Isaac Sprague Retires After 41 Years as Rural Mail Carrier
Isaac A Sprague of Keota retires after 41 years as a rural mail carrier for West Chester and Keota route two. He began in 1923 and became a regular carrier in 1925 under postmaster J Everette LeVien. His route grew from 26 miles and 90 boxes to 71 miles and 170 boxes. A group from his route honored him with a camera and watch.
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Isaac Sprague
Keota
Don Darbyshire
West Chester
Isaac A. Sprague
Isaac
Paullina
J. Everette Levien
Sprague
Judicial Ballot Adopted For Iowa Judges Election
Voters in Iowa will see a separate Judicial Ballot on November 3 marking a shift from party nominations to merit based retention votes. Judges Fleck Yoder Carson and five Iowa Supreme Court justices appear, with voters asked to vote yes or no to retain each judge, following recommendations from the State Bar Association. A note from local party chairs urges careful study of the new method. One of the nation’s largest salt plants is located at Grand Saline in Van Zandt County.
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Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association
Supreme Court
District Court
J. H. Jones
WE. Farrell
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Johnson Campaigns in Tennessee and Maryland Push for Senate Wins
President Johnson resumes a brisk southern campaigning push aimed at reclaiming Tennessee for Democrats and defending two Senate seats. He will speak in Memphis and Chattanooga, then attend a Baltimore banquet, as civil rights and TVA policy remain sensitive in Tennessee. In Maryland Beall faces Tydings as Democrats rally for Senate gains amid a tough year.
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UPI
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Tennessee
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Maryland
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Chattanooga
Baltimore
Nashvile
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Goldwater
Albert Gore
Dan H. Kuykendall
Ross Bass
Estes Kefauver
Howard H. Baker Jr
Everett M. Dirksen
II. Johnson
Fifth Regiment
J. Glenn Beall
Joseph D. Tydings
Millard E. Tydings
U S signals on China disarmament talks falter
UPI reports the United States sees no real evidence of sincere Chinese intent to discuss nuclear disarmament. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said Washington is ready to discuss only if Beijing offers constructive ideas, but overall doubts any meaningful moves are likely now.
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UPI
United States
Red China
Peking
State Department
China
America
United Nations
Thant
Russia
Britain
France
U. S
Warsaw
John Moors Cabot
Poland
McCloskey
Geneva
IPLA Buys Eight FS Hog Marketing Points in Iowa and Illinois
Illinois Producers Livestock Association acquires eight local livestock marketing points from FS Services Inc. The move, effective December 1, expands IPLA to 41 marketing locations in Illinois and Iowa, with no current changes planned at the local level.
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I Ilinois Producers Livestock Association
FS Services Inc
Fred Francis
IPLA
Iowa
Grinnell
Tipton
Washington
Elkader
Allison
Ridgeway
Maynard
Waukon
Farm Bureau Service Co. of
Illinois Farm Supply Co
FS Services, Inc
FS Services
Illinois Producers Livestock Association
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Francis
Cooperative Livestock Marketing
Union Stockyards
Chicago
Illinois Livestock Marketing Association
Chicago, Peoria
Springfield
Ronald Crawford
Livestock Marketing Center
Films at Washington Junior High Society Event
Washington Junior High schedules two films for parents and students. Human Heredity and Human Reproduction will screen Tuesday with girls and mothers at 4 pm and boys and fathers at 7 30 pm. California canners print about one million miles of labels annually per UPI report.
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Washington
San Francisco
UPI
California
Council of California Growers
Township Election Meetings Notice for Extension Council
Official notice lists township election meetings for the Count Agricultural Extension Council. Minutes of Washington City Council reflect the Oct 20 meeting.
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Agricultural Extension Council
Washington City Council
Mrs. Max F. Miller Dies After Illness in 1964
Mrs. Max F. Miller, 70, of 401 East Main Street, died Friday night October 23, 1964 after a five day illness. Funeral Monday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. John Hodgson and Rev. Clarence Dehner. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Blanche K. Larsen, born March 29, 1894 in Cedar Falls, married Max F. Miller May 12, 1917. he died May 3, 1964. Survived by daughter Mrs. L. B. Eicher of Washington. three grandchildren Thomas E. Eicher and Sarah Eicher of Washington, Karen Whitley of Atlanta, Ga. one son Max L. Miller deceased.
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Max F. Miller
East Main Street
Jones Funeral Home
John Hodgson
Clarence Dehner
Elm Grove Cemetery
Blanche K. Larsen
Cedar Falls
Hans W
Ida Larsen
Iowa State Teachers College
United Presbyterian Church
L. B. Eicher
Washington
Thomas E. Eicher
Sarah Eicher
Iowa City
Karen Whitley
Atalanta
Max L. Miller
Seven killed as U.S. plane shot down in Vietnam
In Saigon a UPI report states communist guerrillas shot down a U.S. Air Force C123 transport on a resupply run to Bu Prang Special Forces camp in Quang Duc Province. Seven aboard—three U.S. crew, two Army Special Forces, two Vietnamese—are believed dead with no survivors expected. Separately, Capt. Herman Y. Towery, missing since Thursday, was captured near Cambodia and is being held by Cambodian soldiers aiding Viet Cong. The Vietnamese and U.S. seek Towery’s immediate return as air and ground efforts continue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Bu Prang
Quang Duc
U.S. Air Force
U. S. Army
U.S. Army
Goldwater Hits Texas Campaign Trail With Speech Plan
Barry Goldwater moves his presidential bid into Texas with mid day stops in Austin Corpus Christi and Wichita Falls before returning to Washington He promotes hard line anti Communist trade terms and vows to dismantle the Berlin Wall and press for free elections while criticizing civil rights as political weapon He also addresses the Walter Jenkins security case during train stops in Pico Rivera and San Diego highlighting security concerns and party stance.
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UPI
Barry Goldwater
White House
Johnson
Texas
Austin
Tex
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Washington
Phoenix
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Cuba
Senate
Walter Jenkins
Pico Rivera
FBI
Jenkins
Chest drive to start here Monday campaign kicks off
William White, chairman of Washington Community Chest soliciting drive in residential areas. Volunteers will begin Monday, aiming to reach an $18.60 average gift to meet this year's goal. Ward chairs include Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Hotle, and Mrs. Harris. residential drive ends next week.
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William White
Community Chest
Washington
White
Jim Lloyd
Ted Johnson
Richard Hotle
Final tribute to Hoover in Washington Rotunda
The flag draped coffin of Herbert Hoover lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda as about 15,000 paid respects. President Johnson and other leaders attended the service. Hoover died in New York at 90, and his body was to be flown to Cedar Rapids for final services before burial in West Branch, Iowa.
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UPI
Herbert Hoover
Rotunda
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hoover
West Branch
Johnson
Union Station
Capitol
New York
GOP
Barry M. Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Douglas MacArthur
Weather Iowa Mostly fair and warm through tonight
United Press International reports warm and fair weather in Iowa with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. Today temperatures reach mid 60s with lows in the 40s. tomorrow highs in the 60s and a cooler outlook for Monday with partly cloudy skies.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Dallas Kinney
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
FS Hog Markets
Jr. High
Tured
Cambodia
Herman Y. Towery
Georgetown
S.C
P.O. Box
Towery
Phnom Penh
Barry
San Diego
Calif
Lloyd Nolan
Gloria Swanson
Chest Drive
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Brown Harris
Harris
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