Hi Y Dinner Meet At YMCA Thursday
The last Hi Y dinner meeting was held at noon in the YMCA Community room. It marked the final gathering for graduating seniors. Organizers included Mrs Ed Rich, Mrs Hubert Redlinger, Mrs Elmer Steele, Mrs Harry Ramseyer, and Mrs Herbert Campbell. The next event will be the mother son banquet at the YMCA on May 11.
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YMCA
Ed Rich
Hubert Redlinger
Elmer Steele
Harry Ramseyer
Herbert Campbell
Costello Rejects Syndicate Boss Claim Before Senate
Frank Costello testifies before a senate commerce subcommittee denying he is the head of a nationwide crime and gambling syndicate. He says no law can curb gambling, admits likely illegal bookmaking and slot operations in New York and Louisiana, and claims to be a legitimate investor aside from owning a casino. He asserts recent quit from slots five to six years ago.
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Washington
Frank Costello
Senate
Senate Commerce
Costello
New York
Louisiana
Texas
Former Resident Helps Plan Birthday Cake for President
Lawrence Ryan of Ottumwa a former Washington resident and AFL bakers union business agent will supervise cake plans for President Truman in Ottumwa May on his 68th birthday. Ryan, a 1931 Washington high school graduate, moved to Ottumwa in 1936 with wife Evelyn Kallous Ryan and their two children.
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Lawrence Ryan
Ottumwa
Washington
Truman
Ottumwa Courier
Ryan
AFL Bakers Union
Washington High School
Evelyn Kallous Ryan
Ex Mayor of Riverside Dies in Fort Madison
Former Riverside mayor Ben Kruse, 93, died Wednesday afternoon in Fort Madison. Funeral 9:00 Friday at St Marys Church Fort Madison with graveside 11:00 at Olivet Cemetery Riverside. Survived by two sons Herman and Bernard, a daughter Anna Robinson, and nephew Ed Yeggy.
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Riverside
Fort Madison
Ben Kruse
Ft. Madison
St. Marys Church
Olivet Cemetery
Thomas Wolfe
Kruse
Herman
Bernard
Anna Robinson
Montana
Ed Yeggy
Positive Identification on Plane Wheel Points to Privateer
Photo released from London confirms a bullet-riddled wheel assembly found in the Baltic came from the unarmed U. S. Navy privateer that vanished after Soviet fighters attacked it. American authorities say the finding is the strongest evidence that the privateer and its 10 crew were shot down over the Baltic in April. The wheel was identified by a U.S. embassy official in Stockholm, and no other privateers were in the area at the time.
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London
Baltic
U.S
Stockholm
Primary field grows to 396 candidates in Iowa contests
Des Moines reports 396 candidates filed for the June 5 Iowa primaries, 84 more than in 1948, with signatures and county requirements still to be verified. Six Democrats and four Republicans seek the U S senate seat held by Bourke Hickenlooper, including Hickenlooper who must defend his criticisms of the atomic energy commission. Beardsley seeks Republican renomination unopposed, while a Democratic governor bid emerges with Myron Bennett challenging Lester Gillette.
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Secretary of State
U. S. Senate
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commission
Brannan
Beardsley
Wiliam S. Beardsley
Myron J. Bennett
Des Moines
Police seize $500,000 in stolen goods and big fence
Chicago police raid a northwest side warehouse to halt a nationwide theft ring led by Arthur Johnson, known as the big fence. Officers recovered more than 2,000 suits, cameras, silverware, electric appliances, firearms, and other loot in a months long investigation led by 25 detectives. Johnson, once Dillinger’s contact man, was arrested at his home and held for questioning as authorities estimate the haul at around $500,000 or more.
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Chicago
Arthur (Fish) Johnson
John Dillinger
John Prendergast
Johnson
Prendergast
Timothy O'Connor
O'Connor
This Week's Lucky Farmer Melo Horak's Farm Achievements
Melo Horak of Ainsworth route 2, fourteen miles northeast of Washington, owns a 176 acre spread and has lived there for 385 years. He is married with one son at home and cannot attend the State theatre Friday night to receive his lucky former awards from the Journal office.
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Melo Horak
Washington
Ainsworth
Mr. Horak
Horak
State Theatre
Journal Office
Kilgore Rites Held At Sherman's Funeral Home
Funeral services for David C. Kilgore were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 at Sherman’s Funeral Home with Rev. George Kerr presiding. Interment followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. casketbearers named Day relatives and Burtwin Day among attendees.
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David C. Kilgore
Sherman
George Kerr
Elm Grove Cemetery
Robert Day
David Day
Richard Day
William Day
Burtwin Day
Cottey
Kilpatrick Commital In Ainsworth
Rev M C Kilpatrick pastor of the UP Church at Hanover Illinois died yesterday morning. Funeral in Hanover at 10:80 Friday morning with a graveside service in Ainsworth at 4:00 Friday afternoon. Kilpatrick, a former Burlington resident, was married in Ainsworth.
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M. C. Kilpatrick
Hanover
Illinois
Ainsworth
Kilpatrick
Burlington
Boeing Delivers RB-50B Reconnaissance Bomber
Boeing delivers its first fully modified RB-50B to the U S Air Force from Wichita. Pilots will fly the 800 to 400 mile per hour aircraft to Elgin Florida for air base testing. The plane serves as a modern aerial photography and weather reconnaissance laboratory and also functions as a strategic bomber.
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Wichita
Kans
U P
Boeing Airplane Company
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Boeing
Air Proving Ground
Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Farewell Open House For Dr. Miller May 3
The Methodist church of Washington hosts an open house for Dr. Fred Miller on May 3 starting at 7 80 oclock. He leaves for Waterloo to take a Methodist pastorate there. Members and friends are invited.
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The
Methodist Church of Washington
Fred Miller
Millers
Waterloo
Methodist Church
Morrell Male Chorus to Perform in Washington Church
The Morrell Male Chorus of Ottumwa will sing at Washington Christian Church on Tuesday May 2 under the Women’s Council Group TV. Admission is free but a free will offering will support the chorus missionary work. The group, made of 29 men, is directed by Mrs Margaret Stoltz with Katheryn Carlson as pianist and Peter Hissink as business manager.
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Morrell
Ottumwa
Washington Christian Church
Group TV
Women’s Council
Margaret Stoltz
Katheryn Carlson
Peter Hiss
John Morrell & Co
Finale Near as Chrysler Strike Talks Resume
Exhausted Chrysler strike negotiators recessed after an all night session with settlement near. CIO United Auto Workers and Chrysler reported progress on some issues, while many key disputes remain unresolved. The 93 day walkout idled about 144000 workers as talks stretched into a lengthy bargaining session.
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Detroit
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter I. Reuher
Norman R. Matthews
Rites Held for Mrs Josie Schneider at Jones Funeral Home
Final services for Mrs Josie Schneider were conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev William Grossheim officiating. Burial followed at Elm cemetery with pallbearers Tom Rickey Silas Korf Clarence Brinning Joyce Horsey M D Lee and Lloyd Murdock.
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Josie Schneider
Jones Funeral Home
William Grossheim
Elm Grove Cemetery
Tom
Rickey Silas Korf
Clarence Brinning
Joyce Horsey
M. D. Lee
Lloyd Murdock
Expect New Records as Drake Relays Open
Des Moines officials expect new Drake Relays marks if weather cooperates for the 41st annual classic. More than 2,000 athletes arrive as rain earlier in the week put the track in top shape. Tom Deckard says favorable skies tomorrow and Saturday could yield record performances and two relays eye new American marks.
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DES Moines
Drake Relays
Tom Deckard
Deckard
Annual Senior Trip To Chicago Tonight
Two chartered buses carry 70 Washington high school seniors and faculty for a two day tour of Chicago. Accompanied by Principal Robert Everets and advisers they will visit Swift and Company lunch, Maxwell Street markets, Cubs game, Marshall Fields, planetarium, Gold Coast, Loop, Lincoln Park and Chinatown before returning Saturday night.
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Washington High School
Chicago
Paul Thayer
Wendell Rider
Virginia Pettet
Evelyn Gabraith
Robert Everetts
Stevens Hotel
Swift and Company
Maxwell Street
Chicago Cubs
Marshall Fields
Planetarium
Gold Coast
Chicago Loop
Lincoln Park
Sham Districts
South Side
University of Chicago
Chinatown
Hall of Science and Industry
Washington
Iowa Trout Season Opens May 1 Across State
The 1950 trout season in Iowa begins May 1 at 5 a.m. and runs through November 30. Daily hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. with a bag and possession limit of eight. All trout are hatchery raised and stocked. over 190,000 fish are set for stocking this year. Information maps available free from the State Conservation Commission, 914 Grand, Des Moines.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Grand
Des Moines
Cardinals Key honors two Iowa State students
Max D. Rinner and Robert Bell have been named to Cardinal Key, the student leadership honorary at Iowa State College. Both are sons of local families, reflecting recognition of their leadership roles on campus.
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Max D. Rinner
L. H. Hinner
Robert Bell
M. B. Bell
Cardinal Key
Iowa State College
Kehoe to Delegate at National Chamber Meeting
Louis J. Kehoe chosen to represent the Washington Chamber of Commerce as National Councilor at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington DC He departs tonight Speakers include Harold E Stassen Paul G Hoffman and others as delegates expect full attendance by 2500 plus delegates from across the nation featuring congressional dinners and state groupings.
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Louis J. Kehoe
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington, DC
Max. Ltd
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Paul G. Hoffman
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Thomas B.mccabe
Federal Reserve Board
National Chamber
Congress
New York Students Demand Higher Teacher Pay
In New York City hundreds of students from 11 schools marched on City Hall for higher teacher salaries as a budget decision looms. About 15,000 students joined demonstrations disrupting morning classes. one high school briefly struck. Police guarded four other schools while officials blamed subversive groups for yesterday’s march. a plan for a $7 million salary increase is under board review.
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New York
City Hall
William Jansen
Board of Estimate
Hickenlooper mulls contempt charge against ex communist Browder
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper said he may seek contempt action from the Senate committee on Earl Browder a former Communist leader who refused to identify others at a pre UN conference meeting Browder testified before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee amid McCarthy era charges Browder claimed no knowledge of any state department communists and offered to help the committee without naming individuals
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Oscar Chapman
California
Earl Warren
Alaska
Senate
Interior Committee
International
Washington
ULP
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Earl Browder
Hickenlooper
Committee Behind Closed Doors
State Department
Louis Budenz
Browder
Owen Lattimore
United Nations
San Francisco
Senate Foreign Relations
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Lattimore
Parsons Choir Plans Music Week Concert
Fairfield event gathers 150 singers from Parsons college Philharmonic choir Fairfield high school mixed chorus and community to perform Hora Novissima by Horatio Parker as the national music week feature at First Methodist Church. Marshall Barnes of Sons College directs with Mrs E G Linder at organ. Soloists include Marjorie Miller Dianne Griffith Harold Stark and Harry Morrison Jr.
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Fairfield
Parsons College Philharmonic
Fairfield High School
Horatio Parker
Marshall Barnes
Sons College
E. G. Linder
Marjorie Miller
Parsons
Dianne Griffith
Drake University
Harold Stark
University of Iowa
Harry Morrison Jr
The
State University
Deadline Near for 1950 Corn Crop Insurance Applications
April 20 1950 marks final note for farmers to apply for Federal Corn Crop Insurance on the 1950 corn crop per the county PMA committee. County chairman Howard L. Witting said about 500 farmers have filed. offices will be open Saturday April 29 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. to help those unable to reach before the deadline.
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PMA
Howard L. Witting
Des Moines Weather Update Partly Cloudy and Cool
Partly cloudy and cool through tonight with light variable winds. Highs around 40 to 50, tonight’s low 25 to 30, northeast and 26 to 26 south areas. Friday partly cloudy with showers over the west, warmer in west and south. Friday highs 50 to 60, southeast winds 15 mph.
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Iowa
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