Levee Break Floods North Topeka as Water Races In
Kansas river floods North Topeka after a 76 yard breach in the main levee. Sirens sound as 1,000 dike workers, guards, police, airmen, and volunteers flee to safety. Mayor Wilke warns residents to seek higher ground while floodwaters devastate Topeka area and other Kansas communities.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas River
North Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Forbes Air Base
Ray Kerr
Kenneth Wilke
John Rutt 77 Dies in Columbus Junction Burial Friday
John Franklin Rutt of Cairo community and Columbus Junction died at Mt. Peasant hospital Wednesday. Born May 22, 1874, he was twice married and survived by two sons Floyd and Clone, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction, Rev. E C Sears presiding. Burial Cairo Cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
John Franklin Rutt
Cairo
John
Fannie Rutt
Lillie Herdlisky
Butt
Odd Fellows Lodge
Floyd
Mt. Union
Stacy Funeral Home
Rev
E. C. Sears
Methodist Church
Cairo Cemetery
Secretary Brannan To Visit Eight European Nations
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan will depart Saturday for a three week trip to eight European ECA countries and Yugoslavia. He travels at the invitation of the Economic Cooperation Administration to study the program abroad.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
ECA
Yugoslavia
Brannan
Economic Cooperation Administration
Sheriff Seizes $117 At Critelli Tavern
Sheriff Howard Reppert and a deputy seized 117 dollars from the Stage Sho cash register at Tons Critellis in downtown to cover a debt owed by Everett Dale Earp. Earp, tied to the Sixth Street tavern, faces liquor violations and was arrested last week with Tony Critelli as part of investigations into a liquor nuisance. Both were released on bond as authorities pursue further action.
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Howard Reppert
Tons Critellis Stage
Everett Dale Earp
Reppert
lEarp
Earp
Sixth Street
Johnni Critelli
Tony
Des Moines
Two Soldiers Killed by Lightning at Fort Leonard Wood
Lightning from a sudden thunderstorm killed two soldiers and injured ten others at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Separate bolts struck two trainee groups during a field exercise as they sought shelter under a tree and in a shed.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Aluminum Foil Lunch at Day Camp Fete
The fourth of eight day camp meetings was held Wednesday at Sunset Park with 75 attending. Girls cooked an aluminum foil dinner over fires and made moccasins from milk cartons while also playing group games.
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Sunset Park
Jim Embree
Leonard Kokesh
George Rickert
Walt Messer
John Lee
Wilma Nichols
Arla McBee
Betty Logan
Lovisa Sojka
Oskaloosa Couple Die in Nebraska Traffic Crash
Charles Pearson and wife Myrtle, both 65, of Oskaloosa Iowa, were killed in a head on collision yesterday near Clarks Nebraska three miles west on Highway when Pearson tried to pass another vehicle. The state safety patrol reported the accident.
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Nebraska
Clarks, Neb
State Safety Patrol Today
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Here
Charles Pearson
Myrtle
Pearson
Allies plan a soft peace with Japan at San Francisco
Washington reports detailed allied terms for a Japan peace treaty. Japan would gain freedom to rearm and rebuild industries, renounce Formosa and several islands, pay no cash reparations, and receive limited reparations as material flow. A US Japan mutual defense accord and a US Australia New Zealand pact are planned. Russia snubs talks.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Dulles
Britain
Formosa
Kurile Islands
Sakhalin
Russia
Yalta
Caroline, Mariana and
Marshall Islands
U.S
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Ryuku Islands
Okinawa
San Francisco
Great Britain
China
Four McElwain Children Treated for Suspected Polio
In Sioux City four McElwain children from Onawa were under treatment for suspected polio. Nora aged 9 and twins John and Janet aged 7 became ill Monday, Diane aged 12 became ill yesterday.
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Sioux City
Donald McElwain
Onawa
Nora
John
Janet
Diane
Jane Whitehead Wins State University Merit Scholarship
Jane Whitehead, Washington high school senior class of 1951, has received a merit scholarship to the State University of Iowa. She is among 80 statewide recipients and has already registered for the fall term.
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Jane Whitehead
Washington High School
State University of
Iowa
Miss Whitehead
Ray M. Whitehead
Washington
Jane
The
State University
Donald Goets
George Goetz
Route Three
Brighton
Brazilian DC-3 crash kills 29 near Rio de Janeiro
A DC-3 operated by Linhas Aereas Paulistas plunged into the Sol river near Jacaju while en route from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro. Poor weather blamed for the crash. All 29 aboard, including 25 passengers and four crew, perished.
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Sol River
Jacaju
Linhas Aereas Paulists
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Quiz Iowa City Men Concerning Thefts
Police questioned two Iowa City men about a series of break ins in nearby communities. Gail Burkett and Lawrence W Thomas were arrested after a Solon filling station robbery. Burkett charged with carrying a concealed weapon. both to face breaking and entering charges.
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Iowa City
Gail Burkett
Lawrence W Thomas
Solon
Pat Murphy
Burkett
Thomas
Murphy
West Branch
Tipton
Lone Tree
North Lib
Mr and Mrs Tom Davis Return From Columbus Visit
Mr and Mrs Tom Davis came back Tuesday evening from Columbus Ohio where they visited Mr Davis brother. They also spent some time in Chicago.
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Mrs
Tom Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Mr. Davis
Chicaes
Mills Nash Service marks a decade in business and new Nash model
Gilbert Mills, proprietor, celebrates ten years of Mills Nash Service in Washington and the arrival of the Nash Hardtop Convertible. He began in 1941, expanded to 5 000 square feet after acquiring the Nash agency, and moved operations on January 1, 1950. The Mills team includes Gilbert Mills and eight staff members.
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Gilbert Mills
Mills Nash Service
Nash
Courage
Mills
Nash Agency
Mr. Mills
Washington
Bill Nordyke
Keith Williams
Gene Williams
Loyal Banks
Kermit Payne
Lloyd Gray
Walter Schroeder Futher
Evening Journal
UN Leaders Watch as Reds Reinforce Korea Front
Nearly 500000 communist troops mass along Korea's west central line while UN patrols push seven miles into eastern territory to appraise Red strength. Gen Ridgeway stays near Kaesong amid fears of a double cross as Mig 15s fly over North Korea and airstrips are expanded for jet fighters. Front action remains limited but UN patrols test defenses and track enemy buildup.
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Korea
West Central
Matthew UE. Ridgeway
Kaesong
Tichtine
Reds Refuse Newsmen Entry Delays Korea Cease Fire Talks
Negotiations for a Korea cease fire are disrupted as communists refuse UN authorized reporters entry to Kaesong where talks are held. Vice Admiral Joy warns no further talks until communists stop interference. No response from North Korea as of 1 am CST. uncertainty if talks resume today as casualties mount.
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Kaesong
Korea
Free Press
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
North Korea
Nam li
Reda
Weil
County Farm Bureau Women Plan Second Social
Washington county Farm Bureau women prepare a July ice cream social and food sale on Saturdays at the office lawn to fund a modern kitchen for 4 H and rural homemakers. July 14 coordinators include Mrs Tom Gerdes Mrs Roy Gerot Mrs Myral Smith and Mrs Clark Warner. More than 350 attended July 7 with Franklin Cedar and Jackson townships aiding. Rain plan keeps event indoors at the office.
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Washington County Farm Bureau Women’s Group
Farm Bureau
Tom Gerdes
Washington
Roy Gerot
Oregon
Myral Smith
Crawford
Clark Warner
Marion
Smart Implement
Franklin
Cedar
Jackson
Judge Hand Frees 15 Red Leaders on Original Bail
Judge Learned Hand in New York ordered 15 indicted communist leaders freed on their original civil rights congress bail after federal judge Ryan revoked it. The leaders were jailed last night. trustees Dame Dashiel Hammett and Dr W Alphaeus Hunton were paroled on 810,000 bail each pending appeal of contempt.
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New York
Learned Hand
U. S. Court of Appeals
Civil Rights Congress
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
Hand
Stap
Dashiel Hammett
W. Alphaeus Hunton
Federal District Court
Judge Beehly Signs Divorce Decree in Wilson Case
Judge Frank Beehly signed a divorce decree in Eva R. Wilson versus Robert W. Wilson. The decree approves a property settlement already agreed by the parties, restores Eva Cronin as plaintiff's maiden name, and orders the plaintiff to pay court costs.
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Frank Beehly
Eva R. Wilson
Robert W. Wilson
Eva Cronin
Six Workers Die in Jet Engine Test Plant Blast
In Indianapolis a gas explosion and fire at a General Motors Allison division defense plant killed six civilian workers and injured one. Maj. Harold E. Wilber said the test cell blast caused the fatalities and blamed gas vapor, noting there was no sabotage. Carl Gartner, 33, was seriously burned. Fire was contained within two hours.
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Indianapolis
General Motors Corp
Harold E. Wilber
Air Force
Allison Division
Carl Gartner
Wilber
Decree Handed Down In Corn Belt Turkey Case
Judge Beehly issues a decree in Lindburg v Corn Belt Turkey, allocating liens against the turkey plant and property. Lindburg holds a $20,000 note and is awarded $22,580 from sale funds as first priority. Intervenors Simmons Humm and Schultz Baujan receive $12, 2,144.24 and 3,889.82 respectively. Cross petitioners Osborn and Wagner are entitled to $47,277.02.
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Frank Beehly
Joe Lindburg
Corn Belt
Turkey Paris
Turkey Plant
Frank D. Simmons
FE. G. Humm
Schultz, Baujan and Co
R. R. Osborn
R. J. Wagner
Mr. Lindburg
Simmons
Humm
Countys Receiving 1952 License Plates in Iowa
Anamosa and counties across Iowa receive 1952 license plates. Warden Foss Davis of Anamosa reformatory says 1,250,000 plates will be produced for 152 counties, with about 900,000 for private autos. First shipments began Monday as costs drop to about 1190000 dollars, under half of 1950’s. Plates feature black background with white numbers. officials’ cars use inverted colors. New stop and directional signs with easier lettering and scorch lighting for reflectivity were adopted.
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Anamosa
LLP
Tlowa
Foss Davis
Anamosa Reformatory
Davis
Earl F. Raver
Reformatory
M. O. Blair
Weather Des Moines Iowa Fair Tonight Through Friday
Iowa forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with some southwest cloudiness. Lows range from 1 to 7 north to 8 to 62 elsewhere, highs Friday from 74 to 79. Winds light today, then west to southwest 15 to 18 mph north and 10 to 15 mph south Friday. Temperatures to run well below normal Saturday and Sunday with little or no precipitation.
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Des Moines
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