Washington Dentist W B Crooks Dies After Jump From Building
Dr. W B Crooks a Washington dentist, despondent over ill health, leapt from the Klein Kletching building on the square. He died at Crawfordsville hospital where he was taken after being found mortally injured on the sidewalk. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 2 PM with burial at Crawfordsville Cemetery. survivors include wife Mrs Min Te Netzswanger, brother H H Crooks, sister Mrs B B Nicola, and sister Mrs T L Cherryholmes.
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Crooks
Washington
Klein Kletching Wo
Ihewst
Eorner
Wis
Arrval
Ile
Crookes
Ottumwa Youth Held Yet In Traffic Death Inquest
An inquest is pending into the traffic death of Richard E L Hosminger 22 of Mount Viewout engineer after his car collided head on with a truck driven by Guthrie five miles west of Ottumwa on highway 34 Authorities reported Guthrie was on the wrong side of the highway at the time of the crash Two others sustained minor injuries while Guthrie had minor injuries.
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Pairfield
Renold Guthrie
Ottumwa
Richard EL Hosminger
Mount Viewusant
Oullineer
Guthrie
Highway
VEW Post Monthly Meeting Notice
The VEW post holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the VFW hall. Members are urged to attend to discuss important business. Veterans interested in joining are urged to attend tomorrow night.
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VEW Post
At & Pam
VFW
Interest Grows in Adult Education in LocalSchools
Public discussion centers on starting adult education classes with over 160 survey responses showing interest. Business education and hobby classes draw notable attention, and a university or state speaker may present in Washington on an 18 week program. An advisory council may be formed from interested residents to plan details.
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State Department
Washington
Baby Near Death After Emergency Plane Trip
Two month old David Minter and his father D K Minter were flown to the Naval Medical Center Bethesda Maryland after the infant suffered water on the brain. Navy physicians called his condition satisfactory but with little hope for recovery as President Truman arranged passage on a Navy Courier plane following the father’s appeal.
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Washington
Ei Asalter
Truman
Naval Medieval Center
Dethesda
Navy
David Minter
Do K. Minter
Burial of Arthur Kyle Scheduled for Tuesday
Arthur C. Kyle 76 died Saturday at Washington County Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday from the Methodist Church in Mergiton with Rev. HK Voss in charge. Burial will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Kyle, born April 2, 1870, near Beckwith, was a longtime resident of Brighton and never married. He served as janitor at the Methodist church for many years and is survived by three sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Brighton
Arthur C. Wele
Washington County Hospital
Wyte
Mergiton
HK. Voss
Auriwl
Ataren
Koeem O
Kyle
John J
Emily George Kyte
Beckwith
Brichton
Methodist Church
Sears
Mary Kiekenbottom
Seven UI student groups discuss sorority racial ban issue
Iowa City July 29 Seven University of Iowa groups meet to discuss Phi Gamma Nu's refusal to initiate Gwen Moore a Negro The NAACP urged the University to bar fraternities and sororities discriminating on race color or creed The action prompted the NAACP resolution and campus debate.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Phi Gamma Nu
Gwen Moore
Notable U.S. Presidents and Bachelor Status
The list notes that Presidents Tyler Fillmore Harrison Roosevelt and Wilson were bachelors at certain times or overall, while Buchanan is identified as an outright bachelor. The record surveys early and late 19th to early 20th century presidents and their marriage status.
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Tytler
Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Buchanan
UN Demands Prisoner Talks With Reds Now
The United Nations accused the Communists of blackmail and demanded talks tomorrow on a prisoner exchange. UN officials, led by Admiral C. Turner, warned of consequences if the Reds refuse, while officials in Washington awaited President Truman’s guidance after meetings with defense chiefs.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
CC. Turner Day
Sixteen New Vehicles Registered In County Office
Sixteen new motor vehicles were registered last week in the office of W. F. Howell, county treasurer. Registrations included Elon Christner Crawfordsville for Mack Truck, Paul George Washington for Ford, James Morgan Brighton for Plymouth, Melvin Snyder Washington, Marjorie Snyder Washington, Lewis Ropp Kalona for De Soto, Orenth Jones Washington for Ford, W S Triesheimann Wellman for Nash, Staines Foster Washington for Mercury, Carl Brown Washington for Buick, Rose Reid Washington for Buick, Verland Forbes Annewerts for Chevrolet, Pauline Bish Washington for Buick, Donald McHayes Washington for Dodge truck, Gale Reif West Chester for Chevrolet truck, Ki Steinbeck Rubio for Chevrolet, Burdette Barker Worthington for Kaiser. Mrs Dale Caldwell Mason City spent weekend with relatives and attended the Wap ters-hage wedding at Pleasant Saturday evening, returning Sunday evening.
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Elon Christner
Crawfordsville
Mack Truck
Paul George
Washington
Ford
James Morgan
Brighton
Plymouth
Melvin
Marjorie Snyder
Lewis C. Ropp
Kalona
Desoto Orenth Jones
WS. Triesehmann
Wellman, Nash
Staines Foster
Mercury
Carl R. Brown
Buick
Lester Vo Forbes
Annewerts
Chevrolet Verland
Pauline Bish
Donald Mc Hayes
Dodge
Gale Reif
West Chester
Chevrolet Truck
Ki. W. Steinbeck
Rubio Chevrolet Burdette
W. Barker
Worthinston
Kaiser
Dale Caldwell
Mason City
Wapters-hage
Mi Pleasant
Truman Ends Vacation Opens Talks With Defense Chiefs
Rebecca Ann Harvey 97 dies at home in Washington after long illness. Widow of Jesse Harvey, she lived on a farm near Dutch Creek and moved to Washington in 1925. Funeral Tuesday at Jones with Dr C Reed. burial Kim Grove cemetery. Survived by two daughters, three stepdaughters, a son, a stepson, a brother, 31 grandchildren, 6% great grandchildren, and other relatives.
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Rebecca Ann Harvey
Dee 4
Tsao
Jesse Bo Harvey
Washington
Harvey
Bate
Mere Harvey
Methodist Church
VEW
Kart Hburrough
Mere
Carl Dunbar
Brighton
Matte Lemley
Meg. Naowi Lewis
Mewell
Nora Lewis
Larned
Kansas
Charles J. Harveys
Wilber Harvey
Tujunga
Calif
Ad Henry
Keota
Jesse Raymond Harvey
Ora Rowe
John Harvey
One Millionth Auto Fatality To Be Recorded Next Week
A 68 year old Wall Street broker Henry H Bliss was struck by a car in Manhattan on September 15 1896 and died the next day his death is recorded as Americas first automobile accident fatality. The piece notes the upcoming milestone when the one millionth person will die in the US from an automobile.
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New York
Henry H. Bliss
Midtown Manhattan
Bliss
Wall Street
Miss Lee
Harlem
Brooklyn Superbas
Pittsburg Pirates
Pirates
Garrick
Zara
Leslie Carter
Vanderbilt Deal
Columbus Avenue
74Th Street
76Th
Existance
United States
Arthur Smith
New York Herald
America
U.S
Truman Considers Fallout if Korean Cease Fire Fails
President Truman huddled with military and diplomatic advisers to plan for tough decisions if Korean truce talks break down. The meeting with the joint chiefs, Lovett, and Webb followed a day of private briefings as Washington weighed prisoner exchanges and armistice policing amid ongoing political scandals.
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Michael J. O'Neill
Washington
Prsident
Truman
Virgil Hancher To Speak At Swine Producers Banquet
Virgil Motlaneher president of the State University of Iowa will speak at the Washington County Swine Producers banquet and director elections. The event occurs Monday evening December 1. Reservations and tickets are sold by association directors and at the extension office.
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Virgil Hancher
Virgil Motlaneher
State University of Iowa
Washington County
Washington
Durel
Bart Bureau
Methodist Mens Brotherhood
War license issued to two Muscatine residents
A war license has been issued to Theodore De Rama dell and Ernestine E. Morgan, both residents of Muscatine, according to local records. The document confirms their names and hometowns without additional details.
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Theodore de Ramadell
Ernestine E. Morgan
Muscatine
No Agreement On Disarmament Plan
Ul? Foreign News Editor Harry Ferguson reports the Paris talks on curbing weapon production ended without consensus. Nations divided over atomic ban while small states appeal to big four at the UN. Anticipated future arms race persists as scientists race to create more powerful engines of destruction.
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Harry Ferguson
America
Britain
Rance
Russia
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Pri
Extension personnel at Ames conference
Thomas A. Kobb Washington county extension director and Muriel Collier home economist attend the annual Iowa extension workers conference in Ames this week. They will remain at the conference through Friday.
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Thomas A. Kobb
Washington County
Muriel Collier
Home Economist
Bre
Ames
Iowa
Varied Activities Scheduled At Schools Despite Christmas Vacation
Washington schools plan a 12 day Christmas to New Year break ending January 4. Lincoln and Stewart hold Christmas programs on December 15 and 18. Junior high hosts a PTA sponsored holiday program December 17. Santa Claus will visit elementary schools December 24. Basketball games scheduled include Mt Pleasant December 14 and Fairfield December 31 with limited seating at Fairfield. tickets urged via Bob Everetts.
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Washington
PTA
Me Sehell
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Lee
Iowa City Public Schools
Fairfield
Caudle Denounces Tax Shakedown Plot In Hearing
Former assistant attorney general T Lamar Caudle testified before a Ways and Means subcommittee that he heard last August his name was used in an alleged $500000 tax shakedown of Chicago attorney Abraham Teitelbaum. He said he was enraged and called Frank Nathan in Florida to stop the misrepresentation. Nathan, a promoter and influence peddler, and Bert K Naster of Hollywood were accused by Teitelbaum of aiding the plot.
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Washington
cUuty
T. Lamar Candle
Chicago
Attorne
Abraham Teitelbaum
Caudle
House
Ways and Means
Frank Nathan
Florida
Atlandcs
Caulle
Nathan
Bert K. Naster
Hollywood
Fla
Teitelbaum
Eastland Family Reunion Reported in Davenport
Dr and Mrs R Q Eastland attended the Kastland family annus reunion in Davenport on Sunday signaling a family gathering with relatives present for a long standing tradition.
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R. Q. Eastland
Davenport
Kastland
Neighbors Harvest 70 Acres at Cavyl Bell Farm
A Saturday work party of neighbors and friends gathered at Cavyl Bell’s 104 mile northwest of Washington farm to harvest 70 acres of corn for Mr Bell who is recovering from spinal surgery. Seven corn pickers and locomotors aided the group with many helping Friday and completing the job Saturday afternoon.
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Cavyl Bell
Washington
Mr. Bell
William Gammon
Bart Smith
Kevin Bomber
Merle Howsare
Jools Timmins
Mart Will
Truman summons top advisers for Korea truce talks and tax crisis
President Truman plans a White House meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and James Webb to push U N Korea armistice and prisoner exchanges amid a national tax scandal and corruption charges. Attorney General McGrath may propose a bipartisan drive for government reform.
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Washington
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James ©. Webb
J. Howard McGrath
White House
Key West
Weebington
Farmers' Class Meets in Fenn Building
This week’s adult farming class will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Fenn building announced by Leonard Tindall vocational agriculture teacher at the high school Welding demonstrations will be part of the program Mr Smith of Lincoln Welding company will conduct the demonstrations and answer questions All interested farmers are invited to attend.
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Fenn
Leonard Tindall
Smith
Lincoln Welding Company
Des Moines Iowa Weather Forecast Update
Fair and a little warmer this afternoon except cloudy extreme north with occasional light snow. Highs 32 to 48. Mostly cloudy north and east tonight and tomorrow with occasional light snow in extreme north. Not very cold tonight. Lows 20 to 38. Colder north tomorrow with highs 25 to 30 north and 30 to 35 south. Increasing cloudiness Wednesday with light snow possible north.
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Des Moines
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