Local social notes and travel visits this week
Mrs. L A Meredith returned from Davenport after a week with daughter Mrs. Charles L McGill. John L Johnson in the marines leaves for San Diego after an 18 day furlough with his mother Mrs. Beulah Johnson. Frank McFarlane couple visited Atlantic with son and daughter in law Glenn McFarlane. Water rent due at City Clerk's office. 10 percent discount if paid by June 10. Dave Hogan and Bartlesville trip visitors from Wausau and Rothlisberger families visit Carl Rothlisberger and kin. Winifred Kelly of Huston Texas visiting J M Kelly family. she is an aesthetist at Methodist Hospital.
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John L. Johnson
Marines
San Diego
Calif
Beulah Johnson
Frank McFarlane
Atlantic
Glenn McFarlane
Dave Hogan
Wausau
Wis
James Brooks
C. C. Rothlisberger
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Carl Rothlisberger
Winifred Kelly
Huston
Texas
J. M. Kelly
Miss Kelly
Methodist Hospital
Edna Witting's Homecoming and Memorial Day Visits
Edna Witting returns from Mercy hospital Iowa City feeling better. Lenox residents Mr. and Mrs. Orval Kemp and daughter Caroline visit Ed Mayhew's family and celebrate his birthday with relatives in Columbus Junction. Kemp and his Eclipse Lumber brother visit Clinton on a business trip. Beverly Wead and the Pehler sisters were in Iowa City, Ruth Dupuis returns to Mason City schools for summer, and several shoppers from Kalona Mt Pleasant Wy Man were seen in Washington yesterday.
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Edna Witting
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Orval Kemp
Caroline
Lenox
Iowa
Ed Mayhew
Mr. Mayhew
Columbus Junction
Kemp
Eclipse Lumber Company
Plainfield
Clinton
Town
Celia Escher
Rotenberger
Kalona
Elma Swanson
Mt. Pleasant
Helen Thomas
Wyman
Washington
Legion of Honor Award for Shaw
France posthumously awards Lt. Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney and Des Moines the Legion of Honor for his service as chief of staff and liaison officer for the Third French division. He later helped prosecute war crimes at Dachau before dying last August in a Munich army hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
France
Legion of Honor
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney and
Shaw
Dachau
Germany
Munich
Hospital Births and Dismissals List
Admitted yesterday Oak D Henry of Brighton as medical patient. Births recorded for Mr and Mrs Leo Ruegsegerer Wellman with a son at 16 05 weighing 8 lb 9 oz. Multiple tonsillectomies listed for Karen Engle Jerry Carter Beverly Coerter Margaret Melville Janice Boyd and Georgia Wise of Brighton. Birth today to Mr and Mrs Omer Crawford Keota a daughter at 10 38 AM. Dismissals include William Snider Rubio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Henry
Brighton
Leo Ruegsegerer
Wellman
Karen Engle
Washington
Jerry Dean Carter
Beverly Jean Coerter
Margaret Melville
East Harrison
Janice Boyd
South
Yth
Georgia Wise
Omer Crawford
Keota
William Snider
Rubio
American Pearl Bears Defeat VFW 10 to 9 in Washington
The American Pearl softball team beat the VFW 10 to 9 yesterday evening to remain dominant among local teams. Art Edmondson held the opposition to four hits while the Pearls connected for 12 safeties off Don Orr. They posted four runs in the first and six in the second, then cooled but secured the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
VFW
Art Edmondson
Pearls
Don Orr
Country Club Men Enjoy Golf Dinner
Country Club men held a stag event yesterday with 58 members present. They played golf before dinner and six attendees received prizes of golf balls chosen at random rather than for better scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Eisenhower: all nations must feel safe for U S security
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, addressing the U S Military Academy graduating class at West Point, said national security depends on other nations feeling safe. He called war mankind’s tragic folly and urged leaders to seek peace and world cooperation. He warned armed might offers only relative security.
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West Point
N. Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
United States
America
U. S. Military Academy
Eisenhower
Washington
Genghis Khan
Doctors Convene as A M A Holds Centennial Meetings
Atlantic City opens as the American Medical Association and affiliates begin preconvention sessions for their 100th anniversary. An estimated 15 000 physicians including heart specialists pediatricians and radiologists arrive for the headline event in the Jersey shore city.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jersey Coast
American Medical Associations
Funeral planned for Mrs J A Coons Chariton 62
Funeral services were planned in Chariton for Mrs. J A Coons age 62 who died from injuries suffered in a car crash near Albia on May 18. Her husband was killed and ten others were injured in the same accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
J. A. Coons
Albia
Washington Evening Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Washington Evening Journal lists carrier and mail rates for in town and outside Washington. Rates include weekly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual plans with all subscriptions payable in advance.
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Washington
Wash- Hagan
4 H Clubs Meet Mary Knotek Hosts Farmerettes Contest
4 H Clubs meet with five members three juniors the leader and assistant leader present. Mrs P I Whisler judged best groomed girl and junior girls. Rosamond Sojka to represent club and Patty Horak was judged best groomed junior. Refreshments served by the hostess and mother. Merry Maids meet at William Bruty home with 13 members six visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Knotek
P. I. Whisler
Rosamond Sojka
Patty Horak
Merry Maids
Peggy
Mary Jane Bruty
William Bruty
Gladys Malmberg
Pegey
Iowa River Crest Seen At Iowa City Today
Engineers at the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research forecast a 16 foot crest for the Iowa River at Iowa City today, blocking highways 218 to Cedar Rapids and 6 to Davenport. Flooding已 reported receding in most areas after earlier rapid rises in Marshalltown and widespread damage across eastern and southern Iowa.
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Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
Iowa River
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
No. 6
Davenport
Iowa
Marshallstown
Soldier killed in Ottumwa accident review
In Ottumwa Iowa on June 3 a 20 year old Black soldier from Louisiana was killed when the army trailer he drove overturned in the downtown district. The 106 unit coachboy was en route from Fort Warren Wyoming to the east coast and had paused at the naval air base for a week before heading to Chanute Field Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Louisiana
Fort Warren
Wyo
U. S. Naval Air Base
Chanute Field
Stassen Plan Called Shocking by Analyst
Dr. Troyer Anderson of New York branded Harold E. Stassen’s plan to aid nations embracing free enterprise as shocking. Speaking at the Midwest Institute of International Relations in Des Moines he warned that free enterprise as known may not return to Europe and urged recognition that the adjustment process includes socialism and continued acceptance of communism in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Troyer Anderson
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Anderson
Europe
Russia
Local Legion Names Officers From Iowa Posts
Junior vice commander Dr. B. A. Bowers of Sioux City and Ed Irbs of Burlington named among post leaders in Iowa events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Bowers
Sioux City
Ed Irbs
Burlington
Spanish War Vets to Hold Election in Iowa
Davenport June 38 UP Edgar Kurtz of Davenport leads the United Spanish War Veterans department of Iowa election in the 41st annual encampment. He will succeed Jay H. Watts of Cedar Rapids as commander. Col E E Lambert of Des Moines seeks election as senior vice commander with two nominees for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Edgar Kurtz
Department of Iowa
United Spanish War Veterans
Kurtz
Jay H. Watts
Cedar Rapids
E. E. Lambert
Des Moines
Mayor Fines Whitlow For Improper Parking
Mayor G. E. Mace yesterday fined D. Whitlow one dollar and costs for improper parking. Robert L. Anderson was fined ten dollars and costs on a charge of driving at an excessive speed on a Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Mace
D. Whitlow
Robert L. Anderson
Washington
Electrified farms cut chores time in recent survey
A nationwide survey of several hundred farms finds chores take 3 percent more time on un electrified farms and two hours on properly lighted electrified farms.
United States Faces Critique Over Forcing System Abroad
A fragment argues that the United States should not impose a domestic system on other nations simply because it has worked well at home. The quote questions global influence and the suitability of exporting policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Initiation Is Held By Rainbow Girls
The Rainbow Girls held a regular meeting at the Masonic temple with a formal initiation ceremony for four candidates. A social hour followed, with refreshments served by members of the Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
The
Eastern Star
White Shrine Hosts Bridge Party in Masonic Temple
Mrs. Verona Nordyke of Ainsworth and Mrs. Claude Rhode Beck were hostesses for a White Shrine bridge party yesterday in the Masonic temple. Three tables played. Mrs. Boyd Foster won high score, with Mrs. Lee Bairdlow also noted. Refreshments with bright seasonal flowers and festoons decorated the tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona Nordyke
Ainsworth
Claude Rhodebeck
White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Boyd Foster
Lee Bairdlow
Tornado Toll Rises Near Pine Bluff In Arkansas
Coroner Fa Dupree said 14 people remain missing after a Sunday tornado hit four plantation communities near Pine Bluff Arkansas. Rescue teams identified 34 bodies and the death toll with the missing could reach 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinebluff
Ark
Fa Dupree
Dupree
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Dan
Lee
Mother Earth
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Legion Room
L. A. Meredith
Charles L. McGill
W. H. Stephen
Optometrist
Washington, Iowa
State Theatre
Dr. Alcorn
W. H. Stephen Optometrist
Beverly Wead
Patricia Pehler
Nancy Pehler
Ruth Dupuis
Mason City
Green
Paul R. Horak
East Washington St
Bette Strater
Jacqueline Frost
Office
American Pearl Bears
Evening Journal
News Elder, Shannon &Co
R Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce
Cowden
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Capitol
Sorden Music Co
East Side Square
Mrs. Nehru
California
Stassen
Stephen Washington
Rainbow Girls
STIF
Nicola & Harmon
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