Washington Community Chest 1964 Budget Highlights Notes
Budget items list contributions and allocations for 1964 including American Home Finding Assoc Ottumwa Campfire Girls Lake Darling Youth Center Mental Health Association and Salvation Army. Washington County Assoc for Mentally Retarded Children Me Youth Center Campaign and Administration Campaign Contingency Fund to cover losses by death removal or nonpayment of pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Finding Assoc
Ottumwa
Lake Darling
Annual Campaign Chest Drive to Start Oct 28
The 1963 Washington Community Chest sets a $28 100 goal with a two pronged drive. Kick off for business and industrial areas on October 28 and residential solicitation begins a week later. Kennedy chairs with Dick Ross and others as lieutenants. Allocation tabulation shows donation division among participating organizations.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Dick Ross
Richard Peterson
Wendell Eden
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
John C. Owen
Jim Peterson
Paul Ge
Community Chest
Washington Community Chest
Farm Bureau Sponsors Frankly Speaking on KCRG TV
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation members sponsor Frankly Speaking on KCRG-TV Channel 9 Cedar Rapids for a second year. The program airs Sundays at 5 30 p m with Art Rankin as moderator discussing rural urban issues. October 13 topic is Federal Farm Programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Kcrg - TV
Channel
Cedar Rapids
Art Rankin
KCRG
Rites at Coppock For Mrs. Frank Manning
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Manning 85 will be Friday at 2 p m in the Coppock Christian Church. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. She died Wednesday Oct 9 1963 at the Mt Pleasant home of Mr and Mrs Dallas Schirmer after two months there. She was born Dec 27 1877 in Henry County daughter of Rudolph Turner and Sara Pangborn Turner. She married Frank Manning April 25 1896. he died June 27 1963. Survivors include many Manning descendants and Turner siblings.
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Wayland
Frank Manning
Christian Church
Coppock
Cottonwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Chapman Monday
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Chapman will be held at 3 30 p m Monday in the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev Lloyd Latta in charge. Mrs Chapman died here Wednesday.
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Nellie Chapman
Jones Funeral Home
Lloyd Latta
Macmillan Resigns Leadership Request Amid Surgery
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced he would surrender leadership of the Conservative party for the next general elections while remaining prime minister for now. In a hospital bed letter to Foreign Secretary Lord Home, he urged the party to choose a new leader as he convalesces after a prostate operation read aloud to 4200 delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackpool
England
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Conservative
London
Macmillan
Conservative Party
Lord Home
Tuesday Uniform Day For Area Boy Scouts
Tuesday October 15 is designated as uniform day for all Cub Scout Boy Scout and Explorer units in Hawkeye Area Boy Scout Council. C C Birr says the event supports an adventure round-up to recruit scouts and launches Friends of Scouting campaigns in 28 communities plus federated giving drives.
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Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
C. C. Birr
Birr
Friends of Scouting
Italian Dam Breaks and 3000 Die
Three thousand people are reported dead after an Italian dam failure. In other news for city races, missives show Rolla Thornton, John Baldrige, and Hubert Walker filing for council seats. At least one council-at-large contest looms with Thornton and Dale Doggett seeking that post. Other filings may follow as terms expire for Ray Munick, Ralph Marshall, Tom Tanner, and Jay Brewer. One park board seat to be elected on November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Thornton
John Baldrige
Hubert Walker
Mr. Thornton
Dale Doggett
Ray Munick
Ralph Marshall
Tom Tanner
Jay Brewer
Heart Unit Meeting Set for October Twenty Second
T M Nelson chairman of the Washington County Unit of the Cedar Valley Heart Division announces a gathering on Tuesday October 22 at Washington Hospital at 730 p m. He urges all unit members and others interested in the Heart Association’s work to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.M. Nelson
Washington County
Cedar Valley Heart Division
Washington Hospital
Nelson
Washington County Heart Unit
Heart Association
Kalona Man Killed in Highway 22 Collision
A 68 year old Kalona man Adam A Miller died when a car driven by Donald Bold Iowa City struck the back of his horse drawn cart and wagon on Highway 22 two miles west of the junction with Highway 1. Miller suffered a crushed chest and possible skull fracture. Bold reported darkness and tried to avoid the vehicle but struck the rear corner of the wagon. Miller’s death brings Washington County highway fatalities to seven this year. Funeral services are Saturday at 1 pm in the Lloyd Mast home Kalona with Ira Nisley in charge. Twenty two grandchildren and a large extended family survive.
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Kalona
Adam A. Miller
Donald Eugene Bold
Iowa City
Miller
Bold
Wellman
Washington County
Lloyd Mast
Ira Nisley
Yoder Funeral Home
Adam Miller
Charm
Ohio
Eric
Mary Stretzman Miller
Ann Schlabach
Indiana
Kennedy approves 259 million wheat sale to Russia
President Kennedy backs a one shot 259 million dollar sale of four million tons of U S wheat to Russia and Eastern Europe at world prices. The move draws bipartisan support with Republicans voicing concerns over Cuba policy and containment. Kennedy frames it as a hopeful peace sign and funds it by private traders with no subsidy to buyers.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
U. S
Russia
Congress
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Cuba
United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Republican House
Help sought to locate missing Washington man
Peace officers statewide are advised to search for Chuck DeMeyer a Washington man who vanished yesterday en route to a Victor Iowa doctors office. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact local police and report the missing driver or his vehicle promptly.
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Washington
Chuck DeMeyer
Victor
Iowa
Shaff Plan To Be Discussed In Ainsworth Meeting
The Shaff plan for redistricting Iowa is to be explained at a public meeting in Ainsworth. The event on October 17 at 8 p m in Highland Community School will feature John Ganon of Washington County as speaker and end within an hour. Coffee and cookies will be served, and all residents are invited to attend.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce
Highland Community
John Ganon
Washington County
Field Loss May Be Heavy in County Corn
Extremely favorable conditions have hastened the drying of Washington County corn this year. Farmers report field losses up to 20 bushels per acre and many ears dropped in the fields. Moisture readings of 17 or 18 percent indicate corn is ready for picking. farmers are urged to check moisture and plan harvest soon.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Laymen’s Sunday Observed in Two Local Churches
Laymen's Sunday will be observed at First Christian Church with Richard Goodwin presiding. Three men Vaughn Heimke Rodney Davisson and Deane Clingman give talks on The Timeless Message Who Is My Neighbor and Missions. Immanuel Lutheran pageant follows with worship liturgist Monroe Howell and sermonettes by Ray Meier Richard Wacholz and Ray Priebe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Richard Goodwin
Vaughn Heimke
Rodney Davisson
Deane Clingman
Missions
Fred Bourgeois
Max Haifley
Christian Men’s Fellowship
Carlyle Smith
International Assembly of the Christian Churches
Miami Beach
Florida
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Monroe Howell
Ray Meier
Richard Wacholz
Ray Priebe
Dennis A. Stutrud
Immanuel Lutheran
County Farm Bureau Meeting Monday Evening
Washington County Farm Bureau will meet Monday evening with a smorgasbord at St. James school gym at 6 30 p m followed by a business session at 8 p m George Horn president says resolutions presentation will be a highlight of the gathering.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
George Horn
St. Jacms
Detweiler Services At Wellman Saturday
Funeral services for Ben Detweiler will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Ministers Walter Beachy Henry Miller and Morris Swartzendruber in charge. Burial will follow in Upper Deer Creek Cemetery.
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Wellman
Ben Detweiler
Upper Deer Creek
Landslide Tragedy Strikes Vajont Dam Region
In Italy a 300 foot high wall of water unleashed by a landslide swept down the Piave Valley after the Vajont dam failure. Rescue officials estimate more than 3,000 dead across multiple villages, with towns left in ruins and survivors evacuated to Verona.
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Longarone
Italy
UPI
Vajont
Piave
Habitants
Eros Ortore
Verona
Piero Dalmin
Maria
Massimo Petrin
Petrin
Red Cross Plans County Drive At Quarterly Meeting
Washington County Red Cross board held a Wednesday meeting with reports from secretary Mrs. Miksch and chairmen. Highlights included leadership camp at Madrid in August and water safety learn to swim, plus plans for the annual drive starting October 15 with progress reports due by October 22 and solicitations by October 30.
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Dwight G. Bode
Washington County
American Red Cross Board
Lawrence Miksch
Miksch
Red Cross
Madrid
Barbara McFadden
Bob Gallagher
Douglas Hayes
David Lynch
Clinton Boshart
Walter Sheetz
Ted Howell
Howard Timmons
Bership
Bob Everetts
Southeast Iowa Regional Fund
Iowa Weather Outlook Sees Warmer Weekend After Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies through Friday with widely scattered showers tonight. Cooler Friday with lows from the 40s northwest to 50s southeast, and highs in the 60s north to 70s south. Saturday looks sunny and a bit warmer.
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Iowa
Emu engraving part of Iowa Print Group display
The Washington public library hosts 37 works from the 1963 64 Iowa Print Group travel exhibition including an Evan Lindquist engraving Emu. After the show it moves to St Marys College Kansas with public viewing hours 1 3 pm and 7 9 pm. Virginia Myers will lecture Monday at 7 30 explaining printmaking processes.
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Evan Lindquist
Washington Public Library
Iowa Print Group
Been
Mauricio Lasansky
University of Iowa
St. Mary's College
Kansas
Virginia Myers
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Mrs. Chapman
Boy Scouts
LeNora Taylor
Heart Unit
U.S
County Farm Bureau
Harold Mangold
United Fund
William White
Robert Lowe
Meryl Steele
Canteen Ladies Group
United Press International
Emu
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