Stewart at Dealers Preview of New Car
Warren Stewart of Stewart & Crane returned after attending a dealer preview in Omaha for the 1949 Pontiac Silver Streaks. Pontiac officials said dealer enthusiasm is higher than for any prior model as 200 area dealers viewed the new cars. D O Madigan Jr led a full day meeting with slides stage props and films detailing merchandising parts service used cars and local advertising. He noted two new lines the Chief tain line with notch back styling and functional design.
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Warren Stewart
Stewart & Crane
Omaha
Pontiac
D. O’madigan, Jr
Pontiac Motor Division
O’madigan
Muscatine Station To Open Broadcasts
KWPC-FM in Muscatine starts regular broadcasts Friday night January 21 at 7 00 p m on 99 7 megacycles. Manager George Volger says KWPC-FM will duplicate KWPC by day and continue after KWPC signs off at sunset until midnight. Plans include expanded news, sports, farm programs and audience participation with power growing from 800 to 9208 watts reaching 75 to 90 miles.
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Kwpc-Fm
Muscatine
George Volger
KWPC
Washington Federal Savings & Loan directors re-elected
J Jungbluth L H Orr and Ralph W Thompson were re-elected to three year terms on the board of directors of Washington Federal Savings & Loan association at the annual meeting of shareholders.
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Yo. J. Jungbluth
L. H. Orr
Ralph W. Thompson
Washington Federal Savings & Loan Association
Mennen Skin Bracer and Cream Hair Oil Sale
Advertises Mennen skin bracer price 55 cents and Mennen cream hair oil 25 cents offered together for 59 cents. Mentions hog market top at 21.75 and notes weather as fair with continued cold tonight and tomorrow night.
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Mennen
Congress Waits For Inauguration
Washington January 19 Congress waited for President Truman's inauguration as Senate and House adjourned while welcoming visitors from states. Chairman Connally indicated James E Webb’s nomination for under secretary of state may reach the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next Tuesday. Senator Pepper pledged an early Senate Labor Committee push on the Taft Hartley repealer.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Tom Connally
James E. Webb
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Webb
Claude Pepper
Fla
Senate Labor Committee
Extradition Ordered in Rutledge Slaying Case
Rutledge, a resident physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was authorized for extradition to Cedar Rapids to face trial for the slaying of his wife’s alleged lover after a Jefferson City hearing before acting Gov Emory W Allison. He was last located in Hannibal Missouri, with Iowa authorities unsure of his whereabouts. If arrested before the hearing next week, he will be sent to Cedar Rapids regardless of the fugitive bond.
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Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson City
Emory W. Allison
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Hannibal
Iowa
Fatally Injured Worker at Rock Island Milling Plant
Harry Saunders of Rock Island Ill was fatally injured at the International Milling Co plant in Davenport Iowa when entangled in a revolving windlass line. Fellow worker William Jindre of Davenport freed him. Saunders died of internal injuries in a Davenport hospital.
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Davenport
Iowa
Harry Saunders
Rock Island
Ill
International Milling Co
William Jindre
Saunders
Bond Continued for Dr Rutledge in Iowa Murder Case
Judge David W. Fitzgibbon extended until Jan 26 the $5 000 bond for Dr Robert C Rutledge held as a fugitive from Iowa on a murder charge for the fatal Cedar Rapids stabbing of Byron C Hartman. Attorney Leo F Laughren cited the doctor's ongoing recovery from a drug he swallowed at arrest in explaining the delay.
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ST. Louis
David W. Fitzgibbon
Robert C. Rutledge
Iowa
Byron C. Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Fitzgibbon
Leo F. Laughren
Rutledge
Laughren
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Ken-Rene
W. Washington St
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Woodbury Soap
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