Truman Weighs New Plea to Avert Steel Walkout
President Truman considers appealing to delay the nationwide steel strike set for next Wednesday. White House mediation and a three man fact finding panel report Saturday to influence federal efforts to avert a walkout by CIO United Steelworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
White House
CIO
United Steelworkers
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
New York
Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee
Executive Board
Pittsburgh
Forty Names Added To Petit Jury List
Forty additional names were drawn for petit juror duty for the September term of district court. Judge R. G. Yoder ordered the 40 names after 25 of the initially drawn 50 were excused. Jurors report Monday morning Sept 19 for duty and the same day Oscar Fetters faces a murder trial. Named jurors include Noah D. Beer Wellman Frances Belles Washington Eva Clegg Ainsworth etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Noonan
R. G. Yoder
Petit
Oscar Fetters
Noah D. Beer
Wellman
Frances Belles
Washington
Home Talent Show in Keota Promoted by WHO
Radio station WHO presents a home talent show in Keota on September 2 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with Dixie Jordan and Red Secohee as stars. Winners will be aired Saturday afternoon between 1 and 2. Contestants of any entertainment act may enter by writing to Mrs. James R. Bell of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
TTT
Dixie Jordan
Red Secohee
James R. Bell
District CROP Meeting Set at Ottumwa YMCA
Verney Unruh district director for 1949 CROP in Iowa calls a September 15 meeting at the Ottumwa YMCA with representatives from six counties Washington Keokuk Jefferson Wapello Van Buren and Davis Albert Farmer state CROP director and other officials attend to plan county organizations A film Operation Mercy will be shown depicting CROP work The eagle symbol is noted by ten countries as a sign of supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verney Unruh
Iowa
Ottumwa
Washington
Keokuk
Jefferson
Wapello
van Buren
D Davis
Albert Farmer
Weather Outlook for Des Moines
Partly cloudy and warmer through today and Friday. Highs near 70 to 75 this afternoon and 75 to 80 Friday. Lows around 48 to 54 tonight. Winds light, then 15 to 20 mph from the south to southwest Friday. Temperatures Wednesday near 69/34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Divorce Granted in Tinnes Versus Tinnes Case
Judge R. G. Yoder signed a decree granting Victor Tinnes a divorce from Deloris Tinnes. The court also approved a property settlement previously agreed to by both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Yoder
Victor Tinnes
Deloris Tinnes
Washington County Jail Condemned by Grand Jury
Washington County Iowa grand jurors issue a strongly worded report declaring the jail in a very bad state of repair and beyond repair. They urge the Board of Supervisors to erect a new facility and request publication of the report in all county legal newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Grand Jury
Ira Gernan
Wilbur Witthoft
State of
Iowa
Leonard J. Marie
District Court
Jal
Board of Supervisors
Charles C. Snyder
Loren D. Robertson
Washington Couty
Warn Dog Owners Must Keep Pets at Home
City officials warned dog owners that pets must be kept on premises due to many complaints about loose dogs. Stray dogs will be disposed of if owners do not confine them, with mothers of small children citing school safety concerns. The piece notes a Kentucky schoolhouse dating to 1845 in Highland township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Highland Township
YMCA Winter Classes Release Schedule
Washington YMCA announces winter and fall schedules effective Sept 14 with gym refinishing completed. Classes span second to sixth graders and junior high to high school groups with specific weekly gym times and swimming periods, including Monday Wednesday and Saturday sessions and varied swim slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Artemas Brown
Brown
Plan Rites Saturday For William Tener 95
Funeral services for William Tener 95 will be held Saturday afternoon September 10 at two oclock in Riverside Methodist church. Graveside services will be in charge of the Masonic lodge. Tener Riverside s oldest resident died Wednesday morning after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
William Tener
Riverside Methodist
Masonic Lodge
Tener
Four-District Conservation Field Day Planned at Amana
The third annual event brings soil conservation and contour plowing demonstrations, airplane spraying, and speeches to the Amana Society farm on Saturday September 10. Four counties enter four furrow queens with Martha Gamon of Washington as local representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Amana Society
Carl
Martha Gamon
Washington
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu McClure held at Jones
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu McClure were held Wednesday at 2 30 in the Jones funeral home with Dr Fred E Miller and Rev Walter Smith in charge. Mr Milo Sorden provided special music. Pallbearers included Cliff Campbell Rollie Miller Charles Reed John Cupp Walter Kyle and Ed Custer. WSCS executive board DUV and Marine Corps league members attended. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu McClure
Jones Funeral
Fred E. Miller
Walter Smith
Milo Sorden
Cliff Campbell
Rollie Miller
Charles Reed
John Cupp
Walter Kyle
Ed Custer
WSCS
DUV
Marine Corps League
Elm Grove Cemetery
Bonus delay explained in legion letter to veterans
S W Easter, adjutant of Leon Keaty American Legion post, received a Des Moines official letter clarifying bonus payment delays. Robert G Logan notes many claims are irregular and still in special processing, with no cause for veteran worry as payments proceed. Correspondence on these claims only delays payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Easter
Leon Keaty
American Legion
Robert G Logan
Des Moines
Vetterans
Logan
Reid couple returns from Labor Day Chicago visit
Dr and Mrs Fred Reid returned Wednesday from an over Labor Day visit in Chicago where they were hosted by Mrs Marguerite Drury and visited at the Dr Harry Reid home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Reid
Chicago
Marguerite Drury
Harry Reid
Five Point Program Of Trade Concessions For Britain
A British five point plan for American trade concessions and direct aid was presented at the Anglo American Canadian monetary conference. It seeks permission to spend Marshall Plan dollars worldwide, US purchase of rubber and other Sterling-area products, more natural rubber by reducing synthetic use, tariff and regulation relief for British sellers, and reinterpreting the 1946 loan to shift buying toward Western Europe. Treasury Secretary Snyder later announced four task forces would study the issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
Hei
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
United States
Sterling
Western
Europe
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Meet The New Principal Washington High School selects Robert Everetts
Washington high school and junior college announce a new principal, Robert Everetts of Delonge Tl, a nine year veteran teacher. He earned a M Ed in public school administration from the University of Wyoming after attending Western Illinois State Teachers College and studying at Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Robert Everetts
Delonge
Everetts
Western Illinois State Teachers College
Colorado
University of Colorado
University of Wyoming
Iranian Will Speak at Rotary Club Meeting
Ali Noury Esfandiary, a Tran native and University of Iowa graduate, will speak at the Rotary club ladies night next Monday at 6 30 PM. Walter Farrell, club program director, says Esfandiary will discuss Women of the Middle East with insights from his travels and economic training. The event will entertain members wives and Washington school faculty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Ali Noury-Esfandiary
Tran
Walter Farrell
Mr. Esfandiary
University of Iowa
Middle East
Europe
Fin
Estandiary
Near East
Washington
Parishioners honor Rev. H. J. Corcoran at farewell supper
St James parishioners held a potluck on the school lawn to honor Rev H J Corcoran before his transfer to St Paul parish in Burlington. Visiting clergy from St Ambrose college and local pastors attended and a large purse gift was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
School Lawn
H. J. Corcoran
St. Paul
Burlington
Rrates Msgr. Burke
E. M. O'Connor
William O'Connor
Urban Ruhl
St. Ambrose College
J. E. Toomey
Father Corcoran
Paul Wetzstein
East Pleasant Plain
Irene Ofelt
St. James Church
America
Toomey
Dentist Dr. W LeRoy Riley Joins County Health Service
Dr. W LeRoy Riley son of Mrs L F Harding passed the California state board exam for dentists and accepted a position as county health dentist with a mobile unit headquartered at Santa Cruz. He will serve several schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. LeRoy Riley
L. F. Harding
Riley
Santa Cruz
Shelby Oats Seed Available From County Committee
A limited supply of Shelby oats, a new high yield white variety, will be released by the Committee for Agricultural Development. J L Robinson of Iowa State College notes Shelby’s strong test weight and smut and rust resistance but greater height and lodging susceptibility compared with Clinton. Growers must be nominated by the County Seed Distribution committee and allotments are based on 1948 oat acreage. seed is restricted to local growers under contract. John T. Scopes was arrested and convicted for teaching Evolution in Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee For Agricultural Development
J. L. Robinson
Iowa State College
Shelby
Anthony
Clinton
Extension Service
County Extension Office
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First Ward Forest Brock, Washington
Jewell Carris
Robert Buck
Eugene Chalupa
Faye Cherwinker
Ainsworth
Eva Clegg
Paul Fern
Ralph Foster
Burton Fox
Grace Gabriel
Emma Gault
Duane Griggs
Leland Griggs
West Chester
Charlie Grisham
Ferne Hering
Crawfordsville
Lucile Kleese
Joe Lang
Margaret Luckey
Wayne Marston
Leona Mottet
Lorene McGraw
Brighton
E. W. Norton
Hulda Olds
Kenneth Ornduff
Max Owen
Cecil Porter
Newton H. Robinson
Ruby Sharp
Florence Shimon
Kalona
LeNora Taylor
Muriell Te Bockhurst
Washington Township
Myrtle R. Thoma
Lloyd Walker
Vernon Weaver
Paul Welte
Richmond
John Wheelan
Jackson Township
Scott Wilcox
Roxie Young
YMCA
Dean Acheson
Lett
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Say
Ernested
International
Der
Bevin
Ises
Tive
Charlotte Timm
Iowa County
Celine Burns
Johson County
Janice White
Keokuk County
Iowa City Flying Service
Rex B. Conn
Cedar Rapids
Harry D. Linn
Ali Nourykk
Rev
Corcoran
Rev Corcoran
Sisters of Charity
Msgr. Burke
Shelby Oats
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Ohio
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