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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1947
Page
8
The National Safety Council reports 2410 traffic fatalities in March 1947, down 14 percent from March 1946. First quarter totals reach 6920, vs 8240 a year earlier, with 31 states showing declines and nationwide travel higher than 1941. Ned H. Dearborn urges stricter driver discipline to lower yearly toll.
Well informed Iranian government sources say Premier Ahmed Ghavam plans a cabinet reshuffle in Tehran as April draws to a close. Details on which ministers will be affected were not immediately available.
Col Jack W Durant is found guilty by a seven man military court of taking part in the $1.5 million Hesse crown jewels theft. He receives 15 years hard labor and is dismissed from the army. his wife Kathleen Nash Durant is jailed. Prosecutors say they smuggled jewels into the United States and forged a discharge. Defense plans appeals.
A riot in southern Italian cities over high living costs left one person dead and 54 injured as police fired on demonstrators. In Potenze police attacked crowds and Naples reported 40 injuries while labor unions called a 24 hour general strike in protest.
A fragment notes the present ministers overseeing war roads and health. The brief mentions their roles in coordinating policy and public works affecting national security and infrastructure. No further details or dates are provided in the readable text.
Weekend guests visited the Chas Churchill home in Washington including Mrs. Howard Bailey and son Dean from Webster City and Charles H Churchill family from Waseca Minnesota. Joyce Zieglowsky celebrated her first birthday and Mrs Churchill her birthday with decorated cakes and tulips. A Sunday family dinner included all six Churchill children plus relatives from Cedar Rapids Washington Valley and Des Moines. Mrs Earl Fisher hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs Paul Monroe with games prizes and refreshments. J P Street of Des Moines visited Washington for duties as a public instruction inspector.
Four former servicemen pleaded guilty to making false claims for veterans subsistence payments in Des Moines Iowa. Joe White Coenterville Lloyd Gillam Des Moines Forrest L. McCord Atlantic and Coy were fined up to 250 dollars each in federal court.
In Wilton Junction Iowa one University of Iowa student died and six others were injured when two cars collided near midnight. Noble Jorgensen a former University of Iowa basketball player was in the other car and survived with internal injuries.
Clement L. Reilly aged 44 died in Davenport after being struck by a car. The fatality marks the sixth auto death in the city this year. The driver was 57 year old Roger Emers of Davenport.
In a related enforcement update, Fil lam, McCord and Dyer were fined and given suspended jail sentences in connection with charges tied to the for sale ads operation. The ruling accompanies additional penalties and court action against the involved parties.
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