Fire damages old Colenso Hotel building and nearby shops
Firefighters battled smoke filled basement flames at Woosty’s Coffee Shop in the old Colenso Hotel complex Sunday afternoon. The blaze spread to nearby stores including Thunsaker Shoe Repair and Brody’s Clothing, with most damage by smoke and water. Insurance covered Woods Coffee Shop damage. wind threatened greater harm if flames reached upper floors.
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Washington
Colenso Hotel
Woosty
Justess
Neirdborm
Thunsaker Shoe Repair Shop
Brody S Cloning
Marston
Skelea
Woody
Woods
Merelient
Infant Burns Across Body in Washington Home Accident
Robert John McGaffey three months old, son of Mr and Mrs John McGaffey of Washington, rolled onto a hot air register while playing on the floor. His mother briefly left the home. upon return he lay face down on the register, suffering burns over his body. He is reported to be getting along satisfactorily as a patient at the local hospital.
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Robert John McGaffey
John McGaffey
Washington
McGaffey
Robert
Man Freed After Waiving Hearing On DWI Charge
John Paul Thomann of Davenport posted $200 bond and was released from Washington county jail after waiving preliminary hearing before J V s Putnam justice of the peace. He was bound over to district court under bond on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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John Paul Thomann
Davenport
Washington County
J. Vs. Putnam
Justice of the Peace
Putnam
Ridgway Sets Out For Europe In Allied Command Transition
General Ridgway hands over far eastern duties to General Clark and departs from Tokyo for Paris to assume Allied supreme command. A farewell ceremony at Haneda Airport drew thousands as Ridgway praised united Allied forces and resolved to defend liberty and world peace.
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Tokyo
Matthew S. Ridgeway
Mark W. Clark
Mile
Paris
Jon Burrape
Sorces
United Nations
Korea
Haneda Airport
Thirty Five Train Cars Burn in Texas
A derailment south of Corsicana caused 35 of 65 rail cars to pile up on a 400 foot section of track. Fire and explosions followed as 20 petroleum tank cars burned, shouting a $2,000,000 loss. No injuries reported. highway crews kept spectators away. Oil and gasoline shipments were bound for Rocky Mountain points. Water streams guarded two high octane tanks amid fears of further explosions.
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Corsicana
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Six Die and Three Are Hurt in Ohio House Fire Explosion
In Lima Ohio a two room house fire and explosion killed six people including Mae Cavangneh and Larry Holten while three others were injured. Harry Cavanaugh 53, father of five victims, caused the blast while attempting to rekindle a fire with kerosene. Cavanaugh was treated in hospital in fair condition as the blaze ravaged the crowded dwelling.
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Lima
Ohio
Mae Cavangneh
S W
Larry Holten
Harry Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Inductions and Training Noted for Local Men
Two Louisa county men Charles F. Riley of Columbus City and Leonard D. Skipton of Wapello will be sent to Des Moines March 13 for induction into the armed forces. Edward A. Yohe, son of Mr and Mrs W W Yohe of Columbus Junction, has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas and is assigned to the AFB at Amarillo Texas as a student in the jet machines course, the nation’s only training center devoted to jet fighter and bomber mechanics.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Charles FE. Riley
Columbus City
Leonard D. Skipton
Wapello
Des Moines
Pfe
Edward A. Yohe
W. WV. Yohe
Lackland Air Fore Base
San Antonio
Texas
Amarillo
Tex
Blast in Seattle Believed Due to Exploding Meteorite
Witnesses report a blinding blast over Seattle believed to be caused by an exploding meteor. Military investigators at McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma declined comment as thousands woke to a blue white flash seen at about 2 000 feet. An Northwest Airlines pilot described a object breaking into rain like fragments while fireballs descended toward the city.
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Seattle
WASH
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Northwest Airlines
Bert Carlson
Seattle-Tacoma International
Sidney Howick
Brief Meteor Event Witness Describes Fiery Fall
A witness recalls a two second spectacle with everything turning brown and fireballs streaking toward the earth. The observer described the duration as brief and the objects as fiery and bright before fading.
Reds End Truce Talks Defy Allies At Panmunjom
In Panmunjom Korea the Communists break off Korean negotiations defying the United Nations. They denounce the United States Navy and threaten daily sessions as propaganda unless the Allies accept terms or suspend talks. Admiral Joy and UN delegates left the tent after a 52 minute session amid sharp charges.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
USN
C. Turner Joy
Gene Nam 1
U.N
Dodd recounts warning of killing if force used to free him
Brig. Gen Francis T. Dodd said Communist captors warned they would kill him and trigger a mass breakout if UN forces entered Koje island compound 7. He described meeting with a colonel Lee and a POW believed to be the camp commissar, who warned of resistance and forfeiture of his life if troops attacked.
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Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Sth
Kore Island
Dodd
Sthaenmy
Col Lee
Koje
Ele
Charles Colson
Tokyo
Mark W. Clark
Far East
Clark
Colson
Blacksmail
Koje Island
East German leaders threaten West Germany pact approval
East German Deputy Premier Walter Ulbricht warned that consequences would follow if West Germany signs a peace contract with the Allies. He accused Adenauer’s govt of pursuing the pact as Allied planes reportedly violate Soviet air corridors to collect spy footage, with potential Russian retaliation.
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Ulbricht
German Communist Party
East German
Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Siga
VEW MEETING CALLED BY BORMAN FOR TUESDAY EVENING
VEW post commander Bud Borman urged members to attend the first meeting of the year set for Tuesday evening at the VIEW hall. All VEW members are welcome to participate.
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Bud Borman
VEW
Oil Strike Curtails Plane Flights Across Nation
A 13 day oil workers strike cripples fuel supplies affecting air travel from the Pacific to the Hawaii strike cripples aviation fuel and forces grounding of flights. California locals ratify a wage pact while a nationwide coalition strike continues impacting airlines and military fuel use.
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Denver
Colo
Finland
Honolulu
Standard Oil of
California
Independent
Union of Petroleuung Workers
CIO
AFL
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Unio
Barney McMahon
Midwest
Army Frees 4 400 Desk Bound Soldiers for Combat Duty
Washington reports the Army has released 4 400 desk bound soldiers for combat duty in ten months by replacing them with civilians and waes. Lt Gen A C McAuliffe, head of personnel, disclosed the move as the service expands its program to reallocate combat fit men from desk jobs.
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Army
A. CS. McAuliffe
Austrian Premier Warns U S on Aid Cuts
Chancellor Leopold Figl of Austria urged the United States to avoid cutting foreign aid as he promotes democracy under Soviet occupation. He arrived in New York and went to Washington for meetings with Secretary Acheson, Aid chief Harriman, and lawmakers during a three day visit. His talks focus on Austrian peace treaty negotiations and resisting aid reductions.
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Washington
Ups
Leopold Kil
Austriaa
America
New York
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Figl
Truman Acheson
W Averell Harriman
U.S
Camp Fire Girls Plan Memorial Day Parade Poppy Drive
Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds prepare for the Memorial Day parade and the annual Poppy sales drive slated for Saturday May 7. Reports include a doughnut sale held April 24 25 and 26 and hobby show entries from Camp Fire groups. May meeting notes cite staffing shortages delaying day camp plans with May 27 set for the annual flower show and invitations for entries. Mrs Ira Gastman was elected to Camp Fire board membership.
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Blue Birds
Camp Fire
Camp Fire Board
Ira Gastman
Quote on women's means and ends by Munro
A quotation attributed to C. K. Munro asserts that a woman's methods reflect the grandeur of nature, suggesting a link between means and ultimate ends in a sweeping naturalistic view.
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C. K. Munro
Eight New Cars Registered in Washington County
Eight new cars were registered in Washington county last week. Registrants include Lloyd G. Robertson Washington Ford J Roehrenfelt Wellman Plymouth Lester W Bundy Washington Ford LeRoy Lopshire Ainsworth Nash J W Pyle Wellman Buick Elmer Stoltzfus Wellman Chevrolet Frank Magdefrau Wayland Kaiser Vernon Kalvestrand Washington Ford.
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Lloyd G. Robertson
Washington
Ford
J. Roehrenfelt
Wellman Plymouth
Lester W. Bundy
LeRoy Lopshire
Ainsworth Nash
J. W. Pyle
Wellman
Buick
Elmer Stoltzfus
Wellman Chevrolet
Frank Magdefrau
Wayland Kaiser
Vernon Kalvestrand
Ask 35 Million to Repair River Levees
Brig Gen Ho Chorpening told the House Public Works Committee that Army engineers request 36 million dollars in emergency funds to fix levees damaged by floods on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. He warned of high water in June and cited additional needs for floods in Utah Nevada and possible trouble on the Rio Grande and in California.
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Thermy Engineers
Congress
Missouri
Mississippi
Ho Chorpening
House Public Works
Army
Chorpening
Uta
Nevada
Rio Grand
California
Randolph dies in Wellman rest home
George J Randolph died in the Brown Rest Home in Wellman after a year as a patient. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Kinross with burial in Keota cemetery. Born May 2, 1876 in Keokuk County, he married Maude Richard in 1898. she died in 1935. Surviving are two sons Fay of Hammond Indiana and Earl of San Antonio Texas, plus brother Burton of Keota and sister Mrs Grace Wade of Keota.
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Wellman
George J Randolph
Brown Rest Home
Kinross
Keota
Mr. Randolph
Keokuk County
Maude Richard
Fay
Hammond
Ind
Earl
San Antonio
Texas
Burton
Grace Wade
Drivers End Walkout Against Bus Company
San Francisco reports a 67 day strike by drivers and terminal workers intermittently halting bus service. An agreement ends the walkout with drivers winning a five day work week. Federal conciliator Omar Hoskins oversaw negotiations across seven western states.
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San Francisco
Trevhound
Omar Hoskins
Open Hearings Today On Sen McCarthy
The senate elections subcommittee opened hearings on charges against Sen Joseph R. McCarthy after warnings that insinuations will not halt proceedings. The first phase covers his dealings with the Lustron Corp, a former prefab housing firm. Senator Guy M. Gillette read letters alleging McCarthy denounced the subcommittee and claimed it served the Communist party. McCarthy planned to skip today and all future sessions.
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McCarthy
Senate
Lustron Corp
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Guy M. Gillette
D-Ia
McCarhy
Communist Party
Gillette
Subcommittee
Eisenhowers to Lunch With Queen at Buckingham Palace
General Dwight Eisenhower and his wife Mamie will lunch with Queen Elizabeth II during his farewell visit to London. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will also attend. A palace spokesman said the lunch will be a friendly invitation like hosting a good friend.
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T'V
Dwight Eisenhower
Mamie
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Muckingham Palace
Palace
George V
Eisene Hower
Reserve Ordnance Unit Training in Illinois
Capt. Bill Perdock, command line officer of the 468th Ordnance Medium Maintenance unit, has returned from a pre camp conference at the Savanna ordnance depot. The local reserve unit will go to summer camp at Savanna from July 27 to August 10. Capt. Perdock announced the unit will be inspected by Col. Labert of the Town Military district on Thursday evening, May 15.
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Bill Perdock
468Th Ordnance
Savanna
Peniock
Col
Labert
Miliary District
Evenine
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