Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Bonus Financing
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear today a Polk County suit testing the 1949 financing method for the World War II veterans bonus. If unconstitutional, $85,000,000 may be paid by property tax. the case concerns financing, not legality of the bonus. Bonus headquarters report sharp application activity with 40,000 claims in three days.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Polk County
Edwin Moore
Knorr
Harold Newcomb
State Supreme Court
Bonus
Bonus Board
Heat Wave Moves To East States
Heat and humidity spread across the eastern half of the nation while Wyoming faced a blizzard. Tourists on transcontinental Highway 30 were stranded in snow drifts as Wyoming officials deployed snowplows and sheriffs rounded up jammed travelers.
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United Press
Wyomin
Rochester
Minn
Midwest
Atlantic
Wyoming
Rock Springs
Rawlins
Wyo
Mercury Reaches 91 Here Cooler Today
Washington residents saw relief from a two day heat spike as a 91 degree high cooled to more moderate levels. Des Moines reports cool air moving in ending the unseasonable heat with showers possible in southeast Iowa tonight. Lows drop to 40s in the northwest and near 50 in the southeast with highs in the mid 50s tomorrow.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Hi Y Club Fetes Mothers at YMCA
More than 100 members and guests attended the Hi Y Mother and Son banquet at the YMCA for an evening of honors and an officer election. Dick Maxwell presided at the dinner and retiring as president. Richard Tweeten was elected to lead next year with Donnie Rich as vice president and Gerald Koch as sergeant at arms.
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YMCA
Dick Maxwell
Cloud Willits
M.s. Dave Livingston
Robert Mckarlane Sach
Don Maxwell
Jack Fields
M. L. McCreedy
William J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church
Andy Hayter
Ronnie Baker
Harry Ramseyer
Paul Brock
Richard Tweeten
Donnie Rich
Jim Redlinger
Gerald Koch
Des Moines Weather Update Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with light rain possible in the southeast. Tomorrow, partly cloudy and cooler in the extreme southeast. Highs near 60 in the northwest and near 60 in the extreme southeast. Tonight lows 40 to 45 northwest and near 50 southeast. Tomorrow highs in the mid 60s. Winds north to northwest 18 to 22 mph this afternoon and mostly northeast 15 to 20 mph tomorrow.
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Des Moines
PLAN HIKE FOR BOYS AT YMCA SATURDAY MORNING
Grade school and junior high boys who want to hike Saturday morning should meet at the YMCA at 11 00 a m They will take their dinner along and return to town early in the afternoon
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YMCA
Legion District elects Ben Summerville as commander
Ben Summerville of Iowa City was elected commander of the First American Legion District in Iowa at the district spring conference in Fort Madison. Other officers include J. L. Phelan Fort Madison Robert Miller Crawfordsville Donald Johnson West Branch as vice commanders and Glen Smith Wellman as finance officer. Auxiliary president re elected is Mrs Henry Von Muenster Clarence with others named including Mrs John McCullough Muscatine as vice president.
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Fort Madison
Ben Summerville
Iowa City
American Legion
Iowa
J. L. Phelan
Robert Miller
Crawfordsville
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Glen Smith
Wellman
Henry von Muenster
Clarence
John McCullough
Muscahine
Two Auto Crashes Leave Two Slightly Injured in Washington County
Two minor injuries were reported after two accidents in Washington county. At 11:45 p m Thursday a Riverside man collided with another Riverside driver on highway 22 east of Riverside. Richard Pailliotet and Merrit Veggy were hurt. A second crash at seven this morning near West Chester involved trucks driven by William App leger Delta and Henry Simoens North English, with Simoens’ vehicle overturning and $350 damage. Appleger’s truck received minor damage.
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Washington County
Charles C. Snyder
Loren Robertson
Riverside
Highway 22
Robert Muller
John Schnoebelen
Muller
Richard Pailliotet
Merrit Veggy
Ailliotet
Chester
William Appleger
Delta
Henry Simoens
North English
Simoens
Truman vows to press labor fight despite repeal push
President Truman renews his pledge to fight for a new labor bill and vows not to concede on repealing Taft Hartley. He suggests using the 1950 campaign to pressure bolting Democrats, contrasts past battles, and notes electoral risks in the South due to civil rights issues.
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Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Questioners
White House
MDR
South
Walter F. George
Millard i Tydings
Ellison D
Teen-Age Iowan Gets Life Term
A 17 year old Farnhamville high school athlete was sentenced to life at hard labor for the shotgun slaying of his mother during an argument over a date with a Fort Dodge waitress. District Judge F H Cooney cited the youth's immaturity as a factor in the light sentence after a guilty plea to first degree murder. The youth admitted shooting Mrs Frances Post on April 19 when she refused to give him the car keys for a visit. The case was heard in Calhoun County with the defendant displaying a calm demeanor and smiling at classmates.
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Cus
Calhoun County
Dale Junior Post
Farnhamyraitle
Fort Madison
F. H. Cooney
Post
Fred Thompson
Lewis B. Hendricks
Frances Post
Fort Dodge
Young Post
Farnhamville High School
Norma Seymore
Miller elected district Legion official at Ft Madison
Robert Miller of Crawfordsville Le Post No. 596 was elected district vice president at the district Legion conference in Ft Madison. The day featured speeches, a parade, banquet and dance with Crawfordsville post members Mr and Mrs Miller, Mr and Mrs Ora Marlatt, and Mr and Mrs Charles Wells in attendance.
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George Steake and Mrs Ward Named in Local Election Row
George Steake of Williamsburg is listed as secretary and Mrs. E E Ward of Washington serves as treasurer in the current local election records.
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George Steake
Williamsburg
E. E. Ward
Washington
Opening Statements Begin in Rutledge Trial
Lawyers gathered evidence as the murder case against Dr. Robert C. Rutledge moved toward opening statements. Judge J. E. Heiserman halted a nine man three woman jury pool and will keep jurors in the courthouse until the trial ends. County Attorney William Crissman suggested he may seek the death penalty, asking jurors about capital punishment views.
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Cedar Rapil
Robert C. Rutledge
St. Louis
J. E. Heiserman
William Crissman
Rutledge
Gold Star Mothers to Be VEW Guests at May 9 Meeting
VFW auxiliary will honor Gold Star Mothers at a dessert luncheon May 9 in the club rooms. The regular meeting follows at seven o'clock with all VFW members and Gold Star Mothers urged to attend.
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AU Vfw
Dutch and Indonesian leaders reach informal Batavia cease fire
Informal cease fire reached in Batavia with both sides agreeing to halt fighting and restore the Republican government in Jogjakarta. Delegates travel to Bangka Island for final approval from Hatta and other exiled leaders before a full peace conference in The Hague to discuss a United States of Indonesia under the Dutch crown.
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Hague
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Mohammed Hatta
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Indonesia
United Nations
London
Russia
Rabid Rabbit Shot By Riverside Man
Mrs. Leo Birka of Riverside chased by a rabid appearing rabbit in a chicken pen Thursday morning. Her husband, Leo Birka, fired at close range with a shotgun after the animal approached, leaving little carcass for testing and raising fear it was rabid.
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Leo Birka
Jury panel named in Rutledge homicide case details
The text lists jurors including a saleswoman, two housewives, a farmer, three retired farmers, a retired businessman, a linotype operator, two factory workers and a fireman. It notes Rutledge allegedly killed By ron C. Hattman in a hotel room during a dispute over Hattman’s eating. defendants and locations include Cedar Rapids and nearby Marion and Springville.
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Byron C. Hattman
St. Louis
Hattman
Ford Strike Effects Spread Across Auto Industry
The Ford walkout shuts River Rouge and Lincoln Mercury plants, idling over 62,000 UAW CIO members. Smaller plants face closures within days as speedups dispute widens. Bendix Aviation strike at 7,500 workers drags on, delaying auto parts. CIO Steel Workers Union launches a broad pay and benefit demand covering over 1 million workers with a guaranteed annual wage and pensions.
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Ford Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
Detroit
Ing
CIO
United Steel Workers
Ford
River Rouge
Lincoln Mercury
CIO United Automobile Workers
South Bend
Ind
Bendix Aviation Corp
Bendix
Appeal Filed in Guy Martin vs. Maplecrest Turkey Farms
Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the supreme court today after losing in district court on April 8 1949 over waves allegedly due under an oral contract.
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Supreme Court
Guy Martin
Maplecrest Turkey Farms, Inc
Marilyn Murphy Crowned May Queen At Legion Ball
May Queen Marilyn Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs George Murphy of Haskins was named Thursday for the American Legion ball to be held at Washington city hall tonight. She will be crowned by Mayor Ernest Salladay at 10 30 oclock before the floor show. Attendants chosen are Patricia Reed Sharon Bence and Patricia Coakley.
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Marilyn Murphy
George Murphy
Haskins
American Legion
Washington City Hall
Miccilyn
Ernest Salladay
Patricia Reed
Sharon Bence
Patricia Coakley
Jacques Jolas Recital Highlights Fortnightly May Party
Jacques Jolas of Cornell College gave a piano recital at Mt. Vernon during National Music Week, as Fortnightly club members gathered at Lincoln school for their May party. The event featured three groups of works by Bach Scarlatti Schumann Chopin Debussy and Ravel with Jolas discussing the composers. The night also included memorial tributes and a formal dessert with club officers and members.
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Jacques Jolas
Cornell — College
Mt. Vernon
Lincoln School
Ralph Kleese
Schumann
Chopin
Jolas
Debussy
Ravel
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