Truman Claims Reds Control Progressive Party on Tour
President Truman charging communists seek to take over the Progressive Party during a westward swing. He notes Indiana financing the party ballot access as he heads to Chicago for a major address. He also assails Dewey on the Palestine issue and outlines a campaign circuit through Cleveland Boston New York Brooklyn St. Louis Independence.
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Garrett
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Chicago
Progressive Party
Indiana
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Dewey
Palestine
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Folke Bernadotte
Bernadette
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Ohio
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Independence
Kansas City
VFW Plans Party For Campfire Girls
All veterans eligible for VFW membership and their wives are invited to a Hard Times party Tuesday at eight in the VFW hall. Campfire girls who helped the VFW auxiliary in the buddy pop pies sale will be honored guests. Attendees are asked to come dressed.
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Dewey Seen as Probable Winner
New York October 25 Dewey appears the likely winner as the final week of campaigning opens. Election day is November 2 with about 47 million total votes cast, roughly a million fewer than in 1940. Senate races meanwhile show Republicans defending shaky seats in six states and eyeing others to compensate.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
FDR
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Oklahoma
Kentucky
West Virginia
Minnesota
Iowa
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
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Tennessee
Washington men collide on county road near airport
No injuries were reported after a Saturday crash on a county road one mile east and half a mile south of the Washington airport. Drivers Galen L. Reighard and Wilmer Joseph Kauffman, both of Washington, drove damaged cars valued at about $50.
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Washington
Galen L. Reighard
Wilmer Joseph Kauffman
Dam ‘ Reighard
Kauffman
Marriage License Issued to Blanchard and Buck
A marriage license was issued at the county courthouse to Robert Erwin Blanchard of Crawfordsville and Helen Marie Buck of Ainsworth for nuptial plans.
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Court House
Robrt Erwin Blanchard
Crawfordsvile
Helen Marie Buck
Ainsworth
Three Killed Nineteen Hurt In Plane Crash
At Chanute Field Illinois a C-47 transport crashed in fog injuring 19 and killing three crewmen. The aircraft diverted from Scott Field and struck a barracks, with four seriously injured and the rest non critical. Wright Patterson officers later identified the three dead as Maj Frank E. Boyd Lt Col Paul Waterman and Sgt Maurice A Neidringhaus.
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Air Force
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Long Beach
Cal
Dayton Air Base
Wright- Patterson Air Force Chase
Wright- Patterson
Frank E. Boyd
Cleveland
Paul Waterman
Maurice A. Neidringhaus
Evansville
Ind
French Troops Seize Northern France Coal Mines
Thirty thousand troops and security guards swept through 300 square miles in northern France and seized the nation’s richest coal mines from communist led strikers. Interior Minister Jules Moch announced the operation, warning against foreign participation and promising prison terms for attackers.
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France
Jules Moch
Douai-Lille
Moch
Ales
Fire in Farm Home Wipes Out Family
Massillon Ohio October 25 Funeral arrangements were made for seven killed yesterday in a rural home fire. Harry S Devoll his wife Vivian and their five children died trapped in a frame house when a faulty oil stove in the kitchen started the blaze. A passing motorist saw flames at 1 am but volunteers and neighbors arrived too late.
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Massillon
Harry
Arch Johnson Uses Honey Campaign Tactic in Savannah
Archie Johnson campaign for tax collector distributed honey and almond cream bottles to women as a vote-getting device in Savannah Georgia. The stunt drew attention during the UP report of his candidacy.
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Savannah
Archie Johnson
Early Land Purchase From Yeopim Chief Recorded
The first known private land purchase from Native Americans in what is now the United States involved George Durant acquiring a large tract in northeastern North Carolina from Yeopim Chief Kilcocanen. The 1661 deed is on file in the Metford County courthouse.
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United States
George Durant
North Carolina
Kilcocanen
Metford
N. C
Freshmen Test Reading Plan at Washington High
Washington high school freshmen completed the first week of a reading program using specially prepared films to boost reading rate and comprehension. The plan mirrors a seven year Iowa University reading clinic effort and includes cross visits by teachers and a junior college methods class. William Eller of the State University of Iowa prepared the materials and research work.
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Washington High School
University of Iowa
William Eller
Stroud
Department of Eeducation
The
State University of Iowa
Wisconsin Singer Otto Schacht At Washington High Assembly
Otto Schacht from Wisconsin entertained Washington high school students in an 11 o’clock assembly. A well known educator in school circles he promotes singing to develop character and vital qualities for youth success. He performed with his wife.
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Otto Schacht
Wisconsin
Washington
Schacht
Holy Land Fight Is Continuing
United Nations truce headquarters at Haifa reported fighting ongoing between Israeli troops and Arabs in the Lake Huleh district near the Syrian frontier. Egyptian officials complained to UN Chief Brig Gen William K Riley that Jewish forces attacked in the Negev. Morgenthau Jr. and Curtis Roosevelt Boettiger were reportedly under Arab fire but unharmed during their Palestine visit.
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Lake Huleh
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William Kk. Riley
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Palestine
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Mawabi Pasha
Gaza
Jerusalem
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Curtis Roosevelt Boettiger
Eleanor Roosevelt
Morgenthau
United Jewish Appeal
Boettiger
Roosevelt
Clinton Man Dies in High-Profile Highway Crash
Clinton Ia Oct 25 Henry J Rohde Jr 20 of Clinton was fatally injured in a fog shrouded crash on Highway 80 near the Illinois side of the Mississippi River when a truck struck a car causing a chain reaction involving four more vehicles. Eight others injured were hospitalized including Mr and Mrs Howard Stark Cedar Rapids Norman Ginslinger Morrison Ill and five Clinton residents.
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Clinton
Henry J. Rohde, Jr
Highway 80
Illinois
Mississippi River
Here
Howard Stark
Cedar Rapids
Norman Ginslinger
Morrison
Ill
Vishinsky Vetoes UN Berlin Crisis Compromise
Andrei Vishinsky of the Soviet Union vetoed a United Nations Security Council compromise to end the Berlin crisis. The move halted a near year of diplomacy as Western powers pressed for immediate action and a price of currency talks, with the aim of a simultaneous lifting of the blockade and resumption of four power talks on Berlin currency.
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Juan A. Bramuglia
Security Counsil
Midnigh
Giant carrot from Washington gardener measured ten inches
A Washington gardener, Harry Jones of 1036 North Fifth avenue, delivered a carrot to the Journal office that measures ten inches in length and seven inches in circumference. The root is nearly equally large from tip to crown, highlighting an unusually large vegetable from his garden.
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Washington
Journal Office
Harry Jones
North Fifth Avenue
Great-Grandmother McIntosh Makes Four and Half Tons Mince
Mrs Leslie D McIntosh of South Royalton Vermont, a great grandmother, is busy making four and a half tons of mince meat. She has produced that amount annually for 40 years and sells it nationwide through the year.
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South Royalton, Vi
Leslie D. McIntosh
Unloading System Increases Ship Tonnage Speed
A new self unloading system announced for ships raises unloading rate from 1,800 to 2,200 tons per hour, boosting efficiency and cargo turnover.
Washington High Students Named to All State Band
Five Washington high school students earned spots in the All State band after Saturday tryouts in Washington. A large group from 22 area schools also joined the regional chorus under Ralph Hart. The named band members are Marilyn Falk, Dan Holland, Wayne Brock, Marilyn Fenn and William Wessler. They advance to a Des Moines two day festival during Thanksgiving week.
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Washington
Ted Stewart
Dave Chilcote
Harold Gamon
Marguerite Utterback
Ann Houck
Barbara Dave
Donna Crone
Irene Knupp
Marilyn Falk
Dan Holland
Wayne Brock
Marilyn Fenn
William Wessler
Des Moines
County Supervisor Faces Court Today
Hugo Sierk 54 Scott county supervisor was to be arraigned today after a crash in a county car. He was jailed on an open charge but released on 800 bond after the incident north of Davenport. He had faced ouster threats earlier for missed meetings and returned from Texas to resume duties.
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Davenport
Hugo Sierk
Scott County
John L. McSwiggin
Sierk
Here
Clark O. Filseth
Texas
Board of Supervisors
Thomas Will 75 Dies. Ainsworth Farmer
Thomas Henry Will a prominent Washington county farmer from Ainsworth died at 2 30 am in Restopia Nursing Home Columbus Junction after an 18 month illness. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday Oct 27 in Ainsworth Methodist Church Rev Carl Stiefel to officiate. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Born June 2 1875 at Columbus City son of John and Ruth Will. Survived by one daughter Dion Ratenold of Ainsworth five grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Washington County
Ainsworth
Mr. Will
Columbus City
John and
Ruth Ross Will
Normal
Columbus Junction
Effie Long
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The
Methodist Church
Dion Ratenold
Des Moines Town Fair Forecast Warmer Conditions Tonight
Weather report notes a town fair with warmer conditions in the south central and extreme east areas. Highs today reach 65 to 73 degrees, with tonight’s lows from 35 to 40 in the northwest and 40 to 45 in the southeast, and tomorrow’s highs 65 to 70 degrees.
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