Candidates Ready For Next Campaign Tours On Weekend
President Truman campaigns in Pennsylvania with three speeches in Scranton Wilkes Bar re and Johnstown ahead of a Pittsburgh address. He rails against the Taft Hartley act while Dewey schedules two non political talks in New York City and broadcasts criticizing federal workers political contributions.
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Truman
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Dewey
House
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Johnstown
J. Howard McGrath
White House
Thomas F. Dewey
New York City
Brownell
Herbert Brownell, Jr
James D. France to Speak at Rally Here
James D. France of Tipton the democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa's first district will address a rally Friday October 22 at 7 45 p m in the Legion Hall. County Chairman S W Easter will preside and other party officials including William R Hart and Alberta Metcalf Kelley will attend. The meeting is sponsored by the democratic central committee and will likely be the last public event before the November 2 election.
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James D. France
Tipton
Congress
Iowa
Legion Hall
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic Party
William R. Hart
Alberta Metcalf Kelley
Nichols
S. W. Easter
Absence From Duty Led to Gullion's Detention
Richard Gullion was held today in Washington county jail on a charge of being absent from duty without leave for United States Army authorities. He was picked up by city police after a request from Army officials at Ft. Sheridan to apprehend him.
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Richard Gullion
Washington County
United States Army
Gullion
Army
Ft. Sheridan, Sr
Final Rites Planned For Glenn L. Dutton
Funeral services for Glenn L. Dutton who died in Fairfield early Tuesday will be held Thursday at two in the Richland Methodist church with Rev. William O. Peterson and Rev. Hugh Williams officiating. Burial is in Wellman cemetery. Dutton, born March 1880 near Richland, leaves two children Elouise Beehler and Harold Dutton, and survived by his mother Anna Dutton and brother Fred.
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Eeota
Glenn L. Dutton
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Methodist
Richland
William O. Peterson
Hugh Williams
Keota
Wellman Cemetery
Marsh Funeral
Mr. Dutton
Wellman
Jewel Arlene
Parsons College
Anna Dutton
West Liberty
Fred
Califrnia
Walter
Baptist Church to Act on Pastor Resignation
Members of the Baptist church in Washington were called to a 7 30 p m congregational meeting to act on the resignation of Rev Paul K Wells who has applied for a military chaplaincy and received orders to report within days.
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Baptist Church
Washington
Paul K. Wells
Will Organize CROP Drive Here In Washington County
An organizational meeting for the CROP drive in Washington county is set for Thursday October 21 at 8 p m in Washington high school. More than one hundred civic leaders are invited to discuss plans and elect officers for the county campaign with Rev Steitel of Ainsworth CROP district director to speak and Fred K Miller to convene.
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Washington County
Washington High School
Steitel
Ainsworth
Eran Inaile
Church World Service
Catholic War Relief Services
Lutheran World Relief
American Friend's Service Committee
America
Fred KE. Miller
Leo Sturgeon
Lester Krabill
Frank Lee
Researchers Compile Vast List of Wood Uses
Researchers aimed to enumerate all wood applications, reaching a total of 4,500 entries without attempting a complete classification. The effort highlights the diverse roles of wood across industry and daily life.
Bicycle Safety Y's Men's Project in Washington County
Washington County motorists and bicycle owners are urged to endorse a new Y's Men's project to fit Scotch Lite luminous material on bicycle fenders. Don Orr leads volunteers with Dr. George Krogmeier Richard Pratt Ralph Kleese and Lloyd Scott to install the glow material for night visibility. Ruth Foster presented Guatemala trip slides at the YMCA meeting.
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Washington County
Washington Y's Men's Club
Y's
Y.M.C.A
Sling and Manufacturing Company
Y's Mens Club
Don Orr
George Krogmeier
Richard Pratt
Ralph Kleese
Lloyd Scott
Ruth Foster
Y's Men
Recruit opens in 468th Ordnance Medium Maintenance unit
Capt. William Perdock announces openings for cadremen in the 468th Ordnance Medium Maintenance company. A meeting is set for Thursday evening October 21 at the Washington armory to discuss organization details and enlistment. The unit offers pay for two drills monthly and holds regular first and third Thursday meetings.
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468Th Ordnance
William Perdock
Washington Armory
Perdock
Russians Plan Separate State in German Zone
Berlin reports that Russia laid groundwork for a separate state in its occupied German area. An American official said no near-term move is evident and no withdrawal of Soviet forces is noted. A Russian trained labor organizer, Hana Jondretzky, became communist boss in Berlin, with Ernst Hoffman as deputy.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
High Amercan
Rustia
Enda
Hana Jondretzky
Ernst Hoffman
Hermann Matern
Karl Littke
Matern
Communist Peoples Council
Eastern Germany
U.S
Britain
France
Absentee Ballots to Be Mailed for Upcoming Election
County auditor Fred Bourgeois announced ballots for absentee voters will be ready to mail within days. Early voting runs Oct 25 to election day at the auditor’s office. Ballots list 72 candidates across eight parties plus a Town bonus measure vote. Changes include Washington fourth ward voting at Modern Appliance and Marion township moving to a new township house location with a proposed addition for counting boards.
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Fred KE. Bourgeois
Mr. Bourgeois
Court House
Bourgeois
Republican
Democratic
Progressive
Socialist Labor
Prohibition
Socialist
Socialist Worker
Independent
Washington
Fred Reid
Marion Township
Wayland
Western Atom Control Plan Approved by UN Amid Red Protest
United Nations political committee endorsed the western plan for control of atomic energy by 41 to 6, with the Soviet bloc objecting. The resolution moves to the General Assembly plenary for routine final approval. The Western plan envisions international control before destroying nuclear stockpiles and outlawing atomic bombs.
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Paris
United Nations
General Assembly
Atomic Energy Control Agency
United States
Bernard Baruch
Atomic Energy Commission
Ted Natic i
Uell
Ukraine
Dmitri Vilsky
Russia
Hagelo-Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Funeral services for Mrs Jen nie Carson are held in Ainsworth
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Carson were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Ainsworth Methodist Church with Rev Carl Steifel in charge. Mrs Larry Trotter provided special music. Pallbearers were Tom McGraw John Clegg Roy Gerot Don Rabenold Everett Shearer Glenn Miller. Burial followed in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Arrangements were by Jones Funeral Home.
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Jennie Carson
Big
Ainsworth Methodist Ehurch
Carl Steifel
Larry Trotter
Tom McGraw
John Clegg
Roy Gerot
Don Rabenold
Everett Shearer
Glenn Miller
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Living costs rise for Nebraska farm families in 1947
A survey shows the average Nebraska farm family faced a higher living cost by 487 dollars last year than 1946, bringing the total to 379 dollars.
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Nebraska
Ralph McClellan Is Taken Lived Here
Washington learns of the death of Ralph McClellan son of Mr and Mrs George B McClellan formerly of Washington now of South Gate California He died in the veterans hospital at Louisville Kentucky and is buried in the national cemetery there He leaves a wife a brother Harold in South Carolina and a sister Mrs Norman Cook of San Jose California He is also a nephew of Mrs St Boyd and Claude Bain both of Washington.
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Washington
Ralph McClellan
George B. McClellan
South Gate
California
McClellan
Veterans’ Hospital
Louisville
National Cemetery
Harold
South Caroline
Norman Cook
San Jose
St. Boyd
Claude Bain
Tickets on Sale for Legion Fish Dinner
Advance ticket sales for the American Legion fish fry and party at the Washington country club are underway. The event starts Thursday evening at 6 30 and tickets will be available at the door. Legionnaires are urged to attend for fish and entertainment.
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American Legion
Washington Country Club
Potato crop pride from Route Three grower Nicholson
Thomas Nicholson of route three Washington proudly displays three potatoes weighing one and a half pounds each. He identifies them as Rural New York varieties and notes many potato crops this year are exceptionally large.
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Thomas Nicholson
Route Three
Washington
Journal
Nicholson
Community Chest drives toward goal as totals climb
Official Chest headquarters report shows pledges reaching 36,880.25 dollars, surpassing a quarter of the 1948 target of 25,690. The campaign faces a late rush with many workers delaying returns. A thermometer on the square tracks progress as organizers push to top the goal by Thursday evening. Milo Steele Jr. donates his public address system for the drive opening. The year’s cranberry crop is projected to be the largest in history.
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Paul V. Shearer
Hatrmain
Hieir
Forthwest
Towlas
Washington
Community Chest
Furture
Milo Steele, Jr
Mr. Steele
Milo, Jr
Weather Forecast for Town October 26
PES MOVIES reports a mostly cloudy night and tomorrow with warmer conditions in the east and south. Tonight's high near 65 north east to 72 southwest, low around 45 to 49 north and 40 to 45 south. Tomorrow's high around 65 to 70.
Russians Seek Political Asylum After Escape to Austria
Two Russian air force officers who fled the Soviet Union by plane received sanctuary from American occupation forces in Austria after crash landing at Hoersching airfield on October 9. They refused to return, citing family safety, and Lt Gen. Geoffrei Kees approved asylum, signaling a two year unwritten US policy. A Russian sergeant returned to Soviet authorities at his request.
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Vienna
Ukraine
U .S
Austria
Hoersching
Geoffrei Kees
U.S
Ray Whitehead Named President of Washington Country Club Board
Ray Whitehead was named to succeed T. A. Flenner as president of the board of directors of the Washington Golf and Country Club at Tuesday evening’s meeting. Other officers include Sam Turkington, vice president, and Vernon Witting, secretary-treasurer. The session focused on routine next year’s activities and board members listed are Lee A. Holland, T. R. Phillips, Nels Bo Westermark, Maz Marble, Jay Sellers, Dr. M. Cruise, and Preston Wolf.
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Ray Whitehead
T. A. Flenner
Washington Golf and Country Club
Sam Turkington
Vernon Witting
Reecent
Country Club
Lee A. Holland
T. R. Phillips Nels Bo Westermark
Maz Marble
Jay Sellers
Dr. M. 4 Cruise
Preston Wolf
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GOP
Democratic Radio Time Committee
Wells
Ralph Bunche
Palestine
Prince Feisal
Saudi Arabia
Washington Shrine Club
Guy Cole
Jack Dalby
Des Moines
Ruel Dodd
The
Temple
Bicycle Safety
Y’s Men’s Project
Ordnance Company
Phnnes
Perdoeck
American Red Cross
Walter Reuther
CIQ United Automobile Workers Union
Carson Services
Legion Fish
Red Air Force
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