Truman to Send Message on Wool Price Bill
Washington reports President Truman is expected to veto the wool price support bill and await Congressional action. Officials say he will act on the wool measure soon after addressing the rent control bill, with a veto anticipated and the option to allow it to become law without signature.
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White House
Truman
Congress
Charles G. Ross
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Ross
Walter Morrovy
American Retail Federation
Trumian
George C. Marshall
Morrow
U. S
Visual Screening Finds Visual Deficits in Plant Workers
In a Massachusetts plant, 76 men were screened and 60 percent were found to need visual corrections. The result highlights vision issues among workers and may prompt corrective measures or further testing.
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Massachusetts
The Mighty McGurk film at State Theatre with Beery
Wallace Beery stars in The Mighty McGurk at the State Theatre with ten year old Dean Stoes well. The film follows an ex prizefighter who becomes the foster father of an English orphan and reforms his life amid crooks saloon keepers and a pawn shop owner while aiding a Salvation Army effort.
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Hollywood
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Mickey Rooney
Margaret O'Brien
Beery
Mighty McGurk
State
Dean Stoeswell
McGurk
Salvation Army
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Cupid
W S C S guests attend Kalona Methodist guest day
The Kalona Methodist church W S C S held a guest day with 50 attendees including Mrs. Dan Guengerich as writer. The program featured hymns, devotions on happiness, readings, two instrumental duets, and a lecture on the W S C S scope by Rev. M O McKenzie. Kalona donated 1300 dollars and a truckload of relief items to Flood Relief in Ottumwa.
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Dan Guengerich
Kalona
Kalona Methodist Church
E. J. Heocelschwerdt
Ivan Burkley O' Sheron
Marion Stransky
Miriam Ashby
Mary E. Ashby
Frank Stransky
Pilotsburg
Edith M. Weller
L. W. Durst
J. C. Miler
E. N. Foster
A. J. Nichols
Bert Godber
Fay Revne
Robert Pirnell
H. E. Ross
E. E. Yoder
Wellman
Robert Small
California
A. G. Snider
B. F. Allen
Town City
Esther Graves
Harland
M. O. McKenzie
McAnalley
Virginia
Susan
Long Beach
Calif
Jord Skola
Clifford Small
Donald Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Elizabeth Cox
Orange
Cali
We Bast Union Mennonite Church
Old Order
C. G. Tilden
Isse Miller
W. R C
Des Moines
County Proposal Rules and Bid Guaranty Notice
The Washington County Board of Supervisors announces bid procedures for equipment use with certified checks and liquidated damages for nonperformance. Proposals due July 14 1947 by 4 PM. minimum guarantee $3600. forms available from County Auditor. alternate bids on price per cubic yard accepted. Local auditor Fred E Bourgeois signs the notice.
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Iowa
Board OF Supervisors
Washington County
Fred E. Bourgeois
County Auditor
Washington
Richmond
Bailey
Weaver
Swift
Gardner
Baird
Bareel
Sandy Hook
Witting
Widmer No
Beacham Cemetery
Mrs Gail Swartzendruber Visits Curtis Snider Home
Mrs Gail Swartzendruber and her children Lind and Marni Sue are visiting the Curtis Snider household in Washington this week.
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Reif
Gail Swartzendruber
Lind
Marni Sue
Curtis Snider
Washington
Marriage announced in Gladstone church
Miss Elizabeth Curtis daughter of Waldo Curtis Columbus Junction and Allen Essex son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Essex Oquawka were wed June 7 at the Methodist church in Gladstone Iowa The couple will reside in Oquawka Also longtime Columbus Junction figures C T C Marshall of the U S S Dayton on leave with mother Edith Marshall after a Mediterranean cruise Captain Lawrence R Sanford son of Rev and Mrs W L Sanford promoted to captain and with occupation forces in Germany since last August His wife and son joined him in January A Drum and Bugle corps and parents picnic at Chautauqua park June 29 A soap box derby July 4 run by the American Legion winner to be sent to the national contest by Chevrolet A pot luck supper for Boy Scouts and prospective members at Columbus Chautauqua park June 24 6 30 pm led by Leroy Hughes Mitchell Allen D A Marker and G L Weber for parents and boys nine and over invited
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Elizabeth Curtis
Waldo Curtis
Allen Essex
Clifford Essex
Oquawka
Gladstone
Iowa
Oquaw
W. L. Sanford
Germany
Larry
Chautauqua Park
American Legion Post
Chevrolet Motor Company
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Leroy Hughes
Mitchell Allen
D. A. Marker
G. L. Weber Perents
New 25 Cent Airmail Stamp to Be Issued
The post office announced a new 25 cent airmail stamp to be issued July 30 in San Francisco for mail to Pacific and Asiatic points and parts of Africa. The stamp is blue, special delivery size, and aligns with the 25 cent per half-ounce international rate set last November. The design features a four motor plane over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge with the city in the background.
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Washington
Post Office Department
San Francisco
Africa
International Air Mail
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Russian Tanker Emba Readsied for Vladivostok Shipment
A Russian tanker at San Pedro California is loading more than 125000 gallons of gas and 326000 barrels of oil for shipment to Vladivostok. Congressional leaders denounce the shipments amid fuel shortages for U S armed forces.
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Vladivostok
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