Two Washington County Boys End Crime Wave in Ainsworth
Two boys aged 13 and 15 were arrested in Ainsworth after a one night spree that included four burglaries and gunfire with the town marshal. They surrendered peacefully near the Ainsworth school after a chase and are held in the Washington county jail awaiting juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Ainsworth
Fred L. Stewart Hardware
Washington
Griffith and Hedberg
Snyder
Loren G. Robertson
Mr. Hazelett
Ainsworth School
Sands’ Drug Store
Milburn Spessard
Des Moines Weather Forecast For Tonight And Tomorrow
Fair tonight with milder west. Tomorrow cloudy with rising temperatures. Snow or rain expected in southeast and extreme south areas late tomorrow. Highs 20 to 25 north, 26 to 32 south today. lows 12 to 18 northeast, 20 to 25 southwest tonight. Tomorrow highs 28 to 34 northeast, 32 to 38 southwest.
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Des Moines
Roy Fisher 67 Dies After Heart Attack While Assessing Land
Roy W Fisher 67 of 314 South Ninth avenue died after a heart attack suffered while surveying property southwest of Washington He was taken to Washington county hospital and died at 3 pm Funeral services are set for 2 pm Monday at Jones funeral home Rev H P Phillips presiding Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery He was born February 15 1882 in Seventy six township son of David and Adda Culumber Fisher Married March 1 1911 in West Chester to Mazie Lewis who survives He farmed west of West Chester until moving to Washington earlier this year to work in the assessor s office He was a member of the West Chester Knights of Pythias Survivors include wife one son Earl two daughters Mrs Don Nicholson and Mrs William Holseher two brothers Walter and Howard and two sisters Mrs Glen Martin and Mrs Gladys Herr
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Roy W. Fisher
South
Ninth Avenue
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Rev. H. P. Phillips
Elm Grove
Mr. Fisher
Seventy-six
David and
Adda Cullumber Fisher
Don Nicholson
Ainsworth
William Holseher
Arlington, Va
Walter
Keota
Howard
Des Moines
Glen Martin
West Chester
Gladys Herr
California
Draft Office Moves to Jeffrey Building Saturday
Washington county's selective service office will relocate to the Jeffrey building at the northwest corner of the square this Saturday February 26. Mrs Leland Carris secretary of the selective service board urges county youths to register for the draft immediately after turning eighteen and to visit the new office location without delay.
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Washington County
Selective Service
Jeffrey
Leland Carris
Selective Service Board
Hadley Returns Home After Sioux City Visit
Mrs. C. H. Hadley of Sioux City, who had been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown since Monday night, has returned to her home.
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C. H. Hadley
Sioux City
R. E. Brown
Sharp Freeze Halts Snow Runoff Threats Across Regions
A sharp Arctic frost checked melting snow and slowed flood risks across the west and midwest. Forecaster H. S. Kenny called the cold snap providential as California coastal flooding loomed with waves battering Redondo Beach. Authorities planned flood-fighting measures along the Missouri basin amid elevated snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Midwest
H. S. Kenny
Chicago
Oureau
California
Redondo Beach
National Benefit Hospital and Surgical plan enrolls countywide
Washington County residents face a limited enrollment campaign announced by the National Benefit Hospital and Surgical Plan of Des Moines. Reps will canvass homes with ID cards, offering liberal hospital and surgical coverage including cash for room and board x rays operating room ambulance surgical bills and childbirth benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Benefit Hospital and Surgical Plan
National Benefit Insurance Company of
Des Moines
Washington County
Leggett taxi service applies for Washington operating license
Merton Ephraim owner of the Leggett taxi service in Fairfield filed with the city clerk for a license to operate a taxi line in Washington. Action is expected at the March city council meeting. Ephraim previously worked in Washington with Bee Line transit and taxi services in 1946 and now says his fleet is ready to operate by March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Ephraim
Leggett
Fairfield
Washington
Ephraim
Bee Line Transit Company
Bee Line Taxi Service
Sian
Iowa Weather to Remain Constant for Five Days
Des Moines reports from the weather bureau indicate little change in Iowa weather for the next five days. Night lows range 12 to 18 in the northeast and 20 to 25 in the southwest, with Saturday highs from 32 in the north to 38 in the south. Snow or rain may begin late Saturday in the southeast, spreading Sunday with light totals. Sunday temperatures will be 28 to 30 in the north and 31 to 34 in the south.
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Kenny
Raccoon
Des Moines
Iowa
Nemaha
Nebraska
Grand River
Princeton
Kansas City
The
Red Cross
5Th Army
2Nd Coast Guard District
Weather Bureau
Corps of Engineers
10Th Air Force
Missouri River
Washington Shrine Club Names Officers After Election
Mike Flenner was elected president with Harley Kugg of Wellman as vice president and ee Holland as treasurer while Don Maxwell became secretary at a meeting held yesterday at the vines. Guy Cole stepped down after presiding. Forty four of sixty seven members attended as Kaaba temple of Davenport Shrine members participated.
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Mike Flenner
Harley Kugg
Wellman
I.ee Holland
Don Maxwell
Washington Shrine Club
Kaaba Temple
Davenport
Washington
Chicaqua Chapter set to hear Hayes timber tract report
The Chicaqua chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the WielW hall to hear reports by the park committee and district forester Harry Wagoner on the Hayes timber tract project. W. Flickinger will discuss the lake project and two color films will be shown. Members are urged to bring new memberships as the campaign nears its end.
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Park Committee
Harry Wagoner
State Conservation Commission
Hayes Timber
Chicaqua
Izaak Walton League
Wielw, Hall
Wv. W. Flickinger
Division of Lands and Waters
Iowa Conservation Commission
Izaak
Notable Names in 19th Century Music Choir Program
The list presents composers Edward J Haydn Franz Schubert and Brahms alongside performers such as Kathyrn Huber Mrs Walter Smith Rev Walter Smith and Dr George Kerr. It resembles a program or roster from a concert or church event featuring sacred and classical works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Schubert
Kathyrn Huber
Walter Smith
Conference committee backs compromise on Iowa veterans bonus plan
DES MOINES Feb 25 UP A Senate House conference panel agreed on a plan to pay 50 million dollars of the veterans bonus from the state surplus. The eight member group favored four bond issues totaling 35 million dollars, with first issue sold immediately. The Senate and administration signaled broader fiscal moves, including a tax stabilizing reserve, while Rep Ward proposed a new graduated income tax scale starting at three thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
House
Harry Weichman
Leo Ethan
Iowa
William 8. Beardsley
Beardsley
Harry Ward
Davenport
Ward
Clergymen Plead Guilty in Sofia Mass Treason Trial
In Sofia on February 95 UP two of 15 Protestant clergymen charged with treason, illegal trading, and spying for the United States and Britain admitted guilt on the first day of the mass trial. Nikola Naumov and Yanko Nikolovy led the defendants as Naumov wept while pledging to guide wavering believers toward state security.
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Sofia
United States
Great Britain
Nikola Naumov
Supreme Council of the United Evangelical Churches of Bulgaria
Baptist Church Union Board
Yanko Nikolovy
Naumov
Vassil zZyaptov
GM Price Slashes Surprise Unions Lower Wages Across Lines
GM chief Charles E. Wilson announced price cuts of 10 to 40 dollars on five passenger car lines and one truck line, aimed to pass along savings from wage reductions and cheaper materials. The move surprised the Auto Workers Union, which had criticized industry price hikes, while Chrysler raised prices 6.7 percent a day earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Charles E. Wilson
Janary
Auto Workers Union
T. A. Johnstone
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Johnstone
Wilson
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
GMC
Chapin Assails Cardinal's Trial Upon Return
Selden Chapin, former American minister, arrived with his wife on the Queen Mary and said Hungary is annoyed and troubled by public reaction to Cardinal Mindszenty's trial. He criticized police terror and the Kremlin influence as he declined to discuss his recall details.
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Selden Chapin
Hungary
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Chapin
Washington
Moscow
Kremlin
Birth of Barbara Jean Goodwin in Waterloo family note
Mr and Mrs C R Goodwin announce the birth of a daughter at 2 30 am Barbara Jean weighed six pounds She has a brother Jimmy Dean The child is welcomed by Clifford and Barbara Goodwin of Moline Ill Katherine Marbourg now at Dorothea Wickham Birdsell s home in Waterloo is ill and would like mail Her birthday is March 15 Her address is 814 Prospect Blvd Waterloo Iowa
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C. R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Clifford Goodwin
Moline
Ill
Barbara Jean
Jimmy Dean
Katherine Marbourg
California
Dorothea Wickham Birdsell
Warloo
Miss Marbourg
Prospect Bivd
Waterloo
Iowa
Who's the Baldheaded Man in the Family Photo
A mother and Junior view their family album and identify relatives including Aunt Sadie Uncle Ben grandpa. Junior questions the young man with a mustache while pointing to a baldheaded figure living with them.
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Junior
Sadie
Ben
Grandpa
Jun
Ior
Eli Jackson
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Stewart Hardware
Paul Hazelett
Cate
Charles C. Snyder
Blair Wood
Art Havel
Sand
Elliott
Roy Fisher
Great Northern
Edmons
Wash
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Wyoming
Vines
United Presbyterian Church
Willard Palmer
Menuetto
Military Symphony
Lester Luckenbill
Mary Shields
Rosemary Jenkins
J. Haydn
George Kerr
Listen To the Lambs
RE. D. Morrison, Jr
Mrs
Helen Harvey
Israel
Roy Minnis
Milo Sorden
Phyllis Willey
Country
Niles-Horton
Dett-Harris
Dudley Buck
Brahms
Tom Scott
J. L. Barnes
KH. K. Burham
Holy City
Stephen Adams
L. Barnes
F. L. Barnes
Echo Bells
H. K. Burham
Gaul
Floyd R. Newman
Cleveland
Cornell University
John L. Collyer
Cornell
Edmund E. Day
Collyer
Greater Cornell Fund
Motora, Corporation
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Bulgaria
Cyril Black
Princeton University
Christo Stratev
Agrarian Party
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