Midwest Floods Widen as Six States Face Rising Rivers
Heavy rains and ice storms push rivers beyond banks from Illinois to Missouri and Ohio. In Illinois the Wabash floods towns near Carmi and Mt. Carmel. 500 people evacuated, some to box cars. Arkansas and Indiana see Black and White and White rivers swell. Ohio tributaries rise, with Cairo at risk.
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Oddfellows to Take Third Degree Work in Kalona Visit
Members of the Oddfellow lodge of Kalona will visit Covenant Lodge Number 101 of Washington next Tuesday evening with a class of candidates in the third degree. Those receiving the degree include Forrest Brock Zack Pratt and Lester Utterback. Howell Owens announces committees for the term covering membership attendance greeting publicity delinquent members education endowment fund lodge degrees burial resolutions oral Mayo M D See sickecard draping charter and floral See Vernon Witting.
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Howell Owens
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Ralph Martin
Oral Mayo
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Harold Brock
Charles Murdock
Ray Box
Lloyd Plecker
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Doyle Jarrard
Carl Schneider
Eugene Schneider
Earl Nicola
Premier Gurion Wins Israel Vote
Israeli election officials report provisional results showing David Ben Gurion's Mapai party with about 35 percent of the vote as half the returns are counted. Mapai leads a new coalition while Mapam holds around 15 percent, with United Religious Front at 14 percent and Herut at 9 percent. final tallies due Friday.
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Patrol Cars Travel Seven Million Miles
Des Moines dispatch notes a large Illinois highway patrol effort with patrol cars covering seven million miles. Details are sparse due to fragmented OCR text from the January 26 report.
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Defense lawyers seek removal of twelve judges in communist trial
In New York on January 26, defense counsel charged Senior Federal Judge John C. Knox with bias and moved to disqualify all twelve judges of the district. Harry Sacher labeled the panel a Park Avenue run and urged Judge Harold Medina to bring in judges from another district. Medina warned the motion could slow proceedings as defense attorneys pledged to propose faster methods. Only four defense lawyers were present at session start. Richard Gladstein was in San Francisco and A J Isserman in Washington.
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Washington
Patrol Chief Reports Big Increase in Patrols and Warnings
S N Jespersen reported the department with 157 patrolmen logged 7,296,558 miles last year, issuing 17,723 written warnings and 160,250 driver contacts. Warnings can lead to license suspension if excessive.
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No Y Classes As Marines Prep For Golden Gloves
Artemas Brown of the YMCA announces there will be no gym classes or basketball Thursday afternoon or evening to give Marine Corps league members time to prepare for the Golden Gloves tournament that night.
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Committee Plans Washington Tennis Court and Skating Rink
The Washington recreational council under Rev. T. F named Artemas Brown chair of a committee to draft plans for a hard surface tennis court to serve youth and also function as a roller skating rink. Members include Eugene Turner Wayne Chamberlin Robert Arthur Henry B Bailey Bertha Ross and Mrs Don McClure. The site may be near Lincoln School or Sunset Park. The council also appointed William Sitler Harold Hazlett to assist in directing Washington Youth Center activities.
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Von Papen Freed of Nazi Charges
Franz Von Papen a key figure in Hitler’s diplomatic corps was freed by a denazification appeal court after four years of an eight year sentence for major Nazi status. The 70 year old, once ambassador to Turkey and Austria, had appealed on January 18 and was acquitted by the 1946 tribunal in Nuremberg.
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Dr. A C Peterson Speakers at Ys Men’s Meeting
Washington veterinarian Dr A C Peterson addressed the Washington Y s Men s Club at the YMCA as the evening speaker. He outlined his work treating livestock diseases common to the area, introduced by Verle Gallagher with President John C Owen presiding.
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Shirley Blattner Leads Polio Queen Contest in County
Shirley Blattner leads the Washington March of Dimes polio queen race with 868 votes, followed by Frances Miller 726, Louise Redlinger 368, Jane Tanner 176, Arlene Knupp 66, and Donna Patterson 66. County tabulation ongoing. over $600 raised in the campaign.
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Elefson Family In Auto Crash Near Rockwell
Eight year old Mary Jo Elefson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray mond Elefson of Mt Pleasant died from injuries after a truck sideswiped their car on a slippery stretch of highway 65 near Rockwell. Mr Elefson a Production Credit association representative was injured along with Mrs Elefson who was taken to Mercy hospital in Mason City in critical condition.
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Mt. Pleasant
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Eviction Faced By 600 Families
Tulsa eviction protest hits 600 families as members of the Tulsa property owners association withdraw from the rental business in opposition to two rent control bills before Congress. Rev. Wallace J. Murphy says similar actions likely in 20 other cities including Chicago and Detroit. We simply refuse to operate under rent control.
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Business Session Precedes Evening Program
A brief business session opened the evening program, setting the agenda and aligning participants for the main events that followed. The meeting clarified plans and confirmed assignments ahead of the program’s start.
GOP Legislators Form Committee To Study Assessor Law Changes
Republican lawmakers named a six member panel in Des Moines to study the 1947 county assessors law amid Democratic efforts to repeal it. The committee will report back to caucuses with recommendations, examining deputy assessor terms and related reforms.
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Eviction Notices Go Out as Rent Control Debate Rages
Eviction notices to 600 tenants were mailed while former minister Murphy, now a property owner, calls the 81st Congress rent bills intolerable. Washington rent director Woods says little can be done to stop evictions and tenants may appeal locally. Denver property owners chief Renner warns 5,000 tenants could lose homes if federal law passes, threatening business.
Anti Dewey Republicans Pick Minnesota Man for Chair
At the national committee meeting anti-Dewey Republicans nominate Roy B. Dunn of Minnesota to replace Hugh D. Scott Jr. They claim about 50 signers support Dunn as the Dewey faction battles a broader coalition including Stassen and Taft allies. Scott holds firm as attendees expect more speeches accusing Dewey and his campaign management.
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Iowa
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New York
Farms Embrace Electricity as Rural Power Push Gains
A vast majority of U S farms now have electricity, illustrating widespread rural electrification reaching nearly seven in ten farms nationwide and reshaping farm operations and productivity.
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Hobby Show Planned at Washington YMCA in April
Washington county organizers outline a three division hobby show at the Washington YMCA on April 23 and 24 with seven hobby classifications including woodwork models art craft collections and homemaking arts. A March 1 meeting will appoint chairs for each division.
Elderly man fractures hip in fall at grandson’s farm
Joel Zingg aged 95 of Wayland fell Sunday afternoon outside the farm home of his grandson Wade Huffman. The fracture is described as serious and he was taken to Henry county hospital on Monday for treatment.
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Wayland
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Henry County Hospital
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