Lewis meeting with trustees of pension fund
John L. Lewis convened a meeting of United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund trustees to finalize the miner pension plan amid owners’ legal bid to block it under Taft Hartley. Lewis faces civil contempt sentencing for strike defiance as miners return to work, and plans were proposed for $100 monthly pensions for eligible miners retiring after May 29, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
Taft-Hartley Llow
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Sen
Sevies Bridges
Bridges
Iizza van Horn
Mystery Tournament Time at Washington Golf Club
Joe Cheves, local golf pro, announced a Monday night event at Washington Golf and Country Club on April 26. The Mystery Tournament Time is set for 4:00 p m with dinner at 7:00 p m and a strong turnout expected for the second stag of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Golf and Country Club
Joe Cheves
Mr. Cheves
Flyers Association Meets at Airport
Washington chapter of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association met at the local airport to discuss plans for a breakfast flight in June. The group voted to hold the next regular meeting on Wednesday evening May 5 and encouraged eligible individuals to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Lester Woods
Farmer Dale Beenblossom Injured In Truck Accident Near Junction
Dale Beenblossom of Columbus Junction is recovering at Washington County Hospital after a farm truck accident five miles southeast of Columbus Junction. A teenage helper started the truck in reverse, pinning Beenblossom between the truck and a manure spreader and causing a broken collar bone and shoulder blade, plus lung injury. Funeral services for Elizabeth Reighard are noted in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Beenblossom
Junction
Columbus Junction
Washington County
Mr. Reenblossom
Mr. Beenblossom
Three Unionists Sought in Reuther Shooting Probe
Detroit April 22 police dispatched three detective teams to question Percy Lewellyn Shelton Tappes and Nelson Davis in connection with the ambush of CIO UAW Chief Walter P. Reuther. Ballistics linked a shotgun shell found along the getaway route to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Joseph V. Krug
Walter P. Reuther
CIO United Auto Workers
Percy Lewellyn
UAW
Ford
Shelton Tappes
Nelson Davis
Reighard Funeral Held At Jones Home
Reighard were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 30 at Jones funeral home with Rev. Paul Wells in charge. Pallbearers were Roscoe Robertson Leonard Clarence George and Roscoe Reighard and Clarence Hotle. Burial was in Elm Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reighard
Jones Funeral Home
Paul Wells
Roscoe Robertson
Leonard
Clarence
George
Roscoe Reighard
Clarence Hotle
Elm Grove
Soaking Rains Bring Relief Across Iowa Farmland
Des Moines reports widespread soaking showers ending a 12 day drought in much of the state. Alta measured nearly an inch. Oats, pastures, and legumes benefited as showers were expected to continue tonight and tomorrow, with corn planting not harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Alta
Sestion
Washington Monument centennial trip award for Marilyn Cook
Marilyn Cook, a 15 year old Washington high school freshman, has been selected by the Chamber of Commerce to represent Washington at the Washington Monument Centenary celebration in Washington, DC. Her transportation will be paid, with Mrs. Cook acting as chaperone, and the trip includes federal observances, White House greetings, and tours of Mount Vernon and national shrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Cook Petite
Washington High School
Max H. Cook
East Third Street
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Washington Monument
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commercce
Marilyn
Mrs. Cook
Ottumwa
Chamber of Commerce Board
Edna Mercer
United States
White House
Washington Monument Grounds
Final Rites Held for Dr C Griggs at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services conducted Wednesday at two o clock for Dr C Griggs with Dr Fred FE Miller presiding. Music by a quartet Wendell Rider Herbert Osineup Don Boyer Mere Simpson. Pallbearers Palmer Babcock Clyde Fishburn William Graf Harlan O Laughtin John Caldwell John Stewart. Interment in Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Griggs
Jones Funeral Home
Fred FE. Miller
Wendell Rider
Herbert Osineup
Don Boyer
Mere Simpson
Palmer Babcock
Clyde Fishburn
William Graf
Harlan O'Laughtin
John Caldwell
John Stewart
Elm Grove Cemetery
Supt Krabill Attends Reorganization Meet
Lester B. Krabill Washington county schools superintendent returned from a three day Cedar Falls conference where county superintendents and boards from Iowa examined the state legislature’s school reorganization plan. He will join a Des Moines panel April 26 on County Special Education Programs in Iowa. Washington county was among the first four to participate with Mrs. Charlotte Wurl directing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kradbill
Des Moines
Iowa
International Council For Bsceptional Children
Krabill
Washington County
Charlotte Wurl
Slutz Discusses Parents Duties in Spring Lecture
Washington parents attending the third spring lecture in the high school auditorium praised Dr Frank Slutz, noted educational counselor and author, for stressing that children have rights to reverence for persons law and responsibility and to economic affectionate and character securities. He urged shared family duties and cooperative guidance in vocation marriage and religious choices. Richard A Stewart introduced the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Silutz
Slutz
Stutz
Richard A. Stewart
Merchants Prepare For Izaak Walton Engine Sports Show
Washington merchants finish booth setup at the armory for the Izaak Walton Engine annual Sports Show opening tonight. A style show, directed by C R Wilson, features local merchants and models showcasing the latest sports wear with tickets at 50 cents adults and ten cents for children. Governor Robert D Blue will speak tomorrow night after an informal Y M C A dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Watton ‘Engine
C. R. Wilson
Robert D. Blue
Armory
Plan Entertainment At Conference Here
Washington high school freshmen and sophomores get a Friday vacation per Supt. W A Erbe while juniors and seniors and junior college students attend the seventh annual vocational guidance conference at Washington junior college all day Friday. After the program, the college hosts a tea dance and a Cardinals versus Bloomfield junior college baseball game at Casefield, followed by a 7:30 one act play Death Comes to His Friends and minstrel in the high school auditorium for conference attendees. A public showing is planned for early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Supt. W. A. Erbe
Washington Junior College
Cardinals
Bloomfield Junior College
Casefield
Dean M. M. Schell
Wendell Rider
Pauline Black Divorced? Petition Withdrawn In District Court
Pauline Black filed to dismiss her divorce suit against Frank Black in district court after the defendant’s attorneys filed an answer to her petition. The withdrawal ends the action. Also a stray line notes that proximity to a public dumping ground could imply a large rat population nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Black
Frank Black
Clerk of District Court
Lecture Sparks Audience Q&A With Dr Slutz At University
The chairman of the U's Men's committee oversaw the evening program. After his talk Dr Slutz fielded questions from attendees during the ensuing discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U's Men's Committee
U. S. Steel Cuts Prices After Wage Increase Rejected
U S Steel president Benjamin F. Fairless announced May 1 1948 price cuts on a wide range of products after CIO United Steelworkers demanded a cost of living wage increase. The move follows a failed wage negotiation under the 1948 labor pact and a bid to curb living costs while denying the wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Fairless
CIO Steelworkers
Philip Murray
V. 8. Steel
U. S. Steel
Farrell Enlists in Army to Fort Ord
William L. Farrell son of Mr and Mrs Walter E Farrell of 118 West Main street reenlisted in the regular army and leaves for Fort Ord California to join the 4th Infantry Division as a sergeant. He served as an administrative noncommissioned officer in General Headquarters Tokyo before reenlisting for three years at the rank he held last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Farrell
Walter E. Farrell
W. Main Street
Regular Army
Ft. Ord
California
4Th Infantry Division
Bill
Army
General
Tokyo
Japan
Charles L. Anson
United States Army
Air Force
Farrett
Two Die in Tractor Accidents on Farms
Jackson County Coroner sees no inquest for Merlin Hager 19 of Bellevue area after a tractor overturns in a ditch on a neighbor’s farm. In another incident near Belle Plaine Leland Wilson is found dead in a field after a tractor overturns on his farm. sheriff notes Wilson was alone on site and his wife was in Marshalltown caring for her ailing mother.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Jackson County
J. J. Tilton
Merlin Hager
Raymond Hager
Bellevue
Hager
Marengo
Leland Wilson
Belle Plaine
Iowa County
Sherif Milford
Engelbert
Wilson
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Pension Plan
Golf Club
STAG
Flyers Association
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Adtaker
John Maranich
Joe Tulak
International
Farmer
Washington Hospital
Ainsworth Feed Company
Reighard Services
Elizabeth
Walter Reuther
Canal Zone
Colon
Far Western Pacific
International Soundphotos
Marilyn Cook
Cele
Bration
Glen E. Mace
Gene Tucker
W. A. Erbe
Foster Bickel
Mount Vernon
Coast Guard
Potomac
Washington Navy Yards
the Unknown Soldier
Robert FE. Lee
Jefferson
Lincoln
Wehr Photo
Griggs
Supt. Krabill
Lester B. Krabill
Superinten
Cedar Falls
Company
W.L. Farrell
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