May Revive Bill On School Aid
Kennedy aides urged passage of federal aid for education amid private school eligibility battles. Rayburn and Mansfield said the program may still be alive, but no strategy was agreed to release the bill from the Rules Committee. In other news, foreign aid borrowing authority drew sharp split views in Congress.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House Rules Committee
Congress
Iowa corn and beans in excellent shape says crop report
Iowa crops were in excellent condition and advancing toward maturity. With ample moisture and a few dry days, corn showed 90 to 95 percent silk, 30 percent dough, 5 percent dented, while soybeans were 95 percent in bloom with 70 percent pods. oat harvest lagged and regional moisture varied.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lowa
Iowa
Iowa forms 14 new school districts in year end report
Des Moines Iowa state officials report 74 districts reorganized in the year ending June 30 reducing Iowa total to 1,391 districts for 1961 62 from 1 575 in 1960 61 One new high school district Comanche Community added in Clinton County shifts high school coverage Shultz notes rising enrollments per district and broader programs as the aim of continued reorganizations
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Comanche
Clinton County
Iown
John G Shultz
State Department of Public Instruction
Shultz
Declard Shultz
Emphasize Two Points About ASC Elections
County ASC officials clarified details for the September 14 election in Washington County. Each township remains a community for selecting three committeemen and two alternates, and voting will occur at community meetings rather than by mailed ballot.
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ASC
Washington County
Evening Journal
City Products Corp Leases Store Room in Main Street Building
A court house lease shows the vacated Minick Furniture building leased to City Products Corp. for first floor and basement. Official details on the firm are not available, but the company is believed to operate the Ben Franklin Stores. Minick Furniture will relocate to the Willits building on Main Street near Hotel Washington.
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Court House
Minick Furniture
City Products Corp
Butler Bros. Dig
Ben Franklin
Minick Purniture
Willits Building
Main Street
Hotel Washington
Varied Program For Wednesday Concert By Washington Band
Washington Municipal Band presents a Wednesday Central Park concert at 8 30 p m under director Robert Steele. The program includes God Bless America The Rocketeer Crusaders of Liberty and Sink the Bismarck plus marches The Streamliner Cotton Boll The Wizard of Oz and The Rifleman and other selections.
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Washington
Central Park
Robert Steele
Wehmeyer Infant Dies in Muscatine
Ricky Lynn Wehmeyer two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Wehmeyer of Cahanna Ohio died at 4 4 am today in Muscatine General Hospital where she was born Sunday The body is at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Herman Wehmeyer of Conesville.
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Columbus Junction
Ricky Lynn Wehmeyer
Donald Wehmeyer
Cahanna
Ohio
Muscatine General Hospital
Stacy Funeral Home
Herman Wehmeyer
Conesville
Mrs. Jacob Fisher Dies at 79 in Wellman
Mrs. Jacob S. Fisher 79 of 416 South Avenue died at 10 15 a m today August 15 1961 after three months illness Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m in First Presbyterian Church with Rev George Kerr officiating Burial in Wellman Cemetery She was born Mary Ellen Wade January 22 1882 in Iowa County and married Jacob S Fisher February 25 1908 The family moved to Washington in 1936 Survivors include her husband two sons Earl Keosauqua Wayne Riverside one daughter Marion McAvoy Washington 11 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and four sisters Dora Groff Fannie Crossett North English Bertha Hall Pearl Snare North English Sherman Eden Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Jacob S. Fisher
South Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Wellman Cemetery
Mary Ellen Wade
Iowa Couty
Alonzo
Mary Lazenby Wade
Parnell
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Earl of
Sterling College Ambassadors to Perform in Marion Avenue Church
The Sterling College Ambassadors under Leon Akin will perform sacred and secular music at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night August 16 at 8 pm. The group travels on a ten week tour, performing in fourteen states and over 60 concerts across 7,000 miles in 72 days, as a four member ensemble with trumpet and vocal solos.
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Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
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Illinois
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Iowa
Kansas
Akin
Omaha Bank Robber Traced to Motel
FBI traced one of two men linked to a 71000 Omaha bank robbery. John V Moise, 37, stayed four days at a Milwaukee Inn, registered Thursday and checked out Sunday. A motel employee found money bags in an incinerator and FBI recovered stolen checks and change. Sawyer, 30, also named in the robbery, is not known to have been in Milwaukee.
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UPI
Omaha
Neb
FBI
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Milwaukee Inn
Moise
First West Side Bank of
John R. Sawyer
Sawyer
Lodge calls for free world high command to meet Soviet diplomacy
Henry Cabot Lodge urges a U S free world high command modeled on World War II Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff to counter the Soviet diplomatic offensive He backs Kennedy disarmament agency proposal and argues a strong empowered organ with direct access to the President would streamline decisions and boost unity with allies
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Senate Foreign Relations
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Thomas Gates
Alfred M Gruenther
NATO
Berlin
St Paul Church to launch Saturday school for youth
St Paul United Church of Christ approves a Saturday Church school with Vernon Feuerhelm as instructor to extend fifth through eighth grade education alongside existing Sunday and vacation programs. Pastor Ralph Wedeking notes the goal to grow committed Christian lives and inspire other local churches to join future education efforts.
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St. Paul
Ralph Wedeking
Washington Schools to Open Monday Morning August 28
Washington Community Schools will start the 1961-62 term with full-day sessions Monday August 28. Kindergarten registrations occur August 24 by alphabet, with grades 1-12 renting books and paying various fees. bus routes will run after trial stops.
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Washington
Francis James
Ed Hutchcroft
Orientation Day At Washington High School
Orientation Day for new Washington High School students is set for Tuesday August 22 at 7 15 pm CDT. Incoming freshmen and transfers will tour the building and meet staff while lockers are assigned and lunch tickets are sold. Students should bring 50c for locker fees and ensure they have completed a schedule card.
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Washington High School
K. Schlapkohl
Princepals
Mikoyan vows Soviet lead in economy over United States
Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet First Deputy Premier, said Russia would surpass America soon in the economic field and is superior in science. Speaking at a Soviet trade fair in Tokyo, he urged expanded Soviet Japan trade and called for peaceful competition, urging leaders to end threats and avoid war.
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Anastas Mikoyan
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Border Clash and West Berlin Refugee Flight
East German police fired on three escapees from the East as Western Allied officials condemned the border seal. Refugees continued slipping to West Berlin despite gunfire and tightened restrictions, with authorities arresting anti Communist activists and threatening penalties for carrying West Berlin identity cards. News coverage was reportedly hindered as East Germany tightened controls and limited cross border travel.
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Blitz Canal
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Interior Ministry
East Germany
Richard Stuecklen
Bonn
West Germany
Rotary District Governor Hegland Addresses Washington Club
District Governor Har old O. Hegland of Ames met with the Washington club at a Monday noon luncheon and delivered the governor's address. He highlighted Rotary's growth since 1905, noted 123 countries under its umbrella, and cited Rotary International grants exceeding 5.75 million dollars over 14 years for student fellowships. He announced two district Rotary Foundation Fellows at Iowa State and the University of Iowa, plus a fellowship for G. Sharp Lannom IV to study law in Edinburgh. Wade Gardner attended as a guest and Bruce Cowden was present after a year away.
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Rotary
Harold O. Hegland
Ames
Washington Club
Heglan
Iowa
Heyland
Rotary International
Rotary Ambassadors of
Wood
Hegland
Rotary Foundation
Merrianne J. Vickery
Iowa State University
Joan J. Sawyers
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
New South Wales
Australia
G. Sharp Lannom IV
Grinnell
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Wade Gardner
Simi
California
Bruce Cowden
Special Awards For 4H Members At Fair
Four 4H members earned special honors at the county fair for livestock project success. Rosann Crayne won a wrist watch from Oscar Mayer Co for the champion pen of three market dogs, presented by Fred Andersen. The Knotek trophy went to Bill Frame of Ainsworth for outstanding swine work, presented by Knotek Brothers. The Rinner trophy for champion junior cattle feeder went to Bob Bonar, while Willard Larsen received the Hampshire gilt in the gilt chain begun by Washington County Swine Producers, passed on by Larry Huber.
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Rosann Crayne
Oscar Mayer
Fred Andersen
Oscar Mayer Co
Knotek
Bill Frame
Ainsworth
Knotek Brothers
Rinner
Don Rinner
Bob Bonar
Willard Larsen
Hampshire
Washington County
Larry Huber
June Liquor Sales Totals Vary Across Iowa Stores
Net sales at the Iowa State Liquid Store in Washington for the month ending June 3 totaled 15983.65 dollars. Other area stores reported Fairfield 17139.38, Iowa City 73989.17, Mt. Pleasant 10706.56, and Muscatine 32694.41 dollars.
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Iowa State
Washington
Fairfield
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Weather Outlook for Iowa Through Wednesday
Fair to partly cloudy conditions persist in Iowa through Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows near 60 tonight and highs in the 80s, with Thursday outlook showing little change.
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Iowa
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