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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1962
Page
3
The piece argues that marriage and parenthood should wait until emotional maturity, citing Ruth Webber and Dr. Glenn R. Hawkes. It warns that teens under 21 often lack readiness, urging older parents to provide stability, education, and self control for their children’s future.
Four families move to Washington in recent days welcomed by Mrs. Bob Swift. The O’Briens live at 702 North Marion with son Mike. he is a foreman for Hanson Construction. Meyers reside at 212 South Fourth with three children. he is a general agent for Jefferson National Insurance. Wacholz family from Mankato have two young sons Wade and Joel. Kepharts building a new home on South Eighth Street. he works at Dale Sinclair Service Station and drives a school bus. children Michele Geraldine and Michael ages 2 1 and 22 months. They attend local churches and list hobbies from bowling to swimming.
Chicago markets report limited live poultry receipts with no price data. Cheese prices range from 38 to 52 per pound for various cuts and grades. Butter holds steady with 93 score at 59 percent and lower scores around 56 to 59. Eggs show unsettled markets with large extras around 40 and 39 cent ranges for various sizes.
A post midnight session among U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and foreign ministers from Mexico Colombia Panama Chile and Brazil discussed excluding Cuba from the inter American system. The plan calls for OAS policy to bar Castro regime from inter American organs and to interrupt trade and arms flows with the hemisphere.
In Montezuma Iowa a young Texas mother Kate Jones and her companion Gilbert Dalton were jailed on false drawing and uttering checks and auto theft charges after police traced them from Grinnell where Jones cashed a bogus $22 check. They admitted cashing over 100 checks since leaving Groom December 2 and confessed to driving stolen cars on demonstration rides. Jones abandoned her three children Rita 5 Christine 3 and William 11 months in Livingston Montana December 7. The paternal grandparents plan to adopt in Texas and a Montana extradition warrant seeks Jones for child abandonment with potential Montana prison terms.
Lt. Franciscus Suprapto, adjutant aboard Commodore Jos Soedarso’s boat, said one of three Indonesian torpedo boats fired on a Dutch patrol plane off the West New Guinea coast on Jan 15. Soedarso was reportedly lost. the flotilla was attacked by Dutch ships as Suprapto fled.
Market data shows Wheat and Corn leading gains with July and December futures moving higher. Soybeans and oats also rise, while rye and rye futures show modest gains amid fluctuating ranges.
In El Paso Ruth Wicker was shot in the stomach by four year old Bobby Preusser who grabbed a toy revolver in her store. The weapon fired a real bullet and she died at the hospital. The boy had never seen a real gun before and hid with his mother as investigators investigated the incident.
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog markets see weaker bids with prices down up to 50 cents and most trades 25 cents lower than Wednesday. Early receipts estimated at 55,000 with weekly and yearly comparisons noted and ranges given for butchers and sows across multiple weight classes.
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