Yoder Brothers of Kalona Master Swine Producers
Kalona brothers Keith and Duane Yoder farm 320 acres with 30 sows slated for spring farrowing in a 24 sow capacity hog house. They keep purebred Tamworth sows and raise two litters yearly using Poland China and Tamworth boars, on concrete to conserve space and reduce disease.
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Kalona
Keith
Duane R. Yoder
Brothers
Duane
Yoder Brothers
Poland
Keith's Place
Duane Yoder
Bean Feed Saturday for Boys at YMCA
Boys may join the Washington YMCA bean feed at noon Saturday by 10 a m tickets. A Laurel and Hardy comedy will precede the event followed by grade school basketball games. Tickets cost 30 cents.
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Washington
Farm Operators' School Scheduled
The county extension service hosts the third annual Farm Operators' School on February 15 and 17. Limited to twenty couples, the event features Washington county farmers on the faculty with Dean Huston Tom Robb and Marvel Funk. The Bill Walker farm in Keota hosts discussions with Mr. and Mrs. Walker and Gene Stephens and Herb Campbell of Ainsworth on livestock and farm management.
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County Extension Service
Washington County
Dean Huston
Tom Robb
Marvel Funk
County Extension
Bill Walker
Study Iowa liquor tax eyed to boost state revenue
Iowa legislators considered a liquor by the drink tax with a 10 percent rate, potentially raising 10 to 15 million dollars annually. A state license costing at least 500 dollars would funnel most revenue to counties. Separate measures studied a 3 cent sales tax on beer and cigarettes to add about 4 million dollars for the general fund.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wiley Dietz
Walcott
Dietz
Tom Frey
R-Neola
Senate
Atty
Dayton Countryman
Louis Cook
State Tax Commission
Ways and Means Committee
Cook
Howard Reppert
Car and Truck Sideswipe Near Crawfordsville
Janette M. Johnson Spitzbarth of Fenni more Wisconsin drove south on highway 218 when her car was sideswiped by a north bound semi truck two and one half miles south of Crawfordsville. The truck driven by Hobart E. Meyer of Quincy Illinois and owned by E. Kirkpatrick Trucking Co. sustained no damage. No injuries reported. Sheriff’s office investigated.
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Janette M. Johnson Spitzbarth
Fennimore
Wis
Spitzbarth
Crawfordsville
Hobart E. Meyer
Quincy
Ill
E. Kirkpatrick
Sheriff's Office
Mother Dies After Rescue From Farm Home Fire
Elma Iowa in the UP report Mrs Rose Prohaska 47 died from injuries after she and husband rescued five children from a burning farm home west of town. An oil stove exploded during the night, firemen said breaking upstairs windows and leaping to the ground. Prohaska 48 remained in critical condition at St Joseph s Hospital Cresco. Two children treated for cuts and bruises. three escaped injury.
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Elma
Iowa
Rose Prohaska
Here
Prohaska
St. Joseph's Hospita
Cresco
Charles G. Ericks Dies After Lingering Illness
Charles G. Ericks 82 a retired farmer died at his Wayland area farm home at 8 30 a m after a lingering illness bedfast since January 6 Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Jones funeral home Rev Wesley Lowry to officiate Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery He was born in Germany April 15 1872 came to the United States with his parents then lived in Great Bend Kansas before retiring two years ago to Wayland He married Gertrude Emma Marler March 21 1901 They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1951 Survivors include wife two sons Roy W Wayland Marion L Renton Wash four daughters Ermyl Trauer Albert Kan Berardino Johnson Great Bend Kan Marjorie Riley San Fernando Calif Melba Riley Pocoima Calif 18 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Charles G. Ericks
Washington
Jones Funeral
Wesley Lowry
Elm Grove
Mr. Ericks
Germany
United States
Kansas
Great Bend
Wayland
Oklahoma
Gertrude Emma Marler
Roy W
Marion L
Renton
Wash
Louis
Ermyl) Trauer
Albert
Clarence
Bern
M L Brown Speaker At Kiwanis Meeting
Maynard L Brown Washington fire chief spoke at the Washington Kiwanis Club on fire prevention and department operations. He estimated total local fire losses at 7500 dollars and urged treating every week as fire prevention week citing causes from children with matches to defective wiring.
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Maynard L. Brown
Washington
Washington Fire Department
Washington Kiwanis Club
Brown
Mr. Brown
Rev Brenner Receives Call From Wisconsin Lutheran Church
Rev. C. P. Brenner of Immanuel Lutheran Washington has received a call from Grace Evangelical Lutheran in LaCrosse Wisconsin. He has two weeks to decide and a meeting will be held a week from Sunday. If he accepts he would serve as pastor and Lutheran chaplain in four area hospitals. He would also lead a building program as the congregation has outgrown its quarters.
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C. P. Brenner
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Washington
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Brenner
Wisconsin City
Walter Gaskell Dies At Columbus Junction
Walter Herbert Gaskell 88 longtime Columbus Junction resident died this morning at his daughter Mrs John Gabriels home in Columbus Junction. Funeral services 1 p m Sunday at Stephens funeral home with burial at Indian Creek cemetery. Born January 27 1867 in England he came to the United States at 13. He married Rosy Weiner who died about 11 years ago. Survivors include two sons seven daughters 21 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Walter Gaskell
Columbus
Columbus Junction
Walter Herbert Gaskell
John Gabriel
Stephens
Indian Creek
Burris P. Moore
Mr. Gaskell
England
United States
Rosy Weiner
Mercury Hits 10 Below Zero in Local Weather Reading
Washingtons official weather observer reported a low of 10 degrees below zero Thursday night. The cold spell is not the season's coldest, with a 17 below reading recorded earlier this year.
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Washington
Growth of Cormorant Nesting in Muscongus Bay Maine
More than 2,000 pairs of double crested cormorants now nest in Maine's Muscongus Bay, a drastic rise from just four pairs reported in 1931. The shift highlights significant changes in the bay's ecosystem and species distribution.
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Maine
Muscongus Bay
Six Ousted From Soviet Supreme Court In Purge
London based observers report six justices were dismissed from the Soviet Supreme Court and replaced. No reasons were given, but links to Kremlin power shifts and the controversial nine doctors case were discussed amid speculation of broader policy changes.
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London
Russia
Supreme Court
Kremlin
Moscow Radio
Soviet Supreme Court
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Lavrenti Beria
Sheriff Warns Against Check Forgers Targeting Washington Merchants
Sheriff Charles Snyder warned Washington merchants to be on alert for professional check forgers. Three bad checks have been passed this year, compared to none last year, with one tied to a highly wanted Iowa man and all three attributed to professionals.
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Snyder
Charles Snyder
Washington
Sheriff Snyder
Iowa
Dunkerton School Bond Issue Defeated Again
Dunkerton Iowa voters rejected an $80 000 bond proposal for six classrooms and two shops by 279 to 66, the third defeat within a year after earlier defeats of a gym project and an identical proposal.
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Dunkerton
Iowa
Speak Here Sunday Rev Tomio Muto to Speak at Washington Methodist
Rev Tomio Muto of Tokyo will address Washington Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. He helped found Christ Weekly with Dr Toyohiko Kagawa in 1946 and led Omori Church Tokyo as minister in 1949. He once led Japan's Manchouko criminal laws unit and rose to propaganda minister in Tojo's cabinet. The public is invited.
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Tomio Muto
Tokyo
Japan
Washington Methodist Church
Muto
Lacour Mission
Washington County
America
Toyohiko Kagawa
Christ Weekly
Omori
Ministry of Justice
Manchouko
Tojo
Rev
Fenn Implement Plans Open House February 19
Fenn Implement of Washington announces an open house to introduce the new Ferguson tractor model 35. The event starts at 10 a m on Saturday February 19 with movies slides and refreshments. Registration cards for the drawing on the new tractor are available at the Fenn Implement building.
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Fenn Implement Company of
Washington
Ferguson
Fenn Implement
P. L. Fenn
Fenn
Des Moines
Iowa Senate to debate unemployment and workmen compensation boosts
In Des Moines unions and management push to line up support as the Iowa Senate nears votes on two bills from the Iowa Manufacturers’ Assn. to raise unemployment benefits from 20 to 24 weeks and weekly max from 26 to 30, and to lift workmen’s compensation from 28 to 32. Union leaders seek larger increases and oppose tough disqualification provisions, notably the voluntary quit rule that delays benefits after resignation.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa Manufacturers’ Assn
House
Owens
Mills
Eisenhower
Iowa
Citrus Crop Is Threatened By U S Cold Wave
The nation endures its severest cold spell with subfreezing lows planned from Tennessee to Florida. Florida farmers face major losses as Gainesville and central citrus regions expect 8 to 24 degrees, while northern states report cutters from 23 to 30 below in Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
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U. S
Florida
Tennessee
New York City
Idlewild
la Guardia
Newark
Weather Bureau
Gainesville
Upper East Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia
Louisiana
Carolinas
Atlanta
Mercury
Nashville
Knoxville
Crossville
Detroit
Mich
West Virginia
Greyhound
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Elkader Couple Lose Fast Race With Stork
Elkader Iowa report says Mr and Mrs Frank Kaintz faced a hurried arrival to the hospital when their car stalled in a snow drift. They walked to a farm house and called an ambulance. Three minutes after the mother was in transit a 6 lb 7 oz baby boy was born. Both mother and child were later transferred to Guttenberg Hospital.
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Elkader
Iowa
Frank Kaintz
Kaintz
Guttenberg
Kavitz
Guttenberg Hospital
Frigid Weather Grips Iowa With Subzero Temps
Frigid air from Canada blankets Iowa with subzero readings. Early today Elkader and Sibley reported 20 below zero while Sioux City and Ottumwa reached 8 below. The Des Moines Weather Bureau warned temperatures would dip to 25 below tonight in the north and linger into Saturday with a few snow flurries.
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United Press
Lowa
Elkader and
Sibley
Iowa
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Evacuation of Tachen Islands Nearing Finish
The U S Navy said evacuation of the Tachen Islands will finish by 3 a m Saturday and the 7th Fleet will withdraw by noon leaving scorched earth behind. Communist forces stayed hands off as Nationalist troops, weapons and supplies depart amid 20 foot seas and heavy weather. Rear Admiral Alonzo Sabin Jr pledged no tin can will be left for the Communists and loads were nearly complete as air cover and bombing plans continued.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S. Navy
Tachen Islands
7Th Fleet
Adm
Alonzo Sabin Jr
D.T. Lynch
Alfred Pride
Sabin
U.S
Tachens
Elthon Gravel Firm Linked to State Road Projects
Iowa politics stir over gravel supplier claims as Lt. Gov Leo Elthon acknowledges rock sales to contractors with state deals but says he did not bid on any state contract. Senator O'Malley says he received a damaging letter and plans no action. Governor Hoegh likewise declines to intervene amid highway commission nomination dispute.
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Des Moines
George O'Malley
Leo Elthon
O'Malley
Elthan
Leo A. Hoegh
Senate
Iowa Highway Commission
Weather Iowa Cold with Snow Early Weekend Forecast
Continued very cold tonight into Saturday with fair conditions east and partly cloudy west. A few snow flurries extreme west early. Lows 15 to 25 below zero, highs zero to 5 below. Northeast to 5 above, southwest turning warmer Sunday with considerable cloudiness.
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Iowa
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YMCA
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee
Frank Byers
Marion
M. L. Brown
Kiwanis Meeting
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Seventh Fleet
Tachen
Edris Owens
Iowa State Cio
Ray Mills
Iowa Federation of Labor
AFL
Manufacturers’ Association
Stork
Reds
Elthon
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