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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1963

Page

6

Top Ten Jon Ranks No 7 In Editors Poll

The PL editors poll places Top Ten Jon at number seven amid a tight fight for the last three spots. Iowa farmers claim the no 6 or no 7 slot with bumper crop production. The no 9 goes to liquor by the drink controversy under Gov elect Hughes with post election backing from Gov Erbe. The no 10 tied between Defense Department realignment of the National Guard and Army Reserves and unmarked Iowa Highway Patrol cars. Two other controversies follow.

Jon Iowa Hughes Erbe Defense Department National Guard Army

Card of Thanks for Christmas gifts and well wishes

A note expressing gratitude for gifts cards flowers and visits received anonymously over six years and during a hospital stay. The message also thanks friends and relatives for cards on a 50th anniversary from Mr Fred Zieglowsky and Mr and Mrs Pearl Bitting.

Fred Zieglowsky Pearl Bitting

Williams dies in accidental rifle shooting at home

Howard Williams, 52, of rural Ewing, accidentally shot himself when a rifle he fired ricocheted and struck him in the stomach. Orville Jones of Whittington reported Williams was discussing a hunting trip when he loaded the high powered rifle at the front door and fired. Williams fell near the doorway and died after Jones summoned a doctor.

EWING UPS Howard Williams Orville Jones Whittington Williams Jones Io Williams

Northeast Digging Out After Storm

Northeastern Maine and central regions faced a brutal blizzard with 39 to 44 inches of snow and gusts to 90 mph. More than 2,000 people were stranded, three deaths linked to the storm were reported, and Gov. Reed declared a state of emergency as crews and Air Force helicopters aided in rescues and searches.

Bangor Maine UPS New England Endless Lake Dow Air Force Base Linoln George E. Allen John H. Reed Air Force New Hampshire Vermont

Times Square Crowd Smallest in Years

New York police described the Times Square theater district crowd at midnight New Year as the smallest and coldest in years. About 600 officers on duty noted the crowd thinning to normal pedestrian traffic roughly 15 minutes after midnight despite 10 degree weather.

New York UPI Police Today Time Square Theater District Times Square

Woman swims Spree to freedom across East West Berlin border

Communist police opened fire on the Spree River crossing as a woman swam from East Berlin to West Berlin. She was hospitalized for exposure. West Berlin police reported shots exchanged with guards. no injuries among them. A 16 year old fled border via barbed wire during the night.

West Berlin

Ivan Hahns Guests In Beenblossom Home

Westchester Christmas notices from Dec 27 describe Ivan Hahn and family visiting Everette Beenblossom in Washington for Christmas Eve and returning for a family dinner. Several local households hosted relatives on Christmas Day including Moore, Ladehof, Griggs, Brinning, and Brining families with multiple extended family meals and gatherings. The text records holiday hospitality and moves within Clinton and Cedar Rapids areas, with minor mentions of chicken pox and a move by Joyce Martin and daughters.

Westchester Ivan Hahn Pay Everette Beenblossom Washington Ed Haba Mark Howard Moore Howard Moore Jr Crawfordsville Quincy Richard Brinning Burlington Delgado

Khrushchev Warns West to Stay Out of China Clash

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, speaking at the Kremlin New Year toast, warned the West to stay out of Moscow’s quarrel with China and said Western attack would provoke retaliation. He urged new modern weapons for the Soviet army and joined Leonid Brezhnev in sending New Year wishes to President Kennedy.

Moscow UPI Nikita S. Khrushchev China Kremlin Palace of Congresses St. George Hall Kremlin Palace Khrushchev Leonid Brezhnev Kennedy

January sale notices outline farm and livestock auctions in Iowa

A cluttered column lists farm and livestock auctions across Iowa with sale dates from January 7 to January 23. Listings include closing out farm sales near Washington, West Chester, Keota, Columbus City, Wayland, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville, and Kalona, with venues like Kalona Sales Barn and Wapello Livestock Auction. Dates, locations, and start times are provided for each event, along with auctioneers’ names.

West Chester Lyle Romine Keota Towa Richard Hagist Manay Columbus City Wapello Columbus Junction Roa Evans and Duncan Wayland Blacktop Jake Unternaker West Main Susan Schmitt Ainsworth Old White Way Crawfordsville JL Jones Keith Herr Ainsworth Junction W.R. Murphy Washington Bush Corner Katona Emory Rhodes Stoutner Kalona Washington Livestock Sales Co Lowe Smylies Livestock Market Iowa Wapello | Livestock Auction, Inc Ollie Livestock Exchange

Television Schedule Fragment Stuns with Mixed Listings

A chaotic OCR extract lists 6:00 to 3:20 schedule blocks, featuring news weather and a raft of shows. Mentions Hank Huntley Chet Huntley, Hawaii Eye, The Virginian, Edge of Night, Day in Court, Queen for a Day, Wagon Train, and Dick Van Dyke Show among scattered times and titles. Some lines reference Cronkite, Jane, and other familiar names in a cluttered provincial broadcast grid.

Dane Wyman Ernie Bord Keven Key Queen Bor Sheree City One College of Air Whirlybirds Waiter Cronkite Phike Janey the Meta Pete Rglaiys Donna Reed Dobie "Gillis Hutwitties Dick van Dyke Steel Hour Almatige Koretta Young

Khrushchev and Brezhnev Pledge Support in Cuba Toast

Khrushchev and Brezhnev praised Fidel Castro in a New Year message to Cuba and pledged Russia's full support. They acknowledged differences within the Communist world but said the Communist nations would stand together against capitalist interference.

Khrushchev

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