Union Father Son Night Draws 400 plus to Y
Washington fathers and sons packed the YMCA for the second annual city wide father and son meeting planned with local churches. The program began with church groups dining separately then marching in a parade to the YMCA for group singing, a college quartet, and a one act play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Washington
Washington Fathers and Sons
Ray Cunningham
Iowa State College Ymca
Marvin van Metre
John Deere Opens Des Moines Plant To Return To Work
John Deere Des Moines works invites striking workers to return with all departments to resume at 9 am tomorrow. About 1,500 of 2,000 employees are CIO UAW members, with management saying operations will run as long as workers want. Company plans further negotiations in Moline Illinois and issued letters urging a back to work push.
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Des Moines
A. G. Slade
John Deere Co
Deere
Iowa
Illinois
CIO
United Auto
Moline
Ottumwa Man Fined for Reckless Driving
Roger L. Beall of Ottumwa was fined 100 dollars after being charged with reckless driving and brought before H. M. Putnam, justice of the peace, on Monday following apprehension by the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger L. Beall
Ottumwa
H. M. Putnam
Beall
Sheriff's Office
Ten Fines Levied In City Police Court
City police court levied ten fines in recent days for violations of stop sign rules and speeding. Stop sign offenders include Duane G. Thompson $4, William McElroy $2.50, Harold Tolander $5, Glen F. Hall $5, Arthur R. Gowey $5, Ronald D. Sheetz $5, and Robert Nardy $5. Speeding fines were issued to Donald B. German $10, William C. Guenther $10, and Merle Dickinson $12.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane G. Thompson
William McElroy
Harold Tolander
Glen F. Hall
Arthur R. Gowey
Ronald D. Sheetz
Robert Nardy
Donald B. German
William C. Guenther
Merle Dickinson
YWCA and Rotary Plan Christmas Party for Children
Washingtons underprivileged children will receive a Christmas party staged by the YWCA and Rotary. On December 18 the event includes dinner, a joint program, a Christmas tree, gifts, and Santa Claus with gifts handled by the YWCA. Mrs Sylvia Wilson chairs the YW committee with Edna McCarty assisting.
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Washington
The
YWCA
Rotary Club
Rotary
Sylvia Wilson
Crawfordsville Junior Class to stage Have a Heart play
Crawfordsville high school junior class presents a three act comedy Have a Heart by Jean Lee Latham Friday at 8 in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Pad Watson Calvin Graber Peggy Watson Mary Twinam Lou Mansfield Janet Evans Bo Larson Bob Huff Dorothy Schaeffer Mark Andrews and Harlen Edgar in various roles.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville High School
Jean Lee Latham
Pad Watson
Calvin Graber
Peggy Watson
Mary Twinam
Lou Mansfield
Janet Evans
Bo Larson
Bob Huff
Friizi Vining
Dorothy Schaeffer
Mark Andrews
Lou Shee
Harlen
Edgar
Chiquita Sausage Brunch Dish Idea
Hot sausage patties served with toasty bananas make a winter brunch option. Cut the bananas into quarters, dip in lemon juice, and brown in sausage drippings for a piping hot finish.
Minor shifts in county vote totals after tabulation
Washington county supervisors updated initial ballot counts showing small adjustments in several statewide and county offices. Final figures reduce some totals for Mary S. Kelleher, M. L. Abrahamson, Clyde Spry, Gale McClean, Ellen Hartnett, Frank F. Messer, Bourgeois, Iaa McDowell, and minor changes on the constitutional convention and county dairy barn proposal. Continuous legal checks were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Bourgeois
Iaa McDowell
Fifty Turkeys Killed When Truck Overturns
Fifty turkeys on their way to a Washington turkey plant were killed when a truck driven by Merle Edwards rolled on a steep Oak land Mills curve. Several turkeys were injured and workers from the Corn Belt plant helped rescue survivors. birds were purchased from Edgar Hartley near Hillsboro.
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MT. Pleasant
Washington
Merle Edwards
Oakland Mills
Edgar Hartley
Hillsboro
Bitter Cold Slow Down UN Soldiers
U S 7th Division infantry advance waist deep through icy North Korean rivers toward the Manchurian border about 25 to 30 miles away. South Korean forces retake Tokchon then lose it to Chinese counterattack as Marines move toward Chosin reservoir amid heavy snow. Air war continues with Soviet jets attacking B-29s at Sinuiju while American jets respond. two Superfortresses land wounded after emergency landings.
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Tokyo
Wednesbury
ROK &Th
Tokchon
U. S
Chosin
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Assassin Leader Urbina Killed While Escaping Caracas
Gen Rafael Simon Urbina retired alleged leader of the gang behind Venezuela’s president’s assassination was shot and killed last night while attempting to flee from the government custody. He had been en route to the model prison from Cerro Del Omispo jail when the escape occurred. Doctors said gangrene developed from a bullet wound suffered in the Chalbaud assassination and an leg amputation was planned.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rafael Simon Urbina
Urbina
Cerro del Omispo
Carlos Delagado Chalbaud
Extra Car Keys Found After Iowa Iowa State Game
A set of car keys mailed from Center Point Iowa was found after the Iowa Illinois football game Saturday. Fields Motor Co reports the keys and may return them to the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields Motor Co
Center Point
Iowa
Camera Club Seeks Entrants for Fall Scene Contest
Members discussed plans for a Fall Scene picture contest to be held soon. Those interested should submit prints to club members promptly. The meeting took place Monday night at the YMCA.
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Camera Club
YMCA
Violence Flares As Telephone Workers Battle Police Escorts
Twenty five neighbors and friends gathered at the John R Horak home Monday morning to pick 35 acres of corn. Eight corn pickers and two elevators completed the job in two and a half hours with help from Orval Meyer Clayton Soukup Hubert Beranek George Shalla Norman Shalla Harold Strum Ernie Strum Norbert TeBockhorst Walter Kron Melo Deutsch Romauld Deutsch Bernard Walsh Leonard Walsh John Liska Joe Thoman Ed Cletus Kasper Louis Kasper Eldon Novy Otto Novy Frank Krotz Leroy Krotz Leon Bulger John Bulger Delbert Grecian Dale Horak and Wayne Horak.
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John R Horak
Horak
Orval Meyer
Clayton Soukup
Hubert Beranek
George
Norman Shalla
Harold
Ernie Strum
Norbert TeBockhorst
Walter Kron
Melo
Romauld Deutsch
Bernard
Leonard Walsh
John Liska
Joe Thoman
Cletus
Louis Kasper
Eldon
Otto Novy
Frank
Leroy Krotz
Leon
John Bulger
Delbert Grecian
Dale
Wayne Horak
Chicago Police Chief Prendergast Resigns Amid Shake-Up
Chicago Police Commissioner John C. Prendergast has tendered his resignation as part of a broad reorganization plan by Mayor Martin Kennelly. The mayor, who has yet to act, faces pressure from the Kefauver committee findings and effort to keep Chicago as a Democratic stronghold, with reports of accepting top officers’ resignations.
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Chicago
John C. Prendergast
Prendergast
Martin Kennelly
Kennelly
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Kefauver
Chicago Crime Commission
Agency Masonic Group To Honor Dr C R Reed
Dr. C Raymond Reed grand chaplain of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Iowa will be honored tonight at 7 30 by the Agency Magnolia chapter No 21 A F & A M with all grand officers as guests. The Agency chapter is 100 years old and this is its first time hosting a grand officer. Reed previously pastor at Agency from 1934 to 1940.
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C. Raymond Reed
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Iowa
Agency
Magnolia
Dr. Reed
Barbecued Cubed Steaks Recipe Steps
Barbecued cubed steaks are dredged in seasoned flour then browned in lard drippings. Onions are added and lightly browned, followed by barbecue sauce. The dish is covered and simmered until tender, with a total cooking time around thirty minutes.
Mrs Polton 68 Dies After Short Illness
Mrs John M Polton 68 of 603 South Avenue C died at home Monday at 4 10 PM after a brief illness. Funeral services tentatively set for Thursday at Jones funeral home with burial in Wellman cemetery. She was born May 26 1882 in Wellman to John W and Amanda Whetstine Goodwin. Survived by husband seven children fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. VFW members to attend in a body.
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John M. Polton
South Avenue C
Jones Funeral Home
Wellman Cemetery
Eva Hannah Goodwin
Wellman
John W. and
Amanda Whetstine Goodwin
Leila Lenz
Lone Tree
Susie Boyd
Iowa City
Martin
Brighton
Priscilla McKay
Rock Island
Mildred Enfield
Clifford Polton
Japan
Helef Otzinger
Washington
VFW
Fifty-Eight Killed In Alpine Airliner Crash
Alpine guide Martial Ravana reached the wreckage on Monte De L Obiou to report all 58 aboard the Canadian air liner perished. The plane carried 50 Canadians, one American, and seven crew members, with bodies scattered over snow and ice after a late afternoon plunge.
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France
Martial Ravana
Monte de L'Obiou
Europe
Air India Airways
Mount Blanc
London
Ravana
Divorces Granted By Judge Patterson
Judge J G Patterson signs two divorce decrees today in district court. Eleanor Pease receives divorce from Raymond A Pease with custody of a minor child and $25 monthly child support. Ana Irene Strandberg wins divorce from Alfred Eugene Strandberg Jr with custody of a minor child and $40 monthly support.
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J. G. Patterson
Eleanor Pease
Raymond A. Pease
Ana Irene Strandberg
Alfred Eugene Strandberg Jr
Presbyterians Plan Congregation Dinner
Congregational meeting follows the 6 45 p m family night dinner at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening. Floya Letts will preside in the absence of president Harold Cumming. Margaret Cowden has presented a review of the interdenominational mission study book Near East Panorama at six recent dinners. Mrs Lloyd Edwards and Mrs Charles Ort of Ainsworth were in Washington today on business.
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Presbyterian Church
Floya Letts
Congregational
Harold Cumming
Margaret Cowden
Miss Cowden
Lloyd Edwards
Charles Ort
Ainsworth
Washington
Mrs. Lucy Ragall Dies at Farm Home
Mrs. Lucy Ragall 71 died suddenly at her Brighton area farm home 20 miles south of Pleasant Plain. She was found by her son Herman after doing morning chores. Funeral arrangements are pending with Omar Hoskins funeral home. Born in Poland December 8 1878 she came to Pleasant Plain as a child. Survived by five daughters two sons and siblings. three sons predeceased.
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Brighton
Lucy Ragall
Pleasant Plain
Herman
Omar Hoskins
Poland
Max Zmyslony
Joseph Rogall
Lou Zoyles
Joseph Serency
Waller Winikage
Chicago
Joe Gevock
Vincent Shelangoski
East Pleasant Plain
Leonard
Dayton
Ohio
Frank
California
P. J. Zmyslony
Linwood
Mary Smith
Arkansas
Texan 125 Years Old Dies at Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE Tex UP Don Pancho Francisco Camacho who was middle aged when President Lincoln was assassinated died yesterday Relatives said he was 125 years old The venerable Texan came to Brownsville in 1830 and witnessed three wars and numerous border skirmishes He recalled events from Texas independence in 1836 through the Civil War era and the Rio Grande disputes between Union and Confederate forces Camacho lived on a small farm between here and Boca Chica and remained mentally sharp to the end.
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Brownsville
Tex
Don Pancho Francisco Camacho
Lincoln
Camacho
Here
Boca Chica
Texas
Mexico
Lonestar Republic
Rio Grande Valley
Picket lines surge as union strikes block telephone operators
Violence flared on telephone picket lines as Western Electric workers strike to bar independent operators from reporting. About 150 pickets faced 25 Philadelphia police, 11 arrests for inciting to riot, operators eventually entered after a 45 minute melee. Negotiations with a federal mediator were set to resume.
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New York
Western Electric
Philadelphia
Powder Truck Crash Near Poland Mines Injures Three
A powder truck crashed into a passenger car in Poland Mines, Waynesburg Pa, causing an explosion that injured at least three people and damaged nearby buildings and the Shannopin coal mine tipple. The highway suffered a 20 foot hole and was closed for repairs. Authorities were unsure if anyone was killed.
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Waynesburg
Poland Mines
Shannopin
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Poland Hill
Methodist Missionary Meeting Planned in Winfield Church
The Missionary Institute of the Methodist Burlington district meets Wednesday at Winfield Methodist church with afternoon and evening sessions. Rev. James K. Mathews of India, son-in-law of Dr. E Stanley Jones, speaks in the afternoon while Dr. Gordon Gould of Alaska addresses the evening session led by Dr. C R Reed of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Missionary Group
Missionary Institute of the Churches of the Methodist
Burlington District
Winfield Methodist Church
James K. Mathews
India
E. Stanley Jones
Gordon Gould
Alaska
C. R. Reed
Washington
Des Moines Iowa Five Day Weather Outlook
Weather forecast for Des Moines Iowa shows cloudy and warmer conditions today and tonight with highs of 50 to 60 and lows 38 to 44. Wednesday remains mild with a high near 60 and southerly winds 20 to 30 mph. The outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain Thursday and Friday, little temperature change, then colder Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures over five days are expected to run 5 to 10 degrees above normal. normal highs 43 to 48, lows 25 to 30. precipitation under a quarter inch.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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City Fathers and Sons
Karge
Cunningham
Methodist
Presbyterian
Baptist
St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed
Christian
Associate Presbyterian
John Deere
Slade
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Mary S. Kelleher
M. L. Abrahamson
Clyde Spry
Gale McClean
Spry
Ellen Hartnett
Frank F. Messer
Supreme Court
John R. Horak
Masonic Group
Ederal
CIO Communication Workers of America
Joseph Beirne
CWA
Frank Brown
T. G. Dougherty
Howard Onstott
Western Electric Co
Louis Junker
M. C. Ringer
W. E
Long Lines
Bell Building
Turna Thumbe
Anerator
Nicket
Christian Tabernacle
Alpine Guide
Rome
Patterson
New York Telephone Company
Pennsylvania
CIO Communications
Joseph A. Beirne
Telephone Company
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