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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1947

Page

8

Local News Roundup From Delia To Fairfield

Mrs. Evelyn McMillen visits her aunt Mrs. Howard White in Delia. Ottumwa visits include Mrs. Floyd Bower and Mrs. Ernie Kiiner. Ethel Monroe travels to Guernsey Iowa then Tracy Minn with sisters for a multi city reunion in years. Correction notes Benteco Food City sugar price error fixed. Mayhews visit Ames then Kerr. Hesseltine travels to Doylestown Ohio with family. Oaks hotel report from Excelsior Springs Mo mentions Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nicola of Washington. Various relatives visit Fairfield and Chicago. New fall dresses from Montgomery Ward. Funeral attendees for Mrs. Myrtie McCleary include multiple Fairfield residents. Mrs. F E Morrow returns to Kingfisher Okla after visiting relatives. Francois Brooks becomes Spurgeon store saleslady. Local shoppers include Mrs. Leonard Fritz Gary, Mrs. Vince Mrntz and others.

Criticize Food Plan of Truman

Dewitt Goodrich of Sioux City visits Mr and Mrs W M Tweeten for a weekend. Mrs W H Leichty of Wayland was a business visitor yesterday. 39c plate lunch at Coes Cafe. Mr and Mrs W S Movle of Des Moines visited with Mrs Wilson R Brown and prepared to travel to Mequoketa for Brown’s apartment near her granddaughter.

Dewitt Goodrich Sioux City Mrs. W. M. Tweeten W. H. Leichty of Wayland W. S. Movle Des Moines Wilson R. Brown Commerce Department Wes Patton James G. Patton Natural Farmers Union Truman State Farmers Union Sen Robert Taft

Births and civic notes from the region

At the Hoospital Births Yesterday Mr. and Mrs William Varney Wellman a son at 12 57 p m Mr and Mrs Revd E Dunbar Keota a son at 11 08 p m Mr and Mrs Lee Wallace Brighton a daughter at 6 48 p m Today Mr and Mrs Dale Rienenberger 1027 E Main street a son admitted yesterday Otto Stalder route one medical patient Dismissed today Jim Mapel West Chester Mrs W D Booth 416 3S Marion Avenue Mrs Keith Augustine and son Ronald Keith Keota Mrs John T Griffith and son David Stone 316 E Third Street Mrs Jack Cherry West Street Mrs Leonard Shull and daughter Brighton

William Varney Wellman Revd E. Dunbar Keota Lee Wallace Brighton Dale Rienenberger E. Main Street Jim Mapel West Chester W. D. Booth Marion Avenue Keith Augustine Ronald Keith John T. Griffith David Stone E. Third Street Jack Cherry West Street Leonard Shull

Parole Board Hearings Involving Truman Ally

Daniel M. Lyons testified before a congressional subcommittee that Paul Dillon urged parole for four former Capone gangsters. The showing prompted a House appropriations inquiry into potential undue influence and possible revocation of paroles. Dillon, a St. Louis lawyer, presented what was described as a logical argument for the applicants.

Chicago Daniel M. Lyons U. S. Parole Board Paul Dillion Truman Capone House Scarface al Capone Paul Ricea Louis Little New York Campagna Philip D'Andrea Charles Polly Nose Dillion Dillon D'Andrea Lyons Rogers St. Louis

Parole Hearings Touch Wartime Plot and Missing Boy Case

Subcommittee weighs if Dillon friendship with Truman affects parole for four men convicted in 1943 for extorting over 1.5 million from the film industry. Lyons supports parole while seeking secrecy and executive session. Earlier, Lyons faced sharp questioning from Rep Hoffman. In Kansas, a mother reports her 15 year old son missing after a carnival hypnotist act, with witnesses describing a boy similar to Joe Bartlett seen at Pratt and later near a tent show at the state fair grounds.

Fred Busby Subcommittee Dillon Truman Lyons Clare Hoffman Mich New York United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Hoffman Hutchinson Kans Joe Bartlett Russell Partlett Joe Marilyn Bryan Lucille Bryan Pratt, Kans

Carnival concession stops in Lley Kansas to fix tire

A carnival concession halted in Lley Kansas to repair a flat tire, delaying its ride and prompting onlookers to watch while workers attended the vehicle.

Lley, Kans

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Rey Evelyn McMillen of Delia Mrs Howard White Floyd Bower Ernie Kiiner Ottumwa Ethel Monroe Guernsey Iowa Tracy Minn Benteco Food City Rodney Mayhew Lancaster Frank McFarlane Ames Cloyce Kerr Ralph Hesseltine Doylestown Ohio Maurice Putman Debby Micheal M. M .Flynn the Oaks Hotel Excelsior Spring, Mo Charles Nicola Washington Nicola Excelsior H. A. Shannon Lees Summit R. E.shannon Fairfield Daryl Dodder Tommy Violet Lindner Marvin Dolores Lindner Lorraine Lindner Billy Lorene Renik Montgomery Ward Myrtie McCleary Presbyterian Church F. W. Eastwood New London S. W. Korf R. E. Dougherty Carl J. Roberts Harry Turner Ivan Rehmel J. C. Carris William Glassburner Mame Cade Shearer Anna Scott Clara Buhlig E. L. Bartholow T. E. White F. E. Morrow Kingfisher Okla R. A. Acheson I. L. Colthurst Francois Brooks Spurgeon Store Leonard Fritz Gary Vince Mrntz Pleasant Plain Jacob Earnest Otto Stalder Route One Berg Wayne C. Brown Peoria Illinois Chevrolet General Motors Charles Brown Lask Joan Bennett Robert Ryan Charles Bickford Laurel Hardy Oxford Snooper Ann Sothern Barry Nelson Leon Ames America Del Clark Merry Widow Breenstrees AVA Menjou- Gardner Eenan Edwar Wynn Arnold Goofy Dr. Salsbury West Tips Pone DAIRY_CATTLE CONGRESS American Poultry Congress Mammoth Hippodrome Waterloo Sitter Washington, Iowa U. S U. S. Public Health Service Farm Loan Association Federal Land Bank System GEO. D.umphrey, Sec.treas Washington, Jefferson & van Buren Counties Jeffrey V. Hostetler Kalona Bank Kalona, Ia T. H. Huston Crawfordsville L. J. Kehoe Washington County Chas.exclus Brown EK Agent North Second Avenue S. W. Kaster WMT Columbia CBS West Madison & Ave Desoto-Plymouth Washington Lumber & Fuel CO Nevel Jim White Pioneer Yard
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