Strike tightens Great Lakes shipping as NMU walkout widens
Joe Curran of the national maritime union says all Great Lakes ships with organized crews have halted operations in a 12:01 A M strike. He notes the NMU seeks a 44 hour week with preferential hiring and signals coordinated action with United Auto Workers and steel workers for broader support.
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Cleveland
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Great Lakes
United Auto Workers
Steel Workers
Curran
NMU
Tavern Owners Cut Beer Prices
Des Moines reports Iowa tavern owners will reduce their beer prices to align with an OPA directive capping charges to slightly above June levels. Wholesalers earlier gained small increases on large barrels and cases. taverns reassess draft and bottle prices to remain within new ceilings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
OPA
Polio Epidemic Continues Across States
Six more infantile paralysis cases were reported in Iowa, raising the year total to 184 and the monthly total to 112 across Story, Jasper, Calhoun, O'Brien, Sioux and Woodbury counties. Nationwide, 1,543 cases were reported last February and 1,263 the prior week as the outbreak persisted in several states.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Story
Jasper
Calhoun
O’brien
Sioux
Woodbury
Minnesota
Colorado
California
Missouri
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Department of Public Hearth
Washington
Lincoln suspends habeas corpus during Civil War action
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War and Congress later legalized the action, confirming the legality of his measure under wartime powers.
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Lincoln
Congress
Liquor Convictions Eleven in Past Year
A district court clerk reports to the state liquor commission the year ending July 1 shows eleven convictions for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and two for illegal liquor possession or transportation. Dates include August September December January and May for the drunken driving cases. February for illegal transport. The U S employment office will close at 11 today.
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Clerk of District Court
State Liquor Commission
Mrs Monroe and son visit Cedar Rapids man at Bee Line depot
Mrs. Fred Monroe and her son Ralph arrived from Cedar Rapids to speed today visiting Mr. Monroe who is connected with the Bee Line bus depot.
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Fred Monroe
Ralph
Cedar Rapids
Monroe
Bee Line
Schmitter Joins FSA Advisory Committee in Washington County
Otto W. Schmitter of Richland was appointed to the Washington County FSA advisory committee joining W. L. Gates and James W. Combs. He replaces Joseph F. Knotek whose term expired. Gates was elected chairman. Larry Mally noted most current loans aid World War II veterans for farming start ups. loans cover foundation livestock machinery feed seed and related farm and home expenses.
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Otto W. Schmitter
Richland
Washington County
FSA
Schmitter
W. L. Gates
James W. Combs
Washington
Joseph F. Knotek
Mr. Gates
Larry Mally
Union County to vote on new courthouse bond issue
Union county voters in Creston Iowa will decide in the fall election whether to issue bonds to finance a new county courthouse. The measure seeks funding for construction and will be decided by local residents.
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Creston
Iowa
Union County
Dairy Men Say Control Not Needed
Washington August 14 United Press dairy industry representatives told the private control board they see no need for price ceilings on milk cheese butter and ice cream as the board nears a decision on reimposing controls after next Tuesday Consumer groups led by President Philip Murray were to testify and warn that lack of controls would trigger labor demands for higher prices Wirtz and Garman warned that wage controls may need revision if price ceilings on food are not allowed to return.
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Washington
Private Control Board
Clo
Philip Murray
W. Willard Wirtz
Phillips L. Garman
Decontrol Board
Fort Dodge phone workers strike halves service
More than 8 000 Fort Dodge subscribers faced reduced service as 90 union phone workers walked out at 7 a m. Emergency local and long distance calls were the only ones allowed while a skeleton staff handles emergencies. A picket line formed outside the telephone building after the strike began. The walkout affected ninety employees following a wage dispute over a ten cent an hour raise offered by the independent company.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Walter Colwell
Molotov urges harmony at postwar peace talks
In Paris on August 16 Molotov responded to Byrnes' criticism of Soviet aims and urged greater harmony at the peace conference. He warned against any need to postpone the talks while criticizing U S efforts to insert clauses guaranteeing equal economic opportunity in former enemy states for 18 months after treaties are signed.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Russia
U. S
Byrnes
Molotov
Bond Question Placed On Ballot by Board Of Supervisors
Acting on a petition signed by 677 residents, the board of supervisors ordered the bond question placed on the ballot. The existing courthouse built in 1888 was damaged seriously in a Memorial Day tornado.
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Board of Supervisors
Walter Drish Leaves for Alhambra Visit
Walter L. Drish departed for his home in Alhambra California today after a stay with his sister Mrs Joe Melinski and Mr Melinski in Pleasant Plain while visiting his mother Mrs Elizabeth Prish.
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Walter L. Drish
Alhambra
Calif
Joe Melinski
Melinski
Elizabeth Prish
Pleasant Plain
Mrs. Eunice Soule Dies After Sudden Illness
Telegrams from Danville Ohio report the death of Eunice Soule wife of Leigh W Sauls former secretary of the Washington Y M C A She died Tuesday night in what friends suspect was a sudden illness while returning from a vacation trip to Des Plaines Illinois The funeral is set for Friday afternoon at 954 Prairie avenue Des Plaines Illinois Her sister-in Des Plaines is listed as a contact and the Soules notified Y officials John Winga Ethel and Maude McCreedy.
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Washington
Eunice Soule
Leigh W. Sauls
Washington Y. M. v. A. Ah
Danville
Ohio
Soule
Soules
Columbus
Prairie Avenue
Des Plaines
Local Family Trips and Moves Mentioned in Busy Week
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pedtice and family returning to South Bend Ind after a month's visit with the Melinskis. Mrs Edward Martin away ill from Herman's Style Shop. Myra Van Nostrand attends Prairie City wedding and teaches there last week. Spiel includes visits with kin in Newton and a Nebraska Colorado trip for Loren and Ferdie Kalupa and Dale Statler family. Captain Dale Voorhees returns from Wendover Field and plans a Florida move. Willis Jones family return from two weeks at Balsam Lake Wis.
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Daniel Pedtice
South Bend
Ind
Joe Melinski
Edward Martin
Herman’s Style Shop
Myra van Nostrand
Prairie City
Esther VanArkel
Fmits
VannNostrand
Miss VanArkel
Prairie City Graits School
Miss VanNostrand
Newton
BF. J. van Nostrand
Willis Jones
Balsam Lake
Wis
Lakgiitem, Resort
Walton League Plans Two Trap Shoots
The Chicag a Izaak Walton League chapter sponsors a trap shoot at Mike Edwards traps west of town next Sunday. Teams from Washington county towns compete with five shooters per team at 25 targets each. At least six or seven teams expected starting 1 30 p m. A Sept 1 match pits 20 Washington county shooters against 20 from Louisa county at Kidwards site, rematch after Louisa edged Washington county by ten points at Lake Odessa near Wapello.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton
Washington County
Louisa County
Kidwards
Lake Odessa
Wapello
George Benson and family join town as new cafe partners
George and Mrs. Benson moved from Ottumwa to occupy an apartment above May’s seed store on South Marion. They partner with Alvin and Mrs. Rommel to own the State cafe, with Benson as a Washington high school football captain and WWII veteran.
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George Benson
Ottumwa
May
South Marion
Benson
Washington County Hospital
Heinz Company
Legion Meet to Be Biggest Yet
Des Moines prepares for the Iowa American Legion postwar victory convention with about 7 000 veterans expected to attend from across Iowa. Delegates total 8 589 with alternates, and sessions run August 19 to 21 at Fort Des Moines Hotel. Notable speakers include Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney, Lt. Gen. Walton A. Walker, Senator I B Hicklooper, and Gov. Robert D Blue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Ralph R. Stuart
Hampton
Fort Des Moines
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
Robert B. Carney
Halsey
Pacific
Walton A. Walker
Fifth Army
Des Moines Coliseum
Legion
American Legion
Dubuque
Burlington
Gowrie
West Des Moines
U. S. Army Band
Kossuth County
Luverne
Argonne Post
I. B. Hickenlooper
Robert D. Blue
Heavy rain boosts Washington county corn crop prospects
Washington county received 1.68 inches of rainfall yesterday and last night, matching the Iowa City total and marking the heaviest statewide rain. Farmers report the soaking will substantially benefit the county’s corn crop despite recent plentiful rains.
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Washington County
Iowa City
Reuther Seeks Wage Reopenings Over Prices
Walter Reuther president of the CIO United Auto Workers says wages can be reopened where allowed to protect workers if the government fails to curb prices. He spoke at a CIO emergency conference on Runaway Prices and indicated the UAW board will issue a formal wage policy. He also criticized the AFL and accused the Truman administration of yielding to industry in the J I Case dispute.
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Washington
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers (Cio
Reuther
CIO
United Press
UAW
A. F
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Smithsonian Institution
Truman
CAW
J. I. Case Co
Registration at The High School Opens September
The High School will hold registration next Wednesday Thursday and Friday at the school building per principal A R Ter Velt. Washington high opens Tuesday September 8 and students must register August 21 22 or 23. Rural freshmen must register in person unless already mailed in.
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A. R. Tervelt
Washington High School
Terrell
Truman to Sail 17 Day Cruise Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman will depart Washington tomorrow for a seventeen day voyage on the presidential yacht Williamsburg. The trip covers Naragansett Bay and the Maine coast with his immediate staff aboard, returning to Washington on Labor Day.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
New England
White House
Naragansett Bay
Maine
National Income in the United States 1945 and 1932
The United States national income reached 161 billion dollars in 1945, while in 1932 the total income was under 40 billion dollars. The figures highlight the large growth after the Great Depression era.
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United States
South Dakota Ranked Among Great Agricultural States
South Dakota stands as a leading agricultural state with chief products including wheat corn oats rye and flax seed. The state farms extensive cattle herds and its mineral output features gold coal quartzite gypsum and chalk.
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South Dakota
America
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Tell Board
Ings
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NEW Board
George H. Mead
Roy J. Thompson
Daniel W. Bell
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Loren and
Ferdie
Kalupa
Dale Statler
Lloyd Polson
Nebraska
H. L. Beal Ani
Nancy
Helen
Heatrice
Nebr
W. M. Beat
Dale Voorhees
Wendover Field
Utah
Voorhees
Walton League
George Bensons
Joseph R. McCarthy
Appleton
Army Air Corps
Wisconsin
Robert LaFollette
Auto Workers Union Head
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