Doctors Say Fetters Probably Was Unable to Resist Impulse
Two medical experts testified for the defense in Oscar Fetters trial for the Hugh Dou gall Sr. slaying. Dr. P. E. Huston and Dr. Charles C. Graves described Fetters as extremely disturbed and likely insane at the time, with schizophrenia and a driving impulse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fetters
Hugh Dougall Sr
P. E. Huston
Iowa City
College of Medicine
State University of Iowa
Psychopathic Hospital
Charles C. Graves
Des Moines
Iowa
Fetters
Criminal Insane Department
Mens’ Reformatory
Anamosa
Huston
Louis Kehoe
Dougall
Earl Dusenbery
South Avenue B
McCarty
Dewey
Dusenbery
Junior Chamber Dances and Fiesta Plans Reported
Dale Booth urges Junio Chamber members to attend the Monday meeting at The Pines Nine o clock reports on summer activities and dances. Discussion covers Tall Corn Fiesta participation and dinner tickets are available at Washington Skelgas store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Booth
Washington Skelgas
Twenty One Additional Parade Entries Listed
Twenty one more business firms and organizations join the parade for the first Washington fall Corn Fiesta opening. Organizers Bill Perdock and Ken Peters list entrants including Stewart Hardware, E A Stewart Auto Shop, Humm Appliance, Brown Shoe Store, Scott Furniture, Kivoready Plumbing, Kneen Refrigeration, Earl May Feed, Mace Motor, Fields Motor, Washington Dairy, Mullis Garage, Peters Pan Bread, Humble Produce, Farmers Store, Farmers Implement, Mid-Continent Petroleum, YMCA, VFW and VFW Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Perdock
Ken Peters
Stewart Hardware
E. A. Stewart Auto Shop
Humm
Brown Shoe
Scott Furniture
Kivoready Plumbing
Kneen
Earl May Feed
Mace Motor Company
Fields Motor Company
Washington Dairy
Mullis Garage
Peters Pan Bread Company
Humble Produce
Farmers Store
Farmers Implement
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
YMCA
VFW
Reverend Glenn Millard New Pastor at Seventh Day Adventist Church
Des Moines preacher Glenn Millard is named the new pastor at the Seventh Day Adventist church on North Fifth Avenue in Washington. He succeeds Paul Whitlow who leaves to take a Des Moines post focusing on youth work with young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Millard
Des Moines
Seventh Davy Adventist Church
North Fifth Avenue
Washington
Paul Whitlow
Shannon Receives Iona Kernel Award at Surprise Dinner
Washington Evening Journal publisher R F Shannon was honored Thursday at a surprise testimonial dinner by the Chamber of Commerce and friends. He received the Kernel of the Tall Corn award from Iowa press columnists and a bound testimonial booklet of letters from publishers. Don Reid presented the award and Dr Fred E Miller presented the booklet, a project by chamber members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E Shannon
Washington Evening Journal
Chamber of Commerce
Shannon
Iowa
Iowa Kernel
Press Columnists Association
Don Reid
Town Press Association
RK. E. Shannon
Lowa Kernel
Tali Cort
Lowa Press Association
Lowa
Washington
Washington Ymca
Paul Voronaeff to Speak Sunday Night
Rev. Paul Voronaeff, now a U S citizen, will share the inside story of 13 years in Soviet Russia at a Sunday 7 30 service in the United Presbyterian church. He will also speak at 10 00 Monday morning at a high school assembly and before the Washington Rotary Club at noon Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Voronaeff
United States
Soviet Russia
United Presbyterian Church
Voronaeff
Washington
Washington Rotary Club
Voronaef
Moscow
London
Russia
Name Six Candidates For Tall Corn Queen
Considerable interest exists in the corn contest for Washington county with the Tall Corn Queen pageant to be held next Wednesday and Thursday. Votes may be cast by entrants who bring four stalks of corn to the Journal office at ten o clock Wednesday morning September 28. The six contestants are Joan Seigle Clarice Buck Pat Reed Janet Porter Mary Ann Peiffer Carla Sewell.
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Washington County
Jess Radda
Radda
Journal
Joan Seigle
Clarice Buck
Pat Reed
Janet Porter
Mary Ann Peiffer
Carla Sewell
Teachers Return From Tri County Institute
Washington county teachers resumed duties after attending a Tri County Institute at Muscatine High School. The program organized by the State Department of Public Instruction is legally required in every county, with three counties combined for better instructor participation. Dr. W. J. Masson of University High School Iowa City taught among the instructors and is son of Dr. W. J. Masson of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Instruction
W. J. Masson
Commerce Department
University High School
Iowa City
Washington
Nazarene Church Joins In Recognition Dinner
Church school workers from the Nazarene church will be honored at a recognition dinner to be held Monday evening in the Methodist church. Seven other churches join the union church event on Sept 26. Dr. Howard P. Buxton will speak after the pot luck dinner in the Methodist church parlors with entertainment by high school music groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Methodist
Howard P. Buxton
Truman States Russians Have Detonated Atomic Bomb
President Truman announced that intelligence indicates the USSR conducted an atomic explosion in recent weeks. He warned the world about the danger of an accelerated arms race and urged international control of atomic energy, noting Soviet refusal to join a global policing pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U. S
Ussr
United Nations
Truman
Police Department to Get New Squad Car
The Washington city council approved the Mace Motor bid as the lowest valid offer to supply a Ford 6 police squad car with equipment. The public safety committee was instructed to finalize the purchase. The city clerk was authorized to extend the airport lease with Fred Minden and William Chmeylar to July 1, 195%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mace Motor Company
Public Safety Committee
Fred Minden
William Chmeylar
Boys Band to Boost Tall Corn Fiesta in Washington
Members of the Leon Beat A American Legion post boys band will promote the Tall Corn Fiesta in Washington. Manager Jess Radda said the group will perform short concerts around the square tomorrow night and tour booster trips Monday and Tuesday within a 30 mile radius, organized with Wayne Brock assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
American Legion Post
Washington
Jess Radda
Wayne Brock
Weather forecast for Des Moines shifts to warmer weekend
Fair and cool this afternoon and tonight with highs 65 to 70. Lows around 32 to 35 with frost in the northeast. Saturday brings fair skies, warmer conditions with highs 70 to 80. Winds today from the northeast 15 mph, southwest 5 to 10 mph, shifting to southerly 10 to 15 mph on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
High School Students Attend Court Sessions
Students from the high school and junior college have formed a large part of the audience watching the Oscar Fetters trial in the courthouse this week. Most are from social studies classes and the psychology class with officials noting keen interest and requests to attend parts of sessions during free periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fetters
Mildred Davis Wins Top Thank You Gift
Mildred Davis of route three Washington won the $100 cash Thank You Thursday gift yesterday afternoon in Central Park. Four names were drawn before the three gifts totaling $175 were distributed. Ed Wiley won $50 and Mrs. Nick Roth $25, both from Washington. Cleo R. McCoy of Crawfordsville was briefly drawn first for the $100 prize but was absent to claim it. The drawing precedes a grand finale where $1,000 will be given during the Tall Corn Fiesta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Davis
Route Three
Washington
Central Park
Ed Wiley
Nick Roth
Cleo R. McCoy
Crawfordsville
Scientists vary in reading of Soviet atomic test news
United States experts weigh whether the Russian blast was a laboratory premature explosion or a cloud reveal. Yale physicist William W Watson cautions it may not be a bomb. Carnegie Tech’s Edward Creutz notes radioactivity could travel miles. Leaders such as Truman and Osborn stress alert, while Arutiunian and Vishinsky offer caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Russia
United States
William W. Watson
Yale Department of Physics
Edward C. Creutz
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Truman
Aimazasp A. Arutiunian
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
London
Ottawa
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Tall Corn Fiesta Lights Up Washington Two Day Event
The First Annual Washington Tall Corn Fiesta promises entertainment for all ages with a 4 fiddlers contest square dance greased pig contest and children’s activities. Prizes total twenty dollars and events include a big novelty and pet parade and horse checkers tournaments. The Miller brothers and various local leaders organize the schedule across Wednesday and Thursday with music calling and free squares at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Tall
Nic McCleery
Oldsters
John Lee
Ayoyine
Miller Brothers
Milo Sorden
Missing corn at Tall Corn fountain project
Report of five bushels of red corn missing from the Tall Corn fountain crew in Central Park. People with this color corn are urged to contact Phil Kneen Don McClure Nic Mc Cleery or the Evening Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Phil Kneen
Don McClure
Nic McCleery
The
Evening Journal
Couple Indicted In $40,000 Fraud Case
An auditor for the Modern Woodmen of America and his wife were indicted for defrauding the fraternal group of about 40 900 by forging death claims. Alberta Stegeman of Milan and her husband appeared for copies of the Clarence. Bonds posted. Officials believe the total may exceed 40 493.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Modern Wood
Men of America
Alberta Stegeman
Stegemann
Milan
Stegeman
Alice Nichols
Bernard J Moran
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Junio Chamber of Commerce
Pines
Adventists
R F. Shannon
Iona
Shanner
Fred E. Miller
Methodist Church
Sult
Lewis
UMW
John L. Lewis
Oack
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Thomas Kennedy
International Soundphoto
Tri-County Institute
Muscatine High School
Campfire
Bluebirds
Campfire Girls
Odd Fellows Hall
America
Harold C. Urey
Chicago
Frederick Osborn
U.S
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Gus Alsip
Sters
Artemas Brown
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