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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
In Jackson Mississippi police say a would be robber failed to steal from a betting plant after discovering a sign on the door reading not locked. The thief attempted to pry open the company safe but found it unlocked and left empty handed.
A Southern Democrat said Adlai Stevenson’s main obstacle is Harry Truman two months before the Chicago convention. The piece notes Truman’s possible effect on delegates, Harriman’s rise over Kefauver, and Stevenson gaining blocs in California and the South with Johnson limiting his own delegate hunt.
Oren Ase Pruitt, 38, of Charlotte, fell from a Piedmont Airlines airliner at 6500 feet near Zion Church cemetery in Shelby. He had married the day before and opened a wrong door during flight while seeking a restroom, while his wife, traveling to visit her parents, reportedly grew thirsty. The fatality was Piedmont’s first since 1948. The bride remained under a doctor’s care after the tragedy.
Chinese Premier Chou En Lai persistently seeks a meeting with Secretary Dulles to discuss Formosa and Korea while demanding no negotiation basis that would promise real settlement. Dulles awaits a genuine shift, insisting on freed prisoners and a pledge to renounce force.
Farmer Raymond Fritchen of near Ollie bought an old Holstein cow for 80 at auction due to its three teats. On Wednesday the cow bore healthy triplet calves, two bulls and a heifer, a rare event experts say happens only once in several thousand births.
The Chamber of Commerce board met at the chamber office with president Ken Peters leading. Plans covered a June Country Club party reception by members and spouses, and August 2 Recognition Day for 168 years of medical service with open house and a dinner by the County Medical Association.
Rev Basil McBee pastor of the Associate Presbyterian of Washington is a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City under observation. His exact length of stay is unknown. His address is Ward 6 West room 84.
Two Truman administration officials Matthew J. Connelly and T Lamar Caudle were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government in a tax case. A Kansas City attorney Harry Schwimmer was named in the scheme to spare tax evader Irving Sachs from trial or prison. Sentencing set for July 19.
President Eisenhower, in a hospital room talk with West German Chancellor Adenauer, urged the liberation and reunification of East and West Germany from Communist rule. Secretary Dulles said the 10 minute visit covered German American relations and the personal ties between the two leaders.
Safety Commissioner Clinton Moyer asked the Iowa Legislative Interim Committee to grant patrolmen a $50 a month emergency raise, with Gov. Hoegh endorsing the plan. The 248-man force includes 225 on patrol and others handling exams and admin work.
Eight students from the Omaha Baptist Bible Institute under Professor Widner present sacred music at Prairie Flower Baptist Church on Sunday June 17 at 8 p.m. The ensemble features mixed quartet girls trio male quartet and an eight voice choir with the institute president providing a brief message.
Funeral services for Ray Tweeten will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the Presbyterian Church with the Rev Walter C Johannes of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery Friends may call at Shermans Funeral Home until noon Sunday Ray was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Iowa State College correcting a Journal listing who had said HER fraternity.
Ozark Air Lines will start twice daily round trips from Des Moines to Chicago this Sunday. Flights will route through Ottumwa Burlington and Peoria. Sidney F. McCullough, general manager, says the line will serve more Iowa cities than any other airline, adding Sioux City Fort Dodge Mason City Waterloo Dubuque Clinton and Davenport already on the network.
Dr and Mrs Fred Reid were guests Wednesday in the home of Dr and Mrs C C Steele of Fairfield. The visit highlighted local social ties and neighborhood hospitality.
The DeMolay Chapter hosts its annual spring dance on June 19 at Washington Golf and Country Club. Aristocrats provide music for a 9 p.m. semi formal event with the theme Twilight Time. All masons and rainbow girls invited. tickets from DeMolay members.
A crank delayed departure of eight Russian church leaders for Europe aboard a KLM jet for four hours after a bomb threat. Government agents searched all luggage and the plane with bomb detection gear. The call came minutes before the 10 p.m. EDT departure.
In Gulfport Mississippi the tug Dr Cenac crew rescued three more sailors from the sunken sister ship after a tropical storm. Coast Guard planes and tugs continued a search for four remaining crew members from the May Dee. Eight of fifteen crewmen had been rescued earlier including the ship's captain. others drifted miles from the wreck. The rescued sailors wore life jackets and sustained no serious injuries.
A benefit dance sponsored by the Youth Center will be held at the Legion Hall from 9 to 12 p.m. June 30. Music by Al Staider and his Rhythm Makers. Proceeds fund redecorating the Youth Center building. Ticket sales by Youth Center Council advance June 23 and at the door.
Members of the Rebekah lodge are asked to meet at the Odd Fellows Hall at 1 30 p m Friday to attend the funeral services of Mrs Frank Schneider in a body.
Dr S Kyle of Washington County announced a coroner's inquest verdict. A jury including Cloud Willits Ray Cox and Walter Farrell found the left rear tire blew its inner tube causing the fatal accident that killed Ray Tweeten Tuesday night. The tire itself did not blow out and the vehicle's tires were in good condition.
Mrs. Leo C. Stone presented her piano pupils in studio recitals Monday and Tuesday evenings at eight o clock. The recitals included beginners intermediate and advanced pupils. Parents friends and relatives were guests.
The Washington Chamber of Commerce will host a June 26 dinner at the Washington Golf and Country Club at 6 30 with E F Butler as humorist on The Changing World. Local industry displays from American Pearl Button Cur ran Golden Good Washington Manufacturing and Hi-Compression will line the pro room before and after the dinner. Tickets available from Mrs Nels Westermark or team captains Harold Wolf Claude Woods John Lee and their associates.
Senators plan to show Nixon voted in 1951 to require Democrats to disclose law practice details. Murray Chotiner protests as unfair to reveal his cases since Nixon became vice president.
Nine people were killed and many injured when the Paris Luxembourg express derailed near Fismes in Champagne country. Officials feared higher death tolls as some passengers remained trapped. Americans aboard were among the crowd traveling from Paris for June holidays. A broken coupling between cars caused the derailment and lines were down, delaying details.
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers north and east tonight and Friday. Temperatures hold in the sixties tonight and rise to the upper 80s to lower 90s Friday. Saturday brings scattered showers with little temperature change.
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