Border Guards to Seal Western Zone Smuggling Lanes
Berlin report says Western zone police were ordered to seal gaps used to smuggle machine tools goods and raw materials into the Soviet zone. British transport chief Reed notes steps to back the counter blockade as Berlin region endures Soviet traffic controls. The purge of non communists in Berlin's Russian sector signals Moscow aims to quell dissident forces amid mounting tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
A. T. L Reed
Reed
Socialist Unity
SED
Plane crash victim Hannah Laufer shot before wreck
Autopsy in New York found Hannah Laufer 25 had been shot three times before she and Meneu Monel 21 died in a plane crash near Idlewild Airport. Dr William Benison of the Queens medical examiner said two bullets were removed from Laufer.
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New York
Hannah Laufer
Miss Laufer
Meneu Monelone
Idlewild
William Benison
Queens Medical Examiner's Office
Beet Weighing Four and a Half Pounds Brought to Journal
Ronald Nichols of 13206 East Third Street brought a four and a half pound beet to the Journal office this mid. He said the monster vegetable grew in his garden this year and there are other beets nearly as big in the patch.
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Ronald Nichols
East Third Street
Journal Office
Nichols
Ronald
President Truman Launches First Campaign Tour
President Truman begins a nationwide campaign, with a two day head start on rival Dewey. He plans nearly twenty public appearances across the Midwest Southwest and Pacific coast to explain campaign issues and project a probable White House return.
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United Press
Truman
Newhite House
Republcan
Thomas E. Dewey
Midwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Jve Niles
Trman
Soil Commissioners Plan Essay Contest for County Pupils
Final plans for an essay contest open to all Washington County elementary pupils were set at a Washington district soil commissioners meeting. Howard Anderson of Crawfordsville is chairman. Essays on What Soil Conservation Means to Me must be submitted to the Farm Bureau office by November 24. Four best papers win a trip to Des Moines for a WHO radio farm broadcast.
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Washington County
Washington District Soil Commissioners
Howard Anderson
Crawfordsville
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
WHO
Bomb spy claims tie communists to atomic secrets
Former FBI agent Harry H. Velde testified to House investigators that American communists working through Soviet agents sought to steal atomic bomb secrets in California during World War II. He cited Berkeley and the San Francisco area and noted Soviet consular officials were suspected to be involved. Investigators planned to quiz Soviet defector Oksana Kasenkina in New York next week.
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California
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Pekin
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Berkeley Calif
Communist Party
New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Typhoon Hits Tokyo Leaving Thousands Homeless
A typhoon with 50 mph winds struck Tokyo killing at least five people and rendering more than 15,000 homeless. Seven to ten persons were missing and 51 injured as the storm moved away toward the north.
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Tokyo
Sent
Journal Members to Attend IDPA Meet in Des Moines
Washington Evening Journal staff to attend the Iowa Daily Press Association clinic at Hotel Savery in Des Moines on September 18 and 19. Elmer Wheeler will speak at the Sunday banquet, and Jenkin Lloyd Jones will address the general news clinic. Sessions cover circulation advertising and major departments.
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Washington Evening Journal
Iowa Daily Press Association
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Sessit
Elmer Wheeler
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Tribune
Journal
Whl
IDPA
Nootherland
Sioux City
Journ Lribune
Lew Warren
Oelwein Register
Plan GOP Rally To Greet Dewey
Des Moines Iowa September 17 Senator George A Wilson and William S Beardsley urged large turnout for Governor Dewey Republican presidential nominee opening his campaign at Drake University stadium The program begins at 6 20 p m with 90 minutes of band music and entertainment before the main address Admission is free and parking is plentiful near the stadium
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
William S. Beardsley
Thomas E. Dewey
Drake University Stadium
Iowa
Dewey
United States
Wilson
Drake Stadium
Pierce Knox to Appear on Heidt Radio Show
Pierce Knox former Washington resident and noted xylophone soloist will perform on Horace Heidt’s radio program broadcast nationwide this Sunday evening. Now living in Oakland with a wife and son, Knox’s comeback is eagerly anticipated by Washington friends who urge listeners to write to Heidt KNBC Los Angeles.
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Washington
Pierce Knox
Horace Heint
Pierce
Ss. W. Knox
Oakland
Horace Heidt
KNBC
Los Angeles
Disaster hits Ichinoseki as-
The Jiji press and Kyodo news report about 2000 dead or injured in Ichinoseki City. Some allied personnel flee their homes as shutters are blown from houses and traffic disrupts.
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Jiji Press
Kyodo News Service
Ichinoseki
Traf
Indians Win Seize of Hyderabad Ends Police Action
New Delhi reports India's campaign against Hyderabad ended as the Nizam ordered a cease fire. Indian columns advanced from west north and southeast, Secunderabad garrison allowed, and Hyderabad surrendered under pressure after a five day push to “preserve order.”
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New Delhi
India
Hyderabad
Niam
Secunderabad
Eit
Baptists to Hear Norwegian Minister in Washington
Rev. Thorbjorn Olson missionary to the San Francisco Scandinavian Seaman Mission will speak at the Washington Baptist church on Sunday September 19. He will also address the annual Baptist association meeting in the same church on Sunday and Monday. Olson, born in Norway and educated there, is a Oslo Baptist Theological Seminary graduate with a long record in Baptist work. He previously led the fishing hamlet ministry at Andenes and his last pastorate was at the Second Baptist Church in Oslo. He will speak during the morning service.
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Thorbjorn Olson
San Francisco
Calif
Artic Circle
Second Baptist Church
Oslo
Olson
Annual Poppy Sale Planned on Sept. 25
Plans are under way for the annual sale of buddy poppies in Washington announced by Mrs. Marion S. McAvoy of the VFW auxiliary. The event will be held Saturday September 25 and proceeds fund relief for veterans with service connected disabilities. The sale is sponsored by Post No. 2808 in Washington and directed by the auxiliary with Camp Fire girls selling in the business district.
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Washington
Marion 5. McAvoy
McAvoy
Post No
Auxiliary
High Blood Pressure Prevalence and Storm Damage
The report notes that 25 percent of adults over 45 have high blood pressure. It also describes a storm with downed lights, uprooted trees, fences, and signs.
Count Bernadotte Assassinated In Jerusalem Ambush
Washington reports a dispatch from Jerusalem confirms UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte and a French officer were killed in a drive-by shooting near government house in Jerusalem. The assailants, believed to be the Stern gang, fired at point blank range using sten guns. A UN security officer was slightly wounded.
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Jerusalem
Stern Gang
New Israel
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Bernadotte
George C. Marshall
John Joseph MacDonald
Count Bernadotte
Col
Serot
Stero Rang
Government House
Catamon
Frank Begley
Count
Jeep
Hoover Stricken With Bronchial Pneumonia in Illness
Washington observ ers report FBI director J Edgar Hoover is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia and confined to bed at his home. At 52, Hoover has led the FBI since 1924 guiding major anti crime and counter espionage efforts through the war years.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
John Dillinger
Pretty Boy
The Midget Baby Grand Piano Stands 29 Inches High
A compact midget baby grand piano stands 29 inches tall and weighs 20 pounds. It is electrically operated for easy use in small spaces.
Police Break Picket Line at Harvester Plant in Moline
Police used fists to break through CIO United Farm Equipment Workers pickets at East Moline Harvester plant in Illinois. About 600 workers staged a mass picket as tensions rose over job reclassifications. One union official was arrested. no injuries reported.
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Harvester Plant
Moline
Ill
East Moline
International Harvester Co
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers Union
Lord Pamel
Ames
Tri- City Ministerial Association
John G Henneberger
Ilinois Department of Labor
MacArthur rejects Reds criticism on Japan labor policy
General Douglas MacArthur defended Japan's labor policy against Soviet criticism. He warned against communist aims to spread disorder and argued Japanese workers have gained more liberty and protection under Allied occupation than in many democracies. He said the danger lies in Communist attempts to absorb and destroy labor.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Mrs W C Drury of Marshalltown Dies
Mrs W C Drury of Marshalltown dies at her home after a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services are set for Monday at the Estes funeral home in Marshalltown, with Mrs Livesay and daughter Mrs Everett Chorpening planning to attend.
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W. C. Drury
Marshalltown
F. G
F. G. Livesay
Washington
Estes Funeral Home
Rail Wage Talks Collapse Amid Union Demands
Rail wage negotiations between 16 non-operating rail unions and U S railroads collapsed. Unions demanded a 40 hour week with no pay cut and a 25 cent hourly raise plus overtime boosts. Spokesmen warned meeting demands could bankrupt railroads despite recent rate increases and growing freight volumes.
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CHC
Gyngar CP
Wiions
Toodoe
Raitreag
UNIO
Des Moines Weather Forecast Pushes Warm Weekend
Des Moines reports cloudy warm conditions with today reaching near 90 degrees and lows around 65 to 70 tonight, continuing into Saturday. Cockroach presence noted as ancient organisms estimated to have lived on Earth for about 280 million years.
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Des Moines
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