A and P Defendants In Major Anti-Trust Suit
Government filed civil anti trust action in New York federal court against Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. and nine subsidiaries plus two owners seeking to split operation from manufacturing and dissolve the Atlantic Commission Co. The suit would force sale of six of seven retail divisions reducing parent holdings from 6000 stores to about 800 while A and P vowed to fight the action to protect welfare and living standards of Americans.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
New York City
New York
New York A & P Co
Atlantic Commission Co
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Office Workers Needed At Employment Office
Mrs. Permelia R. Lay states 671 people visited the local State Employment Service office in August. Of these 381 new applications were taken, 217 interviews conducted, 7 received job counselling, and 183 referred to jobs. Two were placed in jobs including two farm positions, with three of the placements for physically handicapped persons. Sixteen employers were visited and 144 job openings reported. unfilled office and other positions remain for experienced office workers, sale clerks, factory workers, and domestic help.
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Permelia R. Lay
State Employment Service
President Truman hopes for peaceful steel settlement
President Truman expressed hope that the steel industry dispute would be settled peacefully without a strike. The current strike truce expires at 1:00 a.m. September 25, and Truman declined to discuss the matter further beyond his wish for peace.
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Washington
Truman
Boosters Plan Film Night After Busy Football Season
Washington Athletic Booster club members, despite meeting clashes at the YMCA, scheduled a football film for Monday night at 6:45 following the Case field B squad game. They also arranged transporting the high school band to Oskaloosa Friday and discussed aiding the high school and junior college teams. Secretary Nic McCleery reported 387 season tickets sold, a record for the era, while athletic director Paul Thayer noted new equipment purchased for junior high players, funded by ticket sales.
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Washington Athletic Booster Club
YMCA
Case Field
Oskaloosa
Nic McCleery
Paul Thayer
Meet The New Teachers Third Grade at Lincoln School
Mrs. Luella Nielsen joins Lincoln School as a new third grade teacher with eight years of teaching experience. She previously taught in Howe Des Moines and Underwood Iowa and is married to Vincent Nielsen, territory manager for Cargill Hybrid Seed Corn Co. They reside at 411 South Marion Avenue in Washington. Mrs. Nielsen has twenty five pupils and prior youth work includes a Girl Scout camp on Long Island.
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Lincoln School
Washington
Luella Nielsen
Des Moines
Howe School
Mrs. Nielsen
Casey
Iowa
Drake University
University of Nebraska
Marriage license issued for Donald Crish and Virginia Gowey
A marriage license was issued today to Donald R Crish and Virginia Ruth Gowey, both of Brighton. Ships weigh less when traveling east than when traveling west.
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Donald R. Crish
Virginia Ruth Gowey
Brighton
Softball Group Plans Fiesta At Tall Corn Event
The Softball association outlines plans for Washington Tall Corn Fiesta on September 28 and 29 with a general meeting set for September 21 at the YMCA. A horse pulling contest is planned at Green Field on September 28 as part of the fall celebration. officer elections are scheduled for October 13. Trophies for the top three city league teams were chosen and Fiesta plans advanced.
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Washington
Softball Association
YMCA
Greenfield
Norman Merz Struck by Car in Washington
Norman Merz nine of route one Washington escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a car driven by L M Ficher on the east side of the square. The boy dashed from between parked cars into the path of the vehicle and the driver stopped in time. An examination at a doctor's office found no serious injuries.
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Norman Merz
Route One
Washington
L. M. Ficher
Pitcher Ernie Bonham Dies in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ernie Tiny Bonham died at Presbyterian hospital after abdominal pain led to an appendectomy. Bonham, who had seven wins and four losses this season, developed intestinal complications and suffered a cardiac collapse at 11:45 this morning.
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Pittsburgh
Ernie
Tiny) Bonham
Pittsburgh Pirates
Presbyterian Hospital
Bonham
Pirates
Twenty More Jurors Added to September District Court List
Twenty more names were drawn for the petit jury list at the courthouse this morning. The 20 join two prior lists of 50 and 40, totaling 110 potential jurors for the September term. Some from earlier lists have already been excused. a summons note directs claimants to appear before Judge Yoder at 9 a.m. September 19 to present excuses. Names on today’s list include Cora Baird, Doyle Brown, John S. Brown, William Bruty, Minnie Crooks, Dorothy Harrison, George Horn, Cora Holmes, Hazel Klett, Fred Kupka, Effie Murdock, Alice McDaniel, Lena Ramseyer, Nita Reif, Mary Seward, Velma Skola, Doris Steele, Maynard Strabala, Don Wylie, Marvin C. Yoder.
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Court House
Yoder
William Bruty
Washington Township
Minnie Crooks
Dorothy Harrison
Iowa
George Horn
Jackson Township
Cora Holmes
Hazel Klett
Dutch Creek
Fred Kupka
Marion Township
Effie Murdock
Alice McDaniel
Lena Ramseyer
Nita Reif
Kalona
Mary Seward
Wellman
Velma Skola
Doris Steele
Maynard Strabala
Don Wylie
Marvin C. Yoder
Strike Threat Looms In Steel And Coal Industries
United Press reports labor leaders warn of widespread idle workers as coal mines close for a long weekend and steel firms face pressure. John L. Lewis tightens four day mine shutdowns while Philip Murray accuses U S Steel and others of seeking a general strike.
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United Press
Philip Murray
CLO
United Steel Workers
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
White Sulphur Springs
John L. Lewis
Northern
Lewis
Mississippi River
Ainsworth Couple to Broadcast Over WMT
Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones of Ainsworth will be heard in a special broadcast over Radio Station WMT Cedar Rapids this Sunday Sept 18 at 12 oclock noon. They were interviewed by Chuck Worcester Farm Service Director for WMT during their trip to Cedar Rapids and the All Iowa Fair. The interview was tape recorded and will be featured.
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Joseph Jones
Ainsworth
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Worcester
Babson Sees Continued Prosperity If 1949 Wages Stay Stable
Economist Roger W. Babson, writing for United Press from Wellesley Mass, says labor must avoid fourth round wage hikes in 1949. He credits tax relief, inventory drawdown, and pension insurance as stabilizers. A Washington conference on peace could spark five to ten years of prosperity if constructive and war-free outcomes emerge.
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Roger W. Babson
United Press
Wellesley
Mass
Manu
Washington
Employment Bill Approved by Senate Subcommittee
President Truman’s fair employment bill cleared a Senate labor subcommittee by three to one, paving the way for a likely southern filibuster. The measure would create a fair employment practices commission and bar discrimination by employers and unions with more than 50 workers based on race religion or national origin. Farm prices poultry expert warns against changing egg price supports amid a House bill to repeal mandatory supports.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
W. Dewey Termohlen
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture
Secretary of Vericulture
Continue Testimony In Hitchhike Slaying
Darrell Deutsch testified he saw no one go through William Muldoon’s pockets after finding the dying Mason City salesman near Rhodes on June 6. The testimony at a district court hearing weighed whether Alvin Brown who confessed to the shooting robbed Muldoon before he died.
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Marshalltown
William J. Muldoon
Mason City
Rhodes
Darrell Deutsch
Alvin J. Brown
Muldoon
Deutsch
Brown
Chicago Printers to Sign New Contract
The AFL Chicago Typographical Union ends its nearly two year strike against five Chicago papers with a new agreement. The union. international and local presidents approved terms that include a $106 weekly raise. The vote by rank and file is set for next Sunday.
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Chicago
AFL
Chicago Typographical Union
John J. Wileh
Woodruff Randolph
International
Pilch
Two Dead in Blast at Generating Plant
RUSHVILLE Ind Oct 1 A $1 000 000 power generating plant blew up today killing at least two persons and possibly burying others in the wreckage Indiana state police said one body was removed from the debris and another shortly after Police Chief Julius Campbell noted the turbine building of Southeastern Indiana Power companys diesel plant supplied electricity to many southeastern Indiana communities The plant was converted from an old building seven or eight years ago at a cost around 1 0 million dollars
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Rushville
Ind
IUP
Indiana
Julius Campbell
Southeastern Indiana Power Company
von Noo
Weather notes for PES MOVIES exhibition
UPI forecast: fair tonight and Friday with warmer Friday. Today's high 8 east 74 west. Low tonight 42 to 46. Friday high about 75. Winds southwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon and Friday. Wednesday temps shown: high 65, low 39.
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UPI
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