Hoover Library Dedication Set in West Branch
West Branch marks the Hoover library museum opening with an Aug 10 dedication. Herbert Hoover receives two honorary degrees from Missouri and Washington Univ in St Louis, the first out of state honors for either school. Distinguished speakers include Truman and Erbe as well as Admiral Strauss.
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Hoover Library
Hoover Presidential Library Museum
West Branch
IDPA
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
University of Missouri
Washington University of St. Louis
Missouri University
Elmer Ellis
Washington
Thomas Elliot
Harry Truman
Norman Erbe
State University of Iowa
Virgil Hancher
Bernard L. Boutin
Washington, D. C
General Services Administration
Admiral Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Hoover Birthplace Foundation
Admiral Strauss
Library
Local FFA Members At Leadership Camp
Washington FFA chapter president Dave Davis led 42 boys and five advisors from Keota Williamsburg Solon Washington and Keosauqua at a leadership camp in Keosauqua. Gerald Barton state FFA advisor spoke and the group toured Douds underground quarry and Morris Cabins display of old machinery.
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Dave Davis
Washington
Antique Cars Parade at Washington Sunday
More than forty antique cars dating from 1910 to newer models will be on display at the Washington fairgrounds Sunday afternoon as part of a family picnic hosted by the Southeast Iowa Antique Car Club. The event runs from noon to 2 30 pm with a parade around the square at 2 30 pm and is the first such gathering in Washington.
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Washington
Southeast
Iowa
Antique Car Club
Who's Who Prize Increases To Fifty Five Dollars
No winner found in last week's Who's Who contest as all 26 clues were not answered correctly. This week the prize rises to $55 with consolation prize of $5 awarded to Mrs. Ed Petratz. Merritt McDaniel was the mystery personality and catfish, hidden in a Gamble store classified ad, served as the key clue.
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Ed Petratz
Washington R. A. 1
Merritt McDaniel
McDaniel
Gamble
W. H.S
Sam Snead
South Fourth
Villian
Washington
Eugene
Center
Wapello
Lion's den
The
Evening Journal
Mrs Mabel Troxell Dies in Columbus Junction
Mrs. Mabel Schultz Troxell 89 died Thursday at daughter Cora Morgan’s home in Columbus Junction. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home Rev. Robert Parris to lead. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Born March 15, 1873 near Winfield. Survived by daughters Cora Morton, Lois Polton, Edna Enslin. sons Guy and Paul. 11 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Mabel Schultz Troxell
Cora Morgan
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Columbus City Cemetery
Troxell
Winfield
William
Elizabeth Maiden Davis
Richard F. Troxell
Cora ‘Orton
Lois Polton
Cedar Rapids
Edna Enslin
Klamath Falls
Ore
Guy Troxell
Paul
Lions Club Pony Show in Crawfordsville with Miss Crawfordsville contest
The eighth annual Lions Club Pony Show and Miss Crawfordsville beauty contest unfold Friday at the high school ball field. Events start 7 30 p m with 13 classes including local pony harness Shetland pony and Bob Tail hackney. Raymond Bonar ringmaster Bob Miller secretary and Janet Wilson announcer oversee a lunch booth and more than 500 dollars in prizes.
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Crawfordsville
Lions Club
Bobhtail Hackney
Lyle (Dude) Lowe
Raymond Bonar
Washington
Bob Miller
Janet Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
Firemen Use Abandoned Washington House for Practice
A two story frame house on the Howard estate in Washington burned to the ground Wednesday night during a planned fire drill by the local volunteer department. About 28 of 30 volunteers watched as the deserted house was set afire with several methods, then allowed to burn out. the plan was arranged by Mrs. Chester Howard and Fire Chief M L Brown.
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Howard
Washington
West Tyler Street
South Avenue D
Chester Howard
M.L
Bill) Brown
Brown
Deartment
Fifteen Boys to Take Y Chicago Trip
A Washington YMCA group of about twenty five youths and several adults will travel to Chicago for a weekend. Activities include a White Sox Yankees game at Comiskey Park, visits to the Prudential Building Museum of Natural History Planetarium and George Williams College pool, plus the Museum of Science and Industry. They plan to return Sunday evening.
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Washington
Chicago
Tom McSpadden
YMCA
Windy City
Comisky Park
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Prudential
Loop
Museum of Natural History
Planetarium
George Williams College
Museum of Science and Industry
McSpadden
William M. McCleery Speaks to Kiwanis on Politics
Kiwanis members heard William Morgan McCleery address socialism and communism at the Captain's Table noon meeting. He contrasted government control by revolution with ballot elections, urged patriotism, and noted his USC doctorate fellowship. Guests included Tom Harney Wayne Schlicht Wade Pence joined as a new member.
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William Morgan McCleery
Kiwanis
George Pepperdine College
University of Southern California
Tom Harney
Mr. Pleasant
William McTigue
Boston
Mass
Wayne Schlicht
Wade Pence
William O Keel of Gladwin Dies at 59
William O Keel 59 of Gladwin died Wednesday in the Oakdale Sanitarium Columbus Junction. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev. Robert Parris officiating. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Born January 28 1905 in Aledo Alabama to Elzie and Margaret Keel. He was married to Eliza Taylor who died in 1933. Surviving son William Keel of Illinois.
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Columbus Junction
William O. Keel
Gladwin
Oakdale
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Columbus City Cemetery
Mr. Keel
Aledo
Elzie
Margaret Woolever Keel
Eliza Taylor
Push Farm Bill Compromise No Controls In Present Measure
Kennedy administration pushes House for passage of a farm bill stripped of feed grain controls. It would extend the 1960-63 stopgap program offering payments to curb plantings, aiming for GOP support to avoid a return to pre 1961 price supports. Prospects for final passage look better than even odds in weeks ahead.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Hanford
Wash
Dem candidate vows consumer protection push in Iowa
Des Moines Democrat Lawrence F. Scalise proposed a new division of consumer affairs in the attorney general's office to crack down on con men and crooked salesmen. He would seek legislation to empower the unit and may require more BCI agents. no cost estimate given.
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Des Moines
UPI
Today
Iowa
Lawrence F. Scalise
Attorney General's Office
Scalise
Atty
Evan Hultman
Attorney General
General Assembly
ASC Community Elections Held in Washington County
Washington County ASC community elections named township committees in a Wednesday vote. Brighton picks Dwight Robison as chairman and Marion Robertson as vice chair with three alternates. Cedar selects John Patterson as chairman and Robert Pearson as vice chair with four alternates. Clay names Lane Morgan as chairman and Alva Stone as vice chair with three alternates.
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Washington County
ASC
Brighton Township
Dwight Robison
Marion Robertson
Robert Shelangoski
Earl Dickinson
Glenn McCall
Cedar Township
John Patterson
Robert Pearson
John Duvall
Robert Jones
William Norman
Clay Township
Lane Morgan
Alva Stone
Willis Horton Sr
James L. Barnes
Ray J. Mourer
Saskatchewan doctors strike to end after concessions
Premier Woodrow Lloyd prepared to signal acceptance of a physicians proposal ending Saskatchewan's 19 day medical care crisis. Lloyd called a news conference at 11 35 a m EDT as doctors argued for guarantees to practice outside the Insurance Act, a move Lloyd called a major concession.
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Saskatoon
Sask
UPI
Woodrow S. Lloyd
Saskatchewan
Lloyd
Provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons
Commedicare
Lloyd's
First Dive is Last One for This Skydiver
Lois Ann Frotten 20, of Hyannis survived a 2,500 foot fall into Lake Mystic when her parachute failed to open during a first jump. Her instructor and fiancé watched as rescuers pulled her from the lake and she was treated for facial lacerations and shock.
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Marston’s Mills
Mass
UPI
Lake
Lois Ann Frotten
Lake Mystic
Miss Frotten
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Jack L. la Roche
Watertown
John Burke
West Yarmouth
Miss Fratten
la Roche
A Kessler 86 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Orton Alfred Kessler age 86 of 414 West Main Street died 10 45 p m Wednesday July 18 1962 at Washington County Hospital from cancer He was a retired farmer living in town since 1943 He leaves three daughters eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren two siblings and one deceased daughter and son Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev HF DeVries officiating Burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Orton Alfred Kessler
West Main Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
HF. DeVries
Riverside Cemetery
Mr. Kessler
Riverside
George
Sarah Johns Kessler
Washington
Ringgold
Claude Ween
Kessler
Congregational Church
J. E
Eunice) Letts
Paul
Leona) Snyder
Brighton
Keith
Maxine) Genking
Prairie Flower School Sold to Washington County Board
The Washington County Board of Education will purchase Prairie Flower School from Washington Community School District. The sale includes building and equipment and extends ownership of the special education facility across the county. Minor territory changes involve Mid-Prairie and Washington districts with small student impacts.
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Prairie Flower School
County Board
Washington County Board of Education
Dwight Bode
Washington Community
Mid - Prairie
West Chester
Mid-Prairie
Richland
Washington
Bode
Iowa County Board
Washington County Board
Little Mid-Prairie
Tucker
White Hall
Center
Iowa County
Mid- Prairie
Prairie Flower
Rites at Winfield For Mrs. Neil Kracaw
Funeral services for Mrs. Neil F. Kracaw 65 of the Wyman community were held at 3 p.m. today in the Winfield Methodist Church. Mrs. Kracaw died at her home.
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Winfield
Neil Kracaw
Wyman
Neil F. Kracaw
Winfield Methodist Church
Kracaw
Antique Cars Highlight Kalona Barbecue Day Parade
Kalona showcases a 1910 Ford touring car owned by Glenn Wahl as the oldest in the parade part of Barbecue Day. A 1913 Ford owned by Weldon Yoder is the second oldest. Clarence Learned’s 1926 Ford Roadster wins best restored, with Terry Spitzer’s 1926 Dodge second. The longest distance driver is Henry Yoder’s 1926 Ford from Lone Tree, followed by Jean Streb’s 1922 Ford. Horse judging, draft and saddle classes, and a talent show with Judy and Vicky Grout winning $50. Nearly 5,000 lunches served. beef for dinner, substantial sides and beverages distributed.
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Kalona
Glenn Wahl
Ford
Weldon Yoder
Clarence Learned
Kinross
Terry Spitzer
Dodge
Henry Yoder
Lone Tree
Jean Streb
Riverside
Sparrow Farms
Zearing
Rollin Gingerich
Parnell
Harold Gaffey
Holbrook
Menno J. S. Bontrager
Iowa City
Clarence Redlinger
Keota
al Neuenschwander
Webb Morrow
Wellman
John Thomas
Judy
Vicky Grout
Enabnit Sisters
Troy Mills
Wick
Rythym Dancers
Donna Rhodes
Near Washington
Allen Swanson
Kathy Schreiber
Iowa Weather Forecast From UPI Cloudy Skies and Showers Expected
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness in Iowa through Friday with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Cooler air moves in from the northwest to the extreme west, with tonight’s low around 65 to 70 and Friday’s high in the 80s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Junction
Washington Ymca
William M. McCleery
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Illinois
Better Business
A. Kessler
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