Warn of Danger In Holiday Travel
United Press International reports the National Safety Council warns New Year travel could add up to 390 traffic deaths. The piece cites sobering tolls from Christmas and notes January tends to be safer. mentions the 1952 and 1956 four day New Year counts and profiles L Chester of Washington who died in New York City December 29, with funeral details at Jones Funeral Home and burial at Finch Grove Cemetery.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
L. Chester
Washington
New York City
Jones Funeral Home
Fim Grove Cemetery
S. Jay Curry
Mr. Chester
Charles and
Elizabeth Lyon’ Chester
Burlington
Springfield
St. Paul
Minner Chester
South America
Panama Canal
Juliana Klum Ina
New York
Baptist Church
Rand
Ministers Elect Plan Week of Prayer Services
Dr William J Grossheim named president of City Ministrial Association for the year Other officers are Rev Milan Thompson secretary and Rev Ray Blair treasurer Week of Prayer runs Sunday January 4 through January 11 with daily seven o clock services Sunday services at Baptist Church weeknights at Christian Church Speakers include Dr Evert Haney Rev J Cur Fy Dr William Grossheim Rev Carl Smith Rev Penny Rev Harley Gelhaus Rev L L Watters Rev Ray Blair Bud Wilder and Dr Lloyd Latta Final service Sunday night January 11 at 7 o clock.
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William J. Grossheim
City Ministrial Association
Milan Thompson
Lloyd Latta
Ray Blair
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Evert Haney
J. Cur Fy
William Grossheim
Carlyle Smith
Fred Penny
Harley Gelhaus
L. L. Watters
Tiny Baby Loses Its Fight for Life
In Chicago Gloria Hanses a 12 ounce premature infant died at 1 40 pm at Swedish Covenant Hospital hours after birth. The mother 22 year old Mabel Hanses remained unaware of the baby until a priest baptised the infant Tuesday morning. Hospital officials said the mother took the news calmly and had earlier expressed a wish for a normal life over survival for Gloria.
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UPL
Gloria Hanses
Nature
L P.m
Swedish
Covnant Hospital
Schoo
Gloria
Jacqueline Benson
Mabel Hanses
Hanses
Denver Doctor Granted Cancer Research Fellowship
Dr. Richard G. McCleery of 2710 So. Lowell Blvd Denver Colorado has been awarded a fellowship in clinical pathology for a year of cancer research funded by the Maytag Memorial Fund through the American Cancer Society The work will be supervised by Dr William C Black chief pathologist at St Luke's Hospital in Denver McCleery is a former Washington resident and the son of Mr and Mrs Richard H McCleery of Washington.
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Richard G. McCleery
Lowell Blvd
Denver
Colo
American Cancer Society
Maytag Memorial Fund
Colorado
McCleery
Willian C. Black
St. Luke's Hospital
Danver
McCl
Washington
Richard H. McCleery
First Place Tie In Washington Outdoor Lighting Contest
A tie for first place in Washington's annual Jaycee outdoor lighting contest awards $30 to Howard Hess of 314 South Town and Claude McCoy of 620 West Washington. Clarence Locke at 310 East Jefferson gets $7.50 for third, with honorable mention to Kenny Blum at 712 North Marian. Judging was by Jaycee representatives on Tuesday evening in a single category based on effort originality and overall effect.
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Washington
Jaycee
Haseen
Howard Hess
Chamber of Comtody
Three Are Killed In Iowa Accidents
Two men died when a car left a gravel road near Town 38 and Iown 1 in Cedar County south of Tipton, Donald Lee Babcock 28 of Muscatine and Richard Mack Kaufmann 23 of Wilton Junction were thrown from the vehicle. John Ingemar Lind 33 of Denison died when his car struck a parked vehicle one mile north of Kiron. he was alone in his car.
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United Press
Iowa
Town 38
Iown
Cedar County
Tipton
Donald Lee Babock
Muscatine
Richard Mack Kaufmann
Wilton Junction
John Ingemar Lind
Denison
Kiron
Lind
Adult Farmer Group Tours Farms Tuesday
A group of farmers met at Washington high school Tuesday morning to discuss material handling on the farm led by Verne Knecht. They toured George Tripp, William Chmelor and sons, and George Hora farms to view silos, Augur for feed, and swine handling systems. The next meeting is set for January at 7:00 p.m. to discuss seed tag topics.
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Washington High School
Probem
Verne Knecht
George Tripp
William Chmelor
Getting Wins Iowa Senate Seat In Sanborn GOP Victory
Unofficial returns show Spencer Republican John Hart defeated by H. Getting for the 47th State Senate district. Getting led in Clay O'Brien and Dickinson counties with wide margins, carrying all counties to fill the seat vacated after Senator Harry Watson's death. County tallies: O'Brien 1,975 for Getting to 1,263 for Hart. Dickinson 966 to 169. Clay 1,985 to 1,488. Getting secured the statewide GOP majority in the Senate.
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SPENC
Etting
Sanborn
John Hart
Spencer
Clay
O'Brien
Iowa
Hart
Harry Watson
Senate
Getting
Dickinson County
Clay County
City To Observe New Year's Holiday Closures Planned
Practically all Washington stores and business houses will be closed on Thursday in observance of the New Year holiday. The Evening Journal will be polished at noon as is customary on holidays.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Dougherty Auction Draws Large Crowd
A crowd of over 300 attended the executor sale of the late Jessie B Dougherty in City Hall American Legion Room. The marathon auction, led by Bill Bruty, lasted from after 1 pm to past 6:30 pm with notes of office furniture sales earlier that morning. Antiques from buyers across the state and some from out of state fetched $1 to $85, including a colored boy hitching post at $85 and a walnut love seat at $80. One buyer lost a vase he had bid $30 on when it shattered during handling.
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Jessie B. Dougherty
American Legion
Bill Bruty
Westward Ho
Bowl Bound Iowans Stranded in Kansas
Scores bound for California and the Rose Bowl faced delays as a winter storm dumped up to 14 inches of snow across Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Mexico. About 600 travelers spent the night in motels and on surfaces while many Iowa fans remained unable to reach Liberal and other routes toward the coast.
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Kansas
Jack Tubbs
Moline
Liberal
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas-Oklahoma
Miami
Tucumcari
N.M
Paso Calif
Jaycees To Pick Up Christmas Trees
Jaycees will collect and dispose of Christmas trees Friday night after 7 o clock. Dale Doggett, chairman, asks Washington residents to place trees at street corners or intersections for loading onto trucks by Jaycee representatives.
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Jane
Dale Doggett
Jaycee Committee
Washington
No Midweek Service At United Presbyterian Church
There will be no midweek service tonight at the United Presbyterian church. Choir practice has also been canceled.
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TED Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Church
Big Three Warn Russia They Intend to Remain in Berlin
The United States Britain and France warned the Soviet Union they would not concede to coercion in Berlin. They urged Moscow to join a Big Four framework for German problems and European security and reaffirmed that free German elections and a reunified Germany are essential.
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Washington
United States
Britain
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Germany
Moscow
East Berlin
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West
Nikita Khrushchev
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NATO
Alliancor
Europe
Rebels Block Cuban Army Convoy Near Santa Clara
Rebel radio reports claim to have halted a Cuban army convoy of 400 to 500 troops with four tanks and armored trucks, attempting to reach Santa Clara from Mordazo. They also claim successes in Camaguey and Oriente and warn of a major assault on Santiago de Cuba amid heavy fighting and claimed thousands of casualties across Oriente.
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UPI
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Santiago
Maestra
Reer
Fidel Castro
Maffa
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Bayamo
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Castro
Jiguani
Aire
Contram
Palma Soriano
Gibara
Iebel
Las Villas
Radio Clai
Five Boys Who Burned Cross Are Released
Five youths arrested for burning a cross on a minister’s lawn were released to their parents after authorities classified the act as civil trespass, not a crime. The cross of hay was burned on Rev McCrae’s lawn after he sold his house to a Black couple. No further action will occur unless the minister pursues civil charges. the matter is considered closed with emphasis on community broadmindedness.
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Des Moines
UPL
Cary Parks
Revlan J. McCrae
McCrae H
Joe Coach
McCrae
Parks
Patrol Will War On Drinking Drivers New Year's Eve
Iowa highway patrols plan an all-out effort to arrest drinking drivers on New Year’s Eve. Ten districts may set up roadblocks at unannounced points to check for drunken driving and stop any car with even slight suspicion. Patrol Chief David Herrick cites last Christmas weekend deaths and warns about the dangerous driver who believes he is sober enough to drive.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
David Herrick
Towa
Herrick
Brighton Woman Hospitalized After Highway 1 Crash
An elderly Brighton woman, Gertrude Lowe, is in Washington County Hospital with a broken right collar bone and facial lacerations after the horse and buggy she rode struck a post on Highway 1 near Walnut Creek Bridge. Marie Ann Crandall, driver of the car, was treated for a cut knee and released. The 1947 model car sustained about $350 in damage. The pavement was reportedly packed at the time of the accident.
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Brighton
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Gertrude Lowe
Walnut Creek Bridge
Highway 1
Marie Ann Crandall
Two Break-Ins Reported in Area
Peace officers investigated two break ins this morning one at Wilson Cities Service Station West Madison street where 123.21 in cash was taken and a 32 caliber pistol and holster were missing. The other break in at Porter’s Elevator West Chester involved an automatic shotgun. Police linked a third break in at Sigourney to a possible transient suspect.
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Washington
West Chester
Wilson Cities
West Madison Street
Sheriff's
Porter
Sigourney
IGY ends as work continues in space ocean and Antarctic research
International Geophysical Year wraps up at midnight with 66 nations and 30,000 scientists, costing 1.5 billion. While satellites overshadowed other results, Antarctic measurements reveal ice near 200 feet potential sea level rise, ocean floors host manganese and minerals, and the Explorer satellite notes the Van Allen radiation belt. International committees plan a gradual tapering of IGY activities and ongoing cooperation.
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Wanhington
IGY
International Geophysical Cooperation Committee
Washington
United States
Ussia
Antarctic
Earth
South Poles
Pacific Ocean
US. Army
Explorer
Weather Iowa Five Day Forecast Northwest Cloudy Snow Southeast
Mostly cloudy northwest and snow southeast tonight with 3 to 5 inches in the extreme southeast. Low temperatures around 10 northwest to the 20s southeast. Thursday brings decreasing clouds and lighter snow in the southeast, with highs in the 30s. Friday mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Monday. normals cited for north and south. Generally mild under turning colder by Sunday with little precipitation.
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Iowa
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