Holdrege Corn Cob Days Pays With Cobs For Purchases
Holdrege Nebraska officials host Corn Cob Days with 12 000 cobs piled in a crib. Cob owners receive script money usable for up to 10 percent of purchases in town stores and even for marriage license questions. Officials plan to mail cob souvenirs nationwide and offer a free cup of coffee upon return.
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Holdrege
Neb
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cletus Nelson
Holdrece
Nebraska
Carl F. Peterson
Iowa House Debates Driving Curbs for 14 to 16 Year Olds
A House Motor Vehicle Committee bill would limit 14 to 16 year olds with school permits to the most direct route to school from 7 am to 6 pm and ban driving elsewhere without a licensed parent. A second bill lets counties with 45 000 or more people appoint a zoning commission. Other measures raise school zone speed limit to 25 mph and require earlier voter registration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Motor Vehicle Committee
House Roads Committee
Frank C. Byers
Marion
Iowa House Wants Hoegh Probe Into Bill Tampering
Speaker W S Lynes asked Attorney General Leo Hoegh to investigate alleged tampering with two 1949 bills. Secretary of State Melvin D Synhorst confirmed tampering aimed to affect governor approval of a hearse license fee bill. Governor Beardsley denied knowledge of any illegal changes and stressed due process.
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Des Moines
W. S. Lynes
Iowa House
Leo Hoegh
Melvin D. Synhorst
William S. Beardsley
Barleycorn as Barely Changed Shoe Sizing Measure
A barleycorn remains a traditional unit for shoe sizes. Sizes start at four inches and grow by one barleycorn, or one third inch, for each increase in size.
Kaster To Lead United Defense Fund Drive In Iowa County
Ls W Kaster a Washington businessman has agreed to be county chairman for the United Fund of Iowa Inc and plans a March campaign. The fund aids armed forces with the USO as its largest beneficiary. Iowa County’s quota is 2528 with Richard Weeks as treasurer and mail appeals led by local community leaders.
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Ls. W. Kaster
Washington
United Fund of Iowa, Inc
United Defense Fund
U.S.O
UDF
USO
National Recreational Association
American Social Hygiene Association
Honky-Tonk
United Community Defense Service
American Relief For
Korea
United Seamen's Service
Washington County
Kaster
Richard Weeks
L A Holland to Discuss Investments Tonight at Washington High
L A Holland executive vice president of the Washington State bank will discuss Investments at a Washington high school meeting at 7 30 tonight. The talk is part of a series of public discussions for adult evening classes with no charge for attendance and time for questions after the talk. Open to any interested person.
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L. A. Holland
Washington State Bank
Washington High School
Mr. Holland
County Boys Eligible For ISC Scholarships
Outstanding high school senior boys in Jefferson, Washington, and Van Buren counties may apply for two $300 Iowa State College scholarships to be awarded this spring by the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. Applications due April 10 to Floyd Andre, dean of agriculture, Ames.
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Jefferson
Washington
van Buren
Iowa State College
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
E. W. Cummings
National Farm Loan Association
Fairefield
Ames
Floyd Andre
Natonail Farm Loan Association
Fairfield
Laws
Cummings
USDA Announces New Corn Buying Policy for CCC
Washington reports the Agriculture Department granted the Commodity Credit Corp. stand by authority to buy corn when needed to offset market depressions from government stock sales. CCC President John H. Davis said the board approved the policy, a move praised by farm-belt congressmen including Rep Clifford R. Hope.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
John H. Davis
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Clifford R. Hope
Funeral services for Elias H Hochstettler Kalona
Funeral services for Elias H Hochstettler of Kalona are set for Friday at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church NW of Kalona. Rev John Y Swartzendruber and Rev J L Hershberger will preside. Yoder Funeral Home entrusted with burial at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery.
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Kalona
Elias H. Hochstettler
Kasona
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
John Y. Swartzendruber
J. L. Hershberger Wille
Yoder Funeral Home
Lower Deer Creek
Attendees Note Free Admission to Other Program Series
Audience members have been attending the other programs in the series with no admission charge. The sessions encourage continued participation without any fee for entry.
Congressmen Briefed On Grim U S Military Outlook
A White House briefing with President Eisenhower and top aides drew mixed reactions from congressional leaders. Some called the outlook grim and costly to the economy while noting the briefing covered Korea Indo China and the global military picture. one senator said no conclusions were reached. Styles Bridges said the briefing showed no new grimness.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Senate
Police Hunt Underway For Nine Prisoners
Nine inmates escaped from Tarrant County jail led by Floyd Hill a former Alcatraz prisoner. Roadblocks were set as authorities pursue the breakout. Hill was captured nearby after the Wednesday night escape.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tarrant County
Alcatraz
Floyd Hill
Bangor man jailed for stealing 1200 to fund detective agency
In Bangor Maine Earl Raymond Gray was imprisoned for theft of 1200 dollars used to start a detective agency.
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Bangor
Earl Raymond Gray
Eisenhower Months In Office Face Farm Crisis And Policy Tests
In his first 80 days in the White House President Eisenhower sees mixed results. Unfavorable items stem from Truman era legacies, notably a farm price slump trimming 1953 income, and Western European defense progress lags. The only clear setback for the new administration was the Charles E. Wilson defense secretary confirmation after ethical questions about GM stock.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Truman
Charles Ek. Wilson
Defense
Wilson
General Motors
Republican Party
Silent Western Europe defense stance and press methods lauded
A largely favorable reception greets his bare knuckled Western European defense aims and East Asian war stance, with overall satisfaction in his news conference style but disappointment at the quiet posture of other administration leaders. The article notes ongoing efforts to build closer cooperation with the President.
Dust Clouds Billow Over Western States
Dust clouds billow over three western wheat states as winter winds dry fields in Kansas Oklahoma and parts of Texas. The Soil Conservation Service warns of a potential dust storm threat rivaling the 1930s but says no immediate dust bowl danger exists, though conditions could deteriorate. Louis P Merrill of the service in St Worth Texas notes risk remains.
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Wheat States
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
United States Soil Conservation Service
Wheat
Louis P. Merrill
St. Worth
Tex
Jenner to reopen probe of UN employee loyalties
Senator William E Jenner announced a renewed Senate inquiry into loyalty procedures at the United Nations. The subcommittee named employees of UNESCO IMF and the UNICEF as involved in subversive activities while continuing a federal loyalty check of American UN staff. Lawmakers resist approving $1 million until results prove effectiveness.
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New York
William E. Jenner
United Nations
Senate
U. N
Subcommittee On
Internal Security
International Monetary Fund
Educational, Social and Cultural Organization
International Children's Emergency Fund
Adlai Enjoys Quiet Farm Day After White House Meeting
Adlai E. Stevenson relaxed on his Illinois Libertyville farm following a meeting with President Eisenhower at the White House. He said that even after the trip he does not envy Eisenhower and noted Democrats in Washington were “happy as ever” after the visit.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Libertyville
Eisenhower
White House
Illinois
Washington
False Fire Alarm At John Erlenbush Home
Washington firemen responded to the John Erlenbush residence at 490 West Madison Street but found the alarm to be false. No injuries or damage were reported and officials cautioned residents about non-emergency calls.
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Washington
John Erlenbush
West
Madison Street
Riverside Man Found Dead in Bed Rites To Be in Michigan
Riverside resident Forrest Earl Taylor 65 was found dead in his bed Wednesday by two neighbors after noticing long mail buildup. Coroner said death likely Friday night from natural causes. body to Ellsworth Michigan for services. Survived by two sons William and Howard, daughter Vera, sister Myrtle Fales.
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Riverside
Forrest Earl Taylor
W. S. Kyle
Mr. Taylor
Ellsworth
Mich
George and
Rhoda Ann Liscum Taylor
Charlotte Wright
William
Manchester
Howard
Masonville
Iowa
Vera Gienatt
Myrtle-Fales
Central Lake
Train Hits Truck Killing Six Workers in California
In Brawley California a Southern Pacific passenger train struck a bus carrying Mexican national farm workers killing at least six and injuring 12. The bus occupants were all victims with five dead at the scene and one dying later in hospital. The local train was traveling 25 to 30 miles an hour between Niland and Calexico with no automatic crossing signal detected. Engineer Barton Brown said he blew the whistle and rang the bell as he approached.
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Barton Brown
Benson to Confer With Iowa Farm Leaders
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will meet Iowa Republican Farm Council leaders at 9 a m Saturday. He will address the National Farm Institute at noon. The two day institute opens Friday.
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Des Moines
Ezra Taft Benson
Iowa Republican Farm Council
Howard Roach
Benson
National Farm Institute
Firework of smoke from trash can misread as house fire
Witnesses reported smoke near a residence and believed the fire was inside the house, but the source was traced to a trash can and did not involve the building.
Iowa Senate Repeals Five-Cent Oleomargarine Tax
Iowa Senate votes 38 to 12 to repeal the five-cent per pound tax on oleomargarine. House debates the Senate approved bill allowing sale of yellow margarine as lawmakers consider amendments. Amendments to stamp restaurant oleo and triangular packaging are defeated or questioned amid a long House debate.
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Iowa
Senate
Des Moines
House
D. C. Nolan
Aiowa City
de Vere Watson
Council Bluffs
Charles S. van Eaton
Sioux City
Kowa
Fred Schwengel
R-Davenport
Big Snow Storm Heads For Iowa and Nearby States
United Press reports a major winter storm moving toward Iowa with near blizzard conditions in South Dakota. Weather forecasts predict 5 to 19 inches of snow in the northwest before Friday, while southern and eastern areas may see rain as temperatures drop into the 0s.
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United Press
Iowa
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Northwes
Weather Outlook Snow and Drift Across Northwest Des Moines
Locally heavy snow and drifting conditions expected in the extreme northwest tonight through Friday. Rain and mixed precipitation forecast for eastern and southern portions with colder temperatures persisting and snow likely southwest into Friday.
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Des Moines
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