Chest Campaign In Washington Set For October 22 to 25
Washington faces its annual Community Chest drive October 22 to 25 to raise funds for the 1952 budget. Director Robert Day and co chairmen Keith Vetter will meet with the campaign committee to outline plans. Agencies have been notified of their budget shares and the YMCA will host headquarters for the drive.
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Washington
Robert Day
Day
Keith Vetter
Scipating
YMCA
Wellman restaurateur J G Lewis dies suddenly at 68
James Gillespie Lewis a longtime Wellman restaurant operator died suddenly at his home Sunday morning aged 68. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM in the Methodist church with Roy Bissinger in charge. burial will be in Wellman cemetery. He was born February 4 1879 in Colorado and married Ruth Gerber February 8 1915. He worked in the family restaurant with his father brother and later his sons. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and was active in civic affairs. Survivors include his wife two sons Wayne and William, a daughter Catherine, five grandchildren, and two brothers.
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James Gillespie Lewis
Roy Bissinger
Wellman
Mr Lewis
Colorado
Mire
Everett Lewis
Ruth Gerber
Iowa City
Lewis
Jesse
Ile
Masonic Lodge
Wayne
W. J. Seery
Catherine
Tucson
Ariz
William Lewis
Atkins Iowa
Leslie
Kankanana
Wis
al Gies
Offer Extension Work For County Teachers
Evening classes are offered to Washington county teachers seeking certificate renewal or standard elementary certificates. Iowa Wesleyan College and Parsons College cooperate offering three semester hour courses. Sessions run 15 weeks with weekly meetings. First class September 24 at 7 30 in the county schools superintendent office. Anyone interested should contact Mr Krabill.
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Washington County
Lowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Parsons College
Fairfield
Iowa Wesleyan
Lester Krabill
Two Cases Are Settled Without Court Action
Two cases settled out of court this morning in district court. Speed vs. Zieglowsky and Garner vs. McClure were dismissed as settled without court action. Kelly vs. Bohl was set for this afternoon in district court.
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Petit
J. G. Patterson
District Court
Uty
Speed
Early Philippines War Promise Matches Collector Item
Before General MacArthur's triumphant invasion of the Philippines 4 500 000 book matches with his promise I shall return were dropped from planes. The few copies of these which exist today are valuable collector items.
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MacArthur
The
Philippines
Vinton Lumber Yard Fire Causes $100000 Damage
A lumber yard fire fed by paint explosions caused an estimated $100,000 damage in Vinton and threatened a city block and the Hotel across the street. The blaze destroyed the Ellis-McDowell Lumber Co office and two storage sheds, while control crews prevented spread. manager L. J. McDowell cited possible faulty wiring as a trigger.
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Vinton
U Hotel
Ellis-McDowell Lumber Co
L. J. McDowell
Iowa Woman, 70 Makes Gifts to Flood Needy
A 70 year old Council Bluffs woman distributed more than 1000 dollars in gifts for flood victims. Elizabeth McCarmmon arrived in Kansas City to deliver dresses skirts blouses shoes men’s suits and a truckload of sheets towels dishes soap and cakes.
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Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Elizabeth McCarmmon
Salvation Army
Changes Announced In Burlington Bus Schedules
Burlington Trailway updates bus times from Washington depot. Washington to Des Moines and Omala departures are 6:15 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. Buses to Davenport and Chicago now leave at 3:25 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Burlington Trailway
Washington
West Madison Street
Burlington
Des Moines
Omala
Davenport
Chicago
Municipal Band Plans Stag Picnic At Steele Cabin
Members of the municipal band will hold a stag picnic at the M W Steele cabin on the Iowa river tonight. They will meet at city hall at six oclock and proceed to the cabin in a group.
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M W. Steele
Iowa River
Oelock
Legion Post to Hold Important Meeting
Commander Wayne Simerman announces the local American Legion post will conduct its regular meeting on Tuesday evening September 15 with all members urged to attend.
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Wayne Simerman
American Legion
Simerman
Beardsley Tax Troubles Stir GOP Politics in Des Moines
Iowa Governor Beardsley faces federal income tax questions with mixed Republican and Democratic reactions. Beardsley says he made an honest mistake and remains busy governing while the case potentially drags on. Democrats worry about political timing as the federal inquiry draws scrutiny from both parties.
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Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
Digi Moines
IDPA
Beardsley
Hitself
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ridgway Confers With Army Chiefs
Ridgway completes Korea visit and meets Allied army chiefs in Tokyo after signaling readiness to resume cease fire talks. Four US divisions and South Korean allies repel attacks on a 60 mile front as Peiping broadcasts anew on prisoner of war terms and a proposed armistice line along the 38th parallel.
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Tokyo
Ren Matthew DB. Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Ridgway
Seoul
United States
Peiping
Red High Command
South
North Korea
Inquest Planned After Stunt Plane Crash Kills 20
An inquest was ordered into the Sou hamlet air show disaster that killed 20 people including 13 children. A mass funeral was planned for Thursday as 25 more were injured, 10 seriously. The plane piloted by 1st Lt Norman KL Jones from Denver failed to recover from a slow roll 1600 feet above ground.
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Rlagler Cole
Sou
Norman KL. Jones
Denver
Football Contest Starts Today
The first of eight football contest pages appears in the Evening Journal today with $12 in cash prizes each week. Entry blanks are available at sponsoring businesses and a special entry form appears in purge 5 for fans unable to visit downtown.
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Evening Journal Today
Today
Evening Journal
Britisher Warns Russians Have Seventy Divisions In Europe
Poats family shares life in Tokyo during and after World War II. Esther Smith and Rutherford Poats, married in Cebu, plan to return to Tokyo for about three more years. They describe occupation life, access to PX and commissaries, and varying roles of foreigners in postwar Japan.
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Britisher
Europe
Poats
Tokyo
Japan
Cebu
Philippines
Esther Smith
Washington
Rutherford Poats
Atlanta
Veinfield Elizabeth
San Francisco
Mio
Karl Smith
Esther
Red Cross
Pouts
United Press
Kar Bkast
Pacific
Korea
Peat
Coca Cola Co
PXN
Atlantic Council Discusses Plans To Help European Army
In Ottawa AP reports British Defense Chief Emmanuel Shinwell warned that the Soviet Union fields a formidable force with at least 70 divisions arrayed against Western Europe. He cited 300 submarines 215 divisions and over 19 000 aircraft as a strong threat amid NATO ministers seeking rapid reinforcement and a master defense plan for Western Europe including Greek and Turkish forces.
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Ottawa
Deense
Emmanuel Shinwell
Russia
Europe
Shinwell
Canadian Club
Signe Mediately
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Van Murchie to Speak at Chamber Dinner September 27
Humorist and businessman W. Van Murchie will headline the annual Chamber of Commerce Country Club dinner set for Thursday evening September 27. Reservations cap at 50 couples. calls to the Chamber office secure seats. The 6 30 start follows his 25 years as a Dun and Bradstreet district manager and his reputation as a banker with a sense of humor.
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W. van Murchie
Chamber of Commerce Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
van Murchie
Dun & Bradstreet
Navy trains crews to launch atomic bombs from ships
Admiral Fechteler disclosed that the navy trained carrier crews to launch atomic bombs and indicated land planes armed with A bombs would use AJ 1 Savage and P2V Neptune. He noted Atlantic fleet war games included simulated A bomb attacks and previous drills showed carrier based planes simulated use last spring.
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Navy
Washington
Adin
William M. Feehteler
Naval Operations
Fechteler
Mechteler
County Teachers Schedule Friday Training Meetings
County superintendent Lester B. Krabill announces five all day Friday sessions for teachers through year end. In a Washington county pattern, sessions move from Saturdays to the courthouse for practical school work. Dr. Margaret Keyser and Dr. Joseph Belinsky will conduct the meetings with dates September 21 October 19 November 9 November 30 and December 14.
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Washington County
Court House
Margaret Keyser
State University of Iowa
Joseph Belinsky
Iowa State Teachers College
Booster Club Members Set Meeting Tuesday at YMCA
Washington High School booster club members will convene Tuesday evening at the YMCA to elect new officers and discuss promoting the school’s athletics. Gene Gorham, retiring president, urges all members and others interested to attend.
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Washington Athletic Booster Club
YMCA
Gene Gorham
Washington High School
Fifteen Cars Licensed In County This Week
Fifteen new cars and three trucks were registered at the county treasurer office during the week of September 16. Registrations list multiple individuals and locations including Harlan Wiggins Wellman Ford Kiple DePrenger Washington and Chevrolet truck entries in Keota Riverside and Washington.
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W. E. Howell
Harlan Wiggins
Wellman Ford
Kiple & DePrenger
Washington
Chevrolet
Cleo Burich
Riverside
Ford
M. D. Dempser
Keota
Howard ©. Pearson
Ainsworth
Plymouth
Washington Concrete Co
Dodge
Marriage License Issued at Court House
A marriage license was issued at the court house this morning to Paul Emory Wheeler and Barbara Jane Mullen, both of Washington.
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Court House
Paul Emory Wheeler
Barbara Jane Mullen
Washington
Des Moines Iowa Weather Forecast Today and Tuesday
Sunning skies and warm this afternoon with highs 72 in extreme north and near 70 south. Light winds. Fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler in extreme north tonight. Scattered light frost in a few low places in extreme north with lows 37 to 43. Lows elsewhere 42 to 48. High Tuesday 66 to 72 northeast to 74 to 80 southwest. Winds light and variable. Fair Wednesday and Thursday with cool nights and pleasant days and some warming by Thursday. No frost or freezing temperatures indicated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Priscilla
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DeSoto
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