Steel Strike Idles Over 9000 Hawkeye Factory Employees
A 52 day steel strike idles thousands of Iowa workers. Estimates show at least 500 factories idle with projections of up to 7 000 idle by August 1 and 4 000 by September 1. Plants mentioned include John Deere Waterloo and Ottumwa and Case Burlington Bettendorf Keokuk Maytag Newton and Oliver Charles City.
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Hawkeye
Des Moines
Iowa
George W. Moore
Iowan Employment Service
Waterloo
John Deere Tractor Works
J. J. Case Co
Burlington
Case
Bettendorf
John Deere
Ottumwa
Solar Aircraft Co
Oliver Corpo
Charles City
Garrett Service Planned for Thursday in Washington
George H. Garrett 7h died at home Tuesday following a six month illness. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday from the Dones Funeral Home with Rev. W ed Stevens in charge. Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery at Brighton. He was born February 1876 in Dutch Creek township and married Elsie Hillhouse in Havre in 1899. Survivors include his wife, four daughters Mrs Deal Mrs West Mrs Kent and Mrs Mulion, four sons Glen Dale and two others, plus two brothers and two sisters.
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George H. Garrett
Madison Street
Dones
Rev
W. Ed. Stevens
Hillcrest Cemetery
Brighton
Mr. Garrett
Dutch Creek Township
Levi
Katheine Lape Garrett
Havre
Elsie Hillhouse
Washington County
Washington
Verdi
Charles Deal
Gary
Ind
Charles West
Osborn Kent
Ottumwa
Robert Mulion
Columbus Junction
Iowa Parole Board Frees Burt Winters
The Iowa Parole Board freed Burt Winters on parole. Winters, 58, was sentenced to life in 1920 for breaking and entering with a dangerous weapon after he robbed a couple in their home. His life sentence had been commuted in December by Gov Beardsley.
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Des Moines
Iowa Parole Board
Burt Winters
William S. Beardsley
Winters
Oskaloosa
Steel Strike Shuts Major Defense Shell Plant
The 12 day steel strike disrupts defense production as Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman pushes for a return to bargaining. The Army halts operations at Chevrolet artillery plant in St Louis, signaling more closures as steel shortages bite defense facilities nationwide.
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Washington
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Settee Clo
Four Men Leave Washington for Armed Services Induction
Four men departed Washington by bus this morning for Des Moines to report at the induction station for service. The group includes Everett Raymond Parson Winfield Ralph Junior Youngs Aino Worth Carol Duane Loeffler and Donald Earl Neal Jr. Brighton.
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Washington
Ds Moines
Armed Services
Everett Raymond Parson
Winfield
Ralph Junior Youngs
Ainoworth
Carol Duane Loeffler
Brighton
Donald Earl Neal Jr
Democratic National Convention Seats Anti Administration Delegations
The credentials committee recommended seating all delegates on the convention temporary roll including anti administration groups from Texas and Mississippi. Some Southern states Louisiana Virginia South Carolina and others refused the loyalty pledge but were not blocked, with Illinois and Rhode Island also signing later.
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Chicago
Texas
Mississippi
Chase
Louisiana
Virginia
South Carolina
Illinois
Rhode Island
Deposed Premier Escapes Lynching Amid Nationalist Turmoil
In Iran a mob of frenzied nationalists threatened to lynch deposed Premier Ahmed Qavats, while gendarmes arrested him at a Parliament member's residence. The government vowed to protect him as unrest spread near Gom, 60 miles south of Tehran, with the Shah granting a decree to form a new cabinet.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Qavats
Mohammed Mossadeet
Quavam
Aboleozi Tow Liat
Gom
Weather Notes for NES MOVIES Iowa
Mostly fair tonight with low temperatures around 5 to 60. Thursday expected to be partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers possible in the southwest and extreme west early Thursday. Highs forecast from 82 to 92.
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Iowa
Washington Reserve Unit to Leave for Camp Training
Officers and enlisted men of the LT 2nd Ordnance MAM Reserve Co formerly the 68th Ordnance MAM Co stationed in Washington will depart for summer training Sunday. They will join Savannah Ordnance Depot Illinois from July 27 to August 10 traveling by bus. Enlisted personnel heading to Savannah include Max A Donaldson William H Thomas Hal Ek Williams Merle E Blieu Alfred J Fritz John F E Gabriel Russell R Miller Max M White Jr Delmar R R Yoder Marsh G Atkinson Kenneth G Bakehouse William L Caldwell Duane C Griges Clarke I F Miller Robert J Nicola John W Walker John H Whitaker Harold I Wolf Lester L Worley Reno J Droll Richard F Dauder Raymond L Lasek Lewis G Linville Calvin J Little Arthur D Pugh Donald H Rebling Wayne H Brown Everette W Evans Doris M Freeman Wesley Rh Rowe Donald L Stone James I Walker John H Walker and Robert C Wartinker. The following group leaves for two weeks basic training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin Dennis C C Adams William W Resser Richard Briantine Robert Gillespie James Ginkins Gerald Haerst Charles Neuzil Jerome Peitier Francis Redlinger Richard Remick Frances Webb.
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William HH. Perdock
LT 2Nd
Ordn. Mam Reserve Co
68Th Ordn. Mam Co
Washington
Sttaier
Savannah
Illinois
Savannah Camp
Max A Donaldson
William HH. Thoma
Hal Ek. Williams
Merle E. Blieu
Alfred J. Fritz
John FE. Gabriel
Ronald V. Hotle
Richard M. Hrouseal
Jerry J. Johnson
Russell R. Miller
Max M. White Jr
Delmar RR
John W. Walker
John H. Whittaker
Harold I. Wolf
Lester L. Worley
Reno J. Droll
Richard F. Dauder
Raymond L. Lasek
Lewis G. Linville
Calvin J. Little
Arthur D. Pugh
Donald H. Rebling
Wayne H. Brown
Everette W. Evans
Doris M. Freeman
Wesley Rh. Rowe
Donald L. Stone
James I Walker
John H. Walker
Robert C. Wartinker
CameCoyv
Wisconsin
Dennis CC. Adams
William W. Resser
Richard Briantine
Rober Gillespie
James Ginkins
Gerald Haerst
Charles Neuzil
Jerome Peitier
Francis Redlinger
Richard Remick
Frances Webb
Carl Einde Arrested on O M V I Charge in KRalona
Carl Einde of KRalona was arrested by Sheriff C F Snyder on an O M V I charge. He was released today and bound over to the September grand jury after posting a 4500 dollar bond.
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Carl Einde
Kralona
C. F. Snyder
South Sioux City Opens Polio Immunization Drive
Doctors struggle to inoculate children in a polio immunization push in South Sioux City amid vaccine shortages. Only about 1,000 children will receive serum this week while cases rise in Sioux City area as 16 polio deaths are reported.
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Sioux City
Ptigay
South Sioux
Towa
Frank Brienzo
Wenora Pashan
Iowa hog marketings seen slipping in July August
Des Moines reports Iowa hog marketings for July and August are expected to drop about 4 percent from a year earlier with total head around 2,265,006. Cattle marketings are forecast at 441,000 head, up 6 percent from 195 period totals.
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Des Moines
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Hioe
Stevenson Piles Up New Votes Dixiecrats Refuse Loyalty Pledge
Stevenson gains new support as Dixiecrats refuse loyalty vow in a county drive to fund polio relief. The Sister Kenny Fund campaign opens in Washington County with local volunteers and chairmen appointed to lead fundraising and training for Kenny therapists. Funds assist Kenny Institute programs and medical education nationwide.
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Stevenson
Sister Kenny
Elizabeth Kenny
Minneapolis
Wirtz
Kenny Foundation
Kenny
Kenny Therapis
Kenny Institute
Bari Neal
Brighton
Chris Miller
Wellman
C. MK. Meeker
Kalona
Ken Khea
Crawfordsville
Daryl Jones
Alnsworth
Lightning Strikes Large Central Park Tree
A large tree on the north side of Central Park drew spectators as damage believed to be from a lightning strike was observed Tuesday night. A portion of the bark and limb damage was visible near the base.
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Central Park
Tree Split by Lightning Crashes Ground Nearby
Eyewitnesses reported a sharp crack of lightning about 2 a.m. and several believed the bolt struck the towering tree, which split and fell to the ground on opposite sides. No further details available.
Free Swim Tickets Available at Fairfield Pool
Local youths are reminded that a few tickets for the free swim at the new Fairfield outdoor pool remain. The trip there will be made next day afternoon. Parents who can furnish transportation to the neighboring town and return home about 5 pm are asked to contact the YMCA here.
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New Fairfield Out
Nerehborimne
Aroochot
YMCA
Wildlife Conservation School Planned at Lake Darling
First annual wildlife and conservation encampment will run August 12–13 at the youth center camp near Lake Darling. Limited to 160 boys, age nine and up, with a $1.50 fee and registration by August 9 through the YMCA Farm Bureau or Boy Scout leaders.
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Lake Darling
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Washington Ymca
Boy Scouts
Town Conservation Commission
YMCA
Farm Bureau
State Conservation Commission
Ity Journal
Eleanor Roosevelt breaks convention at Chicago rally
At the 1st Democratic National Convention in Convention Hall Chicago Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt received a 17 minute ovation before delivering a forceful defense of the United Nations and its role in world peace. She warned against weakening the U N and defended U N participation in the Korean War.
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Chicago
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
Paul A. Dever
Mrs. Roosevelt
Queak
U. N
Death notice of Mrs Mary Ann Barth Kinross
Word has been received of the death of Mrs Mary Ann Barth 80 at Kinross. She was the mother of William Barth of Waslington. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a m from the Whinro Catholic church with burial in the Keota cemetery. Mrs Barth, who had visited here many times and was a resident of Kinross for many years, died at 1125 a m Monday.
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Mary Ann Barth
Kinross
William Barth
Waslington
Whinro
Keota
Adlai
Estes
Oscar L. Chapman
Stevenson
Chapman
Truman
City crews repaint parking lines around square
City workmen continue repainting the parking lines around the square and one block from each corner. The crew started the project Monday morning and hope to complete it this week.
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Tomy
114 Washington county 4-H'ers visit Muscatine
A group of 114 Washington county 4-H youths and 19 Goshen visitors toured Muscatine. They inspected the government alcohol plant and learned a day’s output of 10,000 bushels of corn yielding 30,900 gallons and about 600000 dollars in taxes. They also visited Kent Feed and the Mississippi, observed Angus cattle feeding, and attended a hay trimming demonstration before returning home at 7:30 am Thursday.
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Washington County
Goshen County
Wreming
Muscatine
Kent
Mississippi
Iron Acre
Convention Managers Strive to Prevent Democratic Division
Chicago convention leaders seek to avert floor fights over credentials and civil rights as Adlai Stevenson runs strong. Dixie Democrats resist a watered-down pledge while Kefauver rallies to block a Stevenson draft. Proposals to sehell him face ongoing North South tensions and strong, partisan maneuvering.
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Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Stevenson
International Soundphoto
Adlai EB. Stevenon
Dixie
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Keianuver
National
Jacob M. Arvey
Tennessean
Kefauver
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Newton
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Garrett Services
Iowa Patrol Board
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Parres Eal
Mere Ote
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Camp McCoy
Savannah Ordnance Depot
Puebl Ordnance Depot
Colorado
Norbert Kl. Hansen
William H. Perdock
Edsall D Brown
Roy A. Fields
Delbert T. Hysell
Grover V. Rosenkild
Sol LH
Sioln City
Neu
Nergea
Eniaren
Olin Johnson
Georgia
Demos
Make
U.N
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Dever
Elks Club
Tlinois
Democratic
Japan
Yokota Airbase
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
U. S
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Haw
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