Romulo Elected President of UN Fourth General Assembly
Brig General Carlos P. Romulo the Philippine war hero was elected president of the UN fourth General Assembly at the opening session receiving 53 votes from 59 member nations. He pledged to push peaceful dispute settlement and foresees a shift from the so called human rights assembly to a peace assembly. He adjourned for chairmen elections.
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Flushing
N. Y
Carlos P. Romulo
General Assembly
The
United Nations
Romulo
Vladimir Clementis
Czechoslovakia
Norman J. O. Makin
Herbert V. Evatt
Third Assembly
Ayrwil
Paris
Human Rights Assembly
Peace Assembly
Funeral services for Charles Messenger held at Jones
Funeral services for Charles Messenger were held Monday afternoon at two o'clock in the Jones funeral home. Rev W J Stevens and Rev Fred Rickert officiated. Pallbearers included Harold Messenger Jr Glen Miller Jr Cliff Pohren Ointman Kervin and Marvin Glandon. Burial followed at Film Grove cemetery with special music by Betty and Lidvil Fritz and Mrs Lloyd Arnold. Members of Mrs Messenger's Sunday school class attended. Washington Municipal band members later attended a wiener roast at the Milo Steele cabin on the Town river Monday evening.
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Charles Messenger
Two O'Clorks
Jones Funeral Home
W. J. Stevens
Jin Eharece Zawae
Fred Rickert
Charlesriffin
Harold Messenger Jr
Glen Miller Jr
Cliff Pohren
Ointman Kervin
Marvin Glandon
Washington Mnnicipal Band
Milo Steele
Town River
Reservations Urged for C of C Dinner
Chamber of Commerce members are urged to reserve immediately for the dinner meeting Thursday evening September 22 at 6 30 in the YMCA. Don Reid director of the Iowa Press association will speak and Tall Corn Fiesta reports will be presented. Reid is a well known local speaker expected to deliver an engaging message.
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Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Don Reid
Iowa Pres Association
Reid
Rites Planned for S Sgt Harold Dawson Burial at Jefferson Barracks
Mr and Mrs Clyde R Dawson of Rt 4 announce the burial of their son S Sgt Harold R Dawson in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St Louis Mo at 9 30 am Friday Sept 23 The mass burial follows War Department notice that eight of ten crew members were recovered from the downed plane near Hsai K eng on Oct 9 1944 Harold born Oct 1 1921 in Washington was a Washington High School and Junior College graduate and served in the Air Corps from Aug 7 1942 surviving family includes two brothers Clyde Jr and John paternal grandparents Art Dawson maternal grandparents Leeper and Mrs Whitacre and other relatives.
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Clyde R. Dawson
Rt. 4
Harold R. Dawson
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
Lawson
Art Dawson
War Department
Washington Methodist Church
Clyde Jr
John
Washington
John Leeper
C. M. Whitacre
Brighton
Ernest White Improves After Farm Accident
Ernest White, who suffered a skull fracture in an accident at the Plecker farm northwest of Washington, was reported greatly improved today. He remains hospitalized at an Iowa City hospital.
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Ernest White
Plecker Farm
Washington
Mr White
Iowa City
Fiesta Committeemen Plan Washingtons Tall Corn Fiesta
All committee chairs working on Washingtons Tall Corn Fiesta plans are urged to attend tonight at seven in The Pines. After dinner, co-chairs Wayne Marston and Don McClure will lead a business session to finalize the celebration arrangements.
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Washington
The
Pines
Wayne Marston
Don McClure
Richard Dix Dies at 54 in Hollywood Hospital
Hollywood actor Richard Dix known for westerns and Cimarron died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital from a chronic heart condition. He was hospitalized August 10 after a heart attack while journeying from New York to the West Coast. His wife Mrs Virginia Dix was at his bedside when he died at 10 15 a m.
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Hollywood
Richard Dix
Jay
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Truman undecided on steel dispute intervention
The White House stated that President Truman has no plans at the moment to intervene in the steel dispute but may reconsider. Government labor officials said presidential intervention could avert a disastrous strike set for 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Rural Homemakers Plan Fall Family Living Meetings Countywide
County extension home economist Ruth Foster announces fall Family Living meetings in all townships. Topics include Understanding Ourselves and Our Children with world relations studies and seasonal sewing and cooking demonstrations set from Sept 20 to Oct 21.
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Ruth Foster
County Extension Home
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Washington County Farm Bureau
Franklin Township
Robert Buck
Cedar Township
Prairie Flower School
New Washington supervisor named for special education
Myra M Hymans has been appointed supervisor of special education for Washington and Henry counties. She will design educational programs for students with sight hearing speaking or emotional handicaps and emphasizes close teacher cooperation to help children thrive. Hymans previously worked with the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction in Des Moines and comes from Hull Iowa.
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Washington High School
Myra M. Hymans
Washington
Henry
Miss Hymans
Des Moines
Division of Special Education
State Department of Public Instruction
Hull
Llowa
State University of Iowa
Central College
University of Colorado
Drake
Iowa
Hymans
Buddy Poppy Sale Set For Saturday By VFW Auxiliaries
The 28th annual Buddy Poppy sale by the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Washington on Saturday September 24. Camp Fire Girls and children of VFW Auxiliary members will handle the sale under Mrs. Raymond Glasgow. The event supports local veterans welfare work and national service programs, aids the VEW Home for war orphans and widows, and assists disabled veterans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
VFW
VFEW
Raymond Glasgow
VEW
Glasgow
AWOL Soldier Held in County Jail
James R. Clark, 17, was held in Washington county jail on a charge of being AWOL from the United States army at Fort Riley Kansas. Military police were expected to arrive Thursday to return him to his station.
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James R. Clark
Washington County
United States Army
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Third degree meeting of Masonic lodge this Wednesday
The Masonic lodge invites members to a third degree meeting at eight o'clock Wednesday evening in the Temple. The event is scheduled for the lodge hall and includes ceremonial proceedings and fellowship after.
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Masonic Lodge
Pearson Presides at County Legion Meeting
County Commander Daryl Pearson of Ainsworth presided at the first county wide American Legion meeting of his term in Crawfordsville last night. Most posts were represented and members were urged to focus on membership. Plans for the fall district conference in Iowa City were announced. Kalona will host the next county meeting in November.
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Daryl Pearson
Ainsworth
American Legion
Crawfordsville
Legion
Iowa City
Kalona
Entries Roll In For City Horseshoe Tourney
John W. Lee reports fast entry growth for the In-Business Men's horseshoe tournament at the Tall Corn Fiesta. Already 20 entries, two brackets of sixteen, fill committee HQ. Notable entrants include Dave Livingston, Silent Bill Wilson, Catfish Louie Jones, and favorites such as Harold Wehr and Dunham Morrison.
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John W. Lee
Washington
Dave Livingston
Harold
Smile’ Wehr
Bob Day
Nicodemus McCleery
Dunham
Morrison
Merritt
Leaner’ McDaniel
Bill Shannon
Wilson
Tom Duncan
Marion George
Bill Jones
Wayne Marston
Don McClure
Keith Vetter
Carl Sylvester
Santos Hernandez
Dale Booth
Danny Pence
Government Fails to Avert Pending Steel Strike
Washington reports the mediation failed again to settle the steel dispute as talks ended with no progress. Cyrus S. Ching said efforts would continue to bring the parties back to bargaining to avert a nationwide walkout of about one million steel workers set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, with mill production teams ready to shut down on command.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Coal Miners Strike Expands Amid Negotiations Resumed
Leaders of John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers reopen talks with southern operators after a refusal to fund the union welfare, triggering a nationwide strike of 480,000 miners. Railroads suffer as the walkout enters its second day, with expected government intervention to end the stoppage.
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National
Frick Coal Co
Morgan
Welfare Benefit Fund
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
International Soundphoto
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern
Union Welfare Fund
Northern
White Sulphur Springs
Boosters Plan Dinner and Fiesta Float In Local Football Scene
Washington high school and junior college football players will be entertained by the Boosters at a dinner on Oct 3, as the Washington Athletic Booster club met at the YMCA. They voted to enter a Fiesta parade float and showed football movies via a projector from Gene Turner. Tom Gray led speaker and film committees while Ben Tucker supplied two large tomatoes for display at the Journal office.
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Washington
Washington Athletic Booster Club
YMCA
Tom Gray
Gene Turner
Bob Logan
Hal Williams
Ben Tucker
East Second Street
Journal
Des Moines Forecast Simple Weather Outlook
Des Moines sunny this afternoon with a high of 75 to 85. Brisk southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Clear tonight with a low of 40 to 50. Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with a high of 70 to 75 and winds shifting to the west at 2 to 30 mph. Monday temperatures reached a high of 74 and a low of 46.
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Des Moines
London Stocks Rally After Pound Devaluation
London stock prices surged as the pound devalued and Parliament prepared an emergency session. Harold Wilson urged stepping up dollar market capture while Britain’s August exports fell to near yearly lows amid a widened adverse balance of payments.
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London
Board of Trade
Britain
Harold Wilson
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Atlantic Pact Commanders Aim for 15 Division Mobile Force
Western Europe would host a highly mobile holding force of 15 divisions armed with modern American weapons within two to three years. Long term goal is about 10 well equipped ground forces divisions under western high command. Senate arms aid debate continues as George seeks to cap funding. Acheson urges strengthening Western alliance under the Atlantic pact.
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Atlantic Pact
Washington
Western
Europe
Western High Command
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of
Statf
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenbers
Mieh
Walter F. George
United States
Russia
Dean Acheson
More Merchants Enter Fiesta Parade
The Fiesta parade committee reports 70 entries. Co chairs Bill Perdock and Ken Peters announce new participants including National Bank Freshwater Coal Co Walgreen Osineup Drugstore Spurgeons Ledger's appliance Penneys Wittmer Wittriz Journal office Hiway 92 cafe Chamberlin Bros Washington Skelgas Nicola Harmon Benner Food Store Cranes Jack Spratt Smart Implement Rukgaber Hardware Martin's Cleaners Fuhr Cochran Duke's Cafe Hunsaker Shoe Shop.
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Bill Perdock
Ken Peters
Washington
National Bank
Freshwater Coal Co
Walgreen Osineup Drugstore
Spurgeon’s
Ledger's
Penneys
Wittmer & Wittriz
Journal Office
Hiway 92
Chamberlin Bros
Washington Skelgas
Nicola & Harmon
Benner Food
Crane
Jack Spratt
Smart Implement Co
Rukgaber
Martin's Cleaners
Fuhr & Cochran
Duke's
Hunsaker
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UN Fourth General Assembly
Messenger Funeral
Harold Dawson
Fiesta
North Brighton
Oregon
Brighton & Clay
Highland
Crawford
Jackson
Marion
Dutch Creek
Joe Jones
Miss Foster
Pearson
County Legion Meeting
Steel Companies
CIO United Steelworkers
Coal Talks
Cycus S. Ching
CIO
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
Pariament
Clement Attlee
Netherlands
Gressor
Fiesta Parade
Goon
Western Auto Store
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