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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
6
Max Birka of Phoenix visits grandparents in the area for several weeks on business. Various residents visit hospitals, attend events, or travel to Des Moines and Chicago for shopping, work, or family occasions.
Vocal soloists selected to represent Washington High School at the preliminary state music contest in Wellman include Max Darnell Douglas Dowell Merle Booth Jane Steele Marjorie Walker and June Garrett.
Top on hogs $15.75. Weather forecast notes gradual clearing tonight with tomorrow fair skies and a slight rise in temperatures.
Des Moines reports the state health department cautions about risks from television sets. Skin injuries from broken picture tubes and fatal shocks from charged condensers are possible. Officials note automatic cutoffs and leakage resistors reduce danger, and advise reading manuals and using qualified service personnel.
An extensive sea air search is underway for the U S S Elder with 33 officers and men aboard on a voyage from Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok. Navy officials say the diesel electric ship may have engine trouble and lost radio contact but is not believed to be in immediate danger. Searches are coordinated from Johnston and Eniwetok with ships and aircraft from Hawaii and Guam. The vessel was last sighted 700 miles east of its destination, with no apparent trouble at that time.
Iowa housewives and businesswomen show rising enthusiasm for government service as 15 women have requested nomination papers or are considered serious candidates in the state legislature races. Republicans lead with seven hopefuls, with more to possibly enter from both parties.
The article reports Democrats fielding five women for the Iowa House and one for a state post amid growing female participation in politics. It notes candidates like Jessie Parker for state superintendent, Edna Lawrence for state auditor, and Celia Sawyer for secretary of state, highlighting historic firsts and past female officeholders.
The highly restrictive anti espionage measure, endorsed 368 to 2 by the House, heads to the Senate. It would tighten safeguards on U S secrets, extend limitations for government theft cases, hold former officials liable for up to 10 years, and raise penalties for conspiring to reveal national secrets.
The draft suggests creating a category for individuals trained in foreign espionage or political schools to register as foreign agents. It also proposes making failure to register a continuing offense to extend the statute of limitations.
Funeral services were held in Bloomfield for Bert Nelson of Muscatine who died Monday. He is survived by two brothers Ed and Joe, both of Washington, and several nieces and nephews.
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