President Truman Urges Southerners to Back Democratic Party
From Raleigh North Carolina President Truman appealed to southern Democrats to discard the states rights revolt or face a Republican mood. He framed the Nev 2 election as a contest solely between Democrats and Republicans and urged voters to support the Democratic party. He praised 18 years of Democratic rule and blamed Congress for harming farmers. He closed with a monument ceremony honoring Andrew Jackson James K Polk and Andrew Johnson urging voters to cast their ballots without passion or prejudice.
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Raleigh
N. C
Truman
States’ Rights Party
Fair Grounds
North Carolina State Fair Grounds
Sth Congress
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
Thelma Luther Named Public Nursing Head in Iowa
Thelma Luther, public health nurse of Washington county, was named president of the State Organization for Public Health Nursing as its four day Fort Dodge convention closed. Laura Henderson of Des Moines was named president of the Iowa State League of Nursing Education.
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Thelma Luther
Washington County
State Organization For Public Helth Nursing
Fort Dodge
Public Health Nursing Group
Iowa State League of Nursing Education
Laura Henderson
Des Moines
Stress on Regular Rotary Meeting Attendance
Washington Rotary Club noon meeting stressed regular attendance as key to Rotary spirit. Karle Libe, attendance committee chairman, led the program and urged members to fellowship weekly. Charles Kennedy and Ralph Slatun shared Rotary experiences from St Paul and Chicago.
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Washington
Rotary Clu
Karle Libe
Rotary
St. Paul
Chicago
Jo C. Holbert
Gillette, Iowa Candidate, Blasts Senate on Wheat Policy
Guy M. Gillette, Democratic candidate for senator, said the Senate in the 80th Congress committed criminal acts against Iowa farmers. He faulted the failure to ratify a wheat treaty with 36 nations guaranteeing a minimum market and price, and the Commodity Credit Corporation's limited storage space for a record Iowa crop.
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Albia
Iowa
Senate
Guy M. Gillette
Gillette
Congress
Iown
Commodity Credit Corporation
Gilette
Church Members Harvest Soybeans for U P Home
A group from United Presbyterian Home in Washington harvested over three acres of soybeans for auction on October 2 during the Home anniversary ceremonies. The field yielded 75 bushels, with proceeds funding landscaping and shrubbery. seed by Donald Stout, sowing by Ralph Kleese, and fieldwork by Bob Brewer.
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United Presbyterian Home
Washington
George Keir
Washington Church
Ralph Kleese
Clarence Boshart
Louis Larsen
Lloyd Duensing
Dave Anwyl
Howard McCall
Richard McCall
Mark Hayes
Robert Brewer
Donald Stout
Bob Brewer
Mothers Night at Nazarene Revival
A dramatic reading titled White Lilacs will be presented at the Church of The Nazarene revival meeting tonight. Ralph K. Shafer and his wife perform with Scene-O-Felt board and fluorescent lighting, plus a vocal solo Mothers Prayers Have Followed Me. Services start at 7:45 p.m. with a souvenir for the mother bringer of most children. Pastor Rev BF Gieselmin invites all.
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Ralph K. Shafer
BF. Gieselmin
UN Urges Cease Fire for Arabs and Jews in Negev Battle
UN Security Council orders immediate cease-fire as fighting rages in the Negev. Disputes over convoy supervision and truce compliance mark sessions with Ralph Bunche and Audrey Eban trading charges. Egypt reportedly accepts the cease-fire proposal, while Jewish replies are described as a rejection.
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Negev
Eban
Bunche
Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Truc: Commission
United Nations
Banehe
Bouche
Faris El-Khouri
Bunuche
Truce Supervision Team
Buneche
Motorists urged to avoid construction zones in Washington
Street commissioner Ralph Minick warned motorists to keep off streets under sewer work except for essential travel. Several accidents occurred, especially at night, as drivers ignored closures and lights along the construction areas, risking being stuck in dirt near the sewer ditch.
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Washington
Ralph Minick
Sime
Minick
Schedule Change at Fox Theater Promises No Wednesday Shows
Ralph Pratt, manager of the State and Fox theaters in Washington, announced no Wednesday evening performances at the Fox Theater until further notice. Movies on other days remain unchanged. regular daily shows continue as before with this single Wednesday adjustment.
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Ralph Pratt
Fox
Washington
City Council Holds Regular Session at City Hall
City council met Monday evening in the council room of City Hall to handle routine business matters. Members discussed ongoing projects and how to detour around areas where work is being conducted.
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Cily Co H
Pledges Trail Last Year in Washington Community Chest Drive
Early noon reports show only 1674 dollars pledged toward a 23090 dollar goal for the Washington Community Chest drive. Officials expect block workers to reach the target by Thursday's end as receipts lag behind last year but more returns and evening reports are anticipated. A kickoff dinner with 165 block workers met at the YMCA to receive materials, with 90 percent of workers present. Community Chest HQ will stay open tonight until ten, as campaign chair Paul Shearer notes the progress and emphasizes the benefits of the united campaign over separate fund drives.
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Washington Community Chest
Paul Shearer
Drive
Y.M.C A
Mr. Shearer
Shearer
Lee A. Holland
Community Chest Board of Directors
Holland
Washington
N. FE. Hanson
Hansen R
Chest
Winstinston Methodist Church
Community Chest
French Strikers Lose to Troops Amid Coalfield Tensions
Paris dispatch reports troops and security police quelling a communist led strike in central and northern French coalfields. Troops reinforced pits including Villiers at St Etienne as clashes rose. tear gas used and injuries (numbers unclear) reported. Conciliatory steps urged to avoid further violence.
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Paris
Germany
St. Etienne
Central France
Villiers
Will Start Tests on Ten Acre Corn Plots
Washington county farmers entering the ten acre corn yield contest may have their plots tested between now and November 20. Marion S. McAvoy chairs the project for VIS members. Last year Don Radda won the state contest with 135 bushels per acre. the event is under the Iowa Master Corn and Small Grains Growers Association at Ames.
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Washington
Marion
McAvoy
V.P.W
Don Radda
Washington County
Lowa Master Corn and Small Crab Gowers Association
Ames
Expected ruling in Ebelsheiser murder case
Ottumwa Iowa October 19 District Judge Howard Simmons was to rule on a motion to quash the indictment charging Walter Ebelsheiser with first degree murder. Ebelsheiser and his brother Edward were accused in the July 27 slaying of their brother in law Earl Robertson Hedrick farmer. Edward Ebelsheiser was convicted last week of second degree murder.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Howard Simmons
Walter Ebelsheiser
Ebelsheiser
Wapello County Crond
Edward
Earl Robertson
Edward Ebelsheiser
Robertson
Strikers Enter the Nits at Mer Lebach
Strikers entered the nits at Mer Lebach late yesterday with no injuries reported.
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Nits
Merlebach
Dewey Plans Last-Minute Push in Final Campaign Tour
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey conferred with GOP advisors to map a whirlwind finale to the presidential campaign. Officials say he must intensify efforts to hold Congress and bolster international stance, with stops planned in Cleveland Chicago Boston and New York and pressure mounting in West Virginia over Sen. Chapman Revercomb.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
White House
Congress
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
Revercomb
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey-Warren
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
New Jersey
One Dead Two Hurt In Ottumwa Crash
One person was killed and two injured in a two car collision on highway 63 between Ottumwa and Bloomfield. Mrs Maude Squires about 65 Cedar Rapids was killed. her husband George and daughter Opal Beeson were seriously hurt. Grandson Jimmy Beeson was also injured.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Bloomfield
Maude Squires
Cedar Rapids
George
Opal Beeson
A Crandson
Jimmy Beeson
Air Force Enlistment Quota Expanded for Local Recruits
Sgt. Charles B. Anson, local recruiting officer, announced a new Air Force enlistment quota allowing three men with no prior service to enlist by November 1. One slot has been filled. Prior-service veterans may enlist now without quota limits. Eighteen year olds may enlist for one year to avoid the draft. Also, a fresh supply of Victory and American Defense medals is available to veterans with original discharges at the Post Office basement recruiting office.
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Charles Bl. Anson
United States Army and Air Forces
United States Air Forces
Anson
Air Force
Traffic collision brief near Bloomfield injures two
The crash sent both drivers to medical care with minor injuries. Carl Kent, a farmer living near Bloomfield, was treated at Bloomfield and released. The other driver, a resident of Ottumwa, was hospitalized briefly before being discharged.
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Ottumwa
Carl Kent
Bloomfield
Big Three Say Russians Tighten Berlin Blockade
United States Britain and France told the UN Security Council that Russia is tightening the Berlin blockade during the council debate. Dr. Philip Jessup and Sir Alexander Cadogan reported Soviet measures to seal off Berlin further, insisting the blockade must be lifted before any German talks.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Nations Security Council
Russia
Benin
Berlin
Security Council
Philip Jessup
Councr
Jessup
Alexander Cadogan
Great Britain
Cadogan
Haile
Cain
Arirei Vishinsky
Debsate
Ee” T.o
Andrei Vishinsky
Warmer Weather Predicted Soon
A cold air mass covered most of the nation with freezing readings as far south as Georgia and Alabama. Forecasters expect warmer air from the west to lift temperatures today and tomorrow while night temps stay near freezing.
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United Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Georgia
Alabama
Midwest
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Plains
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Des Moines Town Fair Weather Outlook
DES MOINES Oct 19 The UP reports a stable temperature pattern for the Town Fair with highs near 82 today and 64 tonight low around 34. Tomorrow’s high about 62 with cool overnight conditions, Monday’s forecast calling for a high around 65 and a low near 26.
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Des Moines
New Watchmaker Carl Hill Joins Lemmon’s Jewelry
Carl Hill formerly of Fostoria Ohio has joined Lemmon’s Jewelry as a watchmaker. He and his wife reside at the Grand Hotel for now and plan to move to an apartment when available. The Hills attend the Christian church and Hill is a Shriner Mason. Australia conducts rayon-from-eucalyptus gum fibre experiments.
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Carl Hill
Fostoria
Ohio
Lemmon’s
Mrs. Hill
Grand Hotel
Hills
Christian Church
Mr. Hill
Shrine
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Palestine
Gaza
Council On the Palestine
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Audrey Eban
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Communist Party
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John Williamson
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Belin
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