Snow and Floods Rattle Six Northeast States
Snow and sub freezing winds worsened flood misery across Massachusetts Vermont Connecticut New York New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Highways blocked railroads canceled and power and telephone outages strained communities as emergency stations aided thousands displaced by rising creeks and rivers. Three deaths were reported and a Boston and Maine bridge collapsed into the Hoosac river at Hoosac Falls.
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United Press
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
National Guard
Red Cross
Albany
N. Y
New York Power and Light Corporation
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hoosac River
Hoosac Falls
Mass
Foresee Big Drop in Cost of Living
A government price expert predicted a fall in living costs this year possibly up to ten percent. He noted the cost of living rose about 2.15 percent in 1948, the smallest postwar gain. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said wholesale prices dipped again to 1948 lows, signaling potential lower consumer prices.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Auto License Sales Rise Sharply in Washington County
County treasurer W. E. Howell reports a strong rise in auto license sales over last year with 3,212 passenger plates issued this year versus 2,304 last year. Truck, farm trailer and motorcycle licenses also show increases, and court house use tax collections climb to 4,069.87 from 2,880.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
W. E. Howell
Rev Grossheim to Attend Cedar Rapids Ministers Conference
Pastor William J. Grossheim of the Presbyterian church of Washington will attend the annual ministers conference January 4 sponsored by Coe college in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Grossheim will accompany him. The gathering includes ministers and their wives from across Iowa and features two addresses by Dr. T Z Koo, noted Chinese scholar and former World Student Christian Federation secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church of Washington
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Anesthetist Winifred Kelly Takes Washington County Post
Miss Winifred Kelly began duty today as anesthetist at Washington County Hospital announced by superintendent Esther Squire. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Kelly and has worked in Washington state. She replaces Mrs Nate Young who resigned weeks ago.
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Winifred Kelly
Washington County Hospital
Esther Squire
Miss Kelly
J. M. Kelly
Washington State
Nate Young
Expert predicts further declines in wholesale and retail prices
An expert warns that both wholesale and retail prices are set to fall further in the coming months. The forecast highlights broader deflationary pressure across markets and implications for consumers and businesses.
Dutch Capture Major Sumatra Port In New Offensive
Dutch forces ignored UN cease fire orders and seized the large republican seaport of Teloekbetoeng in southern Sumatra, also occupying Oosthaven near Toloekbetoeng. The move expands control across the last major republican area in Sumatra, with Java reported to still be at war and a delayed end to hostilities. The Lampong district port produced over 90 percent of world pepper.
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Batavia
United Nations
Beloek Betoeng
Sumatra
Oosthaven
Toloekbetoeng
Java
UN Security Council
Teloekbetoeng
Lampong
C D Grill Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Charles Crull and Daryl Turnipseed owners of the C. D. Grill mark one year in business since acquiring the restaurant January 3 1948 free coffee all day. The operation relies on Charles Daryl and cook Julia Dawson to run the grill.
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Charles Crull
Daryl
Plane Crash Kills 18 Near Rome in Mt Argentario
South African DC-3 crashed and burned on Mt Argentario 90 miles north of Rome. All 18 aboard believed dead. four bodies recovered. Plane was en route from Athens to Marseilles. operated by Scott-Gordon Aviation, Ltd. Names of passengers unavailable.
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Rome
Mt. Argentario
Mies
Italian Air Ministry
Athens
Marseilles
Scott-Gordon Aviation, Ltd
Car Dealers Made Big Profits In Early Year
A House subcommittee report from Washington shows mobile dealers in the greater Washington area averaged 43 percent profit on used car sales in the first seven months of the year. It notes 37 new car dealers earned 1,266,180 in profit on trade-ins, averaging 332.78 per trade-in.
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Washington
House
D. C
United States
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs F A Morgan
Mrs F A Morgan former Washington resident died at Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant at noon Friday after four weeks illness. Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Sunday January 2 at Crayne funeral home Mt Pleasant. She was born Ruby Huston daughter of John and Mattie Huston Fishburn and leaves cousins in the community. She once worked at J B Crail department store in Washington.
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F. A. Morgan
Washington
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Crayne
Morgan
Ruby Huston
John
Mattie Fishburn Huston
J. B. Crail
Farm Bureau Groups Earn Special Mention in State Toast
The Washington county Farm Bureau is highlighted by the state magazine The Farm Bureau Spokesman for its large 14 member delegation at the national convention in Atlantic City. Louisa county earns commendation for hitting its 1948 membership goal of 1 126 and both counties report ongoing 1949 drives with near 1 000 signed in Washington and a January start aiming for 1 185 in Louisa.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
State Magazine
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Louisa County
Open House at Y Planned Today in Washington
Newcomers to Washington will be guests of honor at the annual open house and newcomers party at the Y M C A this afternoon from two to five. The program includes gymnastic tumbling, swimming, a four o'clock community room program, and entertainment by Pat Brower and a 90s skit by Mrs. E D Morrison and Mrs. Herbert Osincup. A Melvin Hill band will play, and refreshments will be served by the Y W C A.
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Washington
Y.M.C.A
Robert Day
Pat Brower
E. D. Morrison
Herbert Osincup
Melvin Hill
Y.W.C.A
John Lemmon
Macy charges firm officers hid to dodge audit
Rep. W. Kingsland Macy of New York, chairing the subcommittee on questionable trade practices, charged that officers of a firm fled to avoid examination of their books and said he may ask further steps or hearings.
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W. Kingsland Macy
N. Y
Tel Aviv Under Sea and Air Attack
Tel Aviv faced an air and sea assault despite a UN cease-fire order. Casualties appeared small, with more than 100 bomb explosions heard as Egyptian ships shelled the coastline and Jewish batteries and planes repelled the attack. Egyptian claims of Jewish retreat could not be independently verified.
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Thl Aviv
United Nations
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Londoners Greet New Year Gaily
London and Moscow celebrated welcoming 1949 with revelry at the Chelsea Arts Ball and in Trafalgar Square while much of Europe stayed home. In Berlin and Germany western sectors post New Year travel and transit faced restrictions as crowds gathered earlier. Times Square saw the smallest crowd in history at 350000 due to snow and ice.
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London
Moscow
Europe
Chelsea
Royal Albert Hall
Trafalgar Square
St. Paul’s
Radio Moscow
Russia
Germany
Berlin
New York
Times Square
Broadway
Committee Seeks Warrants Over Missing Officers
A committee moves to obtain warrants related to the disappearance of officers. Macy did not disclose the names of the officers involved.
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Macy
Premier Sun Fo Calls On Communists to End China's Civil Warfare
Premier Sun Fo urged the communists to halt hostilities and join the government in peace efforts in a national New Year broadcast from Nanking. Meanwhile Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek stated China seeks peace with the Reds from a position of strength as fighting continues around Hankow and Tientsin.
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Sun Fo
China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Red
Tientsin Race Course
Peiping
Hankow
Chiang
United States
Soviet Union
Chang Chi-Chung
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
N. V. Roschin
South China
Hotel Sued for 11000 Over Missed Reservation
Charles Amadon treasurer of the Connecticut Broach and Machine Company sues the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids claiming the hotel failed to provide a room after confirming a reservation. He seeks 11000 actual damages and 10000 exemplary damages, arguing the confirmation was a binding contract. A district court judge must decide the case.
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Cedar Rapids
Jan
Charles Amadon
Connecticut Broach and Machine Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Calm Weather Note
A calm is a wind movement of less than one mile per hour and indicates light or no air current. It describes still air conditions and is used in weather observations to denote minimal wind activity.
Baby Jimmie Keith Brings First Christmas to Washington
Major Elmer Keith and his wife bring their 15 month old adopted son Jimmie from Wiesbaden Germany to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Washington with Mrs Keith's parents. Julie, seven, joined the family in Germany last January. They plan to move to Panama City Florida on January 10 as Major Keith awaits transfer.
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James Lyman Keith
Major
Elmer Keith
L. C. Willits
Jimmie
Wiesbaden
Germany
Washington
Keith
Panama City
Florida
Julie
Air Force Headquarters Command
Keiths
Major and Mrs
Janmie
Ebner Keith
Julie Keith
TC. S. Jimmie
United States
Air Corps
Ice Skaters Welcome at Sunrise Lake on Chmelar Farm
Young people in the community are invited to use Sunrise Lake on the William Chmelar farm four miles southwest of Washington for an ice skating rink. Mr Chmelar said the lake, stocked with fish, has eight inches of ice and is open to skaters.
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Sunrise Lake
William Chmelar
Washington
Chmelar
Would Trim Spy Probe Committee Shrink Size And Rules
Washington January 1 UP The incoming chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee urged drastic size cuts and new fair hearing rules. Rep John S Wood Georgia proposed a five or three member panel with no other assignments and court like procedures. Rankin may be forced to depart as he is set to head the Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Karl £. Mundt
South Dakota
House un-American Activities Committee
Senate
Harlan J. Bushfield
Mundt
International Soundphoto
Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
John S. Wood
Wood
John E. Rankin
Miss
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Third Pet Killed Strikes Rudie Schmidt Family
The Rudie Schmidt family of Washington endures a string of pet deaths after their third animal, a large white cat, was fatally struck by a car on Thursday evening. Earlier pets include a brown dog shot years ago and a black and white cat poisoned, leaving the children who loved the mouser saddened by the latest loss.
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Rudie Schmidt
Washington
Schmidt
Weather Summary for Des Moines and Iowa
Des Moines weather report notes cloudy skies with intermittent light snow or rain in the west tonight and central areas. Warmer temperatures in the extreme east. Highs near 25 to 30 today and 38 to 40 Sunday, with lows around 23 to 28 tonight and Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Kisco Cooling & Heating Co
South St. Louis
C & D Grill
Italy
F.A. Morgan
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Cedar Rapids Hotel
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