Kick Off Dinner Opens Farm Bureau Membership Drive
Washington county Farm Bureau launches its annual drive with a kick off dinner at the Washington YMCA. Wayne Ed MTundson announces the plan to target new members especially in rural areas. Jesse Bishop will speak as acquisition director from Atlantic. Renewal memberships to be solicited by mail with a final after January 1 drive. New member goal set at 160. Joe Jones and Milo Sorden contribute to program.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Washington Ymca
Wayne Ed Mtundson
Farm Bureau Committee
Ralph Kleese
Bishop
Mr. Edmundson
Leslie Bell
Lim Creek
Guy Feldman
English River
Ed Snider
Iowa
Fred Tcher
Wayne Knupp
Cedar
Dwane Shalla
Jackson
Paul Beard
Highland
Gerald Phelps Dutch Creek
Clarence Booth Franklin
William McConnell
Washington
Robert Miksch
Oregon
O. Dale Jones
Clay
Harr
Stacy
Brighton
Herbert Rich Crawfords
John Ganon
Marion Township
Joe Jones
Ainsworth
County Farm Bureau
Milo Sorden
Absentee Ballots Soon Ready For School Election
Absentee ballots for the Washington Independent School District bond election are available from Don Boyer behind the Washington State bank on West Washington Street. Ballots must be obtained by Wednesday night and are for voters out of town on election day. The bond funds would finance four room additions at Lincoln and Stewart schools and new classrooms and a gym at the high school, costing about 4.05 per $1,000 of assessed value.
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Don Boyer
Washington State Bank
West Washington Street
Washington Independent School
E High
Lincoln
Stewart
Iowa River Valley Scout Council Election Meeting in Y Washington
The thirtieth annual Iowa River Valley Council Boy Scouts meeting will be held at the YMCA in Washington on Tuesday December 18 at 6 30 p m. Albert W Lantz of Lantz Bros Baking Co St Louis will be guest speaker with regional and national scouting ties. Officer elections and Silver Beaver awards are announced as highlights with dinner tickets selling for 115 per plate.
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Iowa River Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
YMCA
Washington
Albert W. Lantz
Lantz Bros. Baking Co
St. Louis
Lantz
Boy Scout Council
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Harold W. Westermark
Dan C. Dutcher
Ralph Krueger
Frank D. Sills
Tom Polk
Ed von Hoene
Johnson
Washington Counties
Ray Witting
Wellman
W. H. Barnum
Kalona
Robert Day
Boy Scout
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Water Shortage Becomes Serious Problem in Many American Cities
United Press reports water shortages threaten the nation as ground water tables drop in the Midwest Southwest and West. Experts cite overuse and large air conditioning needs as key causes with potential desertification if not halted. New York experiences a temporary shortage due to rainfall.
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United Press
New York
Midwest
Southwest
Fourth Death by Poison Rumor Weighs on Iowa Family
Authorities probe a possible fourth poisoning death in the Iowa youth’s family as PMA election results are announced. Howard L. Witting is reelected Washington county PMA chairman with Warren C. Morgan as vice chairman and James W. Combs and Yaro Sojka among the regular and alternate members in the annual township committee elections.
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Iowa
Howard L. Wittrig
Washington
PMA
Warren C. Morgan
James W. Combs
Yaro Sojka
Production Marketing Association
Witting
Clay Township
Otto O. Walton
Alvah Stone
Keith KL. Barnes
Lane Morgan
Crawford Township
Milton N. White
Vascal
Hamilton
Albertraber
Holly E. Johnston
Walter G. Rich
Dutch Creek
Francis R. Feltz
Fred Mayer
Robert L. Darbyshire
Glenn C. Yoder
Harry A. Hamilton
Franklin Township
Henry Sheets
Frank B. Kleese
James W. Comps
Paul Harvey
Don R. Applegate
Highland Township
Ralph Boyd
Corbin G. Crawford
Paul Beard
Delbert H. Brumfield
Frank Jvorak
Iowa Township
Marion
Pp. Thompson
Howard F. Fisher
Oscar Gerot
Wm. O'Conner
George F. Prehoda
Jackson Township
E. Ray Bell
James W. Birney
Orval J. Meyer
John Knotek
Marion Township
Howard L. Witting
Chris E. Roth
Lisle Hering
Everette Davison
Jess L. Saforek
Oregon
Philip J
Washington High Band Concert Program Highlights
Washington High School presents a band concert directed by Melvin A. Hill with Wendell Rider as soloist and guest conductor E. J. Timm. Selections span Emblem of Unity and various suites and concert pieces including Second Suite in F and Star Spangled Banner. The program features diverse pieces from Basra to Christmas medleys and a final performance of Lang Lang Tschaikowsky Frangkiser.
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Melvin A. Hill
Wendell Rider
E. J. Timm
Basra
Trombones
Wayne Brock
Lang Tschaikowsky
Minnie E Allen to speak at Washington YWCA annual meeting
Prominent YWCA official Minnie E Allen from Ames will headline the Washington YWCA annual meeting at the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening December 8. The event includes officer elections for the coming year and a 6 30 dinner by reservation through Edna McCarty. Special guest Faye Frazier Iowa district YWCA executive director will attend.
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Minnie E. Allen
YWCA
Ames
Washington Ywca
Presbyterian
Allen
Edna McCarty
The
Iowa State College
Germany
United States
American Friends Service Committee
Washington
Faye Frazier
Iowa
Names Listed for Local Political Ballot Positions
The document lists numerous candidates across townships including Seventy-Six township and Washington township. Individuals named include Robert Miksch Gerdes Walter J. Reed Kenneth Bell Albert Ollinger Donald McCraff Floyd Green J Harlan Kennedy William McConnell Charles S. Custer Arthur Wiley Robert Wiley and William Wolf among others.
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Gerdes
Robert Miksch
Wm. Wolf
Kenneth Ornduff
Wm. L. Zager
Seventy-Six
Walter J. Reed
Kenneth E. Bell
Albert Ollinger
Donald H. McCraff
Floyd H. Green
Washington Township
J. Harlan Kennedy
William H. McConnell
Charles S. Custer
Arthur Wiley
Robert Wiley
Vast Sin kiang Province dwarfs Texas in size
China's far western Sin kiang Province spans about 706000 square miles, an area nearly three times the size of Texas. The description emphasizes its immense scale and remote location within the country.
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China
Sinkiang Province
Texas
Mt Pleasant Trapper Fined in Local Violation
Ronald Hart of Mt Pleasant was fined 40 dollars and costs in Justice H M Putnam's court for using steel traps without a license tag. He was apprehended by state conservation officer Dwight Braman in Marion Township. The sun rotates faster at the equator than at the poles.
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Ronald Hart
Mt. Pleasant
Court of Justice of the Peace
H. M. Putnam
Dwight Braman
State Conservation Officer
Marion Township
Boy Struck by Truck Resting Comfortably in Hospital
Larry Knight son of Mrs Lester Raymond was struck by a truck Saturday afternoon in the alley behind Jones Funeral Home. He was not riding a bicycle. X-rays will determine injury extent. He hopes others learn traffic safety.
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Larry Knight
Lester Raymond
Larry
Jones
Teachers Confer On Red Cross Activity
A Saturday meeting included Emerson Stephens of the American Red Cross safety services midwest office leading instruction for teachers. Attendees from Washington county and nearby towns participated. plans for future home nursing and water safety programs were discussed with local coordinators.
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Emerson Stephens
Safety Services
Midwest
American Red Cross
Clara Daub 73 Dies. Rites Tuesday in Mystic
Mrs. Clara Annette Daub 73 native of Washington County died Sunday at 10 a.m. at Mystic Iowa house of her daughter Mrs. Florence Hymes. Funeral Tuesday December 6 at 2 p.m. in Jones funeral home with Rev. W. L. Currier officiating. Burial Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by two daughters, two brothers, three sisters.
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Clara Annette Daub
Washington County
Florence Hymes
Mystic
Iowa
Dinosaurs Dominate Mesozoic Era And Humans Arrive Later
Dinosaurs thrived in the Mesozoic era from about 200 million to 60 million years ago. Modern humans emerged on Earth only in the last million years.
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Earth
Elefson 22 Held on Murder Charge in Iowa
Lyman Elefson, 22, awaits a Dec. 12 hearing on a first degree murder charge in the death of his grandfather Alonzo Rhode, 75, of Tabor Iowa. Authorities probe a fourth poisoning and the deaths of his grandmother Lucy Rhode 72 and mother Winifred Elefson 47, with cremation in the mother's death raising suspicion.
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Sidney
Iowa
Lyman Elefson
University of I Iowa
Alonzo L. Rhode
Tabor
Lucy Ann Rhode
Winifred Elefson
Rhode
Elefson
Stud
Junior Chamber Dinner Tonight Is Cancelled
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the cancellation of its dinner planned for tonight at The Pines. Dale Booth, president, says many members cancelled reservations so the meeting has been called off.
Final Rites Planned For Chicago Resident
The body of Loamma Pipes of Chicago is to be buried in Beth el cemetery near Harper. Jones funeral home handles arrangements as the body is due to arrive in Washington this afternoon aboard a Rock Island train.
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Loamma Pipes
Chicago
Washington
Rock Island
Mr. Pipes
Bethel Cemetery
Harper
Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Eric H. Ginkens held Sunday
Funeral services for Eric H. Ginkens were held Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Jones funeral home with Rev. Carl Stiefel in charge. Pallbearers were Archer Augustine, Keith Augustine, Frank Augustine, Albert Augustine, Theodore Orris, Marion Ginkens. Burial followed in New Haven cemetery.
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Eric H. Ginkens
Jones Funeral Home
Carl Stiefel
Archer
Keith
Frank
Albert Augustine
Theodore Orris
Marion Ginkens
New Haven Cemetery
Shearer and Snyder Attend Des Moines Meetings
Paul V. Shearer Washington county attorney and Charles Snyder sheriff attended the Iowa State Sheriffs association and County Attorneys association meetings in Des Moines today. Sessions run through Wednesday with speakers Gov Beardsley Chief Nebergall and Attorney General Larson.
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Paul V. Shearer
Washingtono
Charles Snyder
Des Moines
Iowa State Sheriffs’ Association
County Attorneys’ Association of Iowa
William S. Beardsley
R. W. Nebergall
State Burgeau
Robert Larson
Des Moines Weather Outlook with Mild Tuesday
Sunny this afternoon in Des Moines with light variable winds. Highs range 45 to 55 as increasing clouds move in tonight with a low around 25. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with mild temperatures and a chance of widely scattered light rain by evening. highs near 50 and southerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Des Moines
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Farm Bureau Drive
Jesse Bishop
Southwestern Iowa
Mr. Bishop
Atlantic
Italy
Gift Guide Today
MacArthur
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Smith
Foreign Relations Committee
Formosa
International
Iowa River Valley Scout Council
Brighton Township
Donald W. Tucker
Sylvester H. Mineart
Dale W. Jones
Lyle C. Wilson
Earl W. Wickinson
English River Township
Dean C. Feldman
Clair W. Grout
Anthony Kern
William 8
Britton
Harry
Jirsa
Lime Creek
William W. Wagamon
Charles T. Johnson
Leslie VU
Bell
J. F. Litwiller
John
V Davisson
Cedar Township
Oral D. Norman
Kenneth E. Watson
Glen Fuhr
Glenn Knupp
Charles Ashby
Washington High School
Gibb
Holst
Equator
Poles
British Columbia
Lineman
West Vancouver
B. C
Becaut
Vancouver
Capilano River
Capilano
West
International Sound
Mr. Stephens
Artemus Brown
Don Wilson
Lester B. Krabill
Darrell Ross
Squire
Winnie Belter
Wapello
Jeannette Miksch
Pauline Fishburn
R. J. Clough
Roxie Longer
Edna SS. Witting
Myrtle Anderson
Robert Chabal
Edna Blumenstein
Mabel Duttweiler
Ezra Shenk
Inez Patterson
Bashie Swick
Helen Dickinson
Briggton
Phyllis Derby
Leora van Dyke
Rubio
Marguerite Pefferman
Phyllis Davison
Noble
Myrtle Schwab
Riverside
Thelma Schupbach
Mabel Stagner
Clara Daub
Ginkens Funeral
Shearer
Snyder
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