Local News Items From Washington and Nearby Travels
Dale Caldwell begins work as general agent for Farm Bureau Insurance in Mt. Pleasant. Numerous residents and visitors travel and visit relatives from Alto to Concord, California, with trips including Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. A Monarch of onions is showcased in Clay township, and a Baltimore birth welcomes Charles Gilbert Layton’s nephew.
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Dale Caldwell
The
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Mt. Pleasant Monday
E. H. Messer
California
Donald Messer
Concord
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Upland
Calif
Charles Hays
Washington
Frank McClain
Brighton
Grand Canyon
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Oregon Cascades
Salinas
Duensing
Charles Doran
Wagshington
Colorado Springs
Colo
Washington County
Clay Township
Earl May Seed Co
Oliver Leppert
Charles Gilbert
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Gilbert
G. B. (Chink) Layton
Falls Church
Layton
Technical Information
Dept. of Army
Laytons
Hospital Admissions and Births Page Summary
At the hospital the following were admitted yesterday: Myron Statler R4 surgical Earl Loveless city appendectomy. Today: Mrs Ernest Krantz and son Wellman Mrs David Floyd city Mrs Lloyd Enke R4 Mrs Raymond Fritz and daughter Brighton. Birth today: Mr and Mrs Bacon White Washington a son at 10 06 a m.
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Myron Statler
Earl Loveless
Ernest Krantz
Wellman
David Floyd
City
Lloyd Enke
Raymond Fritz
Brighton
Mrs. Bacon White
Washington
The cradle of wheat lies in Abyssinia alleged
A historical claim suggests Abyssinia as the origin of wheat domestication with scholars noting ancient agriculture in the Ethiopian highlands. Evidence cited includes early grain cultivation and trade links shaping early agricultural development.
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Abyssinia
Mrs Judson H Collier Addresses Democratic Women
Mrs Judson H Collier of Mum ford Texas led a meeting of Democratic women speaking on Texas women views of the New Deal farm program.
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Judson H. Collier
Mumford
Texas
Witnesses Gather for Kefauver Crime Hearings in Chicago
Senate crime committee aims to question an array of witnesses in secret hearings opening tomorrow in Chicago. Chairman Estes Kefauver seeks help from the state department and Mexico to return Capone gang figures Tony Accardo and Angelo Fischetti brothers Charles and Rocco, all currently in Mexico on vacation.
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Chicago
Senate Crime Committee
Scarface al’ Capone
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
State Department
United States
Kefauver
Washington
Tony Accardo
Fischetti
Charles
Rocco
Accardo
Angelo” Fischetti
Mexico
William Drury
Loop
Rocco Fischetti
Crime Committee
Lutheran Convention Opens in Des Moines at Nine Day Session
The 17th biennial United Lutheran Church in America convention opened in Des Moines with Rev. Franklin Clark Fry denouncing a lack of zeal for Lutheran unity. More than 1,100 lay leaders and clergy from U S and Canada attended, including 608 voting delegates, to consider joining the National Council of Churches of Christ and approving a federation plan for Lutheran members. The gathering, the largest Lutheran body in America, planned to elect officers during the nine day meeting.
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Des Moines
United Lutheran Church In America
Lutheran Unity
United States
Canada
National Council of Churches of Christ
National Lutheran Council
America
Franklin Clark Fry
New York
Lutheran merger prospects dim for United Lutheran Church
A 1950 report quotes a Lutheran leader calling the broad merger with the United Lutheran Church in America dim and discouraging. He warns hopes may be deferred for many years, likely a full generation, reflecting cautious outlook on unification.
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United Lutheran Church In America
Smash Red Plan for Strike in Austria
Police and vigilantes thwart a communist bid to paralyze Austria with a general strike in Vienna. Forty three agitators were arrested as communists briefly blocked key intersections and a Danube bridge. Overall, the strike failed to gain momentum with limited distant activity in Steyr and Styria.
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Vienna
Austria
Danube River
Steyr
U. S
Styria
St. Valentin
Niebelungen
Bull Body On Car After Crash Near Laurel
Louis Schnathorst reported his car struck something on Highway 14 between Laurel and Marshalltown. He found a 750 pound bull on the hood after being blinded by oncoming headlights.
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Laurel
Louis Schnathorst
Schnathorst
Highway 14
Marshalltown
Doughnuts Split and Toasted with Jam and Syrup
A quick kitchen note describes splitting day-old doughnuts, toasting them under a broiler 3 to 4 inches from the flame, and serving with jam maple syrup or honey.
Old Board Opens Legal Action To Unseat Stover
Des Moines Iowa Feb mid 20th century report notes the anti Fred Stover old board of the Iowa Farmers Union to begin district court action challenging a temporary restraining order that blocks unseating Stover as president. Judge Moore issued the order after the new board elevated Leonard Hoffman to president. The anti Stover faction seeks dismissal of the order. The dispute centers on a constitutional amendment at the state convention and whether the old board acted within authority.
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Des Moines
Fred Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
Stover
C. Edwin Moore
Cold Board
Leonard Hoffman
Iowa Falls
Progressive Party
Moore
anti-Stover
Towa
New Assistant Hired For Kindergarten at Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction reports Pat Dupuis a Columbus High School graduate of 1950 has been hired as an assistant to kindergarten teacher Gloria Jansonius. Enrollment this year stands at 34. Mrs. Horace Jordan has been a patient at Bellevue Hospital in Mus.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Pat Dupuis
Columbus High School
Gloria Jansonius
Horace Jordan
Bellevue Hospital
Mus
Incoming Freshmen to Meet Group Leader Assignments
The article states who will serve as group leaders for incoming freshmen, detailing names and roles guiding orientation activities. It notes the leadership assignments and the schools or programs they represent.
Hoatzin Bird Noted For Claws And Stinking Odor
The hoatzin is a tropical South American bird with headfeathers a Comanche tuft look, long eyelashes, and claws on each wing enabling tree climbing before flight. Its musty odor, deemed objectionable, helps deter natural enemies and gives the bird the nickname stinking pheasant.
CERTA-VIN CLAIMS QUICK BLOOD REVIVAL AT LOW COST
An advertisement promotes CERTA-VIN as a new liquid formula containing iron and Vitamin B to rebuild red blood cells and energize nerves. It promises faster digestion, relief from gas, and improved energy within 3 to 4 days, sold at Pioneer Cut Rate Drug Store for a few cents daily.
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Pioneer Cut Rate Drug Store
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