State Department Admits Red Armies Have Won in China
The United States concedes China is lost to the Communists in a white paper detailing policy history and secret documents. It warns Russia and allied regimes not to extend Red aggression beyond China’s borders. Acheson defends U S actions and cites Russian intrigue and Chinese decay.
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State Department
China
United States
Russia
Far East
Wedemeyer
Acheson
Chiang Kai-Shieh
Tennis Work to Resume at Lincoln School Tonight
Wayne Chamberlin of the Washington Recreational Council said tennis construction at Lincoln school will restart at five o clock this evening. Volunteer helpers are urged to report at that time.
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Wayne Chamberlin
Washington Recreational Council
Lincoln School
Honey Creek Lake
Brighton
Duane Durst
Washington
Robert Grubb
J. A. Wymore
Howard P. Green Company
Cedar Rapids
France asks pledge on Europe's defense amid clash at U S embassy
Paris reports police and army units, some 12 arrests, dispersed a Communist demonstration opposing Atlantic alliance talks. France sought a U S pledge that Western Europe would be defended along the Elbe and Rhine in any future war as Gen Bradley and others met in the defense ministry.
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Paris
U. S
Place de la Concorde
France
United States
America
Europe
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Western
Elbe
Rhine
Joint Chiefs
Omar N. Bradley
Adm
Louis Denfield
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Ministry of National Defense
Grecian to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary
Owen Grecian marks the fifth anniversary of his jewelry store on the west side of the square with a celebration on August 7. The shop opened August 7, 1944 after buying the Westphal Jewelry Store. Grecian has 25 years in watch repair with Homer Stephens. The Washington Monument stands 555 feet tall.
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Owen Grecian
Greeian
Mr. Greeian
Westphal
Grecian
Homer Stephens
National Guard Units to Summer Camp Training
National Guard and 468th Ordnance company officers prepare for summer training. Capt. Charles Snyder leads the Guard unit to Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri for two weeks. Capt. William Perdock commands the ordnance unit bound for Camp McCoy Wisconsin for 15 days.
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National Guard
468Th Ordnance Company
Charles Snyder
Washington
Ft. Leonard Wood
William Perdock
Ordnance
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Natoonal
468Th Ordnance
Perdock
Bob Hanson
Howard Waddell
Roy Fields
Ed Brown
Truman Hysell
G. W. Rosenhild
Max Donaldson
Max White
Delmar Yoder
Alfred Fritz
Wayne Pratt
Jerry Johnson
YMCA To Lead Union Park Church Service Next Sunday
Washington's YMCA will head the union church service in Central Park next Sunday evening. L C Willits will preside and deliver the invocation. A brass quartet and clarinet trio join vocalists for the program. Artemas Brown will speak using the YMCA triangle symbol. If rain forces indoors, the United Presbyterian church will host the service. YWCA story hour Saturday hosts Marie Blattner.
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Washington
YMCA
Union Church
Central Park
L. C. Willits
Artemas Brown
Herbert Osineup
Wendell Rider
Wendell Baker
Marion George
Donna Wiley
Bob Logan
Dave Livingston Jr
Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
YWCA
Marie Blattner
Judge Refuses to Grant New Rutledge Trial Plan Appeal
Crowd of about 1200 gathers in Central Park for second Thank You Thursday cash giveaway. Winners claimed prizes of 100 and 50 and 25 dollars. event sponsored by the Chamber and Junior Chamber of Commerce as appreciation to Washington county residents. Polo origins traced to India with 148000 rural areas noted.
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Washington County
Brighton
E. M. Duesenberg
Clear Lake
Plan
Central Park
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ingrid Bergman to Wed Rossellini After Divorce Says Friends
Close friends of Ingrid Bergman confirm she will marry Italian director Roberto Rossellini after divorcing Dr. Peter Lindstrom. Bergman, returning from Stromboli with Rossellini, announced retirement from acting after Stromboli and plans to proceed with divorce proceedings through her lawyer.
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Ingrid
Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
Miss Bergman
Stromboli
Rossellini
Lindstrom
Joseph Steele
Washington wedding ties with Baldrige home
The marriage license for John J Schmidt and Charlotte H Shen of Iowa City precedes a ceremony on August 11 at the Baldrige home in Washington. The tale links Mrs Baldrige to Miss Li a Boxer Indemnity student who became Dr Chen in Shanghai and whose daughter Charlotte carries Mrs Baldrige’s name.
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Mrs. Baldrige
Washington County
John J. Schmidt
Charlotte H. S.hen
Iowa City
Miss Chen
Mr. Schmidt
Washington
A. E. Baldrige
Miss Li
America
Abbot
University of Michigan
Baldrige
Des Moines
C. Henry Chen
Shanghai
St Louis Doctor Denied New Trial In Iowa Slaying Case
Dr Robert C. Rutledge Jr a St Louis pediatrician was denied a new trial in the Cedar Rapids murder of Byron C Hartman. The defense alleged juror bias and a prejudicial reenactment but the judge ruled the trial was vigorous and fair and Rutledge faces sentencing after the ruling.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Rutledge
Robert C. Rutledge
Houston
Tex
Supreme Court
Sydney
Emil Novotny
Hartman
Heiserman
J. F. Heiserman
St. Louis
Byron C. Hartman
Car Taken From Carnival Grounds
A gray 1947 Ford sedan owned by Jay Brewer was stolen from the carnival grounds between nine and eleven last night. Police radio alerts issued to neighboring counties. No trace found by afternoon.
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Sheriff's Office
Jay Brewer
Gabrielson Wins GOP National Chairmanship in Party Clash
Guy G. Gabrielson, an Iowa-born New York lawyer and industrialist, won the GOP national chairmanship by 52 to 47 over Axel J. Beck with one vote for A. T. Howard. The selection, amid Dewey Scott faction tensions, signals a fight for the party’s direction ahead of the 1950 congressional elections.
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Guy George Gabrielson
Bernardsville
N. J
Light
Washington
Gabrielson
A. T
Bert” Howard
Nebraska
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
International Soundphoto
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Dewey
Republican Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Scott
Brt
Howard
Beck
Dewey-Scott
Western Committee
Des Moines Weather Clears With Warm Weekend Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions with a slight warmup expected through today and tonight. Highs reach 85 to 90, lows 63 to 68, and Saturday highs 88 to 94 with southeasterly winds 15 to 18 mph today and southwest winds 18 to 22 mph on Saturday.
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Des Moines
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