Clinton Liquor Fight Draws Fire From Clinton Officials
Rep. John W. Carlson blasted Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman and Clinton County Atty. Warren Johnson over liquor enforcement, saying the dispute harms Clinton County’s reputation. He cited raids on eight taverns March 18 and legal questions over seized liquor, urging better coordination.
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Clinton
John W. Carlson
Dayton Countryman
Clinton County
Warren Johnson
Carlson
Johnson
Countryman
Kermit Kruse
Jens Kair
Kruse
Policeman Unhurt After Patrol Car Flips Near Des Moines
Des Moines officer Ed Crouzier escaped serious injury when his patrol car overturned on a rural road during a high speed chase. A drunken unlicensed man fled the scene and remained at large as Crouzier was treated for bruises and released.
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Des Moines
Ed Crouzier
Crouzier
Broadlawns Hospital
Tickets on sale Monday for Washington senior play You Cant Take It With You
Tickets for the Washington senior class play You Cant Take It With You go on sale Monday April 4, sold by senior class members. Exchange for reserved seats at Phillips Drug on or after April 11. Cast includes Carol Zelinsky Jeanette Choate Pat Stewart Don Gardner Bill Sherman Dick Cole Rodney Campbell Jim Thompson Sandy Jones Frank Chmelar Max Embree Ted Howell Judy Edmondson Doug Reed Arla McBee Claude Havel Bruce Lemmon Virg Norton Joyce Brewer.
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Washington
Phillips Drug Store
George Kaufman
Moss Hart
New York City
Sycamore
Alice
Grandpa
Carol Zelinsky
Jeanette Choate
Pat Stewart
Don Gardner
Bill Sherman
Dick Cole
Mrs. J.G. Love 87 Dies in Oregon After Long Illness
Mrs. J G Love 87 native of Washington county and resident of Central Point Oregon died Thursday March 31 after an extended illness Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday April 7 at Jones funeral home with burial in Ainsworth cemetery Born July 12 1867 in Washington county she married James Guthrie Love Sept 27 1894 in Ainsworth later living in Philadelphia for ten years before returning to Ainsworth and then Central Point She was a musician teacher of voice and piano and directed a phil harmonic choir She was a member of PEO and the Wednesday Study club Survivors include son James Granville Love of Crawfordsville three grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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J. G. Love
Washington County
Central Point
Oregon
Jacksonville
Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth Cemetery
Margaret Leona Utterback
Benjamin and
Larina Powell Utterback
Ainsworth
James Guthrie Love
Philadelphia
Ore
James Granville Love
Crawfordsville
Keota Boy Dies In Light Post Accident
Bobby Hall five year old son of Mr and Mrs William Hall of Keota is killed when a light post falls while he swings around it in front of the Keota post office. Coroner rules accidental death and funeral services are planned for Monday at the Keota Federated church.
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Keota
Bobby Hall
William Hall
Bobby
Wiliam Hall
Gamble
Su Ellen
Charles O. Carter
Verne Hall
Fairfield
Missouri Valley father sues over school beating incident
Leslie Greer files a $6000 damage suit in Harrison County District Court against teacher Thomas B. Ryan and Superintendent K. W. Miller after claiming Ryan struck Leo Greer 16 with a paddle causing facial injuries. The school board did not impose disciplinary action.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Leslie Greer
Harrison County
Leo
Thomas B. Ryan
K. W. Miller
Greer
Council Bluffs
Ryan
K.C. Acrea
Norton Family Buys Eveready Plumbing Co in Washington
Keith Norton and his wife acquire Eveready Plumbing Co from Ivan Norton and wife. Keith led operations since 1953 aside from Army service, serves on city council, while Mrs Norton becomes office manager. New address is 221 East Washington Street east of the city hall.
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Eveready Plumbing Company
Washington
Keith Norton
Ivan Norton
Keith
U. S. Army Engineers
Norton
J. C. Penney
East
Washington Street
City Hall
Sioux City Youth Drowns In River Incident
Sioux City 16 year old Jack Beaty drowned Friday night in the Big Sioux River after apparently falling from a lone boat. Police began dragging the river around 6 30 p m and recovered the body about 9 p m after locating the boy s cap and the drifting boat.
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Sioux City
Jack Beaty
Big Sioux River
Dust Storm Weathers Southwest As Cold Front Hits North
A dust storm swept eight states including Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and New Mexico with Oklahoma utilities calling it the worst in 25 years. Clear air followed as cooler Pacific air brought showers in the Far West and snow in the Rockies. Northern states faced record cold with subfreezing readings and some areas near zero visibility.
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Southwest
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Canadian
New England
Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Almow
Weather Bureau predicts 30 day temperature and rainfall trends
The Weather Bureau forecasts colder than normal weather for areas east of the Appalachians and the Southern half of the nation east of Texas. Above normal temperatures are seen from the Great Lakes westward to the northern Plains. Conditions elsewhere tend toward near normal. Rainfall will be above normal in the Southern third and below normal in the Northern third, with central nation near normal except above normal along the West Coast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Texas
Great Lakes
Plains
Bureau
Giblin Speaker At Second Session Of Sales Clinic Here
A large audience gathered at the high school for the second of three sales clinic sessions sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Les Giblin of Ridgewood New Jersey spoke on key points of successful retail selling and stressed applying the knowledge after returning to work. The final session is set for Wednesday April 6 at 7 15 p m in the high school auditorium with Skip Adkins of Washington moderating a panel discussion.
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Chamber of Commerce
Les Giblin
Giblin
Ridgewood
N. J
Skip Adkins
Washington
Fishing Should Be Good at Lake Darling This Year
State conservation officer Dwight Bramon reports abundant fish at Lake Darling as the lake was stocked with adult bullheads and channel cat. Thousands of crappies were removed to reduce overpopulation, and licensing changes take effect after April 1 with sales at the lake and county outlets.
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Lake Darling
Bramon
Dwight Bramon
Conservation Commission
Harold Brock
Izaak Walton
Private air fleet figure in United States exceeds sixty thousand
A survey reports 64 875 private airplanes owned by individuals and businesses in the United States not counting commercial airlines. The count highlights a large personal and corporate aviation sector and implies substantial maintenance and safety oversight needs.
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United States
Earthquake Kills 340 in Lanao Lake Region Philippines
Governor reports 340 dead in Lanao Lake area with Tugaya town worst hit about 200 fatalities. Red Cross says 300 injured. thousands left homeless as President Magsaysay allocates emergency funds and tours stricken zones. Feeble aftershocks continue and lake bodies, debris clog Lake Lanao.
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Lanao Lake Region
Danhalan
Philippines
Salvador Luch
Ramon Magsaysay
Lanao Lake
Mindanao
Tugaya
Red Cross
Philippine
Manila
Magsaysay
Weather Bureau
Mamitya Saber
Lanao
Predict Resignation of Churchill Next Week
London reporters believe Winston Churchill will resign as prime minister next week. He has delayed his Sicily trip and will miss the April 19 budget, fueling talk that Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden could take over by budget time.
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London
Winston Churchill
Syracuse
Sicily
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Toastmaster Officers Installed This Week
Toastmasters club in Washington installed new officers led by deputy governor Frank Patterson. Elected were Howard Benn president Richard Stephens first vice president William Bryce second vice president Ed Hutchcroft secretary treasurer and John Mattes sergeant at arms. Retiring were John Mattes Melvin Houck Mr Hutchcroft and Charles Twinam. Six members attended a recent speech contest in Ottumwa with Benn and Patterson among participants.
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Toastmasters Club
Washington
Frank Patterson
Howard Benn
Richard Stephens
William Bryce
Ed Hutchcroft
John Mattes
Melvin Houck
Hutchcroft
Charles Twinam
Kiwanians See Film At Meeting in YMCA
Washington Kiwanis members attended a YMCA meeting to view The Hidden Heart produced by the Disciples of Christ and the National Council of Churches. Rev Halsey Walklin arranged the screening. Ottumwa hosts received the goodwill trophy with Lt Gov William Smart among the Washington group.
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Kiwanis Club
Hidden Heart
YMCA
Disciples of Christ
National Council of Churches
Halsey Wakelin
Washington
Kiwanians
Ottumwa
Good Fellowship
William Smart
Rites at Wellman For Dr. Charles G. Foster
Graveside rites are set for Monday at 2 p m in Wellman for Dr. Charles G Foster of Brownsville Texas. Dr E M Beuhler will conduct the service. Foster died in Texas and will be taken to Powell funeral home in Wellman this evening where friends may call. He was reared in Wellman and graduated from Northwestern Dental College. He married Josephine Baird of North English and practiced there before moving to Texas. Survivors include his wife one daughter a sister Mrs B Harrington Cedar Rapids and a niece Mrs June Williams Wellman.
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Wellman
Charles G. Foster
Brownsville
Texas
E. M. Beuhler
Foster
Powell Funeral Home
Northwestern Dental College
Josephine Baird
North English
B. Harrington
Cedar Rapids
June Williams
Two Accidents Reported in Washington County This Morning
Two separate crashes occurred in Washington County this morning. A rear collision on highway 92 near the railroad underpass west of town damaged a semi driven by Donald E. Erickson and a following truck driven by Donald R. Reeves, with damages totaling about $4,750. No injuries were reported. A second crash near the Roy Gerot home east of Ainsworth junction involved Leona Grell and Isabelle Gerot, with damages around $275 to both vehicles.
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Washington County
Highway 92
Donald Edwin Erickson
Ames
P. I. Leap
Onawa
Donald Ray Reeves
Route 1
Thurman
Amos O. Jacobson
Roland
Erickson
Reeves
Roy Gerot
Ainsworth Junction
Leona Margaret Grell
Davenport
Isabelle Eden Gerot
Ainsworth
Gerot
Grell
Austrians Dragged From Hospital Beds After Surgery
Russian troops seized four Hungarians from a Eisenstadt hospital beds shortly after emergency operations. Two were bleeding and unconscious as they were carted away like pigs. The family included a grandfather, his son and daughter in law, and an eight year old girl.
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Vienna
Austria
Eisenstadt
Hungary
Compassionate Brothers
Renew Contracts of Principal and Teachers in Buffalo Schools
The Buffalo School Board renewed the contracts of high school principal Edwin Rauch and two grade teachers Lavetta Countryman and Irvin Berryhill after about 30 students staged a strike protesting the board’s initial nonrenewal. Rauch announced the decision after a closed hearing, citing no details. A parent cited Berryhill’s alleged conduct, while the students claimed Anderson’s shop room cleanliness influenced the original decision.
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Buffalo
Iowa
Buffalo School
Edwin Rauch
Andrewson
Lavetta Countryman
Irvin Berryhill
Rauch
Anderson
James Tucker
Berryhill
Freedom in Ait Had Dida Berber Women Highlighted
National Geographic Society notes remarkable autonomy among Ait Had Dida Berber women in the High Atlas. A wife may legally divorce an unwanted husband for 15 cents, and some women have had more than 20 husbands.
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High Atlas
Morocco
National Geographic Society
Increasing clouds bring scattered showers and storms this weekend
Increasing cloudiness late tonight and Sunday with scattered showers or thunderstorms west Sunday afternoon and east Sunday evening. Mild with a high on Sunday and cool in the extreme northwest later Sunday. Showers end near the coast with partly cloudy conditions Monday.
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United Press
Iowa
Eider
Teles
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Dave Beck
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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