Christmas Seal Group to Meet Monday for Countywide Sale Plan
Mrs. Mayme Squire announces an organization meeting Monday at the nurse’s home for the Christmas seal sale. Dr Co AL Rollee and area director Mrs Woods will outline plans to run the campaign through communities rather than schools, with 20 percent of proceeds to the Heart fund. Community representatives will be named later.
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Mayme Squire
Hurses
Co AL Rollee
Mrs Woods
Des Moines
Washington
Lester Krabill
Squire
Heart Fund
Phantom gunman still roaming Route 66 terror in Illinois
State police, prowling squads, and a low-flying plane failed to trap the elusive shooter nicknamed phantom gunman. The attack spree continued near Towanda and along U S 60, wounding 39 year old George Cushing of Pontiac when a bullet cut his arm and shattered the windshield.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Route 66
Fone
Chicago
George Cushing
Pontiac
U.S
Switch of Envoys Not Significant in Cold War
U S officials said the exchange of Russian ambassadors in Washington carried no special significance for the cold war. They noted it would have been ominous if the Moscow post had remained vacant long. Alexander S Panyushkin was recalled and Zarubin was named as his successor.
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Washington
U.S
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Russan
Panyushkin
Moscow
Georgi Nikolaevich Zarubin
London
Truman
Dean Acheson
Zarubin
Canada
Ottawa
Nazarene Church Vacation Bible School to close Sunday
The Vacation Bible School program at the Church of the Nazarene will close during the regular Sunday school hour from 9 45 to 11 00 am on Sunday morning.
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Church of the Nazarene
4 H Girls Rally Day Planned at West Chester High
The West Chester High hosts the annual 4 H Rally Day on Wednesday with registration at 1 p m. in charge of Mrs Robinson and county officers. Exhibits will showcase project work including refinished furniture curtains and storage aids. Isabelle Day 4 H president presides with color presentation songs creeds and skits followed by a Mother's Tea served by Jolly Jokers and 4 H Cinderella groups.
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West Chester High School
Robinson
Merle Kebels
Country Girls
Creed
Virginia Hunt
Hi-Ores
Odette
Clover Leaf Club
Marjorie Waldschmidt
C. Cloverettes
Bevelyn Kile
Ethel Gregg
Northernites
Muriel Col
Official High Here Friday Is 94 Degrees
The weather observer reports an official high of 44 degrees in Washington, the warmest day of the summer so far, with expectations that temperatures will rise further later.
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Mercury
Washington
Six Marriage Licenses Issued in Two Days
Cupid's carts are hitting their mark as six marriage licenses were issued in two days at the courthouse. R. R. Noonan, clerk of district court, reported four licenses Friday afternoon and two more by mid-morning bringing the yearly total to 47. Names include Ronald Phillip Good and Margaret Joyce Pfeifer. Alvin K. Iverson and June M. Keifer. Raymond Lee Miller and Eva Ree Crawford. John Riley Collins and Dora Pencil. Kenneth Paul Schleusner and Doris Margarite Potsander. Lawrence William Nelson and Edith Lenora Foreman.
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Cupid
Court House
R. R. Noonan
Ronald Phillip Good
Cedaralls
Margaret Joyce Pfeifer
Ainsworth
Alvin KE. Iverson
Des Moines
June M. Keifer
Kalona
Raymond Lee Miller
Washington
Eva Ree Crawford
John Riley Collins
Rubio
Dora Pencil
Brighton
Kenneth Paul Schleusner
Ft. Jones
Calif
Doris Margarite Potsander
Wellman
Lawrence William Nelson
Bettendorf
Edith Lenora Foreman
Davenport
Bowling Association Meeting Set For Monday Evening
The Washington Bowling Association will hold its annual board meeting Monday evening in Melody Lanes. All men's league teams must have representatives to ensure fall league placement. Letters were sent to team captains and league secretaries. Officers for the coming year will be elected at the gathering.
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The
Washington Bowling Association
Melody Lanes
Eisenhower open to meeting Stalin for peace talks
New York United States presidential candidate Dwight D Eisenhower said at his second political press conference he would go anywhere in the world to meet Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin if it would promote world peace and security. He argued peace and security are the key issue, noting the United States cannot live alone. He cited France’s costly aid and trouble in Indo China as part of the global struggle against communism.
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New York
Dwieht
D. Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Bue
Eisenhower
Stalin
United States
France
Indo-China
Taft Secures Twenty Indiana Delegates
United Press reports Taft gained 20 Indiana delegates as factional lines held at the state convention. Eisenhower supporters won two of Indiana's delegates, with Taft expected to claim 10 more on Saturday. Delegation tallies show Taft at 457 to Eisenhower's 3899 ahead of the nominating convention.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Indiana
Ohio
United Press
Taft
UN Walks Out Of Korean Armistice Talks Over Prisoner Repatriation
United Nations delegates abruptly walked out of Panmunjom talks amid deadlock over prisoner repatriation. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison warned the Communists of a return next Wednesday or later if they continue stalling. The sides remain fixed on refusing or demanding full repatriation, with about 109000 prisoners deemed to resist.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
U.N
Truman defends Air Force strength amid warnings of new Koreas
President Truman told the 35th Division reunion that the U S Air Force can bomb the enemy at will in Korea and maintain air supremacy over North Korea despite critics. He warned of Russian threats, warned against relaxation of defense, and cautioned that new Koreas and wider warfare could emerge if vigilance lapses.
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Springfield
UPY
Truman
Robert Taft
U. S. Air Force
Korea
North Korea
Taft
Kalona Resident Dies Funeral Monday
Kalona Mrs. Dr Hochstetler died Friday evening at her home. Funeral services will be held 2:50 pm Monday at East Union Mennonite Church with burial in East Union Cemetery. Emma Hochstetler born July 5 1876 daughter of Joe and Anna Stutzman, married to Davie B Hochstetler Dec 1 1895. Survived by five children LeRoy Elimer Shroek William Logan Glen and Homer Yoder and three sisters Ella Plank Milt Stanbaugh Cliff Yoder.
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Kalona
Hochstetler
East Union Mennonite
East Union Centy
DD A. Fisher
Emma Hochstetler
Joe
Anna Peterseim Stutzman
Johnson County
Davie B. Hochstetlier
LeRoy
Elimer Shroek
William Logan
Glen
Iowa City
Homer Yoder
Denver
Cole
Ella Plank
Milt Stanbaugh
Klla- Jona
Cliff Yoder
Goshen
Ind
Still Investigating Robberies in County
Sheriff notes ongoing probe into a series of county robberies this week with no arrests yet. Two men were jailed for burglary in Wapello Wednesday night and authorities suspect a link to thefts in Washington County.
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Charles Snyder
Robert Lewis
Loui County
Wapello
Washington County
Red Planes Buzz Ambassador Plane Over Austria
U S ambassador to Austria Walter J Donnelly said two Russian jets deliberately buzzed his plane during a Vienna to Paris flight Wednesday in the air corridor over the Russian Zone of Austria. He said the act was deliberate and Russians must have known the ambassador was aboard. This marked the first such incident over the corridor in his memory.
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Washington
Walter J. Donnelly
U.S
Austria
Vienna
Pari
Donnelly
Berlin
Air France
U S Officials Say Potatoes Jump in Price After Ceilings Lift
Potatoes rose sharply in many cities after price ceilings were removed, with San Francisco wholesales at six to seven dollars per hundredweight. Analysts predicted prices may fall next week as a large influx hits the market.
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U.S
United Press
San Francisco
Car Overturns. Driver Escapes Injury
A Washington man James Loder escaped injury when his car rolled into a ditch Friday night at 10 pm. The vehicle, going south and attempting to turn east, struck loose gravel 50 miles southeast of Washington, damaging the car to about 850 dollars. sheriff's investigators reported no injuries.
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James Loder
Washington
Sheriff's Office
Loder
Arrest of Earnest Zook for OWI in Iowa
Earnest Leroy Zook was arrested Friday night by Iowa state patrol officers and is held to face charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Earnest Leroy Zook
Iowa
Toby and Susie Shows Open Here on Monday
Representatives of the Toby and Susie tent show arrived here Friday to arrange a full week of stage productions from June 9 through June 15. The production is in its fifth year of continuous operation and now runs under the fourth generation of management. The show travels from 1914 to Washington with gaps during the war years and features many new faces this season.
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Washington
Collier
Wabash Valley
Dolores Heft
Chuck New
Norman Saltzman
Bert Dexter
Jay Bee Flesner
Toby
Hill Billy
Mr Pleasant Boy Drowns From Boat Mishap Near Pond
Richard McCullough eleven-year-old boy drowned late Friday after tumbling from a boat tied to the shore of a private pond on the outskirts of Mount Pleasant. A companion was with him as they played near the floating boat. Mrs Byron Crane who resides on the pond property said she had warned the boys about playing on the boat.
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Mount Pleasent
Richard McCullough
Byron Crane
Pella Highway Crash Claims Sixth Victim
A farm girl from Vella named Bonnie Vandervert died in Mercy Hospital Friday night from injuries sustained Thursday when her parents’ car collided with another vehicle east of Pella. Six people have died in the town’s worst traffic accident this year, including Bonnie’s parents John and Mrs. Vandervert and the Ketels family from Pella.
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Oskalousa
Bonnie Vanaervert
Vella
Mercy Hospital
Pella
Bonnie
John Vandervert
Harry Ketels
Janice
French Red Centers Are Raided Again
In four major ports and naval bases Toulon Brest Lorient and Bordeaux special DST agents and police swept on Communist cells seizing documents claimed to pertain to national defense. A Toulon Naval tribunal charged the Communist Party with acting against France external security on behalf of a foreign power Russia. Death penalty potential for Communist leaders under this offense.
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PARA
Great Toulon
France
Russia
Toulon
Brest
Lorient
Bordeaux
DST
FBI
Fernand Roth
Union Bible School Opens Monday at Lincoln School
The annual Union Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday morning June 9 at Lincoln School. Enrollment is available first thing Monday for all children whether or not they belong to participating churches. Morning Bible sessions will run alongside YMCA swim classes for boys and girls.
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Union Daily Vacation
Lincoln School
Union Bible School
YMCA
Wage Talks On Steel Strike Continue At Washington
Steel industry and CIO United Steelworkers resumed White House sponsored talks for a six day strike. Officials said grave threat to the rearmament program loomed as negotiations entered a third day. President Truman supervises with John R. Steelman leading the talks but no progress details were released.
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Washington
CIO United Steelworkers
John R. Steelman
Truman
Dave Elder Elected President of YMCA
Dave Elder was elected president of the Washington YMCA Board at noon today at the first meeting since the annual meeting. He succeeds retiring president E D Morrison Jr. Other officers include Roger Sherman as vice president Rey Fields as secretary and L B Dunlap as treasurer. Former officers included John Owen and Clarence Logan.
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Dave Elder
Washington Ymca Board
Elder
E. D. Morrison, Jr
Roger Sherman
Rey Kields
L. B. Dunlap
John Owen
Clarence Logan
Extend Date for Cut In Furlough Fares
Railroads extend reduced furlough fares for service men in uniform traveling at their own expense to January 31. Railroads say the extension, first set to end June 30, saves military personnel as much as one cent per mile.
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Washington
Des Moines Weather Forecast Mostly Fair and Warm
Des Moines Iowa mostly fair and very warm through Sunday. Forecast calls for a few showers Sunday afternoon with high temperatures around 90 to 96 and a low near 66 to 67. High Sunday partly cloudy and warm.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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