Draft Registration To Start August 30 For Youths 18 to 25
President Truman orders registration for a new draft to begin August 30 for men born 1922 through 1930 and not yet 26. Registration runs through September 18 with dates set by birth year and region. Employers are urged to grant time to workers and registrants are told to register where they live or will be.
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Samuel Tedford 73 Dies in Missouri
Mrs. Ben Briley reports the death of Samuel LeRoy Tedford 73 of St. Joseph Missouri. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 50 p m at Stephens Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev F W Eastwood in charge. Burial at Columbus City cemetery. He was born 1875 at Ainsworth son of William H and Mary Duke Tedford. He lived in Washington and Louisa counties and recently in Missouri. Survived by wife deceased one daughter in Guthrie Oklahoma and siblings Beulah Weeding Ortonville Minnesota Iva Myer Casper Wyoming Media Sturm and Homer Tedford Kennewick Washington Tom Marysville Washington Paul Oklahoma City Oklahoma City. Two brothers Joe and John deceased.
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Columbus City Cemetery
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Washington
Louisa Counties
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Oka
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Beulah Weeding
Ortonville
Minn
Iva Myer
Casper
Wyo
Media Sturm
Weather Des Moines Forecast Tonight
Des Moines forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with warm and humid conditions tonight and into tomorrow. temperatur es near midsummer levels with light to moderate humidity shaping the pattern for the region.
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Des Moines
U S Tourist Stoned to Death in Cairo
In Cairo on a Sunday attack a 53 year old Philadelphia businessman Stephen Haas was killed by a mob of Egyptians while his wife Kathryn was roughed up. An English couple also attacked. The U S State Department lodged a protest and awaited Egypt’s explanation amid anti American sentiment in the region following Israel’s establishment.
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Polio Outbreak Advances Amid North Carolina Battle
North Carolina faces a surging polio outbreak with 709 cases for the year by mid July and 18 days reporting more than June. Dr. Kenneth Landauer of the NFIP will join Raleigh to survey and a five member team will train local doctors and nurses. Philip S. Randolph notes all NFIP facilities are mobilized and local chapters spend 150 dollars monthly as funds deplete.
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Rotary Officers at Burlington Meeting
At a district Rotary gathering in Burlington yesterday President Fred Miller and Secretary Ralph Bauer attended the regular noon luncheon. Bruce Cowden, newly appointed editor of the club bulletin, was present. Ralph Shannon discussed national political conventions, noting their noisy appearance but their effective function and value.
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Ralph Bauer
Burlington
Bruce Cowden
Ralph Shannon
Legion Dinner Reminder For Washington Members
Legion commander Charles Hotle reminds Washington Legionnaires that the annual chicken dinner and installation of officers is set for tonight at the Washington Golf and Country Club.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Weather Outlook for Tomorrow with Thunder Showers
Spotty thundershowers are likely tomorrow with a high near 93 and a low around 65. North areas may reach 90 to 94, while southern regions trend 94 to 97 degrees.
Republicans Blast Call to Extra Session in Iowa
DES MOINES July 20 Iowa Republicans denunciation of President Truman after his call for a special session frames the party’s campaign. Iowa GOP publicity director Bob Klauer praises Rep. Bob Jensen and says the GOP platform requires a Republican president. The state convention opens Friday with 8 396 delegates the largest ever. Senator George A Wilson and Governor Robert D Blue will speak. The convention will nominate a Secretary of State and elect two presidential electors and adopt the party platform. Several district leaders will leave central committee posts.
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Klauer
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Robert D Blue
William S. Beardsley
Senate
House Repubonean
Senate Gop
GOP to Push Civil Rights in Extra Session Forefront
Acting Senate GOP leader Wherry said only civil rights bills from Truman proposals are ready for Senate action as Congress reconvenes. He noted Republicans will push anti lynching anti poll tax and fair employment practice measures and discussed plans for meetings on the special session.
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Truman
Luman
Detasselers Begin Seasonal Work in Washington County
Detasselers have begun in Washington County as corn tassels appear in hybrid fields. John Patterson of Pioneer seed corn reports crews in Wayne Norman and James Patterson fields with detasseling set to intensify in coming days. Hundreds have signed up, with more needed. interested workers should contact Mrs Albert Lay at the Iowa State Employment office in Washington.
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John Patterson
Pioneer
Washington
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James Patterson
Albert Lay
Iowa State Employment Office
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Pioneer Office
Local AAA Office Will Close Thursday
The Washington AAA office will close all day Thursday July 22. Howard L. Witting announced that on that day county committee and staff will attend a district meeting in Keosauqua with state committee members and farmer fieldmen from 14 southeast Iowa counties to discuss the 1949 farm program and present loan and purchase details for oats and wheat.
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Washington
AAA
Howard L. Witting
Keosau
Iowa
Joseph M. Wilson Taken by Death
Joseph McNeel Wilson age 4 died at his son Rays home southeast of Ainsworth at 3:30 PM Monday after a sudden illness. Funeral set for 10 AM Thursday July 22 at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born January 27, 1884 in Eau Claire Pennsylvania to Adam Wilson and Sarah Christy Wilson. He married Eliza Catherine Stephens December 9 1907 near Washington. Survivors include his wife two sons Raymond M. Wilson of Ainsworth Ralph S. Wilson of Columbus Junction a daughter Mrs Ralph Howell of Keota one brother C Wilson of Eau Claire and two sisters Mrs J W McCready Beaver Falls PA and Mrs Russell Myers Los Angeles CA with one deceased sister Mrs Lou Morrow and nine grandchildren.
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Ainsworth
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Eau Claire
Pennsylvania
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Sarah Christy Wilson
Ada
Ohio
Iowa
Alex Stephens
Washington
Eliza Catherine Stephens
Washington County
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Penna
Russel Myers
Los Angeles
Calif
Lou Morrow
Heat Wave Returns to Iowa With Highs Near 97
The weather bureau predicts a hot and humid stretch in Iowa with a high around 97 in southern areas. Over the next five days temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal, well above the typical 90 degree high, as many fields reach detasseling stage quickly amid widespread corn planting.
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Weather Bureau
Third Party Leaders Prepare for Convention and Talks
Wallace third party leaders work on a platform in Philadelphia with Rex Tugwell leading the 74 member committee. Open hearings set for the next two days as 2,500 delegates converge for a three day convention. Dewey and Stassen plan talks to shore up GOP unity amid third party risks. Dixiecrats plan state conventions. Mississippi’s Wright seeks Aug 3 meeting and Florida's Watson calls for a Birmingham principles meeting.
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Philadelphia
Glen Taylor
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Lee Pressman
Louis Adamiec
Harry Bridges
Julius Emspak
John Rogge
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Wallaceites
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N. Y
Birmingham
Ala
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Florida
J. Tom Watson
Weather outlook cites spotty thundershowers tonight and tomorrow
The forecast says the period is expected to average about one half inch rainfall. The bureau notes spotty thundershowers tonight and tomorrow with southerly winds of 10 to 14 mph in the agricultural outlook.
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Owners of Property Urged to Cut Weeds
City officials report numerous complaints about weeds on vacant lots and terraces near properties. Street Commissioner Ralph Minick urges owners to cut weeds to comply with ordinances, noting hazards from tall growth and that city workers will remove them if needed.
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Washington
Ralph Minick
Minick
Plan Graveside Rites For Sgt Carl Adams
Graveside services for Staff Sergeant Carl Robert Adams, a returned serviceman, will be held Wednesday at 2 30 PM in Elm Grove cemetery. He was the son of Albert L and Louie V Snider Adams, lifelong resident, and a Washington high school graduate of 1942. Dr Fred B Miller will officiate with Sherman’s Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, not Jones as previously reported.
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Elm Grove Cemetery
Albert L
Louie V. Snider Adams
Washington High School
Fred B. Miller
Sherman
Jones Funeral Home
Dairy association warns of milk famine across nation
Bryce S. Landt of Wisconsin Dells told milk farmers from 40 states that a milk famine could occur unless price adjustments are made. Dairymen said high beef prices and farm wages hinder recruitment of workers for twice daily milking, and some farmers slaughtered herds that would otherwise yield milk.
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Wisconsin Dells
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Russians offer food sale in Berlin with hard currency demand
Berlin authorities denounce the plan to ship over 100000 tons of wheat under Soviet control and sell only for Soviet currency. Western observers call it propaganda to justify a full Soviet takeover, noting it hinges on currency devaluation and acceptance by Berliners.
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Bandits Hold Up Bank Messenger Near Cortland
In Cortland New York two bandits held up a First National Bank messenger walking from the loan to the Cortland post office and robbed him of 26000 dollars in currency along with a large stack of post office money orders. Police joined by federal agents set up roadblocks with a vague description of one suspect a five foot ten dark mustache and dark glasses. The bandits fled south toward Ward Binghrampton.
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Binghrampton
Federal Bureau Investigation
Readership and social value in shared conversations
A reflection on why people read to gain knowledge and to talk with others, highlighting how reading prompts discussion and exchange of experiences among readers. The piece emphasizes social learning, curiosity, and the spread of ideas through conversation.
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