Iowa House votes to void liquor profit exemptions
Iowa House approves removing property tax exemptions for fraternal social and veterans groups that operate gambling or liquor sales. Senate approves eight percent of liquor sales to cities counties with three percent to counties, shifting funding from taxes. Gov Blue proposes $11 million in budget cuts, with state departments seeking extra appropriations. An all women jury is selected to hear Opal Dixon bank robbery case after jurors are screened.
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Heavy pheasant mortality reported in Iowa storms
Des Moines reports heavy mortality among Iowa pheasants due to recent blizzards snow and wind. State conservation officials fear losses rival the Armistice Day storm of 1940 with up to fifty percent fatalities in northern areas while full statewide figures await clearer access as roads remain blocked and officers trek by snowshoe.
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Baptist Boy Scout Troop Is Organized In Washington
The Baptist church organized Troop No 8 with eight boys at the initial meeting. Stanley Wallace named scoutmaster Roger Banks assistant scoutmaster Keith Williams chairs the church scouting committee Rev Paul Wells and S W Waster serve on the committee. George Gregg from Iowa City attended and will oversee scouting in three counties. The troop aims to participate in the February 17 appreciation dinner in Iowa for scouts and families.
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Iowa City
Cuban airliner crashes in Spain killing 11
A four-engined Cuban airliner en route from Havana to Madrid crashed into the Gredos mountains in Avila province, killing all 11 aboard including five American crew members. Civil aviation officials disclosed the disaster occurred about 5 p.m. local time between Lisbon and Madrid.
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Birds Dead in Subzero Freeze Attributed to Ice Balls
Officers report widespread dead birds in surveyed areas with one zone showing 206 carcasses. They say suffocation from ice lodged in throats and nostrils caused most deaths, likely occurring during Tuesday night’s subzero winds.
Death of Mark Wilson Benn Aged Six Weeks
Mark Wilson Benn died yesterday afternoon at the county hospital. He was born December 1946 and died shortly after birth complications. The child, son of Howard and Helen Benn, resided southeast of Washington. Funeral services are set for Saturday at L A Jones Funeral Home, Rev. Thomas Polk officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. He is survived by parents two brothers Norman and John and sister Marlene.
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Caldwell) Benn
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John
Marlene
Stassen and Ball Spar Over Labor Reform in Washington
Harold R. Stassen and Senator Joseph H. Ball clashed over labor reform plans as Stassen outlined a program to curb abuses while Ball urged abolition of the closed shop and industry wide bargaining. Taft criticized Stassen's strike vote idea as limited and not a panacea. The exchange underscored tensions ahead of broader labor policy debates.
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Filipino Pastor to Speak at Union Service Sunday
The Washington Ministerial Association hosts a union service Sunday evening at the Methodist church. Rev. Fernando Laxamana of Iowa City, a former Army chaplain and University of Chicago MA, will discuss World Brotherhood. Organ music by the Methodist choir, with assistance from local pastors.
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Record cold grips Des Moines and region with heavy wind
Des Moines and northern Iowa endure a brutal cold wave with 12 to 14 below readings, 35 to 45 mph winds, zero visibility, and widespread road closures. Highways north of 30 blocked. air service suspended. overnight lows around 12 to 7 below with zero expected highs.
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Yard and Mecfarlane Insurance Agency History
Yard celebrates 22nd anniversary of Lemley and Yard formation. Arthur Yard acquired kd Dempsey interest about twenty two years ago, turning Lemley and Yard into a firm on the top floor of the current building. Soth McFarlane joined in 1941, renaming the agency Yard and Mecfarlane Insurance Agency.
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Rural health leaders meet to study care in rural areas
At the second annual national conference on rural health in Chicago delegates from the American Medical Association the American Farm Bureau federation and the National Grange examined the problem of inadequate medical care in rural communities. Dr Ned Burleson Oklahoma led remarks noting some towns lack doctors or facilities and that mobile units found cancer in 4 percent of Oklahoma patients examined. The group planned to study hospital and clinic improvements ways to attract doctors to rural areas group medical insurance programs nursing needs and aid for the lowest income rural residents.
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Iowa rifle team selections noted for University of Iowa
James C. Vesely Jr and James Holbert, both freshmen in the college of liberal arts at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City, have been chosen for the ROTC rifle team representing the university. The 16 member team qualified from 40 candidates, with Vesely earning a Minute Man rifle marksman medal.
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Concert at Washington High School Monday Night
Washington high school mixed chorus directed by Boyd White and band under Melvin Hill will perform a Monday concert at 7:40 p.m. Highlights include Bolero Eartitles Reverie The Wayfarer and various vocal and instrumental performances by choirs, sextettes, a glee club, and senior groups featuring students like Marilyn Caldwell Pat Brower Ted Stewart Bob Steele and others.
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Melvin Hill
Albert Diddams
Dan Holland
Bob Steele
Bob Thompson
Tea Stewart
Ronald Baker
President Praises Boy Scout Work During Week
President Truman commended 2,062,397 Boy Scouts of America for aiding relief in war torn countries. He sent a personal message as Boy Scout week began, noting the 87th anniversary and that active membership surpassed 2,000,000 on December 21.
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Tax hearings set for February on income tax cuts
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 15 to 6 to begin hearings February 19 on a bill by Harold Knutson to grant a 20 percent cut in individual income taxes for earners up to 392 000 dollars. Hearings will be closed to outsiders and may run four days. Secretary Snyder likely first witness as panel aims to report a bill by March 1 for 1947.
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Harold Knutson
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Senate to Act on Two-term Limit
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Alexander Wiley pledged swift action on the House approved two term limit for presidential election winners. The House voted 285 to 121 to send the amendment to the states for ratification, requiring a two thirds Senate and House approval and three fourths state ratification.
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Pillow for bald men shields sleeper from drafts
Harold A. Easterbrooks of Providence has invented a head flap pillow to cover the sleeper's head and keep off drafts designed for bald men.
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Santa Showers Down Seattle
Thirty babies were born in Seattle on Christmas Day to set a Yuletide record. The tally was 16 boys and 14 girls with the first infant arriving at 12:92 A.M. at a Seattle hospital.
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