Pope Opens Holy Year at St Peter's Cathedral
Pope Pius XII opened the 1950 Holy Year with widespread ceremonies as a million worshippers prayed in Rome. A 125-member landless peasant rally was arrested near the labor chamber after which a general strike was called and then suspended as Interior Minister Scelba promised speedy release after religious rites. The year offers plenary indulgences for acts of devotion and marks the churchs 25th Holy Year since 1925.
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Vatican City
Pius X11
St. Peter’s
Rome
St. Peter's
St. Mary Major
St. John
Lateran
St. Paul's
Couple From Keota and Glasgow Obtain Marriage License
Kathryn Lois Phillips of Keota and Lawrence H B Glasgow of Washington received a marriage license Friday in the district court clerk R R Noonan's office.
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Kathryn Lois Phillips
Keota
Lawrence HB
Glasgow
Washington
R. R. Noonan
Youth Kills Playmate Accidentally During Cops and Robber Game
In Galena Illinois a 14 year old boy admitted that a shotgun death of Ross Rudhti also 14 was accidental. The shooting occurred during a cops and robbers game at the boy’s home. The body was found by the father with a toy badge nearby and a .410 shotgun on a table. Coroner to hold an inquest.
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Galena
Lll
Percy Hutchison
Ross Rudhti
Hutchison
Robert Menequin
Charles Bartell
Menequin
Claude
Ray E. Logan
Ross
No Journal Monday Christmas Week Closure Notice
In keeping with a longtime custom the Evening Journal will not publish Monday December 26. Christmas is one of two holidays when the Journal is not printed. This year Christmas falls on Sunday, so the Journal and most Washington stores shut Monday with many offices closed.
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Santa Claus
Washington
Timmy
Tommy Wehr
St. Nick
Evening Journal
Nazarene Church Drops Sunday Evening Christmas Service
Rev. C F Gieselman announced no Sunday evening Christmas service at the Church of the Nazarene. Regular Sunday school and morning service with the Christmas message will proceed. Elaine 18 Nancy 11 and Tom 7 were away from home at the time of the shooting.
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C. F. Gieselman
Church of the Nazarene
Elaine
Nancy
Tom
Santa Claus in Trouble on Last Day Before Christmas
United Press reports Santa faced troubles nationwide on Christmas Eve. In Hartford a department store Santa, Thomas O. McSweeney, was arrested for driving a stolen car, forcing a helper to take over. New York stores cut off Santa’s line after a telephone mix up, while Fort Worth reports a girl seeking a “boy friend” rather than a doll.
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Santa Claus
United Press
Santa
Hartford
Conn
Thomas O. McSweeney
New York
Thous
Fifth Avenue
Fort Worth
Tex
Georgia Dean Wounded As Ex-Wife Shoots In Home
John E. Drewry dean of University of Georgia journalism and Miriam Thurmond were shot by Drewry's divorced wife in a residence near Athens. The wife, reportedly a former campus beauty, admitted shooting after an apparent quarrel over the dean's relationship with Thurmond. Both victims were listed in fair condition at University Hospital.
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Athens
John E. Drewry
University of Georgia Journalism School
Drewry
Miss Thurmond
University Hospital
Cherokee Plans Belt Highway After Runaway Truck Crash
The Cherokee city planning board released a letter to the Iowa highway commission urging a partial belt around Cherokee after a runaway truck crashed into the business district last Wednesday, killing two and injuring others. The letter notes a second such incident and cites risk to students crossing to lunch.
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City Planning Board
Iowa Highway Commission
Fred White
Highway Commission
White
Foster Family Holiday Visit from Omaha Dietician
Helen Foster a dietician for the Y in Omaha visits with her father John Foster and sister Ruth during a holiday trip.
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Helen Foster
Omaha
John Foster
Ruth
Fire kills mother and five children in San Antonio home
A San Antonio mother Maria Montelongo 37 died after a fire destroyed a three room home early today. Her husband Alion 36 and one child Francisca 18 survived in critical condition. The blaze started from a overheated wood stove and left eight family members asleep in every room. Several bodies were found near the stove. In Bradford Connecticut another fire killed Charles H. Nott his wife and two children, with flames 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
Employment Office to Hold Farm Labor Clinic
The Iowa State Employment office here plans a series of farm labor clinics early in 1950 modeled on last year’s successful meetings. Farmers and farm workers should stay in touch for notices of these sessions starting late January. Meetings will be announced Tuesday broadcasts from KWPC Muscatine at 7:30 to 8 and at noon.
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Iowa State Employment Office
KWPC
Muscatine
Bethlehem Marked By Desolation As Pilgrims Journey To Shrine
Bethlehem sees pilgrims flock to the Church of the Nativity for the midnight service amid poverty and refugees from the Palestinian conflict. Refugees crowd tents on Samarian and Hebron hills while cities await barriers opening for five hours to allow diplomats and UN personnel to Bethlehem for worship.
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Bethlehem
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Christendom
Church of the Nativity
Samarian
Hebron
Jerusalem
United Nations
Open House Planned at Cedar Rapids Soil Testing Lab
Washington county representatives from agencies involved in soil testing and fertility are invited to attend an open house at the Cedar Rapids soil testing laboratory on Wednesday December 28. Gus Alsip of the county extension office says the program begins at 1 PM with a guided tour of the facility.
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Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Gus Alsip
County Extension Office
Mrs Marie Hamilton Visits Local Families for Holiday Weekend
Mrs Marie Hamilton arrived from Chicago to spend the holiday weekend with Mr and Mrs D W Anderson and Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin at their homes.
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Marie Hamilton
Chicago
D. W. Anderson
Ralph Martin
White Christmas Ups Traffic Deaths
A cold white Christmas raised the nation’s toll with 56 deaths since 6 p m last night. Traffic crashes caused 40 deaths, 13 burned to death, and three died in other accidents as fires from over-heated stoves added to holiday fatalities.
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Chicago
New York
Paper Drive Planned by Washington Boy Scouts
The Washington Boy Scouts will conduct a paper drive next Tuesday starting at 8 30 a m Working from Sperry Kaster s office they will collect all tied bundles left in visible accessible places Missed paper can be dropped off at Mr Kaster s office later that day.
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Washington Boy Scouts
Sperry Kaster
Indictment Accuses Japan of Germ Warfare Against China
Moscow announces charges against 12 Japanese army members for preparing and using bacteriological weapons on secret orders from Emperor Hirohito. The indictment, published in Pravda and Izvestia, cites planned dissemination of cholera typhus plague and other germs, with units trained to manufacture and deploy agents.
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Reds
Moscow
Russia
Hirohito
Pravda
Izvestia
London
Douglas MacCarthur
Soviet Union
China
University of Iowa to Offer Scholarships for Displaced Students
Walter Goetsch, dean of student affairs at the University of Iowa, announced a limited number of displaced persons in Iowa will receive scholarships starting next year under an international program. The plan, authorized by the state board of education, provides 80 scholarships annually at Iowa with full tuition and fees, contingent on returning to home countries after study. implementation is aimed for the fall semester next September.
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Iowa City
Walter Goetsch
University of Iowa
State of Iowa
State Board of Education
United States
Goetsch
Local Holiday Visits Highlight Mississippi Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Thomas Martin and two children of Cleveland Mississippi visit Mrs Wanda Bowden over the holiday. Bowden hosts a relatives gathering Wednesday night. Martin teaches at State Teachers College of Mississippi. Phillip Kneen Mollie Jane and Nora Faulkner plan to drive to Winfield Sunday to join Karl Kneen family for Christmas. Nettie Miller of Ottumwa arrives for several days with sister Ray Box and Mr Bow.
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Thomas Martin
Cleveland
Miss
Phillip Kneen
Mollie Jane
Nora Faulkner
Winfield
Karl Kneen
Nettie Miller
Ottumwa
Ray Box
Mr. Bow
Des Moines Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Cloudy and warmer today with a high around mid 20s and a low near freezing. Snow is forecast for Sunday with northeast winds 20 to 30 mph, turning northwest Sunday night. Highs Sunday near 25 degrees, with reduced temperatures in extreme northwest and southeast sectors. Friday temperatures reach a high of 21 and a low around freezing.
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Des Moines
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