Science Day event hosts six schools and administrators
Present Science Papers each of the six cent rence schools attended the day long event. Also held in conjunction with the Science Day this year was a seminar on new science curricula for school administrators from throughout southeast Iowa.
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Centrence
Iowa
Journal
Rob Elliott
Iudy Roland
Eft
Washington High School
Dick McCabe Fight
Mt. Pleasant School
House Opens Tax Debate in Des Moines
In Des Moines the House rejected a proposed withholding system for income tax as it opened a committee of the whole hearing on an omnibus tax bill. The vote, 51 to 48, marked a defeat for Governor Harold E Hughes and preceded 42 amendments to the bill. State Superintendent Paul Johnston was invited to explain a school aid penalty clause limiting state aid if local tax increases exceed a threshold.
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Des Moines
UPI
Town House
Harold E Hughes
House
Hillman H Sersland
Decorah
Sersland
Paul Johnston
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Johnston
Riverside Woman Dies In Washington Monday
Riverside widow Rose Waldschmidt 71 died Monday at Pines Rest Home Washington after years of ill health. Funeral Wednesday 10 am at St Marys Riverside with Rev Donald Waldschmidt nephew in charge. Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery. She was born Riverside October 17 1891. Survived by six sons, four daughters, three step-sisters, and twenty grandchildren.
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AAV Etc
Ors
Atnona Rose Waldschmidt
Pines’ Rest Home
Washington
Riverside
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Donald Waldschmidt
Muscatine
Mt. Olivet
Rosary
Sorden and Adams
Riverside Tuest Ning
Waldschmidt
Nicholas
Mary Hai
George Waldschmidt
St. Mary’s
Omer
Catholic Church and
Altar and Rosary Society
Firman
William
Edwin
Charles
Richard
Robert
Rosensburg
Penny
Agnes Fecker
Dubuque
Verena Greene
Davenport
Theresa Waldschmidt
Mary St. Andrew
B.V.M
Omaha
Neb
Mary Ann Rita B.V.M
Lincoln, Neb
Mary Charles
Boulder, Col
Maggie Leasure
Des Moines
Heart Attack Fatal To Ora Gingerich 51
Ora G Gingerich of Kalona died suddenly Monday afternoon after a heart attack while riding in a car with his wife en route to Washington County Hospital to visit his sister in law Advin Gingerich of Wellman Funeral services were to be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the United Christian and Baptist Church in Kalona Burial would be in Sharon Hill Cemetery Petersheim Funeral Home in charge Survivors include his widow two sons James and Larry at home his father and step mother Mr and Mrs Harvey Gingerich Kalona three brothers Raymond Advin and Archie and his mother in law Sylvia Carter
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Kalona
Ora G. Gingerich
Gingerich
Washington County
Advin Gingerich
Wellman
United Christian and Baptist Church
William McDermot
Sharon Hill
Peterseim
Mr. Gingerich
Kaona
Harvey
Laura Stutsman Gingerich
Sylvia’ Carter
James
Larry
Harvey Gingerich
Iona
Raymond
Advin
Archie
Washington
Earl Zook 66 Dies in Indiana
Earl Zook aged 66 died Monday April 8 1963 in Wabash Indiana after residing there 13 years He was born January 22 1897 in Crawfordsville to John and Estella Riley Zook He married Wanda Hampton Survivors include his wife three daughters Karen Eileen Margo Two brothers and three sisters deceased Funeral 1:30 p.m Thursday at Jones Funeral Home Rev W J Stevens in charge Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Visitation after 7 p.m Wednesday at the funeral home
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Earl Zook
Wabash
Ind
Zook
American Pearl Button Co
Crawfordsville
John
Estella Riley Zook
Wanda Hampton
Karen
Eileen
Margo
Jones Funeral Home
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Earl Steele Injured In Fall At Local Barn
Earl Steele of Washington is a patient at Washington County Hospital after a fall from about ten feet onto a concrete floor at the old Blattner barn. The building is being remodeled as a lumber yard by his son Bill Steele. X rays were taken to assess the injuries to his arm and shoulder.
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Earl Steele
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Steele
Blattner
Bill Steele
Liberal gain in Canada edges toward majority
In Montreal Liberal party leader Pearson led the Liberals to the most seats in Canada's election but fell short of a majority. Prime Minister Diefenbaker, anti-American and anti-nuclear, refused to concede as Liberals held 126 seats while Conservatives had 93 with 120,000 military ballots still to count. Grant Deadman ousted Howard Green in Vancouver Quadra. Socreds and NDP held 23 and 17 seats respectively with several ministers defeated.
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Montreal
UPL
Lester
Pearson
Liberal Party
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Liberals
House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Prairie Provinces
Katchewan
America
Vancouver-Quadra
Grant Deadman
Howard Green
Social Credit Party
Socreds
Socialist New Democrats
NDP
Vearson
Green
Raymond O'Hurley
Martial Asselin
Richard Bell
Ellen Fairclough
Frank McGee
George Nowlan
Washington High Students Visit Des Moines Legislature
A history class from Washington High School led by Harold Stevens will travel to Des Moines on Wednesday to tour the State Legislature. Assisting in transport are Edward Hatchcroft and Principal Kelly Schlapkolil. Students joining the trip include Chrystal Horak, George Johnson, Don Miller, Mike Steele, Chris Lemmon, Alan Hunsaker, Linda Neff, Marde Anderson, Pat Lewis, Pio Boone Lumaga, Ray Long, Barb Chumacher, Steve Tindal, Tom Mitchell and Bud Jungbluth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stevens
Washington High School
Des Moines
Stevens
Edward Hatchcroft
Kelly Schlapkolil
Capitol
Chrystal Horak
George Johnson
Don Miller
Mike Steele
Chris Lemmon
Alan Hunsaker
Linda Neff
Mar de Anderson
Pat Lewis
Pio Boone Lumaga
Ray Long
Barb Chumacher
Steve Tindal
Tom Mitchell
Bud Jungbluth
Junior Class Play Tickets Go On Sale
Juniors of Washington High School sell tickets for their class play The Imaginary Invalid to be presented April 25 and 28 in the high school auditorium. Tickets may be exchanged at Drug Store for reserved seats with a later date to be announced.
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Washington High School
Moliere
Ground Breaking for Keota Saint Marys Grade School
Ground blessing held at Keota for new St. Marys Grade School site north of the present building. Rev C F Kempker leads the service with Sister Mary Ellenbece and planning by contractor Bill Yoder. Construction to include four classrooms and a large multipurpose room for about 150 students, target completion next fall. Parish committee members named among the organizers.
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St. Mary's
Keota
C.F. Kempker
St. Mary's School
Kempker
Mary Ellenbce
O.F.F
Terial Best
D.A
Bill) Yoder
Buang
Charles White
R. T. Speaker
Robert Flynn
Leon ‘Voxel
Raymond Jim Sieren
Leonard Bayliss
Adam
Bill Yoder
Kenneth Jaeger
Father Kempker
Marys Cauren
Washington High School Receives North Central Accreditation
Washington High School has been unconditionally approved for the 1962 63 term by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Principal E Kelly Schlapkohl announced the approval in a Chicago winter meeting. The school has been accredited since 1906 and must annually report curriculum, teacher ratios, training, and facilities to maintain status.
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Washington Community Wig School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
E. Kelly Cilapkohl
J.E. McAdam
Chicago
John V. Phleger
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Rites Wednesday for Melvin Clinton Dennis
Melvin Clinton Dennis 73 of Conesville will be buried in Columbus City Cemetery after services at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction conducted by Rev Robert Parris of the Methodist Church He died Monday April 8 at University Hospitals Iowa City born January 16 1890 in Fremont Nebraska son of John and Flora Dennis married Bessie Smith April 15 1915 Survivors include wife one son Earl six grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers Cecil of Nebraska Asher Muscatine two sisters Lorena Morgan Muscatine and Lucy Ward Litchfield Nebraska
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Ulumbus Junction
Melvin Clinton Dennis
Conesville
Stacy Fueral
Columbus Junction
Robert Parris
The
Methodist Church
Columbus City
Dennis
University Hospitals
Io Wa City
Fremont
Neb
John
Flora Manley’ Dennis
Bessie Smith
Earl of
Cecil
Nebraska
Asher
Muscatine
Lorena Morgan
Lucy Ward
Litchfield
Bancroft and Duke Lead Oscars Night at 35th Ceremony
Ann Bancroft and Patty Duke shared the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars as Gregory Peck won Best Actor for To Kill a Mockingbird and Ed Begley took Best Supporting Actor for Sweet Bird of Youth. David Lean directed Lawrence of Arabia, which won Best Picture, with Spiegel and Lean also earning directing honors.
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Santa Monica
Call
Anne Bancroft
Patty Duke
Greory Peck
Britain
David Lean
Ed Begley
Bird of Youth Civic
Miss Lee
Begley
Sam Spiegel
Divers Freed as Cuban captivity ends in Havana
New York attorney James B. Donovan and 15 others including nine shipwrecked Americans left Havana for Miami aboard a Pan American transport. Passengers listed by the State Department include Browne, Moran, Burns, Bade, Klinner, Avery, Baird, Booker, Brown and others. Donovan said the Cuban government cleared the group of wrongdoing after two months of captivity following their ship Shrub capsizing near the Bahamas.
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Havana
UPI
New York
James B. Donovan
Miami
Floyd Woodworth
Donovan
John
John E. Nolan
Pan American World Airways
Homestead Air Force Base
Florida
State Department
Homestead
Jack
W Browne
Robert C. Moran
Lockport
N.Y
Clifford G. Burns
Lebanon
N.il
Steven Bade
Omaha
Neb
John R. Klinner
Richard Avery
Philadelphia
Don Baird
Madison
Charles Booker
Alexandria
James Brown
Chester
Camagueya
Santo Domingo
Bahamas Shain
Islands
Fidel Castro
Simerman Stock Yard Sold to Ray Fritz
Wayne Simerman announced the sale of the Simerman Stockyards at 1102 West Monroe Street to Raymond Fritz of Washington. The yards will continue to operate to the same outlets as in the past, with Fritz already associated with the yards for three years and running his feeder pig business.
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Wayne Simerman
Simerman
West
Monroe Street
Raymond Fritz
Washington
Fritz
Machinery causes most farm accidents in six Iowa counties
Machinery accounted for 25.5 percent of injuries in a Rural Family Accident study across Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Muscatine and Washington counties covering August to December. Falls, auto incidents and tool use followed, with ages 45 to 64 most affected and 6 to 16 showing high injury rates. The study aims to map common farm accident types and guide prevention efforts.
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Iowa City
Institutural
Iowa
Cedar
Johnson, Linn
Muscatine
Washington Counties
Clyde M. Berry
Institute
L. W. Knapp
William H. McConnell, Jr
Weather Forecast Overview From United Press Interna
A weather bulletin notes a cloudy trough shaping up through midweek with cooler air. Overnight lows near 30 to the north and near 40 to the south, Wednesdays highs in the 30s to 60s range, and Thursday outlook mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and a slightly warmer day.
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Towa
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North Central
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Gregory Peck
Hollywood
Miss Wanerot
Star Broadway
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Bandon
Greenwich Village
Miss Duke
Peck
Harper Lee
Allan Pacula
Robert Mulligan
Miss Ban
Crof
Miss Bancroft
Anna Maria Italiano
Annie Sullivan
Helen Keller
Helen
Moh
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George
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Bob Elliott
Ray Fritz
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