Local school plays showcase freshman and sophomore productions
The junior class presented Life With Willie directed by Mrs Ralph Woodard with Larry Hartzler James Fisher Patsy Luckey Doris Heck Cletus Novy and Clara Lemley in the cast. Twelve o Clock Murder directed by John Shumate featured Margaret Bell David Cress Dorothy Havel Larry Lukavsky Connie Rath Aletha Wingler Tom Havel and Hubert Rath. Pardon My Ancestors a sea play directed by Harry Colvin was staged at the Washington County festival with Gertrude Kenney Maxine Nicola Juah Mitchell Wayne Horak Clara Lemley Betty Fisher Dave Marner Doris Heek and Virgil Vochoska in the cast.
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Riverside High School
Connie Rath
Aletha Wingler
Margaret Bell
Willie
Ralph Woodard
Larry Hartzler
James Fisher
Patsy Luckey
Doris Heck
Cletus Novy
Clara Lemley
John Shumate
David Cress
Dorothy Havel
Larry Lukavsky
Tom Havel
Hubert Rath
Harry Colvin
West Chester
Washington County
Gertrude Kenney
Maxine Nicola
Juah Mitcheil
Wayne Horak
Betty Fisher
Dave Marner
Doris Heek
Virgil Vochoska
Searchers try to reach crashed plane in Organ Mountains
Rescue teams climbed Organ mountains to recover six crew and passengers from a C 45 wreck near El Paso. One body identified as James N Giddings of KOAT Albuquerque. Pilot Ralph I Bowman identified among the six believed aboard.
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SAS
Cruces
N. M
Organ Mountains
Richard J. Wade
Sanlia
Albuquerque
James N. Giddings
Naval Reserve
KOAT
Gidings
Sandia
el Paso
Ralph I. Bowman
Wade
International
Kirtland
Battle Creek to Build 750 Dollar Parking Building as Bomb Shelter
Battle Creek city commissioners propose a $750 parking structure that would also serve as a bomb shelter. The plan aims to provide parking capacity alongside a protective public shelter for residents.
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Battle Creek, Mich
Battle Creek City
Chinese Communist Troops Halt US Advance in Korea Front
Chinese communist forces entrenched on hills in west central Korea repelled American attacks with mortars and grenades delaying the UN northward push. British commonwealth units and multiple UN divisions pressed north along a 35 to 40 mile front as armored units broke through eight miles inside North Korea. Mrs Ralph Osborne and children visited family in West Point, N Y.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Diplomatic youngsters bring apples for school luncheons
In Schenectady near Fonda, students who once delivered apples to teachers learn local schools will buy hundreds of surplus apples through the Production and Marketing Administration for use in school luncheons.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Fonda
Oil Boom Hits Tioga North Dakota With First Well
Amerada Corp of Tulsa announced North Dakota’s first oil well near Tioga after 30 years of wildcatting. The strike yields 14 barrels per hour of 55 gravity oil and about five million feet of daily natural gas with potential growth as Ordovician Rock is reached. The discovery ends decades of fruitless search in lignite deposits.
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Tioga
N. D
North Dakota
Amerada Corp
Tulsa
Okla
North Dakotas
Fire damages outbuilding near Milford Cook residence
Washington firemen responded to a roof fire at the Milford Cook home on 520 North Iowa Avenue Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Cook had been burning trash when the blaze started on an outbuilding roof. Fire caused little damage.
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Washington
Milford Cook
North
Iowa Avenue
Cook
Milton Faces Driving Charge After Route 92 Crash
Sheriff’s officers filed charges of leaving the scene of an accident against Louis A. Milton a Rock Island truck driver. He is accused of failing to stop after his semi trailer hit a car driven by David W Bauer of Keota Route 2 on highway 92 at West Chester causing about 100 dollars in damages.
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Louis A. Milton
Rock Island
Milton
David W Bauer
Keota
West Chester
Wellman Couple Visits Washington on Business
Mr. and Mrs. Toppan Johnson of Wellman were in Washington today on a business visit.
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Toppan Johnson of
Wellman
Washington
Funeral Monday for Henry F Adolphi
Funeral services for Henry F. Adolphi a 48 year old foreman in a Cashmere Washington fruit packing plant will be held Monday at 2 pm at Jones funeral home. He died after a heart attack at the home of his mother in law Mrs Frank Wilson Haskins. He was born October 14 1892 in Pennsylvania and married Oma Wilson June 23 1920 in Roundup Montana. Surviving are his wife a son Robert parents three brothers and a sister with a veteran World War I service and Masonic lodge and Presbyterian church memberships.
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Henry F. Adolphi
Jones Funeral Home
R. Reed
Elm Grove Cemetery
Haskins
Adolph
Frank Wilson
Cashmere
Wash
Mr. Adelphi
Pennsylvania
Round Up, Mont
Oma Wilson
Kennedy Elected to FFA Presidency Here
Bob Kennedy named FFA president for next year at Washington high school during the annual parent and son banquet at Tincoln school. Other officers named include Bruce Campbell vice president Donald Anderson secretary Gary Augustine treasurer Duane Martin reporter. Dave Livingston of the Washington Chamber of Commerce gave the main address urging farming as a future occupation and progress in agriculture. The program drew 444 in attendance with Frank Sojka as master of ceremonies and Dick Wiley reciting the FFA creed.
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Joh Kennedy
Washington High School
FFA
Parent and Son
Tincoln School
Bob
Future Farmers of America
Frank Sojka
Bruce Campbell
Donald Anderson
Gary Augustine
Duane Martin
Dave Livingston
Washington Chamber Commerce
Livneston Emph Isi
FRA
Dick Wiley
Bob Kennedy
Donald Martin
Clarence Booth
All Mason to Attend Henry Adolphi Funeral
All Mason will meet at the temple at 1 30 o clock Monday afternoon to attend the funeral service for Henry Adolphi.
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Temple
Henry Adolphi
Ernie Kriner Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
Ernie Kriner of Maid Rite Sandwich shop celebrates four years in business this Saturday April 7. His anniversary features a "thank you" offer. He bought the shop from Clint Burke April 1 1947 and took over active management April 7 after a fire last summer. the business has been remodeled with a new front and added facilities focused on customer comfort and enjoyment.
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Ernie Kriner
Maidrite
Kriner
Clint Burke
Two New Boy Scout Units Formed Here
Washington district Boy Scout meeting announced formation of two new units in Washington. A Baptist church sponsors a new troop and the Exaak f Walton league backs an Explorer unit. Plan include a jamboree next fall and Scout-O-Rama at Town City May 4 and 5. Dr. Charles W. Heckman named health and safety committee chair. Attending were Harold Hazelett Rev T C Polk Floyd B Sturgis John A Logan Walt Messer and others.
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Washington
Kalona
Paul Ww. Shearer
Baptist Church
Pete
Shearer
Charles W. Heckman
Health and Safety Committee
Robert Rinabarger
Harold Hazelett
Rev
T. C. Polk
Floyd Bh, Sturgis
John A. Logan
Walt Messer
Robert Everetts
Bill Boshart
Mr. Shearer
IRS Office to Open Fridays in Post Office Building
The Internal Revenue office in the post office building will be open each Friday from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm starting Friday April 13. The office will no longer be open on Mondays as in the past.
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Internal Revenue Office
The Winner and the Loser Con Contest Dinner
The Winner team topped Journal carrier salesmen after a month long contest in Washington. The winning table featured lace tablecloths and china with a chicken dinner, while the losing team ate beans and bread from paper plates.
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Journal
Washington
Dave Eider
Job Davison
Ed Morrison
Freshwater Feed Store Chick Giveaway Darts Customers
Freshwaters Feed Store offered free baby chicks this morning. Manager Jim Greenfield said all 900 chicks disappeared in 20 minutes and a long line remained after the rush. A repeat giveaway is planned for next Tuesday morning. Many late arrivals left their boxes for the rerun.
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Freshwaters Feed
Jim Greenfield
Mr. Greenfield
Weather Des Moines Iowa Outlook Rain Across State
Des Moines forecast calls for low clouds and rain over most of the state this afternoon with highs around 42 to 52. Rain eases west tonight and east by Saturday morning, then clearing with fresh NW winds. Temperatures in the 40s and seasonable highs and lows. next rain likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Jack Zook Dies In Camp Mishap
Jack Frederick Earl Zook age 21 died Thursday in an accident at Phenix Alabama while serving as a paratrooper instructor at Ft Benning Ga. The war department telegram to his parents offered few details. He was a 1948 graduate of the local high school and had played football basketball and track. He served at Ft Knox Ft Bragg and Ft Benning with the 82nd Airborne Division. Survivors include his parents a sister Wilma a step sister Mrs Robert Faulkner and a step brother Martin Dreckmier.
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Jack Frederick Earl Zook
Pheni
Alabama
War Department
Leslie Zook
Jack
Ft. Benning
Jack Was
Washington
Leslie and
Dora Cook Cook
Army
Ft. Knox
Ft. Bragg
N. C
82Nd Airborne Division
Wilma
Waterloo
Robert Faulkner
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Martin Dreckmier
Mt. Sterling
Iowa
Red Cross Life-Saving Course Graduates Named
Dr. Karl E. Frederick announces that five individuals have completed the senior life-saving course and will receive Red Cross certificates soon. Mrs. John Lemmon, Jean Wright, Patricia Berry, Dennis Simpson, all of Washington, and Guy of Brighton are listed as graduates.
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Karl E. Frederick
Red Cross
John Lemmon
Jean Wright
Patricia Berry
Dennis Simpson
Washington
Guy
Brighton
Temporary Officers Elected For Washington County Fair Project
Temporary officers were elected at a Thursday meeting at the Farm Bureau building as plans moved toward a permanent Washington County junior fair site. Dave Livingston was named president with Wayne Limerman as vice president Kenton Mangold secretary and Frank Kos treasurer a county-wide board of directors was formed. Articles of incorporation were approved under a proposed law and four fundraising methods were adopted including $10 annual memberships with a $100000 minimum, donations and a Kiwanis planned public sale.
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Washington County
Farm Bureau
Dave Livingston
Wayne Limerman
Kenton Mangold
Frank Kos
The
Fair Association
Kiwanis Club
Services Unchanged At Local Methodist Church
Dr C R Reed pastor reports morning worship and Sunday school will proceed as usual at the Methodist Church despite ongoing redecorating of the main auditorium. He notes initial work began this week and will continue for three to four weeks, with some misunderstanding clarified.
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C. R. Reed
Methodist Church
Reed
Recreation Council Meeting Set At YMCA
Recreational Council Chairman W. B. Waddell announced a meeting for Monday at 5 o clock in the afternoon. The session will be held at the YMCA.
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Recreational Council
B. Waddell
YMCA
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Riverside
Atsy Luckey
Ralph Osborne
West Point
Elmer Schladweiler
Iup
World Ward
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Robert
Cashmere, Wash
Fred
Davenport
William
Ladysmith
Wise
August Adolphi
Flint Mich
Laure Leaders
Cornell, Wise
Kennedy
Vmasons
Revenue Office
Bob Davison
Edgar Jones
Harold Rogers
Tommy Morrison
Steve Ward
Gerald Hagie
Jimmy Batterson
Paul Johnson
Larry Renoux
Gary Rogers
Clem Adams
Richard Boettcher
Bill Miller
Bob Ward
Ronald Nichols
Dick Stalder
Richard Winga
Jack Zook
Funer
Dack Zook
Methodist
Harold Gravvat
Mattoon
Minois
Church of the Nazarene
F. A. Hahn
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