Local News Briefs From Washington Area Homes
Local residents host visitors and travel plans are noted. Walter Blair and Mrs. Virgil Mallicoat of Virginia Illinois visit H J Schoonover. Donnie Lynch attends a Coast to Coast dealers meeting in Des Moines. Henry Enenbach family stay in Washington while Rachel Galloway joins from Waterloo for southern trip. Delbert Holmes and son visit Tom Cannon home. Esther Arthman of Keokuk spends time here for Van Buren Auxiliary district meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Schoonover
Washington
Walter Blair
Virgil Mallicoat
Virginia
Ill
Schoonover
Mr. Blair
Donnie Lynch
Des Moines
H. J. McCreedy
Chattanooga
Tenn
David
Rachel Galloway
Waterloo
McCreedys
Mrs. Delbert Holmes and Son
Mrs
Tom Cannon
Esther Arthman
Keosauqua
American Legion Auxiliary
van Buren
Friends
Arthman
Kalona Field Gets New Lights Before Friday Game
Kalona school completed lighting the new athletic field after delays with material shortages. D R Reece led equipment procurement and local electricians worked three weeks to prepare for the Friday night clash against West Liberty. The game ended 12 to 7 for West Liberty amid a crowd around one thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Kalona School
D. R. Reece
West Liberty
Kalena
Coe's Cafe Seeks Staff Amid Local Notes
Wanted waitress or cook positions at Coe's Cafe. Margaret Ragan leaves for Denver to resume college at Denver University with her sister Mrs. C. R. McCutchen Jr. visiting there for a week. B D Dann of a Fur and Wool firm sold two cattle loads on the Chicago market last week for $35.25 total as only four loads were on market that day, above 35 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ragan
Denver
Colo
Denver University
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
B. D. Dann
The
Fur and Wool Company of
North of Washington
Chicago
Ruth Ellen Keller and Wilbert Courtney Wed at Brighton
Ruth Ellen Keller married Wilbert Courtney in a Sunday ceremony at Courtney's Brighton home. Rev. R. W. Fillmore officiated the single ring rite at two o clock. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hoxworth and a list of local guests attended the event. The couple intends to reside in their current Brighton residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Ruth Ellen Keller
Wilbert
Courtney
R. W. Fillmore
Ralph Hoxworth
Lowry
Tom Lowry
E. A. Stout
Vernon Stout
Ira Stout
Everett Shalla
R. J. Whitacre
David Lowry
Yellowstone Holds Largest Geyser Fields Across World
Yellowstone National Park contains more and greater geysers than the rest of the world combined. The next largest fields are in Iceland and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Iceland
New Zealand
Washington B Team Fails 13-0 at Case Field
Mt. Pleasant defeated Washington B 13 to 0 yesterday afternoon at Case Field. Mt. Pleasant scored all touchdowns in the first quarter while Washington could not reach the end zone. George Bowman, assisted by Bob Weber, led the Little Demons with a squad featuring many inexperienced players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Case Field
Washington Toys
Washington
Tanner
Bowman
Schmitt
Yoder
Chmelar
Johnson
Jarvis
Maxwell
Hamm
Havel
Gorham
Caldwell
Snyder
Anderson
Rich
McConnell
Green
Mullinex
Buck
Sojka
Services Continue At Nazarene Church Revival
Revival services continue at the Church of the Nazarene drawing growing attendance. Rev. H. E. Hegstrom delivers Scriptural messages while Rev. C. F. Gieselman invites all to sing and enjoy musical numbers including solos and duets. Seen-O-Felt color pictures illuminate each service and Ruth Hee gstrom leads children's sessions at 4 30 p m to teach Bible stories through visuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
H. E. Hegstrom
C. F. Gieselman
Ruth Heegstrom
Bomb burial experiment at Savanna depot aims to ease storage
The army disclosed a new method burying five bombs per grave at Savanna ordnance depot in Illinois to store ammunition and cut magazine construction. About 256 gross tons are buried in each grave, promising a 200000 ton capacity, with the bomb body placed in a grave and nonessential parts removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Illinois
Savanna
Idris Club Meeting At Mrs Strickler Home
The Idris club met at the home of Mrs L J Strickler in Kalona with 18 members present. President Agnes Kep ler led the business session. H L Grady reviewed the book Sons by Yu J A Smirnov. Hostess served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood
Wellman
Legion
Donald Schrock
John A. Yoder
Ada Miller
Katie Gingerich
Menno Bontrager
Roy Bontrager
Vernon Bontrager
U.S. and USSR Clash Over Korea Italy at UN Hearing
U.S. Delegate Warren R. Austin pressed the United Nations to consider both the Korean issue and the Italian treaty revision, arguing for free discussion and noting mixed blame between Washington and Moscow. He urged the UN not to be barred from offering suggestions and called for progress toward Korean independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vishinsky
France
Russia
Argentina
Lie
U. S
Ussr
U.S
Warren R. Austin
Korea
Austin
Italy
Archbishop Ritter Opens St Louis Parochial Schools to Negroes
In St Louis a 700 member Catholic group faced new hurdles as Archbishop Ritter could override a parent driven choice on schooling. Ritter ordered all local Catholic schools opened to Negro students due to space constraints, with enforcement possible through sacraments denial. About 190 Negro students enrolled so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Joseph E. Ritter
Ritter
St Louis
Indianapolis
Iowa Farmers Union Opens Convention
Des Moines September delegates gather for the 31st annual three day Iowa Farmers Union meeting. State president Fred W. Stover cites lower northern membership and proposes January or February dates. National president James G. Patton will speak. a northern shift in headquarters and a broader field program are considered. Membership has fallen from 265000 in 1931 to about 6500 in 193?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Farmer's Union
Fred W. Stover
Hampton
Farmers Union
Stover
James G. Patton
Iowa
Mason City
Flying Farmers to Plowing Contest
Iowa’s Flying Farmers plan to attend WHO’s fifth national plowing contest near Ellsworth. Officials say a 2800 foot landing strip will be available two miles south and a mile and a half east, with a 50 foot circle and arrow directing usage. Helicopter demonstrations and aerial crop dusting will showcase new farm tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pel Moines
Iowa
Hilsworth
Ellsworth
Galesburg
Ill
Liberty Bell cracks during tolling for Chief Justice Marshall
The Liberty Bell, cast between 1732 and 1741, cracked on July 8, 1835 as it tolled for U S Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
U. S. Supreme Court
Riots and Killing Continue in India
Delhi fights to hold order as 5000 troops guard the capital. A mass migration of about 4 million refugees strains transport and camps. Violence, disease, and epidemics rise while trains and caravans are attacked and villages burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Delhi
Demand Yugoslavs Release Soldiers in Trieste Incident
The U S and British military government in Trieste demand the release of three American soldiers seized at gunpoint by Yugoslav troops along the provisional border near Monte Coste. Lieut William Van Atten Edison Lenhart George Pett were taken after a brief encounter, while Earl Hendrick Jr Grant Myer reported the capture of the other three into Gor lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
U. S
William van Atten
East Orange
N. J
Monte Coste
van Atten
Edison Lenhart
Southbury
Conn
George Pett
Fort Thomas
Earl Hendrick, Jr
Arlington
Grant Myer
Edgely
N. C
Gorlane
Autumn frost and Florida storm hit regions as autumn arrives
The season opened with a light frost across northern states and an advancing cool snap. In Florida a tropical storm buffeted citrus crops with winds up to 60 mph, while Mount Washington saw an inch of snow and New England reported 32 to 40 degree temps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mason-Dixon Line
Florida
Midwest
New England
New Hampshire
Mount Washington
Maine
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Jamestown
N. D
Mercury
Cadillac
Mich
Turner Pidgeon Nuptials in Columbus Junction
Alice Louise Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs William Turner Columbus Junction and Junior F Pidgeon son of Mr and Mrs Charles Pidgeon Salem were married at 230 pm Saturday in the Methodist Episcopal parsonage Rev J B Pooley presiding Dolly Turner sister of the bride and Hugh Doyie Columbus Junction attended as witnesses in the double ring service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Alice Louise Turner
Wiliam Turner
F. Pidgeon
Charles Pidgeon
Salem
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. B. Pooley
Dolly Turner
Hugh Doyie
Couple Wed in Formal Columbus Ceremony
The bride wore a gray dress with black accessories and a red rose corsage. Her sister wore a black dress with a red rose corsage. The bride is a Columbus High School graduate, class of 197. Mr Pidgeon is a Salem High School graduate who works for Northwestern Bell. After a brief trip the couple will reside in Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus High School
Pidgeon
Salem High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Columbus Junction
Births and dismissals at local hospital this morning
At the hospital a son born to Mr and Mrs Robert Messer and to Mr Pleasant at 1 42 am. Mrs Cloyce Zieplow route three and Mrs Lester Leeper 909 N Marion Ave were admitted as surgical patients. Mrs Roy Yoder Kalona had a tonsillectomy. Dismissed yesterday were Mrs Daviid Jones and daughter route three Mrs Walter Stout and son Keota and Mrs Arthur Gorsh and son Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Messer
Pleasant
Cloyce Zieplowsky
Route Three
Lester Leeper
Marion Avenue
Roy Yoder
Daviid Jones
Walter Stout
Keota
Arthur Gorsh
Washington
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Henry Enenbach
Joseph Henry
Rock Island
Ella
Elizabeth Simpson
Robert Choate
Iowa Avenue
J. A. Matthews
Pete Berdo
Ainsworth State Bank
Washington County
Kalona Field
Er Gilbert
Coe’s Cafe
W.S. Courtney
Spurdeon
Nazarene Church
Idris Club
Mrs. Strickler
Iowa Farmers Union
Aerial Blight Control Co
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Wis
Hawkeye Dusting Service
Ames
Northwest
Albrecht
Mouton
Albrecht Furs
Rothschild’s
J. F. Pidgeon
Frankie Carle
Gene Krupa
Claude Thornhill
Les Brown
Xavier Cugar Dick Jurgens Elliot Lawrence Ray Noble
Hit Parade
Harmonicats
Lorden Music Go
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