Distributive Education boosts work study for Washington High seniors
Eleven seniors at Washington High School join a new distributive education course pairing classroom lessons in social studies bookkeeping and distribution with on the job sales training in local shops. Guided by George Chambers the program aims to show students practical value of academics and potential for full time employment after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Gevock
Washington High School
Howard Curl
Delores Patterson
George Chambers
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Chambers
Ployers
Dave Kuntz
Dwaine Chance
Bertha Roberts
Joe Richards
Darlene Fritz
Nancy Wilson
Jane Champs
Jerry Netf
Cold Winds End Summery Weather
Cold winds drove away earlier record highs in Iowa with 57 degrees at Burlington and 54 at Davenport, both new marks by one degree. Morning lows dropped to 12 at Spencer and 35 at Davenport, with tonight’s temperatures expected near zero in the north and 15 to 20 in the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mercury
Burlington
Davenport
Mason City
Spencer
Training Equipment Available for Golden Gloves
Equipment for training is available for youths interested in the annual Golden Gloves bouts sponsored by the Marine Corps League. Walter Johnson oversees the gear and can be contacted to use it. Pat McDole of Ainsworth offers training help. bouts are set for January 14 at the Washington armory with fifteen boys from Washington, Brighton, Kalona, and Ainsworth already signed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps League
Walter Johnson
Pat McDole
Ainsworth
Washington Armory
Washington
Brighton
Kalona
Mr. Johnson
Balloon Cross Atlantic Flight Believed Down in Ocean
New York UPI reports the balloon Small World that left the Canary Islands Dec 12 on a trans Atlantic voyage is believed sunk in the mid Atlantic during a heavy rainstorm. Promoter Peter Elstob says radio contact ended Dec 18 and the gondola could become a sailboat. He doubts Venezuelan landing reports as a hoax.
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New York
UPI
Canary Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Peter Elstob
Atlantic
Elstob
United Press International
West Indies
Auto Crashes Reported in County Saturday Morning
Sheriff officers investigated two Sunday morning accidents. George E Koehler and wife were hospitalized with head injuries and a fractured ankle after a west edge of Ainsworth collision on highway 92. Robert Wheeler of route three Washington was not hurt. damage about 1300 dollars. Shirley Brede of Hastings Michigan rolled her car into a ditch on a highway 92 curve east of Washington. damage about 1400 dollars. no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Koehler
Ainsworth
Robert Lee Wheeler
Route Three
Washington
Shirley Jean Brede
Hastings
Mich
Highway 92
Bloomfield Youth Shot During Robbery Attempt
In Bloomfield, two 16 year olds attempted to rob a Downing liquor store. Jerry Lee Reese was wounded by shotgun pellets and both youths were arrested. Reese is hospitalized, Fountain faces delivery to Missouri authorities after recovery.
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Bloomfield
UPI
Downing
Jerry Lee Reese
Charles Fountain
Davis County
James Yates
Reese
Yates
Fountain
Missouri
City stores to close Saturday nights for two months
The Chamber of Commerce announced that Washington stores will be closed on Saturday evenings through January and February. The temporary hours mirror last year and follow a member poll. Stores will resume regular Saturday hours on March 7, 1959, as noted by the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans Doctor Seeks Iowa Homestead Land
Dr. Frederick Rhoades of New Orleans asks Iowa officials about federal land for settlement. Secretary Melvin Synhorst replies no available homestead land. Des Moines federal land office closed in 1910, making settlement unlikely.
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Des Moines
UPI
New Orleans
Iowa
Melvin Svynhorst
Frederick Rhoades
Rhoades
Federal Land Office
Synhorst
New York Dailies Return After Longest Strike
Nine major New York City dailies resumed printing after a 20 day strike. The Mail and Deliverers Union voted 2091 to 537 to accept a two year contract, easing a $25 million hit to advertising and circulation and boosting outlets and theaters awaiting news.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Mail and Deliverers Union
Reading
New York Daily News
New York Mirror
Holiday Traffic Toll Short Of Predictions
Hold service here for former resident Richard A. Johnson 74 will be held at Elm Grove Cemetery with Rev. Lloyd Latta in charge. Johnson formerly operated a Washington groceries and died in Peoria Illinois after living there recently. Survived by wife Atta Rudd and two sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and siblings in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Johnson
Washington
Elm Grove
Lloyd Latta
Johnson
Peoria
Richard H. Johnson
Robert L. Johnson
Kalamazoo, Mich
Vernette Lemkau
Silvis, Il
Vernon
Herbert Johnson
South Bend
Ind
Agnes McCollough
Laura Frazier
Osage Beach
Hula Hoop Causes Stir Behind Iron Curtain
Vienna reports quote Hungarian press ridiculing the western fad as the hula hoop spreads from the West to Hungary. Esti Hirlap mocks the craze and predicts it will fade, noting wide practice among women and men and the fear it may not endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
UPI
Budapest
Esti Hirlap
Hungary
Save 100 Lives Campaign Falls Short in Iowa Toll
The Save 100 Lives campaign failed to meet its goal as 12 people died on Iowa highways during a four day Christmas period. Acting Public Safety Commissioner Russell Brown had warned the toll might reach the target but the 1958 highway deaths rose to 592, just 98 under 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Public Safety
Russell Brown
Brown
Ray M. Sanders
North
Sioux City
S.D
Blencoe
William Fandel
Rodman
National Safety Council
State Chairman Forecasts Good Demo Year
Article outlines Iowa Democratic Party plans for 1959 with three major projects: broaden party finances, leadership training for county committees, and voter participation schools. It credits Governor Loveless and Congressman Coad for revival, notes GOP strength, and stresses two party government as Iowa’s goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Daily Press Association
Democratic Party
Towa
Democratic State Central Committee
Iowa
Herschel Loveless
Merwin Coad
Court House
GOP
Gas Killings May Prove to Be Murder
In El Paso four people died in a single house from a mysterious gas. Police suspect a cleverly planned murder and are probing engineered gas as a possible cause. Victims include Maj Forrest Tilson and his wife Vivian with family members also found dead. Authorities consider mop bucket or septic tank as possible gas sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
al Hijar
Police Homicide Division
Forrest Tilson
Vivian
Henry Epley Jr
Tilson
Tilsons
Epleys
Cross Burning in Des Moines Prompts Rights Group Probe
Des Moines officials plan a rapid meeting of the Commission on Human Rights to draft recommendations after a cross made of oil-soaked hay was burned in front of the home of Rev. Ian J. McCrae whose sale to a Black couple sparked tension. The group aims to urge police to fully investigate and address neighbor intimidation and panic selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
UPI
Malcolm Higgins
Des Moines Commission On Human Rights
Ian J. McCrae
University Christian Church
McCrae
Harold Carr
Higgins
Carrs
Mr. McCrae
Commission
Holiday traffic toll ends lower than feared
Traffic experts credited strict enforcement and cautious driving as the Christmas holiday period closed with 596 deaths through 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to midnight Sunday. Eight plane crashes, 96 in fires, 100 from other causes brought total to 890. California led with 59 deaths and Texas 46, while five states reported no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Illinois
New York
Ohio
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wyoming
New Hampshire
North
South Dakota
Utah
Airline Strikers Settle, Mediator Proposes New Plan
Federal mediator Warren Lane will present new ideas to Eastern Air Lines and its striking engineers to end a five week walkout. Eastern mechanics ended their strike by lifting picket lines after reaching a contract. engineers dispute remains over training and other issues. Meanwhile 1500 National Airlines ticket agents planned a two week strike over a board of adjustment ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Warren Lane
Eastern
EAL
National
Pat Cain
Air Line Agents Assn
Weather in Iowa Sees Cold Start and Midweek Warmup
Iowa weather: generally fair with a cold start and lows near zero to 15-20 above. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and warmer highs in the 20s to 30s, then Wednesday remains cloudy but milder. Week trends show temperatures about 5 degrees above normal with little or no precipitation. warming midweek followed by colder conditions into Friday.
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Iowa
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Golden Glovers
Venezuela
Louisiana
Indiana
Emme Nelson
Atta Rudd
Havana
Cuba
Escambray
Las Villas
Fulgencio Batista
Frank Downing
Marshalltown
Alice McGrath
Benona Young
Harold Teachout
Shenandoah
John O'Connor, Jr
Coralville
Lex Hawkins
James Dunbar
John Drilling
Vinton
Phyllis Donnelly
Knoxville
Joseph Bradley
Algona
Cross Burning
Rights Group
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