Eight Die In Iowa Weekend Highway Crashes
Eight persons killed in weekend crashes across Iowa raise the state toll to 168, with victims including Alvin House, 25, of Farley, a Highway Patrol license inspector, and others near Rockdale, Red Oak, New Haven, Stacyville, and Cedar Rapids.
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United Press
Iowa
Alvin House
Farley
Highway Patrol
Rockdale
U.S
Dubuque
Jack Moore
Key West
Crystal Lake Caves
Ben Huseman
Nellie Haskell
Bob Haskell
Shirley Huseman
Moore
John N. Eddy
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Violet Bissonnette
Charles City
Arthur Fleming
Stacyville
New Haven
Bissonnette
Adonis
Osage
Gale Lee
Carroll
Osage Hospital
Michael Duffy
Cedar Rapids
William Kobush
Robert Weldon
Kobush
University Hospital
Iowa City
Weldon
Mercy Hospital
Duffy
Washington Band to Perform at Keokuk Festival
Washington high school band members will travel by bus at 7 15 a m Tuesday to Keokuk for the Little Six band festival with Keokuk Mt Pleasant Muscatine. They are led by Director Melvin Hill and accompanied by Mrs Hayes Wallace Fagan and Principal Carl Paetz. Al Wright of Purdue will direct rehearsals and the concert at 7 30 p m will feature individual bands and massed numbers in the Keokuk field house.
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Washington High School
Keokuk
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Washington
Melvin Hill
Don Hayes
Wallace Fagan
Carl Paetz
al Wright
Purdue University
Workers Aid County Cancer Crusade Effort in Jackson Township
Nine women assisted Mrs. Joe Knotek the township chairman with the annual Cancer Crusade in Jackson township. The list includes Mrs. Norma Shalla Mrs. Preston Edmundsoon Mrs. Rex Crandall Mrs. Duane Shalla Mrs. John Wagner Mrs. Lloyd Duensing Mrs. Steven Wiggers Mrs. John Young and Mrs. Lloyd Marek. In Ainsworth canvassing for Mrs. Lee Hunt were Mrs. Mable Gosling Mrs. Pearl Mapel Miss Wilma McFarland Mrs. Delores Hazelett Miss Marilyn McDole and Mrs. Mary Meeks.
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Joe Knotek
Jackson Township
Norma Shalla
Preston Edmundsoon
Rex Crandall
Duane Shalla
John Wagner
Lloyd Duensing
Steven Wiggers
John Young
Lloyd Marek
Lee Hunt
Ainsworth
Mable Gosling
Pearl Mapel
Wilma McFarland
Delores Hazelett
Marilyn McDole
Mary Meeks
Largest Elephant In Circus Here Thursday
Dixie the giant elephant will perform twice in Washington on Thursday with the Hagen Bros Circus at Townsley Park Fairgrounds. Shows are at 3 15 p m and 8 p m with advance tickets $1 50 from local merchants and Jaycee members. Proceeds fund future Jaycee community projects.
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America
Washington
Hagen Bros
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Townsley Park Fairgrounds
Falk Clothing
Schounover Drug
Perdock Oldsmobile Cadillac
Beye's Shoe Repair
Meyer's
Jaycee
Freak Snow Storm Maroons Fishermen In Southern California
A freak May snow storm marooned fishermen in the southern California mountains and dumped over a foot of snow on central Nevada. The event disrupted an atomic test near Las Vegas and may delay Operation Cue. Rescue teams reached about 100 people stranded by the storm.
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United Press
California
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nev
Florida
Georgia
Air Force
Tonopah
Great Lakes
Texas
Duluth
Minn
Midwest
East
Gulf Coast
New England
Carolinas
Library Closure Through Tuesday Evening
Washington public library will be closed until 6 p.m. Tuesday May 3 to allow staff to attend a district meeting in Fort Madison. Normal hours resume after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Washington
Fort Madison
Four More Families Establish Home Here
Four more families welcomed by the city hostess establish homes in Washington. George H. Pauls returns from Omaha after 12 years, living at 4222 South Third Avenue and enjoying hunting mushrooms. The Kleinmeyers live at 415 West Second Street, Lutheran church members, with son Danny Dean, four. Phillip Van Cleve and family move to 510 West Third Street from Ottumwa, Catholic, with two children Phillip and Nancy. Peter Pan bread salesman. David Price and family relocate from Iowa City to 1030 North Iowa Avenue. Price is a Boy Scout district executive. three daughters Mary Lynne, Margo, and Peggy. Christian church members.
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Washington
George H. Pauls
Omaha
Nebr
Mr. Pauls
South Third Avenue
United Presbyterian Church
William Kleinmeyer
Danny Dean
West Second Street
Oxford
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Mr. Kleinmeyer
G & H Dairy
Phillip van Cleve
510 West Third Street
Ottumwa
Phillip
Nancy
van Cleve
David Price
Iowa City
Iowa Avenue
Mary Lynne
Margo
Peggy
Price
Twelve Firsts At State Music Meet Highlight Washington
Washington high school music students earned 12 Division I and 27 Division II ratings at the Iowa state contest in Indianola. Directors Melvin Hill and Robert Ferrell praised the results amid stricter judging, noting four top instrumental groups won Division I and that优秀 girls sextet and other ensembles impressed the judge.
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Washington High School
Indianola
Melvin Hill
Robert Ferrell
Washington
Truck Damaged Near Ainsworth in Sunday Wreck
A semi-trailer driven by Otto H. Carlson of Minneapolis overturned on a soft shoulder half a mile south of the junction of highways 92 and 218 on highway 218 at 10 p.m. Sunday. Carlson was uninjured and the crash caused about 7000 dollars in damage to the truck. sheriff investigators were summoned.
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Otto H. Carlson
Minneapolis
Minn
Ainsworth
Legion Post Meeting Tuesday Evening At City Hall
Harold Jarvis commander of Leon Beatty American Legion post urged all members to attend the regular post meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in the Legion rooms at city hall. He said a number of important business matters are to come before the members tomorrow evening.
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Harold Jarvis
Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Jarvis
Fix Up Enthusiasts Might Repair Walks
Washington residents taking part in Clean Up Weeks notice activity along paint up clean up fix up lines. City officials highlight sidewalk repairs as a campaign item to improve the city and property appearance. Sidewalk upkeep is the responsibility of individual property owners.
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Washington
Charles Keck Dies in Hollywood California
Charles H. Keck a former Washington banker died in Hollywood California. Services are planned there Wednesday according to a telegram from Ira Sproll to Mrs. Carl Keck. He was a member of a pioneer Washington family and son of the late Joseph Keck founder of the Commercial Bank in Washington.
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Charles H. Keck
Washington
California
Keck
Hollywood
Mr. Keck
Ira Sproll
Carl Keck
Charles Keck
Joseph Keck
Old Commercial Bank
Charles
Toastmasters Attend District Convention and Contest
John Ganon and Frank Patterson attended the Toastmasters International district convention at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. Patterson, deputy governor, represented the Washington club at the district officers meeting and election. Ganon judged the speech contest and joined the noon luncheon program after the evening banquet.
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John Ganon
Frank Patterson
Toastmasters International
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Patterson
Washington Toastmasters Club
Gamon
Second Child Dies After Salk Shot and Homicide Charge
A 17 year old gang member Frank Santana faced arraignment on homicide charges for the shooting death of 15 year old William Blankenship Jr as his fellow Navajo gang members assisted. The victim's father, William Blankenship, vowed to move his family out of New York City. In separate news, a second child died after receiving a Salk polio vaccine, Janet Lee Kincaid, 7, from Moscow Idaho, amid continuing mass inoculations and regulatory debate over Cutter vaccine.
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New York
Frank
Tarzan) Santana
William Blankenship Jr
William Blankenship
New York City
Blankenship
Pennsylvania
Blue Poconos
Santana
Young Blankenship
Ralph
Superman) Falcon
Washington
Janet Lee Kincaid
Moscow
Idaho
Janet Lee
St. Luke's Hospital
Spokane
Wash
Susan Pierce
Pocatello
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
California
Air National Guard
Boise
Lewiston
Benny Gale
Ahsahka
Malcolm Merrill
Vermont
Chicago
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Unusual Pinto Mouse Draws Attention Near Journal Office
Max Waterhouse living southwest of Washington on route one found a brown and white mouse in an empty crate. He says the creature is a so called pinto mouse with white feet and belly and a red tinted tail attracting notice around the Journal office today.
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Max Waterhouse
Washington
Journal
Max
Viet Nam civil war battle rages around Saigon and Cholon
Government troops under Premier Diem launched a counterattack in Saigon's outskirts after a switch in allegiance by five Binh Xuyen battalions. Dozens reportedly killed as Diem's forces moved to encircle the Som Kui district and a key Chinese Arroyo island. Gen. Lawton Collin s arrived with U S plans to aid the government. The fighting prompted evacuations of American personnel from the U S diplomatic mission area.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Cholon
United States
Binh Xuyen
Diem
Arroy
Som Kui
Bao Dai
Britain envoy arrives to assess Southeast Asia turmoil in London
Malcolm MacDonald flew in from Singapore to review the Vietnamese crisis at London's request. Collins warned Diem that the U S could not guarantee future moves by the premier. Bao Dai sought to ease tensions by supporting a broader government to avert more bloodshed as Diem held firm against a weekend of coups and counter coups.
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Malcolm MacDonald
Bao Dai
Diem
Asa P Johnson Dies in Burlington Wyoming
Obituary notes the death of Asa P Johnson of Burlington Wyoming after a two year illness with a stay in Cody Wyoming hospital. He is survived by a son Harry and a daughter Mrs Hazel Schlaf. his wife Bessie Speheger Johnson died in July 1944.
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Asa P. Johnson
Burlington
Wyo
Johnson
Cody
Bessie Speheger Johnson
Harry
Hazel Schlaf
Concerts Open National Music Week In Central Park
Washington marks National Music Week with an 8 p m Municipal band concert in Central park led by Melvin Hill. Fortnightly Music department schedules a May 5 joint band and chorus at the high school at 8 p m featuring top state contest musicians and the full chorus and band. This concludes the school musicians’ season.
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Washington
Melvin Hill
Central Park
Music Department
Iowa lawmakers approve record tax hikes and 11.65 million yearly state spend
In Des Moines two days after the 1955 money session, officials report a $22.375 million annual tax increase the second largest on record. Expenditures for schools welfare and departments rise to about 137 million dollars, with a July 1 effective date for the new money tax. A one cent gas tax increase will raise 7.5 to 8 million for road funds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Glenn Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Progress in Salk Inoculation Of Youngsters County Wide
Washington county polio chapter chairman Bob Ross announces a $250 gift from Health Institute Association via Blue Cross and Blue Shield to support Salk vaccine efforts. First and second graders are receiving injections. Lincoln school had 160 students vaccinated without a tear, with praise for local physicians, health staff, nurses and volunteers.
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Bob Ross
Washington County
Health Institute Association
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Stephen Wiggers
Ross
Ainsworth
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Ethel Gregg
Eileen Jeffrey
John Phieger
Iowa Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers Likely
Partly cloudy with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Continued warm southeast, cooler northwest tonight. Lows 55 to 60 northwest, 60 to 65 southeast. Tuesday becomes cooler in the west, highs 75 to 80 northwest, 80s in the east. Wednesday cooler with moderate temperatures.
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United Press
Iowa
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