Two School Staff Honored At Class Day Program
The high school Class Day featured awards for top seniors and two non graduates honored. Edna Mercer retired after 42 years as math teacher receiving a standing ovation. Clara Gilbert was surprised as the Hi-Life dedication was announced.
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Logan Heilman
Lorene Holden
John Phillips Sousa
Robert Wil
Edna Mercer
John Phieger
Mercer
Clara Gilbert
Ann Stewart
Betty McConnell
Gilbert
McConnell Jr to Join SUI as Agricultural Safety Engineer
William H. McConnell Jr., of Washington, will join The State University of Iowa Institute of Agricultural Medicine as an agricultural safety engineer on June 1. He will conduct field research on rural family and farm machinery accidents while based in Iowa City.
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Linda Crone
State College of Iowa
Mary Gilpin
Parsons College
John Knecht
American Legion Auxiliary
College of His Choice
Rosilyn Latta
Cornell College
Simpson College
Pat McClure
Marycrest College
Betty McConnell
Wendell McConnell
Iowa State University
Ron Marek
Sears Roebuck
Gary Marshall
General Motors
State University of Iowa
Bryant
Coe College
Nancy Osineup
Drake University
Henry E. Shields
Griffith
Kiwanis
William McConnell Jr
SUI
William H. McConnell Jr
Washington
State University of Iowa Institute of Agricultural Medicine
Franklin H. Top
McConnell
Ames
School Board
Washington Community Schools
YMCA
Farmers Home Administration
Washington County Farm Bureau
Iowa State
J. I. Case Co
Air Force
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Indiana University
Norwood Circle
Iowa City
Washington Community School District Board of Education
Honor Area Students As Wesleyan Award Day
Area students were honored at Iowa Wesleyan College Honors Day in Mt. Pleasant. Roger Wyse of Wayland joined Iota Phi. Sharon Pennington of Crawfordsville earned Who's Who status. Carolyn Kay Carson, Methodist scholar from Ainsworth, was recognized. Other honorees include Barbara Brinton Washington Evelyn Buregraff Wayland Roger Mann Brighton Kathleen Henss Wayland Joann Coon Ainsworth Edwin Reschly Olds Gordon Miller Wellman Patty Hileman Wayland Joann Coon of Ainsworth tapped by Qui Est.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Roger Wyse
Wayland
Iota Phi
Sharon Pennington
Crawfordsville
Lota Phi
Carolyn Kay Carson
Ainsworth
Barbara Brinton
Washington
Evelyn Buregraff
Roger Mann
Brighton
Kathleen Henss
Joann Coon
Edwin Reschly
Olds
Gordon Miller
Wellman
Patty Hileman
Qui Est
Honorary Society For
Summer Court Sessions Planned for Washington County
A district court schedule for the sixth judicial district lists Washington County sessions presided by Judge R. Yoder on June 14 and 28 and July 5. Judge L. R.’s son appears July 12, 19, 26 and August 2. Judge Harold J. Fleck oversees August 9, 16, 23 and 30.
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Washington County
Sixth
Jasper
Mahaska
Keoku
Poweshiek
R. Yoder
L. R
Harold J. Fleck
Applications Due Soon For County 4-H Camp
Washington County 4 H members ages 10 through 13 may apply for Lake Darling camp June 18 to 21. Qualified teachers and counselors will lead activities in sports nature study crafts swimming and recreation. Applications are due in the Extension Office by June 1.
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Washington County
4-H
Merritt D. Canady
Lake Darling
St James Pupils Poll on King Arthur? Wait King Anderson Bill
Eighth graders at St James School in Washington completed a civics unit by polling 745 local residents on the King Anderson medical care measure. Results show 55 percent opposed, 16 percent in favor, 29 percent undecided, with a class acting as a mock house of representatives to illustrate how a bill becomes law.
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St. James School
Washington
King-Anderson
United States
House of Representatives
Who's Who Grand Prize Doubled After No Winner
The week’s Who’s Who contest had no grand prize winner. John Young Jr. of route two Ainsworth won a $5 consolation prize for correctly identifying Marion S. McAvoy of the General Telephone Company as the mystery personality. The grand prize pool will rise to $50 for the contest starting today with clues in ads in the Evening Journal.
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John Young Jr
Route Two
Ainsworth
Mr. Young
Marion S. McAvoy
General Telephone Company
Evening Journal
Iowa Wesleyan College
McDaniel Drug Store
Carpenter seals first Mercury flight as Aurora-7 lapses and lands
Rene Carpenter watched from a beach as Scott Carpenter blasted off aboard Aurora-7 from Cape Canaveral. The mission featured two orbits with experiments and the first solid food meal in space, amid fuel concerns and a dramatic radio beacon recovery.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Rene Carpenter
Carpenter
Rene
Mrs. Carpenter
Donald K. Slayton
Marjorie Slayton
Cape
Space Agency
Scott
Jay
Kris
Candace
Kiwanis hears program on Mormons and Mormon Mission
Washington Kiwanis Club members heard a program about the Mormon Church. Elders Roland Nicolai and Roland Everett discussed the 12 000 member mission and showed a film How the Mormon Church Got Started detailing Joseph Smith Brigham Young and the move from New England to Salt Lake City. Guests included Henry Wigmar D J Roland H M Steele C H McClure Hal Hotle and Charles Kessler.
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Roland Nicolai
Ronald Everett
Mormon Mission
Mormon Church
New England
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry Wigmar
D. J. Roland
H. M. Steele
C. H. McClure
Hal Hotle
Charles Kessler
Born for Space Scott Carpenter’s troubled path to NASA
Scott Carpenter, chosen among America's first seven astronauts, rose from a difficult youth in Boulder to Navy pilot and test flyer before joining the space program. He credits space with purpose, notes a religious calm, and speaks of giving his life to a noble cause as he eyes his orbit mission.
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Ing
Carpenter
Enos
John H. Glenn Jr
Scott Carpenter
America
Boulder
Colo
Rene Carpenter
Scott
Rene Price
Navy
John Glenn
No Evidence of Explosion on Plane
An autopsy by Dr. C L Judd coroner of Putnam County indicates no explosion or sudden decompression occurred before the Continental Airlines jet crash that killed 45. The cabin remained intact until impact as the Boeing 707 plunged into a muddy valley near Unionville Missouri amid storm turbulence over southern Iowa.
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Unionville
UPI
Continental Airlines
C.L. Judd
Putnam County
Judd
Missouri
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Chicago
New Hours Rules For Use Of City Fill
Washington residents must follow new rules at the city landfill. The dump operates 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 11 30 a.m. on holidays. No scavengers or burning allowed. Littering along roads will be prosecuted. The landfill lies south of Washington toward Coppock.
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Washington
Ray Miller
Miller
J B Erwin Dies Suddenly in Des Moines
J B Erwin, brother of R W Erwin of Washington, died suddenly at his Des Moines home. He had lived here for several years and worked as a local contractor before moving to Des Moines. The body rests at Hamilton Funeral Home in Des Moines, 1636 Deane Ave.
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J. B. Erwin
Des Moines
Erwin
R. W. Erwin
Washington
Hamilton Funeral Home
Deane Ave
Weather Iowa Evening Forecast With Scattered Thunderstorms
Fair east and partly cloudy west tonight. Friday partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading across the state. Lows range from the 50s northeast to 60s southwest. Friday highs from the 70s northeast to 85 southwest. Saturday outlook shows scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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Iowa
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