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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1946
Page
1
Jesse Courtright is celebrated as the friendliest man in town who meets people and promotes local business. A past American Legion member, active Chamber of Commerce officer, housing relief participant, and Rotary president, he is described as a good citizen eager to aid the community.
Western and eastern regions face worsening meat shortages faster than any prior crisis as government agencies move to replenish supplies. Packers and unions clash over blame for the crunch while a Chicago demonstration aims to pressure for relief. Dealers report tight beef supplies, with veal and other cuts in shorter supply nationwide.
A fire in Venport damaged a rooming house in the business district Saturday night, forcing 26 people from their homes. The blaze caused several thousand dollars in damage and was believed to have started from a discarded item in one of the rooms, driving occupants into the street.
The report covers daily temperature readings over the past week with highs around mid 70s and lows in the 20s to 40s. Skies were clear to partly cloudy with southerly winds. precipitation of 0.13 inches fell Thursday morning between 1 and 6 o'clock, with traces of rain on other evenings.
Dispatch from Changchun reports Communists attacking from north and south after seizing three airfields. They overran the main northwest air field and captured an American two seater, as nationalist defenders fortify the center. Chiang Kai-shek intervenes to push political reorganization and ease tensions amid a growing civil war.
In Knoxville Tennessee the WNOX radio station bans paid religious broadcasts effective today. It will offer free time to religious groups in rotation but will not sell time to any religious organization. The policy follows a mass protest by 20,000 followers of Rev. J Harold Smith who condemned the move and urged listeners to cancel subscriptions to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Both WNOX and the newspaper belong to Scripps Howard. Smith labeled them anti God and anti church.
U S authorities disclosed a postwar Nazi operated werewolf network in China with 20 arrested agents led by Lt Col Ludwig Ehrhardt a friend of Hitler. Ehrhardt Bureau with offices in Shanghai Canton and Peiping is accused of sinking ships and aiding losses in the Okinawa campaign while plans for repatriation of over 1500 Germans proceed.
Des Moines reports the state commerce commission shows 90 184 in compensation tax and penalties from town passenger and freight motor carriers for the quarter ended March 31. Fifty percent is distributed to the state primary road fund and 45 092 allocated to counties for secondary roads maintenance, with allocations listed for Allamakee Bremer Clayton and Fayette counties.
Washington reports from the China theater liquidation office show Okinawa stores a vast stock of surplus military items likely to remain unsold. Items include sailmaker palms, matches, flypaper ribbons, delousing bags, wading suits, rubber ear stoppers, and fog oil used for smoke screens. Access is limited to veterans, government agencies, or manufacturers, with resale restricted to avoid undercutting non surplus markets.
Des Moines reports that county health improvement associations are praised for expanding Blue Cross hospital coverage to rural families. C Rufus Rorem of the American Hospital Association notes more than 325000 Iowans belong to the two Blue Cross plans in the state.
Washington three agencies moved to end meat black market by channeling livestock to legitimate slaughterers, tying eligible slaughter to 1944 slaughter levels and adjusting with supply. Justice Department opened probe into subsidy misclaims by packers. Porter and Anderson stressed equitable distribution, normal meat movement, and famine relief goals.
Chicago hosts the World's Invention Exposition where hundreds of gadget displays attract hopeful inventors. Among notable items is a non-slip brace for women golfers and a whisky cork lock, with plans shown for a bed converting love seat. Howard W. Anderson of Rapid City presents a multi use baby carrier and exerciser. Alelmo Giorgi of Highland, IL offers free sample haircuts with a comb clipper.
Rioting by teen gangs in Butte linked to CIO mine workers strike against Anaconda Copper. Two youths injured, many homes damaged as 3,000 plus spectators watched intrusions into Anaconda employee homes. Federal conciliator and union leaders urged restraint.
Eighteen members of the 80 piece Iowa State Teachers College Concert Band need lodging for Tuesday night and breakfast Wednesday. Contact E. E. Baldwin if you can provide a room. The band performs a 90 minute program of classics, marches, solos and vocal numbers in Oelwein at 8 pm, with 40 percent of the gate going to fund new uniform trousers for the Oelwein High School Band.
Des Moines report says Robert Bliss 29 of Ames was named publicity director for Governor Robert Blue’s re nomination campaign. Bliss, son of R K Bliss agriculture extension director at Iowa State College, recently discharged from the armed forces. He was before the war managing editor of the Soybean Digest.
The New York Daily Worker reports a Communist campaign to recruit 20,000 union members by June 1 within AFL-affiliated unions. Only 320 members signed, with focus on industrial sectors and a stronger push in the South among Black workers, potentially affecting 1948 political prospects.
Washington Up The house passed and sent to the senate legislation to provide a five month draft holiday after May 15 and prohibit the induction of teenagers. The bill cleared 290 to 108 while Dewey Short failed to move it back to committee. Administration leaders hope the senate rewrites for a full year extension.
The Iowa Bureau of Labor reports a 0.5 percent rise in employment from February and a 3.8 percent gain over March 1945. Surveying 4,596 firms with 64,663 workers, payroll reached $3,099,144, up 0.9 percent from February and 6.2 percent year over year. The average weekly wage was $40.72, up 0.3 percent from February and 2.9 percent from March 1945. Railways shops led gains at 4.8 percent, with stone and clay products and leather products also rising. Four sectors showed declines, including food and kindred products, patent medicines, textiles, and miscellaneous industries.
Earl G Miller a Des Moines candidate for the Republican nomination for secretary of state in the June primaries was described as fairly good by attendants after a heart attack Saturday. He is in an oxygen tent at a Des Moines hospital and will oppose incumbent Wayne Ropes for the nomination.
United Nations Security Council members press to keep the Iranian case on the agenda through May 6, despite Iran’s last minute shift to back Russia’s demand for dropping the charges. The dispute widens as the Big Three split reemerges over Iran and Franco Spain amid Polish-Spanish tensions.
Weatherill files contest against the Sumner mayoral result after Hansen’s 173 to Weatherill’s 161 votes, alleging about 50 Hansen ballots were defaced by stickers. Bremer County auditor Stumme to convene an election contest board on April 12 to rule if stickers invalidate ballots.
Cedar Rapids UF reports Ted Green, 18, Castalia, led Town FFA after winning the election Saturday at the annual convention closing session. New officers include Wilmer Frevold Dan Zitelman Norman Annan John Votine Don Brownlee Leslie Rath James Gatchel and Jack Hanson with Gov. Robert Blue urging youth to carry on Iowa soil conservation efforts.
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