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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
2
Four high school players highlighted by Town Daily Press for all state basketball honors Hettrick and Long named to first team while Hammersley and Swartzendruber earn second team selections.
Harold Kratzer has secured a Lincoln Nebraska apartment for his family after weeks there. He returned to Washington early this week and moved his family into the new home. Mrs Silas Ross who went to Iowa City hospital Wednesday is back home after doctors deferred an eye operation for six months. Mr and Mrs Stanley Richards came back from five months in Phoenix Arizona and noted 82 degree weather. February 22 they attended the Iowa picnic in Phoenix with about 150 attendees. Doris Robison training as a laboratory technician in Moline Illinois hospital is visiting family in Brighton. Mr and Mrs Robert Day visited Mrs Day's brother Harold Shrauger who had knee surgery at University hospital earlier this month and is expected to go home Saturday.
Grant W. Oakes of the CIO Farm Equipment Workers urged delegates at Cedar Rapids to reject a merger with the CIO United Auto Workers. About 400 delegates were expected as Oakes backed resisting a merger order and pushing 20 percent wage hikes. He faced John Watkins in a bid for re election, predicting a two to one victory.
A study shows Haywood County North Carolina contains 92 mountain peaks exceeding 5,000 feet, highlighting the region’s rugged topography and alpine scenery. The list underscores Haywood’s concentration of high elevations within the state.
Twenty two schools are represented on the IDPA all-state teams with 19 seniors and five juniors. Ottumwa leads with two selections. Forest City’s Herb Thompson and Gene Hattrick of Iowa City also headline the squads along with other top players from Mason City, Des Moines area, and across the state.
A smut ball is estimated to harbor five to six million spores or seeds. The finding highlights the sheer scale of fungal propagation within a single fruiting body.
Watersnakes kill millions of fish annually across rivers and lakes, significantly impacting local aquatic ecosystems and fish populations. The predation pressures vary by habitat and weather, influencing which species are most affected.
The Hoover Commission urges a general revision of federal state and local tax systems with a focus on reducing overlapping taxes. It faults uncoordinated federal grant programs that shift policy making to Washington and heighten national taxes while praising grants for services states could not fund. The report also covers overseas administration and calls for a national science foundation.
Three out of town killers believed stranded after their fretaway car overheated are hunted for the slayings of Wolf Rimann a prominent country club manager businessman socialite and former golf pro gunned down at an east side intersection as he tried to reach his car
A gun attack outside a bar fixture maker left the popular club manager dead. Two men with shotguns exited a black 1946 Ford, one stayed, the other shot the victim repeatedly as bystanders screamed. Detectives found the getaway car abandoned downtown with a leaking radiator.
Round Grove reports Arnet Mathers and wife returning home Friday after a ten week South vacation. Also in town Mrs Nelly Coon of Haskins and Terry Mathers resume routines after winter trips and school work in Ames.
The YMCA announces its annual ping pong tournament in the Y gym Thursday evening April 7 with junior and senior divisions for boys girls men and women if interest grows. Entry fees range from 25 to 75 cents with double elimination format and prizes for first second and consolation winners. Arrangements are by Bill Shannon Bill Hatcher and Bob Brewer.
Mrs. Melly Coon celebrated a birthday with family at the Coon home in Haskins. Weekend guests included the Zachs Skubal and Nicholson families visiting from Davenport Washington Arlington and Clearfield. A 1100 pound beef animal was cut and wrapped, with plans for frozen supply through summer and fall. Muddy Cane Road postponed a rock buying meeting at the school.
Flood waters from a Mississippi river break threaten 1,000 to 1,500 residents of a Bayou fishing settlement west of Port Allen Louisiana. Red Cross shelters relocate refugees to Baton Rouge as 1,000 volunteers and National Guardsmen race to seal the 700 foot hole.
Mr and Mrs Milo Orris Mr and Mrs Cleo Orris and Mr and Mrs Edgar Whetstine called at the Ralph Boyd home Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Floyd Enke visited Monday at the Merle Cotton home in the community.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department warned dairy farmers not to spray cows or barns with DDT to control insects. Officials say even small DDT amounts in milk could harm humans, especially infants, and milk with DDT crossing state lines could be seized. The FDA notes intra state shipments are not controlled.
Admission notes list Mrs. Nancy Strickland of Rubio admitted for medical reasons. Discharges show Mrs. Jack Howard of Crawfordsville released today.
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