Lincoln School Names Third Grade Teachers for Fall
Mrs Edna Grenawalt will join Lincoln School in Washington as third grade teacher this fall. Miss Marlene L Hohl will also teach third grade. she resides in Donnellson and trained at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls.
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Edna Grenawalt
Marlene L. Hohl
Lincoln School
Washington
Grenawalt
Warrensburg State Teachers College
Warrensburg
Kansas City Teachers College
University of Missouri
University of Colorado At Boulder
William Jewell College
Liberty
Benton School
Independence
Ohio
Hohl
Donnellson
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
The
Future Teachers Association
Syrians Reported Out to Curb Reds
Damascus officials deny reports of Kremlin leaders visiting Syria before year end and rebuff claims Syria swings toward the Soviet orbit. Denials come as Maj. Gen. Asif Bizri becomes army chief and Syria asserts its defense stance amid regional concern.
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Damascus
Middle East
Salah el Bitar
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Syria
Bitar
Cairo
Shukri
Kuwatly
Switzerland
Salah Akeel
al Ahram
Kuwaily
Alexandria
Egypt
Asif Bizri
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Akeel
Hani Fe] Sibai
Russia
Sibai
Nine Year Old Mother in Arkansas Delivers Premature Baby
In Little Rock a 9-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy about a month and a half early at University of Arkansas Medical Center. The infant, weighing two pounds, was placed in an incubator and doctors said he had a good chance to live. The mother, reportedly born in another state, was said to be in good condition, with hospital officials withholding names and hometowns.
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Little Rock
Ark
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Eva Dodge
Willis E. Brown
Washington teachers tour local sites for immersion program
Sixty five Washington teachers joined four Chamber of Commerce led tours Wednesday to acquaint them with their new home. Groups visited the McCleery-Cumming Calendar factory Winga's Cafe The Evening Journal and the Public Library. Another group stopped at Ross Manufacturing Winga's Cafe the telephone office and the city library before an auto tour past additional sites.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
McCleery - Cumming Calendar
Winga’s Cafe
The
Evening Journal
Public Library
Ross Manufacturing
Winga’s
City Library
Miss Mira E. Shafer Dies at 89 in Washington
Mira E. Shafer of Washington died Wednesday night at 10 25 with 18 years of invalidism. Funeral services Friday at 1 30 p m at Sherman’s Funeral Home with Dr Evert L Taney officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born September 27 1867 she taught in local elementaries and later in Kalona and West Branch. No known survivors.
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Mira E. Shafer
Washington
Sherman
Evert L. Taney
Elm Grove Cemetery
Miss Shafer
Philip B
Mary W. (Snider) Shafer
United Presbyterian Church
Kalona
West Branch
Jupiter missile progress praised after test at Cape Canaveral
Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker said the 1500 mile range Jupiter missile has encountered spectacular success and is ahead of schedule after a Wednesday test firing at Cape Canaveral. He declined to comment on a dispute with the Air Force over missiles and noted Russia’s intercontinental missile claim was timed for a London conference.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Wilbur M. Brucker
Brucker
Miami Beach
Air Force
Jupiter
Bahamas
Caribbean Sea
Russia
United States
London
Titan
Jurgemeyer Attacks Iowa Democrats Over Hiring Practices
Iowa Republican leader L L Jurgemeyer blasted the state Democratic administration for hiring former bootleggers gamblers and drunken drivers for State Liquor Commission jobs while retiring older workers. He questioned the advisability of placing such individuals in liquor store related roles and cited Governor Loveless new personnel policy. Retail mobile home sales rose from 1.3 million to 435 million dollars between 1930 and 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
L.L. Jurgemeyer
Clinton
State Liquor Commission
Jurgemeyver
C. J. Burr
Hersche C
Loveless
Jurgemeyer
Iquor
Lvyaor Commission
United States
New Suspects In Anderson Slaying
Chicago police say they have several clear suspects in the Judith Mae Andersen case after lie detector tests. Elena Abbataccia and four of her brothers were tested. Elena and three brothers were cleared, one brother’s results were inconclusive but not a suspect. An inquest was continued as authorities surveil the Abbatabola family.
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Chicago
Judith Mae Andersen
Michael Spiotto
Elena Abbataccia
Elena
Judith Mae
Abbatacola
Lake Michigan
Nicholas
John
Leo
Joseph
Thomas Mulves
Patrick J Deeley
Deeley
Abbatabolas
Ralph
Man Shoots Up Chicago Courthouse in Explosion Plot
James B. Jennings, a discharged post office worker, opened fire on the second floor balcony of the U S courthouse in Chicago. He was captured after firing through a washroom door with three homemade bombs found on him and two improvised vests. No injuries were reported as bystanders sought cover amid FBI and police response.
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Chicago
Post Office
U.S
James B. Jennings
George Tetick
Dominick Leonetti
Jennings
FBI
Leonetti
Tetick
Post Office Transportation Department
Beck Faces Trial on Tax Evasion Charges
Dave Beck international Teamsters president likely to stand trial early next year on two counts of evading about 240000 in federal income tax for 1951 through 1953. Indicted with Beck are his son Dave Beck Jr and four others including Norman Gessert and Nathan Shefferman. Bond set at 25000 dollars with 5000 for co defendants. Beck said he is not surprised but claims no guilt and blames public accountants. He spoke during a Teamsters Executive Board meeting in Los Angeles.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck Jr
Beck
Norman Gessert
Fred Verschueren Sr
Nathan Shefferman
Chicago
Shefferman
Shelton
John C. Bowen
Los Angeles
Teamsters’ Executive Board
Western powers to offer concessions in London disarmament talks
The United States will present a first step arms reduction package with limited nuclear test concessions while demanding end to weapon material production. Open Skies issues may be addressed with ground inspection at previously uncovered points. The plan seeks a binding non use of nuclear weapons except in self defense amid Soviet rejection.
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London
U.S
Harold FE. Stassen
U.N
Russia
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Moscow
Washington
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Ten May Perish In Labor Day Mishaps On Iowa Highways
DES MOINES UP Iowa's summer driving season may end with 10 traffic deaths this Labor Day weekend the Iowa Public Safety Department said. Highway Patrol Chief David Herrick warned the death toll could rise unless drivers act prudently as the full patrol conducts an all-out safety campaign with air spotters and ground speed timers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Public Safety Department
Highway Patrol
David Herrick
The
Safety Department
Herrick
Japanese Y's Man To Be Honored Tonight
Washington Y's Men invite their wives to an open house honoring John Inawamura of Japan. The event at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard H McCleery in Washington begins at 8 p.m.
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Washington Y
John Inawamura
Japan
Richard H. McCleery
Washington
One Shot Flu Vaccine Favored by Government
The government urged continuing support for a single preventive Asian flu shot despite Pentagon plans for two. Public Health Service officials say one shot can provide substantial protection for about a year. Surgeons anticipate inoculating up to 85 million people by January 1, while military plans call for more doses per person.
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Washington
Pentagon
Public Health Service
PHS
Leroy E. Burney
Six More Face Court Martial at Fort Carson
At Fort Carson Colorado five enlisted men and their company commander face court martial on charges of mistreating recruits. They are Set Jack Riley Set Harkules Kleles Pvt George Fields Jr Pvt Udell Williams Jr and Sgt Edwin Knutson. Captain John Webb is charged with failing to enforce regulations and with causing the mistreatment of three basic trainees. The group will undergo special court martial following the trial of Sgt James L Hobbs and two others.
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Fort Carson
Colo
Co. I
39Th Infantry Regiment
Jack Riley
Brunswick
Harkules Kleles
Dover
Del
George Fields Jr
Chicago
Udell Williams Jr
Edwin Knutson
Altoona
John Webb
James L. Hobbs
Gunnison
Miss
Hobbs
Alexander Brown
Warrington
Fla
Robert FE. Neely
Pelzer, Ax
Thurmond's 13 Hour Filibuster Blocks Civil Rights Bill
Senator Strom Thurmond spoke overnight in the Senate against a new civil rights bill, starting at 8:54 p.m. and continuing beyond 10 a.m. the next day. He claimed to educate the Senate and country as others warned the tactic could invite further filibusters while leaders predicted possible late action to complete the bill.
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Washington
LLP
Strom Thurmond
South
South Carolina
Senate
Thurmond
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
White House
Knowland
Congress
Farm assets rise 5.2 percent to record $176.8 billion
The Federal Reserve reported on January 1 that U.S. farm assets climbed 5.2 percent to a record 176.8 billion. Farm debt reached 19.5 billion, up 60 million from 1956, leaving farmers with net equity of 157.3 billion as the farm real estate market drove the gain.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Fear 94 Dead After 2 Ships Collide In Argentina River
A collision in the Plate estuary near Buenos Aires between the US freighter Marmac surf and the riverboat City of Buenos Aires killed an estimated 94 to 112 people. The riverboat sank in 26 feet of water. crew of the Marmac surf were detained for investigation.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Marmacsurf
Plate
Silverio Brizuela
Kenneth Sommers
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Miguel del Castillo
Mormaesurf
Rosario
Parana
Uruguay
Buenos Aies
Concepcion
Youths Face Passport Demand During China Tour
Shelby Tucker of Pass Christian Mississippi refused to surrender his passport to Chinese customs provoking a threat of deportation by Communist China. Tucker said he faced a dilemma between Chinese law and U.S. travel restrictions as 41 other American youths left for Chang Chun after a visit to Kao Pei Tien village near Peiping where 4 000 villagers welcomed the delegation.
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Peiping
Communist
China
Shelby Tucker
Pass Christian
Miss
Red China
Tucker
United States
State Department
Chang Chun
Moscow
Kao Pei Tien
Surplus Parts Buried at Arctic Air Base
Senate investigators questioned 29 year old Air Force warrant officer Benny Wilks about charges that he buried 33000 dollars worth of surplus spare parts at Sondrestrom Air Force Base Greenland. The Defense Department says 20 million dollars of surplus is being sent home and the rest sold for salvage.
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Washington
Senate
Air Force
Arctic
Benny Wilks
Sondrestrom Air Force Base
Greenland
Defense Department
Northeast Air Command
United States
Famed Writer Craig Rice Dies at 49 in Los Angeles
Mystery writer Craig Rice died suddenly at her apartment in Los Angeles at age 49. Born in Chicago, she was known for whodunit novels like The Corpse Steps Out and Murder Through the Looking Glass and had several works adapted into films.
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Los Angeles
Craig Rice
Miss Rice
Chicago
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Santa Monica
Calif
Michael Venning
Daphne Sanders
Dead Sea Sinks to 1290 Feet Below Sea Level
The Dead Sea sits at 1,290 feet below sea level, marking the planet’s deepest natural surface. This figure underscores its unique geographic position and extreme elevation.
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Dead Sea
Earth
Weather forecast shows cooler week then warming trend
Five day outlook reports temperatures 35 degrees below normal through Monday with highs around 81 to 84 and lows near 56 to 59. A midweek cooldown precedes a warming trend by Friday into the weekend, with rainfall averaging 0.40 to 0.60 inches as scattered showers.
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United Press
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