AFL Charges Communists Infiltrating Federal Departments
The American Federation of Labor accused communists of infiltrating U S federal agencies including the State Department and transferring secret papers to Moscow. Delegates at the convention adopted a declaration denouncing dictatorship and warning the Kremlin agenda as a vital threat to Americans since the Revolutionary War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Moscow
Economic
Ce. S
State Department
Communist Party
U. Wiy
Frey
AFL
Kremlin
Flyers Club Plan Organization Meeting in Washington
Washington aviators in Washington county plan a 7 30 p m Wednesday gathering at Washington airport to form a flyers duo. All licensed pilots may join, announced Don Armstrong noting his first anniversary as assistant manager and flight instructor under Willeh Lloyd Scott at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Don Armertrong
Armstrong
Willeh Lloyd Scott
Retain Ceilings On Automobiles Amid Decontrol Talk
The OPA moved its decontrol schedule forward by a month but said ceilings on new and used autos will stay. Deputy price administrator Geoffrey Baker warned against removing controls to prevent price spikes. Other items under control include farm equipment, appliances, furniture, clothing, and building materials. The plan aims to lift ceilings on nonessential items by November 1. The agency also decontrolled aged whiskey and weighs further policy details. A price decontrol board panel will meet to discuss Gaity products and related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lakers
Truman
OPA Toom
Oiisipally
Meat Crisis Sparks Blame Game In Washington
Government agencies moved to ease wage price controls as meat shortages prompt blame between parties. GOP leader Carroll Reece urged voters to oppose Democratic control, arguing only Republican lawmakers elected on November 5 can shield the public from bureaucratic confusion as meat supplies are boosted and wartime controls are lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
GOP Nation
Carroll Reece
Mr. Truman
Robert A. Taft
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb. Reece
Congress
Reece
Cities Service Dealers Meet In Iowa Country Club Dinner
Dealers and representatives of Cities Service Co. in southeastern Iowa attended a dinner meeting last evening at the country club. Forty were present for the 6 50 o clock dinner with arrangements led by Washington dealer T R Gilespie and Oscar Lane. Special talks were given by C A Willis of Chicago general sales manager J L Zust of St Paul regional manager Art Linen of Cedar Rapids divisional manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cities Service Company
Southeastern
Iowa
Country Club
Washington
T. R. Gilespie
Spervisor
Oscar Lane
C. A. Willis
Chicago
J. L. Zust
St Paul
Art Linen
Cedar Rapids
OPA Sees Price Controlled Dairy sector Shrink
OPA economists estimate about 52 percent of the dairy economy remains under price control and forecast this to fall to 40 percent by year’s start. They base the projection on current market trends and policy adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Diane Sorrell Celebrates Third Birthday in Decatur Home
Diane Sorrell marked her third birthday last Wednesday at her parents home in Decatur Illinois. Guests included her grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Snider and other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Sorrell
Robert Sorrell
Decatur Ill
Frank Snider
Mrs. McCreedy Dies of Injuries After Wyoming Accident
Mrs Clifford McCreedy, 42, died at Lutheran hospital in Moline Illinois from injuries suffered in an August 7 automobile crash near Laramie Wyoming that killed her husband and two children. She had been flown from Laramie to Moline for treatment. Funeral plans were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford QC. MccCreedy
Lutheran
Aledo
McCreedy
Clifford McCreedy
Frank Barger Dies Indefinite Funeral Plans
Frank Warger, 54, died this morning after a year of ill health. Funeral arrangements by Sherman’s pending word from a sister in California. Born July 7, 1892, near Richmond, son of Frank and Harriet Wilson Barger, he worked as a laborer in Richmond and Kalona before moving to Washington about a year and a half ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warger
O Sherman
California
Mr. Barger
Richmond
Frank
Harriet (Wilson) Barger
Kalona
Washington
Local Farms Change Hands Near Riverside
Mrs S W Storrell spent a few days with the Robert Sorrel family last week. Paul Gerot of Minneapolis sold his farm southeast of Riverside formerly the Overfelt farm to Babe Petru o Hills. Ted Gerot operated the farm the past season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Storrell
Robert Sorrel
Paul Gerot
Minneapolis Minn
Riverside
Overfelt
Babe Petru O
Shannon Returns From Chicago Convention
R. E. Shannon came back this morning from Chicago where he had attended since Sunday the semi annual convention of the Inland Daily Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Shannon
Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
Meat Prices Rise Sharply Amid Short Supplies
The survey shows fresh meat scarce with prices up to three times the old ceiling. Hogs and cattle hit record highs as wholesale demand spiked. retailers expect continued increases and unstable pricing after price decontrol. Surviving relatives listed include John Barger and Eva Barger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priess
OPA
Detroit
CPA
George Dressler
National Associatr A
Ivelstock
Evens
Legion Armistice Banquet and Dance Planned
The American Legion met last night to announce Armistice Day events at the Methodist church with a dinner for 3.50 and a dance for 1.00, plus joint tickets at 2.00. Iowa State’s Prof Jack Johnson will speak, detailing wartime service on a Russian destroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Rooms
Methodist Church
Jack Johnson
Iowa State University
Johnson
Senator Wilson's Mother Dies At 91 In Des Moines
Mrs. James H. Wilson, mother of Sen. George Wilson, died in Des Moines after a long illness at age 91. A native of Garforth England she came to the United States in 1869 at age 14 and later married James Wilson known as Prairie Jim prominent in Iowa politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James H. Wilson
George Wilson
Garforth
Yorkshire
England
James
Prairie Jim) Wilson
Towa Poli
Divorce Decree Granted in Lins v Lins Probate Case
A divorce decree was filed in the case Gladys M Lins versus Francis F Lins. Judge I J Siegers ordered the defendant pay $12 50 monthly support for three minor children and awarded the plaintiff household goods and property at Ainsworth. An order authorized George F Morrison administrator of the Elmer Carmichael estate to sell land in Marion township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys M. Lins
Francis F. Lins
I. J. Siegers
Ainsworth
Siegers
George F. Morrison
Elmer Carmichael
Marion Township
Soybean Harvest Progress Report Signals Big Season
Iowa crop and livestock report states most soybeans will be harvested within ten days. About one fourth of acreage already combined but rains slowed work last week. Drying weather reduces moisture in beans and corn. a killing freeze needed for tepid drains. Corn harvest to begin in western areas in one to two weeks, with seed plots mainly for livestock feed. Wheat seedlings show good stands in Missouri river counties, though dry weather slows termination in southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Bonds Sold for Washington School Bond Issue to Chicago Firm
Washington school district sold $190000 in building bonds to Halsey Stuart & Co of Chicago at 1.5 percent interest. The purchaser pays a $38451 premium, with eight bidders and White-Phillips of Davenport as runner up. Bonds dated Nov 1 mature 1944 to 1964, proceeds fund a high school addition on East Madison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Board of Education
Halsey, Stuart & Co
Chicago
White Phillips Company
Davenport
Washington
Board of Education
UU. 5
High Schoe Addition
Madison Street
First National Bank of
White-Phillips Co. Inc
Des Moines National Bank of Deer Mones
Carleton D. Beh & Co
Des Moines
Halsey Stuart & Co
Paine, Weber, Jackson & Curtis
National
State Banks
State Bank
White-Phillips
How Did He Secure the Poison Vial
A military board investigates how Goering obtained the cyanide vial and how he knew to swallow it at 10 45 pm, two hours before his scheduled execution. Secret notes and a concealed cartridge container were involved as officials kept details from the public. Justice Robert H. Jackson later said Goering’s death exposed his lifelong weakness and undermined Nazi martyr myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
Washington
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Hermann Goering
Jackson
Germany
Nyth
Local Notes On Graduations And Social Visits
Robert L. Sheets of Ollie graduated yesterday from the Washington Flying Service with a private pilot license. Tucker Chevrolet added three staffers Claude Praneis Randall Henry Miller and Alex Dorseh to key departments. Mr and Mrs John Griffith of Newton Kansas plan to return home after a visit with Ida Cavender at the Ivan Maas home near Riverside. They were among local residents sharing Sunday meals and calling on neighbors including Carl Craig and Ray Cummings and others in the Riverside area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Sheets
Ollie
Washington Flying Service
Claude Praneis Randall
Kerrick
Henry Miller
Alex Dorseh
John Griffith
Newton, Kan
Griffith
Hazel Siberts
Ida Cavender
Ivan Maas
Riverside
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Reds
Federation of la
Bor
Flyers’ Club
Duchess of Windsor
Sunningdale
Earl of Dudley
Windsors
Edward VIII
Cities Service Co
Dealers In Meeting
Frank Barger
Kalong
Unity United Press
U. S Department of Circulture
Minnesota
John Barger
Wellman
Eva Barger
Los Angeles
Calif
Jessie Augustine
Ellen Barger
Gordon Hesser
Albert D. Hesser
Wheaton
Ill
Sudan
Boston U
Boston University
Back Bay College
Harold
Bernard Polit
Ann
Alma Baker
Grenith
Patricia Rood
Alan
Philip Turner
Legion
Glee Club
Legion Glee Club
Boyd White
Martin Whittaker
Howard Miller
National Legion Convention
San Francisco
Hill
Lehai
Keokuk
Fred Downing
Crawfordsville
New Legion
Tom Preckhart
American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
David W. Harvey
Charles Dawson
Golia Miller
Donald Helfrick
Charles Longer
Senator Wilson
Lins
Gand
Carmichael Estate
Adair County
J. H. Wilson
Frank Wilson
Wesley Methodist Church
Menlo
Shaw McDermott Co
Vieth, Duncan & Wool
Execu
Tion
Mernberg
Carl Craig
Ray Cummings
North Liberty
McKinley Sleichter
Iowa City
Clair Flynn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!