Flames Devour Barn Near Richland Wreck Livestock
A fire on the Bill Pauly farm four miles south of Richland destroyed a large barn and adjoining shed along with more than 20 head of livestock and farm equipment. Ten sows, five cows, three calves, hay, feed, a corn picker, cultivator and two tractors were lost. Firefighters contained the blaze despite a favorable wind and the cause remains undetermined.
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Richland
Bill Pauly
Gene Davis
Pauly
Richland Fire Department
Ike Estes
Patton would sell food to Red China
James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union urged selling surplus food to Communist China. He backed a food for peace program, urged international scope, and sought a 20 cent corn price increase to support farmers.
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Patton
Red
China
Springfield
Ill
UPI
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Illinois Farmers Union
Congress
Council of Churches Plans Sunday Gathering
Washington Council of Churches members will meet Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. January 7 in the Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church for a community discussion and planning session.
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Council of Churches
Washington Council of Churches
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Dominicans In Line For Foreign Aid
The Dominican Republic moves toward resumed U S relations and potential financial aid after the OAS lifted sanctions. A White House mission heads to Santo Domingo to assess monetary needs, unemployment relief, literacy and immunization programs under the alliance for progress.
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Washington
UPI
Dominican Republic
U.S
United States
Caribbean
Rafael Trujillo
Organization of American States
OAS
Joaquin Balaguer
John C. Hill
Santo Domingo
Republic
White House
Alliance For Progress
Keota Couple Named New Year’s Baby for 1962
Mr and Mrs Obert Lillie of Keoka and later Keokuk County are credited with the 1962 New Year’s Baby honor for Keokuk County, born January 2 at Sigourney’s Keokuk County Hospital at 8 55 PM. Christine Jones of Washington is named the 1962 Washington County New Year’s Baby with a gifts list to be printed on page three of the Evening Journal.
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Lillies
Diane Marie Lillie
Washington County
Lilie
Craig Dean
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Keota
Christine Jones
William H. Jones
Washington
Today
Evening Journal
Boss Night and Award Banquet Planned by Washington Jaycees
The Washington Jaycees announce the annual Boss Night and Distinguished Service Award Banquet for Thursday January 11 at the Moose Home. Bob Sinclair of Iowa will speak. Dinner at 6 30 p.m. Reservations via Gene Booth or Floyd Woods.
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Washington Jaycees
Moose
Junior Chamber of Commerce
WACO School District Elects New Board Members
Five directors and a treasurer were elected by residents of the reorganized WACO School District in a strong turnout. Officials say directors will be sworn in next week and will appoint officers for the coming year as the district takes over from Olds Crawfordsville and Wayland areas.
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MT. Pleasant
Waco
J. H. Mc.Grath
Russell Davison
Wayland and Noble
E. P Herrmann
Crawfordsville
Lloyd Roth
Wayland
Roth
Herrmann
Glen Seberg
Olds
Bernard Hultquist
JS. Jewell
Raymond King
Maynard Widmer
Eva M. Umphrey
McGrath
Bing Crosby Undergoes Kidney Surgery This Morning
Santa Monica California spokesman says Bing Crosby aged 57 underwent kidney stone removal surgery this morning. Brother Larry Crosby says the singer hopes to leave St. John's Hospital by January 18 for his northern California golf tournament after a weeklong hospital stay following a similar operation in 1957.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Larry
Bing
California
Larry Crosby
St. John's Hospital
Nathaniel Patrick Crosby
Hoot Gibson hospitalized for stomach ailment in California
Hoot Gibson, the veteran western star aged 69, was hospitalized in Woodland Hills California for a possible recurrence of a stomach ailment. He previously underwent abdominal cancer surgery at Southern Nevada Community Hospital in November 1960.
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Woodland Hills
Calif
UPI
Hoot Gibson
Gibson
Southern Nevada Community Hospital
Governor Sees Good Morale Among Iowa Guardsmen
Iowa Governor Norman A. Erbe inspected the 1063rd Aviation Co. at Fort Riley and said morale is good among Iowa guardsmen on active duty. Some reservists recalled for fill-in duty complained of being away from home, KP, guard tasks, and training, while others said they had little to do and inadequate equipment. The unit, activated in October, expanded from 68 to 141 personnel with reserve fillers and planes, with discussions of home life disruption and training needs continuing.
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Fort Riley
Kan
UPI
Iowa
Norman A. Erbe
Berlin
Erbe
Iowa National Guard
Lowa Guard
1063Rd Aviation Co
Waterloo
Lowa
1063Rd
United Press International
Iowa Air National Guard
America
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Gordon Guyer
Ross Dan Schmidt
Traer
Dan Schmidt
Warren Mondt
Army
Allan Taylor
1068Rd
Mondt
Real Estate Groups Vote to End Sunday Open Houses
In Cedar Falls and Waterloo Iowa Realtors and builders voted to end Sunday open houses. The Waterloo Cedar Falls board of realtors and builders association approved the plan on Thursday and plan to implement the new practice starting this Sunday. Religious leaders in the two cities have launched a campaign to close business firms on Sundays.
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Waterloo
UPI
Cedar Falls
Waterloo and
Marine and Navy Veterans Meet for Ham and Bean Feed
All Marine Corps and Navy veterans in the area are invited to attend a four ham and bean feed in the upstairs room at city hall on Tuesday January 9 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the local Marine Corps League unit.
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Marine Corps and Navy
The
Marine Corps League
Jackie Kennedy Tops World Best Dressed List Again
Jacqueline Kennedy heads the 1961 list as the best dressed woman for the second year, joined by sister Lee Radziwill and friend Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman at the New York Couture Group poll. Two new names appear: Mrs Herve Alphand and Mrs Uberto Agnelli, connected to Fiat.
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New York
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lee Radziwill
London
Charles B. Wrights
Palm Beach
New York Couture Group
Herve Alphand
United States
Uberto Agnelli
Fiat
Draft Calls Drop Next Month
The Army said draft calls will fall to 8,000 in February and 6,000 in March, signaling an upcoming reduction in overall strength. The Berlin situation had raised the June 30 goal to 1,008,000, but a budget plan to Congress now targets 960,000 for the year starting July 1.
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Washington
UPI
Berlin
National Guard
Congress
Kennedy Returns to Capital After Florida Stay
President Kennedy winds up an eight day Florida visit and jets to Andrews A F B for a weekend of prep for Congress. He will meet with Mills and top advisers then head to Columbus before returning to Palm Beach for the State of the Union address. He plans brief visits with his father Joseph P Kennedy and colleagues including Gen Lucius D Clay and John A McCone.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Florida
Washington
Congress
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. di Salle
Honey Fitz
First Lady
Caroline
John Jr
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence
Clay
Berlin
U.S
Winter storm snarls Plains Michigan travel
A major winter storm with blizzard potential hit the southern Plains and Michigan. The system iced Michigan and Oklahoma causing highway slowdowns as more than 400 cars stalled in Oklahoma. Schools closed and travel by bus and air was crippled across affected states.
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United Press International
Michigan
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Missouri
Dear Abby to Appear in Evening Journal
Abigail Van Buren known as Dear Abby will write a thrice weekly column in the Evening Journal starting January 8, answering reader questions mailed with a return envelope. Abby, real name Mrs Morton Phillips of San Francisco, is a mother of two and has built a national presence through radio, TV, and syndication. Meanwhile a major mid winter storm was forecast across the Midwest and Plains with heavy snow, high winds, and possible tornadoes in the South, prompting road closures and widespread accidents.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Time
Coronet
Pageant
Life
Evening Journal
Morton Phillips
San Francisco
Jeanne
Eddie
Sioux City
Iowa
Morningside College
Eau Claire
Wise
San Francisco Chronicle
Peace Officers Cleared in Fort Madison Death
A Lee County grand jury ruled that peace officers acted in the line of duty in the fatal shooting of Wayne Brereton, 23, in Fort Madison last November. Brereton reportedly said he would kill a cop, and the death was ruled justifiable homicide.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Wayne Brereton
Lee County
Brereton
Iowa Beer and Cigarette Tax Revenues Rise in 1961
Iowa taxes on beer and cigarettes showed a December drop from 1960 but turned in gains for 1961. Cigarette tax receipts totaled 879 220.81 in December and 11 849 215.50 for the year, while beer receipts were 255 498.83 in December and 3 252 747.85 for 1961.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Tax Commission
Heavy Snow Warning For Southeast Half Town
Weather forecast notes heavy snow tonight with blowing and drifting conditions and northerly winds 30 to 50 mph near blizzard levels. Snow totals exceed six inches, locally ten by Saturday morning with much colder air and diminishing snow south east.
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Iowa
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