Swine entries judged at Washington county fair
Swine entries were judged at the Washington county fair with market and purebred classes in the morning. Grand champion market litter was shown by Ronnie Marek and reserve by John Knecht. Champion market individual went to Yaro Chmelar with reserve to Bill Burian. Afternoon events included junior judging and sheep entries.
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Washington County
Washington Future Farmers of America
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cement Pro
Townsley Park
Leon Frantz
Ronnie Marek
John Knecht
Yaro Chmelar
Bill Burian
Jim Orr
The
Prairie Sons 4-H Club
Jim
Son of Murdered Couple Search For Son
Police issued a pickup order for Robert Jacob Miller 19 after the bodies of Gomer Thomas 45 and Betty 39 were found in their Columbus frame home. Investigators noted two hammers and two butcher knives near the bodies and suspect the son often took his mother's car.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gomer Thomas
Betty
Charlies Miller
Thomas
Clarebelle Fast
Robert Jacob Miller
Set.c.d. Lewis
Lewis
Koreans Attack U S Army Compound on Wolmi Do Island
Hundreds of Koreans attacked the U S Army compound on Wolmi Do Island in an anti Communist protest. Fourteen Americans were injured as troops repelled the assault with tear gas and carbine fire while more protests warned of further violence at Taegu Kunsan and Kangnung.
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Wolmi-Do Island
Seoul
Korea
Wolmi-Do
Wales
Inchon
Roks
Winston Butscher
Coral Gables
Fla
U.S. Army
Communitt Commission
Taegu
Kunsan
Kangnung
Pusan
Republic of Korea
Nation S Employment Peak Mirrors July Job Boom
The Commerce and Labor Departments report nearly 65 million Americans held jobs in July and unemployment fell to 2.471 million. The record reflects brisk hiring, especially of school-age workers in trade and service sectors, continuing a five month rise.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Aerial Spraying Underway in Washington Area
Low flying planes operate from Washington Municipal Airport to spray 500 to 600 acres for pests. Loren Peters from Valparaiso Indiana flies a 1953 Piper for Keota Spray Service with Daryl Grimes, Denny Trier, and Sam Greiner managing ground refueling and chemical tanks. An additional plane from Indiana is expected to assist the operation.
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Washington
Loren Peters
Valparaiso
Ind
Keota
Daryl Grimes
Denny Trier
Sam Greiner
Washington Municipal
Grimes
Indiana
Countryman Refuses Comment on Clinton Attorney's Challenge
Nevada Iowa. Atty Gen Dayton Countryman declined to comment on Clinton County Attorney War ren Johnsons challenge to bury their feud or pursue ouster proceedings. Johnson released a letter alleging a deal to drop charges in exchange for a guilty plea and urged a judicial review if needed.
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Nevada
Iowa
Dayton Countryman
Warren Johnson
Johnson
Countryman
Clinton
Clinton County
Brown's Shoe Fit Co marks 44 years of shoe retailing
The Brown family celebrates 44 years in shoe retailing with 32 stores across Iowa Missouri Nebraska Colorado and Kansas. W A Brown opened the first shop in Shenandoah Iowa in a nine foot building and the latest opening was in Grinnell Iowa. Irv Whitham manages the local store with Kenneth Rowe Robert Wheeler and Bessie Llewellyn among the staff.
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Brown's Shoe Fit Co
W. A. Brown
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Shenandoah
Grinnell
Irv Whitham
Fairfield
Washington
Fred L. Moore
Kenneth Rowe
Robert Wheeler
Bessie Llewellyn
American scientist predicts cheap atomic power by 1975
James A. Lane of Oak Ridge National Laboratory told the Atmos for Peace Congress in Geneva that U.S. nuclear plants will produce electricity as cheaply as coal within 15 to 20 years, enabling a house wife to fry breakfast eggs with atomic power. He said large scale nuclear power in the United States looks promising while Soviet disclosures detail progress and constraints in peaceful atomic energy.
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Geneva
Atmos For Peace Congress
U.S
United States
James A Lane
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tennessee
Soviet Union
Russia
Six Minor Accidents Reported in County
Washington county sheriff's officers investigated six minor crashes over the past days. The incidents involved drivers from Des Moines Keokuk Ainsworth Crawfordsville Washington and resulted in no serious injuries besides a single minor injury to 19 year old Donald Lee Gardner. Damages were estimated at about 150 dollars in multiple cases.
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Washington County
Kalona
Gene William Evans
Route One
Farson
Robert Freyenberger
Washington
Brighton
Freyenberger
Evans
Des Moines
Jenkins
Ainsworth
Ernest Sidney Beauchamp
Crawfordsville
Thomas L Farnswooth
Keokuk
Farnsworth
Irene Thomas
Route Three
Nelson O. Woodford
Thomas
Woodford
Donald Lee Gardner
Mar Roberta Berry
Sheriff's Office
Archaeologist Sees 10000 Year Skeleton as Major Find
University of Iowa archaeologist Dr. R J Ruppe called a nearly intact skeleton about ten thousand years old a potential second or third most important find in the new world. It was uncovered last week in a Turin gravel pit along with bones of a horse camel deer and bison. The skeleton was sent for scientific testing to confirm authenticity.
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Cherokee
Iowa
University of Iowa
New World
Turin
R.J. Ruppe
North America
Stevenson urged to declare 1956 plans soon amid NJ poll
Governor Meyner urged Adlai Stevenson to state his 1956 presidential plans within two or three months. Meyner noted Stevenson led New Jersey Democrats in a poll and said any nomination bid must be announced soon while Harriman’s candidacy is also being considered. He added Eisenhower remains popular in New Jersey and that outcomes depend on economic conditions and issues.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Stevenson
Meyner
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
New York
Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Must Register Now For Local YWCA Camp
Local YWCA invites girls from seventh grade to junior high to join the Washington YWCA camp at Lake Dar ling youth center next week. Reservations can be made by calling the YWCA on Tuesday or Friday or by contacting Mrs Artemas Brown. Camp runs August 14 to 20 this year.
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Washington Ywca
Lake Darling
YWCA
Artemas Brown
Tornado Boyd Born After Udall Storm in Wichita
David Lynn Boyd, born in a Wichita hospital two weeks after his mother survived the Udall storm, has been nicknamed Tornado by family. The reference ties his birth to the deadly twister that affected the city.
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Boyd
Wichita
Kan
David Lynn Boyd
Family duo runs Kouts rural routes 82 years combined
Edward W. Rosenbaum and his sister Mrs Emil Pulaski operate Kouts Indiana’s two rural mail routes. Together they have 82 years of service to the community, reflecting a long tenure in delivering the mail.
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Kouts
Ind
Edward W. Rosenbaum
Emil Pulaski
Washington Municipal Band Concert at Central Park
The Washington Municipal Band performs a varied program in Central Park on a Wednesday evening. Highlights include Thunder and Blazes and March Old Vienna, with soloist Richard Winga on Clarinet and selections such as South American Way and The National Anthem. The program features marches, rhumbas, and popular medleys, conducted by Rodgers and arranged by Briegel, McHugh, Anthony, and Aluetti Seitz.
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Lightning Fingers
Richard Winga
Rolling Thunder
Ramona
the Rangers
Hoegh to Propose Midwest Governors Conference Soon
Iowa Governor Leo A. Hoegh said he will propose a Midwest governors conference at Chicago to study farm problems. He cited low farmer income, high costs, and the need for stockpiling food, better distribution, and livestock feeding as possible solutions.
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Hoegh
Midwest Governors’ Conference
Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Navy to reexamine case of Landy denied reserve commission
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas announced a special board will review Eugene W. Landy’s denial of a reserve commission due to his mother’s Communist past. Landy, Merchant Marine Academy graduate, will have a fair hearing. Magnuson and Congress may probe further. Landy, 22, graduates second in his class and aims for Yale law study.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Charles Thomas
Eugene W. Landy
Thomas
Landy
Congress
Warren G. Magnuson
D- Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Peepee
Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N.Y
Navy Reserve Commission
Yale University
Navy
Kalfee-Klatsch
Weather Forecast Iowa City Area Tonight And Tomorrow
Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms across most of the state tonight except extreme northwest. Low temperatures in the 60s. Clearing and cooler conditions expected Wednesday with mostly fair, pleasant weather Thursday.
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United Press
Iowa
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