Sparks Set $500000 Fire At Bettendorf Case Plant
A welding torch used to cut fire hazards sparked a blaze at the J. C. Case company Bettendorf plant. The fire damaged about 65,000 square feet of foundry space, with explosions from gasoline tanks worsening the blaze. Firefighters from Bettendorf Davenport Moline and East Moline fought the flames for two hours.
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Bettendorf
J. C. Case Company
Davenport
Tock Island
East Moline
Padre
Senator Warns Against House Foreign Aid Cuts
Senator John J. Sparks of Alabama, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned Republican colleagues that copying House cuts to the foreign aid program would meet stiff resistance. He called the House reductions dangerous as they cut too deep and lack flexibility. The House approved a mutual security program of 6.1626 billion dollars despite administration requests for 7 billion, with Senate debate set to begin Monday after prior trimming of one million by the committee.
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Washington (Or
John J. Sparks
House
Alabama
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Herman Welker
Lda
Ghep
Boy Scout Meetings Cancelled In Washington County
Boy Scout meetings in Washington County are cancelled for the coming week due to an adult leadership training course at Wellman. Leaders are expected to attend the training each evening, so the troop will not meet.
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Washington County
Wellman
Robert Shaffer Burns in Garage Fire Incident
Robert Shaffer about 24 is recovering from first degree burns suffered Friday afternoon while working under a vehicle in his parents garage at 621 North Second street. Gasoline escaping onto his arms and face ignited. his father Clarence Shaffer pulled him free and extinguished the flames before rushing him to Washington county hospital for treatment.
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Robert Shaffer
C. W. Shaffer
North Second Street
Shaffer
Clarence Shaffer
Thames
Washington County Hospital
Riot at Boise Prison Involves About 50 Convicts
About 50 convicts staged a riot at the Boise prison today. Prisoners crowded into the recreation room, broke furniture, and forced entry to the supplies room. No guards were reported captured and no injuries were noted as authorities mobilized state patrol, sheriff, and local police.
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Idaho Highway Patrol
Ada County Sheriff's Office
Lote Police
Nies
Schofield
Miies
Corrections Board
Ottierss
Boise
Former Scott County Officer Dies Today
Bettendorf born Luetje 73 served as Scott County treasurer from 1950 to 1955 and again from 1952 until illness forced resignation, died today at Masonic hospital in Bettendorf.
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Scott County
Davenport Ith Ber Fk
Luetje
Masonic Sanitariunms
Bettendorf
Scot County
TOS
Right Sized Cake Pans Prevent Overflows and Burns
If pans are too small batter runs over edges and burns. If pans are too large cakes stay thin and overbaked.
Old Mousetrap as Wall Hanger for Work Garments
An old mousetrap can be mounted on a garage wall or basement to serve as a holder for cleaning rags and work clothes. Remove the bait holder and use the spring to suspend the items.
Clarence Adrian Tractor Victim in Keota Community
Clarence Adrian, 38, was killed instantly Friday at 4 50 pm when his tractor overturned at the Ralph Tinnes farm home in the Clear Creek area. He was helping excavate for a basement when the accident occurred. Funeral services are set for Monday at 9 30 am at St Peter and St Paul church, Clear Creek, with burial in the local cemetery. He was born November 22, 1918, on his father’s farm in the Clear Creek community. Survivors include his sister Margaret at home and three brothers Leonard Keota Lawrence Harper and Howard Richland.
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Keota
Clarence Adrian
Ralph Tinnes
Clear Creek
Adrian
Tinnes
St. Peter and St. Paul
John
Catherine Redlinger
Margaret
Leonard
Lawrence
Harper
Howard
Riehland
Elephant Causes Panic Near Milwaukee Cemetery
A bull elephant wandered from a Milwaukee cemetery and charged a car carrying Mrs. Casimir Kott her father and four-year-old twins. The vehicle narrowly escaped as the elephant blocked the road and cemetery attendants were summoned to confirm the animal’s presence.
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Milwaukee
Casimir Kott
Kott
Agnes Woldanski
Master Swine Entry Deadline Set for June First
Iowa Master Swine Producers Project invites market hog producers to submit names to the county extension service by June 1. Eligibility includes farmers with at least ten sows farrowing by June 1, five years hog-raising experience, and no prior project wins. Washington County has long represented the program, seeking more qualified entrants this year.
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Iowa
County Extension Service
Thomas A. Robb
Robb
Washington County
Two New Members Join Journal Three Quarter Century Club
The Evening Journal reports two new members Cassius Crossett of Washington and George Ebner of Tingley joining the Three Quarter Century club. Eligible residents of Washington county aged 75 to 745 may apply at the Journal office for this summer’s dinner gathering.
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Evening Journal
Journal
Washington County
Journals
Three Quarter Century Club
Washington Country Club
Cassius Crossett
Washington
George Clege Ebner
Tingley
Iowa
Ainsworth
Republicans Choose 50 Delegates Today
Republicans in Maryland Washington and Minnesota chose 51 national convention delegates on the first ballot. Eisenhower aimed to gain ground on Taft in Washington while McKeldin and Butler influenced Maryland votes. Minnesota delegates favored Stassen, reflecting a three state splitiment.
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Washington
Maryland
Washington State
Minnesota
GOC
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert al Taft
Ohio
Tate
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
McKeldin
Eisenhower
John Marshall Butler
Women Needed to Sew on Red Cross Projects
Local Red Cross chapter seeks volunteers to sew bedside covers for servicemen and veterans at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. Production chair Mrs John Cherry and committee members Mrs Leslie Dunlap Mrs Poof Etter and Mrs Fred Downing report bases prepared for sewing.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Is Air Force Hospital
Lackland
San Antonio
Texas
John Cherry
Leslie Dunlap
Poof Etter
Fred Downing
Earthquake Jolts Kona Coast Causing Landslides and Damage
A strong quake off Napoopoo Shore on Hawaii island triggered landslides that blocked highways and damaged two schools. Mauna Loa showed signs of erupting while Hawaii Volcano Observatory director Dr Gordon McDonald compared the event to last August's temblor. The Kona seismograph was knocked out by the shaking.
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Honolulu
T. Uluru
Kona
Hawaii Island
Wien
Mauna Low
Gordon McDonald
Hawaii Volcano Observators
Napoopoo
Toastmasters Club Adopts Summer Recess Plans
The Wath ingen Toastmasters club concluded its last regular meeting and voted to take a summer recess. A single meeting will be held the last Friday evening in July likely a picnic, with regular meetings resuming in September possibly on Thursday evenings instead of Wednesday.
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Toastmasters Club
Wathingen Toastmasters Club
Trois
Former Ainsworth Man Earns Bronze Star For Valor In Korea
Vic Francis Robins of Fort Dodge Iowa earned the Bronze Star Medal for valor in Korea. While with the Tth Infantry Division he evacuated two wounded under direct enemy fire near Huhang gol after a mine explosion. He joined the Army a year ago and attended Ainsworth public high school.
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Ainsworth
Korea
Tth
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Vic. Francis Robins
Marilyn
14Th St
Dee
7Th Infantry Regiment
Lins
Company
Lis
Huhang-gol
Enmenmy Fir
Army
Ainsworth Public High School
Methodist Sunday School to recite St John chapter fourteen
A Sunday program at the Methodist church features a memory recitation of the fourteenth chapter of St John by a congregation member. The event is scheduled for Sunday at 2 45 am.
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Methodist Church
Twelve Dead in Southwest Storms
A string of spring storms caused tornadoes floods and fires across the southwest. At least twelve people died and damage reached about 2 million as two earthquakes struck Las Vegas Nevada. Rapid Creek flood forced hundreds from homes in South Dakota. Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas faced new march weather with more rain and further threats.
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Atonp
Las Vegas
Nev
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Bosque
Averflow
Stephenville
Tahlequah
Oklo
Bryan
Junction Man Dies In Local Doctor's Office
Oliver McCullough 72 died suddenly Friday afternoon in Dr Elmer Groben's office during treatment. Funeral arrangements are pending. He was born December 21 1879 near Conesville, son of Albert and his wife. Survived by three sons Ray Nichols George and Lloyd in Muscatine, three daughters Bessie Mee Neva Oetter Elva Zoller in Davenport, plus several grandchildren.
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Oliver McCullouch
Elmer Groben
Stephens Funeral Home
Mr. McCullough
Conesvillie
Albert McCullough
Elinehe Hallees
McCullough
Columbus Jurfetion State Bank
Ray
Nichols
George
Lloyd
Muscatine
Bessie
Mee
Neva Oetter
Elva Zoller
Davenport
West Chester Honor Roll Lists and Perfect Attendance
West Chester announces second semester honor roll names including Barbara Stephens Sylvia Young Kathie Fisher Martha Stephens Janet Augustine Faith Bauer Marcella Bowser Melba Hole Mary Peiffer Janet Porter Patricia Soethout Janet Tinhes. Last six weeks honor roll lists include Richard Ross and others with extra names. Perfect attendance awards honor several high school students across general and trades programs.
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West Chester
Barbara Stephens
Sylvia Young
Kathie Fisher
Martha Stephens
Janet Augustine
Faith Bauer
Marcella Bowser
Melba Hole
Mary Peiffer
Janet Porter
Patricia Soethout
Janet Tin- Hes
Richard Ross
Taft backs MacArthur for Pentagon post and Korea pullout
Sen. Robert Taft urges reinstating Gen. Douglas MacArthur and moving him to the Pentagon while calling for a Korean troop withdrawal and arming South Koreans. He criticizes past military policy and supports continued price controls as part of his broader platform.
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Aberdeen
UPD
Robert Taft
MacArthur
Pentagon
Taft
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Korea
Marriage Licenses Issued in Court Today
Two marriage licenses were issued at the court house today to Francis K Beliel and Nancy Lee Dixon both of Des Moines and to Gilbert Raymond Mitchell of West Chester and Mary Lou Lukavsky of Washington. city officials reported.
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Court House
Francis K. Beliel
Nancy Lee Dixon
Des Moines
Gilbert Raymond Mitchell
West Chester
Mary Lou Lukavsky
Washington
Koje Island POW camp sees banners removed and leadership shakeup
Communist prisoners obey order to haul down Red flags at Koje island compounds after Brigadier Generals Dodd and Colson lose ranks. New camp commander Hayden Motaner wins a quiet victory as flags stay down in several enclosures. A bloody riot April 10 injures scores as guards clash with prisoners and casualties mount among Americans, South Koreans, and Reds.
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Korea
Koje Island
Rg. Dien
Hayden C. Moatner
Roatner
Francis T. Dodd
Eighth Army
Kore
Casulatios
Heaus
Col
Rose Island
Forte
Charles JF. Colson
Dodd
United Nations
Colson
1St Corps
Th Army
British Commonwealth
Glenn Taylor Dies In California Home
Word has been received in Washington of the death of Glenn Taylor in Hollywood California. He was born near Washington the son of William Taylor and was a chiropractor in Garden City Kansas until moving to California about three years ago. His death occurred May 30. Survivors include his wife and two sisters Mrs A B Palmer and Mrs George Abel of California.
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Washington
Glenn Taylor
Hollywood
Calif
Taylor
William Taylor
Garden City
Kansas
California
A. B. Palmer
George Abel
Class Day Honor Roll Error In Evening Journal
Donald Kuntz name incorrectly listed in the class day story. He is among this year’s seniors who earned a place on the honor roll with a 94.06 percent grade average.
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Donald Kuntz
Evening Journal
Donald
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