20 Jul 1954
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1954
Page
1
A man posing as a police inspector visited Purcell's Restaurant and claimed to handle the cafe’s receipts after an $1,872 holdup. He was given $1,429 to deposit but did not make the bank drop.
Fifteen new teachers will teach in Washington public schools this fall. The group includes Garnet Slater and Ellen Fagen at Stewart School, Barbara Jean at Lincoln, JoAnne Larvington in English, and Jerene Bonar in fourth grade. Names appear with grade levels and schools, detailing assignments across elementary, junior high, and high school departments.
Fifteen new teachers have signed contracts for the 1954 55 term in Washington public schools. Joyce Montgomery will teach first grade at Lincoln, Glenn Drahn becomes football and track coach at Washington High, and Don D Woodruff will teach English at the junior high. Other hires include Garnet Slater, Louise Ellen Overturf, Barbara Jean Norris, Janet McCoy, JoAnne Larrington, Ella May Garrels, Al Fritz, Ellen Fagen, William Brice, Jerene Bonar, and Darlene Blankenhorn, covering grades from kindergarten to high school subjects.
Roy M Cohn resigns today as chief counsel of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's investigating subcommittee. McCarthy says the move reflects lack of unanimity about Cohn on the panel. The resignation came two hours before a planned meeting to vote on firing him.
Washington county farmers may still file applications for government cost sharing to support soil and water conservation. ASC chairman Yaro Sojka says apply at the county ASC office promptly. eligible owners or operators can pursue practices such as terraces ponds drainage tiling lime spreading pasture improvement and land leveling with annual completion dates and明确 funding estimates.
Camp Fire and Blue Birds announce registration at Lake Darling at 8 15 a m on Monday July 26 with 33 Camp Fire girls and 12 Blue Birds. Maybelle Carter will be camp director. Activities include swimming archery handcraft and nature craft with Karen Foster Ann Peterson Martha Kennedy as leaders and Judy Carson Pauline Crone as lifeguards.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Cooper and their two children returned to Washington after a two week vacation at Warwick Neck Rhode Island. They traveled in their four passenger Piper Pacer plane covering 1 060 miles in 92 hours with stops in Williamsport Pa Bowling Green Ohio and Ottawa Ill. Mr Cooper is assistant to the district manager for Iowa Southern Utilities in Washington.
Monroe County hospital will open Wednesday at 10 30 a.m. at the 15 bed facility. Construction began in 1951, finished in 1952, but financial troubles delayed the opening. Residents approved a 50 000 bond in 1944. further bonds failed. The hospital funds include 28 000 yearly from a 2 mill levy.
Zelina Baker a graduate of Eastern Illinois State Teachers College will teach elementary art in Washington. She taught at Maroa Illinois last year.
International Harvester announces layoffs totaling 3,730 at seven farm equipment plants and 1,395 at four truck plants this month. The cuts come as summer demand for farm machinery declines and production plans were revised from spring. Farm plant reductions include Louisville 350, Rock Island 700, Chicago 1,100, Memphis 750, Richmond 100, Rock Falls 150, Canton 600.
A Cedar Rapids Marion citizens committee asked the City Council to abolish daylight savings time arguing it causes confusion and harms workers. Atty. Dave Elderkin said fast time unfairly penalizes thousands for the convenience of a few golf tennis and boating enthusiasts. The Council will decide by Thursday.
Washington county delegates to the state republican convention are reminded that informal district caucuses will be held Thursday evening in the Hotel Savery Des Moines. The district and state conventions will be held Friday at the KRNT theater in Des Moines.
The Des Moines Weather Bureau warns of continuing heat with 5 day readings 18 to 12 degrees above normal. Normal highs 88 to 99. lows 63 to 66. Wed highs 96 to 104 southwest 90 to 96 northeast. tonight low 66 to 72 northeast 68 to 75 northwest. Monday highs 87 to 103 at Council Bluffs. early low 67 at Spencer.
The House Veterans Committee approved a 110 million dollar increase in compensation payments to disabled veterans and their dependents, while pensions were scaled back to 36 million. A separate 5 percent pension hike was proposed but unlikely to pass.
DETROIT UP The Dodge plant walkout has idled 22 000 Chrysler workers with fear of more layoffs. About 12 000 additional employees were sent home and 7 500 De Soto workers could be affected soon as CIO UAW Local 3 members struck over speed up. Chrysler says the action violates the no strike clause and asks the international to intervene.
State representative Harry Ramseyer will speak September 21 at the annual Iowa Poultry Improvement Association convention in Des Moines. A former association president, he will discuss his trip to Iran with a plane load of baby chicks, a topic of strong Iowa poultry interest.
A deadly heat wave raises the national death toll to at least 246 with 22 new fatalities reported as temperatures surge into the 100s in Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. Officials push drought aid and emergency loans while floods in West Virginia force hundreds from their homes.
Des Moines reports Sam Gilbert a federal agricultural marketing expert says Iowa’s corn crop needs rain in the next few days or suffer serious damage. Southern fields already show heat damage with fodder harvest possible. central areas damaged but recoverable with moisture. northern regions still hopeful but moisture required. If rain is delayed statewide losses could rise. Gilbert declined to quantify total losses.
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Washington McCarthy investigation into defense plant unions paused when none of the seven subcommittee members attended a scheduled closed hearing. Francis Carr, staff director, said it would likely be rescheduled this afternoon. Parrish, an electrician at Fore River shipyard, disputed being subpoenad under a wrong name and demanded a lawyer before answering.
Washington city council approved four ordinances on parking zoning and sewer connections for Circle drive residents. They set one hour street parking near the square Fridays noon to Saturday 9 pm, plus all night parking around the square with Friday night limits 12 am to 6 am. Another ordinance requires 50 percent signatures from area property owners and within 250 feet for zoning changes before zoning commission review. A $175 sewer permit allows Circle drive residents to apply for service. Speed limit signage on routes 92 and 1 was discussed with action deferred pending checks.
Geneva (UP) The Commu nists and the West near a cease-fire line for Viet Nam with an agreement on evacuating Hai Phong within 10 months. A spokesman said virtually all obstacles to a final cease-fire are removed and signing before Mendes-France’s midnight deadline seems certain.
Partly cloudy conditions with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. Cooler tonight. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with warm northeast and hot southwest regions. Lows near 66 to 72 northeast and 68 to 75 northwest. Wednesday highs 90 to 96 northeast and 96 to 104 southwest. Thursday remains partly cloudy and hot with few scattered storms mainly at night or early morning.
The Iowa Highway Commission may rule on the legality of markers as proposed, with potential implications for public display and compliance requirements. Further decision upcoming.
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