Handicap Children Enjoy Holiday Picnic At Earl Davis Farm
A group of 28 handicapped hospital school students from Iowa City and 30 staff visited Earl Davis Farm south of Washington for a picnic in the woods. They viewed livestock, rode a pony, and swam in a creek under close supervision. The event highlighted the school for handicapped children directed by W. B. Schoenbohm funded by taxpayers, with about 50 students enrolled for a nine month term and summer sessions for older students.
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Hos- Day
Pital School For
Lowa City
Earl Davis
Washington Memorial
Earl Davis Farm
Hospital School
Iowa City
Washington
Davis
Sunset Park
W. B. Schoenbohm
Children Learn Independence at Iowa City School Outing
Albert Lay of Washington described an Iowa City school outing where children, under tight supervision, learn self care and safety. They wear helmets, crawl or creep to master basics, and must rise after a fall. The report notes taxpayers may face higher taxes to support the operation.
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Albert Lay
Washington
Mr. Lay
Iowa City
Six Iowans Perish In Holiday Mishaps
Six Iowans died in Memorial Day incidents across the state. A two car collision near Alta killed Johnny Sylvester Sims 32 and Mrs Marion Friecke 22. Pearl McMurry the State Safety Commissioner had warned toll could reach 13.
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United Press
Iowa
Alta
Highway 5
Johnny Sylvester Sims
Marion Friecke
Newhall
Sims’ Auto
Frieeke
Storm Lake
Pearl McMurry
Bible School Set To Begin At Church Of Nazarene
The Nazarene church will host a Bible school from Monday June 4 to Friday June 8. Morning classes run 8:45 to 11:45 for ages 4 to 14 with programs for beginners, primary and juniors. Mrs Goldie Gault directs activities including Bible study and handcraft classes.
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Bible
the Nazarene Church
Goldie Gault
Break In Gas Line Leaves City Without Gas Service Today
A gas line break south of the city cut gas to more than 13 000 customers in Sioux Falls affecting homes, two hospitals, and restaurants. Some residents used electric appliances while officials projected repairs by early afternoon. A hospital switched to oil, another to coal, and a restaurant displayed a no gas sign.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Here
H. B Saure
Suit For 14391 Filed In District Court Here
Palmer Schilling sues Ward Hixson Fred Hixson and Donald Meyer in district court seeking 14391 for injuries from an April 6 1950 accident on a farm. While disc sharpening equipment was being hooked to a tractor the tractor lurched back injuring Schilling’s hand requiring amputation of a finger and other permanent injuries attributed to defendant negligence. Attorneys Livingston Day and Stewart Shearer represent the plaintiff. N H Dennison and family visited B F E Dennison in Arthage Illinois.
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R. R. Noonan
Palmer Schilling
Ward Hixson
Fred Hixson
Donald Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Mr. Schilling
Fred
Mr. Sehilling
Livingston & Day and
Stewart & Shearer
Washington County Cancer Crusade totals reach $8494.15
Mrs T J Berdo reports final Washington County Cancer Crusade total of 8494.15, exceeding the $3120 quota by 5574.15. Of the sum 4494.15 came from towns and townships, 4000 from Florence Vorel estate legacy. Proceeds forwarded to Mason City for Iowa Division American Cancer Society allocation.
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T. J. Berdo
Washington County
Wellman
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Haskins
Riverside
Ainsworth
Rubio
Kalona
West Chester
North Washington
Franklin
Jackson
Clay
North Brighton
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Cedar
South Washington
Marion
English River
Oregon
Lime Creek
Highland
Town
Seventy- Six
South Brighton
Memorial Day Toll Among Nation's Lowest On Record
Americans marked a solemn Memorial Day with the traffic toll at its lowest since World War II. A total of 123 deaths occurred from 6 pm Tuesday to midnight yesterday, including 79 highway fatalities and 24 drownings with 20 other mishaps. Ned H Dearborn, president of the National Safety Council, called the result amazing given 14.5 million more vehicles on the roads since 1946.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
County Junior Fair Auction Seeks Broad Donated Items
Washington merchants and residents pledge valuable items for a county wide junior fair board public auction on June 9 to raise funds for a fairgrounds building project. Donations include a 1941 Hudson from Marvin Yoder, lifeguard tubes from Wilitts Motor Co., a 10 20 International tractor from Farmers Implement, and other merchandise from local firms. Proceeds fund buildings on the Townsley tract.
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Junior Fair Board
Washington
Washington County
Townsley Tract
Marvin Yoder
Kalona Ford
Goodyear
Willits Motor Co
Farmers Implement Store
John Deere Agency
Fenn Implement Company
Smart Implement Company
Mangold’s
Driver License Fees Rise July Fourth Weekend Jump
State safety commissioner Pearl McMurray announced a $1 increase in driver license and school permit fees effective July 5 after legislative action this year. The change applies to new and renewed permits issued through July 3, with exclusions for renewals if birthdays fall after August 4. Lt. Harry C. Brown said staff would enforce the 30 day renewal limit.
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Des Moines
Pearl McMurray
McMurry
Harry C. Brown
Military Chiefs Issued Global Alert After Korea Setbacks
Adm. Forrest Sherman testified that the Joint Chiefs ordered U S commanders to heighten readiness due to a greatly increased danger of general war. The Mediterranean fleet sailed as a result. The alert followed Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s pessimistic view of possible loss in Korea.
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Washington
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Military Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Sherman
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs
U. S
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
Wayne L. Morse
Ore
YMCA Hike Planned If Weather Permits
If weather allows, the YMCA will host a hike for grade school boys Friday morning. The group will depart from the Y at 11 o'clock.
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YMCA
Casualties In Korea Rise to 7 427 Defense total
The Defense Department reports 7 427 American battle casualties in Korea up 611 from a week earlier. The tally includes 11 413 deaths 44 705 wounded 9 987 missing 115 captured and 1 207 previously missing but returned to duty.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Fifteen Men Help Plant Corn on Win Durst Farm
Fifteen men in Franklin Center prepared the ground and planted 70 acres of corn for W Durst on a Wednesday. At noon Women brought baskets and served dinner to the workers. Helpers included Homer Brinning Richard Brinning Ed Peiffer John Kiene Harold Fulton H J Brenneman Frank Kleese Robert Kleese Harold Boh John Hough Leo Graf Merle Sheetz Ronnie Sheetz John Sheetz Howard Greiner Willard Hole. The bald eagle note appears in Sports Afield.
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Franklin Center
W. (. Durst Wednesesday
Durst
Homer
Richard Brinning
Ed Peiffer
John Kiene
Harold Fulton
H. J. Brenneman
Frank
Robert Kleese
Harold Boh
John Hough
Leo Graf
Merle
Ronnie Sheetz
John Sheetz
Howard Greiner
Willard Hole
Invite Russians To Meeting Of Big Four
Paris dispatch reports the United States Britain and France urged Moscow to hold a foreign ministers conference in Washington on July 23. The three powers delivered nearly identical notes to Soviet Deputy Andrei Gromyko at the Rose Marble Palace, then adjourned as Gromyko promised to pass the request to Stalin.
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Paris
Moscow
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rose Marble Palace
Gromyko
Josef Stalin
Defective Fuse Blamed in Iowa Fatal Blast
In Estherville area, a defective dynamite fuse extinguished a 67 year old man Richard Wulkow and his 6 year old grandson Paul Prentice during rock blasting in a cornfield. Sheriff Emile Twito reported the fuse ignited the cap and stopped Wulkow's watch at 8 20 a m. The farm, eight miles southwest of Estherville near the Iowa border, is owned by Wulkow and worked by his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Prentice.
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Lstherville
Lytton
Lra
Richard Watkow
Paul Prentice
Robert Prentice
Emmet
Emile Twito
Twito
Wulkow
Inlaw
Prentice
Estherville
Fairmont
Minn
Iowa
Navy Officer Ousted For Anti Truman Letter
Lt. (J. G.) William H. Evans Jr was expelled from the Navy after writing a harsh anti administration letter. He defended the action claiming it reflected the views of troops in the Far East and said pro American conduct forces underground or faces consequences. Evans said he violated no regulations and criticized the Red Dean Dean Acheson and administration policy. The letter, written in March aboard the destroyer Rogers in Korean waters, was sent to Alfred Kohlberg who circulated it among congressmen.
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Washington
J. G
William H. Evans, Jr
Navy
Far East
Bryans
Korea
Evans
Annapolis
Truman
Roosevelt
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Kohlberg
Naval
Alfred Kohlberg
New York
Rogers
Korean
PBX Excerpt Explains Private Branch Exchange Term
A brief note defines PBX as Private Branch Exchange for small telephone switchboards and explains its common usage in line with historical exchanges.
Seven Wonders of the Modern World Listed
The seven wonders named are the airplane, radium, antiseptics, antitoxins, X ray, radio and the telephone in a 20th century science catalog marking major breakthroughs. The list highlights pivotal inventions and discoveries shaping modern life.
Iron Triangle Within Artillery Range of UN Army
Allied forces pushed two miles on the east central Korean front as the iron triangle supply bases Chorwon and Kumhwa came within artillery range but no firing occurred yet. Inje area fighting narrowed a trap around Reds while western fronts endured a heavy artillery barrage lasting about 75 minutes.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Great “Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumwha
East Central Front
Inje
Changes in Washington Bus Schedules by MT and BT
Washington announces June 1 schedule changes for Missouri Transit Lines and Burlington Trailways. MT lines add daily and Sunday departures to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fairfield Ottumwa with Sunday extras. a 5:45 p.m. Washington to Ft. Madison run via Mt. Pleasant remains. BT adds Chicago Omaha express through Des Moines stopping in Washington west of Des Moines. western to Davenport service via 6:09 p.m. express, 5:05 p.m. local for intermediate stops. a Des Moines local at 10:40 a.m.
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Washington
Missouri Transit Lines
Burlington Trailways
Missouri Transit
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Ft. Madison
Mt. Pleasant
Davenport
Chicago
Omaha
Des Moines
Cochran Boy Confined by Acute Sinus Infection
Larry Cochran, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Cochran, is confined to his bed with an acute sinus infection. He has been feeling miserable since Sunday.
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Larry Cochran
Mrs
Joe Cochran
Des Moines Iowa Weather Forecast Outlook
Rain showers and cooler conditions in the extreme north with partly cloudy skies in the south this afternoon. Highs 65 to 70 in the north and near 80 in the south. Widespread showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Humid in the south, cooler in the north. Winds east to northeast northern Iowa, southerly elsewhere at about 15 mph. Showers likely Saturday with little temperature change.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
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H. A. Shannon
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N. H. Dennison
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Arthage, Ill
Florence Vorel
MacArthur
J. Lawton Collins
Army Chief of Staff
Far Eastern Command
Win Durst Farm
Alaska
Iron Triangle
UN Army
Hwachon Reservoir
Burlington Lines
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