Hughes Seeks Quick Senate Action On Liquor Bill
Gov Harold E Hughes said the house amended liquor by the drink bill is acceptable and hopes the senate will concur to avoid further delay. If enacted by July 4 licenses could be issued, with officials forecasting bar openings on Independence Day. Senate leaders expect action later this week after tax program debates.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
House
Iowa Senate
Hughes
Senate
Jack Schroeder
R - Davenport
Judiciary HI Committee
May events fill Washington High School calendar
The May schedule at Washington High School outlines events culminating in Baccalaureate on May 19 and Commencement on May 23 with speaker John W. Henderson Ph D president Town Wesleyan College. Other activities include choir and vocal concerts May 7 and 9, a Mother Daughter Tea May 1, Science Club FTA picnic DECA banquet May 16, Class Day May 21, semester exams May 22 23, and the last day with an awards assembly May 24.
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Washington High School
E. Kelly Senlapkohl
Dennis Stutrud
John W. Henderson
Town Wesleyan College
Y's Men Plan Lake Darling Cleanup Session
Y's Men will visit Lake Darling Tuesday for their annual cleanup at the Youth Center camp. They will clean cabins dining hall kitchen shower buildings and grounds, wash windows and prepare buildings and equipment for the camping season.
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Lake Youth Center
Washington Y’s
Lake Darling
Youth Center
Y's
Memorial Day Plans To Be Drafted In City Hall
City hall upstairs room hosts Memorial Day planning meeting this evening at 7 30 p m. General chairman George W Rudiger urges patriotic groups to attend with representation from Boy Scouts Blue Birds Municipal Band and local schools.
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Washington
City Hall
George W. Rudiger
Boy Scouts
Blue Birds
Municipal Band
Missouri Bus Protest Spreads Across State
Demonstrations against Missouri's denial of public school bus transport for parochial students spread from Jefferson City to St. Louis and suburbs as Catholics enrol in public schools amid debates over costs. Governor Dalton defended state duties while opposition to extending bus privileges to private schools intensified.
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Jefferson City
UPS
Missouri
St Louis
Kansas City
Simonsen Junior High
St. Louis
Combs
Florissant
Washington
John M. Dalton
Dalton
Missouri House
House
Gamie E. Curtis Dies Suddenly at 72 in Crawfordsville
Gamie E. Curtis, 72, of Crawfordsville, died Sunday May 1963 at Mercy Hospital in Burlington after a sudden illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Lloyd Latta officiating. Burial Crawfordsville Cemetery. Born February 21 1801 in Crawfordsville, son of Fenian Sarah Frank. Retired CB and Q Ri road employee. Survived by brothers Henry of Burlington and Ed of Washington, sister Mrs Olive Long of Burlington, and many nieces and nephews.
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Garme Curtis
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Sherman-Eden
Lloyd Latta
Curtis
Fenian
Sarah Frank
Henry
Washington
Olive Long
Jr High Speech Choir to Appear at Halcyon House
Washington Junior High School speech choir performs May 16 at 1 p m under Ray Blair. The new extracurricular group emphasizes unison speaking similar to a chorus with some solos.
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Washington Junior High School
Halcyon House
Ray Blair
Blair
Choi
Rites Planned for Mrs. Carl Gwin in Columbus Junction
Mrs. Carl Gwin 66 of Columbus City died Saturday at Washington County Hospital. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Parris officiating. burial in Morning Sun. Hazel Marie Kerr born May 18 1896 near Morning Sun daughter of LT Hank Kerr and Minnie Kerr. She married Benjamin Van Atten and later Carlwin on Oct 0 1925. Survived by husband, one daughter five sons including Lyle Gwin of Washington, two sisters 15 grandchildren two brothers and two sisters.
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Columbus Junction
Carl Gwin
Columbus City
Washington County
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Morning Sun
Hazel Marie Kerr
Minnie Hank Kerr
Benjamin van Atten
Carlwin
Lyle Gwin
Washington
Washington High School Spring Concert Set For May 9
Washington High School presents a combined vocal and instrumental concert Thursday May 9 at 8 p.m. in the school gym. Alan Bergstrom and Vernon Feuerhelm direct the groups with season tickets available for admission and individual tickets at the door. The program features Concert Band pieces and Vocal Group numbers performed by the Girls Glee Club Freshman mixed chorus Boys Glee Club and the choir with pieces including Majesty of America Festival Prelude New Shoes Little Dream Casey Jo Skiers Waltz and Go Not Far From Me.
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Washington High School
Alan Bergstrom
Vernon Feuerhelm
Jenkins
Casey Jo
Boys Glee Club
Ould
Debate over Rockefeller presidential bid after remarriage
Washington Republican leaders weigh Rockefeller's political future after his Saturday remarriage to Margaretta Murphy. Views split on whether the union damages his nominating prospects or signals his obituary, with some naming Goldwater Romney Scranton Morton as possible successors and others preferring Rockefeller or Nixon as front runners.
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Washington
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Newnor
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller Stillas
South
Goldwater
National Committee
George Romney
Michigan
William W Scranton
Pennsylvania
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
Oklahoma
John Tyler
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Edward Clanin of Peoria Dies Here
Edward Clanin 72 of Peoria Illinois died Sunday May 5 1963 at Washington County Hospital after seven months illness. He was a retired machinist and lived in Ipava two months previously. He was born November 16 1890 in Ipava Illinois, son of Hezekiah and Lavada Lindsey Clanin. Surviving five sons Royce Dayton Ohio Robert Phillip Charles Edwin Keith Illinois. two daughters Olive Shalla Riverside and Annabeth Utzinger Bartonville. 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday at Shango Funeral Home Ipava with burial there. Sherman Eden Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
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Edward Clanin
Peoria
Washington County Hospital
Clanin
Dwane Shalla
Riverside
Shango
Ipava
Sherman Eden
Ipava, Ill
Hezekiah
Lavada
Lindsey
Royce
Dayton
Ohio
Robert
Phillip
Charles
Edwin Keith
Ilinois
Dwane
Olive) Shalla
Raymond
Annabeth) Utzinger
Bartonville
Smarty Party For Eighth Graders At Washington Junior High
Washington Junior High honors eighth grade students who made at least three of four honor rolls with a Smarty Party at Captain's Table. Supt Phleger, Principal Jesse Linch, PTG officials led by Mrs Max Owens will attend. Barbara Humston to play piano. PTG president Mrs Leo Beauchamp to attend.
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Washington
John V.’ Phleger
Jesse Linch
Max Owens
Leo Beauchamp
PTG
Incom
Supt
Phleger
Barbara Humston
Tues
Becky Arnold
Kathy Bakehouse
Brian Britain
Lyle Brock
Jami Bump
Doug Campbell
Marlene Chabal
Carma Chorpening
Kent Dallmeyer
Doug English
Karen + Grubb
Coming Events At Washington Junior High School
Principal Jesse Linch outlines a busy month with a vocal and instrumental concert at 6 50 p m. on Monday. Highlights include a Smarty Party May 7 at the Captain's Table for honor roll students, a May 11 junior high student council meeting at Ames, a May 16 speech choir program at Halcyon House, a band concert that evening, Awards Day May 20, and the last class day May 24 with report cards May 25.
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Washington Junior High
Jesse Linch
Ei Raders
John Phieger
Ames
Linch
Dave Lynch
Carma Chorpening
Connie Messer
Halcyon House
Ray’ Blair
Ralph Miller Wins Bicycle in Contest
Ralph Miller son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller won the grand prize bicycle in the Scouts annual exposition ticket contest held at the fairgrounds Saturday night. Miller sold nine tickets, the high district total, while other prizes went to Scouts in Iowa City and Twenty two local Scouts earned kerchief slides for selling five dollars of tickets. Scouts from the Iowa City Washington area participate in this annual ticket sale.
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Washington
Fairgrounds
Ralph Miller
Raymond Miller
Towa City
Iowa City
Washton
Odd Fellows Meet Highlights Iowa District Event
A Saturday Odd Fellows district meeting in the local hall drew 231 attendees. Vernon Witting of Washington served as Sovereign Grand Chaplain and gave an invocation, with honors awarded to Witting and Tom Godfrey of Grinnell for service to the order. Edward Gray and Carl Jones of Washington were initiated and a dance followed the sessions.
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State Lodge
Odd Fellows Fern
Iowa District Association
Black
Knoxville
Iowa
Oddfellowship
Odd Fellow
Odd Fellows Hall
Vernon Witting
Washington
Alan Bergstrom
Ivan West, Jr
Winga
Keith Williams Jr
Noble Grand
Tom Godfrey
Grinnell
Soverei
Edward Gray
Carl Jones
Louis Patterson Dies in Cedar Rapids After Illness
Louis Patterson was a Cedar Rapids resident for 35 years and a Wil son and Company employee. He died at 1 35 a m after a brief illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by wife Pearl Nelson and six brothers and three sisters, services were held at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church at 2 p m with burial to follow.
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Louis Patterson
19Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Washington County
Pearl Nelson
Mt. Pleasant
Patterson
Crawfordsville
Methodist Church
Jay
West Burlington
Lloyd
Biggsville
Frank
Richard Godfrey Dies In Mount Pleasant
Richard Godfrey age 60 of Mount Pleasant died Sunday May 5 1965. A native of Washington he had lived in Mount Pleasant 30 years and worked in the restaurant business. Funeral at Crane Funeral Home Mount Pleasant 10 a m CDT with a committal service 10 30 a m CST Tuesday Elm Stove Cemetery. Born March 9 1903 in Washington he was son of John Milton and Margaret McMillen Godfrey. Survived by one brother and two sisters.
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Richard Godfrey
Mt Pleasant
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Crane
Elm Stove
Mr. Godfrey
John Milton
Margaret McMillen
Godfrey
Schwengel Pushes Bill for Federal Highway Work Rules
Congressman Fred Schwengel announces a bill requiring all workers on federal aid highway projects to know U S false statements provisions before employment. As a member of the House Public Works Committee subcommittee, he pushes this to curb abuses in highway construction practices under investigation in Arizona.
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Fred Schwengel
Schwengel
House Public Works Committee
Arizona
Farmers Field Day in Ames Highlighted by Extension Director
Washington County extension director reminds local farmers of a field day at Ames on Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. The program features seed bed preparation and corn planting equipment with nine machinery companies participating. Attendees may compare new techniques and equipment for corn planting.
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Sames Her
Washington County
Ames
Louisa and Des Moines Counties Merge for Single Superintendent
Louisa and Des Moines counties vote to merge their county superintendents of schools, creating one unified office after August 1. The joint decision from area school boards in Wapello awaits State Department of Public Instruction approval, with ten similar mergers reported statewide.
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Burlington
Louisa
Des Moines
Wapello
State Department of Public Instruction
Weather Outlook For Town Through Tuesday
The forecast shows party cloudy skies through Tuesday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms in the northwest and north central this evening and tonight. Warmer in the northeast and extreme north tonight and most of the state Tuesday. Low temperatures in the 30s. Wednesday outlook is party cloudy and mild. River gauge forecast: temperatures Tuesday through Saturday average 4 to 8 degrees above normal with minor day to day changes, normal highs upper 60s north to low 70s south, normals lows low 40s north to near 50 south, precipitation 0.25 to 0.50 inch in scattered thundershowers late in the period.
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River Guy
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