Peace Conference Opens as Pickets Pack Carnegie Hall
The cultural and scientific world peace conference begins in Carnegie Hall with about 50 pickets outside and a crowd inside. Immigration officers question three Canadian delegates while police patrol the scene. Gerhardt Eisler sits among attendees as U S Communist leaders face trial testimony about the Red Army.
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Carnegie Hall
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Gerhardt Eisler
United States
U.S
Louis Bunder
Communist
Daily Worker
Eisler
College Faculty Member Resigns at University of Iowa
Dr. John W. Whiting assistant professor of Anthropology in the sociology department and the child welfare research station at the University of Iowa resigns effective July 1. He will join Harvard University as a lecturer in education and a research associate in the laboratory of human development.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
John W. Whiting
University
Whiting
Harvard University
Department of Education
Laboratory of
Weather Outlook for Des Moines Brisk Showers and Thunderstorms
Cloudy and windy in Des Moines with showers and some thunderstorm activity this afternoon. Highs in the 45 to 55 range. Showers end early tonight with clearing by Sunday morning. Sunday will be fair and mild with westerly winds up to 25 mph tonight and Sunday.
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Des Moines
L Jones to Speak at National Morticians Meeting
L A Jones of Jones Funeral Home will present What an Old Timer Expects from the New Generation during the National Selected Morticians two day meeting in Kansas City Missouri on April 4 and 5 Group seven includes members from Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Arkansas the talk will discuss guidance for young funeral service professionals to become leaders in the field
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National Selected Morticians
Kansas City
Jones
Group
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas, Missouri
Arkansas
Funeral Monday For Mrs. Maggie Burger
Mrs. Maggie Burger 85 died Friday evening at her son J ak e Burgers home in Germanville after long illness. Stacy Funeral Home Wayland leads arrangements with services at 1 PM Monday and 2 PM at Lutheran church Germanville. Burial in Union cemetery. Survived by six children sixteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
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Brighton
Maggie Burger
Jake Burger
Germanville
Stacy Funeral Home
Wayland
Lutheran Church
U. N. DeGuisine
Union Cemetery
Burger
John Sinn
George Burger
Ben Diers
Smithshire
Ben Crile
Mt. Pleasant
Roy Eshelman
John Burger
Salina
Augusta Brookhart
Mason City
Eliza Peterson
Sioux City
Anna Gentner
Florida
Bert Sinn
Fairfield
Charles R Wilson 65 Taken By Death in Washington County
Charles Ream Wilson 65 died yesterday afternoon at Washington County Hospital after a two month illness. He was lifelong resident of the county. Funeral services will be private at the Wilson home Sunday at 3 o clock, arranged by Ralph Whittick Funeral Home. Dr. Fred K. Miller will officiate. burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born January 17, 1886, in Washington, married Sylvia Rubbin February 22, 1910, in Muscatine. Surviving: six children in Illinois, Texas, California, and Washington. one sister in Somerset, Ohio. 11 grandchildren.
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Washington County Hospital
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Monroe Street
Ralph Whittick
Mucatine
Fred K. Miller
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington
W. W. Wilson
Emma Keam Wilson
Sylvia Rubbin
Muscatine
Robert Wilson
Elgin
Jack Wilson
Dallas
Texas
Tom Cantoni
Santee
Calif
Don Wilson
Ruth Simpson
Stan Kiesey
Louis Beard
Somerset
Ohio
Vast Undeveloped U.S. Land Revealed as Farm Suitable
An estimated eight to ten million acres of land in the United States are suitable for farming with larger tracts believed to be undeveloped. The figures reflect broad availability across multiple states and potential agricultural output.
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United States
Play Seeks Full Houses in Osincups Run
Tickets for the fifth annual Y's Men's home talent play The Whole Towns Talking went on sale at Osincup drug store. Friday night is near capacity with Wednesday and Thursday shows also drawing, while the committee warns of limited seats and lively on stage action.
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Osincup
Ted Brown
Jave Elder
Jeffrey Funeral Service for Aces
Funeral services for Aces will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM in Ainsworth Methodist Church with interment in Ainsworth Cemetery. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home this evening and until 11 AM tomorrow.
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Aces
Jeffrey
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones
Household goods sales postponed to Monday
Weather disrupts planned sales for Mrs. Rhoda Smith and William K. Murphy. Goods will be offered at their respective homes on Monday instead of today.
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Rhoda Smith
William K. Murphy
Will Name City Officials Monday in Washington Election
Monday is election day in Washington with polls open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at several locations including court house first ward Smarts Implement company second ward city hall third ward and Jarvis Modern appliance store fourth ward. Ernest Salladay seeks mayor on the People’s Party ticket. incumbent G E Mace is not running. Reelection bids come from councilmen George Rudiger G M Humble Robert Arthur J W Fields Henry Sowden and H F Freshwaters plus Phil C Weldin running for city treasurer.
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Rothschilds
Washington Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Bridges Company
Tom Duncan
Triv Jones
Sandra
Washington
S A.m
People’s Party
Ernest Salladay
G. E. Mace
George Rudiger
G. M. Humble
Robert Arthur
J. W. Fields
Henry B. Sowden
H. F. Freshwaters
Phil C. Weldin
Tickets Still Available for Remaining Performances
Seats remain for the show with tickets possibly sold at the door on the performance nights.
Elk Dinner At Country Club Hosts Elk Auction
The elk dinner sponsored by the Saak Walton League at the Country Club Monday night invites reservations via Ted Bailey or Pauli Horak. The 282 pound elk has arrived and corn fed. Wives are guests. Rees Tuttle will speak. The unused elk will be auctioned.
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Ted Bailey
Pauli Horak
Reserva
Rees Tuttle
Stevenson in Springfield After Mumps Hit Mrs Stevenson
Gov and Mrs Adlai Stevenson hope no state senators pick up the mumps as Mrs Stevenson remains home ill with the disease. It is believed she contracted it from her 13 year old son John who recently had mumps after entertaining about 50 senators at the executive mansion in Springfield. The governor is said to be immune though the risk to others is unclear.
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Libertyville
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John
Springfield
Official Fin Er Repairs In Repair Directory
Classified page ad offers repair services under Official Fin Er in the Repair Directory detailing available contractors and services for home and property repairs.
High Wind Storms Hit Oklahoma and Texas
Tornadoes and savage winds struck Oklahoma and Texas causing at least two deaths and 48 injuries. Crowder Oklahoma and Springtown Texas reported fatalities and injuries with high winds reaching 75 miles an hour. Desdemona Texas and Westville Oklahoma were also affected with multiple injuries and a fatality in El Paso from a wind related workplace fall.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Desdemona
Albert Allen Avery
el Paso
Westville
Okla
Crowder
Iowa masters editor publishers honored at Des Moines
The Iowa Press Association awarded its top honor to three veteran editors publishers Ralph Shannon Claude V Campbell and Paul C Smith for long service and impact Shannon could not attend due to a heart attack and was represented by his son William Campbell began as a reporter and became Jewell Record owner Smith serves as mayor of Rock Rapids and has a long newspaper career including Lyon County News and Sioux Valley News He was a key notetaker for the 1942 Republican state convention.
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Des Moiness
Lowa Press Association
Lowa
Ralph Shannon
Washington Evening Journal
Claude V. Campbell
Jewell Record
Paul C. Smith
Lyon County
Rock Rapids
Association
Shannon
William
Campbell
Iowa State College
Ames
Webster City
Smith
Reporter
Lyon County News
George
Milford Mail
Milford
Sioux Valley News
Canton
S.2
Believed buildings rise in the business district
In the business district observers estimate several structures listed as believed to be broad or tall buildings under discussion.
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Tere Ae
Intel
Tornadoes Struck Oklahoma Turbulent Heywood Crowder Area
The first twister of Oklahoma's season cut through Heywood in Pittsburg county then hit Crowder. No injuries at Heywood but extensive property damage reported. Initial counts claimed three dead near Crowder and Canadian, later uncertain. Telegraph lines were down, contact via patrol radio. In Springtown Texas 12 houses flattened and numerous minor injuries reported.
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Oklahoma
Little Pittsburg
Heywood
Crowder
Canadian
Highway Patrol
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Springtown
Texas Highway Patrol
YWCA Luncheon Features Rev Milo J Phillips Speaker
Rev Milo J Phillips will address a Fenton luncheon at the YWCA room on Wednesday noon. Sponsored by the YWCA religious emphasis committee, the event invites all interested women and girls and especially employed women. The 45 minute talk follows lunch served on trays with a free will offering to cover food costs. no reservations needed.
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Milo J. Phillips
Fenton
Ywca Room
YWCA
National Work Holiday Sought by CIO Convention
At Cedar Rapids Iowa 400 delegates of the CIO farm equipment workers urged repeal of the Taft Hartley law. They called for a national conference to plan action and proposed a work holiday as a pressure tactic possibly lasting an hour or a week.
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Cedar Rapids
Ila
CIO Farm Equipment Workers
Congress
CIO
Phil Murray
Lee Pressman
Lumber use per average farm year about 2000 board feet
A typical farm consumes roughly 2000 board feet of lumber annually as part of ongoing building and maintenance needs. This figure reflects general usage patterns for rural farm operations and improvements.
Drying Time for Thin Newly Cut Lumber
A timber note states that starting from freshly cut stock, lumber at an thickness of one inch or less requires at least two months to reach proper dryness. This guidance reflects standard wood processing timelines in milling operations.
Benz elected president of Iowa Press Association
Lester G. Benz editor of the Mitchel County Press and the Osage News becomes president of the Iowa Press Association at the convention. L. B. Watt of Grinnell Herald-Register moves to advisory board. Paul C. Smith Rock Rapids elected vice president. Carl Sexauer Ogden Reporter becomes treasurer. Lloyd McCutcheon Sibley Gazette-Tribune named three year board member. Ralph Shannon Washington Evening Journal and E Tennant Colfax Tribune re-elected to posts.
Gumshoe Detective Finds Bubblegum Wad In Shoe
Pittsburgh detective John Stack acknowledged the nickname gumshoe, joking after he discovered a large wad of bubblegum stuck in his shoe, apparently placed there by one of his three sons.
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Pittsburgh
John Stack
Stack
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