CIO Resolution Pushes Wage Increases Across Industry
Atlantic City report states the CIO resolutions committee calls for substantial wage increases to offset a 25 percent take home pay cut from taxes. Philip Murray says the convention anti communist declaration clears the deck for a united wage drive. Proposals include tax reform, 75 cent minimum wage, unemployment pay for strikers, and removal of labor board bias.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
Philip Murray
United States Senate
Theodore G. Bilbo
Miss
Wood-Rankin UN- American Committee
House
National Labor Relations Board
Boy 12 Hangs Self in Chicago Home Accident
Chicago police report a 12 year old, Jack Schlapinski, accidentally hanged himself when a chair slipped from under his bound feet, leaving a homemade noose. His body was found by 12 year old playmate Roberta Graves in his apartment. His mother Hazel Schlapinski was at work.
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Chicago
Jack Schlapinski
Roberta Graves
Jack
Hazel Schlapinski
Funeral services for Charles Beaty held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Charles BE Beaty were held yesterday afternoon at 2:00. Rev. T. C. Folk officiated. Pallbearers were Harry Watkins, Alvin Beaty, Ivar Shaffer and Frank Beaty. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BE. Beaty
Jones Funeral Home
Final rites held for Leroy Brown at local funeral home
Leroy Brown's funeral service was held yesterday at 3 30 PM at Jones' Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Smith of Grace Hill conducting. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Harlan Johnson Carl Corpman Harlo Engle and Max Waterhouse named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Brown
Jones’ Funeral Home
Floyd Smith
Grace Hill
Elm Grove Cemetery
Pall
Harlan Johnson
Carl Corpman
Harlo Engle
Max Waterhouse
Farm Bureau Group Sets Thursday Meeting
Farm Bureau and 4-H club activities include a regular monthly meeting for young married couples Thursday evening November 21 at West Chester school house. An oyster pot luck supper at seven marks the event followed by a 1947 farm outlook discussion led by Everette Stoneberg, with the program committee chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nittenegger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Young Married Couples Organization
West Chester
Everette Stoneberg
Farm Business Association
Ivan Nittenegger
Paralysis Fund Drive Underway In Washington County
T. A. Duncan with the Sister Kenny Foundation released the county committee making the drive start. The group includes Mrs. Humm Stewart Stanley Van Aucken in Washington, H. E. Dow Crawfordsville, Lemley Kalona, Baschnagel Riverside, Callen Ainsworth, Sandy Wellman, and Supt. Paxson Brighton. Frank Kos is county treasurer and a coupon in today’s Journal invites contributions through banks and mail.
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T. A. Duncan
Sister
Francis Baschnagel
Riverside
Paul Callen
Ainsworth
J. J. Sandy
Wellman
K. H. Paxson
Brighton
Frank Kos
Washington
Donation to Sister Kenny Foundation Fund
A donor in Washington IA sends a contribution to the Sister Kenny Foundation's polio fight. The letter to Mr Frank Kos, treasurer, includes a placeholder amount and the donor's name address city state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kos Treas
Sister Kenny Fund
Washington, Ia
Frank
Sister Kenny Foundation
Iowa Sister Kenny Campaign Seeks Nursing Training Funds
Chairman Duncan explains the drive supports training nurses and equipment for polio treatment under the Kenny method. The effort is distinct from the March of Dimes and will forward gifts to the county treasurer. The Iowa chapter’s first campaign lists several prominent Iowans and Frank B. Miller on the board.
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Duncan
National Foundation
Iowa
Sister Kenny Foundation
Frank B. Miller
Washington
Instruction for Wall SXicton County club officers meeting
The notice calls all local club officers in Wall SXicton County to attend a course of instruction at the Stewart school on November 23. The gathering aims to align duties and standards among county officers.
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Burlington
Wall Sxicton County
Stewart
Chicagua Izaak Walton League to Meet and Screen Films
Chicagua chapter Izaak Walton League gathers Monday in K CG hall for a program on city farm relations. Guests view sound films by Paul Boettcher on wildlife, soil erosion, and conservation, followed by a discussion and social hour with refreshments. Membership drive reports are due.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
K. CG. Hall
Walton League
Paul Boettcher
Conservation Office
Paul Horak
Washington County
A. C. Peterson
Brighton
Belgium Colombia and Syria elected to UN Security Council
United Nations Assembly in Flushing New York elected Belgium Colombia and Syria as non permanent members of the Security Council for two year terms replacing Egypt Mexico and the Netherlands. Colombia received 51 votes Belgium 43 and Syria 45 as Afghanistan Iceland and Sweden took seats for the first time.
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United Nations Assembly
Flushing
N. Y
Belgium
Colombia
Syria
Security Council
Egypt
Mexico
Netherlands
Council
Afghanistan
Iceland
Sweden
Assembly
India
Norway
Canada
Cuba
Greece
Turkey
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
France
China
Australia
Brazil
Poland
United Nations
Britain
The
Economic and Social Council
Six Children Die In Farm Home Fire Near Ashley
In North Dakota a farmhouse fire claimed the lives of six of nine children in the Lang family. Orplet, 13. Arbetella, 11. Darald, 9. Jennice, 6. Donna Mae, 4. and Bernice, 2 perished as the blaze swept through the home 14 miles north of Ashley. The mother and father survived. both were hospitalized in shock.
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Ashley
Jacob H. Lang
North Dakota
Ciildren
Fur Vo
Here
Orp
Arbetella
Darald
Jennice
Donna Mae
Bernice
Death of Cyrus E. Bush at 69 in Kaunsa City
Cyrus E. Bush, 69, died suddenly of a heart attack in Kaunsa City. The body will go to Washington for burial. services are Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Elm Grove cemetery with Rev. Fred F. Miller officiating. Survivors include four sisters in Kansas, Iowa, and California. Mr. Bush was a Spanish American War veteran.
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Cyrus E. Bush
Kaunsa City
Washington
Dural
Jones Funeral Home
Fred FE. Miller
Elm Grove
Effie V. Hesse
Topeka
Kansas
Stella Ward
Eldora
Iowa
Violet Stewart
Conrad
Towa
Minnie Meyers
Long Beach
California
Bush
Legionaires Welcome Rudy Wiens as Guest Speaker
The program committer announces Rudy Wiens a YMCA worker in the Far East will speak at the Legionaires event addressing a broad interest topic. His talk is expected to draw attention from members and guests.
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Tion
Rudy Wiens
Far East
Legionaires
Farm Bureau delegates hear treasurer report at state convention
Benton county Farm Bureau with 2,329 members leads membership contest as 93.91 percent of local farmers join. State treasurer D. B. Grieves reports Iowa Farm Bureau total at 106,022 members, 68,524 policyholders for Farm Mutual Insurance, and a $50 million insurance level by month end. Iowa Plant Food Co. authorized capital $500,000 with county resolutions. Iowa Farm Service reports refined fuel sales rising from 25 million gallons in 1945 to about 82 million this year.
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Des Moines
Towa
Benton County Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Wayne Tyler
Benton County
D. B. Grieves
Estate Farm Bureau
Greves
Bureau
State Office
Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Groves
TiIowa Plant Food Co
Iowa Farm Service Company
Skybuddies Club Elects Officers in Third Meeting
The Skybuddies Washington lying club held its third meeting at the Legion hall with 28 members present. Don Armstrong was elected president, Lawrence McVey vice president, Fred Minden secretary, and Lloyd Scott treasurer. A board of directors includes William Harvey, John Lemmon and John Martin. The constitution was read and adopted, dues collected, and monthly meetings set for the first Monday. Refreshments were served.
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Skybuddies
Washington
Legion Hall
Don Armstrong
Lawrence McVey
Fred
County Directors Name New Officers
Nov 19 Des Moines Kenneth R. Littlefield of Sioux City became president of the Town county extension directors association after a group meeting yesterday Clifford Johnson of Council Bluffs was named vice president A L Brown of Algona defeated Delbert Foster of Donnelson for secretary treasurer in the single contested race
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Des Moines
Kenneth R. Littlefield
Sue City
Town County Extension Directors Association
Clifford Johnson
Council Blutis
A. L. Brown
Algona
Delbert Foster
Donnelson
John McFarland Rites Planned In Ainsworth
John McFarland, 79, died Sunday at a Mt. Pleasant hospital. Funeral services set for 2 PM tomorrow at the Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Ainsworth cemetery. Rev. R. J. Stahmer to officiate. Arrangements by L. A. Jones Funeral Home, Washington.
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Ainsworth
John McFarland
Yelock
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth Cemetery
R. J. Stahmer
Mr. McFarland
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Konev Named Chief of Soviet Ground Forces
The British press reports Marshal Ivan S. Konev has been appointed commander in chief of the Soviet ground forces, replacing Marshal Georgi Zhukov. Konev, 48, has led troops in Ukraine and the Balkans and helped capture Berlin. he recently headed Soviet occupation in Austria.
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Ivan S
Konev
Georgi K. Zhukov
Konevy
Russia
Ukraine
Balkans
Zhifkov
Berlin
Austria
United Press
Zhukov
N. 8Bc
London Daily Worker
Communist Party
McCartney Services Held For 16 Year Old In Moline
Funeral services for Rob McCartney 16 son of Mr and Mrs Cam McCartney of Moline will be at 8 tomorrow afternoon at a Moline funeral home. He died yesterday morning at Moline General Hospital after a four day illness from an accident. Surviving are his parents a sister Martha and grandmothers Mrs David McCartney Jr and Mrs Addison Murphy both of Washington plus many uncles and aunts.
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Rob McCartney
Cam McCartney
Moline
Moline General Hospital
Campbell and
Grace Murphy McCartney
Motine
Martha
David McCartney, Jr
Addison Murphy
Washington
Tin Can Collection To Start Tomorrow
The final pickup of tin cans for this year will start tomorrow morning according to street commissioner Ralph Minick. The city is divided into zones, with the northeast section first. Residents north of the railroad and east of Second Avenue should have cans in terrace containers along the street.
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Ralph Minick
Second Avenue
Kendrick R M 55 Dies at Hospital in Washington County
Russell M Wendrick Kendrick 55 died at the county hospital at 5 00 am after a period of ill health. Survived by one brother William Kendrick and four sisters M Koehler Cook Short Bowden and Myrtie Bowden, plus one son Wayne. Born May 10 1891 in Logan County Illinois he lived in Washington County about 36 years. Funeral at Jones funeral home Thursday at 2 pm with Rev Fred Miller officiating, burial in Elim Grove cemetery.
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Russell M Wendrick
Washington County
Kendrick
William Kendrick
Washington
Maude Koehler
Marcella Cook
Fannie Short
Emden
Myrtie Bowden
Rock Island
Wayne
Edward
Logan County
Ilinois
Nellie FE. Sharpe
Methodias Church
Jones Funeral Home
Fred FE. Miller
Elim Grove Cemetery
Walkouts Spread as UMW Deliberates Shutdown Plan
Washington reports increasing numbers of United Mine Workers walking out as the grace period narrows for John L. Lewis to decide whether to risk jail or call off the national soft coal shutdown set for tomorrow midnight. Production losses mount with 72,828 idle of 460,000 miners and 272 mines closed.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
AFL
UMW
Lewis
Veterans Families Now Eligible for Social Security Benefits
Local veterans affairs official explains a Social Security Act amendment that allows dependents of veterans who died in action or while in service to receive full benefits. Benefits go to dependents only, not the veteran, with eligibility set by service length and age. For details contact the Leon Peatty Post or the Veterans Administration field office in Ottumwa.
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Bill Graf
Leon Peatty Post
American Legion
Legion Post
Veterans Administration
East Third Street
Ottumwa
Ralph T. Sprague
Collectors Set for Tomorrow Morning Says City Official
Mr. Minick says collections begin tomorrow morning with dates for other town sections to be announced later. The note outlines a phased pickup plan and reminds residents to place items curbside.
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Minick
Port Strike Near End as Ships Idle Across West Coast
About 600 ships lay idle at anchor in west coast ports while the 51 day maritime strike was due to end tomorrow. Major steamship firms planned to resume trans Pacific sailings as leaders of the Hollywood film strike vowed the charges of criminal conspiracy would not derail the walkout. Meanwhile 360 Ford auto workers at the Lincoln plant were ordered back to work after the stoppage idled 1,100 other workers yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Lincoln
Change at Employment Office in Iowa State Service
The local employment service office becomes the Iowa state employment service returning from federal control. Veterans, applicants, and employers receive the same service as before with hours now from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday mornings are for clerical work and training. the public is not served then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Employment Service
Lay
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples by County Clerk
Marriage licenses were issued late yesterday and today at the county clerk's office to Ora W Miller and Fannie K E Beachy of Kalera and to Roy Ah Shener of Cedar Rapids and Ethal Arline Paul of Washington.
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Ora W Miller
Fannie KE. Beachy
Kalera
Roy Ah Shener
Cedar Rapids
Ethal Arline Paul
Washington
Of Haineis Counties Half Have Soil Testing Labs
Among Haineis 102 counties, 54 operate their own soil testing laboratories, indicating a broad regional effort in agricultural soil analysis.
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Haineis
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Farm Bureau Group
U.N. General Assembly
Flushing Meadows
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Hartley Shawcross
Great Britain
W. K. Wellington Koo
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Legion Meeting
Legion
Laertor
City Hall
Legion Rooms
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
UN Council
Faeroe Islands
West Pa
International
Houston
Junction
McFarland Funeral Services
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Red Army
McCartney Services
R. M. Kendrick
West Virginia
Alabama
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