Poisoning case targets Whiteman's former wife in San Francisco
Police issued a warrant for William W. Cootes Jr. 30 for alleged poisoning of Mrs. Vanda Hoff Unger a former wife of bandleader Paul Whiteman. She was treated after carbon tetrachloride was found in her coffee Aug 6. Cootes previously served as her estate conservator and fled. FBI also charged unlawful flight.
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Paul Whiteman
William W. Cootes Jr
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Whiteman
Paul Whiteman Jr
Mrs. Unger
Cootes
Marine Corps League plans dinner honoring birthday
All members of the Marine Corps League are reminded of the supper to be held in honor of the Marine Corps birthday. Members and their wives are to be at the Bryn Mawr Steak house at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 11.
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Marine Corps League
Marine Corps
Bryn Mawr
Washington High School Play Blithe Spirit Ticket Offer
Reserved tickets for the Washington High School play Blithe Spirit may be exchanged for reserved seat tickets at Phillips Drug Store this week. Tickets will be available at the store until Friday afternoon.
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Phillips Drug Store
Mrs Isaac Marr of Mt Pleasant Dies
Lydia Mae Lewis born July 19 1884 in Washington daughter of George S and Louie A Lewis Wheeler married Isaac L Marr May 1 1912. Survived by husband son Marion Mt Pleasant daughter Dorothy Cox Salem five grandchildren and sister Clyde Kelley Washington. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Presbyterian Church Mt Pleasant with Crane Funeral Home in charge.
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Mt. Pleasant
Crane Funeral Home
Lydia Mae Lewis
Washington
George S
Louie A. Wheeler Lewis
Isaac L. Marr
Keota
Fairfield
Marion
Wilmer
Dorothy) Cox
Salem
Clyde Kelley
Presbyterian Church In
Veterans Day speakers named for five Washington schools
The VFW and Auxiliary announce five Washington schools will host Veterans Day observances with speakers including Ira Morrison at the junior high, Rev. Richard Peterson at the high school, Nels Westermark at Lincoln, Rev. James Grubb at Stewart, all coordinated by Auxiliary President Mrs Worley and Post members with Superintendent John Phleg er and Sister Mary John Ann. Iowa Southern crew also installs equipment to prevent electrolysis in the gas main on the east side square today to extend its life.
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Merle Allison
Lester Worley
V.F.W. Post and
Auxiliary
Washington
John Phleger
Washington Public Schools
Mary John Ann
St. James Catholic School
Worley
Ira Morrison
Richard Peterson
Lincoln School
Nels Westermark
Stewart School
James Grubb
Iowa Southern
Nancy Osincup Wins District RAVE Title
Nancy Osincup daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Osincup of Washington won the district 7 RAVE contest Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women at Mt Pleasant Nov 7. She was one of 11 contestants representing Washington County and now a Drake University junior. Osincup will represent district 7 at the state contest in Des Moines Nov 16 17 during the Iowa Farm Bureau State Convention. The RAVE contest will be at 9 30 a m Nov 17 in the Veterans Auditorium after the pancake breakfast.
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Herbert Osincup
Washington
Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Nancy
Washington County
Drake University
Des Moines
Osincup
Iowa Farm Bureau
Veterans Auditorium
Legion Dinner Set For Wednesday At City Hall
Leon Beatty American Legion post and auxiliary unit members will hold their annual Veterans Day turkey dinner Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Legion rooms at the city hall S W Easter is chairman of arrangements this year Turkey and drink will be furnished but each family is asked to bring two dishes to pass
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion
S. W. Easter
Nine killed on Iowa highways
A Washington County manpower survey advances as Iowa Employment Security Commission mails questionnaires to local employers. The study, requested by the Washington County Development Association and the Washington Chamber of Commerce, collects firm level data on staffing, occupations, hours and wages for an economic base report. Firms’ identities will be kept confidential to enable countywide tabulation.
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Iowa Employment Seciety Commission
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Washington County Development Association
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington Area Manpower Survey
East Washington Street
Washington
Weekend Iowa traffic toll swells with nine dead
A Cedar Rapids man Edward Redmond died in a hospital after a Friday night crash, raising Iowa weekend traffic deaths to nine and yearly fatalities to 692. Other weekend deaths include John Huston 86 Des Moines Leniton 67 Des Moines Kenneth Liebold 24 Davenport and Karl Ohland Jr. (continued)
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Redmond
Two Children Die as House Fire Traps Family
A Marshalltown fire killed 11 month old David Phillips and suffocated 3 year old Jimmy Laughlin while six children were left alone in the home. Five Laughlin children and two adults aided by teens and others pulled siblings from the flames before firefighters arrived. state fire marshal investigates cause.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
UPI
David Phillips
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jimmy Laughlin
Laughlin
Phillips
Barbara
Johnny
Fred
Scotty
Larry Williams
Dick Brenner
McKay Hull
Archie Aggllison
Ed Cunningham
Williams
Brenner
Public notices outline road vacates and water permit
Four notices announce plans to vacate roads in Washington County. A hearing and an application seek a permit to store water in Washington County, details to be published on page 6 as part of the public notices.
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Washington County
Victim of Auto Crash J C Huston Dies at 86
John Clyde Huston 86 of Crawfordsville died Sunday November 8 1964 when his car left a blacktop road near Columbus City plunged into a ditch. He died at University Hospital Iowa City funeral Wednesday 1 30 p m in Crawfordsville Methodist Church burial Crawfordsville Cemetery Jones Funeral Home in charge. He had been an implement dealer councilman school board member and church and civic participant. Survivors include two children five stepchildren five grandchildren two great grandchildren and two brothers.
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Crawfordsville
Columbus City
University Hospital
Iowa City
Methodist
Tom Hotle
John Cornish
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Huston
Washington County
Joseph
Rebebecca Holmes Huston
This County
Martha Elizabeth
Warrenton
Hildred Coates
Clear Lake
Verda Leonard
Denver
Colo
Bennie Arends
Carlise
Henry Neidringhaus
Mobridge
So. Dakota
Donald Blankenhorn
D. F. Huston
Burlington
J. H. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Soviet summit near end hint of continued talks with China
Soviet leaders move toward ending summit talks on Khrushchev ouster while signaling private conferences with Communist China may continue. Brezhnev and Kosygin oversee the shift as Chou En-lai plans to stay in Moscow. foreign Communist leaders praise the moves and Paris Communist Party backs the outcome.
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UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
China
Chou En-lai
Nikita 5S
Khrushchev
Sovet
Peking
Leonid I Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Paris
Europe
Cuba Takes Over Island Missile Sites
Premier Fidel Castro confirms to the New York Times that Cuba has seized Soviet missiles on the island and trained Cuban crews to operate them.
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New York
UPI
Fidel Castro
New York Times
Open House at Washington High School Planned
Parents and other interested persons are invited to attend an open house at Washington High School Thursday at 7 30 p m A room visitation schedule will be provided and refreshments offered in the girls gym Don Lawless president of the Washington Teachers Association organized the event.
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Washington High School
Don Lawless
The
Washington Teachers Association
Dwight Bode Sr. Dies at Parkersburg Iowa at 64
Dwight Bode Sr father of the Washington County superintendent of schools died suddenly Saturday near Parkersburg Iowa. He was 64. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church.
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Dwight Bode Sr
Washington County
Mr. Bode
Parkersburg
Iowa
Injured in accident south of Keota
An Oskaloosa man was hurt in a two car crash on highway 92 Sunday at 6 30 p m one fourth mile west of the junction of highways 77 and 92 two miles south of Keota Earl McCartney traveling east tried to pass and collided with a westbound car driven by Lon Stark McCartney car rolled over several times and was demolished Stark's car went into a ditch neither he nor his wife were injured McCartneys grandsons Timmy 5 and Stephen 7 with him were examined and released Bud Wallerich Keokuk county sheriff investigated the crash
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Keota
Oskaloosa
Sigourney Hospital
Earl McCartney
McCartney
Lon Stark
Centerville
Stark
Timmy McCartney
Stephen Morrow
Washington County Conservation Board meeting notices
The Washington County Conservation Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Horse Feed and Grain Office. The meetings are open to the public. The 1964 Christmas stamps go on sale at the Washington post office Tuesday per postmaster Harry Levy. An adequate supply has been purchased and buyers are urged to get stamps early.
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Washington County Conservation Board
Horse Feed and Grain Co
Washington Post
Harry Levy
Two injured in weekend accidents in Iowa County
Two Washington County residents were hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after auto crashes Saturday. Bernard Paul Kron of Riverside was struck by Jesse Havel and sustained head injuries while checking a derelict pickup on a county road. Carla Jean Eckrist of Iowa City, living in Wellman, lost control on Highway 8 and was thrown from the vehicle, then taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City in critical condition.
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Washington County
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bernard Paul Kron
Riverside
Jesse Havel
Kron
Havel
Iowa Highway Patrol
Carla Jean Eckrish
Wellman
Iowa Weather Update From United Press International
Fair tonight and through Tuesday. Cooler tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 30s northwest to mid 40s southeast. High Tuesday 50s northeast to 60s southwest.
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