Hoegh Denies Rumor He'll Withdraw Appointments
Des Moines Iowa Gov Leo A Hoegh denied reports he planned to withdraw one of four highway commission appointments to appease Senate leaders He said he would not move and had given four good names He acknowledged approaches by unnamed individuals to withdraw at least one candidate including Chris Larson Sioux City II Senate leaders prefer to keep experienced holdovers and may delay committee reports while examining qualifications
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Highway Commission
Iowa
Hoegh
Senate
Chris Larson
Sioux City
Larson
Capitol Hill
Plan Club Institute At YMCA February 10
Miss Anna Dawson county chair man of the federated clubs of Washington county will conduct a Club Institute next Thursday February 10 in the east end of the community room of the YMCA beginning at 1 30 p m All members of federated clubs are invited to attend Parliamentary procedure will be discussed and the club women are asked to present any questions they may have on the subject.
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Anna Dawson
Federated Clubs of
Washington County
YMCA
Federated Clubs
United States Eyes Showdown Over Formosa Cease Fire
At the UN Security Council Washington seeks a Formosa cease fire as Moscow conduct signals a possible split in Russian and Communist Chinese relations. Molotov’s talks with Hayter and Kaul are arranged, Peiping insists on a seat in the Security Council and ejecting Nationalist China.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Russia
Formosa
Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
V.M. Molotov
William Hayter
P. N. Kaul
Chou En-lai
London
Moscow
Jawaharlal Nehru
Molotov
Hayter
Kaul
China
Liu Hsiao
Peiping
New York
American Group Back on Tachen Evacuation Believed Imminent
American military advisers return to Ta Chen Island amid reports of an imminent Nationalist evacuation with U.S. Seventh Fleet support. Chase says the area is quiet, with no American casualties from Red bombing, as plans reportedly align for a four point evacuation agreement.
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Tachen
Taipei
Formosa
Tachen Island
East China
Tachens
Chase
Congress
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Ameri
Worship and Recreation Highlight Union Youth Rally
The Washington Methodist church hosts a Sunday union youth rally with a 5 p.m. recreation period followed by a light lunch for a small charge. Artemas Brown of the YMCA will speak and offerings fund sending books to Africa and the International University of Japan. The event ends at 7 p.m. with worship at local churches. Attendees are invited to bring recent books for overseas shipment.
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Union
Washington Methodist Church
Artemas Brown
YMCA
Africa
International University of Japan
Widow praised for saving six in Carbondale blaze
In Carbondale Pennsylvania a 52 year old widow is lauded for saving six people from a 42 million dollar fire that devastated the business district. Firefighters battled the stubborn flames as others elsewhere left hundreds homeless in NE Pennsylvania.
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Carbondale
Pennsylvania
Joseph Healey
Sophie W. Farnham
Marie Tresslar
Donna
Thomas
Healey
Tresslars
Rites at Wellman For Andrew Lee Smith Jr
Andrew Lee Smith Jr. 16 months died Friday at University hospital Iowa City after four months as a patient. Funeral 2:30 p m Sunday February 6 Powell funeral home Wellman burial Wellman cemetery Rev John Giles in charge. Survived by parents An drew Lee Smith Sr and Alice Marie Bringman Smith a sister Toni Marie maternal grandparents Tony Bringman Wellman paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs. Smith and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toni Marie
Tony Bringman Wellman
Mrs Cosgrove 85 Dies Friday Evening
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cosgrove 85 died at 7 30 p m Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs J R Noel 421 West Second street Funeral 2 pm Monday February 7 at Jones funeral home with Dr C R Reed in charge Burial will be Elm Grove cemetery She was born January 24 1870 near Wayland daughter of John and Emma Brannen married Thomas J McFarland in 1890 later married John Cosgrove who preceded her in death She lived in Washington 50 years Survivors include seven children and twelve grandchildren plus great grand children one brother Charles Brannen Mt Pleasant two sisters Cora Fickel Mt Pleasant and Julia Branch flower Washington one son Leslie and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Cosgrove
J. R. Noel
Emma Manning Brannen
Wayland
Thomas J. McFarland
John Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Washington
Jesse McFarland
Santa Barbara
Calif
Theodore McFarland
Everette
Wash
Harry Hessletine
Frank Fritchen
Omaha
Nebr
Lawson Crone
Rock Island
Ill
George Wilson
Des Moines
Charles Bran
Funeral Sunday for Harold Warren 51
Funeral services for Harold Warren age 51 will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday February 6 at Jones funeral home with Dr W J Stevens in charge Burial will be in Wayland cemetery Mr Warren died this morning He was born August 6 1903 the son of Charles Warren and Clara Olive Wallingford Warren He attended Olds Consolidated schools He was a member of Christian Tabernacle Survivors include an aunt Clara Wenger of Wayland and an uncle Harry Warren of Des Moines.
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Harold Warren
Jones Funeral
W. J. Stevens
Wayland
Mr. Warren
Charles Warren
Clara Olive Wallingford Warren
Olds Consolidated
Christian Tabernacle
Clara Wenger
Harry Warren
Des Moines
Hot dog starts fire gutting two story Goshen house
A dog named Rover caused a blaze in Goshen New York when it lay near a gas heater and dived under a sofa. The fire gutted a two story house and a woman was hospitalized.
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Goshen
N. Y
Rover
Tensions Rise as Taipeis Nationalists Prep Tachen Evacuation
Nationalist and American sources report plans to evacuate the Tachens under U S 7th Fleet protection may be announced soon amid pre dawn bombings and naval actions. Bombers hit Communist gun positions and ships near Yushan and Yikiang islands with several vessels sunk or damaged. Cmdr Tseng Ah Kwang of the Communist 5th Fleet was reported killed in a separate air strike. Twelve Americans are said to be stationed on Quemoy reinforcing defenses near Communist positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chase
Red Gun
Tachen
Taipei
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Tachens
Washington
Yikiang Island
Tachen Island
Yushan Island
Cmdr
Tseng Ah- Kwang
East China Sea
Chinatone
Tseng
Quemoy
Man Pays 27Year Old Debt In Surprise Meeting
J E Davis a retired grocer in Mt Airy North Carolina was bumped in a crowd by an old customer who remembered an old debt. The man paid Davis on the spot thirty two dollars owed for twenty seven years.
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MT. Airy
N. C
J. E. Davis
Davis
Twenty Two Join Chamber of Commerce Members Added
Twenty two names were added to the Chamber of Commerce membership since the last report. New members include Dr Fay W Warner Earnest Salladay of Iowa Memorial Co Walter L Rukgaber Earl May Seed Store Hartzell Plumbing Heating and Electric McDaniel Drug Store Rock Island Motor Transit Paul TeBockhorst Electro lux Mose Levy Co Lloyd Walker Howard Benn Walt Kiesey Bill Howell Fred Bourgeois Washington Veterinary Clinic Dr Peterson and Dr Flicking Corp O L Verners Wilson Bros Diamond D X Products Delivery Everette Miller Standard Oil Agent A W Hinder man Washington Oil Co Longs 92 Cafe.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fay W. Warner
Earnest Salladay
Iowa Memorial Co
Walter L. Rukgaber
Earl May Seed Store
Hartzell Plumbing
McDaniel Drug Store
Rock Island Motor Transit
Paul TeBockhorst
Electrolux
Mose Levy Co
Lloyd Walker
Howard Benn
Walt Kiesey
Bill Howell
Fred Bourgeois
Washington Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Peterson
Dr. Flicking Corp
O. L. Verners
Wilson Bros. Diamond D-X
Everette Miller Standard Oil
A. W. Hinderman
Washington, Oil Co
Long's 92 Cafe
Adams Resignation Sparks Talk On Stevens Future
Washington, UP. John G. Adams resigned as Army counselor effective March 31, prompting questions about Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens. Adams called the Army hearings painful but proud of the Army. Stevens’ aides said he does not plan to resign. McCarthy commented that more resignations could come.
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Washington
John G. Adams
Joseph McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Adams
Senate
Stevens
White House
McCarthy
Menlo Man Dies In Car Truck Collision
Joseph James, 33, Menlo, Iowa, was killed when his car crossed a curve on U S 6 and struck an Omar Bakery semi driven by Donald L. Mainelli, 26, Omaha. Mainelli escaped injury as his truck tipped and blocked the highway for nearly three hours.
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Menlo
Iowa
Joseph James
U.S. 6
Here
James
Omar Bakery
Donald L. Mainelli
Omaha
Neb
Iowa Legislature Set to Tackle State Money Plans
Iowa lawmakers enter week five focused on two year budget decisions. Senate Appropriations chair Sen Harry E Watson and House counterpart Rep Russell Patrick prepare to name subcommittees. Debates loom on labor bills, unemployment and disability payments, beer sale ban on holidays, and income tax inquiry. Some push for a broader sales tax to fund appropriations while aiming for modest budget increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Harry E. Watson
R-Sanborn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Russell A. Patrick
R-Hawarden
Patrick
House
Leo Elthon
Senate
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
Iowa Manufacturers Assn
Alan West
Sac City
Iowa Commerce
Big Snowstorm Deluges Great Plains and Chicago
A massive snowstorm dumped up to 29 inches over the Great Plains, pushing east to Chicago where near blizzard conditions developed last night. The system stretched through Minnesota Wisconsin and parts of Indiana with a forecast of up to two more inches before changing to freezing rain.
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Great Plains
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Chemical control of weeds and brush shows strong results
On April 28 1954 Tom Robb and Dutch Sylvester conducted a weed brush and tree control demonstration on the George Tripp farm near Washington involving 4D herbicide brush killer and basal spray. A June 9 result demonstration drew 75 attendees with visible weed suppression and brush/tree damage. A follow up meeting is planned February 8 at 1 15 pm at the Washington YMCA sponsored by the county extension service.
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Tom Robb
Dutch Sylvester
Iowa State College
George Tripp
Washington
Tripp Farm
Beef Association
YMCA
Earl Raun
County Extension Service
Six Planes Flee as Sabres Shoot Down Two MIG15s
American FS Sabre jets shot down two Soviet built MIG15s off the West Coast of Korea in international waters. The clash involved RB45 reconnaissance planes and top cover Sabres from the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing as U S forces redeployed from Japan amid tensions with Soviet and Chinese air power.
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Tokyo
Korea
U.S
Air Force
Yellow Sea
Japan
Formosa
Asia
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
North Korea
Shanghai
Siberia
Washington
Far East
Rebels Seize Costa Rican Airliner Reported Near Los Chiles
Government expedition heads toward Los Chiles to verify reports rebels captured a Lacsa airliner. Isla Del Coco garrison 30 hours away, contact with the plane and ground stations is failed, pilots saw no disorder as the abandoned aircraft sits on the strip.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Los Chiles
Isla del Coco
Lacsa
Weather Summary: Iowa Braces for Colder Patch This Weekend
United Press Iowa reports mostly cloudy skies through Sunday with a chance of snow flurries. Temperatures dip tonight mainly in the north and east with a low. highs Sunday in the mid 20s to 30s.
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United Press
Iowa
Tenigas
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Georgia
William F. Knowland
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George
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Yikiangshan
Carbondale Blaze
Wellman
Andrew Lee Smith Jr
Hot Doe
Coast
Chiang
Menlo Man
Elthan
Republican Labor Council
Council
Herman M. Knudson
Aclear Lake
Knudson
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