Cold May Frost Moves Into Iowa Menacing Crops
Des Moines Iowa reports a frosty May day with cold air from Canada. The U S weather bureau forecasts continued freezing temperatures and possible snow through Sunday. Snow and freezing rain hit Minnesota Nebraska Wyoming Kansas and Colorado as Iowa towns logged measurable precipitation.
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United Press
Canada
Middlewest
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
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Nebraska
Colorado
Dakotas
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Wyo
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Weather Bureau
Star
Estherville
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Alta
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Forest City
Continue State Highway Work In Iowa Postwar Roads Drive
Ames Iowa May 10 1946 postwar highway activity shows Iowa plans to expand roads. Iowa State Highway Commission awarded or pending $9 969 131 66 in seven months from Oct 1 1945 to Apr 30 1946 for primary road paving grading surfacing and bridges. Federal postwar funds will nearly match state spending with over 11 million dollars earmarked for the next two years.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
Hawkeye
Public Roads Administration
Iowa Commission
PRA
Fire tears through Felton elevator in Indianola
A fire swept the E. H. Felton & Co. elevator in Indianola causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The feed plant was destroyed but volunteers saved part of the block long building.
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Indianola
E. H. Felton & Co
Cabinet Accepts Hubert II as King of Italy
The Italian cabinet today accepted Hubert II as king of Italy, but only after adding the phrase By the grace of God and will of the nation, ending months of debate over the traditional designation.
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Humbert
Rome
Hubert II
Italy
Fighting Littles Stage Fine Show at High School
The Fighting Littles senior class play drew a large crowd for about two hours with lively family scrapes and humorous scenes. Led by director Bernice Quintus, the cast delivered strong laughs from McCleery and believable performances by Bob Livingston, Annie Tanner, Beverly Brown, Jack Pauls, Donald Disney, Shirley Carris, and others, with a repeat show tonight.
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Bernice Quintus
Jim Easter
Hamblers
Jack Pauls
Mrs. Little
Annie Tanner
Beverly Brown
Goody
Donald Disney
Henriette
Shirley Carris
Pauline Schantz
Frances Sojka
Stanley Scranton
Susie Richards
Alice Walker
Jean Freshwaters
Franceine
Extension of Draft Again Is Approved
The House Military Affairs Committee approved a stop gap plan to extend the draft until July 1. Senate action followed a 45 day extension from the May 15 expiration, with further consideration of a separate bill extending the draft until Oct 15.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Andrew J. May
House
John Sheridan
Senate
May
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Hills Man Dead At Riverside Home
Charles Hunzinger a 70 year old unmarried Hills resident was found dead in his bed at the Lester Thomann farm home five miles southwest of Riverside. He had been tiling at the farm and had a history of heart attacks. A sister lives in Hills and an Iowa City funeral home is handling arrangements.
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Kyle
Lester Thomann
Riverside
Charles Hunzinger
Hills
Thomann
Hunziiger
Iowa City
Car and pickup crash at Ainsworth on highway 92
A car driven by 70 year old C B Dryden was struck by a pickup driven by Mrs Jessie Doudna of Columbus Junction on highway 92 at Ainsworth yesterday. Dryden's car had started across the road from a filling station when hit from the west. No injuries were reported and vehicle damage was about 200 dollars.
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C. B. Dryden
Jessie Doudna
Columbus Junction
Ainsworth
Dryden
Two Aged Men Die In Car Train Crash at Hampton
In Hampton Iowa last night William Donaldson about 77 and William Hanna about 70 were killed when their car collided with a train backing through a crossing. Donaldson drove the car and died instantly. Hanna died later at a local hospital. Donaldson lived as a retired farmer and his wife recently marked their golden wedding anniversary.
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Hampton
Iowa
William Donaldson
William Hanna
Donaldson
Hanna
Shaw Play Delivers Fine Entertainment for Big Local Audience
The Little family storyline unfolds over two or three days with strong performances. It was well acted, staged, and costumed, started on time, and had notable delays between acts. The large audience enjoyed the show immensely.
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Shaw
Memorial Day Committees Named in City Observance
General chairman Marsh Atkinson announces committee chairs for the Washington Memorial Day program to be held at Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries. The list includes parade marshal George Runiger and station chiefs for cars, music, buglers, and buglers, with Woman's Relief Corps handling decoration duties.
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Marsh Atkinson
Washington
Farade — Fir. R. Burham
Woodlawn
Raymond Glasgow
Elm Grove
George Runiger
L. A. Jones
Ray Cox
Roger Sherman
Ralph W. Young
Buglers
Jesse Raddablowers
Women’s Relief Corps
Crave
Besse Cei
Tire output soars in civilian production report
Washington May 10 The civilian production administration says U S factories produced 14,659,850 passenger car and motorcycle tires and 2,860,609 truck tires in the first three months of the year.
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Washington
United States
Civlian Production Administration
Charity auction raises 7500 for Netherlands relief in Pella
In Pella Iowa on May 10 about 4000 people braved rain to bid at a charity auction raising roughly 7500 for relief efforts. Items included two 1946 cars farm equipment and 60 nylon stockings. Funds go to UNRRA the Queen Wilhelmina Fund and a local postage fund for Netherlands packages.
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Pella
Iowa
Pella __ivic grouts
UNRAA
Queen Wilhelmia Fund
Netherlands
Truman Halts Coal Crisis With Temporary Backwork Order
President Truman and John L. Lewis met as the United Mine Workers chief ordered soft coal miners to return to work for two weeks starting Monday. Operators may face retroactive wage increase payments, while government bodies assess power and rail impacts and consider mine seizure amid a 40 day strike.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
UFL
Lewis
Truman
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Truncan
House Judiciary
Senate
Hoover warns coal strike threatens world famine and deaths
Former president Herbert Hoover warned that continuing American coal and related strikes could trigger mass famine worldwide. He cited 30 to 60 days of food in famine areas across 27 nations and said delays in food shipments could kill hundreds of thousands. He planned to report to President Truman in Washington after touring famine areas and speak in Chicago next Friday.
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Truman
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San Francisco
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Hoover
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New York
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Switzerland
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Czechoslovakia
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Sweden
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Belgium
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Germany
Austria
Yagoslavia
Coal Strike Deepens Crisis Across Industry and Rail
The 40 day coal strike paralyzed factories and railroads, idling over two million workers and forcing part time schedules. If it continues, homes will face shortages as steam trains halt and food shipments falter across major cities.
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Washington
America
Tu Agay
Draft board in portage goes on strike over coal talks
Columbia county draft board No. 1 in Portage Wisconsin says it is on strike awaiting authority from John L Lewis to return to work. The telegram to Col John F Mullen notes the board will reconvene when the coal strike ends as government fears Lewis and the board dares not incur his displeasure.
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Portage
Wis
Columbia County Draft Board No. 1
John L. Lewis
Lewis
John F. Mullen
State Selective Service
Carl C. Frederick
John RK. Kelton
Andrew de Young
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