Prisoner Escapes City Jail By Prizing Window Bars
Elmer Lavora 40 of Iowa City fled the Washington city jail early today after prying apart south window bars and squeezing through a narrow opening. Police checked the cell at midnight and found him gone at dawn. Lavora, with a long record since 1940, had been jailed on an intoxication charge and later suspected in other offenses. Authorities plan to close the lower window and install new bars.
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Elmer
Lavora
Iowa City
Washington City
John McGattey
Midnich
Deaf and Dumb Man Faces Court Over Drunken Driving
In Greenville South Carolina a deaf and mute man was hauled to court on drunken driving charges. Officers stated he held 12 licenses from different parts of the county.
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Greenville
S. C
Weather Forecast for Des Moines Iowa
Cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle this afternoon. Cooler north and west with highs 45 to 52 in the northwest and 64 to US southeast. Tonight cloudy and cooler with light rain or drizzle in the extreme south. Saturday remains cloudy and cold with highs 40 to 50 and rain developing. Northerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Sunday shows rain southeast and rain or snow northeast to southwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Junior Red Cross Membership Drive Planned in Washington County
Robert Everetts announces a county wide Junior Red Cross drive from November 1 to 15 at Washington High School. All students may join with a one cent donation and can serve through packing overseas gift boxes and making favors for homes and veterans facilities. Dorothy Kos chairs county student committee.
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Junior Red Cross
Everetts
Deadline Near for Chicago Livestock Show Entries
Washington County extension agent Thomas A Robb reminds 4-H members and others that November 17 is the deadline to enter classes for the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The event runs November 24 to December at Union Stock Yards. Entry blanks are available at the extension office.
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Thomas A Robb
Washington County
4-H
Chicago
Evans May Run for Governor Indicated at Legion Dinner
Blencoe Iowa strong hints that Kenneth A. Evans former lieutenant governor plans to seek the Republican nomination for governor next year Evans told legionnaires he would be in Des Moines to announce his bid Sen E P Myrland introduced him as the next governor Evans long served as a state senator from 1937 to 1946 and as lieutenant governor in 1944 1946 and 1948
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Blencoe
Iowa
Kenneth A. Evans
Emerson
Monana County Legionnaires
Evans
Legionnaire
Des Moines
E. P. Myrland
Onawa
American Legion
Statehouse
Woman Found Dead on Burlington Tracks Near Albia
The body of Mrs. Mary Tweustrup, 36, wife of Dr. Clifford W Twenstrup, a West Des Moines dentist, was found mangled on Burlington railroad tracks near Albia. Sheriff Goodwin said she was killed by a train, with an investigation planned to determine exact cause.
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Albia
West Des Moines
Burlington
Monroe County
John Goodwin
Goodwin
Mary Tweustrup
Clifford W Twenstrup
West de Moines
Twenstrup
Mear Tre
C. Henderson
Osceola
Twenstrups
Linda
Atomic Explosion Postponed Today
Unfavorable weather forced the Atomic Energy Commission to cancel a scheduled explosion at the Frenchman Flat testing ground near Las Vegas. The AEC lifted civilian aircraft restrictions within 150 miles of Las Vegas and noted ground troops were slated to participate in the test.
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Las Vegas
New
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Civil Aernautics Administration
County Medical Group in Wellman Meeting
Members of the Washington County Medical Society hosted wives and guests for a turkey dinner in Wellman. Dr Don C Conzett of Dubuque Iowa president of the Iowa State Medical society spoke briefly. Christopher Dumbell of England discussed socialism in Britain calling it inefficient wasteful and harmful to the nation. Dr and Mrs Tedrich Dr George Scanlon and James of Iowa City attended.
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Washington County Medical Society
Legion Hall
Wellman
Don C. Conzett
Dubuque
Iowa
Iowa State Medical Society
Christopher Dumbell
England
Britain
Tedrich
George Scanlon
James
Iowa City
Mrs. Carrie Blake Dies At 85 In Keota Hospital
Carrie C. Blake 85 died at 7 50 this morning at the county home hospital where she had lived since 1945. Funeral services set for 2 PM Monday at the Baptist church with burial in Keota cemetery. Survivors include a brother Ralph Coffman of California and sister Mary England of Davenport. husband Leroy Blake died in 1891. Arrangements by Sherman’s funeral home.
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Carrie C. Blake
County Home Hospital
Baptist Church
Keota
Carrie Coffman
Richmond
Iowa
James and
Margaret
Bear) Coffman
Eureka College
Mt. Carol
Ilinois
Tiskilwa
Ill
Leroy K K. Blake
Blake
The
Ralph G. Coffman
Whittier
Calif
Mary England
Davenport
Northrup R. Coffman
Sherman
Heart Attack Fatal To Accident Victim In Des Moines
A 61 year old Des Moines woman died at Mercy hospital apparently from a heart attack while awaiting treatment for a broken arm after an auto crash. The driver Roberta Carroll 26 Des Moines treated for shock at Broadlawns and released. Another passenger William Mueller 25 unharmed. Sheriff deputies said an unidentified driver pulled into a curb on Fleur drive causing the collision.
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Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Biagio Fontanini
Roberta Carroll
Miss Carroll
Broadlawns Hospital
William Mueller
Sheriff's
Miss Gwirell
Curbon Fleur
Robert Wysong
Funeral At Wellman For Edward L Hudson
Funeral services for Edward Lewis Hudson Wellman will be held Saturday at 2:40 PM in the Powell funeral home with Rev. George Hiller in charge. Burial follows in Peirson cemetery. He died October 24 at University hospital in Iowa City. Born July 4, 1898 in Ifreen Valley, he was the son of Jesse and Ella Long Hudson. He married February 21, 1929 to Mdna Perrin. Survivors include his wife and three children Edward of West Chester Mervin and Marilyn at home, four grandchildren, and two brothers Charles of North English and Lawrence of Kinross.
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Wellman
Edward Lewis Hudson
Powell
George Hiller
Peirson
Mr. Hudson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ifreen Valley
Jesse
Ella Long Hudson
Mdna Perrin
Edward
Westchester
Mervin
Marilyn
Charles
North English
Lawrence
Kinross
Funeral service for Joseph Nick at St. Joseph's
Joseph Nick aged 74 dies Tuesday afternoon. Visitation and funeral mass set for Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Church Wellman with burial at Calvary Cemetery Marengo. Service arrangements indicate a local community tribute for a longtime resident.
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Wellman
Joseph Nick
St. Joseph's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Marengo
Nick
Washington Chest drive reports $13,000 in pledges
Robert Day and Keith Vetter announce that pledges and cash total reach $13,000, about half of the $25,000 goal. They note many workers have yet to report and that the drive will continue past the official end date until the goal is met.
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Robert Day
Keith Vetter
Washington
Union Service Sunday Evening Marks Reformation Observance
Inter Church Council secretary J O Nelson will speak at a union church service, the local observance of Reformation Sunday, at the Methodist church at 8 o clock. Rev T C Polk presides. the event features union choir, organist John Yousling, and ministers from Evangelical Reformed, Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist, Baptist, Nazarene, United and Associate Presbyterian churches.
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J. O. Nelson
Inter Church Council
Nelson
Robert Ferrell
John Yousling
T. C. Polk
Earl Longfellow
Evert Haney
William J. Grossheim
Milo Phillips
Ro Reed
Basil McBee
Evangelical & Reformed
Presbyterian
Christian
Church of the Nazarene
United Presbyterian
Associate Presbyterian
Graduation Ceremonies Attend Vance AFB Grads
Becomes Pilot Frederick Leroy Bauer a member of the graduating class at Vance Air Force Base. Mr and Mrs Walter Bauer of West Chester attend in Enid Oklahoma for the graduation ceremonies Saturday morning.
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Frederick Leroy Bauer
Vance Air Force Base
Walter Bauer
West Chester
Enid
Oklo
Rex See Honored As Retiring Scoutmaster
Rex See, Scoutmaster at the Presbyterian church, was honored at a brief Thursday night program. He will depart Tuesday for Chicago for instruction to become a railroad mail clerk. The last Scout meeting under his leadership was held last night and he received a gift from the troop and the troop committee. No successor to Mr Lee has been named.
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Rex See
Presbyterian Church
Mr. See
Chicago
Lee
Twin calves of different breeds born to Hereford cow
Deloney county agent in Fort Mitchell reports a Hereford cow gave birth to twin calves of Brahma and Hereford breeds. He notes such mixed births occur roughly once in 600,000. The remark follows Brillat Savarin quotation about happiness from new discoveries.
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Fort Mitchell
Ala
Cutvo
Deloney
Herford
Pasadena couple travels to visit Iowa connections
Mr and Mrs Charles K Needham of Pasadena California are in Excelsior Springs Missouri and plan to visit Judge Dewey in Des Moines Iowa and the Id Rayburn family in Washington to tie up family calls during their trip.
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Charles K. Needham
Pasadena
Calif
Excelsior Springs
Iowa
Judge Dewey
Des Moines
Id Rayburn
Washington
Most Local Stores To Observe Holiday
Survey by the Chamber of Commerce shows over 75 percent of merchants favor closing on the holiday. Kenton Mangold, secretary, reports the organization suggests closures on Monday November 17, with many Washington stores following suit though some drug stores will stay open.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kenton Mangold
The
Chamber, Today
Organizatin
Washington
David Krebs Dies in Korea at General Hospital Tokyo
Riverside report states Pfc. David Krebs son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Krebs Ft Collins Colorado was mortally wounded by a mortar shell in Korea on May 20 1951 and remained unconscious until his death. Funeral services are planned in Ft Collins on Saturday October 27.
UN Jets Down Russian Mig Fighters in Korea Air Battle
American Sabrejets fought three air clashes with Mig 15s over northern Korea as UN pilots claim two enemy aircraft shot down and several damaged in the sixth straight day of air combat. Ground forces seized gains near Kumsong amid stubborn Communist resistance.
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STH
Korea
U.S
Thrce
Pyongyang
United Nations
Kumsong
First Bridge Session Held By Y s Men At YMCA
Ten tables played in the YMCA as the first in a four week series of duplicate bridge events sponsored by the Washington Y s Men's club. Public invited for the next three Thursdays. High east west winners were Elsie Glassburner and Mrs Willa Freshwaters. second high were Mr and Mrs Gastman. North-south leaders were Dr and Mrs A W Clow and Dr and Mrs J M Lloyd. Y s Men plan bridge lessons. details at the Journal office.
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Y’s
YMCA
Washington Y’s
Eastwest
Elsie Glassburner
Willa Freshwaters
Ra Gastman
A. W. Clow
J. M. Lloyd
Y’s Men's Club
Journal
Truck Drivers Bound Over After Overload Charge
James L. Moreland of Omaha Nebraska and Sterling B. Baker of Jerseyville Illinois were bound over to district court on truck overload charges by Justice Richard Hotle at Ainsworth. Moreland posted 143 dollars and Baker 180 dollars to cover fines and costs pending district court appearance.
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James L. Moreland
Omaha
Nebr
Sterling Bk. Baker
Jerseyville
Justice of the Peace
Richard Hotle
Ainsworth
Moreland
Baker
Churchill to form new Conservative government in victory
Britain elected the Conservatives with a 313 to 292 margin over Labour and 6 Liberal seats. Churchill will be invited to form a government after Attlee surrendered his office. Churchill plans a cabinet early and aims for closer ties with the United States and a meeting with Stalin.
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London
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Labor
No. 10
Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Churchill
House of Commons
Leicester
C. Waterhouse
France
Neville Chamberlain
Marshal Josef Stalin
President Truman
United States
State Jaycee Head Speaks Here Monday
Roy Holland Iowa State Junior Chamber president from Sioux City will address the Washington Junior Chamber Monday night at The Pines at 7 o clock. Since May his election he has traveled over 20 000 miles across 16 states Canada and Cuba. He previously served as state vice president 1946 47 and was honored as outstanding national director for 1949 50. The meeting will cover the Halloween parade and the city wide Halloween party including the masque dance.
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Roy Holland
Iowa State
Army May Get Romeo
Charleston dispatch reports Cassanova Romeo is with the selective service in Charleston, South Carolina, under consideration for army service.
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Army
8. C
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