Memorial Day Parade Plans Set for Washington
Walter Carr of the VFW announces traditional Memorial Day events with a morning parade at 10 a.m. from court house to cemetery transported for seniors, flag displays urged, and services at Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries led by Ira Morrison and John Baldridge. Navy, Marine, and civic groups participate.
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Washington
Walter Carr
VFW
Carr
Court House
Ira Morrison
Woodlawn Cemetery
Harold DeVries
Boy Scouts
John E. Baldridge
Elm Grove Cemetery
Carlyle Smith
Elm Grove
Navy
Don Hazen
Navy Service
Crooked Creek
Highway One
Marine Corps League
Central Park
Baptist Church
Woodlawn
South Avenue B
West Washington Street
Washington High School
Camp Fire
Blue Bird
Cub
National Guard
Harold Stephens
American Red Cross
Pieces of airliner wreckage found near Keota Iowa
Reports from Keota and Pekin indicate Continental Airlines jet debris linked to the crash that killed 45 on board after departing from Centerville near the Iowa Missouri line. Residents found insulation pieces and a Continental Airlines card with a May 21 1962 magazine page nearby.
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Keota
Continental Airlines
Centerville
Iowa-Missouri Line
Pekin
Iowa City
Cletus Reed
Route 1
Washington
Mayne
Mrs. Frank Schneider Dies at Kalona Farm Home
Mrs. Frank Schneider 80 died at her Kalona area farm home six miles north of Kalona this morning. Funeral arrangements by Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona. Born Fannie Mae Troyer she lived all life on the Kalona farm. Survived by husband, three daughters Elva Gingerich Kalona Albert Kessier Chugwater Wy Della Riverside two sons Glenn Tiffin Forrest Riverside three grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Kalona
Frank Schneider
Peterseim
Fannie Mae Troyer
Levi
Christine Yoder Troyer
Elva Gingerich
Albert Kessier
Chugwater, Wy
Della
Riverside
Glenn
Tiffin
Forrest
Turkey marketing order meeting set for June 7 in Washington
Iowa State University Extension Service will present information on the proposed Federal Marketing Order for Turkeys at a June 7 meeting in the Washington County Court House Courtroom starting at 7 30 p m. The session is the only Southeast Iowa stop among six statewide meetings and precedes the June 18 22 referendum.
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Iowa State University Extension Service
Washington
Jim Frier
Washington County
Iowa
Frier
Washington County Court House
Lee Kolmer
Extension Marketing
J. R. Strain
Iowa State University Extension
L. Z. Eggleton
Iowa State University
Paul Wood
Iowa State Asc
Gallagher named to Washington Community School Board
Verle Gallagher, former northeast Washington resident, was appointed to the Washington Community School District board of education at a special Thursday meeting to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William H. McConnell Jr. The new member will serve until the next regular school election in September.
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Verle Gallagher
Washington
Washington Community School District Board of Education
Galagher
William H. McConnell Jr
Seek New Clues In Airliner Crash
Missouri National Guardsmen join high school students and officials to search for new clues into the Continental Airlines Boeing 707 crash that killed 45 aboard. Debris found near Mechanicsville Iowa raises new questions about the cause and possible in-flight explosion.
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Unionville
UPI
Missouri National Guardsmen
Continental Airlines
Continental
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Jones-Cedar Counties
Cedar Rapids
Kirksville
National Guard
Martha Joyce Rush
Manhattan Beach
Calif
County Extension Group Heads to ISU Visitation Day
Nine of Washington County's fifteen Extension Council members will visit Iowa State University on May 28 to learn about agricultural and home economics programs. The day includes campus tours, lunch, and talks by ISU officials, plus nine off campus tours.
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Washington County
Iowa State University
Iowa
ISU
Herman Wagenknecht
Ainsworth
Bill Norman
Rt. 4
Paul Beenblossom
Rt 2
Francis McConnell
Rt. 3
Washington
Everett Cox
Donald Kolosiek
Kalona
Charles Twinam
Crawfordsville
Donald Hahn
Keota
Everett Rath
Riverside
Merritt Canady
Jim Frier
Frier
Iowa State
W. Robert Parks
Marvin Anderson
Fewer Refugees At Red China Border
Hong Kong reports say the flood of refugees from Communist China is drying up as border patrols intensify efforts. The temporary Fanling reception center will return to a police training camp and army support has been withdrawn from refugee operations.
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Hong Kong
China
Fanling
Seniors Win Local Scholarships At Annual Commencement
W H S seniors chosen for five locally financed scholarships during the commencement program Thursday night. Winners include Bob Krotz and Patricia McClure for Henry E Shields Memorial awards and Linda Ann Crone for Ella G Shields Award. Two Kiwanis Club scholarships of 200 go to Marsha Moolhart and Judith Tebockhorst with alternates Pat Kerkman and Garda McKune.
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Bob Krotz
John C
Second Avenue
Henry E. Shields
Patricia McClure
Don M. McClure
East Washington
Linda Ann Crone
M Woodrow Crone
Washington
George W
Ella G
Tom Brown
Edsal Brown
Gladys Schulty
Lyle Schulty
Robert Wilcox
William Scott Wilcox
Kiwanis Club
Marsha Moothart
G. F. Moothart
North Avenue C
Judith Tebockhorst
Paul Tebockhorst
South Avenue C
Pat Kerkman
Don
Earl K. Hanson
Ll.d
Rock Island
Ill
Robert Krotz
Henry FE. Shields
Probe Blast Causes Titan Missile Incident
An Air Force inquiry began into the underground Titan missile explosion near Chico California that injured 63 and destroyed the $2 million weapon. Five men were trapped briefly by smoke, with total loss estimated around $20 million including silo and pad.
Gracehill Church Memorial Program Planned in West Chester
Gracehill Moravian Church hosts annual memorial services Sunday at 2 30 PM with cemetery decorating at West Chester and New Haven before services at Gracehill Cemetery. Mid Prairie Junior High School band to perform and J W Baker Women's Relief Corps of West Chester oversees arrangements.
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West Chester
Gracehill Moravian
Gracehill
New Haven
Mid - Prairie
J. W. Baker Women's Relief Corps of
Commencement speaker and scholarships mark Washington High ceremony
Dr Hanson urged graduates to seek strength beyond themselves as 109 seniors received diplomas at Washington Community High School. Earl Hanson spoke on faith and democracy, with five local scholarships awarded to Krotz, McClure, Crone, Te Bockhorst and Moothart. Carnations given to each senior girl, and music featured a tenor sax solo and choir selections.
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Lloyd Latta
Carlyle Smith
Lorene Holden
Sara Knupp
Jane Peterson
Supt
John V. Phieger
E. K. Schlapkohl
Hanson
Washington
Immanuel Lutheran Church Dedication Planned
Dedication ceremonies for the new Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington are scheduled for June 16 at 2 pm with a reception to follow. Pastor Rev. Dennis Stutrud says the public is invited to attend.
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New Immanuel Lutheran Church
Washington
Dennis Stutrud
Carpenter’s three orbit flight ends in safe recovery
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, smiling after seven hours sleep, calls his three orbit earth voyage “a snap.” His postflight exams on Grand Turk Island aim to gather data on reactions and spacecraft control amid questions over a 200 mile landing overshoot and potential follow up flights.
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Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
Carpenter
Scott
United States
John Glenn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Atlantic
Capenter
Intrepid
Gerald E Wade 49 Dies At Sigourney
Gerald Edward Wade 49 died Thursday at Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney after illness. He lived near Kinross formerly worked at Kinross Elevator, survived by wife Doris and two sons, siblings, and his mother Grace Wade. Funeral Sunday at Kinross Church of Christ with Rev. Beltz and Rev. Dale. Burial White Pigion Cemetery near Webster. Graveside service by Odd Fellows Lodge of North English. Community notices include YMCA ham burger bean feed and a junior high dance for sixth graders.
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White Pigion
Webster
Powell
Elliott Photos On Display At McDaniels
Four photographs by Bob Elliott are shown in McDaniel Drug Store window. The images were taken for the Evening Journal and appeared there over the past year. They include an old house near Dublin, sunset Park tree artistry, a jet trail over the park, and Lake Darling after divers recovered the first drowning victim’s body.
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Bob Elliott
The
Evening Journal
McDaniel Drug Store
Elliott
Iowa Press Photographers Association
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Dublin
Sunset Park
Lake Darling
Memorial Day Program at Crawfordsville School
Special Memorial Day services will be held in the Crawfordsville school gymnasium Wednesday morning at 9 30. The main address will be given by the Rev. Robert Rushing and the school band under Herbert P Jones will play The Schantz Mitchell American Legion Post is in charge of arrangements.
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Crawfordsville
Robert Rushing
Herbert P Jones
Schantz-Mitchell American Legion
Dips at YWCA Next Week Bring Women and Girls Swim
The YMCA offers a coming week of dips before the June 5 start with adult sessions at 9 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday and children’s dips from 4 to 5 p.m. on the same days. The Chicagua Izaak Walton league plans a Lake Darling breakfast and work session Sunday at 8 a.m. to advance the chapter’s new building at the lake beach area.
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YMCA
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Lake Darling
Lake Beach
Weather outlook with showers and thunderstorms inland
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and storms through Saturday. Heavy storms likely in southern areas tonight with temperatures holding steady to warmer levels. Five day forecast shows near to above normal highs and modest rainfall totals up to inches.
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George W. Rudiger
American Legion
Dwight Hayes
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Woodlawn Service
Jesse Radda
Buglers
Kenneth Carris
Maryl Steele
Charles Hotle
Milo Steele Jr
Alan Bergstrom
Daughters of Union Veterans
Daughters of American Colonists
Charles van Winkle
L.M. Walker
Dave Horsey
Veterans Auxiliary
Army Reserve
Turkey
Ames
Red China Border
Titan
Gracehill Church
DR. Hanson
Harlan B Neuhart
Board of Education
Washington Community High School
George Wu
Ella Griffith
Judith Te Bockhorst
Tower of Habel
Gerald E. Wade
Sigourney
Odd Fellows Lodge of
North English
McDaniels
YWCA
Izaak Walton
United Press International
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