Bids Sought for Washington Reserve Center Project
Congressman Schwengel says bids for a one unit reserve center with a maintenance shop will be solicited around May 15. The building on North Marion Avenue will house the 872nd ordnance reserve unit and provide vehicle repair facilities, with work starting after contractor selection.
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Army Reserve Training Center
Washington
Fred Schwengel
Congressman Schwengel
The
Evening Journal Today
Reserve Center
Marion Avenue
872Nd Ordnance Reserve
Thirteen Miners Trapped After West Virginia Mine Fall
A large roof fall at Island Creek Coal Co No 33 mine near Holden trapped thirteen miners. Rescue crews battled fire and water to reach the men about 4000 feet inside the operation with none reported injured.
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Logan
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Charleston
Jack Paar Returns To Tonight Show
New York reports Jack Paar came back to his Tonight Show amid a conciliatory mood after his walkout on February 11. He agreed to cuts but enjoyed warm applause and a more than hour long return. He said the exit was an emotional moment and pledged not to repeat it. NBC said a brief personal mention during taping would be omitted.
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New York
UPI
Jack Paar
Paar
NBC
Mrs Delphia Howard Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Delphia Howard 74 died at 11 45 p m Monday at her home 522 North 12th Avenue after 14 years bedridden Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home Rev John Clinkseales of Chicago will officiate Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery She was born March 6 1885 in Waco Kentucky daughter of Jackson and Jennie Estell Ballew Married Aaron Howard Oct 25 1905 lived in Washington 50 years Survivors include husband one son Donald of Chicago one daughter Mrs Charles Turner of Washington One son and one daughter preceded her in death
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Delphia Howard
North 12Th Avenue
Sherman-Eden
John Clinkseales
Chicago
Woodlawn
Delphia Ballew
Waco
Jackson
Jennie Estell Ballew
Kentucky
Aaron Howard
Washington
Howard
Louis H. Tanner Dies At Age 67 In Washington Home
Louis H. Tanner aged 67 died this morning March 8 1960 at his home 214 East Washington Street after a period of poor health. He was born March 12 1892 in Ferris Illinois and had lived here 27 years. A WWI veteran he served as a nurse and belonged to the American Legion and Eagles Lodge. Survived by brother R J Tanner of Washington and sisters Irma Bostwick of Washington and Mrs Harry Argast of Nauvoo Illinois. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Thursday at 1 30 p m with Rev Walter Smith. burial Packwood Cemetery.
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Louis H. Tanner
East Washington Street
Ife
Jones Funeral Home
Walter Smith
Packwood Cemetery
Mr. Tanner
Ferris, Ill
George
Anna Rose Tanner
American Legion
The
Eagles Lodge
R. J. Tanner
Washington
Irma Bostwick
Harry Argast
Nauvoo
Methodist Men to Meet at Washington Church Dinner
Boy Scouts of Troop 237 will guest the Methodist Men dinner at Washington Church Wednesday at 6 30 p m. They will present the program. Jim Birney will be chef as the meal is prepared by the men tomorrow evening. Reports from the project committee and officer elections are planned. Season tickets or door admissions will apply.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 237
Washington Church
Jim Birney
Project
Adult Farm Classes End Thursday at Washington High
The final adult farmer class of the season will be held at Washington High School Thursday at 7 30 p m. Tractor maintenance will be the topic for the evening with several local implement dealers cooperating. Council members for next year's series will be elected this week.
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Washington High School
Train Hits Wagon Killing Foster Mother and Seven Children
A New Haven Railroad passenger train struck a station wagon in Berlin Connecticut killing Mrs. John Whitaker and seven state wards aged 6 to 14. The husband watched from his home as five bodies were thrown and the wagon was submerged in a pond. The crossing had no warning signals beyond a sign warning of approaching trains.
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New Haven Railroad
Springfield
Mass
New York City
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Catholic Transcript
Mrs Badger Dies After Lingering Illness at 95
Mrs Mary Newton Badger 95 died Monday afternoon at The Pines Nursing Home following a long illness. A native of Washington County she spent most of her life in the area and taught school briefly after Grinnell College. She married Robert Lee Badger in 1894 who preceded her in death and was a Presbyterian Church member.
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the Pines
Washington County
Badger
Sherman-Eden
William J. Grossheim
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mary Newton
Me. Connaughey Farm
Washington
Robert Lee Badger
Legion Dinner to Aid Washington High Band Uniforms
American Legion post members plan a ham and egg dinner to raise funds for the Washington High School band uniforms. Serving is at the Legion rooms city hall from 11:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 onward. Tickets on sale now or at the door Wednesday.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Washington High School
Legion Rooms
Legion
Hold Out for Good Rights Bill
GOP leaders met with President Eisenhower to discuss civil rights where they warned of no early end to the Senate debate. They favored a reasonably cool bill and considered cloture unlikely, while House leaders predicted passage by next Thursday and ruled out dilatory actions amid Senate friction led by Holland and Johnson.
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UPI
GOP
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Charles A. Halleck
Eisenhower to address nation on Latin America ties
President Eisenhower plans a 15 minute nationwide radio television speech at 7 p.m. est from Washington on his two week South American trip to Brazil Argentina Chile Uruguay and Puerto Rico. He may brief Republican leaders at 8 30 a m est and stress greater understanding of Latin America and private investment potential.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Eisenhower
South America
U.S
Humphrey Drives Plan for East West Disarmament Breakthrough
Senator Humphrey chairing the Senate disarmament subcommittee called for a giant step approach to end the East West stalemate. He urged a national peace agency and moving the State Department disarmament office under an assistant secretary. Other Democratic hopefuls supported action including Kennedy proposing a U S arms control research institute and Symington backing a UN disarmament enforcement program.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
America
Humphrey
Senate
United Nations
Rites Held for Pottebaum Infant in Walcott
Graveside rites were conducted in Walcott this afternoon for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pottebaum of Washington. The child died Sunday at Washington County Hospital. Survivors include her parents one brother and grandparents William Pottebaum Harbur Iowa and Harold Puck Walcott Iowa. The Rev. James E. Grubb led the service with Sherman Eden Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Kenneth Pottebaum
Fast Harrison Street
Washington
Washington County Hospital
William Pottebaum
Harbur
Harold Puck
James E. Grubb
Sherman- Eden Funeral Home
Heavy NH primary turnout with Nixon leads in Millsfield
In New Hampshire's first in nation presidential primary turnout appeared strong with Millsfield casting four votes for Nixon and four write-ins for Powell. Hart's Location split four Kennedy to two Nixon as pollers anticipated a high statewide turnout near 100000.
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Fisher
Len Norris Cotton
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Kennedy
GOP
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Powell
Bernard L. Boutin
New Hampshires
Boutin
Race Resistance Spreading in the South and Midwest
The passive resistance movement against racial barriers expands with two victories in a southern state. Negro students in Salisbury and Winston Salem, North Carolina, encounter mixed reactions at drug stores and a variety store. J Charles Jones predicts some Charlotte stores may end long standing lunch counter segregation. Demonstrations lessen in Greensboro while new actions occur in Texas, West Virginia and Ohio. Alabama State College students face delay in registration and potential integration of Auburn University and the University of Alabama as college leaders extend deadlines.
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Ala
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H. Council Trenholm
Alabama State
Red Cross Certifies Two First Aid Classes
Dr. E. J. Vosika reports two standard first aid classes certified with names of General Telephone Co. employees and Red Cross instructors. An advanced class with 14 members continues under James A Richart, with upcoming instructor training by Allen S. Platt starting Monday. Lenten Quiet Hour at St Paul United Church of Christ was postponed and set for Wednesday March 9 at 7 30 pm.
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Red Cross
Dwight Hayes
The
General Telephone Co
Marion S. McAvoy
Willis Horton
Dick Dawson
Lawrence Whisler
Kermit Klopfenstein
R. A. Baumgartner
Ann Baumgartner
Janice May Davison
Kenneth S. Kron
David Miksch
National Red Cross
Mr Platt
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Mid-Prairie Board Deliberates on New High School Site
About 100 residents attend Kalona meeting as the Mid-Prairie School Board discusses possible sites for a new high school. No action taken. four northern districts seek entry into Mid-Prairie after the State Board of Education upheld a decision against building at the Summit Site.
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Mid-Prairie School Board
State Board of Education
C. W. Beckman
Beckman
Mid-Prairie
Mid-Prairie District
Lester Krabill
Kalona Group
Supt
Krabill
Ke-Wash Firm Buys Colfax and Keota Plants
Ke-Wash Ready-Mix Co. announced Monday it purchased the Jasper Ready-Mix Co. in Keota and the Colfax Ready-Mix Co. in Colfax. Howard W. Greiner, head of Ke-Wash, said the plants will keep their present names. The firm also operates in Farmington and is building a plant in Memphis, Missouri.
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UPI
Jasper
Colfax Ready-Mix Co
Colfax
Fhee KeWash Ready-Mix Co
Howard W. Greiner
Farmington
Memphis
More Snow Seen For Iowa Tonight
Light snow began moving into Iowa with about two inches likely in western and central areas by Tuesday night. Snow may mix with freezing drizzle in the extreme south, with a warming trend but temperatures staying well below normal. Lows range 8 to 18 above, with some spots higher in the south. highs 18 to 28 on Wednesday.
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Waterloo
Warm Air Moves North From Gulf Uplifts Plains Relief in Deep Freeze
Warm air moved north from the Gulf of Mexico easing a severe late winter chill across the Plains. Temperatures rose up to 23 degrees in parts of Kansas and Nebraska as the arctic cold slid toward the southeast. The Weather Bureau projected the TiNois centered wave would break up, while the East felt sub zero readings in the mountains of Pennsylvania and Washington DC eyed a frigid 15. Wind driven rain lashed western Washington Oregon with showers and light snow fell on the northern Plains.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Washington, D. C
Washington
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Central States
Weather Update for Iowa Glaze Warning and Snow
Cloudy through Wednesday with a glaze likely in the south tonight as light snow coats the state. One to two inches of new snow possible northwest tonight, diminishing to flurries by Wednesday. Warmer east tonight with little temperature change Wednesday. Low 12 to 20, high 22 to 32. Thursday partly cloudy with little change in temperatures.
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