Mediation Hopes Dim as Chrysler Strike Lingers
Federal conciliator A Marvin Seonyers said there is no basis to resume joint bargaining between Chrysler and the CIO United Auto Workers as negotiations stall. The union plans a $1 weekly levy from Feb 9 to raise funds for 89,000 striking workers while the company rejects a 10 cent package increase and pension-welfare options.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Marvin Seonyers
United Auto
Seonyers
Chrysler
Kral to Speak at Final Farm Meeting on Wednesday
Leslie Kral, farm management specialist, will address the final farm meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the high school agriculture room. Vocational agriculture instructor Leonard Tindal says the talk on a balanced farm program should interest all local farmers attending this winter series finale.
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Leslie Kral
Leonard Tindal
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Square Circle Club Aids Polio Fund with Comfort Knotting
In Crawfordsville the Square Circle club met at Mrs. Earl Walker's home with twelve members and one visitor. The group spent the afternoon knotting a comfort to be sold, with proceeds donated to the March of Dimes, and refreshments were served at the close.
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Crawfordsville
Square Circle Club
Earl Walker
March of Dimes
Boy Scouts to Rule City Government in Washington
Washington scouts plan a one day city takeover on February 11 with Melvin Hill leading a committee to oust the current officials. Two parties Conservatives and Liberals will hold meetings February 8 to nominate candidates for mayor treasurer six councilmen and a park commissioner.
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Washington
Melvin Hill
S. W. Easter
Albert Lay
Howard Benn
Keith Vetter
Conservatives
Liberals
Ernest Salladay
Sudden Cold Spell Paralyzes Nation
A brutal cold front grips the nation with zero temperatures in the Midwest and bitter winds. The Red Cross readies relief flights to South Dakota while Illinois farmers improvise hay lifts for flood-impacted horses as rural schools close and roads snowplain.
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Chicago
Red Cross
South Dakota
Illinois
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Acorn motif in Colonial furniture symbol of hospitality
An acorn design appears frequently on Colonial furniture, reflecting its association with hospitality as a symbolic emblem.
Fox Theater Closed Tonight for Boiler Installation
The Washington Amusement company announced the Fox Theater will be closed tonight for a new boiler installation. The theater plans to resume normal schedule tomorrow.
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Washington Amusement Company
Fox Theater
Keota Man Severely Injured in Highway 92 Crash
A Keota man, Walter Fagan, was severely injured when his eastbound car was broadside by a westbound vehicle driven by Roscoe W. Thomas near Temple corner five miles west of Washington on Highway 92. Fagan suffered chest and internal injuries and is hospitalized. Thomas had minor facial cuts. The crash occurred on an icy patch and was investigated by state highway patrol.
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Keota
Temple Corner
Washington
Walter Fagan
Fagan
Roscoe W. Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Thomas
Washington County
Connie
Highway Patrol
United Lutherans To Start Fund Campaign
United Lutheran church in America launches a six day oversubscription drive from April 28 to 30 to raise six million dollars for its 24 colleges and seminaries in the United States and Canada. President Dr. Franklin Clark Fry urged the 2 million members to honor past sacrifices and support the effort.
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United Lutherans
Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church In America
United States
Canada
Franklin Clark Fry
USCA
Bethel Mennonite Church Dedicates New Wayland Building
About 750 people gathered north of Wayland for the Bethel Mennonite church dedication. The 40 by 70 foot modern building, now debt free, cost nearly 35000 and features a full basement rubber tile floors and dual oil furnaces. Notable speakers included Rev C L Graber of Goshen and Rev J D Graber of Elkhart. Regular services begin next Sunday.
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Bethel Mennonite Church
Wayland
C. L. Graber
Goshen
Ind
Goshen College
J. D. Graber
Elkhart
Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities
Vernon Roth
New Church
George S. Miller
Wellman
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
J. Y. Swartzendruber
Kalona
Norman Hobbs
Iowa City
Paul T. Guengerich
Parnell
Simon Gingerich
Elmer Roth
Num
Colfax Woman Killed In Auto-Truck Crash
Colfax, la. Mrs Anna Lundeen 76 died after four hours of injuries from a collision between a car carrying her and her son in law Bert Robbins and a slowly moving truck driven by James Maples of Des Moines. Robbins and Esther his wife were injured but not seriously.
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Colfax
Anna Lundeen
West
Bert Robbins
James Maples
Des Moines
Robbins
Esther
Man Fishes for Car But No Strikes Yet
In Campbellsport Wisconsin Edward Scheid and his wife used a grappling hook to search Lake Winnebago for their 1940 car that plummeted through the ice two weeks earlier. They lacked a mine detector after trying Milwaukee vendors and returned with a donated underwater light, still hoping to locate the vehicle.
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Campbellsport. Wis
Edward Scheid
Lake Winnebago
Scheids
Milwaukee
Soil erosion causes U. S. loss of acres daily, say experts
Soil conservation specialists estimate the United States loses about 8,000 acres of productive land to erosion each day, highlighting urgent needs for conservation practices and watershed management nationwide.
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Ene
United States
Washington boys win three-way Journal Watch contest prize
Three outstanding Washington newspaper carriers shared first honors in the Journal Boys Delivery competition and received jeweled wrist watches. Winners were John Pratt Edward Winga and Donald Kerr, all sons of local families, marking a historic three-way tie in the annual Watch Contest.
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Carrier Boys
Bob Schulty
John Pratt
Donald Kerr
Edard Winga
Larry Renoux
Washington
Journal
Richard Pratt
Edward Winga
John Winga
George Kerr
Evening Journal
Robert Sehulty
Lyle Sehhulty
H. L. Renoux
Arriers
Dave Elder
Gerald Hagie
Route 10
State Theatre
Elliott Moses
Harold Rogers
Gary Rogers
Clem Adam Jr
Robert Surface
Ed Morrison III
Steve Ward
Roderick Kerr
Robert Ward
Robert Schulty
Robert Godwin
Fall Kills Cresco Man in Unfinished Garage Collapse
Cresco Iowa Francis Herold 28 died when he fell through an unfinished ceiling into a concrete floor inside the Henry Quern garage. Coroner Lumir J Peeckosh was undecided about holding an inquest.
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Cresco
Francis Herold
Henry Quern
Lumir J. Peeckosh
Salt in Chick Rations Causes Deaths On Poultry Farms
Authorities investigate how salt levels affect young chicks after several heavy losses on poultry farms. Tests continue as experts disagree on the salt requirement for poultry. Georgia is noted as the largest state east of the Mississippi.
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Georgia
Mississippi
Withheld Action on Hydrogen Bomb Likely From Truman
Congress signals willingness to fund the hydrogen bomb with Truman expected to approve. House and Senate members from both parties discuss urgency and aim for world peace through UN leadership while ensuring national defense. The president's ruling is anticipated soon.
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Washington
Congress
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Karl Stefan, R
Neb
House Appropriations Committee
United Nations
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Four youths given suspended term for break-ins
The four boys who confessed to a series of break-ins were sentenced by District Judge J. G. Patterson to ten years at hard labor at the Anamosa reform school, with the sentence suspended on good behavior and the youths placed on parole under Sheriff Charles C. Snyder.
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J. G. Patterson
Anamosa
Charles C. Snyder
Cuba Bordered by Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Cuba is touched by the Atlantic Ocean the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. These three bodies of water surround the island and influence its climate and maritime boundaries.
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Cuba
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Farm Hand Arrested For Beating Couple
A 64 year old farm hand Mels Goranson admitted beating Ray mond Steffen and his wife at their Dubuque farm after they discussed him at dinner. Steffen remained in serious condition with a fractured skull and other injuries while Mrs Steffen sustained cuts and bruises. Sheriff Leo Martin said charges would await Steffens outcome.
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Dubuque
Mels Goranson
Leo Martin
Raymond Steffen
Mercy Hospital
Steffen
Goranson
Martin
Weather Report Des Moines Iowa Snow and Warmer Temps
Snow falls and temperatures rise slowly in Des Moines area with highs of 10 to 20 above today and lows around 10 to 15 above. Tuesday brings cloudiness and warmer air with snow in the north and east portions and a high near 22 to 30. Winds shift from east to southeast at 12 to 30 mph through today into Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Truman Hesitates Over Coal Dispute Intervention
White House officials say President Truman will not act today in the coal dispute and has not fixed a time for intervention. John L. Lewis and coal producers may be urged to bargain again as talks resume Wednesday at 1 p.m. CST after a court hearing on a temporary injunction against the three day work week.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Mr. Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
CST
Richmond B. Keech
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
The
Union
Welfare Fund
Maxwell to Address Farm Loan Meeting
Thomas A. Maxwell will speak at the Washington County National Farm Loan Association meeting. Born in Nebraska, he is a former CPA of seven years who joined the Land Bank as examiner, later rising to chief auditor, assistant treasurer and treasurer. The gathering is set for Tuesday February 3 at the YMCA.
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Anderson
Iowa
Eugene F. Flynn
Flynn
Holy Cross
John A. O'Brien
S.J
Notre Dame
Dubuque
de Paul
Chicago
Thomas A. Maxwell
Washington County National Farm Loan Association
Nebraska
The
Land Bank
YMCA
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Edmunds
Walworth
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Hillsview
New Wayland
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Japan
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Worcester
Mass
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Holy Cross College
William C
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Gordon E. Dean
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
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Ohio
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David Grayson
Ross
Maxwell
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