Marshall Defends Plan for Sending U S Arms Overseas
General George C. Marshall urged Congress to approve Truman’s 1.45 billion arms aid as essential to save lives and future costs. He warned against delaying defense, citing World War II losses and savings. In Frankfurt, U S military leaders met with defense chiefs from Luxembourg and Italy to coordinate Atlantic Pact operations.
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Washington
George S. Marshall
Congress
Truman
Marshall
U.S
Joint Chiefs
U. S
Europe
Bradley
Portugal
I. G. Farben
Luxembourg
Way of Life sermon at Union Park service
Rev. Basil McBee of the Associate Presbyterian church delivered a sermon on The Way of Life using Jeremiah 21 8. He urged choosing life through Jesus Christ contrasting sin leading to death with happiness from following the way of life. Scripture was read by Dr. William J. Grossheim and prayer led by Rev. J A Cochran. Music was provided by Mrs. Ira Morrison and Mrs. U S Smith.
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God
Basil McBee
Union Park Service
McBee
Associate Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
William J. Grossheim
J. A. Cochran
Ira Morrison
The
Christian Church
U. S. Smith
Former Iowa Attorney General Havner Dies in Mason City
Horace M. Havner former Iowa Attorney General and renowned trial lawyer died of natural causes in Mason City. He was in town to aid R. A. Ontjes in a 300000 lawsuit against Maj Gen Hanford MacNider and Northwest State Portlany Cement Co. over salaries and bonuses. Havner 74 last seen Saturday night after leaving Ontjes room. He served as attorney general from 1917 to 1921 and was a past national and state commander of the Spanish American War Veterans.
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Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Ralph Smiley
Iowa
Horace M. Havner
Des Moines
Havner
R. A. Ontjes
Hanford MacNider
Northwest State Portlany] Cement Co
MacNider
Onties
Journal Three-Quarter Century Club Invites Reach Members
Invitations for the Journal Three-Quarter Century Club dinner set for Saturday noon August 138 were mailed. Early acceptances came from Mrs Tina Benvenuto and new applicants include Mrs W A Wilson born in Mercer county Pennsylvania in 1858 and Henry R Green a Montana legislator born November 23 1872.
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Journal
Washington Country Club
The
Tina Benvenuto
Grass Fire Extinguished at Simmering Home
Washington firemen responded to a noon call at 619 East Van Buren street to extinguish a grass fire at the Joe Simmering residence. No damage occurred as flames were put out before spreading.
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Washington
Joe Simmering
Simmering
van Buren Street
Iowa Vets to Share Insurance Fund Dividends
Iowa World War II veterans stand to receive NSLI dividends in six to nine months as the federal program allocates about 2.8 billion dollars nationwide. Iowa’s share could reach roughly 39.48 million to 49.35 million, based on estimated veteran counts and average payments, with applications due and cards mailed starting August 29.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Sivceen Ciitlion
Veterans Administration
Washington
Capitol
The
American Legion Magazine
National Service Life Insurance
Veterans Service Organization
Cloyce Snider Taken To Veterans Hospital
Cloyce Snider of 717 South Seventh Avenue was taken to the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines Sunday evening and placed in isolation amid fears he might have polio. His legs are paralyzed and a spinal test last week did not indicate polio.
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Cloyce Snider
South
Seventh Avenue
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Snider
First wedding in Washington County marked 1837 nuptials
The inaugural Washington County ceremony took place on August 7 1837 uniting Nancy Goble and John Hulick in marriage.
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Washington County
Nancy Goble
John Hulick
Brighton Woman dies of leukemia at 66 in Lockridge
Zella Walton Shy 66 wife of Clarence Shy died Sunday at home in Lockridge after a leukemia illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Hoskins funeral home in Fairfield with burial at Pleasant Plain Cemetery. Survived by husband two daughters two sons five sisters and one brother.
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Brighton
Clarence Shy
Lockridge
Hoskins
Fairfield
Pleasant Plain
Zella Walton
Charles Walton
Woolson
Huston Saseen
Donald Braund
Raymond
Buffalo
Iowa
Eugene
Stan Griffith
Charles Jackson
Washington
Cora Wilbur
Des Moines
Ralph Wikoff
Verne Madden
Otto Walton
West
President Reports Great Progress in Atom Work
President Truman cited splendid progress and noteworthy advances in A bomb production and atomic energy research. The AEC reported new highs in output and improvements across the program while stressing supply improvements and peacetime applications.
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Truman
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Sion
Commission
Congress
Great Britain
Canada
Belgium
David E. Lilienthal
Sen. Bourke
Hickenlooper
Iowa
United States
Plan for New Unit at U P Home in Hoopeston
A campaign to raise 50000 for a connecting unit between the United Presbyterian Home main building and Hebron Hall was launched with an initial 1000 gift from the Steck family and 9000 from Hoopeston church members. The addition will add living and dining space with five to six rooms on the main floor and may include a sick bay and doctor’s office. Additional cottages and further expansion were discussed at a recent Home directors meeting in Washington.
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United Presbyterian Home
Hebron Hall
Steck
Iowa
Illinois
United Presbyterian Durch
Washington
Weekend Accidents Claim Ten Lives in Town
Ten people die in a weekend of crashes and drownings across Town. Curtis Ross and Dana Nielsen perish in racing and river incidents, while Wallace and Harry Peterson die in separate head on crashes near Lut her, with Trease and Braden also killed in high profile collisions. The Buttz couple and others lose lives in crashes near Blairsburg and Mason City, prompting cancellation of all future hot rod events at Playland Park.
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Playland Park
Council Bluffs
Curtis
Cyclone) Ross
St. Louis
Dana Nielsen
Logan
Iowa
Wallace Peterson
Ogden
Harry Peterson
Boxholm
Towa
Carl Trease
Kellogg
Robert Braden
Macedonia
Joseph Buttz
Des Moines
John Curry
Mason City
Richard Moller
Akron
Dick Blaney
Playland Park Stadium
Funeral Rites for Leslie W Newton Held in Fairfield
Leslie William Newton died after a long illness at age 65 and was memorialized in Fairfield. He had lived in Washington Highland Verdi Alta Montana Kansas Mt Pleasant and Fairfield areas, worked 15 years at the Louden plant, and was son of William Richard Newlon and Elizabeth Day Newlon. The obituary notes the region’s early history with the first Methodist class in Washington organized October 20 1827 with five members.
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Westchester
Laura Schultz
Libbie Leet
Leslie William Newton
Fairfield
Newton
Leslie Newton
Washington
Highland Township
Verdi
Altamontansas
Kansas
Mt Pleasant
Newlon
Louden
William Richard Newlon
Elizabeth
Day) Newlon
Washington County
Adam Ritchey
Mrs Peters Named as Surviving Daughter in Fitzgerald Obituary
The death of Mrs Blanch Peters of Town City, daughter of Mrs Rozella Fitzegrald, was reported Saturday. Peters is among three Fitzgerald daughters who survive. Services will be at Ainsworth on Tuesday at two oclock.
Cooler Weather to Linger Across Much of Nation
The weather service said cool conditions would persist for several days across most of the country following a weekend heat wave that killed 178 people. A Canadian cold front pushed south from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with lows in the 50s and 60s in several spots and some tornadoes causing farm damage near Berns Ford and Garretson, South Dakota.
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Weather Bureau
Dixie
Plains
Phillip
S. D
Rapid City
Mercury
la Crosse
Wis
Tickets for Police Benefit Dance At Wellman
Junior Chamber of Commerce members push advance sales for a Police Benefit dance at Wellman on August 3 featuring Art Mooney and his orchestra. Funds will buy a two way shortwave radio for the Washington city police department.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wellman
Art Mooney
Washington City
Des Moines Weather: cool tonight and pleasant Tuesday
Des Moines forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight with a high this afternoon around 86 in the southeast and 75 to 80 on Tuesday. Low tonight near 55 to 60 with northerly winds 15 to 20 mph today and northeast winds up to 15 mph Tuesday.
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Omar N. Bradley
Adm
Louis Denfield
Air Force
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Italy
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Hugh
Elbe
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Rev. McBee
Tom Clark
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Marion Avenue
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
United Presbyterian Church
Montana
Henry R. Green
Lindsay
Old Harrisburg
Mr. Green
Dawson County
Bertha Campbell
Crawfordsville
Mark Campbell Jr
Ainsworth
Creston
Elizabeth Steele
Route 1
Mrs. Peterson
Adah
Peterson
Iowa Avenue
Columbus City
Journal Office
Veterans Hospital
Town
State
Mr. Truman
Commis
Belgian Congo
U. P
United Press
Ross
Bill Pettit
Nielsen
Rower
Logan Sunday
Peterson Brothers
Luether
Leon Vinson
Trease
Knoxville
Charles White
Colfax
Braden
Carson
Richard Carley
Buttz
Blairsburg
Leslie W. Newton
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