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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1948

Page

7

Wallace convention moves from Des Moines to Waterloo

The Wallace for president state convention shifts from Des Moines May 8 9 to Waterloo June 12 13 at the President hotel due to limited Des Moines hotel space. The call will follow Wallace appearances April 28 29 in Des Moines Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids and Town City with delegates allotted by groups of 19 people plus one delegate for civic organizations and labor unions.

Des Moines lIa Waterloo Fred Stover Iowa Cedar Rapids Town City Stover

Urges Haste in Palestine Move

The UN commission leader Pablo Azarate heads to Lake Success to urge rapid action on the Palestine crisis. He warns urgency cannot be measured in weeks or days but hours as tensions rise and fighting seem possible before UN response. Fate of Jerusalem could be decided in early May.

Jerusalem United Nations Commission Pablo Azearate Success Palestine Azearate United Nations Lake Sueces Azcarate

Town State Teachers College to host choral concert May 6

Cedar Falls Towa Joyce Gault of Crawfordsville is among 150 students performing in a choral concert at Town State Teachers College on Thursday May 6 at 8 p m. The program features the A Cappella choir and the college chorus conducted by Maurice Gerow and the college women's chorus under Jane Mauck.

Cedar Falls Towa Joyce Gault Crawfordsville Town State Teachers College A Capella Choir College Chorus Maurice Gerow College Women's Chorus Jane Mauck

Herbert L Campbell Family Hosts Guests In Highland Center

Local social notices list numerous visits from families of Campbell, Murphy, Soukup, Crone, Krotz, and Coon households across Highland Center and nearby towns. The narrative records weekend gatherings, family birthdays, and home visits across Mendota HL Seymour Washington Muscatine Conesville Wapello and Con necticut.

Highland Center A. H. Campbell Mendota H. L. Campbell Helen Noel Seymour Herbert L. Campbell HE. c Campbell Melvin Soukup James Murphy Wellman Samuel Murphy Near Cotter Charles Soukup Washington Leo Carson Raymond Crone Katherine Sidney Coon Wilbur Chalupa Nadine Anna Krotz John Krotz Milford Cook Jimmy Joe Krotz Delores William Lewis John Hixson Lewis Miller Conesville Floyd Martin Herbert Campbell Charles Jenkins Ainsworth

Alaskan Highway Built Fast in 1942 War Effort

The Alcan highway, also known as the Alaska Canada international highway and the road, was completed in seven months in 1942 to supply airfields on the wartime route from the United States to Alaska. About 10,000 U.S. army engineers and 6,000 U.S. and Canadian civilians built it at roughly eight miles per day.

States Alaska U. S. Army U. S

Largest Rose Bush in Tombstone Arizona Grows Vast Bloom Field

The world’s largest rose bush is in Tombstone Arizona. A white Banksia about fifty years old has grown from a single trunk to eight feet tall with a trunk over forty inches in diameter and an estimated 150000 blooms covering it in May.

Tombstone Ariz Mey

Mine Incident Leaves Gilliam Injured and Dozens Hurt

R I Gilliam of Winston-Salem N C was badly mauled in the incident. About 22 others sustained injuries, though less serious, according to witnesses.

R. I. Gilliam Winston-Salem, N. C

Meat prices rise as hogs flood Chicago markets

Livestock receipts reach 69 500 hogs 36 000 cattle 13 500 sheep and 2 700 calves with hogs dominating activity after a heavy run. Cattle top at 32 50 per cwt up 1 from last week while hogs end the period at 22 50 unchanged from last week and 75 cents below pre strike. Veal 26 00 28 00 down 1 90 from a week ago.

Chicago Armour Wilson, Swift Cudahy

Grain table reports Chicago futures on April 24

Open high low and close for Wheat Corn and Oats futures in Chicago. May Wheat 240 241 238 241, May Corn 215 219 214 217, May Oats 108 110 108 109.94. Other contracts shown for July September December with varied figures. Prices quoted in cents per bushel for grains and oats.

Marshall Returns From Conference

Secretary of State George C. Marshall flew in from Bogota Colombia and joined top advisers at the State Department. He expected the Bogota Inter American Conference work to wrap up by midweek and declined to comment on its impact on the world situation.

Washington George C. Marshall Bogota Colombia Marshall National Airport Air Transport Command Hogota State Department Robert A. Lovett Armour Norman Armour United States

Local Couple Visiting Friends Heading to Morning Sun

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Baird of Indianola were seen calling on friends in town Saturday morning while en route to visit relatives at Morning Sun.

R. M. Baird Indianola

Korean Troops Raid Cheju Arrest Sixty

Korean constabulary troops and police raided Cheju town early today and arrested 60 persons in a six hour house to house search. Thirty were later released. The raid marked the first government counterblow against leftist disturbances that have killed 46 on Cheju Island since April 2.

Seoul Rottorn Cheju Cheju Island

FOR SALE Used farm machinery catalog from Bell City market

A broad listing advertises for sale a wide range of farm machinery including tractors Minneapolis Moline Allis Chalmers John Deere Hart Parr Oliver Case and Massey Harris brands. It covers row crop tractors combines corn planters discs hoes mowers separators grinders seeders wagons unloaders and many miscellaneous implements with various sizes and configurations. The ad notes a 20 percent discount and mentions pickup attachments and wear parts.

Tyne P.O T Bell City John Derre Minneanatiis Montine International Havbalers Lecomes Innes Wisconsin Stebring Minneapolis - Moline Allis-Chalmers John Deere DY Hart Parr Oliver Case Minneapolis- Moline New Idea Sears Hammermill Harney Massey Harris

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