Guardsmen Earn Praise for Flood Duty at Point Louisa
National Guard Battery A from Washington assisted at Point Louisa near Wapello by building and reinforcing a critical levee. Capt. Harold Stephens leads the unit with Lt. Miller praised by H R White for their four and a half miles of levee work and disciplined effort to protect about 13,000 acres, half flooded.
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Harold Stephens
Wapello
Dick Holmes
Glen Murphy
Murphy
National Guard
Point Louisa
Washington
H. R. White
Keokuk
Army Corps of Engineers
Miller
Flood Threat In Muscatine Less Severe Than Predicted
Muscatine residents watched the Mississippi crest at 20.4 feet as guards and volunteers patrolled levees. Officials warned some levees are fragile and the river could still rise, though downstream towns expected no major flooding. Fresh sandbags and water coverage affected a city section, with fears of levee failure and inundation of one third of Muscatine.
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Mississippi
Fred Tandy
Weather Bureau
Burling
MacArthur Arrives Milwaukee for First Home Visit in 59 Years
Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives in Milwaukee after a 90 mile drive from Chicago for a celebratory homecoming. Crowds estimated at 400000 greet him as his red car travels through Kenosha and Racine before a return flight to New York.
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Milwaukee
Douglas MacArthur
Chicaco
Chicago
Kenosha
Racine
New York
Lake Michigan
Stevens Hotel
First Stag Dinner Planned at Local Country Club
Charlie Wiele announces the first stag dinner at the country club Monday evening with golfing preceding dinner at 7 pm. Reservations must be made by Sunday night, by calling 4%. Wiele adds that twilight golf enthusiasts should attend the meeting.
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Charlie Wiele
Country Club
Wiele
Lightning Strikes Tree Damaging House And Windows
A lightning bolt at 12 50 p m today struck a tall pine in Ort Kessler s yard at 414 West Main Street damaging the southeast corner of the home and breaking a large upstairs window at Walter Sheetz s house. Debris littered the street while heat charred the tree trunk inside. Junior high students nearby dodged as the impact occurred.
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Ort Kessler
West Mainstreet
Wessler
Walter Sheetz
Sheetz
Appeals For Help Recruiting Farm Workers In County
Local appeal by Mrs. Permelia R. Lay employment service manager urges civic and patriotic groups to aid in recruiting farm workers for planting cultivating and harvesting. Shortage of labor risks reduced acreage and production for civilian and military needs. Farmers may hire older workers and less experienced help as efforts expand with farm work exchanges planned for harvest seasons.
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Ous
Permelia R. Lay
Plan Evening Service At Valley Church On Rural Life Sunday
Rev. Milo Phillips of Valley Evangelical and Reformed Church announced a change for Sunday April 29. No morning service. worshipers convene at 7 50 p m for a rural life themed program featuring a film on Iowa rural churches and a presentation of Rev Philips Mexico trip. Delegate Mrs Anton Hotle reports to the Iowa synod Wan kon. Nancy Pollock of Elmhurst Ill visits Mrs John Folsom in Far Ola Cumming home with Lt Folsom in Korea. Mrs Howard Davis and son KK E of Avon Ill visit KE Morrison Sr and the Morrison jr family in town.
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Milo Phillips
Valley Evangelical and Reformed Church
Rural Life
Iowa
Phillips
Mexico
Anton Hotle
Iowa Synod
Wankon
Nancy Pollock
Elmhurst, Ill
John Folsom
Farola Cumming
Howard Davis
KK. E
Avon, IL
KE. J. Morrison, Sr
I. DS Morrison, Jr
Plans Completed For Jr Fair Auction In Washington County
Final plans for the county wide sale to benefit the Washington county 4 H and FFA junior fair building project were drafted at a Farm Bureau meeting. Representatives from civic groups approved a tentative June 9 sale date at the fair grounds. Auctioneers from the county will be invited to participate with articles donated for the cause.
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Washington County
FFA
Farm Bureau
Will Cooper
Washington
Rock Island Changes to Train Timetable Arrives April 2
The Rock Island railroad today announced changes effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, April 2. Local trains No. 1 and No. 2 are discontinued. No. 39 Imperial westbound will stop regularly at South Washington at 1:25 a.m., up from a flag stop. No. 40 Imperial eastbound will stop at South Washington at 1:56 a.m., becoming a regular stop after April 29.
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The
Rock Island Railroad
South Washington
Imperial
George Stokes Dies at 64 in Washington Home
George Stokes 64 of 738 South Second avenue died suddenly at his home at 6 am after a stroke four years prior. Funeral 1 pm Monday at the Christian church with Rev. T. C. Polk. interment Albia Cemetery. Survived by wife Edna Mae Connett, two daughters Velda Koehler and Emma Marshall, seven grandchildren, two brothers David and Edward, four sisters Anna Towle, Alice Schultz, Ruth Menefee, Mae Fullerton. one sister preceded him in death.
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George Stokes
South Second Avenue
Christian Church
T. C. Polk
Albia
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Stokes
What Cheer
Iowa
George and
Emma Matthews Stokes
Edna Mae Connett
Washington
Stokes
Towa Southern Utilities Company
Velda Koehler
Emma Marshall
David
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward
Anna Towle
Des Moines
Alice Schultz
Whittemore
Ruth Menefee
Moline
Mae Fullerton
Turlock
Calif
New Zoning Ordinance Takes Effect Today
Washington city announces its new zoning ordinance is now in force effective immediately following publication. The measure received favorable council action at the last meeting and the full text appears in today's Journal.
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Washington
Washington Junior Chamber meeting urged for Monday
Don McClure president of the Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce reminds members of the Monday evening meeting. A planned program is described as interesting and all members are urged to attend.
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Don McClure
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sitlers Return from Florida Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs William Sitler and Mr and Mrs Howard Sitler arrived home Tuesday from Florida where the Howard Sitlers spent the winter at Jensen Beach and the William Sitlers went two weeks earlier to accompany his parents home.
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William Sitler
Howard Sitler
Florida
Howard Sitlers
Jenson Beach
William Sitlers
Reds Surge In Korean Front As Seoul Falls Looms
UN forces abandoned eastern and western anchors of the Korean defense and pulled back toward Seoul. Reds drove toward Uijongbu and Yanggeu while renewing central and eastern fronts with heavy fighting east of Inje and near Chuncheon.
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Seoul
Tokyo
United Nations
Uijongbu
8Th Army
Yanggeu
North Korea
Chun
Yanggu
Inje
Chamber Reports Three New Families In City
The Chamber of Commerce records show three new families settling in Washington. Loran A. Day and family reside at 30514 East Main Street with a daughter Loriea and Peewee Day, a Northwestern ex football player, working for Standard Oil. Merle A. Bennett and family live at 063% South Avenue B with daughter Bonnie and son Dickie. he is a Peter Pan supervisor and they attend Methodist services. Harold A. Mohr and wife occupy 116% West Main Street since April 18. they are Lutherans, with Mrs. Mohr active in Wives and Mr. Mohr enjoying baseball and softball.
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Loran A. Day
East Main Street
Loriea
Merle A. Bennett
Bonnie and
Dickie
South Avenue
Columbus
Nebraska
Bennetts
Harold A. Mohr
West Main Street
Washington
Mohrs
DeWitt and
Clinton
Des Moines Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy and windy this afternoon with a high near 60 to 70. Thunder showers possible tonight as moving weather clears west and showers east. Saturday remains partly cloudy with westerly winds and highs in the 60s. Next five days average near normal with rain around one inch and cooler conditions late week.
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Des Moines
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