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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1963
Page
6
Hogs 7 500 mostly weak to 25 lower with mixed loads across weight ranges. Cattle 10 500 with slaughter steers steady to strong and heifers fully steady. prime and high choice ranges cited. Grain futures show mixed Dec through Sep with slight gains and losses across corn and futures quotes.
Expressions of gratitude to relatives and friends for sympathy during illness and loss. Names listed include J C Huston Hildred Coates Verda Leonard Bennie Arends Henry Niedringhaus Don Blankenhorn William Dunn Cloyce Huston and others. Additional thanks for hospital visits cards and flowers.
Edward J. Miller, 25, the accused killer of a mother of six, was recaptured Tuesday after sluggin g a jailer and fleeing Polk County jail. He hid in a field under a coat, then spent the night in an empty warehouse before being arrested with a .22 caliber pistol. Police, tipped by two young men at 6th Avenue Auto Sales, located him near a warehouse and he was returned to custody following a high profile manhunt involving about 25 detectives and a perimeter of officers.
Washington UPI report says a $250 million surplus wheat sale to the Soviet Union faces protests from major maritime nations led by Norway. They challenge Kennedy's American ship preference, noting higher U.S. transport costs of $26 per ton vs foreign $13, and potential shifts to non American vessels. Negotiations continue as Congress weighs a Dodd resolution tying aid to halting Berlin convoy harassment.
A humorous misread on a jar leads to the discovery that a bowler blamed his grip cream but found the wrong product next to the television lamp. The chaos triggers laughter and a tale of mistaken identity as community news flows with family visits and local gatherings through March.
Virgil W. Nance of Rockford Illinois and Lester Allen Stout of Washington were arrested on excessive speed charges. Nance fined 15 dollars and Stout 10 by Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden. A marriage license was issued to Clifford LeRoy Horak and Mary Ann Janecek of Riverside. Ella Louise Rite 2 of rural route one Wellman drove into a highline pole on West Fifth Street, losing control on a curve and veering into a ditch for about 60 feet. the car suffered 400 dollars in damage, and Rite was uninjured.
A dense OCR of area TV listings shows a dense array of programs across hours with titles like Love of Life Danny Kaye CBS News Captain Kangaroo and The Weather Calendar. The fragment lists many old shows and times including News programs Westerns and children's fare, with scattered channel cues and midday talk.
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