Washington musicians present first band concert of year
One hundred seventy Washington school musicians performed their first band concert of the current year in the high school gym. Under Melvin Hill, the high school band the Lincoln Stewart elementary band and the junior high band offered a fine program. Richard Winga played solo in Mozart Rondo Op 17 while a clarinet trio danced through Dancing Reeds.
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Washington
Melvin Hill
Lincoln - Stewart
William Sander
Mr Hill
Richard Winga
W. A. Mozart
S. D. Eisch
Poldine
Sarah Adkins
Janet Black
Carol Garrett
Wayne Gamon
Judy Putnam
Donna Sojka
Mayor Urges Referrals For Transients To Police
Mayor William Smart announced a mutual agreement with Washington ministers on handling transients and beggars. Residents are urged to refer anyone asking for food or shelter to the local police so truly needy individuals are fed and sheltered while those seeking handouts are encouraged to move on.
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William Smart
Washington
Smart Distributing Opens Vinton Store
William Smart announces a new Smart Distributing Co branch in Vinton Iowa to be managed by Hap Monroe who has worked for the company 19 years. Monroe and his family moved to Vinton December 1 and Ray Courtney and wife from Washington also relocated to work at the branch. The Vinton store will mirror the Washington operation and sit half a block from the post office.
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William Smart
Smart Distributing Co
Vinton
Smart
Hap Monroe
Mr. Monroe
Ray Courtney
Washington
Courtney
Rural Residents Urge Care by Deer Hunters
Washington County farm residents urge care as a two day deer season opens. They cite past unsportsmanlike conduct and ask hunters to obtain landowner permission, avoid breaking fences, close gates, and not fire toward livestock to prevent hazards.
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Washington County
School Meeting On Reorganization Tonight In Lincoln Gym
Residents of Washington wards three and four and other interested persons are invited to a 8 o'clock meeting tonight at Lincoln school gym. City citizens committee leads a panel on the Central Area proposal and will answer audience questions.
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Washington
Lincoln School
Central Area
Washington Independent
Citizens Committee
United States Seeks Hammarskjold Trip for Hungary Talks
At the United Nations the U S led a push to dispatch Dag Hammarskjold to Moscow for Hungary talks as Budapest access remains blocked. Concurrently Russia and the U S clashed over Security Council seating with Slovakia and the Philippines backing opposing sides amid ongoing sanctions discussions.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Moscow
Hungary
Kremlin
Budapest
Russia
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Philippines
Hammarskjold
U.N
France
Britain
W. B. Dupuis Dies Former Mayor of Washington
Will B. Dupuis longtime resident of Washington and former mayor died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a heart attack. Funeral 9 am Monday December 10 at St James Catholic Church. Jones Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. He formerly served on the city council and worked in Rock Island Railroad signal maintenance.
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Will B. Dupuis
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Dupuis
St. James Catholic Church
Jones Funeral Home
Rock Island Railroad
Washington Chamber selects Everetts as president and Elder as VP
M. Robert Everetts owner of Everetts Music Store in Washington was named president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce at an organizational meeting. Dave Elder, Evening Journal business manager, was elected vice president for the coming year. Clarice Meek remains executive secretary.
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Logan Heilman
Iowa Y
New Fairfield Y
Fairfield High School
M. Holmes
New Fairfield Club
A. C. Peterson
Washington's
Fairfield Club
Robert W. Brown
Harold Liljedahl
James Tullis
Marvin Klein
C. F. Long
W. A. Brown
Washington
Washing
Fairfield
Clarence Logan
Richard H. McCleery
Washington Club
Y's
Chuck Kerr
Indianola
M. Robert Everetts
Everetts
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Dave Elder
The
Evening Journal
Clarice Meek
Chamber of Commerce
Eden Will Remain As British Leader Despite Revolt
London officials state Sir Anthony Eden will stay as prime minister and Conservative leader. A vote of confidence approved his Middle East policy 327 to 260, with 15 rebels abstaining. R A Butler said Eden plans to remain and lead Britain through economic recovery aided by the United States.
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London
Sir Anthony
Suez
Eden
Middle East
Richard M. Nixon
New York
United States
Britain
R. A. Butler
Jamaica
Labor Party
Horse Shoe Gang Breaks Up in Davenport Burglary Ring
Police report three youths admitted breaking into 15 drug stores groceries taverns and service stations in Davenport Iowa They wore steel horseshoe boots giving the gang its name One member Joseph Woeber 19 will face felony charges while the other two youths ages 16 and 17 will be turned over to probation officers Loot recovered includes watches cigars pens a .32 caliber revolver and five pints of liquor
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Davenport
Iowa
Joseph Woeber
John Brennan
Davenport High School
Roger Berry
Jailed for Theft of $2 Gloves in Des Moines
Robert W Massey a 31 year old Des Moines man was sentenced to 15 days in jail after admitting he stole a $2 pair of gloves from a department store and could not pay a $50 fine.
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Des Moines
LLP
Robert W Massey
First Record of Leases Used to Aid Sight
The earliest known use of leases to assist the blind appears with Roger Bacon in the 13th century, marking a historical precursor in assistive practices.
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Roger Bacon
Study Cost Of Transportation For Schools
The third in a series on Washington County Central Area school reorgan ization analyzes pupil transportation costs. Lester Luckenbill chairs the citizens committee, with Dick Ross Ray Whisler and others contributing. The article outlines transportation challenges in forming a reorganized district.
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Central Area
Washington County
Citizens’ Committee
Lester Luckenbill
Citizens Committee
Dick Ross
Washington Independent District
Ray Whisler
Prairie Flower
County Farmers Urged To Consider Carefully Corn Vote
The Washington County Farm Bureau urges farmers to vote on December 11 about the Soil Bank Corn Base. Harvey Holden says the base offers higher income next year and better feed supply adjustment, with a floor of 51 million acres and 38 percent more corn potential while contributing land to the Soil Bank. Farmers and landlords are urged to participate.
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Washington County Farm Bureau Today
Soil Bank
Iowa
Harvey Holden
Washington County Farm Bureau
Holden
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Mr. Holden
Labor Leaders Warn Government of General Strike Threat
In Budapest labor leaders warned of a general strike bloodshed and a national tragedy if arrests continue. The Central Workers Council delivered the proclamation to puppet Premier Janos Kadar amid tense streets and Russian tanks.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Central Workers Council of
Kadar
Plan Evans Services At Riverside on Saturday
Riverside obituary notes Samuel H. Evans 79 died Thursday in Iowa City after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Sorden Adams funeral home Riverside with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Evans born March 6 1877 at Woodland Ia. survived by five sons, five daughters, one sister, 45 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren.
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Riverside
Samuel H. Evans
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sorden and Adams
Riverside Cemetery
C. Dendy Garrett
Mr. Evans
Woodland
J. H. Evans
Isabelle Breece Evans
Topeka
Kan
Zelma Michal
Evans
Henry
Elmer
Muscatine
Marion
Tiffin
Orval
West Liberty
Ernest
Ft. Madison
Ed Palmer
Wapello
John Lewis
Nichols
Richard Peterson
Oakville
Merlin Hansen
Glen Younkin
Anna Cochran
Joplin
Weekend Weather Outlook From United Press Iowa
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a colder southeast tonight. Low temps 3 below to 9 above northwest and 10 to 15 above southeast. Highs Saturday 15 to 21 northwest and 22 to 28 southeast. Sunday remains partly cloudy with little change in temperatures. Five day forecast shows averages about 5 degrees below normal through Wednesday with a warming trend after the first of the week. Normal highs 28 north 36 south. normal lows 12 north 18 south. Few snow flurries Saturday or Sunday with no significant precipitation expected.
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Iowa
McCleery-Cumming Plans New Washington Calendar Factory
The McCleery-Cumming Co outlines a 1957 start for a modern one story factory on East Tyler Street in southeast Wahl ington with 58 000 square feet of working space. Parish and Richardson of Davenport prepare drawings while bids are expected next spring. The project costs exceed a half million dollars and includes future expansion room. The Iowa Industrial Development Corp currently owns the old building which will be kept until the new plant is finished.
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McCleery- Cumming Company
Washington
Parish and Richardson
Davenport
Ting
Richard H. McCleery
McCleery - Cumming Co
McCleery - Cumming
Wahlington
Tyler Street
Ninth Street
Burlington
Iowa Industrial Development Corporation
Calendar Company
McCleery-Cumming Calendar Co
Pisos
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W. B. Dupuis
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United Press
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Cleery
Tyler
Mr. McCleery
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