Battle Over Size Of U S Air Force In Congress
Washington January 12 UPI a clash looms as lawmakers seek to override Truman and authorize a 70 group air force Rep Carl Vinson chairs the house armed services committee and says the house and senate will back a bigger air power expansion than the president desires.
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Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
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Senate
Vinson
Millard E. Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maryland
White House
Homemaker Demonstration On Household Cleaning Invited
Washington county homemakers are invited to a Household Cleaning demonstration by Madge E Dilts at Washington High School auditorium Friday from 2 to 4 pm. Dilts will show rug and floor cleaning and discuss equipment, storage, and home management ideas.
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Washington County
Ruth Foster
County Extension Home
Washington High School
Madge E Dilts
Hoover Home Institute
Miss Dilts
Flemington
N. J
Michigan State College
University of Michigan
Columbia University
Passaid County
Union Carbide Company
State
National
Home Economists Association
Recordings Show Y's Men Hear Rutherford and Fletcher
The Washington Y's Men club last night featured recordings of Mark Rutherford a noted Christian church lay leader and Wilma Fletcher a rising soprano from Galesburg Sik. Ivan Norton presented the program introduced by Roy Fields with Rev T C Polk opening remarks. Norton recorded Fletcher's voice during a recent Ames state meeting and Rutherford's speech at the same event with John Do Owen presiding over a short business session.
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Christian Church
Wilma Fletcher
Galesburg
Sik
Washington Y
Ivan Norton
Mr. Norton
Roy Fields
T. C. Polk
Mr. Rutherford
Miss Fletcher
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Mrs. Anna Harlan of Richland Dies
Word was received in Washington of the death of Mrs. Anna Harlan of Richland. She died early this afternoon and funeral arrangements are still indefinite. She was the mother of Mrs. Byron Snider and grandmother of Mrs. Duane Griggs, both of Washington.
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Anna Harlan
Richland
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Byron Snider
Duane Griggs
Global land could boost crop production by 1.3 billion acres
An estimate suggests 1.3 billion acres of unused land worldwide could be developed for crops. The figure implies vast potential for expanding agricultural output if investment and reforms enable cultivation.
Dedication of Memorial Organ at St Pauls Evangelical Church
Special services Sunday morning mark the dedication of a Wurlitzer electric memorial organ in St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Washington. Gift from late Michael Hollinger longtime county resident who came from Germany in 1890. Edith Miller to play. Rev Milo J Phillips to speak on What Music Does for You.
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Washington
Michael Hollinger
Hollinger
Washington County
Germany
West Chester
Edith Miller
Milo J. Phillips
New Cooking Method Demonstrated Here
A demonstration of the Chambers gas stove method at Modern Appliance featured Mary Pohlard explaining insulation saves gas by starting cooking in 30 minutes and finishing with heat retained. The oven meal and dessert were cooked during the session to illustrate the effect.
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Chambers
Mary Pohlard
Home Service
The
Stove Company
Carrie Ously
Cotton Loss from Insect Damage Ranked High
A historical note states that one out of every seven bales of cotton produced in this country is lost due to insect damage, highlighting a persistent agricultural challenge.
VFW Members Plan For District Meet In Burlington
VFW Post 2808 business meeting reviews district convention plans in Burlington for January 28 and updates on the ongoing membership drive. Washington post earns Pearl Harbor citation for reaching 50 percent of its goal. meeting closes with talk on progress. Nearly 50 varieties of meat products are now canned in metal containers.
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VFW Post No
Planes Aid Storm Area Across Western Plains
United Press reports planes dropped supplies to residents cut off by two weeks of severe weather. The system brought heavy snow sleet and freezing rain across the plains and the Midwest with isolation in Gordon Nebraska and food aid delivered.
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Plains
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio River Valley
California
Catalina Island
Pacific Northwest
Gordon
Neb
Widespread Storms Leave Texas Towns Isolated and Snow Totals Rise
Forecasts call for continued sub freezing temperatures as a sleet storm cripples 440 circuits and isolates nine Texas towns. About 300 utility poles down and Bulivar Missouri faces a severe water shortage after a power outage. Milk delivery stops and schools close. In Arizona Flagstaff records 33 inches of snow in 52 hours for a total ground depth of 40 inches.
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Texas
Bulivar
Flagstaff
Ariz
Georgia acquits two in lynching case
In Lyons Georgia a Toombs county jury found William Spud Howell not guilty after a 20 minute trial and dismissed charges against Roderick Clifton. Spectators cheered as a spectator was fined for shouting and Thurgood Marshall called the case proof of the need for federal anti lynch laws.
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Lyons
Georgia
Robert Mallard
Toombs
William
Spud) Howell
Roderick Clifton
New York
Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Partly Cloudy Iowa Weather Updates
Des Moines on January 12 reports partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with a slight warming trend anticipated. The forecast notes warmer conditions approaching tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Briton attacks U.S. attitude on Palestine crisis
A British foreign office spokesman denounces United States reluctance to back UN Palestine resolutions. He also accuses Czechoslovakia of arming the Middle East with Soviet support, as Bevin prepares a parliament report on the crisis and recent British plane shootdown.
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Foreign Office
Conight
U. S
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Ernest Bevin
Security Council
United States
National Bank of Washington Holds Annual Meeting
National Bank of Washington held its annual meeting with 756 of 800 shares represented. President Crone reported year end deposits of 3 907 963 38 and total resources and liabilities of 4 147 430 20. The bank sold 643 100 in Government E F G bonds in the year, totaling 4 755 050 since May 1, 1941. Directors were reelected and officers named.
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National Bank of Washington
Fred L. Stewart
C. P. Weldin
Robert Wiley
Carlton C. Wilson
George J. Breitenbach
Frank C. Crone
Crone
Mr. Crone
Marion S. George
E. F. Mueck
Richard IL. Weeks
Lucy F. Dempsey
Donna Wylie
Geraldine Schulty
Ruth Telford
Weather note with scattered temperature ranges
The forecast reports today’s high around 20 in the northwest and 80 in the southeast. Overnight lows vary from 5 to 16 in the southwest and 20 to 25 in the southeast. Tomorrow’s highs are expected to reach 30 to 35.
Iowa House and Senate Introduce Civil Service Job Classification Bill
DES MOINES Jan. 12 UP A bill to create a state job and salary classification system was unveiled in the Iowa legislature. A three member civil service board appointed by the governor would oversee a personnel officer to apply merit principles. Senators Leo Elthon George Faul and Paul McCarville introduced the measure, aiming to broaden civil service operations and improve efficiency. The bill allows two year veterans to obtain civil service status without examination and entails staggered six year terms for board members. The House opened its session with 22 bills including flood control, building code standards, sales tax changes, and exemptions for public use purchases, along with a companion measure to finance the WWII veterans bonus from state surplus.
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Iowa
Civil Service
Senate
Leo Elthon
George Faul
Paul McCarville
Fort Dodge
McCarville
Tax Commission
Highway Commission
McArville
Merit System Council
State Department of Health, Social Welfare
Employment Security Commission
State Service For
Civil Service Board
House
Battery Tester for Hearing Aids Enables Accurate Use
A built in battery tester for hearing aids allows users to gauge remaining power accurately. The device helps wearers avoid unexpected audio dropouts and plan replacements, improving reliability and daily use.
Extradition Sought for Dr Rutledge in Hartman Murder
Gov Blue asked Missouri Gov Donnelly to extradite Dr Robert C Rutledge of St Louis to Cedar Rapids to be tried for the murder of his wife's lover Byron Hartman. Rutledge, 29, was indicted for the hotel room stabbing here last month. Donnelly had refused previously but said extradition could occur with a grand jury indictment.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Phil Donnelly
Missouri
Robert C. Rutledge
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Blue
Rutledge
Byron C. Hartman
Donnelly
Co Axial Cable Links Coast to Coast Network Inaugurated
The new Co Axial television network linking the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi Valley was hailed as key to national unity. The final gap closed last night connecting 15 eastern and midwestern cities on a single wire loop for a nationwide broadcast. Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke compared the ceremony to the golden spike moment of the first coast to coast railroad.
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Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Selaniana
Civic
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Burke
Veterans Administration notes pharmacy trainees under GI Bill total 13245
The Veterans Administration reports 13 245 pharmacy trainees under the GI Bill. Of the total 138 99 are enrolled in educational institutions and 346 are in on the job training in pharmacies. Check remaining training hours before new batteries are needed.
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Veteran's Administration
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