Winners Named in Coupon Days Prizes
Coupon Days drew large crowds in Washington last week with merchants offering prizes. Winners announced Saturday night include Marshall Furniture recipient Mrs. Robert Boshart for a $24.95 pole lamp and B and H Firestone winner Stephen Putman for $5 in trade, along with many other named recipients and prizes from local stores.
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Washington
Marshall Furniture
Robert Boshart
B and H Firestone
Stephen Putman
Seiferts
Lee Eisele
Glenhaven
Payne
John Turner
Geneva Maab
Mrs Charles Wolfe dies here Sunday at 77
Mrs Charles H Wolfe 77 of 311 East Van Buren Street died Sunday April 12 1964 at Washington County Hospital after two weeks illness Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Dr Vernon Elgin in charge Burial at Ainsworth Cemetery A memorial fund for music at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church and gifts may be mailed to the church office Survivors include husband four daughters two sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Involved in church music and piano teaching for many years.
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Charles H. Wolfe
van Buren Street
Washington County Hospital
Sherman-Eden Funeral
Vernon Elgin
Ainsworth Cemetery
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Minnie E. Wilkins
Washington County
George
Alice) Zeck
Washington
William
Esther) Krigbaum
Durham
N.C
J. Howard Wolfe
Decatur, Ill
Thomas W. Wolfe
Indianapolis
Ind
Harold M Flander dies from Keota crash injuries
Harold Maurice Flander 44 of Keota died Friday night at Mercy Hospital Town City from injuries in a one car crash April 1. He was alone when his car left a county road and hit a ditch east of Harper. He suffered a severe skull fracture and was taken to Iowa City in critical condition. Services were held at St Marys Catholic Church Keota with Rev Kempker in charge. Rosary tonight at Powell Funeral Home. Born March 14 1920 in Keota he was a son of Frank and Mary Ann Schulte Flanders. Survivors include his mother of Des Moines and many siblings in Keota Polk City Des Moines Des Moines Washington DC Roseville Calif Des Moines Honolulu Hawaii and other towns.
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Keota
Harold Maurice Flander
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Flander
Mus
Harper
Iowa City
St. Mary's Co Olie
CS. Kempker
Rosary
Powell Funeral
Frank
Mary Ann Schulte Flanders
Des Moines
Norbert
Melvin
Polk City
Burdelle Hoke
Berniece Louch
Washington
Waco PTA Set To Meet Wednesday Afternoon
The Waco Parent Teacher Association will meet at the Crawfordsville attendance center on April 15 starting at 1 30 p m A social hour will follow the business meeting.
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Waco Parent Teacher Association
Crawfordsville
Grissom and Young Named For First Gemini Two Seater Flight
NASA announced Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young will pilot America's first two seater Gemini on a three orbit mission around Earth possibly around Christmas. Grissom, Mercury veteran and spaceflight pioneer, will be the first American to fly twice. Young, Navy lieutenant commander, is slated as co pilot with potential Apollo moon mission prospects.
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Houston
UPI
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
John W. Young
America
Earth
Grissom
Redstone
Young
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Project Mercury
Walter M. Schirra
Gemini
Thomas B. Stafford
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Schirra and
Stafford
Grissom and
Campbells Lead the United States Bridge Marathon
Campbells Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell hold the lead with a net 20610 points after 12 rounds in the U s Mens bridge marathon officials reported. Gilbert Mills are second 20160 Bruce Campbell third 19500 others in top ten include Roland Taylor Wendell Eden Dean Anderson Chick Robison Bob Arthur Dave Elder Lois Putnam and Alice Ryan. Also notes space program goals with Gemini pilots selected and Russia launching Polyot 2 indicating intensified space efforts for 1965 and December target for Project II with Grissom Young and Schirra Stafford as backup
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Herbert Campbell
Campbells
Gilbert Mills
Bruce Campbell
Roland Taylor
Wendell Eden
Dean Anderson
Chick Robison
Bob Arthur
Dave Elder
Lois Putnam
Alice Ryan
Washington Coin Club to Hold Evening Meeting
The Washington Coin Club meets at 7 30 tonight at the county fair grounds. The session opens with a Q A period, followed by an auction of 33 items. Notable lots include a 1964 proof set and a Kennedy half dollar prize in a plastic holder. John Lloyd is president and Bill Horton vice president, with Maurice Conrad of Keota in charge of the auction.
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The
Washington Coin Club
County Fair Grounds
Kennedy
John Lloyd
Bill Horton
Maurice Conrad
Keota
Former mental patient admits shooting wife in church lot
A ex mental patient, Alex James Clemens, 30, Sioux City, admitted firing four bullets into his estranged wife, Mrs Shirley Clemens, 29, outside St John Lutheran Church. He then abducted a motorist to drive him to Belden Nebraska before surrendering to police. The wife underwent six hours of surgery and was conscious during transport. charges depend on her condition.
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Sioux City, Iowa
UPI
Alex James Clemens
Sioux City
Belden
Neb
Clemens
Shirley ‘Clemens
Cherokee
Sherry
Christine
Ellewein
Bruce Martinson
Iowa
CA. Gisselquist
Jim
Jim Wilson
Harris Boese dies rites at Wayland
Harris Boese, 72, retired farmer of Wayland, died Sunday at Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant after a week as patient. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with Rev Vernon Gerig and Rev Simon Gingerich. Zehr Funeral Home in charge. He was born Sept 27 1891 in Burlington to John and Magdalena Unruh. Survived by wife Evalena nee Reschly. children Orie Harold and Lucille Schantz. nine grandchildren. sisters Ida Wieneke Ada Blake Mary Blackenberg. brothers Jake and Joe.
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Wayland
Benjamin Harrison
Harris) Boese
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Boese
Burlington
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Vernon Gerig
Simon Gingerich
Zehr
John
Magdalena Unruh
Evalena Reschly
Sugar Creek
Orie
Harold
Lucille) Schantz
Ida Wieneke
Brighton
Ada Blake
Des Moines
Mary Blackenberg
Jake
Joe
Lockridge
Destructive Yorktown Iowa Tornado Slams Across Town
A tornado near Yorktown Iowa destroyed or damaged about 95 percent of buildings in a two mile wide corridor along Yorktown Road to Iowa High. One person died Flora Eichhorst 89 and 28 were injured. Three hospitalized others treated and released. Police and sheriff’s deputies patrolled all night to deter looting while generators from Shenandoah and Clarinda aided searches.
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Yorktown
Iowa
UPD
Yorktown Road
Hightown
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Flora Eichhorst
Weather forecast for Iowa with strong winds and variable temps
United Press International reports tonight into Tuesday will be partly to mostly cloudy with fear w intermittent clearing. Central and southwest Iowa face wind warnings as westerly gusts around 30 mph persist tonight and ease Tuesday. Low temperatures near the mid 30s, high Tuesday between 58 and 83 degrees.
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Tuesay
Iowa
Iowa Toll Climbs With Nine Weekend Highway Fatalities
Nine people died in Iowa traffic crashes over the weekend raising the 1964 toll to 197, including two Emmetsburg family members and Archer mayor Herman Tiemens. Victims ranged from a 6 year old Farley girl to 66 year old Mrs Boyd of Tren ton Neb, with multiple crashes near Walker, Emmetsburg, Dubuque, Manchester and Des Moines.
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Iowa
Emmetsburg
Archer
Betty Jean Lehue
David Luchinske
Fairfax
Rickie Halsted
Thomas Halstead, Jr
Michael L. Corcoran
Sib
Vicki Thiltgen
Farley
Larry Elliott
Edgewood
Robert Boyd
Trenton
Neb
Ron McGovern
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Lehue
Walker
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Don Brown
East Washington
Bob Simmering
Richard Mmnerings
1002 South Second
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Melven Crawford
Lyle Craw
East Third
Hy - Vee Food
Jerry A Coffin
Spurgeons
Darela Letts
Schoonover Drug
Ben J. Roth
Logan Jewelry
Usm Cup
William Swift
St Jewell
Ben Franklin
Louise Hayes
Fuhr and Cochran
Ralph Caven
Wolf
Lara Harland
Speed
Blanche Harvey
Tom Duncan
Howard Milam
Gambles
Earl Bidwell
Melmac
Klein Klothing Ko
W.R Donaldson
Arrow Shirt
Connelly Hardware
Clarence Goemaat
Duncan's
John Durst
East End
Wanda Wilson
Brown's Shoe Fit Co
Charles Chalupa
Phillips’ Pharmacy
Ed Petratz
Stone
Doug Allen
Swanson
Mable Dunbar
Charles Wolfe
Harold M. Flander
Waco Pta
Cheese Gemini
United States
Russia
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Coin Club
Martinson
Harris Boese
Here
Page County
Stanley Edgar
United Press Internati
Fred William Weilbreener
Decorah
Luchinske
John C. Long
Walford
Linn - Benton
Halstead
Ben Kennitz
Kennitz
Ralph Hal- Heed
Rickie
Thomas Halstead
Herman Tiemens
Brien County
Howard Tiemens
Corcoran
Coralville
Ralph Thiltgen
Dubuque
Thiltgen
Kristi
Wayne
Centralia
Elliott
Chicago Great Western
Manchester
Harold Sprague
Edgeweed
Nebraska
Raccoon River
WMT
Harry L. Fish
Gladbrook
Gene Maule
Belle Plaine
Maule
Edward Walsh
Claire
Rock Island
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