Swimming Pool Helps Beat the Heat in Washington
Cool water offers relief as Washington County youngsters, Mike Richart Dana McAvoy Shari Hernandez and Ann Butler, enjoy a lazy dip to escape yesterday’s heat. Journal photographer Dallas Kinney captured the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Mike Richart
James Richart
Dana McAvoy
Charles McAvoy
Shari Hernandez
S. J. Hernandez
Ann Butler
John Butler
Dallas Kinney
Pilotless F86 crashes into homes killing two children
A pilotless F86 jet crashed on a crowded Haverhill street, killing 11 year old Pamela Gifford and her 8 year old brother Todd Gifford as they slept. The pilot ejectee and safety helicopter rescued the pilot who survived. The crash damaged multiple homes and cars as investigators opened a case at Hanscom AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
Afi
Merrimack
Groveland
Pamela Gifford
Todd
Earl Gifford
Calbert F. Sullivan
Boston
Back Bay
Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford
Typhoon Winnie pummels Manila causes deaths and wide damage
Typhoon Winnie struck Manila and northern Philippines bringing 118 mph winds. The city suffered a major blackout, floods, and widespread destruction with at least 10 dead and thousands homeless. Airports closed as walls of flames and debris followed the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
UPI
Winnie
Philippines
South China Sea
Ramon Mitra
Antonio Villegas
Horak to head Chest campaign in Washington
Richard Horak is named director of the Washington Community Chest campaign for this year assisted by Norman Lechner. E Kelly Schlapkohl, president of the Community Chest board, announces the appointments and notes Marion Snodgrass as chairman of the budget and admissions committee with members including Robert Bates Russell Bannister Mrs J H Jones and Mrs Robert Ross. The board has re organized for the year and begins planning for next fall's campaign with the budget committee meeting to set the budget for an early start on the fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Horak
Washington Community Chest
Norman Lechner
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Community Chest Board
Schlapkhol
Marion Snodgrass
Robert Bates
Russell Bannister
J. H. Jones
Robert Ross
Community Chest
Municipal Band to Play Wednesday in Central Park
The Washing ton Municipal Band will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Central Park. Ralph Marshall will be featured with A Perfect Day and other pieces include God Bless America Symbol of Honor Gypsy Festival concert march Hayes Block M In the Mood Embraceable You and National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Marshall
Washington
Central Park
Dick Ballard
God Bless
Centennial books and TB outreach in Washington County
Interviews with close contacts of an active tuberculosis case run in Washington County under the TB and Health Association with Christmas Seal funding. Mrs Loraine Suter directs the case finding with x rays interpreted by a state radiologist and confidential reports to physicians. Centennial souvenir booklets remain available at the Chamber of Commerce office. orders urged before supply runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine Suter
R. N
Washington County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Division of Tuberculosis
State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
Washington County Medical Society
Suter
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Castro sister denounces Cuban regime in exile
Juana Castro, Fidel Castro’s 32 year old sister, arrived in Mexico and denounces him as a Communist dictator. She severs ties with Raul, seeks political asylum, and claims 70 000 to 100 000 political prisoners. She accuses Cuba of persecuting Catholics and exporting subversion to Latin America, and questions the use of $63 million in medicine sent in prisoner exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Fidel Castro
Juana
Raul
Miss Castro
Mexico
Cuba
Fidel
Latin America
United States
Rites Wednesday for Mrs Clyde Coffin
Funeral services for Alta Schafer Coffin 76 who died June 29 in Jefferson County Hospital will be held Wednesday July 1 at 2 p m at Friends Church Pleasant Plain Rev Richard Hartman officiating Burial will be in Pleasant Plain Cemetery Gould Funeral Home Brighton handling arrangements a cancer fund memorial established She was born December 27 1887 to John and Emila Dalmer Schafer taught in Jefferson county and married Clyde Coffin now survived by husband one foster son Alfred McCracken one sister Mrs Edna Crile three grandchildren and one niece
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Clyde Coffin
Jefferson County Hospital
Friends Church
Pleasant Plain
Richard Hartman
Gould Funeral Home
Cancer Fund
Alta Schafer
John and
Emila Dalmer Schafer
Pleasant Plain Academy
Jefferson County
Alfred McCracken
Edna Crile
Catamaran Oil Rig Explodes Off Morgan City
A catamaran drilling vessel with 43 men aboard exploded in a Gulf of Mexico gas pocket blast near Morgan City Louisiana. Twenty six survived many badly burned four were dead thirteen missing. The T Baker sank after a pre dawn fire four days into a Pan American Petroleum contract with Reading and Bates of Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan City
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Gulf
T. Baker
Houston
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Two men injured in county road crash near Wellman
A collision on highway 22 about four miles west of Wellman left two men injured. Terry Dill of Keota and Joe LeFever of Wellman were hurt when a grain truck owned by Welkona Turkey Co collided with a farm tractor and trailer. Dill was hospitalized and LeFever taken to the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. both injuries were not updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 22
Wellman
Terry Dill
Keota
Joe LeFever
Dill
Mercy Hospital
LeFever
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Welkona Turkey Co
Accident due to signals in Washington business district
A minor wreck this morning at Marion Avenue and Main Street was blamed on faulty traffic signals not working for a day. Police chief Mike Lee urged extra caution around the square until repairs are completed. Vehicles driven by Edgar Ray Knepp and Richard Allen Stalder sustained about $175 in damage. the Stalder car was owned by Ross Motor Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Lee
Marion Avenue
Main Street
Edgar Ray Knepp
Richard Allen Stalder
Stalder
Ross Motor Co
Stores to Close on July 4 Holiday Observed
Washington stores will close all day Saturday July 4 in observance of the national holiday but stay open Friday evening for customers. Most stores and offices will be closed all day Saturday per the Retail Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce with some exceptions for usual holiday hours. No Evening Journal on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Retail Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Beliel Infant Dies. Funeral Wednesday at Elm Grove
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beliel will be at 9 30 a m Wednesday in Elm Grove Cemetery. The infant died Monday June 29 1964 in University Hospital Iowa City born there Monday survivors include the parents Francis Eugene and Rose Marie Quick Beliel brothers and sisters Billie Terry Debbie Kim Sheryl paternal grandmother Mrs Agnes Beliel of Washington maternal grandmother Mrs Ruth Quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Beliel
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
University Hospital
Iowa City
Francis Eugene
Rose Marie Quick Beliel
Billie
Terry
Debbie
Kim
Sheryl
Agnes Beliel
Washington
Ruth Quick
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms late tonight into Wednesday morning in the east. Little temperature change expected. Lows in the upper 60s, highs Wednesday 85 to 92 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Local Reserve Officers See Promotions at Washington Event
Washington men in the Army Reserve received promotions at a party for 15 officers and wives. Lt. Colonel William H. Perdock led promotions to Lt. Col, Major Edsall Brown and Major Truman Hysell advanced to majors. Capt. Louis Gase and Capt. Robert Jones held key posts with the 872nd Ordnance. Special guest Commander R. H. Denning attended from the Navy Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Reserve
William H. Perdock
Edsall Brown
Truman Hysell
Perdock
Hysell
Ordnance School
Washington Memorial Army Reserve Training Center
Brown
4Lth
Iowa City
Reserve Officers Association of Iowa
Army
468Th
872Nd Ordnance Co
872Nd
394Th Ordnance Bn
Ordnance Battalion
468Th Ordnance Co
872 Ordnance Co
411Th Ordnance Bn
Davenport
494Th
Ordnance
John McIntire
N. E. Hansen
Edsal Brown
Roy Fields
Harold Stephens
Louis Gase
Robert Jones
Alfred Fritz
Max White Jr
William Thoma
Wiliam Sands
Warren MacConahay
Marsh Atkinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Ayamian
Ayanian
Helen
Margaret Joubert
Leo
Linda
Joanne Knott
John Knott
Barbara Siegle
Don Siegle
Jim Potter
William Potter
Charles Sterner
Max Wessel
Bobby Jamieson
David Jamieson
Gary Siegle
Journal
Horak
Sister
Castro
Department of State Security
Latin
Mrs. Clyde Coffin
Reading and Bates
Tulsa
Okla
Oil Company
Lakewood Hospital
Point Young
Grand Isle
Yukon
Beliel
United Press International
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!