Little Six Bands Stage Festival Concert At High School
A Little Six Bands festival culminated with a high school auditorium concert featuring selections by four bands under Carlton Stewart of Mason City. The program opened with El Charro March and included Familiar Melodies, Alouette, Bittersweet, Broad cast from Brazil, Contrasts, Dry Bones, and Stars and Stripes Forever with Stewart noting Sousa's original intent. The performance followed four hours of rehearsal under a guest conductor and received high praise from Stewart and the audience alike.
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Little Six
Carlton Lee Stewart
Mason City
SRO House
Tarver
Jikornicka
Noel Coward
Yoder
Stewart
John Philip Sousa
Lauds
Iowa
Central Park
Washington
East
Milo Sorden
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Carlton Lee Stews
Washington Women At Republican Convention
Four Washington women attended the first district Republican Women's club meeting at Burlington country club. Attendees included county president Mrs. Les Eicher and county secretary Mrs. Howard Crozier. District president Mrs. Jack Wilson presided and state president Mrs. C. E. Watts spoke. Luncheon guests included several state office candidates at Tulip Day festivities in Pella.
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Washington
Burlington Country Club
Les Eicher
Howard Crozier
Hugh Hall
W. B. Dupuis
Jack Wilson
C. E. Watts
Carnegie Hall Featured in Music Week Show
Allied with National Music Week the State Theatre presents Carnegie Hall tonight and tomorrow. The film spans swing by Harry James, Vaughn Monroe sweet music, and classical by the New York Philharmonic with Lily Pons Rise Stevens Ezio Pinza and Jan Peerce. Filmed at Carnegie Hall New York the movie has critics calling it among the best musical productions in cinema.
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State Theatre
Harry James
Vaughn Monroe
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lily Pons
Rise Stevens
Met
Ezio Pinza
Jan Peerce
Carnegie Hall
New York
Dennis Jailed for Contempt of Congress
Communist leader Eugene Dennis began a one year prison term for contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a 1947 subpoena. Federal Judge David A. Pine denied delays for appeals as Dennis and nine other Communist officials await rulings on the New York case seeking conspiracy to overthrow the government.
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Washington
Eugene Dennis
Congress
Dennis
Gene
House On American Activities Committee
David A. Pine
U. S. Communist Party
New York
Knights of Pythias to Initiate Two Candidates
Two candidates will be initiated into the Knights of Pythias at the Monday meeting at eight oclock. Members from neighboring lodges are invited to attend the ceremonies. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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Order of Knight
Knights of Pythias
Jackson 4-H Club Meets with Donald Palmer
The Jackson 4-H club hosted by Donald Palmer and led by Ray mond Bell met Tuesday evening with 1 percent members present. Ralph Knotek was selected for the Ames short course while plans were made for a North Carolina trip. Refreshments were provided by Donald and his mother, Mrs John Palmer.
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Donald Palmer
Raymond Bell
Jackson Boys
Quonset Point Opens 150-Seat TV Theater for Sailors
The Quonset Point naval air station has constructed a 150 seat television theater to keep sailors on base and out of trouble during off duty hours. The new facility aims to provide wholesome entertainment and improve morale among personnel stationed there.
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Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Funeral Saturday for Mrs Elnor Ingle
Funeral services for Mrs. Elnor Ingle who died early Thursday morning will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home Rev FE E Voss of Brighton will conduct the service and burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Elnor Ingle
Sherman
FE. E. Voss
Brighton
Elm Grove Cemetery
Unwanted clothing drive mixup ends with return of garments
In Valparaiso Indiana Mrs Donald Fitch hung her spring coat and her husband’s suit behind a screen door for pickup by a cleaning service. Salvation Army officials later learned of the drive and returned the clothes after the mistake was explained.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Donald Fitch
Salvation Army
Army
Rain Threatens to Deepen Winnipeg Flood Disaster
Winnipeg faces worsening flood dangers as heavy rain raises water levels around 12 feet near homes and forces evacuations of about 40 000 residents. Premier Douglas Campbell warns more rain could push the Red River crest higher, with emergency power shutdowns possible if levels rise further. Army relief officials take control as authorities warn the worst may be yet to come.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Red River
Douglas L. Campbell
Campbell
Ray Whitehead makes a hole in one at Ottumwa Country Club
Ray Whitehead, former Washington golf and country club president, scored a hole in one on May 1 at Ottumwa Country Club using a 5 iron from 190 yards. He played in a foursome with Jay Blackford, Robert Balsley, and Jack Riggler. Mrs Kiesey announces birth of Diana Lyn Kiesey weighing eight pounds eight ounces.
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Ray Whitehead
Ainsworth State Bank
Ray
Washington Golf and Country Club
Ottumwa Country Club
Ottumwa
Jay Blackford
Robert Balsley
Jack Riggler
Chicago
Roll Equipment
Don Kiesey
Diana Lyn
Memorial Day Observance Plans For Woodlawn Elm Grove
Preliminary plans for the annual Memorial Day observance and cemetery grave decorations in Woodlawn and Elm Grove have been announced by Marion S. McAvoy general chairman. Ray Minick serves as assistant chairman with final plans to be drafted at a May 17 meeting at city hall.
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Woodlawn
Elm Grove
Marion S. McAvoy
Ray Minick
Elm Grove Cemetery
Legion
National Guard
Marine Corps League
VFW
468Th
Jesse Radda
Melvin Hill
Roger Sherman
Ralph Borman
Navy
Campfire
Marines
L. A. Jones
St. James
Vogeler Wife Seeks Washington Help For Prisoner Husband
Mrs. Lucille Vogeler told U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson Washington backs her bid to free Robert A Vogeler from a 15 year Budapest prison. After a 65 minute talk at the U S embassy she planned to decide within days whether to seek President Truman's intervention.
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London
Dean Acheson
Lucille Vogeler
Washington
Acheson
Robert A. Vogeler
New York
Truman
Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph ¢ Company
Budapest
Vienna
U. S
Supreme Court
This Week's Lucky Farmer Huber and Family
The Huber farm, 10 miles southwest of Washington on route 4-a, spans 220 acres with cattle and hogs. Mrs. Huber receives the Lucky Farmer award from Merritt McDaniel, while the couple's daughter teaches in Mt. Pleasant. The farm has 74 years of family ownership and a 99 year deed signed by President Franklin Pierce.
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Huber
Merritt McDaniel
Washington
Hubers
Route 4
Mt. Pleasant Abwanl
Franklin Pierce
The
United States
Wayland High School Plans Dual Graduation Events
Wayland baccalaureate services for the senior class will be Sunday May 14 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with Rev. E S Mullett delivering the sermon. Dr Marcus Bach of Town University will speak at the May 16 graduation at 8 pm on the topic Make It An Adventure.
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Wayland
Wayland High School
E. S. Mullett
Leichty
Mullett
Harold Cross
Fast
Marcus Bach
Town University
Hold Membership Meet At Country Club Here
A Washington Golf and Country Club evening hosted the annual membership meeting with boxing and wrestling by local high school students. Dan Brindley led the program with coach John McConnell. about 100 members and guests attended the dinner and program. Dr M J Cruise, president, presided over a brief business session. Charles Wiele performed a trick golf shot exhibition.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Dan Brindley
John McConnell
M. J. Cruise
Charles Wiele
Y's Men Plan Special Services At Local Church
Hubert Weaver of South Bend Indiana will speak at the United Presbyterian church Sunday May 14 during worship. The Washington Y's Men host a silver anniversary event with Mr Weaver a National YMCA council member and past president of the International Association of Y's Men's clubs.
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Hubert Weaver
South Bend
Ind
United Presbyterian Church
Weaver
National Council of the
YMCA
International Association of Y's Men's Clubs
Washington Y’s Men
Former Resident Joseph A. Sutton Dies in Muscatine
Joseph A. Sutton of Muscatine and a former Washington resident died late Thursday at Bellevue hospital after a week of illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sherman’s funeral home with interment in Woodlawn cemetery. Obituary and service details to follow in Saturday Journal.
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Joseph A. Sutton
Muscatine
Washington
Bellevue Hospital
Sherman
Woodlawn
Boy Scouts to Collect Waste Paper Saturday
Residents are reminded of a waste paper drive by Boy Scouts this Saturday morning. Scouts will begin pickup early and residents should tie magazines and newspapers in bundles and place them so the trucks can see them from the street.
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Boy Scouts
Washington
West Chester
Oklahoma DUI Fatalities Exceed National Average
Oklahoma saw more than ten percent of fatal accidents involve intoxicated drivers, higher than the national seven percent average, according to Clyde Reeves of the Oklahoma Safety Council despite the state’s dry status.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Clyde Reeves
Oklahoma Safety Council
Mediation Restarts to End Coast to Coast Rail Strike
Federal mediators resumed talks as violence and unemployment grow. The National Railway Mediation Board met with union negotiators and railroad representatives after 18 000 locomotive firemen and enginemen walked out, with sabotage rumors and rail shutdowns across multiple states.
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Chicago
National Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood of
Leverett Hdwards
Southern Railway System
Brinks Taken Again in Connecticut Payroll Robbery
Four gunmen wearing air raid warden masks ambushed Brink's Inc. guards at the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co. factory in Thompsonville Connecticut and escaped with fifteen thousand dollars in payroll. Police blocked roads and searched for the Massachusetts vehicle believed linked to the bandits.
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Thompsonville
Brink
Springfield
Mass
Connecticut
Des Moines Iowa Weather Forecast
Des Moines forecast calls for generally fair conditions through Saturday with little temperature change. Highs near 75 to 78 today and 70 to 78 Saturday, with tonight’s lows around 45 to 50. Winds a southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon shifting west Saturday, moderate humidity and drying conditions continue.
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Lowa
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