Moment of Truth at Town Wesleyan College Commencement
Town Wesleyan College president Dr John W Henderson told the Class of 1963 seniors there is no greater moment of truth than graduation and urged them to develop a life philosophy, exercise self reliance, and make their own decisions as adults. 114 seniors received diplomas at the high school gym, with Supt John V Phleger and Principal E K Schlapkohl presenting awards and Rev Emil Burrichter giving the invocation.
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John W. Henderson
Town Wesleyan College
Harlan B. Neuhart
Board of Education
Henderson
Hen
Derson
John V. Phleger
Neuhart
Pam Hite
Bennie Miller
Vernon Feuerhelm
Halls of Ivy
E. K. Schlapkohl
Emil Burrichter
Vernon Elgi
Monica McCarthy
Senate Set to Open Sugar Price Investigation
Washington reports the Senate Committee will launch an inquiry into soaring sugar prices. Chairman Byrd says the committee will begin as soon as possible, following Mansfield’s call for a study on speculators rigging the market amid surpluses and quota concerns. The move parallels a House Banking subcommittee probe.
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Washington
UPS
Senate Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
House
Byrd
Mansfield
Memorial Service at West Chester Sunday
Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 pm by the JW Baker Women's Relief Corps at West Chester Federated Church. The Rev. William Andre will speak. WRC members will decorate graves at West Chester Cemetery at 1 15 pm. Cemeteries at Gracehill and New Haven will be decorated after the service in the church.
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Chester
JW. Baker Women's Relief Corps
West Chester
Body Found May Be Iowa Pastor
Police discovered a blood spattered car and a body near Albert Lea Lake in Albert Lea Minnesota. The victim is suspected to be Rev Bernard Nyjor Jet 42 pastor of the Silver Lake church near Northwood who disappeared after leaving a friend’s home Wednesday night. Authorities and the FBI have been searching the area since Thursday for answers.
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Albert Lea, Minn
UPI
Albert Lea Lake
Albert Lea
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bernard Nyjor
Jet
Silver Lake
Northwood
Friends
Gary Vincent Wins County Speech Contest
Gary Vincent of Neota won the Washington County soil conservation speech contest held Wednesday evening, with the talk How Soil and Water Conservation Affects My Future. He earned a $5 award and will compete in the Southeast Town contest in June against five other counties for a $25 top prize and a state contest berth.
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Vary Vincent
Neota
Washington County
Jim Frier
Washington Toastmasters
Vincent
Funeral Service For August Glanzman
Funeral services for August Glanzman will be held Monday at 2:30 a.m. in St James Catholic Church in Washington. The Rosary will be Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in Zehr Funeral Home at Wayland. The Rev. T. J. Lew will be in charge.
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August Glanzman
St. James. Catholic Church
Washington
Rosary
Zehr
Wayland
T. J. Lew
U S Hits Tactics of Reds at Geneva
UPI reports United States Ambassador Charles Stelle accused the Soviet Union of dragging European political questions into the disarmament conference at Geneva. He urged Soviet allies to stop clouding talks and rejected calls for a NATO Warsaw Pact non aggression pact as outside the talks scope.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Charles Stelle
Stelle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Five year old Randall Reece dies in Burlington
Funeral services for Randall Allen Reece of Burlington will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home with Rev. Hubert Sunderman officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. The five year old, born November 16, 1957, died Thursday in the hospital. Survivors include his parents Mr. Ted Reece and Mrs. Bessie Reece, a brother Ryan Scott, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reece and Mrs. Bessie Reece.
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Columbus Junction
Randall Allen Reece
Stacy
Hubert Sunderman
Columbus City
Burlington
Ted Reece
Burl
Nebraska
Ryan Scott
Hoth
Harry Reece
Bessie Reece
Memorial Day Plans Backed by Mayor and Legion
Mayor Willits urged citizens to display flags on May 30 and attend the Memorial Day parade in Washington. American Legion members are pushing veterans to participate, with a film record to be archived by the State Historical Society.
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Clow
Willits
American Legion
Washington
State Historical Society
Wayland Rodeo Plans Two-Night Run at Pavilion
Wayland Saddle Club sponsors a rodeo in the Wayland pavilion with performances at 7 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday. Stock moves into Wayland Monday or Tuesday ahead of the event. A parade at 6 p m Wednesday precedes the opening show.
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Wayland
Wayland Saddle Club
Swedish Youth Will Attend Washington High Next Term
Lars of Transtrand Sweden will study at Washington High School in 1963-64 as a foreign exchange student under the AFL Field Service program. He is 17, a 4H member, and enjoys football, ice hockey, skiing, swimming, and tennis. His family attends Lutheran Church and many AF S officials seek more host homes as demand exceeds available spaces.
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Lars
Transtrand
Sweden
Washington High School
Ey Holden
Washington
Pio Barone Lumaga
Loc
United States
Naples
Harry Belafonte
Frank
Lutheran Church
AFL
A.C. Peterson
American Field Service
Washinton High School
AFS
Dis
Stephen Galatti
Betty McConnell
Linda Campbell
Thefs
Stevenson Appeals To Latins Over UN Budget Crisis
United Nations faced a growing financial crisis as Russia withholds payments on budget items and Congo and Middle East programs. Adlai Stevenson urged Latin American delegates to back a funding plan amid a potential $1.16 million yearly shortfall, with Thant seeking $42.5 million to cover essential operations.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Adlai E. Stevenson
Russia
Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
General Assembly
China
Fedorenko
U.N
Congo
Middle East
World Organization
Korea
Special Assembly
Thant
NATO moves toward new nuclear strategy in spring council
Ottawa dispatch reports the NATO ministerial council ends its spring meeting with a communique stressing nuclear strategy. Key points include Britain’s 189 V bombers, three Polaris submarines, European liaison group, and a deputy supreme commander for nuclear defense.
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Ottawa
UPS
NATO
Britain
Mediterranean
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Omaha
West
Two Members Named To WACO School Board
Two new members were appointed to the WACO board of education at a Thursday night meeting. W. J. Graber, a former teacher from five miles northeast of Wayland, will represent district No. 1, and Vernon Fletcher of Rawfordsville will represent district No. 2. They fill vacancies caused by the resignations of Russell Davison and Dr. F. E. Herrmann.
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Waco
Scholarships Awarded to Five Seniors at Washington High
Five seniors from Washington Community High School were awarded scholarships during the commencement program. Jimny Leon Moyer Jan Mereith Fane Joy Ann Mills John Daniel Coon and William Dean Koehler received awards from the Washington Kiwanis Club Ella B. Griffith trust and the Henry E. Shields Memorial fund. Fane will study at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Moyer at Dunwoody Institute. Mills at State College of Iowa. Coon plans junior college study at Fort Dodge. Koehler will pursue teaching at the State College of Iowa.
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Washington Community High School
Jimny Leon Moyer
Raymond Moyer
Jan Mereith Fane
R. E. Fane
Joy-Ann Mills
Albert Mills
John Daniel Coon
Robert Coon
William Dean Koehler
Mary L. Koehler
Jimmy Moyer
Jan Fane
Washington Kiwanis Club
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Town City
Ella Griffith
Joy-Ann
State College of Iowa
de Falls
Henry E. Shields
Ralph Dougherty
Dan Coon
Fort Dodge Junior College
Dan
Bill Koehler
State Cell
Iowa
Some Soybeans Damaged by Frost
Washington County soybeans planted early suffered frost damage. Extension Director James Frier advised farmers to inspect fields to decide on replanting, noting top growth and cotyledon damage as key indicators. He warned seed shortages and urged securing seed before replanting plans.
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Washington County
James Frier
Frier
Hughes to interview inmates over prison and parole concerns
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes will meet 15 to 20 inmates at the Towa State Penitentiary next Wednesday to hear complaints about the prison and the parole system. He may extend interviews to Anamosa and Rockwell City facilities and is considering a Governor's Board of Review to examine pardon and parole requests.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Towa State Penitentiary
Hughes
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Governor's “Board of Review
Parole Board
Board of Review
Parolé Board
Iowa
Werner
State Penal
Benjamin Baer
Iowa Southern Utilities Board Approves 2for1 Stock Split
The Board of Directors authorized a two for one stock split subject to stockholder and Federal Power Commission approval. Shareholders of record June 17 will vote at a July 15 special meeting to receive two shares of $10 par value for each $15 par value share. The authorized common shares rise from 1,100,000 to 2,500,000 and the dividend rate would be set at the regular July 26 meeting if approvals are obtained. The board also called for redemption of the $176 Series Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $30 par value, with about 4,500 shares outstanding.
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Board of Directors
Iowa Southern Utlities Company
Federal Power Commission
Iowa Southern
Weather Outlook From Uniwaress International Town
Cloudy conditions persist through Saturday with occasional showers in the extreme southwest this evening and widespread rain across the state tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight with highs in the 80s Saturday. Sunday look for scattered showers and thunderstorms and mild air. Five day temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal with small daily changes. Rainfall expected this weekend and mid next week average from a quarter to half an inch.
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Uniwaress
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Gary Vincent
U. S
Burlington Bay
Troika
NATO Strategy
Dean Rusk
U.S
Reach
Maurice Youve de Murville
Kennedy
Couve de Murville
Rusk
Wit
Europe
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Jimmy
Ella B. Griffith
Joy
Ann Mills
Bill KO
Jan. Fane
ISU
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