British American Dollar Conference Nears End Tonight
Washington reports the three power talks enter final round as Britain seeks US aid and possible shift of Far East military burdens. Treasury Secretary Snyder cites potential last session with hope for several agreements to ease Britain’s dollar crisis, while Canada’s Abbott warns no immediate full solution. Marshall stands as possible ally to back shifting obligations.
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Washington
Britain
State Department
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Far East
George Co. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Funeral services set for Mrs Fryitas in Iowa City
Funeral services for Mrs Carrie Fryitas of Iowa City will be held at McGovern funeral home at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Fryitas, formerly Carrie Toomey of Washington, died in Iowa City Sunday morning.
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Carrie Fryitas
Iowa City
McGovern
Hi Y Induction Set For Tuesday Evening
Induction of new members into the Washington Hi Y club is postponed to Tuesday at seven o'clock due to the Rotary club dinner. The ceremony will be in the YMCA gym and the public is invited. Artemas Brown YMCA secretary announced the change and urged return of any borrowed textbooks.
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Washington Hi-Y Club
Rotary Club
YMCA
Artemas Brown
Meeting to Discuss Farm Policy at Mt Pleasant
Ruth Foster announces a district meeting at Mt Pleasant on Tuesday Sept 13 at 10 a.m. at city hall. Everette Stoneberg and Francis Kutish will lead with farm leaders from Washington and nearby counties attending to review farm problems, government actions, costs, and effects on trade and living costs.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Foster
Bivsine
United States
Everette Stoneberg
Francis Kutish
Extension Department
Polio case reported for Carl White Jr near Ainsworth
Carl White Jr. of southeast of Ainsworth was taken to University hospital in Iowa City Friday night suffering from polio. His name was erroneously reported Saturday as Carl Martin.
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Carl White Jr
Ainsworth
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mr White
Carl Martin
Des Moines Weather Outlook With Cooler Night Frost
Central and eastern portions expect cloudy skies with occasional rain this afternoon. Winds shift to northwest 20 to 25 mph. Highs 67 to 75, then turning colder tonight with lows 42 to 58. Occasional rain in central and east tonight. Tuesday mostly cloudy and cool with highs 55 to 60. Clear and cool Tuesday night with frost possible. lows 36 to 42.
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Des Moines
New Art Teacher Joins Stewart and Lincoln Schools
Stewart and Lincoln schools welcome Cleda Drebenstedt as a new art teacher. A Burlington resident, she holds a BA in art from Town State Teachers College and teaches all grades in both schools. She stresses art helps children express themselves and begin art appreciation early.
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Stewart and
Lincoln
Cleda Drebenstedt
Iowa State Teachers College
Miss Drebenstedt
Stewart
West Main
Marriage License Issued to Dunton and Baskett
A marriage license was issued Saturday to William V. Dunton and Anna Mae Baskett, both of Washington.
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William V. Dunton
Anna Mae Baskett
Washington
Cold Front Sweeps Midwest Preceded by Rain
A vast cold front moved from the Canadian Rockies, bringing scattered snow to western mountains and triggering a nationwide drop in temperatures. Forecasters warned of a severe snap, with snow in Montana and Wyoming and frost possible in the Midwest if skies clear.
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Midwest
Rocky Mountain Area
United Press
Canadian Rockies
Masters
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Middlewest
Canada
Rapid City
S. D
Four Die In Collision On Illinois Highway
Slippery pavements blamed for a head on crash near DeKalb Illinois killing four and injuring ten others. In California heavy seas broke up the Pacific Enterprise grounded off Point Arena. An electrical storm knocked out Bonneville lines plunging the Pacific northwest into darkness for about thirty minutes. Spokane hospitals reported polio patients needing hand pumped iron lungs.
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DeKalb
Ill
California
Pacific Enterprise
Point Arena
San Francisco
Bonneville Power Project
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Rainfall Totals 1.8 Inches With Minor Wind Damage
Nearly two inches of rain fell in Washington during the weekend per the official weather observer. The 1.8 inch total includes Saturday and Sunday evenings with little wind accompanying the showers. A large limb fell at Central Park's south edge but no other damage was reported.
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Washington
Official Weather Observer
Central Park
Refusal of Fourth Round Wage Increase Sets Pattern
Chicago reports developments in steel and meat packing wage talks. Observers say big four meat packers and two unions have not sought a fourth raise as a presidential fact finding board backs no steel worker pay rise, signaling a broader pattern for the industry. The unions seek general increases plus health and pension benefits for about 190000 workers, with 90000 at the four firms directly affected.
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Truman
David L. Cole
Samuel T. Roseman
Carroll R. Daugherty
Steele
Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Armour
Swift
Cudahy
Wilson
Big Four
Rural Iowa mother sustains 36 year school lunches
Mrs. J. W. Meyer of Keota rural route two writes of a 36 year record packing noon meals for her children. Starting with Theodore in 1912 and continuing through Virginia’s 1947 Keota High graduation, she prepared lunches for one to three children across generations in local schools.
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J. W. Meyer
Route Two
Keota
Meyer
Washington
Theodore Meyer
Maurice
Ernest
Mildred
Virginia
Keota High School
Social Security Rep To Visit Wellman And Washington Offices
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will be in Wellman on Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 3 30 at the Community Building to assist with filing old age insurance claims and Social Security numbers. The rep will also be in Washington on Wednesday morning from 9 30 to 10 30 at the Iowa State Employment Office to help with claims and numbers.
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Social Security Administration
Burlington
Wellman
Washington
Iowa State Employment Office
Czech Bishops Urge Peace Talks With Reds at Trnava
Vatican radio reports that ten Czech bishops urged an immediate halt to persecutions of Catholic priests and called for freedom for Archbishop Beran. They set conditions for negotiations with the state at the August 14 conference in Trnava, seeking improved church-state relations.
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Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Trnava
Peace talks eyed to end Missouri Pacific strike
In St Louis four railroad brotherhoods on strike said they would attend a meeting called by a Citizens' committee to break the ice between management and unions. Mo Pac officials were expected to attend as the walkout halted operations across 11 states.
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Et. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Citizens’ Committee
Mo-Pac
Roy E. Davidson
The
Brotherhoods
Fort Madison Students Win Writing Awards
Fort Madison high school students earned honors at the Iowa High School Press Association convention in Iowa City. Ron Shoop won the sports writing contest and Lois Bubb secured third place in editorial writing.
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Iowa. City
Fort Madison
Iowa High School Press Association
University of Iowa
Ron Shoop
Lois Bubb
Senate approves $1.314 billion military aid bill after GOP compromise
A joint Senate Foreign Relations Armed Services Committee vote of 20 to 3 approved a $1.314 billion military aid package for free nations. Republicans dropped a demand for a China arms grant, allowing Truman to spend $75 million in the general area of China, with final floor debate to follow.
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Washington
Senate
Combined Foreign Relations Armed Services Committee
China
Truman
Tom Connally
Tex
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Harry F. Byrd
Republican Committee
Western
Europe
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Len Mich
John Foster Dulles
Saint
Iowa Traffic Toll Mounting in September
Des Moines Public Safety Commissioner Alfred Kahl noted a surge in Iowa highway deaths, with 22 highway fatalities this month and 67 in September last year. He warned the toll could rival 1948 levels, citing unusual late year highway traffic including farm vehicles as a contributing factor.
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Des Moines
Public Safety
Alfred Kahl
Iowa
City Celebrates First Train Arrival
The event marked by a September celebration drew about five thousand people to Washington to witness the first train 858 arrive, creating a festive turnout.
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Wash
Cellington
Four-County Soil Day Draws 2000 in Amana Demonstrations
More than two thousand people attended the third annual four-county soil conservation demonstration and field day at the Amana farm. Owen Jones of Williamsburg won the plowing match with Webster runner-up among seven entrants. Demonstrations covered grass waterway shaping seed ing tile outlet repair and fuel tests. Harry Linn spoke in the afternoon beside music from Williamsburg high school band. Martha Gammon represented Washington county as furrow queen. Next year’s field day will be in Johnson county.
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Amana Farm
Joe Knotek
Washington County
Owen Jones
Williamsburg
Amana
Webster
Harry Linn
Martha Gammon
Johnson County
Seven Iowans Die In Weekend Highway Crashes
United Press reports seven Iowans killed in weekend traffic wrecks and three more in Illinois. Victims include Shirley McIntosh 15 and Shirley Williams 18 killed near Marquette and McGregor on Highway 138. Other fatalities: John Jensen Dunlap 54, John Cogan 34, William Cogan 83, Lloyd Anderson 88, Thomas Wilcox 71, Cora Morehead 78, Mrs Fulkerson Sr Cedar Rapids. Three-vehicle collision near Macomb? Maquoketa two-car crash west of Maquoketa.
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United Press
Illinois
Shirley McIntosh
Marquette
Date Williams
Plattevile Wis
John Petersen
Dunlap
John Cogan
William Cogan
Dubuque
Lloyd Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wilcox
Corn Morehead
Alice Morehead
Maquoketa
S. ¢. Fulkerson
St. Cedar Rapids
Miss McIntosh
Williams
Frank Davis
McGregor
Highway 138
Heuss Elected President of West Germany in Historic Vote
The West German federal convention elected Theodor Heuss as president, after a second ballot produced 416 votes of 800. A former schoolteacher and publisher, Heuss is described as affable with white hair and a longtime participant in liberal and democratic politics since the Weimar era.
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Bonn
Germany
Theodor Heuss
Heuss
Paul von Hindenburg
Weimar Republic
National Social
Friedrich Naumann
German Democratic Party
Adolf Hitler
Barn Fire Destroys Stransky Farm Cattle Barn
Firefighters from Wellman and Kalona respond to a Thursday call at the Marion Stransky farm east of Pilotburg. A cattle barn burned to the ground, filled with baled alfalfa and straw, with little machinery lost. Loss partly covered by insurance. cause unknown.
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Wellman and Kalona
Marion Stransky
Pilotburg
Baptist Men to Hold Dinner Meeting Tonight
Members of the Men's Fellowship at the Baptist church will gather in the church dining room at 6 50 this evening for a hamburger steak dinner. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service.
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Men's Fellowship of the Baptist Church
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