Riverside Baseball Practice Opens at Riverside
Riverside high school baseball season opens per Superintendent and coach Harry Colvin. Players listed for practice include Donald Latta Ronald Latta Eugene Lukavsky Leland Fisher Lyle Fox Dudfie Latta Byron Sweetine Cletus Kasper and Junior Mehaffey. Sectional tournament set for Saturday May 3.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Harry §. Colvin
Donald Latta
Ronald Latta
Eugene Lukavsky
Leland Fisher
Lyle Fox
Dudfie Latta
Byron Sweetine
Cletus Kasper
Junior Mehaffey
Wallace to Speak in Chicago on May 24
Henry A. Wallace will deliver a major speech on U. S. foreign policy at Chicago stadium in his first Midwest appearance after returning from Europe. The talk is sponsored by the Illinois chapter of the Progressive Citizens.
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Henry A. Wallace
U. S
Chicago Stadium
Europe
Wallace
Illinois
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Progressive Citiz
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Eye Street
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Washington, D. C
Senators Consider President's Veto
Washington April 24 Senate Republican leaders debated how to handle President Truman's veto of the bill allowing former Senator Burton Wheeler to serve as special counsel for the Senate War Investigating Committee while continuing private legal work. Indications pointed to passage for signature, with some hints of a veto override.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
White House
Burton Kx. Wheeler
Montana
Senate War Investigating Committee
Wheeler
Visit Highlights Hillsdale Couple and Westervelt Death
Mr and Mrs Calvin Simpson of Hillsdale Illinois hosted at Jack Cherry home with Mrs Simpson sister to Mrs Cherry. R C Ferguson reports Rev Theodore Westervelt died at his Batesburg South Carolina home after missionary work in Africa. Westervelts long ties to Washington county and local churches noted.
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R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Calvin Simpson
Hillsdale
Ill
Jack Cherry
Simpson
Cherry
Theodore Westervelt
Batesburg
S. C
Westervelt
R. C
Washington County
Africa
U. S
South Carolina
Washington
Presbyterian Church
L. S. Hewitt
Lenox
Iowa
Chicago
Veterans buy surplus material in large sale
Ninety one percent of all merchandise in a recent $500,000 surplus goods sale was purchased by veterans, the War Assets Administration reported. Major items included maritime galley equipment, meat slicers, potato peelers, soap powders, linens and navigational instruments. The government recovered 19 percent of original cost in another sale. The covered inventory exceeded $400,000 and included trucks, trailers, textiles, machinery and scrap material.
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San Francisco
Upi
War Assets Administration
WAA
AFL Official Urges Labor to Cooperate for Prosperity
Chicago is told by AFL regional director Harry E. O'Reilly that labor and management must cooperate for local industry prosperity. He warns against leaders influenced by foreign lines who view all management as scoundrels, stressing both sides must make money for free enterprise.
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American Federation of Labor
Harry E. O'Reilly
AFL
Central Lions Club
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Community
Admitted yesterday Emery Hartzler of Wellman medical and Joe Trier of Keota surgical. Today Mrs R A Melville 60 Ft Harrison St surgical. Dismissed today Mrs Leonard Novak and son en route four. Births Mr and Mrs John Knepp Route three Iowa City a son born at 4 15 yesterday afternoon. A note on Japan defeat cites power figures from 1940 and 1944 showing US consumption far higher than Japanese output.
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Wellman
Medical
Joe Trier
Keota
Surgical
R. A. Melville
Harrison Street
Leonard Novak
Route Four
John Knepp
Route Three
Iowa City
Japan
United States
Uncle Sara
Evaporation Advice for Homes to Fight Dry Air
The article notes that several gallons of water daily can and should be evaporated in a typical house or apartment to combat extremely dry air which harms furniture and interior finishes.
Veterans Aid Questions on GI Bill and Mail Delays
Veterans Affairs expands GI Bill advance payments for tuition books and supplies, while readers ask about draft discharge timing and eligibility to work on allotments. The column guides on FHA investigations, military mail delays, doctor bills, and dependency benefits with agency addresses for follow up.
Quiet Title Suit in Washington County Iowa
Roy W. Ericks sues numerous defendants including Gillands and Lewis heirs in Washington County Iowa District Court to quiet title to the North Fifty acres of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and other parcels. The petition seeks fee simple ownership and bar of adverse claims by unknown claimants, with a decree in favor of Ericks and dismissal of opposing claims. Respondents are ordered to appear by May 29, 1947, or risk default and judgment. George F. Morrison represents the plaintiff.
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Hugh MecCulloch
Charles Gilland
James Gilland
Matilda Gilland
George Smith
Martha Lewis
Matthew W. Lewis
Lorena Lewis
Thomas J. Lewis
Rosa E. Lewis
Melvin P. Lewis
Florence Lewis
Geo. E. Lewis
Hattie Lewis
Samuel C. Lewis
Mattie E. Lewis
James W. Lewis
Loie A. Lewis
Allce @.Lewis
Perry Beenblosyn
Elizabeth Beenblossom
Martha (Lewis) Carter
George E. Lewis
Madge Seher
Clarence Seher
Marion Jarrard
Margaret Jarrard
Frank C. Jarrard
May L. Jarrard
Bernice Vaughn
Wiliam C. Vaughn
Gladys Jasper
Clement J. Jasper
Abraham Amarine
Jackson Roberts
Frank W. Roberts
May Carmichael
Washington Loan and Trust Company
F. R. Sage
E. R. Jenkins
Agnes C. Jenkins
Washington County
Iowa
District Court
Washington
George F. Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Local Des Moines Visitors and Community Notes
Local notes list Mr and Mrs William W Brown and son Tommy Joe of Des Moines visiting family in Des Moines with plans to travel to Cedar Rapids and Davenport for business. Other items include ilness of Dorothy Ryan sister of Mrs Jack Creech, birth of Mary Elizabeth Beggs daughter of William and Mary Beggs, and various local visits and shop updates.
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Tommy Joe
Des Moines
M. L. Brown
J. B. Walker
Mr. Brown
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Billy
Dorothy Ryan
Jack Creech
Mercy Hospital
Mary Beggs
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Mary Elzabeth
William Clifford Beggs
Lana Jean
John Turver
Sticky Line Care Advised For Cold Weather
In cold weather to stop clothes from sticking to the line, wipe the clothesline with a cloth wrung out of vinegar. This practice suggests keeping lines dry and free of moisture to ease drying.
Overseas radio-telephone service expands beyond borders
Communicative links are strengthening as war disruptions ease. Today more than 60 countries and territories are within reach of telephones in the United States, expanding global reach for cross border calls and business.
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United States
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