Mine Owners Warn Welfare Tax Could Bankrupt Coal Industry
Soft coal operators at White Sulphur Springs WV warned that federal taxation of United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund payments could bankrupt them. They paused a full-scale strike as they extend talks with the UMW Chief and reopen mines Monday on a partial schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secetary of the Treasury
John W Snyder
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
John L. Levis
Mississippi River
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lewis
A. K. Harper to Speak at Union Park Service
A. K. Harper president of the Mlorper Brush factory in Fairfield will speak at the union service in Central Park Sunday evening. The Gideon society leads the service with special music by a Fairfield men's quartet. Rain plan moves event to the Presbyterian church.
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A. K. Harper
Mlorper Brush
Fairfield
Central Park
Gideon Society
Presbyterian Church
Dr Vernon Butler to Speak at U P Church
Dr Vernon Butler of Providence Rhode Island will deliver the sermon at the regular morning worship service in the United Presbyterian church tomorrow morning. He is a former pastor of the United Presbyterian church at Keota. Regular Sunday school and morning services continue as pastor George Kerr is on vacation. Members will attend the union service in Central Park Sunday evening.
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Vernon Butler
Providence
R. I
United Presbyterian Church
Butler
Keota
George Kerr
Washington Church
Central Park
Three Lowans Die In Separate Friday Traffic Mishaps
Three Iowans were killed in separate accidents Friday night. Douglas Crouch, 41, of Central City, died when his car left Highway 13 east of Coggan in Linn County. Cora Sears, 58, of Fontanelle, died in a head on collision on an Adair County road north of Bridgewater involving a car driven by her husband. Owen Dowd, 83, of Ankeny, was struck by a car on Highway 69 two miles south of Ankeny. the driver Floyd Dolbee, 40, Hastings Neb., said Dowd walked into the lane and into the path of his car, an accident coroner Lilly ruled unavoidable.
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Owen Dowd
Ankeny
Crouch
Highway 13
Coggan
Linn County
Sears
Glen Roos
Bridgewater
Adair
Don Foster
Roos
Catherine Dipple
Creston
Dowd
Polk County
Floyd Dolbee
Hastings
Neb
Dolbee
Jack Lilly
Lilly
Truman to Tour Four Major Cities in 15 Days
President Truman plans a whirlwind speaking tour starting late August with four major appearances outside Washington. He will fly from Miami to Des Moines, delivering addresses at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Miami, the American Legion gathering in Philadelphia, a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh, and a Veterans of World War II convention in Des Moines. He is expected to spend little time away from Washington at each stop as Congress winds down.
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Washington
Miami
Fla
Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Philadelphia
Truman
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Pittsburgh
County Board of Commissioners
Congress
Plan Funeral Monday For Frank M. Wilson
Funeral services for Frank Marsh Wilson 68 farmer of the Haskins neighborhood are set for two o'clock Monday afternoon at the Jones funeral home. Dr. Fred E. Miller will conduct the service with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. Wilson died at his home August 11 and arrangements were delayed awaiting distant relatives.
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Frank Marsh Wilson
Haskins
Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Wilson
Mahin Receives Wings as United Airlines Stewardess
Betty Mahin daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell H Mahin of Rock Island Illinois has been awarded her wings as a stewardess for United Air Lines She will fly United Mainliners out of Chicago The Mahins formerly lived in Washington.
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Betty Mahin
Russell H. Mahin
Rock Island, Ill
United Air Lines
United Mainliners
Chicago
Mahins
Washington
Newly Created European Assembly Demands Own Agenda
The Strasbourg based consultative assembly defied ministers by drafting a seven point program and seeking approval to debate topics including human rights. Churchill urged United Europe and German inclusion as a bulwark against totalitarian tyranny during a large Strasbourg rally.
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European Assembly
Strasbourg
Europe
Council of
Council of Europe
United Nations
Winston Churchill
Western
Germany
Churchill
Consultative Assembly
Council
Pleads Innocent to Robbery Charge in Murray Bank Entry
Osceola report Gerald Burns 14 pleads innocent to entering a Murray Indiana bank with intent to rob. District judge Charles J. Lewis sets trial for Oct 19 term. Burns held in county jail on $25,000 bond.
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Osceola
Gerald Burns
Murray, In
Charles J. Lewis
Burns
Vaughan Admits He Asked for Freezers
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan testified that he solicited freezers as gifts for several officials and White House staff. He named recipients including Independence, Missouri White House staff, the Washington White House lunchroom, Fred Vinson, John Snyder, James Vardaman, and Matthew Connelly, while the White House said there was nothing improper.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
White House
Truman
David Bennett
Albert Verley & Co
Chicago
Harry Hoffman
Bennett
Hickenlooper Warns on Soviet Aggression at Eagles Meet
Detroit report says Senator Hickenlooper told the fraternal order of Eagles convention that an ominous pattern of aggression recalls World Wars I and II. He warned of Soviet speeches aiming at world conquest, cautioned against repeating mistakes about Hitler, and said Moscow’s actions threaten peace.
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Detroit
Sen Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Moscow
Kremlin
West Main Street’s Early Wooded Scene in Washington
A century ago West Main Street in Washington was a dense timbered vista with bushes and trees. When the first house rose, workers cleared a foundation site by hewing into the surrounding forest.
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West Main Street
Washington
Journal Group Holds Annual Meet Today
Members of the Evening Journal Three-Quarter Century club hold their annual dinner at the Washington Golf and Country Club. They gathered at the Journal office in the morning and were taken to the Country Club for a noon meal and program with Rev. Walter Smith as speaker.
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Journal Group
Evening Journal
Washington Golf and Country Club
Tendance
Journal
Walter Smith
Hoover Stricken by Gall Bladder Attack on Train
Former president Herbert Hoover, 75, was treated aboard a transcontinental train after a gall bladder attack. He continued toward New York City after treatment in Elko Nevada and Ogden Utah, with a doctor aboard and an ambulance ready at Ogden station.
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Ogden
Utah
Herbert Hoover
Elko
Nev
New York City
Hoover
Des Moines Youth Fatally Electrocuted At Bridge Site
Harold Jensen 19 of Des Moines was electrocuted at a bridge site west of Carlisle while leaning on a low boy crane trailer as a crane was unloaded. The boom contacted high tension wires and Jensen died after arrival at a Des Moines hospital. The town once known as Verdi was McJunkin.
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Carlisle
Harold Jensen
Des Moines
Here
Hartvig Jensen
Nowa_ Bridge company
Jensen
Verdi
McJunkin
J. P. McJunkin
Des Moines Coliseum Swept by Flames in Downtown Fire
Fire at the 41 year old Des Moines Coliseum caused near total loss of the block long building. Flames from the north end collapsed the roof as thousands watched. No injuries reported and replacement value estimated at about 1 million dollars. The four story steel concrete brick structure hosted many events and notable figures.
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Des Moines Coliseum
Des Moines
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Charles Lindbergh
Singer Caruso
County 4-H Girls Display Projects At County Show Preparations
Washington county 4-H groups prepare for the Junior Achievement Show August 22 to 24. Marion Township hosts Local Achievement Day with curtains, furnishings, and demonstrations. Other clubs plan events at the county show including room tours and home furnishings projects. India remains the leading ground nut exporter with about 45 percent of world acreage.
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Washington County
Marion
Marion Township
C. S. Davisson
India
Trial of Oscar Fetters Set for September Term
Oscar Fetters, returned from Anamosa to Washington last December to face a 34 year old murder charge, is scheduled for trial in district court during the September term. Judges and attorneys anticipate a jury verdict as Fetters has been repeatedly moved between institutions and jail since his 1914 indictment for the shooting death of Hugh Dougall Sr. of Washington.
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Oscar Fetters
Anamosa
Washington
R. G. Yodev
Fetters
Washington County
Hugh Dougall Sr
Fetter
Frank Bechly
Richard Stewart
A. K E. Baldrige
Paul V. Shearer
L. J. Kehoe
J. G. Patterson
Shearer
Patterson
G. K. Thompson
Ina Jean Farrier Struck by Truck in Riverside
Ina Jean Farrier a 20 month old Riverside resident was struck by a truck driven by Elmer Wagner of Iowa City at the east edge of Riverside. She was taken to Mercy hospital Iowa City and later released after treatment for bruises and cuts. The child’s parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Farrier moved to Riverside a year ago from Brighton.
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Ina Jean Farrier
Riverside
Harvey Farrier
Elmer Wagner
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Miller
Kalona
Social Security Rep Available in Washington on Aug 17
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Washington on Wednesday August 17 from 9 30 to 10 30 at the Iowa State Employment Office. People needing help with old age and survivors insurance claims or social security numbers should contact the representative then.
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Social Security Administration
Washington
Iowa
Washington council awards iron fence contract for Central Park
On March 21 1881 the Washington city council awarded a contract for a new iron fence to enclose Central Park, signaling city improvements and park protection.
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Washington City
Central Park
Weather outlook with scattered storms and mild temps
Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Scattered thundershowers in the west and south. High today 82 northeast to 99 southwest. Low tonight 45 to 70. High Sunday 85 to 90. Winds east to southeast 12 to 18 mph. Temperatures here Friday: high 84, low 65.
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Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
Internal Revenue Department
Union Park Service
U. P. Church
United Press
Douglas Crouch
Central City
Cora Sears
Fontanelle
Whirlwind
Frank M. Wilson
An & x
Glenn Cuddeback
West Chester
Cuddeback
Vaughan
Senate
Russia
S. S
John Adams
Greater Des Moines
Jean Davison
Janet McMullen
Alliman
Glen McCoy
Ainsworth
Farr Galloway
Cedar Clippers
Maurice Crawford
Ray Sojka
Jolly Jokers
Tanforan
Tighe Woods
San Bruno
Cal
Woods
Clyde Hoey
William Rogers
International
Farrers
Brighton
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