Riot ends in shootings at Fairmont City Illinois
State police patrolled Fairmont City after two men were shot and six injured in a riot tied to a union dispute at the American Zinc plant. The clash began with a quarrel between CIO unions and drew hundreds to City Hall. Joseph Petrosky and Epchaion Rodriguez were hospitalized in serious condition. Palmer Ryan of East St. Louis was charged with attempted murder as the alleged gunman.
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Fairmont City
Ill
City Hall
CIO
American Zinc Company
Joseph Petrosky
Epechaion Rodriguez
St. Mary's Hospital
East St Louis
Palmer Ryan
East St. Louis
CIO Gas, Coke and Chemical
Pis
Freed convict struggles with modern life after 36 years
Ellsworth Fuller, freed after 36 years in an Anamosa reformatory ward for the criminally insane since 1915, surveys a transformed world. He recalls a 20 year-old medical trip and admits fear and uncertainty about cars, trains, tractors, and skyscrapers in the atomic age.
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Ellsworth Fuller
Fuller
Anamosa Reformators
Probe Identity Of Jewel Bandits
Two criminals who robbed Elton Goldberg and Willard Davidson of jewelry then died in a gunfight with officers on a country road. Colfax County Sheriff Ed Petach was wounded. FBI fingerprints were checked to identify the slain bandits. The daylight robbery triggered a statewide chase and a crash at a roadblock.
Hoosier Park Merry-Go-Round Breaks Down After Theft
South Bend Indiana officials report a children's carousel halted when a one horsepower motor powering the ride was stolen. Police searched the area for suspects as park workers assessed damage and planned repairs.
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South Benl
Ind
Yongsters
Hoosier City
Des Moines Weather Report Partial Clouds and Showers
Des Moines forecast shows partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the southeast and south central areas this afternoon. Highs range from the 60s in the northwest to the upper 90s in the southeast, with cooler tonight and easterly winds fading tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Barclay Among 57 New Iowa Attorneys Sworn In
Fifty seven new attorneys were sworn in at the University of Iowa by Judge Floyd Philbrick of Cedar Rapids after state bar exams. Among those taking the oath were Robert F Barclay of Washington Evarene V Keifer of Kalona and Daryl C Kyle of Pleasant Plain.
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Barclay
Iowa
Iowa City
The
State University of Iowa
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
District Court
Amon
Robert F Barclay
Washington
Evarene V. Keifer
Kalona
Daryl C. Kyle
Pleasant Plain
New England drought raises death toll and crop losses
Rising heat and drought across New England push deaths higher and threaten spring crops. A parallel flood in West Virginia isolates Petersburg as residents flee, with up to thirteen inches of rain in fourteen hours and widespread outages.
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New England
United Press
West Virginia
Vermont
Weather Bureau
New England Council
New York State
Bruit
New York
Petersburg
Franklin
Washington entry praised in Ottumwa VFW parade
Washington fife and drum group drew applause along the Ottumwa parade route for its Spirit of 76 depiction. Drummers Wayne Brock and Harold Werr and wounded fifers Jess and Jon Radda were noted among the participants. Washington residents attended the Iowa WEFW convention event.
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Washington
Ottumwn
Iowa
Potatoes Boost Feed for Most Livestock
Fresh potatoes provide the best result when fed to cattle sheep and other livestock. The advice notes that hogs should not be fed this crop.
Rediger Infant Claimed at Wayland
Donald Jay Rediger, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Rediger, died at one this morning in Wayland. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home with Rev. Simon Gingerich and Rev. Willard Leichty officiating. Burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Survived by twin brother Ronald Ray, brother Gary, parents, and two grandmothers Minnie Suter of Wayland and Lovina Rediger of Nebraska.
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Wayland
Donald Jay
Dallas Rediger
Stacy Funeral Home
Simon Gingerich
Willard Leichty
Sugar Creek
Ronald Ray
Gary
Minnie Suter
Lovina Rediser
Nebraska
Correction Issued Over Reckless Driving Charge Listing
The name of Herbert Rich was incorrectly listed earlier this week as having paid a reckless driving fine in city police court. The error prompted a correction to the public records and a notice to readers.
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Herbert Rich
Four Couples Granted Marriage Licenses at Court House
Four marriage licenses were issued Friday by Ro Ro Noonan district court clerk. Recipients include Elmer B. Weers of Mason City with Rosa Lind M. Van Dorn of Wellman, Robert J. Pogge with Kathleen A. Knebel of Riverside, Bill QO Kindred of Washington with Beat Rice Gingerich of Kalona, and William Davis Buzard of Bogard Mio with Bonnie Mae White of Riverside.
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Ro Ro Noonan
Elmer B. Weers
Mason City
Rosalind M. van Dorn
Wellman
Robert J. Pogge
Kathleen A. Knebel
Riverside
Bill QO. Kindred
Washington
Beatrice Gingerich
Kalona
William Davis Buzard
Bogard, Mio
Bonnie Mae White
J C Holbert Speaker at Chicago Luncheon Honoring H H Kildee
J C Holbert of Washington a noted livestock judge educator and leader spoke in Chicago at a luncheon honoring Dean H H Kildee of Iowa State. The event accompanied the 26th annual National Livestock and Meat Board meeting at the Stevens hotel with other speakers from Farm Bureau Wilson & Co and South Dakota State College.
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J. C. Holbert
Washington
Chicago
A H H. Kildee
Iowa State
Ames
National Livestock and Meat Board
Stevens Hotel
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson & Co., Inc
Fred H. Leinbach
South Dankota State College
Iowa Bee! Producers’ Association
American Hampshire Sheep Association
Iowa Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association
California
Holbert
Aberdeenvurus Journal
Iowa
Social Security Rep From Burlington Visits Washington
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will be in Washington on Wednesday June 22 from 9 30 to ...
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Social Security Administration
Burlington
Washington
Bulleite
Wellman
Plane Crash Fatal to Four Iowans Enroute North on Fishing Trip
Four Iowa men die after a twin engined plane crashes and explodes east of Truman Minnesota while en route north for a fishing trip. Identified as Elmer Lee Wright pilot from Grinnell Howard Raymond Walton Ferguson and M L Goslin from Ames all residents of Grinnell or Ames with ties to Grinnell College and the state highway department. Local relations named include Mrs Ethel Ferguson sister Mrs Howard Wright and Pearl McClure wife of Raymond Ferguson all of Washington Iowa.
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Mr. Ferguson
Ethel Ferguson
Howard Wright
Westchester
Pearl McClure
Don. McClure
Don McClure
Washington
Truman, Minn
Iowa
Here
Elmer Lee Wright
Main St
Grinnell
Howard Raymond Walton Grinnell
Raymond R. Ferguson
M. L. Goslin
Ames
Census workers to survey Davenport business establishments
Peter J. Cerretti announces Mrs. Bernice Stuntzinger will start Monday on the five year census of business establishments in Davenport. Gale McClean says field staff will direct work in Washington county and rural areas while keeping information confidential for the Bureau of Census. The effort aims to gather data from wholesale retail and service firms excluding manufacturing and utilities, with results shared mainly with Chamber of Commerce officials.
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Peter J. Cerretti
Davenport
United States Department of Commerce
Bernice Stuntzinger
Jews City
Washington
Gale McClean
Inn
Washine
McClean
Bureau of Census
Chamber of Commerce
Cessna Crashes on Walter Klemme Farm Near Here
A five passenger Cessna crashed about three miles southeast of here on the Walter Klemme farm. Wreckage strewn over hundreds of yards. Ferguson’s body found 687 feet from the crash site, engines cut off and on before 6 30 am. Engines buried about six feet in the ground.
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Walter Klemme
Here
Hie
Ferguson
Schremme
Schlemme
Plane Crash Near Truman Minnesota Tied to Poor Visibility
Des Moines UP Iowa aero nautics commissioner Norbert Locke reported a plane crash near Truman Minnesota occurred around 6 30 am under instrument conditions with low ceiling and poor visibility. Elmer Wright 32 Grinnell was the only licensed pilot aboard Wright had 15 hours in twin engine planes and was not qualified for instrument flying The ceiling at the crash site near Fairmont Minnesota was about 400 feet Locke suggested the crash resulted from flying conditions and pilot inexperience.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Norbert Locke
Truman
Minn
Smith Flying Service
Newton
Elmer Wright
Grinnell, Jr
Wright
Locke
Fairmont
Nearly 300 Enroll For Bible School At Lincoln
Lincoln school hosts a union daily vacation Bible school with nearly 278 average daily attendees this past week. About 10 enroll for the second week opening Monday at nine. Activities include YMCA swimming for boys and girls, movies on Wednesday and Friday, and an open house Friday with certificates for regular attendees.
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Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Lincoln School
Milo J. Phillips
Bible School
YMCA
Phillips
Phillipi
Summer Services In Park Planned By City Churches
City churches organize a two month summer series of Sunday evening services in Central Park from July 3 to August 28 at 730 pm. If rain, the Presbyterian church hosts. Ministers include V L Currier Dr W J Gross helm Rev T Polk Dr George Kerr Basil McBee YMCA Gideons Rev Milo J Phillips and Dr Fred E Miller.
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Central Park
Washington Ministerial Association
YMCA
Presbyterian Church
V. L. Currier
William J Grosshelm
T. €. Polk
George Kerr
Basil McBee
the Gideons
Milo J. Phil
Important Matters To Confront Legion Post Tuesday Night
Maubers of lon Beatty American Legion post were reminded by Commander George Baker of important business on the agenda for the regular meeting Tuesday evening. Topics include playground equipment purchase the Pauley Punch drive the donkey softball game and the annual officer election. Refreshments will be served after the sessions.
Patricia Edgar to Enroll as Freshman at Iowa State Teachers
Patricia Edgar, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Edgar Crawfordsville, will enroll this fall as a freshman at Iowa State Teachers College. She graduated from Crawfordsville Consolidated School in May, was active in hand and voice clubs, mixed chorus, dramatics, and school publications, and plans to teach elementary grades after graduation.
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Pastricia Edgar
William Edgar
Crawfordsville
Iowa State Peachers Soher
Patrician
Eraduarhing
Varbeig
Erades
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