North Carolina 4-H Visitors Welcomed in Washington
Washington County hosts greet North Carolina 4-H members arriving in Wachington Thursday afternoon for a welcome in Central Park. L. J. Kehoe, Chamber of Commerce president, gives a short address with Floyd Goodell, county extension director, nearby. Burtwin Day introduces Susie Noland as they mingle with visitors and local hosts.
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Haywood County
North Carolina
Wachington
Washington Chamber of Com
Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Kehoe
Washington County
Kehoe
Floyd Goodell
Burtwin Day
Brighton
Susie Noland
Ruth Foster
Washington County Home Economist
Mr. Goodell
North Carolina 4-H visitors begin busy week in Haywood
North Carolina 4-H boys and girls arrive in Haywood County spend first two days with local hosts. Activities include club meetings, a Saturday Sunset Park gathering with square dancing, and tours to Maplecrest turkey plant, dairies, and farms. Leaders Joe Cline Elise DelLosier Carl Trateliffe Margaret Green assist program.
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YMCA
Maplecrest
M. L. Crawford
Carl Anderson
Griffith and Hedberg
North Carolina
Joe Cline
Elise DelLosier
Carl Trateliffe
Margaret Green
Des Moines Weather Outlook Mostly Fair With Possible Thunder
Des Moines area forecast calls for mostly fair conditions through Saturday with a chance of local thundershowers in extreme west portions tonight or Saturday. Warmer temperatures in the west. Light variable daytime winds. Highs around 88 today and near 85 to 90 Saturday. Lows 60 to 65 tonight.
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Des Moines
TIP
Jr Livestock Catalog Nearing Completion
Washington county 4 H and FA boys and girls nearly finish contacting merchants for the annual Junior Livestock show at the armory this summer. Merchants who want names listed should contact the extension office soon as the catalog goes to printer and changes will be impossible.
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Washington County
Armory
4-H
FFA
Log Cabin Moved to Sunset Park from Cedar Township
The log cabin built in Cedar township in 1840 now sits in Sunset park after being relocated there in the spring of 1912.
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Sunset Park
Cedar Township
Rock Island Firm to Repave East Washington Street
The Rock Island based Quad City Construction Co won the Washington street widening and repaving contract with a bid of 109245.05. Work will widen the street by ten feet between Second and Twelfth Avenues and is planned to start in August with completion in October. The post office department also awarded Richard N Simmerling of Washington a contract for driveway and sidewalk extension and repair at the Washington post office with a bid of 3674.30 and impending start date.
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Quad City Construction Company
Rock Island, Ill
East Washington Street
Washington
Second
Twelfth Avenues
Post Office Department
Richard N. Simmering
Simmerling
Washington Post Office
Story Hour at YMCA with Marie Blattner Saturday
It's story hour time for the little girls at the YMCA room Saturday morning at 4 30 Marie Blattner the recreational director for the summer will tell the stories.
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Marie Blattner
Local man finds four mushrooms along North Avenue position
A. A. Cooley of 609 North Avenue B found four sizeable mushrooms Thursday morning while walking the 590 block of North Avenue B near his home. He anticipated a tasty meal despite mushroom season being over. Bill Wingler, noted for river swimming, used his skill as the ship Tuscania was blown up in 191
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A. A. Cooley
North Avenue B
Mr. Cooley
Bill Wingler
Suspect Police In Cohen Attack
Los Angeles police faced a possible internal conspiracy after shotgun shells matched riot gun loads used by the LAPD. Witnesses described a blonde woman tipped off gunmen as Mickey Cohen and three others were shot at Sherry’s Sunset Strip restaurant. all victims survived.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
Mickey
Sherry
Sunset Strip
Cohen
Worton
Vice
Lawrence BE. Vaale
Sherry'’s
Dr E Everett Grice To Speak In Central Park
Dr E Everett Grice associate secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian church will be the Sunday evening union service speaker in Central Park. Washington United Presbyterian church oversees the program with Dr George Kerr presiding. Grice, known in Washington, previously supported as a missionary in Egypt, will also speak Sunday morning at the United Presbyterian church. He led a Cairo secondary school and taught at the theological seminary before returning to the U S in July to start new duties. He is Musk ingum college a 1945 D D graduate. Music will be directed by Melvin Hill with Helen Harvey accompanist and Mrs Allen Jones of Falls Church VA singing. Dr William J Grossheim will read scripture and Rev T C Polk will give the closing prayer.
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Board of Foreign Missions
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Central Park
Washington United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Grice
Washington
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Egypt
Cairo
Theological Seminary
America
Muskingum College
Ohio
Melvin Hill
Helen Harvey
Allen Jones
Falls Church
Virginia
William J. Grossheim
T. C Polk
Farm Support Changes Predicted Amid Brannan Plan Defeat
Washington expects Congress to adjust farm price supports this session but not along the Brannan plan lines. The House coalition defeated Brannan's high income low consumer cost scheme, leaving current 90 percent parity supports in place for now. Senate action may reshape Aiken support levels tied to commodity supply while some lawmakers push for direct subsidies.
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Congress
Brannan
Agriculture
Charles FF. Brannan
House
Senate
Albert Gare
D. Tenn
Funds Released for Washington County Artificial Lake Project
State interim committee funds release clears the way for immediate dam construction and lake work near Brighton in Washington County. A. G. Gingerich of Wellman and Frank B. Miller of Washington outlined steps, with bids already received for the earthen dam and land purchases totaling about 1400 acres surrounding the lake. The project, backed by the Izaak Walton league and local groups, aims to create a 690 to 790 foot long dam over 40 feet high, impounding 400 to 450 acres.
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Brighton
A. G C. Gingerich
Wellman
State Conservation Commission
Frank B. Miller
Washington
Miller
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Jefferson
Keokuk
Earl Wood Wins Court Room Remodeling Bid
Earl R Wood ainsworth contractor received the contract for remodeling and refinishing the Washington county court house court room. His bid of 11245.27 was the only bid announced by the board of supervisors. Work to start soon and finish within 40 days with complete remodeling of ceiling floor and walls and new furnishings.
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Earl R. Wood
Ainsworth
Washington County Court House
Wood
Board of Supervisors
Freshwaters Coal and Supply Company
New Members Enroll In 75 Year Old Club
Washington County Journal invites readers aged 75 or older with local roots to join the Three-Quarter Century club. The noon August 13 dinner will be at the Country club with invitations mailing August 1 to existing members.
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Journal
Pew
Washington County
Country Club
President delays arms bill submission at Democrats' request
President Truman postponed sending the 1.450 billion military aid program to Congress at Senate Democratic leaders request. He plans a 3,000 word message urging quick action as insurance against war. Republicans warn of vigorous opposition and possible rejection despite strong treaty support.
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Truman
Senate
Congres Os
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Congress
Taft
Robert A. Taft
John Foster Dulles
N. Y
Arthur H Vandenberg
Mich
Funeral services for Mrs Ora Lora Bell
Funeral services for Mrs Ora Lora Bell were held Thursday morning at ten o clock in the Jones funeral home with Dr William J Grossheim in charge Pall bearers were Ray Guest Charles Schiebel Howard McCleery Robert McFarlane Earl Moran and Frank Miller Burial was in Elma Grove cemetery.
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Jones Funeral Home
William J. Grossheim
Ray Guest
Charles Schiebel
Howard McCleery
Robert McFarlane
Earl Moran
Frank Miller
Elma Grove Cemetery
New Club Admits Andrew Kelso Member Prospect
In Michigan the newest applicant for club membership is Andrew Kelso. Born June 17 1873 in Muliertown Ireland he came to the United States in 1892 and to Washington in 1929. He has 20 years in Iowa and 30 years in Minnesota.
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Wellman
Schachner
Rock Island
Ill
Washington County
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Cumberland County
England
Iowa
Washington
United States
Solon Center
Michigan
Arthur A. Cooley
Tie
Minnesota
Andrew Kelso
Kelso
Muliertown
Ireland
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