Personality of the Week and Universal Training Clash
The piece profiles a local woman active in American Legion work and community service, highlighting her leadership roles and service ethos. It also reports on the national debate over President Truman's universal training program, noting Communist opposition and the party line as presented in the Sunday Worker.
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King
American Legion
Case
Elow
Washington
United States
Army
Navy
Truman
Communist Party Ine
Pearl Harbor
Communist Party
Communist Sunday Worker
New York City
Ile the Sunday Worker
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
Elgin Woman Mrs Elmer Sr Dies at 72
Death announced this morning in Elgin of Mrs Elmer Sr 72 who had lived in West Union since Wednesday. Born November 27 1874 she married December 31 1892 Pinney and is survived by three sons Frank Elmer Jr and another Elmer a daughter Mrs Sorenson of Minneapolis and Mrs Rorie of Denver plus Ern Etter and Lou Menhoga Minn and Fred Mounds Minn a sister Mrs Aka Kamm West Union two children Herb Ath preceded her in death Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the Baptist church with Rev Paul Zoschke Ling.
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Elmer Sr
Elgin
West Union
Jorydhatter
Pinney
Red
Frank
Elmer Jr
Sorenson
Minneapolis
Ior Rorie
Denver
Colo
Ern Etter
Lou F Menhoga
Minn
Fred Mounds
Aka Kamm
Herbath
Bapitch
Paul Zoschke Ling
Oelwein Weekly Weather Report Noted Brief
The weekly Oelwein weather report notes typical conditions with a maximum temperature near a modest limit and light snowfall events on Saturday. Outlook references include a late week shift and a brief mention of another town’s weather note.
Mrs Englehardt Oelwein Woman Dies Sunday
Mrs Joseph Englehardt a resident of Oelwein for 40 years died Sunday evening at 5 45 in Mercy hospital after a long illness Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm at Brant funeral home Rev J W Marlin officiating Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery The body will lie at Brant home until Thursday morning then at the residence 1073rd Ave NW until services
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Joseph (Maude) Englehart
Mercy Hospital
R. M. Baker
Burlington
Alba Torrey
Oelwein
Nancy
Charles
Brant Funeral Home
J. W. Marlin
Woodlawn Cemetery
Not Much Chance Of White Christmas
Chicago weather forecaster predicts no snow on Christmas across the nation. He notes existing snow cover in New York and Pennsylvania will melt due to warm weather, promising good driving conditions for holiday travel.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
New York
Pennsylvania
West Union Church Christmas Eve Programs Announced
West Union observes Christmas Eve with two church programs at 8 p m. St Olaf Lutheran features a long youth child and adult lineup including narrators Beverly Hoke Della Mae Adney and Colleen Read with choral and tableau segments. Bethel Presbyterian presents scripture story dreamer legends Santa Claus and choirs with gift distribution ending services.
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West Union
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Arthur Loftsgard
Hark
Herald Angels
Jerry Dahl
Lawrence Ishman
Mary and Joseph
Shirley Antinson
Richard Blockhus
Manger
Beverly Hoke
Judy Woodson
Mary Ann Peterson
Eugene Nims
Stanley Woodson
Christ
Barbara ‘Hokel
Bobby Adney
Adrian Martin
Ruth Nims
Ronald Nims
Dwaine Nordhus
Beverly
Carol Wangsness
Armella Loftsgard
Wayne Johnson
Bobby Wilbur
Bradley Anderson
Karl Mae Ree
Violet Adney
Arleta Kleppe
Ruth Loftsgard
Lorraine Mark
Tab- Hean
Three Wise Men
Donald Ulring
James Nesvik
Karl Mae
Donald Diving
Colleen
Bethel Presbyterian
Bethel Presbyterian Church
B. Carleton Johnston
G. W. Ukena
Vernon Anderson
500 000 Homeless Begin Clearing Japan's Ruins
The 500000 homeless survivors of the Japan quake and tidal wave begin clearing ruins as U S army spokesmen say the situation is well under control. Death toll estimates exceed 2000 with hundreds injured and thousands of homes destroyed across 15 prefectures. Rescue efforts face difficult conditions though aid is reportedly stable in some areas.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Okyama
Suncken
Shikoku
Honshu Islands
United Press
Kyodo
Supreme Headquarters
Japan
Home Office
US ship leaves Dairen after Russian ultimatum
LC-1090, on a routine courier mission to Dairen carrying diplomatic mail and supplies, departed after a Soviet ultimatum. The Seventh Fleet commander and US consul tried to gain shore access for an American businessman, but the Soviet military authorities denied the permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairen
U. S
Ana
Rigan
World Press
U S
Charles M. Cooke, Jr
Seventh Fleet
Admiral Cooke
Anchorage
H. Merrill Benninghoff
Jesse L. Poole
Atlanta
Vacuum of Co
Benninghofft
V. Ukorshanoff
Geenral
Red Army
Igurehead
Fairbank Man Gets Promotion to Staff Sergeant
Fort Sam Houston Tex Sgt Clair E Fink son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Fink of Fairbank has been promoted to staff sergeant. He is assigned to the Information Section in General Jonathan M Wainwright's Fourth Army headquarters. On off duty hours Fink works as assistant steward at the Fort Sam Houston sergeants mess.
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Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Clair E. Fink
Ernest Fink
Box 177
Rte. 1
Fairbank
Fink
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Fourth Army
Radical House Rules Move to Limit Power After Cannon
A new rules package for the 80th Congress aims to curb speaker power, trim standing committees from 48 to 19, and align with the 1946 reorganization act. Senate rules already adapt, effective Jan. 2, with Rep Leo Allen slated to propose the measure. Support from Rep Joseph W. Martin Jr. and Rep W Sterling Cole faces possible GOP opposition over merging military and naval affairs committees.
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Washington
House
Joe Cannon
Senate
Congress
Lewis Deschler
Linder I
Leo Allen
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
New York
Naval Affairs Committee
Military and Naval Affairs Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Cannon
McClellan Urges Impartial View In Bilbo Case
Senator John L. McClellan called for impartial judicial treatment of Senator Theodore G Bilbo amid bribery allegations. He stressed innocence until guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Senator Homer Ferguson pushed further testimony including statements about a Mississippi donor and church fund links.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
Ark
Theodore G. Bilbo
Miss
Senate
Congress
Bilbo
McClellan
Mississippi
Senate War Investigating
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Juniper Grove Baptist Church
Ferguson
A. J. Podesta
Vicksburg
John Rcarr
Natchez
St Paul Teachers Threaten End To Long Strike
Spokespeople for 1,169 striking St Paul public teachers pledged not to strike for the rest of the school year if the city charter commission certifies a charter amendment. Miss Mollie Geary said teachers will call off the strike immediately if plain language is used to discuss the better schools program amid a five week walkout affecting 77 grade and high schools.
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ST. Paul
City Charter Commission
Mollie Geary
Teachers Joint Council
AFL
Fayette County to receive three Kenny Institute courses
Due to a successful Sister Elizabeth Kenny foundation drive, Fayette county will offer three two year Kenny Institute scholarships for registered nurses. The program covers post graduate training in anatomy dermatology epidemiology and neuromuscular therapy with living stipends of 150 monthly first year and 175 monthly second year. Applications must reach the state office by January 1 with selections by Kenny Institute officials.
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Liberty Building
Des Moines 9
Iowa
John W. Gunn
Des Moines
Robert Blue
Kenny Institute
Portal pay suits loom as unions seek billions
Nationwide labor ranks push for portal to portal pay after a Supreme Court decision. CIO United Automobile Workers and CIO United Steel Workers filed suits totaling 20.66 million, with expectations the total could reach 6 billion as Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors cases move forward. Claims span Briggs Manufacturing, General Motors Chevrolet, Standard Oil Cleveland, and Western Electric among others. The U S Chamber of Commerce launches a Wages and Hours Act reform drive to curb future claims while urging member groups to offer prevention ideas.
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United Press
Supreme Court
CIO
United Automobile Workers
United Steel Workers
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
General Motors
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
New York
Western Electric
Portal
Cleveland
CIO Ail
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Martial Law Declared in Indo China as Viet Nam Forces Fight
French authorities proclaim martial law across northern Indo China as Viet Nam rebels attack key outposts in Tonkin and Annam. Admiral Thierry D Argenlieu arrives from Paris amid crisis talks with Prime Minister Blum. Rebels cut the Hanoi Haiphong road, with heavy fighting and high casualties reported on both sides. Local estimates place French losses around 50 dead and 150 wounded, with rebel casualties higher. Gialam airfield in Annam reportedly captured with prisoners taken.
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Saigon
Indo- China
Viet Nam
Tonkin
Annam
Cochin-China
Indo-China
Thierry D’argenlieu
Paris
Premer Leon Blum
Uiform
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tongking
Gialam
Westgate Sailor Home on Ten Day Leave
Pau L. Schultz Emic of the U Navy, son of the Rev and Otto C. Schultz, is home on a ten day leave. He flew to Des Moines from San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Westgate
Pau L. Schultz
U Navy
Otto C. Schultz
Des Moines
San Francisco
Harold Miller Helps in Rescue
Sgt Harold L Miller formerly of Oelwein and son of Lawrence Miller and Mrs Margaret Thompson aided in rescuing 11 passengers from a crashed transport plane in the Swiss Alps. A member of the 508th parachute regiment based in Frankfurt, he volunteered among 70 rescuers after the crash. He attended Independence high school and enlisted in the army from Kansas City where his wife resides three and a half years ago.
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Harold L. Miller
Oelwein
Lawrence Miller
Margaret Thompson
Independence
Swiss Alps
Europe
Miller
508Th Parachute Regiment
Frankfurt
Kansas City
Kraft Dies at 40 on Fayette County Farm
Arthur Kraft 40 died at his home nine miles east of Oelwein last evening at 7 30. Born March 1 1906 in Scott township Fayette county he lived all his life on the farm where he died. Survived by his mother one brother and two sisters. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM at the Lutheran church in Aurota with Hintz funeral home in charge.
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Arthur F. Kraft
Oelwein
Jacob
Minnie Kraft
Scott Township
Fayette County
Kraft
Aurota AM
Hintz
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