Ramblings and Remnants Highlight Local Veterans and Enoch Johnson
Bruce Cowden recalls Dale Atkinson visiting Roy Wilcox a bedridden veteran of Washington Company K and the 34th division who later lived in Denver and Riverside. The piece also honors Enoch Johnson, long-time police and crime reporter, with tributes from Judge Julius M. Miner lawyer George Crane and a court shoeshine man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Dale Atkinson
Washington
Roy Jay Wilcox
Manford Wilcox
Ainsworth
Scott and Lyle Wilcox
Near Washington
Milo Steele
Blanche Robertson
Near
West Chester
Clarence Rathmel
This
County
Mr. Wilcox
National Guard
France
Fort Riley
Kansas
Army of Occupation
Germany
Enoch
Polcemen
Julius M. Miner
The
Criminal Court
George Crane
Enoch Johnson Praised in Chicago Daily News Clippings
Clippings sent to Lee Holland by Frank Bergquist of Chicago praise Enoch Johnson. They arrived the day of a state bank building fire, adding context to a series of local and regional reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Johnson
Chicago Daily News
Lee Holland
Frank Bergquist
Chicago
State Bank
Lovable Gabby Hayes Stars in El Paso
At 64 George Gabby Hayes remains in high demand for film work and resists retirement. A veteran of vaudeville since 1910, he began in films about 20 years ago in Southern California after meeting producer Trem Carr. Hayes is known for his clean-shaven, cantankerous old man persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Gabby” Hayes
Lalert
Gabby
California
Trem Carr
Gabby Hayes Sells Western Charm on Stage at Fox Theatre
Actor Gabby Hayes grows his own beard for a time before a Westerns role. He appears with John Payne Gail Russell Sterling Hayden and Dick Foran in the Paramount Cinecolor drama 1 Puso at the Fox Theatre. The piece notes his travel salesman character and lists Iowa Commerce Commission officials and dates from Des Moines in July 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Gabby
Fox Theatre
John Payne
Gail Russell
Sterling Hayden
Dick Foran
Paramount Cinecolor
Iowa Southern seeks electric franchise in Washington County
An official notice to citizens announces a petition by Iowa Southern Utilities Co. of Delawa re Centerville to construct operate and maintain electric lines and fixtures across public lands highways and private lands in Washington County Iowa The Iowa State Commerce Commission set August 15 1950 at 10 am in Des Moines for a hearing with objections due five days prior Written objections must be filed in triplicate and the objector should be represented by a person with full authority to act at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Alour
6Th Inn
Washington County
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Welock
Des Moines
New Bazooka in action on Korean front against Red tanks
World War II rocket launcher rushed to Korea to halt heavy Russian made tanks of Communist forces. The device replaces earlier weapons that proved ineffective against the Red armor. Photographs by Philip Deane for International News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Deane
International News
International
Final Rites Held For Samuel J. Miller, 86
Funeral services for Samuel J. Miller 86 longtime Columbus Junction resident were held Thursday afternoon at Stephens funeral home. The Rev E C Sears Methodist pastor officiated with organ music by Mrs H A Krieger. Pallbearers included John Bell Roger Peters Donald Schafer James Hoben Frank Seidler and Ray Kauffman. Burial followed at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Samuel J. Miller
Stephens Funeral Home
E. C. Sears
Methodist Church
H. A. Krieger
John Bell
Roger Peters
Donald Schafer
James Hoben
Frank Seidler
Ray Kauffman
Riverside Cemetery
Soviet potato bug charges seen as pretext to blockade Berlin
Frankfurt dispatch reports blockade veterans see Moscow use potato bug allegations as pretext to pressure west Berlin air corridors. They note the 1948 49 airlift sustained 2.8 million residents and thwarted Soviet aims, while pilots say the only way to halt the airlift would be to shoot down planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frankfurt
Germany
Russia
Moscow
United States
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Welch
U.S
Russian potato bug charges mocked by American officials
American authorities dismissed Russian claims about potato bugs as ridiculous. Colonel J. E. Barr of Templehof air base said that if planes start deploying drops, the dropped items could be far more dangerous than Colorado beetles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Col
J. E. Barr
Templehof Air Base
Birthday Candles Shine on Local Children Names
A birthday notice celebrates Ruth Ann Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Wilson Born celebrates Nancy Ellen Osin cup and Richard Dean Warren Michael Eugene Durst Also wishes for Charlotte Earls Darrell Ross from the Journal force celebration continues today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Earls
The
Journal Force
Darrell Ross
Ruth Ann Wilson
Hubert Wilson
Nancy Ellen Osin Cup
Richard Dean Warren
Michael Eugene Durst
Marjorie Patterson and Janice McGill Turn Ten Today
The notice marks the tenth birthday of Marjorie Sue Patterson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Patterson, and Janice Fay McGill, daughter of Mr and Mrs John McGill. It notes optimistic views on permanent farm prosperity not near but reachable with steady contour farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Sue Patterson
Frank Patterson
Janice Fay McGill
John McGill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce Cowden
Riverside
Italy
Wilcox
Denver
Marsh Atkinson
Lee
Cushman
Scooters
Robert
Roger Waggoner
N. B. Ave
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey
Tee, B. Bailey
Leet
Morrison & Morrison — Attorneys
E. D. Morrison
E. D. Morrison Jr
Morrison Bldg
Phone 245
W. Livingston
Robert Day
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Dr. McCreedy
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Iowa Ave
EL Paso
David &. Long
Carl W. Reed
B. M. Richardson
George L. McCaughan
South Korea
George Moolkl
Kehaha
T. H
Berry Burke
Harlan, Ky
Alvin Bapga
Union City
West Berlin
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. I. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Mae. Ee
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance Agency
Your Home Daily Newspaper
OWA Southern Utilities
New Yorker Newport
Royal Club
Windsor
Chrysler
Miller's Garage
West Chester, Iowa
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