House Establishes Road Use Tax Fund For Iowa Highways
Des Moines reports the Iowa House passed a bill creating a road use tax fund to finance a 20 year road improvement program. The measure, approved 95 to 8, allocates funds from auto fees taxes and federal aid, with 42 percent to primary roads, 35 percent to secondary roads, 15 percent to farm to market roads, and 8 percent to cities. The action follows political setbacks for city power and reapportionment efforts in the legislature. In Iowa City, Alfred Grady, Kalona native, trains as a student sports writer for The Iowa Press Citizen and will graduate with a BA in June.
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Des Moines Police Declares War on Rabies
Des Moines police order 60 day home quarantine for all dogs and cats, ban on unsupervised leashless walks, and shoot on sight for stray animals. Three dogs shot and 15 impounded yesterday as eleven rabies cases since January alarm city health officials.
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Walter Plude
Iowa Weather Bulletin Describes Warm-Up Ahead
Des Moines area forecasts show fair conditions tonight with mostly cloudy skies elsewhere. Tomorrow will be fair and warmer with lows around 25 to 30 and highs 45 to 55, southwest brighter than northeast. temperatures Monday expected at high 34 and low 29.
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Midwest Women To Tour Europe
Thirty mid western farm women and housewives will fly to western Europe for a month long study of the Marshall Plan in eight countries. The group includes entrants from Chicago and Omaha who paid 1590 each after arranging with ECA officials. They plan stays with French and German families and to observe farming and small business life.
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Europe
Chicago
Omaha
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Mary Foster
ECA
Florence Steffy
Montezuma
Iowa
Open Dance Studio At City Hall In Burlington
Representatives of Hazel Mac Dancing Studios of Burlington announce weekly classes in the Legion room at City Hall each Thursday after four. The school offers ballet tap and ballroom courses and invites parents to inquire at City Hall on Thursday afternoons.
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Burlington
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Washington
Hoover Commission Urges Major Changes in Agriculture Department
The Hoover Commission proposes a comprehensive overhaul of the Agriculture Department at state, county, and local levels to remove duplication and waste. It calls for consolidating land agencies, consolidating county farmer advisory groups, and transferring land and water activities from Interior to Agriculture. It also aims to streamline credit, regulatory, and conservation programs with cost reductions and broader efficiency.
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Rural Electrification Service
Interior Department
Plans to remodel Tait store and move tenants
Wayne Tait announced purchase of the 118 North Iowa Ave building for remodeling. The Jugging Tin Shop moves to 213 South Marion, into the former Sieg Auto Parts site. A remodeling sale opens Wednesday as Tait Appliance is updated with larger display rooms and a drive in auto radio repair shop. The corner building is a Washington landmark with historic ties to Hervey Bell carriage and the first Ford agency.
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R Estore
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Sieg Auto Parts Company
Newton Youth Receives Three Jail Terms
Newton Feb 22 Thomas H. Neifert 26 faced three sentences not to exceed 10 years each all to run concurrently after pleading guilty to his third forgery charge. He was sentenced by Listriet.
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Thomas H. Neifert
Neifert
Listriet
Iowans to Attend Rural Youth Meeting at Paducah
Ten Iowa delegates will attend the National Rural Youth Training conference March 7 through 9 in Paducah Kentucky. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation lists newly elected Rural Youth Board members Creighton Miller Fred Cobler John Woline Doris McCormick Lois Eyerly Homer Ferguson Norman Hall Merle Miller Mac Zarr and Kenneth Smalley.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
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Creighton Miller
West Pottawattamie
Fred Cobler
Wapello
John Woline
Henry
Doris McCormick
Jefferson
Lois Eyerly
Madison
Homer Ferguson
Mahaska
Norman Hall
Poweshiek
Merle Miller
Floyd
Mac Zarr
Cherokee
Kenneth Smalley
Johnson
Wesler Assairs U S Diplomats
Annabella Buear a former American embassy employee who married a Russian singer and moved to Russia disclosed as author of a 50000 word book The Truth About American Diplomats She says American diplomats are trying to cause a world catastrophe Her book sold 10000 copies at seven rubles each after newsstands opened Buear an administrative assistant at the embassy quit last February in protest over U S attitude toward Russia
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Rio de Janeiro Named for a Nonexistent River
Span ish discoverers in 1502 mistook the wide bay as a river mouth and named the place River of January when they arrived in January.
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Judge Patterson Sentenced on Forgery Charges Across Two Counties
Judge J. G. Patterson previously sentenced at Marengo and Chariton for forgery. The case involves Neifer, a parolee from the Anamosa reformatory, according to authorities.
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Prospects Bright for 4H FFA Show Buildings
A new Washington County group plans a nonprofit stock company to fund two livestock exhibit buildings at the old chautauqua grounds for the 1949 4 H and FFA show. A $20 000 capital with $50 shares will back a community center focused on agriculture and youth.
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A. K. Stoutner
Ralph Kleese
Fay Rowe
Marion Stransky
Herbert Campbell
Keith Barnes
Wayne Simmerman
R. E. Shannon
L. J. Kehoe
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Leo Sturgeon
Gus Alsip
Cupp
C. R. Wilson
Harry Sowden
Wayne Norman
Cleo McCoy
Frank Kos
JR. E. Shannon
Washington County
Mater
Townsley Tract
Board of Directors
U S Official Urges Outlawing of Soviet Currency in West Berlin
Col. Frank L. Howley, U S commandant in Berlin, urged outlawing the Soviet backed deutsch mark in west Berlin and making the western allied mark the sole legal tender. He warned that a blockade could continue and said the change should go through government channels for a decision. West Berlin residents currently earn wages mostly in east marks, with one west mark equaling about three and a half east marks at exchanges.
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Berlin
Frank L. Howley
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West Berlin
United Press
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NLRB Seeks Taft Hartley Law Amendments
The National Labor Relations Board says the Taft Hartley act has caused sharp strains with general counsel Robert N. Denham as Chairman Paul M. Herzog reports near crises in board counsel disputes. The administration favors repealing split prosecuting and judicial functions of the Taft Hartley framework.
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National Labor Relations Board
Paul M. Herzog
Senate Labor Committee
Robert N. Denham
Herzog
End of relief work eyed by week’s end
United Press reports the army plans to wind up Operation Snowbound by week’s end though floods may follow thaw. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick says disaster relief in Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming should end February 26 with plow and bulldozer demobilization to begin across North Dakota.
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Army
Plane Today
Omaha
Neb
Lewis A. Pick
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Pick
North Dakota
Truman Proposes Expanded Social Security Coverage
President Truman asks Congress to expand the social security law, boost benefits, and extend coverage. Democratic leaders with committee jurisdiction remain noncommittal about the proposals amid friction delay and uncertainty.
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Nebraska Underground Water Temperatures Reported Near Freezing
A Nebraska study notes groundwater temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius in underground aquifers. Researchers identify percolating water at near freezing, with implications for localized climate and water resource behavior.
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Snowy day prompts caution and memory in classroom
A small town schoolteacher warns pupils about catching cold after the first heavy snow. She recalls her seven year old brother who fell ill with pneumonia after playing with a new sled and died three days later. A student asks where the sled is, and the moment quiets the room.
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