Death of Zhdanov shifts Soviet power balance
Moscow announced the death of Andrei Zhdanov a top Soviet leader and rival of Molotov. The death clears Molotov as the leading contender for Stalin's post while a four man committee prepares his funeral. In other news Dorcas Howard returns home to Milwaukee after visiting F G Bagge with local residents and Benteco workers hold a Burlington company picnic with Roger Waggoner winning first prize.
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London
England
Moscow
Andrei A. Zhdanovy
Josef Stalin
Em Pertes
Russia
Ziadanov
Communist Party
Zidanov
Zhdanov
Molotov
Stalin
Dorcas Howard
Milwaukee
Wis
F. G. Bagge
Bagge
Wilma Harrington
Downey
Katherine Dickkut
State Center
Dale Dodds
Marvin Carter
Maureen Binford
Eleanor Boyles
Edna Clark
Wayne Owens
Roger Waggoner
Daryl Brock
Benteco
Burlington
County Entries Win More Fair Awards
Sunset Knoll farm entries from Washington and Ames captured top prizes at the state fair. An aged Dur oe boar won best in class, with junior Angus female winning a championship and a reserve grand in the same class. J H Jones dominated Tamworth hog judging with multiple firsts and reserves. Sitler's softball team lost 21 to 11 to Leig-Sorrell, with Sitler and teammates combining to allow 21 hits.
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Washington
Ames
Sunset Knoll
L. H. Rinner
Don
Sunset Knoll Farm
J. C. Holbert
J. H. Jones
Ainsworth
Tamworth
Mr. Jones
Siteers
Bill Sitler
Sitler
Leig-Sorrell
Greenfield
Sitler Stars
Murphy
Wilson
Sorrell-Leig Bevs
Sitlers
Dewey and Stassen Confer on GOP Reply Speech
Republican presidential contenders Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen meet in Albany to discuss the GOP response to President Truman's Labor Day address. Stassen arrives for an overnight stay and // will open Detroit campaign events September 7 with Dewey aboard.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas RE. Dewey
Huardl
Stassen
Truman
Detroit
Alban
James C. Hagerts Dewer
Minnesota
Dewey
Hagert
White House
New York
Dewey-Warren
Eighty two Register For Draft Tuesday
Eighty two draft registrants were processed at the selective service office here yesterday. Mrs Leland Carris reported the tally this morning noting the second day for the 24 year old group. Mrs Robert Bell helped with registrations and the north side square office will be closed Monday Sept 6 for Labor Day. Registrations tomorrow and Monday will include youths aged 26.
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Highty
Selective Service Office
Leland Carris
Washington
Robert Bell
Carris
Funeral services for Thomas Grant in Brighton
Funeral services for Thomas Grant of Brighton will be held Thursday at two o clock in the Christian church. Rev R W Fillmore will officiate with burial in Hillcrest cemetery.
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Thomas Grant
Brighton
Christian Church
R. W. Fillmore
Hillcrest Cemetery
Iowa Plans Reflectorized Curve Signs On Principal Highways
Iowa highway officials push reflectorized curve signs to show safe speeds on arterial routes. Some curves over 50 mph will stay unmarked. work to retrofit signs may finish early next year at Anamosa repair shops.
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Des Moines
Usdpas
State Highway Commission
Alfred Kuhl
Robert D. Blue
W. QO. Price
The
Highway Commission
Price
Anamosa
Kahl
Iowa
Wahl
French unions demand wage hike amid political maneuvering
The Communist led General Confederation of Labor called for a minimum wage rise to 13 500 francs a month, while Premier Robert Schuman seeks to form France's 13th government. A confidence vote in the National Assembly passed 322 to 185, allowing Schuman to form a cabinet by Tuesday despite Socialist opposition.
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France
Elhuppan
National Assembly
Sehuman
Schuman
Pleasant Hill Church Receives New Lights and Warm Gift
Pleasant Hill Christian church installed new electric lighting replacing the carbide system. Mrs. Roger Jones of Washington donated a full payment via check to cover wiring and fixtures while Bill German donated a pulpit light and a piano lamp. The church plans October 10 homecoming and notes its centennial in 1924 as Iowa’s oldest active Christian church.
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Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Roger Jones
Washington
Pleasant Hill
Thompson
Pleasant Hill Church
Iowa
Governors in Germany Hold Second Meet
Berlin reports say the four military governors Koents Robertson Clay met for a second session to advance Kremlin accord plans. They aim to end the Soviet blockade of Berlin and establish the eastern mark as the city’s currency, with committees handling technical steps.
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Germany
Berlin
Kremlin
Marshall Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Buildu
Potsdamer Street
Pierre Koents
Sir Brian Robertson
Lucius I. Clay
U. S
Sokolovsky
YMCA Receives 1000 Dollar Bequest for Endowment
A check from Josephine B. Elder's estate brings the YMCA endowment closer to self sustaining income. Part of the bequest funds a new chlorinator for the swimming pool to improve water quality and reduce annual supply costs.
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Y.M.C.A
Josephine B. Elder
Three Are Jailed For County Thefts
Three men Richard Kelly Nathan McQuary and William Les McQuire were jailed in Keokuk county after arrest by Sheriff H M ac Putnam and Sheriff Tremme of Sigourney. McQuire and McQuary from Peoria Illinois and Washington county charges involve stealing farm machinery parts near Rubio and selling them as sere jron. Welly and Less McQuary linked to a road contractor's machinery theft west of Dublin last May.
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H. Mac Putnam
Tremme
Sigourney
Richard Kelly
Nathan McQuary
Peorie
William Les McQuire
Nathan
Washington County
Rubio
Sere Jron
Welly
Less McQuary
Dublin
Bill Chadwick Visits Sigourney Business District
Bill Chadwick of Sigourney was a business visitor here today touring local shops and meeting with merchants to discuss trade opportunities and community development.
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Bill Chadwick
Sigourney
Call for 19000 draftees in November by states
Washington dispatch reports Selective Service headquarters ordering 19000 trainees for November with state quotas kept confidential. The draft targets 18 to 25 year olds, oldest first, as registrations proceed and Army facilities prepare for monthly intake around 25600 in coming months.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Pitts
United States
Munitions Board
Wallace Campaign Tour Reaches Alabama Strongholds
Henry A Wallace continues his progressive presidential bid through Alabama amid farmed crowds and sharp opposition over segregation. He refuses to speak at venues enforcing racial separation, amid reports Birmingham police would enforce local segregation rules strictly.
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Decatur
Ala
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Alabama
North Carolina
Wallace
South
Palmer Weber
Atlanta
Eugene ¢Bull Connor
Birmingham
Ordnance Company To Meet Thursday
Capt William Perdock commanding officer of the 465th Ordnance Medium Maintenance company announces a Thursday evening meeting at seven in the armory. It is the first gathering since summer hiatus and follows approval of the pay bill with Capt Ripp of Davenport attending to explain provisions. Uniform measurements will be taken for soon issued outfits. The company consists of 24 enlisted men and seven officers.
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William Perdock
465Th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
Washington
Ordnance Company
Ripp
Davenport
Cellar Shop Produces Razors in Worcester
In Worcester Massachusetts a man runs a cellar shop making straight razors with plastic handles. He began as a low mood startup to feed eleven children and now works full time producing about 1,000 razors a day.
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Worcester
Mass
Army calls for 28760 infant undershirts for recruits
New York dispatch states the Army has issued a request for twenty eight thousand seven hundred sixty infant undershirts. The item is noted as needed for two year old recruits including children of Army hospital personnel.
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New York
Army
New York Hit By Truck Strike
Truck drivers in the New York metropolitan area walk out halting deliveries to major grocers Roulston Brothers Bohack Atlantic and Pacific. Union leaders say the strike will spread to other locals as barricades are planned to block entry of out of town trucks.
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New York
New York Metropolitian
Roulston Brothers
H. €. Bohack Company
Atlantic & Pacific
J. J. Strong
Suu7
International Brothrhood of Teamsters
AFL
Strong
Teamsters
New York Harbor
Mike
Railway Express
Petition Seeks Divorce Decree in Snyder Case
A divorce petition filed in district court by Vivian Dea Snyder seeks a decree of divorce from Lawrence V. Snyder and restoration of her maiden name Vivian Dea Musgrove. The couple married June 1945 in Burlington. no children. The petition accuses cruel and inhuman treatment and asks the court to award costs.
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K. R. Noonan
District Court
Vivian Dea Snyder
Lawrence
Rural Washington teachers list completes with Petty Radda hire
County superintendent Tester B Krabill announced the rural teacher list for Washington county is complete with the hiring of Petty Radda to teach at Indian Creek school in Brighton township.
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Tester
B. Krabill
Washington County
Petty Radda
Indian Creek
Brighton
California Heat Wave Pushes Through Southern California
A hot wave grips southern California with forecast highs likely for the season and a national trend toward high temperatures. Forecasters note cooler air from the east and a possible slow in cold-front movement due to a recent hurricane passing north of the Carolinas.
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California
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Midwest
Mississippi
Warner Weather
Goxperts
Gulf of Alaska
Northern Pacific
U.S
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Carolina
Weather Forecast Des Moines Sept First
Fair and cool conditions prevail with a mild to warm trend next day. Temperatures range 80s to mid 80s inland and upper 80s near the coast with light winds and a cool night forecast.
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Des Moines
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