Vishinsky Attacks Truman's Position on Atomic Energy
In Paris at the United Nations, Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky assailed President Truman’s stance on international control of atomic energy. He warned there is no basis for east west agreement and decried the American proposal as a vicious circle of contradiction while U.S. Warren Austin urged high level talks next year to break the stalemate.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Bernard Baruch
Andrei Vishinsky
Truman
Vishinsky
Milwaukee
Canada
Warren Austin
Russia
General Assembly
U S Protest Over Murder of Irving Ross in Vienna
The United States said it will press Soviet authorities to act against the murderers of Irving Ross, an American Economic Cooperation Administration official, who was beaten to death in the Soviet zone of Vienna. An Austrian woman with him was injured. Four Russian soldiers were reported to have battered Ross. The case is being thoroughly investigated by U S officials in Austria.
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Washington
United States
Austria
Irving Ross
State Department
Ross
Vienna
Economic Cooperation Administration
Department
Michael J. McDermott
Geoffrey Keyes
John G. Erhardt
Westmore Willcox
ECA
Iowa Life Agents Attend State Insurance Conference
Jay Sellers general agent in Washington county for the Iowa Life Insurance company will attend a statewide conference in Des Moines on November 15. Arthur Lorack a special agent will also attend.
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Jay Sellers
Washington County
Iowa Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Arthur Lorack
Set Annual Goal For Farm Bureau
Wayne Edmundson announced the 1949 Washington County Farm Bureau membership quota is 1300 with the board having accepted the target. The kickoff meeting for the campaign is December 4 1948 and dues rise from 10 to 15 dollars though member growth is expected to outpace the higher rate.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County
County Farm Bureau
Wayne Edmundson
County Farm Bureau Board
Funeral services for Lana K Shalla at Jones funeral home
Funeral services for Lana Kay Shalla daughter of Mr and Mrs Dwayne Shalla Riverside were held Wednesday afternoon in the Jones funeral home led by Dr George Kerr Special music was provided by Ted and Mildred Stewart with Mrs Ralph Kleese as accompanist Bearers included Clem Shalla Joe Te Bock horst Leo Te Bock horst and Ed Conner Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery
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Lana Kay Shalla
Dwayne Shalla
Riverside
Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
Ted and
Mildred Stewart
Ralph Kleese
Clem Shalla
Joe and
Leo Te Bockhorst
Ed Conner
Elm Grove Cemetery
Harvest Home Sunday Observance Set For Nov 21
County Farm Bureau president Wm Gamon announced Harvest Home Sunday observance for November 21 statewide. The event the kickoff for the Christian Rural Overseas Program aims to gather relief goods for distribution in Europe with churches, farm groups and denominations participating.
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County Farm Bureau
Wm. Gamon
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Europe
Gamon
Washington Schools Close Friday for Teachers Convention
Public schools in Washington will be closed all day Friday as teachers attend the Iowa State Education Association convention in Des Moines. Most staff travel by chartered bus, leaving Friday morning and returning Saturday night. County superintendent Lester B. Krabill is in Des Moines through Saturday.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa State Education Association
Lester B. Krabill
Will contest close Polk County race
Des Moines reports Agnes Gibson the Democratic candidate for Polk County re election is set to contest the race. The brief item notes local political efforts following polling. The status of the challenge and potential implications remain to be announced.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Agnes Gibson
Truman Strength in Farm States Baffles Politicians
Chicago reports Republicans and Democrats seek why President Truman carried four big farming states Iowa Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana. Analysts credit farm price supports warnings and labor support plus voters recalling 1930s farm programs. Dewey accuses administration of keeping prices high while Truman touts farm aid.
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Chicago
Middle West
Iowa
Minnesota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Dewey
Dakotas
Mr Truman
Stassen
Albany
Minnesotan
Charles Brannan
Cyrus Phillips
Jake More
Iowa Democratic Organization
Mr. Truman
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Congress
Woman candidate contests eight vote margin in county election
The candidate said she will contest the eight vote margin of incumbent Republican Mrs Jene Hammill after Tuesday polls. Judges in two heavily Democratic precincts reported failure to register straight party votes and the voting machines were guarded. Democrats won six county offices Tuesday.
To Install Rev Koch At Trinity Church
Rev Koch arrives mid November to assume duties as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Washington. He will be installed in a special service on Sunday evening November 14 with Rev Ahton Koch of Mt Pleasant leading the service.
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George Koch
Trinity Lutheran Church
Washington
Ahton Koch
Mt. Pleasant
Refunds Offered for Unpunched Football Tickets
High school and junior college officials announce refunds of 50 cents per unpunched home football ticket. Tickets may be redeemed at the high school or Chamberlin Brothers Sport Shop for the canceled game in the season, with a maximum 50 cent value, usable at Case Field tonight for the Washington versus Mt. Pleasant game.
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Chamberlin Brothers Sport Shop
Case Field
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Marriage License Issued to Gates and Green
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse to Camel Glen Gates and Esther Green, both residents of Brighton.
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Court House
Camel Glen Gates
Esther Green
Brighton
Local Y Teen Club Aids CROP Plan Bake Sale Saturday
Local Y teen club members join with Iowa groups to raise funds for cereal purchases to support CROP overseas aid. The bake sale starts Saturday at 9 a.m. at Marston Skelgas store on the square. Committees include Betty Marston location Andrey Steele workers and Jean Melinney publicity.
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Iowa
Marston Skelgas
Betty Marston
Andrey Steele
Jean Melinney
Students in Wyman predict Truman win using local poll
In Wyman Illinois, high school pupils revealed a two week old poll of ten residents on the presidential race. The mock poll split five votes for Dewey and five for Truman, with observers noting Truman could win if he secured five votes locally.
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Wyman
Truman
Dewey
Ames Students Vote on Pet Ban Controversy
Residents of Pommel court Iowa State College housing for married students will vote Monday on nets in the area. Mothers complain dogs and cats are unsanitary where children play. A similar case at the University of Iowa veterans housing last spring ended with pets banned.
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Ames
Pommel Court
Iowa State College
University of Towa Veteran's
Party squabbles complicate new Democratic Congress leaders
Washington reports the new Democratic majority faces North South divides as labor backed new dealers enter the House. key figures Rayburn and Barkley are slated to lead, with battles over Taft Hartley repeal and Civil Rights legislation shaping early agenda.
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Congress
Roosevelt
President Truman
Truman
Rayburn
House
Senate
Barkley
Truman Begins Post Election Journey Home
President Truman starts his triumphal return to Washington after victory, traveling by special train from Independence, Missouri with Mrs. Truman and Margaret. He greets crowds in Sedalia and en route towns, joking with reporters and thanking supporters as stops are planned through Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginia and beyond.
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Thomas Bk. Dewey
Jack Bullard
Richard Duncan
Albert Ridge
Ted Marks
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Kansas City
Independence, Mo
Bess Truman
Margaret
Sedalia
Truman
Pettis County
Enoysy
Washington Post
Frank Monroe
Kelly Scruton
Julian Bagley
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Vincennes
North Vernon
Ind
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Gratton and Keyser
W. Va
Welcome Home Truman Draws Half Million Crowd
In Washington 500000 people expected to line streets for President Truman return parade from Union Station at 10 a.m. CST. Government workers and students released early to view the gala event. The Truman family arrives with Margaret. greeted by a DC delegation led by Commissioner John Russell Young.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Margaret
Union Station
John Russel Young
District of Columbia
Weather expert predicts Berlin airlift faces zero weather days
London reports a British weather expert warned that the Berlin airlift will encounter zero weather conditions about one day in every four in the coming months. The forecast cites limited visibility and cold air as factors delaying flights.
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London
Wolfe Testifies In Ouster Suit In Des Moines
Des Moines printer-publisher Jack Wolfe testified as a state witness in the ouster case against suspended city safety commissioner Myron J. Bennett. Wolfe refused to answer a question about a May conversation with tavern owner Dave Fidler, citing possible self incrimination. The judge paused proceedings awaiting ruling on Wolfe’s right to refuse.
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Des Moines
Jack Wolfe
Myron J. Bennett
Polk County
Wolfe
Bennett
Dave Fidler
Fidler
Ed Thayer
Thayer
G. K. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
J. Riley McManus
Thompson
Hike Planned for Grade School Boys
Grade school boys are invited to meet at the Washington YMCA at first o clock tomorrow morning for a hike. Art Brown YMCA secretary said the excursion will be run if weather permits and boys with evening paper routes should return in time for their daily tasks.
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Washington Y.M.C.A
Art Brown
Allied airlift to Berlin amid fog and rain
Berlin received a heavy airlift yesterday as American and British pilots flew 222 planes into Gatow and Tempelhof amid fog and rain. The Gatow weather bureau warned of similar conditions for the next 45 hours, marking the largest such operation since the airlift began June 24.
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Berlin
Gatow
Iowa approves bonds for $85 million World War II veterans bonus
Gov. Robert D. Blue must act on the state’s plan to issue bonds funding an $85 million World War II veterans bonus. The measure, approved 4 to 1, creates the World War II Service Compensation Board to process applications by December 31, 1950. Domestic service pays $10 monthly and overseas $12.40, with eligibility years 1940 to 1946 and prior service before Sept. 2, 1945.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
World War Ti Service Compensation Board
Fourth Ward Result Corrected in County Attorney Race
Corrected figures show Paul Shearer carried the fourth ward in Washington defeating John C. Owen by 349 to 297. Shearer’s vote in Nira precinct was recorded as 23.
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Paul Shearer
Washington
John C. Owen
Oweaava
Shearer
Nira
Weather forecast for Des Moines November 4
Iowa rain tonight becomes partly cloudy tomorrow with cooler temperatures. Winds in the extreme west reach high tomorrow. Highs today 55 to 65, tonight 40 to 42 in northwest to near 30 in southeast. Tomorrow’s highs 51 to 55. Local high 58, low 42.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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