Ronnie Allison Wins Top Journal Carrier Boy Award
Ronnie Allison 14 of 317 North Avenue CC won the 44th Evening Journal carrier boy watch. Dave Elder praised his route handling while Jimmy Palmer and Kent Klopfenstein placed second and third with 10 and rewards. The annual party at the YMCA included 61 attendees with various awards and a ping pong trophy won by Larry Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Allison
Evening Journal
Harold Johnson
Jimmy Palmer
Kent Klopfenstein
Bill Shannon
Journal Watch
James Allison
North Avenue CC
Dave Elder
the Journal
Ronnie
Robert Palmer
East Seventh Street
Kermit Klopfenstein
South Avenue B
Washington
YMCA
Journal
Ranny
Rudy Allison
Watch
Tommy Brown
Bill Duncan
Carrier
Joe McKeone
Basil McBee
Elder
Carrier Boys
Larry Duncan
Ronnie Avers
Jim Palmer
Duane Chance
Jimmy Plamer
Ronnie McGill
Merlin Hagie
Richard Leavitt
George McBee
Steve Johnson
George McDaniel
Merwin Swanson
John Anderson
Stanley Rathmel
Daryl Black
Ronnie Ayers
James Morrison
Spurgeon
The
Inland Daily Press Association
Guidance Clinic At Iowa City High School
Iowa City high school hosts a 12 county Guidance Clinic on Friday February 11 1955 from 9 a m to 4 p m. Counselors administrators and specialists will discuss common problems with an actual counseling demonstration as the focal point of the afternoon session. Attendance is limited to those responsible for counseling junior or senior high students.
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Iowa City High School
Services at Junction for Isaac Drake 67
Funeral services for Isaac Drake 67 will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Stacy funeral home in Columbus Junction He died Monday in the Veterans hospital at Iowa City Burial will follow in Columbus City cemetery Rev Myron Hayes of Sigourney will preside The American Legion will conduct graveside rites Rainbow Division of World War I members will be pallbearers Willard Sawyer will be soloist and Mrs B O Roundy the organist
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Columbus Junction
Isaac Drake
Stacy Funeral Home
Drake
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Columbus City
Myron Hayes
Sigourney
American Legion
Rainbow Division
Willard Sawyer
B. O. Roundy
La Rosa Cancels Des Moines Show Over Illness
Julius La Rosa abruptly left the Des Moines Auto Show amid illness and threats of a $200,000 lawsuit. He flew to New York after a three day stay, despite agency efforts to keep him on through Saturday. Doctors cited acute illness though performances continued for a few days and show officials noted his high daily earnings.
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Des Moines
Julius la Rosa
New York
la Rosa
United Air Lines
Chicago
Des Moines Automobile Assn
Grossman Entertainment Service
Arthur Godfrey
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Grossman Agency
Frank Barone
Barone
L.K. Meredith
Plans for World Day of Prayer in Washington
Preliminary plans were completed by the local committee for the World Day of Prayer observance to be held at 2 p.m. Friday February 25 at St. Pauls Evangelical Reform church. The event is sponsored by the National Council of Churches.
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Washington
St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church
National Council of Churches
Boy Scout Troop 241 Plans Court of Honor
Troop 241 schedules a potluck supper and Court of Honor at the United Presbyterian Church at 6 30 p m Friday. Mel Houck leads the program with Scout masters Charles Van Winkle and Joe Easter assisting. Awards include First Second and Tenderfoot badges with several Scouts recognized for length of service and perfect attendance.
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Boy Scout Troop
Plans
Court of Honor
United Presbyterian Church
Mel Houck
Charles van Winkle
Joe Easter
Dave Price
Iowa City
Myron Salladay
Francis Doyle
Dennis Schumacher
Michael Nugent
Charles Carricker
Jan Knutson
Nickie Walker
Ronald Griener
Johnny Anderson
Joe McDole
Larry van Winkle
Larry Barnes
Don Henness
Howard Curl
Frank Smith
Kenneth Hensel
Ronnie McGill
Dave Kuntz
Molotov Says Soviet Is Top Hydrogen Bomb Power
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov declared the USSR world’s leading hydrogen bomb power in a speech before the Supreme Soviet after Malenkov’s resignation. He warned that the United States pursues “insane” policies driving toward a third world war and accused Washington of aggression in Formosa. He asserted US advantages in war power do not exist and urged US withdrawal from the Far East to restore peace.
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Moscow
V.M. Molotov
Russia
Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet
House of Parliament
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
West
Formosa
Far East
Leon Beatty Legion Posts Reaches 237 Member Quota
Leon Beatty American Legion post of Washington announced it has met its 1955 membership quota of 237. Commander Harold Jarvis and adjutant Don Hazen oversaw the drive, with new members Bill Putman and Phil Crossett joining Monday. The post plans to attend the state leaders meeting next month and observe the national Legion birthday March 14 and 15.
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Leon Beatty
Hazen
Legion
Rate Your Town Discusses Washington Business Area
A roving reporter survey in Washington, sponsored by the YWCA Public Affairs Committee, interviewed 35 people from varied occupations about the appearance of the business district. Respondents praised storefronts and parks, but suggested improvements such as more parking space, repaving brick streets, and addressing a sewer odor near West Washington.
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Washington
Town
YWCA
Central Park
Russians shock: Malenkov resigns as Bulganin named leader
In Moscow Premier Malenkov resigns admitting fault and is replaced by Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. The Supreme Soviet swiftly approves both moves. Khrushchev and Molotov comment on the transition amid talk of shifting power in the Kremlin.
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Bulganin
Russia
Moscow
Council of Ministers
Malenkov
Supreme Soviet
Grand Palace
The
Kremlin
Georgi Malenkov
Soviet
Marshal Nikolai Bulganin
Josef Stalin
Perfect Cribbage Hand Lets Boyer Enter Tall of Fame
Walter Farrell observed by Don during a midday cribbage game when Mr. Boyer displayed a perfect hand of three hees and a Jack, with the cut showing hearts. The odds are vastly rare, likened to golf’s hole in one and bowling’s perfect game, earning Boyer a place in cribbage lore.
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Walter Farrell
Donover
Mr. Boyer
Mr. Farrell
Boyer
Mrs. Hampton recounts Nazi and Soviet oppression at Rotary
Johanna Hampton, former East German resident now in Washington, told the Rotary Club of her imprisonment under Nazi and Soviet domination and her escape to America. She said her proudest moment will be becoming a U.S. citizen next month. Nominees for Feb 28 election were listed by the welub, including Artemas Brown, Harry Turner for president. Jay Brewer, Evert Haney for vice president. six board candidates Walter Farrell, Sam Turkington, Charles Kennedy, Foster Bagge, Bill Carson, Joe Falk.
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Johanna Hampton
East Germany
Washington
Rotary Club
Hitler
Hampton
America
Jay Brewer
The
Welub
Artemas Brown
Harry Turner
Evert Haney
Walter Farrell
Sam Turkington
Charles Kennedy
Foster Bagge
Bill Carson
Joe Falk
Iowa Senate Bills Boost Farm Tax Relief in Schools
Fifteen Iowa senators introduced a bill to fully pay agricultural land tax credits to relieve farmers from local school taxes. Gov Hoegh supports higher general tax raises, proposing 31 million dollars plus 52 million set aside to ease farmers load. The state now caps the agricultural land tax credits fund at five million annually, covering about half of excess school taxes above 15 mills on farm land.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Soviet Power Spreads in Kremlin After Bulganin Rise
U S authorities note Bulganin's elevation as premier spreads power among army and Communist Party, reducing risk of a single strongman like Stalin. Khrushchev and Molotov likely remain influential while Malenkov departs, signaling a multiheaded leadership less prone to drastic moves.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Kremlin
Georgi Malenkov
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Malenkov
Buganin
Bulganin
Khrushchev
V.M. Molotov
Army
Stalin
U.S
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower seeks 1.12 billion in federal school aid
President Eisenhower asks Congress to authorize 1.12 billion dollars in federal grants and loan guarantees to support a three year 7 billion dollar school construction program. He cites a 340 thousand classroom shortage and urges rapid action with a mix of bond purchases state matching funds and grants.
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Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
McCulty Seeks Honor as Gone With the Wind Fan
Donald L. McCulty, 21, of Buffalo New York is a candidate for champion Gone With the Wind fan. He has seen the movie 24 times since 1940 and read the novel 52 times, writing a report on it five times.
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REAL
Buffalo
N. Y
Donald L. McCulty
Gone With the Wind
Moving Picture
Margaret Mitchell
Japanese Evangelist Will Speak Sunday in Washington
Tomio Muto a Japanese evangelist and ex Tojo propaganda chief will visit Washington on a three month US tour to raise funds for a 40 member American team for Japan He supervised The Lacour Mission that worked in Japan last summer In Washington area supporters include Rev Mark Sullivan Mrs Irene Nickerson Esther Squire and Tom Robb He aims to grow Japanese Christian believers from 420000 to 1 million to underpin a moral foundation in Japan He will speak at Washington Methodist Church on Sunday February 13 at 730 p.m.
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Tomio Muto
Japan
Washington
United States
Tom Robb
Muto
Presbyterian Muto
Washington Methodist Church
Tachen Evacuation Of Civilians Is Completed Today
The evacuation of Chinese civilians from North Tachen Island was completed without incident. Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride of the U S 7th Fleet announced the completion at 5 17 p m Tuesday and said the South Tachen operation would continue through the night. Thousands used the lift transports to Formosa while many more waited on the beaches.
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Taipei
Formosa
North Tachen Island
Alfred M. Pride
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S. Navy
Pride
South Tachen
Molotov Proposes International Conference on Formosa
The French Foreign Ministry said Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed an international conference on Formosa. He made the bid to British and Indian ambassadors in Moscow last week, the ministry spokesman added.
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Paris
V.M. Molotov
Formosa
Molotov
Britain
India
Moscow
Weather Outlook From United Press Iowa
Partly cloudy south and mostly cloudy tonight with light snow likely in extreme north. Snow chances west late Wednesday and extreme north Thursday. Temperatures near normal with highs about 28 to 86 north and 34 to 40 south on Wednesday. Five day outlook shows minor changes with normal highs around 30 north and 38 south.
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United Press
Iowa
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Joe Martin
Joe MccDole
Tom Stewart
Leon Beatty Legion Post
Bulgaria
Pemier
Khruschev
Makenkov
Mrs. Hampton
Rotary
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