Sonny Sparks Retires as Rubio Stores Close After Ill Health
Sonny Sparks 55 closes out most stock from his Rubio store forcing disposal of equipment and furnishings. His wife Barbara Payton will continue as manager of the Rubio office of the Brighton Savings Bank. The town founded in 1905 with the Milwaukee Railroad shows no grocery or general merchandise stores currently.
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Rubio
Milwaukee
Arthur V
Sonny) Sparks
Sonny
Barbara Payton
Brighton Savings Bank of
Daugher
Susie
John Richards
Washington
Oskaloosa
Wilcox - Garland Furniture Company
Patton
Third Army
Talleyrand
Talent Night Planned at Washington County Fair
Plans for the Washington County Fair Talent Night are nearing completion with several performers signed. The show starts at 8 p.m. Monday August 5 and features the Top Twenty directed by Vernon Feuerhlein the Rhythm ettes of Wick School of Dance a boys double quartet from Ainsworth a girls trio from Washington a 16 year old tight rope act making his first public appearance and a combo band directed by Alan Bergstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Fair
Vernon Feuerhlein
Wick School of Dance
Ainsworth
Washington
Washington County
Alan Bergstrom
Rites at Richland for H. Vance Curtis
Henry Vance Curtis 70 died Saturday after surgery at Iowa City Veterans Hospital. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Richland with Rev. A R McMurrin. Burial Friends Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth, three daughters Frances Hawley, Ruth Swindle, Kathryn Klager, son Robert Vern Curtis, nine grandchildren, one sister. He operated earth moving equipment. World War I veteran. member of Richland Methodist Church and American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Henry Vance Curtis
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Gould
A.R. McMurrin
Friends Cemetery
Curtis
Fairfield
Robert
Vera Ellen Coble Curtis
Elizabeth Harris
Richland Methodist Church
American Legion
Allen
Frances) Hawley
Indianapolis
Norris
Ruth) Swindle
Lampoc
California
Ray
Kathryn) Klager
Shawnee Mission
Kansas
Robert Vern Curtis
Marshalltown
Charles Bauch
Miami
Boys Reminded About Y Trip to Des Moines
YMCA invites boys to join a Des Moines trip on August 3 with a July 27 registration deadline. Participants will tour the Regis ter and Tribune building the Capitol and Historical Building and depart the Y at 7 30 a m returning the same evening the cost is 3 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
YMCA
Register and Tribune
Capitol and Historical
Young Democrats Plan County Organization Drive
Walter Farrell announces plans to form a Washington County Young Democratic Club as part of a state wide summer drive led by Lex Hawkins and Dale E. Wagner. The effort aims to recruit ages 16 to 40 and build future party leadership, with a county meeting planned later this month. Interested youths should contact Farrell or Alice Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Farrell
Washington
Washington County
Lex Hawkins
Des Moines
Dale E. Wagner
Monroe
Iowa
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Alice Ryan
Predictive Breakthrough in Nuclear Talks at Week’s End
East-West talks in Moscow enter second week with Khrushchev saying an agreement is in sight on a partial test ban. Harriman and British negotiators discuss on-site inspections to guard against surprise moves while talks probe broader Cold War issues and monitor atmospheric, outer space, and underwater tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Nikita’ S. Khrushchev
U.S
Khrushchhev
W. Averell Harriman
Khrushchev
Lenin Stadium
Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei Gromyko
Peking
Sovies
Sino Soviet Cold War Deepens With Rival Alliances
The Soviet Union and China clash over leadership of world communism as Khrushchev plans a Hungary visit and COMECON talks loom. Beijing denounces Moscow while pledging militant global expansion, signaling a split era with Mongolia and Eastern Europe aligning to Moscow and China curbing influence in Asia.
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Moscow
API
Soviet Union
China
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Comecon
Europe
New China
Toyko
Mao Tzetung
Peking
Khrushchev
London
Tass
Mongo
Lia
Albania
Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
North Viet Nam
North Korea
Asia
Kremlin
Mrs Caldwell 88 Dies Here Sunday
Mrs Effie Heal Caldwell dies at 88 at 302 South Iowa Avenue after illness. Private funeral Tuesday at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd Latta and Rev W J Stevens officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born March 24 1875 in Viola Wisconsin she married Charles Caldwell Feb 7 1894. Survived by three brothers Ernest Eugene and Bernard Heal of Wisconsin and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Caldwell
South
Iowa Avenue
Jones
Lloyd Latta
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Effie Heal
Viola
Wisc
William and
Mary Burt Heal
Methodist Church
Caldwell
Ernest
Eugene
Bernard Heal
Wisconsin
Dies This Morning Fred Kupka 79 at Washington County Farm
Fred Kupka aged 79 died this morning at his farm home six miles south of Washington after months of illness. Funeral plans are pending with Jones Funeral Home. Born May 17, 1874 in Riverside he lived in the county his whole life. He married Bertha Matucha in 1910 and had two daughters and five grandchildren. He served as township trustee health officer school board member and was a Modern Woodmen member. Surviving are Mildred and Ruth Redeker daughter and daughter in law, two grandchildren, a brother John of Alamo and a sister Mrs. Emma Hardy of Berkeley. His wife and several siblings preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kupka
Washington
Harold DeVries
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Kupka
Riverside
John
Anna Elecha Kupka
Bertha Matucha
West Chester
Kupka
Modern Woodmen
Mildred
Frank
Ruth)Redeker
Fairfield
Alamo
Calif
Emma Hardy
Berkley
Jr High Age Event At YMCA Open House Dance
Junior high students invited to a Washington YMCA event Saturday evening starting at 7 p.m. The party offers games in the gym pool and lobby followed by a dance. Non member price 45 cents. members 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
YMCA
Gay C. Snair Dies Near Wellman Saturday
Gay C. Snair died Saturday evening at his home northwest of Wellman after years in Champion Hill. Funeral at 2 p.m. in Champion Hill Church with Rev. Lloyd Bauer officiating and burial in Piersol cemetery. Powell Funeral Home in charge. He was born December 22, 1892, married November 5, 1924 to Pearl E. Wade, and leaves a widow, one daughter Dorothy Cobb, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, two brothers Archie and Benjamin in Denver, two sisters Goldie Lincoln Nebr and Mildred Frame Clearfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Gay C. Snair
Champion Hill
Lloyd Bauer
Piersol Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Snair
William
Rachel Ayers Snair
Pearl E. Wade
Methodist Church
Raymond
Dorothy) Cobb
Archie
Benjamin
Denver
Goldie
Lincoln
Nebr
Mildred Frame
Clearfield
Lowa
Infant Janet Wise Dies in Wellman
Janet Marie Wise infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Wise of Wellman died this morning at Washington County Hospital where she was born July 1 1963. Survived by parents sister Julie grandparents Roy Buckwalter Wellman and Claude Wise Garden City Mo and great grandparents John Martin Kalona Graveside rites planned 9 am Tuesday at Wellman Mennonite Cemetery Powell Funeral Home Wellman in charge.
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Wellman
Janet Marie Wise
Paul Wise
Washington County Hospital
Paul
Mary Buckwalter Wise
Julie
Roy Buckwalter
Claude Wise
Garden City
John Martin
Kalona
Wellman Mennonite
Powell Funeral Home
Mrs Marshall Returns from Iowa City Social Work Course
Mrs Marshall, director of Washington County social welfare, returns to her county welfare office after two weeks in a state course at Iowa City. The session, completed Friday, covered regional social work topics and was attended by welfare representatives from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne Marshall
Iowa City
Nine Die In Iowa Traffic Toll Rises Friday
Iowa's 1965 traffic toll climbs to 337 after a fatal one car crash near Tiffin kills Jacquelyn Meyers 31 of Oxford and a weekend string of deaths includes seven auto crashes a drowning and two others. An Akron couple Richard Beech 22 and Beverly Beech die from a late night crash near Akron and St. Josephs hospital in Sioux City treats Beverly. An off duty Albia officer Ronald Mock suffers shock after striking Mrs. Walter Moore 80 of Albia who was crossing a street near her home. An Iowa railroader also dies in a Nebraska wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jacqueline June Meyers
Oxford
Tiffin
Nebraska
Walter Moore
Albia
Richard Beech
Akron
George Leo Kelly
James Walter Sullivan
Gerald A. Schultz
Fort Madison
Louis Medland
Mystic
Moore
Ronald Mock
Sheriff's Office
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mock
Beverly
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Break-In At Richland Market Under Investigation
Cash and checks of an undetermined total were stolen from Ben Young's Market in Richland. Sheriff Bud Wallerich investigated after employee Raymond Allen discovered the burglary Sunday morning. The Youngs were away for the weekend. Entry was gained through a window. the register and safe were open and file cabinets rifled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Ben Young
Sherrif Bud Wallerich
Sigourney
Raymond Allen
Youngs
Kennedy seeks ICC action to avert rail strike
The White House said President Kennedy will ask Congress to refer the four year rail rules dispute to the ICC for a prompt hearing and disposition. Legislation to bar a nationwide strike pending ICC action would include job security provisions in any ICC order. The plan aims to pressure a voluntary settlement while giving the ICC expanded authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Capitol
Congressional
Capitol Hill
J.E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Overnight Planned In Y Gym Friday
The second annual overnight will be held at the Washington YMCA on Friday July 26. Boys should arrive by 7 p.m. bring a swim suit towel and bedding. They will play games in the Y building and take a midnight swim before breakfast Saturday. Registration ends at noon Friday and the cost is 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
YMCA
Agriculture Teachers To Meet Here Tuesday
Southeast Iowa high school vocational agriculture teachers will gather at the local high school on Tuesday after 9 am. Three speakers will discuss farm records and management methods, followed by a visit to the George Horn farm north of Washington to see his record program. Speakers include Tom Huston of Columbus Junction Dave Noller of Sigourney and Dwain Steinhart of Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
George Horn
Washington
Tom Huston
Columbus Junction
Dave Noller
Sigourney Farmer
Dwain Steinhart
Tipton
Mississippi Valley Records Association
Retired Kalona Doctor E. E. Stutsman Ends 53-Year Practice
Dr. E. E. Stutsman of Washington retires from his eye ear nose and throat specialty after fifty three years in Kalona and Washington. At 82 he had been working half days in the Evening Journal building and plans to enjoy his yard and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
E. E. Stutsman
Washington
Evening Journal
Stutsman
West Main St
Ohio State University School of Medicine
New York
National Bank
Journal
Funeral Tuesday for Lee Craig of West Chester
Funeral services for 84 year old Lee Craig of West Chester are tentatively set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home. He died Friday and was a long time member of the West Chester Methodist Church and a 50 year member of the Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Craig
West Chester
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Craig
West Chester Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias
Iowa Weather Outlook For Five Days With Showers
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers mainly west and south central areas. Temperatures near normal with highs around 90 to 95 in the warmer regions and lows in the 60s to 70s. Rainfall expected to average a half inch to one inch as heat and thunderstorms spread later in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Keeler Links Astor Rent to Ward Trial in Britain
Christine Keeler testified in London that Lord Astor paid apartment rent shared with Mandy Rice-Davies during the Ward trial. She described ties between Astor Profumo and Soviet attaché Ivanov, and recounted her connections to Peter Rachman as the scandal widened and MPs debated property misuse amid the Yard inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Christine Keeler
Lord Astor
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice- Davies
Christine
John Profumo
Stephen Ward
Ward
Mandy
Britain
Astor
Cliveden
Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Eugene Ivanov
Peter Rachman
Miss Rice - Davies
Rachman
House of Commons
Scotland Yard
Miss Keeler
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Sparks
Bob Elliott
Sonny’ Sparks
Frank Strickland
Lee Henry
Don Gowey
Fred Thompson
Thompson
Motorola TV
Friends Church and Parsonage
Chevrolet
H. Vance Curtis
Redrift
Mrs. Marshall
United Press International
Richland Market
Dr. Stutsman
W. Chester
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