Truman Plans Major Cuts in 1947 Budget to Balance by 1948
President Truman and Congress show unity on substantial spending cuts. The tentative 1947 budget is reduced from 50 billion to about 38 billion dollars with aims to balance in 1948, hoping for a roughly 30 billion dollar income next year. House Republicans warn of inflation if revenues do not meet outlays.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
Althugh
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Iowa River Levee Breaches Flood Louisa County Farms
Oakville Iowa faced immediate danger as the Iowa river levee broke under an ice jam and heavy rain. Thousands of acres of Louisa County farmland inundated, livestock drowned, and a farm family of Mr and Mrs Stanley Reiman plus one child were marooned. Coast Guard units traveled from Illinois to assist.
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Oakville
Iowa
Louisa County
Stanley Reiman
Coast Guard
Cigaret and beer tax receipts rise in Iowa totals
Iowa tax commission reports January revenues from cigars and beer reached 411,788 dollars with beer at 124,459 dollars. Cigarette income rebounded to 287,329 dollars, up 193,915 from December 1944, signaling return to normal supply and higher sales after a prior dip.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
High Water Falls in County Streams After Saturday Floods
Weather eased with Sunday sun and milder temps after last week’s snow and ice melt. Creeks and Skink River overflowed Saturday, delaying travel to Washington but subsiding by Sunday with no major damage reported in Brighton. Frost reduced as rain soaked into ground.
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Washington
Brighton
Skink
Meetings for Rural Women Announced
Ruth Foster county economist says two discussions on kitchen planning and arrangement will be held this week. On Thursday homemakers of Crawford township and families meet at the Maxwell home north of Crawfordsville at 7 p m. On Friday sessions with Oregon township families occur at the Kilgore home starting at 8 p m. Each family brings a pie and table service. The program covers rearranging furniture and adding pieces to save steps and ease work with remodeling ideas.
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Crawford Township
Oregon Township
Ruth Foster
Lyle Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Claude Kilgore
Leo Stur
Republicans Eye House Gain Ahead of 1946 Elections
Washington reports Republicans intend to gain about three dozen seats to seize control of the House. Party leaders note Roosevelt’s waning influence and claim a larger share of the vote than in 1944, with current composition Democrats 241, Republicans 192, minor parties 2. The key question remains whether they can capture 16 or more seats to reach a majority.
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Washington, D.C
House of Representatives
G. O
Roosevelt
Herbert
Hoover
London
Wendel L. Willkie
Thomas St. Dewey
New York
Farm Outlook for 1946 Positive in Iowa
Ames Iowa January 7 UP The 1946 farm outlook is optimistic according to Francis A Kutish editor of the Iowa Farm Economist. He notes farmers face the new year with prospects of high prices though income may dip slightly from last year. still income should exceed pre war levels and rise above 1943. Strong meat demand and large relief and export shipments support continued farm demand.
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Ames
Iowa
Francis A. Kutish
Iowa Fairm Economist
Kutish
Khutish
County Extension Director to Attend Community Event
Geon, the county extension director, will be present at a community gathering described as a fun event for all.
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Geon
Labor May Organize a Third Party
Labor unrest and idle workers fuel talk of forming a labor party as CIO unions press for wage gains. Key leaders urge greater political action while nationwide strikes loom in steel, electrical, meat, telegraph, and glass sectors with potential widespread disruption.
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United Press
CIO
John Green
Camden
N.J
International Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Atlantic City
Kearny WN. J
Frank J. Fitzsimmons
Western Electric Employer Association
Truman
Western Electric
Lewis P. Schwellenbach
Titzsimmons
New York
New Jersey
Strike Developments Steel
U.S. Steel Corp
United Steel Workers
CSO
United Electrical Workers
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
AFL
Telegraph
Western Union
CIO Glass
Cleveland
Army recruiters to visit on Tuesday at post office basement
A scheduling change brings two army recruiters to Washington this coming Tuesday. They will be stationed in the basement of the post office to interview men interested in enlisting, replacing the former two day visit pattern.
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Fts Army
Washington
Army
Farm markets urged to maintain orderly marketing
Officials warn that any easing of ceilings this winter will stem from marketing schedules rather than actual meat demand. Farmers are advised to keep orderly marketing practices to stabilize supplies and prices.
Walton League To Hear Veight Tuttle Jan 24
William Voigt Jr assistant executive director of the Izaak Walton League will speak at the charter night dinner set for January 24. Rees Tuttle and C R Hallowell will also speak with all state officers invited. The meeting location is pending and reservations due January 17.
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Veight
Tuttle
William Voigt, Jr
Izaak Walton League
A. C. Peterson
Izaak Walton
Voigt
Chicago
Rees Tuttle
Des Moines
Iowa
C. R. Hallowell
Peterson
Paul Horak
Brighton Residents Suffer Breaks From Falls
Mrs J F Koch of Brighton broke her right arm after a fall at her daughter Mrs Loren McNeese home. The injury occurred on the upper stairs and X rays showed a break above the wrist. She was moved to daughter Mrs L A Horton’s home. Mr Koch recently died. David Lowry of Brighton also broke an arm in a Saturday fall on an icy street.
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J. F. Koch
Brighton
Loren McNeese
Koch
L. A. Horton
Mr. Koch
David Lowry
Card of Thanks from a grateful illness survivor
My sincere thanks to the many friends neighbors and relatives who remembered me with flowers cards and calls during my illness.
Washington County Court Opens With Mostly Divorces
Only 19 cases filed for the term at the Washington county district court with fourteen divorce petitions and one annulment action. Other filings include an equity case a law case a suit to quiet title and a criminal case. Judge Bechly presides with Judge Frank Peebly of Montezuma as substitute, schedule showing two-week stays in Washington and Montezuma starting January 1.
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Washington County District Court
Bechly
Frank Peehly
Montezuma
Jude
P. J. S Siegers
Newton
Washington
Montezuua
Montizuma
Schools Open With Few Pupils Absent
Washington public schools reopened after the Christmas break with all teachers present. Absences were light as influenza and colds declined since before the vacation. The high school senior class was dismissed to attend the funeral of classmate Helen Knupp, with many pupils and teachers joining the service.
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Washington Public Schools
M. M. Schell
Helen Knupp
Miss Knupp
Union Meetings Open at United Presbyterian Church
A program of union services began at the United Presbyterian church with Dr. Dale D. Welch of Dubuque University preaching on Radiant Christians Maintaining the Spiritual Glow. Weekly services will rotate among participating churches through January to March with various pastors preaching in their own congregations.
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Dale D. Welch
Dubuque University
Maren
Welch
Paul
Dr. Welch
Tae
Liv
George Kerr
T. E. White
Thomas
United Presbyterian Chair
Carolyn Hamilton
Dave Livingston
Tom Gray
U.P
United Presbyterian Church
Kerr
Cars Collide on Highway 92 Near Morning Sun
Cars driven by Max Fulton of Washington and Mrs. Glenn Coakley of Morning Sun collided a quarter mile east of town on Highway 2 yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Coakley suffered a slight head cut. Damage to both cars was estimated at about $450.
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Max Fulton
Washington
Glenn Coakley
Morning Sun
Highway 2
Coakley
Child Held For Ransom Of $20 000 In Chicago
Six year old Suzanne Degnan was abducted from her bedroom in Chicago and faced a ransom demand of $20,000 in fives. Father James Degnan, a district price board official, urged the kidnapper to return the child and said he had burned the note after following the demand.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Kidsaper
James Degnan
Suzanne
Degnan
United Press
Opa
District Price Board
Office of Price Administration
CPA
Waters Receding In Iowa Flood Conditions Ease
Winter weather returned to Iowa reducing flood danger in the southeast. The Des Moines and Raccoon rivers were aided by cold temperatures slowing runoff. Several roads remained underwater across Jackson, Johnson, Lee, and surrounding counties while towns reported river levels near or above flood stage in Tracy Eddyville Ottumwa and Cedar River areas.
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United Press
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Raccoon
State Highway Commission
Jackson County
Lowa City
Fort Madison
Montrose
Deep River
Chariton
Sidney
Belle Plaine
Eddyville
Tracy
Thankful
Ottumwa
Cedar River
Black Hawk Creek
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Robert F. White
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus
White
Ohio State University
Iowa River
Louisa CO
Crawford
Oregon
Labor Party
CIO Auto Workers
United Farm Equipment Workers
CIQ
International Harvester Co
U. S. Uno
England
Southampton
United Nations General Assembly
Harry Vincent
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rep. Mich
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius
U. S
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington County
Board of Directors
Margaret Robertson
U. P. Church
Union Church
W., A. Thompson
Laer
Suzanne Deg
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