Clear Supervisors of State Charges
Representatives of the Iowa State Highway Commission met with the Washington County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to discuss the county’s secondary road program. Officials said there was no willful intent to violate statutes and past actions were technical in nature. Projects completed without prior Highway Commission approval used county funds, with no state or federal money involved. The review affirmed the secondary road program as approved, with no irregularities or questionable projects.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
Washington County Beats National Average in Business Density
Washington County shows 24 business firms per 1 000 residents, above the national 18 and Iowa 21. The 1959 County Business Patterns survey lists 467 non farm firms with 2 348 covered employees, highlighting strong small business presence and ongoing venture start ups nationwide totaling 440 060 in the prior year.
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New York
Washington County
United States
Department of Commerce
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa
Local Residents Prepare UN Day Display at Governor’s Event
A UN Week display in Witting’s Shoe Store window showcases interiors of UN buildings and Washington youths from last summer. IOOF Pilgrimages organizer Vernon Wittrig accompanies groups. Governor Erbe asks Linda Chorpening to attend at 5 pm for Mr. Powell speech and a discussion. Dinner for high school youths precedes the evening meeting.
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United Nations
Witting
VFW
Rolland Underwood
Washington
Vernon Wittrig
IOOF
Wittrig
Des Moines
United
Spy Satellite Proves Value
CAPE CANAVERAL America's new spy satellite Midas IV demonstrates space based early warning by detecting a Titan missile launch from Cape Canaveral. The test shows space stations could double warning time against ICBMs, reducing reliance on ground radar alone and enabling near instantaneous alerts.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
America
Pearl Harbor
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Midas
Earth
California
Midas IV
Space
Iowa Southern Sponsors Four Students At Atom Conference
Iowa Southern Utilities will sponsor four high school science students and one teacher to the 3rd Annual National Youth Conference on the Atom in Chicago. Selection is by SAT or ITED scores plus a personal statement. expenses paid by the company. Announcement of the four names will be made November 2.
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Iowa Southern
Atom
Iowa
Southern Utilities
Ted Johnson
Chicago
Illinois
Johnson
Washington
Burlington
College Entrance Examination Board
Iowa Test of Education Development
ITED
United States
Schwengel to Visit Washington County October 30
Congressman Fred Schwengel will visit Washington County on Monday October 30 to meet constituents at the Court House from 9:00 am to noon and again 1:30 to 2:30 pm after addressing the Rotary Club luncheon. He aims to see everyone despite appointments.
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Washington County
Fred Schwengel
Washington
Iowa
Cedar
Des Moines
Henry County
Court House
Washington Rotary Club
Davenport
Robert Everettes
Washington County Gop
Schengel
Washington D. C
Civil War Centennial Commission
Cline Rites Thursday At Columbus Junction
Funeral services for Merritt C. Cline, 63, of near Gladwin, will be Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City Cemetery. He was found dead at his home Monday morning.
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Columbus Junction
Merritt C. Cline
Near Gladwin
Stacy
Robert Parris
Columbus City
Cline
Council of Churches Plans Service On Reformation Sunday
The Washington Council of Churches will hold the Ref ormation Day Service on Sunday Oct 2 at 8 pm at St. Paul United Church at West Madison and South Ave Rev Dennis Stutrud of Im manuel Lutheran Church will lead opening worship A panel moderated by John Owen will discuss Justification by Faith with Rev Vernon Elgin Rev Harold De Vries Rev Ralph Wede king and Rev Lloyd Latta providing background Biblical basis theological aspects and modern implications Form informal coffee and discussion in the church basement will close the evening Public invited.
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Washington Council of Churches
St. Paul United Church
West Madison
South Ave
Dennis Stutrud
Immanuel Lutheran Church
John Owen
Council of Churches
Vernon Elgin
Marion Ave. Presbyterian
Harold de Vries
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph Wede King
Lloyd Latta
US Army on Full Alert Over Berlin Travel Rights
In Berlin the 6,500 man US garrison went on a five hour alert to counter renewed Communist interference with American traffic. Three jeeps escorted a licensed US car carrying two officers through East Berlin as tanks and troops deployed near the border.
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UPI
East Berlin
Washington
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Friedrich Strasse
West Ber
West Berlin
Tass
Communist Wall
Alan F. Lightner Jr
US State Department
Reds
Gesundbrunnen
U S prepares another blast as nations protest
United Press International reports Russia detonates another atmospheric nuclear device. Kennedy orders a US underground test in Carlsbad New Mexico next December known as Project Gnome. Observers from UN members invited. protests flare at the UN and in Sweden as pacifists protest outside the Soviet mission.
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Kennedy
U.S
New Mexico
Sweden
Uppsala
Nikita Khrushchev
White House
Carlsbad
Energy
United Nations
Communist Party
Hilding Haberg
Stockholm
New York
U.N
Rites for Frank Rich at Eicher Church Friday
Funeral services for Frank G. Rich 85 of Washington will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Eicher Mennonite Church with Rev. Omer Nisley officiating. Zehr Funeral Home of Wayland handles arrangements and burial is in Eicher Cemetery. Rich, born April 21 1876 in Washington County, farmed most of his life and lived near Washington for 18 years. He married Lydia Eicher in 1900. she died in 1924. He is survived by children Edwin Irvan Orville Florence and Mrs Dale Musser of Washington Mrs Virgil Allen of Morning Sun Glen Rich of San Luis Obispo California and Mrs Charles Peck of Pulaski 22 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Ed Eicher Washington Mrs Margaret Schantz Wayland and Mrs Sam Wenger Worthington Minnesota.
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Wayland
Frank G. Rich
Washington
Eicher Mennonite
Zehr Funeral Home
Omer Nisley
Eicher Cemetery
Mr. Rich
Washington County
Peter
Barbara Wittmer Rich
Lydia Eicher
Edwin
Irvan
Margaret Schantz
Sam Wenger
Worthington
Minn
Ceramics Classes Offered by YWCA in Ottumwa
The YWCA plans a ceramics course conducted by Jean Perdue, with 10 weeks of Thursday sessions starting November 2. Member pricing is 12.50 and non members 15.50 per class, each three hours long in YWCA rooms.
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YWCA
Jean Perdue
Ottumwa Ywca
Washington
William Robinson to Address Washington County Teachers
William Robinson of the Iowa State Education Association will speak at the Washington County Teachers meeting on November 20 at Lincoln School. He will discuss salary schedules and distribute ISEA materials, followed by a panel discussion. Shirley Statler of Mid-Prairie district is chosen as the county representative for the NEA convention in Denver in the first week of duty.
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William Robinson
Iowa State Education Association
Washington County
Washington
Lincoln School
Robinson
ISEA
Shirley Statler
Mid-Prairie Distict
NEA
Denver
Colo
Tragedy at Straw College Corner Claims 11-Year-Old
Shirley Ann Ayers 11 of Parnell dies in a rural Washington County car truck crash at Straw College Corner seven miles north and three miles west of Washington. Her mother Alice Ayers 31 and Kenny Patterson Jr 34 were involved. Patterson injured and facing possible charges. Funeral plans are handled by Powell Funeral Home Wellman.
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Shirley Ann Ayers
Parnell
Washington County
Straw College
Route One
Washington
Robert Ayers
Floyd Ayers
Alice Jo Ayers
John Kenneth
Kenny) Patterson Jr
Patterson
Ayers
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lyle E. Hansen
Hansen
Shirley Ann
Richard Heath
Heath
Powell Funeral Home
Wellman
Just One of Those Days at Riverside Stop Sign Collision
Martin Ray Archie Martin of Ainsworth stopped at a Riverside road stop sign when a northbound car driven by Lucille Horn and a westbound car driven by Robert Wead collided at the intersection. Wead’s car spun, struck Martin’s, and all three vehicles left the road with total damage about 1200 dollars.
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Ray Archie Martin
Ainsworth
Washington
Riverside
Martin
Lucille Emma Horn
Robert Cyrus Wead
Sian
Wead
Horn
Weads
Chest Gifts Reach Seventh Thousand Mark in Campaign
Reports from Community Chest headquarters show gifts and pledges surpassing 25 percent of the year’s goal. Today's total is 7251.50 toward a 28150 objective, with officials urging continued generous giving a Washington tradition.
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Community Chest
Washington
Thant Seeks Dag Hammarskjold Diplomacy at UN
U Thant of Burma, probable acting UN secretary general, endorses Hammarskjold’s quiet diplomacy as the sensible course for the second half of the 20th century. He aims to follow diplomatic methods, stresses understanding opposing views and the role of non aligned nations in preserving world peace.
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United Nations
UPI
U Thant
Burma
Dag Hammarskjold
Thant
United Press International
Hammarskkold
Stalin
Communist Party
Southeast Asia
United States
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
France
Russia
U.N
Wayne Marston Elected President at Washington Golf Club
The Washington Golf and Country Club elected Wayne Marston as president at a Monday night meeting. Bob Robertson was named vice president and Dale Doggett was re elected secretary treasurer. Other directors include Dean Cox Jack Welk John Lloyd Clint Stewart Ed Sorrell Harold Wolf and Harry Levy.
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The
Washington Golf and Country Club
Wayne Marston
Bob Robertson
Dale Doggett
Dean Cox
Jack Welk
John Lloyd Clint Stewart
Ed Sorrell
Harold Wolf
Harry Levy
Iowa Weather Outlook Dark Frosts Across State
The forecast notes frost and below freezing temps in western and northern Iowa tonight. Thursday brings fair, mild conditions with highs in the 60s and lows near 25 to 55. Friday turns partly cloudy near normal temperatures, with a cool start and warming weekend. Rainfall expected below normal. temperatures average near normal through Monday.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Brandenburg Gate
Soviet War Memorial
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Eicher Church
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