Worthy Citizen Campaign Names Ten Judges in Regional Effort
The Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce lists ten judges from six counties for the Worthy Citizen campaign. Mayors E W Zeug Wayne T Vorhies James Morrison Lester Bigges J Rex Weddle and publishers Clarence Johnston L B Watt Charles Morris A K Wallink comprise the panel. The contest ends March 11 with a winner to be honored March 31 at El Chappo and flown to Chicago April 2.
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Worthy Citizen
Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Zeug
Newton
Wayne T. Vorhies
Fairfield
James Morrison
Albia
Lester Bigges
Sigourney
J. Rex Weddle
Knoxville
Gus O'Donnell
Williamsburg
Clarence Johnston
Ottumwa Courier
L. B. Watt
Grinnell
Herald-Register
Charles Morris
Washington Journal
A. K. Wallink
Oskaloosa Herald
Jasper
Poweshiek
Iowa
Marion
Mahaska Keokuk
Washington
Monroe
Wapello
Jefferson
el Chappo
Oskaloosa
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Tommy Bartlett
Truman vows not to go to Moscow as U S president
President Truman told reporters he would never visit Moscow while serving as president. He said the door to discuss any subject remains open in Washington and he would cooperate with peace efforts, though he will not travel to Moscow during his tenure. After leaving office he said he would like to visit the Russian capital.
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Truman
Moscow
U. S
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Washington High Seniors Plan Chicago Trip
The senior class will travel to Chicago on Friday and Saturday April 28 and 24. To fund the trip they sponsor a bake sale Saturday morning starting at 9 o clock at the Marston Skel gas store.
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Chicago
Washington High School
Marston Skelgas
Coal crisis labeled national emergency in congress debate
Miners union dispute and comments from President Truman dominate a session where Rep. Eugene E. Cox calls the coal strike an insurrection against the government and urges decisive action. Judge Keech warns that the mass strike may be urged or permitted by unseen means but the record lacks evidence for contempt charges.
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Eugene E. Cox
The
House Today
Cox
Congress
Reech
Keech
Bovine Tuberculosis Scarcity Affects Veterinary Schools
Bovine tuberculosis has become so scarce that veterinary schools sometimes have difficulty locating tuberculous cattle for study by students.
Notable Cast in Local Stage Meet the Duchess
The Y's Men's Playnothings present Meet the Duchess with Mrs. Logan Heilman as Mrs. Plop and Kewpie Muggles played by Mrs Harold Hazelett. Joyful performances by Jim Easter as Erasmus Q Dinsmore and Don Shepherd as Sam Strudel complement strong turns by Mrs. Edsall Brown Tom Gray and Mrs. Ewald Gustafson. Quartet interludes by the Y's Men's quartet and program art by Joh Hedberg round out the show with behind the scenes help from a large local crew.
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Kewpie
Jim Easter
Erasmus Q. Dinsmore
Harvard
Hollywood
Joy January
Don Shepherd
Sam Strudel
Leviathan Films
Edsall Brown
Tom Gray
Ewald Gustafson
Mrs. Brown
Elsie Blake
Hogwash
Iowa
Ronnie Ward
Tom
Mrs Gustafson
Mary Swayne
Yester-Years
Herbert Osineup
Lon Boyer
Milo Sorden
Calvin Wolf
John Yousling
Consonnata
Joh Hedberg
Richard Pratt
Donald Palmer Benblossom
E. D. Morrison Jr
Charles Morris
Bill Shannon
Roy Fields
Ted Brown
Willis Jones
Verle Gallagher
Dan Brindley
Walter Fern
Yugoslavia Receives New $20 Million U S Loan
U S officials said Marshall Tito can likely survive with a fresh $20 million loan from the export import bank to buy American machinery and heavy equipment to stabilize Yugoslavia’s economy. It is the second $20 million loan to Tito as part of a broader Cold War strategy.
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Marshall Tito
Marshall
U. S
Yugoslavia
Tito
America
Russia
Stalin
State Department
United States
Amazing Ar Pan Ex tablets promise fast relief for rheumatism
A bold advertisement claims Ar Pan Ex tablets relieve rheumatism and arthritis pains fast by acting through the bloodstream. It asserts relief from muscle and joint aches and calmer nights and active days, endorsed by a Druggist T. R. Phillips in Washington.
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T. R. Phillips
Druggiet
Washington
Grounded Skies as American Airlines Strike Widens
Unionized aviation maintenance workers strike cripples American Airlines operations nationwide. CIO TWU lines picket 34 cities while pilots and radio operators report for duty in key hubs. Cargo flights canceled and two‑engine services cut sharply as the 20‑cent wage dispute escalates.
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CIO
Airlines
Air Communications
TWU
Airline Communications Employes Assoc
CTO
AFL
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
American
Rural YMCA Chapter Organized with New Officers
A rural chapter of the Phal anx fraternity within the YMCA is fully constituted. Officers named are Jack Trotman, Hilton Durst, Caire Darbyshire, and Wayne Knupp, with H. L. Walker serving as adult advisor.
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Phalanx Fraternity
Y.M.C.A
Jack Trotman
Hilton Durst
Caire Darbyshire
Wayne Knupp
H. L. Walker
Driver's License File Open at Des Moines for Police
Des Moines safety department will keep the duplicate drivers license file open at night and on weekends to aid law enforcement. Officers with radio contact can check license status without delays caused by regular closures, in response to concerns about suspended licenses driving.
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Des Moines
Highway Patrol
S. N. Jesperser
Safety Department
Jespersen
Grade Marking Identifies Lumber Quality for Consumers
The grade mark serves to show lumber quality to buyers. It typically uses letters numbers or a name stamped on standard yard grade lumber to denote quality.
Local Visitors and Community Contacts in Washington
Mrs Grace Kane and Rev Justin J Kane of Dubuque visited D H McCarthy and family. Carl Haag of Orange City returned home after wintering in Florida and Panama. Haag travels with 600 bee hives and ships queen bees from Florida. Docken family of Newton were Washington callers. Harlan Wiggins Wellman and Mrs Harold Booth Afton visited. Mrs Leo Te Bockhorst Kalona and Mrs H L Walker Kalona were in Washington. Mrs John F Weeding of Minneapolis visited sister B C Briley and niece Willa Young. Colleen and Barbara Godwin resumed studies at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls by bus.
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Grace Kane
Justin J. Kane
Dubuque
D. H. McCarthy
Carl Haag
Orange City
Leo Sueppel
Haag
Panama
Tampa
Miami
Fla
Mr. Haag
Florida
John F. Weeding
Minneapolis, Minn
B. C. Briley
Willa Young
Colleen
Barbara Godwin
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Findings on Missouri grounding to be publicized March 16
Norfolk Virginia naval court of inquiry findings into the grounding of the battleship Missouri will be revealed March 16, Rear Adm. Allen E. Smith said. Capt. William D. Brown, who took full blame for the accident as the hearing ended, began a two weeks leave today.
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Norfolk
Naval Court of
Allen E. Smith
William D. Brown
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