Youth Center Planned On Lake Darling
A privately financed Youth Center is proposed on the North Shore of the 450 acre Lake Darling. West of Brighton Iowa a non profit board will guide development and operation with facilities for youth groups including Boy and Girl Scouts and 4 H. Communities will raise their share after state filing and fundraising campaigns will be organized by local organizations.
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Lake Darling
Brighton
Iowa
Hake
Truman to Launch May Pre-Election Train Drive
President Truman plans a May nationwide train tour as part of a Democratic pre election drive. The trip begins with a May 11 dedication at Grand Coulee dam near Spokane and ends with a May 15 speech at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Democratic Party
Chicago
White House
Grand Coulee Dam
Spokane
Wash
Soldier Field
Grand Coulee
California
Northwest
West Coast
Motor Club Manager R. E. Rhoades Dies in Davenport
R. E. Rhoades aged 50 longtime executive vice president and general manager of the Motor Club of Iowa died at his Davenport home Tuesday morning from a heart attack. He led the club since 1922 guiding nationwide road service and legal aid for members and helping shape Iowa safety laws and driver training initiatives.
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Davenport
R. E. Rhoades
The
Motor Club of Iowa
Rhoades
Motor Club of
Iowa
Mississippi Motor Club
Gas fumes cause blast at Brighton church banquet
After a mother-daughter banquet at Brighton Methodist Church Monday, guest Mrs. Don Statler smelled gas and checked the stove. She lit a match to test fumes, triggering an explosion as the broiler burner had been left on. Her eyebrows, lashes, hair singed and face burned. Right arm and thumb blistered.
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Brighton Methodist Church
Don Statler
Statler
Community program closes with song and prayers
Mrs Showalter led a group singing session with Mrs H C Stouse at the piano. Georgia Wise delivered The Lord's Prayer to close the program. Edgar Wise served as master of ceremonies.
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Edgar Wise
Policeman Testifies At Bednasek Murder Trial
Iowa City police officer Virgil F. Johnston testified that Robert Bednasek 24 said theyll probably call this the tuxedo murder case after the strangulation slaying of Margaret Gee Gee Jackson 20 Bednasek a University of Iowa psychology senior contends the death was an accident He balked at a blood test fearing a truth serum physician Dr Isom Rankin said Miss Jacksons life might have been saved with prompt action
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Iowa City
Robert Bednasek
Bednasek
Husky University of Iowa
Seior
Pretty Margaret
Gee Gee) Jackson
Virgil F. Johnston
Johnston
Isom A. Rankin
Miss Jackson
United Press
Cruise Elected Head Of School Board Here
Dr. M. J. Cruise was elected president of the Washington Independent district school board at an organizational meeting Monday evening after swearing in John Lev as a new member. The board approved plans to speed up preliminary work on additions to Lincoln and Stewart schools, approved at a recent election.
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M. J. Cruise
Washington Independent District School Board
John Lev
Lincoln and Stewart School
Iowa farmers plan 13 percent cut in 1950 corn acreage
Iowa farmers expect to plant 8,854,000 acres to corn in 1950, down 13 percent from 1949 as the Iowa crop and live stock reporting service reports most growers anticipate reduced allotments under the corn acreage control program. Soybean and oat plantings rise while hay and other crops shift accordingly.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Towa
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Improvements And Statistics for County Hospital
Washington county hospital reports new equipment including a Luminaire operating room light and a resuscitator funded by the Tri-T society. Twin premature girls Donny Lynn and Carol Ann Swift were saved at birth. Census shows 55 to 57 patients daily with 14 graduate nurses and staff aiding in care and upkeep.
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Washington County Hospital
Esther Squire
Arew
Miss Squire
Tri- T Society
Solon Dies After Testifying on Truman Reorg
Rep Ralph Church of Iowa collapsed and died minutes after giving testimony to the House executive expenditures committee against a Truman government reorganization plan. The event occurred in Washington. The lawmaker was a Republican member of the House.
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Warbhington
Ralph
Church
House Executive Expenditures Committee
President Truman
Brown Urges YMCA Groups To Reserve Meeting Rooms
Artemas Brown, general secretary of the YMCA, urged all groups to reserve meeting rooms well in advance. He warned that several groups had scheduled meetings or sports activities in the Y only to find rooms already in use.
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Brown
Artemas Brown
YMCA
The
Revival crowds fill Tabernacle as series continues
Rev. W. J. Stevens reports strong attendance at revival services at the Christian Tabernacle. On Tuesday evening at 7:30 o clock Rev. John Spencer will speak on The Voice in the Wilderness.
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W. J. Stevens
The
Christian Tabernacle
John Spencer
Weather outlook for Des Moines Iowa light snow ends tonight
Des Moines area forecast calls for light snow tapering from west to east this afternoon into tonight. Daytime high 35 to 40, overnight low 22 to 27 northwest and 27 to 32 southeast. Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer with highs 45 to 50 west and 40 to 45 east. Winds northwest 10 to 15 mph west, shifting east this afternoon, then west-northwest 15 mph Wednesday. Yesterday's high 38, low 28.
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Iowa
Ojemann to Speak at Lincoln-Stewart PTA Meeting
Dr. Ralph H. Ojemann director of the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station will address a joint Lincoln and Stewart school PTA meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Stewart school The needs of Children in the Years Ahead will be his subject Non PTA members are welcome to attend He is also director and associate editor of the National PTA magazine and leads the children in elementary school division of the parent education study course distributed statewide.
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Ralph H. Ojemann
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Lincoln and
Stewart School
PTA
Ojemann
Workshop by United Presbyterian Board March 23
A five member team from the Board of Christian Education of the United Presbyterian church will lead a workshop at Washington United Presbyterian church Thursday March 23 starting at 1030 AM. Keokuk Presbytery workers will attend and an early afternoon meeting will vote on union with the Reformed church.
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Board of Christian Education
United Presbyterian Church
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Churches of Keokuk Presbytery
R W. Gibson
S. W. Shane
Lee Walker
Hazel Anderson
Bessie Burrows
Keokuk
Walker
Blue Lodge Masons Meet Thursday for First Degree
Blue Lodge Masons will convene at the temple Thursday evening where the first degree will be conferred on three candidates.
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Blue Lodge Masons
Temple
Washington Welcomes Spring With Cautious Weather Hopes
Residents hope spring is near as a few seeds and tools sell slowly. Merchants fear lingering cold may delay garden purchases and outdoor plans. County officials report no marriage licenses in 11 days while tire chains stay ready for shifting weather. Washingtonians stay cautious, knowing better after years of fickle springs.
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Washington
McCarthy Reveals Name Of Russia Top Espionage Agent
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said he has named Russia's top espionage agent to Senate investigators, though he refused to identify the individual. He offered to present details in a closed subcommittee hearing and has already provided 117 alleged communist sympathizers. He warned the panel could be shaken if federal records are examined and challenged Chairman Millard E. Tydings to act. The State Department favors secrecy. Attorney General McGrath and Justice Clark oppose disclosing files as a potential precedent.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Russia
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Subcommittee
Millard E. Tydings
FBI
Civil Service Commission
Tydings
John E. Peurifoy
Truman
Key West
Fla
Howard McGrath
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
City Council Takes Action on Four Items
Washington city council under mayor pro tem Howard Freshwaters approved a cigarette license for the Steak House new proprietor. It named M. Clinton Hensell of Bloomfield to audit city books with C.P.A. Hen Sell to begin after April 1. Ordinance 341 expands fire department response beyond city lines if hydrant is within a thousand feet and allows county home calls, with fees matching resident rates. Ordinance 342 repeals prior salary ordinances for certain officials.
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Howard Freshwaters
Washington
M. Clinton Hensell
Bloomfield
C.P.A. Hensell
Washington County
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Winfield
Cruise
Department of State
Solon
Tabernacle
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