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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1950
Page
1
George Lee Smith a 50 year old man from near Muscatine was killed when struck by a Rock Island train early today. Police say the incident occurred about 2 a m but his body wasn’t found until 9 a m near the downtown Muscatine track. The county coroner had not decided on an inquest.
A truck maker converts half a ton of dead weight into payload by designing refrigerator vans from stainless steel, boosting load capacity.
Alvin Smith 63, former Brighton resident, died of a heart attack Wednesday in Ft. Collins Colorado. Son of Albert and Louisa Smith, born on a farm near Brighton. Married to Myrtle Singleton, they lived near Germanville before moving to Colorado about 20 years ago. Sister Mrs. Howard Cook of Richland survives.
Margaret Cowden of Washington a longtime Iran missionary will be the featured speaker at Sunday morning worship in the Presbyterian church. She recently retired from mission work and has returned to reside in Washington.
Funeral services for J Carter Duncan, 84, will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the Richie Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. The Rev Alfred E Parsons of the United Presbyterian Church will officiate and burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery.
Richard Stephens vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau and Crawfordsville farmer will speak at the United Presbyterian church in Columbus City at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Jan 22. He recently toured Austria and Germany to study relief work and will discuss Twelve Million Refugees.
Radio Moscow reported Chinese foreign minister Chou En Lai arrived in Moscow to sign a new Sino Soviet pact likely replacing the 1945 treaty with Chiang Kai Shek. Observers say talks completed after Mao’s five week visit and a signing may occur today.
A Des Moines biologist notes it would be interesting to mate Cherokee’s singing mouse with a waltzing mouse to possibly create a song and dance mouse. Cherokee will appear Monday noon on WOW TV Omaha with a plane taking the mouse to its public debut.
Russian frontier guards blocked and delayed trucks entering Berlin from Western Germany at Marienborn and Helmstedt, citing document checks and Russian regulations. Move mirrors last year's blockade as Maj Gen Maxwell D. Taylor canceled a U.S. flight while Maj Gen George P. Hays planned talks. West Berlin sped emergency traffic and rail service to cope with the slowdown.
On Monday January 23 the eastbound 4:22 pm bus from Des Moines to Chicago ends. It will be replaced by a Des Moines Washington through coach arriving at 4:07 pm. The next eastbound trip leaves Washington around 3:00 am. The Chamber of Commerce petitions to continue through eastbound service.
The Iowa war bonus board continued processing claims despite a temporary depletion of funds. Through today 247,803 claims were received and acknowledged, 181,621 paid, including 8,672 from beneficiaries and mental incompetents. A total of 182,909 claims worth 67,275,671 were sent to the state comptroller for check writing, with an average payment of 370.94 dollars. Funds will be available again after bonus bonds are signed in Chicago early next month.
Washington Mrs. Bessie Barker of this city is named a member of the R. H. Martin Ottumwa agency of Bankers Life Company Des Moines for earning more than the quarter million dollars in new life insurance business during 1949 establishing her status in the Quarter Million Dollar Club.
Final services for Mrs. zzie Winegarden were held yesterday afternoon at 1 30 at the Jones Funeral Home. Rev Fred Miller and Rev ver non Pike conducted the service. Pallbearers were Lloyd Bull Burrell Foster A C Rugg Fred Durian Faye Rowe and Toppan Johnson. Interment was in Millegsburg cemetery.
Cloudy and warm this afternoon with highs 30 to 40 in the northeast and 40 to 50 in the southwest. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 25 northeast and 35 southwest. Sunday cloudier and colder with light rain in the east and snow flurries in the extreme north. Winds shift from southeast 10 mph to northwest 25–30 mph Sunday. Yesterday’s highs reached 41 and lows 12.
Jurors in Chicago hear that Pres ton Tucker and seven associates face 31 counts including mail fraud conspiracy and SEC violations in a bid to form a Tucker car firm. Judge Labuy instructs on proving intent to defraud as potential penalties reach 155 years and 160000 dollars in fines.
Complaints of rats rise with cooler weather as outdoor rats seek shelter in fall and winter. Ratproof corncribs and houses to cut winter food and shelter. entry points allow killing rats that gain access.
Secretary Brannan told a House subcommittee that farmers experienced a $2 billion decrease in cash income over two years and faced another anticipated drop in 1950. He noted a $1 billion rise in expenses since 1947, with crop prices down 23 percent over 24 months and land values falling while debts rise.
Adolph O. Berger reports a nationwide study showing Iowa needs about 1,600 new elementary teachers annually for the next two or three years to meet rising enrollments and faculty turnover. Only about 850 Iowa college graduates last year were qualified, and roughly 1,500 teachers are expected to leave the profession, with many emergency certificate holders also requiring replacement.
A federal court jury of eight women and four men found Alger Hiss guilty on both counts of perjury for denying he stole state department secrets in 1938 and for denying seeing Whitaker Chambers after 1937. The verdict was announced by forewoman Ada Condell as jurors were polled.
Washington reports a burglary at Stewart Elementary School with 144 dollars missing from the office cash drawer. The break in occurred overnight with desks unlocked and a janitor discovering the loss Saturday morning. Subscriptions to the Weekly Reader were among the funds.
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