Congress Adjourns Urgently After Unification Bill
Washington July 25 Congress sped toward adjournment with the unification of army navy and air forces sent to the White House. Senate hearings and House actions trimmed end of session bills while labor and consumer controls drew attention as Taft Hartley era rules and peacetime universal training moved forward.
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Washington
Congress
White House
House
Department of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Forces
NLBR
Senate Labor Committee
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Armed Services Committee
James J. Conroy
American Activities Committee
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
CIO
Conroy
New York
Parts
Joint
Congressional Labor Committee
Washington Chamber of Commerce lists officers and board
The Washington Chamber of Commerce names its officers and directors, all business men, including Frank Kos, Marion George, G. M. Humble, Harold Johnson, Milo Sorden, Merritt McDaniel, Marion Swanson, and president Fred Downing. Secretary John Lee heads the staff, with headquarters in the Crull office.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Frank Kos
Washington State Bank
Marion George
National Bank of
Washngton
M. Humble
Humble
Harold Johnson
Spurgeon
Milo Sorden
Sorden Music Company
Merritt McDaniel
McDaniel
Marion Swanson
South End
South Iowa Avenue
Fred Downing
Chamber
John Lee
C. V. Crull
Chamber of Commerce
Crull
Democratic Filibuster Halts Kansas City Vote Fraud Probe
Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the Kansas City vote fraud case led by Attorney General Tom Clark. A night-long filibuster recessed at 5:13 AM CST after more than 16 hours, with GOP leaders conceding the fight was likely over.
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Washington
Vlp
GOP
Tom Clark
Kansas City
Senate
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Republican Poliev Committee
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
GOI
United States
Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri
Clark
James P. Kem
Explosion Kills 27 Men in Old Ben Mine
Rescue crews recovered the last bodies from Old Ben coal mine No 8 after an explosion tore through tunnels killing 27 men. Illino is second major mine disaster in four months, with officials led by Guy Dwight Green taking charge of the investigation. Local workers include Howard Lewis of Unicel Mine Workers and Harold Walker of the state wines and minerals department. George F. Campbell of Old Ben Coal Co. confirms the final victims. John L. Lewis arrives to gather disaster details.
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West Frankfort Rigi
Urp
Old Ben
Illinois
Guy Dwight Green
Howard Lewis
Joan L. Lewis
Unicel Mine Workers
UIL
Old Ben Coal Company
Harold Walker
State Department of Wines and Minerals
Green
Chicago
California
Bea
John L. Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
UMW
Former Iowa Man Admits Murder in Colorado Springs
David A. Downey a 23 year old former Army bombardier confessed to strangling his Czech wife on a mountainside after months of fighting in a fit of passion. He said the couple argued and he used a rock before choking her and placing the body on the slope. Downey, once in Iowa, faces murder charges and declined to reveal the fatal argument details.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
David A. Downey
Downey
West Liberty
Davenport
Bloomfield
Anhamosa Reformatory
Leig
Henry Clark
Downeys
Washington County Hospital to mark 5th anniversary program
Next Thursday July 31 the Washington County Hospital observes its fifth anniversary with a program on the lawn east of the nurses home in the hospital park. Esther Squire, the hospital superintendent, and the board of trustees are arranging the event which will include speaking and music. The anniversary date was July 15 but the program was deferred to next week.
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Washington County
Esther Squire
Fire destroys storage shed and hay at Bath Packing Co
Damage estimated at 32099 dollars after a fire in Waterloo Iowa destroyed a storage shed and 1100 tons of hay at the Bath Packing Co sheep yard last night. Origin of the blaze has not been determined.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Bath Packing Co
Mrs. Truman 94 Grips Serious Relapse at Grandview
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Martha E. Truman, 94 and the president’s mother, in serious condition after a relapse in illness. Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham plans to fly to Grandview to inspect her and will notify President Truman of her status. She previously suffered a hip fracture and has been confined to bed for months.
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Washington
Wallace Graham
White House
Grandview
Martha FE. Truman
Truman
Graham
Ex-Congressman Garssons Sentenced to Prison
Former congressman Andrew J. Mas and brothers Henry and Murray Garsson were sent to prison for eight months to two years after pleading guilty to fraudulent conspiracy and bribery. Judge Schweinhaut imposed similar terms on May Garsson and another co-defendant, noting lack of livelihood and their families’ need for support. May defended his actions, claiming innocence, while Henry’s counsel praised him as brilliant and financially ruined by wartime ventures.
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Washington
Andrew J. Mas
Garssons Brothers
Henry A. Schweinhaut
May
Henry Garsson
Murray Garsson
Mayine Henry Garsson
Schweinhaut
Garssons
Garsson
Seweinhanut
Mays
Warren KE. McGee
Slay
Time Court
Charles J. Margiotti
Paint New Stalls for Automobile Parking
Street Commissioner Ralph Minick and city workmen Morning painted new parking signs on East Washington street in the first block off the square using a new system under obstructions from the city council. The markings at the curbing create one row of angled curb parking per side with a center-street aisle, replacing parallel spots. The aim is easier parking and exit and greater safety, with the experiment possibly extended to other blocks off the square.
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Ralph Minick
East Washington Street
Three Rural Schools Sold in Merger Plan Auction
Three rural school buildings northwest of Washington will be sold at auction August 4 as part of a merger plan uniting five Cedar township districts. Bethel Cedar Center and Pleasant Plain will be sold with land on Bethel and Cedar Center, while only the building at Pleasant Plain will be sold due to a deed restriction. The Union building will be moved to Prairie Flower site seven miles northwest to join the new two room merged school serving 45 to 50 students.
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Washington
Lester B. Krabill
Prairie Flower School
Cedar Township
Bethel
Cedar Center
Pleasant Plain
F Pleasant Plain
Center
Union School
Prairie Flower
Jackson
Kathryn Huber
Leona Beer
Krabill
County Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
Putnam Relocated to Cherry Point Marine Base
Col. Paul A. Putnam of the Marine Corps writes from Cherry Point North Carolina that he serves as deputy chief of staff in an air conditioned office with leather furniture and several telephones. He notes the move was busy and housing was hard to find, with family living in part of a quonset hut before securing quarters. Some officers reside along roads near the post for up to 40 miles in chickens coops Darvas and trailers.
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Paul A. Putnam
Marine Corps
Reeves
H. M. Putnam
Marines
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Post
Wells to Preach at Park Union Service Sunday Evening
Rev Paul Wells Baptist pastor will lead the union church service in Central Park with sermon These Trying Times. Special choir music accompanies the gathering and rain or cool weather shifts the service to the United Presbyterian church.
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The
Baptist Church
Union Church
Central Park
Paul Wells
United Presbyterian Church
Defendant Denies Intent to Conspire or Defraud
The respondent says he never had any intent to enter into a conspiracy or defraud the government of anything, asserting a lack of criminal purpose in the matter under review.
Schools to Close Across County After Merger Plan
Krabill notes that beyond the four merger affected schools, several county rural schools will not operate next year reducing the total to seven or eight fewer than last year’s 41. Closures include Highland township Hazen Dell Pine Grove Lime Creek Fairview Nira Hawkeye Union Pleasant Mound Wassonville and several others. Pupils will attend neighboring districts and Fairview Lime Creek township will close with four local children transferring.
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Krabill
Highland Township
Hazen Dell
Pine Grove
Lime Creek
Fairview
Nira
Hawkeye
Union
Pleasant Mound
Wassonville
Center
Maple Grove
Dutch Creek
Enterprise
Ley Franklin Pleasant
Jackson
Salem
Iowa
Oak Grove
North Ridge
Yatton
Lime Creek Township
Mercury Car Production Halts At Ford Due To Murray Strike
A Murray Corporation of America strike halts Ford’s Mercury and Lincoln car production. About 11,500 workers idle, with 4,500 to be laid off at Lincoln and Mercury plants in Detroit. Negotiations delayed as UAW seeks a no-penalty clause under Taft Hartley, with further cutbacks likely if the strike continues.
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Detroit
Murray Corporation of America
Ford Motor Company
Mercury
Lincoln
Murray
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
M. L. Bricker
Bricker
Walter Green
UAW
UAW Local 2
John L. Lewis
Rotor's 5-ton East Pittsburgh test explodes wrecking hotel
A Westinghouse generator rotor shattering at 1100 rpm sent massive steel poles through the plant roof and into the East Pittsburgh Hotel. One person died and at least five were injured as debris flooded streets and ruptured a water main. The test block was destroyed.
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Pittsburgh
UPA
Westinghouse Electric Corp
East Pittsburgh
East Fittsburgh
Electric Ave
Westinghouse
Cerro Negro Erupts in Nicaragua Amid Quake Reports
Seismic activity swept Nicaragua’s Pacific coast as volcanic Cerro Negro erupted again. The eruption followed a period of quiet, with the mountain spewing the largest clouds of smoke and ash yet observed.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Pacific
Cerro Negro
Boroughs Named In Four States Include Small Villages
A note explains that in Pennsylvania Connecticut New Jersey and Minnesota places below cities are called boroughs.
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Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
Minnesota
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Justice Department
Mito Sorden
G. M. Humble
Kan
Sas City
Royal
Carl Gustaf
Falsterbo
Sweden
County Hospital Program
Mrs. Truman
Andy Garssons
Monvey
Col. Putnam
Livies
Wells
Lincolns
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