UN chief warns Palestine partition must be enforced
Trygve Lie said world confidence in the United Nations hinges on enforcing the Palestine partition as British mandate ends May 15. He stressed the UN remains responsible for Palestine and that after the mandate ends no state has sovereignty there. He warned chaos would damage the UN's prestige and global trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Lie
Palestine
League of Nations
Great Britain
General Assembly
Church Women Hear Lacour Speak on The Women of Japan
Rev. Lawrence Lacour addresses the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist Church parlor on The Women of Japan. He recently spent six months in Japan and seeks to lead a party there with native ministers. Evening service at 7 30 features a music program and prayer groups meet Saturday at 11 in seven homes across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Lawrence Lacour
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Women of
Japan
Lacour
Board of Missions of the
Methodist Church
Unit No. 5
WSCS
Fred Bell
E. E. Stutsman
West Main
Paul Deimerly
East 7Th
George Foster
East Washington
P. L. Etter
South 7Th Ave
T. B. Brown
3Rd Ave
U. S. Smith
South
Iowa
L. R. Carbee
Marriage License Issued Feb. 24 in District Office
A marriage license was issued February 24 at the office of R. R. Noonan, district clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Noonan
County AAA Committeemen Hear Details of Federal Crop Insurance
Washington county farmers learned about a federal crop insurance program to be offered in seven Iowa counties this year. The plan covers up to 20 per acre per acre and uses 70 and 40 cent rates across two sections, aligned with the current corn price support. Farmers were urged to contact their local committee men to price policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Washington County
Maurice O'Reilly
J. J. Cloughlin
State
Howard Lis Wittriz
Washington Country Aaa
Basil Huston
Witting
Whitting
Skunk
County Aaa
Hee
Marine Detachment Wins National Membership Contest
Wayne Chamberlin, commandant of the Harry Barker detachment of the Marine Corps League, reports the local group won a national membership contest. The Washington detachment led division ten with a 150 percent gain among detachments formed between Oct 1 and Nov 1, 1947. A formal presentation and engraving of the trophy will be held soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Chamberlin
Harry Barker
Marine Corps League
Theus J. MacQueen
Washington
Rural mail carriers to survey wildlife in Iowa
One thousand of Iowa's 1 400 rural mail carriers have signaled willingness to aid the state conservation commission in determining game populations. Carriers will record observations of quail pheasants and cotton tail rabbits seen while driving their routes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Riverside Court Names Ford and Lamon as Parties
A court filing lists Dale W. Ford and Beatrice Lamon of Riverside as named parties in a civil matter. The document specifies their roles in the proceeding and sets upcoming dates for action.
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Court
Dale W. Ford
Beatrice Lamon
Riverside
Feldmann to Speak at Washington Baptist Conference
Rev S S Feldmann secretary of stewardship for the Iowa Baptist convention will speak in Washington tonight at a regional conference on finance and promotion. The First Baptist church hosts advisory boards and members of the Washington Baptist association with Feldmann noting 17 years as a missionary in the Philippine Islands and three years with the Iowa group.
Census Surveys Planned Across Months For 1948
Routes will run daily for sixty days with tallies mailed to the biology section for compilation. Four surveys are scheduled in 1948 with the first count set for late March. Weekly checks will occur in late March July September and January of next year.
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Commission
Torn and paid for in New Bedford library case
A New Bedford man who ripped two library books twenty years ago mailed a letter of apology to librarian William T. O Rourke admitting the act and seeking closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
William T. O'Rourke
Three Die in Central Texas Plane Crash
A B 29 crash near Meridian Texas killed three crewmen and injured none seriously among eight survivors who parachuted free. Col Alan D Clark led the flight from Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth during a training mission. A board of officers was to investigate as wreckage lay scattered across the Brazos hills.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Meridian
Carswell Air Force Base
Darknes
Col
Alan D. Clark
Seventh Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
Brazos
Fort Forth Air Base
Roger Ramey
Sturt
Amateurs Sought for Radio Show at Washington High
The VFW auxiliary urges Washington county amateurs to enter for a chance on Happy Al Bell's radio opportunity show at Washington high school auditorium on March 2 and 3 at eight o'clock. Entry blanks appear in the Journal. Mrs Milo Steele Jr leads the project. Acts of all kinds are solicited with no size limit. Winners will receive five dollars.
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V.ff. Wuxiliary Today
Washington County
al” Bell
Washington High School
Milo Steele
Milo Steele, Jr
West Harrison Street
Washington
Rural Homemakers Mark 25 Years With Program in State Theatre
Strohm addressed a large Washington County audience of rural homemakers celebrating 25 years of activity in the State Theatre. He argued that neither people nor the Soviet Union want war, citing postwar shortages and rationing. The program featured a chorus, corsage presentations to past chairmen, a playlet The Silver Year, and marimba solos.
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Washington County
John Strohm
Russia
Cie 2
Strohm
Stephens
Richard Stephens
Clayde Knupp
A. L. Duensing
Albert Stoutner
Mary Shields
Rural Homemakers Chorus
Gayle Cupp
P. ¥. Whisler
Rennie Dawson
Edgar Stewart
IL. Hagans
Doris Cherryholmes
Wayne Knapp
Frank Kreese
Carl Jarvis
Walter Bauer
Dave Livington
Delbert Lewis
Lloyd Marek
James Birney
Bill Henss
Homer Rotznger
Ralph Kleese
Kleese
William Crayne
Dorothy Humston
Happy Al and WHO Radio Stars Set Saturday Night Show
Entries close March 1 as contestants must return blanks to Mrs Steele. Rehearsal at the high school Tuesday four o'clock with songs stories and comedy by Happy Al Zelda Scott and other WHO radio artists slated for the high school evenings. Tickets cost 60 cents for adults and 30 cents for children.
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Happy al Zelda Scott
WHO
Mrs. Amy S. Foster Dies in Marion Iowa
Mrs. Amy S. Foster longtime Washington County resident died Feb 25 at her daughter’s home in Marion after a year of ill health. Funeral services will be held Feb 28 at the Haskins Presbyterian Church with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Survivors include son Miles W. Foster of Marshalltown and four daughters: Laura Badham, Ola Frederick, Grace Albertis, and Maggie Brown, with relatives in Indiana and Mt. Union.
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Amy 3S. Foster
Washington County
Er. E. Badham
Marion
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Haskins
Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth Cemetery
Rev. Henderson
Columbus Junction
Foster
Phillip
Sarah (Fordyce) Thoma
Highland Township
James T. Foster
Haskins Presbyterian Church
Miles W. Foster
Marshalltown
Laura Badham
Ola Frederick
Grace Albertis
Indianapolis
Ind
Maggie Brown
Mt. Union
Towa
Petition Seeks Divorce for Ella Dean Against John G Dean
A petition filed with the district clerk by Ella Dean asks the court to grant a divorce from John G Dean. It states they wed March 13 194 in Los Angeles California and that she returned to Washington March 20 1947, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and asking for the divorce and costs of the auction.
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District Court
Ella Dean
John G. Dean
Los Angeles
Calif
Washington
Driver Escapes Injury After Truck Hits Culvert
George Allen Wishman of Des Moines escaped serious harm when his semi trailer left the road near Ainsworth on a Wednesday afternoon. He swerved to avoid a collision with a car in the wrong lane, slid 200 feet along a ditch, and struck a culvert near the Lyman Hendrickson farm driveway. The trailer split from the cab and crushed the front seating area. the other vehicle did not stop.
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George Allen Wishman
Des Moines
Ainsworth
Wishman
Washington
Lyman Hendrickson
Unemployment Office to Be Moved Soon
Mrs. Albert Lay, director of the local unemployment service, announced that the office will relocate this week from 10814 West Main Street to 208 West Washington Street, the former offices of attorney Richard A. Stewart. Stewart has since moved to 115 East Washington Street.
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Albert Lay
United States Unemployment Service
West Main Street
Richard A. Stewart
West Washington Street
Stewart
East Washington Street
Washington Man in Minor Auto Accident
Washington, Ia inmate Leland D. Carris, 49, was involved in a minor crash near Cedar Rapids when he cut back to avoid oncoming traffic. His car struck the bumper of H. D. Parks of Waterloo. both vehicles left the road into a ditch but no injuries were reported. Sheriff James Smith Low� charged Carris with a drunken driving offense after the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Leland D. Carris
Washington
James Smith
Carris
Aim
H. d. Parks
Waterloo
SSA Representative to Visit Washington Iowa Office
A Social Security Administration field office representative will be in Washington on Thursday March 4 from 8:01 AM to noon at the Iowa State Employment Service office. People seeking information or wishing to file a claim should see the representative then.
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Social Security Administration
Ottumwa
Iowa
Washington
Iowa State Employment Service Office
Notable Texas Canyon Siblings and Survivors Mentioned
A brief obituary note mentions a canyon in Brewster County Texas near Santa Elena with a 1 600 foot wall, and lists survivors Mrs Mary E Scott of Onida South Dakota and brother George Thoma of Muscatine along with nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Texas
Santa Elena
Brewster County
Mary E. Scott
Onsida
South Dakota
George Thoma
Muscatine
Three powers condemn Czech coup over liberty peril
Washington France and Britain issue a joint communique condemning the Czechoslovak power seizure as disastrous for liberty. They warn a disguised dictatorship uses crisis tactics but offer no immediate break in diplomatic ties. Export cuts and credit risk loom.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Russia
London
Paris
Great Britain
Moens
National Union
Vak
Warn Merchants Of Counterfeit $10 Bills In Iowa
Clinton and Dubuque authorities warn merchants about bogus ten dollar notes circulating in eastern Iowa. The bills portray George Washington but are actually altered one dollar notes with the corners erased and replaced by a white ink “10” mark. Police urge vigilance as investigators await more such currency.
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Clinton
Iowa
Hernan Thomson
George Washington
Dubuque
Washington
Alexander Hamilton
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Amy S. Foster
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