Benes on Moscow Trip and Soviet Pact Aims
Czechoslovak President Eduard Benes recounts planning a 1943 trip to the United States and negotiations with the Soviet Union to renew their 1935 alliance. He describes seeking a lasting accord to avert future catastrophe and align Anglo-Saxons with the Soviet Union to counter Germany.
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Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Munich
Poland
Europe
Russia
Germany
Teheran
Bogomoloyv
London
Washington
Bogomolov
Aston Abbotts
Mrs Platt to Head Red Cross Campaign in South Fayette
Mrs. George G. Platt has been appointed fund campaign chairman for the South Fayette chapter of the American Red Cross, chapter chairman Wayne Kernmerer announced today. Mrs. Churchill T. Williams is assistant campaign chairman and Mrs. Owen Hansen is publicity director for the drive. Joseph Rodgers is general publicity chairman for the chapter.
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Er Sen
George G. Platt
South Fayette
American Red Cross
Wayne Kernmerer
Churchill T. Williams
Owen Hansen
Joseph Rodgers
The
Chalice
FBI Finds No Disloyalty by Dr Edward Condon
FBI reports no evidence of personal dis loyalty by Dr Edward Condon atomic scientist accused of ties to Soviet spies. Hoover advised no misconduct indicated in his associations. House committee denounced him as weak link and pressed for his removal as director of the National Bureau of Standards.
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Washington
FBI
Edward Condon
J. Edgar Hoover
Condon
Commerrce Department
National Bureau of Standards
House Unamerican Activities
Hoover
Subcommittee
Bureau of Standards
Commerce Department
Rent Bill on State Offices Takes Jump
A Des Moines report shows Iowa state office rents rising over the past year. The Iowa Tax Commission paid $360 to $960 yearly for Cedar Rapids space and $360 to $600 for Waterloo. Des Moines main office rent rose from $34,000 to $48,000 annually since 1947. Liquor stores statewide also renewed leases with most increases of five to ten dollars per month. The executive council approves all state building leases and a March 16 meeting will discuss a new $4 million state office building with a six member legislative committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Commission
State Liquor Control Commission
Executive Council
Legislative
Hazardous device explodes outside Haifa building
A 400 pound barrel bomb exploded outside the former municipal building in Haifa s Arab quarter causing a serious incident with 11 to 16 dead and 16 to 50 wounded. Officials later reported 16 dead and 50 injured. Authorities tentatively identified the bombers as members of a stern Jewish underground group.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Stern Group
Jewish Underground
Funeral Friday For Fayette Man
Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p m at the Methodist church in Fayette for Joan Hildebrant who died Tuesday in a La Crosse hospital. The body rests at Belles Funeral Home Fayette until the service with burial at Maynard Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Emery Nordaness of Viroqua and Mrs Edward Cace of Waukesha Wisconsin.
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Methodist Church
Fayette
Joan Hildebrant
la Crosse
Wise
Belles Funeral Home
Maynard Cemetery
Wildebrani
Emery Nordness
Viroqua
Wisc
Edward Cace
Waukesha
Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting Details
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a dinner meeting on Wednesday May 2 at 7 at the K C Hall with serving at 7. Tickets for the KC dinner are good for the COC dinner and vice versa. A business meeting follows with an outline of the year's plans by President Art Schneider and his committees.
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Chamber OF Commerce
K. C
K.C
C. of C
C. of C.usiness
Art Schneider
Rec Plan Commissions Tabled Again In City Council
Recreation and planning commission appointments were tabled by the city council for the second time. Councilman Regis Harrington objected to third ward underrepresentation and said he would not act until his views were clarified. He denied opposing the appointees personally or politically, noting the editorial in the REGISTER after the Feb 17 meeting misrepresented him. Councilman C A Olson joined Harrington in criticizing the ward division as unfair. The mayor urged informal planning by appointees while awaiting council action. Official lists show recreation appointees Mrs. M Stebbins, Mrs. James Doty, Rev. C F Perron, Roger Northrup, Cliff Avery. planning appointees Richard Bernhart, Wylie Davis, Forrest Borland, Theo Olson, Mrs. Gerald Werlauf, Mrs. E H Finch, James Crowley.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Moscow
Teheran
Eden
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Reemanig
Hungary
Hull
Molotov
Recreation and Planning Commission
Regis Harrington
R. W. Zuber
Third Ward
Harrington
the Register
Rim
Section
C A _ Olson
C. F. Pérron
Poger Northrup
Cliff Avery
Planning Commission
Richard Bernhart
Wylie Davis
Forrest Borland
Theo Olson
Gerald Werlaufer
E H. Finch
James Crowley
District Legion Oratory Contest Slated at Oelwein High
Four area schools Waukon Ft Atkinson Stanley and Oelwein compete Monday March 8 at 8 pm at Oelwein High School. No admission, winner advances to state contest in Indianola Iowa. Nationally 100000 students entered Legion contest. four medals awarded here including gold silver bronze. Only one contestant per school.
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Legion
M. Schakel
Oelwein
Educational Department of the Legion
King Haakon Invited To Decorah Event
Decorah residents today invited King Haakon of Norway to attend the city’s Norwegian Day on June 23. The invitation was sent via the Norwegian ambassador in Washington, Munthe de Morgenstierne, who asked Decorah for more information before replying to the king.
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King Haakon
Decorah
Decoah
Haakon of
Norway
Munthe de Morgenstierne
Washington
Accident Victims Reported In Fair And Good Condition
Hospital authorities said Robert Henniger of Oelwein was in fair condition and Douglas Grahlman of Sumner was in good condition after a truck collision one mile north of Ocincin on No 150. Both were taken to Mersey Hospital yesterday.
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Robert Henniger
Oelwein
Douglas Grahlman
Sumner
Mersey Hospital
Oridge
Ocincin
No. 150
Mississippi Plans Memorial to Bilbo
Jackson Mississippi UP the late Sen Theodore G Bilbo the souths fiercest advocate of white supremacy will be epitomized with a larger than life bronze or marble statue in the state capitol here Public subscriptions are to be received for the mans likeness The project was authorized on the state legislature Runs in Family Sayre OK UP Mr and Mrs Toon decided it runs in the family when they discovered their son Gary Dan Toon had a tooth at the age of 10 days The babys 15 year old brother Donald Dane was born with a lower foot
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
South
Sayre
Okla
D. L. Toon
Gary Dan Toon
Donald Dane
Pre District Contests At West Union Today
West Union hosts the North eastern Iowa pre district speech contest with sessions this afternoon and evening. The afternoon features individual events and the evening presents six one act plays by area schools including Fayette Lavina Monona Postville West Union and Waukon. West Union contestants include John Stirk Diane Schatz Patricia Eastman Jeannette Niehaus Sherril Christian Melvyn Peterson and Melvin Peterson in various events and the one act play The Flattering Word.
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West Union
Iowa
Decorah
Clermont
Elgin
Fayette
Farmersburg
Luana
Monona
McGregor
Postville
Waukon
Waucoma
Lavina
John Stirk
Diane Schatz
Patricia Eastman
Jeannette Niehaus
Melvyn Peterson
Sherril Christian
Melvyn Peteison
Miss Vaupel Guest On Radio Program
Virginia Vaupel Fayette county extension home economist is guest of Carl Roth on KXNEL Waterloo at 10 45 Saturday morning on Today’s Homemaker. She will present a topic of general interest to homemakers in Fayette county.
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Virginia Vaupel
Farelle County
Carl Roth
KXNEL
Waterloo
Far
Miss Vaupel
Fayettc County
Settlement Hopes Dim in School Strike
MINNEAPOLIS Hopes for an immediate settlement of the citys public school strike dimmed after negotiations broke up with no new areas of agreement reached Superintendent Willard E Goslin met briefly with the central labor union and two AFL locals representatives After a short session Goslin said talks continue but no definite plan was made for an immediate next meeting and he doubted leaders would reconvene today
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Minneapolis
Willard E. Gossin
Central Labor Union
AFL
American Federation of Teachers
Goslin
CIO Strike Set March 16 At Nation's Big Pack Plants
Bulletin from Chicago reports United Packinghouse workers plan a March 16 strike that would halt much of the U S meat supply. About 100600 workers at major packing plants would participate, threatening output nationwide.
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Chicago
CIO! United Packinghouse Workers
State Director Of Conservation To Address Club
G L Ziemer of Des Moines director of the state conservation commission will speak at the local club oyster stew stag party on March 11. Ziemer will talk on conservation. The board of directors of the Conservation club met last night and discussed plans for the stag. Movies will also be shown.
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G. L Ziemer
Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Ziemer
Conservation Club
Methodists To Hold Prayer Retreat For Dubuque Ministers
Dr James Chubb of the general board of education in Nashville will lead a prayer retreat for Dubuque district ministers in Oelwein tomorrow. About 35 ministers expected. program runs 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with noon luncheon. A public service at 8:00 pm at Grace Church, with Dr Chubb speaking. laymen from NE Iowa invited. Arrangements by Rev R Park Anderson and Rev James W Martin.
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James Chubb
Commission On Evangelism
General Board of Education
Nashville
Chubb
Grace Church
Iowa
R. Park Anderson
Strawberry Point
Evangelism
James W. Martin
Bandit- Beard Bus Holds Up Memphis Bus
Two youths boarded a Greyhound 20 miles east of Arlington Tennessee on the Memphis to Nashville run. They robbed passengers at gunpoint of about 568 dollars and attempted to seize a passenger from seat upholstery. Police in three states broadcast a description of the suspects.
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Here
Cunpoint
Arlington
Tenn
T. L. King
Greyhound
Memphis
Nashville
Widower Starves Himself to Death in Minnesota
Roy Rosman a widower who has been mournful since his wife died last August starved himself to death. He died at General Hospital after a niece and policemen removed him from his home. Doctors cited acute malnutrition as the cause. A basket of food left by relatives remained untouched.
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Minneapolis
Roy Roosman
Rosman
General Hospital
Kissin Jim Folsom Faces Paternity Suit in Alabama
Gov. Jim Folsom, known as Kissin Jim, faces a paternity suit filed by Christine Johnston in Cullman Alabama. The 30 year old claimant seeks custody and recognition of her son as Folsom's child, alleging a common law marriage and secrecy around the birth. The governor, who arrived after an all night drive, deflected questions about the case.
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Washington
Kissin
Jim
Folsom
Alabama
Sui
Inc
Montgom
Christine Putman Johnston
Cullman
Ala
Birt
P. L. Putin
Eee
Hanceville
Douglas
Nashville
Tenn
Johnson
Handy Elliss
Michigan
Ellis J
Florida
Johnston
Mirst
Style Show To Display Latest Fashions Friday
Oelwein merchants plan a Friday night fashion show at the Oelwein high school auditorium directed by Alyce Johannson. Well chosen models will present new spring styles with special music and lighting. A trophy will be awarded by the Oelwein Register for best store window decorations. Saturday features a downtown parade led by the high school band with over a mile of vehicles valued at about $100,000 along Frederick avenue.
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Oelwein
Alyce Johannson
Oelweins
Wilson Riled by Omission From Airport Meeting
Senator George A. Wilson of Iowa assailed Senators Wayland Brooks of Illinois Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota for skipping a meeting with federal officials on the Molinell Davenport airport dispute. He said no Iowa participants were invited and cited a Commerce Department official stating the CAA favors the Mt Joy Iowa site.
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Washington
George A. Wilson
Wayland Brooks
Ill
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Faim
Molinell
Davenport
Wilson
Brooks
Moline
Mississippi River
Iowa
Commerce Department
CAA
Mt Joy
Corn and Hogs Slip as Food Costs Edge Up
Chicago reports grain and hog prices fell at the open while wholesale food prices rose for the first time since the market collapse. Dun and Bradstreet’s weekly index rose nine cents to 6.70, wheat slipped 11-4, corn down 1-4 to 2 cents, and hogs at Union Stock Yards opened $1 per hundred pounds lower.
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Chicago
Dun & Bradstreet
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Union
Rented Apartment Ad Draws Quick Response
Mrs. V H Schroeder of 526 First St SW Oclwein ran a three room unfurnished apartment for rent at Php 633 1. The ad drew about 25 calls and the unit rented the next day. The Register Want Ad section promotes rapid results for rental listings with Ad Visor.
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V. H. Schroeder
1St St. S. W
Mrs O'Brien Dies At Independence
Mrs Harry O'Brien Coggan In died last night at 10 45 at Peoples hospital Independence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but Mass and burial will take place at Monti ers. OBrien was born in 1669 and had lived in Buchanan county the last 40 years with the last 1 9 She is survived by ten, Louis of Cenete Viewent Ryan and Mrs Walker and 18 grand ee
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Independence
Harry O'Brien
Coggan
Peoples Hospital
Swans
Monti
Irs
Obrien
Que County
Buchanan County
Louis
Cenete
Viewent
Ryan
Walker
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Bulletins
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R. Minn
Jura Slavik
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