Strikers siege French Rubber Plant as clashes flare
In Clermont Ferrand a large crowd of up to 14 900 strikers and supporters ringed the Bergou oon Rubber factory after troops and police ousted workers. About 180 people were injured as security forces and strikers clashed, with a general strike called to back the demand for released workers.
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Clermont
Ferrand
France
Bergougoon
General Confederation of Labor Rate
Puy de Dome
Iowa to Begin Renewing Driving Licenses Next Week
Public Safety commissioner Alfred W. Kahl said that Iowans can start renewing their drivers licenses next Monday with exams at 23 county courthouses. The renewal program affects about 1 000 000 motorists under the birthday law, with handling rules based on current license counts and individual birthdays.
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Des Moines
Kahl
Two Muscatine Residents Die In Auto Truck Collision
A head on crash on Highway 6 east of Iowa City killed Mrs. Jane Willis and Bob Crose, both 30 from Muscatine. Virgil Broders and Arlo Barnes, residents of Malcolm, were minor injuries. Chase, a hotel cook, faced a bad-check warrant and a tattooed name on his hand amid chaotic rescue efforts.
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Iowa City
Jane Willis
Bob Crose
Muscatine
Highway 6
Here
Virgil Broders
Arlo Barnes
Malcom
Chase
Leon
Wills
Vernon
Sitler Auto Parts Hosts 50th Anniversary Dinner
Cecil Hunter entertained more than 600 guests at the Sitler Auto Parts Service 50th anniversary celebration held at the Armory. The program featured stuttering Sam of Amarillo and a lineup of acts, highlighting Sitler’s long built service in auto parts since 1913 and the company’s growth from salvage to parts supply.
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Sitlers
Armory
Cecil Hunter
Sitler Auto Parts Service Organization
Sam
Pyle
Billie
Betty Papon
Dudenko Brothers
Wi. R. Sitler
Clark Sitler
Sitler
Stiles Named State Conservation Director in Des Moines
Bruce Stiles age 49 of Des Moines was named state conservation director by the conservation commission. He has served as assistant director since October 1 1946 and will take effect August 15 replacing G L Ziemer who resigned. Chairman Guunitz cited no political motive and noted Ziemer left to pursue engineering practice. Stiles joined the commission in 1938 and led the fish and game division since 1942.
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Des Moines
Bruce Stiles
The
Conservation Commission Today
Stiles
G. L. Ziemer
Commission
Ziemers
J. B. Guunitz
Ziemier
Fish and Game Division
Hospital Births and Patient Averages Reported
May saw 31 births at the county hospital with 196 births in the first five months of the year. Last month the daily patient average stood at 38.2, with the daily attendance continuing at a similar level.
Wreckage Possibly From Missing American Planes Found
Lisbon airport officials say search planes spotted wreckage afloat in the Atlantic that may be from three American flying fortresses missing since Monday. Two Portuguese warships were ordered to the area near the Azores, where the planes departed Monday for Ajaccio Corsica with twenty one crew aboard.
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Lisbon
Lisben
Atlantic
Azores
Ajaccio
Corsica
Santa Maria
Washington Monument Completion
The marble Washington Monument, an obelisk 555 feet tall, was completed in 1884 marking a milestone in national commemorations and architectural achievement.
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Washington Monument
Five Months Average and May Hospital Operations
The record notes an average of 45 over five months and details 18 major operations performed at the hospital in May.
High School Band To Lead Parade In Washington
The high school band will lead the Bicyvele Safety Parade in Washington on Saturday June 19 with about 100 costumed riders on decorated bikes. Montgomery Ward & Co sponsors the event with the city police department and safety council. prizes donated by Ward’s will go to the best decorated bicycles. Mr Lechner of Wards sports department notes final judge selections are complete and will be announced in the Journal tomorrow.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Washington Police Department and Safety Council
Wards
Lechner
Wards Sporting Woods Department
Church Merger Approved Creates United Church of Christ
The Evangelical and Reformed church approves a merger with the Congregational Christian churches after seven years of discussion. Of 23 Evangelical synods, 1 rejected while nine voted unanimously in favor, with 1,763 in favor and 208 against. If the General Council approves, Oberlin, Ohio will host the meeting.
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Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Churches
Oberlin
United Church of Christ
Hoover to celebrate 74th birthday at West Branch
Former President Herbert Hoover will spend his 74th birthday on August 10 at his birthplace in West Branch Iowa. William Anderson president of the Herbert Hoover Birthplace Society announced tentative plans for a speech by Hoover.
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Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover Haus
William Anderson
Herbert Hoover
Marilyn West Jones Sues For Divorce From Casey E Jones
Marilyn West Jones filed for divorce from Casey E Jones and seeks confirmation of an agreed property settlement. Attorney L L Kehoe represents the plaintiff.
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Marilyn West Jones
Casey E. Jones
Ll. J. Kehoe
Justice of the Peace Fines Edwin Roth for Vehicle Injury
Justice of the peace FE D Ray Burn yesterday afternoon ordered Edwin Roth of the Wayland community to pay a five dollar fine plus costs on a charge of injuring a motor vehicle.
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Justice of the Peace
FE. D. Rayburn
Edwin Roth
Wayland
Truman blasts U.S. press and radio on Kansas trip
President Truman on the train to Kansas City denounced certain newspaper and radio figures as distorting facts. He told a Dodge City crowd 2.5 million people should decide if the country is ruled by the people or privilege, while noting press and radio distortions.
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Kansas City
Washington
Dodge City
Kan
Truman
RGK
George Burke
Burke
Boy Drowns in Beaver Creek After Disobedience
In Des Moines on June 16 a boy drowned while swimming with two companions near Beaver Creek. He had been told by his parents to fish only. He stepped into a deep hole. firemen attempted artificial respiration but failed.
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Des Moines
Ashley
Beaver Creek
Hamill Named Temporary Chairman of Republican State Convention
W Keith Hamill of Newton will serve as temporary chairman of the Republican state convention on July 23 at GOP state headquarters announced today in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
W. Keith Hamill
Newton
GOP
Youth Soloist to Lead Central Park Band Concert
Soloist Danny Srindles, youngest Municipal band member, will perform at the regular band concert in Central Park this evening. He enters eighth grade next year and is among several younger musicians who rehearse with the band and appear publicly. Director Melvin Hill notes his promise. A new feature adds community singing at the close, inviting attendees to gather around the band stand and join in.
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Danny Srindles
Ebover
Central Park
Sass
Melvin Hill
Burial Service Held for WWII Flight Officer Cloyce Babcock
Private rites were held at Elm Grove cemetery for Cloyce W. Babcock, 12, son of Palmer F. and Eunice Babcock, who died in a 1944 North Africa plane crash. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. Fred E. Miller with Lt. Crawford Calder as escort. arrangements were by L. A. Jones.
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Cloyce W. Babecock
Tr Cloyece Babcock
Palmer FE
Eunice (White) Babcock
Washington High School
Washington
Army
Navy
Estherville
Iowa
Nashville, Tenn
Ferry Command
County leaders in bond drive exceed half quota in Iowa
Des Moines reports fifteen counties have reached 50 percent of their United States savings bond quotas. Washington County tops at 55.96 percent with 551,516 dollars of the 1,096,000 goal while Lee County leads the state at 79.3 percent.
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Washington County
Iowa
United States Savings
Lee County
van Buren
Roger F. Warin
OSU
South Lee County
Perent
George Strouse 88 Dies, Rites Set at L A Jones
George Strouse 88 died last night. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two at L A Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller presiding. Burial is in Woodlawn cemetery. He was the last of his family, son of Enos and Mary Ann Strouse. Surviving is no nephew.
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George Strouse
L. A. Jones
Fred E. Miller
Woodlawn Cemetery
Strouse
Enos
Mary Ann (Wethington) Strouse
Vandenberg’s Bid Shapes GOP Convention Foreign Policy Plank
Vandenberg and allies push to secure a strong foreign policy plank at the GOP convention with reports of talks involving Taft Stassen Dewey and Warren. Vandenberg aims to prevent isolationist drift and keep influence over platform language while resisting tariff cuts and foreign spending limits.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
New Castle
N. H
House
Legion Plans Weeklong Carnival at Armory Field
At the Leon Beatty post of the American Legion the commander Charles Hotle named committees for a carnival sponsored next week at Armory field. Fred Downing and Hotle will head the general committee with 15 to 20 members each night serving as ticket takers. Individual nightly charges include Marion Rapp and M. L. Brown Monday, Wendell Baker and Stewart Bell Tuesday, Harold Jarvis and Duane Griggs Wednesday, S. W. Kuster and Harvey Davis Thursday, Max Donaldson and Earl Galloway Friday, and Jay Brown and Roy Steele Saturday. Snapp's carnival company returns, the same acts as last fall festival.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Charles Hotle
Legion
Armory Field
Fred Downing
Marion Rapp
M. L. Brown
Wendell Baker
Stewart Bell
Harold Jarvis
Duane Griggs
S. W. Kuster
Harvey Davis
Max Donaldson
Earl Galloway
Jay Brown
Roy Steele
Paul George Enjoys YMCA Camp Stay
Paul George of Washington Iowa is spending a week at a YMCA camp north of Boone from June 14 to 21 as a guest of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. He earned the trip by posting the best records among newspaper carrier salesmen in a six week period from April 4 to May 17 based on service, promptness in collecting payments, and gaining new subscribers.
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Paul George
Washington
Iowa
Boone
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Weather forecast and temperature outlook
Partly cloudy in the east and mostly cloudy in the west tonight and Thursday with occasional local showers near the Missouri river. Continued cool. Low tonight 48 northeast to 56 southwest. High Thursday around 74.
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Missouri River
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