Young swimmer Ronnie Frederick earns Red Cross Beginners card
Five year old Ronnie Frederick son of Dr and Mrs Karl Frederick of Washington is believed to be the youngest holder of a Red Cross Beginners card in the state and perhaps the country His father Dr Frederick a chiropractor and Red Cross instructor has trained Ronnie since age one at the YWCA pool He can swim 40 yards without strokes tread water dive retrieve objects and perform dives with a 15 foot rescue paddle board in training for more advanced aquatic skills.
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Ronnie Frederick
Karl Frederick
Washington
United States
Red Cross
Ronnie
Frederick
Lance
Iowa City
YWCA
YMCA
Fort Madison couple jailed for burglary to furnish new home
Fort Madison court sentences Bill Johnson 22 and Hazel Johnson 26 to under 10 year reformatories after pleading guilty to burglary. Police say loot from Fort Madison and Kahoka stores filled their apartment, including a coffee table rugs chairs ironing board waffle iron radio silverware and coffee maker. They were arrested after Kahoka marshal stopped a panel truck carrying them.
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Fort Madison
Bill
Junior) Johnson
Hazel
James Barrow
Roy Poling
Johnsons
Poling
Kahoka
Montana City Faces Rising Flood Threat
United Press reports a major disaster threat to Chinook Montana as Milk River floods surge. Townspeople rush to reinforce a waterlogged dike as damages in the Milk River valley approach over two million dollars with Hen ed relief sought from Gov Bonner. Missouri river valleys face floods and Red Cross readies evacuee support and supplies.
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Montana
Gorvaul Cannon
Chinook
Cannon
Milk River
John W. Bonner
Washington
Havre
Mont
Missouri River
Red Cross
Revised Holy Week Schedule At Wayland Churches
Wayland churches released a revised Holy Week timetable with services on Sunday at Wayland Mennonite Church Monday at Cottonweed Church Tuesday at Eicher Church Wednesday at Finley Church Thursday at Wayland Mennonite Communion observed Friday at Wayland Methodist Church.
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Wayland
Wayland Mennonite
Cottonweed Church
Eicher
Holy Week Services Begin in Washington YMCA
Holy Week services at the Washington YMCA start Monday morning at o o clock with Rev. Jacob DeKoning delivering the opening address. Services end at 8 50 each morning to allow store workers to attend and still reach work on time.
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Washington
YMCA
Marriage license issued for George Westover Gauley Jr and Mary Jane Bordwell
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse this morning to George Westover Gauley Jr of Reynolds Hl and Mary Jane Bordwell of Davenport.
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Court House
George Westover Gauley Jr
Reynolds, Hl
Mary Jane Bordwell
Davenport
Tornado Toll Rises Across Gulf Coast States
Severe storms swept Florida Alabama and Louisiana causing at least six deaths and extensive damage. Louisiana towns including New Orleans and Arnaudville suffered fatalities many injured and power outages. An $80 000 Mobile school was destroyed and Gulf coastal cottages were shattered.
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New Orleans
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Arnaudville
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Fla
Taft and Eisenhower vie for 62 GOP delegates in three states
The contest centers on 62 delegates in Michigan Idaho and Kansas. Feikens expects Michigan to yield at least 28 of 46 for Taft while Idaho Republicans move to instruct all 14 delegates for Taft. Kansas district conventions aim to name two delegates plus an at large, with the full delegation likely unpledged at the national convention. Taft leads the week with 24 wins in Wisconsin Nebraska Tennessee and Iowa, while Eisenhower has 14 in Iowa and four in Kansas and one in Nebraska.
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Washington
Taft
Eisenhower
John Feikens
Michigan
Detroit
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Ohio
Kansas
Topeka
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Tennessee
Iowa
Great Bend
Eisenhower Wins Most Iowa Delegates in GOP Convention
Backers hailed a major win for General Eisenhower as he captured 14 of Iowa’s 26 Republican convention delegates to Taft’s eight with four uncommitted. Taft forces called the result expected but Eisenhower claimed it as a turning point after wins in Nebraska and Wisconsin. Ed Kelly noted it as the first clear Taft vs Eisenhower decision in a state convention.
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Des Moines
Dwight Eisenhower
Iowa
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Idaho
Eisenhower
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ed Kelly
Eisenhower Forces
Riverside Horse Tenderloin Dinner Sparks Local Interest
Seven hundred pounds of horse meat arrived in Riverside and was readied for a horse meat dinner on April 24. Lions club members sampled the tenderloin and praised it as very tasty. Funds from ticket sales go to revive Riverside weekly. A Social Security representative will assist April 9 at the Iowa State Employment Office with claims and numbers.
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Riverside
Schnoebelen
Lions Club
Estherville
Iowa
Nebraska
All Riverside Weekly
Social Security Administration
Burlington
Washington
Yoo
Pesoea
Om. O
Iowa State Employment Office
L110
West Main Street
Week’s Toll: 40 MIGs Destroyed or Damaged by Sabres
South Korea’s air force reports two F-15s shot down by MiG-15s in the week ended yesterday. Sabres inflicted 40 enemy losses, second-worst week for MiGs this war. 15 destroyed, four probably destroyed, 21 damaged. Allied fighters suffered minimal losses with one fighter-bomber down, while two B 26s and one F4U were lost to unknown causes.
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Seoul
Korea
Sth
Air Force
U.N
High School Singers To Be Heard on WSUS
Washington high school vocal chorus will be heard in a recorded broadcast on WSUS Monday at 4 p m The program was recorded at Iowa Wesleyan College during the annual tour The chorus is directed by Robert Ferrell.
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WSUS
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Robert Ferrell
Goodwin Named National Committeeman For Iowa GOP
Des Moines businessman Robert K. Goodwin 46 won the Iowa Republican nomination to succeed Harrison Spangler on the national committee after the Chicago convention. A former Dallas County GOP treasurer and ex mayor of Redfield, Goodwin has led Iowa Republicans since 1950 and pledged duty to public service.
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Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert K. Goodwin
Harrison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Spangler
Goodwin
Chicago
GOP
Whitney Gilli
State Central Committee
Dallas County
Redfield
Congress of the United States
Weather Forecast Des Moines Iowa Mostly Cloudy Cool
Des Moines forecast shows a cool day with a high in the upper 40s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with low around 28. Sunday brings partly sunny skies and slightly warmer temperatures, with highs near 50 and a low around 30.
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Des Moines
Easter Egg Hunt Set For Saturday In Sunset Park
The Washington County Easter Egg Hunt returns with Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. It starts at 10 a.m. Saturday April 12. Sunset Park will be roped off into three sections for three age groups and all children in the county are eligible to participate.
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Washington County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sunset Park
Afternoon Literature Meeting at United Presbyterian Church
The Afternoon Literature Department of the United Presbyterian Church will meet Monday at 2:30 PM. Hostess for the gathering is Mrs Mae McCreary.
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Unitea Presbyterian Church
Mae McCreeay
Fishing Land Wisconsin Reports 10 000 Miles Of Trout Streams
Wisconsin area known as Fishing Land claims ten thousand miles of trout streams. The note highlights extensive fishing resources and regional waterways attracting anglers.
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Wisconsin
Farmers in County Sign Up 1810 for ACP Conservation Program
Howard L. Witting, PMA chairman, announces 1810 Washington county farmers have joined the Agricultural Conservation Program. The signup covers 80 percent of farmers and 60 percent of farm land, with lime, fertilizer, erosion control, drainage, ponds, grass waterways, and pasture improvements listed as the most needed practices.
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Washington County
Howard L. Witting
PMA
Witting
ACI
Mrs John Bruegge Dies Here After Illness
Mrs. John Bruegge 58 of 221 North Avenue died at 11 p m Friday April 4 after a week long illness. Funeral services are pending word from her navy son Elmer Bruegge stationed in San Diego. She was born December 17 1893 in Chicago and married John Bruegge in 1920. Survivors include her husband and Elmer plus brother Joe Pecanek of Moline Illinois and a Detroit Michigan half sister.
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John Bruegge
North Avenue
Jones Funeral Home
Navy
Bruegge
Chicago
Elmer Bruegge
San Diego
Calif
Panama Canal Zone Granted to United States by Panama
The Panama Canal Zone was granted to the United States by treaty with Panama on February 26, 1904. The agreement formalized U S control over the zone and set the stage for future canal construction and governance.
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Panama Canals Zone
Panama
New York plane crash kills five near Idlewild airport
A Cargo plane from U S Airlines crashed into a Jamaica Queens residential area on 169th Street near Hillside Avenue while en route to Idlewild. Five people died including pilot William B. Crockett and co-pilot Joan Wodderhoff. 20 others injured. Deputy Police Inspector Tomas Boylan also killed. officer Walter Shea injured. The crash destroyed two houses and damaged others as witnesses described near zero visibility and engines sounding normal until impact.
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New York
New York City
New York Metropolitan Area
U. S. Airlines
Idlewild
169Th Street
Hillside Avenue
Jamaica
Queens Borough
Times Square
Elizabeth
N. J
William B. Crockett
Fort Laugerdale
Fla
Schewlid
Joan Woederhoff
Potce
Tomas Boylan
22Nd
Police Dvision
Poncemas Walter Shea
Shea
Theneh
Priot Crockett
Nat Kresel
Crockett
Kresel
Firemen Avert Major Gasoline Spill Near Rock Island
Washington fire chief Maynard L. Brown said 2 544 gallons of gasoline spilled onto ground near storage tanks on the Rock Island right of way. Firemen washed the liquid away and set barricades at 3 45 am. Residents were warned not to light flames. Cooler weather slowed vaporization and prevented serious damage.
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Washington
Rock Island
Maynard L. Brown
Seek Tractor Stolen From Local Dealer
The sheriff's office seeks help locating a 1943 Ford tractor with a mounted plow taken from a vacant lot in Washington Thursday night. The vehicle had been recently painted gray and the plow was faded. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities immediately.
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Sheriff's Office
Washington
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