West Coast quake kills at least six and damages many cities
A major Pacific Northwest earthquake near Puget Sound killed six and injured hundreds as buildings collapsed and streets filled with debris from Seattle to Olympia and across Washington Oregon Idaho and British Columbia. Capital buildings in Olympia were damaged and many communities reported extensive property loss.
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Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
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Tacoma
Chehalis
Centralia
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Kelso
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Portland
Ore
Vancouver
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Everett
Bremerton
North Bend
Bellingham
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Wenatchee
Yakima
Spokane
Ellensburg
Walla Walla
Paseo
Mount Vernon
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Washington Schools Close For Easter Holiday
All public schools in Washington will be closed on Good Friday and the Monday after Easter. Students finish afternoon sessions today and return Tuesday morning, April 19. The piece notes the Tom Thumb locomotive once lost a race to a horse.
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Washinggton
United States
Local man praises community honesty after lost cash
Tom Duncan lost 32 dollars between the Journal office and McDaniel drug store. He recovered 10 from George Bueschh at Rukgaber hardware and 21 from Ted Givans 50 miles west of Washington. Tom remains short one dollar and doubts want ads' effectiveness.
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Tom Duncan
Tom
Journal
McDaniel
Evening Journal
George Bueschh
Rukgaber Hardware
Ted Givans
Washington
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Work Held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Work were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Jones funeral home with Dr George Kerr in charge. Pallbearers were James O Loughlin Marion Wells Floyd Crane Frank Mc Farlane Clint Burke Harley Mc Creedy. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Ella Work
Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
James O'Loughlin
Marion Wells
Floyd Crane
Frank McFarlane
Clint Burke
Harley McCreedy
Elm Grove Cemetery
Reverend Arthur Peters Receives Doctor of Theology Degree
Rev Arthur Peters pastor of New Haven Baptist and Grace Hill Moravian churches earned the Certificate of Honor for Doctor of Theology after completing studies with the American Bible College of Chicago.
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Arthur Peters
New Haven Baptist
Grace Hill
Peters
American Bible College of Chicago
Election Report At Washington United Presbyterian Meeting
At a post dinner church business session Washington United Presbyterian re elected all officers led by John C. Owen as chair man and George Rudiger as vice chair man. The meeting reviewed building fund spending total 18059 with 12114 remaining and reported 8605 given to contingent fund and 6267 to missions. The congregation gave 16128 to WWCA and Dr. George Kerr urged stronger evangelism efforts.
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Washington United Presbyterian Congregation
John C. Owen
George Rudiger
Marion George
Robert McFarlane
Contingent Fund
R. M. Anderson
Mission Fund
Mary French
Neil Trotman
William McConnell, Jr
E. L. Stewart
WWCA
George Kerr
Police Kidnapped By Bank Robbers In West Virginia
Two Weirton police officers Lt. Al Rossel and patrolman James Herman were abducted at gunpoint by three bank robbers after a roadblock near Weirton. The men, linked to FolLansbee bank robbery that yielded about $5,000, were later found tied to a tree near Salem, Ohio with no injuries reported. FBI agents joined the Pittsburgh office as roadblocks widened in West Virginia's northern Panhandle.
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Follansbee
W. Va
Weirton
Salem
al Rossel
James Herman
Steubenville
Rosse J
Herman
Russell
FBI
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Panhandle
Woman Caught In Pig Foot Shoplifting Capers
Police chased a 25 year old woman through several blocks in South Bend Indiana before arresting her for shoplifting. She carried a jar of pickled pigs feet as the stolen item in a bold theft.
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South Bend
Ind
Communion Services End Pre Easter Week Across Washington
Union communion service at United Presbyterian Church tonight at eight o'clock opens a schedule of pre Easter events in Washington. A morning service at the YMCA Friday ends the week of services. Helen Harvey will play Easter music at 7 40 tonight before the communion. The United Presbyterian choir and Melvin Hill provide special music. Dr Fred E Miller will speak at the YMCA morning service tomorrow. Easter sunrise service is set for Sunday at seven in the YMCA.
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United Presbyterian Church
YMCA
Washington
Union Church
Helen Harvey
United Presbyterian Choir
Melvin Hill
Washington Ministerial Association
Fred E. Miller
C. F. Gieselman
Senate Lagging Behind House at Midpoint of Session
Washington Amid a mid point of its first session the 81st congress faces a slow Senate vs a busy House. The House under Rayburn and McCormack has been breaking legislative records, while the Senate trails by about two months. Only three major Truman measures passed, with North Atlantic Treaty action likely delayed until after this session's business, risking a summer and possible next session extension.
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81St
House
Sam Rayburn
John W McCormack
Mass
Senate
Truman
Democratic Party
White House
Congress
Senate House
Mr. Truman
Dr Slaughter to Speak at Sunrise Service Sunday
Dr Seth W Slaughter dean of the Drake University College of Bible in Des Moines will speak at the Easter sunrise service in the YMCA gymnasium Sunday at seven. The event aims to be county wide for all ages with speaking and singing choirs and an electronic organ.
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Seth W. Slaughter
College of Bible
Drake University
Des Moines
YMCA
Y's Men's Club
Slaughter
Drake
Kansas University
Kansas City
Missouri
Union Church Choir
John Yousling
Yousling
Sorden Music Store
Services Saturday For Walter Mickey
Funeral services for Walter Mickey of Arvada Colorado will be held at two o clock Saturday afternoon at Washington Presbyterian church with Dr W J Grossheim conducting. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs Mary Ellen Brickner of Arvada and sister Mrs Mida Blair of Hollywood California. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Jones funeral home handles arrangements. A fuller obituary will appear tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Eyres of Union township near LeMars recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary after 56 years on the same farm.
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Walter
Mickey
Arvada
Colo
Washington Presbyterian Church
W. J. Grossheim
Washington
Mary Ellen Brickner
Mida Blair
Hollywood
Calif
Jones Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
R. S. Eyres
Union Township
LeMars
Cumberland Falls Moon Bow Noted as Western Hemisphere Rarity
Cumberland Falls near Corbin Kentucky is described as the only waterfall in the western hemisphere where a moon bow may be seen. The claim highlights a rare nocturnal light phenomenon observed at the falls.
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Cumberland Falls
Corbin, Ky
Nebraska Snow Slows Traffic Across State
Wet heavy snow and a 4 degree drop in 24 hours disrupted lines and roads in Nebraska. Union Pacific reports 11 to 128 inches on the ground with 300 toll circuits out across 54 towns from Sioux Falls to Columbus. buses delayed. highway conditions poor from North Platte to Columbus. Grand Island notes five inches on the ground.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Gibbon
Nebraska
Grand Island
North Platte
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Norfolk
Neb
Western Union
Columbus
Burlington
State President as Speaker at Nurses' Meeting in Washington
Sister Mary Brigid director of nurses at Mercy hospital Iowa City and president of the Iowa State Nurses association spoke at a district meeting in Washington Tuesday afternoon. Forty five district nurses attended with hostesses from Washington County nurses groups. The talk covered association projects including placement and counseling, the practical nurse bill, college of nursing at state university, and an economic security program for nurses. Refreshments preceded the meeting and a district gift was presented to the state president.
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Mary Brigid
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa State Nurses Association
Washington
State Nurses Association
Washington County Nurses Association
Washington County Nurses Alumni Association
Brigid
Iowa
College of Nursing
State University of Iowa
Washington County Nurses’ Organization
District Association
No Honor Among Thieves
An escaped convict in Grapevine Texas was arrested after abandoning a stolen truck he said he locked to prevent others from stealing it. He told officers he did not want anyone to swipe the vehicle.
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Grapevine
Tex
Iowa Senate Reconsiders Adjournment Date Amid Budget Moves
The Iowa Senate called back a resolution for final adjournment and left the date indefinite while the House Appropriations Committee proposed a 7.99 million dollar annual state operation bill for the next biennium. Key allocations include 1.845 million to Public Safety and 875 thousand to the Tax Commission, with other agency funding and a possible sales tax repeal on food debated.
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William S. Beardsley
Public Safety Department
Department of Agriculture
Tax Commission
National Guard
Senate
Leo Elthon
House
Harry Weichman
University of Iowa
Snow and High Winds Strike Northwest Iowa
Des Moines reports near blizzard conditions in northwest Iowa with Sioux City at four inches of snow and ongoing snow drifts. Cherokee sees heavy wet snow and brisk winds while Mason City endures a thunderstorm with hail. Temperatures fall and storms spread to other areas as rain is forecast statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Mason City
Prisoner Returned to Face Forgery and Auto Theft Charges
Sheriff Charles Snyder reports Kenneth Johnson has been brought back from Lincoln Nebraska to Washington county to face forgery and theft of an automobile charges. Johnson is jailed awaiting trial.
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Charles Snyder
Kenneth Johnson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Johnson
Washington County
Easter Egg Hunt Draws Washington Children Briskly
Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a Saturday morning Easter egg hunt in Sunset Park with prizes from local merchants. Ten and under children, start time at ten, rain contingency moves to 2 PM Sunday.
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Junior Chamber
Washington Businessen
Commerce
Sunset Park
Wayne Marston
Farm Bureau Service Co
Jay Sellers
John Winga
Standard Oil
Gilbert Mills
Walter Messer
Kneen's Refrigeration
C. V Crul
John Lee
Sieg Company
Edith’s Tavern
Candy Hitchen
Atchison Shoe Store
McDaniel Drug
Scott Furniture
Rukgaber Hardware
Crane’s Grocery
Benteco
Nicola & Harmon
Washington Skelgas
Bob Roe
John Patterson
House of Flowers
Hunsaker
Jack's
Foster Radio
Piggly Wiggly
Washington Cafe
Sueppel
Martin's Cleaners
Sitter’s Auto Parts
Humble’s Produce Farmer’s Implement Co
Fred Burger Produce
Hampshire —& Lee
War Crime Trial Ends in Germany
Nuernberg ended with 19 Nazi leaders sentenced by an American tribunal to prison terms up to 25 years for crimes from aggression to the slaughter of Jews. Lt Gen Gottlob Berger received the heaviest 25 year term for ordering mass killings and aiding slave labor as SS chief in Poland. Counsel for Berger and others moved to overturn the verdicts.
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Gottlob Berger
Berger
Poland
Nuernberg
Des Moines Weather Forecast Outlook
Cloudy and colder this afternoon with snow in extreme west and north portions. Rain remains across the state as temperatures fall this afternoon. East to northeast winds 20 30 mph this afternoon, higher in the extreme west. Tonight cloudy and colder with rain in east and central portions, probably mixed with snow in northeast and central portions. Strong northerly winds. Lows around 30 northwest 38 southeast. Tomorrow clearing and cooler with high 40 50 and winds 15 20 mph from the north to northeast.
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