Washington County 4H Fair marks hog judging and awards
Joe White of the Ainsworth Beavers won the grand champion market hog at the Washington County 4H and FFA Fair, with Pam Norman of Cedar Chips Club taking reserve grand. The event ran on the fair's second day despite rain, as judging proceeded and the schedule noted purebred pigs sheep later in the day along with entertainment and a tractor pull.
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Rain Falls Monday Night in Washington Observed Total
The official weather observer in Washington reports 1.80 inches of rain Monday night with sharp lightning and thunder. The shower was steady with no wind, bringing the week's total to 1.92 inches after earlier rainfall.
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Davenport Man Killed in Rain Page Highway Crash West of West Chester
A heavy rain caused a fatal crash on Highway 2 west of West Chester Monday evening. Lawrence M. Tickel, 48, of Davenport died at the scene after the Davenport auto was sideswiped by a bus and struck while parked. Donald V. Conrad of Keota injured seriously in the collision. Darrold Gene Nally and Douglas Allen Kuder, both of Davenport, were with Tickel. Nally had a bruised arm and Kuder was uninjured. Funeral services for Tickel will be at Melcher. he worked for the Rock Island Railroad. He leaves a father Elmer Tickel and siblings in Knoxville, Rock Island, Riverside, and Melcher.
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Lawrence M. Tickel
Davenport
Donald V. Conrad
Keota
Army Reserve
Washington
Tickel
Darrold Gene Nally
Douglas Allen Kuder
Nally
Young Kuder
Short's
Conrad
Flana
Gan Funeral Home
Melcher
The
Rock Island Railroad
Elmer Tickel
Wellman
Charles
Knoxville
Howard
Rock Island
William R. Griffiths
Riverside
Clay Bacon
Colombia Bandits Behead Forty-Two Victims on Highway
Colombian army reports 42 people killed by machete wielding bandits who hijacked a bus and three dump trucks on a highway 60 miles northwest of Bogoto is between La Dorada and Victoria in Caldas State. Victims were public works laborers and peasants headed to market. The area has a history of mass killings by bandits despite army efforts.
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la Dorada
Victoria
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Municipal Band To Play at Co. Fair
Dick Ballard will direct the Washington Municipal Band at the Washington County Fairgrounds Wednesday evening. Concert begins 6 30 p.m. Program includes God Bless America Strike Up the Band Playfellow March Gypsy Festival Overture Invictus March Say It With Music Them Basses Lover Come Back to Me Belle of the Ball Semper Fidelis and Cha Cha selections. A Little League game with Riverside is set for Green Field at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Hummel
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March — Sousa
Crop reports show excellent corn and soybeans statewide
Des Moines reports describe corn in excellent condition with 90 percent tasseled and 33 percent in the dough stage, soybeans 9 percent blooming and 67 percent developing pods. Weather was favorable, harvests continued, and fall plowing began as stubble fields and alfalfa harvest progress into second cuttings.
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U S Seeks Russian Plan on Inspectors to Prevent Surprise Attacks
UPI reports Secretary of State Rusk told Soviet officials the United States may back a Russian proposal to place inspectors in strategic East and West locations to deter surprise attacks. Rusk met with Lord Home and Andrew Gromyko, calling for open skies and flexible control posts while noting East German issues.
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Britain
France
New Water Billing System Planned for Washington Residents
City coordinator Bud DeLa announced a new water billing method starting this month. Quarterly bills remain, but meters will be read in staggered monthly cycles by area, with September 1, October 1, and November 1 due dates for different city regions, followed by a regular quarterly cycle. Access to meters must be kept clear for readers.
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Bud) DéLa
Advance Ross Plans Opening
Evan Hultman the attorney general of Towa will speak at the grand opening of the Advance Ross ies Corporation plant in Washington on August 12. Richard Higgins, local plant manager, issued invitations for a program from 11 to 11:30 a.m. with tours from 10:30 to 11 and 11:30 to noon, followed by luncheon 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
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Towa
Advance Rossies Corporation
Washington
Richard Higgins
Seventh Street
Twelfth Avenue
Hultman
Ross
Lexington Church Destroyed by Fire
A former Lexington Methodist Church in northwest Washington County was burned to the ground Monday afternoon. The building had been unused for years and briefly housed a family, but residents say it was empty when the fire started. Wellman volunteer fire department battled the blaze, but it was already too late to save the structure. Later, lightning struck a barn on the Lester Schmidt farm during the storm, destroying the barn and 2,300 bales of hay. loss reportedly insured.
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Washington County
Lexington Methodist
Lester Schmidt
Charles Capper
Hold the Line on City's Budget Approvals by Council
Washington city council approved a hold the line budget of 242000 after a public hearing with no objections. They also endorsed temporary widening of East Jefferson Street from Third to Second Avenues and reported progress on Second Street widening projects. Nixon Feed Co. received approval to pave a street south of its plant without city funding.
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Dale Fuhr
Jefferson Street
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Second Street
Second Avenue
Iowa Avenue
Nixon Feed Co
Nixon Co
Rites at Kalona For Edith White
Funeral services for Edith Fern White 40 will be held at West Union Mennonite Church Kalona at 1 30 p m Wednesday. Burial in West Union Cemetery Powell Funeral Home Wellman in charge. She was killed in an auto truck crash at the intersection of highways 78 and 1 east of Richland. She was born November 22 1922 near Parnell to William R and Lena Miller White. Survivors include her mother and three brothers Walter Glen Clayton and three sisters Wanda Marner Wabneta Detwiler Olivia Steckley.
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Edith Fern White
West Union Mennonite
Herman Ropp
Paul T. Guengerich
West Union Cemetery
Powell
Parnell
William R
Lena Miller White
Walter
Chappell
Nebr
Glen
Wellman
Clayton
Max
Wanda) Marner
Oren
Wabneta) Detwiler
Richland Youth Survives Truck Overturning Near Fairfield
Barry Talley a 17 year old of Richland escaped serious injury when his grain truck overturned in a ditch four miles east of Fairfield. He was treated at Fairfield hospital for a head gash and minor bruises and released home. Talley worked for Hayes Feed and Grain Co Packwood. The truck carried 300 bushels of shelled corn and landed upside down after slipping off the highway.
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Barry Talley
Fairfield
Talley
George T. Talley
Hayes Feed and Grain Co
Packwood
Weather outlook for Iowa with showers and mild temperatures
United Press weather bulletin reports miserable clouds and scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight, mainly in the east. Partly cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows in the 60s, highs in the 80s, Thursday partly cloudy and mild.
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