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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1962

Page

6

West Chester Holds Special Election On Utilities Franchise

Readable excerpts show a planned August 27 1962 special election in West Chester Iowa to decide two measures granting Iowa Southern Utilities Company rights to electric generation and distribution and to natural gas service for 25 years. The notices specify polling at Town Hall and outline franchise terms, public vote procedures, and rate regulation rights.

West Chester Washington County Iowa Iowa Southern Utilities Company Towa Town Hall Southern Utilities Company Weatchester Ashington County Company West ,Chester Arthur Peters Ward Iowa Southern Utilities Company Belf

Multiple Iowa crashes claim lives and injuries across counties

A series of two car crashes and a single vehicle wrecks in Iowa left several dead and many injured. Notable fatalities include Haugan on U S 30 near Cedar Rapids and Lafley the Tama Indian in Tama County. Survivors include Judy Nieth 14 of Independence in critical to fair condition and her father Wayne Nieth with others sustaining minor injuries. Additional wrecks harmed or killed residents near Macksburg and Farmington while National Guardsmen from Oelwein escaped harm in a rear‑end collision involving a convoy from Camp Ripley.

Haugan U. S. 30 Cedar Rapids Judy Nieth Independence Wayne Nieth Lafley Tama Tama Reservation Bennett Harvey Frink Henderson Cochran Macksburg Carl Wesley Oelwein Brentwood Farmington Minn C. C. Johnston Larry Stone Edgewood Camp Ripley 133Rd Infantry Regiment

Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Support

We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind deeds during our sorrow in the loss of our loved one Mrs T J Pease Joe and Jim.

T. J. Pease Joe Jim

Late Night TV Schedule Snapshot

A fragmented listing shows a 6:00 to 5:30 schedule with programs like Pete and Gladys Father Knows Luccy Dest Hennessey Plainsman News Weather Sports Theatre and various late night shows. Serial titles include The Nightly News and Day in Court along with Jane Wyman For A Day Queen For A Day Bandstand and Whirlybirds.

Hennessey Dennis Pete & Gladys Laramie Dickie Gillis Bernie Ford Jane Wyman Camouflage von Keys Whirisuiras Ryan Alcoa Kernale Ford

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