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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1956

Page

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Soviets Ring Budapest With Armored Force

Reports from Vienna say Soviet tanks and thousands of troops have ringed Budapest and closed the Austrian border area. A Gyver based National Committee spokesman said at least 8 000 Red Army troops and numerous tanks moved toward the frontier and rail links are under control. Newsmen near the border were halted and mercy flights to Budapest halted amid unconfirmed gunfire claims.

Vienna Budapest Hungary Moscow National Committee For Western Hungary Gyver United Press Red Army Gyper Attila Szigetti Danube Magyarova Bildtelegraf Nickelsdorf

Election Results Edition Arrives Early on Wednesday Morning

Notice states the Journal will publish complete local election results in an early Wednesday morning edition. Distribution planned for Wednesday morning with the Tuesday issue released early.

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Mrs Anna Landau 74 Dies in Washington Friday

Mrs Anna Landau 74 of 41 South Second Avenue died at 6 45 p m Friday November 2 in the hospital where she had been a patient for more than a year Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Orval Williman in charge Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born April 17 1882 in Germany and came to the United States at age seven Survivors include six children Alma Caldwell Cedar Rapids Marie Landau Delavan Edna McKinney Delavan Wis Minnie Qualdorf Dows Raymond Washington Mabel Chicago Gertrude Jones Washington and five grandchildren She was the last charter member of St Pauls Evangelical Reformed Church and belonged to Loyal Booster Club and St Pauls Womans Guild Her husband Franz Landau died in 1935

Anna Landau South Second Avenue Jones Funeral Home Orval Williman Elm Grove Cemetery Anna Barkhaus Germany John Barkhaus United States Lincoln Franz Landau Washington Mt. Pleasant Landau St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church Loyal Booster Club St. Paul's Women's Guild

Funeral services for Orville Allen near Columbus Junction

Orville Allen 60 a farmer near Columbus Junction will have funeral services Sunday at Wapello Methodist Church with Rev Floyd L Shepherd and Rev William H Moon assisting. Burial follows in Wapello Cemetery with Dudgeon Funeral Home in charge. The Palisades on the Hudson River’s west bank are geologically about 150 million years old.

Columbus Junction Orville Allen Farmer Wapello Methodist Church Floyd L. Shepherd William H. Moon Louisa Center Church Wapello Dudgeon Palisades West Bank Hudson River

Rev Regier Set for Special Services at Wayland Mennonite

Rev P K Regier will speak at Wayland Mennonite Church November 4 to 9 with a Sunday morning topic What Worship Does to Us and 7 30 p m nightly sermons. Regier, former pastor of the Wayland church from 1922 to 1924, has held positions in Moundridge Kansas and Reedley California and now serves as Executive Secretary of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church in Newton Kansas. The public is invited to deepen spiritual life and commitment through these talks.

Ll. A. Habegger Wayland Mennonite Church P.K. Regier Regier Moundridge Kansas Reedley California General Conference of the Mennonite Church Newton

War and Peace to Open at State Theatre in November

State Theatre will screen Leo Tolstoys War and Peace in five days starting November 9 with one nightly show and a Saturday Sunday matinee. Manager E S Tompkins cited past success of epic films and notes the feature will join Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind in local demand.

Washington Iowa Leo Tolstoy Greal E. S. Tompkins State Theatre

Eden Egypt cease-fire stance sparks Commons clash

Britain and France rejected the UN appeal for an immediate Middle East cease fire and vowed to continue military action against Egypt. Prime Minister Eden said the Anglo-French police action would end only when UN peacekeeping and a Israeli Egypt settlement are assured with UN guarantees. The House of Commons erupted as labor opponents cried out against the war. Paris echoed the move as invasion expectations remained high. The substance of the UN briefing was shared with the United States Canada and Dag Hammarskjold.

London Britain France United Nations Middle East Egypt Anthony Eden House of Commons Israel Suez Canal Labor Party House Paris Eden Suez Canal Zone United States U.N Dag Hammarskjold

Invasion Teams Close In On Suez Canal Zone

London dispatch reports zero hour near as Anglo French forces move to occupy the canal. Paratroopers stand by and Israeli units push toward Port Said Ismailia and Suez while ships are grounded in a sabotaged waterway. Fires blaze near Luxor as air raids widen.

Daniel F. Gilmore United Press London Suez Canal Ministry of Defense Port Said Ismailia Suez Egypt French Defense Ministry Britain France Upper Luxor Guy Mollet Christian Pineau Georges Bourges-Maunoury

Mrs Eagle 93 Dies in New Orleans La

Theresa Matilda Eagle a lifelong Washington County resident died at 3 15 am in New Orleans at her daughter s home after a yearlong illness Funeral services set for Tuesday November 6 at 9 am at St James Catholic Church Burial in Riverside Cemetery Rosary to be recited Monday at 7 30 pm She was born March 10 1863 in Riverside married January 7 1885 to Henry S Eagle Survived by six children Joseph Lake Charles La Charles Watseka Ill Mrs Charles Brewer Davenport Iowa Clement Sheldon Ill Mrs Francis Bruoty Washington and Mrs Ed J White New Orleans La

Theresa Matilda Eagle Washington County S. J. White New Orleans St. James Catholic Church R. J. Kinnavey Riverside Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Davenport Iowa Clement Sheldon Iil Francis Bruoty Washington Ed J White

Nixon Ends Campaign Tour With Ohio Whistle Stops

Vice President Richard M Nixon wraps up a 40 000 mile campaign trail with six whistle stop rallies in Ohio before returning to Washington for election eve. He defends Eisenhower Middle East policy against Adlai Stevenson attacks and delivers a nationwide radio TV address.

Nixon Richard M. Nixon Adlai E. Stevenson Eisenhower Middle East Ohio Washington Hershey Stevenson White House

Blizzard Shuts Roads As West Endures Deadly Snowstorm

A severe blizzard grips the western region leaving at least two dead and many stranded. James Lee Belcher electrocuted near Lamar Colorado while repairing a downed power line. Eight year old Jerry Leveland perishes after being separated from his brother in Merriman Nebraska.

Colorado Wyoming James Lee Belcher Lamar Colo Jerry Leveland Merriman Neb Scotts Bluff Nebraska

Teaching Emotional Maturity Urged By Michigan Doctor

Dr John A Schimdler of Monroe Michigan told the Iowa State Education Assn convention that emotional stress drives over half of physical disease and that maturity must be taught in schools churches and families. He said few people are mature due to lacking formal maturity instruction and that living well depends on maturity level. Senator Wilbur Molison urged agriculture land tax credits to ease farm tax burdens and proposed a 4 special aid form for districts with 500 plus pupils while warning reorganization may affect aid in 1962. Experimental work notes fish can distinguish colors and see underwater but not in air.

Des Moines Michigan Iowa John A. Schimdler Monroe Mich Schimdler Iowa State Education Ass Molison

Westen wins state junior prize in Fisher Body Craftsman Guild

John V. Phieger of Washington High School will award a trophy to Don E. Westen at an assembly for his 1956 Guild model car honors. Westen, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Westen, won Iowa's junior age division first place and $150. The program funds 1957 awards totaling $115,000 plus eight university scholarships for national winners.

John V. Phieger Washington High School Don E. Westen Young Westen South Third Ave Washington Fisher Body H. E. Westen Iowa Fisher District of Columbia Don Westen

Rescue Effort Continues for 111 Trapped Miners in Nova Scotia

In Springhill Nova Scotia rescuers race to build an underground hoist to reach 111 trapped Cumberland Coal pit workers amid fears of a deadly explosion and gas. Fifteen bodies recovered the day prior include night shift victims and two volunteer rescuers.

Springhill Cumberland Railway and Coal Company Harold M. Gordon Cumberland Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Draegerman Gordon

Loveless Attacks Hoegh Over Tax Stance in Iowa

Cedar Rapids Iowa Democrat Herschel Loveless charged Friday that Iowa tax policy burdens residents due to Republican leadership. He attacked Governor Leo A Hoegh for supporting and opposing a service tax and pressed Hoegh to confirm Democratic State Chairman Jake Mores allegation that a high Republican official made a delinquent tax payment last June.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ulp Loveless

Adlai Stevenson Readies Wind-Up Campaign

Adlai Stevenson returned to Chicago from Detroit to finish his Democratic presidential bid. He will campaign with a Chicago Stadium rally and two televised speeches from Chicago, including an election eve address, framing his appeal around Eisenhower administration Middle East policy. He plans brief stops in Minneapolis and St Paul for a breakfast rally before Election Day.

Chicago Adlai Stevenson Middle East Detroit Twin Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Chicago Stadium Madison Street Eisenhower

United States Eyes Steps If Fighting Persists

Washington reports explore new United Nations actions or private peace proposals if Britain France and Israel ignore the cease fire vote. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles weigh options while urging a Palestinian settlement or UN police force ideas from Canada.

Washington United States Britain France Israel United Nations Eisenhower John Foster Dulles U.N Palestine Middle East Egypt Dulles Canada Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Laurence Curtis Massachusetts

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