Southern Senators Hold Out Against Curb on Filibuster
Southern senators resisted a renewed plan to curb filibuster power as debates over cloture rules continued. Senate leaders sought a conference to persuade the southern bloc to accept a two thirds vote for future rules changes, while northern Democrats and Wherry urged compromise. Rent control extension loomed as the next urgent business as Jo ny’s session began.
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Washington
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Richard B. Rus
Russell
Kenneth S. Wherry
Lucas
Wherry
Jony
Esther Squire Hurt In Auto Collision Near Corning
Esther M. Squire, superintendent of the Washington county hospital, was treated for minor injuries after a head-on crash on icy highway 24 near Corning Tuesday evening. She was released from Shenandoah hospital Monday. The other car passengers were en route to Creston for the sub state basketball tournament.
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Esther M. Squire
Washington County Hospital
Shenandoah Hospital
Highway 24
Corning
Miss Squire
Underwood Iown
Creston
Local Students Exhibit Art Through Scholastic Program
Scholastic Magazine sponsors a nation wide high school art contest with 1600 entries from Town schools and 500 chosen for display at Younkers in Des Moines. From Washington Iowa, Don Duncan Jim Dawson Priscilla Goodwin Ruth Wagenknecht Florence Whitlow Marguerita Utterback Martta Mullen Phyllis Disney Mary Jo Blick and Rudy Mullinix have works in the exhibit with Rudys earning an honorable mention.
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Scholastic Magazine
Younkers
Des Moines
Washington, Iowa
Don Duncan
Jim Dawson
Priscilla Goodwin
Ruth Wagenknecht
Florence Whitlow
Marguerita Utterback
Martta Mullen
Phyllis Disney
Mary Jo Blick
Rudy Mu
Weather outlook for Des Moines with clouds and warmer temps
Des Moines weather reports increasing cloudiness with westerly winds up to 14 mph. Today high near 29 to 21. Tonight warmer with low 15 to 20. Tomorrow warmer with highs 85 to 40 and southerly winds. Monday temperatures: high 37, low 22.
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Des Moines
Mar
Rites Held in Muscatine for Mrs Beaham 79
Mrs Anne J Beaham 79 died March 10 after brief illness at Muscatine. Last rites were held Monday forenoon in Muscatine. Beaham was a former department president of the Womans relief Corps and well known in corps work across town and the middle west. Mrs Marie Baker and Mrs Veda Latta attended the ceremony. both are past department officers.
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Marie Baker
Veda Latta
Anne J. Beaham
Muscatine
Beaham
Womans Relief Corps
Towa
Middle West
Benham
Faker
Latta
Driver Unhurt When Car Leaves Highway Near Washington
Harry C. Miller of West Chester escaped injury when his car went out of control six miles south of Washington. The vehicle overturned and was demolished after the wheels left the road on the soft shoulder as an approaching bus blinded him. Deputy Sheriff Loren G. Roberson investigated.
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Harry C. Miller
West Chester
Washington
Loren G. Robertson
Miller
Midwest Gripped By Cold Weather
A severe winter storm plowed through the central states with subzero readings in the Dakotas Nebraska and Minnesota. Snow across Indiana Illinois Missouri and Kansas and Gulf coast rain. Three people died near Harlowton Montana when their car iced over and carbon monoxide fumes killed them.
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Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
New York
Atlanta
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Georgia
Harlowton
Mont
U S Farm Women Tour Europe To Observe Postwar Life
Five of 30 touring middle west farm women depart for Belgium to photograph American soldiers graves in Lego and study agricultural conditions and Marshal Plan impact. Mrs Florence Steffy of Montezuma Iowa notes Germans salvage homes from bombed ruins and finds resilience in family life during travels through Italy Bavaria and Germany.
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Brussels
Middle West
Lego
Florence Steffy
Montezuma
Iowa
Italy
Bavaria
Germany
Marshalltown OKs $500000 School Bond and Levy
Marshalltown voters approved a $500000 bond for general improvement of grade schools by an 87 percent majority. A 1½ mill levy was also approved. The total building program totals more than $1,000,000.
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Marshalltown
Johnson Leads White in Race for County Board of Education Post
Harold L. Johnson of Washington led Vernon White of Crawfordsville narrowly in the county school board race for the southeastern district. Unofficial results show Johnson 191 to White 159 in several districts, with other towns reporting varied totals. Official figures set for March 28 canvass.
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Johnson
County Board of Education
Harold L. Johnson
Washington
Vernon White
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Ainsworth
Noble Consolidated
White
Joe Rich
Hadyn Thomas
Whnte
Coun’s
Brighton Independent School District Reelected Directors
Brighton voters reelected two directors without opposition in the district election held Monday.
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Brighton
Hendrickson Reelected as Director in Low Turnout Vote
In Cotter on Monday only 35 votes were cast. William Hendrickson was reelected for a three year term as a school director. Voters approved transferring $1,898.71 from the school fund to the general fund by a 78 to 2 margin. The question asked was Shall $1,898.71 of the school fund be transferred to the general fund.
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Riverside
George Havel
County School Board
Ivan Schradel
Thomas Bowstead
M. M. Gowey
Loren McNeese
L. R. Zelinsk
Mr. Zelinski
Wayland School Election Yields Board Seats
Wayland voters cast 259 ballots in a regular school election. Dale Bain won 148 votes and Milton Roth 172 to join the board, while incumbents Melvin Haberman and Everette Hileman were defeated with 99 and 7 votes respectively. Jim Boshart named secretary with 191 votes and Lawrence Henss elected treasurer.
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Wayland
Dale Bain
Milton Roth
Melvin Haberman
Everette Hileman
Jim Boshart
Lawerence Henss
Treasur
West Chester school election names board members
About three votes were cast in West Chester's Monday school election. Robert Stephens won a seat on the school board replacing Walter Duvall who did not seek reelection. Sam Kows er was reelected to succeed himself. David Bauer received a few write in votes.
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West Chester
Vorly
Robert Stephens
Walter Duvall
Sam Kowser
David Bauer
Miller Infant Dies Near Kalona
Norman Dale Miller 15 month old son of Mr and Mrs Ora W Miller of rural route 2 Riverside died at University Hospital Iowa City from pneumonia. Funeral services set for 10 a m Thursday at Fairview Mennonite church north of Kalona with Rev Elmer G Swartzen druber in charge. He was born Navy 1947 at Kalona and survived by his parents and grandparents William E Miller and Andy Beachy families of Kalona.
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Kalona
Norman Dale Miller
Ora W. Miller
Riverside
University Hospital
Iowa City
Fairview Mennonite Church
Elmer G. Swartzendruber
William E. Miller
Andy Beachy
Funeral services for Chris Brinning held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services were conducted at two o'clock Monday afternoon at the Jones funeral home with Rev. Milo Phillips presiding. Pallbearers included Homer Mayer, Carl Daering, George Augustine, Walter Wilson, Keith McClelland and Harry Hamilton. Burial followed in Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Chris Brinning
Jones Funeral Home
Milo Phillips
Homer Mayer
Carl Daering
George Augustine
Walter Wilson
Keith McClelland
Harry Hamilton
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Select Jurors in Wellman Man's Trial
The trial of the State of Iowa against Oral C. Olin of Wellman proceeded in district court with jurors selected Monday afternoon and defense and prosecution witnesses heard. Judge J. G. Patterson presided at the March term as a list of jurors including Fetia Rukgab er Omer Crawford Mary Marie Robert R. Megelsen Dale Kos Martha Skubal Rhua Morrison Richard Knupp Allan Younkin LeRoy Krotz John Rittenhouse and J R Chad y were named. The charges stem from an altercation between Olin and the Wellman marshal weeks earlier.
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State of
Iowa
Oral C. Olin
Wellman
J. G. Patterson
Fetia Rukgaber
Omer Crawford
Mary Marie
Robert R. Megehelsen
Dale Kos
Martha Skubal Rhua Morrison
Richard Knupp
Allan Younkin
LeRoy Krotz
John Rittenhouse
J. R. Chody
Fire Devastates Army Base Pier
A general alarm fire at Oakland's pier four on the army base burned from 2:02 a.m. for three hours. Flames rose 500 feet, seen from San Francisco Bay, causing about 1 million dollars in damage and minor casualties. Dozens of engines and boats fought an oil-slicked blaze as witnesses watched barrels explode skyward.
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Oakland
Cal
Oakland Army Base
San Francisco Bay
Army
Fire Department
Iowa House Boosts School Aid to 12 Million Yearly
The Iowa House approved a bill raising direct state aid to schools to 12 million dollars per year with half for property tax relief and moved toward a total of 22.5 million in overall school aid. The measure includes 22 public junior colleges in the aid package, with an estimated 110000 dollars yearly per college, and now goes to the Senate.
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Des Moines
Mar
Iowa House
House
Senate
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Schwengel
House Schools Committee
Kingsley Clarke
Adel
Iowa
Clarke
Beardsley
Labor Committee
A. A. Couch
Iowa Federation of Labor
AFL
John L. Lewis
Brayton to Speak at Washington Chamber Dinner
Arthur H. Brayton, noted lecturer and humorist, will address the Washington Chamber of Commerce at the March dinner meeting. Brayton heads the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce convention bureau and will outline the 1949 program, with reservations due by March 16.
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Arthur H. Brayton
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Business Mews Group
Brayton
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Clinton
Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Dry Goods Journal
Des Moines
Marshall Field
Chicago
YMCA
North Marion Avenue
Otto Gingerich of Wellman Dies
Otto J. Gingerich, 69, died at his nephew’s home north of Wellman after a year of ill health. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite church with Rev. John Y. Swartzendruber, burial in the church cemetery. He was born October 10, 1879 in Washington Township, Johnson County, a son of Joseph and Veronica Gingerich. He worked as a mechanic in Ohio and at Maplecrest Inc. in Wellman before living with his nephew. He was the last of seven children. survivors include nieces and nephews and distant relatives.
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Kalona
Otto J. Gingerich
John W. Gingerich
Wellman
Lower Deer Creek
Mr. Gingerich
Washington Township
Johnson County
Joseph
Veronica Goldsmith Gingerich
Ohio
Maplecrest Incorporated
Junior Chamber Members Attend Fairfield Meeting
Twenty one members of the newly formed Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce visited Fairfield Monday evening for a meeting with the local Fairfield chapter. The Washington group traveled to learn about the aims and purposes of the Junior Chamber organization. Plans for the next regular Fairfield meeting will be announced soon by President Dale Booth.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield
Washington
Dale Booth
Dr. Kooker to Speak to Stewart P T A
Dr. Earl W. Kooker of Iowa City will address the Stewart school P T A tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the school. His talk for the mental hygiene department of the university, and assistant to Dr. Ojemant, will cover how children learn to get along together.
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Earl W. Kooker
Iowa City
Stewart School
P.T.A
Kooker
Department of Mental Hygiene
University
Ojemant
Four Children Die in Flames in Minnesota House
Four Sloan children aged 6 5 2 and 11 months died in a fire that engulfed their single story home in Middle River Minnesota early March 16 The mother Mrs Perry Sloan and another child were severely burned Harold 10 helped summon aid The hospital said Samuel died at noon Sigrid and Riley died soon after Karen perished in the flames before removal
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Middle River
Minn
Perry Sloan
Riley
Samuel
Karen
Sigrid Kathleen
Sloan
Kathleen
Rotary club meeting showcases spark plug production film
At Washington Rotary Club noon meeting, a motion picture displayed the process of making spark plugs for motor vehicles and airplanes. The film outlined factory tests ensuring reliability and was organized by Bill Sitler who secured the films.
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Washington Rotary Club
Bill Sitler
Vaccination Order Expands as Smallpox Outbreak Spreads
In a southern city an immediate mass vaccination was ordered for all un immunized residents to curb a smallpox outbreak. Each voting precinct set up its own unit forcing residents to report quickly. A Black mammy faced denial at the wrong precinct and protested that whites receive vaccinations in arms and legs while she must go to her precinct.
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Mammy
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Esther Squire
Midwest
United Press
U.S
Belgium
International Red Cross
Victor Remspelberg
Helen Kehoe
Columbus Junction
Lewis Foss
Ed Fullerton
H. W. Eliason
Jesse Cassabaum
Tor
Brinning Funeral
Mr. Ulin
Army Base
Mlystery
Bill
William SS. Beardsley
State Highway Commission
Tenance
Fred E. Miller
U.M.W
Mississippi River
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Truman
International
Otto Gingerich
Jr. Chamber
Dr. Kooker
Stewart P. T. A
Duane White
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