Plans Completed For Memorial Day Observance in Washington
General chairman Truman Sell announced plans for Memorial Day events in Washington on Friday including a Sailor Memorial at 8 50 a m and a parade at 10 a m. Speakers at each cemetery include Verne Kalvastrand and U D Kehoe with music by the high school and municipal bands. The Marine Corps League will raise the flag at 5 a m on the Post 641 lawn and volunteers are urged, with uniforms preferred but not required.
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Truman Sell
Wash Anton
Verne Kalvastrand
Bot Brewer
Marine Corps League
S A.m
Transfer damage suits move to Davenport court
Three damage suits totaling 44949 were transferred from Washington county district court to Davenport district court. Elmer H. Briggs of Davenport is the defendant in suits brought by Chicago residents Charles Weber, Clarence Rynear son and Addie Rynearson. The cases arise from an accident on July 1, 1951, on highway 82 west of Washington.
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Washington County
Davenport
Elmer H. Briggs
Chicago
Charles Weber
Clarence Rynearson
Addie Rynearson
Highway 82
Washington
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche DeKoning held in Sherman’s
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche R DeKoning were held at 3 p m Monday in Sherman s funeral home. Soloist was Mrs Milo Sorden. Word Weavers and WCTU members attended in a group. The services were conducted by several pastors from Washington Omaha and Oskaloosa with burial in Sully Iowa
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Blanche R. DeKoning
Sherman
Milo Sorden
Word Weavers
WCTU
C. R. Reed
C. Polk
Basil McBee
Earl Longfellow
Milo Phillips
Charles King
Washington
H. F. Udd
Omaha
Scott Pyle
Oskaloosa
Sully
Iowa
Delegates Named for State 4 Hy Conser Camp
Shirley Escher and John Spenner selected to represent Washington County 4-H at the annual state Conservation Camp at Camp Mitigwa near Boone. The five day event, run by Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service, draws about 110 4-H members statewide for field trips on conservation topics and recreational activities. County extension staff will serve as counselors.
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Shirley Escher
John Speonner
Washington County
Camp Mitigwa
Boone
Tom Robb
Shirley
Verne Kieher
Washington
Farmerettes
John
Bil Spenner
Riverside
Tie
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa
Iowa State
McGranery Takes Up Duties in Cabinet
James P. McGranery became attorney general with a pledge to root out evasion in government. He ordered immediate reports from justice division heads and planned a meeting with U S district attorneys to align on policy and handle pending cases. The department aims to improve efficiency and function.
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Washington
James P. McGraney
McGraney
Congress
McGranery
U U. S
U. S
Justice Department
Choir Rehearsal Cancelled Amid Commencement Conflicts
The Methodist church choir rehearsal for Wednesday evening is cancelled this week due to tomorrow's high school commencement at the church. Rehearsal resumes as usual the following week.
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Methodist Church
Threats by John Masterson in Des Moines Cathedral Stabbing Trial
Theresa O Connor testified in the assault with intent to murder case against 24 year old John Masterson that he threatened to kill her several times and even threatened death by his own actions before stabbing her during mass at St Ambrose Cathedral. She described attempts to break off the romance over the previous summer and said Masterson had threatened rape and murder. the defense sought a mistrial over her motive testimony.
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Des Moines
Theresa U Connor
John Masterson
Miss O’connor
Masterson
Miss O'Connor
Needham
Theresa O'Connor
Senators Defeat Bid to Cut Foreign Aid Funds
Washington senators rejected a move to trim another one billion dollars from the six billion dollar foreign aid bill. The vote stood 395 to 27 against the cut. Chairman Tom Connally led the opposition, warning the reduction would be disastrous and could force reconsideration of European defense arrangements. Senator Herman Welker and ten GOP colleagues sponsored the effort.
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Washington
Senate
Tom Connally
Dtex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Herman Welker
Idaho
Alaska Size Compared to Other States
Alaska spans 586000 square miles making it twice Texas size and nearly as large as all states east of the Mississippi. The comparison notes it is 477 times Rhode Island in area.
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Alaska
Texas
Mississippi River
Rhode Island
Coal use could hit a billion tons by 1975
With population growth and industrial expansion, energy demand in the United States is expected to double by 1975. Coal consumption may reach about a billion tons annually, roughly twice current usage.
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America
Death toll rises among Koje island prisoners in clashes
Fifteen more Communist war prisoners on Koje Island die in scattered clashes with Allied guards, raising total fatalities from guards and fellow inmates to at least 258. UN hospital commander Dr. Stephen Gelenger cites 123 fatally hurt by guards and 115 executed by inmates after kangaroo courts.
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Koje Island
Korea
Koje
Stephen Gelenger
Flint
Mich
United Nations
Ridgway Arrives in Europe Warns of Possible Soviet Attack
Gen. Matthew Ridgway assumed command of Allied armies in western Europe and warned that a Soviet attack is possible. He denied plans to end the Korean War, declined to comment on foreign aid cuts, and praised Eisenhower as a leader as he began talks with the U.S. general in Paris amid heavy police protection.
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Paris
Matthew HB. Ridgway
Europe
Congress
Koje
Ciots
Korea
Ridgway
United States
France
Eisenhower
Washington
Ger Eisenhower
Richéway
Senate
U.N
Washington Dispatch
Berlin Moves Signal Possible Blockade Renewal
Communists cut telephone links between East and West Berlin and barred Anglo American military police from the main highway to western Germany. The actions follow the separate peace with West Germany and may presage a broader Berlin blockade, with Allied officials adopting a wait and see stance.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
U. S
Britain
France
West Germany
U. S. High Commission
Potsdam
East
Italian Democrats Triumph in Rome Amid Neo-Fascist Gains
In Rome the Democratic coalition won the city by a slim margin over the Communist bloc, while Naples Bari and Foggia fell to Neo-Fascists. The vote signals a shifting eight in southern Italy and challenges for De Gasperi ahead of next year’s general elections. The left retained Rome province, as Democrats ran separately in the city and county. Neo-Fascists and Monarchists surged, capturing Naples with 195,924 votes versus 145,535 for Democrats and 125,810 for Communists.
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Haly
Alcide de Gasperi
Rome
de Gasperis
Christian Democrats
Th.nice
Italian Movement
MSI
Mussolini
de Gasperi
Naples
Democratic Bloc
Crone Couple Return From Mexico Trip
Mr and Mrs Frank Crone returned from a Mexican trip with Mrs Crone s nephew and wife Mr and Mrs Frank Porter of Kansas City They drove 5300 miles and enjoyed the journey though a bullfight gave mixed feelings Both Crone spouses say they would not seek another bullfight but were glad to have seen one
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Frank Crone
Mexico
Truman Campaign Rolls Right Along From White House
President Truman continues his whistle stop tour in Washington delivering pungent attacks on critics and opponents. He denounces government corruption private power monopolies and the house defence cut tying the economy bloc to wartime policy and urging senate action and public pressure to reverse the reductions.
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Truman
White House
Washington
Mr. Truman
Kremlin
Senate
House
Newcomers Welcome in Washington Chamber Hosts
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Rowe welcomed by the Washington Chamber of Commerce as new residents. They live at 321 West Jefferson Street with Mr Rowe employed as a salesman at Brown's Shoe Store and Mrs Rowe at Nicola Harmon. They previously resided in Cherokee Iowa.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth D. Rowe
West Jefferson Street
Mr. Rowe
Brown's Shoe Store
Mrs. Rowe
Nicola & Harmon
Cherokee
Iowa
Airport Club Members Meet At City Airport
Washington Airport club members will gather at the city airport Wednesday at 7 30 for important business. Improvements to the airport and possible formation of another flying club with a shared plane are discussed. Open to Flying and Airport club members and other interested flyers.
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Airport Club
Washington Airport Club
City
Flying Club
Five Hurt in Two Accidents Near Wellman
Two auto accidents near Wellman Iowa and Homestead left five people hospitalized at Mercy hospital in Iowa City. Dallas McDowell of Washington DC underwent surgery and is listed in critical condition after a collision north of Wellman. Menno Blosser of north of Wellman, his wife, and two children were treated at Mercy hospital following a separate crash near Homestead.
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Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Glen Hershberger
Dallas McDowell
Washington, D. C
McDowell
Menno Blosser
Homestead
Blosser
Beardsley Opposed to Removal of Schools From Local Control
Iowa Governor William S. Beardsley declares on WHO radio he will resist any move to take schools from local control. He argues local self-government protects and sustains public education and vows to continue championing local control.
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Beardsley
Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
WHO
Guerillas Raid UN Camp North of Pusan
Communist guerrillas raided an American engineering unit camp 19 miles north of Pusan, burning it and killing five U.S. soldiers and a Korean houseboy. They wounded two more Americans and a Korean laborer as martial law tightens in the Pusan area to curb guerrilla activity ahead of elections.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Connecticut Pledges the Twenty Delegates to Eisenhower
In Hartford the Republican state convention elected 22 delegates to the Chicago national convention. At least 20 were Eisenhower supporters with 12 at large and eight district delegates firmly committed. Two district delegates from the second district, Nelson L. Carpenter and Frank Parisek, remained undecided though Parisek leaned toward Eisenhower.
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Hartford
Conn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connecticut
Nelson L. Carpenter
Frank Parisek
Parisek
Lbisenhower
Sidney S Smith Dies in Medford Oregon at 72
Sidney Serene Smith, 72, native of Washington County, died in Medford Oregon on May 15. He moved to Oregon in 1920 and leaves wife, two sons Stanley and Cloyd, four grandchildren, all of Medford. Born July 18, 1879 in West Chester he was a veteran of the Spanish American war. Funeral services were private May 17 in Medford Memorial mausoleum.
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Sidney S. Smith
Medford
Oregon
Washington
Sidney Serene Smith
Washington County
Mr. Smith
Stanley
Cloyd
Medsford
West Chester
Harold Cumming
South Marion Aveenue
Medford Memorial Mausoleum
Smith
Tempered Glass Temperatures and Tempering Types
Tempered glass withstands high temperatures for certain types while some variants endure greater heat. Material science notes discuss limits and differences in tempering processes.
Weather Des Moines Iowa: cooler with showers and thunder
Des Moines area forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and cooler air today with showers across central and southeast regions. Showers along the Mississippi early tonight. highs 66 to 80, lows 40 to 50, then Wednesday fair and cooler with a five day trend two to five degrees below normal.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Eérth
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Pace
Mary V. Essebagger
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Cicero
Edward C. Krzyzowski
Davide
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U. d. Kehoe
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Wayne Simanermo Sr
Evert Taney
Milo Steele Sr
Dekoning Funeral
Posure Defense
Bertin
Kosoteland
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Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
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van Fleet
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