Vetter Named to Major Water Service Convention Panel
K L Vetter of Culligan Soft Water Service in Washington is appointed to the organizational committee for a landmark water treatment convention to be held September 13 to 15 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago Illinois. The article lists numerous local residents visiting, traveling, and hosting, with family ties and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. L. Vetter
Culligan Soft Water Service
Washington
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Illinois
Dear Mom Some Soldiers Write Home From Korea
A letter from soldiers Wille and Joe in Korea describes Taegu and Pusan positions, ongoing combat, and strain from moving under pressure. They note food is decent, C rations monotony, and that magazines and candy arrive. The troops request more big guns tanks and trucks after losses at Taejon and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Mom
Wille
Joe
Willie
Madamoiselle
Harper's Bazaar
Taejon
Washingtonians Divided on Use Of Atomic Bomb in Korea
Journal Inquiring Reporter surveys ten Washington residents on whether the atom bomb should be used in Korea. Responses are mixed with views for and against, citing issues of deterrence, civilian casualties, and moral considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
Korea
Gallup
Jim Kaster
Abstractor
East Main
Russia
Now She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Backache
An advertisement touts Doan’s Pills as a mild diuretic to relieve backache and urinary symptoms from aging and cold damp conditions. It claims Doan’s has helped millions for over 50 years and encourages readers to try the product today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Simpson Finance Company Celebrates Ninth Anniversary
Ten years ago today the Simpson Finance Company owned and managed by H. G. Simpson marks its ninth anniversary. It is the only small loan company in Washington County licensed by the state banking department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Finance Company
H. G. Simpson
Simpson Company
Washington County
State Banking Department
Patterson Brothers Practice in Seattle Highlighted
Scofield families are noted as pioneers in the community. Mr. Patterson, a Seattle attorney, works with his brother H. S. Patterson. He and his wife, returning from Boston, stopped in Detroit to buy a new car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scofield
Mr. Patterson
Seattle
Wash
H. S. Patterson
Boston
Detroit
War dispatch notes fear and lessons from frontline units
A correspondent recounts how soldiers Willie and Joe experience fear under fire and stresses that even leaders feel fear. The piece cites mistakes in armor use near Chinju, including five tanks losing four due to insufficient infantry and a prior loss destroyed for lack of fan belts, suggesting better progress now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Joe
Chinju
Bob Bennyhoft
Charges filed against Indiana youth in Ames police shooting chase
Eugene Langbeen of Hammond Ind admitted wounding an Ames policeman after a high speed car theft and chase. Police say he fled from Ames to Boone and back at speeds near 95 mph before surrendering along a Story county road. He faces armed robbery, assault with intent to kill and auto theft charges.
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AMES
Indiana
Eugene ©. Langbeen
Hammond, Ind
Langbeen
Story County
Boone
Almond and Filbert Production Boom on West Coast
California dominates almond output while Oregon and Washington lead filbert production as both crops more than double in recent years. Record crops in 1949 show West Coast totals remain a small share of the global harvest led by Merciterra nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Washington
West Coast
Morrison firm and Livingston Day Attorneys Office Details
Morrison and Morrison attorneys E. D. Morrison and E. D. Morrison Jr. operate Morrison Building. Livingston Day attorneys maintain Abstract Department in office at 204 West Main. Phone numbers 245 for Morrison firm and 147 or 964 for Livingston Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison & Morrison — Attorneys
E. D. Morrison
E. D. Morrison Jr
Morrison Bldg. —Phone 245
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Main
Residents oppose new weapon use in war
Bill Orris, Rev. William J. Grossheim, and Merritt McDaniel voice opposition to deploying a new weapon. Orris compares it to pouring sand down a rathole, Grossheim cites dread and civilian suffering, McDaniel says no viable military target justifies its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Orris
Fast Firth
William J. Grossheim
East Main
Merritt McDaniel
South Fourth
Jaywalking in Tokyo Misses Horn Etiquette
An American observes that in Tokyo jaywalking is common and car horns fail to influence pedestrians. He notes drivers honk to signal awareness, but pedestrians often ignore the warning, reflecting a cultural difference in road etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Hospital Births and Admits Reported
Admitted yesterday Mrs Ralph Wilson of Columbus Junction with medical condition. Dismissed today Mrs Roman Gevock and son East Pleasant Plain Mrs Henry Sheetz Route 4 Mrs Homer Pfeiffer Brighton Mrs Marion McAvoy and son Ea Davis city. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Earl Guengerich West Chester welcomed a son at 2 12 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wilson
Columbus Junction
Richard McKune
City
Roman Gevock
East Pleasant Plain
Henry Sheetz
Route 4
Homer Pfeiffer
Brighton
Marion McAvoy
Ea Davis
Earl Guengerich
West Chester
Shoes Too Tight Raise Fatigue Among DuPont Wilming ton Workers
A study finds nearly 90 percent of DuPont plant workers in Wilmington Delaware have mechanical dislocation of the foot bones from tight shoes. Across American industry one in four men and two of three women wear shoes too tight, causing afternoon fatigue and lowered efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPont
Wilmington
Del
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P. L. Etter
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