Polish Liner Batory Returns. Eisler Escape Leads to Guard
The Polish liner Batory, carrying Communist agent Gerhart Eisler from Europe, docked in New York and was immediately guarded by about 30 U.S. border patrol and immigration officials. Officials denied seizure, though earlier statements suggested government control. The ship, returning from Gdynia Copenhagen and Southampton with 683 passengers, faced heavy security amid rumors of possible retaliation.
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New York
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Europe
Immigration Department
Border Patrol
P. A. Esperdy
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
John Donovan
Pier 88
Hudson River
Gangway
Immigration and Custom
Sherdy
Batory
Gdynia
Poland
Copenhagen
Denmark
Southampton
England
Washington
U. S
Risler
Advantages of Using Silage Highlighted by County Extension Director
County extension director Floyd M. Goodell cites several benefits of grass and legume silage, including higher protein and carotene content, better storage efficiency, and year round use. He notes required field chopping equipment, potential spoilage from moisture and air, and the role of preservatives, plus reduced fire hazard versus hay. A new pamphlet, Legume and Grass Silage, offers detailed guidance.
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Floyd M. Goodell
Goodell
Weather forecast for Des Moines region
Des Moines area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness this afternoon with highs of 72 to 82. Light northerly winds. Tonight to be mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms moving into southwest Iowa. Lows 55 to 50. Sunday will be cloudy with showers in the western half and northeast winds around 18 mph. Highs near 80. Humidity rising. Friday temperatures reach 84 with a low of 62.
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Des Moines
Iowa Soldier Drowns During Alaska Jump
Master Sergeant Robert Burns, 33, of Iowa City, an experienced medical paratrooper, drowned when he fell into a lake near Anchorage during a practice jump. Survivors include two children, Larry and Richard, of Wellman, Iowa. Burns attended the University of Iowa and served in the 82nd Airborne in Europe, earning the Silver Star and six decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Robert Burns
Iowa City
Iowa
Here
Larry
Richard
Wellman
Burns
University of Iowa
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Europe
Name Winners In Bicycle Parade
Six Washington youths won prizes after a Bicycle Safety parade around the square at ten o clock. Sandra Peters rode the most attractive bicycle and won a radio. Sharon Kelly took second prize a rod and reel. Catherine Crone third prize a ball glove. Jackie Batterson fourth prize a ball and bat. Howard and Joe Timmins earned roller skates. Twenty five bicycles entered, from Montgomery Ward to Central Park band stand, with Mayor Ernest Salladay Police Chief Carl Hancher and L. J. Kehoe judging.
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Montgomery Ward
Central Park
Tanniel
Washington Safety Council
Ernest Salladay
Polie
Carl Hancher
L. J. Kehoe
Delegates to Izaak Walton Meeting in Vinton
Three delegates from Washington Boy Scouts Karl Simmering Ernest Beenblossom and John Beenblossom travel Friday to Vinton for a wildlife school of instruction sponsored by the Izaak Walton league. The program runs through Sunday. Chi Cagua Izaak Walton chapter president Paul Horak reports 250 pheasants received for care by David Bauer and neighbor Mr West for eight weeks before release in Washington county.
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Karl Simmering
Ernest Beenblossom
Washington Boy Scouts
John Beenblossom
Izaak Walton Teague
Vinton
Wildlife School of Instruction
Izaak Walton League
Paul Horak
Chicagua
Izaak Walton
David Bauer
Mr. West
Washington County
Death of Burlington freight agent Alvin Trautwein in Red Oak
Mrs. Frank Shepherd of Week ington travels to Red Oak Iowa after the sudden death of her brother in law Alvin Trautwein Burlington freight agent formerly stationed at Fairfield He died Friday after a brief illness Funeral services will be at two o clock Monday afternoon in Chariton.
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Frank Shepherd
Weekington
Red Oak
Iowa
Alvin Trautwein
Burlington
Trautwein
Fairfield
Chariton
Moran Turns Down Six Figure Life Story Offer
Columbus Ohio—Warden Ralph W Alvis said George Bugs Moran refused up to 150000 for his life story. Moran, jailed for a Dayton Ohio holdup, is among the last veterans to duel with Al Capone in Chicago during Prohibition. The Tribune reportedly offered 50000 and Louella Parsons 100000 for rights to his tale.
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Columbus
George
Bugs) Moran
Moran
al Capone
Chicago
Ralph W. Alvis
Ohio Penitentiary
Dayton
Alvis
Chicago Tribune
Louella Parsons
Chamber of Commerce Fights Fly Nuisance in Washington
The Washington Chamber of Commerce launches a summer spraying campaign to curb flies in the business district. Dave Livingston and Bill Arnold begin three trips to treat alleys and breeding sites, with A. L. Bennett supervising health aspects and funding borne by the chamber. Residents urged to spray their premises as part of the effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Dave Livingston
Bill Arnold
Mr. Livingston
A. L. Bennett
Livingston
Arnold
Montgomery Ward
Bennett
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Recreation Council to Meet Monday at YMCA
Wayne Chamberlin recreation council chairman calls a special meeting for Monday at 5 p m at the YMCA. Tennis committee members and council representatives are urged to be present.
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Wayne Chamberlin
Recreational Council
Y.m.ca
Youth Prefers Life in Germany
Danny McCarthy, 22, of Long Island, seeks German citizenship and was freed by the U S military government pending his June 13 trial for illegal entry into Germany. A military judge rescinded bail, noting no reason to keep him jailed while awaiting the case, and McCarthy returned to Germany where he had served in the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Danny McCarthy
Long Island
U. S
McCarthy
Germany
Fred Jueigh
N. C
Cohn
Washington Chamber Dinner Hosts Humorous Night By Briese
Arthur F. Briese, billed as a humorist, charmed Washington Chamber of Commerce members at a dinner meeting last night after Major Cecil Bates revealed Briese’s true identity. The program mixed laughter with notes on business cooperation and clear thinking on international issues. Award trophies for the window decorating contest were announced, with Rothschilds first, EF M Bridges & Co. second, and Tom Duncan's Store third. Open House at United Presbyterian Home is planned for Wednesday, June 5.
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Arthur F. Briese
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Briese
Fred E. Miller
Cecil Pates
Leeds
England
Bates
Major Bates
Mr. Briese
Chamber of
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
John Lee
Chamber
Rothschild’s
EF. M. Bridges & Co
Tom Duncan
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Home
Quiz Suspects In Three Deaths
WALNUT RIDGE Ark UP A deputy sheriff said a man and a teenage boy will be questioned about the icebox deaths of three young children found in a sharecropper’s house yesterday. Two were dead, the third died at a hospital early today. Police consider foul play possible though initial theory suggested accidental entrapment. Chief deputy Filmer Pachison grew suspicious after noting the bodies’ unusual position.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Filmer Pachison
Funeral services for Mrs Frank H Davis in West
Mrs Frank H Davis aged 87 died in Los Angeles after an eight month illness. Funeral services planned for 1 20 pm Wednesday at Jones funeral home with burial in Columbus City cemetery. She leaves six sons Glenn Ray Fred Phil Earl Hubert, three daughters Alma Brown Edna Delger Nellie Bjork, a sister Edna Ross and a brother Frank E Painter, plus sixteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Frank H. Davis
Los Angeles
California
Jones Funeral Home
Columbus City
Davis
Glenn
Washington
Ray
Indiana
Fred
Central City
Nebraska
Phil
Delmar
Iowa
Earl
Fisher
Minn
Hurbert
Crookston
Alma Brown
Calif
Edna Delger
Rateine
Wisconsin
Nellie Bjork
Minneapolis
Edna Ross
Roseville
Frank E. Painter
Omaha
Gunmen Rescue Iowan from Jail in Benton County
Two men breached the Benton county jail and freed Richard Howard Hall a 45 year old Iowa forger. They stole four guns handcuffs leg irons and sheriff’s badges then fled in a car after two hours of a carefully planned operation. The plotters may include John Pinson and William Benson with outside helpers.
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Corvallis
Obe
Benton County
Richard Howard Hall
Iowa
George Alexander
Oregon State
Salem
John ©. Pinson
William P. Benson
N. Lilly
Hall
Two Young Children and Neighbor Die in Suspected Case
Coroner Bob Higginbotham summons a jury for an inquest after two Chastain children, James Delbert, 2, and Joyce Ann, 9, and Shirley Ramsay, 6, are found dead near Alicia and Walnut Ridge. Investigators seek foul play amid grim evidence.
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Bob Higginbotham
James Delbert Chastain
Joyce Ann Chastain
Ed Chastain
Near
Alicia
Here
Shirley Ramsay
Ethel Ramsey
Walnut Ridge
Six Escaped Convicts Recaptured in West Virginia Manhunt
Six of fourteen inmates who escaped from the Moundsville penitentiary were captured in West Virginia and Ohio. Among the recaptured are Mike Ables and Holly Starcher, while four others were caught near Rosbys Rock after entering a Rosbys store for food. The alert extended across the Ohio River valley as law officers pursued the remaining fugitives.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Powhattan Point
Mike Ables
Holly Starcher
Ables
Rosbys Rock
Dennis C. Taylor
Taylor
Jack Heeney
Donald Wurster
Charles P. Ross
Floyd Fritzman
Fritzman
Rifle Point
Orel Skeen
A. A. Winter
H. R. Barnhart
Ohio River
Tri-State
Pennsylvania
Tugboat To Tow Crippled Tanker Sinco Tow Begins
A sea-going tug Marion Moran tows the crippled tanker Sinco off the Georgia coast toward Charleston South Carolina. Captain Ira F. George reported a line was aboard at 8 50 a m as heavy seas hindered operations but the tow underway for 115 miles to harbor.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Sinco
Georgia
Charleston
S. C
Ira F. George
Mobile
Ala
Marion Moran
George
Funeral services for Isaac F Wilson held in Sherman’s funeral home
Funeral services for Isaac F Wilson were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev William B Littlewood in charge. Burial followed in Benson cemetery with pallbearers Albert Tayior William Simkins Earl Gesling and Verne Gesling.
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Isaac F Wilson
Sherman
William B. Littlewood
Benson
Albert Tayior
William Simkins
Earl Gesling
Verne Gesling
Learn-to-Swim Week Opens at YMCA YWCA With 202 Signups
Washingtons YMCA and YWCA host Learn-to-Swim Week starting Monday moving to 202 late enrollments for children over seven. Boys classes run 9:00 to 11:00 with 9:00 9:20 10:00 10:30 and 11:00 slots. girls classes run 1:20 to 3:50 with 1:30 2:00 2:30 and 3:00 slots. Participants listed by name on rosters only may swim. no charges or membership required.
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YMCA
Washington
YWCA
Angered by Council Move Factory Relocation Looms
Ted Keller civic leader and Howard Manufacturing president plans to move his plastics plant to Kansas City Missouri after the council allowed Mrs Belle Gilmore to use a 26 room convalescent home for about 40 elderly residents beside his $40 000 home The sister of a murder defendant was fined 35 and jailed two days for contempt while the defendant received a five year suspended sentence.
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Council Bluffs
Ted Keller
Howard Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Keller
Belle Gilmore
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Ren
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Joe Roy Wilson
John Peterson
Justine McCarthy
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Robert
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Alfred
Tommy Young
Bruce
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Larry Woods
Ted Thornton
Walter LeRoy McArtor
James James
David Stephens
Tommy Trotter
Richard Eagle
Stephen George
Louis Jones
Roger Eichelberger
Ronald Horn
Richard Kos
Roger Schuerman
Kent Klo
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Lam Messer
Jack Salladay
Ronald Nichols
Richard Palmer
James Starr
John Littlewood
Allen Loeffler
Leon Lloyd Mapel
Billie Wilson
Richard Thoma
Jimmie Cook
Jim Letts
Kaye Patrick Henry
Keith Lindley
Stanley Brock
Ronnie Brinning
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Bobby Kauffman
Keith Farmer
John Alliman
Ralph Oglivie
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Gary Doak
Dick and
Jerry Horak
Dick Mast
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Karen James
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Judy Ann Curl
Shirley Knight
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Ann Peterson
Sandra Peters
Anita Fish
Judy Howell
Patricia Kos
Martha Young
Barbara Pearson
Lois Boettcher
Marcia Federlein
Marylin Lloyd
Betty Bell
Diane Edwards
Patty Gustman
Sandra Jean Batterson
Eileen Wittetoe
Donna Gingerich
Lois
Barbara Woods
Elizabeth James
Sara <. Young
Arlene Chorpening
Jackie Trieschmann
Patricia Sorrell
Javore Thompson
Judy Thompson
Sharon Kay Sheetz
Janet Maxine Forinash
Sharon
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Ruth Arlene Palmer
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Judy Putman
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Sandra Rich
Myrtle Cram
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Crol Booth
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Judith Ann Horn
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Ruth Augustine
Jackie Lemmon
Nancy Wilson
Carol
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Janet MelFadden
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Carolyn Crawford
Mary Crossett
Virginia Crossett
Shirley Smith
Joyce Neff
Joyce Steele
Suzanne Noonan
Lynda Stewart
Joyce Stout
Nedra Schooles
Eleanor Miller
Wanda Doris
Jo Ellen
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