Funeral for Nora M Boileau Held Friday
Graveside rites for Nora May Boileau 75 formerly of Washington county will be Friday at 1 00 p m at Elm Grove Cemetery Rev W J Stevens will officiate She died January 31 in Des Moines Surviving are two daughters Rolla Westing Des Moines Tom Frieze Harvey Illinois a son Lloyd Boileau Cedar Falls a brother Earl Barnett Keosauqua seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral home arrival around noon Friends may visit at Jones Funeral Home until service time
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Nora May Boileau
Washington County
Boileau
Des Moines
Elm Grove
W. J. Stevens
Barnett
Cornelius H. Boileau
Rolla Westing
Tom Frieze
Harvey
Illinois
Lloyd Boileau
Cedar Falls
Earl Barnett
Keosauqua
Jones Funeral Home
Telephone Union Push Strike Plans
Washington reports government mediators pushing to avert a nationwide strike as CIO communication workers plan a strike next Wednesday. Union President Beirne says picket lines will close many exchanges and deny work to about 200,000 more workers. Ching meets Beirne and company officials to seek peace conferences.
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Washington
CIO
Joseph A. Beirne
Cyrus S. Ching
Beirne
Ching
Prediction of House Support for New Electoral Vote Method
Rep Ed Gossett a Democrat of Texas predicted substantial House approval for a constitutional amendment to count electoral votes by national popular vote. The Senate passed the proposal and added a 40 percent threshold for presidential election. The measure requires two thirds in the House and ratification by 36 states.
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Washington
Ed Gossett
Tex
House
Gossett
Senate
Wayland Churches Donate Meat for Overseas Relief
Hogs donated by Wayland Mennonite Church members joined labor from the Allimans in hog butchering. Meat and lard were sent from Wayland to Akron Pennsylvania for overseas relief, processed by a portable Mennonite Central Committee canner. Donations included three churchs can counts: Sugar Creek 3112 cans, Eicher 1700, Wayland Mennonite 1472. Wyse Custom Butchers donated cutting. John Alliman and his sons Lester and Willis appear in the scene.
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Wayland Mennonite Church
Allimans
Wyse
Con
Mennonite Central Conference
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Akron
Pennsylvania
Sugar Creek Church
Eicher
Wyse Custom Butchers
Sugar Creek
John Alliman
Lester
Willis
Groundhog Predicts Early Spring In Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club head Dr. F A Lorenzo says the groundhog did not see its shadow due to heavy clouds and fog, indicating an early warm spring. The event notes this is only the second time in 50 years the shadow was not seen.
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Canoe Ridge Weather Works
Punxsutawney
F. A. Lorenzo
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Lorenzo
Polio Slogan Winner From Washington Named
Mrs. George Birney of Washington wins the March of Dimes slogan contest in Washington county. Edward J. Kelly says the panel of four judges selected her slogan Just give your dimes which make us smile and help to make life more worthwhile. Birney donated the $5 prize to the polio fund.
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George Birney
Washington
Washington County
Edward J. Kelly
Coal contract talks collapse as Truman eyes Taft-Hartley option
Northern and western soft coal operators end negotiations with John L. Lewis who accuses the leaders of wrecking the talks. President Truman considers invoking Taft-Hartley amid the breakdown and a possible 70 day truce or stand by workers for voluntary back to work. Lewis says the union will continue the fight for a contract that avoids worker subservience.
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Washington
Northern and Western
John L. Lewis
Taft-Hartley Law
Truman
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Former Resident Robert White Dies at 82
Funeral services for Robert Sherman White, 82, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. He died suddenly at his daughter Opal White Dutro’s home in Montpelier. Born Sept 11, 1867, north of Ainsworth, he farmed north of Crawfordsville for 58 years. Survived by one daughter, four sisters, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. two sons preceded him in death.
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Robert Sherman White
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. White
Opal White Dutro
Montpelier
Ainsworth
Fred E. Miller
Edward H
Louise Cunningham White
Jennie Ettie Green
Crawfordsville
Opal Dutro
Lou Barnes
Eva Nelson
Washington
Lillie Stone
Sioux City
Maude Smith
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Damage Believed Slight on Big Mo in Norfolk
The Navy expects to report today the Missouri hull damage and repair costs after the battleship ran aground at Thimble Shoals. Rear Admirals Allan Smith and Homer Wallin oversee drydocking and say only three of 400 underwater compartments may be stove in. The ship should be ready for action in three to five days if no further issues emerge. A court of inquiry Saturday will review why the ship left the marked channel during Brown's first cruise as skipper.
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Norfolk, VA
Hampton Roads
Allan BE. Smith
Homer N. Wallin
Missouri
U. S
Thimble
Old Point Comfort
W. D. Brown
Brown
Temperature and layering in clothing insulation
A scientific note explains that wearing two thin garments insulates better than one thick one because the air trapped between layers reduces heat transfer. The concept highlights how layering traps air to enhance warmth.
New Uranium Deposits Found in Quebec Area
A government official confirmed large uranium deposits near Charlevoix county in northern Quebec as hundreds of prospectors move to stake claims. Deputy Mines Minister A. O. Dufresne said over 75 claims have been registered with the department and initial assays show uranium oxide content from 65 to 85 percent. The area spans about 18 miles near the St Lawrence River, with over 15,000 acres reportedly staked around St Simeon. The federal mines department will pay 550 dollars per ton for ore containing at least 10 percent uranium oxide.
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Quebec City
Quebec
Charlevoix County
St. Simeon
Federal Mines Department
Riverside Post Office to Hold Postal Clerk Examinations
N J Oganovic announced an exam for regular clerk positions at Riverside Iowa on February 17 at 8 30 am in the Iowa City post office building. Basic substitute pay starts 1 06 per hour. regular clerks earn 2370 to 2670 yearly depending on office size. Applicants must be U S citizens 18 to 50 years old with veterans and certain federal service exceptions. A four hour written test is required. Obtain forms from the local postmaster.
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N. J. Oganovic
U. S. Civil Service
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Riverside
Iowa
Iowa City
United States
Odd Fellows Lodge Donates 25 to March of Dimes
The Washington Odd Fellows lodge voted a $25 donation to the county March of Dimes campaign. A typographical error in Wednesday's Journal listed $5 instead of the correct $25.
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Washington Odd Fellows Lodge
County March of Dimes
New County Agent Thomas Robb Takes Washington County Post
Thomas Robb assumed duties Wednesday as extension director for Washington county filling a vacancy since Floyd Goodell’s resignation. A Town State College graduate with a Bachelor of Science earned in March 1949, he previously served as county youth assistant in Marion county.
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Thomas Robb
Washington County
Robb
Floyd Goodell
Town State College
Marion County
Local Businessman Marks Anniversary at Washington Station
Dan Brindley proprietor of Brindley's Standard Station marks his 11th anniversary of the Washington business. He took over from Harold Ahrens on February 1, 1939, transforming a small station into a large local super station on a busy corner.
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Dan Brindley
Brindley
Standard Station
Washington
Harold Ahrens
Dan
Kral Urges Farm Efficiency At Local Meeting
Leslie Kral farm manager from Cedar Rapids addressed 85 farmers at the high school agri culture meeting. He outlined using land labor capital and machinery to boost income and showed profit charts. Mrs Sheetz and Mrs Martin served coffee and doughnuts. this was the final of ten meetings sponsored by the vocational agriculture department.
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Leslie Kral
Cedar Rapids
Journal Featured In Coming Program
The Washington Evening Journal is among 21 Iowa newspapers to be featured on the second We Iowa Editors program broadcast on WOI at 1 14 p m Saturday. John H Henry of the Des Moines Register directs the program. Excerpts show a newspaper’s community value and editor contributions to local growth.
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Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Washington
We Iowa
WOI
John H. Henry
Des Moines Register
Dates For Musical Contests Announced
DES MOINES IDPA announces a statewide sequence of four contests culminating in the all state Iowa music finals. About 25 000 students from roughly 600 high schools will compete with 19 sites hosting soloists and ensembles and 16 venues for vocal and instrumental groups. Finalists will perform at four state meets April 21 and 22 with all state finals May 6 at Perry for soloists and ensembles.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
L. A. Logan
Shenandoah
Iowa State Music Association
Nea
Logan
Washington
M. M. Schell
Centerville
Creston
Charles City
Storm Lake
Sherman cites 60 to 70 Russian subs in western Pacific
Admiral Forrest Sherman said Russia operates 60 to 70 submarines in the western Pacific with total subs around 270 to 289, about a quarter in the Pacific, as U S plans to boost naval strength. He noted Russia may be assembling subs at Vladivostok and warned the submarine threat is very real. Carrier strength would rise to two in the western Pacific and six destroyers would shift from the Atlantic, with Boxer remaining the only carrier at Yokosuka
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Russia
Western Pacific
Forrest P. Sherman
U. S
Sherman
United States
Pacific
Navy
Far East
Vladivostok
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Atlantic
Yokosuka
Omar N. Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Hoyt S. Vendenberg
Air Force
Japan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman rejects UN notice on hydrogen bomb plan
President says notifying the United Nations about suspending hydrogen bomb work is unnecessary while urging international control of atomic weapons continues. Senator Vandenberg’s bid to require such a UN pledge drew support from several congressmen amid calls for new negotiations with Russia to curb the atomic arms race.
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Washington
Truman
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
United Nations
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Brien McMahon
Conn
Atomic Energy Committee
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Vandenberg
United Press
Community Chest Sets Annual Meeting Date
Rev. T. C. Polk announces the Washington Community Chest annual meeting for Tuesday February 7 at 7 30 PM in the YMCA east room. Open to contributors, the gathering will elect board members hear reports and approve business items. Nomination chair Artemas Brown plans to present candidates as five board terms end this year: Mrs Weldin Richard Stewart Leo Holland C R Wilson and Rev Polk.
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T. C. Polk
Washington Community Chest
Community Chest
YMCA
Artemas Brown
Chest
Phil Weldin
Richard Stewart
Leo Holland
C. R. Wilson
Rev
Polk
Weather forecast for Des Moines Iowa
For Iowa generally fair this afternoon tonight and Friday with highs from 10 above northwest to 3 southeast. Colder in the east tonight. Warmer Friday with lows zero to 10 below north and zero to five above south. Friday highs 26 to 34 north and 32 to 38 south. Winds west to northwest 15-20 mph this afternoon, shifting to west to southwest 10-15 mph Friday. Yesterday's temperatures reached a high of 25 and a low of 1 below zero.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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