Medicare enrollment drive opens at Washington Post Office
Postmaster Levy announces that Medicare supplemental application blanks are available at the main window as the Social Security Administration seeks to reach 3.1 million seniors before a March 31 deadline. President Johnson proclaims March National Medicare Enrollment Month and urges agency and citizen cooperation in signups.
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Postmaster Levy
Washington
Washington Post Office
Johnson
Social Security Administration
Baltimore
Maryland
Double Deck Club Meet Tonight at 7:30
The Double Deck Club will meet this evening at 7 30 with Mrs Gus Reinert. Ernie Hayeslett began work this week with the Western Auto Associate Store on the south side of the square replacing Dick Humston who is now with the highway commission.
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Gus Reinert
Ernie Hayeslett
Western Auto Associate
Dick Humston
The
Highway Commission
Local social notes from community events and visits
Mrs Amos Fitzgerald hosted the VFW Auxiliary Breakfast Club with nine members. Next meeting set by Mrs Harold Haifley for March 30. Rick Crone flew from Biloxi to spend leave with his parents and will return for radar schooling after two weeks. William Carr remains a surgical patient at University Hospital Iowa City, recovering and unavailable to visitors. Jaycee Ettes hosted husbands at a potluck dinner at the Fairgrounds with about forty attendees and music by the Swinging Demons. Six members of the Jolly Nine Club dined at Blue Note Cafe to celebrate Mrs John Custer and welcomed guest Mrs Laura Griffin. Miss Helen Lackey led the Thirty Niners program about her Caribbean cruise, followed by a dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs Ed Squire, Mrs Walter Smith, and Mrs Tom Davis.
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Amos Fitzgerald
VFW
Harold Haifley
Rick Crone
Biloxi
Miss
Charles Crone
Jolly Nine Club
Blue Note Cafe
John Custer
Laura Griffin
Helen Lackey
VW Rooms
Ed Squire
Walter Smith
Tom Davis
Obituary for Jacob E Graber of Wayland dies at 64
Wayland obituary for Jacob E Graber 64 retired farmer and painter who died at his home March 16 after a normal day. Funeral Saturday March 19 at 2 p.m. Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev. Walter Neufeld. Burial North Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Helen Miller Graber four children six grandchildren one brother and several sisters. Friends may call Zehr Funeral Home after Thursday evening until Saturday noon.
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Wayland
Jacob E. Graber
Wayland Mennonite Church
Walter Neufeld
North Hill Cemetery
Mr. Graber
Peter
Verena Widmer Graber
Alsace-Lorraine
Helen Miller
Harold Graber
Washington, Ill
James
Carol) Baugh
Pulaski
Karen Graber
Lawrence
Kan
Linda
P.P. Graber
Joe Rich
Crawfordsville
Homer Wenger
Winfield
Martha Landis
Franklin, O
Helen Graber
Emma Mitchell
Los Angeles
Calif
Zehr Funeral Home
Washington Demo Women to Offer Friday Program
The Washington county Democratic Women will present a film titled Days of Decision at the Washington Public Library Friday at 2 p.m. First District Congressman John Schmidhauser plans to fly from Washington to attend and join a panel with Senator Richard Stephens and State Representative James Quinn after the film. The event aims to promote civic responsibility and invites all area voters to attend. refreshments will be served.
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Washington
Washington County
Washington Public Library
First District
John Schmidhauser
Richard Stephens
James Quinn
German economist to lecture at Iowa Wesleyan College
Dr. Herbert Wilhelm, director at Braunschweig Institute, will lecture on Free Enterprise in Germany and the European Common Market at Iowa Wesleyan College on Friday at 3 00 p.m. He attends March 18 and 19 on campus, speaks in Science Hall Auditorium, with a luncheon, reception, and meetings with college officials and the International Program faculty.
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Herbert Wilhelm
Institute For Economic Science
University of Braunschweig
Germany
Iowa Wesleyan College
Wilhelm
IWC
Science Hall
Dr. Wilhelm
Braunschweig
Philosphy
List of named individuals and brands in historical notice
Harold E Peterseim Chevrolet Gerald R Nebel Ford Mace Motor Co Ford Bernard Singleton Jr Mercury Graf Feed Grain Dodge truck Robert E Southwick Bridgestone motorcycle Horle Feed Grain Pontiac Leonard Tindal Oldsmobile John L Waters International truck Samuel T Wertz Rambler Edwin or Adeline Reha Chevrolet Geb Chevrolet Inc Chevrolet Albert J Hazelett Buick
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Harold E. Peterseim
Chevrolet
Gerald R. Nebel
Ford
Mace Motor Co
Bernard Singleton Jr
Mercury
Graf Feed & Grain
Dodge
Robert E. Southwick
Bridgestone
Horle Feed & Grain
Pontiac
Leonard Tindal
Oldsmobile
John L. Waters
International
Samuel T. Wertz
Rambler
Edwin Or Adeline Reha
Geb Chevrolet, Inc
Albert J. Hazelett
Buick
Coffee Day Drive Aids Retarded Children Across Iowa
The Iowa Restaurant Association sponsors an annual Coffee Day to fundraise for the Association for Retarded Children. Washington County ranked eighth last year in generosity. Regional chairs include John A Winga Sr and Mabel Miller with county chairs John A Winga Jr and Charles Capper. Robert L Lytle assists in distributing coffee day materials.
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Washington
Iowa Restaurant Association
Washington County
John A. Winga, Sr
Mabel Miller
Keosauqua
John A. Winga, Jr
Charles Capper
Wellmen
Robert L. Lytle
The
Association For Retarded Children
Waterloo Youth charges police with brutality
A Waterloo Youth charged two patrolmen with brutality after the arrest of Albert Campbell for speeding. Eddie Denton filed the complaint with the Waterloo Police Department, then with the Human Rights Commission, as Chief Wright denied any brutality findings and Campbell faced added charges.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Waterloo Human Rights Commission
Waterloo Police Department
Eddie Denton
Civil Wrights Committee
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Albert Campbell
Robert Wright
Denton
Human Rights Commission
Campbell
Nicklaus Favored In $110000 Florida Citrus Open Start
Jack Nicklaus ahead of a star-studded field begins the Florida Citrus Open in Orlando as the favored 22 000 prize winner based on his recent Doral Open finish and Wednesday pro am form. The event features Palmer and Player and marks the richest tournament so far this year.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Billy Casper
Paul Harney
Linn County to crack down on junk autos on private property
Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant announced a campaign to remove unlicensed junked cars and trucks on private property. The move, approved by County Atty Jack Fulton and County Treasurer Donald Cover and sanctioned by the board, uses a 1924 law to list owners with unpaid fees and seize or sell vehicles to cover dues and costs. Commercial salvage yards will be exempt.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Linn County
Shielff
Walter Grant
Grant
Jack Fulton
Donald Cover
County Board of Supervisors
Gemini 8 Crisis Recalls Moon Race Peril and Rescue
The Gemini 8 mission ended in emergency after locking with an Agena rocket, causing uncontrolled rolling. Astronauts Armstrong and Scott struggled to regain control for a safe splashdown, then were rescued by the destroyer Leonard F. Mason and flown to Okinawa. Officials described the incident as the era’s greatest space suspense.
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Agena
Earth
America
Russia
Armstrong
Scott
Pacific Ocean
Leonard F. Mason
Okinawa
Naha
Cape Kennedy
Boxer
Atlantic
Gemini
Gilruth
U.S
Space Agency
Charles Berry
Gilrith
Hodge
William Schneider
Johnson
Funeral services set for Mrs Horton Sr
Mrs Wil lis V Horton Sr died Wednesday at Brighton. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Sherman Eden Funeral home. In New York, medical authorities note increasing height and weight of Americans. Tile Council of America says bathtubs now five and a half to six feet long and 16 inches wide, wider than the former standard.
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Willis V. Horton
Brighton
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
New York
UPI
Tile Council of America
Trade Association of the Nation
Tile Council
Hawks Clinch YMCA Hardcourt Championship in 39 33 Victory
Hawks coached by Marty Chebuhar beat Bears 39 33 to win the 12 week Jr High Basketball League with a 6 3 record. Al Cowell led scoring with 132 points while Lions star Joe Gebhardt topped the league at 18.8 per game and 169 points.
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Hawks
Marty Chebuhar
Bears
Tim Trotman
Denny Hennigan
Russ Davisson
Dick Porter
Mike
Frank Sanders
Jim Logan
Russell Green
Dave Myers
Doug Sanders
Clay Chuvalo closed circuit TV rights hot amid boxing buzz
New York based Main Bout Inc. plans to beam the March 29 Toronto fight to at least 40 outlets in about 35 cities in the US and Canada. Estimated 100000 to 125000 seats, with average tickets near $5, 60 percent past sales guide, though Clay’s anti-draft stance may affect outlets. Radio rights dry in the US but sold in Canada.
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New York
UPI
Cassius Clay
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Michael Malitz
Main Bout, Inc
United States
Canada
Malitz
Clay
Ernie Terrell
Main Bout Inc
Herbert Muhammed
Chicago
Washington Evening Journal brief masthead data
The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as vice president advertising director Charles Morris as news editor Bob Shaffer as local advertising Howard Hazen as production superintendent and notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th It is entered as second class matter March 3 1879 at the Washington Iowa post office United Press leased wire Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn and Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of Circulations plus mail subscription rates listing in Iowa months 2 year per week by carry Ww Washington.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Ass'n
Daily Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Veda Latta
YWCA
Veteran’s Hospital
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Medicare
Burlington
Wolf's Flower Shop
West Side Square
Pastry Shop
Dial
William Carr
University Hospital
Fifth Floor
Iowa City
Fairgrounds
Jacob Graber
Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Detroit
University of Wisconsin
the Willows
Dallas Chamberlin
Mgr
Jack
Enterprise
Space
Horton Services
Dick & Bill's Produce Daily
Sail Inn Cafe
Wayland, Iowa
YMCA
East Side
R. L. Lytle Foods
Bob
Tennessee Hut
del Monte
Lewell
Bolt Inc
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