Five Inch Snow Reaches State as Storm Rages
A fast moving storm dumps up to five inches of snow in western Iowa while eastern areas endure heavy rain and flash floods. A Redfield bus crash injures twenty two students and the driver. a Des Moines trolley crash injures ten. Northwestern Bell reports line breaks isolating several towns. Snow limits end in northwest as rain shifts to snow and sleet across central Iowa.
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Lowa
Redfield
Dallas County
John Michler
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Defiance
Farling
Harlan
Jacksonville
Kirkman
Minden
Neola
Atlantic
Des Moines
Northwestern
Bell
Dubuque
Towa
Plan Outlined to Stop Tax Dodgers in Iowa
Des Moines United Press International reports George L. Good director of the state income tax division outlined a withholding tax plan to curb tax dodging at the Iowa Accountants Association convention. He noted a withholding law failed in the last session and cited about 25 states already using tax withholdings.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
George L. Good
Good
Iowa Accountants Association
Saad
Santa Arrives for Washington Christmas Opening
Chamber of Commerce secretary Claude Woods announced Washington will host the traditional Christmas Opening with Santa Claus arriving November 24. Merchants sponsor the event, stores stay open November 24 and 25, and new decorations are to be lit by Friday.
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Santa
Claude Woods
The
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Santa Claus
Washington Merchants
Frank Nye Discusses Iowa Politics At Kiwanis
Frank Nye associate editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette spoke to the Washington Kiwanis Club on Iowa politics. He urged more research to uncover facts and criticized the governor's slow start amid legislative efforts to curb executive power and salary ceilings affecting the mental health program. Next week's speaker is EB Liddy, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, for the annual Kiwanis farm city event.
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Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids
EB Liddy
Iowa
Kiwanis
Clothing Drive Sponsored by Washington Council of Churches
The Washington Council of Churches sponsors a drive for clothing bedding and blankets to be distributed by Church World Service to the needy including disaster victims and the homeless. Collect at St Paul United Church of Christ with World Service truck pickups in December. Donations due by December 4.
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Washington Council of Churches
Church World Service
Center For
St. Paul United Church of Christ
World Service
Washington
St. Paul
Three Satellites Lift Off To Aid Navigation And Recon
Three satellites launched from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg join Transit 4B and TRAAC to form a future global navigation and space communication network. An 1800 pound Discoverer carrying secret payloads also entered orbit as partial mission results emerged. A Pershing missile achieved a 22nd success in 26 tests, while a separate nose cone science lab was lost at sea.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Earth
America
Navy
Air Force
TRAAC
William T. O’bryant
Bureau of Naval Weapons
Robert E Fischell
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Americas
United States
Pershing
Cape
Pacific Ocean
WACO School Vote Scheduled For December Election
A special election is set for December 11 allowing Crawfordsville Wayland Olds and connected districts to vote yes or no on the WACO school reorganization plan. Polls open noon to 7 pm with locations in local fire stations schools and residences. The measure follows court upholds and state supreme court actions guiding the election.
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Crawfordsville
Wayland
Olds
Waco
Journal
Henry County
J. H McGrath
Iowa
Noble Consolidated
Maple Grove
Union
Johson
Eicher
Noble
Nation Mourns Sam Rayburn Death Led Kennedy
President Kennedy led the nation in mourning Speaker Sam Rayburn who died of cancer at his Bonham Texas home. Tributes poured in from Republicans and Democrats as Rayburn was praised as a defender of constitutional Congress powers and a loyal counselor to presidents of both parties.
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Bonham
Tex
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Seattle
House
John W. McCormack
Sam Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Martin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Hoover
New York
America
Clarence J. Brown
House Rules Committee
Blanchester
Ohio
S.E. Bartley
W.A. Thomas
Dallas
George Lightfoot
Judy Lowry
Buck Henson
Rayburn Ranch
Risser
John Holton
D.B. Hardeman
H.G. Dulaney
Annabel Waldock
Lorene Ryals
Necie Trapp Risser
Lucinda
Miss Lu
Sam
Janet. Travell
U.S
House of Representatives
Henry Clay
Heavy Rain Floods Washington Knocks Out Phones
A night of heavy rain drenched Washington causing 2.55 inches of water with brief morning snow flurries and flooding at Crooked Creek. About 309 homes in the eastern area lost telephone service from midnight until early afternoon as officials repaired damaged lines and a main line insulation issue disrupted 4 phones.
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Washington
Crooked Creek
Marion McAvoy
General Telephone Company of Iowa
Senior Citizens Hear Rev Gillis At Friday Meeting
The Rev Bruce Gillis of the U P Home will lead the weekly Senior Citizens gathering Friday afternoon at the YMCA. The program themed Forgiving our Debts starts at 3 after an informal recreation at 2 with coffee and discussion groups.
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Bruce Gillis
U.P
Key Gillis
YMCA
Ross Bros Standard Service Grand Opening
Dick and Bob Ross announce the grand opening of Ross Bros Standard Service this Friday through Sunday. They bought the station across from City Hall from Dan Brindley, who ran it for over twenty years. John Whittaker manages, assisted by Merlin Crawford.
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Bob Ross
Ross Bros
Dan Brindley
John Whittaker
Merlin Crawford
Sam Rayburn dies in Bonham at 79 after long cancer battle
Sam Rayburn, longtime House speaker and Democratic stalwart, died at 6:20 am in Bonham Texas at age 79 after a prolonged cancer illness. President Kennedy led national mourning as Rayburn’s body to lie in state in the Rayburn library, with funeral planned at First Baptist Church of Bonham.
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Bonham, Tex
UPI
Sam
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Kennedy
House
Regional Meeting Here Discuss Turkey Marketing Orders
Iowa State University extension specialists led a regional meeting with 104 attendees in the State Theater to explain proposed nationwide marketing orders for turkey eggs and market turkeys. Hearings are set for Des Moines on November 24 with a December referendum to decide if the orders take effect.
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Iowa State University
Des Moines
Frier
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Petiion
Leonard Eggleton
Robert Strain
Wayne Marston Named President of Washington Country Club
Wayne Marston was elected president of the Washington Golf and Country Club for the coming year. He succeeds Bob Lowe. Bob Robertson named vice president. Committees named for 1962 include Greens and Todd Phillips Weik Stewart. Membership Sorrell Lloyd Wolf. House Cox Weik Wolf. Finance Lloyd Robertson Leys. Men's Golf Stewart Lloyd Cox. Roads and Grounds Stewart Lloyd Robertson Weik Cox Sorrell Levy. Social Robertson Wolf Levy.
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Wayne Marston
Washington Golf and Country Club
Marston
Bob Lowe
Bob Robertson
Greens
T K. Phillips
Jack Weik
Clint Stewart
Ed Sorrell
John Lloyd
Harold Wolf House
Dean Cox
Harold Wolf
Harry Leys
Harry Levy
Hi-Y Induction Set For Monday Evening
Initiation and induction of new members will be held by the Washington Hi-Y Club Monday evening Nov 26. The initiation starts at 7 pm and the formal induction ceremony at 8 pm. Eligibility requires high school age boys who are YMCA members and attend the ceremonies. Dave Elder gives the welcome address. Induction team includes Ron Marek Phil Foster Don Kos Bob Krotz Dick Bennett Jim Rossen Pete Boshart and Joe McCarthy.
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Washington Hi-Y Club
YMCA
Dave Elder
Ron Marek
Phil Foster
Don Kos
Bob Krotz
Dick Bennett
Jim Rossen
Pete Boshart
Joe McCarthy
Weather Outlook for Iowa Clears and Warms
Gradual clearing from the west with diminishing winds and colder tonight. Friday generally fair and quite cold with lows ranging from 10 to 15 in the northwest to the middle 20s in the southeast. High Friday generally in the 30s. Outlook Saturday mostly fair and warmer.
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Iowa
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Hoov
Herbert
Paul Douglas
Insurance Information Institute
Rev. Gillis
Ross Standard
Wise Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Willow Wild
Risser Hospital
Joe Risser
Rep
John W Mc Cormack
Massachusetts
E Cormack
Turkey
James Frier
Washington County
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