Community Chest Near Goal Names New Officers
Washington community reports still about 200 dollars from its yearly Chest goal. New officers named are Charles Morris president E Kelly Schlapkohl first vice president and Marion Snodgrass second vice president Richard Weeks retires as board president. A cleanup drive continues with L A Holland Robert Bates and Robert Reed seeking the remaining funds.
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Charles Morris
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Marion Snodgrass
Richard Weeks
L. A. Holland
Robert Bates
Robert Reed
Community Chest
Walter Doak
John Phleger
William Miller to Speak at Des Moines Republican Dinner
William E. Miller will be the featured speaker at the annual Des Moines Republican dinner. The event, priced at $25 a plate, is set for April 29 at Veterans Auditorium. Tickets for the dinner and program will be distributed by local county committee members and committee women.
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Des Moines
William E. Miller
G.O.P
Miller
Robert Everetts
Washington County
Republican Party
Veterans Auditorium
Past Grand Honors at Washington IOOF Lodge Meeting
Past Grand Master of Iowa Ver non Witting and Junior Past Master A. M Black received honors at the Washington IOOF lodge session Tuesday evening. Keith Williams Jr. presided as Black promoted the lodge. Washington lodge will host Wellman next Tuesday evening and Capt Elwyn Gardner urged first degree staff presence.
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Iowa
Vernon Witting
A. M Black
Washington Ioof Lodge
Keith Williams Jr
Noble
Mr. Black
Washington Lodge
Wellman
Elwyn Gardner
Carlson Company Paves Seven Miles of Iowa 22 in Washington County
Decorah based Carlson Company will pave seven miles of Iowa 22 from Kalona east into Riverside this summer. The Iowa Highway Commission let the contract for 6,504 dollars after Carlson was the low bidder. The firm also signed a pact to pave the Washington to Riverside road north portion this summer, completing the segment with last summer’s south portion.
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Fred Carlson Co
Decorah
Iowa 22
Washington County
Highway 1
Kalona
Riverside
Iowa Highway Commission
Washington
District Officers Here For Meeting
The Washington County Republicans hold an evening meeting at Captain's Table with district chairman Ben Galer of Mt. Pleasant and district vice chairman Mrs. Phil Weldin of Washington present along 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 Clubs
Washington County 4-H marks National 4-H Week March 2 to 4 with radio talks newspaper coverage and window displays. The local effort includes 35 clubs and 606 411 members joining 2 285 600 nationwide youth in 0 clubs. A delegation will present the 4-H Report to the Nation in Washington DC and visit officials and leaders. Volunteers totaling 307 750 assist 4-H through local communities nationwide.
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Washington County
United States
Puerto Rico
Washington
D. C
White House
Congress
Floods Roar Through Ohio Valley Driving Thousands From Homes
United Press International reports ice clogged flood waters inundating cities across four Ohio River Valley states. At least 14 deaths confirmed with nearly 4,000 displaced. Ohio University evacuated 700 students as Scioto River floods Athens, while Lebanon and other towns mobilize National Guard to curb looting. Weather and river forecasts warned of rising waters in Kentucky and South Carolina amid widespread warnings and school closures.
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South Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Liberty
Ind
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Newport
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Columbia
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Tsarapkin Attacks US Stand in Test Ban Talks
Soviet disarmament negotiator Semyon Tsarapkin charged the United States aims to arm West Germany and expand NATO nuclear forces. He said Washington delays by pushing the inspection numbers issue while insisting on on site checks, as Ambassador Stelle urged Moscow to resume talks and move to parallel discussions on inspections and technical details. The West seeks seven annual inspections. Moscow will allow only three for Soviet territory.
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United States
West Germany
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
West
Germany
Tsarapkin
Charles Stelle
Stelle
Moscow
Southeast Band Festival at Mt Pleasant Thursday
Washington High School band members will travel to Mt Pleasant Thursday to take part in the Southeast Six Band Festival at the high school. All Southeast Six Conference schools except Fairfield will participate with Ken Carpenter of Parsons College as advisor and critic. Massed rehearsals occur in the afternoon followed by a public concert at 7:30 p.m. Admission is 50 and 25 cents. Band students will dance in the afternoon after rehearsals.
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Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Ken Carpenter
Parsons College
Millard Hartman Dies Funeral at Junction
Millard Hartman aged 68 of north of Fredonia died Tuesday afternoon in Town City Veterans Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine. Born June 26 1894 to John and Isabelle Hartman, he is survived by three sisters Mrs Ruby Thompson Mrs Caroline Hagerman and Mrs Rebecca Olney and a brother Oscar.
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Millard Hartman
Fredonia
Veterans Hospital
Town City
Stacy
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Hartman
John
Isabelle Trader Hartman
Ruby Thompson
Washington
Caroline Hagerman
Chicago
Rebecca Olney
Oakland
Calif
Oscar
Boulder
Colo
Chamber Board Discusses Budget Plans and Progress
Chamber of Commerce board members met Tuesday to review budget problems and general matters. No definite action was taken, but plans were made to advance budget work across all bureaus soon. Reports covered progress, the membership drive, and the Retail Merchants Bureau activities.
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Chamber of Commerce Board
Retail Merchants Bureau
Coffee Day Planned in Washington March 8
Plans for the annual Coffee Day in Washington are ready as county chairman John Winga Jr and assistant Mrs Ray Gloyrer announce. On Friday March 8 participating restaurants will not charge for coffee and 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. Money supports welfare programs for retarded children including a film library and workshops.
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John Winga Jr
Ray Gloyrer
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Iowa Restaurant Association
Mabel Miller
Hotel Manning
Keosauqua
John Winga Sr
Kennedy predicts tax cuts will include reform elements
President Kennedy said Congress will likely pass a tax reduction bill that contains important reforms from his original plan. He argued a combined program of $13.5 billion in tax cuts and $3.25 billion in tax reform is the fairest and most effective for revitalizing the economy. He defended insisting on on-site inspections in any nuclear test ban and noted Cuba remains a problem while refusing to reveal new details on Soviet troop movement.
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UPL
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
Cuba
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
South
Mrs Ludwig Jesenek of Ainsworth Dies
Ada Ethel Menefee born September 26 1886. Survived by husband Ludwig Jesenek of Ainsworth four sons Roy Eugene Wilson Lawrence Wilson Carl E White 14 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and brother Henry Menefee Crawfordsville Funeral Friday 1 30 pm at Ainsworth Methodist Church Rev William Simbro in charge Burial at Ainsworth Cemetery. Mrs Jesenek died March 5 1963 at Beauchamp Nursing Home Winfield.
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Ainsworth
Beauchamp
Winfield
Ainsworth Methodist Church
William Simbro
Jones Funeral Home
Washington
Ada Ethel Menefee
Phillip Menefee
Easter Seal Campaign Now Underway Here
The Easter Seal drive in Washington County, Iowa, opens with 800000 mailings and runs through April 14. Funds support therapy, braces, wheelchairs, Camp Sunnyside, homebound programs, and other services for disabled children and adults, with about 90 percent staying in Iowa.
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Sunnyside
Iowa
Francis J. Reed
Washington County
Paris Bank Leader Shot by Suspected OAS Terrorists
Henri Lafond, president of a major French bank, was killed by gunfire as he approached his car. Police did not yet link the attack to the secret army organization OAS, though Lafond had dealings with both Communist nations and the Algerian National Liberation Front.
Fortnightly Club Scholarships For Summer Music Camps
The Fortnightly Club offers scholarships for high school students to attend a music camp this summer. Applicants must submit three recommendation letters, a formal application to Mrs. Dillon Lowell in Fairfield IA, and are asked to apply by March 15. Camps include Iowa City All-State, Drake University in Des Moines, or Egyptian Music Camp in Dugoupine Tl. all expenses covered except transportation.
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Dillon Lowell
Bos Fairfield
Iowa
Iowa City
Drake University
Des Moines
Dugoupine
Dean Stanley
Vernon Feuerhelm
Alan Bergstrom
Fancy Osincup
Herb Osincup
Y's Men Learn About High School Wrestling
Coaches Don Lawless and Al Kinzler showcased Washington High School wrestlers to educate Washington Y's Men on holds and moves. Wrestling, new to the school this year, drew public interest. During the meeting, the club donated to the Community Chest and approved robes for the induction team.
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Don Lawless
al Kinzler
Washington High School
Washington Y
U.S. Officer Gives Opinion on Cuban Weapons and Cuba Policy
Army intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Alva R. Fitch testified Cuba caves store much military equipment and supplies not missiles. President Kennedy ruled out a Cuba blockade, citing risk of war with Russia, and said no clear sign of rapid Soviet troop withdrawal. He praised four Bay of Pigs veterans as serving their country and urged isolating communism in the hemisphere.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Russia
United States
Fidel Castro
Central
Intellim Presidence Agency
Latin America
AWOL Army charge shocks Brainerd family
Mrs. Frank Borders of Brainerd faces concern as her 38 year old husband is held at Ft. Sheridan after being arrested for absence without official leave. He is under investigation for failing to report to Camp Atterbury in 1952. The Borders family includes five children and he previously worked as an apprentice millwright at Northwest Paper Co. in Brainerd. The Army reports officers apprehended Borders by order of the Adjutant General and are expediting the investigation with no completion date yet.
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Minn
UPI
Frank Borders
Army
Borders
Ft. Sheridan
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Spokane
Wash
Brainrd
Sth Army
Adjutant General's Department
Washington
Ake
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Tonight Snow and Colder Thursday
Weather forecast for Iowa calls for considerable cloud cover tonight and Thursday with light snow and a drop in temperatures. Lows near 15 to 25, highs Thursday around 40, then Friday partly cloudy with little change. Five day outlook shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal with light precipitation about one tenth of an inch or less.
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United Press International
Iowa
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