GOP Backing Gabrielson Amid Graft Charge Controversy
The Republican National Committee unanimously backs GOP chairman Guy Gabrielson after calls for his resignation over REC loan dealings. Gabrielson testified on Thursday about ties to Carthage Hydrocol Inc which borrowed 418.5 million to finance high octane fuel from natural gas.
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Washington
Republican Party
GOP
Guy George Gabrielson
Congress
REC
Gabrielson
Jouette Todd
Louisville
Todd
Gbrielson
Benneding Agency
Carthage
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Washington High to Sell Season Tickets Through Friday
Season tickets for Washington high school football remain on sale through Friday evening as announced by principal Robert Everetts. Tickets will be sold for the last time at the gate on game night when Muscatine visits to face Washington.
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Washington
Robert Everetts
Muscatine
Fifteen Cars Registered in Washington County
Fifteen new cars were registered in Washington county last week by residents including R E Pratt of Washington with an Oldsmobile, Winifred or Ralph Melville of Ishington with a Nash, Mary Ruth Nash of Brighton with a Ford, Paul Snyder of Kalona with an Oldsmobile, Ray Brenneman of Kalona, Hazel Meek of Washington with a Buick, V Masson of Washington with a Chevrolet, Guy Kissele of Crawfordsville, R A Zickefoose of Crawfordsville with a Nash, Thomas Miller of Kalona with a Buick, Carlos Walling of Washington with an Oldsmobile, Gerald Teets of Kalona with a Chevrolet, Everette Lewis of Washington with a Plymouth, Homer Vestal and Lloyd Goodwin of Washington with Dodges. Mrs. Frank Longwell in University hospital is improving and can receive visitors in room 240.
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Washington County
W. K K. Howell
R. E. Pratt
Washington
Oldsmobile
Winifred
Ralph Melville
Ishington
Nash
Mary Ruth Nash
Brighton
Ford
Paul Or
Kathryn Snyder
Kalona
Ray B. Brenneman
Kalona Ford
Hazel Meek
Buick
D. V
Masson
Chevrolet
Guy Kissele
Crawfordsville
R. A. Zickefoose
Thomas H. Miller
Carlos H. Walling
Gerald Teets
Chevro
Frank Longwell
University Hospital
Child Health Conference Set at Washington County Health Unit
A Child Health Conference will be held at the Washington County Health Unit on Friday afternoon October 5. Parents wishing to make appointments should call 48s.
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Washington County Health Unit
Murray Smylie 70 Dies at Home in Washington
Murray Smylie 70 of 6297 East Washington street died at his home at 9 15 this morning after a long illness. He was a retired farmer who lived in Washington county most of his life and moved to Washington in 19. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at Jones funeral home with Dr C O Reed officiating and burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born December 26 18? south of Ainsworth, married Nellie M Anderson March 12 1910, and leaves his wife a daughter Mrs Raymond Bonar a grandson Robert Bonar two sisters Mrs S G Taylor and Mrs R C McCleery and one brother W N Smylie. He was preceded in death by J F Smylie.
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Murray
Smylie
East
Washington Street
Mr. Smylie
Washington
Washington County
Jones Funeral Home
Raymond Reed
Elan Grove Cemetery
Mr. Sinyvire
Ainsworth
John S
Margaret Davidson Smylie
Crawfordsville
Nellie M. Anderson
Methodist Church
Raymond Bonar
Robert Bonar
S. G. Taylor
R. C. McCleery
Columbus City
W. N. Smylie
J. F. Smislie
Argentine Rebels On Trial For Lives
In Buenos Aires an undisclosed number of opposition leaders were jailed after Friday’s revolt against President Juan D. Peron. A group of army and air force officers faced trial for ch qeves before a special supreme council ordered to reach a verdict within 148 hours. Some opposition leaders reported arrests and com mundo incommunicado. Uruguay reports at least 30 arrests of Argentine figures. Also notes visitors to Mrs. M. C. DeLong’s home in Ottumwa and Mauries Maxwell of Moline Illinois.
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Buenos Atres
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Supreme Council
Roy Caviness
Ottumwa
Mauries Maxwell
Moline, Tl
M. C. DeLong
Waterloo Dairy Congress Exhibits Guernsey Heifer by Willis Longer
Willis Longer, a Washington high school senior, shows a registered Guernsey heifer at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The calf, a prize winner at the Iowa FFA show, is to be kept as breeding stock and is a granddaughter of the national milk record cow. The Longer family bought the calf from Mr and Mrs Dave Palm of Fairfield. Willis is a four year active FFA member.
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Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Williis Longer
Washington
Willis
Des Moines
Guernsey
Dairy Cattle Congress
Lonegers
Dave Palm
Fairfield
FFA
Col Charles Pratt Wounded In Korea
Mr and Mrs Frank F Pratt of route one Washington received word that their son Cpl Charles Pratt was wounded in Korea. A war department telegram described him as slightly wounded and a letter from the soldier said he suffered a broken leg and mortar fragment injuries. He is hospitalized in Japan. address Cpl Charles Pratt APO 50% 0 Postmaster San Francisco California. Charles went to Korea in March and was wounded September 21.
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Frank F. Pratt
Route One
Washington
Cpl
Charles Pratt
Korea
War Department
Japan
San Francisco
Calif
Charles
Ile
Legion members to hold monthly meeting at city hall
Leon Beatty American Legion members will convene Tuesday night at the Legion rooms in the city hall for their regular monthly business session. All members are urged to attend.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Republican Leaders Fight Truman News Controls Manifesto
Twenty five Republican senators condemned Truman’s new executive order allowing federal agencies to classify information. They warned of censorship and reprisals against critics, led by Styles Bridges and Bourke B. Hickenlooper, citing concern over pressure on Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy.
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Truman
America
Sens
Styles Bridges
N. H
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Congress
California man pleads guilty to overloaded truck charge
Joseph Traina of California pleaded guilty to operating an overloaded truck before Richard Hotle a justice of the peace at Ainsworth and was bound over to the grand jury. He left $216 to cover the fine and costs pending his appearance before the jurors.
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Joseph Traina
California
Richard Hotle
Ainsworth
Eight Iowans Die In Weekend Mishaps
Weekend traffic and water accidents across Iowa leave eight dead. Frank Joseph McCarthy of Cedar Rapids dies when his car leaves a highway near Marion. A search continues for two missing boaters from Clear Lake. The infant son of Mrs. Vera Alkens dies in a two-car crash near Estherville. Mrs. Inger Sampson and seven family members are killed in a Des Moines area collision. Walter Smith of Horicon is killed near Iowa City. Beeler faces manslaughter charges after a fatal crash. Raymond Cole and Fred Franks die in separate crashes near Whiting and Council Bluffs.
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Frank Joseph McCarthy
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Fartier
Iowa
Kirnest Raethael
Port Arthur
Tex
Myde Southard
Larussell
Clear Lake
State
Vera Alkens
Estherville
Inger Sampson
Rad Cliffe
Des Moines
Walter Smith
Jor Horicon
Wis
Raymond Cole
Onawawa
Whiting
Fred Franks
Couneil Bluffs
Highway 192
Couneil Blulte
Washington County Sales Tax Revenues Rise in 1951
Sales tax collections in Washington County for the fiscal year ending June 26, 1951, rose to 362,000 dollars from 331,161 in 1950. Washington city also climbed from 196,960 to 215,753. Vehicle tax receipts increased with 1,064 vehicles taxed at 50,914 dollars compared to 1,048 vehicles and 40,441 dollars previously.
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Washington County
State Tax Commission
City of
Washington
Iowa Liquor Sales Hit Record 1951 Totals
Iowa liquor sales for the year ended June 30 1951 topped 40 million dollars with a net profit of 9.6 million. Net sales reached 40.61 million, while profit rose from 8.79 million in 1950. The report notes record tax transfers to the state treasurer and higher shipments to stores, with careful inventory policy amid wartime uncertainties.
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Des Moines
State Commission
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Report
Dismissals include Mrs Dedmar Yoder and newborn girl, Mrs Thomas Butler and newborn boy of West Chester. Admissions list Fred Snowbarger of Los Angeles surgical Myron Rogers surgical Mrs Doris Darby Washington surgical Mrs Lyle Arnold Keota surgical.
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Dedmar Yoder
Thomas Butler
West Chester
Fred Snowbarger
Los Angeles
Calif
Saturday Evening Medical
Myron Rogers
Surgical
Doris Darby
Washington
Lyle Arnold
Keota
Window framing relies on top grade putty and glazing
Properly glazed sash prevents moisture intrusion and costly damage, extending frame life through the use of the best glazing materials and high grade putty.
United Nations Forces Repel Reds On Front In Korea
General Bradley and Ridgway toured the Korean front as UN forces repelled Communist air and ground attacks. American jets claimed the 114th Communist jet fighter destroyed with three others damaged in a 67 aircraft dogfight over northwest Korea. South Korean troops captured hill crests west of heartbreak ridge and near punchbowl valley, routing remnants of a North Korean battalion. The generals arrived from Tokyo for a firsthand look and to discuss allied strategy with Lt. Gen. Van Fleet and subordinates.
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LTH
Korea
United Nations
Omar N. Bradley
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korean Front
Northwest
Toancharia
Heartbreak Ridge
Punchbowl
Inje
Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ridgway
Tokyo
James A. van Fleet
Sth
van Fleet
Giants win first game from Dodgers in pennant series
New York reports the Giants defeated the Dodgers 8-1 in the opening game of the best of three NL pennant playoff. The win gives the Giants a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Giants
Dodgers
New York
Prince Kuhio's March Honor Remembered in Hawaii
Hawaii honors Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole with a March memory day. The territorial delegate served in Congress from 1902 to 1922 as a Republican, shaping local and national views during his tenure.
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Hawaii
U.S. Congress
Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole
Kuhio
Mrs. John N. Shuster Dies at 86 in Washington
Mrs. John N. Shuster 86 of Washington died this morning from old age. Funeral service at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Jones funeral home with Rev. Earl Longfellow officiating. Burial in Elim Grove cemetery. Born August 15, 1865 in Jefferson county, she was daughter of Anson and Anna Neal. Survived by five sons Ralph Harry Robert Roy Glenn and one daughter Gladys Norton plus three grandchildren. Her husband John N. Shuster died in 1946. She was a Baptist.
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John N. Shuster
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Rev
Earl ©. Longfellow
Elim Grrove
Mrs. Shuster
Jefferson County
Anson
Anna Neal
The
Baptist Church
Shuster
Ralph
Harry
Robert
Muscatine
Roy
Omaha
Glenn
Washington, D. C
Gladys Norton
Three Car Crashes Injure Three in Weekend Collisions
At West Chester curve on highway 92 a head on crash injured three people. R Edgar Lewis of Oskaloosa drove into Myron Rogers of Newton who, with his wife, suffered cuts and bruises. Lewis was hospitalized in Iowa City. A second crash near No 4 school injured John Gannon and Mrs Cora Garrett. A third crash on highway 92 near Washington injured Jeanette Kubrick and two relatives with minor injuries.
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West Chester
Sheriff's Office
R. Edgar Lewis
Oskaloosa
Myron Hugh Rogers
Newton
Lewis
Iowa City
Rogers
John R. Gannon
Route One
Cora B. Garrett
West
Madison Street
No. 4
Jeanette Ann Kubrick
Des Moines
Washington
Giants Dodgers Playoff Series Seen At YMCA Lobby
Sports fans are reminded the playoff series between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers can be watched on the television in the YMCA lobby.
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New York Giants
Brookelyn Dodgers
Evacuation of British oil men from Abadan ordered
Warship evacuation planned for 320 British technicians in Abadan under Royal Navy protection. AIOC says Mauritius cruiser will take them to Basrah, Iraq, with planes ready for home. Mason confirms executives will depart Thursday. Tehran says expulsion order stands despite appeals to the United Nations.
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Ahadan
Iran
London
Wictnatin
Royal Navy
Mauritius
Abadan
Basrah
Iraq
Mason
Tehran
Hossein Fatemi
Unitedity Council
Fatemi
Lewis Schrock 41 Dies at Mennonite Church in Wellman
Lewis Schrock 41 died Sunday night at the Mennonite church in Wellman after a sudden heart attack. Funeral services set for 1 am Thursday at East Union Mennonite near Kalona with Rev. Dan J. Fisher and Norman Hobbs. burial in adjoining cemetery. He was born February 11, 1910 at Sheldon Nebraska and moved to Iowa in 1936. He married Ada Lehman on November 6, 1930. survivors include widow, two sons Dellis and Leroy, three daughters Lila Mae Wilma Thelma, his father Levi C. Schrock and half sister Dorothy, two foster brothers Clarence Downey and James Pearl. The body will be at Yoder Funeral Home until Tuesday then to the Schrock home northeast of Kalona.
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Kalona Lewis Schrock
Wellman
East Union Mennonite
Kaelona
Dan J. Fisher
Noreman Hobbs
Yoder Funeral Home
Mr. Schrock
Sheldon
Nebr
Levi C
Mattie Stutzman Schrock
Ada Lehman
Iowa
Kalona
Dellis
Leroy
Hesston
Kansas
Lila Mae
Wilma
Thelma
Fther
Dorothy
Clarence
Downey
James Pearl
Canton
Ohio
Schrock Home
Street Resurfacing on South Fourth Avenue Begins
Workmen resurfaced South Fourth Avenue starting at the intersection with East Madison Street. The crew works southward from that junction, restoring the roadway.
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Fourth Avenue
East
Madison Street
Des Moines Iowa Weather Outlook This Week
Des Moines forecast shows considerable sunshine and warm afternoon with highs near 80s to mid 80s. Light southwest winds shift to near calm tonight with lows 50s north and 60s south. Patchy fog forms near sunrise Tuesday with continued mild and fair conditions into Tuesday and a chance of light showers Tuesday night or early Wednesday.
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Des Moines
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Lester Rand
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