Two Injured In Collision At Ainsworth Intersection
Roy T. Quinn of Cotter sustained critical head injuries after a car truck crash at the Ainsworth intersection on Highway 92. His sister Alec Loretta Dacy, driver of the Quinn car, was less seriously hurt. James Morgan Green of Pharr Texas, driving the semi truck, was uninjured. Damage was estimated at 2000 for the truck and 450 for the Quinn car. The pair were treated at Washington county hospital after the Friday afternoon crash.
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Roy T. Quinn
Cotter
Washington County Hospital
Ainsworth
Alec Loretta Dacy
North of Cotter
Quinn
James Morgan Green
Pharr
Texas
Rock Island
Charles Snyder
Mr. Quinn
Funeral services for Columbus City resident Jennie Boulton
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Esther Boulton 83 Columbus City will be held at the Methodist church at 1 30 Sunday afternoon. Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery. The name was incorrectly given as Boulson in the death notice. Body is at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction.
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Columbus. Junction
Jennie Esther Boulton
Columbus
Columbus City
Boulton
Mystery Man Rhyme Guess the Washington Figure
A verse invites readers to identify a prominent Washington man from clues and fill an official entry blank in the Journal. Prizes await on Friday May 25, Ridiculous Day, with mail or in person submission to enter the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Journal
Baccalaureate Services Sunday and Commencement Speaker Named
Washington high school seniors and junior college sophomores will be honored with baccalaureate and commencement programs at Washington Methodist church. Rev. T. C. Polk will speak at the baccalaureate on What Do You Want. Dr. Conrad Bergendoff will deliver the commencement address Crossroads. The programs include school musical selections and the presentation of diplomas by M. J. Cruise and M. Schell, with graduates led by principal Robert Everetts.
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Washington
Methodist Church
T. C. Polk
Washington Christian Church
Conrad Bergendorf
Augustana College
Rock Island
Polk
Evert L. Haney
F. A. Hahin
W. J. Grossheim
Basil McBee
Washington High School Girls Glee Club
John Yousling
Bergendoff
Augustana
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
University of Upsala
Sweden
Salem Lutheran Church
Chicago
United States
C. Raymond Reed
Earl Longfellow
M. M. Schell
M. J. Cruise
Board of Education
M. Robert Everetts
Witness Describes Eldora Church Disciples Practices
Rev. T. C. Polk of Washington testified at a hearing on the Eldora Church of Christ dispute. Members seek to oust Pastor LeRoy Schuler, who has led the church since 1947. Polk said Disciples of Christ churches pursue missionary society activities and cooperate with other churches.
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Rev
T. C. Polk
Washington
Eldora
SSA Rep to Aid Claims at Iowa Employment Office
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will visit Washington on Wednesday May 23 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at 110 West Main Street Iowa State Employment Office to help with filing old age and survivors insurance claims or to issue Social Security numbers.
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Social Security Administration
Burlington
Washington
Iowa State Employment Office
West Main Street
Rooster Contests Highlight Ridiculous Day in Washington
Plans for a Ridiculous Day feature include rooster contests on Friday May 25 in Central Park with entries accepted after 1 30 PM. Four Washington poultry buyers will purchase roosters at 18 cents per pound, with prizes for largest and smallest roosters and eggs, a crowing contest, and a rooster race at 3 PM aided by entertainers Ray Katzman and Bill Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humble
Vowers
Burger Produce
Rock Island
Central Park
Ray Katzman
Bill Andrews
KXIC
Robert KE. J. Snyder
District VFW Convention Set for Washington Iowa
About 300 Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary members from 22 posts in 11 southeast Iowa will gather in Washington Sunday for the first district VEW convention in years. The event centers on the VEW hall with officer elections, sessions, and a social hour led by key district and department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otf Foreign Wars
Iowa
Washington
VEW
Knights of Pythias Hall
Leland Goosey
Ft. Madison
Mabel Lang
Muscatine
Jack Larcone
Des Moines
Angelis Snelson
Knoxville
Trains Collision Mystery at Bryn Mawr Leaves Dead
Pennsylvania railroad said it cannot explain why the Detroit to New York flyer struck a halted express near Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania. Seven people died and 63 were injured as a three way probe begins into the wreck. Engineer F K Yentzer of Harrisburg is reviewed for possible eye condition and signal timing is questioned. A whistle device in the cab could have sounded a warning if a slowdown or stop signal was missed.
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Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania Railroad
F. K. Yentzer
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
UN Lines Hold Firm Under Heavy Pounding By Chinese Red Hordes
United Nations forces repelled mass Chinese assaults along the Korean front. The 2nd U.S. division with Dutch French and South Korean troops stabilized the line near Hongchon while North Korean daylight attacks on Seoul failed. Reports say Chinese forces waned after four days of combat and casualties ran high. A hospital notice in Kirksville, Missouri, says Mrs. David R. Schantz will undergo surgery and expects a two week stay.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
U. S
Seoul
Hongchon
United Press
Robert W. Gibson
Glenn A. Stackhouse
East Central Front
Richard Applegate
David R. Schantz
Kcos Hospital
Kirksville
Iowa Man Sought In Beating Of Girl
Plymouth county sheriff sought Richard Frericks over alleged four hour beating of 17 year old Le Mars high school senior Darlene Gray. She said Frericks forced her into his car, assaulted her on a lonely road near the Le Mars airport, causing two black eyes a cut behind the ear bruises and a missing tooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Cook
Gary Gorham
Iowa Bar Association
Letter Club
Marolyn Fenn
Danforth Foundation
Mildred Stewart
DAR
Iowa
Morse Horneman
Frericks
Horneman
le Mars
Miss Gray
Canvass Planned in Washington for Junior Fair Auction
Fortnightly club led by Mrs. Phil Kneen will canvass Washington residential areas on May 28 to support the Washington County Junior Fair auction sale. Scouts Camp Fire groups and 4-H FFA members will assist. donations of cash or salable items are sought for a June auction near the fair site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Phil Kneen
Kneen
Roger Sherman
Wilson Putman
Lloyd Miller
Washington County Junior Mail Building Fund
Washington Kiwan
Evoready Plumbing Observes 20th Anniversary in Washington
Evoready Plumbing & Heating of Washington marks its twentieth year in business. Founded by Van Norton on May 19 in a former location, the firm moved several times and now occupies a showplace building with a large showroom. The company has earned two national awards for merchandise displays and operates with Opal Norton and son Keith, plus the Pipe Wrench ad in the Journal.
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Evoready Plumbing & Heating Company
Washington
van Norton
Evoready
American Petroleum Station
Bey
West Main Street
Nortons
Eveready
Opal
Norton
Keith
Eveready Company
Husband with violent temper shoots wife and wounds daughter-in-law
Art Klemme, 55, a painter and paperhanger, shot his wife in the street after drinking at a Waukon tavern. His daughter-in-law, 22, was critically wounded and taken to a hospital. A statewide alarm and bloodhound pursuit followed but Klemme remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee
William Huffman
Huffman
Art Klemme
Klemme
Clarence Klemme
Howard Hansen
Hansen
Local Men Find 12 Pounds of Mushrooms
Frank Casey and Charlie Ragan found twelve pounds of mushrooms in about an hour along the Skunk River bottoms. The men praised the haul as large and beautiful and accepted their find modestly with sunburned faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Casey
Charlie Ragan
Frank
Charlie
Skunk
Des Moines Weather Forecast Light Showers and Warm Trend
Weather report for Des Moines notes partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and Sunday. Highs near 75 to 85, lows 55 to 60 northwest and 60 to 65 southeast, southerly winds 12 to 18 mph, turning west by Sunday. Outlook calls for cloudy conditions with widely scattered showers Monday and Tuesday and a warm rebound by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
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Homemakers of America
Don Goetz
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Ronald Crawford
Washington Methodist Church
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Eldora Church
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Remsen, In
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S Stagner
Valley School
Riverside
Evening Journal
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Betty Watkinson
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Ruth Miller
Jeannine Gerot
Dianne Watkinson
Marilyn Bontrager
Johnnie Bontrager
Lois Miller
Jimmy Heck
Regina Vegey
Bobby Joe Veggy
Back Row
Mrs. Stagner
Roda Miller
Ruth Bontrager
Joyce Bell
Gene Bell
Haymond Havel
Ronnie Gerot
Roland Bontrager
Ronnie Heck
Norma Heck
Evoready Plumbing
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