Hail and Wind Ravage Area North of Washington Iowa
A storm north of Washington Iowa damaged crops and trees, with golf ball sized hail and strong winds shredding fields near Don Cave farm and nearby residences. Rain totals topped an inch briefly, power outages affected Washington County, and farmers assessed significant losses though some corn may be salvaged.
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Washington
Don Cave Farm
Prairie Flower Road
Riverside
Keota
Cotter
Columbus Junction
Don Cave
Warren Escher
Cave
Harold Ahrens
Isaac Newton Weaver of Keota Claimed
Isaac Newton Weaver 89 of rural Keota died Thursday at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman where he had lived 13 months. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. English River Church of Brethren with burial in the church cemetery. Powell Funeral Home Keota in charge. Born Sept 23 1873 Mt Gilead Ohio son of Isaac and Mahala Weaver. Married Emma Rilla Bamert 1902 she died 1956. Survived by one son Galen of Keota, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Keota
Isaac Newton Weaver
Shenk
Wellman
English River
Ohio
Isaac and
Mahala Hedrick Weaver
Emma Rilla Baumert
Galen
Watermelon Feeds Highlight Washington County Fair Week
The Washington County Fair announces free watermelon for crowds during the week’s events. Tuesday features a water fight tug of war and greased pole contest between rural and urban teams, with ice cold watermelon from 2 30 to 4 30 p m. The Jaycee Beauty Contest is set for Tuesday evening. Wednesday includes tractor pulling at 1 30 p m Municipal Band at 6 30 p m parade of champions and pageant at 7 30 p m and a fireworks display at 8 30 p m. The annual horse show is at 7 p m Thursday Hunasker’s band performs at 9 p m in the skating rink building.
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Washington County
Hunsaker
Khrushchev Revives Nuclear Test Control Proposal
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev revived a 1958 plan to allow international control teams inside the USSR to reduce surprise attacks. He spoke in the Kremlin at a Hungarian friendship meeting, calling for parity based ground control posts at ports, railways, air ports, and junctions. The move follows stalled talks and ahead of a new US-UK Moscow session on a limited test ban and a hot line.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Washington
Rifles Stolen From Crawfordsville Legion Hall
Crawfordsville American Legion unit reports its stock of 11 .30 caliber Springfield rifles has been reduced by a third after a break in, with three rifles taken during the night of July 1 and again during a recent overnight period. A second break-in July 7 affected Kenway Grocery and Raymond's Hardware.
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Crawfordsville
Legion
Kenway Grocery
Raymond's Hardware Store
Youth Service Speakers at Central Park July 21
The Youth Council of the Washington Council of Churches will hold a union service in Central Park Sunday evening July 21 at 7 30. Dr Vernon Elgin of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church will aid the youth who conduct the service. Speakers are Pat Farrell Dick Gallagher and Bill Koehler. Bonnie Miller is organist Sharon Lowry leads singing and opens with prayer. A quartet Dan Coon Dave Everetts Rich Ballard and Doug Booth will sing a special anthem Pat Worley will read the Scripture and lead in prayer.
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Washington Council of Churches
Central Park
Vernon Elgin
Marion Avenue
Pat Farrell
Dick Gallagher
Bill Koehler
Bonnie Miller
Sharon Lowry
Dan Coon
Dave Everetts
Rich Ballard
Doug Booth
Pat Worley
Union
Youth Council
The
Journal
Bob Elliott
Forty Boys Help Paint Green Field On Thursday
About 40 boys aged 9 to 14 volunteered Thursday at Green Field, painting the outfield fence three bleachers and dugout benches. Jim Wheeler thanked the youths and especially Dick Paul for coordinating the effort. The volunteer work improved the field’s appearance.
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Green Field
Jim Wheeler
Dick Paul
Funeral Monday For Mrs Harold Crossett
Funeral services for Mrs. Harold Crossett of Rock Island will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie West in charge. Burial follows at Elm Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Crossett, a former local resident, died Thursday.
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Harold Crossett
Rock Island
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Eddie West
Izaak Walton Members Set Monday Night Meeting
Chicagua Chapter Izaak Walton members will gather at the clubhouse southwest of Washington at 7 30 p m Monday. All members urged to attend. Harold Hall, Bryn Mawr Steak House operator near Cotter, received a liquor by the drink license from the State Liquor Control Commission in Des Moines today.
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Chicagua
Izaak Walton
Washington
Harold Hall
Bryn Mawr
Cotter
State Liquor Control Commission
Des Moines
Weather update for Iowa from United Press International
Iowa experiences partly cloudy conditions through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly eastward. Temperatures range from lows in the 60s north to near 70 south with Saturday highs in the 80s north and approaching 90s south. The outlook shows little change on Sunday, with a five day forecast averaging near normal to slightly above normal highs and cooler weekend then a warm Monday, precipitation totaling 1 to 2 inches from showers and storms.
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Iowa
Wellman to Vote on Liquor Licenses
Residents of Wellman will vote in a special election to decide whether the town council should issue liquor licenses. Mayor W L Wade announced the plan for August 20 with polls open at the Town Hall from 8 a m to 8 p m. no licenses have been approved to date.
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Wellman
W.L. Wade
Combined Services At Church In Ainsworth
The congregations of Ainsworth Methodist and United Presbyterian churches will hold combined worships on July 21 and 28 at the United Presbyterian Church. Methodist pastor William C. Simbro will preach, following separate 9:30 Sunday School in each church. A basket dinner will follow the service.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth Methodist
United Presbyterian Churches
United Presbyterian Church
William C. Simbro
Methodist Church
Dale Brehmer
Minor Auto Mishap At Intersection Here
Two cars collision at East Washington Street and South Second Ave left no injuries. Mrs. Helen Irene Hawkins of Ainsworth and Mrs. Anna Louise McClure of Brighton were involved. Hawkins car damage about 100 dollars and McClure about 150 dollars.
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Helen Irene Hawkins
Ainsworth
Anna Louise McClure
Brighton
East Washington Street
South Second Ave
Hawkins
McClure
Grain diversion questioned in Senate Agriculture inquiry
Agriculture Department officials told Congress there was no evidence that 32 million dollars of surplus grain vanished on the way to Austria and ended up behind the Iron Curtain. But inspector general Lester P. Condon said tracing shipments of 24 million bushels over three years failed after they reached Europe. Evidence shows Austrian importers acted as fronts for West German buyers, with diversions likely to West Germany.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Congress
Austria
Lester P. Condon
Department
Europe
Condon
House Agriculture Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Raymond A. Jones
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Jones
Mikesch Named Safety Chief For Iowa Patrol
Des Moines Lt. T R Mikesch a 26 year patrol veteran was named chief of the Iowa Highway Patrol effective Aug 1 replacing Col David G Herrick. Safety Commissioner William Sueppel announced the move and pledged no immediate operational changes while sharpening focus on killer traffic violations and drunken driving. Machholz and Miller will keep posts with broader oversight as Mikesch assumes command and a salary in the 9000 to 9900 range. Herrick retires Aug 1 after leading since 1953.
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Des Moines
UPI
T.R
Ted) Mikesch
Iowa Highway Patrol
David G. Herrick
William Sueppel
Harold E. Hughes
Mikesch
Sueppel
James R. Machholz
Howard Miller
Herrick
Mikesch, Macholz
Mil
Ler
Highway Patrol
Iowa
Machholz
Miller
Atlantic
Polk
Boone
Dallas
Jasper
Marshall
Story
Severe thunderstorms flood Iowa with five inch rainfall
A derecho like storm dropped 5.39 inches of rain in the Davenport quad city area with winds 67 to 75 mph causing extensive utility and tree damage. Waterloo and Clinton reports followed with over four inches of rain and power outages. A tornado funnel near Conrad and lightning hit Harris and Estherville. The Fort Armstrong hotel in Rock Island flooded, a Mississippi River bridge opened for a boat, and Deere and Co headquarters flooded.
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Iowa
Quad - City
Davenport
Moline
Ill
Minnesota
Waterloo
Scholtz Hospital
KXEL
Clinton
Wapsipinicon
Mississippi
Camanche
U.S. 67
Conrad
Haif
Harris
Estherville
Sioux City
Rock Island
Fort Armstrong
Peter Ehmen
Deere and Co
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West) Germany
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