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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1952
Page
1
John L Lewis prepares for tense wage talks with anthracite producers as United Mine Workers set across the table negotiations. The 72 year old leader may not attend but will direct strategy from his headquarters as the third session aims to avert strikes once contracts expire for 425 000 miners across soft and hard coal sectors.
Bob Ross was sworn in as the new Fourth Ward representative on the Washington city council after Al Hopper resigned. Hopper will move his family to Des Moines after leaving the post. The council heard residents’ plea to ease congested parking around the high school and discussed upcoming street lighting plans expected to start this fall.
Ray Whitehead, 40, longtime Washington county businessman and bank executive, died of polio at University Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday at St. James Catholic Church with burial in Richmond cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday at Jones funeral home. Whitehead led Ainsworth Bank as vice president, helped found the Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce, led the Washington County Izaak Walton League, and supported local sports and conservation. He was born February 25, 1912 in Cairo Nebraska and lived in Washington since 1929. He is survived by his wife Margaret, son Douglas, daughter Jane, his parents, and a sister.
Eisenhower launches a Southern campaign swing greeting cheers in Alabama Florida and Arkansas. He attacks the Truman era as a mess in Washington, cites scandals and calls for cleaning up government while praising rotation in Korea and civil service reforms.
Funeral services for Benjamin Curtis age 62 are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fredonia Methodist church with Rev. E. C. Sears presiding. Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery.
Farmers of Washington county are invited to the annual fall livestock management and outlook meeting. Speakers include Rex Beresford from Iowa State College and Benell Lampher, an agriculture economist, discussing practices and industry outlook.
A Western diplomat labeled Jacob A. Malik's draft UN resolution as blackmail for blanket admission of 14 states. Malik proposed admitting five Communist-backed nations in exchange for nine Western-backed members, triggering opposition from United States Britain Turkey China and the Netherlands.
A meeting of the Washington Airport club will be held at the city airport here Friday evening at 7 30 o clock.
Scientists report during sleep the heart rate drops and cerebral blood supply decreases relative to the rest of the body, indicating reduced brain activity and circulation during rest periods.
Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday with high temperatures from 74 to 84. Tonight’s lows range 45 to 55 depending on location. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday with a chance of a few showers in western and north central areas Thursday night or Friday.
Adlai Stevenson tests a major farm policy address before agricultural leaders as he plans his first Western stump tour. Dirksen attacks Stevenson’s plans while Stevenson prepares for a national plowing contest speech at Kasson Minnesota and a nine state aerial swing.
The Young Republican club of Washington County hosts a Monday rally to urge youth participation in politics. Alex MacKenzie will attend as guest, with invitations sent to young voters and all others welcome. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary School in Washington.
A proclamation notes there is no closed season on fishing in South Carolina, indicating year-round fishing rights. The notice emphasizes state policy on fish harvesting without seasonal restrictions.
The City Ministerial Association met at the YMCA and outlined coming weeks events. Plans include inviting all Washington county ministers to a YMCA dinner on Tuesday in September to organize a county association. A Sept 18 reception for new teachers at the Methodist church is announced and a Bible dedication service is set for Sept 30 with Dr. Frank Gardner of Drake Bible College as guest speaker.
Funeral services for Wilbur G. Jackson, 42, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at Jones funeral home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He was found dead at his farm home northeast of Washington and is described as having died by suicide. He was born July 1, 1910, and married Mildred Starr. survivors include his wife, two sons, parents, a sister, and a brother.
Richard Ross son of Mr and Mrs Milton Ross of West Chester is among ten Iowa 4 H club members chosen for the annual Iowa tour set for September 14 The group includes 40 youth representing 4 H clubs Boy Scouts Future Farmers of America and Young People assembly They will tour nine eastern cities The tour is sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa development commission to acquaint the youth with Iowa industries.
Victor Long, brother of Huey P. Long, appears set to win the Democratic runoff for Congress in Louisiana. In Alexandria, early returns show a decisive lead, making him the fourth Long family member to secure a national legislative seat and restore strength after last February’s governor race setback.
Senator Bricker said Robert A. Taft will speak at Columbus meetings on October 2 and 5 in support of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Taft will campaign for Eisenhower Bricker and Republican candidates in state races across Ohio.
Washington dairyman Arthur Duensing will join 33 Iowa dairy farmers honored with 400 club certificates for 1952. The second annual Cow Conference in Ames on September 11 will recognize herds averaging 40 pounds of butterfat per year for 10 or more years with over 1 500 daily men expected to attend.
A traffic collision seven miles northeast of Clarion on Highway 6 left Vince Ennis dead and Leroy Adams seriously injured. The other driver was Raymond M. Bargoon of Robinsdale Minnesota. Ennis was 45 and Adams 44, both local businessmen.
The first touch of frost arrived in northern Iowa with light frost in lowland Spencer area at 35 degrees. Ames Charles City and Waterloo logged 40 degrees, 42 at Des Moines, 45 at Council Bluffs. Forecast calls for about 10 degrees warmer by Thursday.
AP dispatch from USS Boxer reports Communist troops in Korea shot and killed American airmen parachuting from a disabled plane. Typhoon Mary slows war activity as 50 F 80 jets strike Sinanju airfield and North Korean forces, while carrier planes from Boxer Princeton and Essex fly 250 sorties hitting supply depots bridges and rail lines.
Two more Washington county children, Gladys Blosser aged 10 of Wellman and Paul Kemp aged 3 of Kalona, were admitted to University hospital for polio treatment with fair condition notes. Kenneth Kos, 30, previously listed, remains in hospital and Mrs. Kenneth Patterson has been discharged.
The Child Health Conference scheduled at the Washington County Health Unit on Friday September 5 will be postponed.
Authorities report the theft of about 700 bushels of corn from government bins on Highway 34 near Creston. Thieves drilled holes in the bins to drop corn into a truck. the crop belonged to the Commodity Credit Corporation. FBI agents investigate the case.
The IOOF lodge met Tuesday evening with C. E. Garrett presiding. Plans were made for the Sept. 9 meeting when the Muscatine lodge will visit Washington with one candidate for the first degree. All members urged to attend and refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Alice S. Young SD, mother of J. L. Young and Don Young of Washington, died at her daughter Bertha Marvin’s Los Angeles home. A former Corydon resident, she moved to California in 1943. Services are planned for Thursday with burial in Los Angeles.
Rev. Jacob DeKoning returned from a ten day Damascus Ohio trip where he attended the Friends yearly meeting and met Canton friends. He will spend Thu and Fri in Rubio for a Star prayer conference. Howard Bailey and son Dean visited from Webster City. Betty Beasley Albuquerque Lloyd and Mrs Rittenhouse Los Angeles New London visited the John Rittenhouse home. Don Kuntz enrolled in Engineering at Iowa State University.
Platte City police warn that officers will pursue suspects by boat if needed after Zeno V. Culbertson refused to heed calls to shore while cruising among flooded Riverside buildings. He later faced the consequences of disobedience and a $50 fine.
Washington County Swine Producers directors meet with county veterinarians to finalize plans for a swine disease control meeting. The event is open to farmers and will be held in the high school auditorium at 7 30 tonight September 13 with speakers Dr Lawrence Carpenter and Dr Maynard Speer among others.
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