Governor Hughes Wins Council Nod to Lease Lincoln Continentals
Des Moines officials preliminarily approve leasing a Lincoln Continental for Gov. Harold E. Hughes. The plan, negotiated via state Comptroller Marvin Selden Jr., would involve Ford Motor Co and a $750 annual rental plus fuel, oil, and car wash costs.
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Marvin Selden Jr
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Ford
Melvin Synhorst
M.L. Abrahamson
Selden
Council
Bill Reece 81 Dies After Illness In Wellman Area
Bill Reece 81 died Sunday evening at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman where he had lived two weeks Funeral services will be 2 p m Wednesday at Petersheim Funeral Chapel Kalona Rev George Gibson in charge Burial in Sharon Hill Cemetery He was born April 19 1882 in Washington County to Harvey and Adela Reed Reece and worked long time for Iowa Electric Company He was predeceased by wife Nellie Sharp and three sons Survived by two sisters Mrs Mary McGuire Iowa City and Mrs Sie Sprigg Hart Mich two grandsons and five great grandchildren
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Reece
Shenk
Wellman
Peterseim
Ka Jona
George Gibson
Sharon Hill
Mr. Reece
Washington County
Harvey
Adela Reed Reece
Iowa Electric Company
Nellie Sharp
Mary McGuire
Iowa City
Sie Sprigg
Hart, Mich
Community Chest Progress Report Near Goal
Washington's Community Chest total edged toward the year’s goal of 28 100 with today’s posted sum of 20 479 66. Chairman Robert Kennedy called the results encouraging but noted conclusions hinge on fuller reports from workers and residential areas. He urged prompt submissions to divisional chairmen to enable any needed cleanup actions.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Ate
Kennedy
Thanksgiving union service planned in Washington
The Washington Council of Churches announces a Thanksgiving morning service on November 28. The event will be at the Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Richard Peterson of the Baptist Church delivering the sermon.
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Washington
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Richard Peterson
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Baptist Church
Methodist Men Host Ladies Night at Washington Church
The Methodist Men of the Washington church host their wives for a ladies night this Wednesday. Mrs. Leroy Widmer of Tipton will speak about her experiences on a Farm Bureau tour of Australia. Dinner begins at 6 30 p.m. Season tickets cover men’s costs and wives’ tickets are bought at the church.
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Washington Church
Leroy Widmer
Tipton
Farm Bureau
Australia
Breakfast series to continue Tuesday in YMCA room
The fifth breakfast meeting on Washington County economic development will be held Tuesday morning in the YMCA community room. Jim Frier, county extension director, will present on business and industrial trends. About 35 community leaders are participating in the series.
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Washington County
YMCA
Jim Frier
Rites at Junction for Hanft infant
Graveside rites were held in Columbus City Cemetery for Halle Ber Hanft infant son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Hanft of El Paso Texas. Born in El Paso Saturday the infant died a few hours later. Bodies arrived Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction Sunday evening. Survivors include parents two sisters Wendy Dee and Suzanna Lee and grandmother Mrs Kate Hanft of Columbus Junction.
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Lyle Hanft
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Texas
Columbus City Cemetery
Stacy Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Wendy Dee
Suzanna Lee
Kate Hanft
Two Boys Injured in Lone Tree Area Crash
A Sunday afternoon crash three miles west of Lone Tree on Highway 22 injures Washington youths Jon Ballou and David Coon. Ballou sustains cuts and bruises while Coon has a concussion and possible neck injuries. The pickup Ballou drove rolled and was demolished. both boys were thrown from the vehicle. Cause of the accident is not yet determined.
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Lone Tree
Washington
Jon Ballou
David Coon
Highway 22
Ballou
Coon
Adolph Gislain 80 Dies in Florida after Illness
Adolph Gislain 80 died Saturday in Pomona Beach Florida after a six month illness. He was born in Normandy France came to the United States at 16 with his father then stayed in the country working for Singmasters at Keota. He married Pauline Goeldner and farmed in Keota Kinross and Wellman before moving to Florida in 1955. Survivors include his wife one son Leo of Wellman one daughter Bernice Birch of Florida two grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Paulette of France and one brother in California.
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Adolph Gislain
Pomona Beach
Fla
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Mr. Gislain
Normandy
France
United States
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Singmasters
Keota
Pauline Goeldner
Kinross
Three autos collide at East Washington and South Iowa
A three car crash Sunday at the East Washington and South Iowa intersection involved Ernest E Green Ella M Little and Deborah L Schantz all of Washington. The Schantz car struck the Little car from the rear pushing it into Green causing the most damage to the Schantz vehicle. Little received a shoulder injury and was treated at a doctor’s office. No charges were filed.
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Ella Mae Little
Deborah Laraine Schantz
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Schantz Auto
Little Auto
Schantz
Green
Little
Yale Professor Barghoorn Held In Moscow Jail Sixteen Days
Yale political science professor Frederick C. Barghoorn, 52, was jailed in Moscow’s Lubyanka prison for sixteen days on Oct 31 arrest while on sabbatical. His mother Elizabeth Barghoorn, 80, said the food was poor and he lost ten pounds, with 24 hour light and constant guard contact. He was released after protests from President Kennedy and planned to report to Washington.
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Yale
Frederick C. Barghoorn
Lubyanka
Moscow
Elizabeth Barghoorn
Elizabeth Marghoorn
University Towers
George Karr Dies in Chicago Sunday
George Karr a former Wellman resident died Sunday in Chicago. Funeral plans are indefinite today with Powell Funeral Home of Wellman in charge. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Tom Karr, born and raised in Wellman.
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Wellman
George Art
Chicago
Powell Funeral Home
Karr
Tom Karr
Weather Outlook Iowa Mostly Fair and Warmer
United Press International reports Iowa will have generally fair weather tonight with warmer readings in the west and central regions. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer in the east and south with lows around 30 to 35 and highs from the mid 50s to near 60. little change is expected Wednesday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Iraq military coup ousts Baathist regime in Baghdad
Abdal Salam Aref, Iraq’s figurehead president, leads dawn takeover with army and air force, dissolves national guard, declares chief of state role and around the clock curfew. Syria and UAR express support as Baathists lose control of the capital amid scattered resistance.
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Abdul Salam Aref
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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U.A.R
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Nasser
Cairo
Cairo University
Baath
Arab Socialist Movement
Middle East
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kassem
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National Guard
Ali Saleh al Saadi
Saadi
Madrid
Washington County land ownership pattern shows half held by operators
In 1962 about 50.8 percent of farm land in Washington County was owned by the operator and 49.2 percent rented. Comparisons to 1951 and neighboring counties show variations driven by land value, productivity, and farm size. Township differences range from Cedar at 33 percent owned to Marion near 72 percent.
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Iowa
Monroe
van Bureau
Greene
Calhoun Counties
Cedar Township
Marion Township
Cedar
Jackson
Washington
Oregon
Crawford Townships
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