Benson Oust Drive Gains GOP Support as Eisenhower Meeting Sought
Rep. A L Miller said new Republican recruits joined the Benson ouster push and that five or six spokesmen would seek a White House meeting with President Eisenhower. Miller expects word on a possible presidential talk while prodding with figures showing farm income decline. Sen Proxmire urged Wisconsin’s GOP governor to join the effort.
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Washington
A.L. Miller
R-Neb
House
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Miller
White House
James C. Hagerty
Benson
Ohio
Indiana
Maine
Pennsylvania
New York
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
The
Dakotas
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Bruty 61 Dies in Iowa City Veterans Hospital
Leo G. Bruty 61, of Washington, died at 7:30 this morning Feb 24 1958 at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City where he had been a patient since Jan 2. Funeral 9:30 am Feb 26 at St James Church. Rosary 7:30 pm Feb 24 at residence 720 North Marion Ave. Survivors include three brothers and five sisters.
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Leo G. Bruty
Iowa City
Washington
Veterans’ Hospital
St. James Church
T. J. Lew
Sherman
North Marion Ave
Mr. Bruty
Washington County
St James Catholic Church
Francis
William
Walter
Kathleen Bruty
Vinton
Joe Hines
Mary St. Lucille
Los Angeles
Calif
Alex Gevock
Walter Schoenfelder
Oakdale
Paroled After 41 Years in Iowa Murder Case
Robert Williams, 67, of Tama, was paroled from the state prison in Fort Madison after serving 41 years for killing his sweetheart’s mother, Matilda Steward, in January 1916. He had been convicted Aug. 23, 1916, and his life sentence was commuted to nine years in 1956, making him eligible for parole.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Robert Williams
Tama
Williams
Matilda Steward
Ruby
Foote
Frondizi Wins Argentina Election In Landslide
In Argentina 49 year old Arthur Frondizi led the Intransigent Radical Party to a decisive victory with 817000 votes to Balbin's 483000. Police protected the vote as clashes erupted in Buenos Aires and La Plata between Peronists and anti-Peronists.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arthur Frondizi
Juan Peron
Ricardo Balbin
Peoples Radical Party
Frondizi
Balbin
el Dia
la Plata
Republicans Hit Truman Charges
Washington Republicans unleash a sharp counter attack after Truman accuses Eisenhower of mishandling the nation. GOP leaders label the Jefferson-Jackson Day speech as misleading and accuse Truman of hypocrisy and false claims while defending Eisenhower policies and the current economy.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Natonal Committee
GOP
Meade Alcorn
George Washington
Roosevelt
U.S
Free World Alliance
Lytle Grocery Marks 58th Anniversary
Lytle's Grocery in Washington celebrates 58 years in business with a special event marking the store’s remodeling. The firm began as Kay & Lytle, then RL Lytle Foods under R. L. Lytle Sr. Bob Lytle, the owner, recalls early duties and horse drawn deliveries as part of the store’s long history. Remodeling adds space, departments, and new equipment.
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Lytle’s Grocery
Washington
Kay & Lytle
R. L. Lytle Sr
RL. Lytle Foods
Bob Lytle
Bob
Washington County Homemakers Tour Chicago Overnight
Thirty Washington County homemakers led by Jim Birney and Marilyn Schweitzer depart at 5 a.m. to visit Swift and Company Sears Roebuck and Co testing labs Underwriters Laboratories and the Merchandise Mart. Highlights include a My Fair Lady showing and a Hotpoint Institute tour with a home appliance demo.
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Washington County
Jim Birney
Marilyn Schweitzer
Washington County Extension
Chicago
J. F. Mallory
T. C. Kaberle
Keith Vetter
Tom Robb
Ken Peters
S. E. Blattner
Harley Gelhaus
Walter Messer
Jay Brewer
Paul Horak
Louise Wasson
Della Humphreys
Gilbert Mills
John Patterson
T. L. Brookhart
Walter Smith
Cloyce Stewart
J. L. Kennedy
Ralph Schoonover
Charles Davison
Wayland
Armour Griggs
Columbus Junction
Keith Stewart
West Chester
Maurice Crawford
Wellman
Dale Roberts
Ainsworth
Orville Griggs
Keota
Wayne Norman
Eugene Steele
Riverside
Carl Roberts
Charles Wiley
Washington
Swift and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears Roebuck & Co
Sears Roebuck
Ivanhoe
England
Underwriters Laboratories
Merchants and Manufacturers Club
Merchandise Mart
Museum of Science and Industry
My Fair Lady
Anne Rogers
Brian Aherne
Charles Victor
Hugh Dempster
Don McNeill
Marshall Fields
Hotpoint Institute
Mrs. Harry Dye 80 Dies in Oklahoma
Mrs. Harry Dye aged 80 longtime Washington resident died Saturday February 22 1958 at her Hobart Oklahoma home. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Washington with Rev Milan Thompson officiating. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Survivors include four sisters Nellie Borman Edna Bachman Jeannette Smith and Allie Buchanan.
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Harry Dye
Washington
Hobart
Okla
Jones Funeral Home
Milan Thompson
Ainsworth Cemetery
Elizabeth Parmiter
McConnellville
Ohio
Ben
Susan Patterson Parmiter
Ainsworth
Dye
Red Cross Kick‑off Meeting Set For Tuesday Evening
Harlan B. Neuhart invites all Washington County Red Cross chairmen and solicitors to a campaign Kick-off in the basement of the Methodist Church Washington Tuesday at 7 30 PM An informative program and solicitors kits will be provided.
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Harlan B. Neuhart
Washington County
American Red Cross
Methodist Church
Washington
Nine Inch Rain In Texas Brings Flood
Weekend rains dropping up to nine inches flooded sections of southern Texas and caused weather related deaths and traffic crashes. Forecasters warned runoff would drive extensive lowland flooding from Smithville to the Gulf Coast over the next few days.
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Texas
United Press
New England
Plains
Midwest
New York State
West
North Platte
Neb
Sioux Falls
S.D
Minnesota
Mid - Atlantic States
Gulf Coast
Florida
Iowa
Smithville
Five Die In Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
Five people died in weekend crashes across Iowa as the 1958 highway death toll reached 95, with victims including Francis Sanders 26 of Early and Leonard Harris 30 of Cedar Rapids.事故 details describe cars leaving roads, icy patches, and a police pursuit near the Missouri line.
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Iowa
Francis Sanders
Whiteside Testifies Of Loans To FCC Commissioner In TV Channel Vote
Miami attorney Thurman A. Whiteside testified before a House subcommittee that he lent FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack a total of 7 830 dollars since 1950 and did the work for National Airlines pro bono. He denied Schwartz’s payoff charge and said the money was a loan, with most repaid by Jan 29. Mack voted to grant a Miami TV channel to a National Airlines subsidiary after the FCC reversed examiners.
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Washington
LLP
Thurman A. Whiteside
Miami, Fla
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Mack
National Airline
Miami
Whiteside
National Airlines
Bernard Schwartz
House
Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Schwartz
Miami TV
Col. A. Frank Katzentine
Underground river could raise storm lake water level Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission and Storm Lake group seek 2500 dollars to explore artesian wells from an underground river to improve Storm Lake's water level. If feasible, the project aims to supply water and aid lake restoration while a 32000 dollar appropriation funds a settling basin to remove silt before entering the lake.
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DES Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Storm Lake
Iowa
Commission
Bruce Stiles
Frank Powers
Save the Lake Inc
Legislative Interim Committee
Powers
Melvin Merkley
Schaller
Merkley
Fog blamed for Army helicopter crash near Red Bluff
Army investigator Col Frank G. Forest said dense fog likely caused the crash of seven H-21 helicopters near Red Bluff 15 miles east as pilots became dizzy and lost direction. Three helicopters hit a hillside, trapping crews. two crews died, one survived with injuries.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Frank G. Forest
Forest
6Th Army
San Francisco Presidio
57Th Helicopter Company
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Chico
Medford
Infant Nancy Jolene Miller Dies in Kalona Home
Nancy Jolene Miller seven week old daughter of Daniel and Nita Miller of Kalona died at 6 30 am Sunday at the family home northwest of Kalona She was born January 5 1958 and is survived by her parents two brothers Larry and James one sister Carolyn maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Sherman Miller paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry H Miller Funeral services 10 am Tuesday at East Union Mennonite Church with Rev Lloyd Swartzendruber and Rev J John J Miller in charge Yoder Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Kalona
Nancy Jolene Miller
Daniel
Nita Miller
Nancy Jolene
Larry
James
Carolyn
Sherman Miller
Henry H. Miller
East Union Mennonite Church
Lloyd Swartzendruber
J. John J. Miller
Yoder Funeral Home
Modern Rustler Is Caught at Primghar
Nebraska farmer Harry A. Wortman 33 Homer nabbed in a high speed truck pursuit by a multi county and state law enforcement group near Paulling. Wortman rammed a foot filled pickup through a fence and fled on foot before stopping after one shot was fired.
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Primghar
Iowa
Nebraska
Harry A. Wortman
Homer
Neb
Wortman
Paulling
O'Brien
Cherokee
Sioux
Plymouth
Osceola
Clay
Iowa Highway Patrol
South Dakota
Howard Tiemens
Tiemens
Wapello Woman Takes Her Own Life Today
Mrs. Leslie Robison a 51 year old farm wife living west of Wapello died at 10 15 am from self inflicted gunshot wounds She used a .22 caliber rifle Officials said no inquest will be held Survivors include her husband and four children The body lay at Dudgeon Funeral Home in Wapello
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Columbus Junction
Leslie Robison
Wapello
Robert Lewis
Louisa County
Victor Stacy
Robison
Dudgeon Funeral Home
Elderly Sisters Die After Snowbound Isolation
In Washington, Victoria Hyde aged 90 and Lovina Cookson aged 80 died in their snowbound home after weeks without outside contact. Cookson died of a heart attack a week earlier. Hyde died of heart failure and exposure as police found the two cats frantically seeking food in the cold, shuttered house.
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Washington
Victoria Hyde
Lovina Cookson
Miss Cookson
Hyde
Alice Cookson West
Spokane
Wash
Five Day Forecast for Less Iowa
Five day forecast shows mild conditions with temperatures about five degrees above normal through Saturday. Tonight mostly fair with southwesterly winds 25 to 35 mph. lows 26 to 32. Tuesday cooler in the southeast half, highs 50s west to lower 60s east. Wednesday partly cloudy and mild. Normal highs 35 north to 43 south. normals lows 15 north to 22 south. Little or no precipitation expected.
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Iowa
Nermal
Techanges
Littl
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