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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1965

Page

1

Riverside Bank Opens New Building With Open House

Riverside The Peoples Trust and Savings Bank of Riverside invites the public to an open house on Saturday to tour its newly completed building. The event runs 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., with directors officers and staff on hand. Design by Don Kirchner. general contractors Earl R Wood and Sons of Ainsworth. Swailes Electric Riverside handled electrical and plumbing. Riverside Plumbing and Heating did heating and air conditioning.

Peoples Trust and Savings Bank of Riverside Riverside Don Kirchner Earl R. Wood and Sons of Ainsworth Swailes Electric of Riverside Plumbing and Heating Co

50 Die As United Jet Crashes At Salt Lake City

A United Air Lines Boeing 727 carrying 90 aboard burst into flames on landing at Salt Lake Municipal Airport. Forty died in the wreckage and 50 survived, many injured. Survivors escaped through jammed doors as rescuers fought flames and smoke, with some leaping onto the wings or sliding onto the runway.

Salt Lake City Air Force John Sullivan Tulsa Okla Malden Mass Hill Air Force Base Sullivan UAL

Mrs. Fern Hanson dies in Anchorage

Mrs. Fern F Hanson died Tuesday Nov 9 in Anchorage Alaska where she lived for years She was born Aug 22 1906 in Ainsworth Daughter of John E and Mae Stephens Freeland She was married Feb 22 1903 in Chicago to Oliver M Hanson Surviving are two sons Donald J Streamwood Ill and Dean San Jose Calif three grandchildren one brother Donald E Mt Sterling Ill and one sister Wilma Thompson Kenai Alaska Funeral will be Monday at 130 PM in Ainsworth Methodist Church with Rev Stephen Root officiating Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery Jones Funeral Home conducting arrangements

Fern F. Hanson Anchorage Alaska Ainsworth Ainsworth Methodist Church Stephen Root Ainsworth Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Hanson John E Mae Stephens Freeland Chicago Oliver M. Hanson Donald J Streamwood Ill San Jose Calif Donald E Mt. Sterling Wilma Thompson Kenai

Eisenhower Recovering After Heart Attack in Augusta

In Augusta Georgia doctors announced former President Dwight D Eisenhower has had a definite heart attack after chest pains Wednesday at Fort Gordon He is reported in excellent spirits receiving intermittent oxygen with stabilized blood pressure and circulation Further tests continue as doctors assess progression of the attack A separate Iowa City obituary notes Frank D McNamer 62 formerly of Columbus Junction died Wednesday night at his home with services planned in Iowa City He was born January 10 1903 and survived by a wife one daughter five grandchildren and six brothers.

Augusta UPI Dwight D. Eisenhower Wallace Hitchcock Fort Gordon Hitchcock Eisenhower Gen Columbus Junction Frank D. McNamer Iowa City Donahue Robbie Luna

Notice of franchise to erect electric lines in county

Public notices today announce a petition seeking a franchise to erect electric transmission lines in Washington County. The brief item notes the hearing or filing details appear on page 6.

Washington County

Four Die In Iowa Road Collisions Near Glenwood

Four persons died in a two car crash near Glenwood in Mills County when a car driven by Denise Carnes collided with a vehicle carrying Sharon Johansen Lonnie Delevan Donna Messinger. Dense fog contributed as Bert Landayt died in a separate pickup rollover south of Griffith. Mike Rockford died in a tractor accident near Du buque. Iowa toll for 1965 reaches 660 with one more fatality reported.

United Press International Glenwood Iowa Bert M. Landayt Malcom Grinnell Mills County Sharon Johansen Lonnie Sam Delevan Donna Messinger Authoriies Dennis Carnes Mineola Johansen Carnes

McClure Services at Muscatine Saturday

Funeral services for Elmer McClure will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Fairbanks Funeral Home at Muscatine. Burial will be in Finley chapel cemetery southwest of Swedesburg. McClure, a former barber here, died in Muscatine Wednesday night.

Elmer McClure Fairbanks Muscatine Finley Chapel Swedesburg McCure

Rain exceeds an inch in Washington during the night

An official weather observer reports more than an inch of rainfall in Washington during the night. Overcast skies linger this morning and early afternoon with the threat of additional moisture for the area.

Washington Official Weather Observer

Veterans Day rallies boost Viet Nam support in Iowa

Veterans Day observances across Iowa became a large show of support for U S policy in Southeast Asia. Governor Hughes returned from Asia warning of a long grim struggle in Viet Nam while American Legion leaders urged steadfast aid to prevent Communist victory. Local marches, SDN demonstrations at Iowa City, and union picketing at Northwestern Bell offices in Davenport Dubuque Mason City and Sioux City marked the day.

United Press International Iowa Southeast Asia U.S Viet Nam Harold E. Hughes Far East America Donald Johnson American Legion West Union Johnson West Branch South Viet Nam David Stanley R - Muscatine Marshalltown Iowa City Students For Democratic Society (Sdn Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Davenport Dubuque Mason City Sioux City

Mrs Dora Hinkle Dies in Mt Pleasant

Mrs Dora Belle Hinkle dies at Kennedy Home in Mt Pleasant on Thursday. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Green Mound church with Rev Wesley Collins Rev Donald Crosby and Rev Dwight Berkstretter officiating. Zehr Funeral Home handling arrangements. Born December 10 1876 in Henry County daughter of Cornelius and Rebecca Richards. She married John Hinkle who died in 1937. Survived by son Clarence and daughter Augusta Messenger of Trenton four grandchildren eight great grandchildren three half sisters and two half brothers.

Wayland Green Mound Dora Belle Hinkle Kennedy Mt. Pleasant Wesley Collins Donald Crosby Dwight Berkstretter Zehr Funeral Home Hinkle Henry County Cornelius Rebecca Smith Richards John Hinkle Clarence Dwight Augusta) Messenger Trenton

SUI Alumni Plan Washington County Trip to Iowa City

Alumni of the University of Iowa in Washington County will meet on Wednesday November 17 at 6 15 p m for dinner in the Iowa Memorial Union new cafeteria, tour the new addition, and may attend a University Symphony concert. Mrs Robert Day coordinates attendance transport and concert tickets by calling numbers or mailing a card. Fifty concert tickets are on reserve, with more available soon. invitees include parents of current or future students.

University of Iowa Washington County Alumni Association Iowa City Iowa Memorial Union University Symphony Union Robert Day Day Washington Box 191 Normal County University

U S Forces Repel Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon

United States infantrymen of the 1st Division repelled a dawn assault by about 1,000 Viet Cong on a rubber plantation north of Saigon. The battle left more than 100 Viet Cong dead, with American losses described as light. American forces, aided by artillery and air strikes, secured Highway 13 as B52s struck Viet Cong bases in Binh Long Province. Near Qui Nhon, an American helicopter evacuation mission ended with three soldiers killed when gunners shot down the craft.

Saigon UPI U.S Highway 13 Iron Triangle Strategic Air Command Guam Air Force Binh Long Qui Nhon

National DECA Week Celebrated in Washington Schools

Students across Washington observe National DECA Week with programs linking classroom learning to real world business. Participants include Frank Alberts HyVee Foods Karen Badham Connelly Hardware Al Brock Montgomery Ward Co Mel Carter Bordwell and Co Judy Childs Seiferts Lonnie Evans HyVee Foods Tom Gray Fareway Foods Linda Jaspering Jarvis Appliance Doug Laux Fareway Foods Diana Marsh Jean Miller Audrey Nash McCleery-Cummings Mike Tait Tait Schoonover Drug John Widmer Fuhr and Cochran Larry Wikoff Town and Country Plymouth and Mike York Washington Evening Journal.

Washington Distributive Education Clubs of America DECA Frank Alberts HyVee Foods Karen Badham Connelly Hardware al Brock Montgomery Ward Co Mel Carter Bordwell and Co Judy Childs Seiferts Lonnie Evans Tom Gray Fareway Foods Linda Jaspering Jarvis Appliance Doug Laux Diana Marsh Jean Miller Audrey Nash McCleery-Cummings Mike Tait Tait Schoonover Drug John Widmer Fuhr and Cochran Larry Wikoff Town and Country Plymouth Mike York Washington Evening Journal

Veterans Day Programs At Local Schools

Veterans Day programs were held at the high school and junior high Thursday with speakers Charles Hotle and Gifford Morrison. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organized it, with Harold Jarvis and Marion McAvoy introducing the speakers. The high school band, directed by Alan Bergstrom, performed as Carma Chorpening read the Constitution preamble while Mrs. Dennis Stutrud accompanied the junior high performance. Members of the VFW and American Legion attended.

Charles Hotle Gifford Morrison American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Harold Jarvis Marion McAvoy Alan Bergstrom Carma Dennis Stutrud VFW

Britain Loosens Noose on Rhodesia in Sanctions Move

Britain presses a broad sanctions drive against Rhodesia's rebel regime of Ian Smith after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Foreign Secretary Stewart heads to New York for a U N Security Council session as Prime Minister Wilson outlines phased economic penalties while rejecting military intervention. The United States backs Britain. the Soviet Union calls Smith’s government a monstrous crime. China endorses armed African resistance. In Rhodesia, Salisbury remains calm as measures include tobacco and sugar bans, asset freezes, aid cuts, and removal from the sterling area. Partial Iowa weather forecast follows.

London UPS Britain Ian Smith Michael Stewart New York United Nations Security Council Harold Wilson Rhodesia Stewart U.N Soviet Union China Declard Wilson Crown Smith Sterling

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New Riverside Journal Dallas Kinney Riverside Bank Fern Hanson Ike McClure Hughes Veterans Day Dora Hinkle SUI U. S Salisbury
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