Supreme Court Upholds Fraud Claims in Amana Stock Sale
Iowa Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling and finds Amana Society directors deceived class A stockholders in approving a 1955 amendment creating 300,000 class B shares open to nonmembers. The decision cites misleading statements and failure to inform on control implications affecting voting power.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Amana Society
Iowa
High’court
Adolph T. Berger
Berger
High Court
Supreme
Supreme Court
Amana
Mid-Prairie Play The Death and Life of Larry Benson
Mid Prairie High School students present The Death and Life of Larry Benson Thursday night at 8 in the Wellman gym. Cast includes Junean Goschke Jane Houseal Carlene Bush Jo aine Crossett Shelia Maxwell Susan Schwartz Glenn Miller Harlan Yoder Sue Butterbaugh Donna Geyer Mickey Godlove Curtis Cox Frank Stransky with Gene Sally Allen June Kempf as prompters and Mrs William Kephart directing Thespian Troupe ushers assist patrons.
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Wellman
Mid Prairie High School
Larry Benson
Mid-Prairie High School
Junean Goschke
Jane Houseal
Carlene Bush
Joaine Crossett
Shelia Maxwell
Susan Schwartz
Glenn Miller
Harlan Yoder
Sue Butterbaugh
Donna Geyer
Mickey Godlove
Curtis Cox
Frank Stransky
Gene Sally Allen
June Kempf
Wiliam Kephart
Stewart Book Fair Seeks More Donations for Dental Program
The Stewart PTA Book Fair will be held Thursday Nov 16 at Kneen Refrigeration and TV from 9 AM to 5 PM. Hundreds of donated books already arrive including kids fiction, non fiction, mysteries, and reference works. Co chairs Mrs Phil Kneen and Mrs Kenneth Kron urge more donations to fund dental visits for students whose families cannot afford the care.
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Stewart P TA
Kneen Refrigeration & TV
Materia
Phil Kneen
Kenneth Kron
Kneen
Turkey Producers Meet to Discuss Marketing Orders
Southeast Iowa turkey producers will gather at the State Theater in Washington for a 1:30 p.m. discussion on proposed federal marketing orders. Extension poultry specialist Leonard Eggleton and extension economist Robert Strain will lead the session.
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Iowa
State Theater
Washington
Leonard Eggleton
Robert Strain
Forty six graduates complete YMCA bridge class in Washington
Forty six eager bridge students led by Charles Goren earned diplomas at the Washington YMCA after final exams on contract bridge terms. Commencement speaker Leon Hillman urged steady study as Mildred Davis and others won the day in a progressive session led by Dean Dave Elder with instructors including Lee Holland and John Phieger.
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Charles Goren
Washington Ymca
Leon Hillman
YMCA
Mildred Davis
Phil Kneen
John King
John Myers
Robert Bates
Dave Elder
Dean
Lee Holland
Dean Stanley
John Phieger
Clinton Stewart
Fred Anderson
RB. DeLa
Clint Hensel
Dan Brindley
Helen Owen
Ruth Simpson
Elsie Glassburner
Richard Pratt
Harold Putnam
Dean Anderson
Ted Bailey
E. D Morrison
Robert Reed
George Stewart
Tshombe Seen At Lumumba Slaying, Says U.N. Panel
A four nation legal panel said Katanga President Moise Tshombe and other high Katanga officials were likely witnesses to the January slaying of Patrice Lumumba near Elisabethville. It also blamed Congo's Kasavubu government for delivering Lumumba to his enemies.
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United Nations
UPI
Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Lumumba
Burma
Mexico
Ethiopia
Togo
General Assembly
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Checks Missing From APCO Station in Washington
Checks written for gas or supplies at the Crawford APCO Service Station in Washington on Friday to Sunday were urged to contact banks and stop payment. A total of 550 dollars in checks comprised part of 921 dollars reported missing from the station’s cash drawer. officials continue to investigate as staff cooperates with police.
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Crawford Ss Apco
Washington
Second Round Leaders In Bridge Marathon
Mrs. Billie Young and Mrs. Charles Snyder lead the Y's Men bridge marathon after the second round with 4.420 points. In second follow the couple Wendell Eden with 3.630, while a string of pairs including Ellingsworth, Anderson, Walker, and Cruise fill the top ten with scores from 3.400 to 2.270.
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Billie Young
Charles Snyder
Young
Snyder
Wendell Eden
Dpd. Ellingsworth
Dean Anderson
John Walker
M. J Cruise
A.W Clow
Dave Elder
William Glassburner
Robert Logan
Sister Sabina Mary Named New Marycrest Head
Sister Sabina Mary was appointed president of Marycrest College in Davenport succeeding Mother Mary Geraldine who died September 9. The longtime educator had served as assistant to the late president, began teaching in 1931 in Ottumwa Heights Junior College, and joined the original Marycrest faculty in 1939.
Daughter of Ferrells Dies at Lewis Iowa
Mrs Richard Marshall of Lewis Iowa died this morning after a polio illness that began October 4 1959. Survived by her parents a sister Marlene Kay of Washington husband one daughter Leanne and a son Richard Allen Funeral arrangements were pending Herbert Ferrell and family traveled to Lewis to attend the rites.
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Ferrells
Lewis, Iowa
Richard Marshall
Lewis
Herbert Ferrell
Washington
Marlene Kay
Leanne
Richard Allen
Iowa Tax Commission Chairman Defends Staff
Iowa Tax Commission chair Andrew George defended staff against fellow Republican Prentis who called the agency a dumping ground for political appointees. George praised employees, defended the delay on revaluation orders, and noted Prentis’s limited administrative experience while pointing to consensus with O’Connor on delaying the year’s revaluation for public welfare.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Tax Commission Today
Commission
Andrew George
Cedar Falls
XT Prentis
Mount Ayr
George
Prentis
Norman A Erbe
The
Treasury
State
Senate
Jim O'Connor
Strawberry Point
O'Connor
Calfornia brush fire containment outlook improves
In California a 2300 acre brush fire near Tujunga Canyon and Kayel Canyon faced 80 mph winds. Ground crews and 600 workers built fire lines while 12 borate bomber planes stood by. Seven injuries were reported among firefighters with evacuations completed and no serious harm. The blaze followed a week after two large Santa Monica Mountains fires.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jarvi
Keith Klinger
Tujunga Canyon
Borate
California
Weather Bureau
Kawel
Lopez
Kayel Canyon
Santa Monica
Macapagal Leading In Philippine Vote
Manila reports show Vice President Diosdado Macapagal with an early lead over President Carlos Garcia in unofficial returns five hours after polls closed. Emmanuel Pelaez and Serafin Osmena trailed, as security forces kept peace amid a violent campaign and nationwide voting.
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Manila
UPI
Diosdado Macapagal
Carlos Garcia
Philippines
Macapagal
Garcia
Emmanuel Pelaez
Ser
Hie Osmena
Gil J. Puyat
Philippine Constabulary
District NAPS Meet Held in Washington
A district meeting of the National Association of Postal Supervisors was held in Washington on Sunday with host Oral J. Brown, local postmaster. Representatives from 14 district towns and postmasters from Des Moines Albia and Mt Vernon attended, along with Vanderlinden of Cedar Rapids and Robert W. Heifner of Des Moines. Rep Schwengel sent regrets. About 50 people joined as the forum discussed Christmas season problems after a post office tour and a noon meal at the VFW hall.
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National Association of Postal Supervisors
NAPS
Washington
Oral J. Brown
Des Moines
Albia
Mt Vernon
Vanderlinden
Cedar Rapids
Robert W. Heifner
Schwengel
Brown
VFW
Southwest Storm Strands Hunters and Closes Towns
A severe November storm paralyses travel across the Southwest with up to 34 inches of snow in New Mexico and widespread power outages. Dehydrated and stranded deer hunters in the Sacramento Mountains were rescued as fires and floods affected several states. multiple auto crashes caused casualties in the Midwest and Northeast.
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New Mexico
Sacramento Mountains
California
Southland
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Vornado
Franklinton
Alabama
Albuquerque
N.M
el Paso
Tex
Arizona
Flagstaff
White Mountain
Eager
Counterfeit Ten dollar bills flood U S markets
Secret Service chief James J. Rowley warned of a rising tide of counterfeit ten dollar notes flooding New York and reaching small numbers in states from California to North Carolina. The notes are not high quality but are convincing enough to pass bank tests prompting a public alert and advice to merchants and shoppers to compare with genuine money and report suspected fakes to police with full descriptions if possible.
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Washington
UPI
New York
California
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
San Francisco
Toledo
Cleveland
Union City
New York City
Rowley
United Press International
New Haven
Stamford
Conn
Boston
Newark
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Scranton
Syracuse
N.Y
Baltimore
Providence
Omaha
Neb
Youngstown
Ohio
Franklin, Va
Wheeling
W.va
Charlotte
Asheville
Raleigh
Fairmont
Goldsboro
Wilmington
N.C
Honor Roll Dominated by Seniors and Freshmen at Washington High
The first nine weeks honor roll at Washington Community High School highlights 40 seniors and 40 freshmen on the list announced by Principal FE. Kelly Schlap kohl. nineteen juniors and 16 sophomores also made the honor roll along with named students from each class.
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Washington Community High School
Kelly Schlapkohl
Swim Lessons To Start November 29 At Washington YMCA
Registrations are now accepted at the Washington YMCA for semi private swim lessons starting November 29 for swimmers able to float and dog paddle, and November 30 for beginners. Eight lessons cost five dollars. Tom McSpadden, program secretary, will instruct. Registrations may be made now by contacting the YMCA.
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Washington Ymca
Tom McSpadden
The
YMCA
Weather summary for Iowa and outlook
Fair weather dominates the west and clears east tonight. Warmer northwest with Wednesday in general fair and warmer. Lows tonight near 30. Wednesday highs around 50 in the northwest and 40s in the southeast. Thursday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change.
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Missouri
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Ann Baumgartner
Kay Berkhoff
Tom Brown
Anne Courtney
Rosann Crayne
Linda Crawe
Phil Foster
Marilyn Friese
Logan Heilman
Linda Hesseltine
Jorene Holden
Keith Jarrard
Sara Knupp
Frank Kos
Bob Krotz
Rosie Latta
Pat McClure
Betty McConnell
Wendell McConnell
Garda McKune
Ron Marek
Gary Marshall
Nancy Osineup
Roberta Baker
John Beranek
Bonnie Campbell
Linda Campbell
Linda Chorpening
Pam Hite
Joe Jones
Wayne Kauffman
Bill Koehler
Sharon Lowry
Joe McCarthy
Jana McConnell
Jane McGaffey
Lloyd Munson
Jane Peterson
Sandra Robison
Judy Salladay
Charlotte Wulf
Ruth Ann Wulf
Cheryl Anderson
Clareen Arnold
Dave Everette
Ula Mae Earnest
Dick Eyestone
Jane Greiner
Marcia Holmes
George Johnson
Joe Kerr
Bonita Miller
Stephen Nemmers
Carolyn Pratt
Vaughn Rinner
Pam Robison
Dorothy Schroeder
Nancy Turner
Jeanne Allison
Marcie Anderson
Richard Ballard
Kim Boyer
Mary Butler
Dennis Coon
Stephan Foss
Ronald Gregory
Vicki Horak
Carol Hornung
Kenneth Jensen
Nancy Knutson
James Koehler
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LaNetta Leon
Patricia Lewis
Joyce Long
Doyslene McAvoy
Mary McBee
Monica McCarthy
Joe McConnell
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Jim Mallory
Ronald Marshall
Tom Mitchell
Mike Moore
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Sally Owen
Diane Perdock
Connie Potter
Barbara Robertson
Judy Roland
Pam Romine
Susan Roth
Tom Stephens
Larry Stevenson
Steve Tindal
Claudia Tinnes
Louise Wells
Patricia Worley
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