Armistice Signing May Mean Lasting Peace in Palestine
Israel and Egypt signed a 22 minute armistice sealing de facto Arab recognition and setting boundaries in Palestine. Beersheba and 25 Negev settlements transfer to Israel. Egypt gains a Gaza coast strip and southern Palestine. UN mediator Dr. Ralph Bunche leads talks withTransjordan, Lebanon, Syria expected to follow.
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Egypt
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Beersheba
Negev
Gaza
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Count Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Transjordan
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Gaza-Rafa
Faluja
Wesleyan Students At Wayland Discuss War Topic
A panel from Iowa Wesleyan College led by registrar Dr R J Hebel spoke on "War An International Instrument" at the Wayland Community club meeting. Six students defined war, debated its causes and effects, considered war with Russia, and looked at world peace prospects. The business session included discussion on financing.
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Wayland
Iowa Wesleyan College
Community Club
R. J. Hebel
Russia
Weather Outlook for Des Moines Tonight Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with falling temperatures. Low tonight 10-15 northwest 18-25 southeast. High tomorrow 25 north 25-30 south. Wednesday's forecast shows a high of 44 and a low of 25.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anderson to Speak At Kalona Meeting
Kalona community club hosts a regular meeting in the school auditorium Monday evening February 28 at 7 30 with president Dean C Feldman presiding. State Representative Carl T Anderson will be guest speaker delivering an address to Kalona residents. Jay Eastman and C R Decker organized the program and a social hour with refreshments will follow.
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Kalona
Dean C. Feldman
Carl T. Anderson
Kalong
Jay Eastman
C. R. Decker
W. L. Gates
Maynard Strabala
C W. Beckman
E. J. Hesselsenwerdt
Edwin Morgan
George Zachs
Ernest Ropp
Eugene Way
E. C. Kern
Ray V. Hochstetler
Herman Yoder
M. J. Maas
Chris Yotty
Clifford Whetstine
John Horak
Simon Muller
John J. Yoder
Walter Kempt
Troop A Becomes Artillery Unit
Des Moines reports the 113th Cavalry will cease to exist as troops transfer to the 34th division as artillerymen. Washington Troop A becomes Battery A with other units redesignated across Burlington Ottumwa Mount Pleasant and Osceola.
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113Th Cavalry
Iowa National Guard
Charles H. Grahl
Burlington
Ottumwa
Washington
Mount Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Grahl
112Th Mechanized Cavalry
133Rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Iowa Air National Guard
113Th
113Th Aaa
Local supporters urged at sectional tournament
The summer band and attendees contributed 19 dollars. Coach Gil Schantz asked for local backing at the sectional basketball tournament and reminded members of the annual basketball banquet on March 22 where Tait Cummins will speak.
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Gil Schantz
Tait Cummins
Widow testifies in murder trial of brother in Iowa
Centerville IA Feb 24 The widow of Earl Robertson, slain last summer in a family quarrel, returned to the witness stand in the murder trial of her brother Walter Ebelheiser 51. Dorothy Robertson described the quarrels leading to the shooting at Robertson’s farm home near Hedrick on July 27 as prosecutors neared the end of their case.
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Centerville
Earl Robertson
Walter Ebelsheiser
Dorothy Robertson
Robertson
Hedrick
Large Audience Hears Kirk Fox at District Soil Conservation Dinner
Kirk Fox editor of Successful Farming spoke at the Washington Iowa soil conservation dinner urging action to protect soil fertility. He noted farmers have done too little but can still improve with winter cover crops and careful tree use as electricity boosts living standards.
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District Soil Conservation
Successful Farming Magazine
Washington Soil Conservation District
Fox
Washington
Joe Knotek
District Soil Commissioners
Mr. Fox
Iowa
Paul Boettcher
Rosenkild
Methodist Church
Knotek
Howard Anderson
Crawfordsville
Homer Vincent
Wellman
Washington County Hospital reports year of activity and births
The Washington County Hospital logged 1453 patient admissions and 482 births for the year, including 14 twin sets, 15 boys and 15 girls. The facility recorded 15772 days of nursing care, an average daily census of 43.2 and an average stay of 7.1 days.
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Washington County Hospital
Esther Squire
Miss Squire
General Hospital
Kasper Granted Marriage License at Court House
A marriage license was issued at the court house on Wednesday afternoon to Louis E. Kasper and the unnamed partner. The filing indicates an official approval of nuptial plans in the local civil records.
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Court House
Louis E. Kasper
Mrs. Lawrence Seeks Office in Ottumwa
Edna C. Lawrence filed nomination papers in Ottumwa to run in the March 15 primary for public safety and finance commissioner. Formerly Edna Caldwell of Washington, she serves a second term as state representative from Wapello County and has twice sought Ottumwa mayoral office. She sits on the Ottumwa school board.
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Edna C. Lawrence
Public Safety and Finance
Lawrence
Washington
Edna Caldwell
Wapello County
Candidates Named For County And City School Elections
Only two candidates filed for county superintendent area races as the filing deadline passed. George Havel seeks re election in area one and Harold L. Johnson runs in area four. Johnson sits on the Washington Independent school district board. In city schools John Winga is promoted to challenge Richard A. Stewart, who will not seek reelection. Filing runs from Feb 12 to March 4 with elections on March 14.
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County Board of Education
George Havel
Harold L. Johnson
Havel
Johnson
C.F. Letts
Marion George
State Department
Washington Independent School District Board of Directors
Washington Independent School District
John Winga
Winga
Richard A. Stewart
Secretary of the Board of Education
Theft at Fired L. Stewart Hardware Store Break-In
Sheriff Charles C. Snyder and deputy Loren G. Robertson investigated a burglary at the Fired L. Stewart hardware store. Thieves forced a rear door and stole a shotgun two rifles 35 pocket knives two watches and ammunition during the night, discovered open this morning.
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Charles C. Snyder
Loren G. Robertson
L. Stewart Hardware
Snyder
Senate backs four year term for county assessors
Des Moines Iowa Senate passes a bill to cut the county assessor term from life to four years and set appointment by a conference group of county supervisors, education boards, and mayors. Present assessors stay until Jan 1 1965 with reappointment possible. Aimed at easing veteran bonus stalemate, a new conference committee seeks accord before the 10 day recess.
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House
William S. Beardsley
George Faul
Des Moines
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
KF. C. Morland
Onawa
Leo Elthon
Fertile
Harry Weichman
Newhall
Harold Nelson
Sioux City
Henry Siefkas
Osceola
Carl Anderson
Wellman
State Tax Commission
County Board of Education
Roy Fisher Assessor Taken to Hospital After Heart Attack
Roy Fisher township assessor in Washington county was taken to Washington county hospital after a heart attack and exhaustion suffered Wednesday evening while appraising property eight miles southwest of Washington. He was found several miles from his car and transported by ambulance with help from Everette R. Burham Glen Davis and a farmer. Fisher rests comfortably today.
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Washington County
Washington
Sheriff's Office
Fisher
Everette R. Burham
Burham
Glen Davis
Mr. Fisher
Red Cross Workers to Meet Friday in YMCA
Mrs. Ralph Kleese, county fund chairman, urged Washington city Red Cross workers to attend a meeting Friday evening at eight o'clock in the YMCA. All workers are asked to be present.
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The
Red Cross
Washington City
YMCA
High School Band Plans Solo Contest Monday
Washington high school hosts a solo contest and band performance Monday February 28 with 76 solos. Grinnell College's Prof. K D Simmons will rate performances and offer critique followed by a guest conductor led concert in the high school auditorium.
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Washington High School
Melvin Hill
K. D. Simmons
Grinnell College
Simmons
Washington
Orlando Palandrino
IOOF Members Go to Knoxville Meeting
Sixty one members of the local Odd Fellow lodge traveled by chartered bus to Knoxville Tuesday evening with 14 candidates. They entered a class of 45 and were instructed in the second degree of Oddfellowship. Knoxville lodge conferred that degree. Six other IOOF lodges of southeastern Iowa were represented. Eureka lodge of Iowa City has accepted an invitation to confer the third degree at the next regular meeting March 1.
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Odd Fellow Lodge
Knoxville
Iowa
Eureka Lodge
Iowa City
Boy’s Christmas prayer yields $5 bill from dead letter office
A boy seeking $100 for Christmas gifts writes a letter that reaches the dead letter office. A kind soul mails a $5 bill to him. The boy thanks God but jokes that next time don’t send through Washington where crooks take 95 percent.
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Washington
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