Hollywood actor accuses industry of communist influence
Adolph Menjou told the House committee that Hollywood is honey combed with communists rigidly following Moscow. He listed alleged front organizations and described a jurisdictional strike by trades as an example of communist activity. He criticized films including Mission to Moscow and North Star as pro Russian and said both were failures.
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Washington
Adolph Menjou
Hollywood
House un-American Activities Committee
Robert Je. Stripling
Moscow
Menjou
Stripling
Independent Citizens Committee of Arts, Sciences and Professions
Political Action Committee
American Youth For Democracy
Paul V. McNutt
Joseph E. Davies
U. S
Russia
Warner Brothers
North Star
See No Violation of Labor Law in Petrillo's Action
Washington reports that federal labor authorities found no breach of the Taft Hartley act in James C. Petrillo's plan by the American Federation of Musicians to refuse work on phonograph records after December 31. The move targets record manufacturers, not concessions from employers, and is not a jurisdictional strike or unfair practice under law.
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Washington
Congressional and Administration
James C. Petrillo
Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Brazil Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Brazil announces severing of diplomatic relations with Russia after protests over Soviet insults to President Eurico Gaspar Dutra. Kremlin reportedly rejected two Brazilian protests as formalities remained. The US assumed responsibility for Brazilian embassy files in Moscow.
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Russia
Kremlin
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Literary Gazette
Moscow
Dutra
Brazil
Mr. Dutra
Adolph Hitler
United States
Governor Sets Day For Hof er Hanging In Des Moines
Des Moines reports Gov Robert Blue fixed 7 45 a m on December 1 for the execution of Louis Hofer 6 who drew the death sentence for the hammer slaying of Anamosa reformatory guard John H Hint 49 The governor said no clemency appeal was filed and that the warrant was sent to Sheriff Henry Eichhorn of Jones county Hofer who hailed from Indianapolis Ind escaped with Charles Larson 21 Fort Dodge and killed foreman guard John H Hint during a two day manhunt Larson received a 99 year term for second degree murder while Hofer faced the death penalty The record notes the large statewide manhunt following the escape.
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Des Moines
Robert Blue
Louis Hofer
Anamosa
Hofer
Henry Eichhorn
Jones County
Eichhorn
Iowa
Indianapolis
Ind
Anamosa Reformatory
Charles Larson
Fort Dodge
John H. Hint
Reformatory
Larson
Angler Hooks Self in Charles River Incident
Boston A P Walter Harwood 20 of Roxbury cast into the Charles River with a triple hook and hooked his own head. He was taken to hospital where the hooks none baited with a minnow were removed from his scalp.
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Boston
A. P
Charles River
Walter Harwood
Roxbury
Court Reverses Lacona Meeting Ban
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled that Warren county Iowa officials unlawfully blocked public roads into Lacona to stop a Jehovahs Witness service. The panel said the group has a right to meet in public parks without police permit or city approval, reversing a lower court ruling.
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ST. L-Duis
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Warren County
Iowa
Lacona
Jehovah's Witnesses
John B. Sanborn
St. Paul
Minn
Charles A. Dewes
Des Moines
Eisenhower backs universal military training as insurance policy
President Eisenhower described universal military training as an essential part of American democracy. He urged Congress to pass the measure, calling it a logical peacetime use of the wartime selective service system and necessary if war returns.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
United States
Poultrymen Push Substitution Plan to Save Grain
Poultrymen urged President Truman to scrap poultryless Thursdays and adopt a substitute program to save 30 million bushels of grain for Europe by April 1. Brannan predicted the Thursday ban would end within 24 hours, hoping for grain conservation in exchange for lifting poultry use restrictions. The group argues higher poultry consumption would reduce market glut and support prices while Luckman reviews the plan.
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Washington
Truman
Food Committee
Europe
Pittsburgh
Charles F. Brannan
Luckman
Labor Government Proposes Cut in Powers of Lords
London reports that the Labor government plans to curb the House of Lords power by halving the years lords can delay legislation. Prime Minister Clement Attlee opens a new session with the measure, provoking Churchill to call it social aggression. If the Lords block it, a general election could follow, with Conservatives eyeing February votes.
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London
Labor
House of Lords
Winston Churchill
Clement RK
Atlee
Edward VII
Commons
Fire crew douses alley trash fire near business row
A Washington fire truck answered a call shortly before noon to extinguish a trash fire burning in the alley behind business houses on the west side of the square. No damage was reported.
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Washington
Committee Warns Livestock Feed Supply Shortage
Chicago reports a five percent shortfall in farm feed for next year according to 23 experts from a special college feed committee. They urge use of high protein concentrates to stretch dwindling grain stocks and stress efficient feeding to avoid further wheat drain. Walter C. Berger of the American Feed Manufacturers Association notes members aim to implement the recommendations.
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Chicago
The
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Walter C. Berger
Association
Furthvr
Berger
Community Chest plan outlined for Washington drive
Lee Holland, chairman of the new Community Chest board, spoke to the Rotary Club outlining a unified fundraising plan. He said the drive would be held in Washington in late November and aims to replace about a dozen annual drives with one coordinated campaign. The board would disburse funds to needs proportionally, listing Y M C A Y W C A Salvation Army Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Cancer drive Tuberculosis Polio March of Dimes Recreation Fund Good Fellows. Local support is key to success, with an estimated $25,000 needed. Guests included Pat Leverich and his brother William Leverich, plus Carl Sylvester of the McLellan Store.
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Lee Holland
Community Chest Board
R Rotary Club
Washington
Holland
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
March of Dimes
Recreation Fund
Good Fellows Die
Rotary
Pat Leverich
William K. Leverich
Ottawa
Illinois
Pat
Mt. Helly
New Jersey
Carl Sylvester
McLellan
Tests Show Corn Drys 3.49 in Week of Moisture Checks
The fifth weekly moisture test on corn shows average dryness of 3.496 for the past week across two fields. Field 1 owned by W C Richards reports values from September 22 to October 14 with percentages and dates, while Field 2 owned by C B Schneider shows similar readings through October 21. County tests indicate corn moisture ranging from 19 to 27 percent in recent samples.
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AAA
W. C. Richards
C. B. Sehneider
Sherman to Head Washington Community Chest
Roger Sherman was elected president of the Washington Community Chest at the first board meeting in the Y rooms of the Y M C A. Other officers named are Mrs. C Phil Wedin as first vice president Harry Dye as second vice president Lee A Holland secretary and Richard A Stewart treasurer. The group adopted its constitution and by laws and outlined plans for a fundraising drive to begin soon after incorporation.
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Roger Sherman
Washington Community Chest Organization
Y. W
C. Phil Wedin
Harry Dye
Lee A. Holland
Richard A. Stewart
Washington
Pat Leverich Visits Old Friends From Baseball Past
Pat Leverich former Washington Independent Club pitcher and his brother William K Leverich of Ottawa Illinois visited their aging parents in Rock Island and returned to Washington to see old friends. Leverich served in World War I and trained as a machinist in France before working as a sales manager at the Dodge plant in Detroit. In recent years he retired to a New Jersey farm with his wife and two children.
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Pat Leverich
Washington
Clun
William K. Leverich
Ottawa
Ilinois
Pat
Mt. Holy
N. J
France
Dodge Auto
Detroit
New Jersey
Rock Island
Gnd
Lincoln Parent Teacher Assn to Sponsor Evening Study Group
The Lincoln Parent Teacher Association invites all district adults to a Thursday meeting at the high school room 1415 to discuss juvenile adolescent misunderstandings and cooperation. Mrs George R Norman chairs the informal discussion and notes the study follows the National PTA plan with a guest article each session and a speaker from the YWCA.
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Lincoln Parent Teacher Association
Tin
George R. Norman
Lincoln
Normean
Wilson
Charles Wilson
Norman
Albert Stanley
Lincoln P. T. A
Two Die When Barge Rams Small Pleasure Boat
In Norfolk harbor a heavy oil barge rammed and sank a 45 foot light cruiser leaving two dead and a third missing after dawn. A. H. Giard survived. his wife Frances and Richard Bord are believed drowned. The tug crew aided Giard as the cruiser lay unlit in the main fairway.
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Norfolk
A. H. Giard
Jacksonville
Fla
Frances
Richard Bord
New York
W. R. Lewis
Hampton Roads
Newport News
Norfolk Channel
Truman to convene leaders on Europe aid conference
President Truman invites eight Republican and five Democratic leaders to a Thursday conference on emergency European aid and possible special congressional session. Administration expects committee action first, with final decision after 1 0 days of work.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
White House
House
Senate
Congressonal
Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Routine Council Meeting Approves Stop Sign at North Iowa and North Seventh
The Washington city council met at city hall with Mayor G. E Mace. They decided to erect stop signs on North Iowa avenue at the intersection with North Seventh to require vehicles from the north or south to stop before crossing. No other actions were taken.
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Washington City Council
City Hall
G. E
Mace
Iowa Avenue
North Seventh
Most Iowa Corn Already Mature
Des Moines reports 95 percent of Iowa corn mature by Oct 18 with large scale cribbing expected this week. Eight percent had been picked last week mostly for feeding. soybean harvest 60 percent complete, a week earlier than last year. Bean harvest three-fourths or more in central and western areas, about one-third in southern districts. Heavy weed growth slows southern work. beans dry with good quality but yields below last year. Rain needed for fall plowing and pastures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bulletin
Traffic on South Dakota Highways Rises 20 Percent
The state highway commission revealed traffic on South Dakota highways increased as much as twenty percent compared with last year.
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South Dakota
State Highway Commission
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