Johnson urges business restraint to aid national economy
President Johnson asked U S business leaders to exercise restraint in decisions affecting general economic well being promising government restraint in return. He spoke at the U S Chamber of Commerce urging equal restraint in policy support, noting government and business as partners in building a prosperous America and calling for higher federal pay for top officials.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
US Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
White House
America
Twister Strikes Three Farms Near Clarion at Midnight
A small tornado touched down near Clarion about 80 miles south of the city, damaging a machine shed and wellhouse on Marvin Hilpspre farm, a wellhouse on George Mourlain’s, and trees on Carroll Martin’s unoccupied property. No injuries were reported. The storm lasted about 30 seconds with shattered windows and moved a stainless steel tank off a gas pump. Mrs Cundall, five miles away, heard a freight train-like roar. About 2 inches of rain fell in north central Iowa in the past 24 hours.
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Clarion, Town
Moorlain Farm
Gail Cundall
North
Iowa
Oneita Fisher Wins State Poetry Contest
Oneita Fisher of West Chester won first place in the adult division of the Iowa Poetry Association annual contest for the poem Divorcee Looking Back. Second prize went to John M. Sorensen of Waverly and third to Frances A. Sobotka of Diagonal. Washington County residents will have poems published in Lyrical Iowa 1964.
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Oneita Fisher
West Chester
Iowa Poetry Association
John M. Sorensten
Waverly
Frances A. Sobotka
Diagonal
Washington County
Iowa
Lyrical
Association
Ruth DeLong Peterson
Dittmer Dies at 86 in Washington Saturday
Chris Dittmer 86 of 632 East Washington Street died at home at 1 p.m. Saturday after a stroke last August. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. in Jones Funeral Home with Rev. W J Stevens. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born November 20 1877 in Logan County Illinois son of Henry C and Anna Fischer Dittmer. Married 1904 to Elizabeth Jane Barr. Survived by one daughter Ioa Morrison of Washington seven grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers John and Frank of Washington two sisters Anna Gordon of Washington and Emma Scott of Ottumwa.
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Chris Dittmer
East
Washington Street
Jones
W.J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Dittmer
Logan County
Ill
Henry C
Anna Fischer Dittmer
Elizabeth Jane Barr
Washington
The
Presbyterian Church
Dittmer
Ioa Morrison
John
Frank
Lee
Anna) Gordon
George Emma Scott
Ottumwa
Wolcott Woman Hurt in Richland Accident
Mrs Lloyd Sparks of Wolcott was seriously injured when her pickup left the road at a T intersection near Richland during light rain. The vehicle rolled, trapping and injuring Sparks and lightly injuring four others, including her husband and son Billy. Sparks was transported to University Hospital in Iowa City after extraction. A former Richland resident, Sandra Hotle, was also hurt in a separate crash near Ottumwa, in critical condition with brain concussion and a broken shoulder.
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Richland
Lloyd Sparks
Wolcott
Sparks
University Hospital
Iowa City
Billy
Larry Olney
Fairfield
Sandra Hotle
Walter Hotle Jr
Ottumwa
Goodwill caravan to Wayland planned
The second in a series of goodwill trips will be held Wednesday evening this week. Cars meet at South End Grocery at 6 30 p m and depart for Wayland at 6 45 p m. Brothers of the Brush and Anniversary Belles urged to participate along with Washington area residents and local retailers to greet Wayland merchants.
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South End
Wayland
Brothers of the Brush
The
Anniversary Belles
Washington
Ray F. Ray to Speak at SUI Alumni Banquet in Washington
Robert F Ray dean of Extension and University Services at The State University of Iowa will speak at the Washington County SUI Alumni banquet Thursday at 6 30 in the YMCA community room Washington. Richard F Houston field secretary of the SUI Alumni Association will attend. Ray is a Davenport native with degrees from Coe College and SUI and has held multiple leadership roles including vice president of the NCAA from 1959 to 1964.
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Iowa City
Robert F Ray
State University of Iowa
Washington County Sui
YMCA
Washington
Four Hawks
SUS
Richard F. Houston
SUL
Robert Day
Box 191
Dean Ray
Davenport
Coe’ College
Cedar Rapids
SUI
Division of Budget
New York State
National Collegiate Athetic Association
Wind Damage Reported in Washington County Farms
High winds overnight caused damage across Washington County. Farms west of Crawfordsville suffered the worst, with five portable hog sheds on the Cleo McCoy farm overturned. Three destroyed, one blown across the road to Richard Dare’s field, breaking a telephone line. A Dare chicken house collapsed and a hog house on George Pulton’s farm was upset.
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Washington County
Crawfordsville
Chau Tau
Washington
Cleo McCoy
Richard Dare
Dare
George Pulton
Joe Scranton Named Student Body President at Washington High
Joe Scranton was chosen as student body president for the 1964 65 term at Washington High School after Friday elections. Balloting followed campaigns by three junior candidates Bill Gravier and Dick Holden, with results announced this morning.
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Joe Scranton
Washington High School
Joe
Bill Gravier
Dick Holden
Waco Schools Switch to Daylight Time Next Tuesday
Wayland schools in the Waco district will operate on daylight savings time starting Tuesday morning. The schools had been on standard time today, and the change is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Wayland
Waco
Ruby seeks insanity ruling in Oswald slaying case
In Dallas UPI report, Jack Ruby’s lawyers ask a judge to commit him for mental tests arguing he is insane and that he believes Jews nationwide are being slaughtered due to his actions. Judge Brown refused hypnosis and truth serum testing.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Jack Ruby
America
Joe B. Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Brown
Eva L. Grant
J West
University of Oklahoma
Joe H. Tonnhill
Jasper
Hubert Winston Smith
Bill Decker
S. J. Bowlin
Auto crash report links three drivers and three towns
The above auto owned by Burdette Miller of Brighton and driven by Janice Louise Derby of Washington was involved in an accident with an auto driven by Carla Zieglowsky of rural route three Ainsworth.
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Burdette Miller
Brighton
Janice Louise Derby
Washington
Carla Zieglowsky
Ainsworth
Washington County social security beneficiaries rise to 2900
Washington County shows 2900 residents receiving monthly social security by end of 1968, up 2 percent from early 1963 figures. total annual benefits exceed 2.2 million dollars with retired workers numbering 1700 and a stable local economy tied to benefit spending.
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Washington County
N.E. Treat
Burlington
Treat
Waco Students Plant 1000 Trees In Conservation Effort
Waco students plant 1000 red and white pines under Bruce Plum, district forester of the State Conservation Commission. Rich plans to develop 15 acres near his farm into a conservation area with help from the Waco Science Club. Journal photo by Dallas Kinney.
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State Conservation Commission
Bruce Plum
Rich
Waco Science Club
Dallas Kinney
Mayor Proclaims May 1 Law Day in Washington IA
Mayor L C Willits proclaims Friday May 1 1964 as Law Day USA in Washington Iowa urging citizens organizations and schools to observe with suitable programs ceremonies and educational activities to foster respect for law and the rule of law.
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L. C. Willits
Washington
USA
Congress of the
United States
I. L. C. Willits
Shaum Funeral Held in Columbus Junction Today
Funeral services for Max Shaum sixty five were conducted at 2 p m in Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction. The Rev Robert Parris led the rites as Shaum died Friday evening at Muscatine General Hospital.
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Columbus Junction
Max Shaum
Stacy
Robert Parris
Shaum
Muscatine General Hospital
Climatology meeting announced for 4 H members
The Washington County 4 H Climatology project hosts a meeting at the Extension office this evening to explain duties for volunteer weather observers and begin a study on weather factors. Jim Frier notes the first year focuses on precipitation records cloud forms meanings. A second meeting for the 4 H Small Engine project is set for Monday April 27 at 7 30 p m in the Ag Room Wellman Mid Prairie School led by Leroy Shoemaker with 17 members previously attending.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Counry
Mid - Prairie School
Wellman
Leroy Shoemaker
Voc - Ag
Mid . Prairie
Iowa Weather Outlook Turns Cloudy With Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will stay mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with occasional showers or thundershowers. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in northeast or north central areas. tonight’s low in the 40s and Tuesday’s high in the upper range of the 40s to low 60s depending on location.
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United Press International
Iowa
North Central
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GOP
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Kennedy
Oswald
Decker
Sheriff's Office
Berna Ann Waterhouse
Robert Harold Magel
West Burlington
Berna Waterhouse
Gilbert Leroy Allen
Highway 81
Allen
Rex Smith
Highway 92
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Herb Rich
Richard Seberg
Bruce Plom
Kathy Madden
Richard
Kathy
Science Club
Columbus
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