Ford Cars Production Is Stopped
Detroit report on September 25 states Ford Motor Co halted production of Ford and Mercury cars at River Rouge due to a wildcat walkout after a worker discharge. About 2,800 workers affected. 160 trim line workers left, halting final assembly. New stop-work orders affected AFL seamen and CIO Marine engineers signaled strikes in New York and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mercury
River Rouge
Rouge
AFL
New York City
Pittsburgh
Harry Lundeberg
AFL Sailors Union
P Pacific
United States Maritime Commission
New York
CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Power Company
Death of Brighton Man Donald Edwards at 39
Donald Edwards 39, son of Mrs Ruth Bolling Edwards and the late Robert Edwards, died at his mother's Brighton home after five years of ill health. He was born July 7 1907 in Goodland Kansas, a 1927 Brighton High School graduate and electrician. Surviving are his mother, a brother Robert of Igloo South Oak, a sister Mrs Carroll Davison of Fairfield, and a niece Sandra Davisson. Funeral at Brighton Methodist Church Thursday with burial in Brighton Cemetery. Omar Hoskins funeral home in charge.
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Brighton
Donald Edwards
Ruth Bolling Edwards
Robert Edwards
Ord
Brighton Methodist Church
E. E. Voss
Buriaal
Omar Hoskins
Goodland
Kan
Edwards
Brighton High School
Mather
Robert
Igloo
S. Oak
Carroll Davison
Fairfield
Sandra Davisson
Tall Corn Show Judges Named for Fall Festival
Earl Redlinger announces associates S W Easter Manton Hebner A E Warner and Edward Lukovsky to judge and measure entries. Judging starts after entries close at nine Saturday morning with Friday and Saturday entry times. A tall corn queen prize backed by Washington firms will be awarded by contestant vote with gifts from Sidwell’s Jar Chocolate Shop and others.
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Earl Redlinger
S. W. Easter
Manton Hebner
A. E. Warner
Edward Lukovsky
Jess Radda
New Benteco Manager Named for Washington Store
Marvin Carter will become manager of the Benteco supermarket in Washington next Monday succeeding Dale Fuhr. Carter, former assistant manager at Benteco Roseville and ex army paratrooper, plans to move his wife and 18 month old son to Washington. Virgil Wittmer praised Fuhr and said Carter will uphold Benteco traditions and run the business well.
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Marvin Carter
Benner Tea Company
Roseville
Bentecco
Washington
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
Carter
Longmont
Colo
Army
Benteco
Charles Marvin
Virgil I. Wittmer
Or Fuhr
Fall Festival Opens With Carnival Rides In Washington
Washington downtown prepares for a revived fall festival opening Thursday with carnival rides concessions and tree act platforms erected. A parade at 9 30 am features children and pets while horseshoe pitching and school bands perform throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Senator B R Hickenlooper poised to speak Friday with free acts and a large county school program ending with a dance at the American Legion hall.
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Washington Dowtown
Ira Gastman
Washington High School
West Main Street
Rural School Chorus
American Legion Hall
B. R. Hickenlooper
Y's Men Start New Year Next Week
The Y's Men club met without the president Willis Jones as D P Livingston chaired the session. Milo Sorden will take over as president next week after the fiscal year ends and officers are installed. Ray Lawrence spoke on stamp collecting. Funeral services for James Davis were held at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. pallbearers included Frank Pearson and others.
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Milo Sorden
Ray Lawrence
Internal Revenue Department
Hobbie
Girls Sell Centennial Badges At Festival
Washington fall festival organizers enlist ten high school girls to sell red and white centennial badges over three days. About a thousand badges have sold and another thousand await distribution to help cover festival costs and guest programs. The effort involves students Clara Falk Betty Barth Mary Martin Louise Barnes Patricia Patterson Joan Fields Marie Blattner Joan Boileau Mitty Lou Lee Ruth Ann George.
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Washington
Towa
Washington High School
Clara Falk
Betty Barth
Mary Martin
Louise Barnes
Patricia Patterson
Joan Fields
Marie Blattner
Joan Boileau
Mitty Lou Lee
Ruth Ann George
Schedule Announced for Business Men's Horseshoe Tourney
Chairman John Lee today released the match timetable for the fall festival horseshoe pitching tournament in Central Park Northwest corner. Sixty four men will compete with play starting at 8:30 a.m. and times posted on the park scoreboard for official scoring.
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John Lee
Central Park
Lee
Merritt McDaniel
Joe Falk
Tom Stewart
Don Whitlateh
Bill Shannon
Nick McCleery
Herb Osinecun
Charles Barclay
Bill Jones
Don Minick
Ken White
Joe Picken
Pete McCutchen
D. Chamberlin
Gene Tucker
Sam McCleery
Giff Morrison
Bob
Cecil Woodford Killed in Crash
Brighton obituary notes Cecil Woodford 28 died from injuries after a California car crash. His car overturned when a tire blew, his companion unharmed, brother Donald in car. Funeral services set for Sunday at Washington Presbyterian Church with burial in Clay cemetery. Survived by mother Pearl Waterhouse Woodford and brother Donald.
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Brighton
Cecil Woodford
Washington High School
Oakland
Calif
Pearl Waterhouse Woodard
Cecil
Donald
Woodford
Max Waterhouse
Clay Cemetery
Cecil Gilbert Woodford
Pierre
South Dakota
Arch
Pearl Waterhouse Woodford
Washington
Presbyterian Church
VFW Auxiliary Presents Flags to Iowa Schools
The VFW Auxiliary distributed flags to public schools in ceremonies marking Iowa’s 100th anniversary. A. R. Terrell, high school principal, presided as Mrs. Marsh Atkinson introduced Mrs. Sadee McAvoy who presented the flags. Similar programs were held at Lincoln Stewart and St James schools.
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Iowa
V.F.W. Auxiliary
A. R. Terrell
Boyd White
Terrell
Marion McAvoy
Amxiliary
Lincoln
Stewart
St. James School
Joe Wehr
Rock Island Railway Station Contracts Awarded
Contracts for the Rock Island Railway Station in Washington have been awarded to Daniel McGrath Engineering of Chicago. Plans call for a 20 by 88 foot single story town station with a 30 by 36 waiting area and a 30 by 53 baggage section, plus a smaller 20 by 48 foot cut off station with asbestos siding.
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Rock Island
Washington
Ainsworth- Brighton
Daniel McGrath Engineering Company
Chicago
Washington Construction
M North Town Avenue
Milwaukee
Wayland Road
Chamber of Commerce
J. D. Farrington
Rock 1
Lana
Defends His Shipyards Big Profits in War Effort
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser testified before the House Merchant Marine Committee that profit motive is essential to win wars and rejected comparing profits to capital invested. He argued Kaiser shipyards delivered cheaper, faster ships, saving the government 260 million dollars, as critics cited a 192 million profit on a small capital base.
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Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
House Merchant Marine Committee
Two Vehicle Collisions Near Wayland and Wellman
About 10:20 last night two separate crashes occurred northeast of Wayland and west of Wellman. In the first, Willard Leichty’s son Daniel Duane 15, and Truman Yoder’s car driven by Elizabeth Wenser 16, sustained $300 damage. no injuries were reported. In the second, Harold Miller of Wellman collided with Pearl Curl of Wellman, causing about $250 damage. no injuries occurred. Curl paid a $5 fine for driving without a license.
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Wayland
Willard Leichty
Daniel Duane
Truman Yoder
Kalona
Elizabeth Wenser
Wellman
Harold T. Miller
Pearl Curl
Veneers From African Woods Highlight Decorative Uses
The passage notes that African woods such as mahogany orfram and obechee are used to make special veneers primarily for decorative purposes.
Homestead Tax Credit Increases in Iowa
Iowa homeowners will receive a record 15,660,053 in homestead tax credits this year, up from 14,780,407 in 1944. The second semi annual apportionment to counties was 7,880,172. the first half totaled 9,829,519. Urban claims total 289,312 and rural 117,217 with ten year urban growth outpacing rural. County allocations include Washington 135,439 Jefferson 97,783 Keokuk 128,077 Henry 101,647.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Washington
Jefferson
Keokuk
Henry
County Quiz Team Ties for Eleventh Place at State Derby
The Washington county rural team tied with Callanan junior high of Des Moines and Mt. Ayr for 11th with a score of 180 in the state fair quiz derby. The first round high was 250. The Washington county party included Colleen Strum from New Haven school in Dutch.
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Lester B. Krabill
Washington County
Callanan Junior High School
Des Moines
Mt. Ayr
Colleen Strum
New Haven School
Funeral of Mrs Ralph W Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs Ralph W Thompson were held with family in attendance. The obituary notes her surviving relatives and the funeral arrangements conducted by local church officials.
Corn Is Mostly Safe from Frost in Iowa Report
A Des Moines dispatch from September 25 notes Iowa’s bumper corn crop progressing toward maturity under favorable weather. Most fields are in finishing stages with moisture down from prior years, though late fields remain in minority and some immaturity seen. Iowa cattle feeders bought about 161,000 head of stocker and feeder cattle in August, the busiest in five years.
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Des Moines
UP Lowa
Lowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Elderly man, 100, granted fishing license in LaPorte
James Sehnelle, age 100, received a fishing license at the county clerk office. He said, I want to do something to justify my eating, underscoring a simple life wish as he was issued the permit.
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Laporte, Inc
James Sehnelle
Funeral service held for L. A Jones attendant at Elm Grove
The funeral was conducted yesterday afternoon at L. A Jones funeral home by Dr. Fred EB. Miller. Pallbearers included Lester Orr Dr. F Fr Stutsman Dr. A W Clow Don Boyer C V Cruitt and George Breitenbach. Burial took place at Elm Grove cemetery.
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United Press
Larry Lee Koehler
Massilon
Ohio
Ekarl Redlinger
Ainsworth High School
Prairie Flower School
Willits
Willis Jones
Y's Men
D. P. Livingston
The
James Davis
A Jones Funeral Home
T. E. White
Fred Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Frank Pearson
Frea
Soldiers Field
Holy Name Union
Roman Catholic Church
Archidocese of
Frances Cabrini
Washington Junior College
California
University At Berkeley
VFW Auxiliary
Rock Island Railway
Tion
Tem
Thompson
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