Three Ambassadors To Present Views On Berlin to Reds
London dispatch reports that the United States Britain and France will urge Molotov to begin negotiations on German problems once the Berlin blockade ends. The ambassadors intend to outline six points including the blockade as a UN Charter violation and the West not negotiating under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reds
London
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
U.S
Britain
France
Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Allied Control Council
Germany
Russia
West
U. S
Lucius Clay
Lewis W. Douglas
Walter Bedell Smith
Charles Bohlen
Marshall
Two Damage Suits Filed in Court Here
Two separate petitions were filed in the district court clerk's office seeking damages from auto crashes. C. G. Heilman requests 795 dollars plus costs from Ralph Curl for a May 9, 1948, collision on highway one southwest of Washington. Ira Mikseh seeks 448.53 dollars plus costs from Dorman D. Vestal and Rose Lines Transfer Co. for a February 14, 1948, crash that damaged 38,900 bushels of corn stored in a Commodity Credit Corp bin near West Chester and caused storage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rh. R. Noonan
Clerk of District Court
C. G. Heilman
Ralph
Ira Mikseh
Dorman D. Vestal and
Rose Lines Transfer Company
Des Moines
Commodity Credit Corporation
West Chester
Transfer Company
Vestal
Employment Office Here to Stay Open
Washington will keep a full time employment service office despite the Tow Employment Security commission decision to close it. Mrs. Permelia R. Lay, manager, and assistant Juanita Murphy will continue in their posts, with hours eight to twelve and one to four, Monday through Friday. The service offered to employers and job seekers remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tow Employment Security Commission
Permelia R. Lay
Washington County Employment Service
Juanita Murphy
Plan for State GOP Judicial Convention
T. B. Bailey reports Washington county will be represented at the Republican state judicial convention in Des Moines on Friday July 30. The event may nominate justices H. J. Mantz John E. Mulroney and William A. Smith for reelection to the Supreme Court. Delegates named include Mr and Mrs S W Livingston Mr and Mrs Robert Day Mr and Mrs Richard A Stewart and other county residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Bailey
Washington County
Des Moines
Supreme Court
H. J. Mantz
Audubon
John E. Mulroney
Fort Dodge
William A. Smith
Dubuque
Fred M. Hudson
Pocahontas
E. J. Edmondson
Reagan Adams
Harold Boy
T. A. Michels
Anna Dawson
H.L. Brinton
Dave Livingston
G. F. Mace
Bailey
Funeral services for Blanche Wesner Jones held
Funeral services for Blanche Wesner Jones were held Tuesday at 10 30 AM in the Jones funeral home with Rev Walter A Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Dale Aaron Elmer Jim and Donald Batterson and Bot Ayers. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Wesner Jones
Jones Funeral Home
Walter A. Smith
Dale
Aaron
Elmer
Jim
Donald Batterson
Bot Ayers
Elm Grove Cemetery
Wetape Roots Used In Canoes And Baskets
Wetape roots of young spruce are heated in water to soften, then split for sewing bark canoes and weaving baskets. Sports Afield station will take claims bi weekly from August 5. Mrs Lay notes the office remains at 208 West Washington and phone 474. Employers seeking help or workers seeking tools should contact the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Tion
Lay
West Washington Street
Higher Production Costs Trigger Electricity Rate Hike
Iowa Southern Utilities Company announced a rate increase effective September 1 1948 with an average residential rise around 9.5 percent. Frank B. Miller district manager said rising coal labor taxes and other costs threaten service reliability and require additional capital investments to meet growing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Company Today
Frank B. Miller
Washington
Miller
Republicans to Speak on Radio Tonight to Defend Tru man
United Press reports Republican congressional leaders plan radio broadcasts to rebut President Truman’s anti inflation appeal and claim the issue is politics not high prices. Sen Harry Cain will speak on Dumont TV at 6 45 p m with Taft Halleck and others to follow on networks tonight and Friday. Henry Wallace also seeks air time asserting Truman is using the message for his presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Truman
Harry Cain
Wash
Dumont
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
House
C.P
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
NBC
Henry A. Wallace
MBS
ABC
GOP Congress Blames Truman For Inflation
Republican leaders in Congress blame President Truman for high prices and say his anti inflation proposals will get little action. They announce hearings to probe causes, with a bill for price and wage controls likely to be pigeonholed. They cite imports, wartime debt, wage increases, and heavy government spending as root causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
GOP
Jesse P. Wolcott
Mich
House Banking Committee
Paul Porter
OPA
Congress
County Democrats Set for State Convention in Des Moines
Washington county Democrats report all delegates named at the county convention have been notified for the state convention to be held Friday at the Shrine auditorium Des Moines. Fourteen delegates will attend with Otha Wearin of Hastings as keynoter as district caucuses begin at 9:38 at Hotel Ft. Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Easter
Washington County
Democratic
Jake More
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines
Forrest Walker
N. FE. West
H. M. Rabenold
Earl Jackson
Harry Dye
Charles Wylie
Andy Blattner
Charles Berdo
John Knotek
Henry Withoff
Wilbur Rose
Max McClintie
W. W Witson
Rodney Arnold
John Sheheck
M. M. Rabenold
Charles Steiner
Ray Redlinger
Frank Kos
Frank Horn
Lloyd Marek
Hazel Dean
FE. C. Smith
Radio Theater
KRNT
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings
Ft. Des Moines
Brighton mayor fines two in breach of the peace case
Mayor K K M Elmore of Brighton assessed fines of five dollars and costs against Henry Hamilton and Everett Rich for breach of the peace. The charges stem from a fight they were involved in Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. M. Elmore
Brighton
Henry Hamilton
Everet Rich
Gov Blue names Grahl to head Iowa draft office plan local boards
Des Moines July 28 Gov Robert D Blue appoints Adjutant General Charles H Grahl as Iowa selective service director and sends to Washington recommendations for local draft boards to be appointed by President Truman. Grahl outlines a four officer staff and Fort Des Moines headquarters. about 130000 men aged 18 to 25 to register Aug 30 to Sept 17 with local boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vup
Robert D. Blue
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa
Bernard W. Krull
Kehm
Grahl
Ft. Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
C Grahl
Washington
Final rites for Martha Meeks held at Haskins church
Funeral services for Martha Meeks occurred Tuesday afternoon at 2 34 at the Presbyterian church in Haskins. The ceremony followed burial plans and included local attendees and church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Muarie Meeks
Presbyterian Church
Haskins
Grade School Band to Play Tonight in Central Park
The Washington grade school band of 35 performs several numbers before the Municipal band takes the stage in Central Park. Conductors include Ruth Miller Karl Simmering and grade school members Roderick Kerr Richard Winga Janet Graf. The Municipal band offers a saxophone duet Pepperine and a trumpet trio Elena Polka. The concert closes the summer activities for the grade school group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Washington
Municipal Band
Melvin Till
Ruth Miller
Karl Simmering
Roderick Kerr
Richard Winga
Janet Graf
Carroll Farrier
Jim Kaster
Elena Polka
Max Lee
Everett Burham
Ted Stewart
Minnesota Rules Out Wolf Type Horn for Jalopies
The Minnesota highway department rules the so called wolf type whistle horn illegal for jalopies. This decision targets nuisance car horns and aligns with traffic noise standards across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Highway Department
Weather for Des Moines Iowa July 2
Des Moines weather forecast calls for scattered showers and local heavy thunderstorms tonight and near the Illinois border early tomorrow morning, then clearing and cooler. Highs vary from 58 to 91 with northwest cooler than southeast. Rev Henderson of Columbus Junction leads services. Pallbearers Delbert Grecian Paul Grecian Howard Sprecker Leon Meeks Bruce Meeks Everett Meeks. Jones Funeral Home in charge. burial at Ainsworth Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois
Rev. Henderson
Columbus Junction
Delbert
Paul Grecian
Howard Sprecker
Leon, Bruce
Everett Meeks
Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth Cemetery
Massive Farben plant blasts kill or injure hundreds in Ludwigshafen
Seven explosions hit the Farben chemical plant on the Rhine near Ludwigshafen causing widespread destruction. The U S army cited unofficial counts of several thousand dead and a similar number injured though cautioning these figures may fall. The plant, 18 buildings strong, was about 80 percent destroyed and employed around 23 000 people. Fire followed three explosions attributed to escaping gas as further blasts raged. Police and medical teams including Heidelberg hospital doctors were on site. Initial casualty estimates varied widely.
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Frankfort
Farben
Ludwigshafen
U.S. Army
Cheme Ical
Rhine
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Army
Heidelberg
Oppau
Palatinate
U.S
Be 29 Superfortress Crashes Near Aden During World Flight
A U S air force Be 29 on a round the world flight plunged into the sea after taking off from Aden toward Ceylon. Six crewmen were lost while 19 of 20 were reported missing. Sergeant Gustafson survived, saying he was thrown clear and saw no others on the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Ceylon
Washington
Strategic Air Command
State Department
Gustafson
U. S. Air Force
Sigur R. Gustafson
Norwood
Mass
Draft Board Nominates Local Men for Presidential Appointments
Des Moines July 28 draft board members recommended to President Truman several local figures for appointment. Names include Clar en Logan and Lloyd Foster of Washington county, Jess D. Lewis Wellman Henry of Mount Pleasant John Metcalf Lloyd Keller James M. Simmons R. C. Norman Leo Nady Fairfield Johnson Ancher Christiansen William Hart Glenn Hoyton Town City Keokuk Howard Shephe Don Adams Jr J Dick Snakberg Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
President Truman
Washington County
Claren Logan
Lloyd Foster
Washington
Jess D. Lewi Wellman
Henry
Virgil Hileman
Mt Pleasant
John Metcalf
Lloyd Keller
Mt. Phant
Jefferson
James M. Simmons
R. C. Norman
Leo Nady
Fairfield
Johnson - Ancher Christiasen
William Hart
Glenn Howton
Town City
Keokuk
Howard IL
Shephe Don Adams, Jr
J. Dick Snakeberg
Sigourney
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Walter Beiell Smith
Smith
Kremlin
Eion
Lay In Charge
GOP ‘Judicial Convention
Alvert
Mr. Truman
Wallace
Legisla
Democrats
Moines
Gov. Blue
Plan
Polk
Meeks Services
Dena
Ocean
Draft Board
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