Italy’s Premier Bars Reds From Offices
Premier Alcide De Gasperi said communists would not join the next Italian government after a two to one victory for his Christian Democrats. With anti communist parties swelling his margin, communists face exclusion from coalition expected to form around May 20. Military leaders reported 350000 troops and police ready to meet any situation.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
United Press
Christian Democrat
Littl
Dr W T McIntyre to Speak in Washington
Dr W T McIntyre of St Louis recently named head of United Presbyterian Home in Washington arrived last night. He will stay through Thursday and address the mid week prayer meeting at 7 p m in the United Presbyterian Church.
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W. T. McIntyre
St. Louis
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Washington Council discusses sewage plan and cemetery caretaker
The Washington city council met in city hall to discuss a proposed sewage plant at the east edge of town and to appoint John Winesarden as full time cemetery caretaker for six months. A special meeting next Monday will hear Howard R. Green engineers present disposal unit plans to end the east edge sewer nuisance. Routine items were completed.
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John Winesarden
Washington
Sailorette Janice Kratter to play with Navy band in Iowa City
Janice Kratter granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J C Mitchell Crawfordsville will be the only girl in the United States Navy band when the troupe performs in two concerts at the Iowa City high school auditorium on Thursday April 22 She is one of six Iowa City high school seniors playing with the Navy band and she plays the trombone The six seniors earned first place ratings at the state music contest in Iowa City recently.
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Crawfordsville
Janice Kratter
J. C. Mitchell
United States Navy
Iowa City High School
Janice
Iowa City
Navy
F F A Rotarians Hear About Rotary Program
The Future Farmers of America gave a report to the Rotary club detailing their method and aims. Officers Bob Kleese Jim Rieh Carl Youder Bob Havel Alan Barclay and Frank Lee spoke on statewide activities, local projects, and the need for a well equipped farm shop. Visitors included Jim Bicket Rev Lester H Bill and Rev C F Curtis.
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Rotary Club
Bob Kleese
Jim Rieh
Carl Youder
Bob Havel
Alan
Frank Lee
Alan Barclay
Righard Rites Scheduled in Washington for Elizabeth Reighard
Elizabeth Lucy Reighard 90 lifelong resident of Washington and Keokuk counties died Monday April 19 at her daughter’s home. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Wells to officiate. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born May 13 1857 in Columbus Ohio she moved to Dutch Creek Township as a child and lived all her life in the two counties. Survived by daughter Mrs Elam Johnson, brother George H. Reighard and sister Mrs D C Robertson plus seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Jones
Paul Wells
Elm Grove Cemetery
Columbus
Ohio
Elizabeth Retzhard
George
Sarah Simpson Reighard
Dutch Creek Township
Washington
Keokuk
The
Baptist Church
Johnson
George H. Reighard
Pleasant Plain
D. C. Robertson
Withtin
Sixty Local Students To Attend Ottumwa Music Festival
Two bus loads of sixty Washington high school musicians travel to Ottumwa Thursday for the Little Six music festival starting at seven in the morning. A panel of expert judges will critique performances during the day, followed by a mass concert in the evening. The Ottumwa festival is not a contest and no ratings will be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Ottumwa
Ottumway
McPeek Couple To Open Evanglistic Meetings Here
Rev. F B McPeek and Mrs McPeek arrive from Long Beach California to open a two week series of evangelistic meetings at the Christian Tabernacle in Washington with Rev W J Stevens announcing the event. He is a former Galesburg pastor and a former railroad engineer.
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W. J. Stevens
Christian Tabernacle Church
Washington
F. B. McPeek
Long Beach
Califlave
MePeek
Galesburg
Farmers Hold Hogs as Strike Is Continued
Farmers cut hog shipments amid a falling market and higher prices. The CIO United Packinghouse Workers say Armour Co failed to restart production at strikebound plants, while Armour reports a satisfactory response to its back-to-work call and many workers returning. A new round of meetings between the union and other packers has been arranged by James J. Spillane of the U S Conciliation Service.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
Armour & Co
Armour
James J. Spillane
U. S. Conciliation Service
West Chester Woman Lucy A. Leet Dies at 77
Lucy A. Leet of West Chester died at Washington County Hospital after months of illness. Funeral services will be Thursday at Federated Church with Rev. H. P. Phillips officiating. Burial in West Chester Cemetery. surviving brother Walter and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Lucy
Abigail Leet
West Chester
Washington County
Federated Church
H. P. Phillips
Sherman Funeral Home
Anson G
Anetta B. (Thompson) Leet
New York State
Franklin Township
The
Baptist Church
Walter
Willard
Ministers Urge Attendance at Washington Lecture
The Washington ministerial association backs D. Frank D. Slutz lecture set for Wednesday April 21 at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. Slutz, a noted educator and Y M C A worker, speaks on What Children May Rightfully Expect of Their Parents.
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Uled
Ecomeg
Washington
Association
Dr. Slutz
Y's
DeWitt
Slutz
Fifth Mail Carrier Starts Work Here
Postmaster O. 4. Brows announced the fifth city mail carrier for Washington. Kenneth Bleeha began the new regular route after starting Saturday. Brown noted improvements in poorly addressed local mail and urged residents to provide complete addresses to avoid returns. Extension of city service awaits postmaster approval.
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Washington
Kenneth Bleeha
Brown
Masons to Meet in Washington for Third Degree
Members of the Masonic lodge in Washington will gather at the Senate on Thursday evening April 22 for work in the third degree. The meeting is called for 8:90 p. MW.
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Masonic Lodge
Washington
Senate
Students Enter Only Ceramics in Contest
Washington high school stood alone in entering ceramics for the art conference exhibit in Iowa City last week. Judge ratings are pending as judging shifts to a group basis, after Washington earned several first ratings in prior years.
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Judges of Art Conference
Iowa City
Washington
Miss Caldwell
Prof Palmer to Speak at School Session Tonight
A 400 member audience attended the second sales and merchandising school at Washington High School. Tonight Prof Wanda Palmer of Drake University will discuss The Customer and the Salesman with a film Along Main Street illustrating points. Dr M D Potter stressed customer knowledge and cheerful, enthusiastic selling as keys to happiness and success.
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Palmer
Chamber of Commerce
Washington High School
M.D. Potter
Tih
Wanda Palmer
Drake University
Main Street
Prof. Palmer
Dr. Potter
Washington
Miller Candidate Declares Candidacy for County Board
John K. Miller of Washington today announced his bid for the county board of supervisors for the term starting January 1, 1949. He is circulating nomination petitions to place his name on the Republican primary ballot in the upcoming elections.
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John KE. Miller
Washington Today
County Board of Supervisors
Miller
Style Show at Walton League Sport Event Thursday
Thirty four models from nine Washington firms will showcase the latest sports wear at the Izaak Walton League Sport show style event. Co chairmen Wilson Wolfe and Brindley announce plans patterned after last year’s armory program. John Freshwaters will MC and Dec Lawson will provide organ music as the armory stage is fitted for the show. The junior college boys octet performs and Governor Blue speaks Friday, with tickets on sale Thursday and Friday evenings priced at all cents for adults and ten cents for children.
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Washington
Izaak Walton
John Freshwaters
Dec Lawson
Armory
Memorial Day Program Chairmen Named in Washington
Representatives from Washington patriotic societies met in the city hall to plan this year’s Memorial Day activities at the Washington cemeteries. Milo Steele Jr presided as chairman, with committee chairmen appointed for memorial services and parade. The Women’s Relief Corps will secure flowers for veteran graves, and S. W. Kaster was named program chairman.
Judge Fines Plea Ties To Coal Strike Fight
Washington April 206 John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers face a $20,000 and $1 400 000 contempt penalty respectively as a federal judge imposes fines for defying an April 3 court order ending the coal strike. Civil contempt sentencing may be postponed until Friday while thousands of soft coal miners strike in protest, with production declines reported across Pennsylvania Illinois and West Virginia.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Lewis
Morrison
Pennsylvania
UMW
Illinois
West Virginia
Name Change Petition Sought in New Mexico Court
Felix Benjamin Przebewski filed for a court order to shorten his name to Felix Benjamin Preb eski in Albuquerque district court. The petition seeks formal approval of the spelling and form of the new name.
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Albuquerque, N. M
Felix Benjamin Przebewski
Felix Benjamin Prebeski
Memorial Day Arrangements for Woodlawn and Elm Grove Cemeteries
Elm Grove cemetery and the Marine Corps league plan the service with two parade sections to each cemetery. Don Bealer of the V F W and Charles Hotle of the American Legion were named to arrange the two sections. The high school band will play at Woodlawn and the Municipal band at Elm Grove with firing squads at both cemeteries.
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Elm Grove Cemetery
Marine Corps League
Woodlawn
Don Bealer
The
V.F.W
Charles Hotle
American Legion
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elm Grove
Four-Legged Chick Surprise at Humble Hatchery
At Humble's produce and hatchery a New Hampshire Red chick hatched with four legs. Two legs are normal while an extra pair dangles unusable. John McGaffey, who found the bird, notes others have seen two headed chickens but never four legs.
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Humble’s Produce and Hatchery
a_ hatch
New Hampshire Reds
John McGaffey
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Re J . Liew
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Masons
Helen Caldwell
Today
Amics
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