State Finances Lead Iowa Legislature Begin
Iowa's second postwar legislature convened with leaders stressing finances as the top issue. Gus Kuester, re-elected house speaker, and Richard Lee as senate president pro tem head a Republican majority amid debates on funding the $35 million WWII veterans bonus from surplus, sales and income taxes, road-building plans, and state department reorganization. Beardsley to address inaugural and returns canvass slated this week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gus T. Kuester
Griswold
Richard V. Lee
Dysart
Senate
William Kruse
Charles City
House
R. C. Gustafson
Kuester
DFS
53Rd General Assembly
Richard ¥. Leo. Dysart
GOP
Harry Weichman
Newhall
Leo Elthon
Robert D. Blue
Statehouse
Beardsley
Kenneth Evans
William S. Beardsley
George M. Faul
Faul
Water Resources Council
Iowa State Alumni Meet in Washington County
Residents of Washington County who attended Iowa State College gather Friday evening for a get acquainted party. Red Barron, secretary of the alumni association, will give a talk. The event is at the local YMCA.
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Washington County
Iowa State College
Red'’ Barron
YMCA
Doubling Call Urges 1949 March of Dimes Drive
Washington county officials urge residents to double gifts to the 1949 March of Dimes campaign to cover last years debts and build a reserve for polio treatment and research. County chairman Charles L. Anson cites 1948 epidemic costs and a $562.93 county total. The drive runs January 14 to 31.
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Washington County
Charles L. Anson
Anson
Rainbow and DeMolay Install Officers in Joint Ceremony
Rainbow and DeMolay held a joint installation at the Masonic Temple at 2 pm with 175 attendees. Barbara Dare was named Rainbow worthy advisor and Dick Maxwell DeMolay master councilor, with parents presented and gifts given to retiring officers.
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Rainbow
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Barbara Dare
Dick Maxwell
Barbara
Victor Blattner
Rainbow Mother
Max Cook
Rainbow Dad
Rainbow Advisory Board
Maynard Brown
Fred Longer
Mary Rhodebeck
Rainbow Assembly
Pat Brower
Dick Dare
Rainbow Girls
Beverly Crandall
Marshall
Arlene Knupp
Beverly Brown
Marilyn Kelsey
Margaret McCall
Shirley Blattner
Jim Easter
Dick Dodder
Don Thornton
Duane Thompson
Miss Dare
Barbara Godwin
Pat Weldin
Marilyn Cook
Dick Kennedy
Leo Mangold
Quentin Jenkins
Rhys Miller
Invitation for Former Iowa Staters at 7 30 p m
A notice invites all former Iowa Staters to attend an event at 7 30 p m on January 14. The announcement emphasizes inclusion of alumni and community members for the gathering.
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Iowa
Train Derailed Near Milford injures 25 on Orange Blossom special
Nine rear cars of the Seaboard Airline Orange Blossom special jumped the track at Milford station while speeding 60 mph. At least 25 people were injured, including Mrs. Paul Whitman, wife of bandleader Whiteman, who was at her bedside in Fredericksburg. Whiteman himself was unhurt. Eight Pullmans and the dining car derailed on RF&P tracks about 38 miles north of Richmond near 9 20 p.m.
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Milford
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
Florida
Washington
New York
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
Thad F. Connally
Tom
W. A. Aiken
Richmond, Fredericksburg
Richmond
Rf&p
Corn Belt Exhibits Turkeys Win Prizes
The Corn Belt Turkey Farms earned two third places and one fourth in the national dressed poultry show in Des Moines tied to the National Turkey federation convention. A blue ribbon winning entry from Iowa was sold to Frank B. Simmons of Odessa California for two dollars per pound and will be presented to Dr. Phillips at Ames.
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Des Moines
Don Stutsman
Washington
Iowa
Dave Livingston
Stutsman
Frank B. Simmons
Odessa
California
Mr. Simmons
Dr. Phillips
Ames
CIO Union Plans Fourth Round Wage Increase Battle
Chicago Jan 10 The CIO Farm Equipment Workers union said it will pursue a fourth round wage increase while opposing a merger order with the United Auto Workers Its executive board demanded a pension plan and security program and rejected the merger deadline of Jan 26 The two unions contend for jurisdiction over farm equipment employees.
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Chicago
CIO
Farm Equipment Workers Union
United Auto Workers
Auto Workers
Notable lineup of church and fraternal officers named
The listing identifies a series of roles with names including chaplain Frank Stout sentin el and standard bearer Ralph Stout, almoner Ronnie Baker, marshal Andy Hayter, among others such as orator Dennis O Loughlin and treasurer.
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Frank Stout
Sentinel
John Kennedy
Ralph Stout
Ronnie Baker
Marshall
Andy Hayter
Dennis O'Loughlin
Eddie Gray
Dan Holland
Dave Caldwell
Don Gardner
Neil Humble
Jack Humm
Clair Buck
Melvin Snyder
Ray Carter
Man to Face Larceny Charge in Washington
Dale Pileher was arrested by Ottumwa authorities and brought to Washington by Sheriff Charles C. Snyder. He was released on a $200 bond and will appear Wednesday at 1 p.m. before Justice E. D. Rayburn charged with stealing coal from an Ainsworth lumber and coal yard.
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Dale Pileher
Ottumwa
Washington
Charles C. Snyder
Pileher
E. D. Rayburn
Ainsworth Lumber and
Divine Fire Theme Marks Second Union Service
Reverend Walter Smith spoke on The Divine Fire at the second Sunday union service in the Christian church assisted by ministers from cooperating churches. Dr Kerr, Rev Polk, and Dr Miller offered scripture, prayer, and invocation with music by the union choir directed by Wendell Rider. Next service will be in the Christian church led by Dr William Grossheim.
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Walter Smith
Methodist Church
Union
Christian Church
Kerr
The
United Church
T. C. Polk
Fred FE. Miller
Smith
Wendell Rider
William J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church
Democrats Clash Over Primary and County Assets
Democratic state chairman Jake More objects to a presidential primary fearing GOP control of both parties in Iowa. Republican leaders including Whitney Gilliland and Gus T. Kuester support adopting the presidential primary system. Augustine defends the 1947 county assessor law, claiming hidden assets around Oskaloosa would have raised his tax bill by seven mills if undiscovered.
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Des Moines
Jake More
Iowa
Whitney Gilliland
Gus T. Kuester
A. E. Augustine
Oskaloosa
Augustine
Oskaloosa Square
Britain seeks U S support over Israel crisis
London presses Washington for unity after Friday's air strike that downed five British planes. The British government tabs Russia as a possible risk and readies the Mediterranean fleet under Rear Admiral Mountbatten for crisis talks.
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London
Britain
United States
Foreign Office
Washington
Gearl Mountbatten
Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Palestine
County Man Attends Conservation Meet
Homer Vincent of Wellman was among 150 agricultural leaders at a four day soil conservation short course for district commissioners at Iowa State College. He served as the official delegate from Washington county. The course was jointly sponsored by Iowa State College the Mississippi Valley association the Soil Conservation Service and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Attendees heard research men and other experts discuss latest Iowa soil conservation developments and took part in round table discussions on regional problems.
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Homer Vincent of
Wellman
Soil Short
Homer Vincent
Soil Conservation District
Iowa State College
Vincent
Washington County
The
Mississippi Valley Association
Soil Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation Committee
Iowa
Coast Guard Seeks Crash Victims on Mauna Loa Slope
Coast Guard officials said a ground search party is being organized to locate the wreckage of a civilian plane believed to have crashed on the slope of Mauna Loa volcano with three people feared dead.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Maz Una Loa
Budget Message Seeks 5.96 Billion From New Taxes
President Truman asked Congress to raise 5.96 billion dollars in additional taxes through higher levies on corporations and individuals to cover deficits fund expanded social security and health programs and reduce national debt. He proposed raising social security tax to one and a half percent on July 1 and extending it to 25.6 million more people. A health program would add 0.5 percent payroll levy split between employers and employees. Details to follow in a presidential message within days.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Congress
Mitchum and co defendants found guilty in marijuana conspiracy
Hollywood workers Robert Mitchum Lila Leeds and Robin Ford were convicted today of conspiracy to possess marijuana in a brief non jury trial. Dancer Vickie Evans had her bail forfeited after she could not travel to Hollywood for the trial. Sentencing is set for February 9 with possible minimum 90 day terms on each count.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Robin Ford
Mitchum
Vickie Evans
New York
Baptist Men Oyster Supper and Parsonage Cleanup
The Baptist church men's fellowship gathers tonight in the dining room for an oyster supper. Afterward they will clean the parsonage in anticipation of a new pastor to be called soon.
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The
Baptist Church
Coast Guard sighting locates wreckage near Kohala Ranch Hawaii
A Coast Guard plane on a near shore reconnaissance located wreckage five to seven miles from Kohale Ranch on Hawaii island. The aircraft had disappeared last week while flying through volcanic gas clouds during a sightseeing flight.
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Kohale Ranch
Hawaii Island
Coast Guard
Sleet and Snow Hit Nation as Cold Wave Spreads
National toll climbs as sleet snow and freezing rain lash the country. Southern California endures rare snowfall while Montana and Colorado battle extreme cold. Guards halt tests near Berthoud Pass and Farm losses feared in same storm outbreak. Heat maps show Chicago near freezing and widespread hazardous driving conditions.
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Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Dakotas
Atlantic
Chicago
National Guard
Berthoud Pass
Cutbank
Livingston
Mont
Havre
International Falls
Minn
Chicago Weather Bureau
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Pacific Coast
Indiana
Illinois
Towa
California
Mystery of a Trip Over Mauna Loa Eruption Height
A traveler faces a perilous journey during the volcanic eruption on Mauna Loa. The event underscores the danger of traversing active lava zones and prompts warnings from authorities about unsafe routes and shifting ash clouds.
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Mauna Loa
Installation Held By Masonic Group
Officers of A. F. & A. M. lodge number 26 were installed at the regular meeting. Incoming officers include Paul Snakenberg as worshipful master and W. E. Howell, George Baker, George McDaniel, W. C. Bell, Marion Snodgrass, Shrum Lewis, Harold Timmins, Truman Hysell, Russell Goodin, and William Carson with Goodin as installing officer and Carson as install ing marshal.
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Paul Snakenberg
W. E. Howell
George Baker
George McDaniel
W. C. Bell
Marion Snodgrass
Shrum Lewis
Harold Timmins
Truman Hysell
Russell Goodin
William Carson
Goodin
Carson
Ward Funeral Held for George W Ward at Jones Funeral Home
Private funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 in Jones funeral home for George W Ward with Rev Fred E Miller officiating. Pallbearers were Harry Turner Ray Guest Rodney Arnold Bob Lytle Claude Lemmon and William Mohland. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Jones Funeral Home
George W. Ward
Fred E. Miller
Harry Turner
Ray Guest
Rodney Arnold
Bob Lytle
Claude Lemmon
William Mohland
Elm Grove Cemetery
Weather BES MOVIES Iowa Snow Forecast
Weather outlook for Iowa shows cloudy conditions with snow in the far west. Snow sleet or freezing rain expected in the southwest and extreme south areas, with evolving precipitation tomorrow mixing as described and temperatures rising slowly in the west.
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BES Movies
Iowa
Tomonow
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