Eisenhower Calls World War Talk Vicious And Futile
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters that talk of a new world war is vicious and unhelpful. He said the army could not be ready for such a conflict for some months and only a few units remain capable. veterans would not participate in defeatist chatter and he defended World War II achievements against critics.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reserve Officers’ Association
Eisenhower
Army
Woodrow Wilson Quote on Spiritual Redemption
A quote attributed to Woodrow Wilson laments that civilization cannot endure materially without spiritual redemption, underscoring the idea that moral renewal is essential for society's survival.
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Woodrow Wilson
Newcomer Leonard Kokesh Joins Sorders Music Shop Staff
Leonard Kokesh, a Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College graduate, joins Sorders Music Shop as a new teaching staff member. He will assist in band instrument and accordion instruction across Brighton Ainsworth Morning Sun and Mt Union during the next school year and lead town bands in Morning Sun and Brighton this summer. He is married to Dorothy Buwer and will live at 308 W Jefferson after June 21. His hobby is fishing and he attends Presbyterian church.
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Leonard Kokesh
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Washington
Sorders Music Shop
Brighton
Ainsworth
Morning Sun
Mt. Union
Kokesh
Washington Chamber to Hear Don Ross at Thursday Meet
Don Ross formerly of Washington and linked with Meredith Publishing of Des Moines will speak at the Washington Chamber of Commerce regular meeting this week. The event includes a 6:30 dinner in the community room of the Y and a business session with reports and discussion of chamber activities.
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Don Ross
Washington
Meredith Publishing Company
Des Moines
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Ross
Chamber of Commerce
World Conference of Seventh day Adventists Planned in Washington
The General World Conference of Seventh day Adventists meets in Worhington D C June 5 15 resuming after wartime postponement. More than 390 overseas delegates plus numerous missionaries on furlough will attend. North American delegates exceed 500. Expected regular attendance about 3 000 attendees.
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Worhington
D. C
Socialists Lead in Italian Election Returns Across Regions
Early results from Milan and Rome show socialists and republicans gaining, monarchy support shrinking. In Prague, Czech leftists capture 158 seats in a 300 seat parliament while non Marxists win 147 seats with strong communist vote shares in Bohemia and Slovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Slovak Communists
Social Democrats
Slovak Labor Party
National Socialists
Peoples Party
Slovakian Democrats
Slovakian Freedom Party
Bohemia-Moravia
Slovakia
Richards Construction Workers Arrested in Kalona
Claire Ness Thomas Ness and Raymond Ness of Richards Construction were arrested in Kalona Saturday night for intoxication. They were jailed in Kalona and later released on bonds. Arrest by town marshal Aaron Mitler with assistance noted.
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Claire, Thomas
Raymond Ness
Richards Construction Company
Kalona
Aaron Mitler
Light Early Voting In Washington Town Primary
Early voting in Washington shows 220 ballots cast by noon with 191 Republican and 29 Democratic across wards. Farmers stay in fields while county Republican contests and the governor race may boost late turnout as polls close at eight and returns aren’t expected before nine.
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Washington
Third
Fourth Ward
Truman says world is fed up with war
President Truman told new Soviet ambassador Nikolai Novikov that the peoples of the world are fed up with war and that all war problems can be solved with mutual goodwill perseverance and a common purpose at the White House.
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Washington
Truman
Nikolai Vasilievich Novikov
Andrei A. Gromyko
White House
Capper Ranks Second in Senate Years of Service
Arthur Capper of Kansas stands second in years of service in the current United States Senate. He first joined the Senate on March 4, 1919, marking a long tenure in the "present membership."
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Arthur Capper
Kansa
United States Senate
Havin
Topeka Settlement Roots and Missouri River Route
The Topeka Kansas area was settled in 1854 by anti slavery settlers from the eastern United States following the Kansas Nebraska bill. Major Missouri River towns listed include Great Falls Montana Bismarck North Dakota Pierre Yankton Sioux City Council Bluffs Omaha Nebraska City Atchison Leavenworth Kansas City Kansas St Joseph Kansas City Missouri and Jefferson City Missouri.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States
Missouri River
Great Falls
Mont
Bismarck
N. D
Pierre and
Yankton
8. D
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Nebraska City
Neb
Atchison, Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kan
St. Joseph
Knsas City
Jefferson City
First National Capitol Building Construction Dates
The original capitol built of Virginia sandstone measured 332 to 4 inches in length and 229 feet in length. Quarried from government quarries, the House and Senate wings were commenced on July 4, 1851.
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First National Capitol
Capitol
United States
Virginia
House
Senate
Three Hurt in Wreck Near Wellman
Three persons injured in a highway crash on Highway 22 about three miles west of Wellman. Arthur Wilkins of Wellman said he was blinded by bright lights at an intersection, turned into loose gravel, and the car left the road and rolled over. Passengers Orval Ulin and Susie Pugh, both of Wellman, suffered bruises and cracked ribs.
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Highway 22
Wellman
Arthur Wilkins
Wilkins
Orval Ulin
Susie Pugh
Thirteen Washington county youths register in May
In May thirteen youths who turned eight years old registered with the selective service board for potential military service. The list includes Earl Crawford Jr, R R Wellman, Cletus Reed, Wesley Ropp, Kalena LeRoy Knerr, Marlyn Small, Louis Pailliotet, Richard McCleery, Donald Disney, William Wiley, James Dunbar, John Muller, Robert Nichols, and Loyal Banks with their addresses.
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Washington County
Selective Service Board
Earl William Crawford Jr
R. R. Wellman
Cletus Constant Reed
Wellman
Wesley Ray Ropp
Kalena Marion LeRoy Knerr
Brighton
Marlyn Edward Small
Louis Edward Pailliotet
Riverside
Richard Grimes McCleery
Washington
Donald Harold Disney
West
Boys State Opens in Des Moines With 720 Attendees
The Hawkeye Boys State opened at Camp Dodge with 720 youths chosen by American Legion posts statewide. They will elect officers for mythical cities counties and the state as part of a government study. The event, sponsored by the Legion, aims to instill knowledge of American political processes among junior high students.
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Des Moines
Hawkeye Boys
Camp Dodge
American Legion
Boys State
Legion Posts
A. F. Faber
Iowa Legionnaire
Legion
Bay State
Jordan Larsen
Dubuque Superin
Governor Race Holds Spotlight in Iowa Primary
DES MOINES June 3 UP The Republican gubernatorial contest drew the spotlight in today’s primary as two U S Senators are not up for election until 1948 and 1950. Blue seeks a second term with opposition but none has ever defeated a sitting governor. Voters also choose for Congress eight Iowa seats, 23 of 50 Senate seats, all 108 House seats, and numerous county posts. Polls open across 2,466 precincts until 9 PM.
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Des Moines
U. S
George Wilson
Bourke Hickenlooper
Blue
Cap Turner
Corning
Iowa
Congress
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Johnson County
Hail Damages Crops Near Pleasant Plain Farm
Joe Melinski reported hail damaged crops at his mother in law Elizabeth Drish’s farm south of Pleasant Plain on Memorial Day. Heavy losses affected fruit and other crops across the locality while Pleasant Plain town escaped damage in Jefferson County.
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Joe Melinski
Elizabeth Drish
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County
Health conference for infants and preschoolers set at Ainsworth High
The child health conference for infants and preschool children will be held Thursday, June 6, from 1:30 to 3:30 at Ainsworth High School. Appointments can be made with Mrs. Albert Jeffrey by calling 98F13 in Ainsworth.
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Ainsworth High School
Albert Jeffrey
Ainswort
Police Nab Burglar After Neighborhood Watch Pattern
Alfred De Marios, 45, denounced police at meetings for not catching a burglar who looted several homes. Police believed they captured the culprit when they watched him near a house and arrested him as he attempted to discard a revolver.
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Chicago
Alfred de Marios
de Marios
Maritime Unions Say Truman Aiding Ship Owners in Dispute
Seven maritime unions allied with CIO seek foreign aid and threaten a June 15 strike as they accuse President Truman of backing ship owners. They appeal to the World Federation of Trade Unions while Congress hears from top labor leaders and tensions rise with AFL leaders over the emergency strike control bill.
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United Press
World Federation of Trade Unions
Truman
Coast Guard
Navy
Congress
CIO
World Federation
Louis Saillant
Paris
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court First Session Held in New York City
The first session of the United States Supreme Court convened on February 1, 1790, in the Royal Exchange on Broad Street in New York City.
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United States Supreme Court
Royal Exchange
Broad Street
Newrock City
St Lawrence and Great Lakes Birthright for Americans
A quotation from Chirage Sun declaring that the St Lawrence and the Great Lakes are the Midwest and North America’s birthright to be obtained and used for the American people.
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St. Lawrence
Great Lake
Midwest
North America
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