City Council Weighs Railroad Signal Plans and Sewer Extensions
Washington city council heard railroad proposals to install automatic signals at grade crossings and remove 24 hour signal control, with a school-term flagman for North Fourth Street. Officials discussed sewer alleys, a new house extension, street sweeper purchase, and East Jefferson Street resurfacing ahead of the school year.
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Washington
Washington City
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
North Fourth Avenue
North Second Avenue
N. Fourth
North
Iowa
Marion Street
North Fourth Street
Ianeis Crone
George Stewart
Stewart
Iowa Avenue
Crone
Boks Andrews
Washington Streets
Two Cars Damaged In Minor Collision Near Rubio
Joseph Martin Jones and Deeia L Van Dyke of Richland collided at a county road intersection two miles south of Rubio today. Both drivers reported minor injuries and property damage to the vehicles.
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Joseph Martin Jones
Deeia L. van Dyke
Richland
Acm
Rubio
Red Cross to Discuss Iowa Blood Program
Mrs. Nate Young chapter chair of the American Red Cross calls a meeting of the Chapter Board Thursday evening at the chapter office to discuss the Iowa Defense Blood Program with Mrs. Victoria Gage the field representative. Invited are representatives of the County Medical Society County Hospital and Public Health Unit to participate. A defense blood center is being set up in Des Moines and the local chapter is invited to participate. Others interested in the program are also invited.
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Nate Young
American National Red Cross
At & Pom
al Towa Defense
Victoria Gage
County Medical Society
Des Moines
JC Discusses Youth Projects and Convention Plans
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce held a regular meeting last night with talks on youth projects to be announced this week. Preparations for the JC Board convention at Carroll the coming weekend were also on the agenda. About ten members expect to attend, per sheriff’s office reports.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
JC Board
Carroll
Washington Club
Plan Tractor Rodeo At Achievement Show
Washington County Achievement show adds a tractor rodeo as an extra attraction. Open to Washington FFA classes and county 4 H members, the event runs Wednesday evening at the fair grounds with contestants handling tractors and farm tasks. Safety is emphasized and prizes will be awarded. Public is invited. livestock displays accompany the rodeo.
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Washington County
Leonard Tincall
Washington
FFA Havisie
Future Farmers of America
Wellmanoo
tWkeota
Delay Predicted In Naming Baseball Czar
Major league club owners narrowed the commissioner candidate list to about 12 but expect no election soon. After a four hour morning session they adjourned for lunch and will reconvene in the afternoon, with public spokesman Charles Segaur saying there will be no decision today.
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New York
A. B. Chandlers
Nationa! Leanne
Charles Segaur
Todas
Battery A to Camp McCoy for Summer Encampment 1951
Battery A Washington's unit of the 24th Division prepares for summer training at Camp McCoy and Camp Haven Wisconsin with a two week schedule. The move by motor convoy departs August 11 joining a larger convoy at 92 and 218 en route to Camp McCoy for fundamentals and small arms training. The second week at Haven covers firing at aerial targets over Lake Michigan before returning to Camp McCoy for the Governor's Day Review on August 24. The unit then heads home August 25.
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Camp McCoy
Camp Haven
Wisconsin
34Th Division
Korea
Pusan
34Th
National Guard
Washington
Lake Michigan
McCoy
Haven
Rt. Leonard Wood
US labels Soviet peace pact bid a propaganda trap
The State Department denounces Nikolai Shvernik's peace pact proposal as a propaganda trap. It says the UN charter suffices and urges Russia to honor existing obligations before seeking new treaties, noting Soviet violations have eroded global trust.
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State Department
Washington
United States
Russia
United Nations
Michael J. McDermott
U.S
Nikolai Shvernik
Truman
Shvernik
Great Britain
France
China
McDermott
U. S
United Nations General Assembly
Kremlin
Rotarians Host Evening at Sitler Home Party
Washington Rotary Club met at Mr and Mrs William Sitler 11 East Polk Street with a lawn dinner featuring hot dogs baked beans potato salad coffee and ice cream A local German band entertained led by John Winga and Rotarians Mel Hill Herb Osineup Artemas Brown William Tweeten and Rev Walter Smith President Hugo Lenseh presided The program closed with a first aid film stressing prompt medical help and ambulance access and a district Rotary governor from Indiana was announced to visit August 20.
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Washington Rotars Club
Meo
William Sitler
East Polk Street
Mrs. Sitler
Rotary
Mr. Sitler
John Winga
Mel Hill
Herb Osineup
Artemas Brown
William Tweeten
Walter Smith
Hugo Lenseh
Indianola
Washington Club
Second Park Service Scheduled For Tonight
An invitation to the general public to attend an interdenominational religious service in Central Park at 8 o clock tonight was issued. Tonight marks the second in a two week series with daily services except Wednesday. Dave Livingston Jr will speak, Charles West and Harold Wortman share experiences in faith. music by Marilyn Mouser and Harold Wortman. Local people will appear on the program as sponsors push the youth led event.
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Central Park
Dave Livingston Jr
Charles West
Harold Wortman
Marilyn Mouser
Sgt Clyde Bickford Dies In California
Master Sgt Clyde Bickford died August 1 in a US hospital in Oakland California after months of poor health. He was born October 20 1901 in Washington and served 24 years. Burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery San Francisco. Survivors include his wife a son Major Robert Bickford of Tokyo Japan a daughter Mrs WK Dorr of Pittsburgh and three siblings.
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Clyde Bickford
United States
Oakland
Calif
Washington
Bickford
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Francisco
Robert Bickford
Tokyo
Japan
W. Kk. Dorr
Pittsburgh
Earl
Delbert
Los Angeles
Clarence
LaCrosse
Wisco
Nora Wright
Tucson
Ariz
City sidewalk work proceeds before repaving in front of Sorden's
City workmen under Marl Little street commissioner remove a sidewalk section in front of Sorden's music store for upcoming repaving work.
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Marl Little
Sorden
Weather Outlook for Illinois Joins Iowas in Storm Track
Partly cloudy this afternoon with high temperatures near the mid eighties and southeasterly winds. Scattered thundershowers possible especially in the northeast with cooler highs Wednesday and more rain likely in the northeast half of the state. Weekend looks warmer and partly cloudy.
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Des Joines
March of the Steel Man and Gala Night Concert Program
A concert listing highlights performances by Nag and Ost March of Title No 2 Overture and Central Park a A pin Richards Chenette Trumpet Trio The Three Jacks Max Lee Paul Grossheim Don Kuntz March Repast Band Melody A La King March Pageantry Beisterling arr Alford Walters Lincoln King Stylized Arrangement Song of India Rimsky Korsakov March Mighty Monarch Deep Purple March Lights Out The National Anthem De Rose McCoy with various performers and pieces.
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The
Three Jacks
Max Lee
Paul Grossheim
Don Kuntz
Ridgway Demands Red Guarantees On Kaesong Troop Exit
Gen. Matthew Ridgway refused to resume Korean cease fire talks until the Communists guarantee no armed troops enter the conference zone. He warned the talks would end if Kaesong neutrality is violated. Peiping radio accused U.S. forces of multiple Kaesong violations and warned of heightened tension at the conference site.
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Tokio
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Reds
Kaesong
Army offers West Point cadets chance to resign over cheating
The army said nearly 10 West Point cadets who admitted cheating may resign or be discharged. Cadets who did not admit cheating face possible administrative discharge or court martial. Some non confessing cadets may stay if evidence is insufficient. A Senate subcommittee ordered a preliminary investigation as lawmakers debate abolishing the service academies.
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Washington
Army
West Point
Sen
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Congress
Senate
Brown Shoe Fit Firm In Business 40 Years
Twenty three Brown Shoe Fit stores celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company’s founding by Win A. Brown. The first store opened in Shenandoah in August 1911. the Washington Brown store opened in 1946 by Irv Whitham, who remains manager. The current Brown location has housed a shoe store since 1864.
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Brown Shoe Fit
Win A. Brown
Shenandoah
Ilona
Washington Brown
Irv Whitham
Brown
Kust
J. Albert Williams
Evening Journal
Brown's
Irv. Whitham
Berle Speer
Dean York
Vivian Luers Griffith
Property Owners Urged To Cut Weeds On City Property
Marl Little city street commissioner today reminded property owners to keep weeds cut along terraces by the street. Weeds obstruct motorists vision and can become a nuisance, violating city ordinance.
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Marl Little
Funeral Wednesday For Mrs. Thomas A. West
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas A. West will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Jones funeral home. Mrs. West died at her home here Sunday afternoon.
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Thomas West
Jones Funer
Rebekah Lodge Members Attend Mrs Thomas West Funeral
Rebekah lodge members are asked to meet at the IOOF hall on Wednesday at 1 30 in the afternoon to join a group funeral service for Mrs. Thomas West.
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Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Thomas West
Washington youth pleads guilty to drunken driving
Robert Brock aged 19 of Washington pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on public highways. He waived preliminary hearing, bond set at $500 for September 4 District Court session, after apprehension by city police.
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Robert Brock
Washington
Justice of the Peace Today
District Court
Funeral Thursday for Mrs Snair of Kalona
Mrs Anna Snair 84 lifelong Kalona resident died this morning at Mercy hospital Iowa City after weeks of illness and a fall. Funeral at 3 pm Thursday Kalona Methodist church with burial Sharon Hill cemetery. Peterseim Son in charge. Survivors include three daughters a son a sister and two brothers.
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Anna Snair
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Kalona Methodist Church
Sharon Hill
Peterseim & Son Funeral Home
Snair
Dee
Johnson County
Henry
Harriet Kloos
W. J. Snair
Allen and Snair Hardware
Weller Snyder
H. V. Beck
C . Thompson
Boone
Olin
Hurlington
Mmrs. R. V. Repstern
Yonkers
N. Y
Frank Kloos
Marshalltown
Fred Kloos
Ada
Okla
Charles Houck Dies In Cedar Rapids Rites Here Saturday
Graveside services for Charles Houck, a former Washington resident who died this morning in Cedar Rapids, will be held at noon Saturday in Elm Grove cemetery. Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M will conduct the service with Grecian, Worshipful Master, announcing Masons will meet at 11:30 Saturday morning at the Masonic Temple to proceed to the cemetery for the commital rite.
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Charles Houck
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington Lodge No. 26
A. F
A. M
Grecian
Masonic Temple
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