Community Chest Appeal Calls for Share to Aid Youth
Sharon Farnell urges Washington readers to contribute to the Community Chest noting a large goal of 25500 dollars. She argues funds support youth programs, children’s homes, Campfire Girls and Girl Scouts, Y M C A and Y W C A, Lake Darling and the Youth Center, plus the Salvation Army and United Fund activities.
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Sister Kenny
Campfire Girls
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
United Fund of Iowa
Open House Planned for Washington Youth Center
Washington Youth Center invites donors and residents to an open house on October 17 to showcase community services funded by the Washington Chest. The event highlights the center’s activities run by high school students, with funds supported by a $500 recreational council allotment and admission fees. The piece notes the broader trend of Americans living in trailer parks.
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Washington
Washington Youth Center
Youth Center
McClellan
Washington Chest
Recreational Council
Linewan School
Adel Officials Defend Beer Blacklist Lawsuit
Ivan Gowin sues Adel Iowa town council and two city marshals for placing his name on a blacklist that barred beer purchases. Gowin claims violation of constitutional rights while Mayor Snyder defends the list as a worthwhile, lawful measure.
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Adel
Iowa
Ivan Gowin
Gowin
Beatty Rites Held For Mrs Norma Lu cille Beatty
Final rites for Mrs Norma Lu cille Beatty were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jones funeral home with Dr. C. RR. Reed presiding. Pallbearers were John Killian Maurice Libe Earle Libe Floyd Banks Clyde Rouse and Paul Lytle. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Norma Lucille Beatty
Jones Funeral
C. RR. Reed
John Killian
Maurice
Earle Libe
Floyd Banks
Clyde Rouse
Paul Lytle
Elm Grove
Eisenhower Opens Farm State Tour in Ohio Today
President Eisenhower began a Midwestern farm belt swing with a call for a peaceful world and decency. He spoke in Willard Ohio and planned a five state tour with a Kansas City farm policy speech, amid wary farm belt voters and a Wisconsin election setback.
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President
Ohio
Name Officers For CROP Drive
Max A. Owen was named county chairman of the CROP drive at a Washington Presbyterian church meeting. Marion George is treasurer Rev Hugh Guy of Katona is publicity director. The group plans canvassers by corn picking time. Donations may be left with George at the National Bank of Washington or the Washington State Bank. The first project is corn oil for Koreans and will be funded by cash gifts for processing into oil and distribution via Church World Service. Film strips Everyone Likes to Eat and Our World and Theirs are available through Rev Guy. CROP Sunday will be observed in churches on November 8 with canvassing the week of Armistice.
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Max A. Owen
Crawfordsville
Washington Presbyterian Church
Marion George
Washington
Hugh ©. Guy
Katona
National Bank of Washington
Washington State Bank
Korea
Church World Service
United Protestant Church
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Guy
Kalona
Stadler's Rhythm Makers to play Moose dance Saturday
Stadler's Rhythm Makers will furnish music for Moose dance on Saturday October 17, inviting community members to enjoy live entertainment at the event.
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Stadler
Rhythm Makers
French Troops Open Drive in Indo China
French and royal Indo-Chinese forces launched a land and sea offensive against Communist lines near Hanoi to crush Red troops south of the capital. Ground units advanced on a 62 mile front while amphibious forces struck 50 miles south to isolate reinforcements. A French commando landed near Phat Diem to block rebel divisions from aiding the 520th Division.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Douglas MacArthur
Inchon
Here
Phat Diem
Lafayette
Three New Directors Elected At Washington Golf Country Club
At the Washington Golf and Country Club annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday night three new directors were elected: Bill Sitler Tracy Phillips and William Shannon. They replace Bill Boshart Ralph Gibson and Gene Tucker. Secretary Vernon Witting reports a meeting next week to organize and elect officers. Other board members include Robert Arthur Dr Clow Gerald Moothart Donald Boyer Dr Nemers and Dick Hotle.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Bill Sitler
Tracy Phillips
William Shannon
Bill Boshart
Ralph Gibson
Gene Tucker
Vernon Witting
Board of Director
Robert Arthur
Clow
Gerald Moothart
Donald Boyer
Nemers
Dick Hotle
VFEW Members Host To Hospital Patients
Commander Merle Steele and Washington VFW members visited Iowa City VA hospital Wednesday night to entertain veterans. Bingo, 23 dozen cookies from VFW Auxiliary, and a donation of hall use to Stewart Cub Scouts were noted. Stalder's orchestra to play the second VFW dance Friday night.
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Merle Steele
Washington Vfw Post
Iowa City
VA _W
VFW
Wefw Post
Stewart
Merle Linder
Winfield
Stalder
Riverside boy lifts tractor to rescue pinned father
In Riverside a 14 year old boy Raymond Havel freed his father Melvin Havel trapped under a tractor pulling corn near Valley School. The father suffered chest injuries while gasoline burned his face and both sustained injuries. the son burned shoulder and back pain.
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Riverside
Melvin Havel
Route 1
Mr. Havel
Raymond
Buddy) Havel
Buddy
Sueppel’s Nineteen Years in Washington marked by long stay
This October 15 marks nineteen years of Leo J. Sueppel operating his Phillips 66 service station in Washington. He moved from Riverside in 1934 and has remained at the same orange and green sign location a block north of the square’s northeast corner. The station offers tire service and automobile maintenance to promote Phillips 66 products. In Ypsilanti, Michigan, Margaret Dow, 45, named her 15th child Amen.
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Washington
Leo J. Sueppel
Sueppel
Phillips 66
Riverside
Fuhr and Cochran Mark Seven-Year Food Store Partnership
Fuhr and Cochran celebrate seven years since forming a business partnership to own and operate the Piggly Wiggly store, after purchasing it from Albert Orcutt. The duo previously managed Benteco and bring grocery retail experience, with remodeling and a larger frozen foods and produce section completed about a year ago.
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Fuhr
Mary Eyestone
Aileen Snider
Gary
Larry Rogers
West Chester Plans Homecoming on Friday
West Chester high school schedules homecoming on Friday October 16 with a day king and queen election and a football game against Lone Tree followed by a parent dance inviting all attendees parents urged to join
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West Chester
West Chester High School
Lone Tree
Truck Catches Fire at City Dump
A privately owned trash haul truck caught fire while unloading at the city dump this morning. William Crawford said the truck backed into a fire while unloading. firefighters arrived and put out the blaze quickly. The bed suffered damage but the truck itself remained mostly intact. Hog prices, Iowa State College economists say, should not drop to fall 1962 levels.
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Washington Fire Department
William Crawford
Iowa State College
McCarthy to Question German Scientist on Radar Docs
Sen. McCarthy said he would question a German scientist who fled East Germany about Communist possession of top secret U S radar documents linked to Fort Monmouth. The scientist, who worked at the Karlan laboratory in East Germany, reportedly has serial numbers and contents details but discrepancies exist.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
United States
East Germany
McCarthy
Army
West Germany
Wisconsin Republican
Senate Permanent Investigations
Army Sinal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. H
Laran Laboratory
Air Force
Evans Laboratory
U. S. Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
N. J
Stevens
Mild Interest in Regular Elections Across Towns
Towns in Washington and Iowa prepare for municipal elections on Tuesday with slates largely set and voter interest described as mild. Riverside faces a pivotal vote on establishing a state liquor store, backed by businessmen and the Lions Club but opposed by some church groups. In Riverside two mayoral candidates vie for the post, with council races featuring multiple contenders. West Chester lists several officials seeking re election or new posts, while Wellman shows two tickets filed for local races.
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Washington
Iowa
Riverside
Washington County
State Liquor Commission
Lions Club
Fred V. Skubal
William Knebel
Newton Whetstine
Harry Gould
Louis Pailliotet
Ralph Kloepfer
John Moss
Charles Rice
Albert Novy
George White
J. L. Veggy
Fred Yordi
Everett Latta
Dale Novy
Roy Hall
Bill Smart
R. E. Arthur
Merritt McDaniel
Keith Norton
Harold Mangold
Walter Messer
Vernon Witting
Shannon Service Graveside Rites Held for Mrs Shannon
Graveside services for Mrs. Bess Shannon were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Elm Grove cemetery with Dr. C. R. Reed presiding. Pallbearers were George Cox Vetter Stark Charles Gardner Everette Jarvis Robert West and William Shannon. Jones Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Bess Shannon
Elm Grove Cemetery
C. R. Reed
George Cox
Vetter Stark
Charles Gardner
Everette Jarvis
Robert West
William Shannon
Jones Funeral Home
Chinese POWs spurn Communist return offer at Panmunjom
Indian guards at Panmunjom corralled 22 418 prisoners for Communist lectures but most Chinese anti-Communist detainees refused repatriation. A handful did return, while others sang and resisted. five chose to go back to Communism after the session ended.
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Panmunjom
Korea
K. S. Thimayya
Inadian
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Thimayya
Red
Farm Bureau Women Attend Contact Day
About sixty officers in the Farm Bureau womens program attended Contact Day on Wednesday October 14 at the Farm Bureau office. Mrs. A K Stoutner introduced district committee woman Merle Twinam who led the meeting and announced new county special chairmen including Robert Stephens health Frank Kleese Stebrary Paul Beard schools Edgar Stewart music and Antone Hotle international relations. A salad luncheon followed and slides from Canada at the associated country women of the worlds meeting were shown. Mrs Twinam was Iowa's delegate.
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Farm Bureau
A. K. Stoutner
Merle Twinam
Robert Stephens
Frank Kleese
Stebrary
Paul Beard
Edgar Stewart
Antone Hotle
Ferret Killer Outwits Hungry Feast In Barnyard
In Lisbon Antonio Lourenco killed a ferret that had devoured 14 chickens and six ducks in his barnyard. The sleepy animal was described as having fed well before meeting its end.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Lourenco
Lourenco
Weather summary for Lew city region in Iowa fair and mild
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions tonight with low around 42 to 50 and tomorrow high near 75 to 80. Friday is expected to remain fair and mild with no significant changes.
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United
Iowa
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Jack) Pearson
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