Union Health Fund Conference Amid Railroad Strike Threat
President Truman summoned leaders of the railroad brotherhoods and management to a White House meeting at 2 45 p m to avert a strike. The United Rail workers seek higher wages than recommended and 47 operating rule changes. At 4 p m the talks will add the American Railway Association negotiators.
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Washington
Truman
Brotherhooods
White House
Brotherhood of
Railroad Drainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Trailway
American Railroad Association
Fountain in Central Park Prepares for Summer Opening
Perry Jordan, superintendent of the Washington water and light plant, works to finish wiring and lighting of the memorial illuminated fountain in Central Park. The fountain, recently painted, will open its season early to accommodate a publicity film by Iowa State Teachers College featuring Washington teachers and schools.
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Perry Jordan
Washington Water and Light Plant
Memorial
Central Park
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington
Burns Fatal to Richmond Youth
Funeral services for Milford Duwa 17 of Richmond area will be at Holy Trinity church. He died in Mercy hospital Iowa City from severe burns suffered while repairing a fuel line on a truck at the family farm. Burial at Richmond cemetery with Peterseim funeral home Kalona in charge. Survived by parents Anita Hora and A W Duwa, a brother Pvt Lloyd Duwa in Japan, and grandparents.
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Milford Duwa
A. W. Duwa
Richmond
Holy Trinity Church
Father Boeckman
Richmond Cemetery
Peterseim
Katona
Duwa
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harold Whetstine
Whetstine
Milford
A. W
Anita Hora Duwa
Pvt
Lloyd Duwa
Japan
Frank J. Hora
Washington
Lewis Duwa
Kalona
Leading Tobacco Growing States in the United States
Virginia Kentucky North Carolina Ohio Connecticut Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Tennessee are listed as the main tobacco growing states. The statement identifies key regions tied to tobacco cultivation across the nation.
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Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Tennessee
United States
Washington Golf and Country Club Holds Large Dinner Meeting
Nearly 200 members and guests gathered at the Washington Golf and Country Club for a summer kickoff dinner and meeting led by president Joe Picken. The club, debt free and owning its property, plans a busy season with new members, grounds improvements, and a slate of tournaments with Fairfield Oskaloosa and Iowa City clubs, including a June 23 Southeast Iowa tournament expected to draw about 100 players.
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Joe Picken
Tracy Phillips
Lori Arthur
Army
Navy
Picken
Claude Tucker
House Committee
Ray Whitehead
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Burlington
Washington
Iowa
Vehicle safety check to begin statewide in Des Moines
Des Moines May 14 USV Highway patrol chief S N Jespersen coord for police traffic safety check says all vehicles will be inspected starting tomorrow and continuing indefinitely. Officers statewide are urged to cooperate as 168 traffic deaths this year mark a 77 rise.
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Des Moines
USV Highway Patrol
S. N. Jespersen
Ite
Jespersen
Higrhways
Peoria golf tops men’s dinner program notes
A club event featured a new game titled Peoria golf with winners Art Pratt Dallas Chamberlain and Tom Gray. President Picken announced summer family dinners will resume after the current membership drive. Boxing bouts for high school boys were supervised by Coach Gus Alsip with Don Wilson as announcer.
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Ment
Peoria Golf
Art Pratt
Dallas Chamberlain
Tom Gray
Picken
Stive
Gus Alsip
Don Wilson
Rudy Mullinex
Charles Saycer
Jim Davidson
Maynard Goff
Duane Ledlinger
Bob Kelly
John Green
Bill Cole
Peters and Miller Acquire Marriage License at Court
Richard H. Peters of Washington and Florence Miller of Brighton obtained a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday. The article notes that the United States produces over seven hundred long tons of cane sugar annually.
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Richard H. Peters
Washington
Florence Miller
Brighton
Court House
United States
Bowles Sees Possible Rationing to Ensure Fair Food Supply
Washington May 14 UPI Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles said he would recommend rationing if necessary to assure equitable domestic food distribution and to meet foreign relief commitments. He cited meat dairy and possibly bread as items that might be rationed with voluntary measures also encouraged. Bowles noted the next 60 days would reveal need and stressed he hopes rationing can be avoided.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Agriculture Department
Department
Senate Acts To Keep the Draft Alive
The Senate Military Affairs Committee unanimously approved house amendments to extend the draft act beyond tonight. The plan would ban drafting fathers and teenage youths and extend the program 45 days to July 1, sending the measure to President Truman's desk if accepted. Critics warn of possible delays and a talkathon if stalled, while officials aim to continue the draft into summer 1947. Wheat for famine relief flows from northwest farms to Minnesota terminals aided by UNRRA appeal, with 1.75 million bushels moving Monday amid boxcar shortages.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
Johnson
Senate House
Truman
Wiliam Langer
N. D
Langer
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Duluth Superior
UNRRA
la Guardia
Dakotas
Return of Dr. Miller Requested by Washington Church
The Washington Methodist church quarterly conference requested the return of Dr. Fred E. Miller to the pastorate and also asked for Rev. Walter A. Smith to remain as assistant pastor. The recommendations await General Conference action in Des Moines. Miller reported a church membership of 1,788 and strong finances while noting school renovations and new stewards and trustees.
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Fred E. Miller
Washington Methodist Church
Walter M. Schevermann
Walter A. Smith
Des Moines
Miller
Washington
Smith
W. A. Erbe
W. L. Gates
M. P. Bell
Marion Augustine
Ralph Bauer
Frank L. Wilson
Will Darbyshire
J. E. Gardner
Male Quartet to Be Heard at Play
Washington's Men's club announces its first public appearance with a male quartet added to the home talent play Nothing But The Truth. Don Boyer Herbert Osineup Mile Sorden Boyd White perform between acts with John Yousling as accompanist.
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Washington's Men's Club
Boyd White
Don Boyer
Herbert Osineup
Mile Sorden
John Yousling
White
VFW Meeting Set for Eight This Evening
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will convene tonight at eight in the K of C hall to plan Memorial Day activities and install newly elected officers.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
K. of C. Hall
Republicans Set Caucuses For Delegates And Vacancies
Republican leaders in Washington county urge precinct committeemen to arrange caucuses this week to select county convention delegates. Ward and township sites are listed for Friday at 7 30 p m with the county convention set for June 28 following the June 3 primary. Resignation of Stan Kiesey creates an auditor vacancy. hospital board seats also to be filled. Committeemen and committee women names are listed by township.
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Theodore B. Bailey
Washington County
Republican Central Committee
Washington
Washington Township
Court House
Ford Garage
City Hall
Fred Reid
Hospital Board
Brighton
Cedar
Clay
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Kalona
Richmond
Franklin Center
West Chester
Highland
Town
Jackson
Nira
Wellman
Marion
Oregon
Seventy-six
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Miners Leader Demands Health Fund In New Wage Pact
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers proposed a seventy million dollar a year health and welfare fund to be paid by operators and administered by the union. He argued the fund should be a payroll charge and a production cost, with operators having veto over long term use, as talks near Truman’s deadline.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers
AFI
Lewis
UMW
Truman
Lewig
Start Work Soon on City's New Deep Well
The city plans to drill a new deep well at the water works this summer. Thorpe Well Company equipment has arrived from Mt Pleasant and pipe and material are en route. Drilling will likely begin on the northeast corner of the water works property to avoid cluttering the site. The project is expected to take much of the summer.
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Thorpe Well Company
Mt. Pleasant
Thorpe
Water Works
Cafe owner closes shop for fishing fever cure
Estherville May 14 Ray Taylor shuts cafe until May 20 to cure an attack of fiscus hot tis described as fishing fever. He says two to three days of good lake fishing will cure it per his doctor’s prescription, with reopening deferred if bad weather hits.
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Estherville
Ray Taylor
Taylor
First Financial Panic of 1937 in United States
The United States faced its first financial panic in 1937. President Martin Van Buren led the nation during this period. Community figures Mary Beges of the 3rd ward and Theo B Brown along with Mrs Theo B Brown of the 4th ward and Fred E Reid with Mrs Fred B Reid are named in local notes.
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United States
Martin van Buren
Mary Beges
Theo. B Brown
Theo
B. Brown
Fred E. Reid
Fred B. Reid
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O. K. Scott
R. H. Fulton
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R. C. Ferguson
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Claue Flynn
Claude Flynn
K. L. Stewart
Mary Bb. Dawson
J. E. White
Enos Miller
Martha Adams
Sam Marsh
E. R. van Nostrand
Geo. M. Lord
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Bert Dubar
Mabel Huber
W. H. Mc Connell
Adeline Palmer
Washington City
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