Jury Indicts CIO Leader for Taft-Hartley Political Endorsement
A federal grand jury indicted CIO President Philip Murray for violating the Taft-Hartley act by participating in Rep. Edward A. Garmatz’s Maryland congressional campaign. The indictment cites Murray's July 14 1947 CIO News endorsement as a direct breach. No arraignment date set.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
CIO
Philip Murray
Cle Jwand
Murray
Edward A. Garmatz
Maryland
Garmatz
Mrs Holbert Attends Iowa Y W C A Meeting
Mrs J C Holbert of Washington attended the Iowa District Y W C A executive committee meeting in Des Moines Tuesday. Plans were discussed to expand Y W C A programs across Iowa. Also attending were Mrs C H Mitchell Indianola board president Mrs Henry Tyler Willisea Mrs Karl Seliger Orange City Mrs George Dresselhuis Odebolt Mrs Minnie E B Allen Ames Mrs Neil Naurer Laurens and Mrs C Henshaw Des Moines.
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J. C. Holbert
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
C. H. Mitchell
Indianola
Henry Tyler
Willisea
Karl Seliger
Orange City
George Dresselhuis
Odebolt
Minnie EB. Allen
Ames
Former Resident 89 Dies in California
J. F. H. Taylor, longtime community resident, died at his Whittier California home Monday evening. Interment is planned for Angeles Abbey Mausoleum Compton. He left Washington 26 years ago for Lone Beach later living in Whittier. Survived by daughters Mrs Carl Combs Long Beach and Mrs Harrison Dodder this city and granddaughter Mrs Harlan O Laughlin. He remarried six years ago and remained active in farming and livestock, later real estate.
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J. F. H. Taylor
Whittier
California
Harrison Dodder
Angeles Abbey
Compton
Mr. Taylor
Washington
Lone Beach
Taylor
Carl Combs
Long Beach
Charles Shafer
Harlan O'Laughlin
Louise Shafer
Tree Fall Injures Logger in Indianola Area Incident
Lyle McCulley of Albia sustained injuries when a walnut tree fell during a logging operation near Indianola. McCulley had climbed the tree before it lodged and toppled, trapping him and injuring him.
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Lyle McCulley
Albia
Indianola
McCully
Taft Says Taft Hartley Law Needs No Immediate Change
Gary Indiana February 11 Senator Robert A Taft Republican of Ohio said no need for immediate revision of the Taft Hartley labor act He suggested only possible clarification of provisions banning political activity by unions He spoke to Gary service clubs during a midwest campaign swing and criticized President Truman as a peacetime spender and wartime tover urging further study by labor and management before revisions
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Gary
Ind
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Midwest
Bloomington
Truman
Nineteen Die in Dutch Plane Crash Near Batavia
A Dutch army Dakota transport crashed near Padalarang in western Java while en route from Bandoeng to Batavia. Nineteen people were killed including two women. among the dead were four civilians, 11 military passengers, and four crew members.
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Batavia
Bandpeng
Padalarang
Java
Bandoeng
Albert Marek Dies At Brother's Home
Albert Marek 64 was found dead Tuesday afternoon at his brother John Marek's home about 20 miles southwest of Wellman. He had not been in good health and officials suspect a heart attack. Coroner Dr. W S Kyle investigated but no inquest will be held. The body was taken to Powell funeral home in Wellman.
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Albert Marek
John H. Marek
Wellman
John Marek
Yeelock
Albert
W.S. Kyle
Powell
Falling and Struggling to Free It Ends in Sudden Give Way
A brief incident describes someone slipping or losing hold as a support structure failed unexpectedly, causing a fall while attempting to loosen or remove an object. No further details on injuries or location are provided in the readable text.
Reach Agreement On Relief Bill Hailed In Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a plan to run the European Recovery Program under an independent administrator, but under presidential orders. The move aims to calm a major dispute over ERP management, with President Truman as umpire in conflicts and a $20,000 a year administrator. Funding remains the key unresolved issue, with the administration seeking a $6.8 billion downpayment.
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Washington
Feo
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Whit
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Truman
Brookings Institution
George C. Marshall
Earl O. Shreve
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Plans Prepared for Sanatorium Addition in Iowa City
Dr. W. M. Spear superintendent of the Oakdale State Tuberculosis Sanatorium and architects Moran and Gelatt of Burlington prepared final plans for a 397 foot two story addition. The state board of education approved the plans, creating space for 138 patients and a glassed in sun porch at the Oakdale facility in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
W. M. Spear
Oakdale
Morran and Gelatt
Burlington
State Board of Education
University housing bids rejected for Yorklawn project
Iowa State Board of Education President Henry C. Shull announced bids for the Yorklawn 11 apartment housing project for University of Iowa married students were rejected as too high. The board heard objections from the Iowa City real estate board but released no official stance on the protest.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Board of Education
Henry ,C. Shull
Yorklawn
University of Iowa
Iowa City Real Estate Board
Controversy Over Marshall Plan in Washington Hearing
Foreign correspondent George Weller told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Marshall plan is dangerous nonsense and would raise Soviet blackmail power. He urged a substantial and permanent increase in American armed power in Europe and Asia to meet the Soviet threat. Other notes include Detroit layoffs blamed on gas shortages and farm machinery to Europe drawn from US production.
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Washington
George Weller
Chicago Daily News
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Asia
Congress
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
Donald Montgomery
United Automobile Workers
Clo
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
Detroit Auto
Frederic B. Northrup
Agriculture Department
Young Married Couples Meet for Farm Bureau Potluck
Rural young married couples of Washington county Farm Bureau will gather Thursday evening February 12 at seven o clock in Stewart school for a potluck supper. W A Erbe and Lester B Krabill will lead a discussion on Schools. Mr and Mrs ill McGinnis urge all rural couples to attend.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Stewart School
W. A. Erbe
Washington City
Lester B. Krabill
Ill McGinnis
Oday
World Day of Prayer Observance Planned in Washington
Representatives of women’s mission societies in Washington finalize plans for the World Day of Prayer service to be held Friday February 13 at 2 00 in the Christian church. The event on air among missions is sponsored locally by women of various churches with programs from several denominations.
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Women’s Mission Societies of
Washington
Iday
Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterians
Korea
Chrisian Tabernacle
Japan
Associated Presbyterian
United States
Methodist
Baptist
Amercan
Income Tax Figures Hit All Time Peak
Iowa state tax commission reports 1947 income tax totals rose to an all-time high of 3,150,944 dollars with farmers paying 0 percent more than 1946. Washington county towns paid 32,700 and farmers 595,869, while Jefferson, Henry, Keokuk and Louisa counties show varied town and farm tax figures.
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Iowa State Tax Commission
Iowa
Washington County
Jefferson
Henry County
Keokuk County
Louisa
Little Named Head of Monument Group
Robert Little of West Liberty named president of the Monument Builders of Iowa at the annual Des Moines convention. S. W. Easter, manager of the Washington store, attended. Little also runs stores in Iowa City Muscatine West Liberty Cedar Rapids.
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Robert Little
West Liberty
Iowa Memorial Company
Washington
Monument Builders of Iowa
Des Moines
S. W. Easter
Mr. Little
Iowa City
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Desertion Charge Leads to County Jail Detention
Merlin Dow Lemmons is confined in the county jail after failing to post a $500 bond set by Justice of the Peace E Col. Rayburn. Deputy Sheriff Robert Fillmore arrested him in Brighton on a warrant for desertion traced by his wife. A preliminary hearing occurred before Justice Rayburn.
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Merlin Dow Lemmons
H. M. Putnam
Justice of the Peace
E. Col. Rayburn
Lemmons
Brighton
Robert Fillmore
Rayburn
Junior High Pupils Present Evening Recital
Junior high music pupils directed by Mevin A. Hill staged a recital in the school building with parents and friends attending. Eva Piattner and Betty Ann Kunik served as student hostesses. refreshments were provided by Principal Ethel Mee Creedly and Mrs. Melvin Hill. The program featured solo and ensemble works by various students, including Pi-Rubinstein, Mozart, Dvorak, and Pestalozza pieces, with several instrumental solos and an accompanying faculty.
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Mevin A. Hill
Schod
Eva Piattner
Betty Ann Kunik
Ethel Mee Creedly
Melvin Hill
Rubinstein
Judy Arthur Minuet
Y’s Men Join Walking Blood Bank Plan in Washington
Twenty five members of the Washington Y’s Men subscribed to the county health unit’s walking blood bank Tuesday evening after a Y M C A meeting. Dr Mildred Doster collected blood specimens while Dr G E Montgomery explained the program’s purpose and benefits to residents and doctors. Logan Heilman reported progress on the home talent play committee with casting nearly done and rehearsals begun for Father Didn’t Bother to be staged in March at the high school auditorium.
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Washington Y
Washington County Health Unit
Mildred Doster
G. E. Montgomery
Logan Heilman
Lynn Representative Boot Known As Shoe City Delegate
The city of Lynn, nicknamed Shoe City, is represented in the state legislature by delegate Boot.
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Shoe City
Lynn
Mass
Boot
Petit Jurors Drawn for March Term of Court
R. R. Noonan, clerk of the district court, released the list of fifty petit jurors for the March term to open Monday with Judge Frank Bechly presiding. Jurors report March 15 unless notified. Names include Estelle Bartow, Molly Bissey, Mildred Bordwell, George Breitenbach, many others from Washington, Brighton, Wellman, Riverside, Kalona, and Crawfordsville.
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R. R. Noonan
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Estelle Bartow
Washington
Molly Bissey
Wellman
Mildred Bordwell
George Breitenbach
Funeral services held for Sarah Jane Page
Funeral services in Jones funeral home were led by Dr. Fred E. Miller on Tuesday at two o clock. Members of the W A C and American Legion auxiliaries attended in a body. Pallbearers were Louis Dempsey Ernest Salladay Tom Duncan and John Custer. Interment was in Woodlawn.
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Sarah Jane Page
Jones Funeral
Fred E. Miller
American Legion
Louis Dempsey
Ernest Salladay
Tom Duncan
John Custer
Woodlawn
Anderson reveals Chicago trader profits cited as price plunge
Secretary Clinton P. Anderson told a Senate committee that E. T. Maynard earned 300000 to 400000 from last week’s commodity slump and had no government inside information. He defended grain policies and argued margin hikes could have prevented the market fall.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Chicago
E. T. Maynard
Anderson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Maynard
Andresen
Sen
Robert A. Tatty KR. D
Macek
Grains Slump Sharply as Markets Open Lower in Chicago
The Chicago board of trade grain prices dropped sharply with wholesale food costs sinking the most in 17 months. The stock market opened lower while hogs began a tentative recovery. Farmers shipped 24,700 hogs to 12 major markets, the smallest since Oct 9 1946, lifting hog prices $1 to $1.59 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
West Chester School Reports Polio Funds
West Chester Consolidated School and Wellman West Chester game patrons raised 41.57 for the infantile paralysis March of Dimes drive. The school contributed 16.69 and spectators 24.88, money tossed on the gym floor at intermission. Largest attendance recorded at the West Chester Wellman game on February 6.
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West Chester
West Chester Consolidated School
Wellman
City Sanitation Purports Warning Against Trash with Garbage
City sanitary officials issued an appeal to subscribers of the garbage disposal service to refrain from placing broken glass and razor blades in the trash to be picked up. Regular pickups of tin cans and ashes will occur Thursday as usual.
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City Sanitary Department
City Garbage Disposal Service
Sanitary Department
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Iowa Y.W.C.A. Meet
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L. & N. Bridge
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Pestalozza
Donna Peters
Dvoraky
Sybil Bagge
Sae
Promo
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Beee Steekmest
Betty Kuni Wolse Caprice
Mayeur
John Winga, Jr
Weldon
Dan Brindley, Jr
Carli Benell
Bonnie Gilbert
Patty Stewart
Simons
Donald Brinning
Amenl Chabal
Paul Chapek
Richmond
Frank Chez
Kalona
Harriet Clendenning
Washing
Lewis Coon
Ainsworth
Alda Davis
Anna Dawson
J. A. Dickinson
Helen Durst
Kk. M. Elmore
Do. E. Farrier
Lon Fleming
Donald Foss
Wm. Glassburner
Jennie Hall
Frank A. Halter
Ora Hoskins
Homer
Hotle
C. H. Kennedy
Fred Kephart
Paul Kern
Richmod
Howard Kerr
Harry Krantz
Rose Langemberg
Nellie Link
Arthur Lorack
Lyle Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Tra Mikseh
Zelda McCall
Harley O'Loughlin
Harry Schimmelphining
Charles C. Schneider
Roger Sherman
Rudolph Simon
Nina Stutsman
Anna Sweeting
Olive Swift
Emma Warfel
Ward Wetrich
Wellman Maye Yard
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