Local Man Pilot On Test Flight
Washington Iowa pilots to fly two L 23 liaison planes 1600 mile range with extra fuel tanks. Four day Atlantic ferry from Dover to Heidelberg via Goose Bay Narsarssauk Keflavik Prestwick. Capt Hubert Reed and Capt John Goodrich command with co pilots Capt Daniel O Hara and Weldon Britton. Reed brothers and sister noted.
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Iowa
Man
Atlantic
Army
Dover
del. Air Force Base
Heidelberg
Germany
Goose Bay
Labrador
Narsarssauk
Greenland
Keflavik
Iceland
Prestwick
Scotland
Hubert N. Reed
John R. Goodrich
Maywood
Ill
Daniel O'Hara
Auburn
Mass
Weldon
Britton
Mansfield
Hubert Reed
Bernard and
Francis Reed
Orin Wallace
Richard Greiner
Keota
Reed
Graham Pleased By Crusade Response
Evangelist Billy Graham, in New York for the Madison Square Garden crusade, says the early reception gives him a deep sense of potential success. He notes the number of Christ decisions, 5 830 in nine days, as a key factor guiding whether the crusade ends June 30 or continues through summer.
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New York
Billy Graham
United Press
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Davenport Woman Seeks Damages Over Rock-n-Roll Dentures
Mrs Opal Hurst of Bettendorf filed suit in Davenport asking 5130 damages from Dr L J Twyner claiming dentures would rock n roll click and slip and slide She seeks 130 for dentures and 5000 for mental and physical pain and suffering in the Iowa case filed Thursday.
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Davenport
Iowa
Opal Hurst
Bettendorf
Switch To Dial System Set For June First
Washington area moves to dial telephone service at 11 59 p m June 1 announced by M E Houck General Telephone Co. Existing phones now have new numbers to dial five digits without a prefix for local calls but include prefix for long distance. New directories will reach patrons before June 1 and current books should be discarded after that date.
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Washington
M.E. Houck
General Telephone Co
Mr. Houck
Olympia
Houck
Warm Iowa Weather With Rain Next in Forecast
Warmer air moved through Iowa with sunny spells giving way to showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures ranged from the upper 60s to low 70s in several cities, with cooler lows in the 40s and 50s tonight.
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Council Bluffs
Spencer
Baptists Change Summer Service Times at First Baptist
The First Baptist Church will move Sunday school to 8 45 a m and morning worship to 9 45 a m during the summer months. The change takes effect starting Sunday in June following a church vote.
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First Baptist Church
Avenue of corn planned along highway 92 in Washington
Public response to a request for permission to plant a row of corn on terraces along highway 92 in Washington has been terrific says Harold Jarvis, chairman. The project promotes Washington as the site of the state mechanical corn picking contest next October. Planting is tentatively set for Monday, May 27, weather permitting, with three prizes of 35, 15, and 10 dollars for the best terrace corn.
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Washington
Highway
Harold Jarvis
Jarvis
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Office
Jarvis Appliance
Savings Bond Sales Hit 41 Percent of Quota in April
Washington county reports 98 466 in April savings bond purchases bringing four month total to 514 278 or 41 percent of 1957 quota Hancock county leads with 56 percent L A Holland county chairman praises Iowa effort noting 16th anniversary of Series E bonds and that Iowans have invested almost 2 5 billion dollars since 1941 stating bonds remain strong investments with 314 percent interest for E and H bonds to maturity.
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Washington County
Iowa
L. A. Holland
Hancock
Memorial Day Plans Set for Washington Observance
Don Hazen announces plans for Memorial Day events in Washington with services at Woodlawn and Elm Grove Cemeteries. Rev Carlyle Smith and Dr C A Larson speak. A 9:45 a.m. parade on May 30 precedes dual cemetery ceremonies. Burial details and flag-raising at the post office and Sailors Memorial at Crooked Creek Bridge follow.
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Washington
Don Hazen
Carlyle Smith
Woodlawn
C. A. Larson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Burton Kent
American Legion
Sam Weeks
VFW
Elm Grove
Jay Brewer
Marine Corps League
Bill Putman
Crooked Creek Bridge
Highway One
Phil Kneen
Waterloo land purchase shifts focus of probe
An Iowa legislative committee narrows its inquiry from bid padding to the $22 800 Waterloo land purchase by the State Highway Commission. Mrs. Grace Hessel sold 7.6 acres to Mrs. Prentice for 13 500 with eye toward a highway garage, netting Prentice a reported 9 000 to 10 000 profit. The hearing is set for next Wednesday to address the two land acquisitions.
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Des Moines
LLP
Waterloo
State Highway Commission
William Prentice
Prentice
Emery Loomis
Loomis
Robert Irwin
Fort Motor Co
Jacob Shafer
Fairfield
Dudley J Mills
Arthur J Moginier
Indianapolis
Ind
McNeal
Irwin
Iowa Tornado Season Peaks Next Month
Des Moines weather expert C E Lamoureux says Iowa faces mid season for tornadoes, with peak risk in June and lesser danger in May and July. He notes historical outbreaks including Grinnell in 1882 and Pomeroy Storm Lake in 1893, and cites 570 tornadoes in 41 years since 1916.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Midwest
C.E. Lamoureux
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lamoureux
Grinnell
Freshmen English Students Share Views on Opposite Sex
Three samples reveal freshmen essays on boys and girls. Margarette Pratt praises boys as unpredictable yet lovable, Bill Arthur reflects on girls as varied and evolving, while Karen McConnell humorously defines boys by hair and fashion trends.
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Margarette Pratt
Bill Arthur
Karen McConnell
Elvis
Yul Brynner
Dr Roberts to Speak At U P Church Sunday
Dr Millard G Roberts president of Parsons College will be the speaker at the Morning Worship service at the United Presbyterian Church Sunday May 26. He is a noted speaker lecturer and preacher. Dr and Mrs Evert L Haney have spent the past week visiting relatives in Kansas and will return to Washington Monday.
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Millard G. Roberts
Parsons College
United Presbyterian Church
Roberts
United Presbyterian Men
United Presbyterian
The
Presbyterian USA Church
Evert L. Haney
Kansas
Washington
Aramburu says no crisis in Argentina plans to restore rule
President Pedro E. Aramburu told United Press there is no crisis in the government and that invisible strings seek to disrupt the country. He pledged to crush unrest attempts and push ahead with plans to restore constitutional rule with broad public support.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro E. Aramburu
Aramburu
United Press
Argentina
Ninety Five Washington High Seniors to Receive Diplomas
Ninety five members of Washington High School class of 1957 will graduate at the 87th annual Commencement on Tuesday May 28 at 8 p m in the new gym. Baccalaureate is set for Sunday May 26 at 8 p m with Rev Orval L E Willimann speaking and Dr Clyde Parker delivering the commencement address.
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Yaro Chmelar
WHS
Mark Hensel
Yaro
Washington High
Orval L. E. Willimann
Clyde Parker
Jewish couple wins custody of Hildy in Florida
Extradition denied for Melvin and Mrs Ellis who fled Massachusetts with Hildy, age six, after adopting her. Gov. Collins ruled kidnapping charges synthetic and granted Florida custody and adoption proceedings, allowing the child to remain with the Ellises who raised her as Jewish.
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Miami Beach
Hildy McCoy
Hildy
Lear
Mrs
Melvin B. Ellis
Leroy Collins
Tallahassee
Collins
Massachusetts
Florida
Ellises
Miami
Ainsworth Group Sets Talk on Ground Observer Corps Program
Ainsworth residents are invited to a Monday 7 30 p m meeting led by Sgt Ray M Baker Burlington about the Ground Observer Corps The session will take place in the Ainsworth school building.
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Ainsworth
Ray M. Baker
Burlington
Ground Observer Corps
Predict Approval of Postal Measure
Washington political brief notes House leaders expect a substantial vote to approve a multi million dollar postage bill to curb Post Office deficits. Key figures include Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. and Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield with opposition from Rep. Charles O. Porter who seeks to strike the one cent rise and reduce other rate hikes.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Congress
Post Office Department
Senate
House Post Office Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Charles O. Porter
Dore
Porter
Iowa Gov veto ends sales tax extension and recalls
Gov. Herschel Loveless vetoed a bill extending the 2 per cent sales tax beyond July 1 and vetoed five capital improvement bills. He plans a fall special session to reenact funding, citing revenue, equity, border competition concerns, and overall cost. He noted historians record no prior major tax veto in 111 years.
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Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Board of Regents
Board of Control
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
General Assembly
Sheaffer Votes For Stock Split Plan
W A Sheaffer Pen Co stockholders approve a stock-splitting plan exchanging one common share for one Class A non-voting and one Class B voting share. The move lists all stock on the Midwest Stock Exchange and withdraws from the New York Exchange. Board members including Craig Sheaffer II are re-elected. he will stay as chairman for another year.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co
Craig R. Sheaffer
Sheaffer
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with showers and thunderstorms west and central Iowa. Warmer tonight with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Sunday turns partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely. Temperatures through Wednesday near normal. precipitation expected between a half and 1 inch.
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United Press
Iowa
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