Anderson Dares Critics to Name a Leak Profiteer
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson rejected congressional accusations of price manipulation in the grain market. He challenged Rep. Andresen to name a specific insider trader, accusing political motives behind the charges while noting the market drop began with corn and spread to wheat. Anderson also clarified no identified insider in Chicago futures, and cited a hypothetical $400,000 gain for a trader short 1,000,000 bushels.
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Washington
ULP
Clinton
P. Anderson
Haq Vance
Anderson
August H. Andresen
Minn
Chicago
Andresen
House Speculation Committee
Seasonal Increase In Iowa Jobless
A small seasonal rise in Iowa unemployment was reported for January by the state employment service. Jobless claims rose 16 percent from December, while placements fell eight percent. However January placements reached 5,484 versus 5,158 in January 1947, indicating the overall volume remained below the prior year.
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Iowa
State
Service
Rock Island to Buy 57 More Diesels
Chicago news confirms J. Far rington president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad announced directors approved a 33 million dollar spending program. A large portion funds 57 new diesel locomotives and improvements and new equipment for the railroad.
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Rock Island
Chicago
J.D. Far
Rington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Farrington
Accident Victim Crawls Mile For Aid After Tractor Flip
Longmuir Longmuir Robert Deak- Volga City, 24, crawled across fields to reach a fence and then walked to his neighbor’s home a mile away after his tractor overturned at 3 pm. He fractured his leg and suffered exposure before reaching Mercy Hospital around 6 pm.
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Robert
Longmuir
Lincoln Day Dinner Sponsored By Women’s Relief Corps
The Women’s Relief Corps will sponsor its annual Lincoln Day dinner on Thursday February 12 at the Methodist church serving a turkey dinner. Proceeds aid worthy boys of all wars and their needy families with welfare work at home and veterans hospitals and sold homes. The corps, originally auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, now supports all veterans and the needy.
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Women’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Repubic
The
India Stamping Out Private Armies in Madras
Government and police in India moved to ban youth groups aligned with the Indian Communist Party in Madras province and across the country continued campaigns against Khaksars and national guards. Ninety leaders were arrested and offices sealed as suppression narrows political opposition to Gandhi's Congress, leaving only a small socialist wing and controlled trade unions as remaining power centers.
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NEW Delht
Indian Communist’ Party
Madras
India
Gandhi
all-India Congress Party
Congress Party
Central Assembly
Rapid Marriage and Divorce Claim Shocks Detroit
Mrs. Rose Lee Walters allegedly tied the knot with Roy Walters and a judge, Theodore Richter, quickly, then granted an instant divorce within the same hour. Walters reportedly held multiple titles from miss to ex Mrs within 60 minutes, challenging the notion of a stable union.
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Detroit
Rose
Lee Walters
Roy Walters
Theo'dore Ricter
Seek to Cut Oil Exports As Cold Enters 5th Week
The government moves to curb winter fuel drain during the fifth week of 1948 cold weather. The commerce department embargoed heating oil and other petroleum exports from the east coast and urged foreign buyers to reduce purchases to relieve U.S. shortages. Detroit officials seek federal gas diversions to aid 125,000 idled workers as factories struggle. About 15,000 Western Pennsylvania workers remain home due to fuel limits. A Canadian-origin cold front began Jan 12, bringing near normal to record lows and a sleet snow storm across the southern Gulf states, southern Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and up to Virginia.
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Commerce Department
Maine
Florida
United States
Congress
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
House
Inler- State Commerce Committees
Panhandle
Pennsylvania
Canada
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
U S Mum On Russ Claim It Armed Nazis
A brief dispatch notes limited details on a claim regarding Russia arming Nazis, with officials declining to elaborate. The report emphasizes unclear evidence and ongoing questioning by authorities.
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U.S
Soviet attacks on US role in war blamed in historical note
The Soviet embassy issued a historical note claiming the United States financed Adolf Hitler and Germany’s rearmament, while Britain and France abandoned collective security. It accused Washington of fak ing history by publishing selective Nazi-Soviet documents and promised further disclosures of secret papers showing Western guilt. The note argues the Dawes Plan aided Germany’s armaments revival and World War II might have ended earlier without Western backing.
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Moscow
Amerisfor
Thashingtol
Soviet” ‘Information Bu Race Cau
United States
Germany
U.S. State Department
Russia
Dawes
Hany’s
Dupont, Morgan, Rockefeller
Lamont
Standard’ 011
Imperial Chemical Trust
Schoolmasters To Hear Quinn IHSAA Man
Fayette Schoolmasters club hosts Lyle Quinn, secretary of the Iowa High School Athletic Association, as guest speaker at a Feb 12 meeting in West Union. Teachers from nearby schools are invited, with dinner at 6 30 PM and return to the courthouse assembly room for the session. A March meeting plans to invite school board members and feature public relations expert Arthur Brayton from Des Moines.
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Lyle. Quinn
Iowa High School” Athletic Association
Fayette
West Union
Court House
Ing
Arthur Brayton
Des Moines
Woman Corrie Kemmerer dies in Independence home
Funeral services are set for Mrs Corrie Agnes Kemmerer of Independence after her death at 1 05 AM at home She was born June 1865 in Brandon Maine and married Irving J Kemmerer on January 14 1886 Survived by two sons Harry Waterloo Roy Independence a daughter Hazel Halloway Independence three grandchildren and one great grandchild Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery Independence with services from the home
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Independence
Corrie Agnes Kemmerer
Beady
Buriat
Oakwood Cemetery
Kemmerer
Brandon
Alexander Mec-Gowan
Irving
J. Kemmerer
iHarry
Waterloo
Hazel Halloway
Four Italians killed in election battle at San Fernando
FOGGIA Italy four persons were killed and 12 wounded in the first Italian election battle at San Fernando reported today. The clash began as communists and socialists tried to celebrate their united front for the April 18 elections. Rightists stormed the communist national association headquarters and set it afire.
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Foggia
Italy
San Fernando di Pucla
United Front
We Parties
Leonare Boy
National Association of
Halian Partisans
To Boy Scouts At Breakfast Messy Local News Desk
Sacred Heart Boy Scout troop 49 attended the February Holy Name society breakfast celebrating Boy Scout week and America’s 38th anniversary of scouting. The event featured brief troop updates, remarks from Erling Rikensrud about the Jamboree in France and its peace-keeping spirit, and plans for a father son breakfast on March 14 with Arnie Stierman as guest speaker.
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Sacred Heart Boy Scout
Holy Name Society
America
Cliff Avery
William Ayers
Erling
Rik‘ensrud
Decorah
France
Rikensrud
L. O. Kuper
Holy Name
Arnie Stierman
KDTH
Boys Town
Harold *Mole
Archdiocesan
al Begley
Society
St Partick’s
Dubuque
Johnnie
River City
Taft warns foreign aid must not threaten homeland freedom
Senator Robert A Taft opened a western campaign swing with a warning that U S foreign aid should not jeopardize domestic liberty. He framed policy in general terms stressing individual rights equal justice under law and opportunity while opposing altruistic aims and signaling support for trimming the Marshall Plan.
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Robert A. Tait
U. S
Taft
Commie Appeals Legion Exclusion in Omaha Case
Admitted communist Ballerson says he filed a brief to contest expulsion from the Omaha Legion Post. He alleges disloyal grounds and says 23 servers were involved in the expulsion process. State department hearing slated at Grand Island on February 21.
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Omaha
Warren’ Ballerson
Vesion
Legions Omaha Post
Ion
Ballesxen
Congress
Batercan
Legion's Etate Department
Grand Island
Salonika Attacked By Guerrillas
Guerrillas fired 75 mm shells and mortars into Salonika Greece for 90 minutes injuring British personnel including a private and a corporal. Authorities reported arrests of merchants linked to a communist support group with boats used to move supplies. Skirmishes were noted across northern Greece.
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Salonika
Greece
Aegean
Iowa Federal Income Tax Up 17 Million in January
Iowa federal income tax receipts rose in January by about 17 million dollars from the previous year, the Iowa Internal Revenue Department said. Frank Halpin, chief deputy, reported last month’s collections at 90.9 million compared with 73 million a year ago. Total 1947 calendar year federal income taxes in Iowa were 362,089,616.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Office
Internal Revenue Department
Frank Halpin
Department
Halpin
Believe Eisenhower Could Be Drafted as Presidential Candidate
Two Boston mortgage bankers interpret a letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as indicating he would consider being drafted as a presidential candidate despite his earlier statement of not being available for high political office. Eisenhower replied thanking them, saying he remains a private citizen ready to serve the nation with his strength and talents.
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Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter
Gallagher
James
Alphen
Eisenhower
Services Tomorrow For Ww. F. Stumma
William F. Stumma 92 of Independence died Sunday after a final rest. He was born May 26, 1855 in Sheboygan Wisconsin to Frederick Stumma and Mrs. Margaret Stumma. Survived by daughter Mrs. George Klotzbach and three grandchildren including L. M. Sum Nens in Los Angeles. He leaves a son William at Westminster College Missouri Katharine at Iowa State University, two great grandchildren, a brother Charles of Brandon and sister Mrs. Harry M. Anderson of Waterloo. Funeral set for Wednesday 1:30 p.m. at Heege Funeral Home and 2 p.m. at Lutheran church. Burial Spring Creek Cemetery Blackhawk County. Body to lie in state at Heege prior to services.
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William F. Stumm
Sheboygan Wis
Frederick Stumma
Margaret Schutte Mace
George Klotzbach
L. M. Sumnens
Los Angeles
Calif. William
College Westminister
Fulton, Mo
Katharine
Iowa State University
Iowa City
Charles
Brandon
Harry M
Anderson
Waterloo
Heege Funeral Home
Lutheran Church
Spring Creek
Fnn
Blackhawk County
Heese Funeral Home
Bridge collapse on Char Colles span kills three
At Nehoboth Beach Delaware the south end of the Char Colles suspension bridge between Bethany and Rehoboth collapsed today. A truck and a private car were crossing when ice-rammed foundations tore loose and failed. Three people died and six were reported missing as debris brought the roadway down.
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Nehoboth Beach
Dei
Char Colles
Bethany
Rehoboth
Lower Retail Prices Reported In Cities on Many Food Items
Hazleton funeral services set for James H. Wilson 95 oldest Hazleton resident. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Methodist church with Rev F E Mastin officiating Burial in Hazleton cemetery. Body at Brant Funeral home Oelwein until service time Wilson died at his home stendas. He born October 23 1852 in Ripley county Indiana son of Milton and Elizabeth Platter Wilson Lived in Hazleton since age four. Retired from farming moved to Hazleton 35 years ago Survived by son Frank Oelwein and two daughters Mrs Royal King Independence and Mrs Archie Stegall Oelwein.
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Hazleton
Methodist Church
James H. Wilson
F. E. Mastin
Brant Funeral Home
Oelwein
Frank, Oelwein
Royal King
Independence
Archie Stegall
Rotarian Talk on Dictatorships by Priest Who Lived Under Them
Rev. Robert Spahn of Sacred Heart church addressed the Oelwein Rotary, sharing observations from his years in Nazi, Communist, and fascist regimes. He warned that dictators build one grand idea by sacrificing honesty and liberty, using crises, silencing opponents, and lying to seize power, while predicting they fall under their own weight without war. The talk included vivid anecdotes from 1938 Austria and reflections on democracy, religion, and freedom.
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Robert Spahn
Sacred’ Heart Church
Oelwein
Rotary
Father Sohn
Spahn
Hitler
Father Spahn
Risk
C. B. Chambers
Howard Risk
Chambers
Ralph Sprague
Mike Clemens
Sacred Heart
Jim McQueen
Don Strang
Powers, 95, Retired Farmer, Dies in Maynard
W E Powers 95 a retired farmer died this morning at Pauley Jenison residence in Maynard He lived in the state 90 years moving to Maynard four years ago He was born 1852 in Bevidere Son of John and Mellisan Farr Powers His wife Margaret Housden Powers died in 1923 Survived by five sons Edward Glen Will of Indianapolis Frank of Waterloo Jon of Oelwein one daughter Nora Liers of Clayton One daughter May Garrison died earlier Funeral at Brant Funeral Home with burial Woodlawn cemetery
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Wallace Eugene Powers
Pauley
Jenison
Maynard
Bevidere
Lil
John
Mellisan Farr Powers
Margaret Housden
Powers
Edward
Glen
Will
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank
Waterloo
Jon
Oelwein
Nora) Liers
Clayton
May Garrison
Brant Funeral Home
Woodlawn Cemetery
SUI Student Faces Forgery Charges For Worthless Checks
Robert Wilkins a 20 year old University of Iowa student was arrested in Cedar Rapids on forgery charges after passing seven worthless checks in about two hours Detectives said he admitted to the seven fraudulent checks and was in the act of writing an eighth when apprehended by Detective L B Marshall in a downtown store The case highlights alleged check fraud by a college student during a short spate of activity yesterday.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Wilkins
University of Iowa
Marshall Ar
Wilkins
Marshall
Gambling King Near Death From Shot
Beverly Hills California Tony Cornero Stralla, famed coast gambling king and ex rum runner, was near death from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, allegedly fired by an unidentified man who delivered a package to his home last night. Doctors fought to save the 48 year old, whose wife former actress Barbara Land was at his bedside amidst reports of a prior overdose.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Tony
Cornero
Stralla
Barbara Land
Classified Praise From Mrs Hanlon and Nearby Ad Offer
Mrs M J Hanlon of 73td Si FW praises the REGISTER Want Ads for solid results. She ran a For Sale ad featuring a Garland gas range and a Coolerator 100 lb capacity. Phone 1419-W. An Ad Taker offers help to craft ads and calls 28 to ask for the Ad Take.
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M. J. Hanlon
Garland
Claims Fall Turned Him into a Giant
Los Angeles matter says 13 year old Edward Joseph Conradson claims he grows 3015 inches and 59 pounds after a fall 18 months ago. He stands six feet one inch, weighs 197 pounds, and his parents sue for 75725 damages alleging the fall caused by a Silver Shield Dairy Co driver.
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Los Angeles
Edward Joseph Conradson
Silver Shield Dairy Co
Don Hall Injured In Yard Accident
Donald Hall is resting at home after an accident in the C. G. W. yards this morning. X-rays at Mercy hospital showed broken bones. A piston from an 18 inch brake cylinder struck his face, knocked him down, then hit his hip around 9:30 a.m.
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Donald Hall
Mercy Hospital
Death of Andrew Wilson Pioneer of Fayette County
Death announced for Andrew Wilson a Fayette County pioneer born January 3 1862 windson Windson area farmer who died Monday evening at his home on Sixth street N W at age about five decades. He was a Woodmen of the World member. Funeral services will be at Brant Funeral Home at 2 pm Wednesday with burial in South Windson cemetery at Donnan.
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Andrew “Wilson
Street
N. W
Windson
Fayette County
David and
Sarah Ann ‘Hunter
U Jon
Woodmen’ S
Brant Funeral
South
Witdson
Donnan
Plane lands safely after explosive incident in Alaska
Twelve army passengers and crewmen arrived safely after an aircraft exploded forcing a hazardous emergency landing. Brig. Gen. Swift praised Capt. Paul King for bringing the four engine C-82 down without injuries aboard. The plane, bound from Great Falls, Montana, had taken off yesterday.
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Big Delta
Alaska
Ra PL Swift
3Nd
Fort ‘Lewis
Piet
Paul King
Great
Palle
Mont
Aloe
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