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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1950

Page

5

Mrs George Kos Taken To Mercy Hospital After Cerebral Hemorrhage

Riverside reports Mrs. George Kos was hospitalized at Mercy with a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Tuesday morning. Her condition is listed as serious while family members and neighbors visit.

George Kos Riverside Mercy Hospital Carl Kos Kalona Kos Ivan Cummings Cleveland Ohio Anna Krotz John Krotz Joe Krotz Harry Soukupant Toddville John Soukup Oakdale John Shradel Clem Ed Hern Charles Vondrasek Washington Fred Lukavsky Jake Miller Iowa City Charles Foley Cherry Lee Parental Foley Des Moines Homer Curry Albert Kron Oxford Id Quinlan Hubert Kron Joe Birka Sam Murphy Cotter Ernest Bowman

Former Iowa Governor Joins Race for Senator

Former Iowa Governor Nelson Kraschel, a 60 year old Harlan auctioneer and cattle raiser, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator. He will oppose the Brannan farm plan promoted by Albert Loveland, who resigned as agriculture under secretary to enter the June 5 primary.

Harlan Brannan Albert J. Loveland Janesville Iowa Kraschel Agriculture

Iowa lawmakers listed as political candidates

Congressman Otha Wearin of Hastings Iowa and House minority leader Gene Poston of Corydon join Alvin Meyer of Van Meter W M Shaw of Newton and Ernest J Seemann of Waterloo as frequent candidates for various offices.

Gressman Otha Wearin Hastings Iowa Gene Poston Corydon Alvin Meyer van Meter W. M Shaw Newton Ernest J Seemann Waterloo

Government to Surrender Agriculture Records in Maragon Trial

The government will hand over confidential agriculture department records at the perjury trial of John Maragon, while refusing other secret files demanded by defense. Justice officials met during a recess to decide on continuing with a key charge linked to the case. Maragon, a 56 year old former boot black, faces accusation of lying to the senate investigation panel about postwar income and jobs.

Washington LLP Agriculture Department John Maragon FBE White House PBS Justice Department Maragon Senate

Aliquippa Named For Lenni Lenape Queen

Queen Aliquippa of the Lenni Lenapes ruled villages along the Monongahela and Ohio rivers and aided George Washington in the Ohio Valley. The city now bearing her name sits about 20 miles from Pittsburgh on the Ohio River, where steelmaking began in Aliquippa toward the end of the 19th century and today the town supports a steel capacity surpassing 1.7 million tons.

Aliquippa Monongahela Ohio George Washington Ohio Valley Pittsburgh Ohio River

New Hampshire Revokes Doctor Sander License

Concord New Hampshire authorities stripped Dr Hermann N Sander of his license to practice medicine following his acquittal on mercy slayer charges. The former physician faced a difficult decision about his next steps as the license removal became official.

Concord N. H Hermann N. Sander New Hampshire

Sander faces appeal after acquittal in Manchester murder case

May appeal looms for 41 year old Candia physician David Sander who was acquitted of first degree murder in Manchester. Attorney Louis E. Wyman helped secure his freedom while the state board of medicine considers reinstatement after June 19. Board secretary Dr John Wheeler called the ruling unanimous though potential reversal by the state supreme court remains possible. Doctors call the reinstatement option unusual as a license revocation normally closes the door to return.

Candia Louis E. Wyman State Board of Registration In Medicine State Supreme Court Sander Coud New Hampshire

Freight Traffic Share of Steam and Diesel Locomotives

In 1949 coal burning steam locomotives hauled about half the freight traffic for Class I railroads measured in gross ton miles, down from roughly 70 percent in 1946. Diesel locomotives rose from under 10 percent in 1946 to about 34 percent in 1949.

Tibet’s Theocracy Led by Dalai Lama in Lhasa

Tibet is governed as a theocracy by Lamaism priests with a regent and council at the lamasery in Lhasa. The 14th Dalai Lama, installed in 1939, rules under state religious leadership blending legend with governance.

Tibet Dalai Lama Lamasery Lhasa

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