English Visitor Analyzes Washington Life In America
Dr Neville W Wright of Stoxe on Trent England visits Washington for Wesley Mission activities. He lectures nightly at the Washington Methodist Church and attends civic events, a high school talk, and a State University football game. He notes American openness, handshakes, confident public life, intense religious attitudes, organized cheering, and differences such as gardens, betting, and urban pace. He speaks again tonight and departs Saturday after a farewell supper.
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Neville Wright
England
Washington
Central Park
Wright
American Midwest
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Neville W. Wright
Stoxeon-Trent
Wesley
America
Washington Methodist Church
State University of Iowa
Dr. Wright
United States
Engiana
Southeast Six Speech Festival Opens at Washington High
Washington High School hosts 180 Southeast Six conference speech students for a day of oral interpretation of prose and poetry. Mrs. Lewis of Town Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant delivers the keynote address as students split into three 60 member sections to discuss thought structure and emotion. The meeting closes at 1 45 with a general summary by Mrs Lewis.
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Washington High Schoor
Lewis
Town Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs Watson 57 Dies This Morning in Iowa City
Laura Ann Wiles Ford Watson 57 of 382 East Washington Street died Oct 24 1963 at University Hospital Iowa City after illness since February. Funeral Saturday 1 30 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev Richard Peterson. Burial Hillcrest Brighton. Survivors: husband Harold Dean Ford Charles Watson Bruce Watson at home mother Mary Wiles Wellman five brothers Wellman four sisters Wellman Beach notes absent.
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Wilbur Watson
East Washington Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral
Richard Peterson
Hillcrest
Brighton
Jones Funeral Home
Laura Ann Wiles
Washington County
John and
Mary Hesseltine Wiles
Don Ford
Charles Wilbur Watson
The
Baptist Church
Harold Dean Ford
Indianapolis
Charles Watson
Mt. Pleasant
Bruce Watson
Mary Wiles
Wellman
Harvey
Israel
Roy
Ray
William
Truman visits Grinnell as politician in residence
Former President Harry Truman, 79, slipped on a curb at Grinnell College but was unhurt as he greeted about 50 people including children. He signed autographs, wrote messages, posed for a portrait, and planned an international politics class and lunch with students during his two day visit.
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Grinnell, Iowa
UPI
Harry Truman
Grinnell College
Truman
Grinnell
Missouri
Washington to Hold Women Only Cancer Control Films
The Washington Chamber of Commerce sponsors "We Act" cancer control programs for women in Washington and nearby areas. Two 30 minute sessions on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the State Theater provide life saving facts. Co sponsors include the Washington County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and the Washington County Medical Society.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Washington County
American Cancer Society
Chamber of Commerce
Lindsay merger announced between Iowa and Washington firms
Donald K. Swartzendruber of Lindsay Soft Water Co. in Washington and G. C. Wheeler of Lindsay Co of eastern Iowa today announced the merger of the two firms. Swartzendruber will stay on as manager of the Washington office. The firm will partner with other eastern Iowa distributors. Local sales reps include Swartzendruber Kenneth Brown Jerry Goodwin Bob Carmichael. Open house plans at local offices are noted elsewhere in the Evening Journal.
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Donald K. Swartzendruber
Lindsay Soft Water Co
Washington
G. C
Bill) Wheeler
Lindsay Co
Iowa
Swartzendruber
Mr. Swartzendruber
Kenneth Brown
Jerry Goodwin
Bob Carmichael
Today
Evening Journal
Captain reports Cuban air attack on oil freighter off Cuba
Captain Gerhard Krause of the J. Louis said the armed freighter milled off the Cuban coast for about an hour as 3 to 4 planes strafed and lit flares. The ship 13 miles off shore carried 31 500 tons of bauxite from Jamaica to Corpus Christi and docked at Gregory Texas. Two dozen crewmembers were Japanese Okinawans and 37 were Okinawans with 51 aboard. No casualties, a fire on bow was put out after two hours. Air Force fighters scrambled but attackers had left.
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North Florida
South Georgia
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Gerhard Krause
J. Louis
U.S
Krause
Cuban
Jamaica
Reynolds Metal Co
Gregory
W. Fred Thompson
Portland
Hamburg
Germany
Tors
Krai
Louis
Florida
City Halloween Party Plans By Civic Groups
Civic groups coordinate city Halloween Night activities with the YMCA as lead organizer. Highlights include a Hootenany at the new Youth Center featuring guest performers from the State University of Iowa, a 6:30 parade for grade schoolers, a 6:45 parade start on East Main, and free events for all children funded by local clubs.
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Bob Gillesby
YMCA
State University of Iowa
New Youth Center
John Shephard
George Williams College
Chicago
Rollie Perkins
Youth Center Board
Frank Fleagle
Rotary Club
Rade School
Jr.’ High
Ron Stalder
Jaycees
East Main Street
Dale Doggett
Dallas Kinney
Algeria recaptures desert outpost in border clash with Morocco
Algeria said a 200 man force retook Hassi Beida, an oasis about 700 miles southwest of Algiers, in a brief battle. Fighting continued overnight as Morocco denied the claim amid stalled truce talks and renewed mediation efforts.
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Algiers
UPI
Algeria
Hassi Beida
Morocco
Marrakech
Drought Clamps New England as Ginny Heads toward Florida
United Press International reports a persistent drought driving deeper fire and water stress across New England with supplies at 25 year lows. Meanwhile Hurricane Ginny with 75 mph winds veered toward Florida’s east coast, slowly advancing toward Daytona Beach.
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New England
Florida
Daytona Beach
Iowa Weather Outlook From UPI Internation
Iowa forecasts show fair conditions in the west and partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the east tonight and cooler air. Friday remains generally fair in the west and south with lows ranging from the 40s to the 50s and highs in the 70s. Saturday outlook is mostly sunny and mild.
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Iowa
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S. C
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Ume
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Helen Doak
YWCA
Dean Garrett
Paul Gebhardt
Y's Men Club
Y’s Men Club
Kiwanis Club
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United Press International
United Press Internation
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Washington High School
Margaret Wilson
Peggy
Long
Douglas Booth
Vernon Feuerhelm
Richard Ballard
Dave Everetts
Jim Wilson
Sara Kephart
Sandy Knepp
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