Ida Jessen 85 Exira Native Dies at Salem Home
Ida Jessen 85 of Exira died at Salem home Elk Horn at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Born May 24 1878 in Shelby County she lived near Exira before moving to town in 1945 and was a charter member of Exira Lutheran church. Surviving daughter Mable Bethel Exira sons Harold Exira Merkin Elk Horn. four grandchildren 14 great grandchildren. Last rites by Rev Lloyd Sorensen at Luthean church burial St John cemetery near Exira.
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Salem
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Shelby County
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Thue Jefferson
Chris Jessen
Mable Bethel
Harold
Merkin
Lloyd Sorensen
Luthean Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Demonstrators Arrested in Goldsboro Civil Rights Protest
In Goldsboro North Carolina 32 demonstrators including Seymour Johnson Air Force Base personnel were arrested after a civil rights protest by 300 Negroes Police charged several airmen with damaging private property while others faced trespassing counts for attempting to enter a segregated restaurant and a theater.
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N.C
Air Force
David Riley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Leroy G. Brown
H. A. Lanc Eeth Brown
Adam Scott
Motorists Must Stop at Stop Signs Not Slow Down
A driving advisory urges motorists to stop fully at stop signs and not treat them as a mere slowdown. Officials emphasize complete stops at intersections to prevent crashes and protect pedestrians.
Robbery charge against Ottumwa man dismissed
Charges of robbery with aggravation against James Nichols 25 of Ottumwa were dismissed after Buttgen’s father requested the complaint be dropped. Buttgen had admitted giving Nichols $20 to buy beer while driving from Muscatine to Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
James Nichols
David Buttgen
Buttgen
Nichols
Funeral Services for Mrs. Nellie Fulton Held at Lewis
Mrs Nellie F Fulton 80 of Lewis died recently. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roland funeral home officiated by Rev A Breeling of Grant. Mrs Walter Lyon organist and selections Going Down The Valley and Shall We Gather at the River were played. Burial followed in Bentonsport.
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Lewis
Roland
A. Breeling
Grant
Walter Lyon
Bentonsport
Follmann Rites Held at Massena Methodist Church
Funeral services for William Follmann were held August 4 at 2 p.m. in the Massena Methodist Church with Rev. Carl A. Crouse officiating. Singers included Gerald Wollenhaupt with accompanist Mrs. R F Peel. Pallbearers were Leonard Follmann Russell Follmann James Follmann Richard Follmann Larry Follmann and Lowell Jensen. Burial followed at Massena Cemetery by Kelley’s Mortuary. The monarch butterfly diet note appears incidental.
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James Follmann
Richard Follmann
Larry Follmann
Lowell Jensen
Massena Cemetery
Kelley
Council Bluffs Man Seeks Return of $10 Traffic Fine
Clifford Gene Breeden of Council Bluffs asked the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a Municipal Court judgment and reclaim a $10 fine after pleading guilty to failing to yield. He says the police did not record damages exceeding $100 and that the judge erred in imposing both a jail sentence and a fine.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa Supreme Court
Clifford Gene Breeden
Supreme Court
Breeden
Andrew J. Nielsen
Nielsen
Pearson says US Canadian pact near on arming weapons
Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson says American and Canadian negotiators have pretty well agreed on a draft pact to arm Canadian weapons with U S nuclear warheads. He plans to discuss the draft with his cabinet next week.
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Belafonte to Join March for Civil Rights in Washington
Singer Harry Belafonte is released from an August Greek Theater show to participate in the mass civil rights demonstration in Washington. He is organizing a group of entertainers to join the march in support of civil rights legislation.
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Harry Belafonte
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Belafonte
Fidel Castro attends mother's funeral in Cuba
Fidel Castro attended his mother Lina Ruz de Castro's funeral in Oriente Province near Mayari, Havana Radio reported. She died Tuesday morning at her daughter's home in Havana.
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Search Continues for US Army Plane Missing in Korea
In Seoul, Korea, authorities and rescuers pursued efforts to locate a light US Army plane missing since Sunday. The aircraft carried five officers and one enlisted airman, with search teams scouring possible crash sites and monitoring weather and terrain conditions.
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Thunderstorms Trigger Floods Across Southern California
Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across Southern California causing flash floods that washed out highways and flooded Victorville and Apple Valley with up to three feet of water. Deputies rescued three men from a waist high washout on California 18 between Victorville and Apple Valley as residents stacked sandbags to defend homes and stores.
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Congress rails at Defense directive on racial discrimination
Southern lawmakers attacked a Defense Department directive barring GIs from places that practice racial discrimination. Iowa's Rep. H R Gross called it an outrage and warned it would create a vast army of snoopers and informers. The discussion occurred in the House on Wednesday.
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Knights of Columbus Urges Surrender of Liquor Licenses
Eagle Grove Iowa AP Roger Keppy state deputy says Knights of Columbus chapters may legally sell liquor by the drink but it violates the order bylaws. He urges chapters with liquor licenses to surrender them citing the rule against beverages over 5 percent alcohol.
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Fire destroys hotel in Fukuyama Japan
Typhoon Bess winds turned a three story hotel into a blazing inferno in Fukuyama. Police report four killed, one missing, eight injured. all 61 guests were Japanese nationals, with no foreigners present at the Inland Sea hotel 30 miles east of Hiroshima.
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Peace in South Viet Nam Hinges on U S Withdrawal
Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi broadcast blamed U S interventionists for South Viet Nam strife and said peace could be restored if the United States pulled out its arms and men.
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Ho Chi Minh
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Estes Family Plans Move to Abilene for New Home
Pecos Texas reports Pam Estes 15 eldest daughter of promoter Billie Sol Estes received a going away party as the Estes family prepares to move to Abilene where they are said to have bought a home.
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Billie Sol Estes
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Cooper Begins Long Awaited Leave in Seattle Area
Astronaut Gordon Cooper arrives in Seattle for a rare vacation, planning ten quiet days at the home of his father in law E J Olson in Kenmore. He has spent four years on active duty with the Air Force and will relax away from spaceflight duties.
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Gordon Cooper
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E.J. Olson
Ken
Glenwood Dentist Hurt in Pacific Junction Car Train Crash
Dr. Larry P. Cole a Glenwood dentist remained in serious condition after a collision with a Burlington train at Pacific Junction. His car was said to be dragged about 200 feet after striking a boxcar as the train traveled about 10 miles per hour, officials reported.
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Larry P. Cole
Glenwood
Pacific Junction
Milla County
Burlington
Local News Briefs from Atlantic Iowa and Nearby
Market sales report shows Bert Eebeck sold 75 heifers averaging 924 pounds for 24 dollars per hundredweight on the Omaha market. Edgar King, father of Les King of Atlantic, died last Tuesday. services were held Thursday at Red Oak hospital. Atlantic Bowling Association meets 7:30 p.m. Monday in The Pines basement. About 20 Cass county cattle to enter district beef show in Council Bluffs Saturday. NFO meeting at Norway Center clubhouse Wednesday at 5 p.m. Bring center and cups for family. A2 Robert Kotera returns to Lowry Air Force Base Denver after a ten day leave to complete six weeks of electronics training. Marne girls beat Bridgewater 24 to 8 in softball. sixth win in seven games. Continued warm weather for southwest Iowa with lower 70s tonight and low 90s Friday. noon 91. Mrs Stan Zellmer and children return from Van Nuys after two weeks with Zellmers and Molgaards. other visitors from Ames and Le Mars. Travel notes: Sothman family weekend at Spirit Lake and Welcome Minnesota visiting relatives. Car collision at Eighth and Palm injures minor damage. 950 total. Aldrichs visit Le Mars and Sioux City. plan Des Moines trip for sister with health issue. Beckwiths and relatives return from six week trip to New England states and Canada. Navy reenlistment: Mervyn M Miller of Atlantic. new enrollments Corey of Maine and Ceron of Elliott. Howard J Shey to receive MA in classics from Indiana University and move to Minneapolis after graduation.
Nurses to Graduate at Jennie Edmundson School
Ten Atlantic area nurses will graduate from Jennie Edmundson hospital school of nursing in commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Broadway Methodist church in Council Bluffs. The graduates include Delores Joan Saley Jean Rae Mehaffey Iia Johanna Rasmussen Helen Ruth Marshall Phyllis King Janice Marie Christensen Marlene Ann Plahn Sonya Marie Kjeldgaard Carline Cor rine Walter Sophie Christina Bramman. A Keosauqua break-in arrest clears up 133 Midwest burglaries. three men Marion Black Jerry Simmons Eddie Hoskins sentenced to ten years each at Anamosa for breaking and entering. other robberies reported in Audubon Corning Oakland and Harlan.
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Ed Esbeck 72 Kimballton Dies In Spirit Lake Home
Ed T Esbeck 72 lifelong Kimballton resident died Wednesday afternoon at his Spirit Lake home after a career in the automobile business He was born October 20 1890 in Kimballton and survived by wife Gudrun See two sons David Ed both of Kimballton three sisters Grace Orthar Freedom California Esther Hansen and Mable Ashton Watsonville California He was preceded in death by a sister and three brothers Funeral services will be held 2 p m Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Grace Orthar
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Calif
Esther Hansen
Mable Ashton
Watsonville
Khru shchev Seeks Move of 300000 Troops to East Germany
Communist sources say Premier Khru shchev wants to deploy part of his 300000 troops in East Germany along the Soviet Chinese frontier to pressure a Berlin settlement. Western diplomats suspect the proposal was planted by the Reds to influence the Berlin issue.
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South Africa Expected to Maintain Racial Policy at UN
TheUnited Nations calls for a worldwide arms embargo on South Africa but signs point to continued apartheid policies of racial segregation. Liberia’s Secretary of State warned African members may push for tougher action in November if Pretoria does not change its policy.
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South Africa
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J. Rudolph Grimes
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Duvalier claims exile invasion crushed in Haiti
President Francois Duvalier’s government says Haitian exile forces were crushed after hours of fighting in north Haiti. Information Minister George J. Figaro announced the invaders led by Gen. Leon Cantave were driven into the Dominican Republic, while exile sources in the Dominican Republic say they are advancing.
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Haiti
Francois Duvalier
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George J. Figaro
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Leon Cantave
Turncoat Leaves for Home From Hong Kong
American defector Lowell D. Skinner of Akron Ohio departed for home using the alias Braun an airline source said He refused repatriation after Korea and spent nine years in Red China He was to change planes in Tokyo.
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Obituary for AnitaMan ANITA-Claude Hansen at St Joseph
Former Anita resident ANITA Claude Hansen died Wednesday afternoon at St Joseph Missouri after a lingering illness. He is survived by a sister Mrs Hansine Johnson of Anita and other relatives. Services will be held at 4 pm Friday at Longs funeral home with Rev Carroll Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
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Navy trainees Elliott, Rasmussen head to San Diego
Charles Carson Elliott Jr and Dennis Rasmussen travel to San Diego California to begin their United States Navy training program.
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Elliott
Charles Carson, Jr
Dennis Rasmussen
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Navy enlistment of Stanley Corey announced
Stanley Corey has enlisted in the navy and left Aug. 5 for training in San Diego California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Corey.
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Calif
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