Extra Session Of Legislature Is More Likely
Des Moines reports momentum for a special Iowa legislature session to reconsider the state income tax law. Lawmakers at the Iowa taxpayers association meeting favored a session limited to income tax, aiming to return the tax to half rate or lower if needed. Governor Blue would only convene if confined to that issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Iowa Assembly
Wilson Reed
Fairfield
Blue
Highway Commission
Senate
Lee Watts
Corning
Association
52Nd
General Assembly
Rural Homemakers To Be on the Radio
Five rural homemakers of Washington county will be heard on WMT next week from Tuesday through Friday at 6 45 A M. The programs were recorded last Monday for broadcast on station 600.
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Washington County
WMT
A. L. Duensing
Richard Fisher
Ted Anderson
West Point
Tomas Gerdes
Iowa Food Program Aims to Save 25 Million Bushels of Corn
Governor's special food conservation committee unveils a statewide plan to save at least 25 million bushels of corn by cutting waste and promoting efficient farming. It urges consumer restraint and grain storage, supports the friendship train fundraiser, and names Mark Thornburg as vice chairman with Stella Barker as secretary.
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Truman
Charles E. Wilson
White House
Roland G. Gittelsohn
Sadie Alexander
James B. Carey
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
M. E. Tilley
Channing H. Tobias
Boris Shiskin
Charles Luckman
Food Conservation Committee
International
Iowa
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Calif
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Kildeer
Iowa State College
Health Unit Warns Of Measles Epidemic
The Washington county health unit warns of a measles surge with about forty children absent from school and several rural cases. Dr Mildred Doster cautions about pneumonia and notes serum can help after exposure. The next child health conference is on Tuesday afternoon November 4 at the health unit office. Appointments remain by calling 488. Immunizations continue in schools through private physicians. recent protection totals include 83 diphtheria and smallpox in Brighton and 56 in Riverside.
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Washington County Health Unit
Washington
Health Unit
Brighton
Riverside
4H program talk on clothing project and county plans
Rosa mond Sojka presents last year clothing project work and 4H activities. Mrs Richard Stephens county women’s chairman outlines county program for the year and implementation details.
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Rosamond Sojka
Richard Stephens
Women’s County
Lincoln’s Patent for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals
Abraham Lincoln patented a device intended to lift ships over dangerous shoals. The brief note highlights his early inventive work while not detailing its design or success.
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Abraham Lincoln
Car and Cow Collision Near Riverside Causes Minor Damage
Delbert Grecien, a Riverside-area farmer, struck a cow on Highway 22 east of Riverside last night. The car suffered about $200 in damage but the cow escaped with its life and no one was seriously hurt though the driver had minor bruises after dimmed lights allowed the collision.
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Delbert Grecien
Riverside
Highway 22
UAW Denies Plan to Sign Taft Hartley Affidavits
Detroit, Nov 1. J Thomas vice president of the CIO United Auto Workers denied that top officers agreed to sign non communist affidavits under Taft Hartley. He refuted Walter Reuther's claim that the 22 man executive board voted to comply. He said he would not sign and that the board may have, but he voted no. The dispute colors the union's Atlantic City convention set for Nov 9.
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Detroit
UPRK
J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Auto
Thomas
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
NLRB
Paul Herzog
Robert Denham
George F. Addes
Addes
Richard T. Leonard
Alantic City
Rain Eases Hallowe'en Pranks In Washington
Rain kept youths indoors and reduced mischief last night in Washington according to police reports. Although some window soapings occurred at stores and homes, property damage or major incidents were limited and the pranks did not cause significant inconvenience.
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Hallowe'en
Mayor's Court Fines Railroad Worker for Intoxication
Mayor G E Mace fined J C Welch a railroad worker ten dollars plus costs for intoxication. R T Green received one dollar plus costs for improper parking.
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G. E. Mace
J. C. Welch
R. T. Green
Rains Inch and Hail Rainfall Yesterday
Rain and hail fell yesterday across multiple areas causing minor street flooding and scattered damage. Weather officials recorded light accumulations with residents reporting slick roads and cautious commutes.
Central Peru Hit by Strong Earthquake
An earthquake rattled central Peru centered near Tarma and Acobamba causing panic in Lima churches. One baby died in Tarma when a wall collapsed. many workers at Cerro de Pasco copper mines fled their sites amid fears of trapped neighbors and damaged parish structures.
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Lima
Peru
Tarma
Acombamba
Cerro de Pasco
Acabamba
McFadden Car Stolen From South Square Parking
Lewis McFadden reported his 1935 Plymouth model 1395S stolen from the south side of the square between eight and 10:30 PM. Police were notified and the missing vehicle had no trace by morning. License number 25089. Precipitation totaled 1.45 inches with temperatures around 50 degrees.
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Lewis McFadden
University names Hazel S Alberson to associate professorship
Hazel Stewart Alberson has been promoted to associate professor at the University of Wisconsin. She serves as acting chairman of the department of comparative literature for the year until a replacement is found.
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Hazel Stewart Alberson
University of Wisconsin
Department of Comparative Literature
Mrs Utterback Dies at Washington County Hospital
Isadora Elsie Utterback died at 12 50 today at Washington County Hospital after a car backing accident a week earlier. Funeral plans await distant relatives. Survived by sister Gracie Kate Gentzler of Ainsworth and brother E C Gentile of Columbus Junction. Funeral arrangements with L A Jones. Born May 27 in Lee County Iowa.
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Isadora Elsie Utterback
Washington County Hospital
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Utterback
Ainsworth
E. C. Gentile
Columbus Junction
Retirement accelerates part time teaching at university
Dr Philo M Bueh reached retirement age last year but due to an emergency he teaches part time this year. He founded the comparative literature department 21 years ago, one of a few in the United States offering both graduate and undergraduate degrees. The field studies ideas through literature across orient and occident, and the board has trouble finding a replacement for him. Mr and Mrs Fred L Stewart returned from Madison Wisconsin after a brief visit with their daughter Mrs Alberson.
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Philo M. Bueh
University
Buch
Fred L. Stewart
Madison
Wisc
Alberson
College Singers Bring Iowa Wesleyan Group to Ainsworth
Madrigal singers from Iowa Wesleyan College will perform at Ainsworth Methodist Church Sunday evening starting at 7 50. The church choir hosts a 6 00 supper for the group. Public invited with no admission fee though an offering will be taken.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Pope Sees Large Task for Congress Caled Gandolfo Navy
Pope Pius speaking to visitors at Gandolfo emphasized Congress faces a large task confronting naval and military issues. The wartime context underscored the need for coordinated action and firm leadership from lawmakers.
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Pope
Congress
Calted Gandolfo
Navy
Pope Pius
Large Attendance At Miller Service
The Presbyteran church was filled for the funeral of Howard P. Miller conducted by Rev. T. E. White with Dr. F. W. Eastwood of New London assisting. A large Legion delegation and Eastern Star members attended. Military honors were given at Elm Grove cemetery with a full firing squad and color guards.
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Howard P. Miller
T. E. White
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Legion
Eastern Star
Mr. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Matt Whittaker
Walmer Schilling
George Birney
Leland Carris
Sam Munson
Roy Steele
George Baker
Charles Denison
Edward Nardy
Rodney Arnold
Harvey Davis
George Rudiger
Clarence Richards
Jesse Radda
Maynard Brown
R. J. Tanner
Charles Kennedy
Jay Brewer
Fred Downing
Preston Wolf
Newsmen Ordered to Leave Yugoslavia
Belgrade dated report states United Press and New York Times correspondents were ordered to exit Yugoslavia within 24 hours. Mary Lester of United Press and Arthur Brandel of the New York Times were visited by militiamen who gave four hours to depart. visas had expired, no renewal yet. Attacks on NYT and AP reporters followed coverage of Dragoljub Jovanovic’s opposition leadership trial. AP’s Oscar Caruthers reportedly unaffected.
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Belgrade
United Press
The
New York Times
Yugoslavia
Mary Lester
Arthur Brandel
Associated Press
Dragoljub Jovanovich
Pontiff Pleads for Peace in Addresses to U S Senators
The Pope spoke to U S senators and migration committee members in two sessions and to Bolivian minister Nestor Calindo. He urged world peace as the only path to relief from famine, devastation and oppression, calling on Bolivians to aid in the quest for peace and justice.
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United States Congress
Europe
U. S. Senate Immigration Committee
Nestor Calindo
Holy See
Bolivia
Washington county lake project cleared for state approval
The Chicagua chapter of the Izaak Walton League won final state approval for a 150 acre lake and 1 100 acre park. Land options are being mailed today and engineers will map the shoreline. The dam will be built on Honey creek five miles northwest of Brighton with July next year as target for initial dam work.
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Washington County
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Robert Blue
State Conservation Commission
Executive Council
Ted Bailey
Des Moines
Bailey
Lake Committee
Walton League
Frank B. Miller
Clay Township
Honey Creek
Clayton Martin
Brighton
Rubio
Clayton
da Mae Martin
John R. Morgan
John R. Parcel
A. J. Steinbeck
L. V. Jones
Rodney B. Gowey
Rice Estate
Walter Pepper
Howard
Emily Lins
Ella Warren
Don
Helen Gower
Leonard
Genevieve Fritz
Mrs. Rose Howell
John W. Neal
Falsworth Savage
D. E. Hart
Miller
Iowa
Washington
Fairfield Izaak Walton League
Fairfield
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Thornburg
Robert D. Blue
Towan
Mildred Doster
McFadden
Hazel S. Alberson
Princess Elizabeth of
Great Britain
Margaret Rose
Ursula James
London
International Soundphoto
McGrath
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Rhode Island
J. Howard McGrath
Ainsworth Church
Oscar Caruthers
Two Lakes
State Executive Council
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