Truman Says U S Will Not Be Forced From Berlin
President Truman declared the United States seeks a peaceful solution to the Berlin crisis but will not yield under Russian duress. He affirmed standing on U S rights in Berlin and warned that Russian intimidation will not drive the U S out while negotiations continue for peace. He cited recent Berlin police disturbances as outside pressure on talks.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Berlin
George C. Marshall
Mr. Truman
Labor Union to Support Dewey in 1948 Campaign
The Building Service Employees International Union with 175 000 members pledged support to Governor Dewey at a statewide conference. Union officers presented resolutions praising his administration and promising backing, while noting AFL head William Green backs Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Thomas BE. Dewey
Building Service Employes International Union
Akl
Dewey
International Executive Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Building Service Workers
Roosevelt
Four Die in Iowa Air Crash Blamed on Flare Discharge
Decorah Iowa investigators say an accidental flare discharge caused a private Aeronea crash killing four men near the airfield. Victims include Robert Sattre 19 presumed pilot from Decorah Tom Knowlton 19 Doyle Wagner 24 of Osian Harold Hoffman 26 from Decorah. CAA to probe today.
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Decorah
Aeronea
Dewey Tatro
Norbert Locke
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa
Robert Sattre
Tom Knowlton
Doyie Wagner
Harold Hoffman
Sattre
Wagner
Ossian
Civil Aeronautics Administration
One Hundred Pupils At St James School
Enrollment at St James school rose by three to 140 pupils. Classes started Tuesday with the same staff led by Principal Sister Mary St Bede, with Sisters Mary Nazarita Mary Angelus and music instructor Sister Mary James Michael among the teachers.
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St. James School
Mary St. Bede
Mary M. Nazarita
Mary Angelus
Mary James Michael
Spry to lead at Four-District Plow Contest in Iowa
Clyde Spry assistant secretary of agriculture will headline the second annual four district conservation field day and contour plowing contest at Carl T Anderson farm Washington county. Other speakers include Anderson Ray Beckman and George M Browning. Over 5 000 attendees expected for demonstrations including farm pond construction and terracing. Eight contestants from four counties compete for entry to the regional contest in Clinton county on Sept 13. Furrow queens will be crowned and sponsors include soil commissioners of Washington Johnson and Keokuk counties. Parking and on site food and drinks available.
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Clyde Spry
Town
Carl T. Anderson
Washington County
Spry
Mr. Anderson
Ray Beckman
Fish and Game Division
Iowa Conservation Commission
George M. Brownings
Soil Conservation Office
Anderson Farm
Clinton County
Soil Commissioners
Washington
Iowa
Johnson
Wellman
Kalona
St Pauls Guild Sells Dr Bach Book In Charity Sale
The Woman s Guild of St Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church offers Dr Marcus Bach s latest book Report to Protestants. Autographed first editions are $3 each through Guild members Kermit Klopfenstein Anna Landau and Harold Wilson. The book explores pulpit pew relations and church unity.
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Woman's Guild of
St. Paul's
Pew
Dr. Bach
Wisconsin
Kansas
Brotherhood Meeting Ob served by United Presbyterian
Members of the United Presbyterian Brotherhood were reminded of a meeting set for Monday evening September 13 at 6 30 in the church. All new members are urged to attend. Sam James will speak about his recent trip to England and Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Brotherhood
Sam James
England
Wales
Russian Troops Fire on Berlin Anti Soviet Rally
In Berlin Germans protested Soviet control with a mass meeting near the Reichstag. Ten Russian soldiers opened fire across the sector boundary at the Brandenburg Gate as a German crowd toppled a Soviet flag. British police protected the Russian memorial as reinforcements cordoned the area.
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Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Reichstag
Allied Control Authority
Germany
Grand Jury Condemns Jail and Indicts No One
Washington county Iowa grand jury reports no indictments in two drunken driving cases but condemns the county jail facilities. It cites outdated capacity poor ventilation and lack of juvenile separation and urges a new jail vote and modern building. Report issued after inspection on September 9 1948 and to be published in the Washington Evening Journal.
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Atken
Washington County
Grand Jury
Sheriff’s Kitchen
Nota
Courhouse
John E. Wingler
Claude Capper
E. L. Barthulow
Foreman
Charles Davison
Brighton
Robert Guy
Orin H. Johnson
Riverside
Earl Miksch
Ainsworth
F. G. McClelland
Winona Smith
Washington
Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Appointment Day at West Chester School
A notice announces appointments to be held at the West Chester School on Tuesday afternoon September 14 with Mrs Roy Hough of West Chester handling bookings.
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West Chester
Roy Hough
Plans for Robert J. Simmering Graveside Services
Graveside services for Robert J. Simmering killed in action at Leyte on November 6, 1944 will be held at 2 PM Saturday Sept 11 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rev Tau K. Wells will officiate with arrangements by Sherman’s Funeral Home. Simmering born in Belle Prairie Town February 92 1Z served with the 96th Division since October 1942 and overseas in 1944. He married Muriel Dunbar in 1942 and survived by his widow, his parents, two brothers, a sister, a maternal grandmother, and paternal grandparents, all of Washington.
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Robert J. Simmering
Leyte
Philippine Islands
Woodlawn
Tau K. Wells
The
Baptist Church
Sherman
S. Set
Simmering
Belle Praige
Town
96Th
Muriel Dunbar
Henry Simmering
Macomb, Walmots
Richard and
Everette
Clyde Garrett
Mae Shockley
Jacob Simmering
Washington
Morrell Workers Asked to Return
Morrell and company invited 150 suspended workers to return to work today if they will obey foremen. The workers, all in the pork out department, were indefinitely suspended Tuesday for refusing assignments, and 500 Morrell employees were idled when hog kill and allied pork departments refused to take over pork cut men jobs. All are CIO United Packinghouse Workers members. Des Moines state employment security commission denied the claims of about 900 Morrell workers.
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Ottumwa
John Morrell and Company
Pork Out Department
Morrell
Hog Kill
Allied Pork Departments
CIO United Packinghouse
V F W Buys Washington building for permanent home
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 2SUS in Washington announced it has purchased the building at 114 116 West Second Street. Plans aim to convert it into a permanente home for the VFW and its Auxiliary, funded by member and friend subscriptions.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Organization
Washington
Don Bealer
West Second Street
K. of
Stoltwell- Morrison Ice Cream Co
Washington Motor Co
V. FF. W
Albert Orcutt
Unemployed Workers Seek Compensation After Meat Strike
Idle workers ask for unemployment benefits citing inactivity during and after the nationwide meat strike last spring. They argue the stoppage caused extended layoff periods and wage losses with ongoing job drought in related industries.
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Rell
Rev John McKune Jr Announces Christian Film Distribution
Reverend John McKune Jr said yesterday he will distribute Christian films to Iowa churches and other organizations, aiming to broaden religious media outreach across the state. The announcement underscored plans to partner with local churches and supply screenings and related materials.
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John McKune, Jr
Iowa
Movie showing at Christian Tabernacle tonight
The Missing Christians will be shown at the Christian Tabernacle tonight at 7 45 o clock.
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Izations
Christian Tabernacle
Three Counties Plan Joint Teachers Institute in Washington
Nearly all teachers from Washington Louisa and Johnson counties will gather in Washington on September 17 for a tri county Teachers Institute sponsored by the State Department of Public Instruction and local superintendents. The event emphasizes curriculum revision in high schools with sessions led by Iowa college and state university instructors.
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Washington
Louisa
Johnson Counties
State Department of Public Instruction
Lester B. Wirabill
Washington County
Iowa
State University
J. O. Mecklenburg
Louisa County Schools
I J. Snider
Johnson County Schools
Krabill
Des Moines Iowa Fair Weather Forecast
Weather bulletin for Des Moines shows continued cool conditions tonight with little change tomorrow. Highs today in the 68 to 79 range, lows tonight 38 to 45 north and near 45 south, with tomorrow's high around 71 to 73. Local temperatures list a high of 70 and low of 529.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New auto deputy Hensley begins duties with treasurer office
Homer Hensley started work as auto deputy in the office of County Treasurer W. E. Hewell yesterday. He will assist with duties alongside longtime employee Besse Jones who has been there for some time.
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Homer Hensley
New Auto
W. E. Hewell
Besse Jones
Junior High Pupils Name Room Officers
Washington junior high students complete home room organization with elected officers for the coming term. Sixth grade officers include Anla McBee president Patricia Anderson vice president Sally Miller secretary Anna Anderson treasurer. Seventh grade officers list Karen Engle president Roberta Arthur vice president Eddie Morrison secretary Harriet Kunik treasurer. Eighth grade officers include Dan Brindley president Marilyn Anderson vice president Lavonne Edwards secretary Judy Arthur treasurer.
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Washington Junior High School
Anla McBee
Patricia Anderson
Sally Miller
Anna Anderson
Karen Engle
Roberta Arthur
Eddie Morrison
Harriet Kunik
Margarette McCreery
Afrdythe Wead
Joy Blien Picken
Robert Surface
I Dan Brindley
Marilyn Anderson
Lavonne Edwards
Judy Arthur
Shirley Owens
Kathryn Omcutt
Ray Tweeten
Frank Miller
Giant onion shown by C. E. Maplethorpe
Exhibited today at the Journal office a large Spanish sweet onion weighing 11% to 1% pounds. Another bulb from the same patch weighed 2 pounds. A slice would extend over the edges of a large hamburger bun.
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Journal
Maplethorpe
Wellman
Funeral services for Nick Roth held in Crawfordsville
Services were conducted Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home at two o'clock with Rev. Fred Miller presiding. Burial followed in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Pallbearers listed include Arley Anderson Leslie Ficher M.D. Lee A F Atchison Frank Casey and Laster Orr.
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Nick Roth
Jones Funeral Home
Fred ©. Miller
Crawfordsville
Arley Anderson
Uceslie Ficher
M.D. Lee
A. F. Atchison
Frank Casey
Laster Orr
Farmers Plow Wide Fire Breaks Around Windbreaks
Advisers urge farmers to plow and strip 10 feet around windbreaks to guard crops against fire. The precaution targets protecting fields from spreading flames and preserves planting.
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Socval
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Sian Jeep
John Hughes
Manchester
Eng
Franz Neumann
Socialist Party
Plan Services
State Employment Security Commission
V.F.W
VLBW
Bealey
Veterarans
V._F.W
V.F.W. Hall
Bealer
Raymond Glasgow
Marion
McAvoy
Milo Steele, Jr
Auiliiry
Mra
M.S. Aicavooy
C. E. Maplethorpe
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