Fighting Near Panmunjom Inches From Truce Camp
UN forces fought within a mile of Panmunjom as operations pressed on around the truce village. Tank and infantry units moved along Kumsong and Chosori while western front advances near Yonchon and constant artillery struck hills. Both sides patrol the Panmunjom corridor, while UN troops repelled counterattacks and pressed toward the Punchbowl area.
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STH
Korea
Panminjom
United Nations
Kumsong
Chosori
Yonchon
Panmunjom
Punchbowl Valley
Charlies Weber Chooses Two Plots For Plums
Charlies Weber of Ainsworth opts to grow two crops of plums rather than join the two crop plan for apples and flowers. A peach plum tree in Weber's yard bore a generous crop earlier this season, shed its leaves, then leafed out again and began blooming as many small plums form this week.
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Charlies Weber
Ainsworth
Weber Yard
Weather Des Monds for Iowa Sees Cooler Relief
Cloudy this afternoon and tonight with colder air moving in from the west. Highs range from 4 to 50 in the northwest to 60 to 74 in the southeast with winds shifting from south to southwest to north-northwest. Lows tonight 25 to 28 northwest and 35 to 80 southeast. Wednesday clears and turns colder with highs 35 to 40 northwest and 40 to 45 southeast.
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DES Monds
Iowa
Mrs Lucy Dautremont Dies at 73 in Riverside
Mrs Lucy Agnes Dautremont 73 of Riverside died today at Mercy hospital Iowa City after brief illness. Funeral set for Saturday at 6 am in St Marys church with burial at St Vincent's cemetery. Survived by 16 children, nine daughters, seven sons, 15 grandchildren, two sisters and four brothers.
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St. Agnes Seminary
Iowa City
Sam
Edith) Pierson
London
England
Lawrence
Naomi) Brown
Wellman
Grace
van Horn
Norma
Leo
Sarah) Schwagert
Mary Rufina
Esther
Chicago
Mary Lucine
Milwaukee
Marie
Martha
Joe
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bernard
Lewis
Gaga
Claud
Thomas
James
Stephen
Riverside
Junior Chamber Hallowe'en Dance Planned
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a masquerade dance at the country club Wednesday evening with dancing from 9 to 1. Four prizes will be awarded for best dressed couple humorous horrible and unusual costumes. Jimmy Dennis band plays. Tickets $1.50 per couple at several outlets or at the door.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Dennis
Bill Perdock
Harry Levy
Don McClure
Dick Ross
Funeral services for Mrs Carrie C Blake
Funeral services were held at 2 PM Monday in the Baptist church with Rev E C Longfellow and Rev Hillis officiating. Burial followed in Keota cemetery. Mrs Paul Thayer served as soloist. Pallbearers were FE C C Smith, C V Brown, Elwin Lewis, Robert Grimes, S W Kaster and John Beenblossom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie C. Blake
Baptist Church
E. C. Longfellow
Hillis
Keota
Paul Thayer
C C. Smith
C. V. Brown
Elwin Lewis
Robert Grimes
S. W. Kaster
John Beenblossom
Fourteen Die In Harbor Blast In Buffalo Harbor
In Buffalo New York authorities report fourteen men dead or missing after a barge loaded with 8.5 million gallons of gasoline collided with the lake freighter Penobscot and exploded near the harbor breakwater. Thirteen injured, nine rescued unharmed. Captain Louis Dyette of the Penobscot helped save twenty aboard his ship by backing into the breakwater and guiding crew to safety.
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Buffalo
N. Y.ube
Great Lakes
Morania
Danuntless
Penobscot
Louis Dyette
Port Huron
Mich
Volunteers Arm Themselves For Egypt Liberation
Cairo reports say numerous volunteer battalions have formed nationwide under the Moslem Brotherhood to fight British rule. Interior Minister Fuad Shaq al-Din notes the government knows of the movement but will not act while laws hold. arms are reportedly bought on the black market. He says Egypt will act openly if needed, and reports claim no British casualties since the 1936 treaty was scrapped.
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Cairo
Egypt
Exeypt
Fuad Shaq K Din
Aziz Ali el Masry Pasha
Fuad
Britain
Roy Holland speaker at Washington Jaycees meeting
Roy Holland state president of the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Washington Jaycees regular meeting at The Pines Monday evening. Guest Jim Kane and Dewey Ohms attended as other officials. The group discussed Halloween events and the upcoming Jaycee board meeting November 3 and 4 at Clinton with twenty members planning to attend.
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Roy Holland
Iowa
Des Moines Clothiers Convention Attended by Falk and Hilfiman
Joe Falk and Leon Hilfiman were in Des Moines on Saturday and Monday to attend the clothiers convention, according to reports from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Falk
Leon Hilfiman
Des Moines
Clothers’ Convention
Mrs. George Yoder Dies in Oregon at 85
Mary E. Hochstetler Yoder died Monday in Oregon City after a lingering illness. Born near Kalona in 1866 she lived in Maxwell before marrying George Yoder in 1888. Funeral Friday at Kalona Christian Church with Rev. Milton Hollingshead officiating. burial in Sharon Hill Cemetery. She is survived by a sister, two brothers, and many nieces and nephews.
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George Yoder
Oregon
Kalona
Oregon City
Katona
Whalon
Yoder
Kate Doolittle
Des Moines
Nicholas
Maxwell
Walter
Las Vegas Views Third Frenchman Flat A-Bomb Test
Aerial nuclear blast ten times brighter than the baby bomb lit the Nevada sky at 9 01 a m. The third test in the second series at Frenchman Flat produced a large mushroom cloud within a minute rising to 40000 feet. Observers in Las Vegas saw a brief sun blackout but heard no thunderous roar. The blast suggests progress toward a tactical weapon for troop support without harming U S forces.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Frenchman's
Bikini
U.S
Nevada Desert
Funeral Wednesday for Mrs Ferguson
Funeral services for Mrs Mithel Ferguson 75 will be at 2 PM Wednesday at Shermans Funeral Home with Dr R Reed in charge burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. She died Monday at Logan Nursing Home after a stroke in April and prolonged illness survived by three sons Orvis Willis Merle one daughter Mrs Howard Wright 12 grandchildren five great grandchildren two sisters two brothers and several nieces and nephews.
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Young America
Huston
Missouri
Martin Casey
van Nuys
Calif
Kleess Hartman
Washington
Allen Singmaster
Estherville
Carl Singmaster
Des Moines
Community Chest Total Reaches 17500 With $1000 Gain
Campaign reports show pledges since noon yesterday increased by about $1000, bringing the drive total to $17500. The goal remains $25000, and workers are urged to complete canvassing and submit reports promptly.
Ryan Hopes To Get Longshoremen Back At Work On Docks
New York article describes Joseph Lvan aiming to end a 16 day waterfront strike by ordering 123 idle piers to resume loading 4000000 worth of cargo. AFL leader Ryan seeks to mobilize 20000 rebel members to break the stalemate with Gene Sampson and Brig Gen Edward Lastavo involved.
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New York
Joseph Lvan
ALF
Ryan
International Longshoremens Association
AFL
John
Gene) Sampson
Sampson
Edward Lastavo
Wildcatters
Penny Postcard Rate Hike Signed by President
Washington notes President Truman signed a bill raising postcard rates after January 1 to two cents for both picture and government-printed cards. First class and airmail rates remain unchanged. The 10 percent rise for newspapers and magazines begins next April with further 1 percent increases in 1953 and 1954, expected to raise about 4 million annually from second class rates.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Lavera Bound Over To Grand Jury On Jail Breach
Elmer G. Lavera who escaped from the city jail last week was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond at a preliminary hearing before Mayor W. B. Dupuis. Lavera is charged with breaking jail.
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Elmer G. Lavera
Grand Jury
W. B. Dupuis
Lavera
Child Health Conference At Washington County Health Unit
The health unit announces a child health conference to be held here Friday afternoon November 2. Parents wishing to make appointments are asked to call 488.
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Washington County Health Unit
City Halloween Party Plans Set for Wednesday
Plans for the annual city wide Halloween party for children are completed. Festivities begin at 6 PM with a costume parade around the square, hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Participants through eighth grade should be at the YMCA by 6. The parade moves at 6 30. Prizes include three first place awards and 10 additional $1 prizes for costumes. Younger children attend a party at the YMCA Community room and depart by about 8 30. Older youths enter the YMCA at 7 30 for a gym party via the alley door.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Second Man Dies Of Gun Battle Wounds
DES MOINES UP Bert Lee Thomas 51 died of critical gunshot wounds after a companion used him as a shield in a gun battle with police in an apartment. Orphus Wasson 71 died earlier in the shootout when police returned fire as they confronted the men firing through walls during alleged target practice.
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Des Moines
Dailbert Lee Thomas
Thomas
Orphus Wasson
Wasson
Bike hike invites grade and junior school boys
School boys are invited to a bike hike leaving the YMCA on Thursday at 10 30 in the morning. Bob Wartinbee will supervise and be in charge of the event.
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YMCA
Bob Wartinbee
Johnson and Hines Complete Air Corps Physical
Jerry R. Johnson and Harry D. Hines passed their physical examination for entry into the United States air corps at Des Moines today and departed for Lackland air base in Texas to begin training.
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Jerry R. Johnson
Harry D. Hines
United States Air Corps
Des Moines
Lackland Air Base
Texas
Russia Expels Far More People Than Nazis, DP Chief Says
John W. Gibson of the United States displaced persons commission says Soviet Russia has expelled 10 million from eastern Europe, with 1.2 million displaced by German action. He notes 13,000 to 18,000 non German expellees cross borders monthly into the western zone and stricter no man's land borders. He does not see Russia using expellee programs to smuggle spies into the United States.
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ST. Paul
Soviet
Russia
Europe
Germany
Displaced Persons Commission
John W. Gibson
United States
Gibson
Britain strengthens Suez defenses with new infantry division
Prime Minister Churchill ordered another infantry division sent to the Middle East to bolster British control of the Suez Canal as Egypt seeks to oust Britain. The War Office announced the 3rd Infantry Division's deployment, likely to Cyprus, while carriers Illustrious and Triumph prepare to rush troops if needed.
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London
Winston Churchill
Middle East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Churchill
Canal Zone
Britain
Cypress
War Office
Cyprus
Admiralty
Illustrious
Triumph
New Federal Tax Repeal Boosts School and Religious Admissions
Under the new federal tax law the 20 percent tax on admission tickets to school and religious activities will be removed effective November 1. The change gives schools and religious institutions more margin on ticket receipts.
Public Schools Close Thursday and Friday
Washington public schools will close Thursday and Friday as teachers and administrators attend the Iowa State Education Association convention in Des Moines. Classes resume Monday morning.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa State Education Association
Bergman Says Rossellini Directs Life And Screen
Ingrid Bergman states her husband Roberto Rossellini still directs both her home life and her film career. The actress arrives in Rome to work on a picture produced by Rossellini.
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Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid
Rome
Roberto
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