Benson Invited to Turkey Day Program at Wellman
U S Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson is among dignitaries invited to Wellman Iowa for a Turkey Day event on November 10. The Iowa Turkey Federation led by Roy Bowman notes opposition to price supports while showcasing the $35 million industry and live turkey demonstrations, tours, a turkey shoot, and a queen contest.
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Wellman
Iowa
Roy Bowman
Iowa Turkey Federation
U. S
Ezra Taft Benson
Bowman
Mt. Vernon
Federation
Benson
Turkey Ay
Radio
First Methodist Church
State University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders
Walter A. Steigleman
SUI School of Journalism
Des Moines Register
Harlan Miller
Wellman Park
SUI
Kay Taylor
Miss Iowa Press
Kalona
Nine Puerto Rican Fanatics Arrested
Nine leaders of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party were rounded up in New York and Chicago on charges of seditious conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government by force. The arrests followed indictments returned by a federal grand jury, with bail set at $20,000 for all six New York arrestees and Chicago suspects.
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New York
Chicago
U.S
FBI
Cook County
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Carmen Dolores Torresola
Griselle Torresola
White House
Truman
Blair House
Sylvester J. Ryan
Seek Man Who Slashed Transient's Throat
Sioux City police sought a brawny tough talking man in a Brooklyn transient knifing case. James Kane, 47, told officers he was sleeping in a box car when a stranger woke him and slashed his throat. Kane was in fair condition at a local hospital.
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Sioux City
James Kane
Brooklyn
N.Y
Kane
Adenauer Ends Talks in Capital Arrives in New York
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrives in New York to join Columbia University bicentennial events after talks in Washington. He will meet with Dr Nahum Goldmann, attend Charter Day dinner, and join private conferences before leaving for Germany following Herman Ehlers death.
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Adenauer
Capital
New York
Konrad Adenauer
Columbia University
Washington
U.S. Air Force
United States
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Free World
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Grayson Kirk
Columbia
Dulles
State Department
Ssuccessful
Sandefjord as World’s Chief Whaling Port
Sandefjord in Norway stands as the world’s chief whaling port with whale oil plants lining the harbor. Local skippers voyage for months in Antarctic waters chasing the world’s largest mammal, with some round trips totaling about 25 000 miles. A city native designed the first floating whale factory.
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Sandefjord
Norway
Sanderfjord
Antarctic
Man detained after blocks to drugstore emergency call
A man forced his way to a drugstore then called police who transferred him to a hospital for evaluation. Local authorities investigated the incident as it unfolded at the store and surrounding area.
Son, Four, Brings Help After Iowa Car Crash
In Iowa City area Mrs. Ora Miller was saved from death by her 4-year-old son Merle who ran one mile to summon help after a car veered into a ditch. Doctors said she would have died without prompt care. her 3-year-old daughter Mary escaped injury. Mrs. Miller sustained a broken leg possibly a broken back and internal injuries.
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Iowa City
Ora Miller
Merle
Mary
Little Joe Cooper Gets New Chance
Ten year old Joe Cooper, fatherless, released from Louisiana Training Institute to live with sister Lina Foy. Judge Howell Heard ordered the boy to Webb School for Boys in Tennessee, underwritten by former Governor Jimmy Noe who launches the Joe Cooper Education Fund seeking 25000 dollars to fund his schooling through college.
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Monroe
Joe Cooper
Tippe
Howell
Joe
Louisiana Training Institute
Lina Foy
Reformatory
Heard
Jimmy Noe
Webb School
Bellbuckle
Tenn
Noe
Huey P. Long
Knoe
Knoe-Tv
New Orleans
Little Joe
Central National Bank
I. L. Cooper
Webb
Artillery on Formosa Duels With Nationals
Heavy exchanges along the coast near Tachen between Nationalist forces and Communist held positions. Artillery fire intensified on Quemoy Island near Amoy as reports said Communist batteries were being equipped with Japanese siege guns.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Tachen
Shanghai
Amoy
Quemoy
Cold Wave Stretches Across Nation Amid Snow and Drought
A severe cold wave and snow spread from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico with subfreezing temps and flurries as far south as Indiana. Michigan reported 2-3 inches of snow, Chicago saw on schedule snowfall, while drouth struck the Southeast causing over 100 million dollars in Georgia crop damage. Banks and civil defense assisted water needs in parched Georgia and South Carolina to New England remained cloudy and damp.
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United Press
Mercuries
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
Pacific
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Alabama
Georgia
South Georgia
Carolinas
New England
Holidays Interfere With License Renewals
Washington county motorists are reminded that the license examiner will be at the Washington county court house only twice during November due to holidays. Drivers wishing to obtain licenses or renewals must come on Thursday November 4 and Thursday November 18.
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Washington County
Washington County Court House
Court House
School Children Visit Log Cabin in Sunset Park
During the week two groups of pupils toured the Log Cabin in Sunset park. On Wednesday Jay Fairchild led 34 Lincoln school children with guide Mrs. Monna Schlatter. On Thursday Mrs. D Blankenhorn of Gray school brought 15 pupils and three adults with guide Margaret Cowden. Some children had prior visits and knew what to seek.
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Sunset Park
Jay Fairchild
Lincoln School
Monna Schlatter
D. Blankenhorn
Gray School
Margaret Cowden
Washington Bar Urges Roof Bond for Court House Reform
Washington Bar Association urges voters to approve a bond issue to fund a new slate roof and repairs for the county court house. The piece explains the 68 year old construction using steel I beams and hollow tiles, the need to replace mortar, copper eaves, and add a wood sub roof to support new shingles.
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Bar Association
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Campaign ends as Eisenhower Nixon court voters nationwide
NBC to air final party pitches as Adlai Stevenson and Herbert Brownell Jr. outline cases. Eisenhower tours four key states urging support for GOP candidates while Mitchell accuses a smear campaign and Nixon denounces Democratic left wing over Communist fears.
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John L. Cutter
United Press
Washington
Congress
NBC
Adlai E. Stevenson
Mitchell
Mr. Eisenhower
Stephen A. Mitchell
Cleveland
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Republican House
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell
Ada
Democratic Party
Neighbors Help Pick Corn for Rev Roth
Rev. Vernon Roth of Wayland was aided by a neighbors corn husking bee on Thursday. A list of villagers including Elmer Roth William Leichty Gene Wyse Everette Roth Clarence Wenger Noah Widmer Leonard Leichty Neil Roth Galen Widmer Arthur Boshart Dillon Graber Herman Leichty John Imhoff Vernon Wyse William Conrad John Reschly Wilbert Graber Maynard Widmer Ira Wenger Ed Wenger assisted. Women prepared the meal.
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Vernon Roth
Wayland
Elmer Roth
William Leichty
Gene Wyse
Everette Roth
Clarence Wenger
Noah Widmer
Leonard Leichty
Neil Roth
Galen Widmer
Arthur Boshart
Dillon Graber
Herman Leichty
John Imhoff
Vernon Wyse
William Conrad
John Reschly
Wilbert Graber
Maynard Widmer
Ira Wenger
Ed Wenger
Attic Stradivarius Violin Estimated Worth Tiny
Alfred McWeeney found a violin labeled Antonius Stradivarius in his attic. Yale professor Howard Boatwright examined it and valued the battered instrument at 3.85.
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New Haven, Conn
Alfred McWeeney
Howard L. Boatwright
Yale School of Music
Boatwright
Rescue Team Reaches Wreckage of U S Plane 21 Aboard All Dead
NICE France United States Air Force paratroop rescue team reached the Alps crash site of a C47 missing since Sunday with 21 aboard. No survivors found after ground and air searches with Italian alpinists assisting.
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U. S
Nice
France
United States Air Force
Alps
U.S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Air Force
F.A. Tucci
Tucci
Europe
Rufus Hessberg
Albany
N.Y
Car Stolen Then Found In Hartford Mixup
A young woman reported her car stolen after it was moved from in front of her workplace. She later found it back where she left it. The car had been greased oiled and fueled. A bystander said he mistook it for his employer's car.
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CAR Service
Hartford
Conn
Cop Killer Amedeo Dies After Chicago Manhunt
Agostino Gus Amedeo died from 18 bullet wounds after a rooftop-to-street chase that ended when Detective Lt. Frank Pape and about 58 officers cornered him at a North Side intersection. The slain fugitive had killed Officer Charles Annerino on October 21 and was tracked to a theater before being gunned down.
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Chicago
Agostino
Gus
Amedeo
Chicago Police Department
Frank Pape
Central Headquarters
Charles Annerino
Annerino
Criminal Courts
Dolly del Genio
Pape
Cale Theater
Halloween Dance At Washington Youth Center
County high school students are invited to a Halloween dance at the Washington Youth Center tonight. The center is decorated for the occasion and admission is free.
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Youth Center
Washington Youth Center
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Cold
Partly cloudy conditions continue with continued cold and light snow flurries tonight and Sunday. Lows 24 to 28 degrees, highs 36 to 42 degrees Sunday, then partly cloudy and less cold Monday.
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United Press
Iowa
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Robert T. Taylor
American Bible Society
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Little Joe Cooper
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Herbert Brownell Jr
Oreta Culp Hobby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bertha Adkins
National Committee
Wilmington
Del
Detroit
Louisville
George H. Bender
Sen
Thomas A. Burke
George Bender
Rev
Roth
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