U S unions threaten nationwide shipping strike over work week
Washington reports that maritime unions threaten a broad strike if wage and work hour disputes are not settled. Leaders say 90 percent of CIO National Marine Union members back walking out if talks fail. Government plans to keep merchant fleet running if necessary, with Navy and Coast Guard readiness and potential congressional inquiry to probe the dispute.
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Washington
On Maritime
Edgar L. Warren
Federal Conciliation Service
Navy
Coastand
War Shipping
U. S
National Marine Union
CIO
Amerii. Communications Association C10
Mon- Ys
Theavy, Coast Guard and
War Shiping Administration
Claude Pepper
Floyd
Piate Labor Committee
Pepper
CIO Wins Alabama Loses California in Polls
United Press reports CIO backed candidates faced defeats in Alabama and California. James E. Folsom won the Alabama Democratic nomination amid CIO support. Earl Warren led in California for both major tickets. A New Mexico race saw Chavez leading Chavez vs Dempsey for the Democratic Senate nomination as the FBI investigates ballots burned before delivery to Rio Arriba county.
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United Press A. Cio
Alaama
California
PBI
New Mexico
CIO
Contess
New Jersey
Alabama
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Political Action Committee
Handy Ellis
Earl Warren
Robert W. Kenny
Kenny
Dennis Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Chavez
Patrick J. Hurley
China
FBI
Rio Ar~riba
Masonic Lodge Observe 90th Anniversary
West Union lodge no 89 A F & A M marks its 60th anniversary with Judge W Antes as main speaker. Past masters, among the oldest in the state, will confer the third degree. Worshipful Master K L Ritchie and past master H A Schaefer arranged the event and refreshments will conclude the evening.
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West Union
W. Antes
West Union Lodge No
K. L. Ritchie
H. A. Schaefer
Churchill accuses Kremlin of directing Europe in new war warning
Winston Churchill charged that nearly one third of Europe is directed by the commissars of the Kremlin and warned seeds of a new world war are being sown. He criticized Soviet propaganda, defended Britain’s stance, praised Greece intervention, urged Austria Tyrol restoration, and denounced the British Communist Party.
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London
Winston Churchill
Europe
Kremlin
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Paris
Britain
Kreimlin
Spain
Greece
Blue's Lead Over 59,000 Votes in Iowa Primary
Complete but unofficial returns show Robert Blue winning the Iowa gubernatorial primary over George Olmsted by more than 59 000 votes. Blue carried every county, beating Olmsted despite Olmsted’s aggressive campaign on state issues. The total primary turnout approached 220 000, reflecting voters' openness to Blue's homestead and old age benefit promises and larger highway plans.
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Des Moines
Robert
Blue
Iowa
George Olmsted
Olmsted
Frank Miles
Treasury Reserve
Towans
Treasury
State Republicans To Meet July 26
DES MOINES UP The regular Republican state convention will be held at the Coliseum Friday July 26 announced by the state remival committee Sunday. About 3,000 delegates from 99 counties will attend the state convention and candidates for the state supreme court will be named at the judicial convention to follow at Fort Des Moines hotel on Saturday Aug 3.
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Des Moines
State Remival Committee
Fort Des Moines
Supreme Court
Rec Program Opens Today In Oelwein Parks
Oelwein launches a new recreation program with five playground sites. Meredith Dix, the general supervisor, will oversee five playground directors: Parkside led by Margaret Doty, Central by Katherine Smith, Harlan by Dorothy Walrath, Southside by Coletta Stover, and Wing's Park pending appointment.
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Oelwein
Meredith Dix
Parkside
Margaret Doty
Central
Katherine Smith
Harlan
Dorothy Wal~rath
Southside
Coletta Stover
Wing's Park
Hazards Removed From Donut Dunking By New Handle
Bridgeport Connecticut reports baker Jimmy Miranti introduced a new doughnut with a hole and a twisted cruller style handle designed to reduce coffee drips on tablecloths. The invention aims to make dunking acceptable even in high society.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Jimmy Miranti
Jimmy
Delegate to RNA National Meeting
Mrs Inez Pearl King 12 Ist Ave NE will leave Friday for the Royal Neighbors of America national convention in Cincinnati June 10 to 14 She is a delegate and district deputy of the society Delegates officers and committees will discuss four year term legislation and by law amendments One hundred eighty six delegates and 17 elective supreme officers plus staff will attend.
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Inez Pearl King
Ave
Royal Neighbors of America
Cincinnati
Friends
Move to Keep Lid On Meat Price Fails
The Senate Banking Committee affirmed ending price controls on meat dairy and poultry July 1. Chairman Wagner failed to reopen the vote 11 to 7. If approved the subsidies funding the price supports would be cut and eventually abolished with the removal of controls.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Senate
Leaps to Death With Baby At La Salle Fire
CHICAGO UP A woman leapt from the Hotel La Salle to escape flames with her baby in her arms. Police and firefighters evacuated dozens as ambulances arrived. Bodies, many charred, were loaded at city hall and morgue. Relatives awaited word amid the devastation.
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Baby
Chicago
Hotel la Salle
City Hall
Corp Moldenhauer Back from ETO Homecoming
Mrs. Glen Moldenhauer of 503 Ist Ave NE received news that Corp Raymond Moldenhauer has returned from 19 months overseas. He served in England France Austria and Germany with the 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division and will be discharged at Fort Sheridan Illinois, expected home next Monday.
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Glen Moldenhauer
Corp
Raymond Moldenhauer
New Jersey
England
France
Austria
Germany
42Nd Rainbow Infantry Division
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Funeral Services Held for Leo Peters in Fairbank
In Fairbank the funeral of Leo Peters, brother in law of Mrs. Frank Peters, was conducted Tuesday morning at Immaculate Conception church. A World War I veterans service followed with Legion members marching to the church and cemetery for burial. Three sons in the Navy, Francis James and Louis, survive.
Teachers Studied Ward in South Pasadena High School
In South Pasadena California teachers face charges of poor training but the city’s high school shows strong credentialing. Sixty three percent of instructors average six or more years of college work, sixteen percent have eight or more years, and none have less than four.
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Pasadena
Cal
600 Chinese slain in Java amid widespread fires
An allied headquarters spokesman said Indonesians killed about 600 Chinese in a settlement west of the Tangerang river near Batavia. He reported 1,000 more Chinese surrounded defending with knives as villages burned over a 100 square mile area. Women and children were among the dead.
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Batavia
Tangerand
Tangerang
Sutan Sjahrir
Syahrir
Iowan Admits He Slew Jap Civilian
William E. Hamilton of Jonesville Ja confessed to fatally bludgeoning a Japanese civilian with a grease gun in Yokohama during a dispute over a watch. He is held pending a court martial per the Provost Marshal office statement.
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Yokohama
Pic
William E. Hamilton
Jonesville
Funeral Services For Robert Benson
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. for Robert Benson who drowned Friday in Otter creek. The Rev J C Warton led the sermon at the Methodist church. Burial followed in Tigret cemetery with pallbearers Lee Junior Schori Howard Wolt Douglas Chapman Burnell Larson Darwin Gilson and Lloyd Capper. Music was by Kenton Krueger and Mr and Mrs Gerald Shaffer.
Here’s Your Chance for Youth Recreation Program
Local recreation program and playgrounds reopen with daily sessions at Wings Park and other locations. Encourages youth participation to ensure continuation and possible expansion, with daytime hours 9:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 4:30, and Wings Park also used at night.
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Harlan
Parkside South
Central
Wings Park
Senate okays teen draft to boost volunteer army
Senate votes extend draft to May 15 and raise pay to attract volunteers. House hesitation noted as compromise talks loom. Law would allow selecting single men 18 to 45 and cap draft inductions unless national security requires action. Fathers, students, teachers, and certain veterans exempt. Pay increases span 50 percent for privates to 2 percent for masters.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate-House
Sen
Chapman Revercomb
W. Va
Congress
Revercomb
United States
Refused Permit To Move Boxcar In Local News
The city council refused Robert Frazer Jr a permit to move a boxcar to Fourth Avenue SW between 6th and 7th amid concern that emergency housing could lower property values. Residents had petitioned against it noting a family already lives in a boxcar. Frazer must move by June 7. Councilman Harrington led the motion, balancing property protection with Frazer's claim that a man needs somewhere to live.
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Robert Frazer, Jr
Fourth Avenue
6Th
Frazer
Harrington
Third Ward
Fairbank Woman Buried Monday From Local News Desk
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Peters were held at the Conception Catholic church with priests from Waterloo Hazleton Independence. Survived by 11 brothers and sisters including Mrs Paul Reimer Robert McTaggart and Louis McTaggart. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery.
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Neb
Eunice Cassidy
T. R. Morris
John McTaggart
Joseph McTaggart
Strawberry Point
Elgin Bible School Ends with Picnic
Elgin Special reports the Elgin Baptist Church Bible school ends Friday with its annual Sunday school picnic at the West Union fairgrounds marking two weeks of instruction. The children's day program is set for Sunday with pupil works on display. George Aldrich of Laconia says Bibles are the toughest items to sell.
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Elgin
Elgin Baptist Church
West Union Fairgrounds
Laconia, N. H
George Aldrich
Laconia
Estey Wins In All Four Wards In Oelwein
Elbert Estey of West Union wins county attorney race on the Republican ticket. Estey carries every ward in Oelwein. final county totals show 2081 for Estey and 1297 for Everett Scott after a recheck. In Oelwein, Estey 343 to Scott 214.
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Elbert Estey
West Union
Register
Estey
Third Ward
Everett Scott
Oelwein
Scott
Truce to Halt War in China
A 15-day truce between Chinese nationalists and communists will be signed soon, giving Gen. George C. Marshall broad powers to settle the civil war. The pact aims to allow a breathing spell, with talks focusing on a time limit, government and army reorganization, restored communications, and Marshall’s final authority if disputes arise. Agreement reportedly extends to Manchuria with cease-fire orders in place.
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Nanking
George C Marshall
Marshall
Chou En- Lai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou
Chiang
Manchuria
Sued for Divorce as Arson Case Binds Man
Creston Thearson case against Thomas Wainwright progressed after he waived prelim in a hearing and was bound over to the Union County grand jury under $1,500 bond. Police Chief William Hiatt reported Wainwright started the fire damaging the five room home valued at $1,000 while his wife Annette and several of their seven children were inside. Wainwright had been served with a divorce complaint the day before and allegedly threatened to burn the house if he could not live there.
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Creston
Thomas Wainwright
Union County Grand Jury
William Hiatt
Wainwright
Annettee
Fean
Julia Barry
Corrigan
Madison
Highthy
Melrose Falls Short of Plurality in County Attorney Race
Robert Melrose led Republicans with 71 votes but missed the nomination by 22. Allen Smith, acting during Melrose’s suspension, earned 667 votes. John Kramer 664. Carl Greif 348. The Republican convention will choose the nominee. Props 90 Feet on Snake? Whittier Cal. UP reports fisherman James Gilliland, 36, and a bull snake plunged 90 feet during a weekend angling trip. Gilliland suffered bruises and lacerations. the snake was killed.
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Robert Melrose
Buchanan County
Allen Smith
Melrose
John Kramer
Carl Greif
Whittier
Cal
James Gilliland
Gilliland
Sanshie
Panic Ignited Fire Kills 58 At Jun-Salle Hotel Chicago
A Chicago hotel blaze began in an elevator shaft and swept through the 23 story Jun Salle Hotel, killing 58 people including 54 at the county morgue and a fireman. Coroner and fire officials blamed panic and unresolved violations, while heroism and chaos marked the disaster in the Loop.
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Chicago
Jun- Salle
A. L. Brodie
St. Luke's Hospital
Brodie
Loop
Michael J. Corrigan
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