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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1964
Page
3
Faithful reader recalls a 1958 Abby letter about health hardship and gratitude for being able to work. A second problem discusses joint savings and a desire to buy a sports car, with Abby advising prioritizing a home and mature partnership.
An ad promises quick relief from athlete's foot with T-4L liquid and powder. If not satisfied, customers get 48¢ back at any drug store. Claims include sloughing of infected skin and replacement by healthy skin, with relief from itching and burning. Now available at all drug stores.
A Gemini training group of 14 astronauts faced 48 to 50 hour desert tests in Nevada's sagebrush. Clad in long underwear and Arab robes, they foraged for food, learned navigation and signaling, and endured temperatures from 160 degrees on sand to 91 degrees above ground. Each carried two quarts of water with no food and faced snakes scorpions and nighttime hazards. Russell Schweickart and David Scott commented from their shelters as they prepared for possible desert landings.
Berlin commemorations marked the wall's third anniversary with memorial wreaths for refugees killed trying to reach West Berlin. City officials urged an hour of silence amid police readiness to curb potential riots, while East German authorities prepared for possible disturbances at the Brandenburg Gate and along the 26 mile barrier.
United Press International reports a Walcott youth Jerry Glynn aged 17 died at Mercy Hospital Davenport from injuries after a jeep left a Scott County road near Maysville. Teammate Tom Dahlan 17 from Eldridge remained in critical condition. Separate crash near Ackworth killed LaVerne Weaver 17 and injured Nancy Becker 24. Ronald Dorrell 42 escaped with minor injuries. A Minnesota worker died when his pickup rolled off Interstate 80 near Brooklyn.
Davenport Iowa UPI reports Iowa highway officials expect the Des Moines to Chicago interstate link to be complete by mid 1966 with the Mississippi River bridge at Le Claire opening then. Completion could slip to summer 1966 or after. 60 percent of the bridge substructure is done and superstructure work waits on the highway appropriation bill.
Authorities planned to dig up Ted Christiansen's body in Plymouth County Iowa for an autopsy to verify a claim he was shot by hitchhiker James Lewis Lolland. The order was approved by District Judge James P. Kelley to determine the cause of death before potential murder charges.
In Paterson and Elizabeth, New Jersey, hundreds of helmeted police faced large crowds of rioters. At least 30 arrests in Paterson and 18 in Elizabeth followed bottles bricks and Molotov cocktails. Police used force fields and night sticks. injuries reported among newsmen officers rioters and bystanders. No looting reported. authorities mobilized all available officers for another night of potential violence.
Waves of violence erupted in Elizabeth at 10 p.m. with Molotovs and smashed windows, some fires controlled quickly at shops and homes, while Paterson 20 miles away faced Molotovs on a bus injuring four and widespread window destruction. bottles and bricks flew from Negro homes as police faced heavy projectiles. The article adds a note on the origin of the term barbecue from Spanish barba coa and historical Pilgrim practices.
The firm Morrison, Morrison, and Lloyd lists lawyers George F Morrison Ford Morrison Ira Mor Morrison and Edmond D. Morrison Jr. with James E. Lloyd at 211 W Washington St and a contact phone OL 3-2924. Also notes MORRISON, MORRISON, AND LLOYD at 211 W Washington St with OL 3-2924.
Pure new crop Walton White Clover Honey announced with combs and strained varieties. Describes it as the finest quality honey available and invites customers to try it.
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