North English man dies. June marks 62 years as merchant
Lightning struck Wilber Carson of North English recently. He lived in the town until next June when he would have completed 62 years as a clothing merchant, starting his business there in June 1889. Two Mile youths Gordon Millian and Pat Hunter enlisted together a year ago and now serve on the same howitzer crew in Korea.
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Aad Wilber Carson
North English
Two Mile
Korea
Gordon Millian
Pat Hunter
Cyclone Tears Through Wilbur Watson Farm North of New Haven
High winds struck the Wilbur Watson family farm one half mile north of the New Haven church nine miles west of Washington on Thursday at noon. A small cyclone razed a barn and caused widespread property damage. The Watson family reported no injuries.
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Ralph Robison
West Chester
New Haven Church
Clem Adams
Washington
Wilbur Watson
Watson
Oat Crop Shrinks as Iowa Weather Dents Agriculture
Wet spring slashes Iowa oat plantings and robs rotation plans for 1951. Van Patten notes half the crop may fail, with legumes and perennials hit and corn and soybeans urged to fill gaps. Damaged barn and house accompany crop losses. no injuries reported. Weather spurs erosion, poultry delays, and disrupted farm plans across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Moines
Ilowa
Clyde Spry
van Patten
William H. Nicholas
Mason City
Iowa
Nicholas
Vogeler Tells Of Confinement In Prison For 17 Months
American businessman Robert A Vogeler was released in Vienna after 17 months in a Hungarian prison including 14 months in solitary. He faced espionage charges, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 15 years before release under four U S concessions. He spoke of harsh treatment and mental strain before newsmen, aided by American Consul General Arthur F Tower.
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Vogeler
Hungary
Vienna
Austria
Robert A Vogeler
Korea
Arthur F. Tower
Tower
United States
Lucille
Marriage License Issued to Tuttle and Stewart at Cedar Rapids
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse for Truman E. Tuttle and Margaret E. Stewart, both residents of Cedar Rapids.
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Court House
Truman E. Tuttle
Margaret E. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Drug Warehouse Fire Damages City
A blaze destroyed a three story Cedar Rapids drug warehouse inflicting about 100000 dollars in merchandise loss for May Drug Co. Firemen battled for over three hours as a 1000 spectators watched. An elevator circuit shorted during a thunderstorm starting the fire.
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Louis Felman
May Drug Company
Cedar Rapids
Stassen Seeks White House Meeting With MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen asks President Truman to invite General MacArthur to meet and confer for the good of America. He delivers a Humble letter to the White House and sends a telegram to MacArthur expressing desire for reconciliation. The White House has no comment and MacArthur’s adviser awaits the message.
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Washington CO
Harold EF. Stassen
Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
America
Minnesota
White House
General MacArthur
Stassen
MacArthur
New York
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
Still Some Danger Along Flooded River
Muscatine area braces as Mississippi crest holds at about 20.9 feet with 12 to 24 hours of potential flood pressure. Red Cross calls it tense but city safe for now while guardsmen, volunteers and spotters reinforce levees and monitor quivering banks. Burlington expected crest 17 to 18 feet downstream with no major damage feared.
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Muscatine
Mississippi River
Port Louisa
Davenport
Muscatine Red Cross
Burlington
MacArthur Leads Massive Loyalty Day Parade in New York
General Douglas MacArthur headlines New York Loyalty Day parade drawing about 500000 marchers amid 40 bands and numerous floats. The event runs from 1 p m to 8 p m with crowds along Fifth Avenue and Central Park, as Acting Mayor Sharkey and VFW leaders accompany him.
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MacArthur
New York City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York
America
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
95Th Street
62Nd Street
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Joseph T. Sharkey
J. Joseph Smith
VFW
New York County Council
Courtney Whitney
Fleming to Speak at County Farmers Banquet
Roger Fleming secretary to the American Farm Bureau Federation will address county farmers and business guests at a Methodist church banquet Tuesday May 3 A large crowd is expected for the annual affair The body of LeRoy Williams a 54 year old Ackworth farmer was found in a field about 600 yards from his home He disappeared during the March 11 snowstorm and was found eleven days later by his son
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Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
LeRoy Williams
Ackworth
Mr. Williams
Freak Hailstorms Strike Iowa Cities and Kill Farm Worker
United Press reports severe hail damaged greenhouses cars and neon signs across Oskaloosa Ottumwa and Marengo with one stone two and a half inches wide and ten prongs. Henry Greeve cited 35 000 to 40 000 in greenhouse losses and a farm near Dysart in Tama County saw a death from lightning striking Leonard Hook.
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Lowa
Oskaloosa
Henry Greeve
Kemble Greenhouse Company
Oskaloosa Herald
Ottumwa
Marengo
Leonard Hook
Dysart
Tama County
New Haven Students End Term While Teacher Serves Flood Duty
Fifteen pupils at New Haven school head home on the last day of the term as Dean Garrett, the teacher, serves with Battery A of the National Guard in Wapello aiding flood control. The school remains closed until his return to Washington, with days of make up due to a recent snow storm adding to the anticipation of the closing day.
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New Haven
Dean Garrett
Wapello
National Guard
Garrett
Washington
Reinforcements Pile In As Seoul Drive Surges
Chinese communists push toward Seoul as U S Army 8th forces fight to hold the capital. Reds cross the Seoul Chunchon road, isolating Seoul from US units while Allied artillery shells add to mounting casualties. The 8th army reports 42,260 Communist dead since the offensive began. Mijongbu falls 11 miles north of Seoul as fighting intensifies with 4,760 more reds killed or wounded Friday.
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Tokyo
U. S S
Seoul
Seoul + Chunchon
United Nations
Mijongbu
8Th Army
Washington Boy Scouts Plan For Scout-O-Rama
More than five hundred scouts from Iowa, John son and Washington counties attend the 1951 Scout-O-Rama in Iowa City. Troop 37 booths cover scout law in action and masonry while Troop 32 offers an angling booth. Forty booths inside the Iowa City Community building showcase various scouting activities.
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Washington
Boy Scouts
Iowa City
Iowa
Johnson
Washington Counties
Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Riverside Pfc Jack Muller Wounded in Korea
Riverside residents Mr and Mrs Ed Muller received a cablegram from their son Pfc Jack Muller stating he is hospitalized in Japan after being wounded in action in Korea. He is with Co L of the 19th Infantry and reported five days of hard fighting twelve miles north of the 38th parallel.
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Pfc
Jack Muller
Riverside
Ed Muller
Japan
Korea
Jack
Co. L
19Th Infantry Division
38Th Parallel
Des Moines Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms in Des Moines with highs 75 to 85 while areas outside thunderstorm regions stay light. Sunday outlook partly cloudy with scattered storms in the east. Highs 77 to 87. Next outlook shows more scattered storms Sunday night or Monday, then cooler Tuesday with highs in the 80s Monday.
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Des Moines
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Robison Farm
Ort Kessler
West Main Street
Floyd van Patten
Indianola
Warren County
Wayne Pritchard
State Soil Conservation Committee
John Johnke
Harian
Adams
Mrs. Watson
Wite
Montgomery Ward
Gen. MacArthur
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Milwaukee
Chicago
The
Fleming
United Press
Kathleen
Elizabeth Grace
Harriet Hilton
Marilyn
Dubuque
Iowa River Valley Council
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