Lewis Opens Talks On Wage Contract For Coal Miners
United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis began negotiations with Pennsylvania hard coal operators for a new contract covering about 75 000 anthracite miners. A 60 day contract ends Sept 29. rumors floated a daily wage rise and a six hour portal to portal day, replacing a seven hour day, though no demands were stated.
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Lewis
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Dirksen Assails Graebel Clergy Over Stevenson Defense
Sen. Everett Dirksen criticized Rev. Richard Graebel of Springfield Wisconsin for defending Adlai Stevenson. Dirksen vowed to expose Stevenson’s alleged scandals tied to the Illinois governorship while labeling Graebel’s stance an affront. He cited the cigarette tax and horse burger scandals as part of Stevenson's administration.
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Charleston
W. Va
Everett Dirksen
Adlai Stevens
Illinois
Illinois Republican
Richard Graebel
First Presbyterian Church
Springfield
Dirksen
Stevenson
Kidnapper of Mayor To Face Assault Charges
Jackson County grand jury indicted Gunther Stovebeck, 27, Watertown Wisconsin, for assault with intent to rob Sabula mayor George Ulmer 70. Ulmer said he was driven from town at knife point after street chase, then Stovebeck fled when Ulmer asked police.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County Grand Ury
Gunther Stovebeck
Watertown
Wis
Stovebeck
George Ulmer
Sabula
Storebeck
Ulmer
Baboons Terrorize Simonstown Town Invasion
A herd of about 200 baboons descended from the hills into Simonstown. They ransacked homes for food as residents pleaded for help. One woman reported a baboon pilfering a roast, eggs, and apples from her kitchen.
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Simonstown
South Africa
Ruth Roose
Butter Statues Near Melt After Refrigeration Failure
Five hand carved butter statues on the Iowa State Fairgrounds nearly melted when a refrigeration unit was unintentionally turned off. The incident prompted officials to inspect cooling systems and safeguard remaining displays at the fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Eisenhower and Stevenson Invited to Iowa Campus Speech
Virgil M. Hancher president of the University of Iowa invited Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson to speak on the campus this fall. He offered use of the 14 500 seat field house, Iowa's largest indoor meeting place.
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Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Hancher
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Kk. Stevenson
Lowa
Iowa corn and soybeans ahead of normal says crop bulletin
Des Moines reports the Iowa Crop Bulletin notes corn and soybean acreages making excellent progress. Sixty four percent of corn is in the roasting ear stage with ten percent denting. 82 percent of soybeans show pods, above the 60 percent normal.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crop Bulletin
Bulletin
FBI On Trail Of Suspected Killer
In Los Angeles area authorities pursue William Merle Martin 42 after two Monrovia patrons identified him from photos as the nation’s most wanted killer. Martin fled an Oklahoma deputy’s shooting and an Las Vegas roadblock before stopping at a Monrovia gas station Monday night.
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Los Angeles
William Merle Martin
Monrovia
Martin
Olathe
Kan
Las Vegas
Nev
B 29s pound Nakwon grenade factory in North Korea
U S Air Force reports 14 Superfortresses bombed the Nakwon grenade plant near the Yalu River, using improved aiming methods after a typhoon clearance. The 149 ton strike targeted a 17-building facility producing 1,000 anti tank grenades and 3,000 to 5,000 hand grenades daily, with civilians warned to evacuate.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
Nakwon
Yalu River
China
Typhoon Heads to Northern Japan After Killing Dozens
A typhoon moving toward Hokkaido Island was losing strength as it neared Japan, with its path threatening Nor thern regions. In Korea seven people drowned and 100 homes were wrecked in Southwest Korea, while ten deaths were reported in Korea and Okinawa. The storm slowed the war efforts in Korea and affected nearby areas.
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Tokyo
Korea
Okinawa
Japan
Hokkaido
Pusan
Des Moines Art Center Aides Repair Damage at Agriculture Building
Louise Knotts assistant head of the Des Moines Art Center ceramics department rushed to the Agriculture Building Monday to repair the damage.
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Louise Knotts
Des Moines Art Center Ceramics Department
Ike to Move Campaign HQ to New York
Eisenhower aides confirm move of presidential campaign headquarters to the Commodore Hotel in New York leaving a small team in Denver. He will operate mainly from a campaign train after Sept. 14 with advisers traveling with him and plans a labor address at the American Federation of Labor convention on Sept. 15. Senator Duff praises Stevenson for promising change and cites inherited Illinois record.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Commodore
Eisenhower
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Cheer Duff
Weather Halts Ground War Near Pyongyang Front
A red storage area at the Kyomipo steel mill near Pyongyang marks a quiet front as monsoon conditions stall ground operations. Only minor patrol contacts occurred amid adverse weather slowing any advance.
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Kyomipo
Pyongyang
Milo Steele Jr Named City Band President
Milo Steele Jr was reelected president of the Washington Municipal band at a Monday night meeting in city hall. Officers include Ray Tweeten vice president Gene Thomas secretary Max Lee treasurer and five board members Artemas Brown Terry Mathers Phil McCreedy Carroll Farrier and Gus Mast Melvin Hill was elected director for another year A stag party will be held at the M W Steele cabin on the Iowa River on Labor Day.
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Milo Steele Jr
Washington
Father held for brutal stove punishment of son in San Leandro
Alec Louis, 41, an unemployed welder and father of five, is jailed on cruelty allegations after his 11 year old son Joseph was burned when Louis pressed his hand on a hot stove and rubbed salt into blisters. Police say Louis also faced accusations of inhuman treatment of four other children. The boy fled to an aunt’s home after reporting the incident.
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San Leandro
Calif
Alec Louis
Steve Lagomarkino
Louis
Joseph Louis
Joseph
Will Speak All Plowing Contest Adlai Won’t Appear
At the National Plowing Contest in Kasson Minnesota on September 5 and 6 Dwight D Eisenhower is set to speak while Adlai E Stevenson will not. The committee decided two major speeches in one day would keep the crowd from plowing. Robert Hurrie chairs the Rochester committee and said Stevenson would not attend.
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Ter
Minn
Pos Lk
Kasson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iune
Ingfield Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Wilson Wyatt
Stevenson
Robert Hurrie
Rochester
Probe into accidental shelling of Navy salvage ship Grapple
The U S Navy opened an official inquiry into the accidental shelling of the salvage ship Grapple by the minesweeper Chief off Korea. Two Grapple crewmen were killed and nine hurt, three seriously. The incident occurred near Hungnam as the Chief fired at a range of about a half mile.
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Tokyo
Navy
Korea
Sasebo Naval Base
Cmdr
Willard C. Hatch
Grapple
Roy Coniam
Cypress
Calif
Hungnam
Labor Force Growth in United States 1951 Compared to 1944
United States civilian labor force reached 63 million in 1951, up from 54 million in 1944, highlighting postwar employment expansion and workforce participation changes.
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United States
Old Circus Band Leads Washington Municipal Concert
The Washington Municipal Band performs a program at Central Park at 8:00 p.m. featuring The Old Circus Band March and Say It With Music. Highlights include Silver Threats Among the Gold, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, My Wild Irish Rose, and The National Anthem sung or played by the ensemble under the direction of L. L. Bigelow.
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Central Park
Stocnaiece Cowen
Godaecanserdduanus Holmes
Bigelow
Smith & Holmes
Ray Tweeten
Douglas Whitehead
Maid—Mareh
Talbott
Asa King
Alford
Sterling
Richards
Berlin
Sousa
Tot Leinen Dies in Keota After Heart Attack
Tot Leinen of Keota died suddenly at home Sunday night from a heart attack. Born September 7, 1898, he was the son of John and Della Messersmith Leinen. He married Elizabeth Adams in 1936 in Ottumwa. He worked as a meat cutter in the Keota grocery owned by his father. Surviving are his wife, his parents, a brother J Everette of Keota, and a sister Mrs Clarence Russell of Keota. Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon.
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Keota
D. E. “Tots” Leinen
Hear Keota
John
Della Messersmith Leinen
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Adams
J. Everette
Clarence Russell
Babson predicts six months of continued prosperity
Economist Roger W. Babson, famed for predicting the 1929 crash, says the nation’s economy will stay strong for about six months. He cautions a future bust but expects stability in the near term.
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Boston
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition Party
Iowa Ranks High In Reduction of Deaths
Des Moines reports Iowa ranked third in the nation for reducing traffic deaths through June, with a 20 percent drop in fatalities in the first half of 1952. The state’s rate reached 3.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, the lowest in state history, as 213 lives were lost versus 266 in 1951.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pearl W. McMurry
McMurry
National Safety Council
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Moscow Peiping Talks Face Cautious Uncertainty
The Moscow talks between Russia and Red China focus on expanding the 1950 a 30 year friendship alliance and mutual aid treaty amid Manchuria Korea and Japan concerns. Mao Tse tung seeks Soviet credits and a trade deal but past agreements proved fragile and new friction looms over Manchuria and concessions.
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Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Russia
Red
Japan
Mao Tse Tung
China
Des Moines Girl Dies After Traffic Accident
Sandra Murray a 14 year old Des Moines girl died in a hospital after injuries from a country road car overturn near Creston. Four Des Moines children were hurt in the crash with Stella Sheean 15 and brothers James 14 Robert 4 still hospitalized in Creston.
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Des Moines
Sandra Murray
Creston
Miss Murray
Stella Sheean
James
Robert
Newcomer Wade Wiese Joins Benner Meat Dept
Wade Wiese becomes a new member of the Benner meat department force coming from Muscatine to Washington. He replaces Ken Darnell who transfers to the Tipton Benner store as meat department manager. Mr Wiese lists reading as a hobby.
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Benner Meat Department
Wade Wiese
Washington
Muscatine
Wade
Ken Darnell
Benner
Tipton
Wiese
Reading
Paving Operation To Be Started This Week
The highway 1 paving project from Washington to Brighton begins this week with form work for 22 foot slabs. Bushman Construction Co. of Kansas City has much equipment on site and pouring should start late this week. Daily cement pours are expected to reach 1,400 to 1,500 feet once underway.
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Highway 1
Washington
Brighton
Bushman Construction Co
Kansas City
Skunk River
River Bridge
Noble claims seven years held by Soviets in East Germany
Charles A. Noble of Detroit says he was arrested in Dresden in 1945 by Soviet authorities and held in Red concentration camps for seven years until his release on July 4. He and his American-born son John were taken to different camps, including Buchenwald. John, now 29, remains in the Soviet Union. Noble, born in Germany, later became an American citizen.
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Berlin
Charles A. Noble
Detroit
Mich
East Germany
Noble
Germany
Dresden
John
Soviet Union
United States
Buchenwald
Farm Women Plan State Fair Citizenship Booth
Washington County farm women will run a citizenship exhibit at the Iowa State Fair in the basement of the Women's and Children's Building from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The display titled Your Vote is Your Choice Use it or Lose it features a voting machine and voting procedures behind the iron curtain, plus a communist ballot facsimile.
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Washington County
Women's and Children's
Herbert Campbell
Farm Bureau Women's Citizenship
A. K. Stoutner
T. E. Tuttle
James Birney
Lloyd Marke
Merle Twinam
Muriel Collier
Washington
Local Resident Takes Room at 215 East Washington Street
The individual described seeks residence at 215 East Washington Street while pursuing hobbies in collecting pennies and photography as his main pastimes. The brief notes his admission to the address and hobbies without further context.
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East Washington Street
Truman to aid Stevenson with key speeches
President Truman will skip a whistle stop tour but will deliver major speeches in northern cities for the Democratic ticket. Democratic sources say Stevenson sought the restricted campaign role to boost his profile while Truman helps in critical areas.
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Washington
Truman
Aé&lai E. Stevenson
Springfield
Local Woman’s Son On Duty At Scene Of Korean Event
M/Sgt. Cerral C. Watson, Fairfield Iowa, led the heavy guard around a wrecked Allied fighter in Korea after a delayed action bomb exploded. He first tried to reach the pilot, found the body beneath a bomb, and then left the area upon realizing the dangerous unexploded ordnance.
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Korea
U. S
Derral C. Watson
Fairefield
Iown
Cerral C. Watson
Lottie Watson
Steve Stewart
South Marion
Washington
Demonstration Team To Perform at County Fair
Washington County attendees are invited to a 4 H demonstration titled Glamorous Juice Cans by Wynne Pietrzak and Beverly Wilson Om. The presentation is on Monday August 25 at 1 45 PM in Room I of the Educational Building under the grandstand. The performers are Busy Bees club members.
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Washington County
Wynne Peetratz
Beverly Wilson
Wynne
Beverly
Busy Bees Club
Weather summary for Iowa: partly cloudy and storms
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight in the northwest half. Tonight remains warm. Wednesday turns cooler in the northwest half with low 64 to 68 in the northeast and 68 to 73 in the southwest. Wednesday highs 80 to 85 in the northwest and 86 to 86 in the southeast. Thursday mostly fair and cooler.
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Iowa
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