Acheson Bevin Discuss Balkans in Cold War Talks
Secretary Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Bevin moved to Balkan issues in ongoing cold war strategy discussions. They examined Greece Albania and the broader Tito Stalin feud as Spain's Western Europe relations and UN membership also arose in the talks. Schuman may join to review the world picture.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Balkan
State Department
Spain
Europe
Department
Michael J. McDermott
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Tito
Stalin
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Meet The New Teachers In Washington High
Ben D. Bruns arrives as the new chemistry instructor for Washington high school. A George Iowa native, he taught physics and chemistry in Lake City for two years and served as a Navy pharmacist’s mate during World War II. Bruns attended Morningside College and Drake University and now resides at 214 East Washington Street.
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Washington
Ben D. Bruns
George
Iowa
Bruns
Lake City
Mr. Bruns
Morningside College
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Navy
Drake University
East Washington Street
Local Youth Overcomes Polio Fear Finds Lockjaw
Word from Town City reports Carl White Jr. of southeast of Ainsworth was taken to University hospital after a feared polio diagnosis. Further tests show a severe lockjaw case, but he is improving and now receiving visitors.
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Carl White Jr
Ainsworth
University Hospital
Town City
Carl
Larry Foster Completes TV Repair Course in Davenport
Larry Foster of Washington completed a week long television repair course held at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport under General Electric field service engineer R L Merwin Jr. The instruction included hands on work with actual television models and was aided by several GE field men including Jewels Kish of Chicago.
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Larry Foster
Washington
Blackhawk
Davenport
R. L. Merwin Jr
General Electric Corporation
Mer. Foster
General Electric Company
Jewels Kish
Chicago
Infant Dies In Three-Story Fall
A 10 month old girl, Diana May Wiese, fell three floors when a window screen collapsed at a residence hotel in Des Moines. Detectives ruled it an accident. the child was on a bed near a window while her father, 23, bathed. The mother, 21, was job hunting. Diana died at Broadlawns hospital.
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Des Moines
Diana May Wiese
Robert H. Wiese
Elizabeth Hotel
H. E. Traftley
Tom White
Waterloo
Janette
Wiese
Diana
Broadlawns Hospital
Washington High elects Student Council officers
Students at Washington high school today elected the council officers for the year. Harry Ramseyer former vice president was chosen president with Claire Davis as vice president. Virginia Messenger was named secretary and Reed Green elected treasurer.
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Washington High School
Harry Ramseyer
Claire Davis
Virginia Messenger
Reed Green
Lawrence Barth
Wayne Barnes
Gul Benell
Charles Gray
Ronald Sheetz
Don Redlinger
Roger Waggoner
Dean Gotf
Dwayne Martin
Jim Wolf
Larry Thornton
Allen Woods
Don Kuntz
Don Schantz
Douglas Fuhr
Dale Brown
Paul Grossheim
Don Meyer
Gene Williams
Gene Yoder
Harold Messenger
Don Rich
Jim Redlinger
Gerald Koch
Jack Fields
Mr. Everetts
Murray Demands U S Steel Acceptance Of Pension Board Report
Pittsburgh union leader Philip Murray urged U S Steel to accept the presidential fact finding board’s pension and insurance recommendations as the basis for a prompt settlement. Murray said Truman asked for an unequivocal reply from both sides on acceptance of the board’s proposals.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
Steel Industry Board
Murray
U. S. Steel
Factfinding Board
Truman
Petition Seeks Surfacing for Brighton Washington Road
Residents of Bright and Washington circulate petitions to the Iowa State Highway Commission urging immediate surfacing of the Brighton to Washington gravel road due to its very poor condition and heavy traffic. The petitions claim paving or black topping is justified and request action on the road as an immediate improvement project.
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Bright and
Washington
Brightonn- Washington
State Highway Commission
State Commission
State Highway Commission of
State of
Iowa
Fetters Insanity Defense Planned in 1914 Murder Case
Iowa case State vs Oscar Fetters moves to plead insanity at the time Hugh Dougall Sr was killed in 1914. Defense filing notes intent to show mental disorder from a chronic skin ailment begun in youth. Trial set to open in district court Monday September 19 with subpoenas at county expense.
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State of
Iowa
Oscar Fetters
Fetters
Hugh Dougall Sr
R. Kh. Noonan
Saylor Flips Pennsylvania Seat Beats Coffey Sr in District 26
John Philip Saylor, Navy veteran Republican, defeats Mrs. Robert L. Coffey Sr. in Pennsylvania 26th District race. Coffey conceded as Saylor led by about 10,000 votes with 146 precincts reporting. Saylor campaigned door to door against Truman policies, vowing to defend free enterprise and oppose socialistic welfare.
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John P. Saylor
Alex Stewart
Indiana
Jimmie Stewart
Saylor
Congress
Ethel Coffey
Johnstown
Robert L. Coffey Jr
Gabrielson
Pennsylvania
Leonard W. Hall
N Y
Republican Congressional Committee
Pe National
Truman
John Philip Saylor
Robert L. Coffey
Robert Coffey Jr
Twenty Two Inducted As Members of Hi Y
Twenty two students were inducted into Washington High School Hi Y during the annual candle light ceremony at the YMCA gym. Richard Tweeten presided as 50 Hi Y members, visitors, and Principal Robert Everetts looked on.
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Washington High School
Ymca Gymnasium
Richard Tweeten
Robert Everetts
Prediction of Tax Free Margarine For Next Year
Sen William Fulbright says American housewives can expect tax free yellow margarine next year as the repeal bill on oleomargarine taxes is postponed. He notes democratic leaders voted to bring the repealer up as first order of business in the next session despite his disappointment at the delay.
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Washington
ULP
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Fulbright
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
Boy Struck By Car Near Kalona Sustains Serious Injuries
Kenneth Zillmer, six, of route one Riverside, suffered a broken left thigh and possible right ankle injury after being hit by a car on highway 22 three miles east of Kalona. He was taken to Mercy hospital. Sheriff Charles Snyder said Zillmer ran into the road as Jeff G. Yoder of Kalona swerved to avoid him.
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Kenneth Zillmer
Route One
Riverside
Highway 22
Mercy Hospital
Charles Snyder
Kalona
Jeff G. Yoder
Yoder
Prof Kelso to Speak Tomorrow on Parliamentary Procedure
Club women of Washington county are reminded that tomorrow at 2 30 o'clock in the YMCA community room the YWCA will present Prof H E Kelso of Iowa City in a talk on parliamentary procedure. This session is the second and last officers training series for the season. Any interested club woman is invited.
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Club
Washington County
YMCA
YWCA
H. E. Kelso
Iowa City
Former Communist Testimony Ties Browder Deportation Clearances
A former Communist testified before a senate judiciary subcommittee that Eleanor Roosevelt and Cordell Hull helped Mrs. Browder secure a 1944 re entry and citizenship after an illegal entry arrest in 1940. Rushmore also cited claims linking Earl Browder with Roosevelt, plus broader comments on Communist influence in New York schools and government circles.
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Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Karl Browder
Senate Judiciary
Howard Rushmore
New York Journal-American
Rushmore
Browder
Canada
United States
Department of State
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Benjamin Gitlow
Communist Party
Earl Browder
Roosevelt
White House
Maurice Malkin
Moscow
Malkin
Minsk
Russia
Brooklyn
N. Y
Work in the third degree to be held at Masonic Temple
A meeting at the Masonic Temple here tonight will conduct the third degree ritual. The event is scheduled for the evening with members expected to attend.
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Masonic Temple
Marriage License Issued to Allen and Te Bockhorst
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse today to Joseph P. Allen and Norma Jane Te Bockhorst, both residents of Kalona.
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Court House
Joseph P. Allen
Norma Jane Te Bockhorst
Kalona
Enrollment climbs in Washington schools for 1949-50 term
Washington schools report 1102 students enrolled after the second week of the 1949-50 term. Junior college totals drop to 43 with 32 boys and 12 girls. High school has 377 students, down from 385. Junior High totals reach 167 with 24 sixth graders from Lincoln district. Stewart and Lincoln enrollments rise to 242 and 273 respectively.
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Washington
Supt
M. M. Schell
Schell
Lincoln
Weather Outlook Des Moines Iowa Cloudy With Rain Then Frost
Weather bulletin shows considerable cloudiness across most of the state with light rain in the southern quarter this afternoon. Rain ends in the north tonight with frost expected in northern counties. highs 50-60, lows 23-36 north and 38-42 south. Sunny and warming Thursday with highs 70-75 and southerly winds around 10 mph.
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Des Moines
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Marshal Tito
Marshal Plan Nations of Europe
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Guy George Gabrielson
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Kelso
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