President Truman acts to head off railroad strike threat
President Truman created an emergency board to study a wage dispute involving class one carriers and the unions of locomotive engineers, firemen and enginemen, and switchmen. The board will report within 30 days and delay any strike for at least 60 days while hearings proceed under the Railway Labor Act.
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Washington
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Linn to seek renomination for fourth Iowa term
Des Moines Iowa January 27. Secretary of Agriculture Harry D Linn Republican from Des Moines announced his candidacy for renomination to a fourth term ending speculation he might run for governor. Linn noted that six other top state officers including Senator George A Wilson Governor Robert D Blue Treasurer John Grimes Auditor Chet Bakers Lt Governor Kenneth Evans and Commerce Commissioner Carl Reed had already declared for reelection. Bergeson expected to announce later.
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Des Moines
Harry D. Linn
Rollo Bergeson
Linn
U S
George A. Wilson
Robert D. Blue
John M. Grimes
Chet Bakers
Kenneth A. Evans
Carl W. Reed
Bergeson
Sioux City
Evans
Blue
Senate
Auxiliary Members Plan Trip to Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Washington auxiliary of the Legion seeks to fill a 25 passenger bus for a Thursday January 29 outing to the Knoxville veterans hospital. Mrs Golia Miller says seats remain and encourages members to reserve, with lunch to be carried by each traveler. The group will deliver a birthday program for patients as part of the monthly state wide district effort.
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Washington
Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Golia Miller
Washington Auxiliary
Mrs. Messersmith Taken By Death
Mrs. Elizabeth Messersmith 93 died at Washington County Hospital after years of illness. She lived at 714 North Marion Avenue and had moved through Greensburg Davenport and Washington. Funeral set for Thursday at Shermans with Rev. Milo J. Phillips leading. burial in Flint Grove cemetery. She was born December 19 1854 in Greensburg Indiana and was a charter member of St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church. Survivors include two daughters a grandson and a brother and sister.
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Elizabeth Messersmith
Washington County Hospital
North
Marion Avenue
Sherman
Milo J. Phillips
Flin Grove Cemetery
Messersmith
Greensburg
Indiana
Herman and
Mary (Whitting) Hadler
Henry Messersmith
Ainsworth
Washington
Davenport
St. Paul's
Victim Remains Critical After Iowa City Shooting
Ettie Mabel Morrison remains in critical condition at an Iowa City hospital after a Saturday night gunshot wound. Her mother reported no new hospital word for hours but said last night showed some improvement. Sheriff Putnam said tests on the rifle and jacket were pending results in Des Moines.
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Ettie Mabel Morrison
Iowa City
James C. Morrison
Hospital Tour Adds Time for County Meeting in Washington
Auxiliary members will tour the hospital for two hours and at 2 06 p m present the program. Bus returns in time for the county wide Lez ion and auxiliary joint meeting to be held in Washington Thursday evening.
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Washington
Fortnightly Club to Host Dixon Address on Palestine
Mrs. T. A. Michels, president, announces a public meeting at Washington high school auditorium Thursday at eight o'clock. Stanley Dixon, Near East expert, will speak on America and Palestine with no admission charge. The event kicks off a three-part series on world and domestic affairs with other speakers to be secured by Rotary and Y's Men.
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T. A. Michels
Washington High School
Stanley Dixon
Dixon
America
Palestine
Rotary
Michels
Milo Steele, Jr
Harold Stephens
Warren Stewart
Lloyd Neiswanger
William Sitler
Frank Longwell
Florence Rich
Doris Ford
YWCA
Dave Edwards Dies Suddenly in Ames
The death of Dave Edwards of Ames is reported with emphasis on his prominence in local business as proprietor of the Edwards Coal Company. He was husband of Emma McCall and brother in law to Will and Harvey McCall, with ties to the community and a high school alumni connection from 1905.
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Dave Edwards
Ames
Edwards
Emma McCall
Will
Harvey McCall
Edwards Coal Company
Churchill Urges Big Three Meeting to Seek East West Accord
A Churchill close to source says his Commons demand for a settlement with Russia signals a call for a Big Three round table with Stalin. He seeks a yes from Stalin on ending Soviet support for unrest near Greece and aid to leftist guerrillas while western democracies push a pre-atom bomb settlement.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Russia
Churchill
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Greece
Mmons
Europe
County AAA Group Plans 1948 Program
The AAA township and county committees met at the YMCA in Washington to select 1948 soil building practices. Contouring intertilled crops, tile drainage ditches, reseeding pasture, lime and fertilizer were chosen. A February meeting will detail the program and sign-up meetings. Final 1947 payment evidence is due February 1, 1948.
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AAA
YMCA
Washington
Washington County
Howard L. Witting
Leo Sturgeon
Paul Boettcher
Tippe Are 141 Marie Inalities In The U S
The text asserts Tippe as the name of 141 Marie inalities in the United States and claims the Statue of Liberty stands HO5%6 feet tall. The readability is limited with many garbled terms and no clear readable event or verifiable facts.
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U. S
Cold Weather Fuel Shortage Paralyzes Five States
The United Press reports a deep cold siege draining fuel supplies and halting steel production across five states from Montana to Illinois. New York City used its last 400,000 gallons of heating oil as a fourth snowstorm loomed, while Ohio and Cleveland area Industry faced shutdowns and 25,000 workers on standby. Death toll rose to 160 from fires and exposure related to the cold, with overheat stove fires causing most fatalities.
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United Press
Montana
Michigan
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Atlantic
U. S
Chicago
New York City
Public Utility Commission
Cleveland
Price Control Urged by AFL Leaders
AFL leaders in Miami urge Congress to grant President Truman authority to control prices as shortages loom and workers are expected to press for new cost of living wage increases in the spring. William Green cautions against broad control but supports rationing where shortages occur.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Truman
William Green
AFL Executive Council
Green
AFL
Court upholds grain distilling limit in January order
A three judge federal panel on January 27 unanimously sustains Secretary Clinton P. Andersons order allocating grain use by distilleries. Schenley Distillery Corp. had challenged the measure as invalid. The court remands the injunction bid to determine retroactive clause effects of the grain order.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Schenley Distillery Corp
Schenley
Federal District Court
Cold Weather Persists Across Iowa With Bitter Lows
Des Moines reports record lows across the state as temperatures dip to 14 below at Mason City and Sioux City. Forecasters expect a brief warmup to 25 in the southwest followed by a colder spell, with little precipitation and a drought continuing into mid winter.
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Des Moines
Towa
Mason City
Sioux City
Audubon
Spencer
Charles City
Atlantic
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Weather Bureau
J F Harvey Dies At Home In West Des Moines
John Floyd Harvey 49 longtime Washington native dies at 6 10 am at his West Des Moines home after six months illness. Heart ailment and pneumonia cited. Funeral plans pending word from relatives. Survivors include five sisters and two brothers. He was born January 8 1889 in Washington.
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John Floyd Harvey
Washington
West Des Moines
Harvey
Sherman
Mr. Harvey
Washington County
Thomas James
Julia (Moothart) Harvey
Harriet Bolan
Des Moines
Paul Harvey
T. M. Harvey
Ainsworth
Nora Faulkner
Ruth Waggoner
Riley Provance
Wanda Bowden
Beulah West
Funeral Wednesday For Merton F King
Funeral services for Merton F King 76 who died Monday morning will be held Wednesday at two o clock at Shermans funeral home Rev T C Volk will officiate and burial will be Elm Grove cemetery Born October 11 1871 in the Lexington community he spent almost all his life in the county except three years in Florida He was the son of Frederick and Marguerite Taylor King married December 15 1904 to Emma Crile who preceded him in death June 16 1945 A painter by trade he retired eight years ago He was a member of the Christian church Survivors include a daughter Mrs Edwin Harter of Rock Island Illinois and three grandsons.
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Merton F King
Sherman
T. C. Volk
Elm Grove
Mr. King
Lexington
Wing
Florida
Frederick
Marguerite
Taylor) King
Emma Crile
King
Christian Church
Edwin Harter
Rock Island
Ill
Washington Y Men Visit Cedar Rapids Club
Washington Ys Men Club led by John Owen visited Cedar Rapids Ys Men last night to oversee the program. A quartet performed and Rider played Clair de Lune before members were invited to offer brief speeches to be shared with the Washington club.
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Cedar Rapids Club
Washington Y's Men's Club
John Owen
Y's
Cedar Rapids Y
Owen
Don Boyer
Wendell Rider
Milo Sorden
Debussy
Clair de Lune
Rider
Dave Eider
Cedar Rapids
Washington Club
Dave Elder
Verle Gallagher
Washington
Dick Pratt
Dean Benblossom
Ancient Greeks drank wine diluted with water and salt resin
Ancient Greek practice mixed wine with water and flavored it with salt and resin. This tradition shows social and culinary norms shaping beverages in the classical era.
Early Plains Tribes Inhabited Kansas
The Osage and Pawnee peoples were among the initial inhabitants of what is now Kansas, along with other plains Indians.
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The
State of
Kansas
Glass wool ingredient mix includes silica soca ash limestone sand
The article lists silica soca ash limestone and sand as the essential ingredients for making glass wool.
Knutson tax cut clears House Ways and Means panel
The Ways and Means Committee approved the Knutson bill by a straight party vote 15 to 9 to cut income taxes about 6000 a year per household. Democratic amendments were rejected. The bill moves to the House floor for debate with a Senate path anticipated.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Knutson
Truman
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
Senate
Vinton Store Sold to Local Resident
Carl Koehler formerly of the Washington community sold his Western Auto store in Vinton to Lyle Grove of Washington. Grove took over Jan 1. The Koehlers plan to move to California. Mr. Koehler will pursue new work. Grove previously worked for the Iowa Southern Utilities Co and now runs the store with Mrs. Grove and their son in Vinton.
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Carl Koehler
Washington
Vinton
Western Auto
Lyle Grove
Mr. Grove
Motor Freight Van Crashes Off Bridge
A motor freight van driven by Glen W. Johnston, 24, of Chicago, plunged through 36 feet of guard rail at the east end of the Skunk River bridge on the Brighton road and rolled down a 20‑foot embankment Monday at 7:35 AM. The driver was uninjured and damage was about $4500, with the edge of the pavement blamed for the accident.
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Glen W. Johnston
Chicago
Skunk River
Brighton
Brighton Road
Lee
Four County Officials Seek Re Election in Republican Primary
Four Washington county office holders R. R. Noonan John C. Owen Fred E Bourgeois and W E Howell announced their candidacy for re election to the Republican nomination in the June primary. They filed nominating papers with the auditor and stated their intention to seek re election to their respective offices. All are Republicans.
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Washington
W. E. Howell
R. R. Noonan
John C. Owen
Fred E. Bourgeois
Yousling Attends Connsonata Meeting
John Yousling of the Lorden music store travels to Elkhart Indiana after being selected from dealers nationwide to join officials of Connsonata organ division for a meeting on new models and improvements in the Connsonata organ.
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John Yousling
Lorden Music
Elkhart
Ind
Connsonata Organ
Conn Musical Instrument Company
Yousling
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Harry Linn
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U.N. Security Council
M. C. Setalvad
India
van Langenhove
Lake Success
N. Y
Setalvad
Mrs. Messersmith
Iowa City Hospital
Egypt
Near East
Tions
Tippe
141Marie
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co., G
A.F.L
Oxford
International
J. F. Harvey
Merton F. King
Washington Vainter
Straight Party
County Auditor’s Office
Connsonata
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