Two Local Scholars Selected for Iowa DECA Delegation
Two Washington High School distributive education students have been chosen as state office candidates for the Iowa DECA delegate assembly in Marshalltown on November 2. Judi Hunter seeks president and Dick Bennett treasurer, chosen after written exams and interviews. Dan Ryner, Mary Ellen Stout, and Susie Wasson will attend as delegates.
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Washington High School
Iowa
DECA
Marshalltown
James Houstman
Judi Hunter
Dick Bennett
State Division of Vocational Education
Board of Review
Dan Ryner
Mary Ellen Stout
Susie Wasson
Washington Community Chest Drive Opens Monday
Stage set for the Washington Community Chest campaign as Robert Kennedy announces a goal of 28100 to be raised for ten organizations including Boy Scouts Red Cross YMCA and YWCA. First calls start Monday in the business district with volunteers soliciting donors to complete the drive within two weeks.
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Washington
Community Chest
Robert Kennedy
Boy Scouts
American Home Finding Association
Campfire Girls
Lake Darling Youth Center
Mental Health Association
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Washington County Association For
YMCA
YWCA
the Wash
Ington
Kennedy
Dick Ross
Richard Peterson
Wendell Eden
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
John Owen
Jim Peterson
Paul Gebhardt
Awards Given At Cub Scout Pack Meeting In VFW Hall
At the Thursday pack meeting the Cub Scout group at VFW Hall awarded badges and pins to members. Den mothers introduced new scouts and parents while committee members for the coming year were named. Attendance awards went to dens 4 6 and 8. Opening and closing ceremonies were led by dens 6 and 2. A group from St Paul United Church of Christ volunteered at the Veterans Hospital sewing 125 garments.
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Cup
VFW
Wayne Brock
Rodney Davison
Paul Martin
Richard Higins
Ivan West Jr
Earl Wertz
Mary Wilson
Dale Caldwell
Frank Fleagle
Bob Roe
Harold Gilmore
Roland Underwood
Terry Richardson
Earnest West
Lron
James Hayes
Tim Swift
Mark Underwood
Roynie Woods
Ary Kaéneman
David Benson
Jimmy Grubb
Randy Martin
St Paul United Church of Christ
Iowa City
Veterans Hospital
Washington County
Change service time at Lutheran church
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd at 302 E. Second St. adjusts Sunday worship to 11:00 a.m. with Sunday School and Bible class at 9:45 a.m. A 12:30 p.m. pot luck dinner precedes a 2:30 p.m. mission service featuring a slide lecture on Far East missionary work by Rev. E.R. Waggazer. Public invited.
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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
E. Second St
Far East
E.R. Waggazer
Woman Shot After Jumping From Car at Busy Intersection
At Des Moines in a busy intersection a woman jumped from a slow moving car and was shot as she lay in the street. A witness said the driver stopped, approached, and fired as she cried out don t do it. Police pursued a suspect to a mixed use district near 12th and Center Streets. Ann Mae Jackson, 32, of 916 School St., died. A fruit market operator said the victim jumped, rolled, and the shooter used a .45 revolver.
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Ann Mae Jackson
School St
Mike DeAngelo
State Capitol
Palmquist Baby Dies At Three Days In Washington
Jamie Kay Palmquist, three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Palmquist of Ainsworth, died today October 25 1963. Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday graveside Ainsworth Cemetery Rev W J Stevens in charge Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements. Born October 22 1963 in Washington. Survivors include parents Charlene Kay and Gary Palmquist grandparents Harry Palmquist Belvidere Ill Kenneth Kencke Cherry Valley Ill great grandmother Mrs James Morrison Washington.
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Jamie Kay Palmquist
Gary Palmquist
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Cemetery
W. J. Stevens
Jones Funeral Home
Jamie Kay
Washington
Gary
Charlene Kay Kencke Palmquist
Harry Palmquist
Belvidere
Ill
Kenneth Kencke
Cherry Valley
James Morrison
Washington County Corn Harvest Sets Records in 1963
Record county corn harvest forecasts 83 bushels per acre on 112000 acres for 1963, aiming for about 9300000 bushels. Total value exceeds 10 million dollars, surpassing last year and 1961 figures. History shows yields and acreage trends since 1950.
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Washington County
Washington County Corn Yield Ranks 33rd in State for 1962
In 1962 Washington County averaged 80.1 bushels per acre to place 33rd in the state. Cedar County led with 91.8 and Des Moines County was second at 90.5. Nearby counties showed Henry 79.5 Jefferson 69.2 Keokuk 76.1 Louisa 78.6 Johnson 81.1. Harvest progress benefited from ideal drying weather with higher temperatures and low humidity. About 70 percent of Washington County corn is harvested.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk
Louisa
Johnson
Iowa
Red Cross drive sees strong county support in Iowa
Chairman Howard Timmons met with the Washington County Red Cross enrollment and fund campaign committee at Winga's Cafe to review a rural campaign. Volunteers report many donors give $5 or more, underscoring the county’s active Red Cross program and urging completion of remaining calls.
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Howard Timmons
Washington County Red Cross
Community Chest
Washington
Washington County
Timmons
Red Cross
Iowa
Rebel Berbers rejoin Algerians in border clash
Rebel Berber forces in Kabylia reportedly submitted to the Algerian army strengthening President Ahmed Ben Bella’s regime. Col Mohandou El Hadj, a Kabyle military leader, announced to radio he rejoined and heads to the front. A Libya meeting between Ben Bella and Hassan II was proposed to ease tensions. Fighting persisted around Hassi Beida, an oasis outpost in the Sahara 700 miles southwest of Algiers.
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Algiers
API
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Kabylia
Ben Bella
Mohandou el Hadj
Kabyli
Algeria
Tunis
Hassan II
Libya
Haile Selassie
Habib Bourguiba
Selassie
Hassan
Hassi Beida
Sahara Desert
Oasis
Interim pastor named at First Presbyterian Church Washington
Dr. L. Hunter was accepted as interim pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Washington. He comes from Vel WeIN where he retired as pastor after 25 years at the First Presbyterian Church there. The local church had been vacant since Rev Harold F. DeVries resigned several weeks ago.
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L. Hunter
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Dr. Hunter
Velwein
Harold F. DeVries
Ginny Threatens Carolinas Coast Evacuation Under Way
Hurricane Ginny with 100 mph winds forces thousands to flee to inland shelters along the South and North Carolina coast. Civil Defense orders evacuations from Edisto to Pawley’s Island as tides rise and seas surge, with Red Cross shelters set up and schools urged to close.
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Charleston
S. C
UPI
Ginny
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Wilmington
N. C
Folly Beach
Atlantic
Civil Defense
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Red Cross
Isle of Palms
Sullivans Island
Carolna
J.M. Bunch
Falt Beach
Edisto
Pawley’s
Charleston Air Force
Brunswick
Savannah
Jacksonville
Reformation Service Choirs At Washington Methodist Church
Combined choirs from several Washington churches perform in a massed choir program at the Methodist church Sunday at 8 p.m. The event, sponsored by Washington Council of Churches, features Vernon Feuerhelm directing with Mrs. William Stewart as accompanist. An octet adds a variation on several hymns, and a brass ensemble with arrangements by Alan Bergstrom supports the program which includes period octavoes and organ pieces by Mrs. J W Helscher.
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Washington
Washington Council of Churches
Word of God
Vernon Feuerhelm
William Stewart
Alan Bergstrom
Ronald Halverson
Edward Day
Susan Mitchell
Mr. Bergstrom
Dennis Day
Ronald Gregory
Dave Everett
George Masson Jr
Dick Dare
Calvin Wolf
Wayne Wagner
Ira Morrison
Dennis Stutrud
William Chmelar
Vernon Elgin
J.W. Helscher
Emily Burrichter
Vernon G. Elgin
Lloyd Latta
Richard Peterson
Christian Tradition
Carlyle Smith
Lora
Goa
Weather Outlook Iowa Five Day Forecast
Weather by United Press International for Iowa notes partly cloudy conditions through Saturday with little temperature change. Lows 40s northwest to 50s southeast, highs Saturday in the 70s, then Sunday cooler with clouds and scattered showers. Five day trend: temperatures 5 to 8 degrees above normal Friday night through Wednesday, then mild start and cooling, normals 53-57 highs and 30-41 lows regionally. Scattered weekend showers expected, rainfall around half an inch.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Lutheran Church
Red Cross Committee
Daufuskie Island
Beaufort
L. W. Wallace
John A. Cummings
Charleston Weather Bureau
Cummings
John Henry Wykert
Lumbus Junction
Columbus Junction
Stacy Funeral Home
Louisa Center
William Moon
Louisa County
John and
Emila Weber Wykert
Pearl M. Brown
Russel
Thomas
Elsie Grim
Israel
Jesus
Washington Area
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Jaycees
Central Park
Journal
Dallas Kinney
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