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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
1
Los Angeles. Norma C. Howard, 50, was granted a divorce on Wednesday after testifying that her husband Joseph, 54, offered no explanation for lipstick and powder marks on his clothing. She quoted his reply when asked what he had been doing, saying, what do you think I've been doing.
Scotland Yard detectives raided Greek London homes in a hunt for Cypriot gunmen said to target British officials. The raids followed Labour calls for Sir John Harding to resign as Cyprus governor and cited money appeals signed by Archbishop Makarios. Panos Tofarides led the Greek Christian Brotherhood in London, stating some support EOKA and warning that British security would hold the group responsible if violence resurfaced. The Daily Herald linked the move to new political pressure and Harding's pledge to curb EOKA within six months.
Rep W R Poage says the 1956 farm law authorizes soil bank payments to farmers who reduce acreage of wheat cotton corn peanuts rice or tobacco below government allotments regardless of crop condition. He challenges Agriculture Department officials who claim no drought related payments. The dispute centers on act wording and could affect millions of acres in the Southwest and Great Plains with no reliable payment estimates available.
The Army will move 500000 reservists from ready to standby reserve and discharge 475000 pre June 1951 veterans to end their reserve service. The shakeup aims to build a ready reserve of 1692000 for immediate call in war or emergencies, with a new screening to keep fit and available personnel while removing those vital to industry and national health.
A soggy morning due to rain postponed the Ridiculous Day parade until 1:30 pm. The event featured numerous humorous entries, kiddie rides resumed after rain, and the German Band performed on the square with multiple appearances. Judges awarded top prizes to Harold Jarvis wild man from Borneo, McLellans Store hill billies, and Seiferts. individuals Tom Duncan Harold Thomassen and Herb Osincup claimed top honors in their divisions.
The 1957 wheat allotment for Washington county is set at 313 acres, down from 452 acres in 1956. Notices to individual farm allotments will be mailed the week of June 18, and voting on marketing quotas will occur July 20 in all 36 wheat states.
Former President Truman said he was glad Adlai Stevenson defeated Estes Kefauver in the California primary though he held no candidate. He arrived in Bonn for a 14 hour visit to West Germany and planned meetings with Adenauer and Heuss, noting sleep issues on the Munich to Bonn train. He was welcomed as a supporter of foreign aid helping Germany recover.
A Weather Bureau report shows central Iowa received three to eight inches of rain last month while southern Iowa averaged one to two inches. The northern third averaged two to four inches, with rainfall mostly from thundershowers and large local variation. Soil moisture at Ames stood at 9.9 inches in the top five feet, down from 11.6 inches earlier in May. Local totals at Ames reached 3.95 inches for the month.
The United States, with 21 other nations in GATT, agreed tariff concessions on imports worth nearly one billion dollars annually in a four month Geneva negotiation. Reductions will start June 30 for free world countries excluding the Soviet bloc.
President Eisenhower said invitations to Soviet officials would be extended on a completely reciprocal basis. The move could lead to visits by Zhukov Bulganin and Khrushchev to the United States, and a U S invitation to the Soviet defense minister would follow the same pattern.
Washington reports House leaders from both parties struggled to restore 600 million dollars to Eisenhower's foreign aid bill after a 1.1 billion dollar cut. James Richards resisted appeals from the President and top advisers, while Sam Rayburn and Joseph Martin pressed for action before nightfall.
Washington city council met Tuesday night amid the primary election. They discussed widening sections of South Iowa Avenue between Madison and Jefferson and South Marion Avenue between Madison and Jefferson to create more parking by removing the terrace between sidewalk and street. Other routine items were addressed.
Funeral services for Faance S. Bridger, prominent Richland banker, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Richland Christian Church with Rev. Robert Goebel officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery. Richland American Legion post will conduct graveside rites. Gould Funeral Home arranged details.
Mrs. Ray Cox learned Wednesday night of the death of J T Hap Friedel at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services were set for 9 am Saturday at St Mary's Church Ft Madison. Friedel lived in Washington years ago, ran the Coffee Car and worked for Sidwell Co. He left a wife a son two grandchildren and other relatives.
A bolt of lightning struck a barn on the Noah Unternahrer farm four miles south of Wayland early this morning. The Wayland fire department arrived at 3:40 am but the building could not be saved. Hay and milking equipment were destroyed in the blaze.
State police investigated a nine vehicle crash on the Merritt Parkway and found all drivers hailed from New York New Jersey Rhode Island and Massachusetts with none from Connecticut.
Tito dismisses Senate move to cut aid to Yugoslavia as not important and says his Moscow trip should not harm U S relations. He hints at a Washington visit and plans a 10 day tour of Soviet cities with Bulganin and Shepilov aboard.
The Iowa Development Commission emphasizes that a town's growth hinges on a favorable business climate and strong employer-employee relations. The U S Chamber checklist highlights factors from taxes to local media, guiding leaders to act on problem areas to keep the community house in order for new industry.
Harold Swailes announces the purchase of John Blick's floor sanding waxing and polishing equipment. He will operate the business from his home at 747 East Second Street.
Two thousand Indian children will be given a pill allied to B complex vitamins to prevent tuberculosis in a U S research effort. Half will receive the pills and half will be observed for three years to compare TB rates. The program is led by the American College of Chest Physicians the U S Public Health Service and the University of Pennsylvania with doctors Dahlstrom and Gellenthien reporting.
Arthur William Enfield 76 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after 10 years illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday Wellman Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Ferguson. burial Wellman Cemetery. Survived by wife five sons five daughters 10 grandchildren two great grandchildren.
Prime Minister Eden announced in parliament that Britain will conduct a limited number of megaton range hydrogen bomb tests in the first half of 1957. Tests will be carried out in a remote Pacific area as high air bursts to minimize radioactive fallout.
Traditional belief in North Africa holds that Berber children wear pigtails from the crown of their shaved heads to enable angels to pull them up to heaven. The custom reflects ancient spiritual notions linked to childhood and afterlife.
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