Methodist Men Hear Address by Former Intelligence Agent
About 100 men attended circle 2 WSCS served dinner as John Winter of Davenport spoke on Thank God You Are An American. The former counter intelligence agent described Nazi Germany and the Nuremburg trials, recounting behind the lines experiences and the crematory camp story. He urged gratitude for American privileges and urged vigilance against tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winter
Davenport
Nuremburg
Winter
Circle 2
WSCS
E. D. Morrison Jr
Milk Truck Forcibly Off Road Near Here
A loaded milk truck from Iowa was driven into a ditch on the Brighton Washington road at 4:30 this morning. The driver said a car crowded him off the highway and fled, 50 miles southwest of Washington. The spill spoiled much of the milk but the driver escaped injury.
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lowa _ty
Brighton-Washington
Washington
Red Cross Nursing Instructor to Lead Home Nursing Classes
Mrs. Darrell Ross announces that Mrs. Mary Shugart, nursing field representative, will arrive to conduct home nursing instructor classes March 23 to 29. Nurses from Washington Jefferson Henry Poweshiek counties are expected. afterward, classes will be open to all interested, contact Red Cross at 662 for details.
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Darrell Ross
The
Red Cross Nursing Service
Mary Shugart
Washngton County
Jefferson, Henry
Poweshiek
Ross
Red Cross
Mitchell Sues for Divorce over Cruel Treatment
Eva Mae Mitchell filed suit for divorce Monday naming her husband Forrest V. Mitchell as defendant. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment. The report notes Buenos Aires being described as the Washington of South America.
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Eva Mae Mitchell
Forrest V. Mitchell
Buenos Aires
Washington
South America
Miners Return as Last of United Mine Workers Listen to Contract
In Pittsburgh the final group of United Mine Workers returns to work after John L. Lewis ordered restart following a new contract. About 200000 miners went back, with 172600 delayed 24 hours until the telegram was read. Coal flow rises as railroads and steel firms restart operations and brownout orders may be lifted.
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Shawn
Harvey Cartwright
Terra Haute
Ind
Northern & Western Coal Operattors
S. Steel
William Foster
H. C. Frick
Welly
International Soundphoto
George Thursby
Rep. A. Coal & Coke Co
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kennedy
K. Hopkins
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Lewis
New York
Bertram Tallamy
New York City
Steel
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Jones and Laughlin
Aliquippa
New Officers Elected For UP Brotherhood
The United Presbyterian Mens Brotherhood elected Melvin Hill president Donald Stout vice president Tom Gray secretary and Louis Larson treasurer Monday night John Owen moderated a panel on The Challenge to the Church of Today with Ralph Kleese Dr. George Kerr Melvin Hill Ross Van Nostrand Everette Stewart and Robert Buck participating Arthur Duensing led the devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Mens’ Brotherhood
Melvin Hill
Donald Stout
Tom Gray
Louis Larson
John Owen
Ralph Kleese
George Kerr
Ross van Nostrand
Everette Stewart
Robert Buck
Arthur Duensing
Gas Line Blaze Shuts Springfield Gas Service
The main gas line into Springfield Missouri exploded early today, rocking the city. No injuries were reported, but the blast burned a nearby filling station and left the town without gas for an unspecified period. City officials warned a cold front could bring hardship if service is not quickly restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
L. E. Dickey
Dickey
Sea Monster Rumors Cloud Delake Coast Sightings
Delake residents claim a sea monster washed ashore after a local sighting. Experts from Oregon State College University of Washington offer whale and giant squid guesses but townsfolk insist the creature is real despite scientific doubts. Jughead the carcass drew crowds and sparked debate about its nature and origin.
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R. E. Dimick
Oregon State College
Roger Tollefson
State Fish Commission
University of Washington
Dixy Lee Ray
Funeral services for Loren Hazen held at Jones Home
Funeral services for Loren Hazen were conducted at 2:00 PM Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. W J Stevens and Rev. Ernest Smith presiding. Casketbearers included Andy Polis Ed Bovee Orie O Connor Howard Beenblossom Fred Scroeder and Mark Campbell. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery.
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Loren Hazen
Jones Funeral Home
W. J. Stevens
Ernest Smith
Andy Polis
Ed Bovee
Orie O'Connor
Howard Beenblossom
Fred Scroeder
Mark Campbell
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jury Report Date Revised for Washington County Term
The Washington County clerk's office announced that petit jurors for the current term must report March 22 at 10 AM instead of the previously scheduled March 13. The change affects all jurors in the term.
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Washington County
Gl ett Sakulin Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
Glenn and Sakulin appeared before District Judge R. G. Yoder and pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 400 and costs.
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Glenn &. Sakulin
R. G. Yoder
1950 Corn Allotments Mailed From Local PMA Office
Howard L. Witting reports that the 1950 corn acreage allotments are being mailed by the Washington County PMA office to farm owners and operators. The county allotment is 88 603 acres, down from a three year average near 112 900 acres. Farmers signing up with township committees can receive soil building assistance and seeding payments for extra acres, while maintaining the current price support program.
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Howard L. Witting
PMA
Washington County
Wittrié
Witting
Presbyterian Mens Brotherhood Meeting Highlights
The Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood held a Monday night gathering with a pot luck supper for members and wives. Elected officers for the next year include Vernon Witting as president and Eugene Schneider as secretary-treasurer. Wilma Grossheim spoke for the Westminster foundation, and students performed readings a flute and piano solo and a Chinese student shared impressions of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood
Gene Schneider
Charles Wiley
John Hughes
San Munson
Vernon Witting
Eugene Schneider
Earl Davis
Wilma Grossheim
Westminster Foundation
Town City Presbyterian Church
United States
Churchill Demands Housing Showdown With Labour
Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party launches a challenge in Parliament demanding a housing program showdown and repeal of the steel nationalization act. Attlee’s government faces a vote with a seven vote majority as debate on the throne speech continues and the stakes rise.
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London
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Churchill
Tegret
King
Attlee
Witness Testimony Challenges Air Injection Death
In Manchester New Hampshire medical expert Dr Richard Ford testified that 40 cubic centimeters of air injected into a cancer patient would not suffice to stop breathing. Ford described a 10 hour autopsy on Abbie Borreto 59 finding air embolism unlikely to be sole cause of death despite the mercy killing trial of Dr Hermann N Sander.
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Manchester, N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Richard Ford
Harvard University
Atty
Robert E. Booth
Ford
Court Sets Two District Cases for March Hearings
Pal mer versus Palmer a divorce proceeding will be heard Monday March 20 at 10 00 a m non jury. The State of Iowa versus Ver Polegh a transfer case from Mahaska county is a jury case scheduled for Wednesday March 22 at 10 00 a m District Judge R G Yoder will preside for both cases.
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Palmer
Weather Des Moines Cup Outlook
Cloudy conditions across the state with falling temperatures in the northwest. Highs 55 to 60 in the southeast. A cold wave tonight brings near zero to 10 above readings, with strong winds and possible blizzards in west and north central areas. Wednesday turns cloudier and colder with diminishing snow flurries and highs around five to ten above.
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Kor Lowa
May 14 Completion Date Set for Local Armory Renovation
Oral J. Brown announces the armory renovation will finish by May 14. Contractor Earl Woods leads the bulk of work with Homer Godwin handling electricals and Lawrence Wilson installing plumbing and heating. The $26,000 project includes a burnished concrete floor, a machine shop, upgraded vault, improved heating, and a new kitchen area. Battery A and 4680 Ordnance MM Company now rent the facility, which can host conferences or dances for about 2,000 people.
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Armory
Oral J. Brown
Earl Woods
Ainsworth
Homer Godwin
Washington
Lawrence Wilson
Armed Forces
113Th Aaa Battalion
Ordnance MM
Brown
Many Items Ready For Jaycee Auction
Donation drive for a White Elephant sale in Central park on Saturday March 11 at 1 30 PM. Chief organizer Phil Kneen appeals to junior chamber members and donors to deliver items by noon. Sale proceeds fund Junior Chamber projects including the Easter Egg sale. Committee members Wade Pence Dick Miller Clifford Steele Wayne Edmunson Virgil Buntemeyer Tom Duncan Harry Levy.
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Central Park
Phil Kneen
Wade Pence
Dick Miller
Clifford Steele
Wayne Edmundson
Virgil Buntemeyer
Tom Duncan
Harry Levy
Long prison terms and large fines faced by Coplon and Gubitchev
A federal jury convicted Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev on three counts of espionage conspiracy. Coplon was found guilty on the first, third, and fourth counts but innocent on the second, while Gubitchev was guilty on the first and third, with a potential 15 to 20 year sentence and hefty fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georg T. Hagen
Crookston, Minn
Japan
Guam
Manila
Shanghai
Tokyo
Yokohama
Coplon
Gubitchev
NEW York
LLP
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitchevy
U. S
United States
Gubitchevv
Abraham Pomerantz
Pomerantz
Samuel Neuburger
Gubitchey
Federal House of Detention
Local resident ready with spring fryers from nine weeks
Eli Knepp of 1100 North 6th Avenue reports exceptional success with his chickens this year. He started the chicks on December 30 and now has three pound fryers ready, though the birds are only nine weeks old.
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Eli Knepp
North 6Th Avenue
Mr. Knepp
Quebec City Holds North America’s Only Walled Fortified Core
Quebec, Canada remains the sole walled city in North America, preserving its historic defensive walls and fortifications as a premier heritage site. The designation underscores the region’s long colonial history and lasting urban landscape.
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Quebec
Canada
North America
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ICC
Cyrus
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UP Brotherhood
Missouri
Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
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Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd A. Cable
Jughead
Hazen
Edgar Lee Masters
Spoon River
Philadelphia
OMVI
Presbyterian Mens’ Brotherhood
Britain
Iron and Steel
DES Moines Cup
Jaycee
Helen B. Overlander
Sherrell
Rensselaer, N. Y
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John Hopfer
Sylvester Ryaz
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