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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1948
Page
1
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet proposals to ban instrument flights and grant veto power over landings at Templehof, threatening to end the airlift. Allies asserted the rules would render relief flights impossible, with night flights and weather restrictions cutting vast portions of supply traffic.
Funeral services for 74 year old Laura Marshall life long Louisa county resident were held Saturday afternoon at Stephens funeral home. The Rev J B Pooley Methodist pastor officiated and burial followed in Columbus City cemetery with pallbearers Morris Ralph Max Jack and Donald Marshall and M A Davidson.
Mr and Mrs John R Hughes of South 12th Street returned from a 12000 mile journey to England and Wales. They sailed May 31 from New York aboard the Brittanic and visited four of Mr Hughess Welsh relatives after touring north Wales England and London. They noted rationing under the Labor government and high purchase taxes. They also visited New York City and Washington DC and were impressed by lawns and parks in the capital.
Danny Pence and Rollin Cole of the Gamble store in Washington won in a nationwide contest to find the best opening lines used by tire salesmen. Fifty winners emerged from 3,000 stores, making a two-winner record for a single location. Pence offered the line Good tires are the cheapest and best in surance to be had. Cole offered This tire is dipped in pure gum jatey.
Two cars collided on highway 92 east of Columbus Junction injuring three people. Robert Hesseltine driven car and a Miller vehicle struck as Hesseltine attempted a turn. The Miller driver suffered a severe forehead gash requiring stitches. two passengers were slightly hurt and treated locally before transfer to Jefferson county hospital.
Frank B. Miller urges Chicaqua chapter members to attend a K C hall gathering at eight o clock with Bruce Stiles and A C Gingerich from the state conservation commission to discuss the Washington county lake project. Reports on the state convention action will be presented.
A total of 481.97 was raised in Washington from a buddy poppy sale led by Mrs. Marion S. McAvoy. The top six sellers were Nancy Pehler Pat Pehler Clarice Buck Louella Blankenhorn Nancy Glider and Patricia Richardson who each received cash awards. Dozens more helpers earned theater tickets as V F W and auxiliary salute supporters for disabled veterans and their families.
Rev John McKune will present a color film titled Missing Christians at West Chester High School at 8 p m on Wednesday. A free will offering will be taken.
President Truman resumes political attacks on the GOP during a Texas tour, charging the congress would tear up the Bill of Rights. He spoke in Austin and San Antonio and planned farm speeches in Fort Worth Bonham. He praised Texas leaders Rayburn and Tom Clark and urged peace and world cooperation.
Larry G. Steggall a 20 year old Cedar Rapids truck driver received the September driver of the month honor from the Iowa Motor Truck association executive secretary John H Gillespie Steggall was nominated by highway patrol Sgt Albert E Sterzing after he swerved his truck into a ditch to avoid a tractor leading to no serious injuries and minimal damage on highway 30 near Denison Readied by Sterzing and Gillespie.
Three Sigourney residents and University of Iowa students were injured Saturday night four miles south of Riverside on highway 218. James C. Cruse 19 suffered a broken leg and severe bruises, Raymond Sloan Jr 20 bruises, and James William Patterson 21 driver suffered a fractured pelvis and ribs. Driver said a truck blinded him around a curve causing the loss of control. They were taken to an Iowa City hospital for treatment.
Three people died in separate Iowa accidents over the weekend. William Wester 67 of Cherokee. Peter Drossos 28 of Crown Point Indiana. Edward Donahue Jr 19 of Pocahontas were killed.
An invitation invites boys ages ten to twenty one to join 4 H clubs in Seventy Six Lime Creek or Cedar townships. They should attend Tuesday at eight o clock at the Lexington church where organizers will consider forming new clubs.
Ninety seven percent of beds in nervous hospitals and eighty five percent of beds in tuberculosis hospitals are under government control. The figures highlight substantial public ownership across major medical facilities.
Ottumwa Iowa September 27 The John Morrell and Company today discharged 74 of 100 workers in the pork cut department at its Ottumwa packing plant for refusing to do work assigned. The move will idle about 530 more workers in allied departments as two suspensions closed the pork cut unit. The company claims the fired workers refused to take over jobs of 10 in the pork trim division last week. The workers protested at the Ottumwa Courier criticizing coverage and asserting union policies were shaped with their influence.
Progress announced on the Washington Youth Center projects. Teens finish plans for the Automobile and Appliance show at the armory in October and prepare the new hall for occupancy. Donations have begun, with multiple local businesses contributing and pins to be worn by donors until the show.
A marriage license was issued at the court house today to Take R. Hanver and Ruth M. Ander son, both of Brighton.
British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin told the United Nations General Assembly that Russia would bear sole responsibility for any atomic war and urged disclosure of Soviet forces. He accused Moscow of a “war of nerves” and warned the West may have to operate regionally if a world settlement fails. Bevin criticized the Soviet disarmament proposal as a ruse while stressing Western defense and unity amid Berlin tensions.
Governor Dewey, touring the Pacific Northwest, vows to reveal a GOP plan to develop and conserve western power and timber resources. Paul Lockwood notes the Seattle speech will propose a program to conserve and expand western resources for national welfare. Dewey cites GOP gains in the 80th Congress and touts San Francisco crowds and inflation critiques of the Truman administration.
Western powers prepare a formal protest to the UN Security Council over the Soviet Berlin blockade, now 190 days old, arguing it threatens world peace. Delegates fear a move toward war as Article 39 of Chapter VII may allow sanctions or other measures.
Pierce Knox son of Mr and Mrs S W Knox and former Washington resident won first place on the Horace Heidt radio program for the second straight week. He is a blind xylophone player who beat his nearest rival by 16 points. Knox is known in Washington for soloing with the Washington municipal band and other local concerts. He will appear again on the program next Sunday evening.
An invitation goes to all overseas veterans in Washington to attend a chili supper and program at VFW post No. 2808 on Tuesday Sept. 28. The event invites nonmembers as well as eligible veterans and features town department and first district VFW representatives. A full explanation of VFW plans for the new hall will be discussed.
Iowa fair and cooler tonight with very light frost in lowlands northeast and north central. High today in the 60s, low tonight 25 to 40 in north, 40 to 45 south. Lower in low places. Tomorrow fair and pleasant with highs 75 to 85 in the west and 72 to 76 in the east.
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