British to Quit Holy Land Jaffa to Jews as Zionist state nears
British plan to withdraw ends 80 year rule in Palestine with Jaffa slated for Jewish control and Jerusalem set to see Haganah moves. Tel Aviv expected to proclaim a Jewish state led by David Ben Gurion as UN seeks a ceasefire and Red Cross aims to protect holy sites.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Jaffa
Haganah
Holy City
Haifa
Alan Cunningham
Euryalus
Tel Aviv
Israel
David Ben Gurion
United Nations
International Red Cross
Jacques de Reynier
Spoksman
Mistaken holdup attempt ends with fine for Buresh
John Buresh and two companions entered a Western Union office in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin and demanded money with a note and a pistol but did not obtain cash. He told the judge the incident was a mistaken attempt to secure a date with the desk clerk and received a $100 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
John Buresh
Western Union
Buresh
Mrs Stella Bartle Dies At 74 Former Des Plaines Resident
Mrs Stella Nichols Bartle 74 of Des Plaines Ill died at 12 20 pm Tuesday at her daughter Mrs Charles Millers home in Des Plaines after a lingering illness Funeral services will be in Chicago at 430 pm Friday then the party will return to Washington for graveside rites Relatives meet at Shermans funeral home 1030 am Saturday to go to Elm Grove cemetery Survivors include daughter granddaughter Carol Virginia two brothers Homer and Harry two sisters Effie Nichols and Ferne Meeker and two deceased sons The Bartle family has deep local ties with Washington honors and cousins in the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Nichols Bartle
Des Plaines
Ill
Washington
Charles Miller
Chicago
Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Bartle
Washington County
Henry
Louisa (DeLong) Nichols
Bartle
Miller
Carol Virginia
Homer
Harry
Effie Nichols
Ferne Meeker
Clinton
Iowa
Well Known Guests Attend Farm Home Kitchen Tour
About 150 Washington county homemakers and guests attended the first farm home kitchen tour sponsored in the county. The event drew statewide attention with attendees including Zoe Murphy, Betty Camp, Naomi Shank, and Kay Geoppinger. The tour faced rain but interest remained high as the second session was set for this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Ruth Foster
Zoe Murphy
Wallace's Farmer
Betty Camp
Naomi Shank
Iowa State Extension Service
Ames
Kay Geoppinger
Iowa State Colege
Campfire and Bluebird Meeting at Y Speaker Mrs Pit tin
Campfire and Bluebird group will hear Mrs John Pattin executive director Cedar Rapids council of Campfire speak at the Y on Thursday May 12 at 2 30. Mrs Battin will direct the summer camp activities at Camp Huaga and mothers are encouraged to attend and meet the leader in charge of their girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pittin
Cedar Rapids
County Legionaries Meet in Ainsworth
Washington County American Legion conclave met in Ainsworth May 11 hosted by the local post. Glenn Smith praised the Ainsworth post for surpassing member quotas as plans for Memorial Day decoration and programs were set. A nominating committee including Lee Norris Max Donaldson and Alfred Fritz will present a slate for next year’s officers at the July Crawfordsville meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Smith
Wellman
Washington County American Legion
Ainsworth
Smith
Lee Norris
Max Donaldson
Washington
Alfred Fritz
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Riots Break Out at Minnesota Meat Plants
Pickets clash with police as striking CIO workers confront non strikers at Swift and Armour plants in South St. Paul. Deputies and sheriff's officers restore order after cars are overturned and violence erupts. Governor Youngdahl declines direct aid but may be asked to intervene.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
May
Swift and Armour Meat
South St. Paul
Albert Lea
Minn
Minneapolis
Sheriff's Deputies
W. A. Schultz
Swift and
Armour
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Luther W. Youngdahl
Plans Set for Washington County GOP Women Meet
Mrs W S Kyle as program chair announces plans for the Washington County Women's Republican club meeting at the M C A on Thursday evening May 13. Speaker Mrs Howard Crozier will discuss Communism in the United States and attorney Robert Day will cover The 1948 Revenue Act. County chairman T B Bailey and vice chair Mrs Phil Weldin outline pre election work. Primary candidates are expected to attend and be introduced. Musical interludes led by Mrs Ernest Rouse and Mary Shields accompany the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W S. Kyle
Washington County
Women's Republican Club
M.C.A
Howard Crozier
United States
Robert Day
T. B. Bailey
Phil Weldin
Ernest Rouse
Mary Shields
Memorial Day Meet Plans in Washington
Milo Steele Jr general chairman calls a meeting of patriotic groups and committees to plan the Memorial Day celebration. The gathering is set for Thursday evening May 13 in the Lesson rooms at city hall at eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Steele, Jr
Washington
Patriotic Organization
City Hall
Stassen to Visit Illinois Cities
Harold Stassen will fly to Illinois for three appearances on May 28. Illinois manager Glen Lloyd said he will speak in Peoria Decatur and Champaign with the Champaign stop contingent on suitable arrangements.
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Champaign
Ill
Harold Stassen
Illinois
H. [. Gelvin
Stassen
Chicago
Glen Lloyd
Peoria
Decatur
Reverend invites Washington to film screening tonight
Rev J H Beiderweiden extends an invitation to Washington residents to attend the showing of the film Reaching from Heaven at the church tonight. The screening is to be held at the Trinity church venue.
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J. H. Beiderweiden
Washington
the Trinity
Y's Men Register for District Conference
Washington Y's Men's club members met at the Y.M.C.A. to finalize plans for the district conclave on Sunday May 16. Delegations from Muscatine Cedar Rapids and other registrations were anticipated. Iowa district governor John Owen and general chairman Harold Wehr outlined arrangements. Thirty two Y's men registered at the meeting. Bill Shannon led a spelling bee with Wendell Rider and Dave Elder winning prizes.
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Washington Y's Men's Club
Y.M.C.A
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
John Owen
Iowa
Harold Wehr
Washington Y'sen
Bill Shannon
Wendell Rider
Dave Elder
Senior Class Play Cast Announced for Mumbo Jumbo
Cast members announced for the senior class play Mumbo Jumbo to be staged in the high school auditorium on May 13 and 14. Directed by Mrs. Sarah Sandys, the three act mystery comedy features actors including Neda Aston John and Duane Gray with Marie Davis Monahan and Leo Olsen among others. Tickets are on sale at Phillips Drug Store.
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Sarah Sandys
Jack Bernard
Sarah Reynolds
Neda Aston John
Duane Gray
Dick Reynolds
Bob Berda
Pee-Wee Smith
Tweety
Marie Davis Monahan
le Howard Patton
Harold Custer
Don Gray
Custer
Dorothy Walker
Peter Beamish
Ray Watson
Gaza Omahandra
Leo Olsen Kay Sumedi
Nancy Patterson
Madame Celesta
Abilgail Perez Peaches Greeding
Delegates Named To County Republican Meet
Republican caucuses named delegates to the county convention to be held after the June primary. Washington city township lists include Frank McFarlane Ralph Shannon Mrs George Rudiger Mrs Carl Voorhees Floyd Letts and others. Washington Township names Don Maxwell W H McConnell Robert Wiley Carl Phillips William Crane and more.
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Frank McFarlane
Ralph Shannon
George Rudiger
Carl Voorhees
Floyd Letts
W. C. Hotle
Howard Crozer
Washington Township
Don Maxwell
W. H. McConnell
Robert Wiley
Carl Phillips
William Crane
Pearl Kennedy
Edith Meenblossom
Louis Larson
William H. McConnell, Jr
Henry Miller
Charles S. Custer
Boy Scouts Plan District Camporee in Washington Area
Boy Scouts in the Washington district announce a two day Camporee on Saturday and Sunday May 15 and 16 at Seckum Ridge seven miles south of Washington near Coppock road. Harold Hazelett directed by George Gragg area scout executive will oversee the event. Scouts will depart at 2 PM Saturday and stay outdoors until 2 50 PM Sunday with church services arranged for Sunday morning and each troop supplying its own food and gear.
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Washington
Seckum Ridge
Coppock Road
Hiarold Hazelett
George Gragg
73,000 Chrysler workers walkout in Detroit area strike
About 73,000 Chrysler auto workers began a nationwide strike at 8 a.m. CST across 11 Detroit plants and nearby sites in Indiana and California. The action, part of a wage demand standoff, led to further layoffs at Briggs Manufacturing and other Chrysler suppliers, with disciplined walkouts and early picket lines at Highland Park and Dodge plants. Gov. Emil Mazey urged unity as tensions rose over the stalled 30 cent wage request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation Auto
CIO
United Auto
Indiana
California
Chrysler
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Cars
Briggs
Highland Park
Emil Mazey
UAW
Marey
Highland
Dodge
Anderson backs farm stabilization plan urged by ex secretary
Clinton P. Anderson, former secretary of agriculture, told Chicago Economies Club that Congress should pass a long-range program to stabilize farm economy. He called it absurd that agriculture thrived mainly during wartime preparation and cleanup and urged an economic gyroscope to keep the nation on a steadier course.
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Chicago
Clinton P. Anderson
Agriculture
Congress
Economies Club of
One Washington Hen Hatches Giant Egg Echoing Report
Mrs. Alvin Stram of seven miles northwest of Washington brought to the Journal an egg matching the earlier reported giant egg: circumference six and a half inches and eight inches around the ends. The farm woman aimed to equal the previous record after reading the Journal account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Irs
Alvin Stram
Washington
Journal
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Wehr Photo
Washington County Board of Review
Walter Kiesey
Mr. Kiesey
Carl T. Anderson
American Legion Auxiliary
Joan Trojovsky
Rowena Carter
Margarette McCleery
Stewart
Beverly Wolfe Lincoln
National Legion Auxiliary
Pablo Azacarate
UN Palestine Commission
United Nations Secretariat
Stella Bartle
Khim Grove
Barm Magazines
Iowa State College
Herve
John Pattin
St. Paul
Wilson and Vo
Theitysd
Bes
Swift
GOP
Speet
Memorial Day
Legion Auxiliary
Wayne Chamberlin
Auxiliary Project
Stewart School
Beverly Wa Fe
Lincoln
Sarah Ann Jones
Becky Norman
Opal Kratger
Ardythe Wead
Carol Weeks
Bonnie Gilbert
Joanne Trojovsky
Katie Hotle
Bill Lloyd
Gertrude Payne
Frances Smith
Betty Marston
Dean York
Minnesota
Washington Legion Auxiliary
P. L. Etter
A. Ee. Baldrige
Harry Sowden
Washington Club
Harold Weir
Lutheran Church
Republican Central Committee
Washington City
Township
T. A. Michels
Mary Beggs
W.S. Kyle
Keith J. Norton
W. B. Dupuis
Edith Shields
Henry Bailey
William Sitler
Walter Rukgaber
Julius Enslin
Willa Weldin
Keith Vetter
Roy Sowash
Ec. L. Bartholow
Clarence Jacobs
W. H. Smart
Byron Snider
Gifford Morrison
Charles Wilson
Richard Stewart
Anna Dawson
Harold Boyd
Li. F. Bostwick
P. E. Babcock
Carl Roberts
Lester Orr
Blaine Holmes
CG. A. Boice
C. A. Boice
Theodore B. Bailey
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
George Stewart
Sam Turkington
A. B E. Baldrige
Ode Ferguson
E. C. Carris
Palmer Schilling
M. J. Cruise
Boy Scouts
Camporee
Sock
Anderson
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