Marshall Receives Soviet Reply On Berlin Note
Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin delivered Moscow's response to the U S protest over the Berlin blockade to Secretary of State George C Marshall. Marshall said he had only a brief general aide note and could not comment yet. Officials declined to reveal contents but indicated prearranged outcomes among the allies.
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George C. Marshall
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State Department
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France
Kalona Man Electrocuted During Basement Pump Attempt
Kalona, July 14 Ray Yoder, 25, died after stepping into water in his basement during a cloudburst that flooded Kalona. An exposed live wire under water caused the shock. his wife cut off electricity before finding him dead. Storm damaged homes, crops, and streets with up to five inches of rain in an hour.
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Kalona
Ray Yoder
Yoder
Joel Yader
Eli Mast
Solomon Rupp
Dan Gingerich
Marriage Licenses Issued in Court House
Licenses issued yesterday to Richard Donald Custer and Wath erine Louise Robins both of Washington and to Bernard Joseph Armbruster and Artene Marie Lorack both of Riverside.
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Court House
Richard Donald Custer
Watherine Louise Robins
Washington
Bernard Joseph Armbruster
Artene Marie Lorack
Riverside
Weather outlook with showers near Missouri border
Partly cloudy north and cloudy south with a few showers near the Missouri border tonight. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with showers ending in the extreme south during forenoon. No significant temperature change. High today near 80, low tonight 60 to 65, high tomorrow about 80.
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Missouri
Youth Evangelists At Tabernacle Here
Rev. W. J. Stevens announces that a youth evangelistic team from the Open Bible Institute in Des Moines will present a service at the Christian Tabernacle on Thursday evening July 15 at 7 45 oclock. The group includes a men s quartet a radio organist and Rev and Mrs Calvin B Lopez evangelists who will preach. Mr and Mrs Richard Sydney Will provide part of the music assisted by a male quartet from the Institute. Stevens notes the Institute groups have appeared at the Tabernacle before and many Washington residents recall these services while some local youth have attended the school.
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Calvin Bb. Lopez
Richard Sydney
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Open Bible Institute
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Christian Tabernacle
Washington
4 H Boys Take Part In Tour of Dairies
Five Washington county 4 H club boys participated in a dairy tour yesterday in cooperation with Keokuk county youths. The group toured Lae Pal Wer farm and a local creamery, observing milk production from cow to milking and sample products.
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Keokuk County
Bob Robinson
Iowa State College
Lae Palwer Farm
Weota
Tess
Convention Crowds Showmanship Warmth At Ward Report
Mrs Ward describes the first U S political party national convention in Philadelphia noting diverse crowds from Hawaii to the Canal Zone. She compares the Convention Hall bustle to Iowa City Field House and recalls Mummers Parade acts and Senator Barkley’s keynote as the event unfolds with fanfare and fatigue easing into spirit.
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Iowa City
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United States
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Legion Dinner Tickets Urged For July 20 at Club
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post are urged to buy dinner tickets for the annual chicken dinner July 20 at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Tickets are on sale now at the Sport Shop Chocolate Shop and Modern Appliance Store with a Saturday July 17 deadline. Newly elected officers will be installed during the program starting at seven o'clock Tuesday evening.
Roy Lukenbach Dies on Farm Near Columbus Junction
Roy Lukenbach a 63 year old farmer living east of Columbus Junction died at his home Tuesday at noon of a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Stephens funeral home with Dean Buster in charge. Burial will be in Indian Creek cemetery with Moose lodge pallbearers. He was born November 29 1884 in Minnesota and married Pearl Mills March 23 1906. Survivors include his wife a son Lorraine Lukenbach of Columbus Junction a daughter Mrs Albert Morgan of Grandview four grandchildren and a brother Clair of Muscatine. He was a Moose member in Muscatine. Rainfall here measured six tenths of an inch. The thermometer fell from yesterday’s high to a low of 4 degrees this morning.
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Dean Buster
Grandview
Indian Creek
Moose Lodge
Mr. Lukenbach
Minnesota
Jake Lukenbach
Pearl Mills
Lorraine Lukenbach
Albert Morgan
Clair
Muscatine
Luckenbach
Au Mieuber
Rainfall Ends Heat Wave in Washington State
Rain overnight brought more than half an inch of rain to Washington reducing a multi day heat wave. Officials say the moisture should help the corn crop avoid stress as it moves past a critical growth stage.
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Washington
Assassin wounds Italian Communist leader in Rome
In Rome a would be assassin wounded Palmiro Togliatti, head of Italian communists, as police dispersed communist demonstrators. A wave of general strikes spread to Milan and other cities with labor groups calling indefinite strikes and protests amid fears of civil disorder. The attacker, 26 year old Sicilian student Antonio Ballante Di Durazzo, said he acted alone and targeted Togliatti because he believed he was an enemy of his country.
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Duomo
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Louisiana
Earl Long
Arkansas
Ben T. Laney
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
Three Teachers Sign Contracts For Local Schools
Washington district officials report three new teachers have signed contracts for next year. Ed Kelly will serve as junior high principal, John V. Phleger becomes math instructor, and Grace Miller joins Bristol Indiana veterans with Gooshen College from Goshen Indiana. The note also mentions a Near East camel mounted cannon device, a zumbooruk.
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Heir
Schell
Ed Kelly
Mark Center
Ward J. Ohio
Welly
Defiance College
Detainee
Ohio
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Navy
Keokuk
Iowa
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East Washington Street
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Bristol
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Goshen College
Goshen
Ind
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Major platform contrasts in 1948 Democratic and Republican bids
A Philadelphia dispatch compares the parties planks on civil rights labor housing economics and foreign aid. Democrats push anti discrimination minimum wage repeal of Taft Hartley housing and price control while backing Truman doctrine Marshall plan and broader tax relief. Republicans defend Taft Hartley oppose new minimum wage reforms promote restrained foreign aid and tax relief to spur industry and curb inflation.
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Philadelphia
Woud
Truman
Republican Congress
Airliner Hits Wire Fence After Storm Landing
Twenty one passengers and crew escaped injury when a United DC-3 overshot the Des Moines field during a thunderstorm. The aircraft struck a flimsy building, then halted against a steel wire mesh fence that kept it from tumbling down a 10 foot embankment onto a street.
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United Airlines
Truman Accepts Democratic Nomination at Philadelphia Convention
President Truman arrives for the Democratic National Convention at Convention Hall Philadelphia to accept the nomination and mend party rifts over civil rights. J Howard McGrath reports the nomination will be secured for Truman with a Barkley vice presidential selection amid southern opposition and a dispute over states rights candidates.
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Truman
J. Howard McGrath
White House
McGrath
Sen
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Washington High School Summer Sessions Enrollments
Summer school at Washington High School began Monday at 3 PM with 16 students in a six week course. Urges late enrollments for students considering attendance and notes approval by the State Department of Public Instruction and the North Central Association.
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Washington High School
State Department of Public Instruction
North Central Association of High Schmours
Mrs Hannah Randall Dies in Sigourney at 34
Mrs Hannah L Randall 34 died yesterday at home in Sigourney from a heart attack and complications. Her daughter Maude Randall of Burlington Wisconsin, formerly with the Journal in Washington, was present at death. The Randall family formerly lived in Washington. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon at four o'clock in Sigourney.
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Sigourney
Maude Randall
Burlington
Wisconsin
The
Journal
Washington
Randall
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