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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1963

Page

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Executioner Seized Oswald Killed by Ruby in Dallas

Lee Harvey Oswald died in Parkland Hospital after being shot by Jack Ruby as he was transferred from jail to a maximum security cell. Dallas County DA Henry Wade announced murder charges against Ruby and pledged the death penalty.

Dallas UPI Lee Harvey Oswald President Kennedy Arlington National Cemetery Kennedy Jack Ruby Chicago Oswald Ruby P. T. Dean Mrs. Kennedy Dean Parkland Hospital Henry Wade John Connally J. D. Tippitt Wade Dallas Morning News

Kennedy Laid To Rest In Arlington After Nation Mourns

The nation honors John F Kennedy with a Roman Catholic funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral Washington attended by world leaders including Johnson Eisenhower Truman and de Gaulle. The flag draped casket is carried by horse drawn caisson from the White House to Arlington as 140000 mourners pass.

Washington UPI John Fitzgerald Kennedy St. Matthew’s Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boson Kennedy White House Capitol Jacqueline Kennedy Johnson Eisenhower Truman Arlington National Cemetery America Cardinal Cushing Robert F. Kennedy Prince Philip Britain Anastas I. Mikoyan Russia Charles de Gaulle France Ludwig Erhard West Germany Baudouin Belgium Eamon de Valera Ireland Alec Douglas-Home St. Matthew’s Cathedral India Taj Mahal

Mrs John E Long Dies in Minnesota at 82

Edith Pearl Young Long age 82 died Sunday November 24 1963 in a Spring Grove Minnesota hospital while visiting her daughter Doreen. Funeral planned Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd Latta. burial Crawfordsville Cemetery. Survived by daughter Doreen Littlejohn of Mabel Minnesota sister Edna Rogers of Olds and brothers Farrel Young of Crawfordsville and Clarence Young of Davenport.

John E. Long Route Two Washington Spring Grove Minn Doreen Jones Funeral Home Lloyd Latta Crawfordsville Edith Pearl Young Washington County Frank Laura Cochran Young Iowa Wesleyan College Long Methodist Church William Doreen) Littlejohn Mable, Minn Edna Rogers Olds Farrel Young Clarence Young Davenport

Mrs Bertha Moore Dies After Prolonged Illness

Bertha C Moore 80 died this morning after a three year illness. Funeral Wednesday November 27 at 10am Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd Latta. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born Dutch Creek Township daughter of James and Amanda Hollingsworth Crawford. Survived by three children Mable Wenger Browning, Wilma Schantz Washington, Stanley Moore Browning plus six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Bertha C. Moore Jones Funeral Lloyd Latta Elm Grove Cemetery Bertha Crawford Dutch Creek Township James and Amanda Hollingsworth Crawford Washington Academy Rochester Minn Jesse T. Moore The Christian Church Victor Mable) Wenger Rapid City South Dakota Bennie Wilma) Schantz Washington Stanley Moore Browning

Sex slayer hunt as 50 detectives back on duty

Wires report a 50-detective search in Miami for a 10 year old Loreen Thorbahn killer. The victim’s body showed massive skull injuries near the city outskirts, near where a 19 year old girl was found earlier in a similar crime.

Miami Fla Loreen Thorbahn

Death of Ross Benson in Cascade Locks Oregon

Word of Ross Bennsons death in Cascade Locks Oregon is reported. A son named Joe of Iowa City said the body will be returned to Washington for burial.

Ross Benson Cascade Locks Oregon Joe Iowa City Washington

City observes JFK funeral with widespread closures

Washington and surrounding areas pause as Americans honor John F Kennedy. Schools shut, flags at half mast, and most businesses close for at least one hour at 11 a.m. The Evening Journal doors close, state and federal offices banks and many retailers suspend operations while some services and events are maintained or rescheduled.

Washington John Fitzgerald Kennedy The Evening Journal

Ruby the promoter behind Oswald killing in Dallas

Dallas UPI profile describes Jack Ruby born March 19 1911 in Chicago’s rough streets. He moved to Dallas in 1948 became a nightclub promoter and bouncer with a taste for gimmicks and cash. He shot Oswald before TV cameras, amid a life of gambling bars and Strip Joint Flesh.

Ruby Chicago Dallas Jack Leon Rubenstein Jack Ruby Eva L. Grant Carousel Club

Iowa observes national mourning with state ceremonies

Iowa closes state and local offices and suspends classes as memorial services honor President Kennedy. A 11 am military service in the House Chamber includes a 21 gun salute and air force flyover. Colleges cancel activities while churches hold services and flags stay at half staff through Dec 22.

United Press International Iowa House Statehouse Albert L. Davidsaver Missouri Valley Iowa State University Ames University of Iowa State College of Iowa Drake University Dallas Texas City Hall Sioux City Kennedy Keokuk Abraham Lincoln Iowa Farmers Union Des Moines Gov. Hughes Cedar Rapids

Arnott Wylie dies in Knoxville Veterans Hospital

William Arnott Wylie died Sunday November 24 1963 in the Veterans Hospital Knoxville after six weeks of illness. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Dr. John Edgar and Dr. Vernon Elgin. He lived in Washington for years, born to Samuel Patterson and Elizabeth Hay Wylie. A WWI veteran, he served with the U S Army in France. Survived by brother Don and sister Miss Helen Wylie plus numerous nieces and nephews.

William Arnott Wylie Veterans Hospital Knoxville Jones John Edgar Vernon Elgin Elm Grove Cemetery Wylie Washington Samuel Patterson Elizabeth Hay Wylie Geneva College Beaver Falls U.S. Army France Reformed Presbyterian Church American Legion Don Helen Wylie

Weather Outlook for Iowa Turns Warmer Later Week

The forecast shows partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Lows tonight range from 25 to 30, highs Tuesday from the 40s northeast to 50s southwest, and Wednesday remains partly cloudy and warmer. The five day outlook from Tuesday to Saturday averages near normal with a warming trend later in the week. Normal lows 15 to 20 north and 30s south, highs in the 30s north and 40s elsewhere. Precipitation around .10 to .30 inch, mainly rain or snow tonight and again later in the week.

United Press International Iowa

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Lee H. Oswald John F. Kennedy Arlington John Long Minnesota Bertha Moore News Digest Norwalk Ohio James Rhodes Minneapolis T. Eugene Thompson Concord N.H Frederick Martineau Russell Nelson Maurice Gagnon Lincoln, R.1 Ore Washington Methodist Church YMCA Keota Bob Gillesby Rifle Club Avenger Services In Loras College Dubuque Loras Arnott Wylie Lyndon B. Johnson Dean Rusk Washington, D. C UPI Telephoto
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