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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1950

Page

5

Bonds Vanish During Dark Break In At Estate

A caretaker recounts a struggle with a thief who fled with negotiable bonds hidden in a safe behind a fireplace. The cook, Felix, suspects the caretaker, hints at foul play, and plans to detain him while probing the crime scene and the locked estate.

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Former Iowa Man Alfonso Johnson Dies in Texas

Alfonso Johnson, 60, a native of Iowa and a noted insurance and advertising figure, died of a heart attack in Dallas on Tuesday. Surviving relatives include his wife, two sisters Mildred Johnson and To Be Maxwell of Crawfordsville, and a brother Axel Johnson of Chillicothe Missouri. Johnson was a former vice president of Rotary International and past president of the Dallas Rotary Club, active in Chamber of Commerce work, and a Presbyterian. Born February 27, 1890 in Packwood Iowa, he moved to Missouri in 1904 and 1912 before settling in Texas in 1924. He spoke nationwide for Rotary and taught journalism at the University of Missouri where he earned honors in 1940. He had worked for the Dallas News and the Advertiser in Japan.

Dallas Tex Alfonso Johnson Lowan Maxwell Crawfordsville Lit Johnson Rotary International Dallas Club Chamber of Commerce Johnson Packwood Gustav Caroline Johnson Chillicothe Columbia Texas University of Missouri School of Journalism The Dallas News Advertiser Japan Mildred Johnson University of Missouri, Columbia Axel Johnson

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