Washington County Farm Bureau buys church building for headquarters
The Washington County Farm Bureau completed the purchase of the Calvary Baptist church building on South Second Avenue to serve as its new headquarters, with occupancy planned after September 1. The deal also includes the adjacent W. L. Alcorn lot, and space will be shared with Farm Service, the extension office, and various insurance offices.
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County Farm Bureau
The
Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Calvary Baptist Church
South Second Avenue
John Ganon
Washington
Alcorn
W. L. Alcorn
Farm Service Company
County Extension Office
Jay Sellers
Lowa Army Mutual Insurance, Towaife
Towa Mutual Hail Insurance Companies
State Bank
Farm Service
Insurance
Tait Radio and Appliance
North Town Avenue
Bank
Washington Fruit Market
Mr. Gammon
Wayne Edmundson
Fieldman
Des Moines Weather Outlook Shows Warmer Readings Ahead
Des Moines Iowa forecast notes slowly decreasing clouds this afternoon with a high 75 to 80 and southeast winds around 10 mph. Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the 60s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a high in the mid 80s with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Showers likely in the west Wednesday night and across most of the state Thursday with a turn to cooler conditions late Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Armour Pact Clips Pension Demands For CIO Packers
Armour & Co. and the CIO United Packinghouse Workers signed a two year contract raising wages by 111 cents per hour. The deal blocks pension and insurance requests for two years though two reopeners are possible. AFL unions may mirror terms with Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Wilson among the big four packers.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
CIO United Packinghouse
Armour
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters
CIO
AFL
Swift
Cudahy
Wilson
Mrs. Lester Bell Hurt In Gravel Road Accident Near Haskins
Mrs. Lester Bell suffered a broken shoulder in a car crash northeast of Haskins when the vehicle struck a gravel pile and overturned into a ditch. She was treated at Mercy hospital in Iowa City and released. Mr. Bell Judy and their child were uninjured.
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Lester Bell
Ralph Hixson
Haskins
Bell
Long Tree
West Virginia Boy Wins Soap Box Derby
Harold William Williamson, 15, of Charleston WV, wins the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron. He claims a college scholarship, sets a 27.22 second heat record, and finishes half a car length ahead of Donald Alter of Williamsport PA with Richard Dugan of Muncie IN third. Alfred Haenle of Western Germany finishes third in heat 24, among about 60,000 spectators.
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Akron
America
Harold Williamson
Charleston
W. Va
Williamson
Derby Downs
Donald Alter
Wiliamsport
Richard Dugan
Muncie
Ind
Alfred Haenle
Germany
Monroe social: Patricia Dailey visits Honnie Gilbert
Patricia Dailey of Monroe spent a weekend as a guest of Honnie Gilbert, sharing hospitality and social time during the visit.
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Patricia Dailey
Monroe
Honnie Gilbert
VFW Leader Criticizes Korean War Pictures
Des Moines IA August 21 1950 Commander Worth Karns of the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars urged organized protests against demoralizing images from the Korean battlefronts. He criticized publications that ran a photo of memorial services for 21 U S soldiers buried in a common grave saying such pictures demoralize the home front.
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Des Moines
Worth Karns
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Karns
Legion Post to Hold Regular Third Tuesday Meeting
Members of Leon Beatty post No. 29 of the American Legion will meet August 15 at 8 p.m. in the Legion hall. Ice cold watermelon, cards, and entertainment are planned. Commander Marion Rapp urged full attendance for a building committee report and open discussion.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Marion Rapp
Rapp
Legion Hall
Truman Tax Boost Bill Expected To Clear Senate Next Week
Administration leaders predicted the Senate will pass President Truman’s 5 billion dollar war tax boost next week likely by Wednesday or Thursday. The measure, an extension of a House bill, would head to a House Senate conference committee with debate seen lasting three to four days.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Truman
House
Alben W. Barkley
Scott W. Lucas
Ilinois
White House
Lucas
Senate Finance Committee
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
House-Senate
Rites Held for Mrs Roxie Altenbernd at Sherman’s
Final rites for Mrs. Roxie Altenbernd were held Saturday at 2 pm at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. Arthur Peters officiating. Burial followed in Oak Ridge cemetery with soloist Mrs. Paul Thayer and pallbearers J. A. Mayer, G. H. Mayer, Will Augustine, Frances Feltz, Merle Brinning, Omer Klett.
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Roxie Altenbernd
Sherman
Arthur Peters
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Paul Thayer
J. A. Mayer
G. H. Mayer
Will Augustine
Frances Feltz
Merle Brinning
Omer Klett
Orientation Day at High School Aug. 17
Principal Robert Everetts and the high school council invite all prospective 1950 51 freshmen to Orientation Day on Thursday afternoon August 17 at 1:00. The event includes getting acquainted with classmates, school customs, building, and locker and homeroom assignments. Rural graduates stay for algebra aptitude tests and dismissal times vary by group.
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Robert Everetts
High School Council
David Thompson Recuperating After Surgery in Missouri Hospital
David Thompson remains hospitalized at McCleary Hospital in Excel sior Springs Missouri after surgery last Tuesday. Doctors expect about two more weeks of recovery.
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David Thompson
Excelsior Springs
McCleary Hospital
Yank Troops Drive Against Red Bridgehead
U S forces counter attacked into the Naktong bridgehead near Taegu and near Jeugwo, advancing to strategic heights and pushing back the Communist Fourth Division. About 700 to 800 enemy troops were reported wiped out, with continued fighting around Pohang airfield and efforts to wedge into positions north-west of the area.
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Red Bridgehead
Tokyo
U. S
Naktong
Taegu
Jeeguo
Tos 1St Cavalry Division
Pohang
United Press
Robert Vermillion
United Nations
Washington High Sets Registration Deadline for New Students
Washington High School announces Thursday August 17 as the deadline for registration of new students. Principal Robert Everetts urges any pupil moving to Washington or new to high school to register by noon next Thursday, while returning students are already enrolled.
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Washington High School
Robert Everetts
Washington
Family of Five Dead In Airplane Crash Near Kellogg
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a cornfield west of Kellogg, Iowa, killing Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wynes of Dubuque and their three children. Coroner Ralph V. Toland identified victims from a woman's driver’s license and plane papers. The plane, registered to Richard Wynes, was en route from Wichita to Dubuque.
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Kellogg, IA
Richard Wynes
Dubuque
Here
Jasper County
Ralph V. Toland
Wynes
Wichita
Kans
Wife helpless witness to husband’s death at lake
Mrs Archie Dillon watched her husband Archie Dillon die after a heart attack while they fished on South Mud Lake in Battle Creek Michigan. The 54 year old welding and supply service owner could not be freed from the boat as heavy anchors at each end remained in place. Help arrived too late.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Archie Dillon
Dillon
South Mud Lake
Local Merchant Earns Advertising Award
Larry Foster proprietor of Fosters Radio Service received a Certificate of Award from the National Research Bureau in Chicago. The NRB praised his weekly TV News ad as an outstanding idea suitable for others to imitate. Other local firms honored recently include Walt Floral, Mace Motor, Norton's Eveready Plumbing and Heating, Tom Duncan's Shop for Women, Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop, Paul Horak Insurance, and Geo J McDaniel druggist.
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Larry Foster
Foster
National Research Bureau of Chicago
N.R.B
National Research Bureau
Walt Floral Company
Mace Motor Company
Norton’s
Eveready Plumbing and Heating
Tom Duncan's Shop For Women
Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop
Paul Horak Insurance Agency
Progressives Unafraid Of Peace Says Benson
Elmer A. Benson, national chairman of the Progressive Party, declares the party not afraid of peace and criticizes the Truman administration for supporting reactionary regimes while accusing other parties of being in the hands of munitions makers and war profiteers after Henry A. Wallace’s resignation.
Registration Dates At Junior College Set On August 16-18
Washington junior college announces registration for August 16 to 18 as area graduates consider fall plans. Officials highlight small class attention, athletic and activity opportunities, teacher training expansion, and credit transfer to four year colleges across the state.
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Washington
Washington Junior College
First Hurricane Of Season Reported Near Caribbean
A tropical storm, first of the season, neared hurricane strength about 1,000 miles off Miami as ships were warned. The weather bureau estimated winds at 60 mph and anticipated intensification in 12 to 18 hours. The storm center lay about 450 miles north northeast of Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
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