Taft accuses Truman of prompting open defiance of Taft-Hartley
Senator Robert Taft charged President Truman with encouraging open defiance of the Taft-Hartley labor law amid a dispute over the Chicago printers strike. Taft, co-author of the law, said Truman’s rhetoric and veto messages show political bias toward labor bosses and criticized call for NLRB action as misdirection. The article also notes Alfred J. Fritz presiding at a Kalona Legion meeting with plans for district gatherings and a Europe trip report by Dr. Miller.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Taft
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Ohio
NLRB
Executive Department
Lee Pressman
John S. Knight
Akron Beacon Journal
Chicago Daily News
International Typographical Union
AFL
Miller of
Wellman
Europe
Kalona
Two Children Admit Painting Baby in Chicago
Police say a seven-year-old girl and her five-year-old brother admitted taking five month old Cary Herzberg from a carriage and daubing him with green paint to play house. They left the infant in a cardboard box in a weed patch. nearby painters observed a green paint can tampered with.
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Chicago
Cary Herzberg
Lees
Army to Use Troops for Pacific Cargo Loading
Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall announced troops will load cargo on the Pacific coast when civilian workers cannot be hired or contracted. A west coast longshoremen strike paused shipping, but the army seeks contracts or civilian crews at prestrike wages, with troops stepping in only if necessary.
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Washington
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Pacific
Royal
West Coast
Picket Line Battle at Standard Oil Refinery Ends in Injuries
Richmond California police stood by as CIO oil workers and non-strikers clashed with tear gas. More than 2,800 workers tried to stop AFL and independent maintenance crews from entering the Standard plant. Nine people were hospitalized for injuries, with many others treated for gas exposure.
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Richmond
Cal
Standard Oil
CIO
Robert Miller
AFL
Standard
California
Howard Robbins
International Soundphoto
Funeral services for Allison Maas held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Allison Maas were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller in charge. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers included Olin Bishon Cleo Stewart John Knotek Twle Wade Marion Stransky and Gayle Cupp.
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Allison Maas
Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Elm Grove
Olin Bishon
Cleo Stewart
John Knotek
Twle Wade
Marion Stransky
Gayle Cupp
Field Men From Assessor's Office To Start Real Estate Appraisals
Washington county will begin real estate revaluation with eight local field men trained by an appraisal firm. They will measure buildings to determine cubical contents and base assessments on 1941 values with 60 percent depreciation, aiming for statewide valuation parity.
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Washington County
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Walt Kiesey
Washington
W. B. Dupuis
Everette R Burham
Sam DeLong
Hal Huston
Crawfordsville
William Knebel
Riverside
Claude Easley
Brighton
Jess Lewis
Wellman
James Combs
Kiesey
Stits
Violence Marks Strike in Paris
Paris reports violent labor clash as about 2 000 strikers from Sneema aircraft plant confront 500 police near Boulevard Haussmann. More than 20 injured as paving blocks fly and officers restore order after delegation talks fail.
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Paris
Nationalizer
Sneema
Red Belt
Haussman
Companys
Boulevard
Messine 9 Avenue
City to swap gas lamps for electric lights
Springfield plans a switch from 949 gas lights to 500 electric ones. Officials estimate annual savings of at least 6000 dollars for taxpayers as the city becomes one of the last in the state to complete the conversion.
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Springfield
Early 19th Century South Embraced Four Machines in Use
The fragment notes a period when four machines operated widely in the southern region, indicating their deployment and function early in the 1800s, though details are sparse and terms are incomplete.
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South
Democrats to Meet Here Monday Evening
County chairman S. W. Kaster announced a called meeting of precinct committee men women and candidates for office in the Washington County Democratic Central Committee. The gathering is set for Monday evening September 20 at 7:30 in the Legion room at city hall Washington to advance plans for the coming election campaign. First District Chair William R. Hart of Town City and Mrs Albert Metcalf Kelley are mentioned as endorsers.
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Alfred J. Fritz
Washington County Legion Organization
Kalona
The
Legion
West Point
W. Kaster
Washington County Democratic Central Committee
Legion Room
City Hall
Washington
Paign
William R. Hart
Town Cit
Albert Metcalf Kelley
Eiekes Je Ree " ’ Fiendance
Over 100 Horses Entered in Washington Saddle Club Show
The Washington Saddle Club horse show at the armory field on Tuesday night Sept 21 drew over 100 entries, adding 20 to a 90 horse field. Committees finalized plans at Durst feed store, posters distributed countywide, admission 75 cents adults 25 cents children. Notable acts include Doc Lawson and his electric organ with entries from Maplecrest Ranch South English Hawkeye Stables Muscatine McManus Farm Keokuk Edeetown Stables Oskaloosa and Lady Esther Stables Estherville.
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Washington Saddle Club
Armory Field
Durst
Doc’ Lawson
Doc Lawson
Doe
Washington County
Washington
Maplecrest Ranch
South English
Hawkeye Stables
Muscatine
McManus Farm
Keokuk
Edeetown Stables
Oskaloosa
Lady Esther Stables
Estherville
Auto Collision Damages Two Cars at North Marion West Sixth
No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash at the corner of North Marion avenue and West Sixth street yesterday at 3 30. W E Davis of Kalona drove south on North Marion and collided with a jeep driven by Slean Bower of Washington. The Davis car front end was badly smashed and the jeep suffered rear frame damage along with a broken left side wood panel and windows.
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North Marion Avenue
West Sixth Street
Bob Fillmore
W. E. Davis
Kalona
North Marion
Slean Bower
Washington
Rolla Crawford
Davis
Jeep
E Jeep
J C Penney Store Marks 46th Anniversary Sale
The J C Penney Company celebrates 46 years in business. The Kemmerer origin dates to 1902 with the Golden Rule store. Washington store opened in 1924. current manager is B Wilson, arriving in 1940. A 46th anniversary sale is announced in this issue.
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J. C Penney Company
J. C. Penney
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Penney
Washington
Penney Millinager
Rock Island to Host Truman and Dewey Double Headliner
Rock Island prepared for a political double header with President Truman to speak Saturday on a western campaign swing and Governor Thomas E. Dewey to address a 20 county GOP rally Monday. State leaders from both parties are expected to attend. Factory workers were urged to rise early for Truman’s 4 am talk while merchants plan late openings to let employees hear Dewey.
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Rock Island
Roeck Island
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewe
Dewey
Government Sues Major Meat Packers for Breakup
The U S government filed a civil anti trust suit against Armour Wilson Swift and Cudahy in Chicago charging they suppressed competition in meat and by products. The suit seeks dissolution into 14 smaller companies with Armour and Swift split into five firms and Cudahy and Wilson into two each. It accuses the firms of controlling livestock purchases and using uniform pricing to fix sales and weights.
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Chicago
Armour, Wilson, Swift and
Cudahy
Armour and Swift
Cudahy and
Wilson
Couniries
Justice Department
United States
Train Collision Kills 35 U S Soldiers in Korea
U P Officials report 35 American soldiers killed and 50 injured when a speeding Korean train crashed into a stalled troop train thirty miles south of Seoul. One Korean was killed and 45 injured, four seriously. Identification incomplete but believed all Americans were enlisted men.
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Seoul
Korea
Here
Air Force backs secret X-3 project aiming 300000 foot ceiling
The Air Force announced at Santa Monica California that Project X-3 seeks a plane reaching 300000 feet, far beyond earlier records of 72394 feet for balloons and 56043 feet for balloons, with Douglas Aircraft collaborating on design and motive power.
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Air Force
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
Cal
Single Crank Gins Cotton Into Six Threads At Once
A historical note describes a crank mechanism that gins cotton, cards it, and spins into six separate threads simultaneously, illustrating early textile efficiency and the integrated process used in fiber preparation.
Connecticut Win For Dewey Seen
Albany report says Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was told that Connecticut will back the GOP ticket for the first time in 14 years. Connecticut Gov. James C. Shannon cited private polls of four large industrial cities Bridgeport Waterbury New Haven and Hartford showing a Republican edge over Truman. Shannon urged a Dewey appearance in the state but Dewey did not commit. Earl Warren of California is slated to tour.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Connecticut
James C. Shannon
Dewey
Truman
Shannon
Bridgeport
Waterbury
New Haven
Hartford
Earl Warren
California
Five speeches in Connecticut on arrival date
The report notes five speeches planned in Connecticut when he arrives on September 28, detailing the sequence of events, venues, and expected audiences as part of his visit.
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Connecticut
British accuse Soviet general over flag desecration lie
In Berlin a British spokesman dismissed a charge by Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov that British officials allowed German demonstrators to defile a Soviet flag at a 300 000 strong anti communist rally. Kotikov also accused Britain of inaction and cited a Soviet memorial desecration. A spokesman called the charges unfounded and noted Kotikov styled himself Commandant of Berlin. Also report that two American airmen parachuted from a C 47 into the Soviet zone and are safe.
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Berlin
Alexander G. Kotikov
Kotikov
E. O. Herbert
Kolikov
U.S. Air Force
Big four refer Italian colonies to UN General Assembly
The United States Russia Britain and France reached a consensus to ask UN secretary general Trygve Lie to present the disposition of Italy's former African colonies to the General Assembly. The move comes as the colonies issue becomes a UN matter ahead of the September 21 assembly session.
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Paris
Italy
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Trvygve Lie
General Assembly
United Nations
Fortnightly Club Hosts Style Show in Washington
The Fortnightly club of Washington plans a home talent fur style show in the high school auditorium at eight on Wednesday evening September 22. Admission is free by invitation from Bridges store or a Fortnightly department head. Models include Mrs. Sowden Shearer Lemley McCleery Tucker Darbyshire Miller Sitter Fullerton Sellers Cum ming Oppedal. Music by Wendell Rider Melvin Hill vocal solo by Mrs Osineup and string duet by Mrs Masson and Mrs Luckenvill.
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Washington
Darrell Ross
E. M. Bridges and Company
Cownie Fur
Bridges
Harry Sowden
Paul Shearer
Charles Lemley
Sam McCleery
Gene Tucker
Claire Darbyshire
Prod Miller
William Sitter
Harry Fullerton
Donna Sellers
H. W. Cumming
T. P. Oppedal
Wendell Rider
Melvin Hill
Herbert Osineup
George Masson
Lester Luckenvill
Ross
Carl Crossett
Sowden
Des Moines Weather: Warm Through Thursday With Highs Near 95
Iowa forecast calls for fair conditions from today through Thursday. Warm today with highs around 95 in most areas and 96 in the east, cooling to 58-63 tonight. A continuation of warm weather is expected Thursday with highs near 95.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hold Services for E. E. Miller of Olds
Funeral services were held for Edward E. Miller 61 of Olds who died September 11 at his farm northwest of Olds after a heart attack. He was a brother of Mrs Forrest Lantz and Mrs Charlie Gray of Washington, with brothers John and Ben Miller also living in Washington. Miller had resided near Olds for 28 years.
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Swedesburg
Edward E. Miller
Olds
Mr. Miller
Forrest Lantz
Charlie Gray
Washington
John
Ben Miller
Four Major Firms Face Noon Deadline for Agreement
Key representatives from the four largest firms must reach a consensus by noon today on a proposed merger framework. Sources indicate high stakes negotiations and potential impact on market competition and regulatory review.
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Legion Meeting
New York
Jack Quinn
Senate
Quinn
Albert Sann
International
Maas
Sherman
Hyderabad
U.S.S.R
Afghanistan
India
Kashmir
Hyderabad City
Ceylon
China
Bhutan
Secunderabad
Sholapur
Naldrug
Pakistan
AIR Force Aim
U. S
E. E. Miller
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