VFW District Gathering in Keokuk
Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts and Auxiliaries of the first district meet in Keokuk on Sunday September 28 for a one day session. The event marks the first meeting since the June convention with 23 posts in the district. The program starts at two o clock at the VFW hall followed by a dinner for convention members. Local attendees without transport should contact Commander Milo Steele Jr. District officers will preside for the first time with Dale Atkinson as chaplain and other named officers present.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Keokuk
V. Ifw
V. F. W. Hall
Milo Steele, Jr
Dale Atkinson
Don Bealer
Everett R. Burham
Jesse Radda
Marsh Atkinson
Wants Her Daddy Despite Cruelty
In Baltimore a six year old girl Barbara Green testified against her father Raymond Green 27 who admitted holding her hands on a hot stove as punishment for stealing a bun. A policewoman described burns and bruises as the court heard the tale. The magistrate condemned the act calling it bestial and sentenced Green to nine months in the state house.
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Parbara Green
Raymond Green
Barbara
Green
Reuber Caplan
Siernly
State House
Britain Quits Palestine Mandate and Leaves Plan to UN
Britain announces to the United Nations it will withdraw from its 25 year mandate over Palestine and hand full responsibility for independence to the UN. Sir Arthur Creech Jones outlines three points including no forced policy and possible international force if needed.
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Lake Success
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Great Britain
United Nations
Palestine
UN General Assembly
Arthur Creech Jones
Britain
Holy Land
Creech-Jones
General Assembly
United Kingdom
Assembly
Davenport Woman Dies in Auto Crash
Jacqueline Jammey, 29, of Davenport, died after the car she rode in crashed into a tree here last night. The incident marks the 16th fatal traffic accident in Scott county this year and the second in the past week.
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Davenport
Iowa
Jacqueline Jammey
Scott County
Correction leads to dispute as girl clings to father
A court officer tried to take Green away while Barbara broke free from a chair and chased after him. A police matron restrained her, and she sobbed asking to go with her daddy.
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Green
Barbara
Special Session May Be Needed for Europe Aid
Congressional sources debate Truman’s chances of securing stop gap aid to Europe without a special session. A Democratic spokesman doubts funds exist. others eye 3.75 billion to tide Europe over. Sen Brewster says funds could come from export import bank or reallocated funds. Leaders to meet Monday with Marshall, Anderson, Harriman. Brewster warns Marshall plan faces tough sledding in Congress and likely reduced funding with oversight. France taxed at lower levels than the United States.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Congress
Qwen Brewster
Commmerce
W. Averell Harriman
Brewster
Britain
United States
France
Taft Speech Upheld Vandenberg Role in Tacoma
In Tacoma Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft defended Vandenberg’s foreign policy leadership while criticizing postwar U S policy. He praised bipartisan policy framing but warned the administration worsened world conditions and urged a firmer stance toward Russia. Taft labeled current policy a misstep despite not embracing isolationism.
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Tacoma
Wash
Robert A. Taft
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Learship
Vandenberg
Tacoma World Affairs Council
Russia
Soviet Union
Whale meat consumption rises in Britain summer total
The food ministry in London reports Britons consumed two million seven hundred thirty seven thousand six hundred sixteen pounds of whale meat this summer. The figure highlights a significant dietary trend during the season.
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London
Food Ministry
Subcommittee Recommends Deportation of Hanns Wisler
The House un American activities subcommittee unanimously urged the deportation of Hanns Wisler a German born Hollywood songwriter. Congress started a tentative weather bureau service in US70 but the weather bureau was officially recognized twenty years later.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Subcommittee
Hanns Wisler
Hollywood
United States
Congress
Weather Bureau
70 Percent of Corn Safe From Frost, U.S. Dept Says
The Agriculture Department reported 70 percent of corn in 12 major production states largely safe from frost as of Sept. 19, with Michigan Wisconsin northern Illinois Minnesota and South Dakota showing the only killing frosts. The forecast noted favorable conditions for maturity and a shift from less mature stages, while Iowa showed rapid drying and 63 percent safe from frost.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
Illinois
Iona
South Dakota
Nebraska
Gunmen Hold Up Palestine Bank in Tel Aviv
A gang robbed Barclay's bank in Tel Aviv killing four British policemen and fleeing with 600000 dollars four hundred thousand of which was recovered. Authorities attribute the raid to the Stern group amid rising unrest as Palestine faces UN discussion. Two suspects were shot by police within hours.
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Barclay’s Bank
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Stern
Jewish Underground
Allenby Road
Holy Land
United Nations
Lake Success
Streets Get New Surfacing In City Rework
Washington streets ride a seal coat of asphalt and rock chips to repair worn surfaces. Richards Construction completed work on East Madison Street South Third and South Fourth Avenues and part of East Van Buren. Other streets including West Third East Third north of the Burlington tracks and a block on North Eleventh will be resurfaced with more work possible if material holds. City crews led by Street Commissioner Ralph Minick also applied seal coat on South Ninch Avenue and other north town streets. Tiles may be installed under soggy sections before new surface pours. New curbing finished on South Third Avenue with widening paid by property owners. Initial seab oating delayed by material shortages.
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Washington
Richards Construction Company
East Madison Street
South Third
South Fourth Avenues
East van Buren Street
West Third
East Third
Burlington
North Eleventh Street
Main
Second Streets
Ralph Minick
South Ninch Avenue
South Third Avenue
Hill Billy Show draws crowd at Armory event
Hill Billy Jamboree at the Armory drew about 600 attendees last night after a short notice festival. The Legion promoted the entertainment and reportedly cleared around 400 from the project. Cowboys, amateurs, and a hillbilly band delivered a lively program with plenty of upbeat music.
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Armory
The
Legion
Marriage License Issued to Leonardy Weeks in Washington
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse today to Ead ward Leonardy and Martha Frances Weeks, both residents of Washington.
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Court House
Eadward Leonardy
Martha Frances Weeks
Washington
Poppies On Sale Tomorrow In Washington Tribute Drive
The VEW Auxiliary plans a poppy sale tomorrow in Washington to honor war dead from two world wars. Mrs Milo Steele Jr leads with headquarters at Marston Skelgas store and several auxiliaries assist. Sales begin this afternoon with distribution to Button Factory and Calendar Factory workers plus Campfire Girls and youths, offering prizes of 3, 2, 1 and 50 cents for top fundraisers. The group hopes to sell 3,500 poppies with proceeds supporting veterans and related activities.
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Washington
VEW
Milo Steele, Jr
Marston Skelgas
Dave McGaffey
Marsh Atkinson
Don Realer
Raymond Glasgow
Marion McAvoy
Vishinsky Blasts U S War Mongers at UN Session
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky launched a broad attack labeling nine Americans as war mongers and singled out Hector McNeil. He cited Dulles remarks and Life magazine pieces as backing for his charge while defending Soviet policy and accusing the United States of aggressive intent.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
U U. S
UN General Assembly
Hector McNeil
Dulles
Vishinsky
Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
Life Magazine
Warren R. Austin
U. S. UN
America
Food conservation poll shows limited belief in plan
United Press reports fourteen of twenty housewives from eight cities doubt President Truman’s voluntary food conservation. Eight hotel chefs mostly disagree, though one from the Swan Walkdorff Astoria says wartime practices saved 50 percent. AFL's Green backs the plan but calls for higher production by labor and management.
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United Press
Truman
Swan Walkdorff- Astoria
New York City
Washington
AFL
Wiliam Green
Green
White House
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