11 Apr 1953
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1953
Page
1
Morris Gelsand set an oversized mouse trap in his Oakland basement. This morning he found torn trouser leg fabric in the trap and blood stains on the floor, suggesting a near capture of a burglar.
Olds couple Mr and Mrs Hobart Purvis rejoice as their son Richard a sergeant in the air force returns from England on a 30 day leave and introduces his bride Joyce Smith of Ellesmere Port Cheshire England. Richard plans to resume service at a Cocoa Florida missile test center and aims to work as an auto mechanic after duty.
Hundreds of high school students from the region gathered in Wellman for the annual preliminary state music contest featuring solos and ensembles. Results posted at noon show Washington students earning multiple Division I and II ratings across classes A B C D, with advancing musicians highlighted for the state contest.
Allied ground sea and air forces backed Gen. Mark W. Clark who denied orders for a hold down in renewed truce talks. Marines reported 31 Chinese killed or wounded in a 15 minute clash near Panmunjom as talks continued. Navy vessels hit a Communist supply area and bombed roads while jets clashed with MiGs and claimed damage pending confirmation.
Harold Hazelett of Washington will supervise the Hawkeye Area Boy Scout council delegation to the national jamboree. A 100 Scout and Explorer group is expected from Johnson, Washington, Linn, Jones and Benton counties. The three week trip runs July 12 to 25 at Irvine Ranch near Los Angeles. The event draws about 50 000 Scouts nationwide.
Stillwater Oklahoma convicts rioted in cells after a planned mess hall demonstration was thwarted. Officials placed 1 018 inmates and 89 at the prison farm in maximum security as windows were smashed and workers refused to work. Prison director Leifallom ordered strict measures and warned of charges for damage.
A group of 10 American newspaper and radio editors led by James L. Wick returned to the United States after visiting Soviet Russia and several European and Middle East countries. Wick said the editors sensed relief among Soviet people amid easing West East tensions and noted a softening of the Russians toward the West.
West German police say 37 suspects are now seized in two days in a Soviet backed espionage ring. One detainee, Hans Hartig of Frankfurt, hanged himself in Essen jail. Arrests include Hans Westmeyer Luetzelsachsen Mannheim resident Bertel Ortuba. six others sought with warrants from the federal attorney general.
New United States Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen arrived in Moscow with his wife and two children to assume duty as envoy to the USSR. Observers view him as well suited to ease East West tensions, amid renewed Soviet overtures and hopes for a Korean armistice as a step toward a broader settlement.
Frank Calano forgot to shout fore on a Hartford fairway. His golfing companion sued for 2000 dollars after a misdirected shot struck him in the head.
Senate Republican Leader Taft said Congress might cut defense spending by two to five billion dollars if the Korean War ends. He noted the war costs about five billion annually but warned a halt might not solve the broader threat posed by Russia and a world war.
The second atomic explosion this week at the Nevada Proving Grounds was detonated before dawn at Yucca Flat. About 20 aircraft took part as a 100 foot Pucca Flat tower released the device. The blast was one of several in the spring series expected to total 10 tests.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm Friday at Jones Funeral Home for Julius Wulf with Rev. Milo Phillips and Rev. Milan Thompson presiding. Pallbearers named were Fred Schroeder Sterling Holmes Jess Meeks Charles Kolesick George Breitenbach and Ben Miller. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery with Rev. Thompson as soloist.
United Nations and Communists representatives signed a formal agreement for the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of the Korean War. The pact calls for about 600 Allied personnel to be released in return for 5,800 prisoners held by the UN. The exchange must begin within 10 days and be completed within 30 days, with the first Allied shipment 20 percent Chinese and 80 percent North Korean.
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers focus on money highways and pensions as they push toward a noon Friday deadline for completing the 1953 session The House aims to finish by April 31 while Senate action centers on tax relief school aid welfare funding highway bills and a new state pension plan for public employees
In Vermont a shift from the open wooden sap bucket to a plastic container is reported by the state agricultural experiment station. The plastic option is seen as more efficient and prevents air exposure that could contaminate the sap.
John R. Burrows of Belle Plaine was chosen as IPA president. Four editors and publishers earned the master editor publisher award for achievements and service to Iowa journalism. Other elected officers include State Senator Dwayne E. Dewel and treasurer Lloyd McCutcheon.
Charles Nelson 17, Iowa City high school junior, was found with a gunshot wound in his bedroom. Police consider death by own action a possible lead while investigating the slayings of Mrs. James Oiler and Beverly Brenneman 14. Investigators comb tips, check neighbors, and search two farms for a local job theory and potential weapon connections.
Harold M. Wiedenhammer confessed after police testing to using a cement mixer to test what would happen to a man inside. Ira Uptegraff died while repairing the mixer and Wiedenhammer stated he heard the man yell stop as the machine started.
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