Livestock Shipments Set Record Across Midwest
Mile long lines of trucks queued to unload at major centers as record hogs and cattle flowed from farms to markets in Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska. Prices fell sharply with hogs $2 to $5 lower and cattle prices easing amid rapid yard unloading and packing plant strain.
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United Press
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Oscar Mayer Packing Plant
Des Moines
Lowa
Larior Lowa
Suthern
Minnesota
Ottumwa
Morrell Packing Company
Waterloo
Rath Packing Cr
Taxpayers and State Income Taxes by Southeast Iowa Counties
Des Moines reports show Washington County with 2,243 taxpayers paying 53,859 dollars in state income taxes. Other counties listed include Jefferson 1,405 taxpayers 23,443 dollars Henry 1,976 taxpayers 31,808 dollars 1,618 taxpayers 31,081 dollars Jasper 3,734 taxpayers 61,167 dollars Cedar 1,996 taxpayers 36,804 dollars.
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Yable
Des Moines
Washington County
Iowa
Jefferson
Henry
Jasper
Cedar
John
Thirteen Die As Army Plane Crashes Near Laramie
A C-47 converted aircraft crashed in a blizzard near Laramie Wyoming killing thirteen people. Among the dead were three crewmen and ten passengers including two women with eight Navy personnel aboard.
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Laramie
Wyo
EE. .E. Knight
Knight
U. S. Navy
Weed Seed Density Reaches 40000 Per Square Foot
Scientists report an astonishing finding with as many as 40 000 weed seeds counted in a single square foot of soil. The result highlights seed abundance in disturbed ground and implications for management.
Sales Tax Figures Across Iowa Counties Revealed
The state tax commission released sales tax returns showing retail figures by county, with gains observed in several counties. Notable figures include Keokuk $113,274 and Muscatine $85,799, while overall county totals vary across neighboring regions.
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Lews Counties
State Tax Commission
Jefferson
Keokuk
Louisa
Powesheik
Cedar
Henry
Iowa
Remove Coffee Price Controls
The OPA decontrolled coffee price floors today after supply equaled demand. The action followed a petition by the coffee industry advisory committee, marking the first time a product was decontrolled at an industry petition.
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Washington
OPA
Coffee Industry Advisory Committee
Lld
Ban on Building To Be Extended
Washington date October 27 1946 Housing Expeditor Wil son W Wyatt said the ban on non essential commercial and industrial building will be extended into 1947 and price controls will stay on building materials and new homes He spoke after visiting President Truman to report progress on the housing program and noted the $35 million weekly permit limit remains rigid.
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Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
Truman
Wyatt
Funeral services for Mrs. Clif ford QC McCreedy
Funeral services for Mrs. Clif ford QC McCreedy will be held Friday at 2 30 P M in the Presbyterian church at Aledo Illinois. Burial will be in the Aledo cemetery. She died yesterday in a Moline hospital from injuries suffered August 7 in an auto accident.
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Clifford QC
McCreedy
Presbyterian Church
Aledo, Ill
Aledo
Moline
Byrnes Home from Paris Peace Conference Optimistic
Secretary James F Byrnes returned from the 74 day Paris peace meeting and expressed sincere hope that the four foreign ministers would approve the drafted peace terms. He spoke of progress and optimism while Truman prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on October 23.
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Washington
James F Byrnes
Truman
White House
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Byrnes
Paris
Bering
Charles G. Ross
Ross
V. M Molotov
Molotov
Russia
Kiyrnes
State Department
NBC
Department
Committee For Amnesty
New York City
International Soundphoto
Reynolds Scout in England Pubishes Hog Culture Treatise
A Reynolds Scout in England published a 157 treatise on the culture of hogs describing breeds, feeding practices, and husbandry insights. The work reflects agricultural concern and early modern livestock management education.
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Reynolds
England
Tests Made for Artificial Lake in Clay Township
Washington lake committee and local groups study an artificial lake site in Clay township near Rubio to serve three counties. core borings, surveys, and highway consultations proceed to assess dam, spillway, and water capacity. readers note proximity to Fairfield Jefferson and Keokuk counties with a wooded shoreline and potential 1000 camp sites.
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Clay Township
Washington Lake
Rubio
Chamber of Commerce
Ixaak Walton League
Fairfield Ledger
Fairfield
Washington
Jefferson County
Kookuk
Emis
Neer In Ang
Lift on Feed Grains Ends Controls for Manufacturers
Washington Oct 17 The agriculture department lifted controls on purchase and use of corn and other feed grains by feed and food manufacturers livestock feeders and processors It ended restrictions on distribution and use of protein meal and soybeans and ended set asides Officials said feed grain supplies are sufficient for unrestricted use Farmers report record wheat and corn crops this year ensuring the largest feed supplies in 27 years
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Des Moines Woman Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Anna Mae Paskin of Des Moines died after her motorcycle hit a curve near the Des Moines ordnance plant and was hurled 35 feet through the air. The incident occurred last night and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Naval Air Transport Service
Oakland
Calif
Cheyenne
Wyo
Knight
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ivinson Memorial Hospital
Laramie
Des Moines
Anna Mae Paskin
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Hurrie
Funeral services for Frank Barger Friday
Funeral services for Frank Barger will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morning at Sherman's funeral home. Dr Fred K Miller will preside. Burial will be at Richmond cemetery.
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Frank Barger
Sherman
Fred K. Miller
Richmond Cemetery
Divorce Granted and Name Return in Stem vs Stem Case
Judge P J Siegers granted a decree of divorce in the case Winnie Stem against Elmer Stem and allowed the plaintiff to resume the maiden name Winnie Baker. A property settlement was approved. The Wolfe vs Wolfe divorce case was set for hearing on Wednesday Oct 30 when the judge returns for another day of district court.
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P. J. Siegers
Winnie Stem
Elmer Stem
Winnie Baker
Edward Wolfe
June Wolfe
Navy Day plans set for October twenty seventh observance
Robert Day announces plans for Navy Day observance with church and high school involvement. Ministerial association discusses church participation while the high school event is slated for October 28, honoring the Navy League and Roosevelt's Naval policy legacy.
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Robert Day
Ministerial Association
Navy League of the United States
Continental Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Brown to address meat shortages on ABC tonight
Representative Clarence J. Brown, campaign director of the Republican National Committee, will respond to President Truman's meat control speech with a 15 minute address on ABC tonight. His talk, set for 9 PM CST, will discuss meat shortages and other related issues.
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Brown
Washington
Clarence J. Brown
Republican National Committee
Truman
ABC
Butcher under OPA ceilings sells meat below price
Cedar Rapids reports butcher Marvin Soyka slaughters his own stock and offers choice beef at 6 cents a pound and roasts at 1 cent a pound, staying open despite high prices. Other shops show scarce supply as markets push hamburger prices higher.
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Cedar Rapids Fn
Marvin Soyka
Soyka
OPA
Cremation details secret for Goering and Nazi war criminals
The Nuernberg releases confirm cremation of Hermann Goering and other Nazi war criminals on Oct 16 1946 with ashes dispersed secretly to prevent shrine sites. Reports note absence of location details and possible secret cremation at unspecified facilities. A Cleveland physician suggests concealment of poison within Goering’s body during execution.
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Col
B. C. Andrus
Nuernberg
Goering
Allied Execution Commission
Hermann Geering
Nuembere
International Military Tribunal
End Subsidies For Livestock Ends Across Nation
Washington government official John R Steelman announced the termination of all subsidies on livestock and meat under the price control law. Subsidies for predecontrol periods will continue until outstanding obligations are settled.
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Washington
John R Steelman
Steelman
Prices Seen Rising This Weekend According to Forecast
The report notes that prices will increase this weekend though the overall outlook remains uncertain. Analysts expect higher costs across several sectors with limited relief expected in the near term.
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