Centerville Seeks Guard Aid to Prevent Strike Violence
Centerville mayor Harold Fowler asked Gov. Herschel Loveless to deploy National Guardsmen to prevent violence at the Baxter Box Co. during the United Packinghouse Workers strike. Maj. Gen. Fred C. Tandy said the state would observe, with possible Guardsmen on standby and one officer en route, as workers picketed and a few crossed lines to continue operations.
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Des Moines
Centerville
Harold Fowler
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa National Guardsman
Fred C. Tandy
Loveless
National Guard
Tandy
Fowler
United Packinghouse
el Paso
Texas
Baxter Box Co
Fred C Tandy
Iowa
Hoover
Don Lowe
Iowa Highway Patrol
United Press
Wilson says Eisenhower cut his military budget request
Former defense secretary Charles E. Wilson said the President overruled his proposed increase in defense spending, trimming it before it reached Congress. He blamed “Monday morning quarterbacks” for criticizing the missile race and urged recognition of Pentagon recommendations despite Congress constraints.
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Detroit
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Congress
Wilson
United States
Russia
Defense Department
General Motors Corp
Pentagon
President Eisenhower Says He Will Not Resign
President Eisenhower has no intention of resigning and feels physically able to carry out duties. Doctors concur, and he prefers active work and outdoor activity despite recent illness. Critics, including Emanuel Celler, have urged temporary resignation, but he dismisses such politics as unfounded.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
Truman
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Eleven-year-old killed by live hand grenade blast
In Colorado Springs eleven year old Donald Kruger played with a live hand grenade found in a closet. The grenade exploded near his chest killing him and injuring two brothers while his stepfather Victor Jech said he did not know its danger. The weapon reportedly belonged to Fort Carson soldiers who had lived in the house.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Donald Kruger
Donald
Fort Carson
Victor Jech
Jech
157 4-H Members At Party In Lincoln School Gym
One hundred fifty seven 4-H members from Washington County clubs attended a Christmas party in the Lincoln School gym Monday night. The event began at 7 30 with skits by county 4-H officers, who then led games and folk dancing. Barbara Strum entertained with tap dancing and refreshments were served.
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4-H
Washington County
Lincoln School
Barbara Strum
Harold Strum
Iowa Snow and Cold Wave End Year in White and Frigid Temperatures
A statewide snow storm dropped up to six inches across Iowa with southeastern counties hardest hit. Traffic hazards remained from slick roads after one fatal crash near Ames. cold air followed, with forecasts of subzero lows and a sunny New Year’s Day as the storm moved northwest from Oklahoma.
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Iowa
Mrs N J Lease Dies This Morning in Crawfordsville
Mrs N J Lease longtime Crawfordsville resident dies at 8 40 am today Dec 31 1957 in Margaret Heights Rest Home Davenport after Sept 7 admission. Funeral planned Thursday 2 pm Federated Church Crawfordsville with burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Surviving Cecil J Lease Riverside Calif Grace Johnson Davenport and five grandchildren five great grandchildren plus three brothers Arch Clyde McFadden Des Moines Elmer McFadden Washington.
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N. J. Lease
Crawfordsville
Margaret Heights
Davenport
Federated Church
California
Jones Funeral Home
Anna E. McFadden
James
Martha Hogg McFadden
Eastern Star
Social Hour Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Lease
Cecil J. Lease
Grace Johnson
Riverside
Calif
Arch and
Clyde McFadden
Des Moines
Elmer McFadden
Washington
Music Workshop For 4 H Leaders In Washington
Max Exner a music specialist from Iowa State College in Ames will conduct a music training workshop for county 4 H club leaders in Washington on Thursday January 2. The session will take place at the YMCA.
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Max Exner
Iowa State College
Ames
Washington
YMCA
Coad Attacks Nixon Plan to Cut Foreign Staff
Rep Merwin Coad assailed Vice President Nixon for proposing cuts in foreign assistance personnel. He warned the move endangers U S foreign policy as the Soviet Union trains thousands of technicians for underdeveloped areas. Coad argued Americans abroad are less than 4 percent of government staff and criticized cutting what he called the closest thing to Christian aid.
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Lytton
Iowa
Merwin Coad
Nixon
Coad
Soviet Union
United States
Local Schools to Open Thursday January 2
Washington public schools will resume classes at regular times Thursday morning January 2. All students will report for the first time since the annual Christmas and New Year vacation period under the guidance of Supt MM Schell.
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Washington
MM. Schell
Second Killer Is Caught in Miami
Wayne Carpenter, 21, wanted on murder and kidnapping charges in Washington, was arrested in West Palm Beach on a Monday night. His accomplice Henry Clay Overton, 44, was killed in Georgia in a fiery head on crash while fleeing police after a bar dispute in Washington. Police say the duo shot a tavern owner and a singer and wounded a blind pianist, then abducted a soldier and a girl and used their car to cross a state line. Carpenter faced murder and kidnapping counts and unlawful flight to escape prosecution.
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Miami
Wayne Carpenter
Washington
West Palm Beach
Henry Clay Overton
Georgia
Carpenter
Overton
D.C
Nation Prepares Greetings for '58 New Year Bursting with Festive Prices
A United Press survey shows New Year celebrations will cost similar to last year with high end spots charging up to 37.50 per person in New York and Los Angeles while many venues offer 15 to 7.50 dollars. Traffic hazards loom as safety officials warn up to 130 deaths nationwide.
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United Press
New York
Los Angeles
New York City
Times Square
Pearl Bailey
Empire Room
Waldorf Astoria
Hollywood
Ambassador Hotel
Cocoanut Grove
Chicago
Sam Levenson
Four Lads
Palmer House
Jaye P. Morgan
Milwaukee
Dallas
Atlanta
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Minneapolis
Tom Duncan observes Tenth Anniversary sale at Shop for Women
Tom Duncan, local businessman, marks his tenth anniversary at the Shop for Women on the east side of the square. He opened the present store in January 1948 and Tot 'n Teen Land in August 1954, with a special anniversary sale featuring merchandise on both floors.
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Tom Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Duncan
Putman Patents Oil Shale Distillation Process
Maurice W. Putman of Midland Michigan has developed a destructive distillation method to extract crude oil from oil shale. The process includes a retort system with preheating, distillation, sublimation, combustion and residue cooling zones and yields oil as a mist from low temperature retorting gases. Putman holds patent No 2813823 and now works with Dow Chemical Company after earlier tenure at the U S Bureau of Mines Rifle station.
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Maurice W. Putman
Ralph Hesseltine
Washington
Mr. Putman
Washington High School
State University of
Iowa
United States
Midland
Mich
Putman
United States of America
Secretary of the Interior
Hannah Court
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
U.S Bureau of Mines
Rifle
Col
Red Skelton Rushed To Hospital Today
Santa Monica California United Press reports comedian Red Skelton in serious condition at St John s Hospital after a cardiac asthmatic attack at his Bel Air home He was found unconscious by his 10 year old daughter and rushed to hospital with an oxygen tent doctor described his condition in a hypothetical nine steps to death example The 43 year old entertainer had been reading a script prior to the incident
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Santa Monica
Cal
Red Skelton
St. John's Hospital
Funnyman
Bel-Air
Skelton
Valentia
Garth Graham
Four Inches Of Snow Falls In Washington
Washington residents faced heavy snowfall with over four inches reported by weather observers. Snow continued into the afternoon with winds creating drifting conditions and motorist delays. Officials said highways were passable but snow packed and urged avoiding unnecessary trips. No accidents were reported by noon.
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Washington
Sheriff's Office
City of
New Doctor Vosika To Open Practice In Washington
Dr Edward J Vosika who recently moved from Frankfort Illinois will open his office at 115 West Jefferson and begin practice January 2 He was voted City Health Officer by the city council and will join the Washington County Hospital medical staff He and his wife Dorothy and four children Richard Karen Christine and Cheryl reside at 919 South town Presbyterians from the family background include Air Force service and Creighton Medical School in Omaha.
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Edward J. Vosika
Washington
Frankfort
Ill
West Jefferson
R. V. Owen
Vosika
Dorothy
South Iown
Richard
Karen
Christine
Cheryl
Dr. Vosika
J. D. Dayton Dies in Claremont Former Resident Remembered
J. D. Dayton, longtime real estate figure and former Evening Journal correspondent, died Sunday in Claremont California. He lived in West Chester before moving to California in 1951 and was known as a pioneer fiddler. Funeral services set for 10 am Thursday at Claremont Memorial Chapel. survivors include wife and a son Daryi.
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J. D. Dayton
Washington
West Chester
Dayton
California
The
Evening Journal
Claremont
Calif
Claremont Memorial Chapel
Daryi
Most Local Stores To Close on Wednesday
Practically all Washington stores and offices will be closed Wednesday as residents pause for the New Year. Some stores observe holiday hours, others close all day. The Evening Journal will be published at noon with offices closed in the afternoon.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Eisenhower Outlines Plan for Higher Yet Balanced 1959 Budget
The White House said President Eisenhower will submit a 1959 budget above this year’s level but balanced with a slight surplus. Brundage and Stans met with Killian to refine the plan as defense spending grows for the space era. Budget totals and details await Washington talks, with a January 13 submission and a January 9 State of the Union preface.
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Gettysburg
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Percival Brundage
Maurice Stans
James R. Killian
Killian
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Brundage
Washington
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Eisenhower Farm
House
Joseph W. Martin
Off the Record to Host Keith Vetter Talk on Industry Corp.
Members of the Off the Record will hear Keith Vetter discuss phases of the Washington Industrial Corporation at a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Farm Bureau building here.
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Keith Vetter
Washington Industrial Corporation
Farm Bureau
Cold Wave Warning And Snow Diminish Then Clear
Weather by United Press Iowa reports a cold wave expected tonight with snow diminishing this evening. Clearing brings much colder air, reaching cold wave levels by Wednesday morning across much of the state. Lows fall to 5 below to 15 below north and 5 below to 5 above south. Fog and cool Wednesday with highs 10 to 20. Thursday partly cloudy and moderating temperatures.
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Daniel Hendrickson
Jewell
U.S. 69
Ames
Eleanor
Iowa
Dubuque County
Wayne County
United Press
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Inglefield
Evelyn Shane
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Violet Flynn
Mr. Flynn
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Little League
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