4-H Parasite Study Plan For February Meetings
4-H boys clubs will study external parasites of livestock in a two session program. The focus covers identification life cycles damage and control of grub lice flies screwworm ticks and more with slides demonstrations and discussions. Meetings begin at 7 15 pm at various local schools and churches in West Chester Prairie Cedar Crooked Creek and Riverside areas.
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West Chester Methodist Church
Prairie Sons
Dutch Creek Flyers
Franklin Cubs
Chicagua
Prairie Flower School
Cedar Chips
Progressives
Lime Creek
Eisenhower orders revival of old cost of living index
The Labor Department re issues the old cost of living index affecting 1.5 million workers. The move pleases CIO critics but aligns with AFL, railroad unions, and major auto firms. Walter Reuther opposes reviving the old index, fearing strikes and contract turmoil in the auto industry.
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Eisethower
Aigament
CIO
Walter B. Neather
AFL
Reuther
Uion
Admiral Leahy backs Nationalist help for China Coast
Admiral William D. Leahy said it would be a bright idea to gain Chinese Nationalist aid along the China Coast and noted the idea did not come up in talks with President Eisenhower. He denied discussing current naval operations or lifting the Seventh Fleet withdrawal.
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Washington
CUP
William D. Leahy
China
White House
Eisenhower
Leahy
Far East
U. S. Naval
Red China
Korea
Indo- China
Roosevelt
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Funeral services for Mrs Viola Knotts conducted in Sherman
Funeral services for Mrs Viola Knotts were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Sherman' funeral home with Rev. Walter A. Smith and Rev. Jacob DeWKon ing in charge. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were William Dusenbery, Charles Thrapp, Lawrence Mottet, Harold Strum, Paul Oldfield and Darel Oldfield.
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Viola Knotts
Sherman’ Funeral
Walter A. Smith
Jacob Dewkoning
Elm Grove Cemetery
William Dusenbery
Charles Thrapp
Lawrence Mottet
Harold Strum
Paul Oldfield
Darel Oldfield
New England House Paint Trends Shift to Bright Colors
In western Massachusetts color trends rise as traditional white walls give way to gray and yellow. The North Adams Transcript notes across New England reds blues greens and even pinks appearing on homes.
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Boston
New England
The
North Adams Transcript
Massachusetts
Champion Reducer Sets Record With Hundred Pound Loss
Chicago reports Mrs. Margaret Schmidt of Milwaukee as the country's champion lady weight loser She shed 100 pounds in a year to reach 171 under medical supervision Officials of the American Medical Society say she likely lengthened her life Mrs Schmidt is a TOPS member The national convention of Taking Off Pounds Sensibly began in Chicago Friday.
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Chicago
Margaret Schmidt
Milwaukee
New Milk Spread Proposed to End Butter Oleomargarine Fight
Dr. Earle Galloway of Drake University proposes a spread made from whole milk to counter oleo competition. A public hearing on oleo bills debated sale of yellow margarine and taxing oleo while dairymen and grocers argued the measures.
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Des Moines
Earle Galloway
Drake University Pharmacy School
Galloway
Olo
Soviet Officials Accused of Spying in Moscow
Seven Soviet officials including an Anglo-American agent were accused of security violations. The alleged agent was reportedly caught handing a secret document to foreign intelligence agents. Western observers see potential retaliation in expelling Western diplomats after Yuri Novikov, Soviet Embassy official, was ousted from Washington.
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Moscow
Washington
Yuri Novikov
Vienna
United States
Larson Says State Can Do Little To Enforce Liquor Law
Sioux City report notes Atty. Gen. Robert L. Larson told Roy Berry that state power to enforce liquor laws is indirect. The letter states enforcement relies on local officials and local option, leaving few statewide remedies for widespread sales. Berry says Larson is undecided and limited in action.
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Larson
Sioux City
LLP
Robert L. Larson
Roy Berry
Berry
Crushed To Death By Derailed Freight Car
Aaron J. Harlan a 60 year old Rock Island Railroad conductor from Des Moines was killed when a freight car derailed and pinned him between the car and a building. The accident occurred Friday as he rode on the side of the slow moving freight car.
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Ottumwa
Aaron J. Harlan
Des Moines
Rock Island
Harlan
Naval Force Attacks North Korean Port
A U S Navy carrier task force and the battleship Missouri bombarded Wonsan on the east coast with 1464 inch shells and heavy air support. Marines supported by flame throwers blasted fortifications on the Western Front as the Missouri and three aircraft carriers engaged in one of the war’s heaviest bombardments.
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Seoul
Korea
Missouri
Wonsan
Sabrejets Dominate MIGs in January Space Faceoff
In January American Sabrejets scored 40 enemy MIG-15s shot down with only two Allied losses. The month boosted Sabres to an 11 to 1 edge since November 1959, giving 548 MIGs destroyed to 49 Sabres.
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Seoul
Korea
Air Force
Storm Over T-Bone Attack Dies Down
Washington lawmakers set aside the T-Bone Hill controversy after Gen. James A. Van Fleet’s secret report found no ground for suspicion that Operation Smack was a staged show. Officials blamed sensational Korea reports and congressional zeal for the furor.
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Washington
T-Bone Hill
James A. van Fleet
Korea
Rural Young People Meet Monday in Farm Bureau Building
Members of the Washington county Rural Young People's group will meet Monday evening February 2 at 7 30 in the Farm Bureau building. Attendees should bring a valentine for the exchange and a film from a past Iowa Rural Youth tour will be shown. All members are urged to attend and invite a friend.
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Washington County Rural Young People's Group
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Man Hides War Bonds in Freezer to Save From Fire
Cambridge resident George Walp placed 1175 in war bonds in his refrigerator freezer after a blaze threatened his possessions. Within weeks, the bonds were stolen from the same home.
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Cambridge
Mass
George Walp
Hoeven predicts beef price decontrol soon
Rep. Charles B. Hoeven of Iowa said the Eisenhower administration will likely decontrol beef prices within days. He based this on Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's support for removing price and grading controls. Hoeven seeks White House guidance but believes Benson's stance signals an imminent order. Government experts aim to steady cattle prices to ease farm price pressures.
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Washington
Charles B. Hoeven
Eisenhower
Iowa
Ezra T. Benson
Hoeven
White House
Benson
Battle Looms Between Taft and Dewey in Congress
House Democratic Whip John W. McCormick predicts an intra party fight in a Republican Congress pitting Taft forces against Dewey forces. He expects Taft to prevail and says GOP lawmakers will resist Eisenhower, while Democrats will cooperate with the president.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormick
Massachusetts
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
Canitol Cloakroom
Korean Fire Leaves Thousands Homeless
In Pusan Korea a major fire in the black market district left about seven thousand people homeless and forced relief for as many again who lost shops. The cabinet approved 30 000 blankets and a rice stock for 14 000 people. A restaurant ignition caused the blaze when a gas lantern was dropped.
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Pusan
Korea
Black Market
Labor Saving Methods for the Farm Meeting
Farmers will discuss labor saving methods at the adult farmers evening school Monday evening February 2. All interested farmers are invited to attend this meeting.
Eisenhower weighs lifting ban on Nationalist raids on China
Washington sources report Eisenhower considering easing the no. 3 Fleet ban that blocked Nationalist forces from attacking the mainland. A Friday meeting with Fleet Adm. Leahy and arrival of Adm. Radford fuel talks on giving the Nationalists more freedom in Formosa and approaches to peace efforts in Korea and Indochina.
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Washington
Red China
Eisenhower
Korea
Indo-China
U H
Formosa
Leahy
E.s.t
Fleet
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
State of the Union
Congress
Mrs Laura Vogelar of California Dies at Late November
San Diego California widow of Captain Alfred de Groot Vogelar U S N R dies from a coronary attack in late November. She previously served as pastor at Grace Hill Moravian church about 40 years ago. Survived by son and daughter.
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Laura Vogelar
San Diego
California
Vogelar
Alfred de Groot Vogelar
Grace Hill
Legion Post to Hold Regular Meeting Tuesday Evening
Members of Leon Beatty American Legion post will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Legion hall. This is the regular monthly business session.
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Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Princess Victoria sinks off Belfast amid hurricane and snow
Forty two survivors are rescued from the British coastal steamer Princess Victoria after it sinks in icy seas near Copeland Point. The ship carried 183 aboard with 123 passengers and 6 crew feared dead as rescue ships, a tug, and RAF bombers converge. Prominent passengers include Maj J M Sinclair and Sir Walter Smiles.
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Belfast
North Ireland
Rev Russell Honeywell to Speak at Baptist Church Sunday
Rev Russell G Honeywell of Minneapolis director of the Far Eastern Gospel Crusade will be guest speaker at 7 30 p m worship at the Baptist church Sunday evening. A former U S Army chaplain in World War I he helped establish the Far Eastern Gospel Crusade here in America and was the first missionary to the Far East. The service will feature a sound film and a free will offering is invited.
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Russell G. Honeywell
Minneapolis
Far Eastern Gospel Crusade
Baptist Church
Philippines
America
Far East
Honeywell
Manila
Far Eastern Bible Institute and Seminary
Evangelical Free Church
St. Paul Bible Institute
John Fletcher College
Bethel Seminary
Roy C. Longfellow
Karl CC. Longfellow
Longfellow
Japan
Dulles Arrives in Italy for Nine Day European Tour
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Italy at 9 25 a m today initiating a nine day fact finding tour of European capitals He will confer with Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi and Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker on Italy NATO aid and unity for the European army program and assess Italian attitudes toward the new Republican foreign policy.
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Rome
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Italy
United States
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Alcide de Gasperi
Ellsworth Bunker
Art Andrews Named Pro At Washington Golf and Country Club
Art Andrews, a prominent Iowa golf figure, has accepted the position as professional at the Washington Golf and Country Club for the coming season. He previously served as pro in Davenport and most recently at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids.
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Art Andrews
Iowa
Washington Golf and Country Club
Mr. Andrews
Davenport
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Gas leak triggers citywide emergency in Red Oak
A 24,000 gallon propane tank leak caused a smoky fog and emergency in Red Oak Iowa. Authorities banned driving and smoking in the affected area for several hours as residents fled the fumes and power company crews contained the leak.
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Red Oak
Iowa Power and Light Co
Han
Minu
Sabotage Probed In Fire and Explosions At British Ports
Admiralty investigators boarded HMS Warrior and HMS Triumph after suspected sabotage. The Empress of Canada burned at Liverpool, the Duchess boiler room exploded at Portland killing one and injuring four, and fires hit the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton as inquiries begin into sabotage.
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Warrior
Triumph
Admiralty
Criminal Investigation Division
Liverpool
Portland
Britain
Southampton
Divorce Petition Seeks Custody by Neva Fabor
Neva M. Fabor files for divorce from W. Fabor in probate court here. She seeks custody of children and possession of personal belongings.
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Neva M. Fabor
W. Fabor
Triat
Vorce
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