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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1953
Page
1
Cost of Schools To Show Increase in Washington District
Taxpayers in the Washington Independent School District face a higher budget next year with a total tax need of 283 983 dollars an increase of 50 970 50 from the prior year The board cites salary raises a full time janitor addition for the high school and new equipment for the ongoing high school expansion as key factors Public hearing on August 12 at 7 30 p m in the high school to discuss the budget and tax funds needed for 1953 54
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Independent School
Board of Directors
Fifty-Eight 4-H Members Tour Goshen County Wyoming
Fifty eight Washington county 4 H club members depart by two chartered buses for a week in Goshen county Wyoming as guests in the homes of local 4 H members. Six adult chaperones accompany the group and Torrington serves as headquarters for the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
4-H Club
Goshen County
Wyoming
George Wilkinson
Ornduff
Herbert Campbell
Bill Gamon
Tom Robb
4-H
Torrington
Local Scouts Travel Diary From Salt Lake City To Jamoree
Harold Hazelett recounts a Boy Scout jamboree special train journey through Salt Lake City and California. The group tours the Mormon temple, visits Saltair beach, sails past Oakland and San Francisco, views Muir Woods, and notes meals, games, and the upcoming jamboree as they head toward Puente for a dawn arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hazelett
Salt Lake City
California
Saltair Beach
Dean Walker
Bill MccCleery
Bill Cram
Golden Gate Bridge
Muir Woods
Redwoods
Roas
San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Oakland
Puente
High Court Upholds Woodson Sentence
Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the life term of Lloyd Woodson for the 1949 slaying of Keokuk patrolman Norman Juhl. Woodson confessed and pleaded guilty, with the court ruling his own plea supported the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Woodson
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Lloyd Woodson
Quincy
Hll
Keokuk
Norman Juhl
Supreme Court
Fort Madison
Five Teen Age Boys Die in Speeding Car
A car carrying teens swerved across a highway into a ten and half ton truck near Raeford North Carolina killing five youths aged 4 to 17 and injuring two men. Jennius Alphonso Olive 42 of Smithfield died later and E W Lassiter of Smithfield was critically injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raeford
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Jennius Alphonso Olive
Smithfield
Laurinburg
E. W. Lassiter
Smthfield
Highway Patrol
Tere
Lewis Blake 87 Dies at Letts Home
Lewis Blake 87 retired farmer of the Letts community died early today at the home of his son Emory in Letts. The body lies at Stephens funeral home. Services set for Monday at 2 am in the Letts United Brethren Church. Survivors include three sons Emory Everette and Earl two brothers John and another relative in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Lewis Blake
Letts
Emory
Stephens Funeral Home
Letts United Brethren Churea
Everette
Earl
Would Sell Eye to Provide for Family
An expectant 28 year old mother near Knox City offered to sell one of her eyes for 10000 to secure her family's future. She lives with her husband and three children on a farm home 90 miles from Wichita Falls. Her husband, a welder, initially objected but remains supportive in spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Knox City
Funeral services for Edward F Richard near Wayland
Funeral services for Edward F Richard were held at the residence near Wayland Friday at 2 pm. Rev. J J Pritchard and Rev. Milton Harder conducted. Music by a mixed quartet including Elmer Graber Albert Graber Mrs Harder and Mrs Martin. Pallbearers were Jake Rensberger Frank Nebel Ray Wyse Dwight Smith Charles Rich Chris Stauffer. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Arrangements by Jones funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F
Richard
Wayland
J. J. Pritchard
Milton Harder
Elmer
Albert Graber
Harder
Martin
Jake Rensberger
Frank Nebel
Ray Wyse
Dwight Smith
Charles Rich
Chris Stauffer
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Salvation Army Founded in United States in 1880
The Salvation Army was established in the United States in 1880, marking its arrival as a formal charity organization in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salvation Army
U. S
Truck Demolished but Driver Escapes Unhurt
Robert Moothart of Wellman escaped injury Friday afternoon when his gravel truck left the road and plunged 30 feet over an embankment southeast of Washington. He swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle coming over a hill crest, leaving the cab smashed and the truck nearly demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moothart
Wellman
Daloodburn Farm
Washington
Moothart
Red Regime in Germany vows tough crackdown on dissent
Western officials foresee a harsher Red regime approach in the Soviet zone as Walter Ulbricht signals a crackdown on workers resisting the government. Strikes spread chaos, shortages grow, and top Communist leaders face purges as East Germany declares stern penalties for dissidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
German Communist Party
ADN
Ulbricht
East Gemany
Bicycles Receive Safety Tape From Junior Chamber Kids
About 300 bicycles were given seatehlite reflecting tape by six Jaycees on Friday evening between 4 and 6. The Junior Chamber of Commerce crowd waited for turns as the service event continued and the club announced a sale of safety tape for automobiles tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
New Year in American History Began March 25 Until 1752
The New Year in the American colonies started on March 25 until the calendar reform of 1752. This note records the shift that moved the start of the year to January 1 across British territories.
Sunday School Rally at Tabernacle Hosted by Southeast Iowa Churches
The Christian Tabernacle hosts Monday at 6 24 p m a Southeast Iowa sectional Sunday school rally with Rev William Friend of Ottumwa as featured speaker. At 7 30 p m Rev Fred Gottwald of Ft Madison will speak. Over 12 churches expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Tabernacle
Iowa
Christ's Ambassadors Fellowship
William Friend
Ottumwa
Fred Gottwald
Ft. Madison
McLain Named to PMA Grain Branch Director Post
Washington AP Marvin L. McLain chairman of the Iowa Production and Marketing Administration Committee was named by Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson to direct the grain branch of the PMA. He succeeds Drexel D. Watson who resigned April 24. Dwight W. Meyer will succeed McLain in Iowa, leaving the state House seat he holds. Meyer resigns as a state representative to take the post. McLain runs a 600 acre farm near Brooklyn Iowa and has served on the National Agriculture Advisory Committee and chaired his county PMA for 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin L. McLain
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration Committee
PMA
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
McLain
Drexel D. Watson
Meyer
Benson
Dwight W. Meyer
Odeboldt
Iowa Post
Brooklyn
National Agriculture Advisory Committee
Safe stolen from Muscatine station during break in
Thieves took a 500 pound safe containing 300 dollars in cash and 150 in checks from the Jacobs Brothers service station after entering through a window and loading the safe into a car. Two other break ins were reported as the American Legion home was entered and candy and change taken, and a garage ransacked with a small change taken from a vending machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Jacobs Brothers
American Legion
Car damaged in underpass collision west of town
Mrs Miram Leinen of South English slowed for an underpass entrance one mile west of town Friday afternoon when a semi driven by Keith T. McHugh of Des Moines struck her from behind. Leinen’s car sustained $150 in damage. the truck had no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miram £. Levnen
South English
Keith T. McHugh
Des Moines
Sheriff's Office
Leinen
Dulles warns allies would继续 war if needed
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told a national radio audience that the United Nations would continue fighting in Korea if no honorable peace can be reached. He cited Rhee’s pledge to cooperate and warned against a protracted propaganda conflict after any armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Washington
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Korea
U.N
Syngman Rhee
Clinton DAV club president waives liquor charge hearing
Howard Bell president of the Clinton Disabled American Veterans board waived the preliminary hearing on a liquor charge tied to a raid at the club Wednesday. Police seized five bottles of whiskey and about six mixed drinks. Bell pled innocent for the club and was bound to the Grand Jury. Trial scheduled for September term in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Howard Bell
Board of Trustees
The
Clinton Disabled American Veterans Club
Bell
Reds Stymie Allied Drive in Korea Front
UPI reports heavy American air and artillery strikes against a 6,000 strong Chinese force on the central front as South Korean troops push eastward, gaining ground but failing to break the main Red line amid stalled advances and captured terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Republic of Korea
Kumsong
Bulge
Well man Oran Bringman Charged With Providing Beer
Oran Bringman 24 of Well man was charged with making beer available to minors. He is bound over to the grand jury with a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Bringman
Wellman
Grand Jury
Plan Annual Dinner For Three-Quarter Century Club Here
The Washington Evening Journal Three-Quarter Century club will hold its annual dinner on August 22. Eligibility is open to any resident of Washington county aged 75 or over with no fees. The single meeting serves to reconnect old friends. membership forms are available at the Evening Journal office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington County
Evening Journal
Eisenhower to Seek U S Debt Ceiling Increase
Washington sources report President Eisenhower will ask Congress to raise the legal limit on the national debt. The draft request follows a record high debt level of 272.36 billion dollars as of July 15, with the Treasury needing about 2.9 billion more before year end and possibly more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Treasury Department
Treasury
Painter Arrested On Intoxication Charge At Night
Police in Des Moines watched a 58 year old man paint a house by moonlight and then arrest him for intoxication. He had no paint in his bucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rains Bring Hope For End Of Drought
Heavy scattered rains across West Texas sparked floods in Abilene and Fort Worth while a federal soil conservation expert said the drought’s back may be broken. Louis P. Merrill noted pastures turning green and weekly or ten day rain gaps offering the potential end to the drought. Fort Worth sewer floods reached 1.10 inches while Abilene saw 4.25 inches forcing about 200 residents to evacuate briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Tex
Fort Worth
Louis P. Merrill
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
West Texas
Tragedy In Milton ROTC Flight Kills Forty-One
A Marine Corps transport plane carrying 40 Naval ROTC trainees and six crew crashed near Whiting Field Milton Florida after takeoff. Forty-one aboard died, four survivors were injured. The Flying Boxcar slammed into a clearing, burning wreckage strewn across a farm yard. Names were withheld pending kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Milton, Fla
Naval R.c.%.c
Whiting Field Auxiliary Air Station
Whiting
Navy
Naval Reserve
Grossheim to Speak At Union Services in Central Park
Sunday evening union church services in Central park will be led by the Presbyterian church with Dr. W. J. Grossheim as speaker. The Presbyterian choir will provide special music and pastors from other participating churches will assist. If rain, services move to the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Central Park
Presbyterian Church
W. J. Grossheim
Grossheim
Presbyterian Choir
Christian Church
Marriage License Granted to Cora Rietveld and Harold Dean Ford
A marriage license was issued at the county clerk's office today to Cora Rietveld of Chicago and Harold Dean Ford of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Rietveld
Chicago, Jr
Harold Dean Ford
Washington
Des Moines Iowa Weather: Fair Tonight Then Scattered Tstorms
Fair to partly cloudy tonight with scattered thundershowers mainly south and east this evening and northwest areas. Not much temperature change. Lows 62 to 66 north and 66 to 70 south. Highs Sunday around 93. Monday partly cloudy warm humid with more thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
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