Hoover Urges Government Reorganization To Cut Costs
Former President Herbert Hoover told the House executive expenditures committee that the United States has reached taxation saturation and that government costs must be reduced. He supported Truman’s request for broad reorganizing powers, warned against exemptions, and called for cutting red tape to ease burdens on citizens.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
William L. Dawson
Strain Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for W. J. Strain were conducted Sunday at two o clock at the Jones funeral home with Rev. Ira Carney presiding. Pallbearers included Reno Swickle George McCrabb Orville Thoma Lloyd Coon Velvin Lewis Everett Lewis. Burial followed in Ainsworth cemetery. ENGEL SERVICES Final rites for Mrs Wesley Engel were held at 1020 am Saturday in the Jones funeral home with Rev Floyd Smith in charge. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery at Muscatine. FACES ASSAULT CHARGE Oral C Olin Wellman will appear before Justice Webster in Wellman Wednesday morning to answer assault and battery charges. Alin was jailed after being brought by Sheriff Snyder. The World Book Encyclopedia notes the day before Christmas is observed as a street fast for Polish people with Christmas Eve star signaling feasting.
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Oral C. Olin
Wellman
Everette Miller
Justice of the Peace
Webster
Alin
Charles ©. Snyder
Weather Outlook for Des Moines Iowa Tonight and Tomorrow
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with occasional light snow in the northeast portion. Tomorrow partly cloudy. Highs 15 to 25 above, lows 5 to 10 above. Temperatures repeat tomorrow with highs 15 to 25 above.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Residents reminded of 1948 Community Chest election date
Washington residents who pledged to the Community Chest fund during the 1948 campaign are reminded that the annual election of directors takes place at eight o'clock Tuesday evening February 1 at the YMCA. Pledge card contributors are eligible to attend and vote.
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Washington
Community Chest Fund
YMCA
Mrs. Pikes Brother Dead in Oskaloosa
Rev and Mrs R V Pike of West Chester travel to Oskaloosa after the death of Edwin S Woodard aged 85 from pneumonia. Funeral set for Wednesday at the Fremont Methodist church with burial at Westview cemetery Kirksville. Mrs Woodard wife Ela Garner Woodard preceded him in death in 1946.
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R. V. Pike
West Chester
Oskaloosa
Pike
Edwin $. Woodard
Woodard
Fremont
Westview
Kirksville
Low
Ela Garner Woodard
Another Storm Heads Eastward
A Texas born winter storm roared northeastward across Dixieland bringing heavy snow sleet and freezing rain to the Atlantic coast and Great Lakes states. Severe cold spread over western ranges endangering 5 500 000 cattle and sheep amid giant snowdrifts as feed planes operated under Operation Daylift. Louisiana saw snow in Baton Rouge and 10 inch depths at Spring Hill while New Orleans iced trees and limbs broke. Farms feared losses for the strawberry and peach crops as temperatures dropped to 26 in the Rio Grande valley threatening orange and grapefruit trees and tomatoes on 12 000 000 acres.
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United Press
Dixieland
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
U. . Weather Bureau
Ohio River Valley
Washington
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Spring Hill
Georgia
Rio Grande Valley
Weekend Fires Wreak Havoc Across Town
Fires caused heavy property damage across Town during a wintry weekend but no deaths. Davenport bar and tavern, Diagonal theater, Nevada garage and appliance store, two churches, and the Widwest Metal Co warehouse burned. About 209 moviegoers evacuated the Davenport theater as off duty firefighters aided the response.
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United Press
Davenport
Diagonal
Nevada
Widwest Metal Company
C. W. McMurphy
Winter storms ravage twelve states with vast damage
Western states endure a brutal series of blizzards and ice storms starting after New Year. Officials report thousands of livestock killed or imperiled, heavy crop losses, and extensive property and railroad damage. Relief funds are allocated by states and federal authorities as cities face snowbound conditions and cold waves.
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United Press
National Stock Newspaper
Colorado
Dakotas
Truman
Congress
Polio Queen Contest To Close Tomorrow
Charles Anson, chairman of the March of Dimes in Washington county, reminds residents that tomorrow is the last day to vote in the Polio Queen contest by contributing to the fund. Contributions can be mailed or delivered to the post office basement headquarters. Donna Patterson leads with 6208 votes, followed by 4 Larne and others as prizes are donated. local sponsors include Grecian's Jewelry, Tom Duncan's Store for Women, and several pharmacies and florists. Contact Sgt. Anson to contribute.
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Charles Anson
Washington County
Washington
Donna Patterson
Grecian's
Tom Duncan’s Store For Women
Chocolate Shop
Wolf Florist
Mrs William Heyde Dies Suddenly in Pleasant Plain Home
Mrs William Heyde 62 died suddenly at her Pleasant Plain home Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Omar Hoskins funeral home in Brighton with Rev. R W Fillmore and Rev. Leslie McCarder officiating. Born April 18 1866, she was the daughter of Emerson Nichols and a longtime resident of the Brighton area. Surviving: husband William G Heyde. sons Ronald Max Heyde of Winfield and Russell Dale Heyde of Washington. sisters and brothers in several Iowa towns. member of Brighton Christian church.
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William Heyde
Pleasant Vain
Omar Hoskins
Brighton
R. W. Fillmore
Leslie McCarder
Pleasant Plain
Washington
George Hill
Harry Roth
Jesse Halren
Burlington
Rex Brier
Cecil Hess
Winfeld
Don Paul
Paul
Ralph Nichols
Ira Nichols
Wapello
Ray Nichols
Minneapois
Minn
Heyde
T the Brighton Christian Church
Death of Dr J R Wilcox in Santa Ana California
Word arrived for Stella Wilcox that her brother Dr J R Wilcox died in Santa Ana California. He is survived by six brothers and two sisters. The record notes a cold snap with a low of 11 below and a Western Union communication.
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Stella Wilcox
J. R. Wilcox
Santa Ana
Calif
Miss Wilcox
Dr. Wilcox
Burns Fatal to James Wessley
James Wessley, 65, a resident at the Washington county home, died at 7:20 p m Sunday from burns suffered while burning waste paper at the home. The county board of supervisors found it a tragic accident after an investigation. Ten year old Jerry Bell, son of county farm workers, saw him burn his clothing and rush inside. Wessley, born Sept 10 1883 in Riverside, had handled the trash burning at the home for years. Funeral plans were awaiting word from his brother Frank in Cedar Rapids. a sister, Mrs Bert Sinderman of Grandview, also survives. Jones Funeral Home is in charge.
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James Wessley
Washington
County Board of Supervisors
Jerry Bell
Otto Bell
Wessley
Bert Sinderman
Grandview
Jones Funeral Home
Ruth Wessler 87 Dies After Illness in Town City
Ruth L Wessler 87 of 1121 East Second Street died at 9 30 pm Saturday in University hospital Town City after a lingering illness dating from Thursday Funeral services set for Wednesday 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Rev George A Koch officiating Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born June 15 1911 in Crystal North Dakota daughter of Fred and Lily Martin Wessler raised in Glasgow Montana member of Trinity Lutheran Washington employed at the American Pearl Button Company Survivors include her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs R G Wessler who had been living with her Jones Funeral Home in charge
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Ruth L. Wessler
East Second Street
University Hospital
Town City
Trinity Lutheran Church
George A. Koch
Elm Grove Cemetery
Miss Wessler
Chrystal
North Dakota
Fred
Lily Martin
Fifteen Below Is Recorded Locally
Clear skies and warmer temperatures followed a weekend of severe cold in Washington. At noon the sun hardly melted the nine inches of snow that blanketed streets since Thursday night. The official report shows the year's coldest temperature at 15 degrees below zero on Saturday night and four below on Sunday night.
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Washington
Weater
Bamboo in Puerto Rico Conserves Soil In Puerto Rico
Bamboo proves an excellent soil conserving plant in Puerto Rico with strong erosion control and rapid growth, offering environmental and practical benefits for hillside and farm land stabilization.
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Puerto Rico
Nationalists Balk at Communist Demand for Arrest of Criminals
An official in Anking said the Kuomintang rejected a Communist demand to detain so called war criminals named by the Reds. Mao’s eight point peace terms include arrest and extradition of leaders linked to wartime crimes. The government insists talks open first and rejects preconditions.
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Anking
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai
Feta
Tze-Tung
Chiang
Nanking
Mao
Li ‘Tsung-Jen
Munist
Li ‘Tsungcen
Amin
Yasutsuge Okamura
Red Tag Bargain Shoppers Delayed by Snowstorm
Paul Thomassen Washington grocer faced the Friday morning frost and Thursday night nine inch snow as merchants planned a Chamber of Commerce bargain event. Blocked county roads kept traffic light, extending the special sale through Wednesday, while Thomassen placed a large red tagged For Sale sign atop the freshly shoveled snow in front of his store.
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Paul ‘Thomassen
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Paul
Stalin's Peace Move Draws Mild US Reaction
Washington officials gave a cautious response to Premier Stalin's offer of a no war pact with the United States. Officials noted past Russian deals have misled, while Truman and Acheson prepared for a White House briefing. The administration remains wary of Moscow's terms and insists on keeping Western defenses intact.
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Washington
Josef Stalin
United States
Truman
Administration
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dean G. Acheson
Stalin
Stalin Eatery
Kremlin
White House
State Department
International News Service
Acheson
Democratic West
Western
Europe
Dr Kerr Speaks At Union Service At Christian Church
Dr George Kerr pastor of United Presbyterian church spoke at the union service last night using slide pictures to illustrate his remarks on Shipwreck of the Soul a story from Acts Other ministers assisting included Rev T C Polk Rev Milo J Phillips Rev J A Cochran and Rev Walter Smith The union choir directed by Wendell Ridery with Donna Wylie as soloist provided music This was the last service in the Christian church with participating congregations moving to the Presbyterian church in February Next Sunday's service will be led by the Baptist church.
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George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Su Evening Union
Kerr
of Acts
T. C. Polk
Milo J. Phillips
J. A. Cochran
Walter Smith
Union Choir
Wendell J. Ridery
Donna Wylie
Christian Church
Uneion
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Legion Meeting Speaker at Leon Beatty Post Tuesday
Ben Summerwill first vice president of the first Legion district will address the Leon Beatty post at its regular Tuesday evening meeting.
Missouri man and clever dog locate old gravestone
A Missouri man and his eight hunting dogs were in a cemetery when his dog unexpectedly pointed. Investigating, he found an old gravestone engraved with the family name Quail, adding a curious note to a routine hunt.
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Missouri
Quail
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