Ford On Mound for Yanks In Third Game of Series
New York manager Casey Stengel rides Whitey Ford in game three seeking to turn the tide in a World Series matchup with the Dodgers. Ford faces Roger Craig as the Yankees, hoping to rebound at home, chase a 2-0 series deficit and avoid a deep hole in a best of seven.
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Yanks
NEW York
Casey Stengel
Whitey Ford
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Ebbets Field
Stengel
Yankees
Roger Craig
Dodgers
Sal Maglie
Yankee Stadium
Gerry Coleman
Andy Carey
Billy Martin
Joe Collins
Dodger
Casey
Hank Bauer
Collins
Walter Alston
Sandy Amoros
Junior Gilliam
Charley Neal
Brooks
Duke Snider
Tom Sturdivant
Sturdivant
Alston
Maglie
Sal
Evans Seeks Benson Visit to Rally Iowa Farmers
Democratic Senate candidate R M Spike Evans said Iowa farmers will welcome Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson when he visits the state next week to discuss farm income restoration. Evans spoke with Sen Rourke Hickenlooper on the same platform, urging Benson to present clear facts about his tenure and the farm program.
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Winterset
Iowa
R.M
Spike) Evans
U.S. Senate
Ezra Benson
Evans
Rourke Hickenlooper
Benson
Chamber of Commerce
Washington High hosts colorful homecoming halftime at Case Field
Colorful halftime ceremonies marked Washington High School homecoming at Case Field. Queen Karen Crone and four attendants rode in a convertible, led by Dick Horak. Band director Melvin Hill and drum major Seve Jones showcased a marching drill and dances. Floats prize winners were announced and Moose lodge honors given to band leaders Richard Winga and Steve Jones.
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Washington High School
Case Field
Karen Crone
Marilyn Wilson
Wanda Blattner
Karen Swanson
Charlotte Berry
Dick Horak
Melvin Hill
Seve Jones
Yesteryear
Richard Winga
Steve Jones
Moose Lodge
The
Moose
Iowa City
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by Mayor of Washington
Mayor William H. Smart proclaimed October 7 1956 as Fire Prevention Week urging city departments schools and the Chamber of Commerce to lead a safety campaign. He cited nationwide fire losses and urged citizens to reduce hazards and protect lives and property.
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William H. Smart
Washington
Smart
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Weldin Named Vice-President at Republican Meeting
Keosauqua hosted the Iowa Council of Republican Women first district fall meeting. Mrs. Phil Weldin was elected first vice-president and Elizabeth Dawson became Washington County chair of the Ladies for Leo group. Speakers included Anna Lomas Enid Robinson Fred Schwengel and Al Doud. Washington to host April 1957 spring meeting.
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Iowa Council of Republican Women of the First District
Keosauqua
Washington Club
Elizabeth Dawson
William Sitler
Keith Norton
Phil Weldin
A. W. Hinderman
Weldin
Washington County
Ladies For Leo’ Group
Anna Lomas
National Committee
Iowa
Enid Robinson
Fred Schwengel
Congress
al Doud
van Buren County
Washington
Court House Offices To Be Closed Tuesday
Washington County court house offices will close all day Tuesday October 9 as county officers and deputies attend a school of instruction in Cedar Rapids.
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Court House
Washington County Court House
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin Origin Meaning Water Meeting
The name Wisconsin derives from an indigenous term meaning the meeting of waters. It reflects the region’s lakes and rivers where multiple waterways converge.
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Wisconsin
Minister Ends Battle Over Abstainers Auto Insurer
Baptist minister Sam Morris quits his fight to control the abstainers only auto insurance firm he helped found nine years ago. He resigns from the board, cancels his policy, and drops a $1 million federal suit while his family also withdraws. The settlement bans further speech against management and ends the dispute affecting more than 150,000 policyholders across 15 states.
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Des Moines
Sam Morris
Morris
Oliver P. Bennett
Bennett
Sergeant McKeon seeks Marine career after sentence reduction
S Sgt Matthew C McKeon won a reduced hard labor sentence and remains in the Marines after Navy Secretary James overruled a bad conduct discharge and demotion. He plans to rebuild his career from the private rank while awaiting a four week brig stay to serve the hard labor term.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
Marine Corps
Navy
Charles S.S. Jamas
McKeon
United Press
Thomas
Cedar Rapids Bailiff Fatka Drowns On Minnesota Lake
Marvin Fatka, about 45, a Cedar Rapids bailiff, drowned when his boat filled with water on Black Lake twelve miles northeast of Bemidji Minnesota while fishing Friday. Two other men survived after clinging to the boat. one swam to shore. Beltrami County authorities recovered the body.
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Bemidji
Minn
Marvin Fatka
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Black Lake
Here
Fatka
Richard Perkins
Beltrami County
Iowa Scientist Urges Continued Atomic Research and Testing
Dr. Frank Spedding, director of the Institute for Atomic Research at Iowa State College, told the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce that the United States must continue atomic research and the testing of atom weapons. He said keeping the threat of retaliation is essential in case of an atomic attack and emphasized that no one desires mass death by their own actions.
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Des Moines
Institute For Atomic Research
Iowa State College
Frank Spedding
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
United States
Dulles Warns Wars Remain a Global Threat
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said wars are a constant danger in several regions while urged the world toward peace. Speaking at Williams College he tied the Suez crisis to a broader test for U.N. security and called for stronger international law and disarmament to curb conflict.
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Williamstown
Mass
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Egypt
Engine Room Blast Kills One on Corsair in New Orleans
An engine room explosion aboard the Alcoa ship Corsair at a downtown New Orleans dock killed one engineer and injured ten crewmen. The fire began about 4:30 a.m. after a crewman tossed burning waste into the firebox. the blaze was blamed on a likely broken fuel line. The ship, valued at five million dollars, was to sail at 11 a.m. for Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic.
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New Orleans
Alcoa
Corsair
Ciidad
Jet Fighters Set New Cross Country Record
Three Navy Cougar jets flew from San Diego to New York and back in 10 hours 49 minutes 11 seconds setting a roundtrip speed record. Cmdr. Gerald A. Robinson, 38, lowered the previous 11 hours 27 minutes mark set May 22 1955 by Lt. John Conroy of the California National Guard in an R86A Sabre jet.
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San Diego
Calif
New York
Cmdr
Gerald A. Robinson
John Conroy
California National Guard
Red Cross Benefits As Bowlers Beat the Champions
The American National Red Cross is sole beneficiary of National Bowling Week event Beat the Champions held October 7 to 14. Bowlers pay 50 cents per entry, with half kept locally and half sent to the Midwestern Area office. Local lanes in Washington host. Champions’ series on October 14 with handicaps at 80 percent of difference.
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Red Cross
Washington
Melody Lanes Alleys
Bowling Proprietors Association of America
Fairfield Fire at Lumber Yard Destroys Sheds
A late Friday fire at Cable Lumber Co in Fairfield Iowa destroyed two sheds and damaged two houses where families of Jack Fidler and Leland Wymer lived. One firefighter was overcome by smoke. The blaze began about 530 p.m. from an undetermined cause and was contained before reaching the firm’s business office. Damages are estimated in the thousands. two trucks also burned.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Cable Lumber Co
Davenport Imber Company
Jack Fidler
Leland Wymer
Des Moines Train Dog Loosens Up Baggage Car Chaos
A 1 %-pound army trained police dog escaped its Rock Island baggage car in Iowa Friday night. It leaped from its crate, threatening a baggageman two railroad agents and three police, forcing officials to lock the car and reroute the train to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railway
Iowa
Rock Island, Jr
Red Feather Symbol Marks Civic Giving Drive
In historic terms a red plume signified knighthood and Robin Hood’s Merry Men. Today the red feather marks a person who has lived up to that standard by giving. The Community Chest United Fund Drive opens Oct. 22. Will you give your share?
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Europe
Robin Hood
Merry Men
Robins Merry Men
Community Chest United Fund
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