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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1954
Page
1
Iowa faces a lingering drought with farmers warned of a very serious outlook unless substantial rainfall arrives. March brought two inches of moisture, but deep subsoil remains dry and four to eight more inches are needed in coming months, especially July and August, to safeguard crops.
Richland Iowa March 31 Mrs C J Leech 81 lifelong resident and wife of a retired stormer died Thursday in Miami Fla at the home of her daughter Nelle Oden Her body will be returned to Iowa by train and arrive at Gould funeral home Richland Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm in the Methodist church She was born December 4 1872 daughter of Robert Orr of near Pleasant Plain A member of the OKS and Richland Methodist church she was active in the women s society Survivors include her husband and daughter
Washington county chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual kickoff at Washington Methodist church on Thursday at 6 p.m. Mrs. C. R. Reed announced plans for the county fund drive. Guest speaker Frank B. McTigue, state president, Ft. Dodge insurance man, will speak after a cooperative supper. Washington aims for an all-out canvas this year as part of a statewide effort to curb rising cancer cases. National trends show growth in cancer, while Iowa reports a decline due to research and education.
Washington high school vocal and instrumental groups earned three Division I and three Division II ratings as the small groups contest began in Fairfield. The event runs today with Washington students in Class AB. Division I honorees include Ted Howell baritone sax and the drum ensemble. Booth also won a Division I snare drum solo. Division II scorers include Salladay Horn McCleery and Kleese in various solos. Directors are Melvin Hill and Robert Ferre.
Thomas Evans Riddle, 117, Confederate Army veteran and last survivors of the Army in the Confederacy, died at 11:30 p.m. in the Texas Confederate Home For Men after four years residency. Born in Nashville, he served with the 12th Tennessee Infantry in the war’s final 18 months and died from age related infirmities following pneumonia and heart damage.
County attorney Kermit G. Kruse said he has summoned Robert T. Melvoid of Maquoketa to testify before the grand jury when it convenes Wednesday. Atty. Gen. Leo Hoegh suggested Melvoid testify about knowledge of alleged liquor and gambling violations and recommended appearances before Scott and Dubuque County grand juries. Melvold had accused Hoegh in an editorial of not enforcing laws in adjoining counties.
In New York, 17-year-old Conception Correa was sentenced to die in Sing Sing for the robbery slaying of 85-year-old Mrs Anna Levy. Convicted March 12 of first degree murder after a break-in that left the widow beaten and stabbed, the youngest defendant ever sentenced to death here, with no mercy recommendation from the jury.
In Indochina the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu held ground despite a fourth day of brutal assault by Communist forces led by Vo Nguyen Giap. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries’ troops, aided by improvised defenses, repelled a 200 yard penetration by a 60 man squad and endured intense artillery fire with reinforcements hampered by ongoing bombardment. Casualty reports suggest up to 2,000 killed or wounded this week, while High Command praises the resilience of the defenders as a potential turning point.
Attorney General Leo A. Hoegh ruled that county hospital trustees cannot exclude licensed osteopathic physicians or surgeons if they meet all other rules. The decision follows a request from the Washington County Hospital Board and comments by the Washington County Medical Society. The ruling allows access while trustees keep rule making powers over practitioners.
An informant alleges Russians in red Polish uniforms served on neutral inspection teams in Korea spying on troops and arms. He says they accessed shipment data and observed Allied dispositions near the cease fire line, with some possibly still on the teams.
Adlai Stevenson told about 4000 North Carolina Democrats that the Republican party is in sorry confusion due to McCarthy investigations. He accused Eisenhower of failing to unite his party and nation and said the GOP is "investigating the investigators" while nuclear threats require international control of atomic weapons.
Butter prices fell about 11 cents a pound across 34 cities since mid February. Top grade butter 92 score averaged 79 cents a pound in 30 cities on Feb 16, and 68 cents after the April 1 price support cut. Economists cite falling consumption and oleomargarine substitution as factors.
New York's long costly dock strike ended as longshoremen were ordered back to work. Up to 35 000 strikers under Independent Longshoremen's Association leadership were to report for shifts, with all back by Monday morning after a meeting with the strike committee.
Local residents notice changes after Congress passes and Eisenhower signs the excise tax bill. Telephone bills show lower tax, and prices for appliances jewelry luggage furs and cameras are expected to drop. Melvin Houck of Towa Continental Telephone notes the old rates ranged from 15 percent to 25 percent for different call types, with the new law reducing tax on local and long distance service to 10 percent.
In Galesburg Illinois the federal government auctioned off Galesburg Safety Route assets including sixteen buses a pickup truck and office equipment. J Leon Green oversaw the sale aiming to recover fourteen thousand dollars owed in taxes but the auction yielded five thousand six hundred ninety nine dollars ending the day eight thousand dollars in the red.
President Eisenhower will speak to quiet fears gripping Americans in a live nationwide radio and television speech Monday night. The extemporaneous 10 minute address aims to calm anxieties echoed from his March 17 news conference and will be broadcast by NBC ABC Mutual with CBS radio rebroadcast and possible Dumont TV coverage.
Obituary notice reports Elmer Kolosick died March 21 in Phoenix Arizona. The body will be returned here and arrive Tuesday. Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home.
Police and sheriff detained three men and two juveniles after thieves broke into Don Pauls D X station and Gray s Phillips 66 station in Washington Friday night. Suspects include David Leonard Ottumwa and Robert Rime Bloomfield, held on breaking and entering with two juveniles. The group was later linked to an April 1 Centerville break‑in.
Ted Portsmann, International Farm Youth Exchange from Montpelier Iowa, will be guest speaker at the Washington County Rural Young People meeting. The session is scheduled for Monday April 5 at 7 30.
A blaze in Pusan gut through a refugee district, killing and wounding many Koreans. An Army spokesman cited 37 dead while Korean police listed 27. The fire fed by aviation gasoline from a pipe line damaged 00 flimsy shacks and small factories, leaving over 4,000 homeless.
Raymond B. Kreul of Pocahontas said he will seek write-in votes in the Democratic primary for state senator from Buena Vista Pocahontas and Humboldt counties after Secretary Mel Synhorst barred his name for insufficient signatures. Kreul was the sole Democrat to file for the district.
Cloudy tonight with a chance of light snow west Sunday. Cold tonight, warmer Sunday with highs in the 40s. Northeast lows around 15 to 20 and southwest around 30 to 40. Showers possible Sunday night or Monday as a warmer trend continues.
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