Indians Win 2-0 To Take 1-0 World Series Lead
Cleveland defeats Boston 2 to 0 as Gene Bearden wins on five scattered hits. Bearden drives in the go ahead run with a fourth inning error play, Doby scoring after a wild throw. Bickford, Voiselle, and Barrett trio pitch for Boston, 80,000 fans endure drizzle and delays.
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Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Lefty
Gene Bearden
Cool Vern Bickford
Indians
Noth
Arkansas Giaat
Braves
Bickford
Voiselle
Barrett
Boston
Glevetann
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Holmes
Boudreau
Robinson
Dark
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Mitchell
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Stanky
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Elliott
Keltner
Conatser
Bearden
KF. McCormick
Masi
Gordon
Judrick
Judnich
Hogan
Mass
McCormick
Judniek
Hegan
Budreau
Conateer
Klieman
Christopher
Musi
Beurden
Ryan
Judniel
Stanky Tolk
Four motorists fined in police court before Mayor Mace
Four persons were arraigned in police court this morning before Mayor G E Mace. Edwin Joe Wittetoe paid a five dollar fine for making a U turn on the square. Dale Rathmel was fined ten dollars for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate his car. Marion J Farrier paid five dollars for passing an intersection and Donald James Dempsey was fined five dollars for failing to stop at a stop sign.
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G E. Mace
Eewin Joe Wittetoe
Dale Rathmel
Marion J. Farrier
Donald James Dempsey
Youth Director Rev Bob Gardner Appointed By Iowan Baptists
Rev. Bob Gardner formerly of Waverly is named youth director and state worker for the Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches. He has led youth work at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington and previously volunteered time from his church as the group grew. Gardner has long been active in youth programs in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Bob Gardner
Waverly
Iowan Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Calvary Baptist Church of Washington
Gardner
Minnesota
Iowa
Dewey Hits Demo Housing Record
New York report credits Dewey with attacking the current housing shortage and pledging to support the Alfred E. Smith housing project with 28 million from New York state. He cited 1937–39 underbuilding, called wartime losses inevitable, and urged a practical program to reduce the housing deficit and counter Truman critiques.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Pawling
Alfred F. Smith
New York
Dewey
Truman
Trumean
Firemen's Ball Planned for Wellman October 28
Preliminary plans for the annual Firemen's benefit Ball are set for Oakwood pavilion in Wellman on Thursday night October 28 with Jimmy Smith and his orchestra from Waterloo providing music. Proceeds support Washington's fire department death benefit fund. Charles Denison chairs the committee with assistants listed. Advance ticket sales information will be released soon.
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Oakwood Pavilion
Wellman
Jimmy Smith
Waterloo
Washington
Reidezvous
Wunslington
Charles Denison
Mike Crone
Warren Stewart
Dick Moore
Harold Kerr
Walter Starr
Clarence Lee
Tom Peters
Bob Lowe
Marion McAvoy
George Baker
Marriage license issued at court for Walter
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse to Walter. The brief notice records the event as official civil action and confirms the parties involved in the filing.
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Walter
City-Wide Halloween Party Planned for Washington Students
City officials announce a planned annual Halloween party for Washington school children. The 7:50 to 10 p.m. event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Y's Men’s Club with supervision. Highlights include a costume contest for grades K-12 a movie a spooky tunnel and Halloween activities plus hot dogs and apples for all attendees.
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Rotary Club
Y's Men’s Club
County Youth Hurt In Auto Accident
Noug Fuhr 14 suffered a cut on the forehead yesterday morning when the automobile he rode in was rear ended on Prairie Flower road near Redlinger road. Donald Meyer route four driving a pickup truck crashed into a parked car owned by P. P. Whisler as rain slickened the hill made the collision severe for the two vehicles. Doug was a passenger in the Meyer truck.
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Noug Fuhr
Washington County
Prairie Flower
Redlinger Road
Donald Meyer
Route Four
P. P. Whisler
Meyer
Doug
Nazarene Church to Observe Fortieth Anniversary
The Church of the Nazarene Washington unit plans a Sunday October first observance marking 40 years since the denomination’s organization. Rev. G F Gieselman announced the local church’s origin at Pilot Point Texas in 1908 and notes Nazarene growth to about 210000 members in 3000 churches across the United States Canada and the British Isles with nearly 200 missionaries active.
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Church of the Nazarene
Washington
G. F. Gieselman
Pilot Point
Texas
United States
Canada
British Isles
HiY Club Hosts Sgt Charles R Anson Speaker At YMCA
Members of the HiY club met at the Y M C A Thursday evening with Sgt Charles R Anson, the local army recruiter, as the speaker. He spoke on army careers for young men and a movie, That Boy Joe, was shown as part of the program presided over by president Dick Maxwell.
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Hiy Club
Y. M.C.A
Charles R. Anson
Sgt. Anson
Boy Joe
Dick Maxwell
Riverside Pair Named in Local Notice
Joseph Droll and Eleanor Aun Ruth of Riverside are identified in a local notice. The document lists their names among other individuals connected to the case or event, with no additional context provided in the fragments.
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Joseph Droll and
Eleanor Aun Ruth
Riverside
J D Hamil Dies Prominent Crawfordsville Farmer
John D Hamil 76 longtime Crawfordsville resident died Thursday night at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a two week illness Funeral services were held Sunday at the Jones funeral home with Rev D K Ford in charge Burial was in Columbus City cemetery He was born June 1872 on a farm near Crawfordsville He had lived in Weston county and Crawfordsville He was a Masonic lodge member and a director of People Savings Bank He and Ada Hamil celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary December 21 1945 Survivors include his wife two sons Floyd of Washington and John Jr Crawfordsville three daughters Glenn Cherryholmes of Crawfordsville Cecil Lease Davenport and Cloyce Dusenberg of Burlington eleven grandchildren one great grandchild and a sister Elizabeth Moore Mt Pleasant One sister and one brother preceded him in death.
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Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
D. K Ford
Columbus City
Hamil
Wall
HB Dore
Weston County
Noles City
Masonic Lodge Number 45
People Savings Bank of
Huoil
Ada Hamil
Floyd
Washington
John, Jr
Glenn Cherryholmes
Cecil Lease
Davenport
Cloyce Dusenbery
Burlington
Elizabeth Moore
Mt. Pleasant
UN Officials Seek Compromise Plan on Berlin Stalemate
Paris October 8 UN top officials hunted for a compromise formula to avert a security council showdown vote on Berlin. They feared a veto by Russia would escalate the Cold War while pursuing possible steps toward a new four power talk or a mild resolution urging acceptance of a reasonable compromise.
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Berlin
Paris
United Nations
Russia
Security Council
D A V District Convention Held in American Legion Hall
The D A V District No 2 of the Town Department of Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held its 20th annual convention at the American Legion hall. Mrs Scott Wilcox presided with officers including Blanche Foster Mina Springer Mabel Smith Currie Baker Mattie Anderson Lily Hayes Gertrude Brooks Lucile Dupuis Alta Brown Ethel Agbett Lillian Gobble Nina Pennell Zella Russell Anna Gilbert Mary Shields Cecil Brower Frances Van Winkle Helen Bowers Ellen Bryant May Thomas Daisy Duckworth Pearl Clapp and May Thomas introduced to delegates. Corsage presented to Mrs Wilcox by Mrs Dupuis.
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Daughiters of Union Veterans of the
Legion Hall
Scott Wilcox
Blanche Foster
Mina Springer
Sigourney
Mabel Smith
Pleasant
Currie Baker
Fairfield
Mattie Anderson
Mt. Pleasant
Lily Hayes
Gertrude Brooks
Iowa City
Lucile Dupuis
Alta Brown
Ethel Agbott
Lillian Gobble
Nina Pennell
Zella Russell
Fairield
Anna Gilbert
Mary Shields
Cecil Brower
Burlington
Frances van Winkle
Helen Bowers
Ellen Bryant
Mr. Pleasant
Pearl Clapp
May Thomas
Dupuis
Wilcox
Ferguson Dies at 45 in Bellevue Hospital
H T Ferguson a signal maintainer for Rock Island lines at Columbus Junction died in Bellevue hospital after a cerebral seizure. He failed to report for duty Thursday and was found unconscious by coworker Gristin. Born October 27 1895 in Jonesboro Missouri he was survived by his widow two daughters a grandson two brothers and three sisters. He was not a member of American Legion or VFW and was a World War I veteran.
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Bellevue Muscatine
Ferguson
Gristin
Bellevue Hespital
Jonesboro
O. V. Ferguson
Hazel Harris
Luss
Helen Odle
Wapello
Joan
Luther
Moberly
Moa
Hebeard
Stella Stevens
M. B. Colemian
Beulah Metirland
St. Louis
Missouri
Perkusen
V. F W
Former Dentist at Junction Is Taken
Dr John W Hubbard aged about 60 formerly of Columbus Junction and long time dentist in Muscatine died Thursday in Muscatine He lived there in recent years Funeral services will be held Saturday at St Mathias Catholic Muscatine Born February 11 1860 in Muscatine County he was a son of William and Ellen Hubbard His widow Delia Brown Hubbard died in 1937 A brother Joseph Hubbard survives in Muscatine
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Columbus Junction
John W. Hubbard
Muscatine
Siaa
St. Mathias Catholic Colourch
Dr Hubbard
Muscatine County
William
Ellen Luury Hubbard
French Police Storm Lorraine Steel Works Clash with Strikers
At Micheville in Lorraine, 12 people wounded as French troops and Republican guards attack strikers at dawn. Miners reinforce while strikers shell rooftops. tear gas used. several guards captured. Government decree orders coke ovens in northern coal fields kept operating if needed.
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Mieheville
Lorraine
Seneral Confederation of Labor
Micheville
Garden thieves hit hospital kids prize squash in Portland
In Portland, youths at the Children's Hospital tended a summer garden while recovering, proud of a large champion squash. Thieves raided the garden, taking the fruits of the season including the prized squash.
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Portland
Children’s Hospital
Des Moines Weather Update Quiet With Mild Cooling
Des Moines forecasts show fair skies tonight and tomorrow with little change in temperature. Highs range 65 in the west to 55 in the east today, low tonight 40 to 46, and highs tomorrow 69 to 64 with cooler conditions in the northwest.
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Des Moines
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