Moose Lodge gears up for Operation Santa Claus drive
Over 12 collection boxes will appear citywide for the Moose Operation Santa Claus campaign. Local chairman Forrest Mitchell says depots include Western Auto and J C Penney in Washington plus stores in Ainsworth Brighton and Talleyrand, with toys and cash donations sought to assure every needy child in Washington County receives a gift this Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Moose Lad
Moose
North American
Forrest Mitchell
Western Auto
J.C. Penney Co
Simmerings Toy Store
Melellans
Connelly Hardware
Schumachers Discount
Washington
Community Feed Store
Ainsworth
Sunshine Corner
Brighton
E. A. Stewarts
Riverside
Talleyrand
Order of Moose
Iowa
Mitchell
Washingt
Moose Lodge
George Brock
Yaro Sojka
Everett Goodwin
Gerald Feltz
Richard Harvey
Ray Stalder
John Mann
Washington County
Charles Snyder
L. Micher
Lodge
Jordan Agrees To Another Title Bout
Don Jordan, the new world welterweight champion, agrees to a rematch with Virgil Akins in mid February at St Louis after a 15 round decision win. Jordan, a 24 year old Los Angeles native nicknamed the Ger and known for left jabs and hooks, is coming off his ninth straight victory. Akins, badly bruised, faces a second career-defining challenge as he concedes the title defense will require a knockout to reverse the result.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Don Jordan
Virgil Akins
Similanary
St. Louis
Olympic Auditorium
S44
Akins
Don
Jordan
Roughhouse
Virgil
County Men at Swine Clinic Held in Ames
Washington County residents attended the First Midwest Swine Marketing Clinic at Town State College on Friday. Talks covered supply control quotas, cooperative selling, quality improvements, and a promotional program to boost hog marketing. Speakers noted cooperative selling could help, though price gains depend on quality.
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Washington County
Town State College
W. W. Cochrane
University of Minnesota
Keith Stewart
Sloyce Crone
Keota
Bill Norman
Wellman
Raymond Hammen
Ne Stephens
Ainsworth
George Horn
Ray van Zile
Bill “Rayne
Bob Carter
Elmer Sojka
Tom Robb
Washington
Fire chief shuts multiple New York schools over hazards
New York fire commissioner Edward F Cav anagh Jr ordered six more schools closed over fire hazards and threatened to shut all 1,500 public private and parochial schools if violations are not fixed. Weekend openings allowed to address issues following the Chicago fire that killed 91.
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New York
UPI
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Nore
Cavanaugh
Chicago
Saan
Woman Held After Muscatine Shooting
In Muscatine Iowa police say a year old former Davenport Planning Commission member shot Robert Navratil in the back of the head as he left a home where Jan Thompson 39 had been staying following separation from her husband. Thompson was hospitalized under guard after taking sleeping pills and an inquest will be held later.
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Muscatine
Iowa
UPL
Davenport
Rites at Wellman for Mrs. Margaret Perrin
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Perrin of Van Nuys California will be held at 2 p m Sunday in the Wellman Lutheran Church Burial will be in Wassonville Cemetery She was born March 28 1884 in Paris France came to the United States in 1901 married William Perrin of Wellman January 11 1908 The couple lived in Wellman and Iowa City areas before moving to California seven years ago Her husband preceded her in death Survivors include three daughters two sons eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Wellman
Margaret Perrin
van Nuys
Calif
Wellman Lutheran Church
Wassonville
Paris
France
Perrin
William Perrin
Iowa City
California
Snow Flurries Hit Wide U S Across Rockies and Midwest
Snow flurries continued Saturday across the Rockies, Great Lakes region, and Texas panhandle as a cold wave spread from coast to coast. Frigid Canadian air pushed south with temperatures down to 10 below in parts of Montana and the Dakotas, while New England saw 20s.
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United Press
Rockies
Great Lakes
Texas Panhandle
Florida
Southwest
Plains
Montana
Minnesota - Dakotas
Nebraska
England
Colorado
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Recognition Dinner For Kalona Scouters Set December 9
Adult workers linked to Scouting in the Wauhawk district will attend an annual recognition dinner at Kalona High School gym on Tuesday evening December 9 with a 6 30 p m dinner. Ted Lloyd Hawkeye Area Scout executive will speak and awards will be presented. Arlyn C Marks chairs the dinner with assistants from Kalona Wellman and Iowa City. Reservations through Warren Dare or Wilson Putman.
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Wauhawk
Kalona School
Washington
Johnson County
Iowa County
Washington County
J. F. Mallory
Charles van Winkle
Wilson Putman
Max Lew 'S
Wellman
E. J. Hesselsch
Werdt
Kalona
Linus Patterson
Riverside
Paul Snider
Brighton
Ted Lloyd
Hawkeye
Arlyn C. Marks
Tne
Harry Dunlap
Iowa City
Sylvanus Miller
Max Lewis
American Airman Reported Prisoner in Berlin
West Berlin’s B Z reports First Lt. Richard Mackin of Washington is held by the Communists in East Berlin after a flight from Frankfurt to Grafenwoeher. He parachuted after running out of fuel and is believed to be kept as a hostage as diplomatic recognition efforts continue.
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Berlin
Hildburghausen
Mackin
Iron Curtain
United States
Farmer Class Hears Marketing Discussion
Sam Snompson spoke on marketing of farm products at the adult farmer class meeting held Thursday evening at the high school. He urged farmers to choose the most profitable time and place to sell each lot of animals and to join together in a marketing program. Cattle feeding and management will be the topic next Thursday at 1 30 p.m. All farmers and others are invited.
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Sam Snompson
Prison Rioters Held In Closed Cell Block
In Florence Arizona four inmates sparked a Thursday riot at Arizona State Prison. They were locked behind welded shut doors after seizing guard keys and were subdued by guards aided by tear gas and machine gun fire. Warden Frank Eyman seeks charges against the rioters.
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Florence, Ariz
UPI
Arizona State Prison
National Guard
Frank Eyman
Eyman
Army's Juno Rocket Fails to Reach Moon Orbit
A Juno rocket launched by the Army failed to achieve lunar orbit. In related notes, local districts Crawfordsville, Winfield, Olds, Wayland, and Mt Union discussed a possible school district reorganization affecting about 1,500 students and an assessed valuation of at least 15 million dollars. Boards will request public input from each district.
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Army
Juno
Boards of Education
Crawfordsville
Winfield
Olds
Wayland
Mt. Union
Army Pioneer III lunar probe fails to reach moon
An Army lunar probe robot Pioneer III is too slow and off course to reach the Moon. Launched from Cape Canaveral at 12 45 a m it climbed past 42 000 miles and is expected to peak around 64 830 miles before reentering Earth’s atmosphere.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Army
Cape Canaveral
Fla
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pickering
Wernher von Braun
Madagas
Puerto Rico
Goldstone
California
Mojave Desert
U S officials sounded troop alert in Berlin
UPI sources say a U S Army force of tanks and infantry stood by to reach a convoy detained at Babelsberg checkpoint outside Berlin on Nov 14. After nine hours the three trucks were released following a diplomatic push led by Findlay Burns, with no confirmation from the Army. Meanwhile Adenauer flew home amid Berlin debate and Western alarm over Berlin’s status in NATO talks.
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Babelsberg
Berlin
West Germany
Maj Jen
Barksdale Hamlett
West Berlin
Findlay Burns
East Berlin
Karlshorst
Burns
Anenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Willy Brandt
Washington
London
Paris
Fight Over Radia Issue Splits Southern Demos at DNC
South Democrats battle over the racial issue with Camille Gravel as Louisiana fights to remove him from the 14 member national executive committee. The Credentials Committee voted to recognize Gravel, while a Southern caucus backed his removal and nominated Hugh Clayton to replace him. The dispute centers on whether the regional caucus or the national committee has the power to eject him.
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Washington
UPS
Democratic National Committee
Louisiana
Camille Gravel
Gravel
Executive
National Committee
Jett M. Talbot
Louisiana Democratic Committee
Southern al
Fnally
Grave
Executive Co
Hugh N. Clayton
Mississippi
Renal
Democratic Advisory Council
Graver
Advisory Council
Priday
Talbot
Lousiana Democratic Organization
Sam Houston Jones
South
Democratic Party
Roo
Denmark Groover
Georgia
Clayton
Mrs. Louisa Bennett Dies in Des Moines
Mrs. Louisa Bennett died in Des Moines at Broadlawn Hospital this morning. The Gould and Eden Funeral Home of Brighton is handling funeral arrangements which were not yet determined.
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Louisa Bennett
Des Moines
Broadlawn Hospital
Gould and Eden Funeral Home
Brighton
Officers Re-elected By City's Firemen
Washington's volunteer fire department re-elected officers at the annual meeting this week. Maynard L. Brown was re-elected chief, with Tom Tanner as first assistant replacing Bob Roe, Walter Starr as second assistant chief, Leighton Kel as secretary, and John Custer and Raymond Miller as truck drivers. One new member, Jack Fuhr, was elected to replace Earl Little who resigned. Pancake day will be sponsored on January 4.
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Washington
Volunteer Fire Department
Maynard L. Brown
Tom Tanner
Bob Roe
Mr. Roe
Walter Starr
Leighton Kel
John Custer
Raymond Miller
Joe Simmering
Earl Little
Jack Fuhr
Iowa Weather: Cold Weekend with Highs Near 10 to 15
United Press International reports generally fair and cold weather across Iowa through Sunday with lows from zero to five below zero in the north and minus five to zero in the south. Highs Sunday range from 10 to 15 in the north and around 20 to 25 in the south. Monday brings partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Orders
U. S
Crawfordsville Board of Education
Washington and Henry
Louisa
Jefferson
James A van Allen
University of Iowa
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Moon
Russia
Britain
NATO
Eemingly
Brandt
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