Reverend Polk Urges Washingtonians To Give Thanks Today
Rev. T. C Polk of the Christian church told worshippers at the union church Thanksgiving service to be thankful for religious freedom education and work choices. He traced the festival history from Gov Bradford to Washington and cited local Harvest and community strength as reasons for gratitude. Dr W J Grossheim presided and Rev Karl Longfellow read scripture.
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Polk
Union Church
Presbyterian Church
T. C Polk
Christian Church
Gov. Bradford
George Washington
Korea
South
Iowa
YMCA
W. J. Grossheim
Karl Longfellow
Average Iowa factory workers wage hits 1.63 in October
Iowa Employment Security Commission reports a record 1.63 dollar average hourly wage for 172 050 factory workers in October up from September and eight cents above the 1951 annual average.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa Weather Forecast Morning Update
Weather by United Press says fair to partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with a chill. Snow spreads to the southwest and extreme south by afternoon or night as clouds increase, highs 18 to 23 northwest and 22 to 27 southeast, lows tonight 5 to 10 above northwest and 10 to 15 southeast.
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United Press
Iowa
Mercury
Spencer
Lamont
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Elkader
Lansing
Waukon
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Sioux City
Burlington
Davenport
Hospital Fire Kills 14 at Huntington State Mental Hospital
A Thanksgiving blaze at the Huntington State Mental Hospital killed 14 women and injured about 1,060 inmates. Fire origin was a basement storeroom. firefighters reached upper floors via ladders and chopped through screens to rescue patients. The fire caused extensive damage and prompted a $1 million fire-proofing request.
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Huntington
Huntington State Mental Hospital
Robert Varrett
Cabell County
C. A. Raper
State Budget Commission
Iowa Woman Survives 18 Hour Blizzard Car Stoppage
An Iowa woman Mrs. Phillip Trochtenberg endured 18 hours in a stalled car during a blizzard after leaving Anita with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Matthews. The Matthews’ auto stalled 10 miles west of Oakland and the group huddled for 18 hours before Matthews reached the Hunt home and she continued to Omaha, arriving at Doctors Hospital in good spirits.
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Iowa
Omaha
Anita
Wilbur Matthews
Matthews
Oakland
Basil Hunt
Trachtenberg
ROK Repels Chinese Attack on Front, Shares Thanksgiving
South Korean troops repelled a Chinese assault on Bloody Sniper Ridge near Kumhwa, counting 125 enemy killed or wounded from 200 attackers. The rest of the front stayed quiet as UN forces joined in a Thanksgiving turkey dinner despite cloudy skies limiting air operations.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Kumhwa
Roks
U. N. Army
Air Force
U. N
Winter Blizzard Toll Mounts Across States
The first winter blizzard lingered across the central states causing multiple traffic fatalities. Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas and Missouri reported dead, with total toll under continuous United Press tallies. The storm stretched from Texas Panhandle to Minnesota, then weakened near the Hudson Basin as Thanksgiving travel continued.
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Canada
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Texas
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
Hudson
Truck Driver Found Dead in Stalled Truck in Missouri Valley
MISSOURI VALLEY The UPS driver Ivan C Knott, 52, of Omaha, was found dead in his storm stalled truck on Wednesday. Authorities say he suffered a heart attack while awaiting removal from snow drifts. Knott had told other stranded motorists he would stay with his transport truck until help arrived.
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Missourit Valley, Theups
Ivan CC. Knott
Omaha
Knott
Rather Sickly Man Marks 111th Birthday in Nebraska
George Vaneil, who says he is 111, attributes longevity to a life of being rather sickly. He postponed a birthday stroll due to cold weather, his mobility slightly limited as he reflects on his long life in NORTH PLATTE by UP.
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North Platte
Nebr
George Vaneil
Vaneil
Cus
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower Rests From His Duties For Thanksgiving
President elect Eisenhower spent Thanksgiving with family at his New York home on Morningside Drive. He carved the turkey with grandchildren and planned to stay at the residence all day though a heavy schedule of engagements awaited him the next day. Mamie Eisenhower joined him with her mother Mrs Elvira Doud of Denver.
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Herbert Brownell SR
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jim
Doris Brownell
Eisenhower
Joan
Tom
Ann
Morningside Drive
James C. Hagerty
Wading Snow Proves Fatal For Sheldon Iowa Man
Sheldon Iowa police report Cop Paul Rider a tavern operator died Wednesday from a heart attack while wading through two foot snowdrifts en route to work. He collapsed two blocks from his tavern after attempting to free his car.
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Sheldon
Iowa
Paul Rider
Rider
Czech Purge Trial Ends With Death Sentences For Ten Reds
Vienna reports the purge trial in Prague finds Vladimir Clementis and Rudolf Slansky guilty of treason and espionage. Ten defendants receive death sentences, three life terms, after six days of testimony alleging a broad plot to move Czechoslovakia from the Soviet bloc.
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Czech
Vienna
Austria
Vladimir Clementis
Rudolf Slansky
Czech Red Party
Prague Radio
Klement Gottwald
Clementis
Slansky
Bedrich Geminder
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Karl Svab
Bedrich Reicin
Ludvik Brejka
Gottwald
Rudolf Margolius
Andre Simone
Rude Pravo
Otto Katz
Josef Frank
Otto Sling
Brno
Otto Fiss
Germany
Arthur London
Vavro Hajdu
Evzen Loebel
Svab
Krank
Postpone Operation To Separate Siamese Twins
CHICAGO AP A hospital spokesman said an unexpected difficulty forced a postponement of the delicate separation operation for Siamese twins joined at the top of their skulls. He warned the surgery remains very close but may be delayed after a preparatory procedure did not go as planned.
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Chicago
University of Thinois Research and Educational Hospital
Farm Bureau Lists Stand On Major Issues In State
Frank James Carson 61 died at 4 15 this morning at his Ainsworth home after a heart ailment. Funeral 2 PM Saturday at Ainsworth Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Steefel officiating. Burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Jones funeral home in charge. Born July 31 1891 in Ainsworth to Columbus and Jeannie Clough Carson. Spouse May Boyd. He farmed east of Ainsworth before moving to town. Survived by wife two sons Leo and Claude two daughters Grace Downs and Carrie one home, five grandchildren.
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Frank James Carson
Ainsworth
Carl Steefel
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Carson
Columbus
Jeannie Clough Carson
Washington
May Boyd
Carson
Methodist Church
Moose Lodge
Leo
Claude
Conesville
Grace Downs
Carrie
Funeral services for Capt. D. W. Harvey held at Jones
Funeral services for Captain D. W. Harvey were conducted at 1 30 in the Jones funeral home with Dr Evert Haney presiding. Pall bearers included Jay Brewer S W KKaster Jess Radda Don Hazen Karl Galloway William Tweeten. Military rites were led by Martin Whittaker with firing squad members George Rudiger Sal Mun son Roy Steele Norman Schoon over. Jess Radda served as bugler. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Capt
D. W. Harvey
Jones Funeral Home
Evert Haney
Jay Brewer
S. W
Kkaster
Jess Radda
Don Hazen
Karl Galloway
William Tweeten
Martin Whittaker
George Rudiger
Sal Munson
Roy Steele
Norman Schoonover
Bugler
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mass Korean Roundup Halts Unconfirmed Ike Visit
South Korean police jailed hundreds of Koreans in a mass roundup to protect Dwight D. Eisenhower. Reported arrests include civilians seized without warrants and held incommunicado amid accusations of security risk. Police say jails are busy as 6,000 plainclothes officers scour Seoul locales.
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Eisenhower
Seoul
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Gen. Eisenhower
Kalona Residents Get Letters on CROP Gifts
Rev. Hugh C. Guy of Kalona reports a local CROP publicity drive sending letters to about 300 homes urging gifts for the relief program. Residents are asked to bring donations to their church or one of two Kalona banks, with English River Township rural residents urged to participate even if not solicited.
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Kalona
Hugh C. Guy
Washington County
English River Township
Funeral Saturday for Alfred J. Hillhouse
Funeral services for Alfred J. Hillhouse will be held Saturday afternoon in the Jones funeral home with Rev. T. C. Polk in charge. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Hillhouse died November 25 at his Washington home.
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Ainsworth Methodist Church
Alfred J. Hillhouse
Jones Funeral
Rev
T. C. Polk
Elm Grove
Mr. Hillhouse
Washington
Cold Wave Follows Snow Storm in Iowa
Thanksgiving Day brought a cold snap across Iowa as communities dig out from a major snowstorm. Most main highways reopened but with ice and drifting on side roads. travel was delayed as buses and trains ran late. Temperatures plunged across the state with single digits and teens in many cities.
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Iowa
Des Moines
O Dwyer resigns as U S ambassador in Mexico
U S Ambassador William O Dwyer began winding down his official duties in Mexico City after resigning effective next Thursday. He gave no hint of future plans or return to the United States as investigations into his New York mayoral regime loom. President Truman accepted the resignation with reluctance and praised him as an effective representative.
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Mexico City
U. S
William O'Dwyer
United States
New York
O'Dwyer
New York City
Truman
Mexico
Senate Crime Committee
Locate Shorts in Electric Fence At Night
The November issue of Successful Farming Magazine warns to inspect fencing at night to find shorts. If the energizing unit is on, even a tiny fault can create a spark and reveal the problem.
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Successful Farming Magazine
Iowa Farm Bureau Sets Stands Ahead of 1953 Legislature
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, in its annual conclave, outlines key positions for the coming legislative session. It opposes removing the state inspection fee on oleomargarine while backing repeal of remaining federal restrictions and promoting colored oleo sales. It also calls for a presidential preference primary to strengthen Iowa’s role in selecting delegates.
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Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Lowa
Pele
Mary
O C Buffington Dies At Columbus Junction
O C Buffington 70, a Spring Run area farmer, died suddenly at his home near Columbus Junction. Funeral held Friday at Springton Evangelical Church with Rev. Lynn J. King officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Survived by wife Lois Jennings. five sons Clinton Perry Iona ton Crawfordsville Rez elle Kenneth Columbus tion Gerald Columbus tion. one daughter Mrs dred Davis Crawfordsville. 22 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
O. C. Buffington
Spring Run
Columbus Juncction
Springton Evangelical
Lynn J. King
Stacy Funeral Home
Columbus City
Buffington
Mary Jones Buffington
Lois Jennings
Clinton
Perry
Iona
Ton
Crawfordsville
Rezelle
Kenneth
Columbus Tion
Gerald
Dred Davis
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