Senate and House clash over security funding and anti union rules
The Senate compromised with Kenneth C Royall arguing for all three services as the House Appropriations Committee approves 969.05 million dollars for the Federal Security Administration but bans spending for unionized employees under the Hartley Act. Downey and Dalifyy fault Interior and Reclamation officials for alleged high crimes. A separate plan proposed lines across Russia to deter moves against Gibraltar and control access to Atlantic approaches, involving Greece Turkey the Near East and Pacific regions.
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House
Walter Gee
Federal Security
House Appropriations Committee
Federal Security ‘Administration
Californie
Congress
Russia
United States
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Europe
Dardanelles
Greece
Turkey
Near East
Persian: Gulf
China
Pacific Islands
Danish-born Knudsen Led Chevrolet World War II Production
Knudsen, Danish born in Copenhagen on March 25 1879, rose from bicycle business to lead Ford assembly plants and later head Chevrolet production. He directed Ford plant operations during WWI building Eagle boats and the Model T era, then reformed Chevrolet methods to push late dominance. his health declined after years directing arms production.
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William
S. Automotive
Ral ‘Motors Cor
Army
Prolieutenant
Knudsen
Iad
William’s. Knudsen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sighius
Wilhelm Paul Knudsen
Fordmpany
Buffalo
Ford
Ford Assembly
Jines
Henry Ford
J Knudsen
Brote
General ‘Majors
Corporation
Consultazeil
Chevrolet ‘Division
Chevrolet
Wallace for Progressive Capitalism campaign visit notes
Henry Wallace, third party presidential candidate, spoke at a press briefing in Moline Illinois and said he stands for progressive policy. He described his stance as a mixed economy and planned to speak tonight after traveling from Chicago to Des Moines with stops in Oskaloosa on Thursday.
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Moline
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Chicago
Des Moines
Oskaloot
Rotary Meeting Solves Contest Winners List
Outstanding musical solos were presented at the regular Rotary meeting. Winners included Dale Connor on trombone Bob Strang on clarinet Phyllis Channer on vocal Layonne Me Treat on piano and Marian Eck on piano. Talks were given by seven Rotarians who had been honored for April.
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Dale Connor
Bob Strang
Phyllis Channer
Layonne
Me Treat
Miss Marian
Eck - Ag Company
Ag Oy
Faayette Tavern Changes Owners
The tavern formerly known as Jim's Place has been sold to Richard Gaynier and Bet Kissee, veterans from Nave. Possession was granted on April 24 and the site will be renamed Dick and Ben's McCarrons Dans.
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Jim
Richard Gaynier
Dick and
Ben
McCarrons
Suspect In Reuther Attack Arrested
Police commissioner Harry Toy announced the arrest of a man matching the witnesses description in the threat to Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto. The suspect would face a show up with three witnesses deciding the case. one witness was placed under guard. Toy said an informant from Detroit and Toledo helped locate the suspect.
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Delroe
UPS
Harry
Toy Today
Walter
Reuther
CIO
United Auto
Waosekers
Toy
Detroit
Toledo
Certification process for county farmers on certified seeds
Extension Director Jay J. Part ridge urges farmers to file applications soon for certification of brome grass Reed canary grass or small grain seed through the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association at Ames by May 15 for most crops. Clover sweet clover and lespedeza require June 1 or June 7. annual Iowa farm association dues are one dollar.
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Buchanan
Jay J. Partridge
Iowa Agricultural Experiment. Association
Ames
Ridge
Miles Speaks at VFW Convention in Elkader
The first VFW district convention was held in Elkader on Sunday April 25 with Elkader Chapter No 4565 as host. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary also held its first district convention and the events included a 2:00 PM meeting and a banquet for 220 at St Ant. The club rooms were opened as part of the event marking a new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkadeh
Elkader
Régnar Vofw
V.F
U S Sets Grain Export Record Projection
Washington reports that American farmers may lift grain exports to 577 million bushels this crop year ending June 30, surpassing last year’s record by 5 million and exceeding Truman’s conservation target by 7 million.
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Washington
United States
Food “Committee
Truman
Europe
Inter-Church Groups Plan Merger to Form Council
Eight inter-church groups representing 45 million Protestants agreed to join forces in a National Council of Churches. An administrative committee said the merger is now submitted to member churches for ratification and a two year plan guides unification. The move aims to create unity of action and avoid duplication of effort.
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Chicago
National Council of Churches
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Council of Churches
Burma Drives Against Communists Reported 84 Killed
An official communique from Rangoon states eighty four communists were killed in the government drive to wipe out communism in the new republic. It reports 34 killed 0 wounded and 49 captured near Daik U seventy miles north of Rangoon and 30 killed at Myit Kyo with minor clashes elsewhere.
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Rangoon
Burma
Daik-U
Bale
Myitko
Parents and Teachers Convene To Share Information
About 200 to 250 attendees are expected at the district Parent-Teacher association meeting Thursday. A strong turnout of 180 reservations has been reported with Oelwein members joining Cedar Rapids to Waterloo delegates. Mrs Homer Barron of Water loo presides, with sessions at the Church Christ Guncheoh and a Legion hall lunch. Dr T A Hip paka of Ames will address delegates at 1 45 p m and a Cedar Rapids skit follows. O H S choral readers entertain and Mrs Paul Grassfield leads a noon assembly sing. Luncheon chair Mrs E B Shaw handles reservations.
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Hundi Land
Oelwei
Dubuatie
Waterloo
Cedar ‘Rapids
Church ‘ Christ
Guncheoh
Willbe
the Legion, Hall
T. A. Hippaka
Ames
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Teachers J Council
O.H.S
Horacey Hoover
Paul Grassfield
Rail Talks Near End As Rail Unions Threaten Strike
Union leaders warn talks may end today amid unresolved wage and work rule disputes involving engineers firemen and switchmen. A fact finding board had urged settlement on the railroads wage offer with rule changes, but the unions rejected the panel's recommendations.
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Chicago
Shields
Brotherhood of Locom Engineers
Cleveland
Robertson
Rob
Man
Rehearing Sought on Iowa Agricultural Land Tax Law
Iowa Attorney General Robert Larson said he will petition the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear a case ruling the 1947 agricultural land tax exemption law unconstitutional. He argues the statute is constitutional and aims to reorganize schools to advance education, noting the 15 mile farm land tax exemption. The court previously held the tax provisions invalid for not applying to all towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des. Moines
i+ UP
Robert Larson
Statupreme Court
Iowa
Larson
Supreme Court
Towans
Polk Grand Jury Probes State Employees in Polk Fraud
Acting dispatcher Walter J. Ruther testified before the Polk County grand jury examining affidavits that implicated state employees in fraud cases. Ruther earlier appeared as questioning centered on custodian records subpoenaed by Polk County Attorney Carroll Switzer, a gubernatorial candidate.
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Des Moines
Cair
Walter
J. Ruther
Polk County
Ruther
Jens Grothe
Robert L
Carroll Switzer
Stassen Backers Organize in Watertown N Y
In Watertown New York a campaign to back Harold E Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination forms locally Gov Thomas E Deweey and William E Nagel lead a citizens for Stassen chapter saying the response is tremendous Nagel noted Stassen is invited to speak here between May 21 and June 21 ahead of the Republican national convention in Philadelphia
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Watertown
N.Y
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Deweey
William E. Nagel
citizens-for-Stassen
Nagel
Stassen
Philadelphia
Lions Club Hears Bradshaw's Oration At Dinner
Local high school senior Carl Bradshaw Jr delivered the Saga of Liberty and Justice at the Lions Club dinner introduced by Horace Hoover. The club announced a $25 donation to the cancer drive and outlined the fund split with 60 percent kept locally and 15 percent for publicity. Fayette County targets $3800.
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Carl Bradshaw, Jr
Lions Club
Horace Hoover
American, Legion, Insoration
Service Committee
Baul Newbauer
W. B. Henderson
Lions
Fayette County
Sink Ship Used in Bikini Bomb Test Sunk Near Kwajalein
The destroyer USS Stack, part of Bikini atomic bomb test operations, was sunk by gunfire from four destroyers near Kwajalein last Saturday. The Navy did not explain why the Stack was sunk, joining other target ships later destroyed for radioactive concerns.
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Bikini
Honolulu
Stack
Kwajalein
Pacific
Fleet Headquarters
Navy
Services Wednesday For Feed Salesman
Independence special funeral services Wednesday at 8:00 p m in the Baptist church for James A. Madison 45 who died Monday morning at People's hospital from a heart attack. Burial at Mount Hope cemetery. Madison a salesman for Wapsie Valley Feed company. He was born September 11 1902 in Poughkeepsie New York to Thomas and his wife. Survived by wife Leona daughter Sally Jane two sons John James Ralph Frederick Independence and stepson Edward Arthur Reed Oelwein.
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Independence
Baptist Church
James A. Madison
People’s Hospital
Mount Hope Cemetery
Swan Funeral Home
Madison
Wapsie Valley Feed Company
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Thomas Madison
Odd Fellows Lodge
County Democrats To Meet Friday To Pick Delegates
Fayette county Democrats meet Friday at the West Union courthouse to choose delegates and alternates for the state convention. The list includes many individuals from Qualein and surrounding towns named in a lengthy caucus roll call.
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Fayette
Court House
West Union
Qelwein
M ‘ Ion
George Wine
Miles O’brien
Frank Stuck
Marc. Fridley
Pearl Schneider
Karla Underwood
Ralph. Sprague
J. ‘Raftis
Martini
R. Luther
Russell, Sinclair
Art Clemence
Louis Rathbun
John Gallagher
Walker
Forrest Borland
Ibs
Harry Ellis
Dominic.Gallo
Don C. Witt
Pete Werdel
John Hamilton
Walt Powers
Lloya Oo. Jensen
Ray’ Stoddard
W. Ww
Levens
Marty
Conley
J. J. Murphy
Regis
Hartington
J.‘ Hardy’ Shaw
Harry’ Simms
Tim Harn
Roy Duffy
Robert ‘Prackler
Irene: Youngberg
Minnie Lee
J. S. McSweeney
Mary. Napoli
Fourth Ward
R. W. Zuber
Margaret Crewe
Irene Crowe
Olive ‘Dahl
E. R. O’brien
Cook
Wiley Davis
Walter Crandall
Gus Zunker
Dudley Hale
George “Linder
Pete Tempus
James B. Crowley
Joe DeTimmerman
Sidney H. Raimsey
Jake’ Levin
Noble Resigns Oelwein School Post for Occo County
Doak R Noble resigned as superintendent of Oelwein public schools effective July 1 to become general field manager for the Oelwein Chemical company. He led the system ten years after from McGregor where he was superintendent 1930 to 1938. He holds a master's from the state university and time with the New York Life Insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Noble
Oelwein Public
Oelwein, Chemical ;Company
Las
General Field
Noble
Ready to Begin Battle When British Leave
Arab forces converge on Palestine as tensions rise over potential British departure and an invasion threat. Reports from Beirut and Jerusalem cite increased volunteer movement and warnings of wider conflict if British exit proceeds.
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Trans-Jordan
Beirut
Be Informed Potter Tells Final Session
Dr. David Potter stressed merchandise knowledge for salespeople at the final session of the four day customer relations school sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Self test questionnaires aided retail aptitude as planed in Celwein area service improvement with 25 merchants and staff enrolled.
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David Potter
Iowa State Teachers College Exert
Chamber of Commerce
Celwein
Date of Grade Entertainment Moves to April 34
Lorat News Dewk WAUCOMA reports the date of the grade entertainment has shifted from Tuesday evening April 27 to Friday evening April 34. The notice notes the change applies to the event titled Over the Gardenwall and affects attendees and schedule.
British City Tensions Mount Near Jerusalem and Attacks Continue
Confusion spread in Jerusalem as rumors of Arab attacks rose while the British warned government workers to evacuate by tomorrow. In Tel Aviv the Stern group robbed Bar Clay’s bank of about 1,000,000 dollars, with Haganah uniforms, and the bank would not reopen. Irgun Zvai Leumi raids on Jaffa continued with limited progress.
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Alamein
Jeru
Jerusalem
Aviv
Stern
Bar=' clay’s bank
Haganah
Irgun
Jaffa
Arlington Church Marks 90th Anniversary
Special services were held Sunday at the Church of Christ in Arlington to commemorate the church's founding. Four former ministers were honored as speakers: Rev. Rett, Jones, Alburnette, and Turner from Shell Rock. The day featured worship, a rally, and a special lunch.
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Arlington
Church of Christ
Rett
Jones
Alburnette
Turner
Shell Rock
J. Sell
Watdertoo Hignett
Ley and
Mary
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