Accused Spy Describes Navy Effort to Fire Him
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster, head of a Soviet spy ring, testified that the Navy sought to fire him during World War II but was cleared after Lauchlin Currie intervened and a War Department letter from Robert P Patterson supported his clearance. He refused to state if he is a communist, calling the charge baseless and labeling Elizabeth Bentley a liar.
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Navy
Lauchlin Currie
Roosevelt
Robert P. Patterson
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
House
American Activities Committee
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Miss Bentley
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Silvermaster
Russia
Currie
Naval Intelligence
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Board of Economic Warfare
C. J. Baldwin
Henry A. Wallace
Aaderson
Robert Stripling
Baldwin
Local clerk loses envelope with 200 dollars
Bob Garland assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward store misplaced an envelope containing 200 dollars Saturday afternoon. He retraced his steps between the south side of the square and the telephone office and an ad in the Journal failed to locate the money. He remains hopeful the finder will return it citing honesty.
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Bob Garland
Montgomery Ward
Bob
Increase in Homestead Applications in Washington County
County auditor Fred B. Pourgeois reports 3, resolutions show a rise in homestead exemption filings this year. Total exemptions amount to 6,122,466 dollars for 1948, up from 5,805,000 in 1947, and will affect taxes due in 1949 as exemptions from 1947 applied to 1948 taxes.
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Fred B. Pourgeois
Washington County
Bourgeois
Man Arrested Says Car Was Borrowed
Police stopped a shiny car for running a stoplight. The driver Robert Baker, 43, claimed Notre Dame coach Elmer Layden lent him the car for the evening. Layden denied borrowing it and said the vehicle was stolen from in front of a barber shop.
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Robert Baker
Elmer Layvden
Baker
Notre Dame
Glencoe
Ill
Layden
Plan State Legion Convention to Be Held in Des Moines
The Iowa American Legion convention will be held in Des Moines August 9 to 11 with National Commander James F. O Neill among featured speakers. The Third district leads membership at 195.9 percent, followed by Eighth and Fourth, while the Sidney post mounted drill team presents World War II veterans. Election of officers occurs on the final day with Frost Patterson and George White as candidates for state commander and Ray Murphy and Hanford MacNider expected to attend.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
The
American Legion
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Sidney Post
Frost Patterson
Fontanelle
George White
Marshalltown
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Women Guarding Oskaloosa Trees
About 100 housewives blocked street widening work in Oskaloosa Iowa to protect 147 shade trees along Main Street. They won a temporary injunction halting tree removal. police briefly intervened amid shoving. A hearing on August 14 was scheduled as the battle over the trees continued.
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Atiz
Sae Highway Commission
Iowa
Fred Jarts
Federated Garden Clubs of
Lowa
Highway Commission
Puti
Reds Post Extra Guards in Berlin
Berlin report says reinforced barb ed wire checkpoints and armed guards surround Soviet military HQ and housing for Soviet soldiers families amid rising tensions. East German authorities blockaded streets and police arrests occur during a German civilian attack on Soviet sector police.
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Reds
Berlin
Karlshorst
Remington Resignation Details Withheld By Navy
Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan refused to explain why William Remington was asked to resign his reserve ensign’s commission citing President Truman’s order against releasing loyalty information to Congress. Remington, 30, a suspended Defense Department worker accused of spying for Russia, is under Senate inquiry seeking why he remained on the federal payroll until June 28 despite FBI loyalty investigations. Navy officers also refused to discuss Remington’s loyalty record or April resignation request.
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Washington
John S. Sullivan
William Remington
Ensign
Truman
Congress
Remington
Department
Russia
Senate
FBI
Sullivan
Navy
Beaming Gertrude Franzen Displays 2-Pound Beefsteak Tomato
Gertrude Franzen showcased a two pound beefsteak tomato at the Journal office. The fruit was notably smooth and firm, attracting admiring attention from colleagues.
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Gertrude Franzen
Journal
D A R Invited to Hoover Birthday Celebration
Local DAR members are invited to West Branch for Herbert Hoover’s birthday observance. The Herbert Hoover Birthday Society of West Branch extended the invitation via William B. Anderson. Hoover, Iowa’s notable citizen, is expected in his birthplace on August 10 for the 74th birthday observance.
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DAR
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
William B. Anderson
GOP aims to curb filibuster next Senate session
Senate Republicans vow to overhaul rules to block southern filibusters in civil rights debates. In January they plan a frontal attack on the filibuster, push limited credit and housing measures, and seek early adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Eugene D. Millikin
Republican Conference
Millikin
Congress
Truman
Dixiecrats Seek Thurmond Wright Electors in South Rally
The Dixiecrats report 24 electoral votes in play as they push to shift the 1952 election to the House. Mississippi pledges nine votes to Thurmond Wright with Alabama and Florida also leaning their way, while North Carolina and Louisiana are cited as potential supporters.
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Dixiecrats
House of Representatives
Mississippi
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
South
Truman
House
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
Louisiana
Secrecy Shrouds Allied Talks With Stalin
Washington reports confirm a strict secrecy blackout on details of the Monday night Kremlin conference between Premier Stalin and Western envoys. Secretary Marshall refused to discuss the meeting or speculate on Berlin crisis talks, noting the delicate top level diplomacy and outlining that final results will shape future world affairs.
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Washington
Arg
George C. Marshall
Marshall
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Moscow
Berlin
Molotov
United States
Britain
France
Workers Return To Dayton Plant Amid Guard Backing
In Dayton Ohio the Univis lens plant resumes operations at half capacity as 44 of 650 workers return. National Guard troops used armored gear tear gas and bayonets to disperse a hostile crowd causing accusations of police brutality from the CIO United Electrical Workers union. The union filed a protest with Governor Herbert and UE locals Delco and Frigidaire leaders urged members to join a CIO meeting.
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National Guard
Frank Welling
CIO United Electrical Workers Union
Thomas J. Herbert
CIO
Delco
Frigidaire
Beiderwieden Accepts Call to Havana Church Illinois
Rev. John H. Beiderwieden, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Washington, has received a release from his congregation to accept a call from St. Pauls Lutheran Havana Illinois. He came to Washington in 1944 after Denver Iowa, and has been active in Chamber of Commerce and YMCA. Departure planned for late August or early September.
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Havana
Illinois
Trinity Lutheran Church
Washington
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ill
Mr. Beiderwieden
Denver
Iowa
Beiderwieden
Chamber of Commercce
Y.M.C.A
Alton Koch
Mt. Pleasant
Tor
Seven new members join Washington Evening Journal Three Quarter Century Club
Washington county residents have applied for membership in the Three Quarter Century club and will be eligible for the August 21 dinner at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Names include Mrs Nettie Smyth Eaton Eugene Martin Anderson Mrs Mary King Alberta Downing Mark G Campbell Sr Lois Ann Babcock Clara W Russell and others urged to apply for an official form. The dinner, chaired by Mrs O E Sehmitt with speaker R E B Swanson, draws about 150 members yearly.
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Washington County
Washington Evening Journal
Washington Golf and Country Club
Nettie Smyth Eaton
Washington
Eugene Martin Anderson
Mary King
Crawfordsville
Wayland
Alberta Downing
West Viirginia
Iowa
Mark G. Campbell
Ain
Journal Office
O. E. Sehmitt
R. EB. Swanson
Ind
Mrs. Aaron Wyse of Wayland Dies at 63
Mrs. Aaron Wyse 63 longtime Wayland resident died last night at the Washington County Hospital. Funeral services are set for Friday with Stacy Funeral Home directing and a 2 PM service at the daughter’s home followed by 2:30 PM at Sugar Creek Church with Rev Willard Leichty officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Surviving are her husband two daughters Mrs Boshart and Mrs Ira Wenger, a son John who died in 1941, five grandchildren and one sister Mrs Daniel Widmer.
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Wayland
Aaron Wyse
Washington County
Stacy Funeral Home
Elon Boshart
Sugar Creek
Willard Leichty
Funeral
Boshart Home
Wyse
John
Bertha Schratter Graber
Boshart
Ira Wenger
Daniel Widmer
Noble
Texans Producing Silk In Mineral Wells Initiative
A Mineral Wells group of business and professional men started an experimental silk plantation on about 1 acre, planting around 40 000 mulberry trees. They pooled 10 000 dollars to fund the venture to prove silk production is feasible in this region.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
United States
Iowa Fair Weather Outlook Says Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Weather dispatch from Des Moines indicates Iowa Fair will see cooler air especially in the southeast and far east tonight. Highs today expected near 82 with lows around 34 to 50, and tomorrow’s high about 76. Rainfall in Washington reported at .15 inches.
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Des Moines
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