30 Jun 1953
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1953
Page
1
In Knoxville, a bootlegging charge against 10 year old J BK Burks was dismissed after Burks told the judge he drank to drink and not to sell. The claim references drinking before breakfast and delaying until after late, noting the law arrived before the act could proceed.
Secretary of State Dulles says U S Britain and France will hold a foreign ministers meeting in Washington around July 1 to 10 It will be held in Washington and may include the French government joining the talks The meeting aims to exchange preliminary views on peace talks with Russia and the Korea crisis with three way and two way discussions anticipated
The Senate approved a bipartisan amendment to the mutual assistance bill allowing President Eisenhower to withhold European arms aid until the European army treaty is ratified. Lyndon B. Johnson led the move with GOP support from Robert Taft. Critics warned the measure could tie the president's hands and debated extending foreign aid for one year before review.
Iowa residents rushed to buy cigarettes and fill gas tanks ahead of tax increases from the 1953 legislature. Cigarettes rise from two to three cents per pack. gasoline from four to five cents per gallon for two years, with truck fuels also increasing. Extra revenue funds road work and state finances, while taxes on tobacco and fuels shift to the treasury.
The fragment notes a concern about funds not covering expenditures. It implies a need to balance budget or secure revenue to avoid overspending. No additional context available to specify source, date, or entities.
Clyde Rockholz, 62, an Adair banker, was chosen Monday night to chair a seven member committee to raise funds for rehabilitating families hit by last weekend's tornado. About 75 people from eight nearby communities joined to form the panel. The committee will assist all in need and focus first on three farm homes destroyed with damages over 100000 dollars.
The Chamber of Commerce reports the new Washington city directory is being compiled now. Women are making house to house calls and residents are urged to cooperate fully to ensure accuracy before publication.
President Eisenhower telegraphed Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray and Texas Governor Allan Shivers pledging 8 million dollars in federal funds to aid drought stricken cattlemen. Forty Oklahoma counties and 52 Texas counties were designated major disaster areas with Agriculture Department and Civil Defense ready to ship feed, and railroads to cut freight dates for emergency shipments.
Family of Du buque soldier Manders seeks help locating a birthday gift he carried to his wife just before a crash at the junction of highways 218 and 02 east of Ainsworth. The gift and a uniform vanished after the wreck as patrols recall the package in the car. Mrs. Manders, 1692 Washington Street, Dubuque, Iowa, requests information.
In Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin police hunted a 15 year old neighbor who fled the Harris home after stabbing Sumner Harris 53 editor of the Door County Advocate and head of WOKW and his wife Grace. A blood stained knife and a note to his mother claiming responsibility were found. Police suspected robbery as a motive.
Thirteen fines were levied in the mayor's court during June with most for speeding in restricted zones. Fined motorists include Dean LeRoy Goff Frank H. Miller Charles Leonard McClellan Donald Lee Dennis Howard Eugene Gier Paul F. Johnson Leonard Fisher Cecil Allen Conrad Harry E. Duensing Reta Ruth Ahrens Boswell Contracting Co. paid for improper parking Raymond L. Hiller for expired license and Millburn Neal Nayadley for reckless driving.
A brief note states that necessary information is expected to be compiled within the next two or three weeks, signaling a forthcoming update.
The East German revolt enters its third week as housewives join demonstrations in Mifurt Desau Halle and Frankfurt on Oder. Strikes and sabotage hit Saxony Anhalt and nearby regions while coal fields burn and reports say unrest reaches Poland. Only East Berlin remained orderly with police presence at Potsdamer Platz.
Glidden Iowa farmers could have saved about 10 per acre last fall if they had built adequate on farm corn storage. C C Glenn PMA official said in a speech at the Glidden REA field day. He said the loss totaled around 100000 last fall from the 1952 bumper corn crop, the gap between market price and government price support loans.
Paris report states Premier Joseph Laniel secured an overwhelming confidence vote in the national assembly for his 22 member right of center cabinet. He moves to tackle national finances and plan the upcoming Big Three foreign ministers meeting in Washington. He faces a debate on the In dochina currency scandal next Friday and a financial situation debate next Tuesday.
A tall bandit robbed Old National Bank's east side branch in Evansville Indiana around noon taking an estimated seven thousand dollars after forcing five employees and several customers to lie on the floor. Teller Grady Walker triggered a burglar alarm but police arrived too late. The bandit told the group to stay down and thanked them as he left.
Six hundred tanker and freighter crewmen map formal strike plans in a contract dispute that has tied up 24 ships on the Great Lakes. Talks between Standard Oil representatives and NMU officials were to be held at Whiting Indiana. NMU Vice President Adrian Duffy said crewmen seek wage raises toward deep water sailor levels, noting seamen average 250 dollars a month versus 450 on coastal routes.
The 1980 report notes an eighty percent rise in California's population since the 1940 census, highlighting rapid growth and demographic shifts across the state.
Mareuarita Tarr from Iowa State College will join a Farmstead Planning Workshop in Washington on Wednesday July 8. The session, limited to about six couples, offers help on farmstead layout building placement lot fences and related planning with county extension office reservations required.
Washington reports that a House Judiciary subcommittee found no case for impeaching Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Chairman Louis Be. Graham told Rep. Wheeler the charges were not legally comprehensible to the panel. Wheeler, a farmer and former teacher, presented the resolution after the Rosenberg case developments.
A marriage license was issued at the court house. The brief notice confirms the license grant and the involved parties.
Walter Messer hosted a breakfast for Shell oil dealers and Washington auto dealers at Imma Barnett’s home. The event promoted Shells new gasoline additive T C P with Messer reading a company message and detailing expected results. Attendees included Don Orr Bud Fields Cloud Willits Bill Boshart Gilbert Mills Dean Cox Bill Kindred and Russell Carter.
A 14 year old appeared in juvenile court after taking a driving lesson Monday with two friends ages 15 and 16. Police stopped the session and found the car was stolen from Marcellus Ro Gardner of Ainsworth and Florence Lenore Waddell of Des Moines.
Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg retires after more than 30 years in the service including five as air force chief of staff. A sendoff at Bolling AFB featured 57 jet warplanes and 2000 airmen while President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary Wilson were absent.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told reporters there is evidence of widespread unrest in European Soviet satellites. He said the Soviets have over extended themselves and cannot fully control the millions enslaved by Moscow. He cited East Berlin and the Soviet zone of Germany as most violent examples.
Washington reports that prices received by farmers for crops fell about one per cent in the month ended June 15, extending declines since last September with brief pauses in March and May. Living and production expenses also declined one and a half per cent, keeping the farm price index at 94 per cent of parity, the lowest since 1941, with cattle and wheat prices driving the drop.
Airman Jerry Kuelper of Stockton Iowa, 20, died when his car veered from the road near Aurora Illinois. He apparently fell asleep while returning to O Hare Field after visiting his father. An accidental death verdict was returned at the inquest.
Seoul reports say South Korean leaders oppose Eisenhower envoy General Clark and push for U S troop withdrawal if needed. Washington doubts authority and truce talks bog down as Rhee's policies lose support at home and Defense Minister Shin Tae Yung resigns amid language hurdles.
Members of the VFW auxiliary will gather at Jones funeral home Wednesday at 1 30 p m to attend funeral services for Mrs Vera Anderson in a group.
Weather forecast for Des Moines Iowa notes fair southeast and partly cloudy northwest tonight and Wednesday with continued heat and humidity. Scattered thunder showers or storms possible extreme west tonight and northwest Wednesday. Low tonight 73 to 79, high Wednesday 93 to 100, showers possible Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer in northwest. Temperatures 4 to 7 degrees above normal Wednesday through Sunday, with 1 to 2 inches of total precipitation in scattered storms.
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