County Farmers Urged to Plant 107 192 Acres of Corn in 1952
Washington county sets a corn goal of 107 192 acres for 1952 as part of Iowa and national feed grain targets. The plan notes higher production to meet military and population demands with price supports announced for 1952. A marriage license was issued to Owen W. White and Norma J. Batinger.
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Washington Couunts
Washington County
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Howard L. Witting
PMA
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk County
Louisa
Johnson County
Witting
Wittrie
R. R. Noonan
Owen W. White
Ainsworth
Norma J. Batinger
Washington
Weather summary for Iowa snow and cold
Snow diminishes in the southwest this afternoon and northeast tonight. Snow may change to sleet in the extreme southeast this afternoon. New snow accumulations up to six inches occur in the east and north central today. Precipitation ends tonight. colder in the south. Highs near 20 this afternoon. lows 5 to 15. Partly cloudy Saturday with 20s north and near 30 south. Warmer Sunday. five day outlook average five degrees above normal.
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Iowa
Iowa Candidates Must File Papers Earlier in 1952
Iowa candidates must file nomination papers earlier due to a temporary early filing law. County offices require at least 70 days, state and congressional offices at least 60 days, with absentee ballots due 35 days before the election. Primary set for June 2, filing deadline March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Iowa
Fred EK. Bourgeois
Elesios
Sa Dave
Scouters of Washington district meet to plan year
Scouters of the Washington district held the first meeting of the new year at the Washington Methodist church. They reviewed progress from last year and planned events including Scout Week starting February 6 and a potluck dinner on February 7 at the United Presbyterian church.
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Washington
Washington Methodist Church
Martin Hunter
Iowa City
Er. J. Hesselschwerdt
Scout
Paul VV
Shearer
Ralph Kleese
United Presbyterian Church
Bill Boshart
Harold Hazelett
John Hedberg
Charles Morris
Don McClure
Bill Crayne
Giff Morrison
Bob Reed
Evert Haney
Dick Weeks
Harold Ahrens
Bob Logan
Tom Robb
Bob Swartz
Artemas Brown
Walter Fern
Howard Washburn
Brighton
Charles Beckman
Kalona
John Beenblossom
Paul V. Shearer
Keith Vetter
Allied Troops Recapture Hill in Korea
Allied infantry units wrested a snow covered hill crest west of Mundung Valley from Communist forces after a hard fight amid rain sleet and heavy fire. UN troops counter attacked at dawn after an initial surprise push and secured the position in force.
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Korea
Mundung Valley
United Nations
Eclipse Lumber Marks Twentieth Anniversary in Washington
The Eclipse Lumber Company observes its 20th year in Washington after purchasing Pauls Lumber in January 1932. Barney Sakulin succeeded A B Wilson as manager in 1950 and notes ample lumber but tightening steel and metal materials while the firm starts its 20th year with a workforce including Des Henry Floyd Marston Martin Westen Harry Dettweiller Edwin Dettweiller Pete McCutchen and G K E Barnes Sakulin manager.
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Eclipse Lumber
Eclipse
Washington
Des Henry
Floyd Marston
Martin Westen
Harry Dettweiller
Edwin Dettweiller
Pete McCutchen
G. KE
Barnes Sakulin
New Radio Broadcast Starts Sunday January 6
A mixed quartet from Wayland will join the regular Sunday afternoon KAIC Iowa City broadcast starting January 6 at 1 30 PM. Rev Norman Hobbs pastor of Mennonite Gospel Missions Iowa City will be the speaker. The program will be called the Water of Life.
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Wayland
Regula
KAIC
Iowa City
Norman Hobbs
Mennonite Gospel Missions
Earl Wood Buys Four Corners Service Station East of Ainsworth
Earl Wood buys the Four Corners Coast-To-Coast service station and lunch room at the junction of highways 218 and 92 east of Ainsworth. Lawrence and Rennie Moore turn over possession. Moore will move to a Swedesboro area farm. Staff includes Herman Ahrens, Harold Hall, Glen Sprague, Charles Votruba, Janet and Joan Wood, Mrs Frank Moore, and Mrs Helen Bowman. The station becomes Triangle station open seven days. lunch room to start Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Ainsworth Earl Wood
Ainsworth
Four Corners
Here
Lawrence
Rennie Moore
Lawrence Moore
Swedesboro
Herman
Red) Ahrens
Harold Hall
Glen Sprague
Charles Votruba
Janet
Joan Wood
Frank Moore
Helen Bowman
Triangle
Republican Outlook for 1952 from Iowa Chairman
Republican state chairman lays out party prospects for 1952 in Iowa. He responds to Democratic claims and outlines priorities, strategy, and anticipated challenges ahead of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Jake Mor
Democratic Party
Iowa
IDPA
Republican Party in Iowa Urges 1952 GOP Victory
A Republican call to action argues for a strong GOP victory in 1952, praising American freedom and economic opportunity while condemning perceived socialist andocratic threats. It traces postwar political shifts and urges voters to unite under the party as the nation faces inflation and government overreach.
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Republican Party
Reds Plan Meetings To Boost Air Power Post Activities
VEW post members meet Tuesday night to map plans for completing the win ters program and for recreation nights in January February and March. An effort will be made to clean up 1952 memberships. The post leads the district in membership percentages and hopes all old members renew and new eligible veterans join soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VEW
Second Man Aboard Drifting Freighter
A seaman from the Turmoil joined Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen on the drifting freighter Enterprise during a seventh night at sea. A gale battered the ship as the Tug Turmoil and the U S Destroyer Weeks attempted to rescue contact with a thin messenger line repeatedly snapping under wind and water.
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London
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Ainst
Carleen
Enterprise
Carlsen
U. S
John W. Weeks
Falmouth
Parmots
Davies
Cease Fire Talks Stall Over Airfield Threats
United Nations charges that Communists bring war planes into Korea for assembly at secret airfields near allied lines during armistice talks. Reds call it rumor as debates fail to progress and Allies push for a ban on airfield construction during the truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U.N
North Korea
Claude Ferenbaugh
Union Bows To Truman Plea Delays Steel Strike
United Steelworkers CIO postpone industry wide strike to 45 days after wage stabilization board hearings begin. Truman urged postponement to protect defense production while government studies wage demands. Wage board to hear preliminary Jan 1 0 with formal sessions to start Jan 10 or 11. strike deadline likely Feb 24 or 25.
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Atlantic City
N. J
COP
United Steelworkers Union
CIO
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
WSE
Dee. 22
Week of Prayer services announced for Was ington city area
Annual National Week of Prayer events planned in Washington with evening services at 7 30 p m in the Baptist church January 6 through January 11 closing at the Christian church January 12 local ministers lead each night and laymen run programs Special music and daily Prayer for today feature in Evening Journal The schedule lists presiding ministers assistants and preaching pastors across each date including Longfellow Phillips Polk Hamm Dunlap Melntyre Easter Boice McBee Klopstein Thompson Reed He ney.
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Wasington
Ministerial Association
Baptist Church
Mrnday
Evening Journal
Kri. G. Hamm
J. F E. Dunlap
W. T. Melntyre
Harry Ramseyer
A. E B. Atchison
Earl C. Longfellow
Ss. W. Easter
C. A. Boice
Basil McBee
Preac
Ramseyer Seeks Reelection Nomination Papers
Des Moines reports Harry W. Ramseyer Washington businessman and hatchery operator from this community has filed for nomination papers and will seek a second term as state representative in the coming election. He will run on the Republican ticket.
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Harry W. Ramseyer
Washington
Des Moines
Ramsever
Mrs Sophia Troyer Dies in Sigourney
Mrs Sophia Ageson Troyer died Thursday in Sigourney. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev DD C Bis singer in charge. Burial in Champion Hill cemetery. Born March 1 1864 in Iowa county. Preceded in death by husband two sisters and two brothers. Surviving is brother James Aggson of Wellman.
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Wellman
Sophia Ageson Troyer
Sigourney
Powell Funeral Home
DD. C. Bissinger
Champion Hill
Troyer
Iowa County
James Aggson
TV Creates One More Problem for Motorists
A local television dealer warns that leaving an engine running at the curb harms nearby television sets. The notice advises motorists to warm up their cars elsewhere to avoid damage during cold weather.
Packing Workers Strike At Swift Armour Plants
CHICAGO UP Thousands of packinghouse workers staged spontaneous strikes today against Swift and Armour meat plants nationwide. A union spokesman said the walkouts were not authorized by headquarters but predicted they would continue to snowball as wage negotiations fail and unrest grows in the industry.
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Chicago
CLO Packinghouse
Swift and Armour
International
Snow removal planned around square by city crews
Earl Little, city street commissioner, said workmen will begin clearing snow from the business district early tomorrow morning. Motorists should remove cars from the square area and one block in each direction. Residents are reminded to clear snow from sidewalks in front of their homes.
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Earl Little
Mr. Little
Beardsley Names Frank Means to Commerce Commission
Governor William S Beardsley of Des Moines named Frank Bo Means of Manilla to succeed B M Richardson on the Town commerce commission until the 1952 elections Richardson resigned after a drunken driving fine Means 54 has served as an inspector for the commerce commission since 1934 and was not previously mentioned as a possible appointee.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Frank Bo Means
Manilla
B. M. Richardson
Town Commerce Commission
Richardson
Means
Commerce Commission
Iowa State Banquet Planned January 21 at Washington YMCA
Washington county Iowa Staters plan a banquet and program Monday evening January 21 at the Washington YMCA starting 6:25 PM Reservations are requested through Tow Robb at the Farm Bureau building Richard Loman Ames agriculture student will speak with slides about his Israel farm youth exchange trip Square dancing will close the evening planning committee chair is Mr Robb with members John Griffith Muriel Collier and Mrs Harvey Holden
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Washington County
Iowa
YMCA
Washington
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Richard Loman
Ames
Israel
Robb
John Griffith
Muriel Collier
Harvey Holden
Trustees Elected at First Presbyterian Annual Meeting
The Journal did not report the news story yesterday about the First Presbyterian church trustees elected Wednesday for 1952. Elected were N. J. Davis Dr. T. M. Mast and Cal Wolfe.
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First Presbyterian Church
The
Journal
Yester
N. J. Davis
Dr. T. M. Mast
Cal Wolfe
Fear of UN move could delay Korean armistice talks
In Paris the US voiced grave concern that Soviet efforts to shift Korean armistice negotiations to the United Nations Security Council could delay or wreck the Panmunjom talks. Ambassador Cohen urged swift settlement but warned the move might backfire, amid plans for a high level meeting and possible end of veto free security arrangements.
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Paris
United States
United Nations Security Council
Benjamin V. Cohen
Nkorea
Security Council
U. N
No New Suspects In Slaying Of Groves Report
Des Moines police released two men questioned in the fatal Dec 22 shooting of taxi driver Leon Groves 40. Burkett 27 and Jones 22 denied knowledge of the murder and were released after investigators found no evidence linking them to the crime. Burkett had claimed accidental shooting during a holdup but later disputed details.
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Des Moines
Votre
Lewis Arthur Burkett
William Tafero Jones
Leon Groves
Burkett
Groves
Jones
Billfold
Drought Spurs Ranchers to Feed Wild Deer in Texas Hill County
Severe summer drought pushes Texas Hill County ranchers to feed wild deer. Ranchers report scarce forage as temperatures climb, triggering wildlife feeding measures to sustain deer populations through the dry season.
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Hill County
Texas
Snowfall Piles Up Across Iowa Today
Snow piled up across Iowa slowing traffic in spots with up to six inches expected in eastern and north central areas. Forecasters predicted diminishing snowfall this afternoon and tonight with colder temperatures overnight as sleet and rain turned to snow and highways became slippery statewide except northeast of a Charles City Waterloo Cedar Rapids Davenport line where conditions were normal.
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iBy United Press
Lowa
Des Moines
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Charles City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Funeral services for Everett Hayes held in Sherman’s
Funeral services for Everett Hayes were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. W. J. Stevens presiding. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ben Jennings, Clarence Smith, Noel Bradford, Ray Teel, George Buttz, and Boyd Wheeler.
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Everett, Hayes
Sherman
Rev
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Ben Jennings
Clarence Smith
Noel Bradford
Ray Teel
George Buttz
Boyd Wheeler
Prayer for TRYDAY and Peace Through Christ
Prayer asking for peace and healing of war wounds. It asks forgiveness for unbrotherliness and renewal of spirit. The petition seeks courageous leadership toward peaceful aims and an end to wars through Christ, the Prince of Peace. John S. Stamm.
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Christ
Prince of Peace
John S. Stamm
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