Havel family brightens farm with Christmas lights
Eileen Havel and her parents near Riverside create a grand outdoor Christmas display since 1960. About 700 lights cover their rural home with a Nativity scene Santa Claus and a white illuminated fence. Music from 7 to 10 PM through December 31 adds to open houses December 16 to 31 attracting around 800 visitors over four years.
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Eileen Havel
Edward Habel
Ainsworth
Riverside
Eileen
Havels
Havel
Memorial for Mrs Murphy 86 Held Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton Carson Murphy 86 of Washington County will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Reverends Dehne and Picken officiating. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Survived by husband William. sons Samuel and James. daughters Mrs Earl Steele and Mrs Floyd Martin. 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Born in Monmouth Illinois, reared in Buckston and Little York, married 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Murphy
East Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Clarence Dehne
S. C. Picken
Ainsworth Cemetery
Murphy
Elizabeth Hamilton Carson
Monmouth
Ill
Samuel and
Nancy Hamilton Carson
Buckston
N. C
Little York
Ainsworth
Washington
Dari Delite Grand Opening Announcement
George Tripp proprietor of the dari delite drive in restaurant at East Jefferson and South Second announces a grand opening this Saturday and Sunday. Hours 11 to 11 Saturday and 1 to 11 Sunday. Grand opening delayed until finishing touches completed. Details on pages 2 and 3.
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George Tripp
East Jefferson
South Second
The
Evening Journal
Rebels attack Paulis as government fort held amid clash
In Congo near Paulis government forces including 200 troops and 47 white mercenaries fought 4,000 rebels claimed by observers to besiege the town. Casualties were reported on both sides as rebels used armored vehicles. Premier Tshombe warned in Dusseldorf of a Communist path without aid, calling for a Marshall Plan through investment.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
UPI
Paulis
Dusseldorf
Germany
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Congo
Stanleyville
Watsa
Wamba
YW Rotary Party for Children and Mothers
The Annual YWCA Rotary Christmas party for children and their mothers will be held Monday December 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the YMCA meeting room. About 120 children and 36 mothers will attend. Santa will visit. gifts include clothing and toys. dinner will be served. Dr J F Mallory Rotary president will oversee program and dinner, with several ladies in charge of gifts.
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Ywca - Rotary
YMCA
Santa
J. F. Mallory
Rotary
John Sproule
Logan Heilman
Kelly Schlapkohl
Wally Horn
Robert Wallace
Mary Stewart
Ainsworth Plans Santa Visit at Legion Hall
Ainsworth will hold a Santa event at the Legion Hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. if cold weather persists. Children from Ainsworth and Cleo Orris are invited to meet Santa, with plans previously calling for streets.
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Ainsworth
Cleo Orris
Santa Claus
Ainsworth Legion Hall
Johnson invites 14 top US executives to White House
President Johnson met with AFL CIO leader Meany and labor chiefs then invited fourteen corporate leaders to the White House for a one pm session. The talks touched on labor policy and the Democratic platform on right to work but Johnson gave no commitment on platform adoption.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Newsmen
Manpower Study Office to Close for Holidays
The Manpower Study office in Washington will be closed December 24 through December 31. Ed Emerson says the closure allows staff overtime compensation for handling traffic generated by strong local response to the study.
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Washington
Ed Emerson
Interim Committee Slams Iowa Highway Commission
The Legislative Interim Committee adopted a 16 point report criticizing the Iowa Highway Commission and floated replacing it with a one man director. The panel faulted the 1963 asphalt switch on 14 miles of Interstate 80 and Johnson counties and urged ethics reforms and tighter record keeping alongside broader governance changes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Legislative Interim Committee
Iowa Highway Commission
General Assembly
Democrat - Controlled Commission
George O’malley
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Rigler
Clifford Vance
Mount Pleasant
The
Highway Commission
Iowa
Johnson Counties
Robert Barry
Danbury
Clemens Smith
Harold E. Hughes
Commission
Iowa Tax Commission
H. D. Wicker
Wicker
X. T. Prentis
R - Mount Ayr
Democracy In
Prentis
Andrew George
Cedar Falls
Lynn Potter
D - Cresco
Tax Commission
Rites Sunday for accident victim Mrs Manning
Funeral services for Everette Manning's wife 18, of Mt Pleasant area, killed in an auto crash, set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Cottonwood EUB church near Wayland. Rev Clarence Anderson will preside. Burial in Cottonwood Cemetery. Survived by husband, infant daughter Corrine Dee, and mother Helen Poznanski. Funeral director Zehr is handling arrangements. Postmaster Harry Levy announced Washington post office hours extended to 5 p.m. Saturday December 19.
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Wayland
Everette Manning
Mt. Pleasant
Cottonwood E.U.B
Clarence Anderson
Deep River
Cottonwood Cemetery
Zehr Funeral Home
Manning
San Bernadino
Calif
Corrine Dee
Helen Poznanski
Probate Notices for Anna B. Gamble Catherine A Rice and Elizabeth A
Public notice announces probate of wills and appointment of executors for Anna B. Gamble Catherine A. Rice and Elizabeth A. a hearing on probate of the wills for John W Klein Schmidt. Proceedings set on page 6 as part of the public notices.
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Anna B. Gamble
Catherine A. Rice
Elizabeth A. A
John W. Kleinschmidt
Toll May Top 20 In Fire At Maples Home Fountaintown Ind
A deadly fire at the Maples Convalescent Home in Fountaintown Indiana killed at least 16 by mid morning and a total feared 20 or more. Firefighters battled the blaze as water froze in pumper trucks and crews had to draw from Brandywine creek. Survivors, mostly elderly, were rushed to W J Major Hospital in Shelbyville with cold, smoke inhalation injuries. Local officials and residents described the scene in a cold, somber night with little sound from the victims as rescuers worked.
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Fountaintown
Ind
UPI
Maples
Murphy Funeral Home
Shelbyville
W. J. Major
W. L. Green
Indianapolis
Indiana
Brandywine Creek
Vesper Service at Marion Avenue Church Delivers Nativity Narration
A Sunday December 20 vesper service at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church features music by church choirs and a narration of events surrounding Jesus birth. Pastor Dr Vernon G Elgin leads with helpers Robert Kleese Tim Trotman Christine Campbell. choirs perform traditional carols and chants with German Silent Night version.
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Jesus Christ
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vernon G. Elgin
Robert Kleese
Tim Trotman
Angel Choir
Luther
Arthur Witthoff
Vernon Elgin
William Stewart
Weather Iowa fair with rising temps through Saturday
United Press International reports Iowa weather generally fair with rising temperatures through Saturday. Increasing southerly winds. Low tonight 5 to 10 above. High Saturday in the 20s east to 30s west. Outlook Sunday shows considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions in the north portion.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Havel's
Edward Havel
Paul Beard
Gary Windus
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Mrs. Murphy
Rotary Party
Donald ©. Cook
American Electric Power Co
New York
Frederick Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Mich
Frazer B. Wilde
Connecticut General Life Insurance
Hartford
Charles Thornton
Litton Industries
Beverly Hills
Thomas J. Watson Jr
International Business Machines
Roger Blough
United States Steel
Frederic Don
Harry Levy
Washington Post Office
Toll
Brandywine
Star
Ronald White
Valeria Everhart
Max McGraw
Ralph Keller
Carlos Jeffries
Homer Neal Porter
West Chester
Barbara Dunkin
Lucerne
West Washington
Porter
Grand
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