Senator Warns of Strike Threats to Social Order
United States Senator George A. Wilson argues the industry labor war risks attacking the social order and hints the Truman administration aims at nationalizing industry. He cites the coal mine takeover, wage boosts without production gains, and pressure on collective bargaining as core factors affecting labor and production.
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Des Moines
United States
George A. Wilson
Wilson
England
Iowa
Labor
Hog market tops at sixteen twenty five
The report notes hog prices at 16.25 per hundredweight as the market trends steady. Weather outlook calls for fair conditions tonight with partial clouds and a continued warm trend into Wednesday.
New Silicone Additions Shrink Electric Motor Size
The integration of silicones into high temperature insulation families enables a 25 percent reduction in electric motor sizes. This advancement promises lighter, more compact motors with maintained insulation performance and efficiency for industrial and consumer applications.
Fort Dodge eateries close in protest against OPA
Fort Dodge Iowa residents and more than 60 participants met to vote four to one for a mass shutdown of restaurants starting at midnight in protest of the OPA price rollback order. Hotels join the boycott as organizers plan enforcement through picketing and potential violence if others reopen.
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Fort Dodge
Ltowa
Office of Price Administration
Dwight G. Rider
Lyle Shrader
Shrader
L. W. Young
B. C. Howard
John Tierney
Don Housel
Charles Hartung
Benny Salvatore
Shracer
Halt of Jehovahs Witness gathering in Laconia Iowa
Warren county sheriff and 150 deputies blocked all highways into Laconia to stop a Jehovahs Witness meeting. About 25 carloads were turned away. no disorders occurred. Seven charged with assault in a separate Fri Indianola case were acquitted by a justice court jury.
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Lacona
Iowa
Warren County
Lewis Johnson
Johnson
Justice Court
Indianola
A Dog's Life Have New Member in Iowa Daily Press
Cedar Valley Daily Times of Vinton joins the Iowa Daily Press Association. VV. T. Hageboeck announces the move as publisher of the Iowa City Press Citizen. The Times carries 4,606 circulation and becomes the 38th member. total IDPA circulation rises to 509,168.
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Cedar Valley Daily Times
Vinton
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
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Iowa City Press Citizen
The
Cooperative Advertising and News Organization
I.D.P.A
Rotary District Visitor Missed Schedule Anxious Club
Rotary hosts recount a district governor visit that was delayed by a month with announcements noting September and October. Walter Farrell, born in Sweet Springs Missouri, moved through several states before buying Farrell Print Shop in Washington in 1943. Ed Huff of McLellan’s Store spoke of his career path and Navy service. Guests included Wade Gardner Indianola and others from Des Moines to Washington.
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Wacneton
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Indianola
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St. Johns
Michigan
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Oregon
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Des Moines
Milo Sorden
Jehovah's Witnesses weigh Lacona meeting plan clash
Des Moines September 17 The Jehovah's Witnesses spokesman said plans for another Lacona gathering were not finalized and may involve legal action against Warren County authorities. About 100 worshippers were blocked from entering Lacona and a prior meeting ended in a near riot. The group cited God and Supreme Court rulings as backing their right to assemble.
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Charles B. Sellers
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lacona
Warren County
Sellers
Jenovah
United States Supreme Court
Lewis Johnson
U. S. Supreme Court
Watchtower Society
Brooklyn
N. Y
This Week in Iowa History Highlights
A compact roll of notable Iowa milestones from September dates: 1832 Winnebago lands payment in neutral ground. 1837 Burlington meeting for a separate Wisconsin Territory. 1890 Ottumwa Coal Palace opening. 1847 Mormon exodus from Nauvoo. 1846 federal draft order affecting Iowa. 1832 Black Hawk treaty at Fort Armstrong. 1836 Dodge calls militia elections.
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Wisconsin
Burlington
Mississippi
Nauvoo
Ill
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Territorial
Henry Dodge
Impossible to delay printing of ballots for Nov 5 election
Des Moines reports Deputy Secretary of State Ray Johnson says Iowa law requires ballots to be printed 55 days before the general election, making delay by counties impossible. Nine counties reportedly have not printed ballots. Woodbury Polk and Montgomery have finished. one has partial printing. A July 5 change followed Justice Frederic Miller's resignation triggering a four year term vacancy.
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Des Moines
U.P
Ray Johnson
Iowa
Woodbury
Polk
Montgomery
Frederic M. Miller
Supreme Court
Democratic
Republican
Miller
Watiee
Plastic eye with mobility linked to eye muscles
Dr A D Ruedemann of the Cleveland clinic and Frits Jardon of American Optical Co report a new plastic artificial eye that attaches to eye muscles for movement like a real eye. Unlike glass eyes, it is unbreakable, never removed, and uses a metal mesh at the back to coordinate motion with the good eye.
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Cleveland
A. D. Ruedemann
Ruedemann
Cleveland Clinic
Frits Jardon
American Optical Co
Southbridge
Mass
Blink Rate Varies Widely With Emotional Strain
The rate of blinking ranges from three to twenty times per minute and a blink lasts about one-fortieth of a second. Blinking increases when a person is under emotional strain.
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