Lincoln St James students win fire prevention poster grand prizes
The Washington Fire Department sponsored contest awarded grand prizes to Melisande Simmering of Lincoln in fourth grade Debbie Harris of Lincoln in fifth grade and Linda Ledger of St James in sixth grade Trophies were given at grade schools during fire prevention assemblies Tuesday and a list of school winners followed including top placements in each grade at Stewart Lincoln and St James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
St. James
Washington Fire Department
Melisande Simmering
Debbie Harris
Linda Ledger
Dixie Hummingbirds Lift Washington Concert Evening
The Dixie Hummingbirds drew perhaps the largest Washington Concert Association audience at the high school last night. Six black male singers, led by guitarist Beachey Thompson and James Walker, delivered earthy soul gospel with a rock beat and encouraged audience participation. The group, together over twenty years, praised the warm reception and expressed a wish to return, noting their joy in the town. The concert offered an unusual, free religious musical experience that many in attendance found new and celebratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Concert Association
Dixie Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Washington
Beachey Thompson
Tornado Destroys Outbuildings On Sheldon Farm
A rural Sheldon family escaped injury when a tornado destroyed two outbuildings on their farm southeast of town. Mr and Mrs Mike Wagenaar said they were awakened by a roar and woke their children before taking refuge in a fruit cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
UPI
Here
Mike Wagenaar
UNICEF Plans for Washington Drive to Aid Children
Plans by Mrs. John Walker chair for the annual Washington UNICEF collection sponsored by the Council of Religious Affairs. The event is set for Sunday October 28 from 6 to 8 pm with November 4 as a backup date. Students from fourth through ninth grades will meet at local churches with cartons, drivers, and refreshments provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Unicef
John Walker
Council of Religious Affairs
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Lloyd Turnipseed
Leonard Pohren
Leonard Goeke
Ralph Stout
Lynn Ryan
Leland Grove
Kathy Tuttle
Bonnie Bannister
Jerry Gilmore
Town Council to Hire Clerk in Special Session
Wellman town officials will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Municipal Building to hire a new town clerk to fill the vacancy created by Bernard Dawson leaving to become a judicial magistrate and interim clerk Robert L. Godlove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Robert L. Godlove
Godlove
Bernard Dawson
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with a chance of thundershowers and highs in the 70s. Tonight and Thursday expect showers and thunderstorms with cooler highs in the 60s and lows in the 60s. Winds mainly southerly 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 40 percent this afternoon, 70 percent tonight, and 60 percent Thursday.
Washington High Choral Union Meets 450 Voice Festival
The Washington High School Choral Union joined Southeast Six Conference choirs at Ft. Madison High School for an 8:00 p.m. concert led by guest director Maughan MacMurdie of Western Illinois University. Washington fielded the largest group with over 100 students and honored accompanist Robert Youngquist with standing ovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Bash
Washington High School Choral Union
Ft. Madison High School
Maughan MacMurdie
Western Illinois University
MacMurdie
Washington
Robert Youngquist
Russ Goodell
Fairfield
Teryl Otto
Ft. Madison
Richard Baker
Mt. Pleasant
Roger Tuttle
Keokuk
Agnew Resigns as Vice President in 1973 Case
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigns after informing President Nixon. He pleads no contest to evading 1967 income taxes and is placed on three years probation with a $10,000 fine. Judge Hoffman calls it a tragic event in history amid a broader bribery inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Nixon
Agnew
Middle East
U.S
Baltimore
Walter E. Hoffman
Maryland
Baltimore County
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Israeli Air Raids Escalate War Across Syria Egypt
Israeli air force launches massive bombing into Syria and Egypt to offset Bar Lev Line loss as Iraq reportedly joins Arabs. Ground actions push from Golan Heights against Syrian forces while air battles kill and injure civilians in Damascus Homs Latakia and Beirut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Syria
Egypt
Bar-Lev
Suez Canal
Israel
Iraq
Suez
Golan
Hussein
Jordan
Golan Heights
Damascus
Queitra
UPI
Middle East
Cairo
Sinai
Washington
Moscow
United Nations Security Council
Homs
Latakia
Beirut
Des Moines arrests in Missouri bank robbery case
Three Missouri bank robbery suspects were arrested at Des Moines Airport, all held on federal charges with $50,000 bond. The duo Fulton and Nelson, both 16, and Zeldon, 20, are tied to the Farmers National Bank of Ridgeway robbery in which about $2,700 was taken. A car used in the crime was found abandoned. The men planned to fly to Sacramento after the heist. Arlo Price, bank vice president, described being held at gunpoint and the vault breach before escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Missouri
FBI
Polk County
Farmers National Bank
Ridgeway
Robert Floyd Fulton
Michael Neilson
David Zeldon
Sacramento
Calif
Arlo Price
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Hartig
Stewart School
Lawrence Libe
Journal
Lisa Boshart
Wendy Bandy
Kathy Jones
Julie Beemblossom
Mary Tam
Shelly Glison
Kevin Mineart
Lisa Ledger
Theresa Warner
Joe Reed
Mark Ledger
Mary Lou Pruett
Sarah Scranton
Tim Elliott
Rene Gray
Tracy Beliel
Melisande
James Walker
South
Unicef
Wood Bros
Washington State Bank
Price
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!