Plunging Market Triggers Margin Talk in Senate Probe
D I Creekmore of the American Cotton Shippers association testifies before Congress that he has heard no rumors of leaks from the Agriculture Department to aid speculators. He opposes a bill allowing the Secretary of Agriculture to set futures margins up to 100 percent.
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Washington
New Orleans
Congress
Agriculture Department
D. I. Creekmore
American Cotton Shippers Association
Creekmore
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago Board of Trade
Bri. T. Maynard
Chicago
Senate
Farm organizations elect new officers in Iowa
Four Iowa farm groups picked new leaders during farm and home week at Iowa State College. Scott Ellis of Dallas Center was elected president of the Iowa State dairy association, Co G Good of Ogden became president of the Iowa horse and mule breeders association, Lester Chappell of Corning was reelected president of the Iowa sheep producers, and George Strayer of Hudson took over as president of the Iowa agricultural experiment association succeeding Julius Black.
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Ambel
Iowa
Iowa State College
Scott Ellis
Dallas Center
Itlolstein Dairyman
Towa State Dairy Association
Frederic Larrabee
Fort Lodge
Co. G. Good
Ogden
Towa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Good
Iowa Sheep Producers Association
Lester Chappell
Corning
George Strayer
Hudson
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Julius Black
Ames
Open Arguments Begin in Ver Helst Murder Trial at Mason City
Mason City February 12 prosecuting attorneys opened arguments before a nine man three woman jury in the first degree murder trial of 19 year old Charles Ver Helst a farm youth. The panel was selected after two days of juror questioning by both sides.
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Mason City
Charles Ver Helst
Plane Crash North of Frankfurt Kills Twelve
A Danish C-47 transport crashed north of Frankfurt. The company cited an unconfirmed report that 12 of the 21 aboard were killed. The Copenhagen home office gave the preliminary casualty tally of 17 passengers and four crew. All aboard were Europeans. U S authorities said ambulances were sent to the scene.
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Frankfurt
Home Office
Copenhagen
United States Army
Abraham Lincoln Train Underway
On February 12 trains under the Abraham Lincoln name move grain milk and foods toward Europe as Illinois leaders honor Lincoln’s tomb Col Roy S Dalfiers of the Illinois military district wreaths the tomb for President Truman A Lincoln friendship train forms in Lincoln Nebraska to aid Iowa northern Illinois pickups with sections from Council Bluffs and Sioux Falls Omaha reports 135 cars expected to reach Indianapolis and then Philadelphia to load ships later this month
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Roy S. Dalfiers
Illinois Military District
President Truman
New Salem State Park
Young Lincoln
Lincoln
Neb
Iowa
Illinois
Council Bluffs
Soux Falls
S. D
Omaha
Walter Smith Delivers Engaging Rotary Geology Talk
Walter Smith spoke at the Rotary luncheon presenting earth and geological cycles with a chart. Members listened intently as he explained crust expansion and contraction and the inner heat forming new land. Next Monday the club hosts quarterly ladies night with Mel Hill and Norman White in charge, dinner at 6 30.
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Mel Hill
Norman White
Funeral services for John Ed ward Brown held at Jones funeral home
Funeral services for John Ed ward Brown were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Jones funeral home with Rev. Paul Wells in charge. Pallbearers were Claire Beatty, Andy Kelso, Don Rabenold, Roy Marr, Ward McCutchheon and Charles Griffin. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
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John Edward Brown
Jones Funeral Home
Paul Wells
Claire Beatty
Andy Kelso
Don Rabenold
Roy Marr
Ward McCutchheon
Charles Griffin
Elm Grove
Cemtery
Soviet Authority Will Speak Here
Rural homemakers of Washington county plan to host John Strohm, noted Russia authority, on Wednesday February 25 at the State theater for Rural Neighbor's Day. Strohm will discuss The People Behind the Iron Curtain with color slides and firsthand experience as a journalist who traveled in Russia without censorship.
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Washington County
John Strohm
Russia
Richard Stephens
Washington County Farm Bureau
Mr. Strohm
State Theater
Cloyd Knupp
Strohm
Mrs. Knupp
City Council Hears Zoning Plan Beer Permit at Meeting
The city council met at city hall on Wednesday night with discussion of a proposed zoning ordinance and routine bills. Lysle's Cafe at 104 North Iowa avenue was granted a beer license pending committee approval. The engineer report on sewage disposal at the town edge was completed and council action will follow. An order prohibiting certain actions was issued to city residents.
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Lysle
North
Iowa Avenue
G. E. Mace
Nations Must Boost Output To Get Relief
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to cut off Marshall Plan aid to European nations failing to increase production or to fulfill pledges to reduce trade barriers. The plan would also halt U S aid if countries do not cooperate with others or if changing conditions make aid unwise for national interest.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Paris
Washington County Plans Junior Livestock Show Meeting
Representatives of business groups and farm groups in Washington county will meet at 7 p m tonight in the Y M C A to discuss locating a site and constructing buildings for a proposed junior livestock show with extension director Leo Sturgeon leading.
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Washington County
Washington
Y. M. Co
Leo Sturgeon
Moyle and Eliason to Address Washington County Teachers
B S Moyle of the Town Education Association and R S Eliason of Letts will speak at the county teachers meeting in the Washington high school auditorium on Wednesday evening February 18 at 7 30. Moyle will discuss Legislation and Teacher Welfare while Eliason shows wartime European trip photos. Music by the Winfield high school girls sextette. singing and a discussion period follow.
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B. S. Moyle
Town Education Association
R. S. Eliason
Letts
Washington High School
Washington County
Washington County Education Council
Mr. Moyle
Eliason
Farm Bureau
Winfield High School
City Council Votes Audit and Traffic Warnings
The council discussed garbage collection outside the city sanitation department and cited state health rules. Mayor Mace urged Washington motorists to obey stop signs and speed limits. The council hired Clint Hensel of Bloomfield to audit the city books at fiscal year end March 31.
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City Sanitary Department
Mace
State Health Department
Washington
Clint Hensel
Bloomfield
Price Slump Shapes Truman Plan For Price Controls
Washington reports a commodity price drop challenges President Truman’s plan for controls but Republicans resist major shifts. Senators Robertson and Hatch say a price decline supports avoiding new controls unless prices fall further. tax cuts and rent controls remain under debate. Some Democrats fear early assessment is premature.
Plan Chili Supper At Legion Meeting
The Gray Minstrels from the Gray school community south of Washington will provide entertainment at the Legion meeting on Tuesday February 17. A chili supper starts at 630 PM in the Legion room at city hall followed by the program. Commander Charles Hotle announces the Legion as a leading ex service group promoting Americanism and citizenship and invites all veterans to join via Hortle Kaster or Donaldson Griggs contact.
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Gray Minstrels
Washington
Legion
Legion Room
City Hall
Charles Hotle
Sowe
The
Hotle
Hortle
I. W. Kaster
Max Donaldson
Duane Griggs
Christmas Seal sales report for Washington county totals 2769.77
Dr. C. A. Boice announces 1947 Christmas Seal campaign results in Washington county. Total collections reach 2769.77, up 250 from 1946, with 690.17 from town schools 990.00 from rural schools 1000 through the Community Chest and 80.90 from non-subscribers. Of the total 815.77 goes to the state tuberculosis association and 1947.03 remains for county use, to be allocated after expenses to education and case finding projects.
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C. A. Boice
Washington County
Lester B. Krabill
Community Chest Inn
Washington
Community Chest
State Tuberculosis Association
Boice
Will Hear I S U Petition March 9
Announcement set March 9 as the hearing date on the Iowa Southern Utilities petition with the Iowa State Commerce Commission for a refranchise on 125 miles of electric transmission lines. If approved the company could raise voltage on existing lines and extend service. current voltage is too low to act on many extensions. Frank B. Miller said the move aims to enable future expansion.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Utilites
Frank B. Miller
Manger
Iowa Southern Company
Washington
Atomic energy seen aiding farmers this year
Dr. Paul Aebersold of the U. S. atomic energy commission said farmers will be aided by atomic energy research in 1950. He noted tracer atoms are used to study plant disorders growth and livestock and cautioned the force can be destructive but also has wide social moral and spiritual implications.
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Ames
Paul Aebersold
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Aebersold
Commission
Farm Strikes Cut 1948 Farm Implement Output
W A Roberts of Allis Chalmers tells the House Agriculture Committee labor troubles reduced U S tractor and implement production by about one third since V J Day. He cites 75000 lost tractors and says prospects are improving as industry nears capacity.
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Washington
UPA
W. A. Roberts
Vic
Allis-Chalmers
Roberts
House Agriculture Committee
Speech Conference To Be Held Here In Washington
Teachers and directors from high schools across southeast Iowa will gather at Washington High School on Saturday February 14 for an all day meeting sponsored by the Iowa Education Association. The program opens at 9 45 a m with greeting by Sept W A Frice and remarks by George Reichard.
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Department of Speech and Drama
Iowa
Washington High School
Iowa Education Association
W. A. Frice
Washington
George Reichard
Harold Crain
University Theater
Town City
Jeannette Ringland
Coe College
Charlotte Wurl
Exchange Head Predicts Two Year Decline
Chicago markets foresee a two year downturn after soap makers cut wholesale prices five percent amid tumbling commodity costs. Robert A. Boylan of the NYSE warned of a prolonged slow mood, while grain futures fell to records on Lincoln's Birthday. Hog prices varied across major markets, with declines in Chicago and Omaha but gains in St. Louis and Kansas City.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert A. Boylan
New York Stock Exchange
Atlanta
Boylan
Lever Bros
Procter Game
Work Soap Co
Lincoln
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Community Chest to Meet at Y M C A February 19
Roger Sherman announces the Washington Community Chest annual meeting in the Y M C A community room on February 19. Directors up for election will be replaced as terms expire and all Chest contributors are eligible to attend.
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Roger Sherman
Washington Community Chest
Y.M.C.A
Sherman
Chest
Overheated furnace blamed for rural school blaze
Waterloo Iowa reports a fire at Elk Run rural grade school east of town caused by an overheated furnace. One building destroyed, 230 pupils evacuated from the basement where they ate lunch. No injuries. six teachers led children to safety. Estimated damage around 20 thousand dollars. wraps and books lost for third and fourth graders.
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Waterloo
Upu
Elk Run
Here
Ray Tiller
Postage $330000 On Huge Mail Shipment
Nevada La February 1 UP Postmaster Clinton S Price will get a raise due to a mail shipment through his office. It consists of 11,000,000 samples of shampoo. The Reuben H Donnetley Corp a direct mail outfit with Chicago and Nevada offices called the operation big mail the largest third class mail shipment by rail history. Postage totals $300,000 the Nevada post office’s yearly receipts.
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Nevada
Clinton S. Price
Reuben H. Donnetley Corp
Chicago
Nevada Post Office
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White House
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Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Walter Smith
Rotary
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KE. Eliason
A. Willis Robertson
Banking Committee
Carl A. Hatch
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Clifford R. Hope
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Europe
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