Rutledge Demonstrates Knife Fight In Murder Trial
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge testified in Cedar Rapids that he fought for life with Byron Hartman in a hotel room last December 14. He described the knife exchange and said he struck Hartman during the struggle while insisting he acted in self defense and avoided admitting the fatal wound. The judge ordered the demonstration to show how he held the knife as cross exam continued. Court adjourned after four hours. trial expected to reach the jury midweek.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge
St. Louis
Byron Hattman
Hattman
Rutledge
Sydney
Hartman
Cancel Service at Church in Chester
Rev. R Vernon Pike of West Chester announced that the Sunday evening service at the Methodist church is cancelled due to the funeral of Lou Bauer to be held Sunday afternoon. A K Harper of Fairfield had scheduled a West Chester community meeting for Sunday evening.
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West Chester
R. Vernon Pike
Methodist Church
Lou Bauer
A. K. Harper
Fairfield
First Dinner Thursday At Country Club
The first summer country club dinner will be held Thursday at 6 30 pm. Reservations closed yesterday for the dinners. The central committee will publish the committees Monday or Tuesday.
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Central Committee
Kentucky Ranks Third in Counties Nationwide
Only two states have more counties than Kentucky's 121, reflecting the state's extensive administrative divisions. The fact highlights Kentucky's broad geographic coverage and decentralization of local governance across numerous counties.
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States
Kentucky
Master Plumbers Set November Meeting in Washington
Iowa Master Plumbers association southeast division plans its November meeting in Washington. Fairfield gathering Friday with Mr and Mrs Keith Norton of Washington in attendance set plans for upcoming months. More than 100 members are expected to attend the Washington meeting as the group meets monthly.
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Iowa Master Plumbers Association
Washington
Fairfield
Keith Norton
Des Moines Weather Outlook With Showers Thundershowers
Showers and occasional thunderstorms this afternoon. Cloudy tonight in the north and east, with clearing tomorrow afternoon. Highs near 60 to 65 today, 68 to 72 tomorrow, lows 45 to 55. Strong winds tonight, diminishing northerly winds tomorrow. Friday temperatures about 59/47.
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Des Moines
Mrs. Blankenhorn Taken by Death
Mrs. Ray C. Blankenhorn aged 68 of near Ainsworth died at Mercy hospital Iowa City after eight years illness. Funeral set for May 23 at Jones funeral home with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Survivors include husband Ray Blankenhorn a stepson David Blankenhorn and siblings in Ohio.
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Ray C. Blankenhorn
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Georgia Belle Hall
Morgan County
Ohio
Charles P and
Mary Jane Burkheimer Hall
New Concord
Charles Jackson
Jackson
Keokuk
Washington
John
Fred
Dwight Hall
Blanche Lyons
Hugh
Funeral Monday For Guy Evans
Guy Evans 68 of 1003 East Second street died Friday after a two week illness. Funeral Monday at 4 pm in Jones funeral home with Dr. Fred E. Miller in charge. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Survivors include three sons two daughters a brother and nine grandchildren. Mr. Evans was foreman at the Rock Island freight depot for 29 years retiring in 1946. He was born February 25, 1881 in Mt. Stirling Iowa and married Pauline Leesman in 1906.
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Guyvans
East Second Street
Jones
Fred E. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Evans
Mt. Stirling
Iowa
David
Emily Calhoun Evans
Keota
Sigourney
Washington
Pauline Leesman
Evans
Rock Island
Woodman Lodge
Floyd E
Hedrick
Hubert
Crawfordsville
Paul F
Owen Miller
Bloomington
Ill
Ivan Jarvis
Chester
Keosauqua
Recognition Day Awards Highlight Washington Junior High
Awards for citizenship leadership and top grades were announced at the annual Recognition Day assembly at Washington Junior High. Eighth grader Carolyn Holland and seventh grader Eddie Winga led citizenship honors, with Arla McBee receiving the sixth grade award.
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Washington
Carolyn Holand
Eddie Winga
Arla McBee
Carolyn Holland
Dan Brindley
Eighth Grade Graduation Set for May 26 in Washington
Ninety Iowa county eighth graders from rural Washington County schools will graduate May 26 at Washington Methodist Church. Supt. Lester B. Krabill reports Charles F. Martin will speak. Twenty students earned county honor roll with averages of A or better. full list of candidates and schools follows.
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Washington County
Washington Methodist Church
Lester B. Krabill
Charles F. Martin
Iowa State Education Association
Krabill
Shirley Davis
Esther Miller
Keith Pieper
Neal Augustine
Bennie Barnes
Mallard Suffered Major Fire in Business District
A two hour blaze in Mallard damaged three main business district buildings and a vacant former city hall. The $100000 fire disrupted graduation ceremonies across the street as a water supply failed and aid from Emmetsburg West Bend Haveлок and Plover fought the flames.
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Mallard
Mallard High School
Emmetsburg
West Bend
Havelock and
Plover
Window Display Marks Poppy Sale By Legion Auxiliary
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary place a storefront display at Nicola and Harmon to show how funds from the annual poppy sale are used. The display includes canteen books for hospitalized veterans to buy supplies and extras.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Nicola & Harmon Store
KE. &. Ward
Legion Auxiliary
Krigbaum Receives National Fellowship for Cornell Work
Dr. William R. Krigbaum of Decatur Illinois wins a National Research Council fellowship for advanced training at Cornell University Ithaca NY. He will work with Nobel laureate Professor Debye who joined Cornell on February 1 1940. Krigbaum a 1944 Millikin graduate and Navy veteran holds master and PhD from Illinois and is a fellow of the American Chemical Society.
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National Research Council For Advance Training and Research
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
William R. Krigbaum
Decatur, Ill
Esther Wolfe
Ainsworth
Krigbaum
Cornell
Etor Joseph William Debye
Debye
United States
Millikin University
University of Ilinois
American Chemical Society
Marriage license issued to Guffey and Trojovsky at court
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse Friday afternoon to Howard A. Guffey of Columbus Junction and Orrene M. Trojovsky of Washington. India reclaimed more than 400,000 acres of land last year.
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Court House
Howard A. Guffey
Columbus Junction
Orrene M. Trojovsky
Washington
India
Berlin Rail Strike Cripples City Transport
Western sector rail workers walkout against Soviet administration halting almost all trains into Berlin. clashes with strikebreakers and police erupted at Tempelhof and Charlottenburg elevated stations. American and British military police restored order as hundreds of fights and delays disrupted work and travel citywide.
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Berlin
Tempelhof
Charlottenburg
Funeral Sunday At West Chester For Lou Bauer
Lou Bauer 73 former West Chester mayor and longtime Washington county resident died Friday after a brief illness. Funeral Sunday May 22 at 2 30 PM West Chester Methodist Church with Rev R Vernon Pike officiating. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Jones Funeral Home Washington. Born August 11 1875 in Germany he came to America in 1888 and lived in Washington county most of his life. He married Bessie E Bennett September 1 1897. he farmed near West Chester before moving to town in 1932 and served as mayor and councilman. He belonged to the Methodist church.
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Nee Lou Bauer
West Chester
Washington County
West Chester Methodist Church
R. Vernon Pike
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home of
Washington
Mr. Bauer
Germany
John
Marie Genkinger Bauer
America
Lexington
Bessie E. Bennett
Methodist Church
Washington junior college graduates twelve candidates
Washington junior college released a list of twelve candidates for graduation. The two year graduates will receive diplomas with the high school commencement on June 2 at the Methodist church, speaker Earl B Harper. Baccalaureate is May 29 with Rev W J Stevens. The candidates include Richard S Dave Richard T Dodder Keith R Duncan Robert M Ellyson Evan D Fishburn John H Green Paul H Maxwell Robert J Noonan Leland F E Schmitt Francis P Schneider Robert E Steele Eugene H Wead.
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Washington Junior College
Methodist Church
Earl B. Harper
W. J. Stevens
Keith R, Duncan
Robert M. Ellyson
Evan D. Fishburn
John H. Green
Robert J. Noonan Leland FE. Schmitt
Francis P. Schneider
Robert E. Steele
Eugene H. Wead
Washington High School spring concert delights large audience
Washington High School drew a near full auditorium for its annual spring concert. The concert band led by Melvin Hill and the mixed chorus directed by Wendell Rider received prolonged applause. Soloists and small groups, including Division I contestants from Perry Iowa, joined the program. The finale Festival Finale featured the band, chorus, and John Yousling with his Consortata organ, and the seniors hosted an ice cream social to fund their Chicago trip.
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Don Kerr
Iowa
Munton-Bradley Company
Melvin Hill
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Washington High School
Wendell Rider
Perry
Maddy
John Yousling
Chicago
Reds Attack on Shanghai Thwarted by Government Fire
Communist flotilla of about 20 boats tried to storm the Whangpoo river and invade northern Shanghai at 2 am but was repulsed by artillery on the west bank. The invasion point was likely in the Yangtze po area eight miles north of downtown Shanghai. Government forces in Yangtze po district vow heavier guns as ships patrol the Yangtze to aid the city isolation.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo River
Yangtzepoo
Yangtze
Lunghwa Airport
Whangpov
Oriental
Acheson Arrives For Meeting of Big Four Powers
United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson arrived in Paris for the Big Four foreign ministers talks and prepared for preparatory discussions with western colleagues. Andrei Vishinsky was expected, with the four power conference to open Monday at the Duchess of Talleyrand’s palace, as the West prepared to reject Russian demands on Ruhr occupation and a unified Germany.
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Paris
U. S
Dean Acheson
Germany
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Orly Airfield
Truman
Independence
France
Council of Foreign Ministers
Vishinsky
Andrei Vishinsky
Ruhr
West
Bonn Coast
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Surprise Valley
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Stringtown
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