Vote Increase in Salaries of Iowa County Officers
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate approved a bill raising salaries for county officials by about 27 percent, with base pay of 2400 and higher amounts tied to county population. Lokals would see 27.3 percent average increases for auditors and clerks, 27.5 percent for sheriffs, and 21.6 percent for attorneys, plus per diem boosts for small counties and a permanent half mill tax levy increase.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Linn
Scott
Woodbury
Polk
Fist General Assembly
County Boards of Supervisors
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Polk County
51St General Assembly
Kathryn Kirketey
Becford
Carl Burkman
Joint
Burkman
Defer Road Measure Delayed Again In Iowa House
The Iowa House postponed action on the farm to market road bill for a fourth time citing a missing printed amendment. Rep. W R Fimmen proposed delaying until the amendment could be displayed in printed form, with most funds to be area distributed and a small portion via highway commission discretion.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
W. R. Fimmen
Bloomfield
House Roads Committee
Fimmen
Highway Commission
Weather Delays Iowa Field Work
Rainy and cloudy conditions in the past week have pushed back field work in Iowa. Only 1 percent of intended oats were planted by last Saturday versus 81 percent a year ago. Southeastern counties report about 5 percent planted with most activity in late March. A warm dry period is needed as soil moisture is adequate to excessive in parts of the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Southeastern
Antiques Sell Well At Ralph Smith Sale
The Ralph Smith sale of household goods and antiques drew a large crowd from local towns and Baton Rouge with collectors attending. Over 500 items sold in four hours averaging about two per minute, including a walnut bed at 160 dollars and a Buick car sale reaching 1910 dollars, bought by L. J. Kehoe.
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Ralph Smith
Baton Rouge
L. J. Kehoe
Bruty & Brown
Volcano Cooling Off Near Reykjavik Reported
Three scientists returned from descents into two of Mount Hecla's seven craters near Reykjavik and reported the volcano was fast cooling off.
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Reykjavik
England
Mount Heclas
Vandenberg Opens Fight Over Truman Foreign Policy
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg led the Senate debate endorsing Truman's foreign policy plan granting 400 million dollars to Greece and Turkey to deter communist expansion in the Middle East. He called it a calculated risk and argued the United Nations could not handle the Greco Turkish crisis, countering Andrei Gromyko’s UN centered alternative.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Greece
Turkey
Middle East
United Nations Security Council
Andrei Gromyko
United States
United Nations
Gromyko
Boy Scouts Collecting Nine Tons of Paper
The Boy Scouts, aided by others, completed a waste paper drive totaling nine tons. About 50 scouts worked with eight trucks, meeting at S. W. Kasten's office for direction with local ministers. Churches sponsor the four Scout troops and plans call for ongoing collections through the summer.
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S. W. Kasten
Boy Scouts
Clash at Casablanca Leaves Dozens Dead in Morocco
Waris April 8. Forty Moroccans killed and many wounded in Casablanca after a clash between Sengalese troops under French command and Moroccans. French forces were involved in the killing.
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Waris
Casablanca
John Koehler to Speak on Bremen Boys Club Work
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church invites the public to hear John Koehler Jr speak Wednesday night about his work with the Bremen German Boys Club. He notes aid for the club and explains how a Minnesota officer helped form a democratic youth group formerly under Hitler. Koehler hopes to return as a civilian to continue Christian-club work.
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Associate Presbyterian Church
John Koehler
Koehler
Bremen
Minnesota
Hitler
Funeral services for William J. Boyd held at L. A. Jones
Funeral services for William J. Boyd were held at the L. A. Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller in charge. Pallbearers included Ernest Salladay Edgar Whetstine Roy Steele Floyd Edwards Lee Conry and Dale Been Blossom. Burial took place in the Foster cemetery near Haskins.
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William J. Boyd
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Ernest Salladay
Edgar Whetstine
Roy Steele
Floyd Edwards
Lee Conry
Dale Beenblossom
Foster Cemetery
Haskins
New Washington Council Sees Garbage and Safety Focus
Washington's new mayor and council opened the year with talks on garbage disposal street safety and street cleaning. They filled several posts by election and appointment and created a committee on garbage disposal to organize a plan within three weeks.
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Washington
Mace
City appointments filled at council meeting
City council elected or approved last night for key posts. Appointments include City clerk John Lewash, City solicitor Henry B Zailey, Chief of police Carl Hancher, and department heads such as Perry L Jordan water and light plant superintendent and Carl Kelly fire chief. Officers named include Will Clary Ben Holt and drivers John Custer Harry Miller.
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John Lewash
Henry B. Zailey
Carl Hancher
Will Clary
Ben Holt
Ralph Mini¢ek
Perry L. Jordan
Carl Kelly
Earl Little
George Baker
John Custer
Harry Miller
Cora Glasgow
Sexton City Cemetery
John Winegarden
C. A. Boice
City council assigns committees and approves cigarette permit
The council unveiled a three committee per member plan with chairmen named for each panel. It approved Ernie Kriner’s cigarette sales permit for his sandwich shop, named National Bank of Washington as city funds depository, and bond of Mayor Mace. Dr. C A Boice was named city health physician. The board of review, chaired by Freshwaters, will start evening tax assessment meetings with City Assessor Griffith.
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J. W. Fields
Harry Sowden
R. E. Arthur
Humble
Arthur
Sowden
George Rudiger
Vinance
Rudiger
Magic
Ernie Kriner
Clint Burk
National Bank of Washington
Mace
C. A. Boice
Freshwaters
Freshwaters As Chairman. the Board of Review
A. L. Griffith
Asessor
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah E Benson Wednesday
Mrs Sarah E Benson will be laid to rest in Elm Grove cemetery after funeral services at 3 30 P M Wednesday at the Christian church. Survivors include a brother Tom Nicholson of Washington, whose name was omitted in earlier obituary information.
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Ford
Mateer
Robert Rankin
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Detroit
Recreation Hall
Greenfield Village
A.m
Sarah E. Benson
The
Christian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Conciliator Seeks Settlement in Long Lines Strike
A federal conciliator expressed hope for a settlement of the long lines wage dispute in the national telephone strike as NFTW policy committee members tied acceptance to a final contract. In Des Moines Iowa 4200 workers stayed off work and service was cut to about 15 percent statewide while exchanges in 74 dial towns ran normally with emergency staff sent home.
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Washington
Long Lines
National Telephone
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Peter G. Mann
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
American Union of Telephone Workers
NFTW
John J. Moran
Des Moines
Iowa
J. H. Wilson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
First Performance of Arsenic and Old Lace Tonight
Y's Men's club and wives enjoyed a full dress rehearsal of Arsenic and Old Lace with praise for the cast led by Gene Tucker Dick Pratt and others. Director Dick McCleery focused on acoustics as audiences in both floor and balcony heard every line. Ticket sales at Sorden's store show accelerated demand with Wednesday and Thursday nights selling quickest.
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Y's Men's Club
Gene Tucker
Dick Pratt
Dan Brindley
Ralph Kleese
Bob Choate
Dick McCleery
Sorden's
Ted Brown
Y's
Court offices close for S G Bell funeral at Christian church
County offices close Wednesday from noon until after the funeral of S G Bell the county home steward. The funeral is at 1 30 at the Christian church and offices will reopen about 2 30.
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Court House
S. G. Bell
Christian Church
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