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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1963
Page
6
Clayde and Minnie Knupp express heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped make their 50th anniversary a day of great pleasure and joy. They thank friends and family for support and warm wishes.
Harvey Gantt, a 20 year old architecture student with a B average from Iowa State, begins orientation at Clemson College as security teams watch. Crowds of students and reporters gather, but registration proceeds quietly with little incident despite earlier razzing.
President Kennedy will deliver a special farm message to Congress on Thursday. Speaker John W. McCormack announced after a Democratic leaders meeting. The plan reportedly covers cotton, feed grains, and dairy, including new subsidy aims and a voluntary surplus-curbing program.
Grain futures show mixed movement with wheat near 212 to 214 range and corn around 116 to 118 with slight declines in some months. Oats hold around 69 to 73, soybeans hover near 27 to 28, with few months posting small losses and others remaining steady.
Dr Glenn F Rouse longtime physicist and group leader at National Bureau of Standards Electron Devices in Washington DC died suddenly in Washington Monday Jan 21 at age 67 Funeral services were held Jan 24 in Rockville Maryland He was survived by his wife a sister Mrs Myrtle Dykstra of Alexandria Virginia a son and daughter and three grandchildren He lived in Washington DC since 1927 and earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1925 He was associated with the Bureau of Standards for 17 years and belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Nu fines.
The Bell Telephone companies seek interstate rates making long distance calls anywhere in the continental United States $1 or less from 9 p.m. to 4 30 a.m. The FCC announced the plan which also raises some person to person charges up to 800 miles. A three minute station to station call could cost a dollar in the night period. The changes could begin around next April 1 pending Bell System consideration.
DES MOINE S ( UP ) The point system for suspending drivers licenses was cancelled today and Iowa Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch called the plan a legal orphan in a rag tag of directives. He cited confusion, administrative burden, and inconsistencies with Iowa statutes as reasons for ending the system.
A list of farm and livestock auctions in Iowa with dates from February through February 19 and locations near Fairfield West Chester Washington Ainsworth Junction Riverside Kalona Wayland Smylie Columbus Junction Wapello Ollie. Auctions include closing outs machinery and livestock with start times and contact names such as Guy McCormick Edward Hahn Ruth Owen Lester Merz Karl Messer Roy Sowash Vernon Fox Kalona Sales Barn and Washington Livestock Sales Co. Each listing notes start times around noon or 11 a.m. and geographic references like miles from towns or highways.
The body of juke box distributor Anthony J. Biernat, bound and with a wire around his neck, was found in a vacant house on Bong Air Force Base grounds after his abduction on January 7. Investigators, led by FBI orders, linked the case to possible organized crime activity in Milwaukee Fond du Lac and Kenosha counties.
Opponents warn that the Shaff plan may widen urban underrepresentation in a pending amendment battle. A federal suit by the Iowa Federation of Labor argues present and Shaff-proposed seats unfairly favor cities, aiming to shift Senate and House power toward urban districts and upend the existing federal system.
A dense schedule lists daytime evening programming across KTVO and NBC networks with numerous film and series titles. Notable entries include Wagon Train, The Virginian, The Tonight Show, Dick Powell, The Ed Sullivan shows, and soap operas like Guiding Light and Love of Life.
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