Funeral Friday for Keota Centenarian
John Haupert 1406 Keota died at home April 10 after a long illness. Funeral Friday at 9:00 a.m. in St. Marys Keota with Rev. C S Kempker. burial in St Elizabeths Harper. Born February 18 1850 in Wehingen Germany he served in the German Royal Guard and later became a farmer with lands near Sigourney Harper. He married Marie Stein in 1875 and leaves five sons four daughters forty three grandchildren and ninety great grandchildren.
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Keota
John Haupert
St. Mary's Church
C. S. Kempker
St. Elizabeth's Cemetery
Harper
Wehingen
Germany
Frank
Catherine Haupert
America
Marie Stein
St. Peters and Pauls Church
Clear Creek
Keokuk County
Peter
Nick
Hedrick
Joe
Santa Ana
Calif
Anna Laux
Delta
Iowa
Mary Herman
Sigourney
Kate Beinen
Lacey Butten
IOOF Minstrel Show Scheduled for April 20 21 at High School
Cast members of the IOOF Minstrel show prepare for a Washington presentation. The public can attend on Thursday and Friday April 20 and 21 at the high school. Tickets are on sale and reserved seats are available at Washington Skelgas.
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IOOF
Washington
Washington Skelgas
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Jane Turner held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Jane Turner were held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Sherman's funeral home with Rev W. J. Stevens officiating. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Casketbearers were Aaron Howard Chester Howard Arthur Ballew and P A McLamore.
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Ella Jane Turner
Sherman
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Aaron Howard
Chester Howard
Arthur Ballew
P. A. McLamore
This Week's Lucky Farmer J L McGraw
J L McGraw featured as this week's lucky farmer. He farms 160 acres one mile south of Washington near the airport, on land owned by his father. Married with two children, he has tilled the place for four years. Fred Speed of the Speedway Market will present to Mr McGraw.
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McGrraw
Last Mondays
Washington
Mr. McGraw
Fred Speed
Speedway Market
McGraw
Agriculture Department Drops Price Supports on All Poultry
The Agriculture Department withdrew price supports from all poultry, signaling potential cheaper turkey prices next fall. For the first time since 1941 no legal requirement for supports this year, as farmers plan higher poultry production for 1950.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Warren Bostwick Dies In Chicago
Warren Bostwick of Chicago died at 1 30 oclock Wednesday afternoon after a weeklong illness. He was a brother of B F Bostwick Jr of Washington and son of Mr and Mrs B F Bostwick Sr also of Washington. The funeral will be held in Chicago Friday and Mr and Mrs B F Bostwick Jr will attend.
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Warren Bostwick
Chicago
B. F. Bostwick Jr
Washington
B. F. Bostwick Sr
Mr. Bostwick
YMCA Hobby Show Plans Finalized For Washington County
Artemas Brown reports division heads named for the annual YMCA hobby show with seven divisions including woodworking model artcraft and doll divisions. Entries must be mailed or turned in by April 19 and show runs April 20 to April 22 with space expansion and county wide participation urged.
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Washington County
YMCA
Artemas Brown
Today
Evening Journal
YWCA
Campfire Girls
Bluebirds
Rotary Club
Y's
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Iowa Daily Press Hosts Open House Before Convention
Editors and publishers from Iowa's Weekly and some dailies gather for an open house and stag party on the eve of the 15th annual Iowa Press Association convention in Des Moines. Registration starts tomorrow with sessions, luncheons, clinics, a banquet and awards for Iowa’s prize papers.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Press Association
Prize Winning Cake Exhibited by Ferns Pastry in Des Moines
A chocolate neuron coffee cake from Fern's Pastry, Washington, won third prize at the Iowa Bakers Association convention exhibit in Des Moines. Paul Fern represented the local shop at the sessions where the contest was a feature.
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Fern
Washington
Iowa Bakers’ Association
Des Moines
Paul Fern
Six Unknown World War II Servicemen Chosen in May
The defense department will select the World War II unknown serviceman from six bodies at Independence Hall Philadelphia on May 26, 1951. The winner will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda before Memorial Day burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Defense Department
Aplington National Cemetery
Armed Forces
Capitol
ISTC to Build New Women's Dormitory
Cedar Falls Iowa ISU Teachers College president says the state board approved a 750000 dollar brick and steel dorm for 300 women. The residence hall will match the campus architectural pattern and extend housing capacity at the college.
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Cedar Falls
Malcolm Price
Iowa State Teachers College
State Board of Education
Bixbys Complete Trans World Flight
The Bixbys finished a 21 000 mile round the world trip landing in San Francisco after 11 hours 16 minutes on a 2800 mile leg from Midway Island. They aimed to beat Od oma s speed record but were disappointed to fall short and planned rest before any future attempts.
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San Francisco
Bill Odom
Bixby
Dianna
Midway Island
Odoma
Caroline Bixby
E. E. Converse
Bixbys
Coast Guard
California
Lie weighs possible Moscow trip to break UN China deadlock
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie indicated he may fly to Moscow to discuss the China issue and the East West stalemate. His plan includes Europe in April and visits to Paris Geneva The Hague London and Montevideo before June meetings.
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Lie
Moscow
China
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Russia
World Organization
Europe
Paris
Geneva
World Health Organization
WHO
Hague
International Court of Justice
London
Montevideo
Uruguay
Economic Commission For Latin
Loveland backs Brannan plan to aid farmers in Senate bid
Albert J. Loveland a former under secretary of agriculture argues that current price support programs fail to protect farmers. He calls to scrap flexible price supports and adopt the Brannan plan to sustain the farmer's welfare, noting supply and demand favor manufacturers and hurt costs.
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Fort Dodge
Albert J. Loveland
Loveland
U. S. Senate
Congress
Brannan
Senate
National Association of Manufacturers
Mrs. Margaret McBride Dies in Columbus Junction Jet
Mrs. Margaret McBride a long time resident of Columbus Junction died at 10 o clock this morning at Restopia nursing home after a recent stroke Funeral arrangements are pending with Stephens Funeral Home She was born April 25 1869 near Columbus Junction married Alba McBride in 1888 who died in 1948 Survivors include son Earl daughter Mrs Mabel Davis sister Mrs J D Hamil Craw fordsville brothers Ira Oats Columbus City Arnold Oats Seattle and six grandchildren
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Columbus Junction
Margaret McBride
Restopia
McBride
Stephens Funeral Home
Here
John Oats
Alba McBride
Earl
Mabel Davis
J. D. Hamil
Crawyfordsville
Ira Oats
Columbus City
Arnold Oats
Seattle
Wash
Mrs. Wasson Visiting Daughter in Route Two
Mrs. W. E. Wasson is spending a few days with her daughter Mrs. Clyde Lambert of route two.
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W. E. Wasson
Clyde Lambert
Route Two
Des Moines Area Weather Forecast Delivers Cool Sunshine
For Iowa the forecast calls for sunny and cool conditions this afternoon with light northerly winds. Highs range from 35 to 45 degrees. Tonight will be clear and cold with some areas dipping to 14 to 18 degrees. Friday brings partial clouds and warmer highs of 40 to 50 degrees, especially in the west.
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Iowa
Dewey urges genuine two party foreign policy
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, speaking at Princeton University, condemns partisan politics in the cold war and calls for a genuine bipartisan foreign policy. He outlines a 10 point program stressing bipartisan cooperation to defeat Soviet communism and argues war is not inevitable with united leadership.
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Princeton
N. J
Cupi
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Princeton University
Truman Defends McCarthy Libel Charge as Politics
President Truman dismissed Tafts accusation that he libeled Senator McCarthy as political games. Edward Barrett called McCarthy’s attacks on the state department shockingly irresponsible. Tydings moved to end a committee fight by withdrawing opposition to Frederick Ayer Jr. amid ethics concerns, while Lodge accused Tydings of discourtesy. Dr. and Mrs. Keagy from Wapello visit Washington. Mrs Myers and son Kent from Cedar Rapids also in the city.
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Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Edward Barrett
McCarthy
State Department
Millard E. Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
Frederick Ayer, Jr
Ayer
GOP
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
R. Mass
Lodge
R. C. Keagy
Wapello
W. H. Myers
Kent
Cedar Rapids
C. S. Lemmon
Missing U S Navy Privateer Reported Fired On By Soviet Fighters
Searchers fear a missing U S Navy privateer with 10 aboard sank after being fired on by Soviet fighters in the Baltic Sea. A German sighting of wreckage proved false, and Danish sources speculated Latvia’s anti communist underground may know the truth.
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Navy
Baltic Sea
U.S
Moscow
U. S S
Latvia
Wiesbaden
Denmark
Oland
Gotland
International Soundphoto
Copenhagen
Bornholm Island
Air Force
Michael F Ognisty
New York
Germany
Charles Born
U. S. Air Force
Europe
United States
Personal Income Reaches Record High in February
Government reports personal income hit a February all time high at 219 billion dollars aided by wages, salaries, and profits. Strikes in soft coal and auto sectors limited further gains and unemployment risks prompted calls for stronger economic expansion. The President's Council noted improving business conditions in early year but warned on growth needs to curb jobless rise.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Seven children injured as books fall on bus dash
A school bus in Woonsocket Rhode Island wrecked a load of books from the dashboard onto the foot brake injuring seven children. The incident occurred as the bus carried students to school.
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Woonsocket, R. IL
Results Wanted Bunk Bed Complete and In Good Condition
An advertisement for a bunk bed in good condition triggered two sellers, showing that want ads can locate hard to find items. The notice promotes buying through the estate classifieds as the easiest method.
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J. L. McGraw
State Theater
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Clayde Knapp
C. C. Wilson
Iowa Daily Press
ISTC
The
Brannan Farm
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Reds
Ame
Poland
Lithuania
Soviet
Taft
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen
U. S
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Jerry Burke
Bridges
James MacInnes
Ed Mitchell
John R. Robertson
Louise Schmidt
Henry Schmidt
Union International
Robertson
Schmidt
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