MacArthur Club Plans Expansion Across States
MacArthur supporters from at least six states will meet next week in Chicago to expand clubs backing General MacArthur for president. Lansing Hoyt, national chair, said 22 states already have active clubs and the meeting will set times and locations for membership criteria and new club formation with about 10 delegates attending.
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Milwaukee
Nat
Lansing Hoyt
Chicago
Hoyt
Rhode Island
California
Ile
Wisconsin
Iinois
Minnsota
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
MacArthur
Play Rehearsal Draws Audience For Father Didn't Bother
A test audience of the Y's Men's club filled the high school auditorium Tuesday to hear final lines from the cast of Father Didn't Bother before dress rehearsal. Ticket sales show expected capacity crowds for March 11 and 12, though some seats remain.
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Y's Men's Club
Logan Heilman
Florida's Woodland Stands Second Largest in U S
Florida holds the nation’s second largest forested area while facing a persistently high yearly fire record, marking ongoing wildfire challenges across the state.
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Florida
United States
Marriage License Issued to Hardy and Brown in Washington
A marriage license was issued Tuesday at the court house to Keith Hardy and Phyllis Brown, both residents of Washington.
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Court House
Keith Hardy
Phyllis Brown
Washington
Hat Checkers Getting Fancy
Hat check girls at hotels and clubs in New York wrap hats in cello plastic to keep items separated and protect them from damage.
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New York
Coast to Coast Store Change in Washington Ownership
Sam Simmering, new owner of the Coast to Coast store in Washington, announces completion of the purchase from Dennis Lynch who has operated the west side store for four years. Simmering, a Washington native with twelve years in retail, plans ongoing national merchandise and customer service improvements. Lynch will move to Texas.
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Sam Simmering
Washington
Dennis Lynch
Lynch
Simmering
Graham Department
Sears Roebuck and Company
Montgomery Ward
Texas
Three Degree Low Recorded Across the State
A cold snap drives temperatures to three degrees above zero in Washington and four in Des Moines. Iowa forecasts lower readings of 5 to 10 below in the north and zero to 5 above in the south with light snow possible near the Missouri border tonight and over much of the state tomorrow.
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Washington
Des Moines
lIa
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Legion Post to Host Stage Smoker in Columbus Junction
Mareh Lu Allen Wright Hantt Post 100 of the American Legion in Columbus Junction will add a stage smoker for Legionnaires and friends at their hall on Monday evening March 15. There is a free door and attendees are invited to enjoy a good time with no definite plans stated for the future.
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Columbus Junction
Mareh
Prizes Galore in Washington's Spring Opening Contest
Washington residents are urged to clip the entry blank on page 14 of the Evening Journal to enter a Spring Opening window contest funded by the Washington Chamber of Commerce and local merchants. Thirty three cash and merchandise prizes are listed with top prizes of 10 and 7.50 dollars and 31 smaller prizes from various local businesses. Contest starts Thursday at 7:00 PM with judging based on accuracy and submission time at the Journal office.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Journal
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Southern Plans Major Plant Expansion in Washington
Iowa Southern Utilities manager Frank B. Miller announced the installation of two 1160 KW Worthington gas generators at the Washington plant to boost capacity by about 3 800 KW total. The project, costing over 250 000, aims for operation by late fall or early winter and includes removal of a small Corliss engine to make space, plus integration with a new 161 000 volt Davenport Des Moines line and substation upgrades.
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Frank B. Miller
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Washington
Miller
Nowing
YMCA
G. E. Mace
Washington City
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Southern General
Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities’ Group
Cononties
Iowa
S. A
Iowa Power and Light Company
Des Moines
Worthington
Corliss
Iowa City
Davenport
Davenport-Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commssion
Landscape Forum Scheduled At Y March 18 GOP Meeting
Plans advance for a landscaping forum in the community room of Fortnightly club Garden Department with Marguerita Tate and Mrs. J C Baumhoefener speakers. The event aims to help Washington residents address personal landscaping problems with expert guidance.
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Landscape Forum
GOP
Mac
Washington
Marguerita Tate
Extension Landscape Archited
Town State College
J. C. Bautmnhoetener
Cedar Rapids
Garden Department
Dale Sexton
Eira Coon
W. B. Dupuis
Etha Dawson
M. L. McCreed
Masaryk Ide White Palace Suicide Amid Prague Turmoil
Prague reports Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk aged 61 died by jumping from a bathroom window at Cernin Palace. officials frame it as a death by own action amid the communist coup. Czech ambassador Jan Papanek at the UN urged swift action against Russia to prevent further violence.
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Prague
Jan Masaryk
Cernin Palace
State Department
Washington
Masaryk
Juraj Slavik
United States
Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Nosek
Toreta Square
United Nations
UN Security Council
Soviet Russia
Jan Papanek
Russia
Security Council
Papanek
Jaz Masaryk
Farmers pay third of tax on income in Iowa
The Iowa tax commission reports fiscal year 1447 individual income tax receipts total 9.87 million dollars, about 25 per person. Farmers paid 5.15 million dollars from 108,113 filers, about 29 dollars each, the largest per capita share among occupations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
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Clay Rusk
WHO
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Germany
Kilkis
International
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Junction Legion
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Booth & Horak
Peters Hardware
Lemmon’s
Rapp’s
Klein's
Atchison Shoe
Tom Duncan
Tait
Nitola & Harmon
Better Homes & Gardens
D. No Bridges & Co
Bell & Gevock
Ledgers
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Kiple & de- Prenger Furniture Co
Samsonecard
Osineup Drug Store
Sherwin-Williams
Penney's
Western Auto Store
Aukraber Hardware
Nothschild
Spurgeon's
Scott
George L. McDaniel
Eversharp
Brown
Iowa Southern
Utilities Company
Charles DE Gaulle
Compeigne
France
Compeigne Concentration Camp
Theodore B. Bailey
Republican Central Committee
County Court House
Washington County
L. M. Eicher
Robert A. Taft
U. S. Smith
Thomas KE. Dewey
W. S.yle
Harold Stassen
Mr. Bailey
Oregon Township
George Lord
Grace Stone
C. H. Wolf
Gene Stephen
C. W. Rademaker
Louise Boileau
W. D. Roberts
Harold Gerdes
Howard Stewart
Nira
J. BB. White
Floyd Carris
Washington Township
Don Maxwell
W. H. McConnell
Robert Wiley
Carl Phillips
William Crane
Pearl Kennedy
Kedith Beenblossom
Louis Larson
William T. McConnell
Henry Miller
Charles S. Custer
Dutch Creek
Harry Hamilton
Laura Foster
Ina Jones
T. Reagan Adams
Homer Vincent
Carl Anderson
Omer Green
Carl Oldfield
Lloyd Durst
J. D. Lewis
Enos Miller
Louis J. Kehoe
West Chester
Troy Forinash
Vina Forinash
R. C. Ferguson
E. Ferguson
Coun
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Klement Gottwald
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