Set Up Speed Zones On Iowa Highways
Polite safety commissioner Al fred Kahl proposed asking the attorney general to determine if the Iowa highway commission can establish restricted speed zones on open highways similar to urban approaches. He cited fatalities on highways and suggested daytime limits of 44 mph and 50 to 55 mph at night, as Gov. Robert D. Blue urged a positive road safety education program.
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Dis Moines
Polite
Alfred Kahl
Highway Commission
Kahl
Robert D. Blue
Blue
Taft Seen Likely To Seek 1948 GOP Nomination
Senator Robert A. Taft headed home from a five week speaking tour and planned private talks before announcing whether he will be a candidate for the 1948 Republican presidential nomination. He indicated support for the Marshall Plan but urged refinement and a $20.9 billion four year price tag be reconsidered. a decision was expected around Oct. 24 in his Ohio delegate ballot decision.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Winnetka
National
Congress
Ohio Republican Committee
Ohio
North Shore
Winnetka High School
Credit Bureau Party Celebrates Washington County Inauguration
About 100 guests gathered at the country club for the Washington County Credit Bureau inauguration dinner and program. Patricia Barloon thanks Washington businessmen for support while L E Viele of Council Bluffs outlines the bureau’s benefits and officers, with offices in Washington and Muscatine.
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Washington County Credit Bureau
Country Club
Viele
Council Bluffs
Patricia Barivon
Muscatine
Washington
Barloon
Iowa Association of Credit Bureaus
Washington and Muscatine
Karyl Cater
Journal
Synod Meeting Set for Clear Lake Campgrounds
The synod of the United Presbyterian churches voted to hold next year’s gathering at the Clear Lake camp grounds. Dr. George Kerr said the 1948 synod will be held in late August alongside a young people’s and family gathering of Iowa United Presbyterians after his return from the recent meeting.
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Town
United Presbyterian Churches
College Spings
Clear Lake
George Kerr
Iowa United Presbyterians
Policy Views At Tacoma Highlight Europe Crisis
The policy views he expressed at Ta coma Washington two weeks ago stressed that the world's unfortunate situation is largely due to the soft attitude of the administration toward Russia.
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Tacoma
Wash
Russia
Cocklin Funeral Here on Sunday
Samuel J Cocklin former Washington resident dies in St Paul hospital after stroke at 71 burial in Washington cemetery services offered by Dr T H Leonard and Dr Fred Miller with pastor duties by Ottumwa First Methodist pastor and St Paul church ties. He left farming later worked in real estate and owned an apartment in St Paul before returning to Washington to serve in the Methodist church life.
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Samuel
J. Cocklin
Washington Methodist Church
Jok- Yin
St. Patt
Minn
T. H. Leonard
First Methodist Church
Ottumwa
St Paul
Fred Ks. Miller
Washington
Cocklin
St. Paul Hospital
Eureka
Adeline May
Adams) Cocklin
Crawfordsville
Fred Mauthe
George Brinton
George H. Paul Land Company
St. Paul
Methodist Church
Washington Church
School Buses Get State Inspections Across Counties
Buses transporting pupils in Washington county underwent inspections yesterday at Sigourney and Mt Pleasant. Vehicles from Prairie Flower West Chester Craw fordsville Ainsworth and Wy man were checked. The inspections, ordered by the Department of Public Instruction School Transportation Division with state highway patrol help, found few buses passing a perfect exam as stated by County Supt. Lester B Krabill at Sigourney.
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Washington County
Sigourney
Mt. Pleasant
Prairie Flower
West Chester
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Wyman
Department of Public Instruction
State Highway Patrol
Lester B. Krabill
United States to announce Palestine stance at UN
The United States will reveal its position on partitioning Palestine into Arab and Jewish states to the UN Palestine Committee. Herschel V. Johnson will present the policy, with George C. Marshall likely offering a hedged endorsement of partition amid Arab resistence and Soviet anticipation.
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N. Y
Det
United States
Arab Armiies
Palestine
Holy Land
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine Committee
Herschel V. Johnson
U.S
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Middle East
Johson
Baptist Church Men’s Fellowship Plans Return Meeting
The Baptist Church reopens its Men’s Fellowship next Monday at 7:30 p.m. E. H. Reif of Kalona will be guest speaker with pictures from the west and Baptist missions in Mexico. The Ann Judson Circle assists with refreshments and officers are to be elected after the service.
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Baptist Men's Fellowship
Ann Judson
E. H. Reif
Kalona
Reif
West
Baptist Missions
Mexico
Timmins Elected President of Iowa Ayrshire Breeders
Marion Timmins, of north west of Washington, was elected president of the Iowa Ayrshire Breeders' Association at a meeting and banquet in Waterloo. He operates a substantial dairy business with 30 cattle of the breed and ships his product to a Williamsburg creamery.
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Marion Timmins
Washington
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Waterloo
Williamsburg
Washington couple obtains marriage license at courthouse
Robert V. Lewis and Mayme Gayle Robertson of Washington secured a marriage license this afternoon. Attendees at a Fairfield dinner meeting of independent hardware dealers included Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Humm Harold Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dunwoody and Fred L. Stewart. Dinner was at Liggett hotel with M. D. Graham of Michigan Hardware dealers as lead speaker discussing salesmanship. Kansas vehicles inspected for school transport with various repairs and safety equipment ordered.
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Robert V. Lewis
Mayme Gayle Robertson
Washington
Court House
E. G. Humm
Harold Jarvis
Kenneth Dunwoody
Fred L. Stewart
Fairfield
Liggett Hotel
M. D. Graham
Michigan Hardware Dealers
Dismiss Petition For Annexation North Of Town
A portion of the city annexation suit was dismissed today. Plaintiffs led by John Co Owen drop the area west of North Marion Avenue from consideration, leaving Highland Park and eastern territory still in dispute. The city of Washington remains defendant and no part of the eastern area has been settled.
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Considera
Marion Avenue
City Corporation
John Co Owen
Clarence Jackson
Gerald Duncan
William de Kurtz
Nellie S. Miller
Lula Gallagher
William Jones
W. I. Lepper
Emma H. Leppert
City of Washington
Owen
North Marion
Highland Park
Death of Life Long Louisa County Resident Thomas Gipple
Thomas J. Gipple 87 a Louisa county native died at the Louisa County Home at 4 30 am He was born July 15 1860 and married Elizabeth Auracher April 24 1884 The Gipples bought the Auracher farm in 1889 later retiring in 1918 He and his wife built a new home in 1944 Rev Lester B Deedrick will conduct the funeral at Spring Run Evangelical United Brethren Church Burial is in Columbus City Cemetery Surviving are sons Frank Columbus Junction Joseph Conesville a daughter Mrs Lou Hall Columbus Junction 12 grandchildren seven great grandchildren
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Columbus Junction
Thomas J. Gipple
Louisa County
Spring Run
Evangelical United Brothers — Church
Lester B. Deedrick
Columbus City
Samuel Gipple
Elizabeth Auracher
Gipple
Auracher
Joseph
Conesville
Lou Hall
Riverside Soldier Brought Home for Burial
T five Robert C Kucera of Riverside listed among World War II dead in the Pacific area is being brought home for burial on a ship arriving at San Francisco today.
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Riverside
Pacific
San Francisco
Robert C. Kucera
Riv
Washington board considers high school addition plans
Earl Kk Jones of Kemper Jones Des Moines architects met with the Washington board of education to review plans for the Washington high school addition. The plans show new classrooms, shops and a large gym. cost and material shortages now delay construction beyond the roughly $200000 bond issue. Jones hinted conditions might improve by next spring, when the project could be reconsidered.
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Mr. Jones
Iowa
Board of Education
Washington
Farmers Report Soil Compliance Schedule Set by Township Committees
The 1947 soil conservation program requires farmers to report practices and sign compliance forms. Sign-up meetings are set in twelve townships with dates ranging October 13 to October 25 and locations including city halls banks and schools. Farmers must complete lime spreading or other practices by December 31 or report intentions to the committeeman.
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Brighton
Clay
Rubio
Pleasant Valley
Crawford
City Hall
Crawfordsville
Hi Y Club Meeting Sees Sixty Members Present
The Washington Hi Y club met at the Y yesterday with 60 of 75 members in attendance. Coach Bob Weber discussed the impact of alcohol and tobacco on athletic ability and morals, with Bob Logan as program chair. Jerry Denison called a cabinet meeting for next Wednesday at five.
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Washington
Washington AAA Office Event Window
Reading shows a time window from 1 to 5 p m at the AAA office in Washington for an event or service. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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AAA
Washington
Boost to grain and food conservation drive
United States agriculture reports on October 1 corn and wheat crops. The corn crop is estimated at 2,458,674,000 bushels, up 54 million from last month, easing world grain shortages. Wheat is revised down to 1,406,761,000 bushels, about 2 million below September. Iowa corn output stands at 347,340,060 bushels, unchanged from September.
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Washington
Europe
Agriculture Department
Department
Des Moines
Anderson backs food saving drive amid out of context remarks
Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson told reporters at a White House meeting he is vigorously behind the food conservation program and that meatless Tuesdays and poultryless Thursdays are reminders of Europe’s need. Republican senators led by Owen Brewster voiced wholehearted support and planned talks with Luckman as the department prepares a progress report on the cotton crop.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
White House
Truman
Charles Luckman
Chicago
Europe
Luckman
Owen Brewster
Brewster
Theampaign
George D. Aiken
Agriculture Department
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Josephine Esty
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Marjoriy Christensen
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