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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
1
Washington County recorded 105 marriage licenses in 1962, down 15 from 1961 and 17 from two years earlier. Divorces reached only 2 in district court, while history shows peaks and lows with a high of 199 licenses in 1912 and lows during 1931 1932 1942 1943 amid war years.
Katanga President Tshombe’s Jadotville stronghold, a key mining town 65 miles NW of Elisabethville, falls to a U.N. assault led by Indian armor and Ethiopian infantry. Casualties reported on both sides as bridges are blown, with Tshombe’s whereabouts unknown and mercenaries captured or fleeing.
Extension Service personnel from 25 counties in southeastern Iowa attended a two district meeting here Wednesday to hear explanations of the 1963 feed grain program. Clarence Schwebke from the state ASC office outlined mechanics, with Fred Meain and Clarence Metcalf also on the program. John O'Connor and two district chairs conducted the session before 150 attendees in the Legion rooms at city hall. Notices regarding feed grain program participation will be mailed to Washington County residents within a week or ten days.
Residents of the Brighton area are reminded of a public meeting on civil defense to be held in the Brighton school building at 7 30 this evening. The purpose is to stimulate study of civil defense problems and encourage attendance at classes taught by trained instructors. Day will speak and a film will be shown.
Washington residents are reminded to have their Christmas trees on street corners before 7 p.m. today. Jaycees will conduct their annual city tour, loading used trees and hauling them away with trucks.
Mr and Mrs George Hora lead the Y s Men pinochle marathon after round five with 5270 points. Undeafeated couples Gene Gotham and Verle Gallagh Jr are second and third with 4720 and 4530 points. Top ten also include M L McCreedy 4300, Roy Bauer 4300, Stanley Foster 300, Ralph Bauer 3860, Clarence Berkhoff 3830, Harold Klopfenstein 3850, William Jones 3620.
A series of square dance lessons sponsored by Shirts and Skirts starts Thursday January 10 at 3 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Washington. Dean Hartzell is the instructor and invites all interested persons to attend the first session.
Dr Burton G Fern pediatrician and syndicated columnist for the Evening Journal died Wednesday in Stratford Connecticut at 37. Paralysis from polio in 1953 ended medical practice but he began writing Inside You and Yours in 1961 after Dr Herman Bundesen left the paper. He dictated lines by typing with a stick held in his mouth.
Rescue teams toiled through rubble at a Terre Haute meat packing plant after a powerful explosion. The tally rose to 15 dead with 58 hospitalized, and one worker still unaccounted for. Names of victims include Jim Buttry and Wallace Hughes. company president Robert Scott’s brother Donald Scott among the dead.
Dick Powell a 58 year old actor who rose from singing roles to film and television died Wednesday night in Hollywood with wife June Allyson by his side after a four month battle with malignancies in chest and lymph glands He had been in a coma for two days as friends and colleagues paid tribute Powell had announced he could not continue as host of the Dick Powell Show last month and his final taped performance was aired Tuesday night He is survived by three adopted children Norman Pamela Richard Keith and a natural daughter Ellen
County NFO plans to send delegates to the NEC Legislative convention in Ames on Monday. Delegates include James Redlinger Homer Brinning Leo Marie Alvin Horak Grove Letts Tiny Feltz Wesley Freel James Patterson Elmer Schneidler Lamont Dann Merle Brinning John Jeffries Raymond Hammen Paul Beard William Chmelar Sr Elliott McKinstry Ralph Kline and Vic Flynn. The convention will study legislation for the state legislature with focus on meat adulteration. The regular NFC meeting is set for January 14 at Franklin Center school with officer elections.
Ruth Paule a 62 year old juvenile probation officer from Burlington was killed when her car left the highway and struck a truck on U S 4 two miles east of Mount Pleasant Iowa. The truck driver Dean Sutton also of Burlington was hospitalized with injuries not considered serious. Paule served in Iowa's 20th judicial district.
Funeral services for Dale Wall will be held Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Wall died December 31 in Spokane Washington. He formerly lived in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery. The body arrives in Columbus Junction Friday.
A group of 32 peasants from Siberia traveled 2000 miles to the U S embassy in Moscow seeking asylum from religious persecution. They were turned over to Soviet officials and boarded a bus, with pleas that they face possible shooting for their beliefs. Embassy officials said they did not request political asylum and cited Soviet permission issues for leaving. The group, calling themselves Evangelical Christians, complained of religious holiday bans and separation from children, while some men warned they would be shot. Soviet authorities provided a meal before taking them away, and no formal guarantee was given. The group hailed from the Siberian city of Chernogrosk and asserted religious persecution. Continuous coverage noted Western photographers warned against taking pictures of the bus departure.
A blaze at the Foster Apartments in Marshalltown Iowa killed George O Christianson and sent 15 other elderly occupants fleeing for safety. Fire Marshal Straup joined local officials to determine the cause as the two to three story building built in 1904, previously YMCA, was evacuated.
Glen C. Yoder, superintendent of the Washington Water and Light Plant, has passed the examination for grade MH Water Works Operator. A letter from the Iowa Section of the American Water Works Association confirms the certification, aligning with city plans to raise sanitation and water department qualifications. Mayor Cloid Willits announced the award, noting the upgrade enhances the plant’s group II type B operations serving under 10 000 residents.
In Tan Hiep South Viet Nam a brutal second day battle with Viet Cong left at least three U S soldiers dead and four wounded, totaling 30 American KIAs in Viet Nam. South Vietnamese losses may reach 100. Viet Cong casualties unclear as helicopters sustain heavy losses.
The nation saw the third highest New Year holiday traffic toll on record ending the year as the National Safety Council called it the most tragic year in traffic history. From 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday 389 deaths occurred, with California leading at 47 fatalities and Texas 36. Illinois and New York each reported 20, while several states posted double digits.
Mr and Mrs Hora maintained their lead in the Knights of Columbus pinochle marathon after six rounds with a total of 9 360 points. In the top ten are Mr and Mrs Gevock Steve Wolfer and Ferdinand Marie Mr and Mrs George Horn Marcella Vittetoe and Bertha Orth Mr and Mrs Ray Van Zile Mr and Mrs Ed Peiffer Mr and Mrs John Pacha Ed and Ivan Lukavsky and Mr and Mrs Le Roy McGraw.
State tax officials report nearly 400 returns opened on the first business day of the new year in Iowa. The early volume mirrors last year, with many late filers still expected before the April 30 deadline for the 1983 first half payment.
Weather summary notes fog with occasional light drizzle or freezing drizzle in Iowa tonight and Friday. Temperatures steady with lows in the 20s and highs around 32. Saturday expected mostly cloudy with rain or snow and little temperature change.
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