Ottumwa braces for crest seven feet above bankful
Ottumwa Iowa prepares for a Des Moines River crest seven feet above bankful as flood waters rise. The Weather Bureau projects 21 feet at Tracey 29 feet at Eddyville and 16 feet at Ottumwa with 12 inches more rise threatening the central addition and Blackhawk area. Red Cross reports supplies staged for evacuees while downtown basements flood. No immediate sandbagging planned as showers are possible in the southeast tomorrow night.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Tracey
Eddyville
Blackhawk
Red Cross
Idaho Senator asks Truman to fire Forrestal
Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho urges President Truman to dismiss Defense Secretary James Forrestal citing alleged connections with Dillon Read and involvement in large financing operations for Texas American interests and Standard Oil of California.
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Washington
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Defense
James Forrestal
Taylor
Forrestal
Dillon
Read Company
New York
Texas Company
Standard Oil Company
California
Minneapolis Reopens Schools After AFL Wage Deal
Minneapolis schools reopen for 75 000 students after AFL teachers vote to accept a 40 per month raise for the rest of the 1948 term. Nine lost days will be made up by extending the year to June 18 with four days this week and five more later. Beginning in 1949 the raise continues for ten months for minimum salaries while top levels keep half of the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
AFL
Willard RE. Goslin
Music Students Gear Up For Wapello Contest Recital
Washington high school musicians under Melvin Hill and Wendell Rider prepare for the Wapello pre state contest on April 2. Instrumentalists perform March 28 at eight with soloists and ensemble numbers, while vocalists compete in local elimination to earn Washington’s delegation spot.
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Washington High School
Melvin Hill
Wendell Rider
Mr. Hill
High School
Wapello
Rider
Washington
Joann Krabill
Jane Whitehead
Martha Whittaker
Mary Rita McLaughlin
Ted Stewart
Frances Miller
Ray Watson
Dot Walker
Ann Houck
Louise Wilcox
W. A. Erbe
Washington Schools
Iowa
Tipton
Keosauqua
Fairfield
Boone
School Year Budget Cuts Slide Through Ledger
Officials discuss using weeks from the school year as an economy measure to trim costs. The plan leverages calendar time to reduce expenditures without altering core programs.
Trieste Plan Sparks Yugoslav Protest in Belgrade
London reports Yugoslavia protests Western powers plan to return Trieste to Italy. A Belgrade official says fresh proposals on a free state will be submitted. Yugoslav note to the US UK and France condemns the process and lack of Yugoslav consent.
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London
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Italy
Belgrade
Free State
Bidault
Turin
Funeral for Samuel Latta Held at Grandview Church
Funeral services for Samuel Latta aged 78 were held Saturday at Grandview Community Church in Columbus Junction. The Rev Caleb Brarson officiated and burial followed at Grandview Cemetery with Eliza Jr. listed as former pastor.
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Columbus Junction
Samuel Latta
Grandview Community Church
Caleb Brarson
Eliza, Jr
Grandview Cemetery
Flying Club Meeting Plans June Chamber Breakfast
Washington Flying club members meet Wednesday evening March 24 to discuss the flight breakfast and other activities tied to the Chamber of Commerce celebration in Washington next June. The meeting starts at 8 o clock in the Legion rooms of city hall. Chairman Lester Woods urges all members to attend and help finalize plans.
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Washington Flying Club
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Lester Woods
U. P. Home Board Extends Offer to Dr McIntyre
Dr W T McIntyre of St Louis has been offered a full time administrative officer post at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington. If he accepts, he will oversee key home operations and represent the home in United Presbyterian churches across Iowa and Illinois synods. The board discussed Mothers Day offerings and carriage house remodeling to double capacity, with plans dependent on fundraising results.
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W. T. McIntyre
St. Louis
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
George Kerr
Rs. ‘Br
Kerr
McIntyre
Maud Jackson
United Presbyterian
Iowa
Illinois
Kerry
Pr. McIntyre
B. M. McMichael
Monmouth
John E. Simpson
Oak Park
Ill
Richarr A. Stewart
Paul Arthur Troy
Albia
P. G. Dykhuizen
Iowa Synod
C. G. Lunan
Synodical
Ilinois
Farmers claim doubled crop yield possible with soil conservation
March 22 Los Angeles report says American farmers can double the nation's crop yield within six years using new soil conservation methods. Dr. Hugh Bennett, head of the U S soil conservation service, predicts two to three year rotation periods will yield twice current crops if farmers follow government guidelines. Reports note 40 to 300 percent boosts in parts of the eastern and midwestern regions as Bennett inspects western research projects.
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Los Angeles
Vup
Hugh H. Bennett
Bennett
Agriculture Department
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Midwest
Land Use Note on Argentina Farmland Share
A report notes that less than 11 percent of Argentina’s land area is devoted to farming. It highlights the country’s agricultural capacity and land distribution.
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Argentina
Mrs Odle 82 Dies In Louisa County
Laura Odle 82 lifelong resident of the area died Saturday. Formerly Laura Adye. first husband James Day died years ago, later Nathan Odle also died. Survived by daughter Mrs Lillian James of Detroit. Body at Richie Funeral Home. Services 10:30 a m Tuesday at Richie Funeral Home with Rev J B Pooley. Burial in Indian Creek Cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
Laura Odle
Laura Adye
James Day
Nathan Odle
Lillian James
Detroit
Michigan
Richie Funeral Home
J. B. Pooley
Methodist Church
Indian Creek
Packers Debate Views on National Strike Hearing
Chicago March 22 1946 four major meat packers and 40 independents present written arguments to a presidential board over a CIO packinghouse strike. The union seeks a 2-1/2 cent wage increase and workers already walked out last Tuesday. Hearing ends Wednesday with a report to President Truman by April 1 and potential 180 day injunction. CIO unions in Chicago join by pledging to bolster picket lines at the stockyards.
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Chicago
CIO
Truman
Oil Shortage Seen Possible Next Year
Washington reports a government warning on oil shortages for the coming year. Motorists are urged to conserve gasoline this summer and oil users to save to avoid rationing next winter. Secretary J A Krug orders April 1 petroleum advisory committee meeting to craft a voluntary distribution plan.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
Petroleum
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. John Ropp in Richmond
Funeral services for Mrs. John Ropp were conducted at 9 30 a m today at Holy Trinity church Richmond with Father W F Bechman presiding A rosary service was held Sunday evening in the church hall
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John Ropp
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
W. F. Bechman
Dr Lampe Opens Holy Week With Palm Sunday Message
Dr Willard M Lampe head of the school of religion at Iowa State University spoke at Washington Christian church opening Holy Week with the topic A Searching Palm Sunday Question He urged stronger church devotion and reliance on Gods word to meet life trials Special services continue through Friday March 26 each morning at 8 with lay leader R E Shannon Rev Walter Smith and a junior high chorus providing music Tuesday Vernon Witting leads the second service non denominational meetings aim for Easter observances next Sunday Rev Basil McBee speaks on Prayer and Forgiveness with a high school vocal group directed by Wendell Rider
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Willard M. Lampe
School of Religion
State University of Iowa
Union
Christian Church
Washington
Lampe
R. E. Shannon
Walter Smith
Methodist Church
Smith
God
Helen Caldwell
Vernon Witting
More
Basil McBee
Associate Presbyterian Church
Wendell Rider
Funeral for Jones Led by Rev Corcoran Pallbearers Named
Rev H J Corcoran led the Jones funeral with pallbearers William Stumpf Paul Chapek Harold TeRockhorst William TeRockhorst Jesse Bopp and Ambrose Bopp. Burial followed at Holy Trinity cemetery.
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Jones
H. J. Corcoran
William Stumpf
Paul Chapek
Harold TeRockhorst
William TeRockhorst
Jesse Bopp
Ambrose Bopp
Holy Trinity Cemetery
U.S. Beeswax Imports Rely Heavily on Brazil
The latest import data show Brazil supplying the majority of beeswax entering the United States. Other sources are less significant, but the pattern highlights Brazil as the dominant origin for this commodity.
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U. S
Brazil
General Debate On Foreign Aid Package Set For Tuesday
The House was sent a $6.205 billion foreign aid package with allocations for the European recovery program, China aid, Greece and Turkey military support, and UN Children's Fund. Senate panel backed $463 million for China over 12 months, including $170.6 million for military use. Leaders indicated general debate may span three days before Easter recess.
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Washington
House
Congressional
House Rules Committee
Chas. A. Eaton
N. J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
United States
Debati
Greece
Turkey
United Nations Children’s Fund
Services at Keota For Mrs. C. B. Carter
Funeral services for Mrs. Ola Edith Carter wife of C. B. Carter of Keota will be held Tuesday afternoon March 23 at two oclock in the Keota Federated church. Interment will be in the Keota cemetery. She died at her home Thursday afternoon at 430. She is survived by her husband two daughters Lila Rediigwer of Eugene Oregon and Wilma Joy Kuhn of Wayland six grandchildren and three brothers Homer Gilmer and Sah Coffman.
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Ola Edith Carter
C. B. Carter
Keota
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