Israel Accepts UN Truce Plan Amid Access to Jerusalem
The provisional Israeli government accepted the UN four week cease fire and arms embargo plan, but demanded free access to Jerusalem. Maj. Aubrey Eban sent the acceptance to Trygve Lie while awaiting Arab confirmation for a possible four week halt and future talks on a permanent settlement in Palestine.
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Lake Success
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Israel
United Nations
Palestine
Mid-East
Jerusalem
Security Council
Trygve Lie
Aubrey Eban
Holy Land
Middle East
Washington recreation council to hold meeting at YMCA
Members of the Washington recreational council plan an organizational meeting on Wednesday at 5 30 in the Y M C A. The notice lists no further details but confirms the scheduled gathering.
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Washington Recreational Council
Y.M.C.A
National Guard Men Released from Duty in Waterloo
Capt Charles Snyder commander of Troop A 113th Cavalry announces seven members of the local unit have been released from duty after serving in Waterloo during the Memat strike violence. Ten others remain on duty and are expected to return home tonight or early Wednesday morning.
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Charles Snyder
113Th Cavalry National Guard
Waterloo
Iowa City
Washington Municipal Band Concert at Central Park
The Washington Municipal Band performs in Central Park on June 2, 1948 with King Robinson’s Grand Entree March Tramp and a program including Red Rhythm, You Wore a Tulip, Ramona, The Rangers Song, In a Moonlit Garden Intermezzo, The Klaxon March, De Molay March and Sousa selections featuring Milo Steele and others. The event showcases band pieces and solo performances by baritone horn and other members.
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Commandery Hiab Sansa Bence Ll l
Iti
Plan for Summer Band Music Instruction
Melvin Hill announces a summer music school at the high school starting Monday June 7. The program runs through June and July offering beginner to advanced classes in marching baton twirling harmony music appreciation and student conducting with a bulletin for band members due Thursday June 2. Parents may contact Mr Hill in room 12 Thursday and Friday 1 to 4 PM.
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Sic
Washington
Hill
Mr. Hill
Accident Injures Mrs Manussier at Woodlawn Cemetery
Mrs Vina Manussier suffered a broken left arm in an Sunday incident at Woodlawn Cemetery. She and her sister Mrs Mary Scranton were decorating a grave when the car began to roll downhill. Manussier tried to brake, but the door struck a tombstone and swung back onto her.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Vina Manussier
Mrs. Manussier
Mrs. Mary Scranton
Municipal Band Opens Summer Concert Series in Central Park
The Washington Municipal Band launches its regular summer concerts Wednesday evening in Central Park under director Melvin Hill. Weekly performances will feature overtures marches and a variety of numbers plus at least one soloist each show Milo Steele Sr opens with Edwin Franko Goldman fantasy Tramp Tramp Tramp and the program includes works by Carl L. King Henry Fillmore Duble English Hall and John Philip Sousa.
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Central Park
Washington Municipal Band
Melvin Hill
Milo Steele
Edwin Franko Goldman
Iowa
Carl L. King
Henry Fillmore
Duble
English
Hall
John Philip Sousa
Freak Berries Baffle Local Woman Near Washington
A resident, attorney Jean Schantz, quartered by Washington, brought in jars of gooseberries bearing stickers like those on berry bushes. She found the berries on her father’s home farm several days earlier and notes they appear normal aside from the cocklebur like stickers.
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Atty Jean Schantz
Washington
Journal Office
Patty
Woman Reported Resting Comfortably After Arm Injury
A woman is reported to be resting comfortably today after an incident that forced her arm. Details on the cause and location were not provided in the readable text.
NBC fires writer who shaped Voice of America scripts
Venezuelan writer Rene Borgia testified before a joint Senate group saying NBC officials pressured him to produce slanderous broadcasts to Latin America. He claimed bosses cut many scenes and favored cheap programs. Senators Ferguson and Smith criticized his role and background in interpreting U.S. life.
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Washington
Voice of America
Congress
Rene Borgia
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Borgia
Senate
State Department
Latin America
Homer Ferguson
Rhy Mieh
Alexander Smith
N. J
Smith
Ho W Ferguson
Rareia
U.S
Mrs Verne Wifvat Dies in Des Moines
Mrs Verne Anderson Wifvat daughter of Mrs Nettie Auld Anderson died in a Des Moines hospital this morning at two oclock Funeral arrangements were incomplete and rites were scheduled for Thursday She is remembered by many residents who knew her during her time in the county
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Des Moines
Verne Anderson Wifvat
Nettie Auld Anderson
Wifvat
Poppy Poster Drive Announces Collection Details
Mrs K K Ward announced today that pupils who drew posters to promote the sale of poppies in Washington may get their posters at the office of S W Waster on South Iowa avenue. Posters will be gathered and taken to Mr Easter's office where they will be kept for a few days.
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KK. Kk. Ward
Washington
S. W. Waster
South
Iowa Avenue
Four Businesses Mark Anniversaries In Washington Area
The June 1 anniversary roundup honors Maybelle's Beauty Salon owner Mrs. Mabel Lohrer marking her second year at the uptown location after remodeling. Edsall Brown observes his Brown's Courtesy Corner second anniversary and recalls prewar partnerships. West End Grocers owned by Mrs. Edna Mae McClure marks three years since June 1 1945 with her sons Karl and Marvin in the business. Bell & Gevock Firestone store in Washington also marks two years since June 1 1946 with Ralph Bell and Alex Gevock as principals and service moved to 217 North Marion with Leo Beauchamp as longtime service man.
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Mabel Lohrer
Maybelle
Washington, Ne
Edsall Brown
Brown
Courtesy Corner
State Theater
U. S. Army
Don Orr
Ed Brown
Oscar Lane
Mr. Brown
Charles Johnson
Jim Dempsey
West End
Edna Mae McClure
MclCure
Jomes E. Jackson
McClure
Karl
Marvin
Iva Bales
Bell & Gevock
Firestone
Washington
Ralph Bell
Alex Gevock
South
Iowa Ave
J. A. Picken
Ruth Bell
Ralph
Columbus Junction
Bill Luckey
International
Mobil
North
Marion
Sinclair
North Marion
Whittaker
Leo Beauchamp
Francis Heek
Weekend Death Toll Reaches 415 In Memorial Weekend
United Press survey shows 210 traffic deaths, 68 drownings, 127 in other mishaps from Friday midnight through the weekend as Norfolk Navy searchers rescue sailors and Marines aboard the Liberty launch overturned near Norfolk.
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Navy
Nofolk
United Press
Norfolk
Kearsarge
Liberty
National Safety Council
Giraffe Neck Fact Defies Common Belief
The giraffe likely has the longest neck among living animals yet shares seven neck vertebrae with most species.
The woodehhuck described as a true hi bernator
A Sports Afield note explains the woodehhuck stores no food, using fat during sleep. Its burrow length ranges from eight to ten feet to forty feet or more, highlighting its burrowing habits.
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Woodehhuck
The mute swan makes a soft call not truly mute
A naturalist notes that the mute swan produces a low audible call, challenging the common label of being silent. The observation highlights that the bird uses a quiet vocalization rather than complete silence.
Graduation ceremony marks 109 eighth graders in rural Washington county
An audience of parents relatives and friends attended the Methodist church in Washington county for the graduation of 109 rural eighth grade students. The program featured diplomas awards by county superintendent Lester Krabill and speaker Dave Livingston focusing on honesty perseverance and truthfulness.
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Methodist Church
Washington County
John W. Mitchell
Iowa State Teachers College
Edna Klein
Dave Livingston
Marilyn Mouser
Donna Cave
Janice Booth
Prairie Flower
William Arnold
Lester B. Krabill
Department of Public Instruction
Donna Srotz
Mary Dawson
The
Women’s Relief Corps
Harold Darby
Seventy-six Township
Robert Patterson
Cedar Township
Wilma Beachy
English River Township
Marriage License Issued to Yoder and Beachy in Kalona
A marriage license was issued this morning by the clerk of district court to David L Yoder and Verna M Beachy, both of Kalona.
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Clerk of District Court
David L Yoder
Verna M. Beachy
Kalona
Record Duck Stamp Sales Reach Two Million in 1947
The 1947 fiscal year saw 2,016,819 duck stamps sold from July 1, 1946, to June 30, 1947. This sales milestone reflects strong conservation funding and public participation through the U S Fish and Wildlife Service program.
New York State Wholesale Markets Handle Large Share
About a quarter of the nation's wholesale business is transacted by New York State wholesale markets, underscoring the state's central role in national trade networks.
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New York State
Army Officers Order Removal As River Rises
Thousands fled amid record Columbia River floods as evacuation ordered by Col Walsh. About 30,000 were displaced across 43 drainage districts from Sandy river to Astoria as the crest neared. total flood refugees in the region neared 90,000 across Washington Oregon Idaho Montana.
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Portland
Obe
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Washington
British Columbia
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Columbia
C. C. Tibbetts
Longview
Wash
D. A. Elleger
Recommend Flying Trip to Fishermen
Wayne Limerman Howard Freshwaters and Tom Peters returned Sunday evening from a weekend fishing trip to Leech Lake Minnesota. They reported 43 fish caught over two days including Wall eyed pike, with northerns thrown back. The trio flew round trip in a Stinson Voyager from Washington with a refuel stop in St. Paul and praised the forest and lake views.
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Wayne Limerman
Howard Freshwaters
Tom Peters
Leech Lake
Minn
Washington
St. Paul
Recruiter Charles Anson Back On Duty After Family Incident
Ser Charles Anson army recruiter at the Washington office in the post office building returns to duty after a several day absence. His son was struck by an automobile in Muscatine last Thursday but suffered no serious injuries and is recovering.
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Charles Anson
Washington
Post Office
Anson
Musecatine
Washington stores adopt summer closing time
Washington businesses that closed at five in the afternoon during summer will resume that schedule starting today June 4. The shift applies to shops and offices that maintained the shorter workday in previous seasons.
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Washington
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