Large Crowd Attends Wellman 4-H Rally 27th Annual Rally Day
Washington county 4-H girls and leaders opened their summer program with the 27th annual Rally Day at Wellman High School. Attendance reached 407, the largest yet, as clubs received awards for attendance and participation.
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Wellman
Washington County 4-H
Wellman High School
Marton Matis
Donald Robison
Hi-Ores
Clover Leaf Club
Robison
Ethine Countee
Roosevelt Wins California Primary in Landslide
James Roosevelt lands a decisive victory in California's Democratic 26th District primary amid accusations of infidelity and party strife. He leads with 2,738 votes to 476 in 115 of 260 precincts, signaling possible party unity though a Republican cross filing looms as Theodore Owings leads the GOP race. Incumbent Gov Goodwin Knight trails Democrat Richard Graves in a tight state contest.
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James Roosevelt
California
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Eal
Theodore R. Owings
Condon
Robert L. Condon
John F. Baldwin
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard B. Graves Knight
Graves
Washington council takes no action on daylight saving time
Washington city council adjourned Tuesday without approving daylight saving time. Petitions for and against the change were studied but lacked sufficient signatures to gauge public opinion. The meeting approved a municipal airport lease, water tank cleansing, bowling alley licensing, a North Second Avenue sidewalk, a zoning procedure hearing, and a $150 gift for the dog pound.
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Washington
North Second Avenue
Hearing on zoning ordinance changes set for July 19
A city hearing on changes to the zoning ordinance will be held July 19 at city hall. Proposals require signatures from owners of at least half the property within 250 feet of the tract. Also, action to raise building permit costs was taken.
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Hazel Meek
North Second
Penn T Implement
VFW Members Vote To Aid Flag Purchase For Woodlawn Cemetery
VFW post agrees to join with local patriotic groups to fund a flag for Woodlawn Cemetery. They also approve a $25 membership in the Eton Rapids National home for widows and orphans. Commander Delbert Earl urges attendance at the state encampment in Mason City June 18 19 and 20. Know Your America Week is set for June 12 19 with daily themes on religion flag citizenship education government labor and community.
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Woodlawn
Post
Eton Rapids
Delbert Earl
Mason City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Economists Predict Early Upturn in US Economy
Washington economists expect factory jobs and output to improve soon after a weak period. Dr. Arthur Burns of the Council of Economic Advisers forecast an early upturn by fall at the latest, citing construction spending, plans for plant outlays, and rising consumer buying as signs.
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Arthur F. Burns
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Council of Economic Advisers
Burns
Economic Activi
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Washington Soil District Joins Goodyear Award Competition
The Washington soil conservation district enters the national Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards program. District chairman James Birney announced that Iowa districts will be judged by nonpartisan committees on performance from May 1954 to April 1955. The grand prize includes a weeklong trip to Goodyear's Wiewam Guest Ranch in Arizona.
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Iowa
Soil Conservation Movement
Goodyear
Wiewam
Goodyear Parks
Litchfield Park
Arizona
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Herb Campbell
Ainsworth
Oran Birkey
Wellman
Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Bible School to Start at Bethel Church Soon
Daily Vacation Bible school will start at Bethel Presbyterian church June 14 and continue for two weeks through June 25. All children from pre school through eighth grade are invited to attend. Mrs. Maurice Meyer is general chairman and reports that the faculty has been selected with program details to be announced soon.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church
Maurice Meyer
Bidault Defends Indochina Policy at Geneva Assembly
Paris foreign minister Georges Bidault told the National Assembly that the Geneva talks exposed Communist aims to dominate Indochina and urged confidence in Premier Laniel’s government. He warned patience is needed and that France could quit Laos and Cambodia if Reds push recognition of dissident regimes.
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National Assembly
Indochina
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Gove Thmen
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Geneva
Plan Ponchaud Rites At Wellman Thursday
Mrs Lillie Ponchaud Sr longtime Wellman resident died in St Anthony s hospital Rock Island Illinois Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Powell funeral home Wellman burial in Peirson cemetery northwest of Wellman Survivors include four daughters Ella Reddick William Rickey Francis Bauden Ressie Hat Millersboro seventy grandchildren and seven great grandchildren one sister and two brothers Notes she had been an invalid for several years
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Lillie Ponchaud
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rock Island
Powell Funeral Home
Peirson
Lillie Margaret Long
Ilinois
John
Sarah Cole Long
Foote
Jeff Ponchaud
Iowa
Washington Counties
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Adventist Church
Ella Reddick
William Rickey
Francis Bauden
Cairo
Ressie Hat
Millersbore
Ora Emde
North English
Elmer Long
Jeff Long
California
Ponehand
Iowa City Adopts Daylight Time Through Sept 19
Iowa City council members vote to adopt daylight saving time with one abstention. The measure, effective at 2 a.m. Sunday, makes Iowa City one of at least 24 eastern Iowa communities to use daylight time.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Muscatine Utility Workers Threaten Friday Strike
Municipal light and power plant workers in Muscatine threaten to strike at noon Friday if their demand for a 6 percent raise is not met. City officials warn a blackout could result. AFL IBEW meetings with the board have failed to yield a settlement and arbitration has been rejected.
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Muscatine
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Board of Trustees
Graduates Attend Rural Young Peoples Meeting
A group of 1954 high school graduates were guests at the Rural Young People meeting at the county extension office. Ed Kemper, KRYP district director, showed slides and spoke on the group’s purposes. Shirley Petratz received the leadership award for contributions to the group. Afterward, the members held a scavenger hunt and a wiener roast at Sunset Park.
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Washington County
Ed Kemper
KRYP
Shirley Petratz
WNAX
Koes
AYP
Cooler Weather Promised for Iowa After Heat Wave
Des Moines Weather Bureau forecasts cooler temperatures after a hot, humid day across Iowa. Western areas expect rain Thursday night with showers spreading east Friday, while storms and high winds caused minor damage including a barn roof loss near Lenox in Taylor County.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Dwight Wilcox
Lenox
Taylor County
French Bombard Two Rebel Bases Near Hanoi in Indochina
French planes bombed and strafed two rebel bases northeast of Hanoi and infantry and tanks followed at Tu The and Pra Lan villages. The drive aims to clear Communist hideouts within a 24 mile radius of Hanoi as flareups rise north of the city near Ban Yen Nhan and Phuc Yen.
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Indochina
Hani
Haiphong
Tu the
Pra Lan
Rea
Ban Yen Nhan
Phuc Yen
Danh Tru
Minor vote total changes in county primary tally
A final check on the unofficial Washington county primary tally found only minor changes in the initial totals and none large enough to alter results. The Tuesday Journal correction notes Claude T. McCoy ran against Howard Benn for the board of supervisors, not Cleo McCoy.
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Washington County
Fred R. Bourgeois
Cleo McCoy
Board of Supervisors
Claude T. McCoy
Howard Benn
The Union Says Board to Meet Tonight
The union indicated the board is expected to convene tonight. Details on agenda and location were not disclosed.
McCarthy Symington Feud Over Testimony Sparks Hearing Interruption
Sen Stuart Symington proposes sworn testimony on his finances and a special Senate committee to probe McCarthy. Mundt rejects the plan, noting it requires Senate approval, as the hearing resumes with Roy Cohn cross examination. The feud centers on Army charges against Cohn and Symington’s role in the 1952 finances inquiry.
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McCarthy
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Roy M. Cohn
Mandt
Mundt
Elderly attorney dies amid murder plot charges
In Bartow Florida an elderly lawyer charged with a conspiracy to murder for profit killed himself with a shotgun one day after he and an associate were charged. Emmett Donnelly 66 of Lake Wales took his own life beside his body. The plot involved Willard Durden 28 of Orlando and a staged fake kidnap to ensnare Donnelly and a widow victim.
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Fla
Emmett Donnelly
Lake Wales
O. C. Stringfellow
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Pat Gordon
Willard Durden
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Gordon
Durden
Mouthbrooding Male Hardhead Catfish Care
The male hardhead catfish carries eggs in his mouth until hatching. He then continues to guard and carry the fry until they reach about three inches in length.
Indochina Peace Talks Faltering Over Soviet Demands
A U S source in Geneva says Molotov's hard terms for Indochina threaten any acceptable settlement. The report notes Russia must trim demands or the United States will walk away, as Communists stall mapping in the military committee amid hopes Hanoi could be attacked. French observers fault Dulles for undermining peace chances with an ill timed preconference remark.
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Red China
Plan Conference on Reds in Guatemala
Washington sources say the American foreign minister will join a special session to discuss the Communist threat in Guatemala. The meeting is likely in Montevideo July 1. The Navy is shadowing ships suspected of arms to Guatemala after the Alfhem carried Iron Curtain arms, prompting regional concern and consultations.
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Montevideo
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Alfhem
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Promote Welfare Of Retarded Children Meeting Aids Parents
Washington county parents are urged to join the Tri County Association for the Help of Retarded Children now holding regular area meetings. A Tuesday gathering was at Mr and Mrs Earl Lowe in Crawfordsville. The group aims to promote welfare of all regarded children with interested parents asked to call Mrs Robert Lytle. Attending last night were Mr and Mrs Lytle and Mr and Mrs Goreham from Washington.
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Tri-County Association For
Earl Lowe
Crawfordsville
Robert Lytle
Washington
Lytle
Gene Goreham
Sister of Mrs Crail Dies in Mt Pleasant
Mrs Hubert Crail of Washington attends funeral in Mt Pleasant for her sister Lela Catherine McIntosh 53 who died at Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant Sunday after a short illness. Mrs Crail is one of four surviving sisters.
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Iowa Forecast Sends Strong Thunder Showers West Then Cool
Partly cloudy night with thundershowers likely in extreme west Thursday afternoon or night. Cooler northwest Thursday with low 64 to 68. Highs reach 75 to 80 in far west and 85 to 90 in southeast. Showers end as cooler air moves in.
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United Press
Iowa
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