Robbery Steals $750000 In Diamonds From Mrs Hilton
A gunman posing as a telephone repairman robbed the penthouse of Mrs. Sara Gabor Hilton Miss Hungary of 1936 and ex-wife of Conrad Hilton. He forced entry, tied the maid and Hilton, then fled with 25 pieces of jewelry valued at about 750000 dollars after threatening the infant Constance. The suspect is described as five eleven, about 190 pounds, neatly dressed in a grey suit with dark sunglasses.
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Sara Gabor Hilton
Hungary
Hilton
Conrad N. Hilton
Hilton Hotel
Lulu Barth
Pedestrian Struck by Car Near Riceville. 70 Dead
In Riceville Iowa on Oct 4, Up Fritz Fink 70 of Jamestown township was fatally struck while walking toward town from his cheese factory. The driver Lyle Armstrong of Riceville remained at the scene. Coroner H L Bradley ruled it an accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Ilowa
Fritz Fink
Jamestown Township
Lyle Armstrong
Here
Fink
H. L. Bradley
Fair and Warmer Sunday Forecast Across Iowa
Des Moines reports general heavy rains last night with rainfall totals led by Monroe 1.61 inches Knoxville 1.47 and Waterloo 1.25. Forecasters expect fair weather to return tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures and milder lows across western areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Monroe
Knoxville
Waterloo
Lamoni
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Albia
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Dubuque
Iowa City
Sioux City
Atlantic
Marriage License Granted to Marston and Payne
Warren Gayle Marston and Gen esa Rose Payne of Washington obtained a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Gayle Marston
Genesa Rose Payne
Washington
Court House
Churchill Opens A New Campaign
Winston Churchill challenged the Conservative Party to ready for a general election. He blasted the Labor government, urged high activity within the party, and claimed voters now mostly favor conservatives. He warned that slackness harms Britain’s life as a free state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eng
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Harold McMillan
Conservative and Unionist Association
Labor
Brighton celebration ends with fine for Wes Custer
Wes Custer of Washington celebrated Whoopee Day at Brighton yesterday. Mayor K N Elmore fined him ten dollars and costs for intoxication, deeming his actions excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Custer
Washington
Brighton
K. N. Elmore
Seek Compromise In Balkan Fight
In Lake Success New York the United States offered to soften its Balkan settlement plan if Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia backed by Russia agree to a long range UN border patrol. Herschel V Johnson announced the proposed compromise aligning with Spaak's earlier idea to avoid direct blame on the three satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Balkans
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
United Nations
General Assembly
Herschel V. Johnson
Johnson
Willling
Paul Henry Spaak
Balkan
Assembly
Greece
Spaak
Vetebound
UN Security Council
Russia
Security Council
Local family attends electronic show and TV broadcast
Larry Foster, his wife and daughter Fredene return from St Louis after an electronic show where John Rider of New York, dean of the radio service and wartime radar chief, gave an address. The Fosters were among seven people televised in the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Foster
Fredene
St. Louis
John Rider
New York
Radio Service
Duke Rommel Sent To Washington Hospital After Accident
Alvin Duke Rommel arrived in Washington this morning from Muscatine and was admitted to the county hospital. He lost his left arm in a highway crash last Sunday night and had been in Muscatine hospital. He is reported to be getting along fairly well but endures considerable pain and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Duke
Rommel
Washington
Muscatine
Health Unit Activities Week of October 7
Health unit schedule lists a Tuesday event from 1 15 to 3 45 p m a child health conference in the office.
Yankees Take Early Lead In Fifth World Series Game
In Brooklyn on October 4 the New York Yankees led the fifth World Series game at Ebbets Field. A Shea single produced the first run in the third inning and Joe DiMaggio hit his second home run of the series in the fifth as the Dodgers were held scoreless through five innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Ebbetsfield
Shea
Yankee
DiMaggio
Dodgers
New gadgets highlighted in October National Foundation list
The October issue features a plastic egg container to reduce breakage an automatic awning that deploys in rain and retracts in sun a shaving brush with integrated fly cream dispenser and a beginner’s airplane that requires no skill to fly it levels off and lands at 20 miles per hour
Britain Eyes Five-Year Atomic Lead Over U S
The Daily Graphic quotes a leading British atomic expert saying Britain is five years ahead of the United States in atomic research and could have atomic energy powering generators within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Graphic
Britain
United States
Wallace warns against war mongering in Mass speech
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace, speaking at Munnerrat Auditorium in Springfield, Mass, warned that powerful forces and Wall Street interests are steering the U.S. toward war. He urged Americans to prevent private interests from conflicting with the general welfare to safeguard capitalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
Munnerrat Auditorium
Wall Street
Bomb blast injures Hindu milkman in Bombay area
An explosion in a European residential district of Bombay shattered windows and wounded a Hindu milkman. The blast appeared aimed at a local window cleaning business frequented by Americans in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Fourteen Gree ks Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
A special court martial in Macedonia sentenced 14 of 52 defendants to death for aiding guerrillas. Eight received life terms, sixteen were given lesser sentences, and fourteen were acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Drama
Macedonia
New Equipment At Farmers' Store
The Farmers' store owned by Robert Wead announces new equipment to handle dairy products, fruits and vegetables more efficiently. A self serve refrigerator, about 13 feet long and three deck type, increases display space and keeps merchandise fresh and accessible compared with the old model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wead
Farm Bureau Programs and 4 H Drive Worldwide News
Farm Bureau schedules a field day at Herb Campbell farm six miles north of Ainsworth with talks by Herb Howell and Paul Boettcher on farm management soil care and Campbell’s livestock and crops. County residents from Muscatine Johnson Louisa and Washington invited. Also Oct 16 annual meeting at State theatre with C M Wilson editor Iowa Farm Bureau speaking on Europe. 4 H kickoff at John Knotek home near Washington features enrollment drive and a Wiener roast with Jackson Boys club hosting.
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Herb Campbell
Ainsworth
Herb Howell
Paul Boetteher
Campbell Farm
Campbell
Muscatine
Johnson
Louisa
Washington
Farn Bureau
State Theatre
C. M. Wilson
Ilowa Bureau Farmer
M Wilson
Iowa
Europe
Ules
John Knotek
Jackson Boys Club
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Fox in Crawfords Ville
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Fox were held yesterday at the Methodist church in Crawfords Ville with Rev Clifford Ott officiating. Music featured a duet by Mrs William Henss and Mrs Howard Anderson, with Mrs Ollie Anwyl at the organ. Pallbearers included Lee Lease Bruce Lease Cecil Lease William Lease Gary Lease and Scott Welsh. Burial followed in Crawfordsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Fox
Crawfords Ville
Clifford Ott
William Henss
Howard Anderson
Ollie Anwyl
Lee
Bruce
Cecil
William
Gary Lease
Scott Welsh
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Clyde Pratt Trailer Wrecked in Accident
Mr and Mrs Clyde Pratt lost their Washington residence as their modern trailer, used while traveling, was wrecked in a side swiping accident on Highway 2 near Rose Hill yesterday afternoon. The contents were scattered, no injuries occurred, and the Pratts were en route to Des Moines planning a later Texas trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kkose Hill
Pratt
Des Moines
Texas
Pratts
Musicians Told to Ignore Taft Picket Lines
Des Moines union musician leaders say James Petrillo advised members to perform at a Taft rally despite possible picket lines. Sandy Dalziel reports Petrillo emphasized that picketing is not the American way and urged musicians to proceed.
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Des Moines
Taft
Sandy Dalziel
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Petrillo
Dalziel
Traffic violations cause thousands of crashes in 1946
Direct traffic violations resulted in 15 774 accidents in Towa during 1946. The figure highlights the impact of enforcement and driver behavior on road safety in the city that year.
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Towa
Newspaper Meet at Wellman Hosts District Press Association
Wellman welcomed a district meeting of Town Press association with about 69 editors and publishers in attendance. Adrain Kuipers of Wellman Advance organized the event, featuring a Maplecrest turkey dinner at Harley Rugg restaurant. Des Moines speakers Don Reid and Sherm Needham led talks on newspaper concerns, followed by a tour of Maplecrest turkey processing plant invited by A. C. Gingerich.
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Wellman
Town Press Association
Adrain Kuipers
Wellman Advance
Maplecrest
Harley Rugg
Don Reid
Sherm Needham
Des Moines
Maplecrest Turkey Processing
A. C. Ginger
Canada U S must cooperate to thwart Soviet aims
Montreal October 4 1952 Harry Amos Bullis president General Mills warns a depression in Canada and the United States would aid Soviet Russia. He urges careful international actions that honor Canada U S ties and criticizes economic missteps. Bullis also backs Harold Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Russia
U. S. Chambers of Commerce
Harry Amos Bullis
General Mills, Inc
Bullis
Harold Stassen
Davenport Couple Held for Kidnapping Child
Davenport couple Y. E. Carleton and wife were jailed in Atlantic Iowa on charges they kidnapped Stephan Craig the child they had raised since infancy. The case stems from a custody dispute with Gertrude Moyer of Des Moines who alleges the Carletons feloniously took the boy to conceal him from his mother. The couple faced bond demands totaling 19 000 dollars and a grand jury appearance. Despite search efforts by Davenport police and county authorities the child remained missing as of report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iowa
USA
Y. E. Carleton
Davenport
Gertrude Moyer
Des Moines
Stephan Craig
Carletons
Cass County
Harry Jordan
Grand Jury
Jordan
Stephan
Scott County
Cooperation viewed key to voluntary grain conservation
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said brewers may curb grain use under a voluntary conservation program, with 10 to 138 million bushels of wheat used yearly in beer. He noted livestock feed reduction is the big target to save about 100 million bushels, while no wartime price controls or rationing are planned.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Charles Luckman
Truman
Food Conservation Committee
U. S
Europe
Anderson
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Davenport Clerk Charged With Thefts At Post Office
Henry Ross former president of the Iowa state federation of postal clerks faced charges of misappropriating government money while working as money order clerk in the Davenport post office. He was held to the federal grand jury under 2500 bond after appearing before U S Commissioner William T Evans. Ross also faced charges of over charging and short changing patrons at the money order window. He has long served in postal union leadership including local president for five years and state president since 1943.
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Davenport
Henry
Ross
Iowa State Federation of Postal Clerks
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
Willian T. Evans
Davenport Patriotic Associaation
Nation to honor war dead with flag at half staff
President Truman ordered the U S flag flown at half staff on days when World War dead are brought home from overseas Oct 19 and Oct 26 memorial services will be held in San Francisco and New York for thousands of soldiers returned for final rest in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
U. S
San Franciso
New York
Federal inquiry suggested amid remarks
He stated success and noted the possibility the Federal Bureau of Investigation may be asked to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Chicago
National Foundation For Science and Industry
Britaen
Farmers’ Store
Farm Bureau
Fox
Clyde Pratt
Rose Hill
U.S
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