Chinese Reds Reach Tawang in Major Border Victory
Chinese Communist troops captured the Buddhist town of Tawang after a three-prong assault, marking the largest win to date in the India China border war. Indian Prime Minister Nehru responded to Khrushchev with a letter declining the cease-fire terms and demanding full Chinese withdrawal before talks.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Tawang
North East Frontier Agency
Chola
Bhutan
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nikita Khrushchev
Nehru
Khrushchev
Tickets Open for Washington Chamber Dinner November First
Chamber secretary Hubert Lohrer reports strong ticket sales for the annual Washington Chamber of Commerce dinner on November 1. Tickets remain available at the Chamber office or through board members. The event will begin at 6 30 p m at the new junior high building with speaker Frank Miles from Des Moines, a noted announcer and PR advisor.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Lohrer
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce Board
TV Servicemen Plan CET Program in State Training
Washington County NATESA members met Tuesday at the Captain's Table to plan joining the Certified Electronics Technicians CET program. Instruction will be via color slides and tapes under state TESA support. Kenneth Young becomes president, Rex Ray shifts to SE Iowa director, with Richard Hesser as secretary and treasurer.
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Washington County
Natesa
Television Service Men’s Association
State
TESA
Kenneth Young
Rex Ray
Richard Hesser
Iowa
Iowa Falls
German Exchangee Reinhard Meyer zu Bentrup Visits Washington County
International farm youth exchange student from Germany arrives for a ten day stay in Washington County hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Owen. Reinhard, 23, will study agriculture at the University of West Berlin and focuses on animal husbandry and community service.
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Reinhard Meyer Zu Bentrup
International Farm Youth Exchangee
Germany
Washington County
Merritt Canady
John C. Owen
Family of
Washington
Reinhard
University of West Berlin
Meyer Zu Bentrup
Gwyneth Jones
Ireland
United States
Ford Foundation
Federal
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Rural Youth Advisory Service
Steinbeck Wins 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature
American novelist John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath, is awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. The Swedish Academy lauded his realistic and imaginative works with social empathy. Steinbeck, born Feb 27 1902 in Salinas California, rose from obscurity after Tortilla Flat to major works like Of Mice and Men Cannery Row East of Eden and Travels with Charley. The prize totals $50034 and honors a vast body of fiction over three decades.
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Stockholm
UPI
John Steinbeck
Steinbeck
William Faulkner
Ernest Hiemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Pearl Buck
Playright
Eugene O'Neill
Salinas
Calif
Swedish Academy of Letters
New York
California
Charley
United States
Nobel Committee
Methodists Plan Rededication Service in Washington
Washington Methodists schedule a November 25 rededication to celebrate the church building’s remodeling. Bishop Dr. F Gerald Ensley will preach at morning worship and Dr. R Evan Copley will give an organ recital. Copley heads the music department at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant.
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Washington Methodists
F. Gerald Ensley
Evan Copley
Coply
Michigan State University
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Reds Offer Aimed At Ending Crisis In Red Cross Drive
The Washington County Red Cross drive, led by secretary Mrs. Winnie Belter, emphasizes a larger fundraiser due to the Cuban crisis. The quota is $9,919, with a portion from the Community Chest, as the organization notes its close work with armed forces and disaster relief amid current events.
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Red Cross
Washington County
Winnie Belter
City of
Washington
Washington Golf and Country Club elects new board
One of the largest crowds in recent years attends the Washington Golf and Country Club annual dinner and meeting. Wayne Marston presides as John Butler Bill Steele and Eldon Brake are elected to three year terms. Mrs Frank Kos and Mrs Harry Levy join the ladies board as directors.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Wayne Marston
John Butler
Bill Steele
Eldon Brake
Jack Welk
Dean Cox
Frank Kos
Harry Levy
Marston
Hear
Billie Young
T. K. Phillips
Iowa
Ed Sorrell
John Lloyd
Dale Doggett
Bob Robertson
Gilbert Mills
Harold Kerr
Clint Stewart
Harold Wolf
Traffic Signals Being Installed at South Iowa and West Madison
A city crew installs new type traffic signals at the corner of South Iowa Avenue and West Madison Street to ease midday and 5 pm traffic. Sup. Glenn Yoder says completion is expected by Friday morning or evening unless problems arise.
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South
Iowa Avenue
Iowa
West
Madison Street
Glenn Yoder Supt
City Light and Water Department
West Madison
Bean Feed Saturday at Washington YMCA
All boys of the YMCA may join a bean feed at the Y Saturday noon. Admission is 60 cents, but any new member signups before Saturday grant free entry. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. Saturday.
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YMCA
Mrs. Snider 83 Dies in Washington County Hospital
Mrs. Phereby Lucindia Snider 83 of 603 North Fifth Avenue died at Washington County Hospital after illness since August. Funeral services at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. William Morehouse. Burial in Keota Cemetery. Born Sept. 18 1879 in Greencenter Iowa she married Morris Roscoe Snider Nov. 22 1899. Survivors include five daughters and four sons plus 22 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. one sister. Two children preceded her in death.
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Sherman-Eden
William Morehouse
Keota
Snider
Greencenter
Iowa
William
Sarah Ann Hoover Lindsey
Washington County
Morris Roscoe Snider
Baptist Church
Washington
Harold Groves
Phoenix Ariz
Louie Adams
Leslie Schurtz
Englewood
Colo
Herbert Morehouse
Mt. Pleasant
Allan Martin
Littleton
Harold E
Brighton
Jacob
Kenneth
Cedar Rapids
Cloyce
Denver
Bert Claypool
North English
GOP Women Start Caravan in Area Stop Here Friday
A 48 hour stumping tour by Republican women travels through Iowa's first district. The group boards a decorated bus from Davenport's Scott County headquarters led by Mazie Stokes. They hope Rep Fred Schwengel may join later amid Cuban crisis context.
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Iowa
Scott County
Republican
Davenport
Mazie Stokes
First District Council of
Republican Women
Fred Schwengel
Kiowa
Leonhard Heads Board of New Junction Bank
Dr H C Lowe was elected president and J T Leonhard chairman of the board for the new People's National Bank of Columbus Junction at an organizational stockholders meeting. Ten directors chosen, Clyde Crawford EVP, Raymond Hendrickson cashier, with directors including John Bell Maurice Furlong Kenneth McCoy Milton Pretz Roland Rabenold and Robert Schmidt. The group bought a Main Street building formerly Economy Market and plan remodeling before operation. After November first the bank will have a temporary office in a trailer under the viaduct open daily.
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Columbus Junction
H.C. Lowe
J.T. Leonhard
New People’s National Bank of
Clyde Crawford
Raymond Hendrickson
John Bell
Maurice Furlong
Kenneth McCoy
Milton Pretz
Roland Rabenold
Robert Schmidt
Main Street
School Children Plan UNICEF Drive Here
Stewartsart and St James students join Jr High Y members to solicit pennies for UNICEF this Halloween. They will ring doorbells to raise funds for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund to buy food and medicine for underprivileged children worldwide.
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Unicef
Stewart and St. James
Jr. High Y
United Nations International Chidren
Khrushchev Offers Cuba Blockade Pause If U S Lifts It
Khrushchev proposed halting shipments to Cuba for two to three weeks if the United States lifts its blockade for the same period. UPI reports a US Navy ship intercepted a Soviet tanker but allowed passage after finding no prohibited materials aboard. The incident followed Kennedy's blockade order to halt missiles and aggressive weapons to Castro.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Cuba
United States
Washington
Atlantic
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Defense Department
State Department
New York City
U.S
New Jersey
Richard J Hughes
New York
Hughes
U.S. Maintains Cuba Policy Demand Amid UN Talks
The United States insists Cuba's Soviet missile build-up must be eliminated before ending the blockade. Thant sent messages to Kennedy and Khrushchev proposing voluntary suspensions of arms shipments and the quarantine, with a Security Council debate expected to resume.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Thant
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Security Council
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
Washington Community Chest Opens District Drive October 29
The Washington Community Chest launches in the business district October 29 with co chairmen Robert Bates and Ron Goff directing. Marion Snodgrass and Jay Vinson head the campaign in business areas, with residential solicitors starting November 5 and school volunteers beginning October 29. The 1963 budget is 27550, shared by eleven organizations including the American Red Cross Salvation Army YMCA YWCA and Campfire Girls. Reserve funds are low, stressing the need to reach the goal.
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Washington
Robert Bates
Ron Goff
Marion Snodgrass
Jay Vinson
Washington Community Chest
Community Chest
Civil Defense Information Available in County
County Civil Defense chairman John Ganon notes pamphlets on attack procedures are available at the county extension office and ASC office. Though interest is mild, officials urge the public to review the materials and become familiar with protective steps without alarm.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
United States
John Ganon
County Civil Defense
ASC
UNICEF Canvass Planned by West Chester Gracehill Groups
Junior and senior high boys and girls from West Chester and Gracehill are invited to meet at West Chester Methodist Church on Sunday Oct 28 at 6 30 pm for a UNICEF canvass in rural areas. Costumes are optional for the party after regrouping and each family should bring a dozen cookies.
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West Chester
Gracehill
Unicef
Winter Snow Posts Light Washington Area Flurry
The first snow of the season fell in the Washington area Wednesday night in a light flurry. Reports from drivers described up to an inch on car tops in nearby towns and cities, signaling the arrival of winter.
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Washington
Local Attorneys Attend Oskaloosa Institute on Probate Code
A legal institute at Oskaloosa Wednesday examined the proposed new Iowa Probate Code. Washington County Bar members in attendance included Lawrence Griffiths Kalona Richard A Stewart E D Morrison Jr Jim Lloyd John C Owen Robert Day Robert Bates and Paul V Shearer all from Washington.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Washington County
Lawrence Griffiths
Kalona
Richard A. Stewart
E.D. Morrison, Jr
Jim Lloyd
John C. Owen
Robert Day
Robert Bates
Paul V. Shearer
Washington
Weather Iowa Forecast Amid Mixed Sky and Cold Nights
The Iowa forecast shows fair conditions in the west and partly cloudy skies in the central and eastern regions through Friday with a few snow flurries near the Mississippi River tonight. It stays cold with freezing lows around 25 to 32 degrees. Friday brings warmer conditions in the northwest and extreme west with highs in the 50s. Saturday looks generally fair and warmer.
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Iowa
Missippi River
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County Red Cross
Caldwell
William Simbro
Clarence Hostetler
Journal
Bob Elliott
Methodists Planning
Reds
Mrs. Snider
United Press International
Leonhard
New Junction Bank
U.N
Russia
Pentagon
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Robert S. McNamara
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Caribbean
Khrushchevy
American Home Finding Association
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
Iowa Children's Home Society
Lake Darling
National Association For Mental Health
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
YWCA
Chester
Oskaloosa Institute
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