Washington Gridders Honored At Lincoln School Banquet
Tait Cummins spoke at a Washington football banquet praising native Iowans on teams and urging loyalty to Iowa squads. He lauded Iowa 1921 supporters, introduced teams and coaches, showed Iowa Minnesota game footage, and announced a broadcast with nine Washington players and Joe Sotelo receiving a WMT athletic award.
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Iowa
Tait Cummins
Lincoln School
Cummins
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Commercce
John McConnell
University of Iowa
Wkting
Joe Sotelo
Joe
Lift Restriction on Air Force Enlistments
The U S Air Force lifts restrictions on enlistment of married men up to two dependents. Eligible men 17 to 34 who have not served before or who have prior service may enlist with regular quarters and subsistence allowances. A married man with one child qualifies under the new rule.
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U. S. Air Force
Air Force
George Simpson
New York City
Army
Felix Grayton
No swim period at YWCA tonight
There will be no swimming period at the YWCA tonight according to the evening schedule, prompting swimmers to adjust plans and seek alternative facilities or reschedule activities.
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The
YWCA
Swine Practices Discussed at County Farmers Meeting
Farmers will gather Wednesday evening at 7 50 in the high school agricultural room to discuss swine practices and a December 6 follow up. The county swine association and vocational agriculture department sponsor a December 13 Lincoln school banquet with Damon Catron of Iowa State College as speaker. Washington County aims to stay a leading hog county with 271952 pigs produced in 1949, ranking third in the state.
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Farmers
Swine Association
Vocational Agricultural Department
Lincoln School
Damon Catron
Iowa State College
Ames
Washington County
Cedar
Plymouth
West Chester Couple Win Washington Contract Bridge Tourney
West Chester pair Mr. and Mrs. John Butler topped Washington players at YMCA in a four night duplicate contract bridge event with 142 match points to win the first prize. Dr. and Mrs. G J Nem mers placed second and Dr. and Mrs. J M Lloyd third as seventy five players competed across fifteen tables over four sessions.
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John Butler
West Chester
Washington
YMCA
G. J. Nemmers
J. M. Lloyd
Y’s
John Buter
Roger Smith
Lee Holland
George Stewart
T. R. Phillips
Clarice Meek
Ted Bailey
E. D. Morrison, Jr
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Elsie Glassburner
Farmers to elect PMA committee members countywide
Voters in Washington County will choose three regular and two alternate Community PMA committeemen and a delegate and alternate delegate to the county convention. Meetings in Brighton Lexington Clay Crawford Dutch Creek English River Franklin Highland Iowa City Jackson Lime Creek Marion Oregon Seventy Six are scheduled December 4 through December 9 with the county PMA delegates to meet December 9. An eligible voter is any owner operator tenant or sharecropper on a farm eligible for PMA programs.
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Washngton County
Brighton
Cedar
Lexington
Clay —Clay
Crawford
Crawfordsville
Dutch Creek
Dublin
English River
Kalona
Franklin Franklin Center
Highland Harrison
Iowa City Hall
Riverside
Jackson Jackson Center
Lime Creek
Wellman Savings Bank
Marion —Township
Oregon
Ainsworth State Bank
St B.ay
Washington
PMA
Joseph Gerig 85 Dies at Wayland
Joseph Gerig aged 85 dies at his home in Wayland. Zehr funeral home handles arrangements. Funeral at Sugar Creek church Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev Simon Gingerich and Rev Vernon Roth presiding. Body to church at 1 pm. casket to be closed after service. Born in Henry county he lived mostly there except 28 years in Arkansas. Survived by wife Nettie Miller and son Bennie of Peoria, Illinois, seven sisters and one brother all of Wayland.
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Wayland
Joseph Gerig
Zehr
Sebastian Gerig
Magdalena Goldsmith
Nettie Miller
Bennie
Peoria
Illinois
Jacob Figspi
Morton, Ill
Jacob Greig
Daniel Orendorff
C. M. Roth
Eva Leiehty
Minnie Su
Urges Membership In Junior Red Cross
Mrs. Clayde Knupp county chairman calls all school children to enroll this week to complete the Junior Red Cross membership drive. She notes 1,283,438 American children are members and cites community service benefits and forest fire prevention aid, with a meeting at 10 15 Saturday at the YWCA where teachers from county schools will attend.
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Clayde Knupp
Junior Red Cross
Washington County
Marlene Benn
Pleasant Hill School
Washington Township
Red Cross
The
Knapp
YWCA
Rites Held for Mrs Amy Mc Kee at Sherman Funeral Home
Late rites for Mrs Amy Mc Kee were held at Sherman Funeral Home Monday afternoon. Rev T C Polk conducted the service and burial was in Elim Grove cemetery. Casketbearers were Milo Sorden Lester Krabill Don Knight Norman Lechner John Jarvis and Harold Jarvis.
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Amy McKee
Sherman
T. C. Polk
Elim Grove Cemetery
Milo Sorden
Lester Krabill
Don Knight
Norman Lechner
John Jarvis
Harold Jarvis
Walton League Dinner Elects Officers in St James
More than 125 attended the Walton League coen dinner at St James social hall. Officers were elected: Kermit Klopfenstein president Lester Krabill vice president Paul Brock secretary Ray White treasurer. Directors named were Herman Wagenknecht Ralph Kline Harold Crest Harold Mangold A E Baldrige and Carl Greiner.
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St. James
Kermit Klopfenstein
Lester Krabill
Paul Brock
Ray Whitehead
Herman Wagenknecht
Ralph Kline
Harold Crest
Harold Mangold
A. E. Baldrige
Carl Greiner
A. C. Peterson
Montana
British Columbia
Canada
Blaine Hawkins
Lake Adessa Wood
Dwight Bramon
Joe Bitten
Lake Darling
Paul Rotenburger
Coon
Air Force Officers to Explain Service Status Meeting
Ex service men and women are invited to a Volunteer Air Reserve Training meeting on December 7 1950 at 7 03 PM in Washington City Hall Legion rooms. Capt Carl Terriby liaison of VART Cedar Rapids will explain recall status retirement points and future in the Reserve for those in inactive status.
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Volunteer Air Reserve
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Washington
Carl Terriby
VART
Cedar Rapids
Former Resident Madie Eldridge Dies in California Home
Mrs Madie Eldridge 86 former resident of the community died in Monrovia California after several weeks illness. She spent her early life here and married Al Eldridge of Washington before moving to California. Survivors include a niece Lois Dodds of Washington and brother in law W Eldridge of Washington.
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Monrovia
Calif
Madie Eldridge
No Meeting of Ardelz Santha This Evening
Due to conflicts in schedules, the Ardelz Santha group will not hold a meeting tonight. No alternative venue or rescheduled time is announced.
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Ardelz Santha
Blue Lodge Masons to Confer Second Degrees Thursday
Two second degrees will be conferred Thursday night at 8 o clock in the lodge hall. All Blue Lodge members are asked to attend.
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Blue Lodge
Eastern Storm Halts Recovery Across the East
The piece reports on a severe weekend storm's toll with 154000 in New York New Jersey lacking electricity 117000 without phone service and 100000 telephones out in New England. It notes 26 deaths and $200 million in damage with potential to reach 400 million as relief efforts face black markets and supply delays.
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United Press
New York-New Jersey
New England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United States
Canada
Washington High Basketball Tickets Go On Final Sale
Principal Robert Everetts announced few reserved season tickets remain available today. Remaining tickets are on sale at the high school and Chamberlin's Sport Shop and will be offered at the door tonight for the Washington versus Burlington Bee Cee game.
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Robert Everetts
Washington
Chamberlin
Stewart School PTA Presents One Act Comedy Friday
Stewart School PTA stages a one act comedy A Penny Saved Friday at 8 pm directed by John Hedberg. Cast includes Don Shepherd Jo Shepherd Logan Heilman Wilma Heilman Eid Sall Nelle Brown. Admission 35 cents adults 15 cents children. Free pie coffee after. Square dancing with AphEmas Brown as caller on Stewart school stage.
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Stewart School
PTA
Thespians
John Hedberg
Don
Jo Shepherd
Logan
Wilma Heilman
Eidsall
Nelle Brown
Aphemas Brown
Welding Clinic Slated At Fenn Implement Co
Farmers invited to a welding clinic at Fenn Implement Company 917 North Second at 7 30 pm on November 20. Lincoln Electric representatives will demonstrate welding methods and speak on welding prairie work. A farm welding movie will be shown and refreshments will be served.
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Fenn Implement Company
North Second
Lincoln Electricompany
WSCS General Bazaar Attracts Holiday Gifts
The WSCS of the Methodist church hosts a general bazaar in the church basement on November 30 from 9 50 a m to 7 p m with Christmas gifts decorations and a variety of goods including aprons nuts house plants candy kitchen items rustic plaques mincemeat eggs cream and dressed chickens, with proceeds to the general treasury.
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WSCS
T. A. Flenner
New Hordes of Red Chinese Troops Cut Allied Front Lines
Tokyo reports United Nations forces face an entirely new war as more than 200000 Chinese communist troops strike in North Korea. MacArthur calls urgent conferences after noting heavy reinforcements move north of the border and a major penetration along the Taedong river.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Korea
North Korea
Manchuria
China
Tokchon
Pukchang
Taedong River
County Legion Meeting Set for Crawfordsville
County Legion Commander Charles Hotle announced a meeting at 8 o'clock Thursday night at the Legion hall in Crawfordsville.
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County Legion
Charles Hotle
Legion Hall
Crawfordsville
Marriage Licenses Issued for Steele Peiffer and Spreacker Allensworth
Marriage licenses were issued to William E. Steele and Barbara Ann Peiffer of Washington and to Howard Spreacker and Patricia Ann Allensworth of Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Steele
Barbara Ann Peiffer
Washington
Howard Spreacker
Patricia Ann Allensworth
Kalona
Jurors Ordered to Report Monday Morning
The district court clerk announced that all jurors must report at the courthouse at 10:00 AM on Monday December 4.
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District Court
Court House
Des Moines Weather Forecast
Des Moines forecasts cloudy in the east and fair in the west this afternoon and tonight with highs around 30 to 40 and a low near 18. Wednesday brings cooler highs near 22 to 35 with light winds. Thursday shows more clouds and warmth with possible light snow by Saturday and colder conditions by Monday. Illinois, Iowa normal highs and lows are given. precipitation expected 0.1 to 0.2 inch water content. shipper winds vary by region.
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Des Moines
Ilowa
Shippers
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
Northeast
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A. W. Clow
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Tucker
M. M. Hebner
George Breitenbach
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Burlington
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