Polled Hereford Pioneer B O Gammon Remembered
This Washington resident and longtime Halcyon House occupant, B O Gammon, built a noted cattle breed with his father Warren Gammon. They founded the American Polled Hereford Club in 1900 and the American Polled Hereford Assoc in 1901, with Gammon serving 39 years as secretary and promoting the breed.
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B. O. Gammon
Halcyon House
Washington
Warren Gammon
Nebraska
Mr. Gamon
Des Moines
Mr. Gammon
Burton
Drake University
Mendel
Fac
American Polled Hereford Club
American Polled Hereford Assoc
Gammon
Harlan
Jr High Student Councils Gather for District Meeting
Representatives from 13 or 14 junior high schools in Southeast Iowa travel to Washington for a district meeting of student councils on Saturday. Election of district officers is a highlighted agenda item.
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Iowa
Washington
Former Junction Man Dies in Moline Ill
Funeral services were held for Arthur M. McWilliams 58 of Moline Illinois formerly of Columbus Junction. He died Tuesday October at his home. He was born in Columbus Junction to Charles J. and Calista Carpenter McWilliams and a Columbus Junction High School graduate. He married Gertrude Runyon in Davenport in 1929 and worked as a machine operator for Williams White and Co. Survivors include his wife three sons Rev Robert McWilliams Ridgeview Illinois Harlan and Gary at home and daughter Mrs Lewis Williams Jr East Moline Illinois.
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Columbus Junction
Arthur M. McWilliams
Moline
Illinois
First Methodist Church
Williams-White and Co
Robert McWilliams
Ridgeview
Harlan and
Gary
Lewis Williams Jr
East Moline
Annual Y Retreat Held at Lake Darling
Lake Darling Youth Center hosted the Washington Y retreat with keynote speaker Richard Kautz of Kent Feeds Muscatine and North Central YMCA. He praised local Y efforts and outlined national YMCA challenges while reports from committee chairs showed the organization in good condition and plans to modernize the building and hire a boys work secretary by November 1.
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Richard Kautz
Kent Feeds
Muscatine
North Central Association of Ymca
Washington Y
Lake Darling
Kautz
Muscatine Y
YMCA
Robert Gillesby
Emil Burrichter
Boys Work
M. R. Flickinger
Bob Vanderlinden
Bob Nicola
Don Minick
Bill Boshart
Bob Reed
Endownment Foundation
Keith Vetter
Richard Stewart
World Service
Walter Westen
Don Kiesey
Eddie Glenn Hankins Dies at Columbus Junction
Eddie Glenn Hankins, 65, died Thursday afternoon October 10 at his home in Columbus Junction. Funeral services will be Sunday October 13 at 2 PM in United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Hubert Sunderman officiating. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Hankins, born August 14 1898 north of Letts in Muscatine County, was a retired businessman who operated Hankins Motor Rebuilders and once served as Justice of the Peace. He was married March 22, 1920 to Leah Alice Davis who survives. Sta cy Funeral Home in charge.
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United Presbyterian Church
Hubert Sunderman
Columbus City
Stacy Funeral Home
Mr. Hankins
Letts
Muscatine County
George W
Cordelia Brown Hankins
Leah Alice Davis
Hankins
Hankins Motor Rebuilders
Harry G. Jacob Dies At Home in Wellman
Wellman mourns Harry G. Jacob a trucker and feed dealer who died at his home. Born April 14 1896 in Malden Illinois he served in World War I and belonged to the American Legion and Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife Ruby a daughter Betty Kempf a son Larry and five grandchildren. a son Robert Lee preceded him in death. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Wellman Methodist Church with Powell Funeral Home arranging.
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Wellman
Harry G. Jacob
Jacob
Methodist Church
American Legion
Russell
Betty) Kempf
Larry
Robert Lee
Khrushchev Urges Action After Test Ban Signing
Khrushchev salutes the nuclear test ban pact and urges solving other ripe international issues. He hints at withdrawing Western troops from Berlin as observers note a lengthy East German autobahn delay near the Berlin wall. He mentions further talks with Kennedy and Macmillan and lists goals including NATO Warsaw Pact nonaggression, nuclear free zones, and orbit ban.
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UPS
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Andrei Gromyko
Washington
West Germany
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
East Germany
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Mrs Mary Hobson 88 Dies in Capistrano Beach California
Mrs Mary Z Hobson 88 wife of George W Hobson died yesterday at her Capistrano Beach home California She was born Sept 3 1875 in Lucas County Iowa and married Aug 9 1905 in Russell Iowa The couple lived in Washington until 1918 then Boulder Colorado before moving to Capistrano Beach in 1951 She is survived by two daughters Helen Megenity Anaheim and Belle Hile Capistrano Beach The Hobsons ran a jewelry store in Washington and were active Presbyterians
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Mary Z. Hobson
George W. Hobson
Capistrano Beach
Calif
Washington
Orange
Hobson
Helen Megenity
Anaheim
Belle Hile
Presbyterian Church
Y Wives Rally to Harvest Sorghum Near Crawfordsville
A Tuesday Y Wives meeting sparked a sorghum harvest drive for a 10 acre plot on the Harry Suter farm northwest of Crawfordsville. Polly Walker appealed for volunteers, and Mrs Charles Berdo, Mrs Robert Vanderlinden, Virginia Koehler, Maxine Woods, Marylin Ort, Virginia Tschantz, Janet Dempsey, Joyce Taylor, Mary Caldwell, Madge Deaton joined the effort. The group began harvesting on Thursday.
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Y Wives
Polly Walker
John Walker
Northrup King
Harry Suter
Crawfordsville
Charles Berdo
Robert Vanderlinden
Virginia Koehler
Maxine Woods
Marylin Ort
Virginia Tschantz
Janet Dempsey
Joyce Taylor
Mary Caldwell
Madge Deaton
Social Welfare Meet In Burlington Today
Washington County social welfare office attends Southeast Iowa welfare agencies meeting in Burlington with panel discussions on Whose Children. William Nelson of the state department of social welfare presents a foster care program report. Attendees include Mrs. Earl Redlinger Mrs. Carrie Sump Mrs. Ted Crone Mrs. Richard Ford Mrs. Floyd Polis and Mrs. Payne Marshall.
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Washington County Social Welfare
Iowa
Burlington
William Nelson
State Department of Social Welfare
Washington
Earl Redlinger
Carrie Sump
Ted Crone
Richard Ford
Floyd Polis
Payne Marshall
Italy's Vajont Disaster Kills Thousands In Dam Flood
Rescue workers comb 25 miles of mud for thousands believed buried after a massive landslide crashed into the Vajont Dam reservoir. The wall of water swept villages Longarone Pirago and Faevillages, wiping out up to 4,000 people and contaminating the river with cyanide containers.
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Italy
UPI
Vajont Dam
Piave
Longarone
Pirago
Fae
Castellavazzo
Teacup
Rockey
Jaycees Sell Seat Belts In Community Safety Drive
Washington's Junior Chamber of Commerce completes plans for a non profit safety project in the business district. Jaycees will sell seat belts at cost on Saturday October 19 with profits donated to community service. A safety film will be shown at the high school on October 17 by Iowa highway patrolman James Richart.
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Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Pub Long
James Richart
Iowa
Sordens Music Featured in Fairfield Fall Festival
Fairfield First Methodist Church hosts a Fall Festival of Sacred Music featuring Iowa composers. Milo Sorden of Washington notes includes his anthem I Talked with Christ in the Forest. Soloists include Mrs J S Hanson and Wendell Baker in Feed My Sheep with Mildred Souers as composer.
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First Methodist Church
Fairfield
Milo Sorden
Washington
Sorden
Christ
Forest
June Kirlin
J.S. Hanson
Wendell Baker
Cliff and Winnie’s Cafe Opens in West Chester
Mr and Mrs Clifford Porter announce the opening of Cliff and Winnie's Cafe on highway 92 in West Chester formerly the Kamp Kory Inn. Winnie Porter and Seanna Bond will be full time staff with Cliff Porter assisting part time.
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Clifford Porter
Cliff and
Winnie
Soviet blocked Berlin autobahn tests Cold War tensions
Soviet troops challenged the Allied single highway link to West Berlin by halting U S convoys at Babelsberg and blocking the autobahn with armored personnel carriers. U S protests grew as Maj Gen James H Polk, with British and French commanders, reviewed the crisis while Dean Rusk condemned the move in Washington.
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UPI
West Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Babelsberg
West Berlin
East Germany
U.S. Berlin
James H. Polk
Moscow
Weather Iowa Five-Day Forecast Summary
Fair tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures and scattered light frost possible Saturday morning in eastern Iowa. Northwest regions warm Saturday. highs near 65 to 69 by weekend. Temperatures to run 6 to 10 degrees above normal Friday night through Wednesday. normal highs 65 to 69, lows 41 to 46. Minimal rainfall expected and dryness continues.
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