Mystery Man Contest Winners From Ridiculous Day
Winners announced Friday for the Mystery Man contest at Ri diculous Day with S. W. Easter top prize of 25 dollars. Virginia Cunningham and Betty Cunningham earned second and third prizes while other stores offered merchandise rewards and trade prizes for guessing weights, items, or census figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penney’s
Spurgeon
Rothschild’s
Chamber of Commerce
Foster Bagge
S. W. Easter
Virginia Cunningham
Betty Cunningham
Lester Hamil
Montgomery Ward
Rukgaber Hardware
Lillie Rath
Benner
Roy Carter
Joe Weiss
Ainsworth
Wittmer
B. C. Briley
Tom Duncans
John Pehler
E. E. Ward
A. L Griffith
Grace Lutis
Beverly Bean
Washington Oil Company
Orie O’connor
Bob Erlenbush
Roy L. Miller
Columbus Junction
Mystery Man Identified as Sperry Whister in Local Rhyme
The so called Mystery Man is revealed as Sperry Whister. The clue notes a drug store item castor oil and warns not to write your name on a tombstone. Whister, a gray haired farmer born near Sperry Iowa, is a WWI veteran, member of the American Legion and VFW. He is seen as a good Samaritan and jovial friend in the community and is tied to a John the Baptist reference through a local rhyme. Mr. Kaster attends the Baptist church.
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Sperry Whister
Sperry
Iowa
Legion
VFW
Columbus Junction Creamery Damaged by Fire
Fire of unknown origin broke out at 6 o clock Thursday evening in the Columbus Junction creamery on North Main street. Damage was confined to the interior and machinery as firefighters battled the blaze. The creamery is owned and operated by David Hull. Some insurance covers the building and contents. full extent was not known the next morning.
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Columbus Junction
North Main Street
David Hull
Australia Air Force Adopts Humorous Helicopter Nickname
In Melbourne readers learn the Australian Royal Air Force uses the term flying palm tree for helicopters while Americans call it an egg beater. The colorful nickname reflects casual local wit about military aviation.
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Melbourne
Australia
America
Royal Air Force
Rural Young People Meet Thursday Night
About 40 attended the Rural Young People meeting at the Legion last night. Iowa City speaker Clair Gsell discussed Your Success on a Dob. Recreation and refreshment committees were named, with a June 22 dance planned.
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RYP
the Legion
Iowa City
Clair Gsell
Bruce Pearson
Lewis Koehler
Gerald Howell
Abigail Perez
Orlena Augustine
Nadine Sojka
No Games Tonight Postponed at Greenfield Field
Games scheduled at Greenfield were postponed by league officials after rainfall left the field too wet for play this afternoon.
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Greenfield
Armory to Host First Dance June 13
Washingtons remodeled Armory will feature the largest dances floor in the area Capt Stevens of Battery A announced the first dance in the building on June 13 Leo Pieper and his orchestra will provide the music National Guard members handle ticket sales
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Armory
Washington
Capt
Harold Stevens
Battery A
Capt. Stevens
Leo Pieper
Battery
National Guard
Summer Band School Schedule Announced by Melvin Hill
Melvin Hill reports summer band enrollment up to 145 and invites beginners to enroll. The program begins Monday June 5 with sessions for junior band at 1 30, beginners group B at 2 30, ensembles at 3 30, and grade and high school twirlers at 4 30. Names listed include Clarinet Douglas Reed Nancy Fagan and others across sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Hill
Mr. Hill
Douglas Reed
Nancy Fagan
Robert Zager
Paul Johnson
Patty Bruty
Mary Catherine Friese
Lain Messer
Cherry Lueckenbill
Keith Allbaugh
Jimmy Thompson
LaVonne Edwards
Virgil Norton
Virginia Leet
Alice Gault
Jack Luers
Ruth Johnson
Jack Carson
James Morrison
Mary Etta Bender
Roberta Wiley Horn
Richard Palmer
Demonstrations Mark Japanese Campaign
In Mito near Tokyo, 600 Communists demonstrated against Premier Shigeru Yoshida as 40 armed police dispersed the crowd blocking his car. The protest occurred during Yoshida’s campaign stop ahead of Sunday's house of counillors election. Authorities prepared for a general strike the next day.
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TOKYO
Mito
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Shigeru
House of Councillors
MacArthur Parley
Douglas MacArthur
Communist Party
Omaha Woman Injured In Front Of Hospital Auto Crash
Mrs Minnie Dorteh, 46, lay in a hospital bed when police arrived at the scene of an auto accident in front of People's Hospital in Omaha.
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Omaha
Minnie Dorteh
People’s Hospital
4-H Rally Day Highlights Peace Theme at Washington High
Mrs. Merle Twinam spoke at the Washington county 4-H rally day held at Washington high school. She recalled her UN visit and stressed that the UN aims to maintain peace, not make it, with the theme 4-H Paths Lead to Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Twinam
UNO
Washington County
4-H
Washington High School
Complete Plans for Saturday Swine Tour
Bill Walker reports the Washington County Swine Producers Association has finalized a Saturday swine tour. Stops include Lewis Larson's 144 miles east of the airport for breeding and feeding details, Bill McConnell Jr's operation, Don Maxwell's oats heavy feeding for cheap gains, Bill Day's small investment equipment program with 83 litters planned, and Robert K Buck's distinct breeding and feeding plans with 40 spring litters. Field reps Wilbur Plager and Buel Lampher will join the tour. farmers advised to carpool to reduce parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Lewis Larson
Lewis
Washington
Larson
Mr. Larson
Bill McConnell, Jr
Bill
McConnell
Don Maxwell
Maxwell
Bill Day
Mr. Day
Robert K. Buck
Mr. Buck
Buck
Wilbur Plager
Iowa Swine Producers Association
Buel Lampher
Mississippi Valley Record Association
Twilight Golf League Formed At Country Club
It was announced that a men’s twilight golf league is being organized at the country club. It will be team play with nine holes each week. Games are on Tuesday or Friday evenings, schedule to follow based on player interest. Golfers should call the country club by Sunday. new phone number is 43.
Junior Golf Class to Start Monday June 5
Charles Wiele announced a junior golf class starting Monday June 5 at 1 PM for ages 11 to 15. The four weekly group lessons are free with golf equipment provided. personal gear should be used if possible.
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Charles Wiele
Fox Trapping School Set For June 6 Near Wellman
A fox trapping instruction school will be held Tuesday June 6 at 4 AM on the Wayne Blumenstein farm one mile south of Wellman on highway 81. Dwight Bramon county conservation officer and Tom Berkley area game manager will conduct the session sponsored by the conservation commission.
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Wayne Blunmenstein
Wellman
Highway 81
Dwight Bramon
Washington County
Tom Berkley
The
Conservation Commission
L R Feldman Kalona Dies After Short Illness
L R Feldman 85 of Kalona died Monday at Mercy hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Funeral plans pending. Survived by three sons Roscoe Ames and Dean and Guy Kalona, one sister and five grandchildren. He was born November 30 1864 on a Kalona area farm. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs Andrew Feldman. Burial arrangements handled by Peterseim's funeral home.
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Kalona
L. R. Feldman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Peterseim
Andrew Feldman
Roscoe
Ames
Dean
Guy
Iowa Wesleyan to Honor Local Pastor
The Board of Trustees awarded four honorary degrees at the June 5 commencement. Rev. Raymond Reed of the Methodist Church in Washington will receive a Doctor of Divinity. Reed built a church in Agency Iowa between 1934 and 1949 and led a Willard Street Ottumwa program 1941 to 1947 culminating in a new church this spring. He directed a Broadway Church rebuild in Council Bluffs improving its financial standing in the district.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Raymond Reed
Methodist Church
Washington
Agency
Iowa
Willard Street
Ottumwa
Broadway
Council Bluffs
Reed
Robbery At Door Feeds Alarm In Altus
Dr. H N Bussey startled by two masked callers at his Altus Oklahoma home. They wore false noses and spectacles, drew pistols, and took $125 in cash from him.
Witting Announces 1951 Wheat Acreage
Howard L. Witting reports that 1951 wheat acreage allotments will be proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture. New farms with no wheat seeded in 1948 49 or 50 may apply by July 1 1950 for a 1951 allotment, with evidence the land is suitable for wheat and the operator relies mainly on farming for livelihood.
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Howard L. Witting
Washington County
PMA
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Witting
Witting
Wittrig
Three Washingtonians Elected to State Historical Society
Dr. William J. Peterson announced that 126 persons joined the State Historical Society in May. The Washington group includes Burr B. Bordwell, Mrs. W. L. Gates, and Mrs. William Sitler. Muscatine County led with 16 new members. four new members came from three other states.
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William J. Peterson
State Historical Society
Washington
Burr B. Bordwell
W. L. Gates
William Sitler
Muscatine County
Iowa
Marriage Licenses Issued for Four Couples
Marriage licenses were issued Thursday to Lauren L Chalupa of Washington and Leta A Koch of Brighton and to Edward D Brenneman of Kalona and Ida Ruth Graber of Washington.
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Lauren L. Chalupa
Washington
Leta A. Koch
Brighton
Edward D., Brenneman
Kalona
Ida Ruth Graber
Soviet Zone Police Army to Take Over When Red Army Leaves Berlin
Berlin reports that 50,000 East zone police units will assume occupation duties after Red Army withdrawal within a “reasonable length of time.” Berliner Zeitung notes intensified training and warns imperialists plot new war. Col. Yelisarov calls for a peace campaign to defeat imperialists.
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Red Army
Berlin
East Zone
Berliner Zeitung
Soviet Zone
Peoples Police
German Democratic Republic
Alexei Yelisarov
Yelisaroyv
Germany
Ministers Back Larson in Iowa Attorney General Race
Washington Ministerial Association members endorsed Attorney General Robert L. Larson for the Republican nomination in the June primary. They praised his fight against Iowa gambling and urged voters to re nominate him. The action was taken at a Sunset Park pavilion meeting, which also welcomed Rev. C Raymond Reed and Rev. Bari LongfeHow as new members.
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Washington Ministerial Association
Robert L. Larson
Iowa
Sunset Park
C. Raymond Reed
Bari LongfeHow
Association
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Flora Fox
Funeral services for Mrs Flora E Fox were held Thursday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev H J Anger in charge. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Casketbearers were Rudie Schmidt Charles Welsh C J Jungbluth Edward Blattner Fred Bey and John Hughes.
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Flora E. Fox
Jones Funeral Home
H. J. Anger
Elm Grove Cemetery
Rudie Schmidt
Charles Welsh
C. J. Jungbluth
Edward Blattner
Fred Bey
John Hughes
Visit Among Bloomfield Sisters Includes Brief Stay
Bette Teall visits her sister Mrs Harold McWilliams in Bloomfield for a few weeks.
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Bette Teall
Mrs
Harold McWilliams
Bloomfield
Acheson Warns U S May Need Higher Military Aid
Secretary Acheson told Senate committees the United States might have to raise the requested 1.2225 billion dollars for arms aid to allies if Russia persists. He warned that even this sum may be insufficient for a balanced Atlantic alliance defense posture amid Western Europe receiving the bulk of aid.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Russia
Truman
Couatess
Western
Europe
Senate
Acheson
Congress
United States
London
West
Mauna Loa Eruption Sends 20,000-Foot Smoke Column
Hawaiian Volcano Mauna Loa erupted with a smoke and flame column reaching about 20,000 feet. Lava poured down the southwest flank below the summit while Hilo remained out of danger and observers described a brilliant glow seen from Oahu.
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Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Hawaii National Park
Douglas H. Hubbard
Hilo
G. B. Blackmore
Pan American Airlines
Coast Guard
Oahu
Formula For UP Strike Settlement Reached
Federal Mediation Service official J R Mandelbaum says both sides reached a strike settlement formula in the eight day United Press dispute with the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union. A joint session was held from early afternoon until late evening to finalize the plan and referendum process.
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New York
FUP
J. R. Mandelbaum
Federal Mediation Service
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
United Press
Mandelbaum
Union
Des Moines Area Weather Summary
Partly cloudy northwest with showers in southeast this afternoon. Highs 65 to 75, cooler tonight with clearing in north and west. Saturday partly cloudy, cooler in south and east. Winds NW 15 to 25 mph this afternoon and tonight, 20 mph Saturday.
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Mystery
W. Kaster
Marjorie Gamon
Cedar Clippers Club
Granda Holleywell
Wilda Busby
Jo Ellen Ollinger
Jas
Booth
Melvin Booth
County
4-H Girls
Joyce
Lucille Gault
Virginia Dare
Jolly Joker
Busy Bee
Margaret Vincent
Jo- Elien Ollinger
Peggy McDowell
Phyllis Anderson
Janet Augustine
Patti Soethout
Lovila Sojka
Martha Gamon
Lola Faris
Doris Guy
Jean Davison
Mary Lemley
Judy Stoutner
Janice Booth
Sharon Griggs
Janet Ross
Bernita
Bill Walker
Route of
Twilight Golf League
L.R. Feldman
Iowa Wesleyan
Washingtonians
U.S
DES Moines Cup
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