Truman signs near 16 billion in foreign relief and domestic bills
President Truman signed five major appropriations bills totaling about 16 billion dollars for foreign relief and domestic programs. Key items include 1. supplemental bill with 1.66 billion, 400 million for Greece and Turkey. 2. War department spending about 5.48 billion for the army in 1948. 3. Independent offices at 8.19 billion, veterans admin 6.96 billion. 4. Agriculture 613 million plus 225 million rural electrification loans. 5. Government corporations 35 million for TVA and housing agencies. Also a 20 percent veterans pension increase for Spanish American and Civil War veterans.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Agriculture Department
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Greece
Turkey
War Department
Government Corporations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Cooler Weather Promised as Heat Wave Breaks Across States
Yesterday's heat pushed many areas into the 90s and 100s with Blythe California reaching 112 degrees while Chicago logged 94. A Canada sourced cool front was expected to usher in lower temperatures across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys today and tomorrow. Readings remained above normal coast to coast as the nation cools from a historic 1947 heat spell.
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United Press
Canada
Montana
Dakotas
Mississippi River Valley
Ohio River
Chisago
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Riverside
Cal
Memphis
Blythe
Truman Defeat Seen as Steel Price Rise Hits Economy
White House aides say the $5 a ton steel increase by U. S. Steel and Bethlehem signals Truman’s defeat in curbing prices. They caution the rise will lift production costs across industries and likely push the cost of living higher while noting no wage concessions are included for coal miners.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
White House
Irving S. Olds
Bombers to Fly 7000 Mile One Stop Tokyo to Washington
TOKYO July 30 UP- Crews of eight B 29 superfortresses prepare a 7000 mile one stop flight to Washington from Tokyo with a stop at Anchorage for refueling. The mission marks the U S Air Force 40th anniversary and aims to demonstrate long range over water flying and shuttle bombing potential. The two leg mission totals about 7035 miles with a 3 hour layover at Anchorage and plans place the route via the Aleutians across Canada into Washington.
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Tokyo
Washington
8Th Air Force
Great Circle
Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
U. S.S. Strategic Air Forces
North Pacific
Central Pacific
Howard FF. Hugos
Hugos
20Th Air Force
Fie
Japan
Viy
Yokota Airfield
Furiles
Canada
U.S
Montana
Bismarck
Milwaukees St. Paul
Detroit
Cleveland
Akron
Pittsburgh
Iowa cool air moves in easing record heats
A mass of cool air crossed Iowa as the weather bureau forecast relief from extreme heat. Sioux City hit a record 107 in the heat wave, Inwood 106, with expectations for fair, cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow. Some precipitation was reported at Inwood yesterday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Inwood
Statewide heat records set across Iowa
Readings were reported statewide with Estherville topping 105 degrees the first above 100 since July 24, 1941. Drought began to bite corn crops as Fort Dodge and Spencer reached 194, Council Bluffs 102, Atlantic 101, and Ames and Des Moines 100.
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Estherville
Mercury
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Ames
Des Moines
Auto plant strike idles thousands in Detroit area
Ford suspends most production and plans layoff of about 22 000 workers due to a Murray Corporation supplier strike. Chrysler cuts light truck output by 60 percent and sends 1300 workers home. Hudson reports a wildcat walkout idling about 7000 workers, with 1000 in machine shop and 6000 in assembly delayed by parts shortages. International Harvester pledges no damage suits if unions curb wildcat strikes. since July 17 about 2000 Evansville plant workers of CIO United Auto Workers have demanded surrender of rights to sue for damages.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Murray Corporation
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
United Auto Workers
Murray
Hudson Motor Car Company
Wildcat
CIG Auto
Chicago
International Harvester Company
John L. McCaffrey
Evansville
Ind
CIO
Madman Muntz quits advertising as used car prices drop
Angles reporter notes dealer Madman Muntz says the used car market is falling with prices down 20 to 25 percent. He no longer buys on trade ins, predicting prices may not return to 1940 levels for about three years. He still buys in New York where trade ins are scarce.
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Angeles
Madman Muntz
Muntz
New York
See More Meat At Lower Price
A U S house agriculture subcommittee reports meat supplies should rise 15 percent this fall and winter. If exports continue at 445 million pounds over the past 11 months, consumer prices may stay high.
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Washington
House Agriculture
House
Committees Named for Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Newly installed Commander Charles Hotle led a Legion meeting naming house committee members Howard Miller John Richards and Paul Shearer. Wendell Baker chairs the program committee Wayne Chamberlin the athletic committee and Max Schlatter the membership committee. A fundraising panel for a permanent Legion home will be announced later and will work with the building committee. The post plans a Washington county exposition membership booth and refreshment stand, plus a Junior Legion baseball tournament with four towns. Three firing squads will be formed for funerals, each for a service branch, in uniforms.
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Charles Hotle
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Post
Howard P. Miller
John Richards
Paul V. Shearer
Wendell Baker
Wayne Chamberlin
Max Schlatter
Hotle
Washington
Alvin Rommell
Max Donaldson
Gifford Morrison
M. J. Brown
Washington County
Chamberlin
Ainsworth
Oxland
Kalona
Army
Navy
Sparrow couple obtains marriage license at county courthouse
Roy Clayior Sparrow of Niota DL and Hazel Pearl Sparrow of Columbus Junction secured a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday.
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Roy Clayior Sparrow
Niota, DL
Hazel
Pearl Sparrow
Columbus Junction
Court House
Earl Booth Hurt in Moving Schoolhouse Accident
Earl Booth of eight miles northwest of Washington suffered crushing chest injuries in a tractor accident while moving the Union school building toward the Prairie flower school site. X rays were planned to assess damage after he was pinned between tractors and rushed to the county hospital.
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Prairie Flower School
Earl Booth
Washington
Booth
Union
County Hospital
Seriously Hurtin Crash on Street
Ray Walton of Washington lies in county hospital with a broken collar bone a fractured pelvis and a deep head gash after a collision of two cars at the South Marion avenue and Van Buren street intersection yesterday around seven o clock Frank Ledger and Richard Baker drove the cars involved Mrs Baker and Arlene Walton 15 were bruised as passengers in the Ledger auto and other passengers escaped injury Estimated car damage was about 400.
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Ray Walton
Washington
Marion Avenue
van Buren Street
Frank Ledger
Richard Baker
Baker
Arlene Walton
Ledger
D C Goldsmith of Wayland Dies at 69
David C. Goldsmith 69 a longtime Wayland resident died at his home last evening after seven weeks of illness Funeral services will be held at his home Thursday at 2 pm Rev J J Pritchard officiating Burial is in Wayland cemetery Arrangements by L A Jones funeral home He was born May 15 1878 in Henry county son of Jacob and Masdelen Goldsmith and was a carpenter brick mason Mason lodge member Scottish Rite and Kaaba Shrine Surviving brother Henry Goldsmith of Wayland.
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David C. Goldsmith
Wayland
J. J. Pritchard
L. A
Jacob and
Masdelen (Schantz) Goldsmith
Howe's Academy
Mt. Pleasant
Wayland Lodge of Masons
Davenport
Henry Goldsmith
Grinnell Iowa Hosts Hawkeye Girls State Session Ends
The Hawkeye girls state on the Grinnell college campus ended its eight day session as Janet Supernors Council Bluffs Terri Aldern Jefferson were chosen as camp governor and city mayor to represent Fiona at girls nation in Washington D C August 9 to 14 Sadie Maubach Williams named most representative member by vote at a banquet Mrs A D Ladehoff Clinton director of girls state will accompany the delegates
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Grinnell
Towa
Hawkeye Girls State Today
Grinnell College
Janet Supernors
Council Bluffs
Macrae
Terri Aldern
Jefferson
Fiona
Girls’ Nation
Washington, D. C
Sadie Maubach
Williams
A. D. Ladehoff
Clinton
Jones Tells Of Deal at Senate Quiz
Senate hearing reveals Jesse Jones said Roosevelt favored keeping the Hughes flying boat project alive after February 1944 memos. Indirectly tied to a $40 million Hughes contract, the testimony cites Nelson’s 1944 order to cancel and Roosevelt’s objection to cancellation.
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Jones
Deal
Senate
Washington
Jesse Jones
Howard Hughes
Roosevelt
Commercce
Hughes
Subcommittee
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Nelson
Sen
Owen Brewster
Trans-World Airways
Pan American Airways
Brewster
Pan American
U. S.overseas Airlines
Los Angeles
TWA
Crawfordsville Woman H N Wilkins Dies at 4
Effie Jane Moore Wilkins of Crawfordsville dies at 115 this afternoon at her sister Olive Moore’s home after months of illness. Funeral services likely Friday at 2 PM at Crawfordsville Federated Church led by Rev DL Ford. burial in Crawfordsville cemetery. Survived by sisters Miss Moore, Mrs Fred Barthelow, and half sister Mrs Ho Crozier.
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Matilda Truman Moore
Crawfordsville
H. N. Wikind
Journal’s
Three Querter Century Club
Uneited Presbyterian Church
Miss Moore
Fred Barthelow
Washingston
Ho Crozier
Washington
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Hughes Tool Co
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