Spike Evans Dies Of Heart Attack
ARNOLDS PARK Iowa UP R M Spike Evans former head of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and a unsuccessful Democratic candidate for U S Senator died at his home at age 66 He suffered a heart attack about 1030 am He had been in good health Evans led the AAA in the late 1930s and early 1940s and later served Agriculture Secretary Henry A Wallace as Iowa governor candidate against Senator Hickenlooper Evans opposed flexible farm support and supported high rigid supports He lost to Hickenlooper as Eisenhower carried the nation Loveless won Iowa governor in 20 years for the Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Henry A Wallace
Federal Reserve Board
Oppre
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Hickenlooper
Meeting on Handicapped Issues in Iowa Initiatives
Washington hosted a Tuesday evening discussion on services for physically and mentally handicapped Iowans. Representatives from public instruction vocational rehabilitation county health units hospitals welfare offices and parents Maria Barillas and Warren Van Eschen explained offerings and noted many handicapped workers excel in American industry after training and placement. A film showcased efforts to help handicapped people become productive employees.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Washington
Iowa
Maria K. Barillas
Warren van Eschen
Plan Entertainment For Chamber Meeting
Entertainment for the Washington Chamber of Commerce annual dinner is planned for Monday evening. Mrs Nels Westermark is chairwoman with Clint Hensel and Dr M L Smith aiding. John Lee chairs ticket sales and reservations must be made by Friday. Members urged to attend to vote on five new directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Nels Westermark
Clint Hensel
M. L. Smith
John Lee
Christmas Opening Plans Right on Schedule in Washington
Washington merchants announced the annual Christmas opening will proceed as planned. Santa Claus will visit Central Park at 10 a.m. Friday with treats for children, and decorations will be in place by then. Orville Long and city workers are finishing the festive displays with help from Bill Boshart and Chamber of Commerce members including Phil Kneen and Bill Sitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Musgrove
Richard E. Brock
Bill Kendrick
Earl Moran
Harry
Skeet) Miller
Bill Boshart
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Central Park
Orville Long
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber
Phil Kneen
Bill Sitler
Height Trends Among Olympian Males This Year
Fifty eight percent of male athletes in this year’s Olympics stood over six feet tall. Among them fifty athletes exceeded six feet six inches.
Eight Inches of Snow Hit Iowa Amid Polio Epidemic Report
A winter storm swept into Iowa bringing eight inches of snow and freezing rain. Strong northerly winds reduced visibility to near zero in the northwest, with several towns reporting heavy accumulations and hazardous driving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Iowa
Audubon
Williams
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Spencer
Clarinda
Sioux City
Des Moines
Lamont
Offer Swim Lessons To Beginners at Y
A new series of beginners lessons starts at the Washington YMCA at 9 am with instructor Dick Thompson. The final make up session is Saturday November 24 and costs are $2 for members and $3 for non members. The program is open to preschool and grade school boys, must be at least 42 feet tall, and runs on November 24 December 1 8 15 22 29 and January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
Dick Thompson
YMCA
Longshore Strike Costs 120 Million Across Coasts
The six day walkout by the International Longshoremen's Association risks $120 million in losses as East and Gulf Coast workers strike with West Coast threats. Government plans 80 day Taft Hartley injunctions to end the stoppage if talks fail. Cargo delays hit perishable goods and shipments from Maine to Texas with mass idle freighters and halted passenger sailings.
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New York
East
Gulf Coasts
International Longshoremen's Association
Ind
Washington
West
Maine
Texas
Luxuy
Independence
American Export Line
Mrs J H Lewis Dies In Newell South Dakota
Brighton Charle Harvey reports the death of his sister Mrs J H Lewis in Newell South Dakota. Funeral services will be held there Friday November 23. Naomi Harvey became Mrs J H Lewis years ago. She was daughter of the late J E Harvey and Mrs Harvey of Washington and sister of Hattie Lemley and Carl Dunbar with many Washington nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Charle Harvey
J. H. Lewis
Newell
South Dakota
Lewis
Naomi Harvey
J. E. Harvey
Washington
Hattie Lemley
Carl Dunbar
Ainsworth
Polio and Disease Hit Budapest as Shortages Mount
Budapest faces a polio outbreak and amoebic jaundice amid rubble and water breaks. A soap and milk shortage worsens health risks for babies as hospitals relocate operations and schools remain closed.
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Vienna
Budapest
Debrecent
Rep Gross Attacks Benson Over Hog Price Drop
Waterloo Iowa UP Rep H R Gross charged Secretary Ezra Benson lacks intestinal stamina to investigate hog price fluctuations. He cited a drop from 16 a cwt on election day to 13.75 in interior markets, blaming no surplus and urging a tougher inquiry into who is affecting pork prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
H.R Gross
Ezra T. Benson
Gross
Chicago
Iowa Republican
Benson
Iowa Highway Commission Gives Record 1957 Letting Plan
The Iowa Highway Commission announced a record 116,545,000 highway letting program for 1957, up from 63 million in 1956. Much of the interstate program will involve U.S. Highways 6 69 75 and 275, with 90 percent federal reimbursement. The plan includes projects from small culverts to four lane divided highways and notes that some work may slip into 1958 or later due to rights of way, materials, and bidding delays.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
U.S
Extension Elections Set In Eight Washington County Townships
Leonard Tindal reports eight township elections in Washington County to elect representatives to the Extension Council for two year terms. Voting is open to all resident qualified voters at 7 30 p m. Dates span November 26 to December 3 with meetings held at local schools and homes, listing chairs secretaries and nominating committees for each township. Several townships also show incumbents and holdovers remaining up to another year.
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Leonard Tindal
Washington County Extension Council
Tindal
Iowa State College
Dutch Creek Township
New Haven School
Ear Hobbs
Robert Miksch
Harry Hamilton
Robert Vincent
Fred Chalupa
Lime Creek Township
Wellman Public School
Lawrence Whetstine
Herbert Nicholls
C. T. Johnson
John D. Miller
Stanley Eash
Brighton Township
Don Robison
Raymond Mineart
Melvin Schnicker
Guy Stacy
L. P. Guy
Oregon Township
Ainsworth Public School
Terry Mathers
Virgil Herring
George Colthurst
Bill Wagamon
C. W. Rademaker
Claude Kilgore
Iowa Township
Schneebelen Hatchery
Robert Schneider
Edward Brophy
Louis Gase
Elmer Schneider
Ralph Klein
Clay Township
Keith Barnes
Jim Barnes
Elmer
Frank Kleese
Lloyd Bauer
Marion Timmins
Washington County
English River
Robert Schott
James Bell
Eugene Shaver
Cedar
Steve Viggers
Jackson
Lewis Weber
Highland
Lloyd Miksch
Marion
Howard Anderson
Crawford
Egypt Agrees to Work With UN Forces in Suez
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold reported that Egypt would cooperate on maintaining the United Nations Emergency Force and asked the General Assembly to approve secret Cairo talks. He also said talks with private firms to clear the Suez Canal were underway, while timeframes for U N force stay and British French Israeli withdrawals remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Egypt
United Nations
Suez Canal
U.N
General Assembly
Dick McCleery Speaks At Y's Men's Ladies Night
Dick McCleery gave a world travel talk at a Y's Men Ladies Night dinner at the YMCA community room. The event featured organ music by Bill Wessler, group singing led by Milo Sorden, and a decorating by Willis Jones John Hedberg and Dick Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Y
Dick McCleery
Mr. McCleery
Mr. MecCleery
Y's Men's Club
YMCA
Bill Wessler
Milo Sorden
Willis Jones
John Hedberg
Dick Pratt
Gene Tucker
G. J. Nemmers
Walter Fern
A. C. Peterson
Fairfield Club
Associate Presbyterian Special Series Planned
The Associate Presbyterian Church schedules a three day series with Rev S Ray Blair opening at 11 a.m. Friday and assisted by Rev Paul Hindman. Services run 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Friday 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday with 7 30 p.m. worship. The Iowa Associate Presbytery meets Saturday morning.
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The
Associate Presbyterian Church
S. Ray Blair
Corydon
Blair
Paul Hindman
Minneola
Kan
Iowa Associate Presbytery
Thanksgiving Observed As Stores Close Across Washington
Business slows to a standstill Thursday as most stores, banks, post offices, and offices close for the holiday. The Evening Journal publishes at noon, and union services are held at 8 a.m. in the Baptist church to give thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evening Journal
Baptist Church
Iowa Highway Expansion Plans For Major Cities In 1957
The Des Moines area centers the 1957 interstate road program with by passes on U S 6 and U S 69 and rebuilding 44 miles of U S 6 to Cass County and 34 5 miles on U S 69 to south of Des Moines U S 75 from Council Bluffs to near Missouri Valley will be rebuilt The Sioux City project includes Gordon Drive the Missouri River bridge and seven miles of U S 75 The full interstate work covers 147 miles next year along with county by county primary road improvements across Iowa
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
U.S. 6
U.S. 69
Dexter
Cass County
Atlantic
Osceola
Missouri Valley
Harrison County
Durant
Iowa - Nebraska
Missouri River
Allamakee
Waukon
Minnesota
Audubon
Boone
Webster County
Bremer
Waverly
Readlyn
Plainfield
Buena Vista
Iowa schools push 1957 reforms on reorganization
Des Moines reports the Iowa Department of Public Instruction outlines the 1957 legislative program focusing on simpler school district reorganization, higher pupil thresholds, and lower petition requirements, plus added measures like gifted pupil training and broader teacher accreditation. The plan backs Tax Study Committee changes and seeks to curb dissenting districts by making reforms mandatory with 75 percent support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Supt
J. C. Wright
State Board
Senate
Department
Mississippi Valley Farm Association Meets in Muscatine
A large Washington County turnout at Muscatine for the Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association annual meeting. Speakers included Dean Huston Herb Howell Mrs Buena Mockmore and Walter Eyre. Main business approved self support as Iowa State College ends financial aid. Board members Jim Birney Gene Stephens present with numerous local families in attendance.
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Washington County
Muscatine
Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association
Dean Huston
Herb Howell
Iowa State College
Buena Mockmore
Walter Eyre
Burlington
Jim Birney
Washington
Gene Stephens
Ainsworth
Richard Knupp
Herb Campbell
Terry Mathers
Arthur Duensing
Joe Knotek
George Horn
James Birney
Erwen Graber
Crawfordsville
Raymond Lasek
Brighton
Bill Walker
Clifford Conklin
Keota
H. Allen Zook
Roy Swartzendruber
Wellman
Guy
Dean Feldman
Kalona
Bill Spenner
Riverside
Tom Robb
Merritt Canady
County Extension Office
Weather Summary for Iowa Five-Day Outlook
Generally fair conditions with colder nights and light snow flurries in the northeast. Thursday through Monday show below normal temperatures with highs in the 20s and lows around single digits to the 20s, little to no precipitation expected beyond minor snow flurries.
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United Press
Iowa
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