Big Four End Talks With Agreement on Austria
The Big Four wrap four week conference with consent on running two Germanies and an Austrian peace framework by Sept 1. Berlin access secured. Moscow seeks extra territorial rights over Soviet assets in Austria. Washington aims for Austrian law on Soviet plants.
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Austria
Paris
Ander Vishinsky
Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Vishinsky
Vladimir Pavlov
U. S
Dean Acheson
Washington
Germany
Berlin
West Germany
Russia
Des Moines Weather Outlook Turns Warm and Humid
Partly cloudy and warm with humid conditions this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. Scattered thundershowers possible in north and west areas tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 90 then 85, lows 68 to 74, south winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lott Conservation Tour Starts Today
About 50 state officials and soil conservation supporters were scheduled to take off today for an aerial inspection tour in connection with soil conservation week. The week opened yesterday by proclamation of Gov William Beardsley. David Dohrmann, secretary of the state conservation committee, said the officials would.
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Des Moines
William Beardsley
David Dohrmann
State Conservation Committee
Mystery Contest Planned Here by Fire Department
Washington volunteer fire department sponsors a mystery contest modeled after Mrs Hush and Walking Man with a well known local citizen as Temptation Jones. The mystery figure will be revealed at a July 1 double header softball game. Mable Fare of Beane Production will promote the contest and hold the identity, with cash prizes for correct guesses. Clues obtainable from local merchants. solve, assemble, and submit the real name on the ticket stub.
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Volunteer
Fire Department of
Washington
Mrs. Hush
Temptation Jones
Mable Fare
Beane Production Company
Fire Department
Temptation
Miss Fare
Funeral Tuesday for Mrs. Ma tilda Deal in Valley
Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Emma Deal 76 of Valley will be Tuesday afternoon at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed with Rev. Milo Phillips presiding. Burial will follow in Valley cemetery. The body was found in a farm well Sunday. Mrs. Deal survived by her husband James Edwin Deal two daughters Mrs. Ted Givans and Mrs. Winnie Beller both of Washington and three grandchildren. She was active in church and previously president of the Ladies Aid Society.
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Matilda Emma Deal
Valley
Affternoon
St. Paul's Evangelical
Milo Phillips
Tones Funeral
Valley Cemetery
Deal
Deal Farm
W. S. Kyle
Eceener
Ladies Aid Society Survivors Inelude
Ted Givans
Winnie Beller
Washington
Chicago Children To Arrive Monday
This year's group of fresh air children from Howell neighborhood house in Chicago is scheduled to arrive in Washington county Monday afternoon June 27 at 4 10. Mrs Leslie A Dunlap who directs placement urges notify her promptly anyone considering hosting a child. A seven year old boy hopes to come this summer to be near his regular playmates. Contact her for details.
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Howell
Chicago
Washington
Leslie A. Dunlap
Washington County
State Tour Assesses Soil Conservation Progress
Officials plan a state tour to inspect current soil conservation work and identify remaining needs. The visit will review practices on farms, forests, and watershed projects, interviewing local leaders and evaluating compliance with conservation plans.
Iowa Girls' State Opens At Grinnell
The third annual Hawkeye Girls' State opened today on the Grinnell college campus with more than 240 high school junior girls expected to attend. The meeting offers a practical application of American government method and civics education.
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Grinnell
Hawkeye
Crinnell College
Soft Coal Miners Return to Work One Week Before Vacation
John L. Lewis orders full production as 450 000 miners return to work to earn five days pay before a 10 day annual vacation. Negotiations loom with four operator groups to avert a general strike before June contract termination.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Earll Elected Officer at YW Conference
Charlotte Earll, one of three delegates from the Washing ton YWCA Mixer club, was chosen as an officer at the West Central Business Industrial Professional and Agriculture summit at Camp Brewster Omaha Neb. Earll will serve as area nominating chairman for the industrial girls for two years, joining the area council that will meet in Omaha next winter to plan the next summer conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Earll
Washington Ywca
Camp Brewster
Omaha
Neb
Dorothy Turnipseed
Marilyn Ruegsegger
Miss Barll
Lows
YWCA
Industrial Girls
Ares Council
Des Moines Register and Tribune Centennial Observed
A large crowd gathered in Des Moines as national figures and thousands arrived to celebrate the Register and Tribune centennial. Speakers include Gen. Lucius Clay Lt Gen Leslis Vivien Kellems and Walter Lippman. Formal dedication featured a century vault sealing with messages from Truman Hoover Beardsley and others.
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DES Moines
de Moines
Des Moines Register
Tribune
Lucius Clay
Leslis Troves
Walter Lippman
Vivien Kellems
Register and Tribune
Truman
Herbert Hoover
William S. Beardsley
Victory draw to name Roper gas store winner
Harold Jarvis announces a Tuesday afternoon drawing at Modern Appliance for the Roper bottled gas giveaway. Registration ends Tuesday noon, with Mayor Ernest Salladaye and others drawing five names at 2 30, then narrowing to three and selecting the winner from them.
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Harold Jarvis
Two Minor Crashes Reported in Washington County
No one injured in two Sunday auto crashes in Washington County. Deputy Loren Robertson said the first collision on a travel road near Skalona involved Wayne Nwa and Leo Olinger with about 140 dollars in damage after Singer failed to yield. The second crash on Way Road south of Washington involved Roberta Roth and Mrs MehKirahan with 825 dollars in damage when Roth rear ended MehKirahan as she prepared to turn toward the country club road.
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Washington County
Loren Robertson
Velock
Skalona
Waynenwa
Kalena
Leo Olinger
Keota
Robertson
Singer
Dana
Washington
J. Ro Mehirahan
Roberta. Roth
Pleasant
MehKirahan
Country Club Road
Roth
McKirahan
Graveside Rites Planned for R. R. Ferguson 44
Raymond Randal Ferguson 44 former Des Moines resident and Grinnell College worker died in an airplane crash near Fairmount Minnesota. Graveside services set for Elm Grove cemetery Tuesday June 21 at five o’clock with burial at one o’clock in Grinnell. Survivors include his wife Pearl Ferguson mother Ethel Ferguson sister Howard Wright three brothers Orvis Muriel Willis. He was born June 7 1905 in Houston Missouri.
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Raymond Randal Ferguson
Fairmount
Minn
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fred E. Miller
Walter Smith
Jones Funeral Home
James Funeral Home
Grinnell
Leland W. Mann
Tharege
Ferguson
Houston
West Chester
George W. and
Ethel Ferguson
West Chester High School
Pearl McClure
Des Moines
Grinnell College
Washington
Howard Wright
Orvis Ferguson
Muriel
Radcliffe, Town
Willis
Frankfort
Ind
Thomas Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Legion Post Call for Tuesday Meeting at City Hall
Commander George Baker issued a call to all members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post to attend Tuesday evening's business meeting at city hall. Action on several matters of vital Legion interest will be considered.
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George Baker
Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Legion
Truman Seeks sweeping reorganization of executive branch
President Truman asks Congress to approve seven plans to reorganize the executive branch starting with creation of a new Department of Welfare. The package shifts the Employment Security Bureau to Labour, expands postmaster general powers, and places NSC and NSRB in the White House. Plans face veto by Aug. 19. if not blocked they take effect after 60 days.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Executive Department
Department of Welfare
Welfare Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate
House
Secretary of Welfare
Bureau of Employment Security
Labor Department
United States Employment Service
Postmaster General
Post Office Department
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board
Civil Service Commission
Commission
United States Maritime Commission
Public Roads Administration
Department of Commerce
Warn farmers on corn borer danger and urges action
County Extension Director Floyd Goodell warns that many fields still show 40 to 50 egg masses with live borers in the corn whorl. He says a fair kill percentage is possible if farmers apply DDT now, noting time is short and delay could miss the chance to save the crop.
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Floyd Goodell
Goodell
Airplane rides delight Welshboro County School pupils
In Columbus area and Wales borough, over 59 junior students received airplane rides at a nearby airport field at term end. Parents were grounded but the youngsters enjoyed the experience.
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Columbus
Walesboro Country School
Here
First Day of Summer Brings Heat Wave and Flood Deaths
Heat wave hits eastern areas with drought and crop losses estimated at 50 million dollars. Floods in Shenandoah and Potomac valleys leave at least 13 dead, 11 to 20 missing, and hundreds homeless as rain subsides and recovery begins.
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West Virginia
Shenandoah-Potomac Valley
Slavehter
Petersburg
W. Va
International Soundphoto
United Press
New York
New England
Shenandoah
Virginia
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Potomac
Washington teen earns second prize in state VFW essay contest
Joanne Trojovsky of Washington won second prize in the Iowa VFW auxiliary essay contest, earning a $25 award announced at the state convention in Ottumwa. Trojovsky and her mother attended, part of a Washington group including Milo Steele Jr and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Trojovsky
Washington
VFW
Iowa Department
Ottumwa
Trojovsky
Bob Rerdo
Milo Steele, Jr
Marion McAvoy
Marsh Atkinson
Roy Rotzinger
Harold Kerr
Dwight Hayes
Dale Atkinson
Merta Steele
Raymond Glasgow
Cleo Shockey
Joe Wehr
Mrs Frank Kurtz of Near Brighton Dies
Mrs Frank Kurtz of near Brighton died Sunday at St Josephs hospital Ottumwa after a stroke last week. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Josephs church Fast Pleasant Plain with Father Seinstein. Burial in adjoining cemetery. rosary recited Tuesday evening at Omer Hoskins funeral home Brighton. Born Clara Janet Roach March 23 1880 she married Frank Kurtz February 22 1911 and lived on the same farm. Survivors include her husband three children Francia at home Agnes and Charles in the navy.
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Brighton
Frank Kurtz
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ottumwa
St. Joseph’s Church
Fast Pleasant Plain
Paul Seinstein
Omer Hoskins
Clara Janet Rouch
John and
Sophia Smith Roach
Wapello Eounty
Charles
United States Navy
Francia
Agnes Kurtz
Ottumewa
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Bluefield
W Va
White Sulphur Springs
US. Steel Corp
UMW Welfare Fund
American Legion Auxiliary
Pasteur Institute of
Algeria
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Coulee Dam
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Cook County
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Waitkus
R. R. Ferguson
Ile
The
Weiss Construction Co
Legion Meeting
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Valentin Gubitchev
Justice Department
United States
International
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