Riots in France and Italy Rock Naples Amid Communist Strife
United Press reports communist led rioting and strikes in France and Italy destabilizing Naples and Marseille. Police clash with demonstrators as newsstands attacked and port workers strike paralyzing Marseille. Dozens injured and authorities deploy troops to guard government buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Italy
Naples
Mediterranean
Mar
Milan
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Marseilles
Paris
Michel Carini
Carini
Esther Squire Named to Iowa Hospital Council
Gov. Blue announces Esther Squire of Washington Iowa as a member of the 12 person state hospital advisory council. She will serve a two year term and work with the department of health on hospital service plans under the hospital survey and construction act guiding federal aid of 1 341 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Esther Squire
Washington
Iowa
State Hospital Advisory Council
Robert V. Blue
Squire
Washington Country Hospital
State Department of Health
Good Fellows and Community Chest Fund Distribution
The Y's Men club sponsors the Good Fellows fund each Christmas season to collect groceries or cash from townspeople. Proceeds are used to assemble Christmas food baskets for needy families with children across the city. The program has previously distributed donation jars to local stores for public contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y's Men's Club
Good Fellows Fund
Y's
Kiesey Named Chief Deputy County Assessor
Walter L. Kiesey, formerly deputy sheriff for seven years, was appointed chief deputy county assessor under the new state law. He will assume duties January 1, will work full time, with deputies hired for districts on a part time schedule from January to April. The salary is 2850 dollars annually. A county board of review was also appointed, including Carl T. Anderson Lester H. Orr and I E Coffey, to oversee tax assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bourgeois
Walter L. Kiesey
Kiesey
Court House
H. M. Putnam
Board of Review
Boards of Review
County Board of Supervisors
County Board of Education
Carl T. Anderson
Lime Creek Township
Lester H. Orr
Washington
I. E. Coffey
West Chester
Two Divorces Granted by Washington Court
Judge J G Patterson of Oska loosa opens a new district term and grants two divorce decrees. Dorothy Marie Burns vs Robert Joseph Burns awards custody of two minor children, husband to pay 50 per worth for support and 42 monthly for plaintiff, real estate at Wellman and household goods. Marion D Rittenhouse vs Marjorie M Rittenhouse grants custody to grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Marie Burns
Robert Joseph Burns
Sitle
Wellman
Marion D Rittenhouse
Marjorie M. Rittenhouse
Walter Brown
Community Chest to Include Special Fund Amid Christmas Drive
The Community Chest will not run a separate Christmas fund drive this year. Money and groceries will be collected with all other contributions under one Chest heading. This streamlines giving for Y's Men and contributors to the charitable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Europe to pay for U.S. aid with bases and resources
Senate foreign policy leaders proposed Europe fund U.S. aid by ceding strategic bases and raw materials including uranium. Secretary Harriman urged using Marshall Plan aid as leverage for Soviet satellite nations to free themselves from communism. Senator Wiley pressed for Caribbean bases and airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Policy
Europe
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Caribbean
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Mass
Alben W. Barkley
Gambling charges filed against Tou Dodd and Keith Harding
Sheriff EH M Tatnam filed gambling charges against Tou Dodd and Keith Harding. They were arraigned in Justice of the Peace E PD Rayburn's court and each fined $5 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. M. Tatnam
Tou Dodd
Keith Harding
Court of Justice of the Peace
E. PD. Rayburn
Brighton woman in crash with freight train critically ill
Betty Gowes, 20, of Brighton, injured when the car she rode in collided with a freight train at a crossing near West Chester early yesterday. She remained unconscious at the county hospital today with a critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gowes
Brighton
West Chester
Organizing a Club For Working Girls In Iowa District
The Iowa district Y W C A is forming a club for young working girls in Washington with a preliminary meeting held last evening. Dorothy Brauninger led the discussion with Elizabeth Dawson and others from the local Y W board. A tentative program includes swimming sports crafts and a monthly business meeting. Dorothy Nossett and Miss Brauninger will return for follow up meetings with community girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Y. W
Dorothy Brauninger
Des Moines
Elizabeth Dawson
Charles Wilson
J. C. Holbert
Paul V. Shearer
U .W
Jean Jones
Lois Wright
Geraldine Crone
Virginia Utterback
Jane Kauffman
Betty Wyse
Ruth Holcomb
Theodore B. Bailey
Dorothy Nossett
Miss Brauninger
vThe Y. W. C. A
U. W
Attorneys Seek Case Assignment For Rayburn Leffler Fun
Livingston & Day filed with the court a notice asking that the Rayburn versus Leffler case be assigned for trial at the November term as a jury action. They represent the defendant. A dismissal in the Alice Eimen versus Joseph Eimen estate case was also filed by Attorney W. Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston & Day
Washington
E. D. Rayburn
Ralph J. Leffler
5. W. Livingston
Alice M. Eimen
Joseph B. Eimen
Joel Swartzendruher
Newcomers Invitees Gather For Washington YMCA Event
Invitations mailed to about 150 newcomers for a community welcome party hosted by the Chamber of Commerce YMCA and YWCA. YMs volunteers, led by John Lemmon, will escort guests to the event with refreshments, brief talks, and entertainment to foster local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Beeen
Y's Men's Club
Eepy
Y's Mags
Chamber of Confercce
YWCA
Wth
John Lemmon
Washington
No. 23
Telephone Workers Vote for Strike Call
A communication from Joan D. Risser of Des Moines states that Iowa Continental Telephone Company workers in Calhoun county Story City Nevada and Washington voted 73 to 0 in favor of striking. They seek a clause in the working agreement requiring payroll deductions only on written requests, with the union offering to reimburse the added cost of the deductions.
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The
Journal
Joan D. Risser
Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Directors
Northwestern
Communication Workers of America
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Organizing Third Farm Class At Washington High
A third veteran class in vocational agriculture organized at Washington High School with Kk H Seales of Morning Sun as instructor. Seales, Iowa State College animal husbandry graduate, will add teachers as Public Law 677 interpretation is approved. A survey of 136 farms shows average Washington County farm size 192 acres, with 126 hogs, 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 852 poultry, and 136 farms reporting 47 combines and 5 corn pickers.
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Ing Sun
Mr. Seales
Iowa State College
Veterans Administration
Vocational Agriculture Department of Washington High School
Washington County
Anderson Will Tell Europe Conditions at Friday Service
Rev. C. F. Anderson of Letts Iowa will speak at the Christian Tabernacle Friday at 7 30 pm about the needy in Europe He plans to return to Europe soon and will describe conditions and food needs and answer questions A shipment of food is planned and the public is invited to contribute at the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. FE. Anderson
Letts
Iowa
Chistian Tabernacle
Europe
Anderson
Rev
W. J Stevens
Tabernacle
Temperatures Match Season Low At Twelve Above Zero
The minimum last night reached twelve degrees above zero, tying the season’s low point. It was the same temperature recorded Tuesday morning this week.
Friendship Train Adds 14 Cars Through Iowa Stop
The Friendship train carrying food for Europe gains 14 more cars in Iowa as towns from Boone to Clinton pledge supplies. Iowa State College contributes 2360 dollars, Ames citizens donate over 11000, and Marshalltown reports 60000 pounds collected for a carload. The journey continues to Cedar Rapids and Clinton with additional cargo.
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Ames
Iowa
Europe
Boone
Yov
Robert D. Blue
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Joyden
Sioux Center
Hull
Rock Valley
Orange City
Stanton
Odebolt
Towa State College
Ames Citizens Committee
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dewitt
Davenport
Scott County
Walton League Seeks Members for Chicaqua Chapter
The Chicaqua chapter of the Izaak Walton League is running a member drive for the new year. The Washington county chapter, with 64 members, aims for 1,000 members. Dated officers lead the drive including Robert Arthur Frank Miller and Dr A C Peterson. Membership costs 3.50 and members are urged to join before December 1 to boost local share. The campaign supports future plans for an artificial lake the chapter sponsored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaqua
Izaak Walton League
Washington County
Chicagua
Washington
Robert Arthur
Frank Miller
A. C. Peterson
Today
Paul Horak
Akirge
Chicagoe Chapter
Order Placed for New City Fire Truck
Earl Little acting chief and G M Humble chairman reported a 10 day ago that a new city fire truck order was placed. The International chassis will carry a custom body with full equipment and be delivered early next summer, then shipped to Battle Creek Michigan for final assembly.
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Earl Little
G. M. Humble
Battle Creek
Mich
Chief Little
George Baker
J. W Fields
H. F. Freshwaters
Auto Crashes Into Concrete Bridge Railing
Fatal Iowa crash near Sumner leaves six dead and one critically injured as car smashes into a concrete bridge abutment. Victims include Clarence Winning Virgil Trewin Donna Ehlert Elsie Sorge Leonard Dietrich Mabel Frahm. Police suspect driver loss of control due to mechanical failure or washboard road.
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Virgil Trewin
Donna Ehlert
Elsie Sorge
Leonard Dietrich
Mabel Frahm
Irom
Fayette County
Sumner
Budget Drive For Community Chest In Washington
Washington prepares for a November 24 Community Chest campaign with 11 groups. The budget committee set a target of 21 275 dollars and will confirm allotments with each agency before approval. The plan consolidates funding into one drive, saving time for solicitors and donors. Reverend T C Polk chairs the publicity committee planning articles in the Journal about participating organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee On
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Cancer Fund
Children’s Home
Des Moines
Good Fellows
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Recreational Council
Salvation Army
YMCA
YWCA
Community Chest
Rev
T. C. Polk
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United Press
Hospital Council
Tember
Good Fellows and Community Chest
J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Orce
Lowa
Herv
G. Kseshizhansky
Abram Joffe
Irkutsk
Siberia
Russia
Panis
International Soundphotos
Voto
Voca
Washington High
Kk. H. Seales
Morn
Make Farm Survey
Friendship Train
Walton League
Hones Creek
Brighton and
Rubio
Here
Clarence Winning
Hawkeye
Sherif
Miss Ehlert
H. E. Ehlert
Bremer County
Fayette
Butler County
Aplington
Albia
Shueyville
Shueville
Elewyn Reyman
Swisher
Adeline Zach
Fairfax
Joseph Reyman
Molville
Navy
Lewis Newhouse
Sioux City
Henry Haines
Melville
Department of Public Safety
Bremer, Davis
Madison
van Buren
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