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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
1
West Berliners began the first mass visits to East Berlin since 1961 as guards eased controls at five crossing points. Thousands were blocked by pass shortages while East German authorities kept tight discipline. By midmorning 2,740 pedestrians and 683 cars crossed as long waits and chilly scenes unfolded, with 23,000 blocked and 22,300 passes issued.
Allen Fickling of Keota dies suddenly at 1 15 P M Thursday in his home on route two Keota due to a heart attack Funeral service will be Saturday at 2 PM at Powell Funeral Home Keota with Rev Arthur Peters in charge Burial in Pilotburg cemetery near Wellman He was born June 5 1891 in Cambridge Illinois son of James and Cora Fickling Came to Iowa at age 10 married Bessie Byers in 1911 Survived by wife one son Waldo three grandchildren one sister and two half sisters One daughter preceded him in death
Rus sell Wence McLarry, 21, charged with threatening to kill President Kennedy before the assassination, said Thursday it was a joke. He claimed he wished the President had been impeached but not killed. No link to Lee Harvey Oswald was suggested. McLarry, held in Tarrant County jail on $2,500 bond, faced possible penalties of up to $1,000 fine and five years in prison.
A large crowd attended Washington Community High School’s annual Christmas concert in the gym directed by Vernon F Feuerhelm. The program featured a Nutcracker Suite presentation and tableaus of the Christmas story with chorus, small groups, and soloists delivering a refined performance appreciated by the audience.
The city sanitation truck will not run on Christmas Day per Raymond Miller the sanitation superintendent. Regular trash pickups will occur Thursday including the Wednesday route. trucks operate on all holidays except Christmas.
Mrs. Frea J. Kolosick, 73, died here early today. Her home was 607 North Sixth Avenue. Funeral arrangements are handled by Jones Funeral Home.
A three judge panel heard calls to scrap the current Iowa General Assembly and extend its life only to draw Senate and House districts on a strict population basis for 1964. Plaintiffs AFL CIO leaders argue the legislature is biased toward rural representation and should be replaced by a constitution based plan.
West Germany held 22 men to answer for running the Auschwitz camp system where an estimated 2.5 to 4 million perished. Defendants include former commandants Mulka and Hoecker and Gestapo figure Boger as the trial seeks to document prewar lives and charges of murder, torture, and selection.
The annual children’s Christmas program will be presented to the public at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Wellman on Sunday December 22 at 7 p.m. The event showcases the church’s youth with seasonal songs and readings.
Clifford Leeper of the state highway commission near Riverside has spent spare time trapping beaver in the Iowa River area. On Thursday he took a 56 pound unseated beaver in the season’s sixth catch, underscoring his steady trapping efforts.
The Washington Baptist church choir will present the cantata Tidings of Comfort and Joy during the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service. Soloists include Wayne Wagner Sara Kephart and Mrs Stanley Wallace with Mrs Charles McConnell at the organ. The cantata is directed by Mrs Foster Bagge.
Robert Beaty Fennell, 29, of Sioux City, described as an unemployed social psychiatrist, was arrested in Berkeley with a note threatening President Johnson. He faces vagrancy charges and possible federal action. arraignment planned before U S Commissioner in Oakland.
In Washington the House and Senate deadlock over the foreign aid appropriations bill slowed the rush to adjournment. Observers said lawmakers may postpone the issue until the new session next month.
Prairie Flower Baptist Church choir directed by Mrs. Jim Rosien presents "Love Transcending" on Sunday evening December 22 at Prairie Flower Church. Soloists include Jim Frier Mrs. Jim Frier Mrs. Duane Johnson Mrs Jim Rosien and Daryl Cave with narration by Robert Cave piano by Sara Knupp and organ by Mrs. Robert Cave.
Funeral services for Pamela Lee Schooley age 2 who died December 20 in Washington County Hospital after a four day illness will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home officiated by Rev S Ray Blair Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery She was born January 9 1962 daughter of Ray and Mary Baker Schooley of Washington She is survived by her parents two sisters Sue and Cindy and her maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Howard Baker of Washington
Weather by United Press Intern Iowa mostly cloudy west and clear to partly cloudy east through Saturday. Continued very cold with slight warmth and light snow in extreme west Saturday afternoon. Overnight lows 15 to 20 below to zero in southwest. highs Saturday 5 below to 10 above in extreme west and northeast to 5 below. Sunday, intermittent light snow mainly northeast. not as cold. Five day forecast shows 6 to 10 degrees below normal, little daily change. Normal highs 20s to 30s, lows 7 to 19. Snow expected Saturday night through Monday night with melted precip under 1 inch. Christmas day partly cloudy 6 to 18 above zero.
Four National Guardsmen were arrested in Tuscaloosa on charges of setting off dynamite near the University of Alabama while on federalized duty guarding the campus during the integration crisis involving Vivian Malone. A fifth guard was to be charged today. the investigation tied to explosions near dorms and a Negro neighborhood, with grand jury actions upcoming.
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