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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1966

Page

2

Weekend Washington area sees four accidents injuring two

A busy weekend in Washington area includes two injuries and two property incidents. Vicki Carr backed from a stall and hit Roger Slagle’s car. Richard Hayes collided with James Gorham’s parked car injuring both, and Larry Wertz then drove into James Butler’s house after running over a curb. Total damages include cars and house.

Washington Linden Jon Brinning Route One Vicki Lynn Carr Route Two Ainsworth Roger Louis Slagle Miss Carr Richard Francis Hayes James Gorham Columbus Junction Gorham Hayes Larry Lynn Wertz South Marion Avenue James Butler South Marion Avenue

Mrs. Riley Provance 69 Found Died in Washington Home

Mrs. Riley Provance 69 was found dead at her home at 221 North Second Avenue Sunday evening. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. M. C. Smith in charge. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Surviving are three sisters Mrs Ruth Waggoner Mrs Wanda Rudolph and Mrs Beulah West of Washington and many nieces and nephews.

Riley Provance North Second Avenue Jones Rev. M. C. Smith Elm Grove Cemetery Mrs. Provance Washington Thomas J Julia Moothart Harvey Riley L. Provance Ottumwa Des Moines Methodist Church The OES White Shrine Ruth Waggoner Wanda Rudolph Beulah West

Bee Hinders Hawks Score Big in Bowling League

Bee Hinders leads mixed league with team series 2070 and games 720 711. Individual honors go to Bob Randall 586 series and 213 game, and Lela Miller 522 series and 183 game.

Aligh Bee Hinders Hawk Eyes Bee Hinders Bob Randall Lela Miller

Rites at Junction for Paul W Kerr

Paul Walker Kerr 72 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with Rev Earl Josten officiating. Burial Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation after 1 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Survived by wife Merle Kulp Crooks, four children, three stepchildren, one stepdaughter, 13 grandchildren, a brother Willis Kerr and two sisters.

Columbus Junction Paul Walker Kerr Mercy Hospital Iowa City Stacy Lewis Earl £. Josten Columbus City Cemetery Mr. Kerr Geneseo George Fannie Kerr Jennie Lewis Merle Kulp Crooks Clifford Finke Edlef Boysen Mediapolis Harlan Kerr Bothell Wash Paul Howard Kerr Fort Leonard Wood Robert Crooks Columbus City William Fairfield Dean Conesville Denny Leith New Boston

Move to Control Money Ceiling set on interest

Federal banking agencies cap the interest rate war aimed at bank and S and L funding. The rate on consumer certificates of deposit fell from 5.5 to 5 percent, with ceilings varied by region. Officials warned ceilings could rise if funds flee to money markets, and noted the balance must favor a viable spread among banks and savings loans. The Fed covers banks, the Home Loan Bank Board oversees S&Ls, and actions depend on inflation and market yields.

Washington UPI Sé&Ls 3&Ls Federal Reserve Board Andrew Brimmer California Savings and Loan League S&ls Michael Greenebaum Federal Home On Bank Board Chicago Mortgage Bankerssociation Greenebaum Home Loan Bank Board Srimmer Feds RED Treasury Federal Agency

Strange stirrings in ghost town sparks real estate rush

In Atlantic City Wyoming developers push land deals in the Wind River foothills. The Timba Bah Mining Co led by Russell Meredith of Troy New York markets dozens of lots as the BLM hints the area may become a recreation zone. Frank Francis Allen 67 died in Keota with funeral services held two o clock. Burial followed in Keota cemetery. He was born Oct 8 1899 in Sigourney. He leaves two brothers and a sister. parents and another sister preceded him.

Atlantic City Wyo UPI Wyoming Atlantic Wind River Mountains Timba-Bah Mining Co Eastern Gold Mine Bureau of Land Management Russell Meredith Troy N.Y Keota Frank Francis Allen Powell Hills Allen Sigourney Clarence R Sophia Bher Harry Allen Marshalltowl Clarence Ed Kitzman Delta

Blake escape linked to secret Soviet apparatus

Speculation linked a clandestine Soviet organization near British security to the escape of master spy George Blake. Scotland Yard kept discreet watch on the Soviet Embassy and Russian ships, with reports claiming Blake fled the country and betrayed dozens of agents to the Kremlin. The Daily Express cited a faction called The illegal apparatus as the escape architect.

London UPI George Blake Britain Kremlin Scotland Yard Thames England Blake The Daily Express Iron Curtain

Professional directory listings for lawyers and medical professionals

A directory snippet lists multiple attorneys with firm names and addresses in Livingston and nearby areas, including LOUIS J. KEHOE at Jeffry Building and ROBERT DAY with MORRISON MEEKER & BATES, plus JOHN C. OWEN and STEWART & SHEARER. It also notes the chiropractors DR M L TWEETON and DR P L ETRER with contact numbers and clinic locations, and an entry for an optometrist.

Louis J. Kehoe Jeffry Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates West Main St John C. Owen West Washington South Side Square Stewart & Shearer Richard A Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main

Austria claims first skyscraper tower in Kremsmunster

The Mathematics Tower in Kremsmunster, eight stories tall and built in 1758, serves as an observatory with instruments dating to 1570. Led by Father Ansgar Rabenalt, plans to restore the structure cost about 1 million Schillings and are backed by Austrian authorities.

Kremsmeinster Austria UPI United States Viena Am Astronomic Observatory Title River Krems Upper Austria Anselm Desing Ther Rabenalt

Meter Maid Kay Doris Receives Going Away Gifts

Salina Kansas police give former meter maid Kay Doris a plastic riot gun and bottle of tranquilizers as farewell gifts. She takes a new job as guard at the state reformatory for women in Dwight. Her husband works as a guard at Pontiac State Prison nearby.

Salina, Kan UPI Salina Kay Doris Doris State Reformatory For Women Dwight Pontiac State Prison

Washington social calendar lists meetings and events

Monday calendar covers Wash Away Tape Club at 1 30 p m YW room and many groups meet through Thursday with hostesses, garden and family living programs, and club dinners. Notable events include BPW dinner reservations by Tuesday noon and Republican Women speaking at headquarters.

Applied Arts II Edgar Stewart Masonic Temple VW Rooms Dean Cox Dwain Robert Truax Ethel McCreedy Walter Duvall Richard Ballard BPW Club Jo Janecek Cedar Two Farm Bureau Maurice Crawford Three Links Association VFW Women of Moose Moose Home Family Living Richard Stewart Creative Living John Butler Fleur de Lis Club West Chester WRC KP Hall

Local visits and college honors brighten Iowa families

Mr. and Mrs. O M Cuddy returned from a visit with their son in Rochester New York. Sara Kephart daughter of Mr. and Mrs William H Jones was chosen for the Concert Choir and Madri gal Singers at Sioux Falls College and also a member of the Bravettes precision drill team. Mr. and Mrs Claude Holmes of Keota plan a winter in Jensen Beach Florida. Mr. and Mrs Walter Pacha and Mr. and Mrs Keith Wikoff visited Cedar Falls to see Deborah Pacha and bring home Melinda and Diane Pacha after homecoming.

O.M. Cuddy Illiam ‘Ashmore Rochester, N. Y Sara Kephart William H. Jones Sioux Falls College Sioux Falls S. D Sara Bravettes Claude Holmes Keota Jensen Beach Fla Walter Pacha Keith Wikoff Cedar Falls Deborah Pacha Melinda Diane Pacha

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