Memorial Day Rites Honor War Dead in Washington
Special services honoring veterans of all wars were held in Washington with a flag raising at the post office led by the Marine Corps league and ceremonies at local cemeteries. A parade formed at ten o'clock with participants from the Marine Corps league Battery A National Guard the 468th Ordnance Reserve Army unit and patriotic groups.
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Washington
Marine Corps League
Battery ‘A’ National Guard
468Th Ordnance Reserve Army Unit
Boyd
Military burials listed for Washington veterans since 1949
The Journal lists veterans having military funerals in Washington since Memorial Day 1949. The servicemen named are Charles Sutton Richard Young Shera stault Robert Sutton Lyle Orr Crosby.
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Washington
Charles Sutton
Richard Young
Shera Stault
Robert Sutton
Lyle Orr Crosby
Memorial Day Observances Across Washington and Arlington
Memorial day rites mark the country as children march to cemeteries with services at Elm Grove and Woodlawn led by Attorney Harold Boyd and Rev. O H Moll Navy veterans honored on the Crooked Creek bridge ceremony In Arlington Gen George C Marshall urges support for the United Nations and aid to the poor while Defense Secretary Louis Johnson joins President Truman in prayer for enduring peace and unity across the nation.
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Elm Grove
Harold Boyd
O. H. Moll
Trinity Lutheran Church
Woodlawn
Navy Service
Dunham Morrison
Crooked Creek
Washington-Brighton Road
Washington
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Marshall
Defense
Louis Johnson
Truman
Bristol Man Pays $1 Ticket Claims Long Driving Record
A Bristol resident paid a one dollar traffic ticket and boasted it marked his 318th such payment, implying a long record of prior violations. The anecdote appeared in local coverage citing his claim.
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Bristol
Memorial Day address on Elm Grove cemetery observance
Harold Boyd delivers the principal Memorial Day address at Elm Grove Cemetery after a parade led by the Washington Municipal band and veterans groups. Ray Minick chairs, with Rev. Earl Longfellow giving the invocation and the American Legion firing squad executing taps.
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Harold Boyd
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
National Guard
Ray Minick
Earl Longfellow
Boyd
Woodlawn Memorial Service Highlights Moll Address
Rev O H Moll of Trinity Lutheran spoke at Woodlawn cemetery where Truman Hysell chaired the Woodlawn section. The Marine Corps League fired a volley, taps sounded, and high school band numbers accompanied Moll’s call for a true democratic religion tied to duty and service. He warned against mechanical Christianity and urged active resolve to endure hardness in battle with civil power.
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O. H. Moll
Trinity Lutheran Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Truman Hysell
Woodlawn
Moll
Marine Corps League
Weather outlook for town with varied clouds and rain
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a few showers targeting north and east points. Wednesday should be generally fair with a low tonight around 42 to 48 and a high Wednesday near 7. Weather details indicate mixed precipitation chances and mild temperatures.
Memorial Day Holiday Fatalities Reach Record Toll
United Press reports the Memorial Day weekend saw 384 deaths from all accidents since Friday evening, including 240 in traffic, 11 in plane crashes, and 73 in miscellaneous incidents. National Safety Council President Ned H. Dearborn urged motorists to drive with care as homeward travel peaks.
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United Press
Ned H. Dearborn
Pilot Reports New Type Flying Saucer Over DC Area
American Airlines pilot Capt William Sperry reported spotting a submarine shaped flying saucer with lights seven miles west of Mount Vernon Virginia at 7500 feet. It circled his DC 6 twice and headed toward Washington while radar failed to detect it. The aircraft was reported travelling 254 to 300 mph and the object seemed to circle then vanish.
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Washington
American Airlines
William Sperry
Tulsa Okla
National Airport
Mount Vernon
Sperry
Roller Rink Opens Under New Owner
Washington roller rink reopens under Bryan Rich who has purchased the business. Skating will be free for children on opening day with 1 to 8 pm reserved for 7th and 8th graders and 8 am to 5 pm for younger children. The rink opens to all patrons Wednesday night with a full schedule to follow.
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Markes
Washington Roller Rink
Bryan Rich
North
Iowa
High School Honor Roll List Reveals Students by Name
Washington high school principal Robert Everettes released six weeks and semester honor roll names. Read across the list, including Reta Ruth Ahrens Betty Altman Robert Carter TaVonne Edwards Joyce Graf Joan Herfelfinger Carolyn Holland Donald Kerr Ralph Knotek Dorothy Kas Larry Krotz Marilyn Leet Charles Luckenbill Phyllis McConnell Shirley Ownes Louella Rathmell Leonard Renoux Jim Sherman Denny Simpson Audrey Wit tetoe Wanda Stout and others across sophomore class and six weeks groups. Names appear with designations for six weeks or semester honors.
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Reta
Ruth Ahrens
Betty Altman
Robert Carter
TaVonne, Edwards
Joyce Graf
Joan Herfelfinger
Carolyn Holland
Donald Kerr
Ralph Knotek
Dorothy Kas
Larry Krotz
Marilyn Leet
Charles Luckenbill
Phyllis McConnell
Shirley Ownes
Louella Rathmell
Leonard Renoux
Jim Sherman
Denny Simpson
Audrey Wittetoe
Semester
Wanda Stout
Endorsement for State Supreme Court Candidate Heiserman
Anamosa Iowa based report notes Judge J B Heiserman received endorsement from the Johnson County bar association as a Republican hopeful for the Iowa supreme court. The endorsement came after he was named a nominee for the bench while Heiserman had not officially announced his candidacy. Heiserman has served six years on the state bar association board of governors and was the second chairman of the state wide legal clinic.
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Anamosa
J. B. Heiserman
Ione County Bar Association
Iowa Supreme Court
Heiserman
Supreme Court
The
State Bar Association
Ridiculous Days Announced With Cash Prizes In Washington
The Washington Chamber of Commerce announces Ridiculous Days on Thursday June 1 offering $95 in cash prizes. Mystery Man contest awards are $25 $15 and $10 with drawings at Central Park at 8 o clock. Best costumes win $10 $7.50 and $5, and best parade entries receive $10 $7.50 and $5. Stores vary by opening times.
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Hidiculous Daves
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Central Parks
Court House
The
Washington Evening Journal
Senator Asks Subpena Of 6 in Amerasia Case
Three local girls will conduct a summer program at the YWCA in Greenfield with Marie Blattner of Grinnell College as lead organizer. Jane Whitehead and Jo Ann Wilson assist. program includes day camp from June 28 to August 16, tennis, softball, crafts, and nature study with a $2.50 fee.
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Subpena
Amerasia
YWCA
Marie Blattner
Grinnell College
Victor Blattner
Young Women's Christian Association
Jane Whitehead
Ray Whitehead
Washington High School
Jo Ann Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Miss Blattner
Greenfield
McCarthy Urges Probes of Amerasia Case and Field Finances
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy urged immediate subpoenas for the six arrested in the 1945 Amerasia stolen documents case and asked the foreign relations subcommittee to review Frederick Van derbilt Field’s financial accounts. He warned against delaying action and noted contempt or perjury options while stating the Amerasia investigation has not yet reached its full scope. The panel plans FBI witnesses Louis Nichols and D. Milton Ladd to address evidence alleged to have been obtained illegally.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Amerasia
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
McCarthy
Personnl
Louis B. Nichols
D. Milton Ladd
FBI
Mystery Man Rhyme Drug Store Item in Grainy Verse
A fragment cites a mysterious man connected to a drug store and a farmer by a gray thatch. It notes familiarity with uniforms and portrays him as a good Samaritan among friends. The prose mentions a man named John as a guiding spirit.
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Indeeds
McDowell Candidate Seeks Washington County Treasurer Post
Ina McDowell of Washington announces Democratic bid for county treasurer in Washington county. A 30 year abstractor, she began in S. W. Livingston's office and now works at Washington Title and Guaranty Co.
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Ina McDowell
Washington Today
Washington County
Miss McDowell
Washington
S. W. Livingston
Washington Title and Guaranty Cou Tiles
Funeral Thursday For Mrs. C P Fox
Flora BE Fox 65 of 519 South Avenue B died 7 50 pm Monday after illness since October Funeral services at Jones funeral home at 2 pm Thursday Rev H J Anger in charge burial at Elua Grove Cemetery Born May 2 1885 in Oshkosh Wisconsin daughter of Peter and Lena Optenberg Schien She was married to Fred Finch in 1910 Rock Island He died in 1912 She married C P Fox April 5 1919 in Washington Survived by husband one son Rev Roy Finch Castle Rock Colorado and one brother Rollie Optenberg of Washington
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Flora BE. Fox
South Avenue B
Jones Furcr
H. J. Anger
Elua Grove Cemetery
She
Oskosh
Wisconsin
Peter and
Lena Schien Optenberg
Fred Finch
Rock Island
C. P. Fox
Washing
Rev
Roy Finch
Castle Rock, Colo
Rollie Optenberg
Washington
Thomas Appeals from Fine and Jail Sentence
Former Representative J Parnell Thomas appealed to President Truman to cancel a 319000 fine and commute the rest of his prison term for payroll padding and kickback charges. He resigned December 9 1946 and began 6 to 18 months at Danbury Reformatory. Parole board chairman Dr George G Killinger said Thomas becomes eligible June and will likely seek parole then.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Truman
New Jersey
Republican
Thomas
House
Danbury, Conn
George G. Killinger
Federal Parole Board
Danbury
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