Danube Under Soviet Control
Belgrade August 19. The Danube river, Europe’s greatest waterway, comes under Moscow dominated control after a convention approved by the Danube conference. Andrei Vishinsky and Ana Pauker signed for the Soviet bloc as Western delegates boycotted the ceremonies. Russia holds a tight grip on the stretch from Bratislava to the Black Sea. Western powers refused to vote on individual articles, citing bloc solidarity.
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Belgrade
Danube
Europe
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Romania
Ana Pauker
Vishinsky
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Black Sea
Weather Summary for Des Moines and Washington
Des Moines Iowa fair tonight and tomorrow partly cloudy and warm with highs near 96 today and 90 to 95 tomorrow. Low temperatures 65 to 70 tonight. Washington temperatures for Wednesday show a low around 62.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Washington Dollar Day Declared By Chamber and Merchants
Chamber officials announced Friday as official Dollar Day in Washington while many merchants advertised bargains for Thursday through Saturday. The Journal cited Wednesday evening ads as containing the Dollar Day offers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Farmers Urged to Build More Cribs and Guard Surplus
LAA Chairman Howard L. Witting warns that a bountiful harvest will leave 900 million bushels unsold under current space limits, risking price drops. He promotes the ever normal granary plan and urges farmers to estimate needs, store grain with proper roofs and floors, and seek AAA guidance.
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Howard L. Witting
Washington County
AAC Coliuluittee
Sara
Adi
U. S
Mr. Witting
Morrell Workers Return to Jobs After Sit-Down Claims
At John Morrell & Co meat plant in Ottumwa workers return to the job after being asked to check in through the personnel office. Union says return may be slow. Morrell defends its grievance rights and plans to resume hog market operations today.
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Ottumwa
CIO United Packinghouse
John Morrell & Co
Onion
Morrell
George Foster
Foster
V F W Nominates Two National Delegates
Members of the Washington V F W post No 2808 met in a special session at the K C hall and named Marion McAvoy and E R Purhay as delegates to the National Encompment in St Louis from August 29 to September 4 Bernard Weiss was named as alternate
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Washington V.F.W. Post
K. C. Hall
St. Louis
Marion McAvoy
E. R. Purhay
Bernard Weiss
Model Plane Club Forming Meeting in City Hall
Model airplane enthusiasts are invited to a meeting in the Legion rooms at city hall in Washington tonight at 7:30 to organize a new model plane club. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Legion Rooms
City Hall
Washington
Record corn and wheat crops promise biggest livestock feed supply
The Cargill crop report from Minneapolis on August 19 forecasts a record breaking corn crop and a second largest wheat harvest, yielding the most feed per animal in the nation. Livestock numbers are down, but a 5 506 OOO OO bushel corn crop should fatten hogs, with excellent pasture for cattle and widespread rain aiding crops from Indiana to Nebraska.
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Minneapolis
Cargill
Cargill Bulletin
Texas
Indiana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Funeral planned for Mrs Mary Frederick in Keota
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Frederick longtime resident of Welleson community are set for Friday afternoon at 2 430 oclock in Keota. The rites will be at Marsh funeral home with burial in Keota cemetery. Mrs Frederick died yesterday morning and arrangements await word from a sister in California.
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Keota
Mary Frederick
Welleston
Toda
Marsh
Frederick
California
Demand for Rooms Emphasized Today
The Chamber of Commerce in Washington requested that residents offer extra rooms as demand for lodging rises due to factory hiring and teachers returning after summer vacation. The need has persisted throughout summer with some cases described as desperate. homeowners with spare rooms are urged to contact the Chamber at once by phone 62.
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Kenneth
Irene Bakehouse
Wehr Photographic Studio
Washington
Mrs. Bakehouse
Cedar Rapids
Baltimore Institute of Photography
Army
WAC
Ken-rene
Ken-ra-pnay
Irene
Harold Weir
The
Evening Journal
Thee Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Hong Kong Racehorse Black Market Tops SeasonPurse
The Hong Kong Jockey Club reports Black Market as the season’s highest money earner at its track, drawing attention to a standout performer in local racing.
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Hongkong
Hongkong Jockey Club
Black Market
West Chester Savings Bank Reorganized Under New Management
Calvin C. Wolf and John R. Butler Jr. have purchased a controlling stake in West Chester Savings Bank and now manage the institution. New officers are Alvin R. Wolf president John R. Butler Jr vice president and Calvin C. Wolf cashier. The bank’s prior officers include Henry Witto tt I E Coffey and F M Lindenmeyer who will assist as needed.
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Calvin C. Wolf
John R. Butler
West Chester Savings Bank
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Butler
Home Finance Co
Carroll
Iowa
Lytton
Alvin RK. Wolf
John R. Butler, Jr
Alvin Wolf
Lytton Savings Bank
Auburn Savings Bank
General Finance Company
Rockwell City
West Chester Bank
Henry Witthott
I. E. Coffey
F. M. Lindenmeyer
Lindenmeyer
Allied Envoys In Final Talk With Molotov
Berlin reports say three western envoys and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov may hold a decisive session today or tomorrow as Moscow confirms a possible follow up with Stalin. The Berlin city council faces cash strain from frozen eastern marks, while Col. Howley dismisses a Russian coal offer as propaganda amid rail passage doubts for the Leipzig fair.
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Berlin
M. Molotov
ADDN
Moscow
Col
Frank Howley
Howley
Vassily B Sokolovsky
Colored Evangelists Visit Local Church Next Sunday
Rev. and Mrs. Toliver from Los Angeles will speak at morning and evening services at the Christian Tabernacle next Sunday. The Tolivers, pastors of a large colored church, also do evangelistic work and will sing and speak. Public invited.
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Los Angeles
Christian Tabernacle
Wardell A. Toliver
California
Christian Tabernacl
Toliver
Rev
Pearl Toliver
Turkey Plant Leased for Year by Philadelphia Operator
Don Stutsman announces Corn Belt Turkey Plant in Washington is leased for the coming season to W. H. Oldach of Philadelphia. Oldach will oversee operations under the lease to ensure orderly continuation after a disruption tied to a Minneapolis bank auction. The plant expects normal operation before September 1 with about 2,000,000 pounds processed last year.
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Don Stutsman
Washington
W. H. Oldach
Philadelphia
Mr. Stutsman
Mr. Oldach
Corn Belt
Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis
Ruth's Funeral Draws Thousands in Rainy Tribute
Ruth was laid to rest in a wooded Highlands area near the Hudson after a drizzling day. A requiem mass at St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue drew 3,500 attendees including officials and early arrivals. The procession proceeded to the Gates of Heaven for a brief graveside prayer before burial. The mahogany casket shrouded with ferns and American Beauty roses was interred in its final resting place.
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Uaw
Hudson River
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
Fifth Avenue
Gates of Heaven
Crowds Line 31-Mile Route to Cemetery from Midtown Manhattan
Crowds lined the 31 mile route to the cemetery from Midtown Manhattan as mourners gathered for a funeral procession. Police directed traffic and spectators watched along the streets in a solemn procession toward the burial site.
President Truman Links Spy Hearings to Rights In Fractured Debate
President Truman accused congressional spy hearings of infringing on basic American rights while reporting the justice department is drafting a new anti espionage law. He defended loyalty programs as successful and warned that tightening on spies risks violating the Bill of Rights. He also outlined Palestine loan talk and criticized the Taft Hartley act’s impact on labor relations.
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Washington
Trumiain
Justice Department
Truman
Italy
Palestine
Holy Land
United Nations
Detroit
Michigan
Moscow
Maurice J. Tobin
Russian Teacher Kusenkina Improves After Consulate Jump
Mrs. Oksana Kusenkina a Russian schoolteacher who jumped from the Soviet consulate last Thursday is reported improving at Roosevelt Hospital. A medical bulletin notes her temperature and pulse near normal after a day under an oxygen tent and says she ate a good breakfast. No word yet from the Soviet consulate on a visiting physician request.
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New York
Tug
Oksana Stepanovna Kusenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Buletin
Th Hospital
Grant P. Pennoyer
Jacob M. Lomakin
New York State
Lomakin
Pennoyer
Marriage License Issued to Prickett and Bartow
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse on Wednesday afternoon to Dale Arnold V Prickett of Mt. Pleasant and Geraldine Kaye Bartow of Washington.
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Court House
Dale Arnold V Prickett
Mt. Pleasant
Geraldine Kaye Bartow
Washington
Little Progress In IHC Strike
Officials of the CLO United Auto Workers and International Harvester reported little progress in ending a strike by 24 000 UAW members. Negotiations resumed with federal conciliation service aid as issues include grievance procedures apprenticeship and arbitration. Representatives from Indianap olis Fort Wayne Evansville Memphis Springfield and Melrose Park attended. The union said none of the strike issues had yet been discussed at the meetings.
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Chicac
CLO United Auto Workers
International Harvester Company
UAW
Glen C. Fleshman
Federal Conciliation Service
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Ind
Memphis
Tena
Springfield
Melrose Park
Mic
Accuse Tito of Treason to Reds in Romania
Romania denounces Marshal Tito in a front page statement accusing him of unleashing terror on Yugoslav communists loyal to Moscow. The notice follows Belgrade reports of a Yugoslav border guard killing Col. Gen Arso Yovanovich as he fled into Romania. It labels Tito and Interior Minister Rankovic as criminals and repeats claims of mass arrests and torture. Resistance to stem rust is cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Bucharest
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Arso Yovanovich
Yovanovich
Romania
Tito
Belgrade
Atenaander Rankovic
Cominform
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fires Baffle Couple as They Rebuild on Same Foundation
Macomb Illinois August reports Mr and Mrs Charles Willey vow to rebuild on the old foundation after their home and varn burned in 200 fires. New fires break out in a temporary milkhouse as neighbors help extinguish flames. Residents doubt host theory but offer no explanations.
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Macomb
Tll
Charles Willey
Willeys
Willey
McDonough County
Troops Quell Sit Down Strike at Tokyo Studio
In Tokyo on August 19 American tanks and 50 troops aided police in clearing about 2 000 sit down strikers at a closed film studio. Police reserves scaled walls as bulldozers moved in. No injuries were reported. This followed firings amid anti communist rhetoric and earlier studio actions against workers.
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Tokyo
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