Deny Any Labor Trouble Likely At Morrell Plant
Reported state guard standby for Ottumwa Morrell packing plant dismisses as rumor by county city state and union officials CIO officials call it desperate anti union propaganda as Iowa legislature debates anti labor bills. Union leaders deny trouble and warn against false issue stirring anti labor sentiment.
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Morrell Plant
United Press
State Guard
Ottummw
Morrel
CIO
Iowa
A. T. Stephens
United Packinghouse Workers
Ottumwa
Stephens
Ben Henry
Orvel T. Champ
Nebraska States Industrial Union Council
Cedar Rapids
Tesday
Dubuque
AFL
Structural Steel
Car Stolen from Farmer's Garage in West Chester Area
A 1939 black Buick sedan with Iowa license 92 2599 was stolen this morning from a farmer’s garage near West Chester. Owner Hoyt Gardner, living on highway 1 between West Chester and Wellman, reported the theft to Sheriff H. M. Putnam who circulated a police radio alert. Nahey Baker of Indianapolis, a John Herron Art Institute student, is spending spring vacation at West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Iowa
Hoyt Gardner
Wellman
Shriff H. M. Putnam
Nahey Baker
Indianapolis
Ind
John Herron Art Institute
Death of 75-Year-Old Jesse Gosser at County Home
Jesse Gosser, about 75, died this morning at the Washington County Home where he had resided since 1910 after transfer from Mt Pleas ant state hospital as a mental patient. Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at L A Jones funeral home with burial at Woodlawn. no known relatives visited or inquired about him. His origin within the county and exact age at the county home are not recorded.
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Jesse Gosser
Washington County
L. A
Redemption's Song Cantata by Crawfordsville Choir
A 50 member community chorus will perform Redemption's Song at Federated Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville at 7 30 Sunday evening directed by John I McCoy with Marian Waters as pianist. The program includes solos choruses and a postlude led by local musicians and guests.
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Crawfordsville
Federated Presbyterian Cchupen
John i. McCoy
Marian Waters
Earl Monson
Don Blankenhorn
Lisle Maxwell
Max Mitchell
Rev
Howard II
Ball
Knapp Stanley Beck
Holton
Dorothy Waters
Harold Miller
Kereneih Kilpatrick
Clair Holmes
Clarence Moorhead
Iowa House proposes higher taxes on cigarettes and beer
Des Moines reports the Iowa house ways and means committee advances a bill to raise cigarette taxes from two to three cents per pack and beer from four to eight cents per gallon. It would place both under the state sales tax, with projected annual revenue about 5.3 million dollars and a needed state surplus debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa House Ways and Means Committee
Co. A. Bryson
Iowa Falls
Bryson
Mrs James Tobin Dies in Iowa City
Mrs. James Tobin died in Iowa City this morning around 2 50 after a period of illness. The Tobins formerly lived north of Washington and later at Riverside. Mr. Tobin has been dead for years. A daughter Louella Schnoebelen resides at Ainsworth, while sons Robert and Francis live in Chicago. Funeral plans were not set.
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James Tobin
Iowa City
Washington
Riverside
Tobin
Last Centennial Half Dollar Sent to Its Purchaser
The final Iowa centennial fifty cent piece was mailed to its buyer as 99 000 of 100 900 coins sold. The remaining 1 000 will be offered again at 150th and 200th anniversaries. Proceeds go to a trust under Gov Robert Blue for a future Iowa memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Centennial Committee
Union
Robert Blue
Iowa
Brain Shrinkage Continues After Age Twenty Says Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica reports that a person’s brain gradually shrinks throughout life after about age 20. The finding highlights ongoing brain volume loss as part of aging, with potential implications for cognitive aging and health monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyelopedia Britannic
Can Truman Seize Phone Companies
Washington reports that government attorneys are studying statutes to decide if President Truman can seize telephone companies to avert a nationwide strike set for Monday at 6 a.m. The inquiry centers on the federal communications act and wartime seizure powers under the Smith Connally act, which expired last December 31. Negotiations show no progress toward settlement. arbitration is seen as the best path to avoid a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Bell System
Haywood
Millet grasses as global staple forage and food crops
Millet is the popular name for guany grasses grown for cereals in the Old World and mainly for forage in the United States. It is one of the most important food plant groups, forming the staple diet of about one third of the world's population, with broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, and barnyard millet highlighted in the U S context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Deafness Today Outpaced Major Diseases In Impact
A historical note states deafness today affects two or three times as many people as cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis, and infantile paralysis combined, underscoring its public health significance.
Washington Chamber of Commerce plans 6000 color folders
The Washington Chamber of Commerce authorizes Secretary John Lee to print 6000 color folders to promote the town. Signs, a community chest study trip, and state secretary convention attendance are planned as part of a broad promotion effort. Membership reaches 278 with 159 new members added.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
John Lee
Washington
Lee
Highway
Comunity Chest
Lee Holland
Chamber
Community Chest Committee
Fred Downing
Mason City
Board of Directors
Iowa
Premiums Rise to Record at 1947 Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports premiums totaling 145000 will be offered at the August 22 to 29 Iowa state fair. The increase, the largest in 89 years, boosts livestock class prizes with gains of 1000 to 1500 in major categories and raises 4-H and FFA awards to about 25000 and 5000 respectively. Officials predict record exhibitor turnout and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Department of State
Iowa
America
Skull Found in Mississippi River Near Keokuk
Police seek identification of a human skull recovered from the Mississippi River by commercial fishermen Cleo Pullins and Ed Lovell of Keokuk. The skull was pulled from the river yesterday, prompting questions about its origin and the owner.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi River
Cleo Pullins
Ed Lovell
Five Iowa salary bills pass senate. governor to sign
In Des Moines on April 3, the Senate approved five salary raises to take effect in 1949, including governor from 7500 to 12000 dollars. Justices gain to 10000, district and municipal shorthand reporters' pay rise, and Cedar Rapids superior court judge salary up to 4750. A measure to shift county superintendent salaries from boards to a county education body also passes.
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Des Moines
Lowe
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Bia
Cedar Rapids
County Board of Supervisors
County Board of Education
Senators Seek Army Horses Transferred to Agriculture Dept
Seven senators propose a bill to move the cavalry remount service from the army to the agriculture department. They argue mechanization and jet propulsion justify the shift for economy and efficiency and to advance livestock and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Union Communion Service Tonight at Methodist Church
Washington ministers organize a candle-light Holy Week service at 7:30 p.m. in the Methodist church with Holy Communion for friends and members across co operating churches. The Methodist choir will perform and pastors including Dr George Kerr Rev T B White Rev T C Polk Rev Paul Wells Rev Milo Phillips Rev Walter Smith and Dr Fred Miller join in the service.
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Washington Ministerial Association
Friends
Methodist Church
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
T. B. White
The
Presbyterian Church
T. C. Polk
Christian Church
Paul Wells
Baptist Church
Milo Phillips
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Walter Smith
Fred Miller
Krug Orders 518 Hazardous Coal Mines Closed Indefinitely
Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug ordered 518 hazardous coal mines closed indefinitely after the Centralia disaster, halting production and delaying reopening. The action also kept 2,013 other mines shut until safety certifications are issued, with most expected to reopen within a week after the memorial shutdown ends. John L. Lewis denounced Krug and sought Congress action to return the $700,000 contempt fine to aid widows, calling for mandatory federal inspections to close unsafe mines.
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Washington
UP Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
Lewis
Krug
Centralia
Kentucky
Union Mine Safety Committee
Three Slightly Hurt In Collision on 92
A pickup driven by Warren Stewart of Washington and a car driven by Peter Clubb of Richland collided on highway 92 three and a half miles west of town. Passengers Mrs. Clubb and Mr and Mrs Robert Cooney of Richland sustained bruises and cuts.
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Warren Stewart
Washington
Peter Clubb
Richland
Highway 92
Marriage in Iowa City Brings Amende and Pearson Families Together
Mrs Arthur Amende of Odesa Washington and daughter Anna Marie of Seattle visit Frank Pearson home to attend the marriage of their daughter Jeanette Amende to David Pearson in Iowa City. J C Bridges of Brighton returns home after winter in Florida. State University of Iowa students begin break with Everette Squire Don Morrison Bill Steele Bob Frink Marjorie Coon Mary Justine George Marcie Masson Bob Lane among those home briefly. Stewart relatives heard a Washington DC WMT news program noting Mrs Gertrude Stewart Bowman of Washington DC a former local resident and Girl Scout kontakts with Mrs Bownan and cousins in Washington Iowa.
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Arthur Amende
Odessa, Wash
Anna Marie
Seattle
Frank Pearson
Jeanette Amende
David Pearson
Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Everette Squire
Don Morrison
Bill Steele
Bob Frink
Marjorie Coon
Mary Justine George
Marcie Masson
Bob Lane
Stewart
WMT
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Gertrude Stewart Bowman
Bownan
Hoover
Girl Scout Organization
Arizona
Washington
Senators Pursue Agricultural Interest Bill Introduction
A U S Senate bill advances focusing on agricultural interests with sponsors Sens Wayne Morse Ore Br and Hegh Butler Neb Harlan Bushfield S D James Murray Mont C Wayland Brooks Ill Brien McMahon Conn Milton R Young N D leading the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wayne Morse
Ore
Hegh Butler
Neb
Harlan Bushfield
S. D
James Murray
Mont
C. Wayland Brooks
Ill
Brien McMahon
Conn
Milton R. Young
N. D
German Miners in Ruhr Strike Demonstration
About 300,000 German coal miners in the Ruhr joined a one day walkout over food shortages in the British occupation zone. Krupp workers in Essen joined in sympathy, with 15 hundred Krupp employees marching beside 10,000 miners. The strike, 95 percent complete, disrupted 170 pits and threatened 250,000 tons of lost coal output.
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Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Krupp
Essen
Coal Miners’ Union
Moscow
Duisburg
Hamborn
Gelsenkirchen
Remscheid
Bochum
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United Nations Organization
Lake Success
N. Y
Greece
Paul
International
Burlington
Crawfordsville Choir
Cen Choir
Stanley Beck
Dwight Brown
Jesus
H. E. Dow
Daniel Knoxford
Christ
R. C. Ferguson
Aidsworth
House Committee On Un-American Activities
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Europe
Centralia Mine Inspection Board
Oliver Bishop
United Mines of America
David H. Devonald
Peacock Coal Co
John E. Cassidy
William A. Galligher
U.S. Bureau of Mines
John E. Jones
James Sneddon
Wilburt J. Hohit
Illinois
International Soundphoto
AG Department
Union Communion
Big John L. Lewis
J. C. Bridges
Brighton
Florida
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