Aranha Named President of UN General Assembly
Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil was elected president of the UN General Assembly, defeating Australian foreign minister Herbert Evatt as the second UN session opened amid U S Soviet tensions. The United States pressed to transfer the Greek case to the assembly, seeking action on Balkans tensions and vetoes by the Soviet Union.
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United Nations Hall
Flushing
N. Y
United States
UN General Assembly
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
U. S. Ecandidate
Herbert V. Evatt
General Assembly
United Nations
Russia
Australia
U. S
Aranha
Balkans
Security Council
George C. Marshall
Anatol Gromyko
Assembly
Bathans
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Council
World Parliament
Herbert
Washington Y Plans Busy Year with Ambitious Programs
Washington Y association committees met with fifty attendees chaired by Ralph Shannon to map a busier year. Artemis Brown was welcomed as new general secretary. Reports covered swimming, youth, sports leagues, open forums, rural and religious programs, and a projected budget exceeding 15000 with major fundraising and endowment growth.
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Washington
Ralph Shannon
Yerar
Artemis Brown
Thompson to speak at United Presbyterian prayer meeting
Dr. Thompson of Monmouth will address the United Presbyterian prayer meeting at 7 30 tomorrow evening in the church. He will attend a board meeting in Washington tomorrow with Richard A. Stewart at a session. Keokuk presbytery convenes Thursday at Crawfordsville United Presbyterian church.
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W. Thompson
Monmouth
United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Thompson
Keokuk
Grain Prices Decline Across Markets Amid Price Pressure
Grain prices fell at Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis as government pressure to curb inflation continued. Cattle at Chicago stockyards hit a 1947 high for frame steers, hogs varied across markets, and a Sioux City hog drop led the declines. Community groups in Springfield plan a mass meeting to resist rising costs, while Boston calls for a congressional moratorium and Decatur expands a CIO led cooperative retail store to fight inflation.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago
Corn
Sioux City
Towa
Springfield
Boston
National Association of Consumers
Congress
Hazel Sagoff
Decatur
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Louisa County Bank Anniversary Observed in Columbus Junction
Louisa County National bank marks its anniversary this week with officers listed. Teachers Randall Bebb and James Merritt join staff. local residents Mr. and Mrs. R J Shoop visit from California. Dorothy Moore begins nurses training in Chicago. Vincent Neal Brewer is born to Mr. and Mrs. William Brewer in Firebaugh California.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County National Bank
J. Buser
J. C. Richie
J. E. Henson
F. C. Spaethe
Milo M. Orris
J. D. Buser
F. W Coffin
H. W. Eliason
James D Helmick
J. ©. Richie
Max Vannice
T. C. Randall Bebb
Iowa State Teacher's College
Cedaralls
University of Iowa
James Merritt
Columbus High School
RK. W. Merritt
R. J. Shoop
Inglewood
Cal
Shoops
Americans Halt Slavs At Trieste Stand Off
In a tense dawn clash near Goriano and Prosseco, U S Army outposts confronted about 2000 Yugoslav troops as Lt William Ochs and Lt Lyle Lenhart led 88th Division defenders who stalled the advance. Tanks were deployed and British bombers joined in as negotiation and standoff persisted until daylight.
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Tito
William Ochs
Chattan
Marshall Tito
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lyle Lenhart
Evanston
Free State of
Trieste
U. S
Dr Miller to Attend Ecumenical Methodist Conference
Dr Fred Miller pastor of Washington Methodist church was named among six Towe delegates to the Ecumenical Methodist conference in Springfield Massachusetts. The week long sessions open September 21 with about four hundred representatives from Methodist churches worldwide. Bishop Charles W Brashares will be in attendance and the delegation includes W M Briggs and M G Addicks.
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Fred Miller
Washington Methodist Church
Springfield
Massachusetts
W. M. Briggs
Grace Methodist Church
Des Moines
M. G. Addicks
Danverlson
Miller
Charles W. Brashares
City Considers New Fire Truck And Sewer Survey
At a council meeting the fire committee will select a modern replacement for a 20 year old pumper and report to Chief Carl Kelly. The city also hired Howard R Green engineers to survey sewer issues at the southeast edge where open fields receive outflow. A small government loan for preliminary work is no longer available.
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G. M. Humble
Bud Fields
H. F. Freshwaters
Fire Department
Carl Kelly
G. E. Mace
Washington
waU&e
Howard R. Green Engineering Company
Cedar Rapids
Green
Three Fourths of Iowa Corn May Mature Without Frost Damage
Des Moines reports three quarters of the Iowa corn crop likely to mature without frost damage. The weekly bulletin notes weather hindered development, with corn and soybeans advancing well though early fields show uneven ripening and some districts face potential damage if frost arrives on schedule.
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Des Moines
Three-Year Sentence for Drunken Driving Given
Forrest Brinning pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Frank Beehly sentenced him to up to three years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison and ordered a one-year license suspension. term starts December 1. Brinning’s third offense mandated the prison term. County Attorney John C. Owen spoke for the state. Richard C. Leggett appeared for Brinning.
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Beehly
Brinning
Fort Madison
Beechly
John C. Owen
Richard C. Leggett
Fairfield
Carl Stutsman
Stutsman
Robert Day
Walter Stevens
Richard Leswett
Stevens
Goldie Devore
Hawkeye State Livestock Buyers Open Washington Station
Hawkeye State Livestock Buyers, a major independent hog buyer, will open a Washington buying station September 2 at the C B Q stockyards north of the Burlingop depot. Tom and Mark Reel of Peoria and Fairfield oversee local yards with buyers and yard men. The firm represents three west coast packers, nine on the east coast and two in Chicago. In Iowa the company operates plants in Farn, Sigourney, Pulaski and Doniperson.
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Hawkeye State Livestock Buyers
Midwest
Washington
Burlingop
Tom
Mark Reel
Peoiia
Wairfield
Hawkeye State
Chicago
Reel
Iowa
Farcon
Sigourney
Pulaski
Donpelson
Weather cools soybean crop as fields receive moisture
The report notes minimum temps 48 last night and 45 the night before helping soybeans and keeping the crop in good shape. Moisture and cooler weather aid pastures, though many areas still need rain. Much fall plowing has occurred after the rains with some fields seeded in western Iowa.
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Lowe
Warnings of Wind Storm Hoisted Along Florida East Coast
The Miami weather bureau ordered hurricane warnings from Fort Lauderdale to Cape Hatteras as Eastern Florida braces for a giant storm. Hope Town reports winds around 60 mph with 28.52 inch pressure while forecasts say the storm may move slowly westward toward the coast. Red Cross chapters are alerted and residents prep for possible disaster as the system expands to a 400 mile diameter.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Weather Bureau
Fort Lauderdale
Titusville
Florida
Florida Keys
Cape Hatteras, N. C
Jacksonville
Great Abaco Islands
Bahamas
Hopetown
Great Abaco Island
Weather Bureau
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Melbourne
Jacksonville Beach
Red Cross
Sey
Calvary Baptist to Welcome Missionaries on Wednesday
Reverend Michael Glerum of the Sudan Interior Mission will speak at Calvary Baptist Church Nigeria Africa on Wednesday September 17 at 7 30 p m He and his wife and child have returned on furlough and will share many interesting reports All are invited to come and hear the missionaries
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Michael Glerum
Sudan
Nigeria
Africa
Calvary Baptist Church
Lindbergh Qualifies as Voter in Darien Town Election
Charles A. Lindbergh was admitted as a new voter in Darien and qualified to vote in the Vet. 6 town election. He did not indicate any party preference.
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Darien
Conn
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Board of Selectmen
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