Vetter Enters Race For State Representative Seat
Keith L. Vetter Washington businessman and longtime Republican activist announced his plan to run for state representative in the upcoming Republican primary. Vetter has led in civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce and the Washington YMCA and has held leadership roles in the Methodist Church and softball water associations. He noted strong encouragement from friends and said the responsibility should be accepted.
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Keith L. Vetter
Washington
Vetter
Washington County
Young Republican Movement
Republican County Central Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Industrial Board
Mr. Vetter
Washington Ymca
Washington Community Chest
Washington Rotary Club
Y'Mens Club
Methodist Church
Washington Methodist Church
Burlington
Africa
Culligan Soft Water Service
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Kalona Woman Dies Thursday Afternoon
Lydia Troyer Miller 65 died Thursday at Pleasantview Kalona after living with husband Leroy Miller ten years Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 in East Union Mennonite Church with A Lloyd Swartzendruber and Eugene Garber in charge Burial in East Union Cemetery Yoder Funeral Home Kalona. Survivors include husband two daughters two sons etc
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Kalona
Leroy V. Miller
Pleasantview
East Union Mennonite Church
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
Eugene Garber
East Union Cemetery
Yoder Funeral Home
Lydia Troyer
Middleberry
Ind
Jacob D
Elizabeth Troyer
Leroy Miller
Baby snatched by substitute sitter in Midwest abduction case
FBI said a substitute babysitter may have hitchhiked from South Sioux City Nebraska to Omaha area with Jacqueline Marie Willett, two month old, after taking her from Ruby Willett’s care. The suspect and a small man were described. the infant’s whereabouts were unknown.
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Sioux City, Iowa
UPI
FBI
Nebraska
Sioux City
Neb
Vernon Schmidt
Margaret McKeown
Winnebago
Schmidt
Omaha
Fremont
McKeown
Jacqueline Marie Willett
Ruby Willett
Darrell
460 Ton Saturn Is Launched Mrs Eden Dies Here This Morning
Mrs Anna E Eden 68 of Lone Tree died this morning at Sunnyhaven Rest Home where she had lived since becoming ill several months ago. She was a charter Rebekah Lodge member and Past Noble Grand of Eastern Star. Survivors include daughter Beverly Felt, sons Wendell D and Donald, six grandchildren, and three sisters. Funeral Sunday Oct 29 at Grace United Church of Christ Lone Tree. Sorden and Adams in charge.
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Lone Tree
Sunnyhaven
Eden
Wendell Eden
Washington
Grace United Church of Christ
Lake
Rebekah Lodge
Swank
Sorden and Adams
Rebeccah Lodge
Noble Grand
Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Beverly Felt
Iowa City
Wendell D
Donald
Alamosa
Colo
Hilma Eden
Ellen Benson
Esther Calef
West Liberty
U.S. Protests Berlin Border Moves as Tension Grows
The United States bluntly warned Moscow that unilateral Soviet actions near the Berlin border hinder any peaceful settlement. State Department spokesman Lincoln White cited Soviet tanks in East Berlin as evidence of Russia's responsibility and noted a U.S. protest to Moscow over interference with Allied travel. Britain voiced guarded support for U.S. actions in Berlin.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
State Department
East Berlin
Lincoln White
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson
Britain
Foreign Office
London
Community Chest Reaches $10,022 Pledged
The Community Chest total passed the $10,000 mark with $10,022 pledged as workers report to headquarters. The sum remains well short of the $28,150 quota.
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Community Chest
Wapello Man Killed In One Car Accident
Wapello, Iowa, 49 year old Carl Collins McChesney died when his car ran off the road and overturned just outside the city limits. State authorities continued to investigate the one car crash.
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Wapello
UPI
Carl Collins McChesney
Here
Youth Center Hosts Halloween Slouch Dance For Teens
Halloween celebration at the Youth Center Tuesday night October 31 features a Slouch Dance for high school age youths. Organizers Rick Latta and Merritt Canady say the casual party runs from 8 to 1 with dancing ping pong pool and other activities. Refreshments will be provided and admission is free.
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Youth Center
Rick Latta
Merritt Canady
Three County Youths Inducted Into Service
Three Washington County youths were inducted into the armed forces during October and reported today to the reception station at Ft. Carson Col. The inductees are Elwin Craw Schlabaugh Ronald Lee Romine of Wellman and Fred Albert Dunbar of West Chester.
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Washington County
Ft. Carson
Col
Elwin Craw Schlabaugh
Ronald Lee Romine
Wellman
Fred Albert Dunbar
West Chester
Coed Witness Sparks Des Moines Murder Trial Testimony
In Des Moines a former coed testified that Leanna Skultety had a bad reputation for morals and truthfulness at Iowa. Gail Hemenway challenged Skultety’s alibi about the night in 1960 and a 3 am and 7 am check in at Ronald M. Stump’s apartment as the trial for the Phi Beta Kappa graduate nears.
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Des Moines
UPS
Pretty Leanna Jean Skultety
Phi Beta Kappa
Ronald M. Stump
University of Iowa
Gail
Hemenway
Stump
Miss Skullety
Miss Hemenway
Miss Skultety
Zeta Tau Alpha
Red Cross Training Sessions Urged for Washington County Workers
Red Cross workers in Washington County are urged to attend two training sessions for the membership and fund drive. The West Chester meeting is set for Monday October 30 at 7 30 p m in the West Chester school and the Wellman session for Wednesday November 1 at 7 30 p m in the Wellman Municipal building. County chairman Mrs A E Baldrige said all solicitors should attend, even those who have worked on the drive before, as the sessions are crucial to campaign success.
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Red Cross
Washington
A. E. Baldrige
West Chester
Wellman
John Butler
Leonard Brinning
Dutch Creek
Clarence Aller
E. D. Miller
Ward Wettrich
Edna Blumenstein
Lime Creek
TB Workshop Draws 42 Workers in Washington City Hall
Forty two attendees joined the annual TB Christmas Seals workshop at Washington City Hall on Thursday. Luncheon was served by the American Legion Auxiliary. TB Association president Mrs. E. D. Morrison chaired a board meeting. The county skin tests reached 1,214 in September with one student reactor and three school personnel reactors. A mobile unit delivered thirty seven X ray services. Mrs. A. W. Hinderman reported on the Des Moines TB meeting.
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Washington City Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Harry Ramseyer
E. D. Morrison
TB Association
Ray Glover
A. W. Hinderman
State Tuberculosis Association
Des Moines
Final YMCA Buddy Day Planned on Saturday
The Washington YMCA hosts its last Buddy Day on Saturday October 28. A noon hamburger feed is free for members bringing non member boys. Attendees must register at the Y by 10 a.m. Saturday. A free swim follows the meal.
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Washington Ymca
YMCA
US Escorts Car Into East Berlin as Soviet Tanks Stand Nearby
American forces continue to escort a licensed car into East Berlin for the third day under armored protection. Twenty tanks and armored personnel carriers are positioned near the border as British forces add anti tank guns and heavy tanks while Soviet tanks wait nearby.
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Berlin
UPI
East Berlin
East West Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
Unter den Landen
Brandenburg Gate
Friedrich. Strasse
Mrs. Erlenbush Dies After Illness in Washington County
Mrs. John Erlenbush 67 of 815 West Madison Street died at 5 20 p m Thursday October 26 1961 in Washington County Hospital after a five year illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at the Jones Funeral Home with Rev Carlyle Smith officiating Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery Florence Alberta Gross born November 13 1894 in Lincoln Illinois was a daughter of Wallace and Alice Fitzpatrick Gross She married John Erlenbush January 1913 moved to Washington County in 1914 farmed southeast of Washington until 1945 then moved to Washington Survivors include her husband six children Chris Helen Rathmel Ralph Robert and Mrs Mary Jeffries of Washington and Mrs Muth Goodwin of Moline Illinois two brothers A L Gross of Phoenix Arizona and Luther Gross of Peoria and a sister Mrs Anna Gutshall of Peoria with nine grandchildren Two sons preceded her in death
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John Erlenbush
West
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Carlyle Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Florence Alberta Gross
Lincoln, I
Wallace
Alice Fitzpatrick Gross
Siliopolis
Washington County
Washington
Erlenbush
Presbyterian Church
Iliopolis
Chris
Springfield
Helen Rathmel
Ralph
Robert
Mary Jeffries
Muth Goodwin
Moline
A. L. Gross
Phoenix
Ariz
Luther Gross
Peoria
Anna Gutsha!l
Brewer to fill vacancy as Washington park commissioner
Jay Brewer will appear on the ballot for the short term park commissioner seat in Washington's municipal election. The term ends December 3, 1963 and Brewer will run unopposed after resignation sparked the short term. Full-term contenders are Clare R. Griffin and Hugo Lensch, with the term ending December 31, 1967.
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Jay Brewer
Washington
Brewer
Clare R. Griffin
Peoples’ Party
Hugo Lensch
Citizens Party
Saturn A Launch Pushes US Space Ambitions Skyward
The United States launched the Saturn rocket on a eight minute maiden flight from Cape Canaveral for a test to prove flight capability. The 460 ton rocket rose at 10 06 a m CDT and carried dummy upper stages. It traveled about 90 miles into space and landed 225 miles off the Cape in the Atlantic as engineers monitored engines and automatic countdown safeguards.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
United States
America
Atlantic
Space
Berlin
Saturn
Moon
Missile
Communist Party
Moscow
Atlantic Ocean Defense Department
Soviet Union
Cape
Jaycees Plan Toy Drive and Get Out The Vote Effort
Washington Jaycees at the Thursday meeting outlined a Christmas toy collection with donation containers placed around the business district. They also planned a drive to mobilize voters for the November election and ensure toys reach area youngsters at Christmas Time.
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Washington Jaycees
Jaycees
Khrushchev Denies Reds Target Berlin at Congress
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev told the 22nd Communist Party Congress there are no designs on West Berlin and warned against delaying a German peace treaty. He dismissed December 31 as a deadline, urged reason over strength, and urged Western leaders to seek a fair solution while resisting provocations by West Germany.
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East Berlin
Albert Watson II
U S
West Berlin
Howard Trivels
Charlie
Watson
Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
East Germany
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Communist Bloc
Soviet Union
Congress
PTA Sponsors UNICEF Halloween Drive for Trick or Treat
Elementary students from Stew art Lincoln and St James schools join a UNICEF Trick or Treat for UNICEF event Monday afternoon Oct 30 to raise pennies and nickels for the UN Childrens Fund. Local junior high girls and PTA officials assist with money handling and collection times run 3 30 to 5 p m.
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Stewart
Lincoln
St. James
Unicef
United Nations’ Childrens Relief Fund
Vt.a.'s
Richard Weeks
National Bank
Washington
Weather Iowa: Cloudy With Light Rain and Mild Outlook
Weather report for Iowa notes cloudy tonight and Saturday with light rain likely late tonight. Warmer east tonight with lows near 40s and around 50s west. Saturday highs in 50s east to 60s west. Sunday partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers east. Five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal through Wednesday, with normal highs in the 50s north to 60s south and lows in the 30s north to near 40 south. Precipitation averaging 10 to 25 inches mainly in the first half.
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Iowa
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