CIO Steel Workers Seek 12 Percent Wage Hike
CIO President Philip Murray told President Truman’s fact finding board that the United Steel Workers demand a fourth round of wage increases totaling 30 cents an hour. The package would include 12 1/2 cents to current wages plus 11 2/3 cents deferred for pensions and 6 1/2 cents for social insurance. The union cited profits near a record high and pressed for public examination of the steel industry’s finances amid postwar wage talks.
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New York
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers of America
Murray
Truman
Steelworkers Union
Oldest Washington factory dates to 1905 base ment start
The McCleery calendar factory, oldest in Washington by three years ahead of the American Pearl button company, began in 1905 when H H McCleery started the business in the basement of his home.
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McCleery
Washington
American Pearl Button Company
H. H. McCleery
Arrest Youth After Fatal Auto Mishap
Des Moines police charged 18 year old Robert Hahn with failing to stop at the scene and failing to aid after his car struck and killed Mae Gold 68 as she stepped from a bus. He admitted a four passenger teen group was in the car and that he stopped briefly before fleeing toward a tavern where he was arrested.
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Des Moines
Mae
Gold
Robert Hahn
Hahn
John L Lewis Faces Probe by Senators
Washington UPI John L Lewis to be summoned before Congress to testify on the three day work week he imposed on the coal industry Senator A Willis Robertson says a letter will invite Lewis to appear before the Senate banking committee which is studying the impact of the short week on coal production No date is set Lewis will testify at his convenience The committee questions whether the policy promotes monopolistic practices in violation of anti trust laws Former justice official Thurman Arnold has urged ending the labor exemption from those laws
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
A. Willis Robertson
Lewis
Senate Banking Committee
Robertson
United Mine Workers
Senate
Thurman Arnold
Justice Department
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Harry M. Moses
United States Steel Corporation
International Soundphoto
Art Mooney
Mr. Moooney
Proper Rabbit Handling Raises Safety And Welfare
The correct method to lift a rabbit is by the loose skin at the back of the neck. Lifting by the ears is improper and unsafe for the animal and handler.
Los Angeles Mobster Aide Dies as Grand Jury Prepares Charges
Edward Herbert 38 top aide to mobster Mickey Cohen died from shotgun wounds after pre-dawn attempts to kill Cohen. His death comes as a county grand jury in Los Angeles prepares indictments against police officials and others in a police vice scandal linked to Cohen. Cohen recovering from shoulder wound. blood donors from his followers aided his condition.
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Los Angeles
Edward
Needie) Herbert
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Queen of the Angels Hospital
Herbert
Sally
Swank Sherry
Sunset Strip
Dee Davis
Harry Cooper
Harry Lawson
Iowa Farm Residents Join Effort To Eliminate Home Safety Hazards
Rural residents across the nation join National Farm Safety Week efforts to reduce home hazards. Iowa State College safety specialist Norval Wardle urges checks of all rooms, kitchen utensil handles toward back, curtains away from stoves, cleared stairways with lighting and rails, child safety gates, bathroom electrical safety, labeled medicines, bedside lighting, worn lamp cords replaced, skid-proof rugs, clear pathways, washing machine cord disconnection, and proper grounding of the machine frame to prevent accidents.
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Iowa
America
Norval Wardle
Iowa State College
Wardle
Promise Relief From Iowa's Humid Weather
Des Moines reports relief from the hot humid weather is forecast for tomorrow and Saturday. The forecast calls for somewhat cooler and less humid conditions statewide on Friday with temperatures from 85 to 90 degrees tomorrow and 84 to 86 on Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over the next three days, mainly in the east and central areas tonight, in the southeast Friday forenoon, and spreading across the state by Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Marine League to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
Members of the Harry Barker detachment of the Marine Corps league will meet at city hall tonight at eight o'clock. The program organizers reported details of the session and plan for the evening.
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Harry Barker
Marine Corps League
First Winners in Thank You Thursday Drawing
Floyd Hurdle of Washington won $100 in the first weekly Thank You Thursday drawing held at three o clock in Central Park. Other winners were Mary E. Wittmer of Wayland with $28 and Blanche Kos of Washington with $50 in this Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored event.
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Floyd Hurdle
Washington
Central Park
Chamber of Commerce and
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mary E. Wittmer
Wayland
Blanche Kos
Nebraska Leads Nations in Farm Land Percentages
Nebraska reports the highest share of land under cultivation among states, with a larger farm area percentage than all rivals. Officials cite landscape suitability and agricultural tradition driving the configuration. A shift toward larger, more productive tracts is noted alongside ongoing farm development programs.
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Nebraska
State
County Farmers Share Farm Loan Dividends
More than 1000 Washington county farmers will share a five percent dividend declared at a Washington County National Farm Loan association meeting. Dividends go to members holding stock as of May 31, 1949 and checks are being mailed today. Directors listed include Elmer H. Steel president Arthur E. Boshart vice president Howard L. Anderson J Homer Vincent and Ira L. Miksech. Main office is in Fairfield with E W Cummings secretary treasurer servicing by weekly visits to the Jeffrey building.
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Washington County
Washington County National Farm Loan Association
Association
Elmer H. Steel
Arthur E. Boshart
Howard L. Anderson
J. Homer Vincent
Ira L. Miksech
National Farm Loan Association
Fairfield
E. W. Cummings
Jeffrey
North Carolina 4-H Group On Way Home
Haywood county North Carolina 4-H delegation left Washington county for home at six this morning aboard their chartered bus after a farewell program at the YMCA. Leaders and officials praised the Washington county 4-H exchange efforts and the evening featured a band concert and various novelty numbers.
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Haywood County
North Carolina
4-H
Washington County
YMCA
Washington County Extension
Farm Bureau
Taff
Melvin Booth
Martha Ganon
Virginia Griggs
LuElla Sojka
Rosalie Robison
Walter Smith
Claire Davis
Junior Chamber Plans Dance to Buy Police Radio
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a dance at Sunset Park on Wednesday evening August 8 to raise funds for a two way short wave radio for the city police department. Art Mooney's orchestra provides music as committee reports indicate ticket sales proceed well. The goal is to finance rapid radio deployment to improve city county law enforcement cooperation.
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Wellman
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Police Department
Junior Chamber
Sunset Park
Court House
Charles Snyder
Loren Robertson
Cedar Rapids Ottumwa figures to attend tonight meeting
Nine corps personnel from Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa and Ed Barker, a charter member here, will be guests at tonight’s meeting. Battle pictures will be shown during the evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Ed Barker
National Guard Battery Receives Summer Camp Orders
Captain Charles Snyder reported today that he has received summer camp orders for Battery. The unit will depart for camp on August 6 as part of annual National Guard training.
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Charles Snyder
Acheson defends U S arms aid plan for Europe
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Truman’s $1 45 billion arms aid program has no provision for sending American troops to Europe. He urged rapid action and warned Russia might risk war if aid is denied, while stressing aid is to bolster Western European forces and that China aid is not feasible now. He signaled a forthcoming China policy statement.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Congress
Truman
Europe
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
China
Western Europe
Queuille Persuades Ministers to Stay
Paris reports Premier Henri Queuille averted a cabinet collapse by winning back four ministers who had submitted resignations. The rightist ministers had threatened to topple the 10 month old centrist coalition over a pay bonus issue for government employees. Queuille held an emergency meeting and secured their withdrawals, preventing a full cabinet resignation.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
France
Queuille
National Guard Unit to Train at Fort Leonard Wood
A local national guard unit sails for summer training starting August 6. The two week camp will be held at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with guard units from the surrounding area.
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Washington
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Nine More Oldsters Join Journal Club
The Journal’s Three Quarter Century club adds nine applicants including couples S C Love of Wellman and D No Anwyl of Washington. Biographies list birthdates from 1863 to 1874, long farming or trade careers, and a golden wedding anniversary for the Anwyls.
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Journal Club
Indian Film Industry Consumes Massive Raw Material Footage
The Indian film industry ranks as the world’s second largest user of raw material footage, consuming substantial annual quantities equivalent to large monetary scales and signaling significant production activity and economic impact.
Hope for Agreement on Atomic Information Exchange
Washington reports the United States aims for a long range deal with Britain and Canada on atomic information by year’s end. No date yet for three power talks. Britain seeks more U S data for its bomb project. Lilienthal warns limits could threaten uranium supply. Some senators question legality under the atomic energy act.
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Washington
Administration
United States
Britain
Canada
U. S
David B. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington stand-pipe crowned skyline during war fervor
For many years Washington's stand-pipe rose 110 feet above the skyline. During wartime patriotic fervor the top three sections were painted red white and blue, drawing wide attention. Venturesome youths occasionally climbed the top via a slender ladder, though it violated rules.
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Washington
Des Moines Weather: Warm Humid With Showers
Des Moines area reports warm humid conditions with scattered showers today. Highs about 85 in the northwest and 42 in the southeast. Occasional showers east and central tonight and in the southeast Friday forenoon. Cooler tonight in the northwest, then cooler and less humid statewide Friday. Low tonight 65 northwest 75 southeast. High Friday 85 to 88 with southwest winds 14 to 18 mph turning northeast Friday. Wednesday temps 86 high 74 low.
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Des Moines
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Floyd Goodell
Joe Jones
Praise County
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago
Pim
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U.S
John M. Vorys
Asia
House
Joseph P. O’hara
Minnesota
Left
J. Percy Priest
Tennessee
Mrs. Love
Mr. Love
Iowa County
Dee
Mr Love
Crawfordsville
Anwyl
Anwyls
T. J. Martin
United Presbyterian Church
Oliver K. Davison
Illinois
Harve P. Wilson
Mercer County
Washington City
Highland
Jackson Townships
Effie B. Libe
Charles Schachner
J. B. Randle
Mr. Randle
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