Iowa Senate Votes Improvement Fund For State Schools
The Iowa Senate approved a $2,450,893 two year capital improvement appropriation for state board of education institutions, far below governor and board requests. Totals include $1,239,000 for Iowa State Teachers College, $560,000 for the University of Iowa, $275,893 for Oakdale Sanatorium, and funding for the state school for the blind and deaf. House action raised seal conservation district funding to $250,000 per year, while keeping tax exemption limits contentious. A conference committee was named to resolve differences.
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DES Moines
Iowa Senate
House
State Board of Education
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
William S. Beardsley
Board of Education
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Oakdale
Elder Paul Whitlow Named New Pastor at Adventist Church
Elder Paul Whitlow appointed pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on North Fourth Avenue. He will speak Saturday at 2 00 p m on Iom Anxiety To Peace. Whitlow, from Burlington, has a 12 year ministry path including Des Moines and Albia. He plans to stress youth involvement for church growth. He and his wife Luana have two sons and serve in Clinton Davenport Muscatine Lone Tree and Washington.
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Paul Whitlow
Seventh-day Adventist Church
North Fourth Avenue
Saurday
Whitlow
H. R. Coats
Iowa
Isis
Whitshaw
Burlington
Des Moines
Albia
Centerville
Newton
Wichita
Kansas
Union College
Lincoln
Nebraska
Seventh-day Adventists
United States
Cedar Falls
Dolliver State Park
Ft Dodge
Luana Guy
Community Chest Board to Meet in Private Session
Members of the Community Chest board will meet in the coming week to discuss funding allocations and approved program priorities. The meeting will review grant requests, confirm distribution levels, and plan for community outreach initiatives.
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Community Chest Board
Young Mt. Pleasant Boy 2 Dies Sudden at Home
Larry Alvin Scheffel age 2 of 118 South Main Mt. Pleasant died suddenly at 4 20 this morning at his home. Funeral plans pending likely Friday 2 PM at Jones funeral home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born June 18 1946 in Washington and is survived by his parents a brother Gary a sister Joyce and maternal grandfather Ralph Brinning of Washington.
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Larry Alvin Scheffel
Alfred G. Scheffel
Josephine Brinning
South Main Street
Mt. Pleasant
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Larry
Washington
Gary
Joyce
Ralph Brinning
Eastern Iowa Student Council Meet Held At Washington High
High school representatives from eastern Iowa gather in Washington on Saturday April 23 for the Iowa Association of Student Councils Eastern Divisional meeting chaired by Pat Brower. Dr Ray Bryan of Iowa State College to speak. officers elected in afternoon sessions. Washington Youth Center to host post meeting activities. Mary Stevens presides at Washington High with Harry Ramseyer Marilyn Cook and James Stone among officers. Karl Harshbarger of University High Iowa City is state president.
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Iowa
Washington High School
Iowa Association of Student Councils
Mary Stevens
Pat Brower
Harry Ramseyer
Marilyn Cook
Dan Holland
Ray Bryan
Iowa State College
Ames
Supt
M. M. Schell
Roy B. Minnis
E. G. Kelley
Town Association
Washington
James Stone
Minnis
Karl Harshbarger
University High
Iowa City
Washington youths to be honored by contest sponsors
Harry Duensing and Dick Kennedy of Washington will be among 15 eastern Iowa farm boys and parents as special guests at a banquet April 26 honoring the winners of the Fifth Annual Dairy Heifer contest. WMT announced winners after judges reviewed more than 3,000 entries. Ronald Petrak of Alburnett is the 1949 winner with a purebred dairy heifer. runners up receive cash prizes from $50 to $5.00.
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Harry Duensing
Dick Kennedy
Washington
Iowa
WMT
Iocal
Chuck Worcester
Ronald Petrak
Alburnett
YMCA Meeting Set For Thursday Afternoon
YMCA calls a short business session Thursday at 5 30 in the afternoon. All members are urged to attend.
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YMCA
Leon Beatty Post To Sponsor Dance
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post planned a May Queen dance for May 3 as a post project. Nominees will be chosen by regular balloting and the winner via ticket purchases. Ray Minick led the meeting. reports read on three ill members and two others in treatment. A resolution barred use of Legion rooms by groups not sponsored by local organizations.
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Leon Beatty American Legion
Ray Minick
Carl G. Voorhees
L. E. McNeal
Washington County Hospital
A. B. McCreedy
Veterans Hospital
Lake City
Fla
Post
Legionnaires
Legion
Washington County Hobby Show Entries At YMCA Desk
Hobbyists rush to submit entry blanks for the Washington County Hobby Show at the YMCA. Seven divisions cover woodwork models artcraft collections compositions and homemaking arts with blue red and white ribbon awards. Judging occurs Saturday morning with public viewing Saturday 1 to 9 pm and Sunday 2 to 5 pm no admission.
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YMCA
Washington County
Phil Weldin
Don Batterson
Virginia Rains
Gus Alsip
Charles Morris
Ruth Foster
C. R. Wilson
YWCA
Ymca Campfire Girls
Bluebirds
FFA
Rotary Club
Y's Men's Club
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Chinese Reds Fire on British Warships in Yangtze River Battle
On the Yangtze north bank communist forces shelled two British warships. The Amethyst ran aground with about 20 casualties aboard, while the Consort was driven off after aiding the Amethyst. The action followed a larger river offensive as communists pressed along the river in rejection of a nationalist surrender ultimatum.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Rose Island
Yangtze
Kianghin
China
Youth Admits Shooting Mother in Farnhamville Iowa
Calhoun county authorities say 17 year old Dale Junior Post admitted shooting his mother Erwin L. Post 48 at their Farnhamville home. He was arrested in Fort Dodge and a murder charge expected. He claimed the act was intentional after earlier saying the shotgun went off during an argument over car keys. A jail interview cited by a Des Moines Tribune reporter described the dispute as over a Fort Dodge girl who was pregnant. The boy, a Farnhamville high pitcher, showed no remorse and remained calm.
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Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Dale Junior Post
Farnhamville
Iowa
Dahlke
Lewis Hendricks
Young Post
Fort Dodge
Des Moines Tribune
Dale
Farnhamville High School
Seek Bids on Mail Truck Routes Here
Postmaster O J Brown invites bids to transport mail between the local post office and three depots in Washington and South Washington. Bids due by April 29 with details at the post office. The plan covers 58 round trips weekly, with a 5 30 a m first trip and a 9 30 p m final trip to South Washington.
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O. J. Brown
Washington
South Washington
Mr. Brown
Elmer Bontrager
Duane Griggs
Crawfordsville Music Dept Plans Spring Concert
The Crawfordsville school music department will present a spring concert Friday evening at the school. The program will feature numbers by the students and faculty.
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Crawfordsville
Chamber Workers Open Drive Here
Thirty six members of the Washington Chamber of Commerce began a membership drive at a YMCA meeting last night. Teams led by C R Wilson and John Griffith compete for votes with the promise of a free meal to the higher performing side. Griffith’s Bottle Washers lead early as memberships come in at the chamber office before Saturday noon cutoff.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
C. R. Wilson
John Griffith
YMCA
Griffith
Wilson
Wilson “Chow Hounds
E. Tucker
Ralph Kleese
Merritt McDaniel
Paul V. Shearer
Ralph Martin
Nic McCleery
Dick Pratt
Chuck Hotle
Wayne Marston
E.G. Humm
George “Rogmeier
G. M. Humble
Dick Skipton
T. R. Phillips
Irvin Whitham
Howard Freshwaters
John Lee
Dan Lence
Tom Duncan
Bill Hatcher
Bob McFarlane
Bill Shannon
Carl Sylvester
Edsal Brown
John Hedberg
John Owen
C. P. Jungbluth
Ira Gastman
Dale Booth
Keith Vetter
Bill Jones
Bill Sitler
Dallas Chambe
Band and Vocal Selections Featuring Instrumental and Vocal Solos
A listing of band quartette sextette and trio numbers and solos for instrumental and vocal performances. Includes varied ensemble sizes and solo pieces across the program.
J. C. Penney Stores Mark Anniversary
J C Penney marks its 47th anniversary with a nationwide event. The first store opened in Kemmerer Wyoming 47 years ago. Washington store opened in 1924 under S A Dickerson and later managers include H R Lund D F Barnes and C R Wilson. Remodeling occurred in 1941 with temporary quarters in a nearby building.
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J. C. Penney
Kemmerer
Wyoming
H. R. Lund
D. F. Barnes
Washington
Mr. Barnes
C. R. Wilson
Penney
Sorden Murie Company
Quota Set for Iowa Savings Bond Drive
Roger F. Warin announced Iowa’s Opportunity Drive quota for E and G bonds at 50 million dollars. Washington County’s share is 487 288 dollars. The drive runs May 16 to June 10 with Gov. Beardsley as honorary chairman.
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Roger F. Warin
Savings Bond Division
Iowa
Washington County
Foreign Students from Philippines Greece Speak at Ys Club
Costas Issidorides of Greece and Edilberto Tiempo of the Philippine Republic spoke at a Washington Ottumwa Y’s Men meeting at the local YMCA. They described life at Iowa University, US support in Greece and the Philippines, and the role of American aid in development and wartime context while answering questions from the audience.
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Costas Issidorides
Greece
Edilberto Tiempo
Philippine Republic
Washington
Sheriff to Equip Office with Two Way Radio
Two way FM radio gear has arrived at the courthouse and will be installed in the sheriff office and patrol cars. Permit approval is all that remains before operation begins. Sheriff Charles Snyder and Deputy Loren Robertson will have immediate access to the radios, improving on road communication and allowing rapid contact with neighboring police units.
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Washington County
Court House
Aproval
Charles Snyder
Loren Robertson
Over 300 Seniors Set for Vocational Guidance Conference
Washington junior college hosts the Eighth Annual Vocational Guidance conference on Friday April 22 with 300 plus seniors from Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Cotter Grand View Kalona Keota Riverside Washington Wayland Wellman and West Chester. Dr L L Dunnington Iowa City will address the opening assembly on The Priceless Ingredient. Freshmen and sophomores in Washington stay home while juniors and seniors attend.
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Washington Junior College
Washington
Dale White
Eugene Wead
Gerald Humble
Alan Barelay
Keith Coakley
Pat Brown Seedh
Dick Carmichael
Max Fulton
Leland Schmitt
Clyde Dawson
Earl Duvall
Dick Holmes
Jerry Denison
Leo Olson
Tom Murphy
Beverly Crandall
Patricia Weldin
Alberta Smith
West Chester High School
Brighton
Riverside
Kalona
Ainsworth
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Cotter
Grandview
Keota
Wayland
West Chester
Supt. M. M. Schell
County Bond Drive Quotas Released for Area
Continuing peace time bond effort details quotas for several counties. Louisa receives 234,022 dollars Keokuk 390,110 dollars Johnson 733,042 dollars Henry 315,771 Iowa 374,505 dollars and Suttareon 272,838 dollars.
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Louisa
Keokuk
Johnson
Henry
Iowa
Suttareon
Schedule of Court for Summer in Sixth Judicial District
A summer court schedule now exists for the sixth judicial district covering June July and August. Washington County calendar shows Bechly presiding on June 7 and June 21 Patterson on July 5 and July 13 and Yoder on August 3 and August 16.
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Sixth Judicial District
District Cour
Frank Bechly
5. & Patterson
R. G. Yoder
Washington County
Judge Bechly
Judge Patterson
Yoder
Des Moines Weather Slated for Showers and Mild Temperatures
Mostly cloudy and mild with showers in the west tonight. Tomorrow, cloudy with scattered showers and cooler conditions in the west. Today's high mid 60s, tonight's low around 45 to 50, tomorrow’s high near 60. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Des Moines
West Portion
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Taling
Adventist Church
Community Chest
Larry Scheffel
Harmony Four
Lincoln School
Ames Ymca
Dick Raymond
Harrison Fisch
Robert Waite
Don Storm
Cumm
Leon Beatty
Ation
Erwin L. Post
George Dahlike
The
Williams. Beardsley
Philippines
Y’s
Iowa University
Richard Sweitzer
Sweitzer
Issidorides
Tiempo
Islands
Sheriff’s Office
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