Secret Norden bomb sight leak to a communist agent
A House investigator said information on the Norden bomb sight was given orally to a communist agent before the war. The probe linked possible leaks to Aberdeen proving grounds, Maryland, while noting the exact leak date remains undisclosed. FBI is reviewed a civilian employee accused of passing data to Russians in 1927-38.
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Washington
Wec
UPA House
House
UN American Activities Committee
Army’ Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
America
FBI
Rainfall in Washington Dulls Weather Morning Rain
Rain in Washington reached .15 inches according to the official observer. A fine mist persisted through the morning, maintaining damp conditions.
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Washington
Official Weather Observer
Des Moines Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight and Tomorrow
Weather in Iowa cloudy with freezing rain or drizzle in the west and extreme north portions and rain in the rest of the state tonight and tomorrow. Snow likely in the west tomorrow. Highs near 40 in the southeast today and tomorrow. Tonight's lows 34 to 38 southeast.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Meat Prices Dip 12 17 Percent From Summer Highs
Retail grocers association and AMI reports show independent stores cutting prices 17 percent as wholesale costs ease. Good grade round steak falls from 1.06 to 0.88 per pound and rib roast from 0.84 to 0.76. AMI predicts higher beef production in late 1949 and 1950. National Tea Co. cuts steaks and roasts by eight to 10 cents in 400 stores across Chicago Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
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United Press
National Association of Retail Grocers
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Ami’s Department of Marketing
San Francisco
National Tea Co
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Stewart Pupils Stage Christmas Program at School
Stewart school students presented a Christmas program directed by Phyllis Willey at 7:30 p m The religious play O Come Ye to Bethlehem featured speakers Roger Himm Dean Wilsey Alan Bailey Elliott Moses Micky Swanson Stanley Smith Orville Courtney Bob Eyestone and Margaret Ahrens A large choir sang carols with a candlelit procession and solos by Donald Gardner and Micky Swanson Santa Claus visited after the program
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Stewart School
Phyllis Willey
Bethlehem
Roger Himm
Dean Wilsey
Alan Bailey
Elliott Moses
Micky Swanson
Stanley Smith
Orville Courtney
Bob Eyestone
Margaret Ahrens
Page
Donald Nickerson
We Three Kings
David Boileau
Bobby Davison
Jim Thompson
Donald Gardner
Santa Claus
Loren Robertson Named Deputy Sheriff in Washington County
Sheriff elect Charles Snyder announced Loren Robertson of Wellman will be deputy sheriff as he takes office January 1, 1949. Robertson, married, plans to move with his family into the sheriff's home beside the jail after H. M. Putnam vacates. A long-time Wellman resident, he formerly owned a gas station in the city.
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Charles Snyder
Washington County
Loren Robertson
Wellman
Snyder
Robertson
H. M. Putnam
Journal office to close Saturdays in winter months
The Journal will not be open on Saturday evenings during winter. Rural visitors had access from 7:30 to 9 on Saturdays in warmer months, but this will end starting next Saturday evening until further notice.
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Journal
Hoppers Threat To 1949 Crops
An Iowa State College entomologist warns grasshoppers may cut southern Iowa crops 10 to 40 percent next year unless controls are taken. Dr H H Harris notes light to threatening autumn egg counts across Jasper Poweshiek Carroll Audubon Cass Wayne and Appanoose counties in a cooperative survey by federal and state agricultural agencies and ISU extension.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
H. H. Harris
U. S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Iowa Department of Agriculture
The
Agriculture Experiment Station
Iowa State College Extension Service
Jasper
Poweshiek
Carroll
Audubon
Cass
Wayne
Appanoose Counties
Harris
Red Cross Distributes Measles Serum in Iowa
Elven Mellrath, Red Cross state relations officer, announced that the American Red Cross has distributed more than 10 250 vials of measles serum to Iowa doctors and hospitals since January. The serum, immune serum globulin, carries a $6 per vial retail price.
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Des Moines
Elven Mellrath
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Iowa
McIlrath
Senate Farm Leader States Truman Backs Price Support Plan
Sen George D Aiken of Vermont says President Truman supports the farm price support program from the 80th Congress and endorsed it in his signing message. Brannan joins Aiken praising a policy of managed abundance to sustain farm production and require storage, distribution, and market aids for high consumer access.
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Senate
Truman
ST. Paul
George D. Aiken
Aiken
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Brannan
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Ottawa Police Study Abets Discharge of Patrolman
Ottumwa officials reviewed a report on police department investigation and upheld the firing of Patrolman Nial Wiemer for misconduct. Five other officers appealed to the civil service commission as hearings were to be held later. report found no graft but cited lack of organization and supervision and condemned policemen serving as tavern special officers in off hours.
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Ottumwa
Nial Wiemer
Civil Service Commission
John D. Moon
Wapello County
State distributes health dividends and plasma packages
Distribution described as a 361 500 savings to the people. Doctors hospitals and clinics received 24000 plasma packages valued at 456000 dollars as health dividends for the state, according to Mcllrath.
Christmas Tree and Program at County Home
Residents of the County Home will hold a Christmas tree and program Thursday evening December 23 at 7 30 p m. People with packages for the Home are asked to leave them at
Pupils Raise 628.12 In County CROP Drive
Washington county schools report a total of 628.12 raised in the current CROP drive. The figure comes from county superintendent Lester B. Krabil and includes most schools both town and rural. Holy Trinity at Richmond and St James in Washington also contributed.
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Washington County
Lester B. Krabil
Holy Trinity
Richmond
St James
Washington
Sigourney Woman Hurt in North Wellman Crash
Mrs. Forest Striegel of Sida lost her balance and suffered facial bruises when Delbert William Striegel attempted to pass Fred E. Thatcher as the Wellman driver began turning into his driveway. Damage to both cars was about $300.
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Forest Striegel
Sida
Ney
Delbert William Striez
Route One
Harper
Wellman
H. M. Putnam
Fred E. Thatcher
Streigel
Bus Company Named Defendant in Suits
Two damage suits totaling 30 935 85 have been filed in Linn county district court by Harry Peterson naming Bee Line Transit Inc and Charles W VanWinkle as defendants. The first suit seeks 8720 15 for damages from an accident south of Mt Vernon in Linn county on Navy 12 1948 with Peterson as a bus passenger driven by VanWinkle. The second suit, by Peterson as administrator of Hazel Petersons estate, seeks 22235 70 for damages claiming Hazel Peterson died in the same accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Harry Peterson
Bee Line Transit Inc
Charles W. VanWinkle
Mt. Vernon
Navy
Mr. van Winkle
Funeral services held for Charles A. Strohm at Grace Hill
Funeral services conducted Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in Grace Hill church for Charles A. Strohm with Rev. F W Eastwood and Rev. Floyd A. Smith officiating. Burial followed in Grace Hill cemetery. Sherman’s Funeral Home managed arrangements. Pallbearers named Ira Miksch Earl Mikseh Robert Hyde Lewis Hering Charles Harvey Laurence Mottet. Mr and Mrs Max Waterhouse with Gers Engel provided special music.
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Charles A. Strohm
Grace Hill Church
F. W. Eastwood
Floyd A. Smith
Grace Hill Cemetery
Sherman
Ira Miksch
Earl Mikseh
Robert Hyde
Lewis Hering
Charles Harvey
Laurence Mottet
Max Waterhouse
Gers Engel
Ordnance Meeting Set With Major Fuller Present
Major Fuller of Des Moines will attend the regular meeting of the 468th Ordnance Medium Maintenance company at eight o'clock in the armory Thursday evening. Capt. William Perdock urged all troop members to be on hand for the gathering.
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Fuller
Des Moines
468Th Ordnance
William Perdock
Benteco Food Chain Celebrates 50th Anniversary Year
Benteco Food City marks its 50th year with an anniversary sale in store events, a broadcasting hookup, coffee service, and prizes. Founder A. J. Benner borrowed to start a small tea route from Burlington. the chain now spans 86 Benteco stores across Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois with 37 tea routes. Company president Milton Sandell and officials will attend the Washington store kickoff this week, with local managers and staff listed. Details found on pages four and five.
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Benteco Food City
Marvin Carter
Benteco
A. J. Benner
Burlington
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Milton Sandell
Benner Tea Company
Washington
Robert Clark
Dale Dodd
Washington High Pupils Take Special Tests
Washington high school students were busy writing tests under a University of Iowa representative. The exam measures comprehension of recent social and scientific developments as reported in the press and on radio as part of a national program. Washington students are a test case before nationwide testing next spring.
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Washington High School
University of Iowa
Y's Men Christmas Party Delights Children At Local Y
Washington Y s Men and families filled the Y M C A community room for the annual party. Children performed songs and recitations before Santa Claus handed out gifts from under the festively lit tree. Logan Heilman chaired the event with T B Brown guiding the children's program, and many attendees noted a Santa look alike to L A Hol.
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Washington Y’s Men's Club
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Logan Heilman
T. B. Brown
Communists Claim Capture of Peiping General
A China dispatch reports Communist forces entered Peiping at 5:20 PM and captured Gen. Fa Tso Yi, though officials deny the claim. Hu Shih, arriving from Peiping, says the capital is not yet fully taken and airfields remain in nationalist hands. Observers note conflicting reports and ongoing pressure on the city.
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Peiping
China
Nanking
Commercial Bank
Fa Tso-Yi
North China
Teng Weng-Yi
Ger Fu
Ctil
Hu Shih
The
National University At
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Rocus
Penney Employees To Get Special Pay
Twenty eight workers at the Washington J C Penney store join more than fifty thousand Penney employees in a special payment approved by directors. Full time staff employed all of 1948 receive two weeks pay, with extra and part time workers receiving proportionate amounts. This is not a standard Christmas bonus.
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Washington
J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Penney Company
C. R. Wilson
Wilson
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Residents
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse to Robert J. Rohrer and Dolores M. Wallace of Washington. Another license was granted to Richard Allen Nihart of Mt. Pleasant and Mary Lou Stacey of Brighton.
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Court House
Robert J. Rohrer
Dolores M. Wallace
Washington
Richard Allen Nihart
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Lou Stacey
Brighton
Schools in County Will Get Over $6,000 in Supplemental Aid
Supplemental state aid for Iowa schools in Washington county for the current year totals 6100.31 dollars. Disbursements will be pro rated across districts by need, based on student counts and available state funds. Total claims exceed four million dollars, so payments average about 24.42 cents per dollar, with Washington county districts receiving around 8000 dollars in total.
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Washington County
Lester B. Krabill
Krabill
Iowa
Jessie M. Parker
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bighton Independent
Wellman Independent
Noble Consolidated
Richmond
Rubio
Clay Township
Marion Township
Indian Creek
Brighton
Oakland
Brighton Township
Riverside
Walnut
Summmit
Cedar Township
Clay
Center
Dutch Creek Township
Dutch Creek
Rolling Green
Middleburg
English River
Pleasant Hill
Warn Merchants Of Bad-Check Artists In Iowa
Business manager J. B. Steiner of the Iowa State sheriff's association warns merchants about bad check artists exploiting Christmas shopping. He says passers are preying on new clerks and a relaxation of precautions, predicting record losses this holiday season in Iowa.
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Des Moines
J. B. Steiner
Iowa State Sheriff's Association
Steiner
Iowa
Toward a Deadly Decade Toll Near Second Worst Mark
The Iowa public safety department aims to cut December fatalities as 1948 nears its end. By December 13 the 1948 highway death toll stood at 53, down 16 from 1947’s 69, with officials warning the year could still reach 551 deaths if daily fatalities continue.
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Des Moines
Towa Public Safety Department
Towa
Iowa
Lee
Helicopter Rescue Planned For Nine Stranded Flyers
Rescue efforts using a helicopter or ski equipped aircraft were planned to reach nine American airmen marooned in Greenland after a C 47 crash. Seven were stranded atop a barren mountain near Narsarssuak, 100 miles from town, since last week. Two more survivors were added when a B 17 crashed in the soft snow nearby.
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ST John's
Nfld
Greenland
Narsarssuak
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