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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
1
Washington city remains eligible to receive 66000 in federal funds for a permanent runway. An extension on the deadline was granted after a bond question of 47000 to match funds was delayed by a petition vote. If approved April 23, state aid of 7404 could also be available.
Fire at the Milwaukee Railroad freight depot leased for a fertilizer warehouse caused about 20000 dollars in damage at 1 20 p m. A box car loaded with three barrels of gasoline diesel fuel and an oxygen tank for an acute lene welder raised explosion risk. Water supply problems hampered crews as the structure perished. Three grass fires across two hours kept Washington fire units active, the largest burning near the Charles Kennedy farm four miles west of Washington on Highway 92 at 11 20 am.
Anna Farmer Taylor died Thursday night in Holstein, La. She is a former Wayland resident. Funeral plans are pending at Zehr Funeral Home in Wayland. Surviving are two daughters, Ruth of Holstein and Mrs. Bill Baker of Mt Pleasant, and the late J. A. Taylor was her son.
Iowa forecast expects increasing winds and warmer tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the southwest. Saturday will be cloudy with more showers or storms and cooler in the east and south. tonight low 30s northeast to 40s-45 southwest. Saturday high 59 to 63. Sunday partly cloudy with near normal temperatures. Five day outlook shows temperatures about 4 to 8 degrees above normal with minor day to day changes. normal highs upper 50s north to lower 60s south.
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld two lower court counts in Elmer Koch et al v Clarence Goff administrator but reversed jury instructions on a written acknowledgment of indebtedness. The ruling orders a new trial on count one and on the administrator’s counterclaim for items owed by Elmer Koch to the estate, with fraud defenses to be proved if any exist.
The Washington Jaycees elected officers Thursday at the Captain's Table. Skip Renoux was chosen as president with James Richart as first vice president, Don Lawless as second vice president, John Winga Jr as third vice president, Bob Zager as treasurer, and Don Jarrard as secretary. Directors include Dick Anderson Howard DeLange Larry Duncan Carl Jones Bob Long Ronald Goff. Discussion covered duties for the upcoming 125th Anniversary Celebration.
Family entertainment for all ages centers on the annual World Service Carnival at Kington’s YMCA. Saturday night booths including free throw shooting and dart throwing will entertain youngsters and adults. Tickets are ten cents each, with all proceeds to the YMCA World Service fund. The carnival opens at 6 p.m. and closes at 9 p.m.
Stephen J. Nemmers, a Washington high school student, earned a $100 competitive scholarship to Loras College for 1964-65. He is the son of Dr and Mrs G M Nemmers of Washington. Nemmers was among 50 high school seniors awarded based on ACT or College Board exams.
Guy Stacy of Brighton elected district soil commissioner at the Washington County Soil Conservation Service biennial dinner in the YMCA community room. Stacy succeeds Gene Stephens, with Elmer Steele of Riverside and Richard Huber of Wellman remaining on the board. Education and service goals include early cancer detection and raising 5510 for research and outreach in Washington County.
Washington Rotary Club will name Robert Everetts as candidate for district governor 1965 1968 at District 600 Conference in Oskaloosa April 11 Rotary committee backed his nomination. A 40 member delegation and wives travel April 12 to present Everetts Washingtons Music Man Rotarian known for community service leadership including 1961 62 club president and 1963 Rotary Service Award winner.
Funeral services for Carl Brownie Voorhees will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with the Rev Theodore Schwartz in charge. He died Wednesday evening survivors include his wife a daughter a son two brothers and two sisters Mrs Ruby McMurray and Miss Lena Voorhees of Washington Pa are named lingering details omitted.
Funeral services for Laban C. Johnson 81 of Richland are set for Saturday April 11 at 2 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home Richland. Burial will follow at Friends Cemetery. Johnson born June 4 1882 in Brighton son of Charles and Delia Dunbar Johnson married Lena Drummond on August 30 1908 farmed south of Richland until retirement in 1999. He was a Spanish American War veteran and survived by one brother Grover of Richland.
UPI reports two cases in 1960s Soviet cities where mobs surrounded and harassed American Navy and Air Force attaches. In Tulsa on March 17 Lt Col Edgar Smith and Capt Edmund J Zvetina faced a rushed Soviet mock confession and 90 day restriction to Moscow. In Leningrad, Cmdr Stuart Savage and Lt Leonard Bracken were blocked by a Soviet car as about 120 angry citizens gathered, with a militiaman failing to aid them.
DES MOINES UPI The Nolan reapportionment plan passed by the Republican controlled Iowa Legislature threatens Evan L Hultman in his bid to unseat Gov. Harold E Hughes. Observers say rural driven plan harms Hultman with GOP voters while Hughes can attack the measure as flawed and favoring rural minority power.
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