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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1964
Page
1
The House approved and sent to the White House the civil rights measure after a year of debate. The bill bans discrimination in schools and public accommodations, bars biased employment, and allows cutting federal funds for noncompliance. President Johnson plans a televised signing.
Iowa children entering school this fall may receive free vision readiness screenings on July 7 as part of a statewide program by the Iowa Optometric Association. Washington County Optometric Society members Dr. M L Smith Dr. J F Mallory Dr. John Lemmon and Dr. R Q Eastland will provide the tests without appointment.
Conflicting reports on Eisenhower agreeing to nominate Gov. Scranton created confusion 12 days before the GOP convention. NBC claimed sources said Eisenhower would give the nominating speech while Scranton and aides denied it. Milton Eisenhower signaled support but no confirmation from Ike. Goldwater led with 695 pledged or planned delegates. Scranton had 137.
MISS ROBIN BUEGHLY 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bueghly Brighton is featured in this months Journal Calendar Girl. A 1964 Washington Community High School graduate she enrolled at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls for fall term and aims to teach high school dramatic arts. She is spending summer at her parents Lake Darling store and lists English as her favorite subject along with Drama Club Chorus Glee Club and cheerleading. Her hobbies include music and social dancing.
Funeral services for Dr Marvin H Sartor are listed for 3 p m Friday at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Theodore Schwartz officiating. Burial follows at College Mound Cemetery in College Mound Missouri. Sartor died Tuesday and was longtime Odd Fellows member. The lodge will conduct a service after the local funeral service. A memorial fund for the Palmer School of Chiropractic is established. gifts may be left at Jones Funeral Home.
Des Moines officials approve a change order allowing Keller Co. to proceed with regilding the Iowa State Capitol dome and its four corner domes, potentially adding 16150 to the contract. State Architect Frank Bunker and Rex McMahill will verify need before approving the extra work. Governor Hughes urged prompt legal opinion but council moved forward.
Gov. Harold E. Hughes criticized the State Highway Commission for using a hat draw to decide the winner among four identical bids for vehicle liability coverage. The protest came from Marvin Kister of Sturges Bragg and Kister Inc. Des Moines, who alleged bias favoring Jake Douglas of Mason City. The four bids, all for Western Casualty and Surety Co., were $55,133.76 each.
Partly cloudy through Friday with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Continued warm and humid. Lows Thursday night in the 60s. Highs Friday in the upper 80s. Partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers again Saturday Southeast. Partly cloudy with little change in temperature through Friday. Chance of a few locally heavy thunder storms in the east Thursday evening.
The Johnson Publishing Co of Loveland Colorado plans a new Washington city directory using local help. It will list businesses with owners and employees, then streets with addresses, then telephone numbers with owners, and finally county residents with addresses and numbers. Completion is in about three weeks.
Dr John W Lemmon today announced a change in the location of his optical offices. He will continue optometry at 527 South Iowa Avenue. John Logan, owner of the jewelry store, will use the extra space in the building now occupied by both firms, owned by Lemmon.
Joe C. LeFever 40 of Wellman died at Veterans Hospital Iowa City from injuries after a truck hit the rear of a farm tractor on Highway 22 west of Wellman. Funeral plans are pending. Powell Funeral Home Wellman in charge. Survived by wife Luella Wade two children, parents Lloyd and Pauline LeFever, two sisters and two brothers. Truck driver Jerry Dill remains hospitalized.
Shirley Bush, a 77 member Wellman coed in TSUI Scottish Highlanders, tours Europe aboard the Queen Elizabeth after performances in Washington and New York. She describes sights in Washington DC, Arlington National Cemetery, Alexandria, Greenwich Village, and the World’s Fair, praising the staff on Cunard Line and expressing eagerness to visit Paris Rome and London.
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