Polish Refugee Recalls Katyn Massacre Witness Testimony
A Polish refugee testifies before a House committee about the Katyn forest massacre of Polish officers in 1939. He describes seeing Russian soldiers drive officers to a mass grave, force sawdust into their mouths and shoot them, while he and two others watched from a tree.
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Washington
Katyn Forest
Simolensk
House Committee
Katyn
U.S
United States
Weather Forecast for Des Moines Iowa Today and Thursday
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries east today. Highs 25 to 30 north east and 30 to 35 southwest. Partly cloudy tonight then Thursday warmer. Low 10 to 15 north and 20 to 25 south. High Thursday 38 to 42 north and 42 to 48 south.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Seek Owner For Dog Now In City Pound
City police chief Carl Haneker announced two dogs in the city pound. A six month old brown cocker spaniel seeks a home and a second brown cocker spaniel wearing a harness was also picked up and is wormed and available for adoption. Potential owners should visit the police station to view the pups.
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Carl Haneker
Ets
Waukon Man Admits Shooting His Wife
Waukon police report Fran Lowe, 40, found dead from a shotgun wound. Her husband, Verena Howe, a carpenter, confessed to first degree murder after she was discovered in a second story bedroom. Authorities say motive is unclear and an autopsy will follow.
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Waukon
Francl Lowe
Ted
Carpenter Bushband
Howe
Verena
Lloyd Godfrey
Sherif
William Huffman
Huffman
Pateman
Jodn Hutton
Howes
San Diego
Calif
Three Youths Die After Car Hit by Train at Crossing
Waterloo police report three youths died after their car rolled onto a railroad crossing and into a Rock Island Lines passenger train. Deceased were Louis I. Hackman 21 of New Hampton William J. Hughes 20 of Waterloo and Paul T. Schuckhardt 20 of New Hampton. Hughes and Schuckhardt died soon after an ambulance arrived. Hackman died several hours later at a Waterloo hospital.
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Waterloo
Rock Island Lines
Louis I. Hackman
New Hampton
William J. Hughes
Paul T. Schuckhardt
Hughes
Schuckhardt
Hackman
Judge Confirms Widow's First-Year Allowance in Quinn Estate
Judge Frank Bechly upholds a district court ruling in the estate of Robert Louis Quinn confirming the widow's annual allowance for the first year set at 1200 dollars. The ruling finalizes the widow's support amount and continues the probate process.
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Frank Bechly
Robert Louis Quinn
Rehearsals Begin For Y's Men's Play John Loves Mary
The Y's Men present a three night community comedy at the local high school Horium Feb 20 21 22 with a cast of 10 led by Jim Waster as John and Mel Gilford Morrison as Mary. Supporting players include Robert Reed Mrs Gene Tucker and others. The plot centers on John trying to arrange a war bride setup for his friend and the ensuing comic misunderstandings.
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Horium
Pinnacher
Jim Waster
John
Mel Gilford Morrison
Mary
Robert Reed
Gene Tucker
Robert Choate
Robert Wartinhires
Robert Everetts
Roy Fields
Keith Vetters
Mars
Fred
Europe
Lily
United States
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oklahoma
Father of M. M. Schell Dies In Polo Illinois
Funeral services for Eugene Schell, father of M. M. Schell, superintendent of Washington schools, were held Tuesday in Polo, Illinois. Mr. Schell died Sunday morning. There are over 6,000 plants in North Carolina's natural arboretum.
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M. M. Schell
Polo, Illinois
Eugene Schell
Washington Schools
Polo, Il
Schell
North Carolinas
King George VI Dies Today News and Chest Campaign Reaches Goal
Robert Day announced the Community Chest goal of 25000 was reached at 25003.05 with 22 members contributing to cover the shortfall. The fifth annual meeting in the YMCA elected five new board members and set an organizational meeting for February 2 at 7 pm in the YMCA.
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Robert Day
Community Chest
Chest
YMCA
W. J. Crossheim
Grossheim
Mr. McCreedy
Edna McCarty
Herry Turner
At & Pa
Death Comes To English Monarch During His Sleep
King George VI died peacefully in his sleep in London. His 26 year old daughter Elizabeth, now queen, began her journey home from East Africa to assume the throne. Privy Council proclaimed Elizabeth queen as she boarded a plane from Kenya to London.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Britain
East Africa
Kenya
Philip
Entebbe
Uganda
British Overseas Airways
Royal Fam
Royal Lodge
Base
George
Margaret
Prince Charles
Princéan Anne
Sandringham
American Friends Mourn George VI Death
Americans mourned the death of King George VI. Leaders from all walks of life praised his steadiness during Britain s crisis and his comeback after a serious operation last fall. Washington welcomed Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh soon after the surgery and U S leaders hope the youth will strengthen Anglo American ties.
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Washington
Truman
George VI
United States
George
Britain
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
U. S
America
Evangelists Hale to Speak at Christian Tabernacle Tonight
Mr and Mrs Dewey Hale missionaries to Liberia will speak again tonight at the Christian Tabernacle here. They opened their two lectures Tuesday night sharing their Africa work and showing colored films. The public is invited to attend as they wear African costumes for the session.
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Dewey Hale
Liberia
Christian Tabernacle
Hale
Africa
UN Forces Raid Deep Into Communist Territory
United Nations tank infantry swept six miles into Red territory on the western front near Chorwon in sub freezing dawn operations. More than 20 medium tanks supported by engineers blasted supply lines and fortifications for three hours as Allied infantry secured surrounding hills then withdrew after a savage battle and heavy mortar fire.
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LTH Army Headquarters
Korea
UDP
United Nations
Red
Chorwon
UMT Measure Moves to House Vote on Universal Training
The House Armed Services Committee approved by 27 to 7 vote a bill to call all men at age 18 for six months universal military training. It blocks immediate active duty after training and keeps trainees in the reserve for 7 to 4 years with no active duty without Congress consent. A House timing plan targets the week of February 25 for consideration.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House
Vinson
Defense Department
Congress
John W. Long Dies After Three Months Illness
John W. Long died after a three month illness. His body is at Sherman Funeral Home with funeral arrangements not yet announced. An official notification will follow.
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John W. Long
Sherman Funeral Home
Elizabeth Becomes First Queen To Rule England Since Victoria
Elizabeth rises as the first female sovereign of Great Britain since Victoria and the fourth monarch since Victoria to ascend the throne. The piece notes debates over whether she is Queen Elizabeth or Elizabeth III and mentions historic unions and precedents between England and Scotland.
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Elizabeth
England
Victoria
London
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
British Empire
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth III
Scotland
James
James Bof Kangland
James Veio
Eadward VII
Edward Vou
Boy Scout Week Proclaimed in Washington Iowa
Mayor J W Bo Dupuis proclaims the week of February 6 to 12 as Boy Scout Week in Washington Iowa. The proclamation honors the Boy Scouts of America for their public service and urges citizens to recognize volunteer leaders and sponsoring organizations supporting Cub Packs and Scout Troops.
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Boy Scouts of America
J. W. Bo Dupuis
Washington
Iowa
Not Their Fault Journal Carriers Blamed for Late Delivery
Journal notes readers should not blame carriers for delays on Monday and Tuesday. Extra circulation and more pages increased workloads and affected delivery times.
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Journal
Journal Stati
The
Language Dialects of Local Indigenous Peoples Demonstrated
A short feature notes the variety of speech forms used by native groups in the region. It highlights distinct accents vocabularies and phrases heard in different communities and contexts.
Four Firms Accused In Grain Shortages
Washington officials told a House appropriations subcommittee four new grain shortage cases in warehouses have reached the court stage. They include Gistour The Lemore Grain and Feed Co of Lemoore California 236000 worth of barley Garden Seed and Grain Co Garden City Kansas incomplete audit Tonganoxie Elevator Co Tonganoxie Kansas 26000 of wheat and the city of Galveston Texas 177000 of wheat.
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Washingston
Agriculture Department
Nouse Appropriations
Department
U. S
Lemore Grain and Feed Co
Lemoore
Calif
Garden Seed and Grain Co
Garden City
Kan
Tonganoxie Elevator Co
Tonganoxie
Galveston
Tex
Commodity Credit Corporation
Appoint Deane Rinner To Cedar Rapids Post
Deane Rinner formerly of Washington has been named livestock service director at the Wilson and Co. Cedar Rapids plant, replacing Wayne Thorndyke who moves to the Chicago plant. The appointment, effective February 18, follows Rinner’s Iowa State College 1960 graduation and earlier 4 H work in the community. He has worked for Wilese and Co. in Dothan Alabama and Albert Lea Minnesota.
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Deane Rinner
Washington
Wilson and Co
Cedar Rapids
W. O. Frazier
Rinner
Wayne Thorndyke
Chicago
Iowa State College
Wilese and Co
Dothan
Ala
Albert Lea
Minn
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