Iowa Senate Approves Tax Cut Plan Amid Rising Valuation
The Iowa Senate passed 36 to 12 a bill reducing property tax levies for 1949 and 1950 in each district by the share of valuation increase since the 1947 county assessor law. The measure heads to the House along with bills on state government study, local beer option, and reestablishment of township assessors.
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Iowa
Senate
Des Moines
Mar
Iowa Senate
House
A. Bb. Augustine
Oskaloosa
53Rd General Assembly
Congresswoman Denies Scandal Allegations as “Fantastic”
Navy Captain Harold A Latta-Lawrence denied charges by his wife that he had been in “close and intimate terms” with Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers. Mrs Latta-Lawrence, a former California model, filed a separate maintenance suit claiming a 20 year affair.
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Washing'pu
Navy
Harold Alatta-Lawrence
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Rogers
Eilene Diana Latta- Lawrence
California
Lawmaker
Weather Summary for Des Moines Region
Cloudy with scattered showers in the northwest half of the state this afternoon. Highs 50 to 60. Southeasterly winds 20 to 30 mph. Tonight cloudy with occasional rain in north central and extreme east portions. West to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph tomorrow. Lows tonight 30 to 40, warmer east, colder west. Wednesday highs around 44 with a 30 low.
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Des Moines
Mar
House committee backs repeal of Taft Hartley act
The House labor committee approved the administration bill to repeal the Taft Hartley act without changes on a 13 to 10 vote after a 15 minute closed session. One southern Democrat joined nine Republicans in opposition as several members abstained or arrived late. The identical measure has cleared the Senate committee but foes warn amendments will follow on the floor. Repeal is a key Truman campaign pledge.
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Washington
Mar
House Labor Committee
Wingate H. Lucas
Tex
Graham A. Barden
N. C
Senate Labor Committee
House
Truman
YMCA Father Son Program Set For Friday Night
The YMCA will host a father son night on Friday, March 25, from 7 to 9 PM. Fathers must accompany their sons or an approved adult to gain admission. Activities include swimming, gym games, and lobby activities for grades school through junior high.
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YMCA
Swift versus bank case jurors hold verdict suspense
Jurors in the Swift versus Ainsworth State Bank and R. M. Whitehead case were deliberating at 1 45 pm after starting at 9 45 am. Judge J G Patterson also presided over preliminaries in the Beenblossom versus Community Feed Store suit with jurors named including Vernon Witting and others. The Beenblossom plaintiff seeks damages for injuries alleged when struck by the Feed Store truck.
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Thomas O. Swif
Ainsworth State Bank
R. M. Whitehead
J. G. Patterson
Dale Beenblossom
Ainsworth
Robert McFarland
Denton Simpson
Vernon Witting
Albert Saunders
Owen Grecian
Lucile Houck
Clyde Brown
Allan Younkin
Kenneth Dunwoody
May Coon
Viola Morgan
Esther Lipscomb
J. R. Chody
Mary Marie
Nationalists name peace delegation in China
China’s Nationalist government appointed a five man peace delegation and urged the Communist party to fix time and place for negotiations to end the civil war. Premier Ho Ying Chin’s cabinet pressed the Communists to name their peace delegates and begin talks at once. The meeting said the early realization of peace is the immediate and urgent need of the nation.
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Nanking
China
Ho Ying-Chin
Average Iowans Keen on Liquor or Tax Legislation
Des Moines reports show Iowa lawmakers noting that average citizens show strong interest only on liquor or personal finances. Letters flood desks over beer bills while other topics attract less individual input. veterans say voter interest mirrors past sessions with money as a persistent issue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Junior Class Play Scheduled Tonight
Washington high school juniors present a three act mystery Tiger House at eight o clock in the high school auditorium tonight and Friday. Tickets on sale at the door. matinee was held Wednesday for younger students. Wendell J. Rider directs the junior class production.
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Washington High School
Robert St. Clair
Mine Holidays To End Monday, Lewis Reports
United Mine Workers say the two week mine holiday will end next Monday on schedule. An order signed by UMW President John L. Lewis instructs production to resume in all mines and all members to be available for work on that date. The notice from Washington headquarters honors 463,000 idled miners and frames the walkout as a protest over mining bureau leadership.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Washington D.C
Lewis
James Boyd
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Mississippi River
Thomas C. Deal Funeral Planned
Thomas Clinton Deal a native of Washington county and long time farmer in Dutch Creek township died Wednesday evening at his son Charles home in Gary Indiana. Funeral services are set for Saturday afternoon at the Christian Tabernacle with Rev W J Stevens in charge and Elm Grove cemetery burial. Jones funeral home of Washington is in charge. He was born January 31 1866 and married Isabell Fountain in 1894. Surviving are five children twenty grandchildren eleven great grandchildren a brother a half brother and a half sister.
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Thomas Clinton Deal
Washington County
Dutch Creek Township
Charles
Gary
Indiana
Deal
Christian Tabernacle
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
Washington
Mr. Deal
Henry Perry
Elizabeth Wagener Deal
Isabell Fountain
Charles Zeiglowsky
Ind
Leonard
Ottumwa
Verle Wellman
Fairfield
Pvt
Willard Deal
United States Army
Japan
James
Perry Deal
Valley
Sylvia Sisterns
Brighton
Woods Takes Over Shamrock Inn at Ainsworth
Les Woods, a Washingtonian and former A P store manager with Navy service, buys the Shamrock Inn in Ainsworth from Louella Schnoebelen after thirteen years of operation. He plans rest and will live in Washington for the time being while taking over the business with his wife.
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Les Woods
Ainsworth
Louella Schnoebelen
Mr. Woods
Washington A. & P
United States Navy
Navy
Woods
Ain
Rankin pension bill killed in House after back to committee vote
The multi billion dollar Rankin veterans pension bill was voted down by the House in a second roll call, sent back to committee for further study after a flood of amendments. Rep. Teague led the motion to table the measure, a Democratic strategy to sink the bill as too costly.
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Rankin
Washington
House
John McCormack
McCormack
Rep
Olin
Teague
Tex
Veterans Committee
Wheat pact seeks four year world price fix
The administration will ask Congress next month to approve a four year pact fixing wheat prices globally. Signed yesterday by 42 exporting and importing nations, the agreement assures the United States a minimum export market of 168,069,635 bushels annually for four years starting August 1. Including shipments to occupied Germany and Japan, US exports would exceed 300 million bushels. Agriculture Secretary Brannan announced the pact, which now goes to the State Department for review. The method of presentation to Congress—treaty or joint resolution—remains to be decided.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Germany
Japan
U. S
Charles F. Brannan
State Department
Senate
Browder Seeks Testimony in Communist Trial
Earl Browder, ousted US Communist leader, urged the 11 defendants on conspiracy charges to allow him to testify in their defense. Louis Budenz, another former top official, began his second day as prosecution’s first witness as the trial proceeds amid disputes over party loyalties.
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New York
Earl Browder
Communist Party
United States
Browder
Louis Budenz
Kremlin
Lopp Calls for Buyer Centered Selling Approach
Des Moines sales expert Byron Lopp urged a Washington Chamber of Commerce audience to focus on the human side of selling. He argued heavy inventories hide shortages and stressed tailoring methods to customer types to boost performance and job security amid rising competition.
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Byron Lopp
Ms. Lopp
Des Moines
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lopp
L. J. Kehoe
Milwaukee Trains Announce Two Time Changes
L R Carbee passenger agent for the Milwaukee railroad announced two timetable changes effective Sunday March 27. The Southwest Limited trains Nos 25 and 26 will depart Washington at 1 37 a m bound for Kansas City and for Chicago and Milwaukee respectively.
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Washington
Milwaukee Railroad
L. R. Carbee
Milwaukee
Washington Depot
Kansas City
Chicago
Communist national committee denies truth of witness claim
The committee issued a statement denying reports that he would testify for the government in the trial, saying there is no truth to the rumors and that positions on the case remain unresolved.
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Communist National Committee
NAM Invites Russian Delegation to U S Factory Tour
The National Association of Manufacturers invited the Soviet delegation to a world peace conference to tour U S industry with expenses paid. NAM President Wallace F Bennett sent the invitation to the Soviet ambassador and addressed Dmitri Shostakovich. Anti communist groups planned mass picketing outside the Waldorf Astoria as the three day conference opens.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Conference For World Peace
U. S
Wallace F. Bennett
NAM
Washington
Dmitri Shostakovich
Neaud
Catholic War Veterans
Upryards
Waldorf-Astoria
Iowa Battleship Decommissioned and Placed in Ghost Fleet
The USS Iowa, the U S Navy’s last Pacific battleship, was decommissioned at Hunter’s Point and placed in mothballs. In coming months it will be pickled and preserved, joining the shrinking flotilla of Class A battleships as the Pacific ghost fleet grows.
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San Francisco
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard
Texas
Texas Gulf
Betting on Race Horses Prohibited in Madras Province
The article reports a prohibition on betting on horse races in Madras Province India. Officials announce a ban affecting all race meetings and wagering activities within the province. Authorities justify the move as part of maintaining public decorum and reducing gambling-related issues.
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Madras
India
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