Four Boys Drown at Riverside Farm Pond in Iowa County
Tragic drowning of four boys from Riverside area occurred Friday afternoon at a farm pond on Noah Mast farm west of Riverside near the Washington Johnson county line. Victims Raymon Gingerich 13 Johnny Yoder 11 David Charles Bell 10 and Carl Bell 8 were pulled from deep water after stepping into the pond while unable to swim. Funeral plans set for Saturday at Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church near Kalona with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Officials from Riverside Fire Department Coast Guard Reserve Flotilla and Washington County rescue units assisted.
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Washington Col
Noah Mast
Mast Farm
Riverside
Washington-Johnson County
Raymon Gingerich
Mose J.’ Gingerich
Kalona
Johnny Yoder
David Yoder
David Charles Bell
Carl A. Bell
Lowa Oit
Gingerich
Yoder
Fairview
Bell Brothers
Iowa City
Johnson County
Washington County Soil Conservation Service
William A Stuart Dies in Brighton at 84
William A Stuart, 84, of Brighton died at 6 a.m. June 28, 1963, after illness since March from a broken hip. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Brighton led by Rev. E Voss. Burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Born Sept 16, 1878 in Tennessee, son of Joan and Nancy Free Stuart. Moved to Illinois at 17, then Iowa in 1914. Married Dec 28, 1905 to Mary Lula Boone. farmed in Packwood and Fairfield areas, has lived in Brighton 12 years. Survived by wife and one daughter Mrs Robert Calvin of Washington. brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
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William H. Stuart
Brighton
William A. Stuart
Fairfield
Gould
E. Voss
Hillcrest Cemetery
Mr. Stuart
Tennessee
Joan
Nancy Free Stuart
Ilinois
Iowa
Mary Lula Boone
Packwood
Robert Calvin
Washington
Widespread Heat Wave Triggers Water Shortages Across States
A sultry heat wave grips much of the nation triggering water shortages in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania with drought conditions intensifying in Illinois and Michigan. Severe storms sweep portions of the Midwest as temperatures surge into the 90s from the Midwest to New England. City and hospital water supplies face strain amid bans on lawn sprinkling and car washing.
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East
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
US Weather Bureau
Middle West
New England
Iliois
Wisconsin
Mercury
Midwest
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Berwyn
Port Huron
Flushing
Mercy Hospital
Greenfield
Wis
Wwatosa
Bedford
Ind
Erie
List Opening Dates At Youth Center Here
The Washington Youth Center on the east side of the square will not be open Saturday night June 2. The center will be open on the evenings of July 6, 13 and 27, August 10 and 24. Informal dress will be accepted during the summer months as high school boys and girls are invited to participate in the social evenings at the center.
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Washington Youth Center
Old bottle law ends stampede for liquor licenses
County officials outline license types A for clubs B for hotels and C for commercial establishments with fees from 300 to 1000 outside city limits. Applicants must post 5000 bonding, meet zoning, sanitation, and moral character tests. New law from July 4 bans bottle system in clubs and private groups. liquor licenses required for any place liquor is consumed except homes or hotel rooms.
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Washington Area Veterans Organizations
Court House
Werm
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Ira Morrison
Legion Clubs
City of Washington
Mrs Benvenuto 90 Dies This Morning in Sherman County
Tina A Guthrie Benvenuto 90 of North Second Avenue died this morning June 28 1963 at The rest home here funeral arrangements pending at the Sherman Eden Funeral Home She was born August 17 1872 in Colorado daughter of John and Sophia Miller Guthrie reared in Coaldale Colorado and married in Kansas to Carl Johnson On November 19 1917 she married Charles Benvenuto and had lived in Washington for 56 years She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church She is survived by a sister Mrs Henriette Watson of West Des Moines Four brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
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Tina Benvenuto
North Second Avenue
Sherman-Eden
Tina A. Guthrie
Colorado
John and
Sophia Miller Guthrie
Coaldale
Colo
Kansas
Carl Johnson
Charles Benvenuto
Washington
Mrs Johnston of Brighton Dies Here
Elizabeth Johnston 67 of route one Brighton died Thursday June 27 1963 at Washington County Hospital after a month of illness. Funeral services at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Arthur Peters officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born in Missouri she wed Harlan Johnston in 1956 and lived in Washington County 25 years. Survivors include her husband three sisters Minnie Hines of Heber Springs Arkansas Mildred Esmond of Rector Ark and Mary Lawton of Modesto California and one brother J C Kirton of Modesto California.
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Elizabeth Johnston
Brighton
Washington County Hospital
Sherman-Eden
Arthur Peters
Elm Grove Cemetery
Johnston
Missouri
Harlan Johnston
Washington County
Lewis
Minnie) Hines
Heber Springs
Ark
Mildred Esmond
Rector, Ark
Mary Lawton
Modesto
Calif
J. C. Kirton
Retiring Republicans Won't Block Appointees in Iowa
Iowa Republicans on the Highway Commission refuse requalification to block interim Democrat Robert Barry. Incumbents Stong Keir and Nicholas resign and wait for courts to decide legality of Gov Hughes interim appointments while Barry faces confirmation questions. Conway opposes filling the Board of Control. Keir shifts to Clay County Supervisors.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Robert Barry
Danbury
Evan L. Hulman
Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Commission
Jo. S. Stong
Keosauqua
Robert Keir
Spencer
William Nicholas
Clear Lake
Keir
Barry
Hultman
Corbingford
Ainsworth
Board of Control
Hughes
Ake
Highway Commission
Waites J. Conway
Muscatine
Conway
Crawford
Lake Okoboji
Iowa
Clay County Board of Supervisors
Kennedy speaks before Irish Parliament on freedom drive
President Kennedy urged East European publics to follow Ireland's example and keep fighting for freedom in a joint session of the Irish parliament. He cited County Wexford and Cork crowds, received the freedom of Cork, and avoided kissing the Blarney Stone amid a raucous crowd of thousands of youths in Dublin.
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Dublin
UPI
Kennedy
Ireland
Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
Cork
Berlin
County
Wexford
Charles City Press Stopped by Mechanical Strike
Charles City Press readers and 4538 subscribers did not receive newspapers on Thursday as mechanical employees walked out at 2 p.m. Today’s run was halted. Handbills notified customers of the strike and the inability to publish. Washington firefighters then tackled a laundromat dryer fire near Schoonover Drug Store, causing smoke and minor damage.
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Charlna UY
UPI
Charles City Press
Washington
Schoonover Drug
Storm Warning Issued for Iowa Amid Severe Thunderstorms
United Press interns report a Friday threat of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes across parts of Iowa. The weather bureau warned of large hail and damaging winds between 2 PM and 8 PM along a line from Watertown South Dakota to Waterloo Iowa, with area bounds extending to Newton and the northeast Polk County edge. Temperatures climbed into the 90s across most regions, Des Moines noting a record high for the year.
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United Press
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Watertown
S.D
Waterloo
Newton
Polk County
Des Moines
Hawkeye State
Spencer
Davenport
Girls to Attend Baptist Church Camp at Clear Lake
Rev Charles Hawkins with junior girls and counselor depart Monday July 1 for Christian Life Camp at Regular Baptist Camp Grounds Clear Lake. Attendees from Prairie Flower Baptist Church include Rita Jones Karen Bush Janice Bush Dianna Musgrove Julia Radda Julia Bodman Shirley Luers Patty Leeters. Robert Jones is the counselor. The group will return home Saturday.
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Charles Hawkins
Christian Life
Clear Lake
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Rita Jones
Karen Bush
Janice Bush
Dianna Musgrove
Julia Radda
Julia Bodman
Shirley Luers
Patty Leeters
Robert Jones
Weather Iowa Reports Partly Cloudy With Thunderstorms
The Iowa forecast shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms developing north, then spreading across most of the state. Warmer conditions in the northeast with highs upper 80s to near 90s south, and temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday. Hot and humid conditions continue with variable precipitation from two to four tenths of an inch in the south to two to four tenths in the north from scattered storms.
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Iowa
Washington City Clerk John Sowash to Retire After 30 Years
The Washington city clerk John Sowash will retire at the end of this week after three decades of service. He began in the water works department and later moved to city hall to serve as clerk. LeNora Taylor will succeed him as city clerk.
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John Sowash
Washington
City Hall
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