Jaycees Seek Vote On Washington High School Fund
Washington Jaycees approve petitions to relaunch a high school improvement election. Previous 1949 vote rejected a 350000 plan. current board has 190000 for high school work including gym and classrooms, with total project around 380000. Wayne Putnam of Iowa City speaks on Jaycee aims. Easter egg hunt committee named. Washington High School quartet performs. tickets via Tom Robb extension office.
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Washing Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Jaycee
The
Jaycees
Iowa Staters to Hear Dean Andre Here Feb 8
Iowa Staters are invited to a special dinner program on February 8 at 6 30 in the YMCA. Dr Floyd Andre dean of agriculture at Iowa State College in Ames will speak with Murl McDonald and Louise Rosena field, both extension service associates, also on the program.
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Towa
YMCA
William McConnell Jr
Washington County
Floyd Andre
Iowa State College
Ames
Murl McDonald
Louise Rosenafield
Extension Service
Fill Two Vacancies On Red Cross Board
Mrs Charles Jenkins of Ainsworth was appointed to fill one Washington county Red Cross vacancy replacing Mrs L H Trotter and Karl F Libe was named to fill the vacancy created when Tom Gray entered the armed forces. The January board meeting with 14 present noted campaign plans for 1951 starting March 1 and reported gifts and disaster committee work plus a new office location at 124 North Iowa avenue after February 1.
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Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
Washington County Red Cross Board
L. H. Trotter
Karl F. Libe
Tom Gray
Red Cross Board
Nate Young
Sam Turkington
A. E. Baldrige
Volunteer Service
High Seas
Clinton Domiciliary Center For Veterans
M. L. Brown
H. W. Cumming
Ralph Gibson
Fred Downing
Willis Jones
Karl Libe
Home Service
Cloud Willits
D. F Schmitt
Tom Duncan
Charles Crish
Arthur Peters
J. D. Miller
T. V. Knerr
Ed Bushek
Jenkins
Winnie Belter
Board
Red Cross
Tait
North
Iowa Avenue
Havre 4-H Club Forming in Marion Township
Havre 4-H organization plans to form a new club in Marion township with a meeting at Havre school on Wednesday night at 7 30. Tom Robb county extension director said officers and leaders will be elected at tomorrow night’s session.
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Marion Township
Havre
Tom Robb
Alp Avalanches Kill 273 Across Alpine Nations
Avalanches across Austria Switzerland Italy and France after warm weather push death toll to 230 with 43 feared dead. Austria reports 119 dead and 35 missing while Switzerland has 79 dead and 8 missing. France and Italy total 32 deaths.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Alpine
Austria
Italy
France
Nine Junior College Students Are Honored
The junior college office released honors for nine students who earned a B average or higher this semester. Daniel Holland led with 3.87 GPA, followed by Richard Tweeten 3.56 and others including Fern Woodyard 3.18, Martha Gamon 3.18, and Doris Gevock 3.00. Daniel Holland and Robert Waggoner posted perfect attendance. New enrollees for the next semester include James Stone and Harry Hines from Washington, Beverly Reschly, Donald Gardner from Washington, Robert Humphreys of Wyman, and William Mitchell of Crawfordsville.
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Junior College
Daniel Holland
Richard Tweeten
Fern Woodyard
Robert Waggoner
Alfred Fritz
Martha Gamon
Mary Swift
Carolyn Kracaw
Doris Gevock
James Stone
Harry Hines
Beverly Reschly
Donald Gardner
Washington
Robert Humphreys
Wyman
William Mitchell
Crawfordsville
Cedar Township Farm Bureau Talks Business Topic
Twenty seven members attended the Cedar township iFarm Bureau meeting at the Prairie Flower school. Tom Robb and Mrs Stephen Wiggers led a discussion titled Business Affair for the Farm Family. Refreshments were served and reports given by several officers.
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iFarm Bureau
Cedar Township
Prairie Flower School
Tom Robb
Stephen Wiggers
Ted Meyer
Bonita Herr
Farm Bureau
Wayne Knupp
Glen Knupp
William Gamon
Virgil Long
Walter Duvall
Joe Christner
Wherry Loses on Troop Issue Ask Election Change in Cities
Iowa senate introduces a four year term city official bill with odd year elections and term limits. The measure aims to redefine city versus town and sets election procedures while other bills address truck height, welfare trusteeship, and religious groups marriage law compliance. Mrs Sjostedt and children visit in Des Moines.
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DES Moines
ULP
Iowa Senate
House
Agriculture Department
State Liquor Control Commission
Senate
State Board of Social Welfare
Iown Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Unwillingness of Chinese Army To Fight Prompts Debate
United Press reports stir questions about why the Chinese Communist army avoids pitched battles in Korea. Observers cite Mao Tze Tung fatigue, Stalin fears, and a shift to defense as U.N. air and firepower pressure grows. A cease fire proposal from Red China is viewed as part of a broader reluctance to block negotiations.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press Foreign
Peking
United Nations
Korea
Asia
U.N
Mao Tze-Tung
Stalin
Moscow
Red China
UN Patrols Push North in Wonju Area
United Nations troops reoccupied Wonju and pushed patrols five miles north without organized enemy resistance. Meanwhile, Yongwol saw street fighting as Communist spearheads penetrated behind front lines, and a major air battle over Sinuiju netted multiple MiG-15s with US jets sustaining no losses.
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Wonju
Osan
Kumyangjang
Ichon
Kangnung
Yonan
Kunuri
Tokyo
United Nation
Yongwol
Yalu River
Sinuiju
Farm Bureau Nearing 1951 Membership Quota
Washington County Farm Bureau aims for 1 320 members in 1951 with 1 240 already signed, including over 200 new members. Wayne Edmundson reports the clean up drive should reach the quota in a few days. Don Redlinger left for Ottumwa to enlist in the Marines and will report to San Diego for basic training.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Wayne Edmundson
Don Redlinger
Ottumwa
Marines
San Diego
California
Marine Corps Base
Second Bridge Tourney Opens Winners Listed
Mrs Ruth Simpson and Mrs John Owen took high honors for north south in the first evening of play at the Y s Men s club duplicate bridge tournament. High for east west went to Dr and Mrs G K Montgomery. Runners up were Clarice Meek and Mrs T R Phillips for east west and Roger Smith and Lee Bolland for north south. Ten tables of bridge were in play as the second tournament sponsored by the Y s Men s club opened last night. Play will continue on the next three Monday evenings at the YMCA at 8 o clock. Tickets are still available for the remaining nights.
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Ruth Simpson
John Owen
G. K. Montgomery
Clarice Meek
T. R. Phillips
Eastwest
Roger Smith
Lee Bolland
YMCA
Air Force Reserve Unit Declared Not Subject to Activation
Col. Oral J. Brown announced that the Washington based reserve unit Flight E of the 968Sth Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron is not subject as a unit to recent activation orders. Individual members, a 16 man unit, remain subject to activation like other reservists.
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Oral J. Brown
Air Force
Washington
968Sth
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Brown
Waltonians Plan Membership Drive and Derby Projects
The Chicagua Izaak Walton league chapter met Monday with President Kermit Klopfenstein presiding. Plans cover a membership drive to finish by February 26 in St. James social hall, a community Fishing Derby for children, and a $10 donation to print conservation folders. Committees named include Program Lester Krabill chair, Membership John Knopp chair, and Fish Derby Harold Jarvis chair among others. Entertainment featured a film by Ben Bruns.
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Chicagua Izaak Walton League
Kermit Klopfenstein
Paul Horak
St. James Social Hall
Klopfenstein
Lester Krabill
Ben Bruns
Ernie Kriner
Norman Lechner
Ray Redlinger
Joe Melinski
Harold Wilson
Charles J. Franzen
Carl R. Oldfield
W. O. Morgan
Clarence Jarrard
Rex Crandall
Boy's Work & Fish Derby
Harold Jarvis
Curt Wells
R. E. Arthur
Gilbert Mills
M. J. Cruise
Robert Day
Bruce Cowden
Orrin D. Johnson
E. H. Whitehead
Farm Panel to Discuss Current Problems at Evening Talk
A farm panel with Richard Stephens Lee Holland J C Holbert and Allen Williams will meet in the high school auditorium Wednesday at 8 pm for the adult farm class. Topics include swine profits labor shortages high priced feed and the impact of controls on farmers. Williams will outline the national meat outlook.
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Richard Stephens
Lee Holland
J. C. Holbert
Allen Williams
Leonard Tindall
Vocational Agriculture Department
Lie Detector Confirms Boy's Murder Story
In Joliet Illinois Kenneth Scholz passed lie detector tests confirming his account of killing 13 year old Billy Rodenburg. Police say the tests produced consistent details and offered few clues to motive. Scholz was returned to Will county jail after testing at Chicago police crime lab. Sheriff Overbey stated he repeated the same details multiple times.
Senate sends troop voice measure to two committees
In a surprise move the Senate referred a resolution to two committees to decide if Congress should declare its view on sending U S troops abroad. The plan would curb Eisenhower's international army until a broad policy is set. Kenneth Wherry dropped a Senate vote bid as support waned.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Truman
Tom Connally
Tex
Foreign
GOP
Slooe
Kenneth S. Wherry
Wherry
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New International Army
Washington veteran Herbert Pauly guest on NBC Welcome Travelers
Herbert C Pauly a 26 year old ex G I from Washington visited his former friend Joe Wojtowiz at Hines Veterans Hospital Chicago on the NBC coast to coast show Welcome Travelers Pauly wheelchair bound traveled with his wife and brother and sister in law They became friends two years earlier in Memphis paraplegic ward Pauly is staying at 515 North Second Street Washington Emcee Tommy Bartlett hosted a luncheon and presented hospitality gifts including dresses toys wardrobe and an RCA portable radio for Pauly to take to his friend at the hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago Veteran's Hospital
Washington
Herbert C. Pauly
Pauly
G.I
Joe Wojtowiz
Hines Veteran's Hospital
Veteran's Hospital
Memphis
Tennessee
Veteran’s Hospital
Tommy Bartlett
Well of the Sea
Hotel
Sherman
Betty Barclay
Safety Legion
Wilson
North Sec Ond Street
Mrs Warren Dare Named Clerk at Osincups Drug Store
Mrs Warren Dare is introduced as the new clerk at Osincups drug store in this local update. The piece notes her position and the store’s recent staffing change in town.
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Warren Dare
Osincup
Des Moines Forecast: Partly Cloudy and Windy With Falling Temps
Partly cloudy and windy today with west to northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Tonight colder with diminishing winds. Wednesday expect mostly fair skies and colder conditions with lows near zero to below zero in the north and 0 to 10 above in the south. Highs Wednesday 10 to 15 above in the northwest and 15 to 20 in the southeast. Outlook shows increasing clouds and rising temperatures as snow moves northward across most of the state Thursday.
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Des Moines
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