Mail Pouch $75,000 Missing in Waukesha Heist
A mail sack carrying about 75000 in cash vanished in Waukesha Wisconsin last night. Investigators suspect theft possibly at the local post office or on the route to a mail train. Postal inspectors, bank officials, and post office staff are questioning drivers and clerks as they search stations along the route.
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Waukesha
Wis
Waukesha National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Elmer J. Holmes
Holmes
J. Harold Marks
Frank N. McGee
Charles B. Whitcchurch
Waukesha Bank
Death of Cora D Smiley in Winfield
Word was received in Washington of the death of Cora D Smiley in Winfield Thursday afternoon. She was a sister of the late Mrs J B Crail of Washington and formerly lived here. For years she was an instructor at Washington Academy. Funeral services will be held in Winfield Sunday afternoon at two o clock.
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Washington
Cora D. Smiley
Winfield
Miss Smiley
J. B. Crail
Washington Academy
Communists claim storming of Tientsin port city
Nanking dispatch says Chinese communist radio claims Red forces entered Tientsin at noon after a 24 hour cease fire. The report did not confirm full capture of the city, which has 2,000,000 people, but says troops are rapidly exploiting their successes and shelling continues from the suburbs. Shanghai reports communications to Tientsin are down.
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Nanking
Communist Radio
Red
Tientsin
China
Peiping
Shanghai
John A Eicher Dies Today in Missouri
John Amos Eicher, brother of Edward C. Eicher of Washington, died this morning at his daughter Mrs James Lewis home in Webster Groves Missouri. Funeral services will be held Sunday at two p m in Richer church. He lived near Noble in youth and later farmed a fruit ranch with a brother in Arkansas before retirement. Another daughter Lida Eicher of Des Moines and one grandson survive.
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Edward C. Eicher
Washington
James Lewis
Webster Groves
Missouri
Eicher
Noble
Arkansas
Lida Eicher
Des Moines
Services in Denver For Mrs J C Palmer
Funeral services for Mrs. J C Palmer sister of J W Shenefelt of Washington were held in Denver Colorado. She 72 died January 8 after a stroke in November. Survived by husband two brothers Everette Cedar Rapids and J W Shenefelt Washington D C and sisters Bea Clapper Wauseka Minn Catherine McClean Washington D C The Schenefelts could not attend due to blizzard conditions in Denver early this week.
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J. C. Palmer
J. W. Shenefelt
Washington
Denver
Colorado
Palmer
Orpha Schenefelt
Everette
Cedar Rapids
Bea Clapper
Wauseca
Minn
Catherine McClean
Washington, D. C
Schenefelt
Odom Seeks Another Hawaii to New York Flight Attempt
Capt Bill Odom, 29, hopes for a new non stop run from Hawaii to New York after landing in Oakland last night. He set a world light plane distance record but weather and icing forced a stop over the Sierras. He had already completed a 2900 mile over water flight from Honolulu, with about 2400 miles credited under international rules.
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Oakland
Cal
Bill Odom
Hawaii
New York
Honolulu
Odom
Waikiki Beach
Cavalry Unit Plans Reunion in Des Moines
Former 113th Cavalry members in Washington county are reminded of the annual reunion set for January 22 and 23 at Hotel Ft. Des Moines in Des Moines. Registration costs 3.50 and should be sent to Bob Bradley at 4012 14th Street. All former members since its 1904 organization are eligible to attend.
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113Th Cavalry
Washington County
Ft. Des Moines
Des Moines
Bob Bradley
14Th Street
113
Beardsley Inaugural Address Generally Well Received
Governor William Beardsley’s inaugural speech drew general praise from lawmakers across parties as the legislature prepares to reconvene. The main contentious issue is the proposed sales tax repeal on food with opposition from conservative Republicans and some Democrats.
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Beardsley
Labor
Farm Bureau
Tion
Unemployment in United States Heads Toward Postwar Peak
Government figures indicate unemployment may reach a new postwar high of about 4,000,000 this spring. A record 7.63 billion dollars is available in unemployment compensation funds to cushion job losses. Initial claims rose pace since 1946, with New York state adding 45,000 in the Christmas season layoff period.
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United States
Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Idaho
New York State
Auto License Sales Rise in Washington County 1948
County Treasurer W. K. Howell reports 1948 motor vehicle license sales rose from 4 523 to 5 7538 with increases across all vehicle types. Auto plates totaled 4 002 up from 3 174. half year commercial licenses 70 vs 44. full year commercial 942 vs 723. farm trailer licenses 548 vs 449. regular trailers 168 vs 118.
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Washington County
W. KE. Howell
Court House
Sunday Union Service Speaker Is Dr Grossheim
Dr William J Grossheim of the Presbyterian church will lecture at the Sunday evening union church service in the Christian church The topic is Is There Any Word From the Lord The union choir directed by Wenfer will provide special music with four o'clock rehearsal Seven Washington churches participate in the ongoing series now in its third week and planned to continue until Easter
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William J. Grossheim
The
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
Flood Threat as Warm Weather Melts Snow in Nebraska
Rising temperatures threaten to melt last week's blizzard snow and trigger floods on the Elk Horn Platte and Republican rivers. A mild front would bring clear or partly cloudy skies nationwide while Nebraska prepares with the 10th Air Force aiding snowbound communities.
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United Press
Nebraska
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Lincoln
Elkhorn
Platte
Republican
Scottsbluff
Tax Collections Surpass Levy in Washington County 1948
Washington County reports total 1948 collections of 1 206 914 80 dollars, exceeding the levy of 1 202 654 95 dollars by 4 606 88 in delinquent taxes and 1 861 07 in interest. W E Howell presents the semi annual figures.
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Washington County
W. E. Howell
Motorcycle License Sales Rise from Five to Twenty Three
In 1948 motorcycle license sales increased from 5 to 23, reflecting growing motorized two wheeler use. The observed rise highlights expanded vehicle licensing activity during the postwar period.
Senate panel approves Acheson for secretary of state
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13 to 0 to approve Dean Acheson as secretary of state after hearing him call communism an economically fatal doctrine and an aggressive force in world conquest. He is expected to be quickly confirmed on the Senate floor and will assume the post on January 20.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Russia
Senate
George C. Marshall
Truman
Tom Connally
Attorneys Appointed in Fetters Case
Judge Frank Bechly named Richard A. Stewart to defend Oscar Fetters and A. E. Baldrige to assist prosecutor Paul V. Shearer after Fetters was indicted for first degree murder in 1914. Fetters, held in county jail, was ruled insane and sent to Anamosa reform school before a recent sanity ruling. Trial date not set. unlikely before next term.
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Frank Bechly
Richard A. Stewart
Oscar Fetter
Hugh Dougall, Jr
Bechly
A. E. Baldrige
Paul V. Shearer
Fetters
Th Reformatory
Anamosa
Radical Examiners
Farm Bureau Board Will Meet Tuesday
Outgoing President William Gamon of Wellman will turn over the gavel of the Washington county Farm Bureau to the new president Joe H. Jones of Ainsworth. The end of Gamon’s term comes at a special board meeting at The Pines on Tuesday evening with all board members and their wives invited to the seven o’clock dinner.
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William Gamon
Wellman
Washington County Farm Bureau
Joe H. Jones
Ainsworth
Gamon
the Pines
NYC Records 22,000 Eating Establishments
Report shows New York City hosts 22,000 eating places. The figure reflects licensed restaurants diners and cafes across five boroughs indicating broad dining coverage and market scale in the metropolis.
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New York City
Dunnington Urges Global Government To Prevent Wars
Dr. Lewis L. Dunnington urged a strong world government backed by an armed UN force to enforce its decisions. Speaking at a Washington high school forum, he warned only a few years remain to avert another major war and pressed pressuring UN leaders to avert a world catastrophe. He described conditions in Russia's satellite states and urged ending US aid to Chiang Kai-shek until graft and corruption are eliminated.
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United Nations
Lewis L. Dunnington
Washington High School
Dunnington
United Nations Organization
Dr. Dunnington
Russia
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
Sherwood Eddy
China
Mr. Eddy
Chiang Kai- Shek
4-H Boys to Attend Electricity School
Lime Creek Live Wires Cedar Chips and seventy six boys 4-H clubs will meet in the Lexington church basement Saturday January 22 to attend the first of a series of training schools on proper farm wiring and use of electricity Gus Alsip county youth assistant and local 4-H club leaders will conduct the schools A demonstration of how electricity works and actual wiring experience will be included Boys 4-H members and their fathers are invited to attend in their county section
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Lime Creek
Lexington Church
Gus Alsip
Two Cars Involved In Crash Near Olds
A minor crash on highway 218, two and a half miles north of Olds, involved Loren R. Letterdahl of Washington and E. E. Cline of Iowa City. Ice on the road caused skidding. Letterdahl could not stop before colliding with Cline’s car.
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Loren R. Letterdah
Washington
E. E. Cline
Iowa City
Olds
Letterdahl
Cline
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