Women club attended a fourth district BPW meeting at Waterloo's President hotel. The local group had the largest delegation, with 120 attendees from Waterloo Decorah Dubuque La Porte City Parkersburg Independence Cedar Falls. Stella Barker of Des Moines urged more political engagement in the keynote, theme Now Is the Time. State meetings will be held next in Spirit Lake.
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Twen
Oelwein Business and Professional Women's Club
President Hotel
Waterloo
Oelwein B. P. W
Decorah
Dubuque
la Porte City
Parkersburg
Independences
Cedar Falls
Stella Barker
Des Moines
Spirit Lake
Suspend Professor Who Backs Wallace
EVANSVILLE IND UP A student fact finding board met in closed session to report on the suspension of Br George Parker Evansville College professor and Henry A Wallace supporter The six nay committee will issue findings at a student mass meeting tomorrow Parker is ordered not to report for classes by the college board of tissues The board acted after the philosophy professor supported Wallace They asked for Parker's resignation but he refused They suspended him but were reluctant to discharge him as his contract expires at year end.
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City Park
Evansville
Ind
Br. George Parker
Evansville College
Henry A. Wallace
Six-Nay
Tommorrow
Parker
Wallace
Linesses
Mullaney to Seek Democratic Nomination in Local District
Waukon’s W. Mullaney, a former Fayette Allamakee state senator, will run for Congress as the Democratic nominee. The state central committee announced the bid as eight Midwest state chiefs met in Des Moines. The Des Moines talks urged party unity with Truman’s name not mentioned, signaling support for the president. Carl V. Rice noted Kansans doubt Eisenhower’s endorsement and that the General is not a candidate.
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Thomas ‘W. Mullaney
Waukon
Congress
Mullaney
Fayette-Allamakee
Des Moines
Carl V. Rice
Kansas City
Dwight Dd. Eisenhower
Oelwein Boys Injured In Crash East Of Town
Three Oelwein youths were hospitalized with injuries after a car struck a culvert and rolled into a ditch six miles east of Oelwein early Sunday. Driver William Alsip sustained severe facial cuts, Jim McQueen had a back injury and bruises, and Larry Lubbs suffered facial cuts, a broken toe, and stitches. Police estimated $6000 total damage from the single-vehicle crash and noted hospital reports list the boys in fair condition.
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Oelwein
Mercy Hospitals
Jim. McQueen
William’ Alsip
Larry Lubbs
Funeral Tuesday For Sutherland
Pittsburgh news reports the death of Dr John Bain Sutherland longtime Steelers coach after amnesia and brain tumor. He died at 9 yesterday aged 79 with services set for 4 p m Tuesday at Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh where his body will lie in state attended by the University of Pittsburgh varsity lettermen's club.
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Pittsburgh
Football World Today
John Bain
Jock) Sutherland
Pittsburgh Steelers
Sutherland
Kentucky
Calvery Episcopal Church
University of Pittsburgh
Hartman Hurt In St Paul Meat Scuffle
Hartman a Chicago Great Western railroad engineer and stationmaster at Oelwein was beaten after stepping from his cab to switch near a CIO United Packinghouse Workers picket line in St Paul. Police investigate with limited details as six cars moved through picket lines amid union activity and flier distribution.
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South ST. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railway
CIO United Packinghouse
L. &. Wartman
Oelwein
Hartman
Alden Porter
Bohler
Chicago General “Super~ Interident
Porter
St. Paul
Wi Orkers Uniion
Palmer's Feed Firm In Operation Soon
Palmer Lyle B Palmer plans to start Farm Craft Mineral Feeds Inc in Des Moines with 16 midwest states coverage. He expects 200 to 300 sales staff and moves goods to 2340 Maury Street warehouse. Former Oelwein Chemical manager and 1946 Mineral Feeds president, Palmer lives at the Commodore hotel.
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Lyle B. Palmer
the Register Today
Des Moines
Miss Iowa Presented At Cosmetology Meet
Ruth Anderson of Oelwein was presented by Governor Blue as Miss Iowa during the Parade of Cities. The finale closed the Sunday events of the state convention of hair stylists in Des Moines with more than 1000 cosmetologists at Fort Des Moines hotel. Attendees from Oelwein included Mrs. Helen Hanna and Mrs. Eleanor Martin.
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Des Moin
Jes
Ruth Anderson
Oelwein
Governor Blue
Oellwein
Union Church Elects Officers at Stanley
STANLEY Special The Union church people held their annual gathering at the church Friday evening. Officers were named: Deacons two year terms Harold Browse Maley and Wi casterine Q Morgan trustees two years Marian Campbell treasurer three years Mrs Wil Morgan secretary three years Mable Campbell pianist one year Mrs Charles James chorister Frank Brownell ushers Clyde Morgan Robert Wharram and Frank Brownell collectors Dean Mulford Duane Ingamells and George Thom Officers of Ladies Aid society president Mrs Robert Wharram vice president Mrs Lester Thom secretary Mire Tatar Pond treasurer Myre George Tjili
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Stanley
Union Church
Harold Browse
Maley
Wi Icerine Q Morgan
Marian Campbell
Wil Morgan
Mable Campbell
Charles James
Frank Brownell
Clyde Morgan
Robert Wharram
Dean Mulford
Duane Ingamells
George Thom
Ladies Aid Society
Lester Thom
Mire Tatar Pond
Myre
George Tjili
But UMW Chief Still Faces Contempt
The article reports John L. Lewis facing trial for contempt amid a four week coal strike. It notes a judge ordered Lewis to stand trial despite his assurances to miners via telegram to return to work. Details mention pension eligibility and a large welfare settlement linked to funds from 1947.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Sion
Lewis
T. Alan’ Gol
United’. M
Goldsborer
Earm
Lightning Sets Farm Barn Ablaze Near Fayette
A Fayette special report states lightning struck a barn four miles southwest of Fayette at midnight Saturday, destroying a 52 and 84 foot barn and causing estimated losses of 15000 dollars. Seven cows, calves, lambs, a combine, hay, oats, and machinery were lost. farm owned by Smith brothers of Oelwein, partly insured. A second small two room cottage on West Clark Street also burned. resident Mrs Nad ing hospitalized after giving birth Friday night. Cause undetermined. another minor fire at Owen Stringer farm was extinguished without damage.
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Oclhwein
Theodore Rueber
Westgate
Ariving
First Avenue
Charlee Street
William A Hoth
Oclwein
Fayette
Nels Anderson
Smith Brothers
Oelwein
Anderson
West Clark Street
Elizabeth
Fockler and
Melvin Nading
Nading
Nadings
Owen Stringer
Tractor Burns In Stanley Fire From Local News Desk
Stanley fire crews were called Saturday evening to the Gordon Maley home when a tractor exploded during refilling. Gasoline spilled, heat from the motor ignited the fuel, burning the rear tire wiring and paint. the machine shed likely saved by favorable wind. Firefighters used a chemical extinguisher to control the blaze.
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Stanley
Janey
Oolwein
Charles Brownell
Oclwein
Held for Grand Jury In Point Robbery
Raymond Kensel was bound over for the grand jury in Strawberry Point’s local court after a Sunday robbery at Donald Gundacker’s store. He pleaded not guilty and posted no bail while being moved to Elkader for further action. Investigators recovered the cash register and a file with charge accounts, plus one check. Kensel is represented by attorney Alex Holmes.
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Strawberry Point
Raymond Kensel
M. F. Harweos
Elkader
Kenseth
Donald Gundacker
Kensel
Alex Holmes
Navy Recruiter to Visit Oelwein Wednesday
A Navy recruiting officer from Waterloo will be in Oelwein at the city hall on Wednesday April 24. Those seeking information on enlisting or re enlisting may contact the recruiter or write to U S Navy Recruiting Office Room 34 Federal Buildings Waterloo.
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Navy
Waterloo
Oelwein
U.S. Navy
Siee
Weierlon
Memorial Service for Moose Members Held at Country Home
A memorial service for Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose members was held Sunday evening at a country home. Tracy Small gave the address, with performances by Joan Meyers and Wallace Slightam. Members dressed in formal attire lit by candles entered in a circle as prayers and readings were offered by Sel Locke Otto Nordman and Emily Rezser, followed by a ceremonial tribute.
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Loyal
Moose and Women
Moose
Tracy Small
Order of Moose
Mary Ekenberry
Kit Dawson
Rewrotl
Otto Nordman
Orpha
Zelma Burns
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League of Nations
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Legion Oratory
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Ber
South America
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Derk
Alsip
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Hoth
Palmer’s Feed
Miss Iowa
Lora
Dewk
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Lore
Deak
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Rosary
Wallace Slightam
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