Attacks on Italian munition dumps prompt arrests
Rome reports identify at least two foreign agents among those arrested for attacks on munitions dumps in north Italy during election week. A gunfight near Milan and a failed break in at a Venice naval arsenal are documented. Police also report a time bomb detonation at a Yugoslav exhibit in Rome with minor damage. Premier de Gasperi reportedly eyeing a new ministry for Europe recovery program duties.
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Italy
Milan
Venice
San Rocco al Porto
Alcide de Gasperi
Semi-Trailer Leaves Highway West of Washington
A semi-trailer truck owned by Glenn L. Armstrong of Des Moines left Highway 92 just west of Washington early today. The loaded trailer overturned and the cab dug into the ground, front wheels torn off, yet the cab remained intact and unbroken windows were reported. The driver had not been located by noon.
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Glenn L. Armstrong
Des Moines
Washington
Stassen and Dewey to Campaign Across Oregon for Delegates
Harold Stassen and Gov. Thomas R. Dewey plan a push across Oregon ahead of the May 21 primary. Stassen, winner in Wisconsin and Nebraska, will speak at Portland Benson Polytechnic High School as Dewey launches a statewide tour starting May 1. Oregon managers report strong citizen turnout and growing invitations to Stassen in cities statewide.
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Ore
Harold Stassen
Thomas R. Dewey
Oregon
Stassen
Wisconsin
Nebraska
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Dewey
Robert A. Elliott
Minnesota
Paul R. Lockwood
Minstrel Show and One-Act Play Slated for Tuesday
Washington junior college students who staged a one-act play and a minstrel show in the high school auditorium will perform again Tuesday evening April 27 at eight o'clock. Mrs. Evelyn Galbraith directed the play Death Comes to His Friends. Wendell Rider wrote the minstrel script and directed the skits with interlocutor James Eckels and end men Don Wilson Wayne Davis John Green and others. Tickets will be sold at the door.
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Washington Junior College
Vocational Guidance Conference
Washington
Evelyn Galbraith
Des Loines
Wendell Rider
James Eckels
Don Wilson
Mr. Creosote
Wayne Davis
Mr. Satchel Mouth
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Birdseed
Bob Chabal
Shovel Lip
Dean Hasty
Vingleberry
Carleton Mangold
Snowball
John C. Owen
Iowa
Dave Elder
Herbert Osineup
Don Orr
Don Boyer
Dewey Campaigns Headquartered in Portland
Governor Dewey campaigner Lockwood says Dewey spoke in at least 28 Oregon communities between May 1 and 14 after establishing headquarters in Portland.
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Lockwood
Portland
Dewey
Oregon
Oline to Speak At Sales School Monday Evening
Washington salespeople will hear Leonard Oline, Green Colonial furnace sales manager, discuss closing sales and suggestive selling at the Chamber of Commerce sales school in the high school auditorium Monday evening April 26.
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Oline
Sales School
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Oline
Green Colonial Furnace Company
Mr. One
Midwest
Green Colonial Furnace Forces
Mary Williamson
Younkers
Lou Locatell
Stewart-Warner Company
Miss Williamson
Mr. Locatell
Thousands at Funeral for CIO Picketer
Laborers and sympathizers marching from 39th to 42nd Street in Chicago’s stockyards district mourned Santos Cieardo killed by a truck during an Armour plant picket. A coroner’s jury deemed the death accidental as 10,900 marchers paid tribute en route to Mt. Carmel cemetery with memorial services along the way.
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Chicago
CIO
39Th Street
42Nd Street
Ashland Avenue
Stockyards
South Side
Santos Cieardo
Mt. Carmen
J C Conference Wel Attended By Local High Schoolers
Dean M M Schell of Washington junior college praised the seventh annual vocational guidance conference held in Washington school. About 400 high school students attended from local towns with strong forum participation in vocational subjects and education.
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Dean M. M. Schell
Washington Junior College Today
Washington
Dean Schell
Sehell
Moeller
Governor Blue Headlines Iowa Conservation Efforts at Sports Show
Nearly 400 attendees at the Chicagua chapter Izaak Walton League sports show heard Gov. Robert D. Blue stress conservation and lake improvement plans for Washington County. The event featured entertainment by local acts and displays from area merchants.
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Armory Grounds
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Robert D. Blue
G. Mangote
Walton League
Washington County
Washington
Armory
Wellman Residents Fined in Assault Case Arraignment
Clifford Ayers of Wellman was fined $25.00 and costs after arraignment before Justice of the Peace T. W. Zillmer on an assault and battery charge.
Troop A 113th Cavalry to Meet Washington Cubs in Sunday Softball
A softball game between Troop A 113th Cavalry and the Washington Cubs is set for Sunday at two o'clock on the army field west of Washington.
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Troop A
113Th Cavalry
Washington Cubs
Armory Field
Washington
Marriage License Issued At Court House Friday
A marriage license was issued at the court house Friday to James K. Campbell and Martha.
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Court House
James K. Campbell
Martha
Forum Discussion on Law and Government Held
A local event featured a forum on law and government issues. Participants shared insights on policy, governance challenges, and civic engagement in an informal public session.
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Ed the Forum On Law and Government
Estimates Cost Of Coal Strike
Washington April 24 UP The coal strike slowed factory output from a peak, with shortages lowering the Federal Reserve Board index in March. The strike cost about 53.5 million tons of soft coal and reduced wages for miners by more than 10 million dollars weekly, affecting about 400000 workers. Production is expected to dip further in the coming weeks as reserves dwindle.
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Armory
Blue
Methodist Church
Ark
Europe
Iowa
State Board of Control
Lowa
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Washington County Board of Review Set May 3 Meeting
Walter Kiese y deputy county auditor reports the Washington county board of review will meet May 3 to hear protests and address personal property tax matters. Members include Carl Anderson Crawfordsville T E Coffey West Chester and a third unnamed member.
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Walter Kiesey
Ecounty Board of Review
Board of Review
Carl Anderson
Crawfordsville
T. E. Coffey
West Chester
Two U.S. Soldiers Sentenced in Tokyo Robbery Ring
Two American soldiers were sentenced in Tokyo today for taking part in a 2,900,000 yen robbery ring found in the Tokyo Yokohama area. Edward M. Minor, 37, of St. Paul Minnesota, received a term of imprisonment.
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Edward M. Minor
St. Paul, Minn
Ten Injured as Twister Hits Northeast Iowa
Ionia Iowa April 24 residents aided tornado victims after a strike that killed five and injured ten across a 50 mile path. In Tonia seven houses two churches an office and a gas station were destroyed, with others damaged. Dead include Simon Huffman 50 his wife 55 their grandson Billy 10 Leo Brooks 25 and his two year old daughter. The storm caused a quarter of local property loss and power outages as Red Cross workers helped clear debris and neighbors sheltered the homeless.
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Ionia
Iowa
Tonia
Elma
Cresco
Simon Huffman
Billy
Leo Brooks
Huffman
New Hampton Hospital
John Kramer
Roger Gerber
Dan Siglin
Siglin
Felix Jenkins
D. H. Dudley
Lowia Bank
Hoffman
Pat Finnegan
Huffman Implement Store
Westen and Phillips to Attend Iowa Synod Meeting
Martin Westen of Washington and Rev. Milo J. Phillips of Washington and Valley St. Paul and Evangelical and Reformed churches will depart Washington on Tuesday April 26 to attend the Iowa synod meeting. Delegates will meet April 27 to 29 at the Salem church in Quincy HI to discuss the proposed merger of the Evangelical and Reformed and Congregational churches following unanimous Washington and Valley church votes in favor.
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Martin Westen
Washington
Milo J. Phillips
Washington and Valley St. Paul
Evangelical and Reformed
Iowa Synod
Westen
Evangelical and Reformed Synod
Salem
Quincy
Evangelical and
Reformed and
Congregational Churches
Washington and Valley
Soldier court martial singles out Korean led robbery ring
Billy G. Houseman of Jonesboro Illinois aged 18 received five years while another defendant drew seven and a half years imprisonment. The men were found guilty in separate court martial proceedings of belonging to a Korean led robbery ring whose members posed as US army intelligence agents.
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Jonesboro
Ill
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