Armed Men Sought After Terrorizing Rural Community
Three armed men entered Sinai area two room school in Wyadaotte County Kansas terrorizing pupils ransacking desks and entering farm homes. Deputies and state troopers rushed to the heavily wooded area as residents fortified homes and schools. Principal Merle Harlan held 215 pupils inside while women reported break in attempts and lapsed calls to authorities.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Wyaldotte County
Sinai Rural School
Wyandotte County
Nay Ferguson
Sinai
Stony Woint
Merle Harlan
Harlan
Mary Francis Turpbull
Ferguson
Turnbull
Axis Sally May Seek New Treason Trial
Counsel for Mildred Gillars Axis Sally said a new trial motion would be filed alleging unfairness in Judge Currans charge to the jury that convicted her of treason Laughlin has five days to file and Curran may take time to rule Gillars faces potential death or a minimum five year sentence and a $14000 fine The government has never executed for treason in peacetime
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Washington
Mildred
Axis Sally
Miss Gillars
Family Birthday Dinner Plans Near Guernsey
Mrs Hubert Lehrer drove to Guernsey Thursday and was accompanied home by her mother Mrs Ethel Monroe who will be here over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Clifford Monroe and Jamiy of Grinnell will come Sunday to join relatives in a birthday dinner.
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Hubert Lehrer
Guernsey
Ethel Monroe
Clifford Monroe
Jamiy
Grinnell
Weather Forecast for Des Moines Today and Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with light snow in the central portion. Variable winds 5 to 10 mph. Highs 25 to 34, tonight's low 15 to 20. Tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer with highs 34 to 38. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Des Moines
Mar
Brighton Woman 79 Dies in Fairfield
Mrs. Marietta Silman 79 a longtime Brighton resident died Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ernest Beasley in Fairfield after a week of serious illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the Weston-Behner funeral home in Fairfield with burial in Brighton cemetery. She was born July 10 1869 near Merrimac daughter of Christian and Caroline Schafer Kientz. Surviving are three sons Raymond and Dale of Fairfield Floyd of Cedar Rapids five grandchildren and three great grandchildren two sisters Mrs Anna Williams of Brighton Mrs Emma Cross of Fairfield one brother George Kientz of Fairfield. Her husband and two daughters preceded her in death.
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Brighton
Marietta Silman
Ernest Beasley
Fairfield
Weston-Behner
Marietta Kientz
Merrimac
Christian
Caroline Schafer Kientz
Harry Silman
Anna Williams
Emma Cross
George Kientz
Pella Girl Wins District D.A.R. Good Citizenship Contest
Peggy Leu of Pella won the district D.A.R. Good Citizenship contest held at the county superintendent's office. Sally Ultman of Fairfield took second. eight counties were represented. State participants meet in Des Moines March 30 and 31 for a $100 bond prize.
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Peggy Leu
Pella
Court House
Sally Ultman
Fairfield
Lucille Gault
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Nancy Hunt
Tipton
Nancy Bowers
Montezuma
Cyrene Dingle
Ottumwa
Ann Marshall
de Witt
Gwen Christinson
Oskaloosa
Winga
Krabill
Des Moines
Leu
D.A.R
Doris Hoy
Elizabeth Dawson
Reid Hunt
Frank Gault
M. H. Lingle
Charles Cummings
Howard Warton
Plan Kleese Funeral Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Harry D. Kleese will be held Saturday at two o'clock in the West Chester Methodist church. Rites were tentatively set pending word from relatives in California. Friends may call at the Jones funeral home tonight and until ten o'clock Saturday morning to pay their respects.
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Harry D. Kleese
West Chester Methodist Church
California
Jones Funeral Home
Dr. Decker Reports Pacific Trip And China View
Dr. John A. Decker of Stephens College discussed U.S. focus on the Far East at a Community Forum. He highlighted dependency on rubber and tin imports, Chinese market potential, inflation and corruption in Nationalist China, and suggested Chinese communists differ from Moscow’s model.
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United States
Far East
John A. Decker
Community Forum
Pacific
Decker
Stephens College
Missouri
China
Washington
Indonesia
Dr. Decker
Chiang Kai-Shek
Russia
Moscow
U's Men’s Club
Robert Day
Royall Seeks Peace While Defending US Rights in Dealings
Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall told reporters the United States would do everything possible to avoid war with the Soviet Union but would not surrender American rights in any deal. He criticized Moscow for using threats and force, noting the Berlin crisis as part of a broader pattern. He warned the Berlin situation and other Soviet tensions remain hard to predict.
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Washington
Kenneth C. Royall
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Royall
Berlin
County Students To Compete In Spelling Contest
Students from most Washington county schools gather at the county courthouse Saturday afternoon for the annual spelling contest. Local winners advance to the state meet in Des Moines later this year to determine representatives for the national event. Superintendent Lester B. Kreed noted many entries were received and the complete list would be ready later.
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Washington County
Washington County Court House
Des Moines
Lester B. Kreed
Four Year Old Bags Possum in Farm Shed Tale
West Chester, March 11. Jimmy Harley, four, grandson of Charles and Mrs. Harley, and his parents Dwight and Mrs. Harley of Ft Des Moines, played in a straw shed when a dead opossum was found. Jimmy claimed they hunted rabbits and explained with his ax that Pwinkle and Cap bit it before he chopped it.
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West Chester
Jimmy Harley
Charles Harley
Dwight Harley
Ft. Des Moines
Jimmy
Harley
Pwinkle
Cap
Army Officer Survives 600 Bee Sting Attack
Dr. Michael F. Kosala of the Veterans Administration reports in the Army Medical Bulletin that an army officer survived a 600 sting attack by a swarm in 1944 near Kauai Hawaii. The officer, returning from a scout patrol, jumped to a ledge and was overwhelmed as bees covered his body and entered his ears nose and mouth.
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Washington
Michael F. Kosala
Veterans Administration Center
Wood, Wis
Army Medical Bulletin
Kauai
Hawaii
Not surrendering rights for principles amid war fears
A concise declaration states commitment to uphold rights and avoid war through all decent means, signaling resolve to persevere in principled action without capitulation.
Y's Men Comedy Rehearsals Highlight School Play Plans
The Y's Men's club announces their fifth annual home talent play at the high school on March and April 1. The production The Whole Town is Talking by John Jamerson and Anita Loos promises big laughs, with two weeks of rehearsals completed and casting done.
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Y's Men's Club Today
John Jamerson
Anita Loos
Logs
Gentleien
John Hedberg
Hi Y Members Host Father and Son Banquet
Washington Hi Y club president Dick Maxwell presided at the annual Father and Son banquet in the YMCA community room. About 110 members and guests attended as the presidents welcomed the guests and introduced speaker Tiny Johnson, a Burling ton chalk artist.
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Dick Maxwell
Washington
Senate Panel Studies School Aid and Road Funds Plan
A five member Senate appropriations subcommittee was named in Des Moines to craft a unified school aid proposal while a House pass to the Senate approved an eight point nine million dollar annual highway maintenance and road administration bill was sent along. The House also sent a five million to match federal funds for primary road construction and several other fiscal bills including workmen's compensation and military service credit refunds. The session touched on theater bank rights, a pending bill, and a closed hearing on a one package method of school aid.
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Des Moines
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
J. Kendall Lynes
R. R. Bateson
Eldora
F. E. Sharp
Elkader
Harry Watson
Sanborn
Otto Henningsen
Clinton
G. K. Whitehead
Perry
House
Senate
Highway Commission
The
Judiciary II Committee
Harry Ward
Davenport
Robert P. Munger
Sioux City
Ward
Theo Klemsrud
Thompson
Senate Schools Committee
Lair to Speak at Union Church Service Sunday
Dr. Loren E. Lair of Des Moines will be the speaker at the union church service Sunday evening March 13 in the United Presbyterian church. He is executive secretary for the Christian churches of Iowa and will discuss The Church of the Spirit. Others participating include Rev. Walter Smith Rev. Vance Currier Dr. George Kerr and Rev. T. C. Polk with Wendell J. Rider directing the union choir and Helen Harvey as organist.
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Loren E. Lair
Union
Des Moines
United Presbyterian Church
Lair
Christian Churches of Iowa
Church of the Spirit
Dr. Lair
Brotherhood of Disciples of Christ
Corydon
Sioux City
Iowa
Drake Bible College
Unified Promotion
Disciples of Christ
Drake University Bible College
Union Choir
Wendell J. Rider
Helen Harvey
Walter Smith
Vance Currier
George Kerr
T. C. Polk
Townsley Park Named For County Community Center Site
The west Washington area will become Townsley Park honoring donor W D Townsley who bequeathed land for educational or religious use. The site, formerly a Chautauqua headquarters, will host livestock exhibits merchandise displays and youth programs. Edward F Sullivan won a 10 prize for proposing the name from nearly 200 entries. the name will be used in incorporation paperwork.
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Washington
W. D Townsley
City of
Washington Chautauqua
Sullivan
Sullie van
Townsley Park
Outstanding 4-H Girls to Receive Awards During National Club Week
National 4-H Club Week 1947-48 highlights in Washington county include awards to top 4-H girls. Rosalie Robison wins a fountain pen and Pyrex bowls, Lucille Gault a fountain pen, Rosamond Sojka a book from the Dankworth Foundation, and multiple girls receive garden and food medals funded by Sears Roebuck, International Harvester, Kerr Glass, and Iowa extension service. Thirteen girls earn Foley food mills for completing food preservation goals, with additional leader awards for attending training and meetings.
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Washington County
Rosalie Robison
Knotek Brothers
Lucille Gault
Rosamond Sojka
Marjorie Gamon
Cedar Clippers Club
Vivian Luers
Shirley Petratz
Lola Ruth Faris
Elda Ruth McDowell
Virginia Griggs
Patricia Horak
Mary Knotek
Sears & Roebuck
International Harvester
Kerr Glass Corp
Iowa Extension Service
Foley Food Mills
Dorothy Lasek
Evelyn Davisson
Beverly Guy
Busy Bees
Joan Vriener
Northernite
Jean Davison
Marion Maids
Peggy McDowell
Ben Harrison
Dan Robison
Clayton Martin
Bash
Knotek
Wagner
Robison
Kerr Glass Company
Cedar Clippers
Sandra Ornduff
Betty J. Martin
Bernita Martin
Farmerettes
Lirothy Stauffer
Beverly Wilson
Delores Becker
Janet J Shalla
Jolly Jokers
Bertie Wagner
Mary Ann Bauer
West Point
Mary Veggy
Clover Cloverettes
Lis Derby
Merrymakers
Fletcher
Clover Leaf
Soethout
Dutechettes
Rey Vittetoe
Omar Company
Ruth Whittoft
Dorothy McCreedy
Patty Bash
Luella Sojka
Elizabeth Stauffer
Dorothy Sehnicker
Busy
New England Hens Produce 200 Million Eggs in One Month
New England poultry farms reported output of 200 million eggs during a single 1948 month. The record highlights regional scale and farm productivity trends in the postwar era.
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New England
Today’s Smile Irish lynching tale
An old Irish murder story has a condemned man glare at a mob and utter a macabre wish. He imagines a stone boat with iron paddles swallowed by a shark, carried to hell, and a lock with a lost key found only by a blind man. Contributed by
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Hell
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