Final Winners In Girls 4-H Named
Washington county 4 H girls closed their achievement show at the armory with senior demonstration, style revue, and clothing project winners named for state fair. Ruth Witthoft will represent the county in the style revue and demonstration, with others earning blue and red ribbons across junior and senior categories.
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Washington County
Armory
Janet Ross
Mary Jan Slemmons
Cinderellas
Joyce Brewer
Saraman
Headliners
Ruth Witthoft
Cedar Clippers Club
Mary Lou Slemmons
Des Moines
Sara Trotman
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Cecelia Klopfenstein
Patty Sheetz
Jolly Jokers Club
Blue Ribbon
Quake Toll Rises Across Greek Islands
Rescue crews rushed water to survivors as five days of earthquakes in Greece’s western islands killed about 1,000 people and wounded 4,000. Red Cross reports from Geneva cited 1,000 dead and 4,000 injured with 20,000 homes ruined on Cephalonia Zante and Hassanedit.
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Athens
Greece
Cephalonia
Hace
Zante
The
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Wheat Growers vote on quotas for 1954 crop
Wheat farmers across 48 states voted to approve or reject stringent federal marketing quotas and high price supports for the 1954 crop. About 800,000 farmers were eligible, with polls closing between 5 and 9 p.m. local time.
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Chicago
Second Prisoner Death List Names 123
The Defense Department released a second list claiming 123 American servicemen died in North Korean prison camps. Officials doubted the Communist roster and warned it could not be independently verified, with no confirmation of the related 147 escape claims.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
Lok
Air Force
Reds
YMCA Summer Camp Fund Balance At 65 Cents
YMCA summer camp committee reported a net balance of 65 cents at the board meeting. The Lake Darling Center camp week ran $569.92 in operating expenses funded by a $13 per boy charge.
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YMCA
Board of Directors
Lake Darling Center
Reds Press French Workers as Strike Turmoil Deepens
Paris report says Communists seek to sustain a 400,000 strong general strike as thousands ignore orders and some return to work. Smugglers profit from disorder while a party brain trust plans demonstrations tied to the ninth anniversary of Paris liberation. Incidents are being staged to keep tensions high.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Paris Presse
Hurricane Roars North through Virginia and beyond
A tropical hurricane lashed eastern Virginia killing one person and causing damage southward as it moved toward the Delaware New Jersey coast. It blasted Morehead City area with 100 mph winds, pushed 4 to 6 foot waves over high tide lines, and prompted evacuations and coast guard alerts from North Carolina to New York.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Delaware- New Jersey
Morehead City
N. C
Ocean City
Coast Guard
New Jersey
New York
Atlantic City
Marwig
Philadelphia
Wrightsville Beach
N.C
Kiwanis Meeting hears Jay Brewer on Europe trip
Washington Kiwanis heard speaker Jay Brewer recount his recent European journey and experiences during the Wednesday gathering.
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Jay Brewer
Washington Kiwanis Club
Mr. Brewer
Europe
Reserve Market Pig Champion Mixup At County 4-H Show
David Stephens of Ainsworth showed the reserve champion individual market pig at Townsley Park in the county 4-H and FFA show. The Wednesday Journal incorrectly listed Paul Stephens as the owner of the reserve champion.
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David Stephens
Ainsworth
Townsley Park
Paul Stephens
Ukulele Revival Takes Hold in Hawaii in 1877
The ukulele gained popularity in Hawaii around 1877, spreading from early adopters to a broader cultural interest and influencing local music practices and performances.
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Hawaii
UN Parley on Korea Sparks Western Split
Western powers including Britain push for Russia and India to join the Far East Korea conference despite U S opposition. U S Ambassador Lodge warns against inviting other nations, while UN Secretary General Hammarskjold supports broader inclusion and broader interpretation of the Panmunjom accord.
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United Nations
Britain
Russia
India
Far East
Korea
United States
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.N
Lodge
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Len Howe to Visit Washington hardware store event
Len Howe the Des Moines radio broadcaster will appear Saturday August 15 at Fred L Stewart Hardware in Washington. He will greet listeners from 3 69 a m until closing. Howe is IRHA Hardware news broadcaster on WHO Des Moines and has a long career with the station aside from WWII service.
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Len Howe
Des Moines
Fred L. Stewart
Iowa
Mr. Howe
I Iowa Hardware
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
IRHA
WHO
Howe Leonard J. Howe
University of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
McCarthy Says Ex-GPO Employee Reports Secret Materials Stolen
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said a former Government Printing Office employee told Senate investigators she saw secret and confidential material stolen from the agency. The McCarthy subcommittee has held secret hearings on Communists in government ahead of public sessions set to begin Monday.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Government Printing Office
GOP
Senate
Wisconsin Republican
Senate Investigations
Townsley 4-H FFA Market Sale Brings Strong Prices
Townsley 4-H and FFA show attracted buyers and yielded good prices. Postmaster Edward B. Witting of Wayland is set to retire September 30 1953 and the Civil Service Commission invites applications to fill the vacancy.
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Townsley
Wayland
Ayland
Edward B. Witting
Post Office Department
United States Civil Service Commission
Survives Leap From Window of Hospital
Charles Seward fifty five accused of murdering his wife Florence Seward shot himself in the chest then jumped fifty feet from a third floor hospital window. He survived with a broken leg and possible internal injuries and faced first degree murder charges in the backyard shooting.
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Davenport
Charles Seward
Seward
Florence
Reed Phillips
William Jurgens
Jurgens
Reverend Walter Smith To Preach At Central Park Service
Reverend Walter Smith will preach at the union church service in Central Park Sunday at 7 30 p m The Methodist church leads this week in the ministerial association summer series Jody Timmins sings a solo and Mrs A S Smith is pianist Local ministers will assist with the service
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Walter Smith
Union
Central Park
Methodist Church
Ministerial Association
Jody Timmins
A. S. Smith
VEW Auxiliary Plans Bingo Party at VA Hospital
The VFW Auxiliary will sponsor a bingo party at the Iowa City VA Hospital on Monday August 17 with refreshments after. All VFW post members are invited to attend and assist. Departure is 6 15 p.m. with the party starting at 7 p.m. Women baking cookies will deliver them to Mrs David Mc Gaffey. Transportation help may be arranged by calling Mrs McGaffey or Mrs Don Bealer.
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VFW
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
David McGaffey
McGaffey
Don Bealer
Col Irish Visits Ordnance Unit in Washington Armory
Colonel Irish, commander of the Iowa Military District, inspected the 872nd ordnance unit during its regular meeting at the Washington armory. He praised attendance as the best in the state and noted the unit’s high recruit percentage since 1947. He highlighted the reserve company as the largest of its type and discussed plans to form an ordnance battalion.
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Irish
Iowa Military District
872Nd Ordnance
Washington
Car Crash Kills Frederick C. Miller Near Muscatine
Frederick C. Miller, 4, Moscow, Iowa, died Thursday night after his car left a gravel road two miles north of Muscatine. The vehicle crossed a shallow creek, crashed into a ditch and struck the bank on the far side, authorities said.
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Muscatine
Frederick C. Miller
Moscow
Miller
Two More Children Die in Ice Box Tragedy
In Haverhill Massachusetts two boys Edward P. Butchy Ferguson age 3 and Michael T. Rogers age 4 were found suffocated in an abandoned ice box. The death toll from similar incidents in 36 hours rises as a search of the dump uncovered the victims after a 200-strong response. Earlier in Richmond Virginia four barefoot boys were found in a refrigerator and in Crawfordville Arkansas five children were found in an ice box.
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Haverhill
Mass
Edward FP
Butchy Ferguson
Michael T. Rogers
Lucien Duval
Duval
Richmond
Crawfordville
Ark
Civil War Threatens In French Morocco
In Marrakech the pro French pasha and 350 tribal chiefs prepare to depose Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef. Moulay Mohammed ben Arafa is named as successor amid grievances over delays in signing French reform laws.
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French
Morocco
Rabit
French Morocco
Marrakech
Regin
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa
el Glaoui
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Red Cross Mercy Teams Barred From Korean POW Camps
A liberated American corporal reports Red Cross mercy teams were kept out of prisoner of war camps in North Korea. Cpl Eugene Lang says the Red Cross stayed outside Camp 1 and were not allowed inside for three days while prisoners remained.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Red Cross
North Korea
Cpl
Eugene Lang
Cagper
Wye
Townsley park show nets top beef price at $90 per cwt
Washington county Townsley park two day 4 H and FFA livestock sale closes with high notes. Ed Whetstine's grand champion beef brings $90 per hundred, the top price, while swine reach $26.20 per hundred for 10 hogs sold to W A Limerman of Washington. A total of 39 beef cattle sold for $10,003.18, averaging $256.49 per animal.
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Washington County
Townsley Park
FFA
Ed Whetstine
Keith Horn
Jackson Boys Club
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