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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1964

Page

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Hughes tours western Iowa on six day campaign

Gov. Harold E. Hughes begins the third day of a six day 1500 mile helicopter tour with stops in Sheldon Spencer Estherville Algona Humboldt Perry and more before a United Nations Week rally in Des Moines He attends a Stirring memorial for ex Senator Guy M Gillette and praises Herbert Hoover while defending a plan to fund capital improvements for colleges and state agencies amid disputes over the Iowa Nebraska boundary.

Sheldon Iowa UPI Harold E. Hughes Hughes Spencer Estherville Algona Humboldt Perry Des Moines Cherokee U.S Guy M. Gillette Iowa - Nebraska Boundary Commissions Missouri River Carter Lake Nebraska Missouri

Six Iowa Southern youths named for National Youth Conference on the Atom

Philip Lemke of Washington Community High School earns a trip to the Annual Youth Conference on the Atom in Chicago November 5 to 7. He joins five other students Bradley Gater Creston Paul McKinley Russell Debbie Susens Grinnell John Dickens Farson Judith Putney Burlington. Iowa Southern Utilities pays all expenses. Richard Engelson of Creston High School accompanies the group as instructor.

Philip Lemke Washington Community High School Chicago Philip Iowa Southern Utilities Company Bradley N. Gater Creston Paul McKinley Russell Debbie Susens Grinnell John M. Dickens Farson Judith Putney Burlington Richard Engelson Creston High School

Rites Thursday for Mrs. M. E. Fisher

Funeral services for Ruth Reece Fisher 54 of Columbus Junction are set for 2 p m Thursday October 22 at Stacy Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Parris presiding Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery She was born November 10 1909 in Columbus Junction daughter of Charlie and Bessie Reece She married M E Fisher November 24 1937 Survived by her husband one daughter Juanita Mulford three grandchildren and several siblings

Columbus Junction M.E. Fisher Muscatine Hospital Stacy Funeral Home Robert Parris Columbus City Cemetery Juanita Mulford, Donnellson Harry Burlington James Harlan

Rites at Kalona for Mrs. L. R. Lemley

Mrs L R Lemley 81 longtime Kalona resident died Tuesday at Marengo Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient a week The funeral will be Thursday at 1 30 p m at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona Rev George Gibson officiating Burial in Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona Nellie Maude Marsh born Kalona August 12 1883 daughter of Oris and Ellen Marsh married April 12 1904 to Mr Lemley who died in 1963 Survivors include three sons Francis Des Moines Erlis Cedar Falls and Keith Parnell seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren and an aunt Mrs Elizabeth Sumpf Kalona

Kalona L. R. Lemley Marengo Memorial Hospital Peterseim George Gibson Sharon Hill Kaiona Nellie Maude Marsh Oris Ellen Marsh Lemley Francis Des Moines Erlis Cedar Falls Keith Parnell Elizabeth Sumpf

Hoover remembered as grand old man of GOP

Mourners from all walks of life filed past the flag draped bier of former President Herbert Hoover at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Hoover died at 90 in his Waldorf Towers apartment. Lying in state began today and memorial service will be held Thursday. Johnson and Goldwater plan to attend. Hoover to be cremated in West Branch, Iowa after two days of public viewing in New York.

Jefferson Hughes Herbert Hoover Iowa New York City Herbert New York UPI Herbert Clark Hoover St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church Hoover United States Waldorf Towers Washington St. Bartholomew's Lou Henry Hoover Belgium U.S Goldwater Hubert Humphrey Richard M. Nixon Europe Commission For Relief Harding Coolidge al Smith

Senator Hickenlooper to Attend Oct 27 Luncheon

United States Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper will visit Washington on Tuesday October 27 for a noon luncheon at the Captain's Table. All interested persons are invited to attend and reservations should be made with Joe Jones or E Kelly Schlapkohl by October 23.

United States Bourke B. Hickenlooper Washington Joe Jones E. Kelly Schlapkohl

Absentee voting guidance for November travel

A voter declares travel in November and asks about voting location. The answer explains ineligibility to vote where not present and directs to the County Auditor’s office for instructions on voting by absentee ballot to exercise voting privilege.

Cub Scout Pack Meeting Thursday At VFW Hall

Cub Scout Pack 243 schedules a meeting for Thursday October 22 at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall. All Cub Scouts and parents are urged to attend. A Bobcat ceremony will be held for new Cubs along with the regular meeting.

VFW

Goldwater attacks immorality in government in Philadelphia

Sen Barry Goldwater attacking government immorality told a Philadelphia audience that leadership must be impeccably moral from top to bottom. He cited Herbert Hoover as a model and planned a local campaign swing with TV remarks on the Kremlin shakeup.

Sen. Goldwater

Workshop on mental retardation in court house room

A workshop on mental retardation was held in the court room at the courthouse here on Tuesday. Planned jointly by the board of control and the state department of social welfare, it was attended by 85 people from 24 counties in the southeastern district of the Iowa Welfare Association. Two teams from the state school at Glenwood described their work with the children there. Lunch was held at the Captain's Table at noon.

Court House Board of Control State Department of Social Welfare Iowa Welfare Association Glenwood

County Legion meet at Crawfordsville

Washington County American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their county meeting Tuesday Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in the Legion hall at Crawfordsville. Larry Hunter, county commander from Brighton, and Nancy Whiting, Auxiliary president from Crawfordsville, will be in charge. Crawfordsville Auxiliary members will furnish pies for refreshments.

County Legion Crawfordsville Washington County American Legion and Auxiliary Legion Hall Larry Hunter Brighton Nancy Whiting

China urges world summit to abolish nuclear weapons

Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai asked President Johnson for a world summit to ban nuclear weapons, a move the State Department said the United States rejects. The proposal echoed Peking’s public call after China’s nuclear test last week. Secretary Rusk called the plan a smoke screen to impress neutrals. The message was delivered to Ambassador Cabot by China’s Warsaw envoy Wang Kuo-chuan.

Washington UPI Chou En-lai Johnson State Department United States Peking China Dean Rusk U.S Warsaw John M. Cabot Red Poland Wang Kuo-chuan

President greeted by Ohio crowds in Akron

President Johnson is welcomed by thousands in Akron Ohio as Republican and Democratic leaders endorse his plan to use continued strength and restraint in dealing with Russia and Red China.

Akron, Ohio UPI Johnson Russia Red China

Star Spangled Banner ends with surprise in Tokyo

Olympic fans heard the full Star Spangled Banner when the U S men’s 400 meter relay team won in Tokyo. The Japanese band halted after four bars, and Bob Crosby and his Bobcats rose in the stands and finished the anthem, earning a big hand from 72,000 spectators.

Tokyo UPI U.S Bob Crosby Bobcats

Coed admits tossing egg at Goldwater in Sioux City

Ann Ellen Christensen a 20 year old business student pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after throwing an egg that hit GOP presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as he rode in an open car through downtown Sioux City Iowa The judge fined her 50 dollars and costs Christensen from Newell said she was sorry and acted on impulse Goldwater had been struck by an egg earlier in Teaneck New Jersey during the campaign.

Sioux City, Iowa UPI Ann Ellen Christensen GOP Barry Goldwater Miss Christensen Newell John Hutchinson Christensen National Business Training School Goldwater Teaneck N.J

GOP Aircade Heads to Washington October 30

The Iowa Republican Aircade will visit Washington on Friday October 30 as part of a five day statewide tour led by Attorney General Evan Hultman candidate for governor. Other candidates will join part of the swing across Iowa traveling in two airplanes with a morning Washington stop before a noon meeting in Oskaloosa.

Iowa

Gross's Brother Backs Democrat In Iowa Race

Sidney L. Gross, brother of Republican Rep. H.R. Gross, was named head of a Farmers for Bandstra committee in Pella. He said he supports Democrat Bert Bandstra for Congress, citing need for strong government farm aid and opposition to GOP farm policies. He plans to seek re-election in Iowa's Third District on the Republican ticket.

Pella Iowa UPI Sidney L. Gross H.R. Gross Bert Bandstra Bandstra Gross Farmers For Bandstra Clarke County

Brighton Community Meeting Sets Pot Luck and Jail Talk

The Brighton Community Chamber of Commerce will host a family pot luck supper and business meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Carroll Hall. Sheriff Charles Snyder and County Attorney Ira Morrison of Washington will speak on the need for a new county jail.

Brighton Brighton Community Chamber of Commerce Carroll Hall Charles Snyder Ira Morrison Washington

Question on term limits echoes in Iowa campaign

Democratic Gov. Harold E. Hughes favors a constitutional limit of one term for Iowa governors, while Republican challenger Evan L. Hultman denounces the idea as a move toward a perpetual office. Hultman argues a one term rule would ensure a full time governor and prevent empiring power.

Clarion, Inc UPI Harold E. Hughes Iowa Hughes Atty Evan L. Hultman Osceola Hultman

Weather Iowa Partly Cloudy Cooler Tonight and Thursday

Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thursday with light showers 20 to 30 percent in the southwest Thursday. Lows tonight mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs Thursday near 50 north to 60s south. Outlook Friday partly cloudy and a little warmer.

United Press International Iowa

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