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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1948
Page
6
The week saw reduced animal shipments with totals down except hogs which rose 1500 head. Prices fell overall with hog top at 22.25 dollars, veal calves 23 to 26, and choice sheep at 22.50, while cattle and calves posted declines and USDA notes prices near January 1947 lows.
The piece reports President Truman preparing to release a fact finding board report on the soft coal strike led by John L Lewis and the UMW. It notes potential injunctive action to end the walkout, the fiscal impact of pension demands, and Lewis urging miners to decide their course without union directives.
Amid US Soviet tension, American food convoys reach Berlin as 15 transports land at Templehof and a checkpoint is set on the western road. President Truman's administration pushes a $6.098 trillion aid package and draft plans, while Greek and Italian conflicts flare before the April elections.
Meat Strikers Relax says it operates legally and will continue to do so. The company will keep picketing within state law and the restraining order, while the union promises no violence intimidation or massed pickets.
In Bogota Colombia on April 3 Secretary of State George C. Marshall prepared to meet Chilean delegate Juvenal Hernandez at 11 A M to discuss approval of Chile's anti-communist resolution. The two leaders, among Western Hemisphere anti-communist pact advocates, aim to promote Chile's draft resolution condemning communism as an imminent danger.
On their way north, the group arrived from Cleveland. They are erected about a week earlier than last year's opening date of April 13.
U S officials say Marshall aims to warn the Kremlin that the Americas united against communism and will block infiltration in this hemisphere. The report notes the high level talks and the strong opposition across nations. A stray line humorously mentions baseball with riders on donkeys.
The Y's Men's basketball tournament moves to its third stage Monday after two first round wins and a playoff among Thursday night winners. Independents crushed Sigourney 80 47 and Rambers 60 37 while Sharon beat a local lineup 40 19. Leland Schmidt led the Independents with 15 points and Paul Maxwell added 14. Charles Scranton and Bob Sodergren topped the Rambler scorers with 16 each. The Independents face the Ramblers Tuesday while Sharon meets the Thursday winner Ainsworth.
The new tax reduction starts for about 50 million withholding taxpayers on May 1 with reduced withholding. Five million quarterly payers see benefits on June 15 after filing amended estimates. Refunds for excess withholding from early 1948 occur next year, after March 15, 1949.
More than 500 people attended the spring opening of the Washington County Farm Stores Inc building, a Case implement dealer. The center of attraction was a large display of new machinery and implements. Door prizes were distributed.
Wallace supporters challenge the University of Iowa ruling barring Henry A. Wallace from speaking on campus ahead of his planned April 28 Iowa City appearance. University President Virgil Hancher cites a long standing policy that campus facilities cannot be used for partisan political speeches.
Rhode Island's motto is Hope. The state flower is the violet, with the motto and flower linked to the state's identity and heritage. The note records these official symbols as part of Rhode Island's civic symbols.
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