Taft Enters New Hampshire GOP Presidential Primary
Sen. Robert A Taft agreed to run in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary despite unfavorable factors. He cited an Eisenhower backed state machine and NH leaders favoring Eisenhower as shaping a three way contest with Gov. Sherman Adams and other GOP figures aligning with Eisenhower. NH law allows withdrawal. delegates will go to Chicago. President Truman expected to block a Democratic primary bid in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
New Hampshire
Taft
Eisenhower
Preent
Sherman Adams
Gor
Chicago
Truman
Mother of Six Refuses Son's Medal in Protest
Springfield, Colo. widow Edith Rosengrant sends her son Pfe. Dick Rosengrant's Purple Heart and scroll to President Truman with a critical letter charging fear of Russians. Dick was killed in Korea near Sinchon on August 16, 1951, while serving in the Seventh Cavalry. his brother Fred was wounded and died nearby.
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Springfield
Colo
Vna
Washington
Korea
Edith Rosengrant
Truman
Acheson
Pfe
Dick Rosengrant
Sinchon
Seventh Cavalry
Fred
Defense Department
More Teachers Needed For College Classes
County teachers are urged to register for a new biological science fundamentals course at Parsons College. Lester Krabill, superintendent of schools, asks interested teachers to contact him immediately. College credit will be given for those completing the course. Thirteen teachers are needed for the class.
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Parsons College
Lester Krabill
Weather outlook for Des Moines Iowa
Fair and warmer this afternoon with highs ranging from 45 in the southwest to 25 in the northeast. Tonight and Thursday will be fair and warmer with lows from 32 to 15 and highs Thursday from 50 to 35. Partly cloudy and mild Friday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wellman Dump Case Ends With No Wilful Disobedience Ruling
Judge Bechly ruled the Town of Wellman and officials not guilty of wilful disobedience to a court order on dumping grounds condition. The decision warns against future nuisance and assigns court costs to the defendants.
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Frank Jechly
Wellman
Orville
Donal Wenningroth
Maplecrest
Smith Creek
Beehly
Commercial Courses Offered at Adult Education School
Washington medical school hosts adult education classes starting Thursday night offering shorthand typing and bookkeeping. Instructor notes beginner friendly courses with room for more enrollees as Mrs. F B BartowMrs Jine Youngand Harvey Holden teach shorthand typing and bookkeeping respectively. For registration call the superintendent’s office at the high school.
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Washington Med School
Russell Bannister
F. B. Bartow
Harvey Holden
Polk County Resident Dies At 111 In Des Moines
Julia Mathews a 111 year old Polk county home resident for 54 years died yesterday in Des Moines She believed to be the county home oldest resident She was a former slave and had no known survivors in her later days she was in fair health until a few days before death
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Des Moines
Julia Mathews
Polk County
Harley Thornton
Local social visits span Cedar Rapids to Mt Pleasant
1L J Surface of Cedar Rapids spent yesterday with his brother and family Mr and Mrs KF C Surface. Mrs Gwendolyon Telford visited with her son Jim at Mt Pleasant last evening. Norma Widmer and Verlee Kaufman attended a bridal shower for Anna Mae Roth in Wayland Monday evening.
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J. Surface
Cedar Rapids
KF. C. Surface
Gwendolyon Telford
Harold Anderson
Jim
Mt. Pleasant
Norma Widmer
Verlee Kaufman
Wayland
Anna Mae Roth
Defend Doctor For Not Answering Call
The Wise county medical society said a physician accused of refusing aid to a coal miner's baby is blameless. Mrs Hagelwood's eight mile mountain trek to seek care failed as the child died of pneumonia after arrival at a hospital. Dr Benko questioned the father's ability to pay and urged families to seek help earlier.
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Norton
Wise County Medical Society
Richard Hagelwood
BE. J. Benko
Society
Board of Censors
Hazelwood
Benko
Y's Men Plan Tourney and Easter Service
Roy Fields, president, named committees for the annual Y's Men basketball tournament and the Easter Sunrise service at the YMCA meeting. Hugo Lensech, manager of the Cargill soybean plant, spoke on factors industries seek when locating a factory.
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Roy Fields
Y's
YMCA
Hugo Lensech
Cargill
Mr Lensch
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Black 76 at Brighton
Mrs Eva Black 76 died Monday in Ames after a month long illness. The body to lie in state at Omar Hoskins funeral home with service at 2 pm Thursday led by Rev Alvin Hull. Burial at Walnut cemetery near Pleasant Plain. She was born in Jefferson County daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Paxton Mae. Survived by daughter Mrs Paul Taylor Ames and three sons Byron Hamilton Ames Wayne Hamilton near Fairfield Perry Hamilton northwest of Brighton.
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Brighton
Eva Black
Ames
Omar Hoskins
Alvin Hull
Friends Church
Pleasant Plain
Walnut Cemetery
Hamilton
William Black
Black
Paul Taylor
Byron Hamilton
Atmes
Wayne Hamilton
Fairfield
Perry Hamilton
Noah Miller
Oliver Maey
Milton Maey
Oskaloosa
Freight Cars Leave Tracks At Wayland
Three freight cars of an M and St. L train derailed Tuesday one block west of the Wayland elevator. Two cars carried shelled corn and one held plywood. A shell in a corn car burst but contents were salvaged. A hot box on a wheel is blamed for the accident. Salvage crews worked to clear the tracks as trains were routed through.
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Wayland
Moline Packer Faces Charge In Horse Meat Sales Scandal
Moline Police guard the home of Edwin Lindskog owner of the Moline Packing Co amid a threat letter after his arraignment on selling unlabeled horsemeat. Gov Stevenson aides probe death of George Hyland as authorities seek links to the Illinois horseburger scandal involving state inspectors.
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Ihb
Fedwin Lindskog
Moline Packing Co
Springfield
State Superintendent of Foods and Dairies
Lindskog
Tie
Adlai Stevenson
Aids
George Hyland
Chicago
Hyland
State Foods and Dairies Division
CVS
Michael Howlett
Harland
Armour Co Denies Union Bargaining Charges
Armour and Co rejects a Nebraska CIO claim that it refused to bargain with the union. The walkout keeps the plant closed for 11 working days. Plant manager Edward Hinton says the company has never refused to bargain and calls the accusation ridiculous. Local union locals and the United Packinghouse Workers urge Nebraska members to back the workers’ rights and collective bargaining.
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Omaha
Armour and Co
Nebraska State Industrial Union Council
CIO
Armour
United Packinghouse Workers Union
ClOy
Council Centire
Nebraska
Edward Hinton
Flood hit five state area as river crests and towns flood
Snow and near zero winds swept the flooded Obie river region as it crested and moved south through five states. Damages along the Ohio and its tributaries run to the millions with at least nine dead and six feet of water in the town of Gad Hollis. Engineers warned thaw runoff could worsen flooding.
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Harmony
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
International Soundphoto
Obie
Thesttle River
Ohio
Peninsylvania
Indiana
Gad Hoolis
Man Pleads Guilty to DUI in Beehly Court
Verette Jo Schmidt pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Judge Frank Beehly. He received a $200 fine and a 40 day license suspension.
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Verette Jo Schmidt
Frank Beehly
Reds Propose 25 006 Troops Monthly for Rotation in Korea
In Panmunjom talks the Reds offered a 25 006 monthly cap on troop rotations and to prioritize sick prisoner exchanges and burial-site information. The UN held its rotation limit at 40 000 for Communist placements if accepted, maintaining 75 000 for R and R in their draft. The negotiations showed progress on non controversial points while military air buildup remained unresolved.
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William P. Nuckols
U.N. Colminand
U.N
Nuckols
Reds
Taft and Lewis Clash Over Taft Hartley Act
At a senate labor subcommittee hearing Taft and Lewis spar over mine safety and the Taft Hartley act. Lewis mocks Taft as risk of a future president and Joe Stalin is invoked in the tense exchange.
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Cutzen
Robert A. Taft
Crov
John Lewis
Hell
Joe Stalin
United Mine Workers
Senate
Lewis
Bob Taft
Taft
Ohio
Clyde Canfield to Speak at Union Youth Meeting
Dr. Clyde Canfield president of Tarkio College Missouri will address the YMCA community worship service for youths Sunday February 3 at 5 PM. The event is part of the national Call to United Christian Youth Action encouraging one dollar per attendee to fund a million-dollar campaign. Local churches participate in the united youth service.
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Clyde Canfield
Union
Tarkio College
Missouri
YMCA
Canfield
United Christian Youth Action
Christian Youth
Union Youth Serview
Wayland Driver Hits Parked Truck Tuesday
Two Wayland residents escaped injury when Klimer Nett Jr struck a parked truck on the highway one quarter mile east of the Cottonwood church Tuesday morning. Windshield glare and sun in the driver's eyes contributed to the rear collision with Harold Meyer’s parked truck awaiting a farm trip. A new body will be required to fix the damaged Plymouth.
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Wayland
Klimer Nett, Jr
Cottonwood Church
Itls
Harold Meyer
Meyer
Plymouth
Van Auken Sentenced to One Year for DUI Offense
Glen L. Van Auken 41 of Columbu Junction received a one year penitentiary term from Judge OO Newell after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The second offense stemmed from a Jan arrest following a collision that sent Miriam Buster’s car down a 25 foot embankment near Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Glen L. van Auken
Columbu Junction
OO Newell
Ft. Madison
van Auken
Janary TS
Marvin Teeter
Miriam Buster
Here
Dinner to honor county 4-H leaders at Washington YMCA
Washington county 4-H leaders will be guests of honor at a dinner and program in the Washington YMCA next Monday evening. The event, sponsored by the Washington county bankers association, aims to inspire club leaders for the coming year. Also attending are county 4-H committee members, club officers, and Farm Bureau officers. Ray Cunningham of Iowa State College in Ames will speak. Committee members include Lee Holland, Frank Crone, and Orin Johnson.
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Washington County
Washington Ymca
Washington County Bankers Association
County Farm Bureau
Ray Cunningham
YMCA
Iowa State College
Ames
Lee Holland
Frank Crone
Washington
Orin Johnson
Crawfordsville
Bankers’ Committee
Lack Of Top Aide Halts Cleanup Drive
Washington reports that the government cleanup drive is halted as Attorney General McGrath cannot find a top aide. Three prominent lawyers declined the post including Burton Wheeler William Leahy and Cody Fowler. Another candidate remains unnamed as McGrath faces a concurrent congressional investigation.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Burton K. Wheeler
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