Defense Bill Tops 1949 Budget Outlook
United Press report from Washington notes the fiscal 1949 defense bill tentatively set at 13.5 billion dollars with further increases possible. The House Appropriations Committee approved funding for the Army Navy Air Force and defense establishments totaling over 10.1 billion for the new year. Senate action and possible amendments loom as Congress weighs draft laws and future spending.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Gon Ophone
Rerndlow
House Appropriations Committee
Amy
Navy
Air Force
Senate Judiciary Committee
William Langer
N. D
Truman
House
Senate
Louis E Denfield
Naval Operations
House Appropriations
U. S
Mediterranean
National Broadcasting Co
Religion School at Sacred Heart Opens
Sixty five young people attended the opening session of Sacred Heart parish summer school of religion yesterday. Sisters Paula Emerentia and Aquinas of the parochial school faculty are instructors. Classes run from 9 a m to noon at Sacred Heart school and will be in session for two weeks. The course is for all school age children.
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Sacred Heart Parish
Paula, Emerentia and Aquinas
Sacred Heart School
Talks Over Railroad Unions End Bargaining Stalemate
Washington reports that White House labor talks in the rail stator dispute ended with no settlement. John R Steelman met three railroad union leaders for three hours, and D B Robertson declared no progress and no return to talks. The government previously seized carriers to avert a strike.
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Washington
White House
John R Steelman
D. B. Robertson
Firemen's Union
Steelman
Mundt Wins Dakota Senate Nomination
Pierre S D reports Rep Karl Mundt won the Republican nomination for the U S Senate in South Dakota with a five to one lead across precincts. Mundt will face Democrat John Engel in November to fill Sen Harlan Bushfield’s retiring seat due to ill health.
Gets Plenty of Takers at 10000 Dollars for a Husband
Shapely Dorothy Lawlor a 28 year old hat check girl who advertised for a husband with 10000 dollars received over a thousand letters and telegrams from suitors including a Michigan farmer a Kentucky horse breeder a North Carolina former navy lieutenant and a Florida night club owner. She planned to announce a final choice at midnight but delayed due to the flood of offers.
Iawa Weather Unchanged Says Meteorologist Magnuson
Des Moines weather bureau says long range forecasts are unreliable and public belief that seasons have shifted is largely psychological. Magnuson notes 1880 January warm, 1879 cold, 1890 August coolest, 1947 August hottest, 1918 August 110-degree day remains record.
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Des Moines
Jawa Weather Bureau
Metecorologist
Marvin D. Magnuson
Magnuson
Flood Crisis Waning In Northwest
Flood crisis easing after two weeks of devastation across the Pacific Northwest. In Portland about 100000 displaced, 28 killed or drowned, and estimated 80 million dollars in damages to crops, property, and riverfront industries in four states and British Columbia. The Columbia River fell from 30.2 to 30.0 feet at Vancouver, while the Willamette eased six tenths in 12 hours. Despite improvement, danger remained with dikes under threat and continued volunteer and troop efforts to protect farmland and the city’s downtown and homeless populations. About a quarter of the Portland metropolitan area flooded.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia
Pacific Northwest
States
British Columbia
Vancouver
Willamette
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Astoria
Legion Officers Slate Nominated at Ross Reid Post No. 9
The American Legion meeting at the Legion home nominated officers for the coming year led by commander W. L. Hicks and senior vice commander Church Williams. Nominations include Ken McNerney as junior vice commander and John Duncan as finance officer with other posts filled by Herb Colby, Ivan Hanson, Col. E. E. Stoup, and trustees Dr. L. W. Sachs, Roy Anderson, George Jamison. More nominations will be accepted June 6 by written ballot. Donations were approved to Girl Scouts Father Flanagan's Boys Town and the Cancer drive. Plans for the past commander's dinner in July were discussed and a lunch was served.
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Ross Reid
American Legion
Legion
L. E Hilsabeck
Robert Hines
W. L. Hicks
Church Williams
Ken McNerney
John Duncan
Herb Colby
Ivan Hanson
Col
E. E. Stoup
L. W. Sachs
Roy Anderson
George Jamison
Ernest King
Walter Beck
Glenn Johnson
Earl Alton
Girl Scouts
Father Flanagan
Conservation club to receive 400 pheasants in Delwei
The Conservation club has learned that 400 young pheasants will arrive in Delwe on Saturday afternoon. All club members are asked to attend Keniston's Thursday evening to prepare housing and pens for the birds.
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Conservation Club
Delwe
Keniston
Kisner Painting Featured in Iowa Traveling Exhibit
The Iowa Traveling Art exhibition requests to use Floyd Kisner's watercolor scene, a Sacred Heart senior, in its traveling display. The work was shown in Iowa City during the all Iowa high school exhibition earlier this spring.
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Iowa
Exhibion
Floyd Kisner
Sacred Heart
Iowa City
All Iowa
Dimbat Son to Join Shell Research in California
Dean Martin Dimbat son of Carl and Mrs Dimbat will graduate Saturday from the University of Iowa with a master’s in chemistry and will be employed by Shell Oil Company in Oakland California. Martin is married and has two children.
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Wm Lora News
Martin Dimbat
Carl Dimbat
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Shell of Research Department
Oakland
Calif
Martin
Thursday Funeral for Man at Fairbank
Richard John Lamprecht dies in Janesville. Funeral at St. John s Lutheran Fairbank Thursday at 1 30 p m officiated by Rev H J Heilman. Burial in Fairbank cemetery. Survived by four daughters Readlyn and Janesville residents Milne Lamprecht Eagle Grove Dorothy Moeller, 11 grandchildren, one great grandchild, one brother Louis of Fairbank, two sisters August Engel Beresford SD and Mrs William Janneck Jesup.
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Fairbank
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Richard John Lamprecht
Janesville
H. J. Heilman
Fairbank Cemetery
Alwina Meyerhoff
Read
Louis
August Engel
Beresford
S.D
William Janneck
Jesup
Judge Goldsborough Moves To Mediate Coal Bargain
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough sought to mediate the UMW and Southern Coal Producers over bargaining representatives. He invited officials to discuss in his chambers and hinted he may order John L Lewis to bargain with the southern group to avert a potential July 1 soft coal strike. Hopkins urged the court that Lewis had walked out and refused to bargain with non signatory operators.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Southern Group
Goldsborough
UMW
Welly K. Hopkins
Southern Association
Hopkins
Plan C of C Picnic Dinner at City Park
The Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting for June will be a picnic at the city park pavilion on Tuesday June 8 at 7 p m. This will be ladies night and special arrangements for the serving of the picnic dinner have been made. Entertainment will follow the dinner.
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Chamber of Commerce
City Park
Consumer Credit Hits New Peak in April
Washington reports consumer credit reached a record 13.596 billion dollars in April per the Federal Reserve. The gain over April 1947 was 2.965 billion with installment credit rising 2.201 billion in the past year. Auto sales credit climbed 109 million compared with March but remains below the 1.912 billion peak.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Cemetery Lovely Again This Year Memorial Day
The Ociwein cemetery again drew comment during Memorial day services for its beauty. Credit is given to the late Roy Schrack for past work, with the current sexton Ray Perry carrying on his legacy through days of preparation and attention that yielded the cemetery’s lovely appearance this year.
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Ociwein
Roy Schrack
Ray Perry
Form Music Association In Oelwein
The Oelwein Civic Music association was organized to give music lovers an opportunity to hear outstanding artists. Cliff Avery is president with H E Dieter as vice president Mrs Lew Warren as secretary and Evelyn Eck as treasurer. A board of directors will be announced later. Charles Sergeant of the National Civic Music association met with locals at the Chamber of Commerce. The association will sponsor at least three concerts by nationally known artists and close membership after a one-week fall drive.
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Oelwein Civic Music Association
Cliff Avery
H. E. Dieter
Lew Warren
Evelyn Eck
Charles Sergeant
National Civic Music Association
Chamber of Commerce
Oelwein
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
National Association
Chicago
Oelwein Association
Election results at Oelwein Firemen's benefit ball
Political-minded dancers at the Oelwein Firemen's benefit ball June 7 will receive local and state primary returns all evening. The REGISTER will stay open until county returns are in. Proceeds fund the city's volunteer firemen. tickets sold at Gibbs and Zahn Maize Drug the Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa liquor store.
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Oelwein Firemen
Moose Country Home
Gibbs and Zahn
Maize Drug
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Liquor Store
Pay Boost Planned for Deere Employees
Des Moines reports that Deere Manufacturing Co will give hourly wage increases of nine to 13 cents to about 12 000 workers at its Waterloo Des Moines and Ottumwa plants. The raise takes effect upon approval by CIO United Automobile Workers locals at three plants.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Deere Manufacturing Co
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
Truman to Speak at Swedish Centennial in Chicago
President Truman will address the Chicago Stadium on Friday to mark the Swedish pioneer centennial and the arrival of the first large wave of Swedish immigrants a century ago. Prince Bertil, son of Sweden's Crown Prince, will join him on the platform for the event and the month-long celebration.
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Chicago
Truman
Prince Bertil
Sweden
Rainy Day Fund Grows to Over 72 Million in Iowa
Iowa unemployment insurance trust funds have grown fivefold in ten years and now total more than 76 million dollars. The fund is invested in federal securities yielding about one million dollars in annual interest, officials said. The rainy day balance has risen each year since 1938, when it began at 11.4 million under the 1937 unemployment insurance law.
Putnam Peppy Pals Honor Mother's Day
Putnam Peppy Pals held a program honoring Mother's Day Sunday afternoon in the Arlington Methodist church basement. Guest speaker was Mrs John Kelly a registered nurse of Fayette. Fern Loomis demonstrated slim removals and Marilyn Bowers sang a solo. Vera Oelrich won first prize in the good grooming contest Helen Friedlein second Fern Loomis third. Tea was served to about 30 at the close.
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Putnam
Putnam Peppy Pals
Arlington
John Kelly
Fayette
Fern Loomis
Marilyn Bowers
Vera Oelrich
Helen Friedlein
Alabama Primary Defeat Boosts Truman Backers
Alabama voters delivered a setback to Governor James E. Folsom and Democrats hoping to bolt over civil rights, signaling a pro Truman tilt in Maryland and South Dakota returns. Truman seeks about 618 convention votes as delegates weigh civil rights planks and loyalty.
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United Press
Alabama
Truman
James E. Folsom
Philadelphia
Mason-Dixon Line
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
South Dakota
Disaster Averted by Oil Plant Worker
An explosion and fire at Union Oil Co cracking plant in the harbor district caused 100000 dollars in damage. Roy Pillsbury a 36 year old Long Beach worker braved flames to close a valve averting a major disaster, suffering burns on his left side as additional oil was stopped from flowing.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Union Oil Co
Harbor District
Roy Pillsbury
Long Beach
Hunt Bodies of 28 Drowned in Harbor
Norfolk naval and coast guard crews began a search for 28 sailors and Marines missing after a 59 foot Liberty launch overturned in Hampton Roads Monday night. The vessel was returning 92 men to the aircraft carrier U S S Kearsarge from his last night ashore ahead of a Mediterranean task force deployment.
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Norfolk
Navy
Coast Guard
Hampton Roads
U. S. S. Kearsarge
Stassen proposes Navy to Palestine to enforce UN truce
Philadelphia UP report says Har old E Stassen urged sending a major portion of the U S Navy to Palestine to back United Nations decisions. He called for a land police force of military units from small nations to enforce the UN truce in the Holy Land with strong backing from major nations sea and air forces.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
U.S. Navy
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Stassen
Vacation School Opens at St Marys Church in Strawberry Point
Vacation school began at St Marys Catholic church Strawberry Point Tuesday morning and will run two weeks ending with a first communion class. Sister Alice Marie from Timber Lake S D and Sister Mary Ficuretie from Dougherty Ja of the Presentation order lead the program which enrolls sixty children.
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Strawberry Point
Spec
Ial
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Alice Marie
Timber Lake
S. D
Mary Ficuretie
Dougherty
Presentation Order
Guards Keep at Rath Packing Plant in Waterloo
National Guard units will remain at Rath Packing Co. in Waterloo for now to ensure disruptions with CIO United Packinghouse Workers Local 4g! are resolved. Iowa officials appoint a special assistant attorney general to probe disturbances at Rath and the May 19 riot in which a picket was killed.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
A. T. Wagner
National
Rath Packing Co
CIO United Packinghouse
Des Moines
Bath Packing Co
Local man dies in Frederick Avenue crash in Oelwein
S Frederick crash claims Manuel Maldonado 34 of Celwein after a 1 am auto mishap on Frederick and Francis Binning investigates. Clifford Finch 25 of area drives 1937 Fo coach severely damaged. fire crews battled a blaze at the scene. Maldonado, born May 1914 in El Paso, had lived in Oelwein 28 years and served in World War II. Survivors include foster parents and two brothers. Body at Brant Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
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Clifford Finch
Aree
Fae Aris
Istey
West Union
Oolwein
Finch
Oolwein ~Dent
Derick
Francis Binning
Maldonado
el‘ Paso
John
John Munoz
Tony
Oehwein
Brant Funeral Home
Arab Nations Agree To Four Week Palestine Truce
LAKE SUCCESS NY UP seven Arab nations agreed to UN four week truce in Palestine and warned they would resume war unless Israel dissolves. Arab league replied with conditions likely rejected by Jews while Israel accepted with five assumptions. In Tel Aviv fighting continued as Arab forces pressed Jewish positions despite the cease fire plan.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Israel
Security Council
Arab League
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Negba
Rehovoth
Gaza
Picnic To End Vacation School In Clermont
Clermont special report says vacation school will close Friday with a park picnic. A program follows at the Lutheran church at 1 39 p.m. Parents and the public are invited. Bring your lunch for the picnic.
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Clermont
Heart Attack Fatal to Man Driving Tractor
Westgate special report John Tate 58 of Westgate died Tuesday near his home when his tractor tipped into a ditch and pinned him. Death was due to a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and four sons, two in Waterloo and two at home. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Westgate
John Tate
Mr. Tate
Waterloo
Independence hotel stock campaign ends in victory
Independence gains a new modern hotel after a community financing drive led by Harry Lisk and Ruth Leytze Jr. The Independence Community Hotel Company organized stock at 100 dollars per share and aimed to finance at least 82 percent of the cost. By the launch, 502 citizens had subscribed 163,700 dollars, with expected additional purchases and a mortgage to complete funding.
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Independence
Harry Lisk
Ruth Leytze
Independence Community, Hotel Company
Marigage
Citisemen
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Folsom
Hunt
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Celwein
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