Florida Farmlands Brace for Hurricane Okeechobee
A hurricane drove across south-central Florida toward Lake Okeechobee with 125 mph winds. Clewiston faced flooding and downed trees as engineers warned dikes held but crops like vegetables and sugar cane were at risk. Two deaths were reported near Miami as the storm disrupted the state’s famed agricultural region.
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Fla
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
U S. Army
Army
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Okeechobee Lake
Lake Harbor
Everglades City
Okeechobee
Albert Broadfoot
Minimi
Man Crushed by Colt Kicks Suffers Broken Ribs
G H Humston of Washington County near Route four sustained two broken ribs and a ruptured lung after being kicked while helping load a colt onto a truck at a horse show. He was transported to Washington County Hospital for treatment and X rays confirmed the injuries. The incident occurred while he assisted his son Grant Jr with the colt.
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G. H. Humston
Washington
Route Four
Group Attends State Student Meet in Boone
Officers of the Washington high school student council with sponsor Roy B Minnis will represent the local group at the second annual State Student Council Association meeting in Boone on Saturday September 25. Delegates include Mar ysevens Harry Rameseyer James Stone and Marilyn Cook. The program starts at eight with Dr. Harry C McKown editor of School Activities magazine delivering an address. Nomination and election of state officers plus discussions and social meetings will be featured all day.
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Washington High School Student Council
Roy B. Minnis
State Student Council Association
Boone
Mary Sevens
Harry Rameseyer
James Stone
Marilyn Cook
Boone High School
Harry C. McKown
Washington Saddle Club Horse Show Draws 1200 Fans
A crowd of about 1200 gathered at the armory field for the Washington Saddle Club annual horse show despite threatening skies and rain. The event featured 100 plus horses from Iowa and neighboring states with many local owners winning in twelve classes and prizes including cash awards and ribbons.
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Washington Saddle Club
Armory Field
Illinois
Missouri
J. W. Sparks
Grandview
Joe DuMond
Waterloo
Harlan Conley
Des Moines
Doc” Lawson
Pops Black Ace
Iowa
Lester Raymond Reported Hurt In Truck Collision
Reports from Bellevue hospital Muscatine indicate Lester Raymond is in serious condition with pneumonia, broken neck and internal injuries after a truck rear end collision last week. He is under specialist care at Muscatine hospital and visits are restricted to Mrs. Raymond who will stay in Muscatine.
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Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Lester Raymond
Washington
Raymond
Speecialist
Muscatine Hospital
Mrs. Raymond
Dewey to Discuss Peace Inflation In Third Speech
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, will outline a plan to avoid world war and inflation on his 8,000 mile west coast campaign. In Albuquerque he will focus on peace and domestic economic stability, with a broader foreign policy talk planned before the election. He also stops in Trinidad, Raton, Lamy and Santa Fe to campaign for Senate candidates and rallies draw thousands as he warns against carelessness risking national security.
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Dewey
Thomas KE
Albuquerque
JGOP
White House
Republicanandidates
Senate
Trinidad
Colo
Ratonius Veens
Lamy
Santa Fe
N. MM
Open Stock Horse Class Results and Owners List
A list of horses and owners for Open Stock Horse classes No 11 and No 12. Entries include Lady, Tony Mae, The Buccaneer, Floating Cloud, Lady Esther, Land Cruiser, No Reservations, Monty, Blondie, Gold Standard, Evelash, and Zero with respective owners from Keokuk Centerville Waterloo Lisbon Muscatine Packwood Rock Island New Boston New London and others.
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Buccaneer
Glenn Bown
Waterloo
Serond
Floating Cloud
Lady Esther Stables
Centerville
Lady Esther
Clark Schatbueh
Victor
Land Cruiser
5-1 Ranch
Rock Islind
Sunset Stables
Rock Island
Liass
Monty
Eldo Hartkemeyer
Clarence Mitchel
Packwood
Blondie
Chester Noble
Lisbon
Gold Standard
Hawkeye Stables
Muscatine
Evelash
Mrs. Irvin Kinkeade
New Boston
Zero
Albert Wasson
New London
YWCA to host John Lane on home design talk
John Lane, buyer for Younkers Iowa, will speak Tuesday afternoon October 5 at 2 oclock in the YWCA community room. He will present a chalk talk on curtain designs and fabrics with samples from New York, discussing home beautification and the new look. The talk is open to the public.
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John Lane
Younkers
Iowa
YWCA
J. C. Holbert
Edith Shields
Lane
New York
Washington
Road Surfacing Contracts Let in Washington County
Washington county board of supervisors approved two contracts for placing crushed rock surfacing on 18.25 miles of county roads. Kaser Construction Company and Dillon-Sharpe Construction Company won the bids. Grading on 44 miles of county roads is under way with nine and a half miles of farm to market roads to be completed this year.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Kaser Construction Company
West Des Moines
Dillon-Sharpe Construction Company
Columbus Junction
Kaser Company
West Chester
Gibson Cemetery
Prairie Flower
Hayes Corner
Richmond
Milwaukee Railroad
Weaver Corner
Dilion-Shaurpe Company
Washington
Oregon
John Sampson
Pat Tobin
Pleasant Hill School
Havre
Will Achesop
Haskins
W. P. Rawn
State treasury surplus sparks forecasts of extravagance
In September 22 reporting from Se Mars the state treasury shows a large surplus. Democratic candidate Car roll Switzer comments on the potential excess and political implications.
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Switzer
SE Mars
Carroll Switzer
Final Effort to Reach Berlin Settlement Outside UN
Western foreign ministers deliver a note to Russia asking acceptance of four power control of Berlin. The move signals a return to UN action as the path to resolve the Berlin crisis. Russia and satellites won two of 14 UN steering committee seats, prompting Western officials to push for broader representation.
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Russia
Berlin
United Nations
Paris
London
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Ler
General Assembly
Assembly
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Assembly Committee
Truman Rallies West Coast Voters In California Nevada
President Truman campaigned across California and Nevada after addressing 11,000 in Salt Lake City. He blasted GOP leadership over reclamation funding and biassed legislation, urging turnout to defeat the party as he argues his position on public power and agriculture.
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Salt Lake City
Congress
California
Nevada
San Francisco
Oakland
Tabernacle
Dewey
Democratic Party
Municipal Band Names Officers for Coming Year
Stewart Bell will serve as president of Washington's Municipal Band with Max Lee as vice president Jim Easter secretary and Dan Holland treasurer. The board includes Merritt McDaniel Tom Carson Ronnie Baker Art Brown Everett Burham Jr Melvin Hill was chosen as director again and the group discussed winter concert plans.
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Cording
Max Lee
Jim Easter
Dan Holland
Merritt McDaniel
Tom Carson
Ronnie Baker
Art Brown
Everett Burham
Melvin Hill
Washington =vhouls
Legion to Sponsor Jamboree at Armory Field
Legion post 29 led by Leon Beatty votes to sponsor the tullybillys Jamboree at Armory Field on Friday October 4. The Nashville based radio troupe, known for national broadcasts, performs in a bio tent set up at the armory field. Refreshments provided by Mrs Simmering and Mrs Tunner after the meeting.
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Leon Beatty Pos No. 29
American Legion
Tullybillys
Armory Field
sFttss
Nashville
Tennessee
Jon Simmering
Rudy Tunner
Des Moines Weather Forecast Clears. Temperatures Set to Dip
Weather bulletin for Des Moines on September 22 notes clearing skies from the uptown area, cooler nights and a mild day Thursday. Temperatures vary by quadrant with highs around 75 to 78 and nights near 43 to 53 degrees.
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Des Moines
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