Hartman drew knife in blackmail claim in Rutledge case
Private detective John Wilkerson testified that Hartman showed a knife and warned Rutledge associate to stay away from his work. He recalled meetings in October and several weeks later in a St. Louis parking lot discussing money demands and a move to California. Hartman claimed his wife owned a large estate and could cover losses. Wendell Rider attended a Mississippi Valley music conference at Clinton.
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Cedar Rapil
Robert C. Rutledge
John Wilkerson
Hartman
Wilkerson
Hattman
Rutledge
California
Rutledges
Wendell Rider
Washington High School
Clinton
Spring Concert Promises High School Talent Show
High school vocal and instrumental students under Wendell Rider and Melvin Hill perform in the auditorium on Friday May 20 featuring Division I state contest soloists and John Yousling at the organ. Grade school band opens with Dan Holland and John Winga Jr. as soloists and several small ensembles. Tickets 60 and 35 cents. ice cream social may follow on the school lawn weather permitting.
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Wendell Rider
Melvin Hill
Perry
John Yousling
Maddy
Bob Steele
Dan Holland
John Winga
Des Moines Weather Forecast With Cloudy Cool Periods
Mostly cloudy and cool this afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow remains cloudy with showers in the west, high 55 to 58, low around 40 to 45 north and 44 to 48 south. Winds NE 18 to 20 mph this afternoon, SE 15 to 18 mph tomorrow. Wednesday highs near 80 and low around 65.
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Des Moines
Summer Classes at Washington High School Planned
Washington high school will offer summer sessions under Principal Roy B. Minnis. 115 clock hours over eight weeks from June 13 to August 4, with three hours daily. Courses depend on demand and may include English I II III IV math science and history.
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Washington High School
Roy B. Minnis
North Central Association of High Schools
Sale of Poppies Aids Veterans Children in Toledo
The American Legion auxiliary will sponsor a poppy sale on Saturday May 28 in Washington to raise funds for veterans and their children. Local chair Mrs E E Ward says the first district has adopted Toledo juvenile home children, with 200 of its 800 residents being veterans’ offspring. Funds will support “extras” for these children alongside state aid.
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Washington
American Legion Auxiliary
E. E. Ward
Legion Auxiliary Women of the First District
Toledo
Iowa
Washington County
Ward
Mystery jingle prompts guess for Washington event
The Washington Chamber of Commerce plans a Ridiculous Day on Thursday May 26 with a contest jingle Talking Woman. Officials report one more line remains to complete the clue while a second clue notes a Texas yearling sale horse sold for 250 dollars and later won 13 races including the Chicago Derby.
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Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Gay World
Texas
Pauls Receives Tau Beta Pi Honor at ISU Convocation
Ames John Frederick Pauls son of Mr and Mrs G A Pauls 703 East Second Washington received the Tau Beta Pi honor at Honors Day Convocation at Iowa State College for finishing the first two quarters of the freshman year with the highest scholastic average.
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Ames
John Frederick Pauls
G. A. Pauls
East Second
Washington
Iowa State College
Flood Areas Under Guard Fort Worth Texas
National guardsmen patrolled Fort Worth streets to deter looters as Trinity River floodwaters recede. City officials urged a business holiday to conserve water. 84 water trucks served thousands while 14 centers offered anti typhoid inoculations. Death toll rose to seven with 11 feared. 200 guardsmen deployed after looting reports. A Sunday country club breakfast and upcoming golf events were announced.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Trinity River
Ort Worth
Nebraska Tornado toll rises with Hastings depot damage
United Press reports a mile wide Nebraska tornado battered south central and southeast areas. A Hastings naval ammunition depot loss climbs to 250000, Walter Ninny, 80, was killed near Campbell, while Inland area farms suffered extensive damage to barns, chicken houses, windmills, and sheds.
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United Press
Nebraska
Walter Ninney
Campbell
Alma
Hastings
Mrs. Korgan
Edward Hendricks
Fifteen Named on Honor Society Roll
Fifteen students at Washington high school, four juniors and eleven seniors, have been elected to the local chapter of a national honor society. Members were selected for scholarship leadership character and service to the school. Induction will occur during class day activities on May 26.
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Washington High School
Shirley Blattner
Dan Holland
Claire Davis
Harry Ramseyer
Pat Brower
Carla Cather
Barbara Dare
Betty Tait
Barbara Godwin
Jim Dawson
Ray Carter
Edith Miller
Virginia Griggs
David Chilcote
Jean McKinney
Change in Journal Front Page Headlines Explained
Subscribers report a temporary shift to all capital letters on the front page after an accident damaged the typesetting. A 30 point cap t caused the distributor bar to jam and ruin the 72 bar, preventing lower case letters from dropping.
Russians Lift Ban on German Trucks After British Protest
Berlin reports say the Soviet Union lifted the blocking of German trucks to Berlin on the Helmstedt Autobahn moments after Britain filed an official protest. The move ends two days of trucking wrangling as Western observers warn deliveries by road may be suspended is the Soviet aim.
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Berlin
Helmstedt Autobahn
East
West
Helmstedt
Helmstedt Zonal
West Germany
Helmstedt-Berlin
Berlin Autobahn
Frank L. Howley
Postpone Swimming Meet Till Monday
Don Wilson of the YMCA reports the city wide swimming meet set for Friday evening May 29 has been postponed to Monday evening May 28. The change allows 13 of the six boys slated to compete to join the high school band and chorus spring concert Friday night.
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Don Wilson
YMCA
Byrd Calls for 2 Percent Federal Payroll Cut
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia urged Congress to trim the federal payroll by at least two percent. He cited a recent monthly report showing the government added 254 workers daily for 15 months, lifting the annual payroll by about 750000 dollars per day and pushing civilian employment above prewar levels. The Navy’s Constitution transport plane is described as carrying 10 000 gallons of fuel.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Congress
Byrd
Virginia
Top Democrats Open Door to Roosevelt Jr in Congress
Washington dispatch reports that House Democrats will welcome Franklin D Roosevelt Jr as the newest member of Congress. Leaders foresee a path to higher office as New York politics swirl around a possible governor or senator race in 1950 with Gov. Thomas Dewey a key opponent. Mayor William O Dwyer is discussed as a potential 1950 Democratic candidate for governor.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Franklin D Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
New York City
Sol Bloom
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
House
John W. McCormack
Mass
United Press
New York
Thomas
Dewey
Franklin, Jr
William O'Dwyer
U S Naval Units Leave Danger Zone Near Shanghai
Vice Admiral Oscar C Badger ordered all U S naval forces from the mouth of the Whangpoo after U S consulate reports no more evacuation requests from Shanghai As communists intensify activity near Pootung vessels head to the Eldorado off the Yangtze mouth An unidentified battery fired a starshell over the Thomason as it moved downstream toward the Eldorado
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Eldorado
Shanghat
Oscar C Badger
U. S
West Pacific
Whangpoo
U.S
Shanghai
Pootung
Whangpoo River
Yangtze
Badger
Thomason
Weather Delays Softball Games At Greenfield
Steady rain postpones tonight's men's softball at Greenfield. Monday, WEFW faces Freshwater at 7 00 PM. The Crawfordsville Owls game may be moved to the second Monday-evening slot if feasible.
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Greenfield
WEFW
Freshwater
Crawfordsville Owls
Brighton Youth Fined for Reckless Driving
Richard J Hyde of Brighton was fined $25 and costs after being charged with reckless driving. He appeared before R. W Fillmore Brighton justice of the peace and was apprehended by deputy sheriff Loren Robertson.
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Richard J Hyde
Brighton
R. W Fillmore
Hyde
Loren Robertson
First power driven sawmill in America at Salmon Falls River
The Salmon Falls River site in Maine hosted the first power driven sawmill in America built in 1681. The installation marked an early advance in industrial technology with water power driving timber processing.
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America
Salmon Falls River
Mrs. John Alliman Is Taken at Wayland
Mrs. John Alliman 69 died at her Wayland home after illness. Funeral services by Zehr Funeral Home Friday then at Sugar Creek church with Rev. Leichty Gingerich and Mullett. Burial in Sugar Creek cemetery. She was daughter of Stephen S. Wyse and Barbara Wyse, survived by husband John, three children Mae Kempt, Lester, Willis, six grandchildren, mother, three sisters and three brothers.
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Wayland
John Alliman
Zehr
Funeral
Sugar Creek Church
Sugar Creek
Willard Leichty
Simon Gingerich
E. S. Mullett
Wayland Mennonite Church
Sugar Creek Chorus
Mahlon, Vernon
James Wyse
Gilbert Alliman
John Duggens
Joe Krabill
Alliman
Stephen S. Wyse
Barbara Schantz Wyse
Mae Kempt
Lincoln Neb
Lester
Willis Alliman
Stephen Wyse
Jacob Boshart
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Krabill
Lee Swartzendruber
Three suits filed here seek $133 750 in damages
Three actions against Hill Top Farm Feed Co filed in district court seek a total of 133 750 dollars. Plaintiffs Don Stutsman Nina V Stutsman and Corn Belt Turkey Farms allege inferior turkey feed caused losses including death and stunted growth among 15 000 poults and improper processing. Damages cited include 65 000 for Nina Stutsman and 35 000 for Don Stutsman plus 8 759 and 25 000 for Corn Belt Turkey Farms for disrupted operations and altered fee distribution.
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Hill Top Farm Feed Company
R. R. Noonan
District Court
Don Stutsman
Nina V. Stutsman
Corn Belt Turkey Farms
Harold L. Boyd
The
Feed Company
Nina
Stutsman
Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis
R. J. Wagner
R. R. Osborn
Washington
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