Ridiculous Day Mystery Men Contest in Washington
Three men who grew from the Ridiculous Day Mystery Men photo are Washington business leaders. Prizes of 10, 7.50, and 5 will go to correct identifications sent to the Washington Evening Journal. Clues note births, years in Washington, and prior achievements. Public drawing in Central Park on Ridiculous Day afternoon, June 9.
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Washington
Washington Evening Journal
Central Park
Boone High School
Eisenhower vows stand against Khrushchev attacks
President Eisenhower, speaking at a Republican dinner near West Point and at Notre Dame, rejects Khrushchev’s barbs, defends U.S. spy missions, and urges backing for a $4.175 billion foreign aid program. He notes Western unity amid Soviet pressure and ends with a West Point reunion supper.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
Eisenhower
Nikita
Khrushchev
Washington
Notre Dame
Gene Leone
New York
American Baptists Stay With Council
The American Baptist Convention overrode Wichita militants and reaffirmed participation in the National Council of Churches. About five thousand delegates adopted a General Council backed resolution while a Wichita church group’s substitute motion to sever ties was defeated.
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Rochester
N.Y
API
American Baptist Convention
Wichita
Kan
National Council of Churches
General Council
First Baptist Church of
National Council
Cub Scout Picnic Planned by Pack 243 Members
The final pack meeting of the season and a picnic are planned for Tuesday evening in Sunset Park at 6 30 p m. Families are asked to bring a meat dish two side dishes their own table service and drinks.
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Cub Scout Pack 243
Sunset Park
County Rally Day Brings 360 to Washington County Event
The annual Washington County 4-H Girls Rally Day was held Saturday June 4 at West Chester High School. The program featured greetings from Gary Letts and Elaine Wulf, a biscuit making demonstration by Sara Knupp and Marilyn Timmins, pledge led by Jean Rinner, and musical numbers by Monica McCarthy Beverly Davison Starliners 4-H Club and others. Dr. George LaMore Jr. spoke, and 4-H clubs Dutchettes Farm erettes Richmond Rocketes Dutch Creek Flyerettes reported perfect attendance. a mothers tea followed.
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Washington County
4-H
West Chester
Wm. Glass
Burner
Washington
Gary Letts
Ainsworth
Elaine Wulf
Sara Knupp
Marilyn Timmins
Clover Cloverettes
Jean Rinner
360
George LaMore Jr
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Monica McCarthy
Beverly Davison
Starliners
4H Club
Linda Campbell
Laura Robinson
Brighton
Gretchen Mikseh
Louise Stout
Crawfordsville
Linda Pence
Wellman
Vaughn Rinner
Don Robison
Dutchettes
Farmerettes
Richmond Rocketes
Dutch Creek Flyerettes
John H. Westen Dies at 72 in Washington Ill
John H. Westen 72 died Sunday at his home 609 North Avenue C after a three week illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev. W J Stevens officiating. Burial will be Elm Grove Cemetery. Westen born November 26 1887 in Delavan Illinois was a truck operator. He married Hazel E Swift January 20 1915 in Washington. Survivors include wife three brothers Martin Harm and George Westen of Washington two sisters Kathryn Price Colorado Springs and Folly Klockinga Pekin Ill and many nieces and nephews.
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John H. Westen
North Avenue C
Sherman- Eden
W.J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Westen
Delavan
Ill
Everette
Sophia Koehler Westen
Emden
Washington
Hazel E. Swift
Martin
Harm
George Westen
Kathryn Price
Colorado Springs
Folly Klockinga
Pekin
Perfect Attendance Records At Lincoln And Stewart Schools
Fifty eight students across Lincoln and Stewart grade schools achieved perfect attendance, with five classes reporting full participation in the dental health program. Stewart list includes Carla Kneen and Tom Logan among others. Lincoln roster features Karen Easter and Vera Johnson.
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Lincoln
Stewart
Reinier
Simpson
Swanson
Bailey
Miss Alcorn
Stewart School
Carla Kneen
Tom Logan
Glen Baumert
Linda Cole
Richard Beaty
Terry Bower
Dennis Wolfe
Alan Stutsman
Janet Wulf
Connie Messer
Edward Wulf
John Kleese
Jane Kleese
William Wagner
Larry Warmer
Michael Nicholson
Doug English
Candace Randall
Douglas Cole
Jamie Bump
James Beaty
Randy Roberts
Joseph Wallace
Barbara Beauchamp
Vicky Miles
Jim Logan
Christine Campbell
Judy Kleese
Lincoln School
Karen Easter
Vera Johnson
Roger Miller
Linda Richards
James Davis
Terry Garrett
Duane Hayes
Steve Weeks
Mike Loveless
Susan West
Bill Wagner
Carol Swift
Donna Swift
Roger Harris
William Little
Robert Simmering
Larry Whitham
Martha Schoonover
Diane McDole
Nancy Bower
Larry Speed
Craig Warner
Tom Duensing
Kathy Miller
Anita Weeks
Thomas Koehler
Penny Hampsher
Ellen Jarrard
Lloyd Grey
Lavonne Graber
Rain Deluge, Washington Sees 0.75 Inch Saturday
A weather observer reports three quarters of an inch of rain in Washington on Saturday afternoon. The shower arrived with bright lightning and thunder, but no damage was recorded.
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Washington
Iowans Vote in Primary With Multiple GOP Races
Iowa voters faced a six-man GOP Senate contest and a tight three-way GOP governor race as 372 candidates competed for state and national seats. Loveless led Democrats unopposed for Senate while Harold Hughes challenged Lt. Gov. Edward J. McManus in the gubernatorial race and several incumbents faced limited opposition across eight congressional districts. Polls opened at 7 or 8 am and closed at 8 pm with about 350000 expected voters amid 2487 precincts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Loveless
John F. Kennedy
W Esterner
U. S
Aandidate
Dayton Countryman
Nevada
Rollo Bergeson
Oliver J. Reeve
Waverly
Ernest J. Seemann
Waterloo
GOP
William Nicholas
Nicholas
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Norman Erbe
Iowa Highway Commission
Edward J. McManus
Keokuk
Harold Hughes
McManus
Hughes
Iowa Con
Wellman man studies nursing while keeping Wellman home
Iowa City report profiles Ezra Shenk of Wellman a retired farmer who cares for elderly residents and pursues practical nursing at The State University of Iowa. He balances teaching stints with night hours of care and stresses companionship and dignity for aging citizens seeking to still contribute to society.
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SUI
Ezra Shenk
Wellman Nursing Home
Claude Faris
Little Sioux
Shenk
Iowa
Iowa City
Wellman
State University of Iowa
Denver Psychopathic Hospital
University of Colorado Medical School
Mennonite Church
Denver
Shenks
State Department of Health
Sul
Wellman Masons Will Observe Centennial
The Wellman Masonic lodge celebrates its centennial on Wednesday June 8 with an open house and coffee hour at 4 pm at the lodge hall followed by a 6 30 pm banquet at the American Legion building All times are Central Standard The high school gym hosts an 8 pm program with Deputy Grand Master Harry J Griffin of Waterloo as speaker and features the Scottish Rite chorus of Davenport plus introductions of past masters and fifty year members.
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Lodge
American Legion
Harry J. Griffin
Waterloo
Scottish Rite Chorus
Davenport
YW Swim Classes Accepting Reservations This Summer
The YWCA invites girls for intermediate and advanced swim classes with spaces left. Friday sessions run 4:30 to 5:15 and 5:15 to 6 pm, and a women’s beginning class Friday 6:45 to 7:30 pm. Dips for women 9 to 9:45 am and girls 2:45 to 3:45 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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YWCA
Stan Kiesey
Six Iowans Die in Mishaps Over Weekend
Traffic accidents and drownings killed six Iowans over the weekend. Victims include Leon Frederes, Helge Barrie, and Clarence Cottrell in Iowa drownings. Sally Ann Taylor and Orvilla Burrell in car crashes. Richard Maynard died after being run over by a tractor near State Center. Cottrell, Mount Pleasant superintendent, drowned on Red Lake Ontario while fishing with three others. George Ruhberg, 34, Estherville, injured in Washington state road incident.
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United Press International
Minnesota
Canada
Estherville
George Ruhberg
Spokane
Wash
Ruhberg
Voting Light For Primary Election Observed
The report notes a light first half in the primaries with four polling places open to 9 pm CDT. Most local offices face no opposition, with only a few party contests noted. Voters are urged to cast ballots. wards 1 to 4 vote at the courthouse Perdock's Garage city hall and Jarvis Appliance respectively.
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First Ward
Court House
Second Ward
Perdock
Third Ward
City Hall
Jarvis Appliance
Fourth Ward
Bible School Opens at AP Church in June
Bible school at the Associate Presbyterian Church will begin Wednesday June 8 and run through June 4 with classes from 9 30 am to 2 30 pm except on Saturdays and Sundays. Four classes are planned with teachers Dorothy Wilson Janice Wilson Mrs Ray Blair Mrs Ralph Wilson and Mrs Ralph Howell.
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Bible School
Associate Presbyterian Church
Dorothy
Janice Wilson
Ray Blair
Ralph Wilson
Ralph Howell
European Farmers Visit Washington County Farm Tour
Five European agriculturists visited the Bob Green-Dick Stephens farm near Ainsworth to study the operation and discuss farming methods. They came with Dr William Morris of Purdue University, two Germans, two Englishmen, and one Swede, guided by Tom Robb during Saturday afternoon tour.
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Washington County
Bob Green-Dick Stephens
Ainsworth
William Morris
Purdue University
Germany
England
Sweden
Tom Robb
New Quake Rocks Southern Chile
A powerful earthquake centered in sparsely populated southern Chile measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. It was felt along a 430 mile strip from Puerto Aysen to Puerto Natales with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Knights of Columbus officers election slated for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the KC hall.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Seismological Institute
Knights of Columbus
KC Hall
Iowa Five Day Weather Outlook Shows Mild Warmth
Partly cloudy tonight with little temperature change. Tuesday warmer with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s and highs 75 to 84. Wednesday partly cloudy and mild with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms west in the afternoon. Temperatures through Saturday average 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs 72 to 77 and lows 50 to 55. The period starts cool and dry then rises with scattered showers late. Precipitation expected around 4 to 1 inches.
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Iowa
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