Community Chest Near Goal Elects Officers at Board Meeting
Washington Community Chest directors elected officers Charles Morris as president E Kelly Schlap Kohl as first vice president and Marion Snodgrass as second president and report the Chest is within 200 of its annual goal A cleanup drive reduced the shortage and a committee led by L A Holland Robert Bates and Robert Reed continues fundraising efforts to finish the drive Others pledged additional funds and new directors include Mrs Walter Doak Mrs John Phieger Robert Bates John Walker Eldon Brake with terms for others ending and a list of outgoing directors.
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Wrs
Washington Community Chest Board of Directors
Charles Morris
E. Kelly Schlap
Kohl
Marion Snodgrass
Minara Weeks
L.A. Holland
Robert Bates
Robert Reed
Community Chest
Walter Doak
John Phieger
Rob
William Miller Will Speak at Des Moines GOP Dinner
William E Miller, national GOP chair, will speak at the Des Moines annual Republican dinner. The event, a $25 plate affair, will be held April 29 at Veterans Auditorium with tickets available through local county committee members. The announcement was made by Robert Everets, Washington County Republican Party chair.
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Des Moines
William E. Miller
G.O.P
Miller
Robert Everetts
Washington County
Republican Party
Veterans Auditorium
Past Grands Honored At Meeting of OOF Washington Lodge Honors
Past Grand Master of Iowa Ver non Witting and Junior Past Master A. M Black received honors at the Washington IOOF lodge meeting held Tuesday evening. Keith Williams Jr. presided and Black gave a promotional speech. Washington lodge will host Wellman next Tuesday. Capt Elwyn Gardner urged all first degree staff to attend.
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Iowa
Vernon Witting
A. M Black
Washington
Carlson Company to Pave Iowa 22 Segments in Washington County
Fred Carlson Co. of Decorah wins bid to lay seven miles of Iowa 22 from Kalona to Riverside, to be finished this summer under contract with the Iowa State Highway Commission for 6504 dollars. The firm also signed a contract yesterday to pave the Washington to Riverside road north portion, with the south portion having been paved last summer.
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Fred Carlson Co
Decorah
Iowa 22
Washington County
Kalona
Riverside
Iowa State Highway Commission
Washington
District Officers Here For Meeting
The Washington County Republicans will meet this evening at Captain's Table. District chairman Ben Galer of Mt Pleasant and district vice chairman Mrs Phil Weldin of Washington will attend with other district officers. The first district covers much of southeastern Iowa.
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Republican Party
Washington County
Ben Galer
Mt. Pleasant
Phil Weldin
Washington
Iowa
County 4 H Week Observed Across Washington County
Washington County 4 H clubs plan activities March 2 to 9 as part of National 4 H Week. About 606 members from 25 local clubs join 2.3 million youth nationwide in radio talks articles window displays and citizenship in action goals. Delegates in Washington will present the 4 H Report to the Nation and meet national leaders.
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Washington County
United States
Puerto Rico
Washington, D. C
White House
Congress
Washington
Southeast Band Festival Thurs at Washington High Mt Pleasant
Washington High School band members travel to Mt Pleasant Thursday for the Southeast Six Band Festival at the high school. All Southeast Six Conference schools except Fairfield participate. Ken Carpenter of Parsons College advises in the morning, massed rehearsals in the afternoon, public concert at 7:30 p.m. Admission 50 and 25 cents. Students enjoy dancing after rehearsals.
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Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Ken Carpenter
Parsons College
Millard Hartman Dies at 68 in Veterans Hospital
Millard Hartman 68 of north of Fredonia died Tuesday afternoon at Town City Veterans Hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home with burial Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine. Born June 26, 1894, to John and Isabelle Hartman. Survived by sisters Mrs. Ruby Thompson Washington, Mrs. Caroline Hagerman Chicago, Mrs. Rebecca Olney Oakland, and brother Oscar Boulder.
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Fredonia
Veterans Hospital
Town City
Stacy
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
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John
Isabelle
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Ruby ‘Thompson
Washington
Caroline Hagerman
Chicago
Rebecca Olney
Oakland
Calif
Oscar
Boulder
Colo
Floods Swamp Ohio River Valley States Today
United Press Internaciona reports ice clogged floods sweeping four states Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Indiana. At least 14 dead and about 4000 evacuated as Scioto River spill and rising waters threaten communities from Athens Ohio to Liberty Indiana.
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United Press
Internacona
Ohio River
Kentucky
South Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Seneca
S.C
Liberty
Ind
Athens
College City
Ohio University
Scioto River
Tsarapkin Attacks U S on Nuclear Test Talks
Soviet disarmament negotiator Semyon Tsarapkin accused the United States of sabotaging talks to arm West Germany with atomic weapons. He said Washington delays by insisting on technical inspection details and rejects responsibility, while the West seeks seven annual inspections and Moscow offers three on Soviet soil. Ambassador Stelle urged Russia to resume negotiations and seek authority if needed.
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UPI
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany
Negoti
Tsarapkin
Charles Stelle
Stelle
Moscow
Chamber Board Plans Budget Work At Tuesday Meeting
Chamber board members discussed budget problems and general concerns with no definite action. Plans were made for budget work across bureaus. Reports covered progress of the membership drive and activities of the Retail Merchants Bureau.
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Hamper of Commerce Board
Retail Merchants Bureau
Friday March 8 Will Be Coffee Day Here
Plans for the annual Coffee Day in Washington have been completed led by county chairman John Winga Jr and assistant Mrs Ray Gloyrer. On Friday March 8 many county restaurants will serve coffee free of charge but will urge donations to the Iowa Association for Retarded Children funds. Mabel Miller of Hotel Manning Keosauqua is area chairman with John Winga Sr of Washington assisting. Funds support welfare for retarded children including a film library and workshops.
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Washington
John Winka Jr
Hissistant
Ray Gloyrer
Riday
Towa Association For
John Winga Sr
Kennedy hopes reforms included in tax cut plan
President Kennedy expressed belief that Congress will pass a tax reduction bill including important reforms from his original proposal. He stressed the best program blends tax cuts and reforms to stimulate the economy and said Congress must approve the reforms he sent up. He also noted the Bay of Pigs veterans serve their country, and reiterated on site inspections for any nuclear test ban. He addressed Cuba and troop withdrawals, and defended federal judges against segregationist criticism.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Senate
Cuba
Nw York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
South
Mrs Ludwig Jesenek of Ainsworth Dies
Ada Ethel Menefee born Sept 26 1886 daughter of Phillip Menefee and widow of Ludwig Jesenek of Ainsworth dies at 76 after living in Beauchamp Nursing Home Winfield since 1962 Funeral Friday 1 30 p m Ainsworth Methodist Church Rev William Simbro officiates burial in Ainsworth Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Washington handling arrangements Survivors include husband Ludwik Jesenek four sons Roy and Eugene Wilson Lawrence Wilson and Carl E White 14 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and brother Henry Menefee Crawfordsville
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Ainsworth
Beauchamp Nursing Home
Winfield
Ainsworth Methodist Church
William Simbro
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home of
Washington
Ada Ethel Menefee
Phillip Menefee
Ainsworth Metholist Church
Roy
Eugene Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Carl E. White
Richmond
Henry Menefee
Crawfordsville
Easter Seal Campaign Now Underway Here
The Easter Seal drive in Washington County funds Camp Sunnyside and related services for the disabled including therapy, braces, wheel chairs, and residential camps. Mrs. Francis J. Reed says the campaign runs through Easter Sunday April 14 with 800,000 letters mailed, urging local generosity to sustain expanding programs and a national service effort.
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Sunnyside
Francis J. Reed
Washington County
Reed
Iowa
French president of major bank shot entering car
Henri Lafond, 69, head of Banque de Union rivienne, was killed as he entered his car. Suspects linked to the OAS are mentioned but police have not charged the group. Lafond had extensive dealings with Communist nations and the Algerian FLN, both enemies of the OAS.
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Bulletin Bulletin Paris
UPI
France
Buss S
Ists
Secret Armynization
OAS
Henri Lafond
Banque de Union Risienne
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
Offer Scholarships To Music Camps
The Fortnightly Club will sponsor local high school students with scholarships for a week at a music camp this summer. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation and a letter of application by March 15 to Mrs. Dillon Lowell, Box 407, Fairfield Iowa. Camps offered include Iowa City All-State Music Camp, Drake University Camp at Des Moines, or the Egyptian Music Camp at Dugoupine Illinois. All expenses are paid aside from student transportation.
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Spo
Dillon Lowell
Box 407
Fairfield
Iowa
Iowa City
Drake University
Des Moines
Dugoupine
Ill
Dean Stanley
Vernon Feuerhelm
Alan Bergstrom
Nancy Osincup
Herb Osincup
Y's Men Learn About High School Wrestling
Coaches Lawless and Kinzler demonstrated holds and moves using local Washington High wrestlers to educate Y's Men about the sport. Public interest grows as wrestling debuts this year at the high school. The club also voted a Community Chest gift and approved robes for the induction team.
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Don Lawless
AL Kinzler
Washington High School
Washington Y
U S Army official hints Cuban caves hold gear not missiles
Maj. Gen. Alva R. Fitch told a Senate panel behind closed doors that Cuban caves appear to store much equipment and supplies but not strategic missiles. President Kennedy ruled out a blockade citing risk of war with the Soviet Union and stressed isolation of communism in the hemisphere while noting no agreement on Soviet troop withdrawal.
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Bulletin Washington
UPI
Army
Alva R. Fitch
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Cuba
Washington
UPL
Kennedy
Russia
United States
Fidel Castro
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Latin America
AWOL Army man held at Ft Sheridan reported by UPI
Mrs. Frank Borders of Brainerd says her husband 38 disappeared after failing to report to Camp Atterbury in 1982. Borders was arrested at Northwest Paper Co. and taken to Ft Snelling then Ft Sheridan. The 5 father is under intensive investigation by the Adjutant General's Department and may face court action.
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Frank Borders
Borders
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Northwest Paper Co
Bradley
Brenda
Belinda
Bonnie
Baile Alaine
Erd
Spokane
Wash
Brainerd
Sth Army
Adjutant General's Department
Washington
Iowa Weather Forecast With Snow and Cooling
United Press International reports a five day Iowa forecast with considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Light snow is possible, with temperatures in the teens to mid twenties tonight and highs in the 35 to 40 range Thursday. Friday remains partly cloudy with little change, and overall temperatures run 5 to 10 degrees below normal through Monday. A brief warming early period gives way to a colder Thursday night and Friday, then another warmup Sunday into Monday, with light precipitation amounts around one tenth of an inch or less.
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United Press International
Iowa
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