Columbia to Start Color TV November 20
The FCC has authorized CBS to begin color telecasts on November 20, but delays may come from court challenges. Black and white sets require a $30 to $50 adapter and a $50 to $75 converter for color reception. Installers must be trained and total set revision costs could reach about $100 per set.
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Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Stantoon
Des Moines Weather Outlook
Des Moines Iowa forecast calls for fair today with highs 70 to 76 and cool nights near 33 to 42 degrees. Friday expects another pleasant day with highs 70 to 80 as winds shift from west to variable. The outlook shows fair Saturday, increasing cloudiness Sunday, and cool nights with pleasant daytime temperatures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Plan Special Service At Baptist Church
Washington Baptist church plans special services Sunday for Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Cochran day. October 14 marks Rev. Cochran's first birthday as well as his first sermon. His text is Timothy 3 and the message titled The Church Militant and The Church Triumphant. He has served in Illinois Indiana and Iowa and did mission work in the Ozarks. He has supplied the Washington church during interim periods. Everyone is welcome.
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Cochran
Jackson County
Ill
Timothy
Church
Church Triumphant
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ozarks
Washington
Baptist Church
Gilbert Mathews Rites Held Here Thursday
Funeral services for Gilbert Mathews 79 a longtime Washington county resident were held at Jones funeral home this afternoon at 2 30 o clock Mr Mathews died Monday morning at the Washington county home He was born February 20 1871 in La Cede Missouri and came to Washington as a young man working as a farmer Survivors include a niece Mrs Lawrence Cash Davenport and a nephew Glen Mathews Rock Island Illinois
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Gilbert Mathews
Washington County
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Mathews
la Cede
Washington
William and
Serena Mary Mathews
Lawrence Cash
Davenport
Glen Mathews
Rock Island, I
Damage suit filed over 1949 Kalona auto crash
A petition filed with the district court clerk seeks $252.07 in damages from Perry and Mabel Bontrager. The collision near Kalona on August 5 1949 involved Mabel Bontrager and Leon Southwick Jr driving the Southwick car, with Mrs Southwick as plaintiff and T R Adams of Wellman representing her. A jury trial is requested.
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Clerk of District Court
Kalona
Era Southwick
Perry
Mabel Bontrager
North English Voiture Holds Wreck Oct 15
North English Iowa hosts a Wreck event by Voiture 585 of La Societe 40 & 8 at the Veteran's building on Sunday October 15 ceremony starting at 1:00 p.m. A banquet follows at 6:00 p.m. All 40 & 8 members urged to attend with several state and at least one national La Societe member expected.
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la Societe 40
North English
Iowa
Veteran's Building
40 & 8
la Societe 4 & S
YMCA bicycle hike for boys announced
YMCA secretary Artemas Brown said a bike hike for boys will be held on Saturday. Boys should meet at the YMCA at 11 o clock for the outing.
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Y.M.C.A
Artemas Brown
YMCA
Grass Fire Extinguished Near Delbert Harll Residence
Washington firemen responded Wednesday afternoon to a grass fire at the Delbert Harll residence on vast 15th Street. No damage was reported.
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Washington
Delbert Harll
15Th Street
Iowa Children's Home Society Helps Many Iowa Children
The Iowa Children's Home Society reports 1948 5000 and 1949 6000 Iowa children needing care. In Washington County funds from Community Chest support local placement and adoption efforts. The society, not state funded, relies on community donations to provide homes, clothing, medical care, and supervision while finding foster placements and aiding families.
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Iowa
Washington County
Washington
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Iowa Children's Home Society
Des Moines
Evangelistic Services Set at Associate Presbyterian Church
Rev Basil McBee announced a series of evangelistic services at Associate Presbyterian Church from October 15 to 22 with McBee and Rev Paul Hindman of Minneola Kansas as speakers. Services begin at 7 50 each evening except Saturday October 21 when there is no service.
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Basil McBee
Associate Presbyterian Church Today
McBee
Paul Hindman
Minneola
Kansas
Swanson Marks Fifth Anniversary Of South End Grocery
Marion Swanson observes five years as owner of Swanson's South End grocery at S01 South Iowa avenue. He began the venture on October 15 1945 after a career in the real grocery business including ten years with Benner Food company and two years managing Benteco market in Washington. The store has gained improvements such as a meat counter produce and vegetable rack ice cream and a fresh interior coat of paint this past year. Assisting him are his wife and Darold Powers.
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Marion Swanson
Swanson
South End
S01
South
Iowa Avenue
Mr. Swanson
Reail
Benner Food Company
Benteco
Washington
Kiple and DePrenger Announces Home Planning Service
Kiple and DePrenger furniture store in Washington launches a complete home planning service. The department, headed by Donald Palmer Benblsom, provides expert advice on renovation and interior beautification for homeowners and householders.
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Kiple and DePrenger Furniture Store
Washington
Donald Palmer Benblossom
Divorce suit filed in district court here
Eleanor Pease petitions for divorce from Raymond A. Pease in district court. They married in 1945 and have a three year old child. She seeks divorce custody of the child and child support from the defendant.
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Eleanor Pease
Raymond A. Pease
R. R. Noonan
Washington County Legion Installs New Officers
First District Vice commander William H. Thoma of Wayland installed county officers at the Washington County American Legion meeting in Ainsworth. New officers are Charles Hotle commander Keith Daering adjutant John McClintie sergeant at arms Jesse Lewis chaplain and Paul Shearer historian. The next meeting will be in Crawfordsville.
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William H. Thoma
Wayland
Washington County American Legion
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Dr. Everet Haney to Speak at UP Church
Dr. Everet Haney of Sterling Kansas will preach Sunday at the United Presbyterian church as a candidate for the vacancy here. He is the synodical superintendent of the plains. An open house from 7 30 to 9 30 Saturday evening in the church parlor invites all readers interested in meeting him.
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Everet Haney
Sterling
Kansas
United Presbyterian Church
Haney
The
Plains
Dr. Haney
Increase Noted in License Revocations
DES MOINES CAP The State public safety department reports a 23 percent rise in license revocations or suspensions in the past three months from the previous year. July August and September totals reached 1127 compared with 917 last year driven mainly by drunken driving convictions as Iowa law requires.
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Des Moines
CAP
State Public Safety Department
Iowa
Milo Chalfant
Department
VFW Fall Meet Set in Mason City Weekend
The Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary will hold their annual fall pow wow in Mason City Saturday and Sunday. National officers are to speak and outline the planning session for the group.
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Des Moines
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mason City
VEW
Blue Lodge Masons Set Meeting With Degrees at Hall
The Blue Lodge Masons will meet at the hall at 7 30 oclock Saturday evening Two third degrees will be administered All members are urged to attend.
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Blue Lodge Masons
YMCA suffers hot water outage amid tank repairs
Secretary Artemas Brown reports a broken water tank at the YMCA has shut off hot water for several days. Repairs are underway and will take several days before showers at the Y are usable.
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YMCA
Artemas Brown
Plaintiff Awarded Damages in District Court Here
Judge Frank Bechly awarded Edward L. Shalla $281.25 in damages in the case against Carl J. Roberts. The court also ordered payment of costs. L. J. Kehoe represented the plaintiff and Harold Boyd defended the defendant.
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Frank Bechly
Edward L. Shalla
Carl J. Roberts
Bechly
L. J. Kehoe
Harold Boyd
Iowa City Waiter Stabbed to Death
Iowa City police hold four nonstudents for investigation after Andy Davelis 41 was found stabbed to death on a residential street around 2 a.m. Davelis worked as a waiter at the Princess cafe and had no University of Iowa student status. Police found a chest wound and declined to state if a weapon was recovered.
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Iowa City
Andy Davelis
Davelis
Princess Cafe
University of Iowa
Infant Stephen Shelangowski Dies in Iowa Hospital
Stephen Shelangowski two day old infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shelangowski died late Wednesday at Washington county hospital. Funeral at 2 pm Friday in St Josephs church East Pleasant Plain. Rev Paul Whetstine to officiate with interment in adjacent cemetery. Hoskins funeral home in charge. Survived by parents two brothers Gary Donald one sister Sheila paternal grandparents J C Shelangowski Fairfield maternal grandparents Isadore Deutsch East Pleasant Plain.
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Brighton
Stephen Shelangowski
Robert Shelangowski
Washington County Hospital
St Joseph's Church
East Pleasant Plain
Paul Whetstine
Hoskins
Gary
Donald
Sheila
J. C. Shelangowski
Fairfield
Isadore Deutsch
Devastating Vera Cruz Hurricane Sinks Ships
A tropical hurricane struck Vera Cruz and southern veracruz state causing extensive damage. About 20 ships sank in the harbor while 15 people were injured locally and power and water were out in many towns. Federal estimates place damage at 1.5 million dollars with coastwide losses likely higher.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Nation's Railroads Face Billion-Dollar Pay Demands
Rail unions press wage boosts totaling near a billion dollars yearly, with non-operating clerical and signaling workers seeking 25 cents an hour for about 1 million staff. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen seeks 35 cents an hour, the era biggest claim so far. Estimates show costs by group range from 22 to 200 million dollars, covering engineers yard crews and conductors with expanded 40-hour weeks and 48-hour pay.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
International Association of Machinists
UN Naval Action Hits Chongjin As Hanpo Falls In Korea Push
United Nations naval and air raids struck Chongjin 49 miles from the Russian border as ground forces break toward Pyongyang. Hanpo was captured by left-flank elements of the 1st cavalry division as six UN divisions push north across North Korea in a major offensive.
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Tokyo
Russia
Pyongyang
Red Korea
Missouri
Chonjin
Vladivostok
Songjin
Chongjin
Kuchu
Asan
Chong
U. S. Cavalry Division
Hanpo
United Press
Glenn Sackhouse
1St Cavalry
United Nations
Korea
Haeryang
U. S
Helena
Worcester
Ceylon
North Korea
Government Warns of Coming The Shortage
Washington reports a government forecast of tire shortages for automobiles and trucks, while inner tubes may stay plentiful for a while. A commerce department rubber industry survey notes a 15 percent cutback in late 1950 demand will hit tires and tubes hardest, with redirection toward butyl synthetic rubber sustaining tube output into November and December.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Sam Cline Grows 80 Regular-Sized Tomatoes On One Vine
In Circleville Ohio Sam Cline tends a single tomato vine producing about 80 regular sized tomatoes. He reports the plant has thrived in warm weather and anticipates a bountiful harvest.
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Circleville, C
Sam Cline
Young Rider Hurled From Bike Faces Injuries
In Boston an eight year old Tim Todd was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash. Doctors diagnosed possible nasal and knee fractures along with chicken pox.
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Boston
Tim Todd
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Wash
Columbia
Washington Baptist Church
J. A. Cochran
Red Feather
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Associate Presbyterian Evangelistic Services
Darold Powers
Kiple and DePrenger
County Legion
UP Church
VFW
Kenneth
Skippy
Truman
White House
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
St. Louis
Emery Allison
Rolla
Hennings
International
Vera Cruz Region
Weather Bureau
Tabasco
Chipas
Naval Task Force
Communist
Douglas MacArthur
Allied Fleet
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