Pork Appreciation Day Draws Southeast Iowa Crowd
Large turnout at Pork Appreciation Day hosted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association and allied groups at the Washington County Fair Grounds. Event featured a pork barbecue tasting with a joint product from Iowa State University and Farm Best, a lard pie contest judged by Mrs. Dan Allen, and a queen contest judged by a panel including Mrs. Truman Tuttle and Lyle Palmer. Miss Cindy Jones of Crawfordsville crowned district queen after essays on the pork industry. proceeds from pie sales totaled $58 for the Porkette treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Pork Producer's Association
C.C.A
Farm: Best
Iowa State University, Extension Service
Washington County Pork Producer’s Association
Iowa
Washington County Fairgrounds
Keith Murphy
Porkette Treasury
District 9
Donald Robison
Brighton
Finke
Henry County
Truman Tuttle
Washington
George Dare
Crawfordsville
Lyle Palmer
Keota
Cindy Jones
Barbara Crockett
Mr. Union
Kathleen DeBont
Keswick
Sherry Fletch
Morning Sun
Agricultural Bureau of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Bahnsen
Sharon Lee
Miss. Jones
Eugene Wead
Washington County
Youth escapes injury in tractor accident near Riverside
Gene Kallaus, 14 year old son of Carl and Mrs Kallaus, escaped serious injury when his tractor overturned into a ditch on a Riverside area farm. Brakes locked, tractor toppled trapping him briefly. He freed himself, sustained only bruises with no broken bones suspected. Treated at home, not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kallaus
Carl Kallaus
Riverside
Gene
Mormon leaders to speak here Sunday gathering
A public meeting of general interest will be held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Washington American Legion Hall on Sunday June 27 at 7 p.m. Two eminent church leaders from Salt Lake City Utah Professor T Edgar Lyon and J Byron Ravsten will speak about the Nauvoo Restoration Project. The event is free with no collection. Washington LDS services will conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormons
Washington
Holland
Ravsten
LDS Southern States
Washington Lds
Merlin Faas
North English
Weather Outlook Through Thursday With Cooler North
Weather briefing from United Press International states a cooler pattern across the west and north this afternoon, persisting tonight. Lows around 50 in the north to the low 60s in the south, with Thursday highs from the 70s in the north to near 80 in the south, and a 20 percent shower and thunderstorm chance Friday as warmer air arrives west and central while the extreme east sees little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawa Lear
Paruy Couay
Bill Pryor Dies in Greencastle Missouri
News of Bill Pryor's death in Greencastle Missouri is reported. Pryor was formerly of Washington and father of Mrs. Calvin Little of Washington. Funeral arrangements were not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pryor
Greencastle, Mo
Probate of will and executor for Hazel Raymond
Notice announces probate of Hazel Raymond's will and the appointment of an executor. Public record appears in the today section. page 6 references the formal filing and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Raymond
U.S. Raids Moc Chau Barracks Deep in North Vietnam
U.S. Navy planes launched two bombing raids on Moc Chau army barracks about 80 miles southwest of Hanoi. Ground fighting left more than 200 Viet Cong dead as U.S. and Vietnamese troops fought along the length of South Vietnam. U.S. planes flew 52 sorties, with the main bombing effort concentrated in the south and a third strike on Moc Chau in three days signaling emphasis on training centers in the north.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Navy
North
Viet Nam
Moc Chau
Hanoi
U.S
South Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
Thua Thien
North Viet Nam
da Nang
Rites at Wayland for Harry Reschly
Funeral services for Harry Reschly will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with Revs. Vernon Gerig Robert Hartzler and Willard Leichty in charge. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Reschly died June 22 at the Veterans Hospital in Town City after a tractor mishap. He was born April 6, 1894 near Wayland and married Fannie Conrad December 25, 1919. Surviving are his widow, numerous children, 26 grandchildren, two sisters and five brothers.
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Wayland
Harry Reschly
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Vernon Gerig
Robert Hartzler
Willard Leichty
Sugar Creek Cemetery
Mr. Reschly
Veterans Hospital
Town City
Joseph
Anna Roth Reschly
Fannie Conrad
Marine Corps League to Elect Officers at VFW Hall
The Marine Corps League will elect officers at the upcoming meeting to be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m The session moves to the VFW hall here for the event Harry Barker is noted in the notice as a member involved in the discussion of the officer slate and meeting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Barker
Marine — Corps League
VFW
Puppet show benefits Washington County Hospital
A Washington group of youngsters staged a charity puppet show titled Cinderella in a driveway venue at the Shearer home. About 35 people attended the matinee and evening performances, with proceeds slightly over $6 donated to the Washington County Hospital Puppets and related show items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ducers
Washington County Hospital
Jane Shearer
Cathy Stevens
Angela
Danny
Rolland Secrest
Jane
Shearer
Afro-Asian summit in doubt after Algeria turmoil
Protests cheering Ben Bella’s overthrow in Algiers dim the opening of the Afro-Asian summit. Tanzania’s Nyerere and Kenya’s Murumbi may skip. many Commonwealth leaders unlikely to attend. Delegates consider postponing while ministers meet, as Boumedienne seeks to restore image.
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Algiers
API
Ahmed Ben Bella
London
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Joseph Murumbi
Kenya
Algeria
Ben Bella
Col
Houari Boumedienne
Ben Bela
Alsier
Boumedienne
Flood Crest Rolls Ahead In Kansas Great Bend Dikes
Arkansas River flood crest threatens Great Bend as dikes fail elsewhere in a three state area. National Guardsmen and volunteers reinforce levees while up to 20 000 people evacuate. River at 12 feet and rising fast with widespread damage and bridge loss near Pawnee Rock. City orders 3 000 residents to flee as crews sandbag and shore up defenses.
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Great Bend
Kan
UPI
Arkansas River
National
Kansas
Barton County
Marion Weese
Weese
Earpooner
Here
Pawnee Rock
H.C. Davis
Thankful
Larned
Syrcause
Kansas Town
Garden City
Dodge City
Annual YMCA meeting set for June 29
The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Washington YMCA will be held Tuesday, June 29 with the Y's Men Club. Dinner at 6 20 p m is open to members wives and guests with reservations due by noon June 26. Meal cost one dollar. Y's Men reserve separately but must arrange meals for wives if not tied to the meeting. The program themed We look to the future YMCA includes community talks. Board elections and financial report are planned. Bob Arthur will report on the Building Fund Campaign and Bob Reed on construction progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Young Men's Christian Association
Y's Men Club
YMCA
Y's
Bob Arthur
Bob Reed
Highland proposes district reorganization hearing next week
Washington and Johnson County boards of education will hold a public hearing Monday June 28 in the Washington County courthouse to consider a reorganization of the Highland Community School District. The plan adds Riverside Ainsworth Liberty Township parts of Fremont Pleasant Valley and part of the Middleburg district. The district would grow by about 100 students to roughly 800 and a new junior high high school building on highway 218 is nearing completion. Objections must be in writing before the hearing.
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Washington and
Johnson Counties
Highland Community
Washington County Court House
Highland
Washington County
Riverside
Ainsworth
Liberty Township
Fremont
Pleasant Valley
Johnson County
Middleburg
English River
Highland High School
Town City
Lone Tree
Highway 218
Tiverside
Hills
Crawfordsville girl crowned 1965 District Park Queen
Cindy Jones sixteen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Jones of rural Crawfordsville, was named 1965 District Park Queen at the Pork Appreciation Day event. The crowning occurred Tuesday evening at the Washington County Fairgrounds with 1964 District Queen Sharon Lee of Mt Union and Nancy Johnson of Dewitt assisting, photo credits Dallas Kinney.
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Eugene Wead
Wellman
Washington County Fairgrounds
Weads
Cindy Jones
Alvin Jones
Crawfordsville
Sharon Lee
Mt. Union
Nancy Johnson
Dewitt
Journal
Dallas Kinney
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North Viet Barracks
Washington County Hog Producers Association
Pork Producer's Association
Mac Whitaker
United Press International
Thomas
Vera) Buchanan
Westville
Ind
Marion
Crawfordsvile
Willard
John
Cathryn) Lehmann
Springfield
Stanley
Elsie) Burkholder
Mt. Pleasant
Orline
Raymond
Kalona
Benjamin
Goshen
Vernon
Nowata
Oklo
Emma Roth
Mt Pleasant
Eva Beese
Joe and
Henry
Ervin
Glen
Hesston
Red China
Marine Corps League
Abdel Aziz Bouteflika
Cairo
Chou Enai
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Commonwealth
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