Local shoppers visit Chicago market for spring furniture
Mrs Ralph Scott Mr and Mrs Lloyd Scott and Christy returned from Chicago where they attended the bi annual furniture market The Scotts were buying spring and summer furniture Louis Larsen has returned home from Washington county hospital with a broken leg in a cast after a horse accident Mr and Mrs John Barnett of North Sixth street are the parents of a daughter born this morning at eight o'clock
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Ralph Scott
Lloyd Scott
Christy
Chicago
Scotts
Louis Larsen
Washington County
John Barnett
North Sixth Street
Marshall Resigns as Army Chief and Statesman
As army chief of staff he shaped the nation's armies through the war and Truman praised him as the country's greatest soldier. In retirement he designed the Marshall Plan for European recovery and Truman expressed regret at his resignation.
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Truman
Marshall
Mrs. E. H. Whitehead Hosts U Go I Go Club
Mrs. E. H. Whitehead hosted the U Go, I Go club Thursday at 2 p.m. Pinochle was played at two tables with Mrs. Whitehead winning high and Mrs. Paul Mast low. President Mrs. Charles Schiebel conducted the business meeting. next gathering will be with Mrs. Claude Bain.
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E. H. Whitehead
Whitehead
Paul Mast
Charles Schiebel
Claude Bain
PTA Study Group Hears Mrs Thayer On Child Reading
Mrs Paul Thayer reviewed a lesson titled Your Child and His Books at the city PTA study group meeting held Thursday night in the high school homemaking room. The lesson was prepared by Miss Sunderland for the Radio Child study club.
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Paul Thayer
PTA
Miss Sunderland
Radio
Jews and Egyptians Cease Fire Amid Armistice Efforts
United Nations truce HQ announced a cease fire between Jews and Egyptians and said mediators will push armistice talks. Preliminary discussions had begun as Israel and UN officials map plans for a lasting peace conference. Guards reported shooting stopped around 2 pm GMT.
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Tel Aviv
United Nations
Palestine
Haifa
Israel
Henri Vigier
Ralph Bunche
Common Sense About Comics Reviewed by Mrs Howell
At WSUI Iowa City a Parents magazine review on Common Sense About Comics was discussed by Mrs W E Howell. Eleven members attended with group discussion following each review.
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WSUI
Iowa City
W. E. Howell
Parents Magazine
Judge Bechly to preside at district court opening
Judge Frank Bechly will come to Washington Monday January 10 for the opening of the January term of district court. Washington county grand jury will meet Tuesday January 11 at ten in the morning and petit jurors drawn for duty at this term report January 17 at 1 30 unless notified. G A Reinert will be court bailiff.
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Frank Bechly
Washington
Washington County Grand Jury
G. A. Reinert
Iowa Sheriffs Back Doubling of Mileage Rates
The Iowa State Sheriffs association announced that a Chicago cost accounting firm upheld its claim that sheriff automobile mileage allowance should be doubled from the prior rate. The ruling supports higher travel reimbursement for sheriff deputies in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Sheriffs Association
Chicago
Travel allowance proposal seeks universal five cent rate
A county travel allowance set in 1934 with five cents outside the county and 714 cents inside the county is proposed for change. The association plans to ask the 1949 legislature to raise the rate to ten cents for all travel.
Air Force C-47 Crashes In Fog Near McChord
A C-47 transport with three crewmen vanished in fog near McChord field Washington and authorities fear a crashed in the mountains east of Tacoma. Search parties were dispatched after fuel ran out at 2 37 a m PST and more planes were to join once fog lifts. Officials urged locals to listen for updates on radio.
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Tacoma
Wash
Air Force
McChord Field
Here
Epilepsy Among U S Residents Cited In Study
A medical study notes epilepsy affects about one in 200 Americans. The report outlines how this brain rhythm disturbance impacts daily life and outlines possible treatment paths.
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United States
GOP Will Push Aid to China Proposal
Washington January 7 Republicans plan to advance a proposal for doubling U S aid to anti Communist forces in China. Led by Senator Styles Bridges the GOP bloc favors reviving Maj Gen Claire Chennaults Flying Tigers. The plan, urged by William Bullitt former ambassador to Russia and France, would provide 800 million dollars in military and economic aid to Chiang Kai Shek.
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Washington
China
Styles Bridges
N. H
Claire Chennalt
Flying Tigers
Bridges
Congressional
Committee On
William C. Bullitt
Russia
France
Bullitt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Spoiled Canned Vegetables Caution for Animal Safety
Guidance warns never to feed spoiled canned vegetables to animals. It advises disposal by burning or mixing with lye and burying out of reach to prevent access or harm.
Cedar Homemakers Demonstrate Slip Cover Workshop
Sixteen Cedar Township homemakers met at Prairie Flower church for a chair slip cover workshop led by Ruth Foster county extension home economist. Mrs. Dan Cave and Mrs. Maurice Crawford assisted. next sessions set for February 3 and 8.
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Cedar Township
Prairie Flower Church
Ruth Foster
County Extension Home
Dan Cave
Maurice Crawford
Clayde Knupp
Ralph Herr
Health survey details and disease status in the county
The report describes a fall health questionnaire filled by parents and current contagious diseases in the county including scarlet fever ringworm of the scalp and polio. A cooperative noon meal was served. The committee consisted of Mrs C C Reeves and Mrs Harley Meyer.
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C. C. Reeves
Harley Meyer
Unsurfaced Roads in America Seen Declining
About 52 percent of country roads remain unsurfaced nationwide. Programs in place are expected to cut that share by roughly five percent within the coming year.
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America
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GOP
Cedar Homemakers
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