Ford Asks Meeting Tomorrow to Study Strike Arbitration
Ford Motor Company asked the CIO United Auto Workers to meet again to discuss the union’s offer to arbitrate the speed-up issue behind the 20 day long Ford strike. John S. Bugas, Ford negotiator, said the meeting would explore the implications of the plan and the question to be submitted to a third party.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company Today
CIO
United Auto Workers’ Union
UAW
Ford
Walter A. Reuther
Reuther
Funeral Thursday For Mrs Embree 62
KEOTA Mrs Margaret Embree 62 long time Washington county resident died today Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon May 26 at Keota Methodist Church Rev Hugh Williams in charge She born May 15 1887 daughter of William J and Ella Skinner Mayer Married October 1912 to William Embree lived West Chester until 1946 then Keota Burial in Keota cemetery Survivors include two brothers Don Mayer of Chicago and George Mayer of Keota one niece and six nephews Funeral arrangements by Marsh funeral home.
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Keota
Margaret Embree
Washington County
Keota Methodist Church
Hugh Williams
Embree
William J
Ella (Skinner) Mayer
Seventy-six
Old Washington Academy
William Embree
West Chester
Marsh Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Mrs. Georgia Blankenhorn held in Jones Home
Final rites for Mrs. Georgia Belle Blankenhorn were conducted Monday at two in the Jones funeral home with Rev. Carl Stierg presiding. Mrs. Larry Trotter sang a vocal solo with Edna Klein on piano. Pallbearers included Sam Turkington Clyde Turkington James Helmick Jr Robert Barnes Roy Hildebrand and Fred Feldman. Burial followed in Ainsworth cemetery.
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Georgia Belle Blankenhorn
Jones Funeral Home
Carl Stierg
Larry Trotter
Edna Klein
Sam and Clyde Turkington
James Helmick, Jr
Robert Barnes
Roy Hildebrand
Fred Feldman
Ainsworth Cemetery
National Guard unit urges new members to collect clothing
Captain Charles Snyder, commanding officer of the local National Guard unit, announced that all new members who have not yet drawn their clothing should collect it on Wednesday or Thursday. The report also notes that fish heads and spoiled fish are used by canneries to make fertilizer.
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National Guard
Chaptain Charles Snyder
Des Moines Area Weather Forecast Tonight And Tomorrow
Fair tonight with scattered frost in low spots in extreme east portion. Northwest and extreme west slightly cooler. Tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer with highs 62 to 68 today and 70 to 75 tomorrow. Lows 35 to 40 east and 40 to 45 west. Winds 15 mph this afternoon shifting to southwest 20 to 25 mph tomorrow. Rainfall reported at .44 inches.
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Des Moines
Bloodhounds Fail to Track Killer in Faribault
In Faribault Minnesota bloodhounds lost the killer’s scent after a youth was killed and his girlfriend raped on a woodland lane. The gunman reportedly fled after the shooting as footprints and empty shells were found near the scene. Sheriff Bi mon said new leads were available but not disclosed.
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Faribault
Minn
Morsehing
Morshhing
John Bimon
Simon
Aluminum Bottle Cap Introduced by Washington Dairy
W. M. Tweeten, proprietor of the Washington Dairy, announces in Washington the introduction of a paper lined aluminum bottle closure called Aluma-Seal. The cap seals the top and pouring surface and remains on the bottle during pouring due to a hinge construction.
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W. M. Tweeten
Washington Dairy
Washington
Ridiculous Day Plans Detailed In Today's Paper
Today's Journal details the Chamber of Commerce Ridiculous Day events to be held Thursday with four color section bargains and contests. Prizes include 10 and 25 dollar awards for sales person, costumes, and a jingle solution with winners drawn from ballots. Central park broadcasts at noon and 3 PM will aid the Talking Woman contest.
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Chamber of Commerce
O. E. Schmitt
Central Park
Journal
the Journal
Funeral services for Guy Evans held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Guy Evans were conducted at four o'clock Monday afternoon with Dr. Fred E. Miller officiating. Pallbearers included Cleo Shockey, Lowell Harding, Leo Wolf, L. R. Carbee, R. E. Williams, and R. B. Haight. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Guy Evans
Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Cleo Shockey
Lowell Harding
Leo Wolf
L. R. Carbee
R. E. Williams
R. B. Haight
Elm Grove Cemetery
Tijuana Quick Growth Pushes Population Past Fifty Thousand
The border town of Tijuana in Mexico has surpassed a population of 50,000, marking a notable milestone for the city as it continues to expand.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Rebuttal Witnesses Face Rutledge Murder Trial Details
In Cedar Rapids a defense witness testified Lt. Robert C. Rutledge told an attorney he needed 250 dollars for an abortion after his wife was seduced by Byron Kattman. Other rebuttal witnesses described Mrs. Sydney Rutledge as not crying over her husband’s critical condition and appearing to like being near Hartman at Emerson Electric. Employees Davis and Funk testified about knife lengths and Hartman’s office presence, while Rutledge claimed seizing Hartman’s knife during the struggle.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge
Byron
Milton Moldatsky
St. Louis
Hartman
Sydney Rutledge
Emerson Electric Co
Emerson Eleetric Co
William L. Davis, Jr
Walter Funk, Jr
Hattman
Rutledge
Davis
Funk
Emerson Company
Knights of Pythias Hold Meeting Here
The local Knights of Pythias held their regular meeting Monday with Cloves Cummings of Fairfield participating. They announced a June third D K K ceremonial to mark four years of the group and an August 14 Town Knights of Pythias picnic at Oskaloosa.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Cloves Cummings
Fairfield
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Oskaloosa
Fairfield K. of Plodge
West Chester
Salvation Army Clothing Pickup Schedules in Davenport
Chamber of Commerce Big Days Committee reports a Salvation Army truck will collect clothing in Davenport on Thursday. Residents should place old garments on the front porch Thursday morning for pickup. no paper or furniture donations will be accepted this time.
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Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Davenport
Washington
Funeral Wednesday for P J Deimerly
Funeral services for Paul J Deimerly 40 who died Monday after contact with a 2300 volt live wire at the sewage disposal pumping plant near Sunset Park are set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Jones funeral home. Dr Fred F Miller and Rev Walter Smith will officiate with burial at Elm Grove cemetery. Efforts to revive him with an inhalator failed.
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Paul J Deimerly
Jones Funeral Home
Fred Fb. Miller
Walter Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Deimerly
Sunset Park
Schmitt to Open Popcorn Stand in Washington
C E Schmitt a noted Washington businessman will open his new popcorn stand at the northeast corner of the square replacing J M Kelly. Schmitt recently moved in after leaving his YMCA duties where he served since the war and earlier led the Washington Chamber of Commerce for ten years. He has long been active in civic affairs and was named an honorary Iowa Kernel for community service.
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Artemas Brown
YMCA
Washington
Mere
Schmitt
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Oskiloosa
Grahams
The
Methodist Church
Iowa Kernel
Kelly
Fifty-Six Will Be Promoted at Washington Jr High
Fifty six eighth grade students at Washington junior high school will advance to high school next fall as the class completes the year under Principal Edward J. Kelly. The promotion involves a list of students including Reta Arhens, Betty Alliman, Marilyn Anderson, Judy Arthur, Sybil Bagge, Earnest Beenblossom, Sharon Bence, Mildred Bower, Dan Brindley, Bruce Campbell, LeRoy Christner, Pat Coakley, Dennis Crosset, Paul Currier, Lavonne Edwards, Donald Frakes, Jim Freshwaters, Lidvil Fritz, Alice Gault, Joyce Graf, Barbara Harland, Joan Heffelfinger, Carolyn Holland, David Horsey, Ruth Johnson, Charles Kellaus, Bob Kennedy, Donald Kerr, Marilyn Lee, Jack Logan, Phyllis McConnell, Mary Lou Marston, Janet Miller, Frank Miller, Allard Nayadley, Albert Nicola, Shirley Owens, Harry Payne, Donna Peters, Richard Powers, Leonard Renoux, Jerry Richards, Jim Sherman, Dennis Simpson, Darlene Snyder, James Stalder, Joyce Stout, Cora Swift, Jerry Tellin, Ray Tweeten, LeRoy Van Auken, Donna Wallace, Bill West, Marcia Willey, Jerry Williams and Shirley Wolfe.
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Washington Junior High School
Edward J. Kelly
Reta Ahrens
Betty Alliman
Marilyn Anderson
Judy Arthur
Sybil Bagge
Earnest Beenblossom
Sharon Bence
Mildred Bower
Dan Brindley
Bruce Campbell
LeRoy Christner
Pat Coakley
Dennis Crosset
Paul Currier
Lavonne Edwards
Donald Frakes
Jim Freshwaters
Lidvil Fritz
Alice Gault
Joyce Graf
Barbara Harland
Joan Heffelfinger
Carolyn Holland
David Horsey
Ruth Johnson
Charles Kellaus
Bob Kennedy
Donald Kerr
Marilyn Lee
Jack Logan
Phyllis McConnell
Mary Lou Marston
Janet Miller
Frank Miller
Allard Nayadley
Junior High Music Concert Planned By Students
Junior high students under Mrs. Doris Byrd Yordy will present their first annual music concert Thursday May 26 at eight o'clock in Linesin school. Open to the public with no admission. Program includes spirituals folk songs classical piano solos and choral selections performed by sixth seventh and eighth grades and the junior high ensemble.
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Doris Byrd Yordy
Linesin School
Marriage License Issued for Britten and Renner
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse on Monday to John William Britten of Keota and Mary Agnes Renner of Washington.
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Court House
John William Britten
Keota
Mary Agnes Renner
Washington
Russian Proposal for German Government Rejected by Ministers
At the Paris foreign ministers conference, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky proposed four power control of Germany with Soviet input in the Ruhr and broader Russian participation. Western ministers rejected the plan, supporting the western occupation zones and democratic principles. Secretary Acheson and Foreign Ministers Schuman Bevin aligned against a Potsdam restoration, saying four power unity cannot be revived by returning to Potsdam.
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Russia
Paris
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Dean Acheson
U. S
Andrei Vishinsky
Germany
Ruhr
Foreign Ministers
Potsdam
Vishinsky
Acheson
Robert Schuman
Brance
Great Britain
Sehuman
Rural Graduates Hear Martin Speaker at Washington County
Charles F. Martin, secretary of the Iowa State Education association, will speak on Concepts of Citizenship at the eighth grade rural graduation in the Washington county Methodist church May 26. C. R. Oldfield will present diplomas with a full program of processional, awards, musical numbers, and choir performances led by Mrs. Kathryn Snyder.
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Charles F. Martin
Iowa State Education Association
Washington County
Martin
Lester B. Krabill
C. R. Oldfield
County Board of Education
Charles Luckenbill
Walter Smith
Kathryn Snyder
Edna Klein
Extra Pages Create Price Mistake in Evening Journal
The Evening Journal reports printing errors in a special Ridiculous section with four color press runs. An additional run around midnight Monday prevented ad proofs for all advertisers, causing confusion as ad layouts resembled sevens.
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Evening Journal
Bill Shannon
Journal
Western German Police Take Over Berlin Elevated Railway Stations
Western powers ordered west German police to expel Soviet railway police from elevated stations in Berlin’s western sectors. Brig Gen Frank L. Howley said police would seize control of all American sector stations as British and French authorities joined in the action after clashes left several dead and hundreds injured.
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Berlin
Frank L. Howley
Howley
United Press
Grunewalde
James D. Stewart
Grunewald
Correction issued for shoe ad price error
The Brown Shoe Fit advertisement on page 10 of the color section mispriced ladies dress shoes valued at 8.95 as 7 instead of 1. The Journal apologizes for the error noting the 1 price was intended and the 7 price is not accurate.
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Journal
Force
Kentucky joins the Union as first state west of the Alleghenies
Kentucky is noted as the first state west of the Alleghenies to become part of the Union, marking a milestone in early United States expansion and statehood.
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Kentucky
Alleghenies
Youth Is Injured In Crash Of Truck
James Holderness thirteen treated at Washington county hospital Monday night for a severely lacerated scalp after the truck he rode in overturned on the Washington Riverside gravel road. Driver Omer Leslie Fountain seventeen, failed to notice a curve and the vehicle skidded fifteen feet on its side. Truck damage estimated at two hundred fifty dollars. Deputy Sheriff Loren D. Robertson investigated the accident which occurred at ten o'clock last night.
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James Holderness
Washington County Hospital
Washington Riverside
Omer Leslie Fountain
Fountain
Iowa City
Washington
Loren D. Robertson
DeMolay Officers Installed At Masonic Temple
DeMolay officers were installed at the Masonic temple Monday evening with mothers as guests. Dick Dare served as installing officer and Dick Dodder as marshal. New officers include Jack Fields master counsellor Ronnie Baker senior counsellor Dick Kennedy junior counsellor Kuane Thompson senior deacon Douglas Fuhr junior deacon Don Gardner senior steward Franklin Stout junior steward Jerry Johnson marshal David Caldwell chaplain Charles Crone standard bearer Nell Humble orator Melvin Snyder scribe Reese Milton almander and seven preceptors Larry Thornton Gary Augustine Mark Mosier Willard Longer Bob Kennedy Bob White Charles Snyder and Bob Lloyd sentinel.
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Masonic Temple
Dick Dare
Dick Dodder
Jack Fields
Ronnie Baker
Dick Kennedy
Kuane Thompson
Douglas Fuhr
Don Gardner
Franklin Stout
Jerry Johnson
David Caldwell
Charles Crone
Nell Humble
Melvin Snyder
Reese Milton
Almander
Larry Thornton
Gary Augustine
Mark Mosier
Willard Longer
Bob Kennedy
Bob White
Charles Snyder
Bob Lloyd
Sentinel
Ma and Pa Kettle Extended Run At Local Theaters
Due to large crowds the film remains on view for two more days. It will move from the State theater to the Fox theater while keeping the same ticket prices. A Sunday record crowd twice turned away hundreds yesterday evening at the State.
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State Theater
Fox Theater
State
Fox
Queen Anne origin of cash prize horse races in 1714
The article notes Queen Anne of England originated the concept of racing horses for a cash prize in 1714, linking royal sponsorship to early modern racing practices.
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Queen Anne of England
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Sechuam
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Donald Hayes
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Grieg
Saint Saens
Panis Angelica
Caesar Frank
Gounod
Greibel
Moses
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Paderewski
Jack Anderson
Mueller
Hammerstein
Rodgers
Wannsee
U.S
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