District Courts Improve Efficiency in Iowa in 1961
Iowa district judges disposed of 22 percent more cases in 1961 while filings rose 43 percent. Pending cases fell by 2,640 to 22,448 as 35,497 new civil and criminal cases were filed. Civil filings rose 5.7 percent. criminal filings fell 0.7 percent.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Judicial Department
Clarence A. Kading
Iowa Supreme Court
Kading
Supreme Court
Knights of Columbus To Install Officers Tonight
Washington's Knights of Columbus Council will install officers Thursday June 12 at 8 p.m. Grand Knight William Marie Jr. will oversee the ceremony with John Schumacher of Muscatine conducting. Refreshments will follow while chairmen for the six point program are named: Alex Gevock, Gail Shellberg, Delbert Hesseltine, Leo Marie, Ray Van Zile, Burton Kent, with James Redlinger as overall program chairman.
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Washington
Knights of Columbus Council
William Marie Jr
Sharp
John Schumacher
Muscatine
Ray van Zile
Burton Kent
James Redlinger
Openings for Girls at YWCA Campfire Camp
YWCA Campfire Camp at Lake Darling Youth Center has openings for girls July 29 to August 4. Fee is 15 dollars per child, with 5 dollars due at registration and the remainder on arrival. Activities include swimming boating archery outdoor crafts nature study and evening camp fire games.
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YWCA
Lake Darling
Rev Wedeking to Lead Services at Clay Church
The Rev Ralph Wedeking pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ Washington will conduct a Sunday evening service at Clay Congregational Church west of Brighton on Rubio road at 8 pm July 15. This marks his second service there as the church resumes regular worship. Area residents are invited to attend.
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Ralph Wedeking
St. Paul United Church of Christ, Washington
Clay Congregational Church
Brighton
Rubio Road
Wedeking
Walton Chapter Set To Finish Lake Darling Building
Izaak Walton members urged to attend a Wednesday work session at Lake Darling to finish carpentry on the new building near the public beach and begin painting. Clare Griffin announced the effort will mobilize all available manpower.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton
Lake Darling
Clare Griffin
Reject Plans For Berlin Troop Change
The United States rejected Khrushchev’s proposal to replace Western Allied garrisons in Berlin with contingents from small NATO and Warsaw Pact nations. State Department called Khrushchev hypocritical for criticizing a U S nuclear test and said the Soviet Union bears responsibility for restarting the arms race. White noted the Berlin idea had been privately discussed and deemed unsatisfactory for negotiation.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
State Department
U.S
Pacific
Soviet Union
Lincoln White
Khrushchev
Berlin
Kremlin
White
Communist Peace Congress
Churchill Suffers Thrombosis in Broken Leg
UPI reports a Middlesex Hospital bulletin states Sir Winston Churchill is suffering from a leg thrombosis in his broken left thigh. Doctors note no extension of the thrombosis and that anti coagulants are helping prevent clots as swelling subsides.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Churchill
Winston
Khrushchev urges six nation force to replace Berlin garrisons
Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposed a UN commanded unit drawn from NATO and Warsaw Pact states to replace Western Allied garrisons in West Berlin, while not calling for Soviet troop withdrawal from East Berlin. He warned of real danger of World War III and criticized U.S. arms buildup and press sensationalism.
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UPI
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West Berlin
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East Berlin
Khrushchev
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Berlin
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Pacific
Telstar Satellite Is Success in ASCS Elections Notice
The Washington County ASC Committee schedules ASCS Community Committee elections on July 18 at 8 p m. Voters choose local representatives to administer ASCS programs next year. Locations include Brighton, Cedar, Clay, Crawford, Dutch Creek, English River, Franklin, Highland, Iowa, Jackson, Lime Creek, Marion, Oregon, Seventy Six, Washington townships and Wellman city. Incumbents remain. County mailing advised producers of voting sites.
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Washington County
ASC
ASCS
Brighton Township
Brighton High
Cedar Township
Prairie Flower
Clay Township
Clay Congregational Church
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
Dutch Creek Township
Grace Hill
English River Township
Kalona
Franklin Township
Franklin Center
Highland Township
Highland Center
Iowa Township
Riverside
Jackson Township
Jackson Center
Lime Creek
Wellman
Marion Township
Pleasant Hill
Oregon Township
Ainsworth Legion Hall
Seventy-Six
Seventy- Six Center
Washington Township
Court Room
Mrs Eva May Randolph Rites Set at Kinross Church
Funeral services for Eva May Randolph of Ham mond Ind will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Kinross Church of Christ with burial at Keota Cemetery. Powell Funeral Home of Keota handles arrangements. Surviving are Erdice Martin Kinross Guy Martin Washington and three sisters Florence McGee California Sylvia Westphal Kinross and Hazel Hicks Keota.
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Keota
Eva May Randolph
Hammond
Ind
Kinross Church of
Wendell Hogan Dies in Omaha After Surgery
Wendell E. Hogan 26 of Omaha Nebr died Monday in an Omaha hospital after surgery. He was born in Iowa City and taught at Burlington before moving to Omaha three years ago. His wife Joyce Krotz of Washington survives along with four daughters, his mother Irene Hogan, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cath out Funeral Home in Iowa City.
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Wendell E. Hogan
Omaha
Nebr
Hogan
Iowa City
Burlington
Joyce Krotz
Washington
Vicki
Lori
Jayne
Nancy
Irene Hogan
Cathout
Iowa Forecasts Record Corn Crop For 1962
Agriculture Department projects Iowa corn crop of 724.83 million bushels at 74 bushels per acre, possibly the fourth largest on record. Last year's 147.25 million bushels and 74 bushels per acre marked a top yield. National forecast includes 3.518 billion bushels of corn and 1.050 billion of wheat.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department Today
Iowa
Mrs Mel Baker Dies At South Dakota Home
Mrs. Mel Baker died this morning July 10 at her Vermillion South Dakota home after a yearlong illness. She was about 40 and the former Darlene Van Meter, step daughter of Mrs. Minnie E. Van Meter of Washington.
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Mel Baker
South Dakota
Vermillion
Baker
Darlene van Meter
Minnie E. van Meter
Washington
Wills Stars as Nationals Top AL 3 1 in All Star Game
Maury Wills sparked two late rallies with elite baserunning as the National League defeated the American League 3 to 1 at District of Columbia Stadium. Don Drysdale and Stan Musial highlighted a day of standout pitching and public interest with President Kennedy in attendance.
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Washington
UPI
Maury Wills
District of Columbia
Kennedy
Nationals
Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Leon Wagner
Roger Maris
A.L
Willie Mays
Bunning
Marine Band
Stan Musial
Earl Battey
Minnesota Twins
Mobile X Ray Unit In Washington For TB Case Find
The mobile x ray unit was in Washington today near the court house as part of a county wide TB case-finding project. X rays were given to skin test positives and other selected persons to locate cases and start early treatment.
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Washington
Court House
Washington County Tuberculosis Society
Band Concert Features The Trombone Section
The Trombone section of Washington's Municipal Band performs at Central Park on Wednesday July 11 at 8 p.m. Directed by Robert Steele, the program includes Slidin Easy and selections like Totem Pole March Crusaders of Liberty The American Ranger Sail Along Silvery Moon Sound Off Caribbean Carnival Symphony Swingin in the Old Apple Tree Spirit of Canaveral God Bless America and Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington
Central Park
Robert Steele
Alford
Esterling
Crusaders of Liberty
Holmes
Richards
Leonard
James
Bennett
Alstone
van Auken
Telstar launches signal opens new era of live world TV
The United States launched Telstar, the first privately owned satellite, from Cape Canaveral aboard a Delta rocket. Signals were received strong at Cape Canaveral and Antigua, with plans for worldwide live TV and telephone relays. Telstar could enable a global network of satellites within three to four years.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
United States
Telstar
Space
U.S
Andover
Maine
Robert Gray
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Antigua Island
Holmdel
N.J
Bell Telephone Co
Sat
400 Mile High Hydrogen Blast Tests Spark Pacific Debate
Officials say a second detonation in the Pacific test series is planned near Christmas Island after a record 400 mile high blast from Johnston Island. The event darkened trans Pacific links briefly and drew mixed global reactions from Europe to Japan.
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Honolulu
UPI
U.S. Task Force 8
Johnston Island
Christmas Island
Federal Aviation Authority
trans-Pacific
Europe
Bonn
Moscow
Japan
Paradise
Sankei Shimbun
SUI Interviewers Return to Washington for Survey
Interviewers from the Iowa Urban Community Research Center at the State University of Iowa will be in Washington July 11 and 12 to recontact residents about satisfaction with politics. They will call only on April targets and ask those away then to participate, with William W. Erbe, project director, urging local cooperation to complete the survey.
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Iowa Urban Community Research Center
State University of Iowa
Washington
William W. Erbe
Anna Kupka 73 Kalona Woman Dies in Iowa City
Anna Kupka 73 of Kalona died today at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after eight days as a patient Funeral arrangements are to be handled by Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona She was born August 31 1888 near Kalona to Anthony and Anna Kupa all her life in the community She belonged to the Kalona Methodist Church Survivors include three sisters Mary Kupka Mrs Sylvia Kolosiek of Kalona and Mrs Tillie Nejediey Ontario California Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
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Kalona
Anna Kupa
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Peterseim Funeral Home
Miss Kupa
Anthony
Mary Kupka
Sylvia Kolosiek
Tillie Nejediey
Ontario
Calif
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading over the state tonight and into most of Wednesday. Warmer east tonight, cooler north and extreme west by Wednesday with lows in the 60s and highs near 80, southeast Ar e a in the 80s. Thursday outlook shows partly cloudy skies and cooler southeast with more scattered thunderstorms.
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Iowa
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