U S Naval Forces Evacuate Shanghai Amid Civil War Threat
American naval units withdrew from Shanghai to avoid engagement with Red Armies and to safeguard 1800 remaining U S citizens. Badger’s forces left for Tsingtao with only three destroyers and a few landing craft in the vicinity as Nationalists massed around the city and warned Americans to evacuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Shanghai
U. S. Navy
Tsingtao
Oscar C. Badger
U. S
Western Pacific
Woosung
Yangtze Estuary
Badger
South China
Canton
Central
Robbery at Prudential Life Office in Chicago
Three masked bandits raided a Prudential Life Insurance Co. office in Chicago, held 58 people captive for an hour, and collected 7000 dollars from agents as they arrived to make deposits. One robber waited on the second floor while 49 events were robbed. A girl was born to Donald M. Beemblossom and wife at Mt. Pleasant hospital weighing eight and a half pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prudential Life Insurance Co
John Beemblossom
Donald M. Beemblossom
Mt. Pleasant
Beemblossom
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Knights of Pythias Meeting Honors Grand Lodge Leader
Charles Murdock presided as Knights of Pythias held a Monday meeting. Initiates Willard Edmondson Dewey Weeks and Clifford Brown advanced in the page rank. Grand Lodge Grand Chancellor Patton of Chariton attended and received a grand honor. Other visitors included Earl Clark of Chariton and Boyd Mael. Music by Patton on a Solovox accompanied the degree. Second rank work set for next Monday at eight. Refreshments served by Hubert Loh rer Daryl Burham and Dale Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murdock
Knights of Pythias
Page
Willard Edmondson
Dewey Weeks
Clifford Brown
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Patri Patton
Chariton
Earl BE. Clark
West Chester Lodge
Boyd
Patton
Hubert Lohrer
Daryl Burham
Dale Kerr
Memorial Day plans discussed at city hall meeting
Charles Hotle chaired a gathering of patriotic groups to map the May 30 memorial program. Committees will be named May 9 at seven o'clock, and events will include the Crooked Creek bridge navy program, school and cemetery services, and a new flag raising at the post office with Marine Corps league participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hotle
Hotle
Navy
Crooked Creek Bridge
Marine Corps League
St Louis Lawyer Joins Rutledge Defense in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the St Louis attorney Leo Laughren arrived to assist in the defense of Dr Robert C Rutledge who is on trial for the slaying of his wifes admirer. The prosecution hints at a possible death penalty if convicted. The defense rejected two jurors and questioned others on circumstantial evidence while Rutledge sat with Cedar Rapids attorneys and his wife Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
R. C. Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge
Leo Laughren
Rutledge
Leona Simon
Elmer Burger
Willim Crissman
Easter Egg Hunt Pictures Shown By Jr Chamber Members
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Washington held a meeting at the YMCA Community room to view photos from the First Annual Easter egg hunt. Gilbert Mills Ken Peters and Wayne Marston took the pictures which Mills presented after dinner and the group discussed plans for a state convention delegation. A safety themed program is planned for the next meeting with Highway Patrol officials scheduled to discuss a parking and safety regulations survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Gilbert Mills
Ken Peters
Wayne Marston
Mr. Mills
Dale Boath
State
Cedar Rapids
Safety
Highway Patrol
Western powers seek Berlin blockade end by Monday
London reports western powers urge Russia to lift the Berlin blockade by Monday in exchange for a foreign ministers council on May 28. Moscow favors timing in early June for the council and mid June for talks. Agreement centers on simultaneous lifting and resuming council discussions, with timing disputes between May dates and June timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Berlin
Foreign Ministers Council
Council
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
U. N
New York
Jacob Malik
United Nations
Baptist Men’s Group Screens Three Films at Meeting
Merritt McDaniel presented three movies titled Certain Noble Man Goodbye Mr Chips and Bell Telephone Hour at the First Baptist Church Men's Fellowship Monday evening. Werner Lowry chaired the program and Woodrow Crone presided over the business session. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt McDaniel
Chips
Bell Telephone Hour
First Baptist Church
Werner Lowry
Sport Show Opens At Armory In Chicaqua Tonight
The Izaak Walton League Sport Show opens at the armory with a full schedule including a style show and music by Mrs. Louise Pratt Miller. The conservation commission exhibit travels to Washington schools and an 800 guest seating plan is in place for the two day event. Doors open at seven, gravel laid to ease rain problems, tickets brisk but seats available at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaqua Chapter
Izaak Walton
Armory
Louise Pratt Miller
Conservation Commission
Arturo
Weather summary for Des Moines and state region
Fair humid heat this afternoon with southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. High 85 to 90. Tonight clouds break for showers and thunderstorms in the west and north halves. Tomorrow mostly cloudy cooler with showers spreading to the southeast. High 71 to 80. Monday highs around 81 and lows near 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Scouts Attend Green Bar Training Conference
Washington scouts from Methodist and Christian churches joined the Green Bar Training conference. Eight patrols represented Johnson Iowa and Washington county with Hugh Walker and Harold Hazelett earning the outstanding patrol award. other attendees included Edward Jarrard Robert Stewart Jr Rys Miller and Bill Crayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Christian
Washington
Green Bar
Johnson
Iowa
Washington County
Hugh Walker
Harold Hazelett
Seo Naster
Edward Jarrard
Robert Stewart
Rys Miller
Edmanna Morrison WI
David Ballou
Charles Kallous
Kenneth ‘Drojovsky
Dennis Simpson
Hugh Dean Walker
Two County Boys Honored by WMT Dairy Banquet
A WMT sponsored statewide dairy heifer contest honored Ronald Petrack Linn County with a purebred Jersey heifer prize. Harry Duensing Washington won $50, eligible for a $50 match within a year. Dick Kennedy finished seventh collecting $5. Chuck Wooster presided as Beott Ellis and Dallas McGinnis spoke at the noon banquet in Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Duensing
Harry
Charles Kennedy
Richard
John
Frank Lee
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
WMT
Iowa
Ronald Petrack
Linn County
Harry Duensing
Washington
Dick Kennedy
Chuck Wooster
Beott Ellis
Iowa Dairy Association
Dallas McGinnis
State Dairy Association
Local groups urge council to cover abandoned wells
Washington residents from six women’s organizations, the Chamber of Commerce, and the County Health Unit pressed the city council to seal abandoned wells and cisterns. They warned summer play raises danger and urged reports to city clerk John Lowash. shells from American Pearl Button Co would be donated for filling. Mayor Salladay backed speeding enforcement and other hazards work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
California
Washngton
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
John K. Lowash
T. B Brown
American Pearl Button Company
General Fortnightly Club
Child Study Department
the Legion Auxiliary
Vfew Auxiliary
Farm Bureau Health Group
Parent-Teachers Association
John Lee
al Bennett
County Health Unit
Ralph Kleese
Dale Booth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Visitor from Long Beach Calls at Journal Office
E W Stewart of Long Beach California and his wife visiting her sister Mrs A P Jeffrey of Ainsworth called at the Journal office Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E W. Stewart
Long Beach
Calif
A. P. Jeffrey
Ainsworth
Journal Office
Hi Y Members to Host Mothers at Annual Banquet
Hi Y members invite mothers to the annual Mother Son Banquet in the YMCA community room on Thursday evening May 5. Dr William R Giessheim is named speaker and a radio play by the Forensic club is on the program. Dick Maxwell, Hi Y president, will serve as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers of Hi-Y
YMCA
William R. Giessheim
The
fForensic Club
Dick Maxwell
Polio Cases Double From Last Year Across 34 States
The current polio tally nearly doubles the figure for the same point in 1948 with 1 17 cases reported nationwide. By mid year 34 states show higher counts than last year while Rhode Island Colorado New Hampshire and Nevada report the illness as largely absent. National Foundation spokesmen warn major metros may see increased summer cases though Los Angeles and Minneapolis have been relatively spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Colorado
New Hampshire
Nevada
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Black Partner Joins Washington Transfer Company
Orin Black buys Robert L. Reisacker stake in Washington Transfer Company. Reisacker and family moved to Davenport over the weekend while future plans remain unknown. Federlein announces the change. the pair teamed up last October to run general transportation services as new partners Jake and Blackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Orin Black
Robert L. Reisacker
Washington Transfer Company
W. D. Federlein
Mr. Reisacker
Davenport
Federlein
Jake and
Blackie
General Transportation Service
Evidence Heard in Stutsman Case in District Court
Judge J. G. Patterson presided as the Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis sues Don and Nina Stutsman. Plaintiff's attorneys opened the case after jurors were selected. Jurors named include Hazel Weston Clarence H. Smith Mildred McFarlane Mary Marie Wilma Johnston Iris Durst J. R Chody Raymond Dautremont Leola Tobin Lucile Dupuis Aileen Gislain T. J. Gerdes. Vernon Witting was an alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Patterson
Marquette National Bank of Mineapolis
Don
Nina Stutsman
Hazel Weston
Clarence H. Smith
Mildred McFarlane
Mary Marie
Wilma Johnston
Iris Durst
J. R Chody
Raymond Dautremont
Leola Tobin
Lucile Dupuis
Aileen Gislain
T. J. Gerdes
Vernon Witting
Sheriff Snyder and Deputy Pick Up Suspect in Lewiston
Illinois Sheriff Charles Snyder and deputy Loren Robertson went to Lewiston to collect Eugene D Clark and return him to Washington to face a bad check charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Snyder
Loren Robertson
Lewiston
Ill
Eugene D Clark
Washington
Fortnightly Music Outlined for Public Library Checkouts
During National Music Week the Music Department announces a fortnightly display and a steel cabinet housing voice, instrumental and octavo music in the public library. Patrons may check out these musical items by the same borrowing procedure as books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Department
Public Library
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Washington Court
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Valentin A. Gubitchev
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Rutledtre
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Hattman
Rutledge Hattman
Hartman
Jr. Chamber
Soviet
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Baptist
Woodrow Crone
Chicaqua
Ied Entertainment
Paul R. Horak
Chicagua
the Conservation Commission
Boy Scouts
the Christian Church
Bill Crayne
David Brock, Jr
Donald Ker
Douglas Whitehead
Wilson Putman
Ernest Salladay
Salladay
Marion McAvoy
Marsh Atkinson
Dave McGaffey
Keith Vetter
Walter Lance
Lloyd Miller
Palmer Schilling
Paul Horik
Clark Bauer
Pothian
Fairfield
Instructon Era
Les Woods
Charles Crone
G. F. Montberi
Stutsman
Illinois
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