Red Cross Campaign Starts in County
The 1950 Red Cross drive begins in Washington County with a goal of 5 858 and aims to wrap by March end. County chairs and ward leaders are named for the four wards and several outlying towns, including Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Richmond Riverside Rubio Wellman Westchester.
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Red Cross
Washington County
Nate Young
1St Ward
Winifred Ragan
E. R. Utterback
Vernon Witting
Dade Shearer
May Davis
Eileen Toomey
Lena Stewart
Irene Rich
Loren Robertson
Charles Eyestone
T. J Simons
Kenneth Patterson
L. E. Wilson Heads State Embalmers Education Post
Des Moines Iowa State Rep L E B Wilson Republican Eagle Grove resigned from the Iowa House to become director of embalmers education under the state board. Wilson, a funeral director, succeeds the late O O Greenlee Lineville.
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DES Moines
L. EB. Wilson
Eagle Grove
Iowa House Today
Embalmers’ Education
State Board of Embalmers
Masonic Temple Seeks Shorter Regular Meetings
The Masonic Temple requests that only regular meetings be held and that such meetings be kept short due to a coal shortage.
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Masonic Temple
American Airlines Strike Shuts Down Major Routes
American Airlines maintenance workers began a coast to coast strike against the airline in New York LaGuardia and other hubs. Union demands include a 24 cent hourly wage increase, with management citing cost of living declines. negotiations ended with walkouts after a 13 hour session.
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New York
American Airlines
CIO Transport Workers Union
la Guardia Field
Co. R. Smith
America
Midtown Airlines
Chicago
William Grogan
International Twu
CIO Communication Workers Union
Grogan
AFL Pilots Union
Hamil Named Full Time Secretary of Wash ington Chamber
Lester Hamil was named today to be the first full time secretary of the Washington Chamber of Commerce after the resignation of John Lee. The appointment was announced by the chamber board after a special meeting to fill the post. Hamil is a native of Washington with prior work at Corn Belt Turkey, Cargill, and in St Louis and is a WWII veteran.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lester Hamil
Hamil
Chamber
John Lee
Corn Belt
Washington High School
J State University of
Iowa
13Th Air Force
Dutch East Indies
Philippine Islands
Cargill
St Louis
Truman Ready to Open Loyalty Files to Legislators
Washington report says President Truman plans to show state department loyalty files to legislators on his terms. Acheson and Truman aim to counter GOP charges of communist infiltration while keeping records private. Senate debate and subcommittee scrutiny continue with limited access and no public release.
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Washington
State Department
Dean Acheson
Congress
Congressional Committee
Congressional Associates
Senate Foreign Relations
White House
Capitol Bill
Millard E. Tydings
Joseph McCarthy
Wis
Acheson
John E. Peurifoy
Senate
Dougall Brothers Mark 10 Years in Business
Ten years after opening in the Washington Cafe building the Dougall Brothers cafe has endured wartime service losses. Joe Dougall Jr. sacrificed for the country while the family kept the business alive and now operates from their modern building funded by their uncle Hugh Dougall.
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Dougall Brothers
Mac, Joe
Skeet
Washington Cafe
Dougall
Foster Bickel Speaks To Y's Men's Group
Foster Bickel, a charter member of the Washington Y's Men's club, spoke at the group’s Tuesday YMCA meeting recounting the early days of the local club. The session preceded a announcement on the Gold Medal basketball tournament starting Monday night, March 6, and members were invited to the high school for the final dress rehearsal of this year's home talent play tonight.
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Foster Bickel
Washington Y's Men's Club
YMCA
Bickel
Y's
Washington
Burger Produce Marks 12 Years in Business
Today marks the 12th business anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burger at Burger Produce. They began the venture on March 1, 1988 after Mr. Burger farmed and worked in local produce.
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Burger Produce
Mrs
Fred Burger
Mrs. Burger
Mr. Burger
Ottumwa Bus Strike Talks Resume Friday Morning
Ottumwa Iowa union and National City company officials will resume negotiations Friday at 10 a.m. to settle the strike of city bus drivers and garagemen. The walkout since December 27 left Ottumwa without public bus service and followed wage demands.
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Ottumwa City Bus Lines
Lester Parcel
AFL
National City Company
Ottumwa Lines
Chicago
Trenton
N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Division 55
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Driscoll
Moose causes damage in front of Hunter car
Francis Lake British Columbia reports a hit and run moose collision. Charles Hunter said the moose struck the front of his car, breaking both headlights, smashing the grill and denting the hood.
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Francis Lake
B. C
Charles Hunter
Witness Claims Patient Dead Prior To Injection
A report cites a witness asserting the patient was dead before an injection. The article notes turmoil and investigations surrounding medical procedures amid wartime anxieties.
UMW Official Denies Blame for Coal Strike
A United Mine Workers official testified in federal court that John L. Lewis and UMW headquarters are not to blame for the soft coal strike. John Owens said 870,000 strikers acted independently by not obeying back to work orders. Negotiations resumed in Lewis's absence as talks stalled.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
John Owens
Lewis
Truman
Welly K. Hopkins
Owens
White House
Charles G. Ross
Air Injection Not Death Cause In Mercy Killing Case
A hospital staff physician testified that Mrs. Abbie Borroto died of cancer before Dr. Herman Sander injected air into her veins. Dr. Albert Snay said he found no pulse, cold skin, and no corneal reflex, and later deduced the patient was dead before the injection.
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N. H
Abbie C. Borreto
Herman N. Sander
Albert Snay
Hillsborough County Hospital
Borroto
Dr. Snay
Snay
Sander
Sway
Elizabeth) Rose
Robert E. Biron
Leopard in the Streets to Be Film Theme
Hollywood producer Maurice Conn announced work on Leopard in the Streets a movie focusing on reactions of people in a neighborhood when a jungle animal is loose. The project centers on tense encounters and community disruption.
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Hollywood
Maurice Conn
British Court Sentences Fuchs to Fourteen Years
British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs is jailed for 14 years for spying for the Soviet Union. He pleaded guilty to four counts of handing over atomic secrets, admitted his guilt, and addressed the court as Lord Goddard delivered the verdict in a nine minute trial.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
United States
England
Fuchs
Lord Goddard
U.S. A
Goddard
Des Moines Weather Summary Card
Weather report for Des Moines indicates fair and somewhat colder conditions with diminishing winds tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cold with highs near 20 to 30 and lows around zero to one degree. north highs 15 to 20 and south 20 to 26 with west to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph and stronger gusts today.
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