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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
4
William and Edith Hemmings thank friends and neighbors for gifts, flowers, cards, and good deeds on their Golden Wedding Anniversary and during their recent bereavement. They especially praise neighbor ladies for serving dinner. Allan Fickling family
The New Year holiday period produced a record 193 traffic deaths, surpassing the 160 record from 1957 58 and exceeding the National Safety Council forecast of 140 to 180. Fires pushed the total to 250 including 18 in California and multiple fatalities in Michigan New York Wisconsin Texas Pennsylvania. Six states and the District of Columbia had no road fatalities during the holiday.
In Cedar Rapids, a car crashed through a picture window early Wednesday waking Mr and Mrs Donald Holloway and their three children. The car occupants Mr and Mrs Donald Keener were hospitalized. Police said the car ended up fully inside the house, causing extensive damage and a likely $15000 rebuild cost.
A marriage license was issued by the district court clerk to Arnold Lee Doerres of Lone Tree and Helen Dyann Berg of Riverside. A minor accident in Brighton involved Lane William Jarvis cited for following too close and fined five dollars plus costs. Glenn Holden Jarvis collided with Homer Cyrus Mackey’s auto near a stop sign on East Washington. Funeral services are set for Katherine Bush McCoy, 63, who died January 1 at Muscatine General Hospital, with services in Marshalltown and survivors including three sisters.
Livestock numbers show 7,500 hogs uneven trading with varied weights from 190 to 325 pounds and prices around 12.50 to 15.50. Cattle 2,500 head with slaughter steers and heifers up to 25 higher. high choice loads 1175-1250 pounds at 22.50-23.00, lighter weights 20.00-22.50. Sheep 500 wooled slaughter lambs up to 25 higher, prices 18.25-20.75 for good to prime grades.
Westchester on December 31 reports Delmar Varner and family from Towanda Kansas visited Christmas at Merl and Mrs McDowell home. Numerous relatives and friends attended a Christmas day dinner including John McDowell Barbara Phyllis Virginia Ann Kenneth Cuddebach Jim Larry Janet Keith Parcell War ners Rev Wallace Kinzler Kevin Karen Schwartz Oleson and others from Ottumwa Tiffin Fairfield and California. Additional guests included Dr and Mrs Arthur Peters Betty George Augustine Rev and Mrs Peters Pimme Joe Bauer and Gardner family with several names listed as dinner guests.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference CBS News and multiple program times and names such as Phil Allen Donna Reed Perry Mason and Bob Hope. The text is garbled with several nonstandard terms, lacking coherent events or outcomes to summarize into a single clear item.
Stephanie of Winfield spent Christmas Day with Mr and Mrs August Diekman Mrs Eldin Bauer and Tom. Tom were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Chorpening in Wash enjoying two weeks vacation from college duties at Townington.
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