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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1950
Page
1
Dr Henry Lampe spoke to a large Presbyterian church audience about Korea as a Christian country. He drew on forty years as a missionary, argued that Russian pressure in the north fuels conflict, and urged Korea to develop under a free government rather than be divided.
Bemidji reports a three day national Flying Farmers convention with 125 planes landing at the new airport and about 450 delegates. A planned wave of up to 200 planes is to arrive, with 600 total planes from 38 states expected, and a flying farmer queen to be crowned Wednesday.
Death of Arthur T. Van Zanty reported from Grinnell Iowa after illness since February. Survived by wife and three daughters. Service set at Smith Funeral Home Grinnell on September 5 at 2 30 p m. he was father of Mrs Hal Williams of Washington.
Seven persons appeared in the city police court Saturday morning on traffic violation charges. Charles G. Swift speeding $10, Eugene Darnell speeding $15, Kenneth Fern speeding $10, Burl Stoutner speeding $10, Paul Grossheim running stop sign $5, L. B. De Hart speeding $15, Daryl Tucker speeding $10.
The Milwaukee interurban crash that killed nine and injured 48 prompts public hearings. PSC head John Doerfer says hearings will air details. Investigators examine automatic signal plans as two Speedrail trains collided head on near Milwaukee. Nine remain in critical condition. nineteen hurt in hospitals.
Former Washington resident Alma N Maxwell died in Sherman Oaks California Funeral services were held August 24 at Van Nuys with interment in Oakwood cemetery Chatsworth She is survived by two daughters one son and two grandchildren.
Mrs. M G Campbell Sr 76 of 1114 East Main Street died at home Sunday night after illness. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at Jones funeral home with Rev Carl Meeghelsen officiating. Burial in Ainsworth cemetery. She was born July 12 1874 in Crawfordsville to William and Esther McClelland. Survived by husband two sons Bruce Milroy Indiana and Mark Jr Ainsworth a daughter Elizabeth Body Plymouth Michigan, one brother Frank McClelland Brighton and one sister Elsie Kendrick Biddle Montana. Five grandchildren also survive.
Three Washington county farmers Marion Robertson of Brighton Earl Grout of Riverside and Joe Knotek of Washington were honored for soil conservation and community service by regional soil commissioners. They will be recognized at a Des Moines banquet with Goodyear Rubber Company promotion. Accompanying commissioners are Howard Anderson Crawfordsville James Birney Washington and Homer Vincent Wellman.
A meeting of the Washington iBooster club is scheduled for 7 30 oclock Wednesday evening at the YMCA, inviting members to attend and discuss club affairs.
Ford Motor Company and the CIO United Auto Workers sealed a five year contract covering 110000 workers. It offers an immediate eight cent hourly increase plus five cents for skilled workers, plus four cent annual increases for four years and pensions rising to 125 dollars a month. The wage index tied to cost of living with quarterly reviews and non reopenable terms.
A daytime electrical storm sparked at least 40 fires across California, killing two people Melvin Schmidt 16 and Lena Lange 7. Fires damaged buildings Long Beach San Diego Los Angeles. a supermarket burned for an estimated fifty thousand dollars. Rain winds aided containment efforts as volunteers were called.
Steel plant engineers report a temporary win against muskrats undermining a 15 foot earthen dam at an 80 acre lake near Russellville Alabama. Raptors dug a 3 foot hole expanding to 25 feet. drag lines were rushed in to seal the breach and guard highways nearby.
The excursion ship Virginia V was towed into port after blowing a boiler tube on a Padget Sound cruise. Passengers remained calm as coast guard planes dropped flares to locate the vessel and nearby cutters aided the ship, with power loss and a temporary SOS.
In Washington the backers and opponents of the McCarran communist control bill accused each other of advocating police state methods. Senator Kilgore proposed replacing FBI authority with congressional power to round up communists into concentration camps when national security is threatened. Senator Mundt argued Kilgore seeks police state measures to defeat the bill as it heads to the Senate.
Members of the Washington Y's Men’s Club will hold their first meeting since summer recess Tuesday evening September 5 at 6 20. The club has not met during July and August, as in past years.
Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin tells CBS he is confident all defense manpower needs can be met despite a tight labor market in some areas. He cites potential recalls of older workers women and the handicapped and notes the U S employment service is recruiting through multiple local offices to fill defense plant jobs.
Washington notes the House shelved efforts to extend the GI Bill to Korean veterans for this session as members depart for a 10 day informal recess. Veterans groups urged caution while studies launched to gauge needs. the White House budget office and Veterans Administration gave cautious, noncommittal positions.
Guy Stumpf 56 of five miles north of Washington died at his home at 8 Saturday evening after a two month illness. Funeral at St James church at 9:30 Tuesday. burial in Holy Trinity cemetery Richmond. Rosary at Sherman’s tonight. Born November 30 1893 near Kalona son of George and Catherine West Stumpf. Survived by Edna wife one sister Mrs Jack Anderson Park Rapids Minnesota and six brothers Fred Bert Harry Harold Paul William all in Richmond Kalona communities.
United Press reports a bitter clash sees Angang retaken by Communist troops then regained by American forces as the front sways. tanks and infantry clash along the No 2 port approaches while Kasan near Taegu and other fronts see renewed Allied pressure toward Masan and Pusan.
Des Moines area forecasts fair and cool this afternoon and tonight with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. Tuesday turns warmer with upper 70s to mid 80s and scattered showers or thundershowers arriving by Wednesday into Thursday. Winds mainly east to southeast at 12 to 18 mph. Low Tuesday night 56 to 62, highs Wednesday 80 to 90.
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