Hereford Calf Fetches 3250 At Indianola Sale
In Warren county near Indianola breeders from 16 states bid for a four month old calf named Silver Knight. John Wisdom of Des Moines bought the top calf for 3250 dollars, the first sired by Real Silver Domino since Pearson purchased the bull. Overall fifty one head of purebreds brought 44655 dollars with many selling above 1000 and an average of 876 dollars per animal.
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Indianola
Warren County
Silver Domino
Fort Worth
Tex
Harry Pearson
John Wisdom
Des Moines
Silver Knight
Pearson
Children buy one thousand jeeps in war stamp drive
Des Moines area school children surpassed their goal in the war stamp drive. The state war bond office reported sales were enough to purchase more than 1,000 jeeps, five times the original quota of 231 percent, signaling strong civic participation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State War Bond Office
Iowa Masons Plan Hundredth Annual Communication
The Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge will hold its 100th annual communication in Des Moines from June 5 to 10 with headquarters at the Hotel Fort Des Moines and sessions at the Scottish Rite Temple. Each of Iowa’s 555 chartered lodges will send three representatives, announced by Grand Master Fordyce L Van Lloesen.
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Iowa Masons
Des Moines
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Fordyce L van Lloesen
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Scottish Rite Temple
Sixth Ave
Park St
Iowa
Four Clarion Boys Admit Many Thefts
Four Clarion youths aged 17 named Orville Paine Bob tice Jerry Peterson and Joseph J Barrett confessed to 21 break ins across Humboldt Franklin Wright and Hancock counties. They were arraigned in Wright County district court and face a hearing before District Judge H Fry in Clarion. Sheriff and state agents collected statements confirming the admissions.
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Clarion
Des Moines
Iowa
W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Nebergall
Ell
Orville Paine
Bob Tice
Jerry Peterson
Joseph J. Barrett
Wright County
H. Fry
Max Strader
Bureau of Investigation
Humboldt
Franklin
Wright
Franklin Wright
Hancock
Conductor Falls From Moving Train At Melrose
Conductor G A Crisman of Omaha Nebraska was treated at Yorom hospital Chariton after a vestibule door opened on a Burlington train at Melrose and he fell backward from the rapidly moving car. Doctors say injuries are not serious despite the remarkable circumstances.
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Chariton
G A. Crisman
Omaha
Neb
Yorom Hospital
Burlington
Melrose
Man Falls Into Elevator Shaft, Slips to Top
A 65 year old janitor Louis C Hill fell into an elevator shaft in the Commerce building Sioux City He grabbed cables and slid three stories to the cab top sustaining hand injuries He was recovering Friday and told police he expected the car to be on his floor later.
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Sioux City
Louis C. Hill
Commerce
June Tire Quotas Increase in Des Moines District Counties
Des Moines district OPA director Robert B. Adams reports June quotas for 64 counties show a net gain of 450 certificates for tires while tube allotments drop 1,197. June Grade Ill tire demand rises to 11,526 from May’s 9,608. farm machinery tires stay at 2,951. Shortages persist, with truck tires harder to obtain and certificate exchanges lagging. Statewide tube quotas rise 359. truck tubes fall 1,536, but used tubes are unrestricted. Public notices urge tire inspections, with second and third deadline dates for various ration classes and 60-day vehicle inspections.
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Des Moines
Robert B. Adams
Office of Price Administration
Adams
OPA
Washington County Ships 5050 Pairs Hose This Week
A shipment of 5050 pairs of discarded silk and nylon hose was sent to the state headquarters by Washington county. The county exceeded its monthly quota of 3000 by 2050 pairs. Counting and packing occurred at Dr. Fred Reid's office with Mrs. Clarence Logan and others. Contributions came from Wellman 1189 pairs Ainsworth 130 West Chester 219 Haskins 10 pounds Crawfordsville 7½ pounds and a large box from Brighton.
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Washington County
Fred Reid
Clarence ,Logan
Russell Goodin
L. M. Robertson
Byron Snider
Reid
Wellman
Ainsworth
West Chester
Haskins
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Don Minick Receives Army Air Corps Call for June 5
Don Minick received a notice to report at Jefferson Barracks Missouri near St Louis on Saturday June 5. The training center will begin a course of Air Forces instruction before possible further schooling. He previously completed a flying course at Washington Airport as an initial step toward service.
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Don Minick
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Air Forces
Washington
Army Air Forces
Memorial Day Observance Planned in Waimsiung
Memorial day events outlined for next Monday in Waimsiung feature a downtown memorial service at 9 15 a m with Municipal band performances led by Ralph W Young and a keynote by Dr A S Smith of Agency followed by Taps. A parade will form at Avenue B and Main Street with two divisions to Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries under Martin Whittaker and A K E Palmer and George Rudiger directing respectively.
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Waimsiung
K. Kk. Noonan
Central Park
Ralph W. Young
el Capitan
Milo Sorden
A. S. Smith
Agency
Methodist Church
Washington
Avenue B
West Washington Street
West Second Street
Court House Corner
West Main Street
Martin Whittaker
Woodlawn Cemetery
A. Ke, Palmer
Elm Grove Cemetery
George Rudiger
Court House
Main Street
South Avenue 1
Main
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Iowa State Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Civilian Defense Corps
Ask More For Men's Families In Draft Deferment Debate
Washington May 29 The shelving of a bill to defer fathers until all draft eligible single and childless married men are inducted sparked calls for larger family allowances for service members. Senator Nye urged increasing allotments, calling current proposals insufficient. The Lodge plan to raise allowances 15 percent was praised but deemed not enough. the House backed the measure, while the Senate committee pigeon-holed it, stalling progress.
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Washington, D. C
Nye
North Dakota
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Paul J. Kilday
Texas
Wits
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Farmers Demand Real Aid at Food Conference
Two hundred Virginia farmers told the United Nations food council that heartfelt promises mean little without action and pressed for immediate aid such as food dehydrators. They urged concrete help to alleviate hunger and boost farm livelihoods during the conference in Hot Springs Virginia on May 2.
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Hot Springs
Virginia
United Nations Food Council
Scouts to sound Taps at Memorial Day service
Robert Steele and Robert Noon Jr of Troop 82 are chosen to sound Taps at the Memorial Day services on Monday. They will march as aides to the color guard in the parade, announced by Jess Radda who has coordinated this part of the program for years.
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Teries
Robert Steele
Robert Noona U, Jr
Jess Radda
Automobile Bike Quotas Announced for Des Moines District
DES MOINES May 29 UP the June passenger car quota for 64 counties of the Des Moines district is 652 five more cars will be available then under the May allotment. The district bicycle quota for June is 684 an increase of six over May. June quotas for new cars and bicycles for counties include five cars and 10 bicycles.
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Des Moines
Woman's Relief Corps to Meet at Court House
Members of the Washington chapter of the Woman's Relief Corps are asked to gather at the court house tomorrow morning at 10 30 to attend a memorial service during the morning worship at the Church of Christ. President Mrs Schmitt urges prompt assembly for a 10 45 group attendance.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Washington
Court House
Church of Christ
O. EB. Schmitt
W.R.C
Labor leader accuses big business of nefarious price drive
Secretary treasurer George Meany of the A F of L said in a radio address that big business and farm groups are behind a nefarious effort to abolish the office of price administration and end food price control while labor distances itself from the drive to remove price limits and let profiteers profit at consumers’ expense.
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Washington, D. C
George Meany
A. F. of L
Office of Price Administration
Mrs Leo Graf Weekend Visit At Mr and Mrs Residence
Mrs Leo Graf will spend the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs … in a short social note. The item records a domestic visitation without further details or outcomes.
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Leo Graf
Mr. and
Iowa Bad Check Ring Broken Up
An interstate check ring that cashed at least five hundred thousand dollars in fraudulent checks was broken up with the arrest of Harod Huey of Council Bluffs Iowa and Herman Freeman of Lincoln Nebraska R W Nebergall of the Iowa Bureau of Investigation said the group operated in twelve states and produced about ten thousand fake checks between August 10 1942 and April 15 1948. Huey and Freeman were sentenced to ten years in prison.
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Des Moines
Harod Huey
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Herman Freeman
Lincoln
Nebraska
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Nebergall
Kansas
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
California
Huey
Freeman
Ft. Madison
Town
Linen
Mercury Reaches 85 Degrees in Maylike Weather
Today at one o clock the official reading reached 85 degrees, same as yesterday's max, marking the highest temperature of the month after a spell of cool weather. The night low was 65 degrees, with Mrs. Ed Endicott in Mt Pleasant noting Sally Graf's daughter is spending the summer there.
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Ed Endicott
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Graf
Sally
Seaports of Italy Blasted
American planes conducted a long range attack on Leghorn and Foggia as part of an European invasion buildup. Flying Fortresses and Liberators flew about 1000 miles round trip damaging an oil refinery and parked aircraft with no Allied losses reported. The London News Chronicle noted invasion plans but did not reveal the second front location.
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United Press
North
Africa
Italy
London
Europe
Leghorn
Foggia
Naples
London News Chronicle
Leghorne
Middle East
Liberators
St James Pupils Win Poster Awards
Lawrence Barth of St James school won first prize in Division I of the Victory Poster contest by the Latham Foundation at Stanford University. Certificates of merit went to Wayne Barnes Margaret Baker Patricia Dupuis Billy Joe Casey Robert Libe Ruth Ann George Louise Barnes Betty Jean Barth and Joan Trojovsky. Nearly a thousand posters entered nationwide highlighting humane education and patriot morale.
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Lawrence Barth
St. James School
Patricia Dupuis
Billy Joe Casey
Robert Libe
Ruth Ann George
Louise Barnes
Betty Jean Barth
Joan Trojovsky
Latham Foundation
St. James Is
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
T. L. Brookhart
Dr. Smith
North Avenue
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Women's Relief Corps
Ceme
U. S
Attu
Aleutians
U. S. Navy
Attu Island
Mascarre Beach
Jan Sinners
St. James
Baker
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