UAW Rejects Farm Equipment Union Merger Vote
First returns from a UAW membership poll show near unanimous disapproval of a proposed merger with the CIO Farm Equipment Workers union. The Milwaukee J I Case local voted 667 to 8 against, with three small locals also opposing. leaders within the Case locals urged auto workers to reject the merger.
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CIO
United Auto Workers Union
CIO Farm Equipment Workers Union
UAW
J. I. Case Company
Milwaukee
Local News Highlights From Wayland and Nearby Towns
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. C A Pratt returning from Jefferson City Missouri after business and visiting relatives. They faced long travels due to flooding and high water on county roads and highways. Other items mention shopping at Klein Klothing, visits from Ada Hollingsworth in Pueblo, and relatives in Denver and Wyoming.
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C. A. Pratt
Jefferson City
Ralph Pratt
Harry Miller
Washington County
Robert Crone
Snowy Range Lodge
Centennial
Wyo
Denver
Colo
West Coast
Bozmans Arrive in Washington for Summer Visit
Mr and Mrs R W Bozman who spent nine months in Tucson and visited in Colorado Springs have arrived in Washington to spend the summer with Mr Bozman in improving health. Mrs Clarence Goodwin and daughter Mildred Ann Lendt leave Cedar Rapids hospital for Tipton with Mildred to join them. Wardrobe Cleaners announces closures July 4 to July 12 with office hours posted.
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R. W. Bozman
Tucson
Ariz
Colorado Springs
Colo
Washington
Mr. Bozman
Clarence Goodwin
Delmer Lendt
New Baby
Tipton
Mrs. Lendt
Little Mildred Ann
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Goodwin
Iowa City
High water costs hit railway losses in flood region
Chicago Burlington and Quincy president Ralph Budd estimated over 1 million dollars in flood damage after a midwestern washout survey. He noted many washouts on Iowa Nebraska and Missouri branch lines and warned some routes may not be restored if continued rain delays repairs.
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Chicago
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Ralph Budd
Budd
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
VFW and Cargills Win Softball Games
The Washington VFW softball team beat Fairfield All-Stars 12 to 3 in Fairfield last evening. Ronnie Cole and Don Orr shared pitching, Allen Hampsher catching. Cargills won 16 to 6 at Cargill field with Dawson and Sowash on the mound. Maxwell and Mangold pitched for the losers with Batterson catching. Next Sunday the VFW faces Bremer Clothing Co. in Iowa City.
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Washington Vfw
Fairfield
Anniversary Party for Charles and Dawsons
Mr and Mrs Charles Dawson were surprised at a cooperative supper for their third anniversary. Attending were Vern Dawson Sandra Wilford Richard Merle Dawson Patricia Ann Joe Christner Robert Lee Ferne Judy Dale Peggy Gary Lee Christner Donald Smith and A J Votruba. The couple received an electric kitchen clock as an anniversary gift.
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Charles Dawson
Vern Dawson
Sandra
Wilford
Richard
Merle Dawson
Patricia Ann
Joe Christner
Robert
Lee Ferne
Judy
Dale
Peggy
Gary Lee Christner
Donald Smith
A. J. Votruba
Mrs Hall Hosts Dutch Treat Dinner For Mrs L Trotter
Mrs Lillian Trotter of Galveston Texas was honored with a Dutch treat dinner attended by eight friends at Wingas North Side cafe. The group visited at Mrs Hugh Halls home 1020 South Iowa Avenue where roses and summer flowers decorated the rooms. Dessert was served. Guest May McCaulley of Iowa City travelled in from out of town.
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Lillian Trotter
Galveston
Texas
Winga
North Side Cafe
Hugh Hall
South
Iowa Avenue
Hall
May McCaulley
Iowa City
Local shoppers and events noted in Keota and area
Mrs Glen Sprague and others were seen shopping in Keota and nearby towns. Wittings Harness Shop will stop repairs after June 28. The Griggs family reunion occurred at Sunset Park with 20 attendees. A wedding in Wellman is observed and Homestead Exemption notices due by July 1. A Taft rally drew 400 at the senate caucus room urging quick passage of the new bill.
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Taft
Senate
Taft Hopes Congress Passes Housing Bill Before July Adjourn
Senator Robert A Taft expressed hope Congress will approve a housing program before July adjournment He said the Senate could be persuaded to back the Taft Ellender Wagner long range housing bill He noted the proposal would involve the $150 million figure and the plan’s long term scope.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Taft
Fight For Housing
Senate
Judge orders May or Curley jailed to serve six to eighteen months
Washington June 26 Federal District Judge James M. Proctor ruled that May or James M. Curley of Boston must go to jail to serve out his six to eighteen month sentence. The decision emphasizes the gravity of the prior conviction and sets a firm deadline for surrender.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
James M. Curley
Boston
Hospital Tonsillectomies and Birth Announcements
At the hospital several tonsillectomies were performed today. Births reported include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Wilson on route three at 6 37 last evening and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Miller of Kalona at about 8 30 this morning. Discharges list Kenneth Cuddeback route four Frank Woods of Ainsworth and others including Mrs Harold Yoder and daughter Della Maurine and Mrs Leonard Heisdorffer and son Arnold Francis of Kinross.
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Roland Wilson
Route Three
Edwin E. Miller
Kalona
Kenneth Cuddeback
Route Four
Frank Woods
Ainsworth
Harold Yoder
Della Maurine
Wellman
Leonard Heisdorffer
Arnold Francis
Kinross
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Glass
Melo
CERTO
Scott Tissue
Bartlett
Lady Betty
Lipton Green Tea
Piknik
Palmo
Rae
Bing
Washington Fruit Market
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Pete Perdock
Klein Klothing Ko
Ada Hollingsworth
Berkley Avenue
Pueblo, Colo
Clyde E. Redinger
Tommy
Eugene, Ore
C. B. Carter
Keola
Clarence Lewis
Marcus Kuhn
Wayland
Tucker Chevrolet
Michael Sehmitt
Dickinson
N. Dak
Lena Schmitt
Schmitt
Father Corcoran
Montgomery Ward
Harry Wagner
Carol Ann
China
Mrs. Wagner
Merritt Booth
Eastern Points
Moody Bible Institute
Waukegan
Ill
W. J. Edgar
Crawfordsville
Winga’s
Nellie Sutton
Co. Auditor
Fred Bourgeois
John Sheehan
Perry
J. R. Sheehan
Dale Schauberg
Bobby
Keota
Matt. Wehr
Kate Schmitt
William Marie, Jr
New York State
Nicola
Harmon
Cag
Bride
Nicola & Harmon
Red Wing
Duncan
VFW
Cargills
Chas. Dawsons
Glen Sprague
Beulah Letchner
Brighton
M. A. Augustine
West Chester
Witting’s
Ruth Foster
St. Louis
The
American Home Economics Association
B. F. Moyle
Des Moines
Wilson R. Brown
East Main Street
Griggs
Sunset Park
Brown Shoe Fit Co
E. J. VanNostrand
Jimmy
Creston
Ross VanNostrand
Mr. VanNostrand
Myra
Charles Schroeder
Albert Miles
Braden Castle
Fla
D. C. Griggs
South Dakota
Hancock
Russell Griggs
Notich
Tom Duncan
S. Third Avenue
Frank Lynn Kos
S. Marion Avenue
Joe Sheets
Barbara Westen
W. C. McFadden
E. Washington Street
Dr. Scholl
Wm. M. Scholl
Sim’s Shoe Store
Dr. Scholls
Sweal
Omar
del Monte
Iowa Ave
South End
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