Truman Delays Naming Head of Atomic Group
President Truman will wait for Congress to convene before naming a successor to David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the atomic energy commission. Lilienthal plans to stay until January 1, with a possible extension if urgency requires.
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Truman
Atomic Group
Key West
Fla
White House
Congress
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Charles G. Ross
AEC
Lilienthal
Ross
Blick Speaks To Men's Brotherhood At U P Church
Dr. Fred M. Blick, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, spoke to 54 members of the Washington church Men’s Brotherhood on “The Compulsion of Memory.” He highlighted American history’s influence on government principles, comparing individual roles to other nations. President Robert Buck presided, Everette Stewart led devotion, and plans were discussed to aid a displaced family.
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Fred M. Blick
First United Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Men’s Brotherhood of the
Washington Church
Slick
Washington
Robert Buck
United Presbyterian Church
Everette Stewart
Richard Bordwell
Brotherhood
Church Officers Call For Authorized Fund Solicitations
Rev W A Simpson new pastor of the A M E church in Washington with trustees and stewards urged residents to reject any fund solicitation for Shorter A M B chapel without papers bearing church officer and pastor signatures. Authorized solicitors will have papers signed by Arthur Ballew P A McLamore Emma Black Ruth Mitchell Esther Mimms.
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Rev. Simpson
Legion Post to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
Leon Beatty American Legion post will hold its regular meeting tonight in city hall. All Legionnaires are urged to attend.
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Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Legionnaires
Three Men Injured As Car Rams Truck West of Washington
Pat Holderness 38 of Riverside suffers a compound fracture and possible chest injuries when his car rear ends a semi truck at the Washington underpass on Highway 92. Passengers Earl Fisher and Cletus Kenny are treated and released for cuts and bruises. Damage estimated at $1,000.
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Pat Holderness
Riverside
Washington County
Washington
Holderness
Earl Fisher
Cletus Kenny
Sommer
Robertson
Kat leaves lure Yemen residents to temporary high
People in Yemen chew kat leaves to forget troubles and gain mental stimulation. Repeated use weakens them and reduces disease resistance, highlighting health risks.
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Yemen
Dutch kitchens spark ling cleanliness with clay tile walls
Dutch kitchens known for spotless hygiene feature clay tile walls that provide constant sanitation. The durable material resists moisture and fungi, aiding routine cleaning and improving kitchen longevity.
Plan Final Rites For Loamma Pipes
Funeral services for Loamma Pipes 68 will be held Wednesday at 2 PM in the Harper Methodist Church with Dr Fred E Miller in charge. Pipes died December 2 in Chicago after a year long illness. Military rites at the grave will be provided by the Washington VFW post. He was born August 18 1881 in Wellsville Ohio, son of Scott and Ella Pipe. Survivors: son Elmer Pipes Chicago daughter Mrs Clifford Ludwig Red Oak sister Mrs Everette Palmer Washington and six grandchildren.
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Loamma Pipes
Methodist
Harper
Fred E. Miller
Mr. Pipes
Chicago
Jones Funeral Home
Washington
VFW Post
Navy
Wellsville
Ohio
Scott
Ella Nora Maple Pipes
Cincinnati
Margaret Davis
Methodist Church
Pipes
108Th Engineers
Elmer Pipes
Clifford Ludwig
Red Oak
Everette Palmer
George Forrest Hurt In Fall At Corn Belt
George Forrest of Washington was hospitalized after a Monday fall from a loading dock at the Corn Belt Turkey plant. He suffered a back injury and facial cuts and bruises when he slipped off the dock onto a truck. Doctors say his condition is not serious and expect quick recovery.
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George Forrest
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Corn Belt
Mr. Forrest
Larson Defends Gambling Crackdown in Iowa
Iowa Attorney General Robert Larson defended his statewide anti gambling drive before sheriffs and county attorneys, saying it targets racketeers, intimidation, and rising violence. He warned criminal conspiracy charges would be used and urged officers not to shirk duty.
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Des Moines
Robert Larson
Paign
Larson
Iowa State Sheriffs Association
County Attorneys Association of Iowa
Lloyd Brown Funeral Held Today in Omaha
Funeral services for Lloyd Brown 51 of Omaha Nebraska were held there today. Brown a native of Washington county died Saturday after an influenza complication. Attending were Von Brown a Washington brother Mrs Hazel Lambert Winfield sister and his mother Mrs Anna Pearson Brown. He was born and raised in this county later living in Omaha with parents C E and Anna Pearson Brown. The article notes the Desoto 1540 slave trade at Ecunchattee Alabama.
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Lloyd Brown
Omaha
Nebraska
Mr. Brown
Washington County
von Brown
Washington
Hazel Lambert
Winfield
Anna Pearson Brown
C. E
Washington Shops Glow with Permanent Holiday Decor
Washington's business district spruces up with permanent holiday decorations funded by the Chamber of Commerce. Lamp posts in the square get greenery and candy cane aluminum bells, lit at night, with 16 bells bought this year and more to follow. The Central Park fountain gains a greenery trim and a Christmas star as the Junior Chamber of Commerce assumes decoration duties.
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Washington
Central Park
Chamber of Commercce
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Welch Called Home After Father Rev Robert Welch Dies
Mary Welch a Lincoln School kindergarten instructor was summoned to Forrest Illinois by the death of her father Rev Robert Welch 84 a retired minister He died in a Blooming ton hospital after several years of poor health Funeral services are planned in Paxton Illinois where he served as pastor Rites tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon Survivors include three daughters Miss Welch of Washington Elizabeth at home and Eleanor a librarian at Normal College Normal Ill His wife died about 18 years ago
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Mary Welch
Lincoln School
Forrest
Ill
Robert Welch
Welch
Bloomington
United Presbyterian
Paxton
Dil
Miss Welch
Washington
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Normal College
Normal
Emphasize Marking Ballots For School Bond Election
A sample ballot for the Thursday vote stresses proper marking to avoid discards. Voters must place an X in the square after Yes or No to count, as any other mark disqualifies the ballot.
Christian ideals urged after jail experience at Joplin
Dr Shearer Parsons College president told the Presbyterian Brotherhood that only Christian principles can solve world problems not politics or economics. He recounted a 20 hour jail stay in Joplin when police mistook him for another man, warning of dangers in excessive authority. He contrasted Christian dignity with a materialist ideology valuing service to the state. About 40 men attended after a 6:30 dinner. the program opened with a cornet trio before the talk led by William Graf.
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Tom KH. Shearer
Parsons College
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Joplin
Missouri
Dector Shearer
Paul Graft
Roderick Kerr
Jim Alsip
William Graf
The
Brotherhood
Adult Farmers Class to Meet Wednesday
The adult farmers class will meet in the high school agriculture room Wednesday evening at 7 30 to discuss fertilizer problems. Present indications are this meeting will draw more interest as county farmers use a variety of fertilizers and application methods. Leonard Tindall, vocational agriculture teacher, announced. A film on farming in India will be shown after the meeting, with coffee and doughnuts served.
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Leonard Tindall
India
November Employment Shows Large Increase
Civilian employment rose by 518,000 last month erasing October’s decline from coal and steel strikes. Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer praised November’s job picture and forecast a future of rising living standards under a policy of new liberalism balancing all economic groups.
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Washington
LLP
Commerce Department
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Grade School Band Opens Night Concert At 7 30
The grade school band performs a 30 minute prelim at 7 30 tonight before the Washington high school band opens its concert at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium under director Melvin Hill.
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Washington
Melvin Hill
Rothschild Speaks to Baptist Men on Palestine Trip
The Rothschilds spoke at the regular Rothschild Baptist Men's Fellowship meeting, sharing impressions from his recent journey to Palestine. He described Holy Land visits and progress after conflict with Arabs, with public attendance following the supper. A brief business session preceded the program.
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I. Rothschild
Baptist Men's Fellowship
Palestine
Mr. Rothschild
Holy Land
Jacob Wenger 84 Dies This Morning in Washington Iowa
Jacob Wenger aged 84 born in San Luis Elsasce France died at 8 45 this morning in Washington Iowa after a brief illness. He lived at 1133 South Iowa Avenue and funeral services were held Thursday at 2 PM at Eicher Mennonite church with Rev W L Fast. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include his wife two daughters two sons and a brother. several siblings deceased. He was a longtime Mennonite and had farmed in Henry and Washington counties before moving to Washington in 1942.
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Jacob Wenger
France
Iowa
Mr. Wenger
South
Iowa Avenue
Eicher Mennonite Church
Rev
W. L. Fast
Jones Funeral Home
San Luis Elsasce
Peter and
Mary Schwartz Wenger
Germany
Noble
Sarah Widmer
Henry
Washington County
Washington
Wenger
Mennonite Church
Switzerland
Wilbur Schants
Crawfordsville
Frank Spenner
Laramie
Wyo
Victor
Clear Kale
Frederick
Spokane Wash
Joseph
Wayland
Jordan claims he removed radar from four air transports
Former Army Major George Racey Jordan told reporters he ripped secret U S radar gear from four Russian bound transports in spring 1943. He said a fifth plane with devices escaped to Moscow and cited a claimed leak connected to Russia.
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Jordan
New York
Army Air Force
George Racey Jordan
U. S
Moscow
Wrightfield
Dayton
C. H. Gitzinger
Russia
Ditzinger
Washington
A. I. Belyaev
Russian Purchasing Commission
Great Falls
Belyaev
Tax Sale Here Monday Brings in 924.27
County tax sale held yesterday at 10 a.m. realized 924.27 from 27 parcels. County treasurer Bill Howell reported more than full amount collected this year with 1,352,166.48 to be collected and 1,354,000 collected to date. Delinquent parcels were bid in by the county under the scavenger law and resold under school board and city council supervision.
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Bill Howell
Howell
Firemen Plan Supper And Training Session
Washington firemen will serve a chili supper at 6 30 Wednesday evening in the city hall firemen clubroom. A school of instruction for all firemen will follow the supper.
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Washington
City Hall
Weather outlook with cooler temps and brisk winds
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon with winds shifting to northerly 20 to 25 mph. Highs 35 to 45. Tonight cloudy and windy with lows 15 to 25. Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler with northerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Monday high 48 low 20.
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Ecunchattee
Ala
Ilinois
Rev. Welch
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