Campfire Girls Leader Mrs Dowell Guides Washington Group
Mrs. Dowell, longtime Campfire Girls leader in Washington, oversees 15 of 20 fifth and sixth graders preparing for honors. She has guided the group to Camp Hantesa near Boone for 16 years and joined Cedar Rapids training for new leaders to keep the program alive. Teddy the poodle and hiking trips highlight her home life and outdoor focus.
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Cornell College
Washington
Dowell
Yaiewanah
Postpone Rural Olympics A Week
The 1948 Iowa rural Olympics will be held at Ames September 10-11, a week later than past years due to a clash with the state fair. About 75,000 farm families participated in 1947, with 15,000 spectators from 78 counties. Polk county won in 1947. A new legislative department will assist county farm bureaus in pushing farm policy, led by E Howard Hill.
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JSDES
Ames
State Farm Bureau
Frank Ehman
Farm Bureau
Town Farm Bureau Federation
County Bureau
E. Howard Hill
Federation
Harry Storey
State Bureau
Hill
Floyd Huling
Webster County
Storey
Oregon State Farm Bureau
Mahaska County
Iowa
Spencer
Will Hixson of Wayland Dies in Des Moines
Will Hixson 67 a former Wayland resident died Saturday at 8 15 p m in Des Moines and his body will be returned to Wayland for funeral services Tuesday at 2 p m at the Payne home conducted by Rev Virgil Henderson with moral renditions by Mrs Lloyd Alliman and Mr Frank Clark. He was the son of the late Noah Hixson and survived by his sister Mrs Homer Payne another sister Mrs Ed Seeberg and brothers Fred George and Stewart Oska loosa.
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Wayland
Will Hixson
Hixson
Des Moines
Homer Payne
Payne
Virgil Henderson
Methodist Church
Lloyd Alliman
Frank Clark
Noah Hixson
Ed Seeberg
Fred
George
Stewart Oskaloosa
Play No Body Home staged at SUI festival in Iowa City
Crawfordsville high school students presented the play No body Home at the high school play production festival in Iowa City on March 30. Cast members included Viola Herms, Jack Howard, Dick Young, Bill Mitchell, Maxine Fulton, and Dickey.
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Crawfordsville High School
Iowa City
Viola Herms
Jack Howard
Dick Young
Bill Mitchell
Maxine Fulton
Dickey
British Viking crashes near Gatow during Berlin crisis
The Viking airliner crashed five miles northwest of Gatow airfield in the Russian-occupied zone of Germany. All 23 aboard were killed, including Collier, as the Viking operated a regular London Hamburg Berlin route. A British spokesman cited a Russian fighter crossing the bow before landing.
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Germany
Royal Air Force
Gatow
Collier
B. U
London
United Press
Berlin
Russians push peace talk to end Berlin battle
The Russians called today for a peace conference to end the battle of Berlin and the British and Americans accepted. A meeting place and time await Western powers to iron out issues caused by Russia’s midnight clamp-down on rail traffic through the Soviet occupied zone to Berlin. Lt. Gen Mikhail Dratvin coviety deputy commander said authorities are ready to discuss clarification of transport orders and that existing regulations about freight and sea channels remain unchanged.
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Berlin
Heaviet Union
Russia
Mikhail Dratvin Coviety
Airmen to Hold Stag for New AOPA Charter
Washington chapter of the Air Craft Owners and Pilots Association will stage a stag party Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the K C Hall. The event marks the chapter's affiliation with the national group last week. All members and interested flyers are invited. officers promise plenty of refreshments.
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Washington
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
K. C. Hall
National Association
Defy Strike Order Faces Contempt Challenge in Pittsburgh
The defiant miners ignore a federal injunction against the United Mine Workers and its leaders. Judge Goldsborough may hear motions to end the dispute. the government vows contempt actions and possible new court steps. The walkout idled tens of thousands of workers and disrupted rail, steel, and freight.
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United Mine Workers
U.S
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Goldsborough
Justice Department
National Coal Association
U. S
Matthew McGuire
Pittsburgh
Isaac M. Gonder Funeral Tomorrow
Isaac M. Gonder 75 of Richland died Sunday at his daughter’s home in Fairfield. Born August 26, 1869 near Richland he is survived by wife Adda two daughters Mrs Bjork and Mrs Oscar Mourer thirteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one brother H E Gonder of Thor. One son Glen preceded him in death. The funeral will be at 2:30 p m Tuesday at the Friends Church Richland with Rev Mr Latham officiating. The body is at Gould Funeral Home and will be brought to the family residence tonight. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
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Isaac M. Gonder
Richland
Arthur Bjork
Fairfield
Gonder
Adda
Bjork
Oscar Mourer
H. E Gonder
Thor
Glen
Friends’ Church
Latham Offiemratine
Gould
Friends’ Cemetery
Picket Shot at Armour Plant in Omaha Strike Tensions Rise
A CIO united packinghouse strike in its 21st day saw a picket shot at the Armour & Co. packing plant in Omaha during a scuffle. Jesse Foster was wounded but expected to recover as police detained three people. Markets report large hog and cattle shipments amid ongoing labor action.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Omaha
CIO United Packinghouse
Jesse Foster
Midwest
Kansas City
Omaha St. Louis
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
Sioux City
Good Advice at Chamber Sales School Proposed by Johnson
Local businessman Harold Johnson endorses a Chamber of Commerce salesmanship school. He says attendees and participating businesses will gain valuable guidance, with a democratic setup inviting sales staff and managers alike and certificates awarding prizes to perfect attendees.
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Harold Johnson
Chamber of Com
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
So Well Remembered Opens at Fox Theatre
A dramatic screen adaptation of James Hilton novel stars John Mills Martha Scott and Trevor Howard. George Boswell Browdley councillor and editor battles politics and a diphtheria epidemic amid a troubled marriage. Olivia pushes him toward Parliament, tragedy follows, but the film ends in a hopeful reunion.
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Fox Theatre
James Hilton
John Mills
Martha Scott
Patricia Roe
Trevor Howard
Richard Carlson
Hollywood
Adrian Scott
Edward Dmytryk
George Boswell
Mills
Browdley
Olivia
Miss Scott
Dr. Whiteside
Howard
George
How to store fertilizer until fields are ready
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee outlines precautions to keep stored fertilizer in prime condition. Farm supplies should be kept on a wooden platform with air space, not on ground or concrete, and bags stacked no more than seven high. If bottom bags harden, exchange positions to relieve packing. reduce moisture by processing through a hammer mill when needed.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Cardinal Helps Easter Bunny Hide Eggs at Washington Street Home
At 498 W Washing ton Street Ted Bailey family hosted an Easter egg hunt with Mr and Mrs Bailey placing eggs and jelly beans for children Marsha Eddie Eleanor and Teddie Jr The cardinal helped by occupying a bird nest on the porch rail and a final egg remained hidden with the bird cannily sitting on the nest.
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Ted Bailey
Washington Street
Subway Early Start Groundbreaking for New York Line
The first New York subway project began in 1900 with groundbreaking activities in the city. Engineers and city officials marked the start of an ambitious transit endeavor that would reshape urban mobility.
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Subway
New York
Gone With the Wind Returns as MGM Masterpiece
The film is re released as an MGM Technicolor epic praised for its faithful adaptation of Margaret Mitchell novel. Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Olivia de Havilland Leslie Howard lead a star studded cast with Thomas Mitchell Hattie McDaniel Barbara O Neill Ona Munson and more. The piece lauds its dignity, dramatic scope and lasting influence on cinema.
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South
Margaret Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Lovely Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Oliva de Havilland
Melanie
Leslie Howard
Ashley
Thomas Mitchell
Haffle McDaniel
Barbara O'Neil
Ona Munson
Harry Davenport
Fivelyn Keyes
Ann Rutherford
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