Catholic Church Excommunicates Communist Sympathizers Worldwide
Vatican decree approved by Pope Pius bars Catholics who profess communism from mass and communion. The catechism style ruling labels communism materialistic and anti Christian and applies to faithful in France Italy Poland and Czechoslovakia. Excommunication targets believers who defend propagate or join Communist parties.
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Vatigan City
Catholic Church
France
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Holy Office of the
Vatican
Pius
Apostolic See
Communist Party
Vatican Holy Office
Holy Apostolic
Community to plan first annual festival in September
A joint meeting of Junior and Senior Chamber of Commerce representatives drew up plans for a ten week series of weekly events ending in a two day celebration on September 28 and 29. The group offered a $25 prize for a contest calling for a name for the celebration open to all residents with entry forms in today's Journal.
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Chamber of Commerce
Donna Winegarden Featured in Wellman Column
Donna Winegarden of Wellman Iowa appears in a local column highlighting community events and personal milestones with brief notes on involvement and interests at the town level.
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Colum&ns
Donna
Des Moines Weather Forecast Turns Partly Cloudy With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday with scattered showers in the northwest this afternoon and in the west and south tonight and southeast Thursday. Cooler most areas this afternoon. Highs around 80 to 90 today, 84 to 89 Thursday. Lows 60 to 65. Winds 1 to 15 mph.
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Des Moines
Rites Planned Saturday for Pfc Roy A Glider
Graveside services for Pfc Roy A Glider 27 killed in action on Okinawa April 30 1945 will be held Saturday July 14 at Elm Grove cemetery at ten oclock. Military escort will meet the body at Sherman’s funeral home early Thursday. Survivors include his parents two daughters and siblings.
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Roy A. Glider
Elm Grove Cemetery
Glider
Okinawa
So. L. 306Th Infantry
Che
Sherman
T. C. Polk
Rev A. Glider
Washington
Arthur R
Ethel (Starr) Glider
Washington High School
Ina C. Morgan
Army
Rock Island Arsenal
Lone Tree
Camp Fannin
Texas
Ft. Ord
Calif
Luzon
Philippine Islands
A. R. Glider
Nancy
Judy
Ellis Negus
Davenport
Milo
Cody
Wye
Homer Hensley
Considerable Activity At Employment Office In Washington
Washington employment office reports stronger summer activity with 104 placements in June including 74 non agricultural and 27 farm positions. The agency logged 1 091 visits, 124 active applications, about 400 interviews, and 14 employer visits while noting openings for skilled labor such as machinists welders and bookkeepers.
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Washington
Permelia R. Lay
Iowa State Employment Service Office
Hill Infant Taken for Rites at Osage
Kim Hill day old son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Hill of Prospect Place Washington died this morning after birth at 4 30 Tuesday afternoon July 12. Services planned in Osage with Dr George Kerr in charge. survivors include parents brother Terry and relatives. Funeral services by Jones Funeral Home.
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Kim Hill
Melvin Hill
Prospect Place
Washington
Osage
Iowa
George Kerr
Kim
Terry
O R. Gilbertson
Manly
Towa
Alfred Hill
Jones Funeral Home
School Music Classes Postponed This Week
Instrumental music classes at the high school will be discontinued through the rest of the week. Melvin Hill, the instructor, announced the change. Students should return at their regular class times next week.
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Melvin Hill
Steel Workers Strike Call Seeks Wage Rise and Benefits
CIO United Steelworkers boss Philip Murray urged a strike against steel firms that rejected President Truman's 60 day truce plan. The plan aims to settle wage, pension, and insurance disputes with a 60 day pause while a fact finding panel studies terms.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
United Steelworkers Executive Committee
White House
Wherry urges rejection of U S arms to NATO members
Senate GOP leader Kenneth Wherry called for a formal declaration that the North Atlantic treaty does not bind the United States to supply arms to other pact members. He framed it as a declaration, not a reservation, while Secretary Acheson defended a 1.45 billion dollar arms program as the absolute minimum for success.
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U.S
Washington
Senate
Kenneth S Wherry
United States
State Department
Dean Acheson
Wherry
Tom Connally
Tex Arthur H Vandenberg
RR. Mich
John Foster Dulles
N. YY
Robert CC. Hendrickson
R N. J
Acheson
Congress
Walter F. George
Corn tax issue may force Iowa legislature session
Des Moines reports William Beardsley indicated corn held on town farms after January 1, 1950 could be taxed at about a quarter mill if a 1947 law extends to corn. He cited agreement with Warren Wells on tax rates, and said storage resealing charges could apply. Governors notes about uniform taxes and potential AG opinion. anticipated rates range from under one cent to seven cents per bushel under existing rules.
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Des Moines
William SS. Beardsley
Beardsley
Warren Wells
State Lag Commission
Beardstey
Iowa
Waddell Boy Improves At Iowa City Hospital
Washington’s first polio sufferer Craig Waddell, five, showed slight improvement but remains in serious condition at Iowa City hospital. Wilma Tait’s illness ruled a non polio virus. she is improving but stays in Iowa City. Bee production ranks fifth in Washington farm values.
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Waddell Boy
Iowa City Hospital
Washington
Craig Waddell
Wilma Tait
Wayne Tait
Towa City
Grade School Girls Hike to Sunset Park Planned by YWCA
The grade school girls will meet at the YWCA tomorrow at 11am for a hike to Sunset Park for lunch. Each girl should bring her own sack lunch. Mart Blattner, summer recreational rector at the YWCA, will oversee the event.
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YWCA
Sunset Park
Mart Blattner
The
Ulmet to Speak at Nazarene Week End Meeting
Rev Alec Ulmet district young people's leader will headline a weekend gathering at the Church of the Nazarene starting Thursday evening July 14. Ulmet, Olivet Nazarene College graduate, has pastored in Iowa. Rev C F Gieselman says special music is planned for services.
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Alec’ Ulmet
Young People's Secrets
Church of the Nazarene
Ulmet
Olivet Nazarene College
Iowa
C. F. Gieselman
Rural districts merge to form Prairie Flower independent district
Five rural districts in Cedar Township Washington County merge to form one independent district headquartered at Prairie Flower. A new brick schoolhouse, financed by a $35,000 bond issue, is nearing completion and will serve students from Union Pleasant Plain Cedar Center Bethel and Prairie Flower. The consolidation promises modern facilities, shared transportation, and substantial teacher savings.
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Journal Photographer
Prairie Flower
Cedar Township
Washington County
Union
Pleasant Plain
Cedar Center
Bethel
Q New
Prairie Flower District School Board
Earl Booth
Witidine Hehr
Tooth
Eugene Shaver
Ralph Flare
Matrine Crawford
William Ganon
Manerice Crawford
Leona Rblnm
Hazel Funston
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