Still Hope for Agreement in Rail Dispute
Washington May 5 UP The White House said there is still a chance the railroad wage dispute will be settled without a nationwide strike planned for May 11 President Truman has not given up hope for a strikeless settlement Frank Douglass chairman of the National Mediation Board reported to John R Steelman Press secretary Charles G Ross said there is a chance a strike might be avoided and did not expect immediate White House involvement today.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Frank Douglass
National Mediation Board
Chicago
John R. Steelman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Mr. Truman
Steelman
Morrell
Ottumwa
Annual Baptist Meet Presided by Rev Wells at Church
Rev Paul Wells, pastor of the Baptist church, will preside at the annual congregational meeting in the church parlors tonight. A pot luck dinner precedes the business session and church officer elections, starting at 6 50 o’clock.
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Paul Wells
The
Baptist Church
Divorce Petition Filed in District Court
Loretta Harrison Swartz petitions the district court for a divorce from Floyd Swartz. They married November 27, 1947 and separated May 1, 1948 after living as spouses with no children. She seeks household goods, $242 plus interest, right to resume the name Loretta Harrison, and court costs.
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R. R. Noonan
Clerk of District Court
Loretta Harrison Swartz
Floyd Swartz
Loretta Harrison
Marshall Favors UN Veto Power
Secretary of State George C. Marshall opposed proposals to eliminate the United Nations big power veto in matters of aggression. He urged retention of the veto for protection and warned Congress against revising the UN charter. He testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and cautioned that breaking ties with the Soviet Union would be a tragic misfortune.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Congress
Marshall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Russia
Ten Cent Coffee War Tests Sterling in May Day Trade Conflict
Sterling Illinois residents fight back against restaurant owners who hiked coffee to 10 cents sparking a tense showdown over pricing. Shoppers organize informal protests and seek to preserve affordable morning breaks amid rising costs.
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Sterling, Ill
Washington Junior College to Graduate 23 Candidates
Washington junior college will graduate 23 candidates this year. The commencement will be held with the high school graduation exercises as in past years. Eleven of the graduates are former service men, with candidates including Jean Arnold, William R. Arnold, Mary Lou Barth, Donald Bean, Bonita Brower, Robert Chabal, Raymond Cortum, Wayne Davis, Richard Dawson, Margaret DeLashmutt, Gerald DeLong, Dean Hasty, Norma Huber, Jimmie Win, David Livingston Jr, Hal Longer, John Mangold, William McCall, Gerard Megehelsen, Frederick Reid, Robert Sodergren, Thomas Tanner, and Donald Wilson. Ex-service men among the group.
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R. W. Minnis
Washington High School
Methodist Church
Washington Junior College
M. M. Schell
Jean Arnold
Keota
William R. Arnold
Mary Lou Barth
Donald J. Bean
Ainsworth
Bonita Brower
Robert J. Chabal
Raymond Lloyd Cortum
Kalona
Wayne E. Davis
Richard G. Dawson
Margaret Mae DeLashmutt
Gerald L. DeLong
West Chester
Dean S. Hasty
Norma Huber
Jimmie Win
Easter
David P. Livingston, Jr
Hal O
John Carlton Mangold
William D. McCall
Gerard Megehelsen
Frederick E. Reid, Jr
Robert Lee Sodergren
Wayland
Thomas W. Tanner
Donald L. Wilson
Eighth Grade Class Names For Promotion At Washington Junior High
Washington junior high principal Ethel McCreedy lists candidates for promotion to high school. The eighth grade includes Donald Ayers Paul Benell Daryl Brock Jerry Cochran George Davison Fred Dawson Douglas Erwin Dean Goff Ted Green Gene Jugenheimer Shelby Weller Fred Kimmel and many others among both male and female students.
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Ethel McCreedy
Washington Junior High School
Miss McCreedy
Donald Ayers
Paul Benell
Daryl Brock
Jerry Cochran
George Davison
Fred Dawson Douglas Erwin
Dean Goff
Ted Green
Gene Jugenheimer
Shelby Weller
Fred Kimmel
Don Kuntz
Philip Leyden Bod
Lloyd Willis Longer
Marvin McClure
Harold Messenger Jr
Wayne Owens
Harold Powers
John Schmidt Kar
Simmering
Larry Thornton
Robert Truax
Roger Waggoner
Richard Wallace
Wilbur Weston
Eugene Williams
Larry Williams
Fred Wilson
John Winga Jr
Jimmy Wolf
Date Set for YMCA Annual Meeting Speaker Named
Tuesday evening May 18 is the annual YMCA meeting date. Artemas Brown secretary says Henry Grim Cincinnati general secretary and national council member will speak. The program will include reports and election of board members. Further details will be announced soon.
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The
Artemas Brown
Henry Grim General Secretay
Cincinnati
Ohio
Association
National Council
Brown
Glasses of Water Highlighted in Group Cases
Readable text notes cases organized in groups to order glasses of water and nothing more, implying a simple, constrained utility or ritual. The fragment hints at basic provisioning or a placeholder request within a larger setting.
Funeral services set for Dora Oldaker at Wellman
Funeral services will be held Friday at two o clock in the Wellman funeral home for Mrs. Dora Oldaker a long time resident of the West Chester community. She died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs Melvin Yoder in Wellman. Until this winter she lived with her son Ed Testroet in West Chester.
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Wellman
Dora Oldaker
West Chester
Trash Collection Notice From City Sanitary Truck Routes
Ray Miller, driver for the city sanitary department, announced today that regular collection of tin cans and ashes will be made Thursday.
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Ray Miller
Seniors Prepare for Graduation and Activities at Washington Yamtes
Washington Yamtes College seniors announce graduation for May 27 at the Methodist church with a yet unnamed commencement speaker. Activities include the senior class play Mumbo Jumbo May 15 and 16, class day May 20, and a Chicago trip May 21 22 with tours of the Museum of Science and Industry among other sites.
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Chicago
Bust
Museum of Science and Industry
Two Washington Students Chosen for Boys State Delegation
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion selects Jay Carter and Ronnie Baker from Washington High School as delegates to Boys State this year. Runners up Bob Kleese and Don Thornton will serve as alternates. Ray Carter and Ronnie Baker are listed as juniors, with Legion funds covering trip expenses to Camp Dodge.
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Leon Beattty
American Legion Post
Jay Carter
Ronnie Baker
Wash
Ray
Roy Carter
Route Threeington
Ronnie
George Baker
South
Marion Avenue
Washington High School
Nish
Bob Kleese
Kelph Kleese
Wand Don Thornton
R. J. Thornton
Bix North Iowa
Camp Dodge Jutla
Leon Beatty Post
Harold
The
Legion Comittee
Boyd
Council Debates City Ordinance and Parking Changes
During a Monday council meeting Mayor G. E. Mace and councilmen discussed expanding district No. 1, with the ordinance committee asked to draft the change. They also reviewed parking regulation changes on several Washington streets, deferring concrete action, and ordered inspection and replacement of defective sidewalks by the street commissioner.
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G. E. Mace
Fhe
Washington
Recital Schedule At Local School And Churches
Students from a Fortnightly music group planned a recital in the high school auditorium at eight oclock tomorrow night. A 4 15 afternoon recital at the Baptist church featured performances by the Fortnightly group and chorus groups from Lincoln Stewart and junior high schools directed by Helen Caldwell and Carolyn Neal.
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Baptist Church
Lincoln and
Stewart
Helen Caldwell
Carolyn Neal
Kriesa Directs St Ambrose Concert in Washington High
Mrs. Harry Sowden announced that Clarence J. Kriesa will lead the St. Ambrose college band at Washington High School tonight. Kriesa comes from ten years as a Wisconsin school-band conductor with top state contest records. The concert features soloists from the Tri-Cities Symphony and is sponsored by St. Marys circle of St. James Church.
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M. M. Sehell
Music Department
Washington Municipal
Central Park
St. Ambrose Col“R Band
Harry Sowden
St. Ambrose College
Washington High School
Clarence J. Kriesa
St. Ambrose
Wisconsin
Kriesa
Sowden
Davenport
Tri-Cities
Ordnance Company To Meet Thursday
Capt. William Perdock of the 468th Ordnance Medium Maintenance company announced a meeting at seven oclock Thursday evening May 3 in the armory. A program of films is planned and funds approved by Congress will be used to pay members of the local troop. Twenty three men and six officers are members of the 468th company DOW.
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William Perdock
468Th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
Perdock
Ordnance
Congress
468Th Company
DOW
Death of Albert Adam 55 at Keota Home
Albert Adam 55 of f64 West Main Street Keota died at his home Tuesday at 2:50 pm after years of ill health and three months bedridden. Funeral Friday at 9 am at St James Church with Rev H J Corcoran. burial in St Mary's Cemetery Keota. Survivors include wife Therese Kramer two sons five daughters and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements by Sherman Funeral Home.
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Albert Nicholas Adam
West Main Street
St. James Church
H. J. Corcoran
St. Mary's Cemetery
Keota
Sherman
Mr. Adam
Harper
Iowa
Nicholas
Theresa
Berg) Adam
Theresa Kramer
Washington
Wilbert
Gerald
Ainsworth
Maurice Altenhofen
Edward Nelson
Burlington
Wayne Testroet
Peoria
William Hall
Birmingham
Ala
Delores
Macomb
James Poetzald
William Adam
Pleasant Plain
John Adam
Rishland
Victor Pei
Favorite Son Takes Lead in State Primary
Harold Stassen appears to win nine Ohio presidential delegates, cutting into Taft’s control of 14 of 23 national convention seats. With 698 of 5446 precincts reported, Taft leads 44 to 9 in the delegate tally. Taft maintains 350 delegates unopposed. Marshall loses the at large race to Taft supporters. Stassen declares a major victory as results trickle in.
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Columbus
Harold &. Stassen
Ohio
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Minnesota
Stassen
Wistunom
Marshall
Carrington T. Marshall
Y's Men Donate 100 for Y equipment
Washington Y's Men's club voted to allocate 100 from profits of the Gold Medal basketball tournament to equip an exercise and weight room at the Y M C A. A Parsons college drama group presented Outward Bound for members and guests, arranged by Merle Simpson.
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Washington Y
We Ae
Parsons College Drama Department
Merle Simpson
Fairfield
Heaven and Hell
Truman to Tour Nation in June
President Truman plans a broad June tour visiting Seattle the Pasco area Spokane and Olympia Washington along with Hantera project and mining districts. He will speak at the University of California Berkeley on June 32 and attend a centennial event in Chicago. He may meet Gov Wallgren in Olympia and join the Fifth Division reunion in Omaha after Chicago.
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Truman
Pacific Northwest
Warren Magnuson
Wuash
White House
University of California, Berkeley
Magnuson
Seattle
Columbia River Basin Reclamation Project
Pasco
Washington State
Hantera Atomic Project
Spokane
Moa Wallgren
Olympia
Scott Lucas
Chicago
Middle West
Omaha
Neb
Idaho
Journal office hours extend for Saturday evenings
During the summer the Journal office will reopen on Saturdays from 7 30 to 9 00 PM to help rural subscribers who find weekday visits inconvenient. In winter the office remains closed on Saturdays.
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