Three Brothers Among Eight Killed in Iowa Crashes
Eight people died in Iowa traffic accidents on Sunday as snow packed highways triggered a rash of wrecks. Three Uhr brothers Milton 49 Clarence 62 and Marvin 64 died in a two car crash west of Marshalltown on U.S. 30. Their sister Nettie Sorgen son 60 was hospitalized with injuries. Shifts in hospital, weather and multiple crashes across the state raised 1963 toll to 60.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
U. S
Milton B. Uhr
Swea
Clarence D. Uhr
Swe City
Marvin C. Uhr
Fairmont
Minn
Nettie Sorenson
Swea City
Alonzo. Wortham
Waterloo
Uhr Auto
Wortham
Robert
U.S. 30
Council Bluffs
Mercy Hospital
Terry Mowery
James Points
James Marr
Estherville
Veryl Sawyers
Spencer
Erwin Loewenberg
Ringsted
Truax
Mahaska County
Floyd Dale Rutan
Oskaloosi
Ruttan
Woman sues for 75816 over Iowa highway crash
Janet R. Anderson of Sioux City filed a damage suit in a local courthouse seeking 75816 from Capital Refrigerated Express Corporation and driver Robert Smith over an auto crash on Highway 28 southeast of Riverside on January 21, 1962. Anderson and co plaintiff Janet F. Walker were students returning to Iowa City when their car struck Smiths jackknifed semi near the 218 and 22 intersection two miles south.
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Sioux City
Highway
Riverside
Janet R. Anderson
Sioux
Montgomery
Highwood
Capital Refrigerated Express Corporation
Robert Smith
Kennedy and Tax Reform Mentioned in Obituary of Putnam
Harold M. Putnam 73 longtime Washington County sheriff died Sunday February 24 1963 after a lingering illness Funeral at 230 p m Tuesday Jones Funeral Home Rev Lloyd Latta to conduct burial Elm Grove Cemetery with American Legion graveside rites Survived by Lois K Holland wife two brothers Brig A Putnam and John A Putnam plus a sister Judith Walker Deceased Clyde was a brother Born September 7 1889 in Milan Michigan Putnam lived in Washington since 1914 Former deputy and sheriff active in American Legion World War I groups and Masonic activities Also helped his father in Wonder Cloth Measures manufacturing.
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Harold M. Putnam
Washington County
Jones
Lloyd Latta Ino
Elm Grove
American Legion
Mr. Putnam
Milan
Mich
Alfred E
Alice S. McNeill Putnam
Ted
American Legion Post
WEW
Church
Urvivors
Viter
Judith K. Walker
Pan
Brig
Ul A. Putnam
Fair
John A. Putnam
Leland, Miss
Clyde
Fires and accidents claim many lives over weekend
United Press International reports a brutal weekend with deadly fires and crashes. Missouri saw two major tragedies, a Morehouse fire killing a family of 30 and a Bolivar crash claiming six lives, amid at least 46 deaths nationwide from 19 car wrecks in twelve states. In Quebec, seven children died in St. Flavie as a duplex burned. Police suspect a coal stove and other causes. Additional fatalities occurred in Panama City and Memphis, with multiple fatalities in a snowy US 30 crash near Marshall Town where three Uhr brothers and a sister were among the victims.
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Missouri
Morehouse
Bolivar
Cdges
Quebec
Gaspe Peninsula
St. Flavie
Paul D. Saville
Panama City
Fla
Memphis
Tennate
Boliar
Marshalltown
Milton B. Uhr
Clarence R. Uhr
Sea City
Town
Marvin. Uhr
Fairmont, Minn
Viola Moothart 78 Dies at Washington County Hospital
Viola Moothart born April 6 1884 in Washington County died February 25 1963 at Washington County Hospital after a winter illness. She lived at 623 North Seventh Avenue and funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson. burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include grandson Jack Guthrie and brother William Dusenbery. several children and spouses preceded her.
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Viola Moothart
Washington County Hospital
Moothart
North Seventh Avenue
Jones
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Viola Bell Dusenbery
Washington County
Henry Compton
Zerilda Elizabeth Dawson Dusenbery
Dr Elgin to Speak At Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel
Pastor Vernon Elgin of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Washington will speak at the Iowa Wesleyan College chapel service Tuesday morning The service will be held at 1 15 a m in the Mt Pleasant Methodist Church
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Dr. Elgin
Iowa Wesleyan
Vernon Elgin
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Students Not Guilty Court Overrules Carolina Fines
The Supreme Court, by an 8 to 1 vote, overturned breach of peace convictions of 187 Negro students for a March 2 1961 anti segregation demonstration at Columbia South Carolina. Justices ruled the acts violated free speech and assembly guarantees, noting no more than peaceful expression attracted police protection. The case arose after arrests for singing and blocking sidewalks, with fines and brief jail terms upheld in some instances.
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Washington
UPL
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Columbia
D.C
Leon Bearden
Continental Airlines
New Mexico
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bearden
Harold Fahy
Jal Norwalk
Conn
Potter Stewart
Uth Carolina Supreme Court
Tom ¢. Clark
Clark
Weekend auto accidents in Washington injure none
Two accidents occurred in Washington over the weekend with no serious injuries. On Saturday around 11 50 AM Mrs Hazel Canady and Mrs Margaret F Vinton collided at North Town and East Phil causing 200 damage to the Vinton auto and 250 to Canady's car. Vinton suffered a bruised hip. On Sunday at 4 PM Susan Darlene Hoffman's car swerved while reaching for her glasses and hit John William Patterson's parked car on East Second, causing 200 damage to Patterson's vehicle and 175 to Hoffman's.
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Washington
Noone
Hazel
Canady
Margaret F. Vinton
Vinton
Susan Darlene Hoffman
John Wiliam Patterson
Susan Hoffman
Second
Patterson
East Second
Hoffman
Will Show Slides On Camp Sunnyside
CE Morris Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults will present slides on Camp Sunnyside Tuesday at 8 pm open to the public. A potluck dinner for the VFW and Auxiliary precedes the program in VEW Hall. Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines serves crippled children and adults. Easter Seals funds support the project.
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Morris
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Sunnyside
VFW
Des Moines
World Day of Prayer service in Wayland on March 1
Churches from Wayland and Olds areas join the World Day of Prayer observance at 2 pm Friday March 1 in Wayland Methodist Church. Participants include Wayland Mennonite Eicher Mennonite Cottonwood EUB Finley Methodist Olds Congregational Swedesburg Lutheran and Wayland Methodist Church. The service is open to the public.
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Wayland
Olds Areas
Wayland Methodist Church
Wayland Mennonite
Eicher Mennonite
Cotton ‘Wood Eub
Finley Methodist
Olds Congregational
Swedesburg Lutheran
Rites Held at Wellman For August Felburg
Funeral service for August Felburg was held at the Lutheran Church in Wellman with Rev. Alfred Bertke presiding. Felburg, born August 6, 1884 in What Cheer, was a painter. Survivors include brother Herman of Wellman and sister Mrs. Hannah Thomas of Cedar Rapids. two sisters and seven brothers preceded him in death.
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Wellman
August Felburg
Alfred Bertke
Fellburg
What Cheer
August
Wilhelmina Koch Felburg
Herman
Hannah Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy urges action on tax cuts without reform
President Kennedy told bankers that Congress could pass a $10 billion tax cut this year without reform if needed, or push for a larger cut up to $15 billion with reform later. He warned that delaying tax relief could spark a recession and urged Congress to focus on growth and avoid partisan squabbles.
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Washington
UPL
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
The
Bankers Today
Afl-Cio
Bankers Association
Local Students Advance From Sigourney District Speech
Washington High School students dominated the district contest at Sigourney on Saturday. Division 1 winners advancing to the state contest in March include Oratorical declamation Joe Jones Mary McBee Pat Worley. Dramatic declamation Jan Heaton Mike Worley Robin Bueghly Interpretative reading of prose Judy Salladay Public address Linda Chorpening. One act play Why I Am a Bachelor cast Jim Mallory David Everett Sarah Eicher Susan Kleese Janet Osincup Jean Morrison. Other participants included Dramatic declamation Barbara Schumacher Interpretative reading of poetry Dan Coon Joe Scranton Pat Batterson Peterson. Jorge John Public address Dennis istine Car
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Washington High School
Sigourney
Joe Jones
Mary McBee
Pat Worley
Jan Heaton
Mike Worley
Robin Bueghly
Judy Salladay
Linda Chorpening
I Am
Jim Mallory
David Everetts
Sarah Eicher
Susan Kleese
Janet Osincup
Jean Morrison
Barbara Schumacher
Dan Coon
Joe Scranton
Pat Batterson
Ne Peterson
Jorge John
Public Addison
Dennis Istine Car
Labor Group Seeks $10 Billion Tax Cut Now
AFL-CIO Executive Council pushes immediate ten billion dollar tax reduction, triple Kennedy proposal, retroactive to January first. Policy committee seeks follow up reforms and across the board rate cuts for individuals and corporations, with Kennedy plan spread over three years.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Fone
Kennedy
Labor Federation
Rites at Wayland for Mrs. Mary Wyse 85
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wyse 85 will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m in Sugar Creek church near Wayland led by Rev Simon Gingerich and Rev Willard Leichty She died Sunday in Pleasant View Home Kalona where she had lived five years Born in Ohio July 2 she was a daughter of Stephen and Leah Miller She was married to Chris R Wyse who died Jan 8 1987 Survivors include four children Mrs Paul Witting Colorado Springs Colo Mrs Vernon Gerig Dr C C Wyse and Ray Wyse all of Wayland Also 14 grandchildren six great grandchildren one sister Mrs Nettie Gerig Pleasant View and one brother Br Sam Miller Elkhart Zehr Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Wayland
Mary Wyse
Sugar Creek
Simon Gingerich
Willard Leichty
Wyse
Paul Witting
Colorado Springs
Colo
Vernon Gerig
C.C. Wyse
Ray Wyse
Nettie Gerig
Pleasant View
Br. Sam Miller
Elkhart
Zehr Funeral Home
Cold wave grips town with freezing temps ahead
United Press International reports a cold wave warning across the south with much colder conditions through tonight. Tuesday brings highs near zero to the northeast, around 10 above southwest, and lows from zero to 10 below. Wednesday looks cloudy with light snow, five day forecast shows 5 to 10 degrees below normal, light snow totals around 0.25 inches melted. Normal highs 32 to 42, lows 13 to 20, with scattered snow through the week.
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Belo
U.S. Soldiers Open Fire First in Viet Nam Tactics
U S soldiers will shoot first in the Vietnamese guerrilla war to curb rising American casualties. Huey helicopters will engage identified guerrillas before any fire is returned and troops will be guided to unload while helicopters retreat. Officials deny reports of a broader withdrawal or civilian casualties. air power will target fleeting Viet Cong positions under new rules.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPS
United States
U.S
South Viet Nam
Ap Bac
Nonth
USS
Military Assistance Command
Paul D. Harkins
Emmett Rosie O'Donnell
Air Force Pacific
O'Donnell
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Addy
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Town City
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Debra
Edward Mowery Jr
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H. M. Putnam
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Labor Group
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