Hughes warns of patrolman shortages in Iowa
Gov Harold E. Hughes says the Iowa Highway Patrol faces a critical manpower shortage and may seek a $1 million appropriation to hire 100 more patrolmen via a special legislative session beginning February 24. He cites rising traffic deaths and more highways as reasons.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Highway Patrol
Hughes
Town Safety Commission
William Sueppel
Safety Department
Sueppel
Y's Men Preview Musical Skit by Del Sarte Ladies
Washington Y's Men heard a brief preview skit from The Music Man by the Del Sarte Ladies of River City at the YMCA. Performers included Mrs. Alan Overbaugh and other members with Leon Hillman and Cal Wolf in the quartet. Advance ticket sales look strong for four shows February 12 to 15 with seats at Osincup Drug.
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River City
Washington
Y's
YMCA
Harold Stevens
Mary Ellen McNeill
Alan Overbaugh
Jack Weik
John Walker
Leon Hillman
Don Swartzen
Druber
Music Man
Milo Sorden
Herb Osincup
Cal Wolf
Osincup Drug
Rogers Company
Y Men
City Council Accepts Bid for Well 3 and 4 Repairs
The Washington city council met in special session Tuesday to accept bids for water system installation at wells three and four. The Thorpe Well Co. of Des Moines won the contract with a bid of 6250 dollars.
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Washington City
City Water Works
Thorpe Well Co
Des Moines
Rites Monday for Mrs. Rummelhart
Riverside funeral services for Mrs Rupert Rummelhart who died at home in McAllen Texas will be February 9 at St Marys Church Riverside with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery She is survived by her husband three sons four daughters and two sisters Mrs Mary Pailliotet Riverside and Mrs Lena Shelangoski Brighton
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Riverside
Rupert Rummelhart
McAllen
Texas
St. Mary’s Church
Mt Olivet
Rummelhart
Clara Florang
Mary Pailliotet
Lena Shelangoski
Brighton
Stock truck burns near Novelty at intersection in Missouri
A stock truck from Novelty Stock Yards in Novelty Missouri caught fire early today northwest of Washington at highway 1 and 92. The fire was extinguished by the Washington fire truck. Officials say a brake malfunction caused the blaze. No one was injured.
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Novelty Stock Yards
Novelty
Washington
Washington Farm
Notasulga Crises Spark First Johnson Era School Fight
Mayor Jack Rea deployed to turn away six Negro students at an all white Notasulga school while violence broke out. A white photographer from Black Star Publications was beaten by whites and police. Six other Negro students entered Shorter school without incident amid a boycott. Federal agents observed tense scenes as Alabama troopers confronted officials and crowds.
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Notasulga
Ala
WPI
Jack Rea
Rea
Johnson
Shorter
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Vernon Merritt
Birmingham
Merritt
Black Star Publications
Macon County
Department of Justice
Washington
Ous
Legion Post Votes 50 For Student Exchange Program
American Legion post members approved a $50 donation to the student exchange fund in Washington and discussed the March birthday event. Don Meyers led the meeting and plans for junior Legion baseball in Washington next summer were explored.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Fund For the Foreign Exchange
Washington
Don Meyers
Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Post
Chester Miller
Wellman
Johnson proposes national prayer center in Washington
President Johnson urged all religious faiths to jointly build a Washington center of prayer open to all at all times. He said government funds should not sponsor the project and called for a nationwide cooperative effort. He spoke at the presidential prayer breakfast with over 1,000 leaders in attendance.
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Washington
UPI
Jonson
America
Johnson
Amerie
Congressional Prayer Groups
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Earl Warren
Senate
New York
Brothers of the Brush Organizes Beard Contest For 125th Celebration
Harold Jarvis and a committee complete plans for the Brothers of the Brush in Washington. A March 1 deadline sets who may grow beards for competition as part of the 125th anniversary celebration to be highlighted by a mid June celebration week. Membership certificates pins and cards are available from local merchants and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington Area
Brothers of the Brush
Harold Jarvis
Washington
Dale Doggett
Perdock Olds
Cadillac
Rex Ray
Ray
Marvin Hunt
Farrell
Office Supply
Phil Dusenbery
Jarvis Appliance
Chamber of Commerce
L.C Willits
Jarvis
Weather summary for Iowa reports cold spell and snow squalls
Partly cloudy to cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday with snow squalls and strong winds mainly in the north. Low 20 to 25, high 30 to 35 Thursday, outlook mostly fair and cold Friday. Five day temperatures average 2 to 4 degrees above normal. colder Thursday, warming weekend, then colder again Monday. Northeast highs 27 to 35, lows 6 to 14 north and 14 to 18 south. Snow east portion Thursday and Sunday night or Monday with melted precipitation up to 10 to 20 inches.
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Iowa
Southwest Corner
Proclamation Urges Washington Males to Shave for 1964 Celebration
Mayor L. C. Willits urges all city and rural residents to refrain from shaving June 9 to 14 1964 for the 125th Anniversary. Men may grow facial hair in any style while those who refuse face punishment by a mock Keystone Kops court and Ye Kangaroo Court.
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I. L. C. Willits
City of
Washington
Brothers of the Brush
Keystone Kops
Southwest storm buries the plains with record drifts
The UPI report describes a massive winter storm across New Mexico to Colorado and Kansas with 10 foot drifts freezing traffic and stranding thousands. It notes heavy rain at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and 1.21 inches at West Palm Beach Florida as warnings persist for western Oklahoma.
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Ional Dust Bowl
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Dixie
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
West Palm Beach
Fla
Weather Bureau
Johnson pledges drive to protect consumers nationwide
Johnson pledged a 10 point program to safeguard consumers including truth in packaging and lending and a meat and poultry safety inspection plan. He urged regional conferences and urban adaptation of Rural Extension concepts to educate low income families and improve service protections. Heavy snow and winds in Texas and New Mexico disrupted transport, trapped oil workers, and closed schools as weather officials noted 12 to 25 inches of snow in various locales.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
United States
Agriculture Department
White House
Committee On
Consumer Interests
Esther Peterson
Ing
Texas
New Mexico
Borger
Tex
Ruidoso
N. M
Armarillo
Tucumcari
U.S
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Mayflower Hotel
Lady Bird
Brothers OF Brush
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Kin Crawford
Jim C. Henry
Marvin Selden Jr
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Iowa Board of Control
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