Appeal for probe of Iowa School for the Deaf
The Towa Association of the Deaf urged Gov. Loveless to appoint a fact finding committee or have the Board of Regents investigate teaching standards at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. They cited low academic standards and staff resignations, saying graduates show the equivalent of five years of grade school education.
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Des Moines
UPS
Towa Association of the Deaf
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Association
Palmer Lee
Manly
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa Board of Regents
Lee
Donald L. Irwin
Loveless
Harry Hagemann
Waverly
Board of Regents
Lege
Lloyd E. Berg
Horse Show to Close Washington County Fair Weekend
The annual Washington County Fair concludes with an afternoon horse show at 1 30 and an evening performance at 7 30. Fair officials report strong crowds and a successful week of midway entertainment and events.
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Washington County
Junior Hi-Y Dance at Washington YMCA Saturday
The Junior Hi-Y'ers host a dance at the Washington YMCA on Saturday from 7 15 to 9 30 p m Music by Dean Garrett and his record player All boys and girls who were in the sixth seventh and eighth grades last year may attend Admission is 10 cents.
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Washington Ymca
Dean Garrett
Rites at Wayland for William Boshart 82
William Boshart 82 died Thursday at Kennedy Nursing Home Mt Pleasant where he had been a patient for a month. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. in Wayland Mennonite Church of which he was a charter member. Zehr Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters Irene Schrock Burlington Max Kauffman Wayland and Kenneth Peterson Olds two sons Vernon Cole City IL and Vere Mt. Pleasant, 14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren.
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Wayland
William Boshart
Kennedy
Mt. Pleasant
Wayland Mennonite Church
J. J Pritchard
Zehr
Mollie Behrman
Anna Eicher
Irene Schrock
Burlington
Max Kauffman
Kenneth Peterson
Olds
Vernon
Cole City
Vere
Work Moves Ahead on Streets Despite Rain
Heavy showers Thursday afternoon and evening slowed street repair work. An official rain gauge recorded .87 inch. Workmen returned under clear skies this morning and continued to pour concrete curbs and gutters in the business area.
Brighton Farmer Hurt In Tractor Accident
Clyde Garrett of Brighton is hospitalized in Washington county after a tractor overturned while he dragged weeds on his farm 32 miles north of Brighton. He suffered no fractures but is under observation for possible injuries and was found by his wife around 4:30 p.m.
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Brighton
Clyde Garrett
Washington County Hospital
Garrett
Nautilus Completes Polar Trip Under Arctic Ice
The U S atomic submarine Nautilus finished a polar sea voyage beneath the Arctic ice cap. Cmdr W R Anderson received the Legion of Merit at a Washington ceremony after commanding the vessel during the 19 day mission.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Arctic
White House
Eisenhower
Cmdr
W.R. Anderson
Anderson
North Pole
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
European
Hawaii
Europe
Bering Strait
Riverside rites for James Kucera 92
Funeral services for James Kucera a Riverside farmer 92 will be at St Marys church with Rev Walter Boeckman officiating. The rosary is tonight at Sorden and Adams funeral home. Mr Kucera died Thursday in a Washington nursing home of pneumonia and complications. born in Czechoslovakia Oct 11 1865 he came here as an infant and lived in Washington county. He married Anna Florang Jan 23 1894 celebrating 64th anniversary last Jan 23. Survivors include wife three sons and seven daughters plus 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Czechoslovakia
Washington County
Kucera
Anna Florang
St. Mary's Church, Riverside
Fred
Edward
Ralph
Riverside
Dora Parker
Della Kron
Helen Wingler
Clara Libenguth
Evelyn Moberly
Washington
Mary Rotesburger
Kalona
Alice Decklar
Manchester
Two Girls Eight Take 10 Mile Hike
Two eight year olds Janine Weston and Alfreda Lynch left Emerson Hough School playground with water and 48 cookies. They mailed a note and hiked ten miles to Janine’s grandmother in Newton before turning up safe about four p.m. Police and families searched earlier.
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Newton
Iowa
UPI
Janine Weston
Alfreda Lynch
Janine
Richard Weston
Mingo
Mildred Scott
James Lynch
Emerson Hough School
Miss Scott
Nanine
Kierdorf arson case linked to Teamsters Cadillac sale
Frank and Herman Kierdorf, accused arsonists, were tied to James Hoffa’s Local 299 through a Teamsters Cadillac sale. Details include a burned Latreille Cleaners shop, five gallon gasoline evidence, and a suspected third man, Donald Keller, questioned after Kierdorf died from injuries.
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Flint, Mich
UPI
Frank
Herman Kierdorf
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Cadillac
Paul L. Adams
Kierdorfs
Latreille Cleaners
Adams
Frank Kierdorf
Oakland County
Kierdorf
Herman
Donald Keller
Detroit
Government Agents Get Bodyguard On Farm at Lenox
Lenox Iowa. Federal agents tasked with measuring wheat acreage on George Barrans farms were met by Barrans and three other farmers acting as a self styled bodyguard. Barrans had repeatedly refused access, prompting a court order from Judge Edwin Hicklin to allow inspection. Barrans claimed the agents risked dogs and firearms and warned of a stray dog and guns. The government planned to sue for $489 alleging 23 acres over the allotment across two farms.
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Lenox
Iowa
UPI
George Barrans
Barrans
Agricultural and Stabilization
ASC
Adams County
Edwin Hicklin
Notment
U. .S. Atty
John C. Stevens
Stevens
Murray to Vacation in Colorado During Campaign
Ames Iowa Republican gubernatorial hopeful William G. Murray announced a Colorado vacation. He will return Aug 14-16 to campaign in three counties, then depart again for another week of rest. Murray and his wife will leave after attending Redfield Old Settler's Reunion, with about half of Aug 22 to election day booked for appearances.
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Des Moines
UPI
William G. Murray
Ames
Iowa
Colorado
Murray
Redfield
Crawfordsville Lions Club Pony Show Plans Finalized
Crawfordsville plans for the annual Pony Show are completed after a rain postponement. The event, set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. offers more than 400 dollars in prize money in the fourth yearly Pony Show. Announcer Mrs. Robert Wilson ring man G. R. Arthaud and musician Coleen Brody are named.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Lions Club
Crawfordsville Lions
Robert Wilson
G. R. Arthaud
Coleen Brody
Will Quiz Chicago Mobster on Sale of Mansion to Teamsters
Washington County youths receive awards at the 4-H and FFA fair. Bernard Bartholow of Washington earns the Junior Master Swine Producers Trophy from Kno Tek Brothers. Ronnie Marek of Riverside wins the Dow Runner trophy for the champion pen of five baby beeves. Keota's Brad Kiesey, Crawfordsville's Paul Henderson, and John Knecht of Washington receive swine gilt awards. Three juveniles gain gifts from the Washington County Swine Producers Association. Electrical exhibits by Justine McCarthy, John Combs, and Joe White highlight county 4-H electrical work.
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Washington County
Bernard Bartholow
Washington
Knotek Brothers
Ronnie Marek
Riverside
Washington County Swine Producers Association
Brad Kiesey
Keota
Hampshire
Paul Henderson
Crawfordsville
John Knecht
Justine McCarthy
John Combs
Joe White
Detroit Union Paid $150000 For Palatial Home
The Senate Rackets Committee questions Paul Ricca's sale of a Long Beach Indiana mansion to two Detroit Teamsters locals for about 150000. Kennedy hints Ricca and Hoffa may testify as panel probes union corruption and gangster ties. Hoffa clashes with probes as senators urge a Justice Dept inquiry into possible perjury.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Chicas
Paul
Robert F Kennedy
Ricca
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Detroit Teamsters
Long Beach
Ind
Kennedy
Restaurant Workers Union
Philadelphia
Hoffa
John L. McClellan
D - Ark
Irving M. Ives
R-N. Y
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
McClellan
Justice Department
Baby Beeves Bring Average of $26 at Annual Fair Sale
Baby beeves sold at the Washington County 4 H and FFA fair auction brought an average of 26 dollars per hundredweight. Morrell & Co bought 21 head, Wilson & Co 13, Dubuque Packing 12, and other bidders included Walnut Grove Welkona Kalona with 11 each. Wayne Simmering led swine buyers with 49 head, while Scheeler Brothers, Oscar Mayer and Dubuque Packing followed with smaller totals.
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Washington County
Morrell & Co
Wilson & Co
Dubuque Packing Co
Walnut Grove
Welkona
Kalona
Washington Sale Barn
Kenneth Conrad
Rath Packing Co
Farmers Savings
Kalona and
Keota Spray
Moorman Feed
Scheeler Brothers
Home Lumber Co
Crawfordsville
Yoder Feed Mills
Smylie Sale Barn
Columbus Junction
Ralph Romine
Ainsworth Locker Rubio Savings Bank of Brighton
Fareway
Hyvee
Freshwater Feed & Grain
National Bank of Washington
Farm Service Co of Washington
Wayne Simmering
Oscar Mayer
Kiene and Thomann
John Knotek
Missionaries Speak At Fern Cliff Church
Rev and Mrs Levi Reimer of Steinbach Manitoba missionaries in Europe will speak at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free church near Wayland on Sunday at 10 45 am and 7 30 pm They have spent five years in Germany in evangelistic work and plan to return to Europe in 1958 to start Evangelical Free Church efforts marking the seventh field for the Free Church.
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Levi Reimer
Steinbach
Manitoba
Europe
Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church
Wayland
Bernard Friesen
Reimers
Germany
Free Church
Washington County 4-H girls win at fair judging events
Winners in the senior and junior demonstration competitions at the Washington County fair will advance to the Iowa State Fair or receive a Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress trip. Demonstrations include From Apple Crate to Storage Box and Nifty Thrifty Cushion Cover with blue and red ribbons awarded to standout teams.
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Cheryl Davison
Linda Hertig
Linda Chorpening
Mary Ellen Landau
Cheryl
Linda
Mary Ellen
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Marion Maids
Washington County
Ruth Norton
Jean Rinner
Beeliners Club
Linda Kallous
Weather Iowa Five day forecast shows above normal temps
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the north and fair weather south through Saturday. Warmer northeast tonight with little temperature change overall. Highs 86 to 94 Saturday and continued above normal temps with a few thundershowers Sunday. Temperatures through Wednesday average 2 to 5 degrees above normal with minor day to day changes. Normal highs in the mid 80s and lows in the lower 60s. Precipitation expected from a trace to 1 inch in scattered thundershowers.
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Iowa
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Bert) Brennan
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