Saar voters back French preference in Saar poll
In Saarbrucken a record turnout of 93 percent of 621,948 eligible voters supported President Johannes Hoffman’s pro French Christian Peoples party in a vote seen as a German French tug of war over the coal rich territory. Pro German parties were blocked and catholics and Protestants urged moral considerations not to compel voting.
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Saarbruecken
Hitler
Germany
Saar
Communist Party
Johannes Hoffman
Christian Peoples Party
Congress Probes Soaring Campaign Costs in Hearings
Five congressmen opened hearings on campaign spending amid estimates that the 1952 presidential campaign costs could reach 100 million dollars. Rep Hale Boggs chairs the probe, with witnesses from both major parties including Brown, Smith, Paulding Brown, Summerfield, McGranery, Mitchell, Williams, Rooney, Karsten, Keating, and McCulloch. The panel aims for nonpartisan recommendations to the next Congress.
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Washington
Special
House Committee
Clarence J. Brown
R-O
Hermon Dunlap Smith
Volunteers For
Stevenson
John Paulding Brown
Stevenson Volunteers
Summerfield
Arthur KE. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
James V. McGranery
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Commiittee
Walter Williams
Citizens For Eisenhower
Hale Boggs
D-La
Special Investigating Committee
John J. Rooney
D-N. Yo
Jank M. Karsten
D-Mo
Boggs
L3rd Congress
Five New Vehicles Registered in Washington County
Five new vehicles were registered in Washington county last week including four counties’ residents Kenneth Patterson Ford Floyd Green DeSoto Jesse E F Moore Washington Wilbert A Graber Washington Ray Fritz Washington Walter D Lance Washington Irvin K E Eva Coffey West Chester Plymouth.
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Washington County
Kenneth Patterson
Washington
Ford
Floyd Green
Keota
DeSoto
Jesse EF. Moore
Chevrolet
Wilbert A. Graber
Olds
Ray Fritz
Walter D. Lance
Irvin KE
Eva Coffey
West Chester
Plymouth
Des Moines Weather Clears As Cold Air Moves In
Weather bulletin for Des Moines Iowa notes clearing skies and colder temperatures tonight, with light snow expected chiefly in the east. Lows reach 10 to 15 degrees north and 15 to 20 south. Tuesday warms slightly with more clouds and possible snow or rain in the afternoon or night. Highs 35 to 40. Wednesday snow ends and temperatures fall.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Churchill Observes His 78th Birthday in London
Prime Minister Winston Churchill marked his 78th birthday with a 40 pound cake bearing a cigar shaped candle. He started with work at 10 Downing Street and later attended Kempton Park to watch his horse Non-Stop finish second in the race.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Downing Street
Kempton Park
DiSalle Leaves Wage-Price Controls to Next Admin
Washington (UP) Michael V. DiSalle said the decision on when to scrap wage price controls should be left to the coming Republican administration. He spoke during a two week stay as special consultant to the Truman administration on the economic controls program. DiSalle suggested Democrats might wind up the program before January but opposed lifting all controls by executive order now. He said Congress should have hearings on extending wage price controls beyond April 60.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Disalle
Price
Senate
Ohio
Janco
Truman
Sjtrd
British officials hail Aldrich appointment as ambassador
London officials and newspapers welcomed Winthrop W. Aldrich as the new British ambassador with unanimous enthusiasm. They praised his past record of steadfast support to Britain in war and peace and called him a friend of Britain.
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Winthrop W. Aldrich
Britain
Four Die In Weekend Highway Mishaps
Four persons were killed in traffic accidents on highways during the weekend. Paul Maurer 40 of Davenport died Sunday when his car struck a bridge seven miles north of Davenport on Highway 61. Merle Haeft 22 and his wife Mary 19 of Seattle were killed Saturday when ice on a highway near Tama caused their car to collide with a semi. Francis Revoir 21 of a farm south of Lansing died Sunday when his car left the road and struck a tree after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel.
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Paul Maurer
Davenport
Toledo Scale Co
Merle Haeft
Seattle
Wash
Tama
Haeft
Mary
Francis Revoir
Lansing
Revoir
Lodge Favors Firm Stand Against Reds
Washington reports Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. backed use of atomic weapons against Communist forces in Korea while named to head the U S mission to the United Nations by President-elect Eisenhower. An Oct 11 1957 Senate statement and Atomic Energy Commission disclosure are noted. A. J. Fitzsimmons of Keota plans an Odd Fellows lodge meeting in Washington Tuesday at 7 50 p m.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Korea
Lodge
Amassador Warren R. Austin
United States
United Nations
Eisenhower
Senate
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
A. J. Fitzsimmons, Keota
Grand Lodge
LOOF
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mamie Eisenhower Tours White House
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower begins her White House tenure by visiting the 100 room mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She assents to a well staffed home, with 64 staff including four butlers seven cooks and maids to handle the servant needs.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Harry S. Truman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eisenhowers
Mrs. Truman
Eisenhower
Carolyn S Hamilton Dies Here Sunday Rites on Tuesday
Carolyn S Hamilton longtime Washington resident dies at 6 20 p m Sunday in Washington county hospital after nearly a year as patient Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at United Presbyterian church with Dr K K Maney officiating Burial in Elm Grove cemetery with Sherman funeral home in charge She taught vocal music and was a soprano soloist in southeastern Iowa Also active in community events Born October 20 1881 in Washington daughter of William J and Nancy Jane Hamilton Graduated from Washington High School attended Monmouth College earned a Bachelor of Music from Colorado State College studied with William Shakespeare in London and in Chicago and New York Served as minister of music in United Presbyterian church for over 20 years and two years in Loveland Colorado Survived by two sisters Mrs C W McLaughlin and Mrs Ola McCleery Both of Washington Preceded in death by a sister Mrs J D McLaughlin and a brother Dr H B Hamilton
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United Presbyterian Church
KK. L. Maney
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sherman
Miss Hamilton
Washington
William J
Nancy Jane (Souter) Hamilton
Washington High School
Monmouth College
Colorado State College
William Shakespeare
London
England
Chicago
New York
Loveland, Colo
Davenport Bus Drivers Return to Work Amid City Fare Decision
Davenport bus drivers end a 9 day strike and return to service. The City Council approved a 15 cent fare and offered strikers an immediate 1.5 cent hourly wage increase with a five cent raise effective December 1, 1953.
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Davenport
National City Bus Lines
Mrs. Claytor to Speak at YWCA Annual Dinner
The YWCA of Washington invites members to a December 11 dinner in the Y community room with guest speaker Mrs. Robert W. Claytor of Grand Rapids Michigan. She is a national YWCA board vice president and Central region chair. Reservations are requested by Monday with Edna McCarty. Election of council members will be on the agenda.
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Claytor
Ywca Meeting
Young Women's Christian Association of Washington
YWCA
Robert W Claytor
Grand Rapids
Michigan
The
Edna McCarty
Richard Ross Earns 13th in Junior Feeders at Chicago Exposition
Washington county 4-H member Richard Ross placed 13th in the junior yearling class of the Junior Feeders at the International Live stock exposition in Chicago. He showed the black Angus calf that won grand champion in the Washington county Junior Achievement show this fall and sold 10 other steers in Chicago. He plans a tour of the United States Steel Gary plant, Chicago Municipal Airport, and Chicago Board of Trade. He and other club exhibitors attended a banquet in the Saddle and Sirloin club hosted by the Chicago Livestock exposition board.
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Richard Ross
Washington County
Chicago
Richard
United States
Gary Ind
Chicago Municipal
Chicago Livestock Exposition Board
Pay Final Tribute To Sister Kenny
Sister Lilizabeth Kenny was buried beside her mother and sister in a quiet rural cemetery as Australia mourned. The bush country nurse famed for polio treatment died at 66 after a failed brain clot dissolving drug. Services in Toowoomba were led by Rev J Tainton with Rt Rev R Pearson assisting as US consul Charles Carson attended. All business in the city halted at 10 am and papers nationwide printed expressions of mourning.
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Toowoomba
Australia
Lilizabeth Kenny
All
Legion post to hold regular meeting Tuesday evening
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Legion hall.
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Leon Beatty American Legion Post
The
Legion Hall
Jury term ends as petit jurors are dismissed
With the November term of district court finished no further jury trials remain. Petit jurors drawn for this term have been dismissed.
Raymond W. Rich Secures First 1953 Car License in County
After an overnight vigil, Raymond W. Rich of Crawfordsville obtained license plate number one for 1953 from the county treasurer’s office at 8 am. The event drew a long line of auto owners with several from Wayland, Washington, and Kalona among the early arrivals, as numbers were not reserved this year.
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Raymond W Rich
Crawfordsville
Rich
Court House
Robert D. Pelferman
Wayland
Henry Sexton
Joe. Rieh
Ray Beachy
Kalona
W. J. Waggoner
Richard G. Dawson
Washington
Reuben M. Miller
Walona
Charles E. Dawson
Verne Dawson
Pennsylvania Prison Break Stuns Western Penitentiary
Convicts armed with knives overpowered guards at the Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh and escaped from a breakfast lineup. Ten inmates fled after holding guards at knife point. six were later seen in a blue 1951 Plymouth Sedan near the prison, while others fled on foot. Police say they have no solid tips on their whereabouts a day after the breakout.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Western Penitentiary
Reds Persist in Small Scale Sneak Attacks Amid Snow
UPI dispatch from Korea reports a snowy 155 mile front as Chinese troops press repeat sneak attacks on Sniper Ridge and Pinpoint Hill. Two inches of wet snow complicates fighting while artillery repels advances and U N forces tally 64 Communist dead in four skirmishes.
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Seoul
Korea
Sniper
Central Asia
Victor Kendrick
United Press Staff
Snider Ridge
Central Front
Sniper Ridge
Rocky Pointe
Pinpoint Hill
U. N
American Jeep Ambushed Near Seoul in Korea
A U S Marine was shot and grazed in the head when his jeep on a northern road to Seoul, 15 miles from the capital and 25 miles from the front, was ambushed. Three bullet holes in the vehicle suggest targeted fire. whether by Communist guerillas is unconfirmed.
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Korea
Seoul
Eisenhower
Iowa toll road study says not economically sound
An Iowa toll road study committee reports toll roads are not economically feasible now and urges the 1953 legislature to study the issue with finance specialists. The panel projects high costs, limited toll revenue, and higher fatalities on tolled routes compared with public roads.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Fred White
Iowa Highway Commission
New Jersey Turnpike
Final Rites Held for Frank J. Carson at Ainsworth
Final rites were conducted at 2 PM Saturday in the Ainsworth Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Steefel officiating. Pallbearers included Harold Nichols Frank Trotter Ben Fitzgerald George Lord Sam Stephens and George Goble. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery with Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Frank J. Carson
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Carl Steefel
Harold Nichols
Frank Trotter
Ben Fitzgerald
George Lord
Sam Stephens
George Goble
Marion Rich
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Hillhouse Funeral Held for Alfred J Hillhouse
Funeral services for Alfred J Hillhouse were held at 3 30 o clock Saturday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home with Rev T C Polk in charge. Pallbearers included William Gamon John Gamon Glad Mast William Putman Nels Westermark and Charles G Anderson. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Alfred J. Hillhouse
Jones Funeral Home
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World Traveler
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China
Patrick McPartlan
Bronx
N.Y
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Wasonry
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Gennon
William Eckel
Callonsed
International
Sister Kenny
Legion Meeting
Raymond W. Rich
L L. J. Kehoe
William 8. Beardsley
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Harry E. Watson
Rsanborn
William S. Beardsley
Carson Rites
Hillhouse Funeral
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