Centennial program marks Washington lodge anniversary
Large crowd attends a centennial program for Washington lodge No. 126 ALF and AM. Rev. Paul Hicks of Des Moines gave the main address. Banquet, visitors, and 50 year members featured. Lodge history notes 298 members on the 199th anniversary with roots back to Temperance Hall.
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Washington Lodge
Owen G. Grecian
Washington
Kilitt Grayson
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Paul Hicks
Des Moines
Focal Lodge
Wilder C. Bell
Masonic Lodge
Hicks
Washington Lodge No. 26
Temple
Temperance Hall
Washington On
Dee
Stevedores Refuse Return to Jobs in Wildcat Strike
In New York stevedores rebuffed a proposal to end an 11 day wildcat strike tied to 144 ships stalled in New York New Jersey Boston Albany and nearby ports. Rebel dockwallopers led by 20 000 members sent pickets to Baltimore Philadelphia and Chester Pa as talks with ILSA President Joseph P Ryan failed to yield progress.
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New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chester
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
New Jersey
Boston
Albany
N. Y
Clyde Mills
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ryan
Local Pastor to Be Heard on KBOE Friday
Dr. Evert Haney pastor of United Presbyterian Church reports a radio devotional talk will be broadcast Friday morning at 8:30 by station KBOF Oskaloosa on 740 dial. The program was rescheduled due to a date mixup.
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Evert Haney
United Presbyterian Church
Haney
KBOF
KBOE
Oskaloosa
Here Are The World Problems Through Red Eyes
A satirical digest of Cold War views attributed to Harry Ferguson. It claims Russia seeks peace and UN reform, while the United States pursues atomic weapons and invasion plans. The piece critiques Korea, Eisenhower, and industrial progress, arguing atomic bombs influenced wartime outcomes.
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Harry Ferguson
Stalin
America
Russia
United States
World Organization
Jacob Malik
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Germany
Normandy
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Poison Whiskey Dealer Charged In Deaths Of 31
Atlanta police arrested a man on manslaughter charges in a mass poisoning case blamed on a tainted batch of liquor. John R. Hardy, hospitalized after a traffic crash, is sought for the manufacture link as fatalities rise to 31 including 29 Black victims and two whites. Investigators traced Hardy to Athens, Georgia, seeking the poison producer.
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Atlanta
Louie House
Fulton County
Paul Webb
John R. Hardy
Piedmont Hospital
Grady Hospital
Webb
Hardy
Athens
Mrs Wayne Gideon Native Of County Dies At 76
Eliza Caroline Henderson Gideon died at 5 p m Wednesday aged 76 nine miles northeast of Washington after a long illness The long time resident of Home Farm was born November 8 1874 in Washington county She married Wayne Gideon Sept 21 1898 who died Jan 17 1935 Survived by four children Ruth Earnest and May Gideon at home Mrs Walter (Roxie) Longer of Washington and two grandchildren Elizabeth Payne and Willis Longer Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Milan Thompson burial in Elm Grove Cemetery
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Wayne Gideon
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Milan Thompson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Eliza Caroline Henderson
Washington County
James H. and
Matilda Boyles Henderson
Record Vote Anticipated in Great Britain Election
Britons turnout expected at a record pace in a general election that could return Winston Churchill as prime minister. Up to 85 percent of the 4.9 million registered voters were anticipated to cast ballots for a new 625 seat parliament. Early lines formed outside polling stations as weather brightened across Britain.
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London
Winston Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
British Isles
Scotland
Chelsea
Greenwich Village
Bobby
Churchill
Suburban Georgia Family Finds Abundant Four-Leaf Clovers
In East Point a 12 year old girl named Linda found 46 four leaf clovers while playing in a yard. She also found five clovers with six leaves as a curiosity for good luck.
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East Point
Linda
Living Costs At Record High In September Survey
Workers report YMCA Community Chest results total seven thousand dollars pledges and collections to headquarters. Officials hope school reports will raise the total later this afternoon and more block workers will report before day end.
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YMCA
Air Battles Intensify as UN Bombers Target Korean Rail Lines
Allied air forces clash with Communist jets over northwest Korea for the fifth day running. UN bombers strike rail lines from Manchuria to Sinanju and Pyongyang, destroying locomotives and rail cars while suffering minimal losses. One Corsair hill plane crash lands in enemy territory with the pilot killed.
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LTH
North Korea
Manchuria
Yalu
United Nations
Korea
Sth Air Force
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Kunu
Sunchon
Bettie
Secretary Acheson Heads to Paris for World Peace Talks
Secretary of State Dean Acheson left for Paris to join a United Nations briefing with the Russians on Korea atomic energy and other urgent issues. He travels for six weeks with Mrs. Acheson and aides James E. Webb George McGhee and Dean Rusk.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Paris
United Nations
Korea
New York
James E. Webb
George C. McGhee
Dean Rusk
McGhee
Rusk
Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
Automatic raises for many factory workers tied to cost of living
The government said the September cost of living rose six tenths of a percent from August to September, triggering a 1.1 percent retroactive raise for about 70,000 General Electric workers and immediate boosts for 50,000 to 100,000 others under cost of living escalator clauses. Clothing prices surged while food costs rose slightly above pre Korea levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Electric
CIO International Union of Electrical Warners
Yugoslav Plane Crash Kills Twelve Passengers
A Yugoslav Airlines aircraft en route from Belgrade to Skoplje crashed in the Kacanicka valley in Macedonia, killing twelve people including an American. Two passengers were Greek and the rest were believed Yugoslavs. The American passenger was not immediately identified.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Airlines
Belrade
Skoplje
Kacanicka
Macedonia
Robbery of $13,239 in furs at Davenport home
Police investigated a $13,239 fur robbery at Mrs. H. F. Tyler's Davenport residence. Seven coats, a jacket, three scarfs, a cape and a fur trimmed suit disappeared from an unlocked basement closet after her return from New York. Former servants were questioned.
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Davenfort
H. F. Tyler
Davenport
Tyler
Remington Faces Perjury Charges in New Indictment
William W. Remington former commerce department official indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of perjury. Prosecutors say minutes from last trial show he swore he did not pass government secrets to Elizabeth T. Bentley and that he did not attend Communist party meetings. The charges also allege denial of paying Communist dues and soliciting party members, plus knowledge of the Young Communist League at Dartmouth College until 1950.
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New York
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
U. S
Myles J. Lane
Lane
Remington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
War Production Board
Communist Party
Young Communist League
Dartmouth College
Lynn Sanford Family Sails for Venezuela Mission Work
The Rev. Lynn Sanford of Columbus Junction will sail October 26 from Galveston for mission work in Venezuela with his wife and two children. His family includes two other sons in missions, John in Belgium and Enoch in Cuba. First Lieut. Charles P. Bright, a navigator in the air force, spent leave here with his wife and four children and is stationed at Camp Stoneman, California. Mrs. Bright and the children will stay behind.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Lynn Sanford
W. L. Sanford
Galveston
Tex
Venezuela
John
Belgium
Enoch
Cuba
Charles P. Bright
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Air Force
Priest Marries Girl He Couldn't Forget
A Catholic Air Force chaplain Lt. Thomas Mitchell 34 of New York defied celibacy norms to wed Pauline Zaina 24 of Ukiah California in Reno Nevada. The ceremony led to excommunication and reassignment to Camp Kilmer New Jersey as he begins a new life as a rancher with his bride.
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San Francisco
Thomas Mitchell
New York City
Pauline Zaina
Ukiah
Calif
Reno Nev
Justice of the Peace
Laurence Layman
Marguerita Zaina
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Mitchell
Zaina
UN Suggests New Basis For Truce Talks In Korea
UN truce negotiators propose a 24 mile wide buffer zone across Korea with a trade of 200 square miles of eastern territory for equal gains in the west. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols says the Communists appear eager to start talks anew on a clean slate.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
William P. Nuckols
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Kaesong
Three Arrested After Raids In Iowa Town
Operated liquor outlets in Cascade Iowa were raided by state agents and county officials last night. Whisky gin and wine were found at Ehlinger's Pool Room run by Ken Peterson Dolphins Station and Travern operated by Mrs H Dolphin and at Mickeys Traven run by Milton Dolphin. Three establishments were targeted and three yielded liquor while others had none. Suspects were to appear in Justice of the Peace court today.
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Cascade
Iowa
Dubuque
Justice of the Peace Court
Ehlinger
Ken Peterson
Dolphins Station
Traven
Mrs. H. Dolphin
Mickey’s
The Gloating Villain Becomes the Goat
A brief quip notes that a person who boasts ends up ridiculed as the goat. The saying emphasizes humility over bragging.
Excise Taxes Reduced On Telegrams In U S
The 1951 revenue act signed by President Truman cuts telegram excise tax from 25 to 15 percent, saving the public over 14 million dollars annually. Dale Doggett of Western Union announces the change, while other communications taxes remain unchanged.
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Truman
Dale Doggett
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Des Moines Iowa Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions this afternoon with highs in the mid 70s Southerly winds 20 to 30 mph Partly cloudy tonight and warmer east and south Friday brings cloudiness and cooler northwest with scattered showers in the north and west Friday night low 40s to 50s southeast 45 to 50 highs Friday 50 northwest 70 to 75 southeast winds shift from northwest to southeast Saturday expects cloudy with scattered showers and possible snow flurries in northwest turning to the south and east portions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sonic
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C. Raymond Reed
William Hemmings
New London
Masons
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Grayson
R. A. Stewart
Wilder Bell
Jim White
Lodge
Iown
Richard J. Farris
Allen Green
Adelbert I. Stewart
Lodge History
United Nations II
John Foster Dulles
Matthew B. Ridgway
Asia
William Pruitt
Great Britain
Kumsong
Hwachon
Alway the
Goat
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