Washington Letter Reflects on Postwar Security Steps
In a June 22, 1951 note from the Evening Journal Washington page a reader urges President Truman Secretary of State Acheson and General Marshall to take similar precautions against a future threat. The writer warns someone will raise the question about preparedness.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Town
Eee
Truman
State Acheson
Marshall
Senate
Secretary of Commerce
An Ordinary Day of Oddities and Roving News Clips
A collage of misnamed figures and quirky notices spans newspapers from San Francisco to Spokane. It laments misidentifications, recalls jests about “Another Smith,” and riffs on public notices and tongue in cheek captions. Includes a Chicago Tribune quip about a reclusive widow and her marbles.
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San Francisco
Henry M. Smith
Smith
Henry
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Chicago
Ramblings Jokes Borrowed As Space Fillers On a Gloomy Day
Bruce Cowden notes a rainy day mood and filler material from magazines. He considers jokes and stories, recalls a magician aboard a ship and a parrot shouting Faker as the tale ends with an unfinished gag.
Inadequate report on remedial program factors noted
The document criticizes the report for its overall presentation of casual factors and the link between the proposed remedial plan and those factors. It questions the probability of temporary improvement and whether lasting benefits would result.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Group of Neighbors Honor Merrifield’s
A Highland Center report notes neighbors met Monday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merrifield. The article lists several local families visiting at various homes and mentions attendance at M. M. Steele’s funeral and other social visits. Travel included a St. Louis trip by Sidney Coon and family. Father’s Day visits were reported for Charles Soukup of Washington and Sam Boyd.
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Highland Center
Fred Merrifield
Orville Meeks
Robert Meeks
William Meeks
Thornburg
Joe Krotz
Anna Krotz
Riverside
William Krotz
Walter
Wilbur
Floyd Martin
Earl Bailey
Letts
Louis Havel
Melvin Soukup
Leon Meeks
Nadene Chalupa
Leo Krotz
Clydene Nicola
Delores Krotz
M. M. Steele
Earl Martin
Near Keota
J. Ernest Wagner
Hilton Durst
St. Louis
Sidney Coon
Forest Park
Charles Soukup
Washington
Mrs
Sam Boyd
J. J. Keegan
Brighton
Mrs Murphy Peggy Visit Floyd Martin Home
Mr and Mrs George Murphy and Peggy of Haskins spent Monday evening at the Floyd Martin home.
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George Murphy
Peggy of
Haskins
Floyd Martin
Wedding Movies and Visiting Provide Social Evening Fete
Gracehill, June 19. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Corpman entertained Sunday evening in honor of their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Corpman. The event featured visiting and viewing wedding movies. Guests included Roy Sowash, Minnie Statlee, Donald and Charles Robinson, James and Jake Soethout, Harold and Patsy, Victor Klopfenstein, and Nelson Woodford.
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Nelson Woodford
Gracehill
Carl Corpman
Clifford Corpman
Roy Sowash
Minnie Statlee
Washington
Donald Robinson
Charles
Brighton
James Soethout
Jake Soethout
Harold and
Patsy
Victor Klopfenstein
Local Socials Report From Pollau And Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs John Morrett of Washington visited Mrs C A Strohm Friday evening and took Hazel Strohm and George Wells to the train for Pollau Okla. Clifford Small and E J Hesselschwerdt of Kalona also visited in the Stanley Vodicka home. Mabel Johnson entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City Sunday. Charles Williams and daughter of Carlisle Ind spent Sunday with John Williams and wife. Max Waterhouse and Linn Waterhouse families met at Lake Darling Sunday for a picnic and to enjoy fine water. Mrs Lyle Hayes helped Mrs
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John Morrett
Washington
C. A. Strohm
Hazel Strohm
George Wells
Beeen
Strohm
Pollau
Okla
Clifford Small
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Stanley Vodicka
Mabel Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Chas. Williams
Carlisle
John Williams
Williams
Lake Darling
Max Waterhouse
Linn Waterhouse
Fairfield
Lyle Hayes
Opens Chute Inside Bomber Three Dead
In San Antonio a B 29 bomber crash killed three crew members after a parachute was opened too early, trapping them as the eight men attempted to bail out. Brig. Gen. Carl B. McDaniel of Randolph Air Base said the rear hatch chute premature deployment blocked escape. The aircraft exploded in a cornfield eight miles northeast of the city as five crewmen parachuted safely away.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Here
Carl B. McDaniel
Randolph Air Base Here
Daniel
Local Social Rounds Include Visits And Travel
Leonard Brinning papered last Thursday as children spent the day with Mrs. Meint Koehler and her children. Katherine Buxbaum departed Cedar Falls after a visit at the Eugene Engel home.
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Leonard Brinning
Washington Evening Journal profiles and pricing notice
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including publisher editor and advertising manager. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail with terms payable in advance and notes publication schedule and associations.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Wash
Washington
Pilot attempts second approach as plane flames during takeoff
Investigators reported the pilot tried a circling approach and ordered the crew to bail out after the left engine flashed into flame. The aircraft then struck a cornfield on Otto Friesenhahn’s farm, witnessed by Friesenhahn.
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Otto Friesenhahn
Eye care need among U S schoolchildren high
A study of St Louis grade schools shows one in four pupils need eye care. If typical nationwide this implies 6 500 000 children require professional attention. The Society runs vision testing demonstrations to assist teachers and school nurses in detecting eye trouble as part of its program.
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St. Louis
United States
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