Riverside businessman B H Heitzman serves Riverside duties
For many years B H Heitzman has been a key Riverside resident and public servant. He is the sole remaining active member of the People's Trust and Savings bank board in Riverside while former directors are inactive. Heitzman, born north of Riverside, helped build the hardware store structure in 1900 and ran the business for 46 years with two outages. He served on the town council, led the Better Riverside club, and recalls the city sewer debates. Now he is the water commissioner visiting residents quarterly to read meters.
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Riverside
B. H. Heitzman
Heitzman
People’s Trust and Savings Bank
Busines
Ontine School
Old
Riverside Leader
Better Riverside Club
Sunrise Service speaker announced for Fourth annual YMCA event
Dwight Krumboltz of Cedar Rapids named as the fourth annual Washington's Men's club sunrise service speaker at the YMCA. He will deliver Our Belief for Easter 1953 at 7:00 am on Easter morning. Krumboltz is a Cedar Rapids attorney and Presbyterian, known for clear Bible teaching. Special music includes John Yousling on organ and local high school vocalists. Everyone is invited to attend the community worship next Sunday.
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Dwight Krumboltz
Cedar Rapids
Washington's Men's Club
YMCA
Krumholtz
Presbyterian Church
Town Bar Association
Fairfield
Holtz
Washington
American Legion
Hanford
Y's
John Yousling
Robert Ferrell
Nothing New About April Fool
A Washington dispatch notes there is nothing new about April Fools Day with references dating back to the 1600s. It cites Thomas Fuller and Poor Robin's almanac noting early mentions while acknowledging origins remain unclear. The piece observes prank traditions worldwide and mentions Hindu practices on March 31 as part of the broader history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Fuller
Loor
Library of Congress
Five Die in Iowa Coal Mine Blast and Aftermath
In Lovilla Iowa two foreman Harold Barnes and miner Ben Nichols died in a Monday blast. Investigators Tom Little Gerald Lane and James Love perished after examining causes and “damps” slowed rescuers. Tom Wignal O B Overturf fell ill. Lane’s body near the entrance.
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Lovilla
Iowa
Here
Ray Cooley
Harold Barnes
Ben ‘Nichols
Cooley
Tom Little
Pershing
Gerald Lane
Bussey
James Love
Louilla
Tom Wignal
O. B. Overturf
Lane
Little
Mrs. Charles Dryden Rites Planned in Ainsworth
Mrs. Charles B. Dryden 69 of Ainsworth died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at Jones funeral home with Rev. Carl Steefel. Burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Survivors include husband Jessie Wood daughter grandson and stepson with a former marriage child deceased.
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Charles B. Dryden
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Carl Steefel
Ainsworth Cemetery
Nora Marr
Jesse and
Etta Wood Marr
Washington
Copenhagen
N.Y
Jane Marr Fleischman
McCarthy seeks talks on Greek shipping deal
Sen Joseph McCarthy asked Secretary Dulles for an informal conference to map a second pact with Greek shipowners to pull 150 vessels from trade with Red China and other Communist Far East ports. Stassen charged the prior agreement undermined U S shipping limits while Nixon moves to smooth adminstration tensions.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
John Foster Dulles
Wisconsin Republican
McCarthy
Harold E. Stassen
Dulles
London
Red China
North Korea
Far East
Stassen
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Senate
Queen Mary Buried In Family Ceremony
Queen Mary is buried in a private family ceremony at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle attended by royalty and diplomats. The 85 year old queen lay in state at Westminster Hall until dawn today with about 120000 visitors in person and millions more on television.
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Windsor
England
Mary
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
Europe
George VI
Diplomatic Corp
London
Westminster Hall
Bohlen Sworn In As Moscow Envoy
Charles J. Bohlen was sworn in as the United States ambassador to Moscow succeeding George F. Kennan. The 48 year old diplomat will depart New York for Paris and Germany and arrive in Moscow by April 1. Kennan, barred from Moscow last October, faces reassignment or retirement within three months.
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Washington
Charles J. Bohlen
George F. Kennan
U. S
Moscow
State Department
Senate
New York
Paris
Germany
Kennan Barrett
Kennan
Bohlen
John Foster Dulles
Free World
Russia
Funeral services for Gottlieb Kreb held in Riverside
Funeral services for Gottlieb Kreb were held Sunday afternoon at the Sorden funeral home in Riverside. Pallbearers included Fred Krank Richard Reha Harold Blecha Clement Shradel Paul Knebel and James Fisher.
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Gottlieb Kreb
Sorden
Riverside
Fred Krank
Richard Reha
Harold Blecha
Clement Shradel
Paul Knebel
James Fisher
Fighting Drops To Week's Lowest Ebb on Korean Front
Fighting eased to its lowest level in eight days along the Korean front amid armistice talks and weather. An unidentified plane dropped 11 bombs on Allied positions killing three South Koreans and one civilian while wounding three soldiers. A Chinese squad probed Vegas Hill before withdrawing as Marines repaired bunkers damaged in last week's fighting.
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Vegas Hill
Seoul
Milo Phillips to Speak at YMCA Easter Services
Holy Week services at the YMCA drew a large crowd as Dr. W J Grossheim delivered the second sermon of the week. The third service is set for Wednesday at 8 a m with Rev Milo Phillips as speaker and music by soloist Charles Luckenbill, pianist Mrs Walter Smith, and leader Ray Tweeten. services end at 8 30 p m.
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YMCA
W. J. Grossheim
Milo Phillips
Charles Luckenbill
Walter Smith
Ray Tweeten
Health Unit Nurse Arrives for Duty in Washington County
Harriet Oxley RN has arrived to serve as nurse supervisor of the Washington county Health Unit and Regional Health Service No 6 under the state department of health. Based in Washington, she will oversee regional duties across 15 southeastern Iowa counties. Ms Oxley is a Minnesota nurse graduate and previously supervised Regional Health Service No 3 at Spencer.
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Harriet Oxley
R. N
Washington
Washington County
Regional Health Service No. 6
State Department of Health
Iowa
Miss Oxley
Washington Post
Minnesota School of Nursing
Regional Health Service No
Spencer
McKinley First President to Ride in Auto
William McKinley became the first U S president to ride in an automobile as he lay dying from an assassin's bullet. The moment marked a historic shift in travel for command figures amid his assassination wounds.
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William McKinley
U. S
Farm Hands Still Needed in Washington County
Mrs. Permelia R. Lay manager of the Iowa State Employment Service reports 24 married and 10 single farm hands needed in Washington County. With oats sowing season, farmers seek help to run crops and livestock, offering living quarters or board plus cash wages. Apply at the Benteco office or in Crawfordsville with Claire Holmes of the Sinclair station as the local representative.
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Washington County
Permelia R. Lay
Iowa State Employment Service
Crawfordsville
Claire Holmes
Sinclair Station
Holmes
Adrian Divorce Granted After Counter Claim
Helen Martin Adrain receives a divorce decree from Raymond P. Adrian in district court here. He originally filed the petition, which was dismissed, and the decree orders him to pay 50 dollars monthly child support until the minor reaches 21.
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Helen Martin Adrain
Raymond P. Adrian
Adrian
Berlin Meeting May Influence Red Peace Offer
A Berlin meeting today could shape a Communist peace offer amid a broader peace offensive. The article notes Germany as pivotal, discusses repatriation shifts by China and evolving Sino Soviet talks, and flags potential fatigue with the Korean War while German industrial revival grows near fruition.
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Berlin
Red
Phil Newsom
Chou
Georgi Malenkov
Russia
China
Three County Youths Enlist in Air Force
Three Washington county youths enlist in the United States Air Force. James D. Whetstine of Wellman Eldon OD. Ivan Whetstine of Wellman and Edwin E. Dettwiler of Washington are sent to Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas for basic training.
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Washington County
United States Air Force
John V. Houser
James D. Whetstine
Hal Whetstine
Eldon OD. Whetstine
Ivan Whetstine
Wellman
Edwin E. Dettwiler
Harry F. Dettwiler
West
Madison Street
Washington
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Britain Pledges Aid to Yugoslavia
Tito says Churchill personally pledged Britain will fight and die with Yugoslavia if attacked. Churchill made the guarantee during a toast in London as Tito visited and spoke to a large crowd on his return by train.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Britain
Tito
Winston Churchill
Churchill
London
Burlington Man Dies After Head-On Crash
A head-on collision four miles south of Burlington killed Elmer A. Andre 31 of Burlington and Clarence J. Bush 37 of Kankakee. Keith Wiles 23 of Manhattan Ran. died later in Burlington Hospital. County Coroner R. O. Giles to hold an inquest. Wiles was a passenger in Bushs car.
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Burlington
Here
Keith Wiles
Manhattan
Burlington Hospital
Elmer A. Andre
Clarence J. Bush
Kankakee
R. O. Giles
Andre
Wiles
Bush
Major Advance Toward First Atomic Submarine
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that a major hurdle toward the first atomic powered submarine has been cleared. The nuclear reactor prototype for the USS Nautilus has begun its first phase of operation at Idaho’s reactor testing station.
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Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Idaho
General Clark Opens Path to Korean War Armistice Talks
Gen. Mage W. Clark agreed to resume truce talks once sick and wounded prisoners are exchanged on a voluntary basis. He noted the basis for talks rests on prisoner exchange, with Chou En Lai's statement viewed as possible good faith. Dispatches report a lull in front-line fighting tied to weather and thaw conditions.
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Germany
Chou Eng Lai
Reds
Tokyo
Mage W. Clark
Chou Ea- Lai
Peiping
Clark
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Korea
United Nations
Chow
Chou Mi Chou
Seoul
Chou
Iowa oleo bill moves to conference committee
Speaker W S Lynes named two House oleo backers and two dairy supporters to a new conference committee to seek a compromise on the yellow oleo bill. Lt. Gov Leo Bithon was to name two oleo men and two dairy backers from the Senate later today. The four House members are Reps Clark McNeal Fred Schwengel L W Abel and L Dee Mallonee, all listed as supporters of dairy or elevens.
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Des Moines
W. S. Lynes
Leo Bithon
Senate
House
Clark McNeal
Belmond
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Elevers
Mrs Spencer Reedenté St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rag
An item notes Mrs Spencer Reedenté at St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rag on a Saturday afternoon in March, with unclear date due to OCR. The fragment mentions a hospital visit or event surrounding Reedenté.
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Spencer Reedenté
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Ragids
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