Armistice Between Israel and Egypt to be Signed Tomorrow
UN officials announced that Israel and Egypt will sign an armistice tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to halt hostilities in Palestine. The agreement follows Dr. Ralph Bunche’s mediation and marks a major UN victory after months of negotiations and prior violence since 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Ralph Bunche
UN Assembly
Bunche
Cairo
Dr. Bunche
Campaign in County Exceeds Goal for Iowa Children's Home
Washington county raised 1479.54 surpassing its 1310 quota in a county drive led by co chairs Mrs Ray Witting of Wellman and Mrs Cloyd Knupp of Washington The effort supported the Iowa Children's Home Society which aids destitute children with a Des Moines residence for emergencies or foster or adoptive placement and listed contributions by townships and clubs totaling over the goal with many volunteers recognized.
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Ray Witting
Wellman
Cloyd Knupp
Washington
Iowa
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Des Moines
Y worker from Brazil speaks on Brazil at Washington YMCA
Curtis Gruenau world service secretary for the Brazil YMCA told a large audience of Y’s Men and Rotary members about Brazil’s political and economic conditions. He described vast regional differences, poor roads, tenant farmer poverty, and modern coastal cities, then answered audience questions before heading to Oskaloosa.
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Brazil
Curtis Gruenau
Washington Ymca
Mr. Gruenau
World Service
Y's Men
Rotary Club
John C. Owen
Y’s Men's Club
Artemas Brown
Washington
South America
United States
Gruenau
Davenport
Iowa
Sao Paulo
YMCA
Mr. Grennan
Mr. Grenau
Oskaloosa
Soviet Marshal Warns Army on Threatened War
On the 31st anniversary of the Soviet army Marshal N A Bulganin urged permanent combat readiness claiming the United States plans to unleash a new war. Govorov echoed calls to strengthen defense citing new arms superior to foreign models. Also notes John and Mrs Williams returning from a visit to relatives in several states.
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Moscow
United States
N. A. Bulganin
Bulganin
Leonid Govorov
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Govorov
John Williams
Grace Hill
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
California
Iowa Weather Forecast for Des Moines Area
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with warmer air in the south and cooler in the north. Highs today 48 to 55 in the west and south, 44 to 48 in the northeast. Lows tonight 25 northeast, 35 southwest. Highs tomorrow 30 to 35 north, 35 to 45 south.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Family visits ill mother in hospital
Dale Duncan of Dubuque and Mr and Mrs Harold Rider of Garwin visit Mrs W J Duncan in the hospital here. The family reports she is holding her own and may recover barring further complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Duncan
Dubuque
Harold Rider
Garwin
W. J. Duncan
Ordnance Company Set To Meet Thursday
Capt. William Perdock commanding officer of the 468th Ordnance Company announced plans for a meeting Thursday evening February 24 at eight o'clock in the armory. Additional clothing and equipment have been received for the local troop and tomorrow night's program will include educational movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perdock
468Th Ordnance MM Company
Perdock
Religious film series planned for Bethel Haskins Cotter
Three showings of religious films sponsored by the young people of the Ainsworth United Presbyterian church will be held at Bethel Bethel church on Thursday at 7 30 pm Haskins church on Friday at 7 30 pm and Cotter church on Sunday at 7 30 pm The screenings aim to raise money for overseas relief and feature Beyond Our Own We Too Receive and The Modern Version of the Prodigal Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Bethel Church
Haskins Church
Cotter
McNary Freed After Paying Fine At County Jail
James Edward McNary was released Tuesday evening after paying a 25 dollar fine. He had been arrested Tuesday morning by city police on a disorderly conduct charge and was sentenced to 10 days in jail with a 25 dollar fine by Mayor G. Mace.
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James Edward McNary
McNary
G. ©. Mace
Plan County Red Cross Drive Opens March First
The 1949 Red Cross drive in Washington County is set to begin Tuesday March 1 with a county goal of 5.23 dollars as Roger Sherman county chairman announces plans. County and township chairmen named to supervise canvassing in rural and town areas, with a county office opened in Washington under executive secretary Mrs Winnie Beiter to coordinate Junior Red Cross life saving and volunteer services and to establish a Grey Ladies group.
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Washington County
Roger Sherman
Ralph J. Kleese
County Fund
Red Cross
Washington
YMCA
Winnie Beiter
Beiter
Marion Avenue
Lee
Kleese
William Sitler
L. R. Baker
Eileen Jeffrey
Winifred Ragan
David McGaffey
Elizabeth Dawson
Frank Kos
Bankers Elect Frank C Crone Iowa Group II Chairman
Frank C Crone president of the National Bank of Washington was named chairman of Group II of the Iowa Bankers Association at the regular annual meeting in Burlington. He will serve a two year term. Charles L Bossier was named secretary. Group II covers five counties in southeastern Iowa. Attendees from Washington included George McDaniel Frank Kos L A Holland Logan Heilman and Crone Ed Muck Marion George Phil Weldin. Annual meetings occur February 22.
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Frank C. Crone
National Bank of Washington
Iowa Bankers Association
Burlington
Crone
Charles L. Bosier
Burlington Bank and Trust Company
Bankers’ Association
Iowa
Washington
George McDaniel
Frank Kos
L. A. Holland
Legislators Debate Beer Permits and Road Issues in Iowa Senate
Iowa lawmakers consider a bill to bar state beer permits for holders of federal liquor stamps while a separate proposal would label all liquor bottles with a poison skull and crossbones. The senate also weighs county conservation boards and a 20 year road program as veteran bonuses draw focus. The presidential primary bill faced indefinite postponement in the house elections committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
J. Oliver Landsness
Sioux Rapids
Landsness
Senate Conservation Committee
House
House Elections Committee
Whitney Gilliland
Services Friday For Pvt. McArtor
Funeral services for Pvt. Don ald McArtor of Crawfordsville held Friday afternoon at the Crawfordsville Federated Presbyterian church with Rev. H N Poston and Rev. D K Ford officiating. Military rites were conducted at the graveside by the Crawfordsville American Legion post. Arrangements were by Jones funeral home. McArtor, a killed in Okinawa on April 23, 1945, was born in Washington county on September 9, 1925, son of Elmer and Maude Howard McArtor. He attended Crawfordsville high school until enlisting July 9, 1944 and was elected honorary president of the class of 1945.
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Donald McArtor
Crawfordsville
Okinawa
Washington County
Elmer and
Maude Howard McArtor
Crawfordsville High School
Armed Forces
Pvt
McArtor
Plan for 1949 Agriculture Conservation Program in Washington County
Washington county and township committeemen met February 21 1949 at the YMCA in Washington Iowa to plan the 1949 Agricultural Conservation program signups. Farm worksheets must be signed by April 1 1949 and meetings will be held in townships to assist farmers with approved practices including terraces drainage lime and soil-building seeding. Federal Crop Insurance for corn will be offered again in 1949 with nine counties participating.
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AAA
Washington County
YMCA
Washington
Iowa
Howard L. Witting
Witting
Icy Highway Crash on Highway 218 Southeast of Riverside
An icy highway caused a two truck collision Tuesday morning on Highway 218 southeast of Riverside. Damage ran to about 225 dollars with no injuries. Deputy Sheriff Loren D Robertson investigated. Cecil Barton of St Louis drove the striking truck.
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Highway
Riverside
Loren D. Robertson
Cecil Barton
St. Louis
Highway Commission
War Casualty Notice for Seventh Infantry Soldier
Served with the Seventh Infantry division overseas. Survivors include his father and mother, two brothers Duane and Vaughn, paternal grandmother Mrs Lucy MecArtor of Washington, and maternal grandfather G F Howard of California. Burial will be in the Crawfordsville cemetery.
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Seventh Infantry
Duane
Vaughn
Lucy MecArtor
Washington
G. F. Howard
California
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Northwest hit by flash floods and slides
Dangerous landslides and floods struck the Pacific Northwest with a 24 hour alert for possible Missouri river floods on the Great Plains. A landslide near Edmund Washington pushed a Great Northern passenger train car off the tracks injuring a dining car waiter slightly. The slide closed the Seattle to Vancouver line and western Washington roads were blocked by slides that moved houses and garages.
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United Press
Pacific Northwest
Missouri River
Great Plains
Edmund
Wash
Great Northern Railroad
Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
Wallace Assails Pact and Aid Plan
Henry Wallace told the House foreign affairs committee the proposed North Atlantic security pact would bankrupt the United States and threaten the United Nations. He also forecast failure for the European Recovery Plan and said Western European revival is not economic but political in the cold war.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
United Nations
America
Soviet Union
Wallace
Progressive Party
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Western
Europe
Sign Language Debate Sparks Arm Swing At School
A visitor at a school for the deaf observed two pupils exchanging signs and fingers with arm swings. When asked what the arm swing signified, an instructor explained they were arguing politics and the motion meant Oh, yeah.
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Roy Miller
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Big Days
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