Truman Backed Candidate Loses Missouri Senate Race
Missouri returns show Stuart Symington defeating J. K. Taylor for the Democratic nomination. Moody of Michigan wins the Michigan nomination, beating Louis C. Schwinger. In Kansas, incumbent Fred Hall edges Wayne Ryan in the lieutenant governor race as ballots accumulate. Symington gains rural Missouri support while Taylor had hoped for an edge there.
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United Press
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Truman Jeday
Blair Moody
Michigan
Symington
White House
J. K. Taylor
Truman
Moody
Louis C. Schwinger
Kansas
Fred Hall
Wayne Ryan
Edward Fr. Arn
Hall
Arn
Taylor
Schwinger
War Resources Board
Air Force
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Kan
Jaycees Aim for Four Thousand From Townsley Park Fair Auction
Phil Kneen, general chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, expresses appreciation to Jaycees and cooperating civic groups as proceeds from the annual solicitation and auction are expected to approach the $4,000 mark.
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Phil Kneen
Chamber of Commercce
Townsley Vpark
Jaycees
Elvic
President Trimian’s stamping grounds in Kansas City area
A brief mention places President Trimian in his own stamping grounds around the Kansas City area, noting familiarity with local routes and facilities. The text emphasizes regional ties and repeated presence in the metropolitan locale.
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Sas
Trimian
Nine Parachute to Safety from B 29 Crash in Korea
A United Nations B 24 Superfortress crash near Yokota Air Base in Korea left nine crewmen parachuting to safety. The bomber crashed into a rice field and caught fire after takeoff. Three Japanese firemen were slightly burned while assisting, and crew members reportedly disarmed their bombs before impact. The fate of the remaining crew was unclear.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Yokota
Bastontment
Clemeres Tenerty Wiesetreet
Transfer Sought in Suit Against State Officer
Waterloo District Judge Paul L. Kildee took under advisement a motion to transfer a $100,000 damage suit from Linn County to Polk County Des Moines. Ernest J. Seemann of Waterloo filed against Iowa Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst after he ruled Seemann off the June Republican gubernatorial primary ballot.
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Waterloo
aUd
Paul Ll. Kildee
Iowa
Melvin Db. Synhorst
Polk County District Court
Des Moines
Synhorst
Ernest J. Seemann
Government Okays Aluminum Price Hike
Government authorities approve aluminum price increases totaling about 50 000 dollars yearly for producers. Some portion of the rise may be passed to consumers in future rules, with final decisions pending. Price officials note one cent per pound rise for primary aluminum producers and a five percent increase for other primary aluminum mill products.
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Washington
Cap
Office of Price Stabilization
UN Jets Down Six MIG-15s Over Korea in Dogfight
Six Communist MIG-15 aircraft were shot down by United Nations Sabrejets from the 4th and 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wings in Korea. Two more MIGs were damaged, with totals over three days rising to 15 shot down and 16 damaged after late updates from Fifth Air Force gun camera reviews.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Sth
Thio
Fifth Air Force
Political School Planned in Iowa City August 8
The Iowa Republican party sponsors a political instruction school in Iowa City Friday August 8. All interested persons invited to attend. Transportation may be arranged by contacting Bill Smart or Keith Norton. This is part of a statewide series by the GOV.
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Iowa Republican Party
Iowa City
Bill Smart
Keith Norton
GOV
Stevenson Opens Conferences With Russell
Governor Adlai Stevenson meets Senator Richard Russell in Springfield to shore up the Southern Democratic bloc while balancing civil rights pressures. Eisenhower returns to Denver after a Veterans of Foreign Wars speech outlining a 10 point program for honest government and peace. Truman, Brannan and White weigh farm politics and party loyalties as Stevenson schedules a major address at the American Legion Convention in New York.
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Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
South
Russel
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Homc
Hugh White
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Balted
Sam Luiopk
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Truman
Brannan
Mr. Truman
Missouri
American Legion
New York
Japanese Pray for A Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Memorial Day
About 2000 Japanese bowed in silence and bells rang seven years after the Hiroshima atom blast. A memorial monument was unveiled as a British plane dropped wreaths. Japanese and Americans cite higher death tolls while the city shows few traces of the war amid theaters and eateries.
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Hiroshima
At &S
Chumber
Special church services postponed to Thursday evening
There will be no services at the Christian Tabernacle tonight or Thursday afternoon. The next in the series of special services will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 p m.
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The
Christian Tabernacle
Ex-Convict Held In Des Moines Robbery Beating
Oscar Vasne Helton 24 Des Moines ex convict was held in county jail on robbery and beating charges tied to the kidnapping of a Des Moines man from a downtown street. The victim Lundgren 41 said a gun was used to force him to drive to a wooded area and he was beaten and robbed of 15 dollars. Helton already faced auto theft robbery charges in unrelated cases.
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Des Moines
Oscar Vasne Helton
County
Salore
Kelton
Lutas
John Lundgren
Lucas County
Sherif
Paul Snow
Helton
Lundgren
Cedar Rapids
Merengo
Eisenhower Unable to Appear in Davenport
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower the GOP nominee will be unable to appear at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport Iowa this month. Arthur Summerfield the national chairman informed the Scott County Young Republicans of the denial after an invitation was extended.
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Davenport
Scott County
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mississippi Valley Fair
Young Republican Club
Eisenhower
Arthur Summerfield
Over-Sized Hatchet Identified as Mattock in Photo
Tuesday's Journal shows auctioneer Bill Bruty with a tool misread as a hatchet. Mrs. Harry Pearson notes the item is a mattock, likely over 100 years old, once owned by her husband and his grandfather, possibly dating to early settler days.
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Bill Bruty
Harry Pearson
Pearson
Boy From Wellman In Hospital Polio Ward
Kenton Miller three year old son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Miller of Wellman has been admitted to University hospital in Iowa City as a polio patient. The hospital daily bulletin states he was admitted August 1 and his condition is listed as fatr. Wanda Sigler 18 months old girl from Keota has been transferred from active to inactive. A patient is inactive when temperature returns to normal and disease stops progressing.
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Kenton Miller
Wayne Miller
Wellman
University Hospital
Iowa City
Daily Bulletin
Wanda Sigler
Keota
Eisenhower Outlines Ten Point Creed For America
Eisenhower in Denver presents a ten point program aimed at strengthening the nation. He vows to increase spiritual and material strength, secure a lasting peace, build prosperity, expand equality, protect savings, serve all groups, restore honesty in government, ensure loyalty of officials, and inspire belief in a brighter future for American families. The speech energized about 20 000 veterans at Memorial Coliseum.
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Memorial Coliseum
Eisenhower
Aries
VEFW
Frank C. Hilton
Baruch
America
Veteran Donald Johnson elected state Legion commander
Donald K Johnson, 28, a World War II veteran from West Branch, was elected town commander of the American Legion as more than 3,900 Legionnaires closed their 34th annual convention. He beat Dr. Roy H Wheat of Waukon and was later made unanimously by motion. Johnson and his stepfather run hatcheries in Tipton Solon and West Branch and own a poultry processing plant.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Kk. Johnson
West Branch
American Legion
Johnson
Roy H. Wheat
Waukon
Henry A. Johnson
Hatelleries
Tipton
Solon
Rocker and
Waterloo Man Killed As Car Hits Train At Crossing
Richard Sullivan 29 of Waterloo died when his car struck a train caboose at a crossing on the outskirts of Cedar Rapids. He was dead on arrival at a Cedar Rapids hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Richard Sullivan
Waterloo
States Press U.S. Aid Over Drought Stricken Areas
Seven more states urged extending drought disaster status to cover ten already affected in the South and New England. Reports of crop damage signal intensifying drought in the Midwest as forest fires burn in New England and farmers face costly replanting and feed shortages with only limited August showers anticipated.
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New England
Midwest
Dixie
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wyatt Denies Left Wingers Control Stevenson Campaign
Springfield HL report quotes Wilson Wyatt campaign manager for Adlai Stevenson denying that the ADA or left wing faction has taken over the Democratic campaign. He recalls ADA drafts of Eisenhower for 1948 and says he refused to join such moves. Wyatt reiterates Stevenson calling the charges nonsense.
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Wyatt
Springfield
Adlai EE
Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
ADA
Loveless Calls for Legalizing Liquor in Iowa
Ot tumwa Mayor Herschel Loveless the Democratic candidate for governor urged ending illegal local option and promoting temperance through liquor sales control. He spoke in a drizzle at a public meeting Tuesday saying he is now a wet candidate and blamed the Republican administration for refusing to cooperate on flood control.
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Redfield
Iowa
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Loveless
Republican State Administration
4 H FFA Show Opens At Townsley Park
Washington county 4 H and Future Farmers of America begin their annual Junior Achievement Show at Townsley Park. Livestock judging starts with market pigs, then purebreds and sheep Thursday morning. An auction of market animals is set for Thursday at 4 PM.
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Merle Farrer
Townsley Park Fair
Edna Hem
Bloomfield
Muriel Collier
Washington County
Townsley Park
Washington
Future Farmers of America
Chicago Girl Shot By Strange Gunman
An unidentified man opened fire during an orchestra rehearsal at Grant Park in Chicago killing 19 year old Patricia Kahler and wounding her male companion Herbert Loftman 18. The gunman then killed himself after shouting I love Sally and escaping into a bushy area.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Lake Front
Patricia Kahler
Herbert Loftman
Steger
Ice Tray Sticking in Freezing Compartment Cooled with Oil
When ice trays stick in the freezer cavity the bottom is lightly coated with olive oil to prevent sticking and ease removal. This prevents ice from bonding to the tray and helps slides out cleanly.
Must Register Soon For Wildlife School
Boys nine years or older are urged to enroll in the first annual Wildlife and Conservation School at the Gouth Center Camp on Lake Darling August 12 and 13. Registration costs 1.50 and closes August 9. program covers tree and bird identification, water safety, soil conservation, firearm safety, and camp lore.
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Gouth Center
Lake Dareling
YMCA
Chicauqua Chapter
Isaak Walton League of America
Boy Scouts
State Convention Commission
Lake Darling
Murdered Gambler Was Cancer Sufferer
Chicago police confirm Theodore Roe a slain policy racketeer was dying of incurable cancer and expected to die within a year. Roe defied Capone syndicate and was killed by three shotgun blasts outside his South Side home, his wife saying doctors warned of his terminal illness.
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Chicago
Theodore Roe
Roe
Capone
South Side
Des Moines Weather Forecast Partial Clouds and Mild Temps
Partly cloudy conditions in the north and fair weather in the south are expected through tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Lows around 62 to 60s, highs Thursday from 68 to 80 in the northeast and 80 to 85 in the southwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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