Conference To Decide on Liquor Bill
The liquor revenue bill was sent to a joint house senate conference committee after the upper chamber insisted on amendments. The Iowa house refused extra time for five labor bills, debating actions to restrict unions and boycotts. A resolution establishing governor succession was approved to handle a dual governorship scenario. Senate passage moved the assessor bill forward, proposing county and city assessors to replace township offices, with salary powers debated.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Georgia
Carl Burkman
R.des Moines
Executive Council
General Assembly
Iowa Senate
Robert Blue
Lincoln Day speakers split on tariff and tax cuts unity on debt
Top Republicans from coast to coast urged a balanced federal budget and lower taxes while diverging on how far to cut tariffs and taxes. Senate leaders Saltonstall and Lodge warned against tax cuts at the expense of defense, as Taft outlined a detailed plan to trim spending by about 4.6 to 6 billion dollars this year.
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Washington
Feb. S
Lincoln
Congress
Boston
Los Angeles
Republicas
Taft
Warold Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Saltonstall and
Lodge
Saltonstall
Jury Awards Plaintiff 8795 in Rock Island Railroad Case
After five hours' deliberation the jury awarded H. J. Schoonover 8795 against the Rock Island Railroad in condemnation damage dispute over the Ainsworth Brighton cutoff. The case followed earlier sheriff's awards of 9585 and reflected requests to raise to 12600 or reduce to 5000. This was the last jury trial at the January term. more similar actions are expected March ern. A divorce decree in the Tacham case was filed by Judge J. G. Patterson.
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H. J. Schoonover
Rock Island Railroad
H. Taylor
Tess Win
Schoonover
Sheriff's Commission
Sheriff’s Condemnation Commission
Marehern
Tacham
J. G. Patterson
Truman orders study of emergency coal relief for Britain
President Truman ordered a rapid study of emergency actions to ease Britain's coal shortage. He directed Capt. Granville Conway to assess how quickly and in what quantities coal could be landed at British ports and instructed the U.S. representative on the European coal commission in London to support diverting coal now at sea to other European countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Granville Conway
U. S
European Coal Commission
London
Christian Church Plans 750000 For World Crusade Work
In Des Moines on February 13 1500 laymen and ministers from 31 Christian churches discussed Iowa's $750000 share of a $14000000 crusade for a Christian world Dr J A Dillinger executive secretary of the Iowa Disciples of Christ outlined allocations including 170000 to Drake University Bible college 50000 for state church activity development and the rest for missionary work He noted eight more Iowa town meetings and a northwest protest meeting by eight or ten ministers favoring independent over United missionary work.
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Des Moines
Towa
J. A. Dillinger
Iowa Disciples of Christ
Iowa
Drake University Bible College
Dillinger
Covered Wagon Trip Reverses California to Kansas Journey
Ira Kyle and wife plan an 1800 mile reverse wagon journey to Parsons Kansas taking two living wagons loaded with goods and animals. They expect twelve weeks at 20 to 8 miles daily costing about 500 dollars despite a broken wagon tongue.
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Los Angeles
Ira Kype
Parsons
Kans
Minnie Kyle
Myle
Kyle
Crossett Enters Grinnell College Second Semester
Donald Crossett of Norris Apartments in West Grinnell Iowa is among students newly registered at Grinnell College for the second semester which began this week.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Donald Crossett
Norris Apts
W. Grinnell
Grinnell College
X ray Screening Planned for County High School Pupils
At a county superintendent meeting in Washington county plans were laid for mobile chest X rays of all public and parochial high school pupils and teachers this spring. The project, a Town Tuberculosis association effort funded by Christmas seals, aims to screen several hundred people daily without charge.
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Washington County
Cave County
Mareh
Town Tuberculosis Association
State Department of Health
C. A. Boice
Court Hospital
County Health Unit
Zoe Tarmon
Tuberculosis Association
Riverside
Baptist Men to Hear Rev Carlton Saywell
Rev Carlton Saywell director of town and country work for Iowa Baptist churches will speak at the Baptist Men's Brotherhood organizational meeting at 8:00 tonight at the Baptist church. Charles Murdock will handle the music. refreshments will be served by the deaconesses.
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Carlton Saywell
Baptist
Oat
Iowa
The
Baptist Men's Brotherhood
Baptist Church
Charles Murdock
Mrs. Barker Wins Membership in 460000 Club for 1946
Mrs. Bessie Barker of the R. H Martin Ottumwa agency with Bankers Life Des Moines earned a 460000 club membership for 1946. Her 1946 new life insurance volume reached 445154 written and paid-for.
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Bessie Barker
Washington
R. H Martin Ottumwa
Bankers Life Company of
Des Moines
Four Hurt in Highway 92 Crash Near Washington
Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a two vehicle collision on highway 92 east of Washington in icy conditions from yesterday's thaw. Rex Smith drove into a car driven by Don Hayes and then collided with a Sigourney pickup driven by George Thorburn, with passengers Chancey Kerr and Sanford Smith sustaining cuts, bruises, and a sprained wrist. The damage to the three vehicles was about $900.
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Nnone
Rex Smith
Smith
Don Hayes
Gerge Thorburn
Sigourney
George Thorburn
Tagg
Chancey W. Kerr
Sanford W. Smith
Pennsylvania’s 1946 road bill tops nation at 41k for eight months
Pennsylvania’s road construction expenditure reached 41 549 dollars for the first eight months of 1946, the largest in the country and double the amount spent by New York State.
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Pennsylvania
New York State
Jury for March Term Announced in Washington County
Fifty petit jurors are drawn to serve the March term at the Washington County District Court. The term starts March 10 with Judge R. G. Yoder of Sigourney presiding, his first term in the county. Jurors report March 17 at 1 30 p m unless ordered otherwise.
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Washington County
Court House
R. G. Yoder
Sigourney
Yoder
Siegers
Newton
Marsh Atkinson
Harold Beig
Alice Brown
Jackson Twy
Clarence Brown
Clay Two
Ruth Brown
Jean
Pass measure strengthens Iowa weed law in Des Moines
In Des Moines on February 13, the town house debated quack grass concerns before approving a bill to overhaul weed enforcement. The measure passes by a vote of Su to 10, shifting township weed duties to county commissioners, shortening notice to cut weeds to five days, and authorizing counties to levy an additional quarter mill for weed eradication equipment.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
House Labor Committee
Local Officials and Residents Listed by Wards
A fragmented list shows residents and ward designations including Violet Payne Third ward Thora Pease Second ward KR E Pratt Second ward Paul Rotenberger Hignan Mrs Clara Krumwelliart low Everett Schmidt Franklin Center Orva Scott Second ward Lena Stewart First ward Mae Taylor Oregon two Sikke Temple Dutch Crees C D Thompson Oregon Two Edna Tucker Third ward Alice Turner Second ward Beulah Vinton Washington Ray Wehr Dutch Creek Two Wade Wells First Ward Verne Veggy Iowa Two.
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Violet Payne
Thora Pease
KR. E. Pratt
Paul Rotenberger
Clara Krumwelliart
Low
Everett Schmidt
Franklin Center
Orva Scott
Lena Stewart
Mae Taylor
Oregon
Sikke Temple
C. D. Thompson
Edna Tucker
Alice Turner
Beu'ah Vinton
Washington
Ray Wehr
Dutch Creek
Wade Wells
First Ward
Verne Veggy
Iowa Two
Crossett Freshman at Washington High Enrolls
Crossett, a Washington High School graduate, is noted as a freshman at the institution. The report highlights his transfer status and early collegiate year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett
Washington High School
Washington
Taft Outlines Five Point Senate Legislative Plan
Sen. Robert A. Taft announced a five point plan to be completed by April 1 including a union control bill, a labor measure to be brought by March 15, and provisions from the Case act. He also called for budget completion by Feb. 15 with substantial cuts, a two term presidency amendment, expiry of the second war powers act with continued control of sugar and other commodities, portal to portal tax debate, and a possible 20 percent tax cut pending committee decisions.
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George Malone
Owen Brewster
Arthur H. Vandenbers
Mich
Earl Warren
California
Taft
West Virginia
Charleston
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Truman
Labor Committe
Tru
House
General Thaw Spreads Across Nation After Snow Blanket
A general thaw began today lifting snow cover in the northern states from the Dakotas to New England and into northern Michigan where depths reached 20 to 20 inches. Temperatures rose above normal nationwide with Midwest warmth causing sloppy conditions. Minnesota and Dakota saw subzero nights despite the thaw, while Florida and Gulf states experienced rain and scattered showers.
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United Press
eWay
Nmakotas
New England
Michigan
Chicago Weather Bureau
Midwest
Minnesota
Dakota
Florida
Iowa bill seeks end to farm bureau subsidies
Des Moines reports that Senator M. F. Hicklin and Rep. R. Wapei filed a bill to outlaw state appropriations for county farm bureaus. Hicklin argued the Farm Bureau is a prosperous organization that should not be subsidized by taxpayer funds. Current law provides county farm bureaus with 2000 to 7000 dollars annually from county general funds.
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Des Moines
M. F. Hicklin
Wapeilo
Hicklin
Farm Bureau
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