Plan ANO Action on Russia-lan Dispute Says OPA Is Stifling Production
Des Moines reports Gov. Dwight Green of Illinois criticizing OPA price controls as stifling production. At a Midwest housing conference he urged a fair cost basis for goods and an end to pervasive OPA snooping while stopping short of calling for immediate termination of controls. He urged reversal of enforcement and protested government lawsuits over price ceiling violations.
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Des Moines
Dwight Green
Illinois
OPA
Green
Chamber of Yommerce
Miller and Gamon Enter Republican Nomination Papers
Howard P. Miller of Washington filed for the Republican sheriff nomination at the June primary. John Gamon of Marion township filed for circulation as a candidate for county board of supervisors term starting Jan 2 1947. Both are well known in the county with Miller a former State Guard captain and AAA contributor and Gamon active in farming and purebred livestock. Three current county officers face opposition: Sheriff H M Putnam and Supervisors Arthur Wiley and Ned Morrow.
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Howard P. Miller
Washington
John Gamon
Marion Township
County Board of Supervisors
Miller
Gamon
State Guard
AAA
H. M. Putnam
Arthur Wiley
Ned Morrow
Pay Retroactive Wages at Western Union Photographs
The Western Union Photographic Company paid retroactive wages to local employees represented by the American Federation of Labor and, by special decision of the company, to all employees. The broad correction affects workers at the local plant and possibly adjacent facilities.
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Western Union P Rotograph Company
American Federation of Labor
Get Permission to Serve Less Bread Gets Authorized
Washington March 22 AP The OPA authorized restaurants and dining cars to serve smaller portions of bread and salad oil to aid famine relief without raising meal prices. Establishments must post notices showing the famine program cooperation and that patrons may request larger servings.
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Washington
OPA
Minicks Mark 12th Anniversary of Raperta Beauty Salon
Mr and Mrs Ray Minick owners of Raperta Beauty Salon celebrate twelve years in Washington in the same east side square location. Mrs Minick bought half of Pauls Beauty Salon in June 1931 and later partnered as Ray purchased the Sheilabarger share on March 22 1934. It proved to be a matrimonial venture for Ray and Eer-
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Ray Minick
Raperta Beauty Salon
Washington
The
Wage reimbursements announced for 60,000 employees
Stella Wilcox, local manager, announced retroactive wage payments to about 60,000 company employees except general officers, totaling roughly 31 million dollars once completed.
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Ees
Stella Wilcox
Walton Chapter to Meet Monday Night
Chicagua chapter of the Izaak Walton league to hold regular meeting at 8 PM in K. V hall. An outdoor life speaker was being sought with a boxing exhibition by high school boys as entertainment. The board meets at 7 PM before the general session. President Peterson and Dallas Chamberlin lead the program committee.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
K. v Hall
A. ©. Peterson
Dallas Chamberlin
Peterson
Paul Horak
la Salle Hotel
Chicago
RaBerta Beauty Shop Expands to Four Operators
The RaBerta beauty shoppe grew from a two-person partnership after marrying a year later. In 1934 the salon occupied the back of a two room building with a barber shop in front. Ray and Bertha operated alone then added a third, and now four operators occupy the entire building with ongoing remodeling and new equipment.
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Tha
Ray
Bertha
RaBerta Salon
Iowa 1945 coal output slumps from 1944 figures
Iowa coal production fell to 2,071,648 tons in 1945 from 2,240,000 in 1944, a drop of 168,352 tons. Employment declined by 374 to 2,955 workers across 185 mines, with district totals showing decreases in all three regions and shifts among mining types and shipping status.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Duckworth
State Mining Department
White Elephant Auction Raises Over Fifty Dollars
The city PTA sponsored white elephant sale last evening in Lincoln school community room. Patrons from four elementary schools plus St James Junior High Stewart and Lincoln attended. Brown and Bruty acted as auctioneers and the items brought in over 50 dollars for the fundraiser.
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P. T. A. Council
Lincoln School
St. James
Junior High
Stewart and
Lincoln
Brown
Bruty
Wage Scale Agreements Reported Across Industries
Labor board approves a wage increase for certain workers while GM is accused of not settling grievances after a March 13 settlement. International Harvester and CIO farm workers reach 10. 1 cent hourly raise for 11 000 strikers with fringe issues to resolve. Stamford police disperse about 1000 pickets at Yale & Towne plant. 21 arrested. Allis-Chalmers CEO says 1.34 per hour raise possible pending federal board approval.
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United Press
Wage Stabilization Board
Odu
VUU
vOu
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
General Motors Corp
CIO Auto
International Harvester Co
CIO
Milwauker
Maren 22 (Lp
Walter Geist
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Federal
Stamford
Conn
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co
Dealers Denounce OPA at Iowa Auto Dealers Meet
Washington automobile dealers gathered in Des Moines to protest OPA policies. The Iowa Automobile Dealers Association meeting drew a record crowd as industry leaders called for nationwide action against federal regulation. D C Barnhart labeled the OPA responsible for major auto market confusion. They urged Congress to ease business constraints and boost production.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa Automobile Dealers’ Association
OPA
Chester Bowles
D. C
Sacajawea Guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific
Historical note credits Sacajawea as a young Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition, helping push the United States boundary from the Mississippi River to the Pacific. The fragment hints at transportation as a key role in the journey.
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Sacajawea
United States
Mississippi River
Pacific
Vocal Concert at Washington High School Tuesday
Announcement by vocal instructor Mary Margaret Broghammer that a school vocal concert will be held next Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium. The program features seventh and eighth grade choruses, high school mixed chorus, junior and senior groups, with listed titles and arrangements and a roster of participating students and accompanists.
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Mary Margaret Broghammer
Washington High School
Vocal Music Department
Ainsworth Man Bert Marsh Dies at Bettendorf Sanitarium
J. A. Marsh known as Bert Marsh died shortly before noon at the Masonic sanitarium Bettendorf where he had resided since July. He was born July 1 1867 in Appanoose County Iowa and lived in Ainsworth most of his life. Surviving are his wife Emma and six children Paul Charles Marietta Samuel Terry and William, with relatives in several states. He had served as Ainsworth mayor and was active in the Masonic order and the Baptist church. Funeral plans were pending word from distant relatives.
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J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
Bert Marsh
Masonic Sanitarium
Bettendorf
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Marsh
Appanoose County
Iowa
John M
Sophia (Hazen) Marsh
Emma S. Athearn
Etta L. Hites
Marsh
Masonic Order
Baptist Church
Paul A. Marsh
Aranses Pass
Texas
Charles A
Springfield
Minn
Marietta Workman
Washington
Samuel A
Terry A
Davenport
William A. Marsh
Park Ridge
Funeral services for Marlin Hurt Beulah actor
Marlin Hurt, 40, famed for portraying Beulah on Fibber McGee and Molly, died of a heart attack yesterday. His widow said funeral services will be held Monday. Hurt later led his own CBS program featuring the Beulah character.
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Hollywood
Marlin Hurt
Stalin backs UNO policy amid peace drive in postwar row
London reports Stalin supports the United Nations as a tool for peace and security, blaming propaganda for war fears. In Washington Byrnes will lead US talks at the Security Council on Iran’s dispute with Russia. Iran invited to council sessions but without vote. Kurdish forces seize Sardesht as Iran rushes reinforcements, flagging a possible autonomous Kurdish region. Wallace Murray meets Prime Minister Ghavam in a secrecy-shrouded diplomatic push.
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London
Josef Stalin
United Nations Organization
Washington
James F. Byrnes
United States
United Nations Security Council
Iran
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
Truman
Tehran
Sardesht
Iraq
Saqquiz
Bane
Lake Urmia
Wallace Murray
Ahmed Ghavam
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