Keota School Plan Carried In Tuesday Vote
Voters in 26 Keota area districts approved a school reorganization with 728 to 182 in favor overall, meeting the required two thirds of districts. Four Keokuk County districts voted against, and Washington County districts tallied 12 in favor as the plan moves to elect directors for the new district on July 10.
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Keota
Washington County
Dutch Creek Township
Prairie Flower
Keokuk County
Clear Creek Township
Lafayette Township
Molesberry
Start Banking Steel Furnaces in Case Of Strike on Saturday
US Steel announces precautionary shutdown steps at Gary Indiana and Pittsburgh plants as a possible strike by United Steelworkers ends the five year contract. Banks cooling furnaces aim to avert furnace damage and minimize tonnage losses amid industry production around 2.3 million tons weekly. Negotiations on a three year contract progress toward a settlement.
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New York
Seel Corp
Gary
Ind
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
United Steelworkers Union
Swimming Instruction At Washing ton YMCA For Boys
The Washington YMCA will offer semi private swimming classes for boys starting Thursday. Ages 6 to 8 train 10 to 10 40 a.m. while ages 9 and older meet 10 45 to 11 25 a.m. Fees are 3 for non members and 2 for members for seven lessons, with early signup urged for tomorrow’s session.
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Washington Ymca
James Anderson
Anderson
YMCA
Iowa AFL and CIO approve merger into statewide labor group
Des Moines Iowa AFL and CIO delegates formalize the merger creating the Iowa Federation of Labor a 100000 member organization with 430 delegates. Ray Mills mayor of Des Moines leads the merged body as AFL president and CIO leadership positions are allocated. The event caps two days of meetings and signals a stronger political role for the new federation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
AFL
CIO
Ray Mills
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Mills
Earl J. Baum
Keokuk
State Afl
Wilton Seymour
Edris Owen
Newton
CIO State Industrial Union Council
Vernon Date
Muscatine
Eleven Airmen Die In Air Force KC97 Crash Near Walker AFB
Eleven airmen died when a KC97 tanker crashed shortly after takeoff from Walker Air Force Base near Roswell New Mexico. The four-engine propeller aircraft caught fire, spun into an open field ten miles south of the base, and exploded.
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Roswell
Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
Walker
Walker Afb
509Th
Water use in the United States doubles over 50 years
The United States has seen water use for all purposes double twice in the last five decades and projections indicate another doubling within the next quarter century. This trend reflects rising demand across sectors and stressed supply systems nationwide.
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United States
Canadian Woman Dies in Crash At Chamber Meet
A Canadian woman died when a car and trailer collision occurred near West Chester. A large crowd gathered at the chamber meet as investigators and authorities began to document the fatal incident.
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Chamber Meet
West Chester
Emmett F Butler Speaks At Washington Chamber Dinner
Emmett F Butler of Maytag Newton spoke at the Washington Chamber of Commerce annual party at the country club. Mrs Frank Melegari served 130 guests as displays from local firms highlighted industrial products. A highway crash near West Chester claimed the life of Mrs Byron Wygent 68, with her husband and others injured. The county’s traffic fatalities average one per month this year.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Melegari
American Pearl Button Co
Curran Company
Golden Food Products Company
MecCleery Cummings Co
Hi-Compression Products Company
Washington Manufacturing Company
Butler
Wygent
Leah Wygent
Chantham
Ontario
Canada
Mathew
Sue Ann Parker Tomlinson
June L. Groves
Iavonia
Mich
Phyllis Carter
Detroit
Clifford Wygent
Belle River
Windsor
Jones
Washington
Red Cross to Elect Board Members at Annual Meeting
W. E. Farrell announces the Washington County American Red Cross chapter will hold its annual meeting July 2 at 8 p.m. Ten board seats are up for election. Several current directors with three year terms end in 1957 and 1958. All members eligible who contributed in March may vote. county sections are represented on the board.
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W.E. Farrell
Washington County
American Red Cross
Ed Bushek
Riverside
Claude Knapp
Washington
Forrest D. Walker
Marion Township
M.L. Crawford
Cedar Township
Marion Augustine
Franklin Township
Richard Stephens
John W. Cherry
E. D. Miller
E. F. Muck
Bertha Dempsey
Orrin Johnson
L. J. Kehoe
A. E. Baldrige
Wilma Atkinson
S. Eugene Engel
A. Jackson
Joe Jones
Norman Schoonover
Amos Hochstetler
Farrell
Red Cross
Female fish deposit large exes in unusual event
A female fish releases a vast number of exes in an unusual reproductive display, with counts reaching thousands to hundreds of thousands, puzzling researchers and drawing attention from nearby observers.
GOP Abandons Bid to Block Air Force Funding Boost
Washington AP reports Republicans largely gave up efforts to block a Senate approved extra 960 million dollars for the Air Force in the defense bill. The 48 to 40 Senate vote defeats GOP aims as House and Senate race to resolve differences in conference.
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Washington
Congress
Air Force
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House Conference Committee
House
Britain
Ate
Styles Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Conference
Bridges
Bike Hike and Cookout Planned at YMCA Thursday
YMCA sponsors a bike hike for boys meeting at the Y at 11 a.m. They ride out, cook a meal outdoors, and return for a 2:30 p.m. swim. Contact the YMCA desk for needed gear. Open swimming for all boys is at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Dick Thompson
YMCA
John M Douglass 83 Dies In Newton Kansas
Dr A C Douglass of Washington reports the death of his brother John M Douglass 83 of Newton Kansas. He is survived by his wife and three sons. He was the last surviving brother or sister of five. He had lived on the same Newton farm for 56 years.
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A. C. Douglass
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
John M. Douglass
Newton
Kan
Douglass
Dr. Douglass
Mr. Douglass
Boy Three Struck by Car In City Intersection
Dennis L. McDole a three year old Washington boy living on South Avenue C darted into West Madison and South Avenue D as James Harris of 714 North Avenue B drove by. He suffered small cuts and bruises and was treated at Washington County Hospital before being released. The incident occurred at 5 45 p m Tuesday.
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Avenue B
West Washington Street
Gimere
Byron W. Wygent
Belle River
Ontario
Canada
Washington County
West Chester
Wygent
Washington County Hospital
Dennis L. McDole
Washington
South Avenue C
West Madison
South Avenue
Dennis
James Harris
North Avenue B
Harris
Log Cabin in Sunset Park to Open Afternoons
Announcement says the log cabin, an original historical site, will be open 2 to 5 p.m. on July 4 July 19 August 16 and August 30. No fee for visitors. a voluntary contribution to upkeep is appreciated by the sponsors the DAR.
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Sunset Park
The
DAR
Health survey finds ill health in executives cohort
University of Michigan study surveyed 500 business executives who underwent physical exams and found 41 percent exhibiting symptoms of ill health. The results highlight potential fitness concerns among senior corporate leaders and suggest broader workplace health implications.
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University of Michigan
Six Die As Storms Rake Midwest and South
Tornadoes and fierce thunderstorms raged across the northern Midwest and South on Tuesday and today, killing at least six people. In Michigan and Wisconsin several fatalities occurred from lightning and twisters, while a false alarm caused panic in Grand Rapids.
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Midwest
Grand Rapids
Mich
U.S
Chicago
Joseph Cimino
George Nelson
Wolf Lake
Almond
Wis
Melissa Mabel Mears
Marianna
Fla
Pennsylvania
Gas Taxes Rise to Fund Highway Modernization
President Eisenhower is poised to sign a bill this week that raises federal taxes on tires gasoline diesel fuel trucks buses and truck-trailers starting Sunday. The levy funds the nation’s largest construction program to modernize highways and reduce road congestion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Dulles Warns of Weakening Moscow Control Over Foreign Communists
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the anti Stalin campaign has left international communism perplexed and Moscow losing its grip on foreign communist parties. He cited two truths: communism struggles without Stalin era coercion and indisputable victories cannot be produced by iron fist rule. Khrushchev’s anti Stalin speech sparked discontent across Communist world, presenting an almost impossible dilemma for international communism.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Nikita Khrushchev
YMCA Pool Schedules Mixed Sessions This Summer
The Washington YMCA pool will host mixed swimming on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 during the summer. Open to high school age boys and girls and all adults. Nonmember admission is 25 cents. YMCA and YWCA members swim free. Towels available for five cents. Family night on Thursdays 7:30 to 8:30 with free admission for members. nonmembers pay 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.
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Washington
YMCA
YWCA
Polk County Welfare Chief Resigns Over Policy Dispute
Neal E. Smith chairman of the Polk County Board of Social Welfare resigned citing a basic principle difference with the State Board of Social Welfare. He argued state policy allows a mother with one child to refuse work for aid, a reversal he said harms needy children and wastes funds. He noted the case involved a mother offered county employment and a nonworking sister caring for a 10 year old.
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Des Moines
Neal E. Smith
Polk County Board of Social Welfare
State Board of Social Welfare
Smith
State Board
Polk County
Polk County Board
Deaf Mute Charged With Murdering Two
In Spencer Iowa 67 year old deaf mute Herbie Seebeck faces murder charges after confessing to killing his sister and her husband following a dispute over insulin shots. Seebeck wounded in the struggle. victims A G Hagberg 67 and his wife. Hagberg stabbed eight times. wife shot in chest.
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Spencer
Iowa
Clay County Atty
Earl Hoover
Herbie Seebeck
Seebeck
Hagberg
A. G. Hagberg
Polite Robbers Escape With $330 From Boston Grocery
Two bandits robbed a Boston grocery of 330 dollars and paused to politely assist a customer. Store owner Walter Biskupek was bound with piano wire in a back room, and the thieves even carried groceries to a woman ́s car before fleeing.
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Boston
Walter Biskupek
Weather outlook for Iowa sees mild, partly cloudy days
Partly cloudy, mild through Thursday with scattered light showers in the northeast tonight. Lows 58 to 66. Thursday highs in the 80s. Friday warms with partly cloudy skies. Five day forecast shows near normal temperatures with normal highs 84 north 86 south. Rain cools by weekend with two to four tenths inch more rain from scattered showers and storms.
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United Press
Iowa
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