Earthquake Devastates Eureka Area Killing One and Wounding Dozens
A 6.5 quake struck Eureka California and nearby towns causing one death Carl Wilkerson Arcata and at least 25 injuries. Widespread damage closed more than 50 stores and damaged water lines, with aftershocks prompting evacuations and a seven day emergency water supply plan.
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Eureka
Calif
California
Oregon
Nevada
Fortuna
Arcata
Ferndale
Fernbridge
Scotia
Burkea
C. E. Emahiser
Humboldt County
Carl Wilkerson
Humboldt Bay
Sweasy Dam
Joseph Lockhart
Public Works
Co-Existence Essential to Survival Says Stevenson
In Look Magazine based predictions for 1955 Adlai E Stevenson declares co existence or no existence in the atomic age. He joins John Foster Dulles and Pierre Mendes France in urging peaceful cooperation and disarmament to secure liberty and world understanding.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Look Magazine
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Department of State
Pierre Mendes- France
Free Nations
Don Radda Named Champion Corn Grower in Southeast District
Don Radda of Washington earned area champion corn grower honors in a 17 county Southeast district contest sponsored by Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn Co. of Hampton Iowa. He produced 149.1 bushels per acre at 152 moisture, using Farmers 588 in a 5 acre plot. He received a personalized plaque at a recognition dinner in Ainsworth and will join seven other area champs on an expense paid trip to the National Western Stock Show in Denver.
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Don Radda
Washington
Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn Company
Hampton
Iowa
Radda
Ainsworth
Denver
County 4 H Party Planned for December 28
Washington County 4 H officers met December 18 to plan a county wide 4 H party at West Chester High School gym on December 28 at 7 30 p m The program begins with a mixer and installation of county officers for 1955 followed by group games square dancing and refreshments Officers in charge are Jo Ann Friese Joyce McAfee Jaro l Ornduff Janet Ross Keith Horn Richard Stewart Harold Bohr and Dick Soukup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
4-H
County Extension Office
West Chester High School
Jo Ann Friese
Joyce McAfee
Jarol Ornduff
Janet Ross
Keith Horn
Richard Stewart
Harold Bohr
Dick Soukup
Washington High School Christmas Assembly Ends Sessions
Washington high school held an assembly before Christmas vacation with a freshmen play directed by Miss Darlene Blankenhorn, a boys quartet musical number, and a panel discussion led by alumni. Participants included Clemma Mosier and Lloyd Simons in the play, Dick Marie and Rodney Campbell in music, and Janice Kos plus other college-bound alumni in the panel.
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Washington High School
Darlene Blankenhorn
Clemma Mosier
Margaret Young
Lloyd Simons
Robert Wiley
Linda McConnell
Pat Marston
Sylvia McClure
Sue Patterson
Stephens to Speak To Off the Record Group
The first winter meeting of the Off the Record group is set for December 27 at 7 30 p m at the county extension office. Dick Stephens of Ainsworth will discuss Adequate Intermediate and Developmental Credit, a topic he recently addressed at the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers annual meeting in Chicago.
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Dick Stephens
Ainsworth
Stephens
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Chicago
YMCA Holiday Schedule Plans Specials During Break
The Washington YMCA closes all day on December 25 and January 1. Holiday activities include boys swim hikes high school gym time and volleyball on various days from December 23 to December 31. Events feature ping pong tournaments movies ice skating and a hamburger feed with tickets sold by 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Washington
YMCA
Meeting on Intermediate Credit Issues by Off the Record Group
Officials outline steps to address problems faced by lenders and borrowers in intermediate credit. Stephens notes growing needs and invites attendance at this meeting and winter gatherings of the Off the Record group.
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Stephens
Keokuk Woman Faces Second Degree Murder Trial
Keokuk, IA. Vera Mae Wright, 46, is on trial for second degree murder in the stabbing death of Virgil Pickett, 51, at her home on May 4. Final arguments conclude as an 11 man and one woman jury prepares to hear self defense claims and witness testimony from Pickett’s brothers and Wright’s husband.
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Keokuk
Vera Mae Wright
Old Man Winter Brings Surprises
United Press reports the official arrival of winter with varied conditions across the country. Wyoming and Montana see higher temperatures than Florida, Miami women wear fur jackets, New York City feels unusually cold, and New England endures a snow storm with 16 inches in Portsmouth. The season began at 3 25 a m CST, the shortest day of the year, and a white Christmas is predicted for parts of the northeast with spotty coverage elsewhere.
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United Press
Winter
Wyoming
Montana
Florida
Miami
Fla
New York City
New England
Boston
Mass
Portsmouth
N.H
U.S
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
Illinois
New Jersey
Virginia
Plains
Appalachians
West
Washington Resident W. P. Dupuis Suffers Heart Attack
W B Dupuis former mayor and well known Washington resident was taken to Mercy hospital Iowa City today after a heart attack. He was in Mercy hospital but no report on his condition was available this afternoon.
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W. B. Dupuis
Washington
Iowa City
Three Shells Burst Near Northwest Plane
Three shells exploded near a Northwest Airlines airplane over the Formosa Strait but the airliner remained undamaged and continued to Tokyo. Nationalist authorities in Taipei said warships practiced in the area but did not fire on the plane. Northwest and Nationalist officials suspected anti-aircraft practice in the Mount Tamsui region.
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Tokyo
Northwest Airlines
Formosa Strait
Taipei
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Northwest
Mount Tansui
Pope Pius XII Receives Blood Transfusion
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII, aged 78, was given a transfusion of mixed plasma and whole blood as he remains weak and ill. He had a restless night with hiccups that subsided after a special drug, and spent the day walking in the Vatican gardens and working on a Christmas peace appeal.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Vatican Gardens
Florence Williams Dies After Prolonged Illness
Florence Williams 74 died here this morning after a long illness. Services likely 10:30 a m Friday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. She was born August 24 1880 in Pennsylvania, daughter of Owen and Eliza Williams, lived in Cotter then Iowa City before moving to Washington. Survived by niece Mrs Harry Ward of Washington and nephews Owen Williams of Houston and Percy Williams of Mariemont.
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Florence Williams
Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth
C. R. Reed
Miss Williams
Pennsylvania
Owen Williams
Eliza Vaughan Williams
Cotter
Iowa City
Washington
The
Methodist Church
Harry Ward
Houston
Texas
Percy Williams
Mariemont
Ohio
Dr Laughead Linked to Washington Family Background
The article notes Dr. Charles Laughead, former Michigan State instructor famed for predicting a tidal wave and Chicago earthquake, is part of a Laughead family once living in Washington. Charles Eyestone confirms the doctor married a cousin of his and ties to the Loughead family of Washington.
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Charles Laughead
Michigan State College
Chicago
Laughead
Washington
Charles Eyestone
Loughead
Dr. Laughead Quits Prophetic Role to Seek Employment
Dr. Laughead resigns from his prophetic duties and announces he is seeking a new job. The move follows personal considerations and a shift away from his former ministry.
Chicago prophet Laughead quits after tidal wave prediction fails
Dr. Charles Laughead, who predicted a tidal wave engulfing Chicago, closes his practice and seeks new work after an 11th hour reprieve in space prompted him to drop forecasts. He plans Christmas with family in East Lansing and says bigger things await.
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Chicago
Charles Laughead
Laughead
Outer Space
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Mich
California
Dorothy Martin
Loughead
Mrs. Martin
Iowa 1954 Farm Harvest Above Ten-Year Average
Iowa farmers posted a 1954 crop yield near the ten year norm with cash receipts totaling 1.492 billion dollars and a 2.5 percent rise over 1953. Corn output fell 9 percent from last year due to heat and drought, while hog and dairy markets faced volatility as prices shifted and government supports waned. Agricultural economist Francis Kutish noted regional differences from 60 to 15-30 bushels per acre in the south, with northeast harvests reaching 80-100 bushels and outlook for 1955 cautiously optimistic.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Clyde Spry
Spry
Opti
Mrs. Maggie Johnson Dies at 88 in Brighton
Maggie Johnson 88 former Brighton resident died Tuesday night at 7 o clock. Widow of Andrew Doc Johnson they lived in Brighton for many years. Survived by four sons Oscar in Montana Edgar in Texas Dean J in Buckhannon and Dan in Brighton plus five grandchildren. Body at Omar Hoskins funeral home awaiting word from relatives.
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Maggie Johnson
Brighton
Fairfield
Oscar
Myers City
Montana
Steven
Jane Townsley Wood
Edgar
San Benito
Texas
Dean J
Buckhannon
W. Va
Dan
Night hawk perches lengthwise on limb unlike others
A night hawk is described perched along a tree limb rather than across it, a distinctive pose noted in the observation.
Jealous mill worker holds woman hostage for hours
A Wake Forest cotton mill worker Graham Timberlake held his girlfriend Jessie Elizabeth Davis at gunpoint in the packing room for nearly 24 hours over jealousy after she dated another man. He released her after a doctor’s sedative was given and he surrendered the pistol to police. Timberlake was jailed in Raleigh.
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Wake Forest
N.C
Graham Timberlake
Jessie Elizabeth Davis
Timberlake
Miss Davis
George Corbin
Royal Cotton Mills
Raleigh
Corbin
Wake County
Wyman Students to Present Christmas Operetta Thursday
Wyman grade school plans The Christmas Thieves comic operetta in three acts at 8 p m Thursday in the high school gym. Cast includes Patsy Jennings Louella Bitting Marilene Gipple and others with Barbara Dunn Doris Griffith Elaine Metzger Judy Wenger and more.
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WYMAN
Patsy Jennings
Louella Bitting
Marilene Gipple
Phyllie Buffington
Myron Jennings
Tommy Dunn
Melvin Gipple
Gary Huston
Earl Morgan
Bill Hill
Carol Morgan
Doris Griffith
Melodie
Texas Crude Oil Output Led U.S. Total in 1953
Texas produced 43.4 percent of the nation's crude oil in 1953, highlighting the state's dominant role in American energy output. The nationwide total and the exact regional share illustrate the postwar shift in energy production.
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Texas
Jury Reaches Second Degree Verdict in Sheppard Case
In Cleveland the Dr Samuel H Sheppard murder trial ends with a second degree verdict after 162 hours and 18 ballots. The jurors imposed life imprisonment with parole possible in ten years. The foreman announced the verdict to a quiet courtroom and a stay of execution was granted for a new trial motion.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland Press
Dr. Sem
Sam
Marilyn
James C. Bird
Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Dr. Sam
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
William J. Corrigan
Howard L. Barrish
Republic Steel
Barrish
Weather note from Iowa forecast for Thursday and Friday
Partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with slightly warmer temperatures on Thursday. Low around the upper 20s to low 30s and highs near 36 to 44 degrees, with continued partly cloudy skies and small temperature changes into Friday.
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Iowa
Higursday
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Adlai Stevenson
W. P. Dupuis
Pope Pius XII
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