Junior Chamber Easter Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds at Sunset Park
Hundreds of children gathered at Sunset Park for the second annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Easter Eye hunt starting early at 8 30 am amid chilly weather. Jimmy Batterson helped spot entrances while Boy Scouts kept others back as 5 000 eggs were hidden and later supplemented with extras for those who missed. Park areas were divided by age groups under Virgil Wittmer’s planning, with events running on schedule despite impatience at the start.
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Sunset Park
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Batterson
Jimmy
Virgil Wittmer
Chamber of Commerce
Bremerton Marine Team Stars Win League Title
Pte. Bob Crandall of Bremerton Marine Barracks helped the post basketball team win first place in the Bremerton National Basketball league. Col. J. F. Shaw Jr. sent letters of congratulations as Crandall faces discharge on June 23 and a scholarship offer from Olympia College in Bremerton.
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Bob Crandall
Marine Corps
Mel Crandall
Marine Barracks
Bremerton
Wash
J. F. Shaw Jr
Marines
Bob
Olympia College
Paul Ferns Team Leads Chamber Membership Drive
Paul Ferns campaign leads in a Chamber of Commerce membership drive with a slight edge over rival Walt Farrells team. Latest tabulation by Chamber secretary Lester Hamil shows Ferns team ahead as officials urge completing solicitations in the coming days. Names on Ferns team include Dale Booth Dallas Chamberlin Jim Greenfield A Humm Randolph Kelsey Ralph Kleese Marion Rapp Bob Roe Paul Shearer Bill Wilson Cloud Willits and A E Atchison. Opposing team lists Dr Fred E Miller Bob Lytle John Lee Ralph Martin John Griffith Tom Duncan Lee Holland Dr George Krogmeier Clarence Logan Harold Johnson Irvin Whitham and L J Kehoe.
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Chamber of Comerce
Paul Fern
Chamber
Lester Hamil
Mr. Wern
Dale Booth
Dallas Chamberlin
Jim Greenfield
A Humm
Randolph Kelsey
Ralph Kleese
Marion Rapp
Bob Roe
Paul Shearer
Bill Wilson
Cloud Willits
A. E. Atchison
Fred E. Miller
Bob Lytle
John Lee
Ralph Martin
John Griffith
Tom Duncan
Lee Holland
George Krogmeier
Clarence Logan
Harold Johnson
Irvin Whitham
L. J. Kehoe
Man Rescued Alive From Wrecked Auto Hit by Switch Engine
CHICAGO UP A man was freed alive from the mangled auto wreck after 54% hours trapped since 2 15 a m CST. Firemen feared two women remained pinned inside as the car lay wedged between a factory wall and the locomotive. Robert Patterson 50 identified by license was taken to Alexian Brothers hospital under sedation.
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Chicago
Robert Patterson
Alexian Brothers Hospital
Safe Deposit Box May Hold Clue In KC Murders
Police planned to open Charles Binaggio's safe deposit box in Kansas City Missouri for clues to the assassination of Binaggio and his gunman Charles Gargotta. A tape recorder and microphone were found hidden in the clubrooms, with one test tape showing voices discussing horse racing. Investigators seek links to a mysterious Mr Big as henchmen prepare for possible retaliation.
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Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Mr. Big
Henry McAhissick
Second Ward
First District
Democratic Club
Gargotta
Harry Nesbitt
Homocide
Ben
Nesbitt
Jaycee Dinner Meet Monday at The Pines
The regular Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting will be held Monday evening at 7 o clock at The Pines.
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Jaycee
the Pines
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church Welcomes 103 New Members
Over 500 people attended a 12 hour Good Friday service at the Methodist church. One hundred three new members were received yesterday as WSCS workers assisted, including Mrs. Clarence Jacobs and Mrs. John Yousling.
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Methodist Church
WSCS
Clarence Jacobs
John Yousling
E. D. Morrison Jr
Marsh Atkinson
Residents urged to report transient solicitors and peddlers
Washington Chamber of Commerce asks residents and merchants to cooperate in crackdown on transient unlicensed solicitors and peddlers. Licensed salesmen will be investigated to confirm they represent legitimate firms. residents are urged to report doubtful solicitors to the Chamber office.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Office
Red Planes Attack National Bombers Near Shanghai
In Formosa a nationalist air force communique says twenty five Russian type fighters attacked nationalist bombers over the Shanghai area. It reports several enemy planes damaged and the others retreating. Our planes reportedly returned unscathed. No further details.
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Formosa
Shanghai
Lungwhai
Paotung
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Chungming Island
Yangtze Mouth
Thousands Flee From Damaged Italian Town
Leghorn Italy residents flee the quake damaged city of 138000 as a week of tremors continues. A tent city rises in surrounding hills while seismologists report fading shocks. Police army and Red Cross officials coordinate safeguards amid a slight tremor 20 miles south.
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Leghorn
Italy
Army
Red Cross
McCarthy Says Lattimore Loyal To U S Far East Policy
Brig. Gen. Elliot R. Thorpe, former chief of army counterintelligence in the Far East, says he personally investigated Owen Lattimore and found him a loyal citizen. Thorpe, who recently retired, arrived in Minneapolis to visit relatives. He declares Lattimore aided U S operations and protected policies from communist subversion, while noting he provoked enmity from Chiang Kai-shek backers.
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Minneapolis
Army
Far East
Owen Lattimore
Elliot R. Thorpe
Florida
Lattimore
Thorpe
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Latti
Girl Kidnapping Thwarts, Girl Found Unharmed
A 17 year old girl Daley N Nelson was abducted from a car with a date in Baldwin Park California. She called her friend Donal Ocel rich from whom she was waiting and the abductor fled with her. Authorities reported the pair were found near Pomona about 20 miles away unharmed and returned to Baldwin Park.
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Baldwin Park
Califor
Daley N. Nelson
Donal Ocelrich
Daley
Donal
Carol Oelrich
Pomona
South Hills
VA Hospital Mix-Up Brings Comments
Members of a house appropriations subcommittee criticized government hospital policy saying the government lacks a consistent plan. They cited VA hospital expansion near closures, a reduced defense bed savings figure, and VA bed excess while spending a billion to add more beds, with Congress quiet on limits.
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House Appropriations
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Navy
Veterans Administration
Naval Hospital
Long Beach
Cal
Defense Department
Congress
NLRB Orders Election Over IH Chicago Tractor Plant Union
The National Labor Relations Board orders an election at International Harvester Chicago tractor works to decide whether the CIO United Automobile Workers or the Farm Equipment Workers union will represent about 1,000 eligible employees. The FEU, expelled from CIO last fall, challenged IH petition. The election must happen before May 5 as contract talks proceed.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Farm Equipment Workers’ Union
International Harvester
Chicago
Vaslay Nijinsky, famed ballet dancer, dies at 60
London reports the death of Vaslay Nijinsky aged 60, once celebrated as the world’s greatest ballet dancer. He was widely admired for his virtuoso technique and stage presence.
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London
Vaslay Nijinsky
Humm Presents Lucky Farmer Awards
BE. G. Humm of Humm Appliance presented the lucky farmer awards on stage at the State theatre last night. Frank Krotz, whose farm was pictured in the Journal last Monday, won this week's award receiving $40 in merchandise and an enlarged photograph of his farm.
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BE. G. Humm
Humm Appliance
Lucky Farmer
Frank Krotz
Krotz
McCarthy Attacks Lattimore Over China Policy Charge
Senator McCarthy accused Owen Lattimore of shaping Far Eastern policy that he says sold China into communistic slavery. He challenged Lattimore to sue for libel as he alleged Lattimore advocated a program identical to the Communist Party line. Lattimore denied the claims as baseless and vowed to fight them.
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Passaic
N. J
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Owen Lattimore
United States
China
Lattimore
Senate Foreign Relations
Dean Acheson
Oll
McCarthy
Senate
Census team praised for county cooperation
Census crew chief Mrs. C R McCutchen Jr director of census takers in Washington county complimented residents for their cooperation. She said the workers have been greeted cordially and treated kindly as census figures are tabulated in the community.
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C. R. McCutchen Jr
Washington County
McCutchen
Weather Iowa Forecast For Des Moines Region
Des Moines area weather: cloudy and windy with cold temps through Sunday. Highs near 35 to 40 today, 40 to 48 Sunday, with snow or rain in western areas tonight and across most of the state Sunday. Tonight lows 25 to 37, winds east to northeast becoming southeast at 20 to 25 mph. Yesterday’s high 67, low 32.
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Des Moines
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