Truman Orders Injunction to End Coal Strike
Striking CIO United Packinghouse Workers relaxed picket lines in South St Paul as office workers were allowed to pass the Swift and Co plant. The union charged Armour and Swift with arming their employees to provoke violence while Dakota county officials waited on a deputy-hiring decision.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
CIO United Packinghouse
UPW
Swift and Co
Armour and Co
Dakota County
Norman Dieter
County Board of Commissioners
Dieter
Armour and
Swift
West Fargo
N. C
Armour
G. Valentine
Dear Editor Skeptic Questions Washington County Hoax
An anonymous letter writer signs as Sherlock Holmes and disputes your April Fool story about a murder weapon. He challenges details about route access, the farmer Faril Poole, and the note spelling April Fool, claiming the tale is a hoax.
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Washington County
Route Five
Washington
Faril Poole
Half Million Dollars In County Taxes Collected In March
Washington county tax report shows March collections at 407170.08 dollars. First half credit checks from Iowa raise total to 48622.48 with homestead exemption and soldiers veteran credits. Three month total reaches 715167.99, 59.46 percent of annual levy, with penalties for late payments and Oct 1 due date for second half delinquent taxes. County cash in banks totals 1 047934 41, with remaining credits pending.
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Washington County
W. E. Howell
Iowa Tax Commission
State General Fund
Howell
Taft Denounces Truman's Veto In Speech At Lindenwood
Sen. Robert Taft assailed President Truman for vetoing the Republican tax reduction bill. He spoke before student delegates at Lindenwood College and planned a Nebraska trip to boost his 1948 presidential bid. Taft linked GOP promises kept to a tax relief stance amid wartime surpluses, attacking continued spending.
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ST. Louis
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Taft
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Nebraska
Congress
Republican Congress
Ohioan
Democrats Plan County Convention In Washington
Harry Dye, chairman of the Washington county Democrats, announces the county convention will be held Friday April 30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Fourteen delegates to the state convention May 15 in Des Moines will be chosen. Precinct committeemen and committeewomen select their delegates between April 19 and 24, with per-precinct quotas listed for Bretton through 4th Ward and other precincts. Secretary notes mention a booming business climate and rising prices in Washington.
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Harry Dye
Washington County
Bretton
Cedar
Clay Spite
Oho
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Iowa
Richmond
Franklin Center
West Chester
Highland
Jackson
Nira
Wellman
Marion
Oregon
Ees
Sea Ward
Washington
Battle for Berlin Rail Center Sparks Allied Clash
United Press reports American troops bottling up the Reichsbahn rail control point in Berlin within the American zone as tense exchanges unfold amid stricter Soviet transport rules. The skirmish blends politeness with seriousness as both sides enforce procedures and exchange gestures in a city run by four powers.
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United Press
Berlin
U. S
Germany
Reichsbahn
London
Senate panel vows rapid action on draft proposal
The Senate Armed Services Committee promised prompt action on the administration bill calling for universal military training and a general draft for men aged 19 to 25. Chairman Chan Gurney said hearings would end today and work would start on the draft-universal training measure, with a report possible within two weeks.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chan Gurney
Senate
Walking Blood Bank program completes typing drive
The walking blood bank program started February 1 in the county with the health unit, county hospital, and Red Cross. Dr. Mildred Doster reports 248 persons have been typed. The county Red Cross funded the effort with four county nurse aides assisting in blood collection. Colleagues listed include Mrs Ea Sorrell, Mrs Darrell Ross, Mrs Rodney Kephart, and Mrs Wayne Marston.
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Red Cross
Mildred Doster
County Red Cross
Doster
Ea Sorrell
Darrell Ross
Rodney Kephart
Wayne Marston
Ed Sorrell
Civic groups participate in county program across five towns
Fourteen civic groups from Wellman Kalona Brighton Crawfordsville and Washington join a county program. Participants include the Washington Y's men club Kalona Wellman and Washington VZotory clubs Stewart P T A Jr Fortnightly and Handcraft groups, Brighton Washington and Crawfordsville American Legion posts and the Washington V F W and V F L W auxiliary. Numerous persons also participate.
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Wellman
Kalona
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Washington
Washington Y's Men Club
Vzotory
Stewart P. T. A., Jr
American Legion
Washington V.F.W
V.f.lw
Stores Close at Ten As City Businesses Extend Hours
A majority of Washington business establishments will close at 10 p.m. this summer after the Chamber of Commerce announced the change this morning. The practice has been observed in summer and fall in prior years.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
County Extension Directors Meet Attendance Planned
Mr. Leo Sturgeon county extension director departed for Ames to attend the annual meeting of county extension directors scheduled April 5 to 12. Miss Ruth Foster county Nome economist will also leave Monday to attend the gathering.
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Leo Sturgeon
Ames
Ruth Foster
Nome
Eisenhower urges favorable action on new selective service bill
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower warned the senate committee that the army is undermanned as the draft plan moves forward. The bill would require 18 to 44 year olds to register with 19 to 25-year-olds liable for two years service and preserves reemployment rights.
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Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gurney
Sas
Trans
Legion to Study Civic Celebration in Washington
A special American Legion meeting in Washington is set for Tuesday April 6 at city hall Legion rooms at 8 p m. Commander Charles C Hotle will lead main business on sponsoring a civic celebration this summer and committees will be appointed for an American Legion Stag night at the country club on April 20. Reports will cover Boys State planning and the Legion baseball program.
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Washington
Legion Rooms
Charles C. Hotle
American Legion
Country Club
Chamber Plans Salesmanship School Locally
The Chamber of Commerce will host a salesmanship school in Washington this month to teach fundamentals of selling, courtesy to the public, and local knowledge. Edsall Brown notes service station workers as town greeters who should know key buildings and street layouts and practice genuine selling beyond mere cash handling.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Edsall Brown
Brown
Truman orders federal injunction to end coal strike
President Truman directs Attorney General Clark to seek a federal court injunction to end the soft coal strike that idled 400 000 United Mine Workers members. He cites national safety risks and cites the Taft Hartley act as authority for court action. The move follows the fact finding board report and Lewis's repudiation of responsibility.
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Federal Fact-Finding Board
Truman
Hall
George W. Taylor
Mark Ethridge
Sherman Minton
International Soundphoto
Washington
Tom €. Clark
Clark
Mr. Truman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
White House
Lewis
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Federal Security Agency
Freight Jumps Tracks at Milwaukee Corner
A Milwaukee freight car jumped the end of a track at the corner of BE 5th and N 2nd streets at one o clock this afternoon. The car struck a guard rail at the 2nd street underpass. It tore one.
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Milwaukee
BE. 5Th and
N. 2Nd Streets
2Nd Street
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Sherlock Holmes
Comedy Air
Harold Knutson
R.-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Wehr Photo
Legion
Chamber Plans Salesmanship
Acts After Fact Board
Chamber
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