Twenty Servicemen Dead in Superfort Crash in Scotland
GLASGOW January 17 Twenty U S servicemen were killed when a B-29 Superfortress crashed in heavy fog on Succoth Glen near Lochgoilhead in Argyllshire Scotland. The plane en route to Iceland collided with mist two B-29s departed Scampton with one sister ship surviving. No survivors were found and next of kin notify policy followed.
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Glasgow
U. S
Succoth Glen
Lochgoilhead
Iceland
United States
Scampton
Mrs. Margaret Camp Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Margaret Camp 78 a former Columbus Junction resident died at her Des Moines home. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Tuesday at Richie funeral home Columbus Junction with Rev. Alfred Parsons officiating. Born December 26 1870 she was the last of nine Duncan siblings to die and survivors include nieces and nephews in the Columbus area.
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Columbus Junction
Margaret Camp
Des Moines
Richie
Alfred Parsons
Flooded Basements Leave Iowans Cold
Elliott Iowa residents faced freezing weather as floods from an ice jam on the Nishnabotna river inundated basements and cut heat. Flooding along Highway 48 forced evacuations after a wall gave way at a farm home and fire crews rescued Clyde Jamison’s family.
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Elliott
Iowa
Nishnabotna
Highway 48
Here
Clyde Jamison
Alfalfa Meal Destroyed in Iowa Warehouse Fire
Lake Park Iowa officials said 1200 tons of alfalfa meal valued at over 60000 dollars were destroyed in a warehouse blaze that raged for three hours in zero weather. The cause of the fire was undetermined and total losses to the grain warehouse were not estimated.
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Lake Park
Iowa
Magazine Pictures Former County Man
Washington county residents read of Homer Jones son of Mrs Nellie Jones of Ainsworth in the Saturday Evening Post January 8 1949. The article by Hugh Morrow praises the Dad and Son Athletic club founded in 1934 by Larry Conant for fighting juvenile delinquency. The club requires each boy’s father to spend time playing with his son.
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Washington County
Saturday Evening Post
Homer Jones
Nellie Jones
Ainsworth
David Armstrong
Jones
Washington, D. C
Washington
Hugh Morrow
Dad and Son Athletic Club
Larry Conant
Sturgeon Resigns Farm Bureau Post
Leo Sturgeon Washington county extension director for three years resigns effective March 1 to farm near Des Moines. Joe H. Jones confirms the resignation and no replacement is named. Sturgeon will run a 130 acre modern farm in Dallas county and returns to his home county after moving.
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Washington County
Sturgeon
Dallas County
Des Moines
Joe H. Jones
County Farm Bureau Organization
Mr. Sturgeon
Iowa State College
Ames
Kossuth
Sac
Butler County
Air Corps
Farm Bureau
Open House Planned at Washington's Youth Center
Washington's Youth Center will host a two day open house this week with the hall at the east side of the square near McLellans store. Mrs. Golia Miller announces the event and says decorations are finished. The open house runs Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 pm and 8 to 10 pm. Regular winter schedule announced: Wednesday and Saturday evenings with 8:30 to 10:30 pm and 7:30 to 11:30 pm respectively.
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Washington
Golia Miller
Recreational Council
McLellan
Beardsley Plans Face Legislative Push for Streamlining
Des Moines reports the second week of the Iowa legislature opens with eight measures to create or expand state government departments, while Beardsley’s consolidation plans attract far fewer proposals. Among the ideas are a state labor and industry department, a state conciliation service, a water control council, a building code council, and expanded conservation and civil service bodies.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Alredy
Beardsley
Labor Department
Industrial Commission
Mine Inspection Department
Department of Labor and Industry
State Conciliation Service
State Board of Basic Science Examiners
Basic Science Board
Taft Leads GOP to Fight Truman Tax Increase Plan
Senator Taft fronts a Republican challenge to President Truman's 1950 budget, arguing for about 3 billion dollars in cuts and saying no new taxes are needed if spending is trimmed. Senators O Mahoney Douglas and Smith back Taft in a debate noting defense and social security costs.
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Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
H. Alexander Smith
N. J
O'Mahoney
United States
Congress
Barn Destroyed on Farm Near Wayland
Firefighters from Wayland battled a Sunday farm blaze seven miles southeast of Brighton at the Roy Schoonover farm. Mechanical trouble with the Wayland truck delayed arrival and the large barn was destroyed despite efforts.
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Wayland
Roy Schoonover
Brighton
Nate Young Becomes Partner in Washington Implement Store
Announcement today confirms Nate Young, a prominent Washington figure, buys one third of Farmers Implement Co. from John Patterson and joins Glen Garner and Jim Stewart in ownership. Effective January 1, the store adds Pearl Mosier as bookkeeper from Oskaloosa, with her children Clemma and Mark enrolling in local schools.
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Nate Young
Washington
Farmers Implement Company
John Deere
Mr. Young
John Patterson
Glen Garner
Jim Stewart
Perhe Farmers Implement ‘Bstore
Pearl Mosier
Grace Hill Moravian hosts Peters evangelistic series
Rev. Arthur Peters, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Northwood Iowa, began a series of evangelistic meetings at the Grace Hill Moravian church. He will preach each evening through Wednesday with special themes for Tuesday and Wednesday nights and invites the public to attend.
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Arthur Peters
First Baptist Church
Northwood
Iowa
Grace Hill Moravian
Rev. Peters
Robert Waterhouse
Auto Burned 17 Fires Destroys Car of Roy Taylor
A car owned by Roy Taylor of Gladwin, ten miles northwest, was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday. The blaze threatened nearby buildings, prompting Columbus Junction fire department to assist in protecting them.
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Columbus Junction
Roy Taylor
Gladwin
Here
Wells Funeral for George W. Wells
Funeral services for George W. Wells were conducted Sunday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. T. C. Polk officiating. Pallbearers included Glenn Davis Edd Lukavsky Stephen Wolfer Charles Kuhn Clark Wagner and Howard Wagner. Interment followed at Eureka Cemetery.
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George W. Wells
Sherman
Rev
T. C. Polk
Glenn Davis
Edd Lukavsky
Stephen Wolfer
Charles Kuhn
Clark Wagner
Howard Wagner
Eureka Cemetery
Brighton fire engine arrives too late to save building
Wayland truck and the Brighton fire engine responded to a fire scene but firefighters arrived after the building had already been lost.
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Wayland
Brighton
Peace Delegates Seek To Surrender Peiping
Nationalist forces pull back toward the Yangtze as Peiping faces a heavy artillery siege. A two man peace delegation sought terms from the communists with Gen Yeh Chien Ying and Fu Tso Yi cited. Chiang Kai Shek convened a council in Nanking to respond to Mao’s eight point peace program. A Peiping government claimed Yeh and Hsu Pin assumed mayoral duties.
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Peiping
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Yeh Chien-Ying
Fu Tso-Yi
North
China
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Kuomintang
Central Political Council
Mao Tze-Tung
Chiang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Shanghai
Peiping Peoples
Yeh
Hsu Pin
State VFW Auxiliary Head Visits Ottumwa Meeting
Mrs. Gretchen Nicholas of Ottumwa, state VFW auxiliary president, will guest at the Washington auxiliary unit meeting Tuesday at eight in the VFW hall. Ottumwa auxiliary members will attend by chartered bus as local president Mrs. Marion McAvoy urges full attendance.
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Gretchen Nicholas
Ottumwa
VFW
Washington
Nicholas
Marion McAvoy
Polk Announces YMCA Council Meeting This Tuesday
Rev. T. C. Polk, chairman of the recreational council, announced plans for a meeting to be held Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock in the YMCA. All members of the council are urged to attend this short business session.
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T. C. Polk
YMCA
Legion auxiliary carpet rag sewing event announced
Mrs Palmer Schilling president urged Legion auxiliary members to join an all day Wednesday sewing session. The meeting starts at nine in the morning and a cooperative dinner is planned at noon.
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Palmer Schilling
Legion Auxiliary
Inauguration Week Draws Half Million to Washington
As Washington braces for the inauguration, an estimated half million visitors descend on the capital with crowds filling trains to Union Station every two minutes. Up to 120000 officials will attend the swearing in, while a parade befits a grand, national celebration and a four day holiday is under consideration.
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Washington
Capital
National Guard Armory
International Soundphoto
Union Station
Capitol
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Truman
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Dewey Stadium
Republican Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Congress Hikes President Pay to $100000 Annually
Congress approved a Senate backed bill raising the presidency salary to 100000 dollars a year and increasing the expense fund to 90000 dollars. President Truman indicated he would not veto the pay rise, awaiting his signature to start collecting the larger salary. The House passage followed support from Rep Clarence Brown as Republicans backed the measure amid a new term.
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Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Prent
Clarence Brown
GOP
Weather for Des Moines January 17 Clear and warming
Clear conditions prevail in the Des Moines area with mild temperatures. Tonight's low 5 to 10 degrees, high today 15 to 20, tomorrow clouding over and warmer with a high near 30 to 38 degrees.
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Des Moines
West Portion
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