Officers Named at Annual Meeting of Farm Bureau Here
Crawford township resident Joe H. Jones was named president of Washington county Farm Bureau with Howard Anderson as vice president and Geanze Horn as secretary. Other officers include C. T. Johnson Jr as treasurer and Gayle Cupp as county 4-H chairman. The meeting in the State Theater also approved raising county dues to 15 dollars to offset rising costs and heard reports from county extension director Leo Sturgeon and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Joe H. Jones
Crawford Township
Washington County Farm Bureau
Howard Anderson
Geanze Horn
Jackson Township
C. T. Johnson,Jr
Lime Creek Township
A. K. Stoutner
Seventysix Township
W. C. Richards
Washington Township
Gayle Cupp
Cedar Township
Heffairman
Richard Stephens
Clayde Knapp
Wearl Booth
A. L. Duensing
Walter Bauer
Melvin Booth
William Gammon
George Horn
County Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Leo EB. Sturgeon
Ruth Foster
Wayne Edmundson
Jay E. Sellers
Robert Mikseh
Leo Sturgeon
Washington County
Chicago
Sturgeon
Carl T. Anderson
Home Economist
Miss Foster
Iowa
John Strohm
Russia
Washington
Foster
Clark Bauer
Washington County Health Unit
T. B. Association
Iowa State Department of Health
Fifty Names on Petit Jury List
A district court clerk announces a list of fifty jurors for the November term to report at 1:60 PM on November 15. The list includes numerous residents from Washington and surrounding townships, with wards and townships noted for jury duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. R. Noonan
Court House
Noonan
Hulda Barth
Ruby Beauchamp
Raw Old Towns
Ij Thice
B Brown
Emma Campbell
Jackson Townstinta
Mary Colbert
Downhown
Des Moines Weather Report Oct 14 Forecast
Fair and cool tonight with locally heavy frost in the north and light to heavy frost in the south. Friday sunny and mild with highs 67 to 74. Overnight lows 32 to 38, colder north. Monday high 75, low 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Loway
Lively Bidding Feature of Show
Last night’s auction at the Youth Center Automobile and Appliance show drew a large crowd. Items sold included two pints of cream for 2.50 each and various electric appliances at bargain prices as the three evening benefit unfolds with a 7:20 start for tonight’s auction. Proceeds go to decorating and furnishing the Washington Youth Center hall with additional support from local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Center
Shoun Incoy
Washington
Arthur Krause
Keota
Tod
Washington Youth Center
Tom Duncan
Speedway Market
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Mrs. Angie Schmidt of Iowa City Dies
Mrs Angie Schmidt a former Ainsworth resident died at Restopia Nursing home Columbus Junction at 2 10 pm Wednesday Oct 13 after years of ill health She was born May 14 1903 at Ainsworth. Survivors include son William Schmidt two sisters and four brothers One son Otto was killed on Iwo Jima
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Schmidt
Iowa City
Ainsworth
Restopia
Columbus Junction
Jones Funeral Home
William Schmidt
Schmidt
Stephen A. Douglas
Anna K. Harris Ross
Albert Otto Schmidt
U. S. Navy
Myrtle Thoma
Mabel Fullerton
W. H. Ross
Keota
Paul C. Ross
Sturgis
South Dakota
Otto
Town Man Delivers Record Turnip at Journal Office
George WwW. Johnson of 1015 East Washington street brought a turnip to the Journal office today. It measures 161 inches around and weighs two and a half pounds and is perfectly formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Www. Johnson
East
Washington Street
Journal
Mr. Johnson
West Will Ask UN Support in East West Rift
Paris report from Oct 14 notes Argentina’s Bramuglia may abstain in a final UN Security Council vote on Russia’s Berlin blockade. Western unity risks a rift as Big Three set to push for a strong UN condemnation while Bramuglia, critical of both sides, ponders a third position. Debates resume tomorrow with Jessup Cadogan Parodi drafting strategy for renewed Berlin actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Jian A Bramuglia
Argentina
United States
Pramugla
Council
Philip Jessup
Alexander Cadogan
Great Britain
Alexandre Parodi
France
Security Council
Andrei Vishinsky
General Assembly
Assembly
School Conference Is Scheduled Here
One hundred county school officials from twenty counties in southeastern Iowa will attend a regional conference on school reorganization in Washington on Friday Oct 22 The event is part of five conferences statewide Oct 18–22 sponsored by the department of public instruction H F Alves director US Office of Education will speak with Earl R Cope John G Shultz and Cameron M Ross also presenting Regional meetings will follow in Des Moines Atlantic Storm Lake and Waverly The Washington session will be held in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Boards of Education
Iowa
Washington
Department of Public Instruction
H. F. Alves
Division of Administration
United States Office of
Dewey to Speak in Missouri on Good Government Plan
EN ROUTE WITH DEWEY The GOP nominee campaigns in Missouri laying out his “essentials of good government” as he heads to Kansas City for an 8:30 p.m. CST broadcast. Stops include Joplin Carthage Monett Springfield as Dewey insists on competent government and teamwork in Washington. EN ROUTE WITH TRUMAN President Truman to outline democratic atomic energy policy in Milwaukee tonight as he hits Minnesota and Wisconsin on the way to a Milwaukee appearance. He denounces Dewey as a risky “me too” foreign policy candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Thomas KB. Dewey
Missouri
President Truman
Kansas City
Joplin
Carthage
Monell
Springfield
Mr. Truman
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Thorou Silks
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Moscow
Senate
Truman
Milwaukee
Charles G. Ross
Pruman
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
Phoenix
Ariz
Rochester
Charles Doyle Dies at Home in Winfield
Charles Doyle father of Ver non Doyle and employee of the State and Fox theaters died at his Winfield home Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM in the Winfield Methodist church. An error in yesterday’s Journal transposed names and reported Vernon’s death instead of Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Doyle
Vernon Doyle
State and
Fox Theaters
Winfield
Winfield Methodist Church
Vernon
Charles
Gardener Reports Large Turnips Picked This Year
The gardener says he grew the turnips in his own garden and has harvested a number of very large specimens this year.
Record Foreign Aid Program Faces Next Congress
A united press survey shows the next Congress will tackle a record foreign aid program of over 8 billion dollars. Greece Turkey China Japan Korea and Western Europe are among recipients with major funds for European recovery and rearming Western Europe. The plan hinges on world crop yields and postwar reconstruction amid ongoing East West tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
United Press
80Th Congress
Western
Europe
Trieste
Austria
Greece
Turkey
China
Japan
Korea
Asia
Budget Bureau
Truman
Thomas EK. Dewey
Dewey
Economic Cooperation Administration
Morin's accident leaves him with severed limb
Levi C Morin aged 40 suffered a left wing severing after a train struck on the tracks. The injury followed a prior loss of a leg in a similar incident twelve years earlier and the limb was a wooden replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
ULP
Levi C. Morin
Truman Stumps in Minnesota Behind Health Insurance Plan
Thousands greet President at Mankato and Waseca as he campaigns for the straight Democratic ticket. At Mankato he says Democrats convert voters by facts and urges support to block a Republican-led Congress. In Waseca he calls for a national health insurance program with public facilities, research, hospitals, doctors, and wage protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Waseca
Owatoona
Truman
Weseen
List Congress
Suth
Funeral for Mrs. Jenni Long in Brighton
Funeral services for Mrs. Jenni Long of Brighton will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Omar Hoskins Funeral Home in Brighton. Rev. F E Voss of the Methodist church will preside. Burial will be in Crawfordsville cemetery. Survivors include two brothers Sterling White of Davenport and Harry White of Crawfordsville and two sisters Mrs. Frank Maxwell and Mrs. John Maxwell, both of Crawfordsville. The Longs moved to Brighton about fourteen years ago after living in Wyman for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Long
Brighton
Omar Hoskins
FE. FE. Voss
The
Methodist Church
Crawfordsville
Long
Sterling White
Davenport
Harry White
Frank Maxwell
John Maxwell
Longs
Wyman
Two Spy Rings Active in U S Government
Washington reports reveal two communist underground networks operated within the State Department before the war. Whittaker Chambers testified that Alger Hiss led one and Noel Field led the other, with discussions on recruiting new members. The disclosures came in a lengthy transcript from the House Judiciary Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
UP House
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
House Up
American Activities
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Noel Field
Hiss
Field
Grocer Couple Earn Honor at Des Moines Super Valu Meet
Mr and Mrs Paul Thomassen were among 450 store owners, wives and employees attending a Des Moines Super Valu meeting. Thomassen and his Washington store won fourth place in the Champion of the Food Field contest held in connection with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Thomassen
Des Moines
Thomassen
Washington
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Legion Hall
Ben Buckingham
Washington High School
Guatemala
Jay F. Sellers
Edmundson
Sellers
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Co
Iowa Life Insurance Co
Iowa Mutual Hail Insurance Co
Theresa Conrad
Rae Dewey
Wellman
Helen Durst
Vera Everett
John G. Hartsock
Kalona
Grace Heiserman
Clarence Herring
Lucille Houck
W. E. Howell
Emry Irwin
Richmond
Rolene Jacobs
Ruth Jenkins
Oregon Township
Charles Jirss, Jr
Mildred Kennedy
Grace Lemmon
Cecil Lang
Floyd Maxwell
Olive Meyers
Crystal Miller
Franklin Center
Raymond G. Miller
Dora Minick
Vera McIntosh
Leonard McKeone
Beatrice Niffenegger
West Chester
Vera O'Connor
Oregon
Jennie Oldaker
Raymond Peiffer
Seventy-six Township
Ira J. Schafer
Brighton Township
O. E. Saepnes
Juanita Sellers
Viva Shradel
Nina Smith
Blanche Stephens
Florence Stephens
Guy Stumpf
Dorothy Swain
John Swenks, Jr
Wilford Thomann
Otto Walton
Clay Township
David Winegareen
Ralph C. Witthoft
Melvin Havel
Florence Wolfe
Lucille Woods
NEW Deal
Akron
Armory
Strat
Egy
Bramuglia Critical
Hoskins
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