24 Oct 1947
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1947
Page
1
The 1947 Iowa corn crop is shaping up as high quality with a state average moisture of 25.9 percent, the lowest since 1942, and an estimated weight of 4 pounds per bushel, the heaviest since 1939. Southwest districts show lower moisture, while the northeast runs wetter. continued good weather could maintain quality.
Yoon Chang Sun, 22, ex head of Pyongan province police, says 70 000 North Korean troops trained by Russians drew up a plan to take over South Korea and create a Soviet republic after occupiers withdraw. He cites trenches and raiding shelters 16 miles north of the 38th parallel as part of the scheme.
A petition filed in the county Clerk's office by FE L Bedell Newton and Arnold H Myhra Colfax for Mitchell Orlich of Orlich Produce Colfax Iowa seeks 7246 17 damages from Rubio Savins Bank Brighton alleging four checks for poultry and eggs were wrongfully unpaid Weisz Produce Brighton is the buyer and seeks the check amount plus costs.
Chicaqua chapter officials announce a Monday gathering at the K C hall to kick off the 1948 membership drive. Izaak Welton league hosts the session with Paul R. Horak urging dues and growth. program includes a color and sound film Fish Fare and a talk by Game Warden Ashby.
Washington reports the house Republican leadership kept the door open to action on the 4 billion dollar income tax cut during the special session of Congress. Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr stated the party may tackle any domestic issue if needed after lawmakers return November 17. Harold Knutson Jr said hearings on the tax cut bill begin November 4 with a January target for passage, focusing on domestic taxes ahead of foreign relief.
The Iowa Veterans Administration recovers about $40,000 monthly from World War II veterans with benefits. W. B. Nugent says last month 51 veterans returned $41,094, near four-month average. The Town VA head notes 5,781 veterans in the state still owe the Federal Government.
W A Renald editor of the Daily Republic Mitchell South Dakota told a five man group that midwest farmers do not want subsidies but seek parity loans to maintain prices.
Thirty five crew members were rescued from the burning tanker S. S. Sparrows Point after a dawn operation directed by a coast guard tow vessel. Four crew members remained missing after a collision with the Canadian freighter Manx fisher. The Minnetonka and Colina assisted, with eleven rescued by the Colina and the rest by the Minnetonka as dawn broke and fog lifted near Point Sur.
Senator George A. Wilson Jr of Iowa said he is gratified by the president's request for a congressional reconvening to review farm legislation and foreign aid needs. Representative Tom Martin of Iowa City urged a careful, full analysis of Europe needs and supported the Marshall plan with cautions about political motives.
Nugent announced total overpayments of 453,958 tied to veterans enrolled in on the job training under the GI bill. He said recoveries would grow after a VA ruling barred veterans from re enrolling until excess payments are repaid or arrangements are made.
The United Nations hearing on communism in Hollywood drew Soviet charges accusing anti Soviet rhetoric of inciting Middle East hostility. Ginger Rogers's mother urged outlawing the Communist party and preserving the Bill of Rights for those it protects, while Disney Brewer Carlson and others were called to testify.
A marriage license was issued Thursday at the county clerk's office to Stanley Eugene Engel of Brighton and Doris Louise Waterhouse of Washington.
The Society of American Florists references a Cornell survey showing the floral nursery and landscape retail sector at 552.5 million dollars, production 350 million, and marketing 126.0 million, in a Chicago market note on the bloom trade.
A massive forest fire swept Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island forcing 3,560 residents to evacuate. Firefighters used dynamite and bulldozers as 12 hours of inferno burned a large summer resort area causing extensive damage and millions in losses while fire fronts threatened the town. Detachments from Seattle aided the effort as winds shifted.
An explosion wrecked a four story pharmaceutical laboratory along the Delaware river in Philadelphia. Flames followed the blast and police reported several workers missing or buried. St Marys Hospital treated four injured within minutes and authorities sought more emergency help.
The Iowa National Guard recruiting caravan, touring Iowa to aid enlistments in new guard units, will stop in Washington on Thursday Oct 36 per Capt Charles Snyder. The caravan includes armored cars and artillery pieces, with a meeting called by Capt Snyder for all Troop A enlistees Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the armory.
Sheriff H. M. Putnam and Deputy Walt Kiesey investigate two Kalona burglaries from last night. The Farmer's Store left with a little over $200 in cash from a steel filing cabinet after criminals broke a window pane to gain entry. In Salona, burglars also hit the Eclipse Lumber office but reportedly found nothing.
A Yellow Cab of Burlington was found abandoned in Washington this morning after a last night theft. Police report a gunman held the driver, fired twice, and drove off. The cab was spotted on East Monroe street near South Iowa avenue by a neighborhood resident, leading to its recovery.
Burlington Iowa police reported Donald Zahner a local Yellow Cab driver was held up early today by a man about 28 years old. He was asked to surrender $30, exit the car, and walk. A single shot was fired and the assailant fled in the vehicle, which had not yet been found.
The Iowa State League of Nursing Education reports a 51 percent rise in nursing school enrollment across the state after surveying full enrollments. The findings highlight growing demand for nursing training and potential expansion in programs and capacity.
Beverly Crandall, senior at Washington high school, was crowned homecoming queen during this afternoon's assembly. Attendants named are Bila Musil Elsie Musil Patricia Longwell and Kathryn Hotle. The celebration ends with a football game against the Fort Madison Bloodhounds at Case Field at 8 tonight, weather permitting.
Harlan L. Conley of Des Moines will help local residents form a saddle club. The organization meeting is set for eight o’clock Monday at the Armory with films on trail rides and a discussion of fall rides and winter activities.
A spring and summer drive to recruit student nurses funded by Iowa hospitals and county medical societies including Woodbury Sac Cerro Gordo Webster Polk and Green counties was to be debated at the Iowa State Nurses Association convention in Council Bluffs on October 24 and 25. The effort used posters and other advertising media.
Washington October 24 UP two Republican leaders in the house urged a slow approach to President Truman plans for high living costs and European relief ahead of the November 17 special session. Truman will address the nation by radio at 10 PM EST outlining the case for the session.
An Iowa produced moving picture is highlighted as a key tool shown widely across the state to prospective recruits, illustrating efforts to attract enlistees and boost interest in service.
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