Urge More Terracing During Soil and Water Week
Paul Boettcher of the local Soil Conservation office urged county farmers to pursue land improvements through proper conservation methods. He stressed terracing as essential to hold back heavy rains, noting spring storms dumped about five to six inches on farms in the county's northwest.
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Bopp
Paul Boettcher
Soil Conservation Office
Ivan Yoder
Kalona
Boettcher
Deer Creek
Washington County
Frank Kleese
Washington
James Reed
Soil Conservation District
Grover Rosenkild
Lester Luckenbill
Grace McKune
Rusk Views Berlin Border Wall During Brief West Visit
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk toured West Berlin inspecting the Communist border barrier and pledged U S support for the encircled city. He predicted the wall will be broken and said it must be set alight while greeting some 5 000 West Berliners at Potsdamer Platz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
UPI
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Paris
Bonn
Walter C. Dowling
Maurice Couve de Murville
Konrad Adenauer
Bureign
Gerhard Schroeder
Charles de L‘aulle
No Grand Prize In Who's Who Contest This Week
Mrs Coralie Briley won the consolation prize of five dollars while twenty clues were used this week. No grand prize winner as no contestant listed all twenty clues correctly. The poll begins today and runs into next week with a possible fifty five dollar prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coralie Briley
East Main Street
City
Maynard
Bill) Brown
Alta
Lester
Washington
Summer Arrives With Cool Wet Weather
Summer officially began in Iowa with a 3 24 p.m. arrival as showers and clouds brought rain. Washington saw 85 degrees as the day warmed, while Iowa recorded a cooler high and ongoing showers delivering moisture through the afternoon.
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Iowa
Washington
Funeral services for Henry Trier in Keota Friday
Henry Trier 67 a Keota livestock dealer dies early Wednesday after a Mercy hospital stay in Iowa City. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Keota with Revs W H Cross and Donald Manwarren officiating. Burial will be in Keota cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Henry Trier
Powell
W. H. Cross
Sigourney
Donald Manwarren
Keota Cemetery
Air Line Strike Plan Cancelled Ends TWA Dispute
The flight engineers union settled its 20 month old dispute with Trans World Airlines and canceled a threatened strike. Labor Secretary Goldberg announced the agreement, which lowers jet crews from four to three, provides training for engineers, severance pay, and a week of further talks with a mediator to resolve wages and other economic issues.
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Washington
API
Flight Engineers
Trans World Airlines
Arthur J. Goldberg
TWA
Goldberg
Nathan P Feinsinger
Toastmasters Hold Evening Meeting With Three Speakers
The local Toastmasters Club met Wednesday night at Captain's Table for dinner and talks. William Holden gave five minutes on Social Outcasts, Harold Dickenson spoke on Our Last Frontier, and Frank Patterson presented Forage or Rough Age Which will You Have. Robertson chaired table topics and Andy Whiting was toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Holden
Harold Dickenson
Frank Patterson
Toastmasters’ Club
Robert G. Robertson
Andy Whiting
Holden
Patterson
U S Watches Red Buildup Near Quemoy and Matsu
Washington reports a large scale Chinese Communist buildup of air and ground forces opposite Quemoy and Matsu. Officials say it may signal a defensive move or potential offensive planning, with U S concern over possible invasion of the mainland.
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Washington
UPI
White House
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Red Air Force
China
Chiang
Formosa
Legion Post Sponsors Circus Here on July 4
Leon Beatty American Legion post in Washington arranges the Kelley Miller Circus for July 4 with afternoon and evening shows at the county fair grounds. A parade will open the day, with animal cages drawn by tractors from Loveless Implement, Farmers Implement, McCormick Implement and Shaffer Ford. Advance tickets are on sale at local drugstores and Jarvis Appliance. adult admission is 1.50 and children 0.75. Local Legionnaires urge residents to buy early to avoid crowds and support the post.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Washington
Kelley- Miller Circus
County Fair Grounds
Loveless Implement
Farmers Implement
McCormick Implement
Shaffer Ford
Phillips
Pioneer
McDaniel
Osincup and
Schoonover
Jarvis Appliance
Legionnaires
Max L. Smith
Mary Louise Lampe Wins 600 Nursing Scholarship
Mary Louise Lampe of West Chester, a 1962 graduate of Mid Prairie Community High School, receives a $600 scholarship from the Washington County Tuberculosis Association for a county girl pursuing nursing. Lampe, a nurses aide at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, plans to enter Mercy Hospital School of Nursing next fall. Selection was by a committee including Lester Krabill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Lampe
West Chester
Mid- Prairie Community High School
Washington County Tuberculosis Association
Mary Louise
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Lester Krabill
Eileen Jeffrey
Edmund Morrison Jr
M. D. Snodgrass
YWCA to Sponsor Roller Skating Party for Girls
The Washington YWCA invites girls aged 6 to 12 to a skating party next Wednesday June 26 from 2 to 4 pm. Membership not required. Mrs. Don Jacobson leads the event with girls meeting at the YWCA and proceeding as a group to the Skateway.
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Washington Ywca
YWCA
Don Jacobson
Fort Madison Laundry Damaged by Flames
A fire in downtown Fort Madison heavily damaged the Troy Laundry and forced four residents of upstairs apartments to flee the building. The incident was reported by UPI.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Troy
Kennedy faces tight House vote on farm production controls
Kennedy administration seeks rigid planting controls on feed grains with a nationwide referendum next fall. GOP leaders accuse Freeman of buying votes through concessions as the House enters the final day of debate on the bill amid warnings of regional impact and possible regimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
House
Senate
GOP
Agriculture
Orville L Freeman
Freeman
Senate House
Washington Kiwanis lead in county home worship center plan
Washington Kiwanis Club spearheads a project to build a worship and recreation center at the Washington County home. Utilities and maintenance will be provided by the county board. a school house will be moved to the grounds. Estimated total cost is 1200 dollars.
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Washington County
Washington Kiwanis Club
County Board of Supervisors
Washington Council of Churches
Washington Ministerial Association
Kiwanis Club
Light turnout marks Iowa June 4 primary results
Des Moines reports the complete canvass confirms the June 4 Iowa primary had the lowest turnout in 16 years with 282,374 total votes in gubernatorial races. Norman Erbe leads with 134,010 votes. Harold Hughes dominates Democratic side with 66,624. Hickenlooper over Hoover 164,535 to 28,095. Liddy wins Republican Agriculture post. Sonja Egenes captures GOP 5th district nomination with 12,758 votes.
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Des Moines
VPI
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Executive Council
Synhorst
Norman A. Erbe
William H. Nicholas
Clear Lake
Erbe
Nicholas
Cerro Gordo
Harold Hughes
Ida Grove
Lewis Lint
Winterset
Hickenlooper
Hoover
E.B. Smith
Ames
U.S. Senate
Bishop's Company Plays The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Bishop's Company of Santa Barbara presents The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet on June 29 at 8 p.m. in Washington Methodist Church, sponsored by the Washington Council of Churches. Tickets at church offices, ministers, or participating churches. adults $1, children 12 and under 50 cents. The ninth national tour features two units performing drama in the church.
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Bishop's Company of
Santa Barbara
Calif
Stephen Vincent Benet
the Devil
Daniel Webster
Washington Methodist Church
Washington Council of Churches
Bishop's Company
United States
Benet
Iowa Weather: Partly Cloudy With Scattered Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies through Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Temperatures little changed with lows 55 to 60 and highs in the 70s north to 80s south. Saturday outlook: scattered showers and thunderstorms and similar temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Ainsworth
County Soil Conservation District
Journal
Bob Elliott
Conservation Office
Legion Post
Washington, Iowa
West Madison
Highway Commission
Highway 92
Sunset Park
Robert Dunbar
Bishop’s Company
UPL
Gene Woodling
Washington Senators
Baltimore Orioles
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