Pope Opens Holy Year as Cardinal Doors Swing
Pope Pius XII opened the 1950 Holy Year at St. Peter's with crowds in Rome and four basilicas. a rally by landless peasants led to 125 arrests and a brief general strike order that was withdrawn after the minister promised releases. The year grants plenary indulgence for devout acts amid anti communist focus.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's
Rome
St. Mary Major
St. John
Lateran
St. Paul's
Phillips and Glasgow Get Marriage License
Kathryn Lois Phillips of Keota and Lawrence E. Glasgow of Washington obtained a marriage license Friday in the office of R. R. Noonan, clerk of district court.
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Kathryn Lois Phillips
Keota
Lawrence E. Glasgow
Washington
R. R. Noonan
Youth Kills Playmate During Cop and Robber Game
In Galena Illinois a 14 year old boy admitted the fatal shot that killed 14 year old Ross Rudthi during a game of cops and robbers. The body was found by the father with a toy badge and handcuffs nearby and a .410 shotgun within reach. An inquest will be held as authorities investigate the accidental shooting.
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Galena
Ill
Percy Hutchison
Ross Rudhti
Hutchison
Robert Menequin
Charles Bartell
Menequin
Claude
Ray E. Logan
Ross
No Journal Monday Holiday Closure Reminder
The Evening Journal will not publish Monday December 26 marking Christmas observance. Many Washington stores and offices close, libraries end 6 pm today and reopen Tuesday, and federal state and county offices close for the holiday period.
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Washington
Nazarene Church Announces Christmas Day Schedule
Reverend C. F. Gieselman states there will be no Sunday evening Christmas service at the Church of the Nazarene. Regular Sunday school and the morning service with the Christmas message will proceed.
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C. F. Gieselman
Church of the Nazarene
Children among those away during shooting incident
Elaine age 18 Nancy age 11 and Tom age 7 were away from home at the time of the shooting.
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Elaine
Nancy
Tom
Santa Claus Faces Trouble On Christmas Eve
United Press reports a chaotic Christmas Eve as Santa scenes unfold nationwide. In Hartford Santa handed duties to a helper after a stolen car incident, in New York stores fail to reach him by phone, and Fort Worth departs with a playful mix as a girl asks Santa for a boy friend.
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United Press
Santa
Unta Claus
Hartford
Conn
Thomas 0. McSweeney
Santa Claus
New York
Thous
Fifth Avenue
Fort Worth
Tex
Divorcee shoots University of Georgia dean on eve of 24th anniversary
Athens Ga. John E. Drewry dean of UGA journalism and his secretary Miriam Thurmond were shot by Drewry’s divorced wife just before midnight. Police said motive was jealousy. Mrs. Drewry, arrested at home, claimed she killed both and planned suicide but poisoning did not occur. Thurmond and Drewry hospitalized in fair condition.
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Athens
John E. Drewry
University of Georgia Journalism School
Drewry
Miss Thurmond
University Hospital
Cherokee Highway Change Sought After Runaway Truck Crash
Cherokee Iowa planning board issues letter to the highway commission seeking a partial highway belt around Cherokee to prevent a repeat of a recent accident that killed two and injured others. The letter notes a second such incident and cites risk to students crossing Highway 3.
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Cherokee
City Planning Board
Iowa Highway Commission
Fred White
Highway Commission
White
Foster Family Holiday Visit in Omaha
Helen Foster a dietician for the Y in Omaha visits during a holiday from her work. She is accompanied by her father John Foster and sister Ruth as they spend time in the city.
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Helen Foster
Omaha
John Foster
Ruth
Tragic Christmas Fires Claim Eight Family Members
A San Antonio mother Maria Montelongo and five children perished when a fire destroyed their three room home. Husband Aliion and Francisca were hospitalized in critical condition after escaping the blaze caused by an overheated stove. In Bradford Connecticut a separate fire killed Charles H. Nott, his wife, and two children, with the blaze spreading to an unoccupied neighbor’s home.
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United Press
San Antonio
Tex
Maria Montelongo
Alejandro
Andea
Yolanda
Alicia
Carlos
Aliion
Francisca
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Bradford
Conn
Charles H. Nott
Farm Labor Clinics Planned by Town Employment Office
The Town State Employment Office will hold a series of farm labor clinics early in 1950 to match workers with suitable farm jobs and help employers find appropriate workers. Meetings will begin late January with notices broadcast Tuesday between 7 30 and 8 o'clock and at noon over KWPC Muscatine.
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KWPC
Muscatine
Bethlehem Marked By Desolation As Pilgrims Journey To Shrine
Pilgrims and refugees fill Bethlehem as 55 000 Palestinians flee war with 30 000 Arab Christians seeking shelter. Black cloaked nuns guard the Church of the Nativity as midnight service draws believers to pray for bread homes and work amid poverty and crowded clinics. Jerusalem barriers open for five hours for diplomats to reach Bethlehem for the nativity rite.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Christendom
Church of the Nativity
Samarian
Hebron
Jerusalem
United Nations
Open House in Cedar Rapids Soil Testing Lab
Washington county representatives and agency staff are invited to an open house at the Cedar Rapids soil testing laboratory on Wednesday December 28. The program begins at 1:00 PM with a guided tour of the facility led by Gus Alsip from the county extension office.
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Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Gus Alsip
County Extension Office
Mrs Marie Hamilton Visits Local Friends for Holiday Weekend
Mrs Marie Hamilton has arrived from Chicago to spend the holiday weekend with Mr and Mrs D W Anderson and Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin at their homes nearby.
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Marie Hamilton
Chicago
D. W. Anderson
Ralph Martin
White Christmas Raises Nation's Holiday Fatalities
A cold Christmas worsened highway crashes and fires, raising the toll to 56 deaths by Christmas Eve dawn. Traffic crashes caused 40 fatalities, with 12 child victims and 13 burned to death. The safety council warned motorists to drive carefully amid forecasts of a cold, snowy holiday.
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Chicago
New York
Paper Drive by Washington Boy Scouts Next Tuesday
The Washington Boy Scouts plan a paper drive starting at 8:30 a.m. They will work from Sperry Kaster's office and collect tied bundles in visible accessible spots. Any missed paper can be brought to Mr. Kaster's office later that day.
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Washington Boy Scouts
Sperry Kaster
Moscow Indicts Japanese for Germ War Plots During WWII
Moscow charges allege Japanese planned to spread cholera plague typhus and typhoid using germs and infected lice against Chinese and Soviet citizens. Indictment lists units trained to manufacture and deploy germ weapons and to equip guns and planes for distribution. Western observers question Moscow's claims amid wartime war crimes accusations.
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Pravda
Izvestia
Moscow
London
Douglas MacCarthur
Soviet Union
China
Russia
University of Iowa to Grant Scholarships for Displaced Persons
Walter Goetsch says the University of Iowa will offer 80 scholarships yearly to displaced persons from Iowa under an international program. The awards pay full tuition and fees for foreign students who must return home after completing study, beginning next fall semester.
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Iowa City
Walter Goetsch
University of Iowa
State of Iowa
State Board of Education
United States
Goetsch
Local families spend holidays visiting relatives in Mississippi
Mr and Mrs Thomas Martin and two children of Cleveland Mississippi visit Mrs Wanda Bowden for the holidays. Mrs Bowden hosts relatives Wednesday night. Mr Martin teaches at State Teachers College of Mississippi. The Kneen family plans to drive to Winfield for Christmas with Karl Kneen and family. Nettie Miller of Ottumwa visits sister Mrs Ray Box and Mr Box for several days.
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Thomas Martin
Cleveland
Miss
Phillip Kneen
Mollie Jane
Nora Faulkner
Winfield
Karl Kneen
Nettie Miller
Ottumwa
Ray Box
Mr. Box
Weather outlook for Des Moines area
Cloudy and warmer tonight with lows 25 to 30 in the south west and 10 to 20 in the northeast. Sunday brings wind and snow with falling temperatures and northeast to north winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to northwest Sunday night. Highs Sunday 25 in the extreme northwest to 35 in the southeast. Friday temperatures reach a high of 21 and a low of 0.
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Des Moines
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