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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1952
Page
1
Two northeast Iowa youths died in separate hunting accidents. Clyde Blume, 10, of Fort Atkinson, died from a .22 rifle wound to the forehead after slipping on a rock while checking traps with his older brother Merle. Richard Bailey, 12, of Waucoma, died at a doctor’s office from a .22 rifle wound to the face when his brother Roger was handling a rifle that discharged accidentally at their home.
Detroit news says college student John D. Anderson 25, caught a baby and a 14 year old girl leaping from a second story window to escape a blaze. He handed the infant to a bystander and held Jill Beardsley until she landed safely. The child Jerome De Santell suffered only smoke exposure. Anderson formerly played guard at Alma College and now studies at Wayne University in Detroit.
Pope Pius XII elevates 24 cardinals including Archbishop James Francis McIntyre of Los Angeles. A secret consistory is set for January 12 to invest the new cardinals with red hats. The group brings the College to 70 members, the first consistory since February 1946. McIntyre is the sole American in the list.
Washington The economic stabilizer Roger B Putnam faces opposition within his own ranks as he fights to keep wage price controls intact until the new Republican administration takes over He rejects Edward Phelps proposal to end nearly all controls within 90 days calling it premature though the time will come. The note notes the arch bridge in New York City.
Des Moines forecast calls for fair west and clear east tonight with light snow moving east. Low temperatures dip to 5 to 16 degrees in various areas, with Sunday largely fair and a high near 27 to 30. Monday turns cloudy with snow beginning in the southwest.
US B 29s from all groups bombed the Korean theater hitting Sinuiju and Chwa on the Yalu, Red airfields at Sinuiju Uiju and Kosong, a communications center, a training school, and a repair base. Anti aircraft fire was light to intense while night fighters fired once. Ground actions included heavy shelling and a reported 108 North Koreans killed at Kosong with artillery breaking up attacks in the Central front. Front line reports suggested a possible shift in fighting toward the Kumbhwa ridges northeast of Sniper Ridge.
The national president of the Farmers Union said he does not expect abrupt changes in the farm program under the new White House administration. James G. Patton of Denver and other union leaders said the election had not altered the organization’s legislative agenda.
President Truman travels to Philadelphia for his farewell appearance as commander in chief at the annual Army Navy football game. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret accompany him. He plans to watch from the midshipmen’s side at Franklin Field, having missed only the 1951 game since taking office.
In Havre on Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. George Koehler with Michael and Rosemary visited George Chalupa where Grandma Schneider is staying. On Sunday Lewis Maude and Juanita Hering called at Fred Garrett’s. The Koehlers and Marshall Koehler families shared Sunday dinner at George Koehler Sr.’s home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in a Finley chapel for Clark Everetts who died Friday. Mr Everetts lived near Trenton Crayne funeral home of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements.
Iowa corn fields show purple stalks with poorly developed ears in many areas. Agronomists identify three possible causes including nutrient imbalance, a fungus linked to black bundle disease, or insect damage from aphids and rootworms. Research continues with no recommended controls yet.
The Inter national Livestock Exposition opened in Chicago with over 11 000 cattle sheep swine and horses displayed for eight days. The 53rd annual show is expected to attract more than half a million spectators to witness champions crowned and events including horse shows sheep shearing and dog trials.
The term protein comes from the Greek proteios meaning primary or first rank. The name reflects the substance’s essential role in living organisms and its foundational place in biochemistry.
The FDA warns against Swift's canned dried egg yolk after NIH tests found salmonella in some cans. Contaminated yolk may cause gastric upsets diarrhea cramps fever nausea and vomiting. Hospitals in five cities saw Salmonella infections among children who ate dried egg yolk. Swift and Co. will remove the product while cooperating with the FDA.
Two youths were injured when a car driven by 16 year old Warren Carrell of New London ran off highway 92 west of Ainsworth at 6 45 pm Friday. Passenger Melvin Messers, 15, of Rome Iowa, suffered head injuries and a broken leg. Authorities described the car as a total loss after it traveled 586 feet from impact to stop.
Friends of Sen Styles Bridges persuaded him to reconsider his decision to step down as Senate Republican floor leader and seek reelection. Sen Taft and Sen Knowland have indicated candidacy, with talks of reshuffling posts including the Appropriations chairmanship and policy committee leadership. Some GOP members fear conflicts with President-elect Eisenhower and note potential seniority questions for Policy Chairmanship.
C M Roth of Wayland dies early Saturday after a lingering illness. Born December 18, 1868 in Goshen Indiana, he will lie in state at Zehr funeral home and funeral services are set for 2 pm Monday at Sugar Creek Mennonite church southeast of Wayland. Burial follows in Sugar Creek cemetery. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Mrs Irvin Resehty and a sister Fannie Eiman, all of Wayland.
Eighth Army officials held last minute conferences in Seoul for the visit of President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower. The city is on a 24 hour alert with officers from Gen. Mark Clark's Tokyo offices arriving. Officials warned Ike could be targeted by a crackpot or Communist. U S Secret Service and Korean authorities stepped up security and arrests while awaiting arrival.
Milwaukee couple Curtis McKay and his wife Dana along with a friend disappeared en route to Grinnell Iowa after leaving Elkhorn Wisconsin. A tele gram to Grinnell failed to arrive and authorities across Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois joined in the search. The trio phoned from Milwaukee to report the confusion.
A Red Army soldier was granted political asylum in West Berlin after a Friday night shooting spree. He told Allied authorities his actions aimed to prompt transfer to U S military authorities for processing.
A marriage license was issued today to Richard W. Nau of Mt. Pleasant and Jane White of Columbus Junction.
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will be in Washington on Wednesday December 3 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at the Iowa State Employment Office. He will also appear in Wellman from 2 to 3 p m that afternoon to answer questions about Social Security benefits.
The Washington adult farmer evening class will discuss Organic Matter in the Soil Monday evening December 1. All interested farmers are invited to attend in the vocational agriculture room at Washington high school.
Attorney General James P. McGranery ordered a full scale FBI investigation into the 1947 parole of four former Chicago gangsters linked to Al Capone. The probe will examine rumors of bribery after an FBI report revealed the decision to drop efforts to return Paul Rhea to prison. The ex-mobsters Campagna Gice and D Andrea were convicted in 1948 of conspiring to extort 1 million dollars from the film industry and received 10 year terms.
A picture story about Carroll Cole man’s Prairie Press project will appear in the December issue of the Iowan the new state magazine announced today. Cole man heads the University of Iowa typographic laboratory and started Prairie Press in 1935. The second issue will be on newsstands next week. Shenandoah publishes the magazine.
The Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee announced Washington merchants will stay open on Wednesday evenings in December. Hours are 7 to 9 p.m. on the 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Santa visits Saturdays before Christmas with candy and letter collection.
In Huntington West Virginia authorities questioned a 45 year old hospital attendant described as disgruntled after 14 inmates died in a Thanksgiving Eve fire at Huntington State Mental Hospital. Two fires followed late Friday as officials investigated the original blaze.
President elect Eisenhower names Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. to head the United States Mission to the United Nations succeeding Warren R. Austin. Lodge, defeated for reelection, led the Eisenhower movement and will be permanent U.S. representative to the UN and its Security Council. Emmet J. Hughes will be administrative assistant to the president, announced by Gov. Sherman Adams.
FBI has repeatedly questioned relatives of a reluctant witness tied to the Brink’s, Inc. robbery probe. Joseph A. Gusciora, 40, of Stoughton, initially refused to testify, citing self incrimination concerns.
Washington AP reports the 1954 defense budget of 41 billion dollars is considered the minimum necessary for national security. Pentagon sources say the figure, still under White House review, reflects a moderate austerity plan supported by Defense Secretary Lovett components.
Charles Fileano, a French aerial acrobat, traversed the Thames River in England in 1951. He crossed on a wire measuring about 1,100 feet in length and very thin in thickness.
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