20 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary note references Dads Sure Deferment and peacetime ferment among men in industry. Mentions uk President Truman, national health safety and young farmers. Readable facts are sparse. main ideas center on draft deferment discourse and postwar policy angles.
A terse wartime note indicates escalating drafts amid looming hostilities. Citizens face compulsory service with timelines set for September and October. Officials warn of intensified recruitment and nationwide mobilization efforts.
Vague OCR fragment hints at a local dispute or social clash involving an elderly Mrs. and a person or group named Tan. No concrete names, places, or dates are readable to confirm details.
Fragmentary and jumbled OCR reads list partial names and clues without clear event or context. It mentions Leo and Ada but lacks dates places or actions to form a coherent news item.
MACOMB ILL A series of mysterious fires called Ghost Flames destroyed a barn and damaged a milk house at Charlie Willey’s farm. Mrs Willey said the blaze began suddenly at 6 p m as the couple watched from their yard. Firefighters arrived too late. the hay-filled barn burned in 26 minutes. Neighbors described the heat as extreme. the Willeys, living in a tent, plan to rebuild on the old foundation.
Washington reports CAB after a full meeting with five CAB members and airline reps allowed a 10 percent passenger fare increase to address urgent financial problems. Officials suggested considering charging for meals once served free. The conference aimed to cut costs and boost income, but views remained divided on major measures.
Funeral services for Mrs August a Hoffman will be held at the Arlington Lutheran church at 2 00 p m Saturday. Born in Germany March 22 1864 she settled on a farm near Arlington and lived there since. Survived by one son the Gleim Funeral home will be open Friday night for friends.
Former Roosevelt adviser Rexford Tugwell announced at his summer home that he is no longer an official of Henry A. Wallace's Progressive party. He said he remains a member but has had no formal duties since the convention where he chaired the platform committee.
Washington announces new government credit limits on autos and 10 other durable goods, with one third down on autos and one fifth on others and 15 month repayment, under an anti inflation act. Restrictions cover items from stoves to refrigerators and even private loan repayments. Violators face up to $10,000 fine and 10 years in prison.
Victor Kravchenko, ex Soviet official and author of I Chose Freedom, recounts aiding teacher Mikhail Samarin and Mrs Oksana Kosenkina who fled the Soviet consulate. Kravchenko says he spirited Samarin to a safe hideout in New Jersey then back to New York for protection by the House Un-American Activities Committee as NKVD agents hunted them.
Among the 19u students receiving diplomas and certificates at Iowa State Teachers college summer commencement Thursday night were Winnifred McMillan Elgin B A Viola Foxwell Elgin kindergarten primary diploma Velma Whitley Shirk Fayette B A Lorraine M Sherrer Hazleton B A Ruth Patridge Wildman Maynard B A Louis F Schmadcke Sumner B A Mrs Noel Broad bent Waucoma clementary diploma Virginian Haustaden West Union clementary diploma
President Truman promised a thorough and immediate investigation into charges that Senator Taft urged the NLRB lawyers to seek contempt of court proceedings against the ITU and its officers. He sent a telegram to ITU president Woodruff Randolph confirming the probe.
Washington reports Immigration Commissioner Watson Miller refused to produce J. W Peters, identified as the former chief of the Red underground, as a witness in the House un American activities spy inquiry. Peters, free on $5,000 bail in a deportation case, lacks authority to be summoned. Three former New Deal lawyers, John Abt, Lee Pressman, and Nathan Witt, appeared before the subcommittee for questioning and offered self incrimination as a reason for silence. Rep. Richard Nixon commented as Miller said Peters’ current location is unknown and Peters can be summoned only when deportation hearings arise. Peters was arrested on October 8, 1947, for violating a 1918 statute on membership in an organization aiming to overthrow the government by force.
Dr H H Bennett head of the US soil conservation service speaks at the annual pilot rock plowing match and farm renovation program on the Frank Worthman farm four miles southwest of here More than 25 000 are expected for the farm facelift preview of the Little Sioux Valley flood control project The program opened yesterday with a 4 H livestock show and terracing projects
Defense Secretary James Forrestal called a conference of the joint chiefs of staff to begin late this afternoon at the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island. The talks will extend through Sunday and aim for extended discussion of important policy questions, following the Key West meeting last March that assigned strategic long range bombing to the air force and defined other roles for the services.
Russian intelligence agents are reported to be pestering U S businessmen for strategic details usable in air attacks, sabotage, or invasion. Centers like Wichita San Antonio and Rockford are cited as targets with requests for maps telephone directories and industrial brochures to map military and munitions sites.
Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally left Rhein Main for Washington where she may face treason charges. The 37 year old Portland Maine native is to be audited by a grand jury alongside Iva Toguri Tokyo Rose, both linked to wartime propaganda.
The U S general accounting office halted payments totaling 233000 to two contractors building veterans housing units in Chicago. Madsen Construction of Minneapolis received 173008 withheld and Reel Construction of Fargo 60000 withheld after contracts set fixed labor and material sums plus overhead fees. Shaffer noted both firms appeared to understate costs versus payments, prompting the withholding.
Rep. J C Davis says seven surplus dental chairs sold by Iowa were legitimate purchases by dentists, including his son Dr T J Davis of Marion. He claims they were first come, first served under a federal three year resale restriction and that prices reflected cost to the state and sale terms. United Press notes no fraud was found by Polk County, with a grand jury to review the matter and an emphasis on the $500,000 revolving fund's handling.
The United States rejects Soviet charges about the escape of three teachers, Lomakin and others, calling the accusations unsubstantial and stating the Soviet government engaged in improper conduct. The U S note, signed by Secretary of State Rusk, was delivered to the Soviet embassy detailing the U S position and denying collusion or connivance.
Approximately 500 men from Oelwein and vicinity between ages 18 and 25 will register for the draft during a three week period starting August 30. The local office will be at the fire station with Mike Frame in charge, open 1 to 5 pm daily. Registrations are scheduled by birth year with specific dates from Aug 30 to Sept 19. Fayette county board chairman Milo Schneider and Art Morris of West Union serve on the county board, with Irvin Ecker of Celawin as third member.
Oelwein fire department answered two calls Thursday. A grass fire at the King and Lumber Company at 12 15 p m and a second call at the Chicago Great Western railroad ice house at 7 00 p m were contained with minor damage.
President Truman ordered the justice department to seek a federal court injunction to head off a threatened east coast longshoremen's strike. A presidential inquiry board warned a strike is set for tomorrow night and would disrupt east coast shipping and threaten national health and safety under Taft Hartley law, which allows an injunction up to 80 days.
Registrar Ted McCarrel of Iowa State University in Iowa City said enrollment this fall will be slightly under last year’s peak of 10,239 with about 300 students joining next month, roughly 730 fewer than a year ago. He noted any student meeting university requirements can enroll, and housing will be the major challenge for new students.
Des Moines area faces a heat spike with readings in the mid 80s today and tomorrow. A cooler evening breaks the heat, with a forecast of partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. The northeast may cool tonight while the west warms tomorrow. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected near the northern boundary tonight.
In Greece, government forces under Themistocles Sofoulis report complete success against guerrilla bands in the Grammos Mountains northwest of Athens. Intelligence notes say General Markos Valladaris and his troops moved toward Lake Maliquit in Albania, aiming to end the guerrilla uprising and establish depots as reinforcements pour into central and northern Greece.
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