Pickets Bar Gates At Bendix Plant In South Bend Violence
In South Bend Indiana CIO United Auto Workers pickets swung bats and blocked entrances at Bendix Aviation Corp plant as 400 strikers gathered after a 15 minute clash with company police. union officials said protesters would file unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB in Chicago and cited broader strike actions over alleged speedups.
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South Bend
Ind
CIO United Auto
Bendix Aviation Corp
Ed Prang
Fred Allen
al Scanlon
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Bendix
Cio-Uaw
WHOT
UAW Rejects Ford Offer to End Strike
Ford asked the CIO United Auto Workers to recall nonessential workers and resume production while speed up issues are negotiated. The UAW rejected the plan saying it is unusual but offers a square deal. About 62,200 on strike at River Rouge and Lincoln plants, with 72,000 Detroit area workers to be recalled if accepted. 5,000 directly involved would stay out, while 25,000 Ford plant workers nationwide could return as parts become available.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company Today
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
International Union
Ford
River Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
John Bugas
Bugas
Ford Assembly
Lincoln
Des Moines Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Warm
Partly cloudy and warm with showers or thundershowers possible tonight and tomorrow. High today 76 to 82, low tonight 60 to 65. High tomorrow about 80. Southerly winds around 20 mph. Monday temperatures 70 high, 59 low. Rainfall 0.19 inches.
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Des Moines
Jr College Students Secure Teaching Contracts
Two Washington junior college students have signed teaching contracts for next year. Keith Duncan will teach seventh and eighth grades at Columbus Junction while Robert Chabal will teach those grades at the Ainsworth school. Additional teacher trainees received offers of employment from the program head Mr Telecky.
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Washington Junior College
Telecky
Keith Duncan
Robert Chabal
Duncan
Columbus Junction
Chabal
Ainsworth
Scouts Attend Spring Camporee at Roy Kephart Farm
Six troops from the county attended the spring Camporee on the Roy Kephart farm near Washington. Wellman won best camp with Baptist Troop 38 second. John Lemmon and Don Orr led a Sunday court of honor. Awards included tenderfoot to Beavar Adams, merit badges to Harold Jezelet, Star to Bob Stewart, Life to Edward Jarrard. Church services were held. Catholic Mass attended in Washington. Simmering and Beenblossom chosen for Izaak Walton League training in Vin ton June 3 4 and 5.
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Roy Kephart
Washington
Wellman
Kalona
Baptist Church
John Lemmon
Don Orr
Beavar, Adams
Francis Mangold
Harold Jézelett
Methodist Church
Bob Stewart
Edward Jarrard
George Kerr
Camporee
Karl Simmering
Ernest Beenblossom
Scouts
Izaak Walton League Wildlife School
Vinton
Noyd Guthrie Fined For Intoxication In City Court
Noyd Guthrie was fined ten dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Ernest Salladay in the city police court Monday evening.
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Ernest Salladay
Dr. Orvis Singmaster Dies in Cincinnati Home
Dr. Orvis Singmaster of Cincinnati Ohio died at his home Sunday evening. He is survived by two sisters Mrs Minnie Hartman and Mrs Ethel Ferguson of Washington. Burial is planned in Cincinnati on Wednesday May 18.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Singmaster
Washington
Minnie Hartman
Ethel Ferguson
Arrest of John F. Frits on bad check charges
John F. Frits, sought in Des Moines Newton Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on bad check charges, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies here and jailed awaiting word from other cities. Harold L. Fountain was released after serving five days on a bad check charge.
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Des Moines
Newton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Harold L. Fountain
Navy Aerobee Rockets Measure Cosmic Rays High Above
Navy scientists launch Aerobee rockets from the USS Norton Sound to probe cosmic rays 78 miles above the Earth, gathering data on upper atmosphere particles and space radiation.
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Uss
Norton Sound
More Than Half Of Corn Planted In Iowa
DES MOINES UP More than half of the 1949 Iowa corn crop is in the ground and weather is turning to seasonal temperatures with showers, the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin said. As of last Saturday 54 percent of corn was planted and about 15 percent of bean acreage. Farmers progress shows 93 percent of spring plowing complete. moisture varies by region with western Iowa averaging half an inch in the past week and northeast sections receiving the most rain.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rites Thursday for Mrs. Ehme Koehler
Funeral services for Mrs. Ehme Koehler who died Monday will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Jones funeral home. Dr. William E. Littlewood will lead. burial in Elm Grove cemetery follows after services, with arrangements pending earlier word from California brothers.
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California
Jones Funeral Home
William E. Littlewood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Strange Disease Attacks Wheat in Kansas
A mysterious virus attack on wheat spreads across western Kansas, hitting up to 50 percent of winter wheat in Lane and Scott counties. Experts warn potential losses could reach 50 million dollars, though some fields show signs of recovery as the virus may have run its course.
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Kans
Kansas
Lane
Scott Counties
Erhart
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Brighton woman Opal Hastings Gier dies after long illness
Mrs. George Gier 45 a Brighton resident for 15 years died Monday night in a hospital after a five year illness. Funeral Thursday at the Brighton Christian church with Rev. R W Fillmore. Burial in Brighton Hillcrest. Body at Omar Hoskins funeral home. Opal Hastings born March 13 1904 in Anderson County Kansas married George Gier Sept 6 1930 and moved to Washington Iowa before Brighton move. Survived by husband four children Hazel Roberta Marvin Phyllis all at home and one son George Jr killed in a crash last year. several stepchildren, three brothers Alfred Roy Hastings Frank and three sisters Flossie Yeoman Carrie Goff and Jean Thompson.
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Opal Hastings
Anderson County
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Roberta
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Phyllis
George, Jr
Alfred
Roy Hastings
Frank
Kincaid
Flossie E. Yeoman
Carrie Goff
Jean Thompson
Third Line Added To Mystery Jingle
An additional line is added to the Talking Woman jingle today. The jingle will grow daily until the entire piece is printed. It accompanies Washington Ridiculous sale events set for the evening of May 26.
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Washington
Cross Examination Fails to Shake Doctor's Wife Testimony
In Cedar Rapids Mrs. Sydney Rutledge testifies she was forced by Byron Hartman to submit in her St. Louis apartment last July to protect her husband Dr. Robert C. Rutledge, who faces trial for stabbing Hartman in December. She denies dating other men and says Hartman pressured money from her.
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Sydney Rutledge
Mrs. Rutledge
Byron Hartman
St. Louis
Hartman
Rutledge
Washington High School Spring Concert Planned
Music students from vocal and instrumental departments at Washington high school plan a joint spring concert on Friday May 20 at eight o'clock. Tickets at the door are 60 and 35 cents. The program features Division 1 state contest honorees including concert band mixed chorus drum ensemble girls trio sextet madrigal group mixed quartet trombone quartet. Dan Holland and John Winga Jr will perform solos. A festival number closes the program with band and mixed chorus. directed by Wendell Rider and Melvin Hill. Ice cream social to follow for the senior class.
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Washington High School
Perry
Dan Holland
John Winga Jr
John Yousling
Wendell Rider
Melvin Hill
The Highland Fling Through a Regal Realm
A poetic portrait of a regal realm where a gentle voice enchants, hinting at courtesy and grace. It evokes ancient roots and a playful challenge to seek counsel, suggesting a blush of curiosity in a lighthearted, wonderland setting.
Live Wires Name Delegates to Camp
Live Wires 4 H club named Howard Bohr and Jim East as delegates to Camp Eastman Illinois from June 5 to 7. Sam Rathmel plans to attend the Ames short course. Bohr led meeting with 18 members answering roll. Club tour set for June 21 at 9 am meeting at the school house. No June meeting. Softball practice planned every two weeks at Bunkerhill school. Leo Waggoner spoke on How Father Can Help the Boys in 4 H. Refreshments by Edward Whetstine and Gordon Miller.
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Howard Bohr
Jim East
Camp
Eastman
Ill
Sam Rathmel
Ames
Bunkerhill School
Leo Waggoner
Edward Whetstine
Gordon Miller
Councilmen Debate Storm Sewer Project Plans
City council Monday evening discussed installing storm sewers on South Eighth and Ninth avenues and the north side of East Washington street. The Christiansen company would contract the project once approved, as it nears completing its portion of the long underway sanitary sewer program.
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Flood Drowns Four as Fort Worth Floods Rise
Fort Worth radio reports at least four drowned and 12 missing as Trinity River breaches four levees and overtops a fifth after a 10-inch overnight rain. About 4,000 people flee homes. 15 injured. city water disrupted. hospital operations cut to essential care. damage estimated up to 2 million dollars. A tornado killed one near Guymon and Stratford.
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Grinnell Elects Marie Blattner to Women’s Honorary Society
Marie Blattner of Washington has been elected to membership in Grinnell College’s Women’s Honorary Athletic Society. A Grinnell sophomore and Washington High School graduate, she serves as an officer in her residence hall.
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Marie Blattner
Washington
Grinnell College
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Washington High School
Graduation Candidates Released for Washington High
Washington High School officials announced 71 seniors named as graduation candidates. Commencement will be Thursday evening June 2 at the Methodist church with Earl Harper of the State University of Iowa speaking. Baccalaureate is Sunday May 29 with Rev. W. J. Stevens delivering the sermon.
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State University of Iowa
W. J. Stevens
Esther Bauer
Florence Greiner
West Chester High School
West Chester
S. T. Stanley
William Penn College
Jr Chamber Chooses Officers in Washington Meeting
The Junior Chamber of Commerce last night named a permanent officer slate for next month’s elections led by president Dale Booth. Candidates include Marston for president and Skipton, McClure, and Wittmer for vice presidents, with Holcomb outlining parking solutions and urging merchant cooperation to ease district congestion.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dale Booth
Wayne Marston
Richard Skipton
Don McClure
Virgil Wittmer
Wayne Chamberlin
Phillip Kneen
Keith Norton
Wendell Shaffer
Fred Speed
Charles Morgan
Bill Perdock
Joe Easter
John Logan
Kenneth Bakehouse
Dr. Shaffer
Hilton Durst
Dick Ross
Bob Ross
Hap Monroe
Bob Boileau
Dick Miller
Charles Morris
Kenneth Patterson
Tom Stewart
Warren Marston
Tom Tanner
Jerry Court
Bob Speer
Walter Fern
Dale Caldwell
Chuck Bendlage
Clarence B. Day
Richard L. Holcomb
Bureau of Public Affairs
Iowa University
Holcomb
Chamber
Junior Chamber
Saddle Club
Fred Minden
Charles Snyder
Loren Robertson
Cedar Rapids Chamber
Frank Nye
Poppy Day Planned By Women of Legion
Washington plans for Poppy Day are under way led by Mrs E E Ward general chairman of the American Legion auxiliary project with Mrs Harold Boyd assisting. Poppies will be sold on Washington streets Saturday May 28 to honor dead soldiers and aid disabled veterans and their families.
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E. E. Ward
American Legion Auxiliary Project
Harold Boyd
Ward
Washington Streets
The
Legion Auxiliary
Edward Hopkins Dies in California at 31
News reaches Brighton of the death April 28 of Edward Hopkins aged 31 in Sacramento California. Cremation completed and ashes sent to his Brighton uncle Earl Hopkins. Burial set for May 22 in Columbus City. Hopkins had lived with his Brighton uncle for years. Mrs Charles Messenger of Washington is listed as an aunt.
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Edward Hopkins
Sacramento
Calif
Earl Hopkins
Columbus City
Hopkins
Charles Messenger
Washington
Memorial Day Programs Planned in Washington Schools
In cooperation with the American Legion Auxiliary, Washington public schools will hold Memorial Day programs on Monday May 23 announced by Supt M M Sehell. Schedule: Junior high 9 30 am high school junior college 11 00 am Stewart school 11 15 am Lincoln school 2 30 pm.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Washington Public Schools
Supt. M. M. Sehell
Stewart School
Lincoln
Local Soft Ball Openers Scheduled Tonight
City league officials report opening games proceed as planned at 7 30 despite recent rain. Two games will be played and the Moose Drum and Bugle Corps from Iowa City will perform during the program.
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Moose Drum and Bugle Corps
Iowa City
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