Blind couple’s bank hold up bid ends in Christmas aid
Walter Sain, 42, blind, and his wife LeWanda, 19, six months pregnant, attempted to rob the Detroit Bank and Trust main office. They were stopped after teller Stanley McHale pressed the alarm. FBI said no others involved. Judge Wade McCree released them on $1,000 personal bond and gave $85 to help them through Christmas.
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Detroit Bank and Trust Company
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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McCree
Blind Association
Cree
Sam
Mc’ Cree
Holiday schedule at YMCA in effect for holidays
Washington's YMCA announces holiday hours with the swimming pool closed until Saturday December 28 for repairs. Secretary Robert Gillesby notes the pool reopens at 7 30 p m after the inter squad meet. Open swims set for December 30 and 31. Gym, pool, and table tennis events require lobby registration. The YMCA closes all day Wednesday December 25 for Christmas.
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Frank Cherryholmes Dies in Washington at 68
Frank Wallace Cherryholmes 68 a former Washington resident died in Wenatchee Washington Funeral services will be held there with burial in Idaho Falls Idaho He born February 24 1895 son of Wallace and Martha Ferguson Cherryholmes He married Marie Grecian of Washington in Moline Illinois He served in Company K during World War I Survived by two sons Gerald and Howard and three sisters Mrs J W Erwin Mrs Ray Henss both of Moline Illinois and Mrs Walter E Smith of Washington Preceded in death by wife and one daughter
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Howard
J. W. Erwin
Ray Henss
Ill
Walter E. Smith
Derailment of Union Pacific streamliner near Coon Rapids Iowa
The Union Pacific Milwaukee Road streamliner carrying 60 holiday passengers and about 40 crewmen derailed near Coon Rapids Iowa at 2:15 a.m. Sixteen of 19 cars jumped tracks, three cars toppled. About 25 injured admitted to St Anthony’s Hospital Carroll none seriously hurt. Passengers treated by Dr C A Johnson. several taken to the Coon Rapids High School gym to escape subfreezing temperatures. Local officials praised Supt Dean Stuck and townspeople for aid.
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Henry Thomas
Chicago
Edward Jones
Leroy Price
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Duke
C.A. Johnson
Dean Stuck
Stuck
Winter records toppled as bitter cold grips plains
Bitter cold and sleet shut highways across the Southern Plains with freezing rain and ice. Temperatures plunged across major cities including Chicago nine days straight below for December, Watertown minus 20, Minneapolis 13 below, St. Louis zero, Louisville seven above. Ice hindered Mississippi river traffic. bridges closed and warnings urged staying home. Ice and fuel lines set record lows in several states with multiple cities reporting below zero temperatures and locally hazardous driving conditions.
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Winter Arrives as Washington Braces for Cold
The official low in Washington dropped to 17 degrees below zero marking the start of winter. Residents faced a week of bitter cold with clear skies early but limited temperature rebound by midday.
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Funeral Monday for Mrs Kolosick 73
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Kolosick, 73, will be at 10 a m Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev W J Stevens. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Died at home 607 North Sixth Street Friday Dec 20 1963 after serious illness. Born Myrtle Norton March 22 1890 in Keokuk County. Married March 20 1928 to Fred J Klosick. Survivors include son, daughter Mrs Steven Klatick of Chicago, five grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and brothers Reno Norton of Washington, Arthur, Omer and Frank Norton, and Mrs Bessie Lydy of Burlington, Earnest of Muscatine, and Mrs Bessie Kephart of Miami Florida.
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Marri
Steven Klatick
Chicao
Reno Norton
Washington
Arthur
Omer
Frank
Bessie Lydy
Burlington
Earnest
Muscatine
Bessie Kephart
Miami
Florida
Rites Monday for Walter L. Jones
Walter L. Jones 70 was found dead this morning at his farm home on route one Washington. He reportedly took his own life. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Arthur Peters officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Military rites by VFW. Jones born November 5 1893 son of Daniel and unknown mother's name. He married Anna Barbara Podaris February 26 1920. She died October 6 this year. WWI veteran, VFW and World War I Barracks member. Survived by daughter Mrs Dwight Mary Hayes of Washington two grandsons four brothers James Rodney Burrel Columbus Junction Roy Grandview one sister Mrs Frank Neva Podaris Columbus Junction.
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Anna Barbara Podaris
Dwight
Mary) Hayes
James
Rodney
Burrel
Columbus Junction
Roy
Grandview
Frank
Neva) Podaril
Ankeny Pastor Appointed at Washington Methodist Church
The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Schwartz of Ankeny was named today as the new pastor of the Washington Methodist church. The appointment, effective January 1, was made by Bishop F. Gerald Ensley. Schwartz succeeds the Rev. Lloyd A. Latta, who becomes superintendent of the Newton District.
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Lloyd A. Latta
Newton
Elmer Roberts Dies at Wellman Friday
Elmer Roberts died Friday night at the Shenk Nursing Home in Wellman. He was a son of John and Katie Hammer Roberts and survived by his wife, one sister and one brother. Powell Funeral Home in Wellman is in charge of funeral arrangements which were indefinite today.
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Weather outlook for town with mixed skies tonight
United Press Intertonns reports a partly cloudy east and cloudy west this evening with light snow in the west. Lows range from 15 to 20 below east and 5 to 10 below west. Sunday highs near 5 below north to 5 above south, with Monday partly cloudy and not quite as cold.
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Berliners cross wall for family reunions in snow
West Berlin residents braved guards and cold to reunite with relatives in East Berlin as the barrier opened for 16 days. About 20,000 are expected to cross today, carrying food and personal items, amid emotional reunions and reports of transmissible political motives. One elderly woman died after a surge in crowds, and 19 hospitalizations were recorded.
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