Eddie Augustine Finds 4-H Club Work Enjoyable
Eddie Augustine a 15 year old Franklin Cubs member from route 1 Washington discusses the benefits of 4 H club work. He highlights social gains with new friends and his hands on livestock responsibility including caring for his Aberdeen Angus calf purchased from the Glenn Wilhoit herd. The steer weighs about 1100 pounds now and will compete in the 4 H division at the International Livestock Show in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Augustine
Marion Augustine
Route 1
Washington
Franklin Cubs
Eddie
Chicago
Batavia
Iowa Tax Commission Chairman Denies Loveless Tax Claim
Chairman Martin Lauterbach said the Iowa Tax Commission knows of no top elective official who owes state income taxes. He challenged Herschel Loveless to name any official, and noted tax files are confidential with a $1,900 penalty for disclosure. Louis Cook, head of the property tax division, had previously been named as having failed to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Martin Lauterbach
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Leo A. Hoegh
Lauterbach
Commission
Iowa
Ray F. Johnson
Howard Reppert
Tax Commission
Louis Cook
Local Art Show Seeks 65 Entries at Washington Library
Sixty five entries have been received from local artists for an art show at the Washington Public Library Thursday and Friday November 1 and 2. The exhibit features works by Washington residents and is sponsored by the Applied Arts Departments I and II of the Fortnightly Club. Viewing hours are 2 to 9 pm daily in the upstairs art room. Mediums include oil, scratch board, ink, etching, charcoal, water color, pencil, pastels, string composition and murals. Entries honor a list of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Washington
Washington Public Library
Richard Fisher
C. G. Picken
Elmer Fisher
Glen Drahn
John Martin
J. B. Walker
Don Woodruff
Clare Griffin
John Hedberg
Pauline Crone
Wallace Kessel
Norman van Trump
Santos Hernandez
John Skujvis
Martha Ratcliffe Epler
Lenny
County 4-H Club Reelects Leaders at Extension Office
The County Farm Project 4-H leaders re elected George Dare as chairman and Duane Shalla and Don Sheetz to two year terms. Premium checks were distributed and will be handed to members at November meetings. Baby beeves will be weighed and tattooed in late December. Enrollment goals target 300 members with age eligibility 10 to 21 as of January 1, 1957. Leaders from 14 clubs attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Office
George Dare
Duane Shalla
Riverside
Don Sheetz
Washington
Plan Denham Services At Columbus Junction
Mrs W S Denham 76 died Monday afternoon at her Columbus Junction home. Funeral 1:30 p m Wednesday at Stephens Funeral Home with Rev George E Pennington in charge. Burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs W E Hall Columbus Junction. 14 grandchildren. 19 great grandchildren. step-son William Denham. step-daughter Mrs Clennie Jones of Columbus Junction. sister Mrs Mary Briggs Fredonia. brothers Elmer Smoke Columbus Junction and Weedy Smoke Muscatine. Preceded in death by three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
W. S. Denham
Stephens
George E. Pennington
Indian Creek
Rosabell Smoke
Michigan
Daniel W. Tucker
Tucker
W.S. Denham
Muscatine
Millard Cook To Speak On County Beef Tour
Millard Cook executive vice president of the Union Stockyards and Transit Co. of Chicago will speak at the noon lunch break of the county beef tour. The luncheon at the Epicurean costs about 75 cents. The tour begins Thursday with a 9 a.m. stop at the Joe Tobin farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Cook
Union Stockyards and Transit Co
Chicago
Mr. Cook
Stockyards, Packers Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Epicurean
Joe Tobin
Bank Robbery Sparks City Preparedness Effort
Louisville police chief Carl E. Heustis mailed guidance to major firms on robbery precautions. Earlier a Black assailant robbed Liberty Bank & Trust Co. branch for 8,100 dollars, marking the citys first bank robbery of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Carl E. Heustis
Liberty Bank & Trust Co
United States pushes UN cease fire in Palestine crisis
The United States urged the UN Security Council to order an immediate cease fire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops toIsrael's borders. Secretary Dag Hammarskjold noted Maj Gen Burns requested a noon cease fire and both sides must honor the Palestine armistice. Lodge warned the development shocks the U.S. government after Eisenhower's appeal to Israel's prime minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
United States
United Nations Security Council
Israel
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Palestine
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
E.L.M. Burns
Canada
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Burns
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Eisenhower
Lodge
Eisenhower Cancels Campaign Swing Amid Middle East Crisis
President Eisenhower cancelled his planned campaign itinerary to Dallas Oklahoma City and Memphis Wednesday to focus on Middle East events. He telegraphed supporters from the White House stating the situation requires his stay to pursue peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Southwest
Middle East
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma City
Okla
Memphis
Eisenhower weighs Israeli Egyptian crisis in White House
After a 90 minute meeting with Dulles and top advisers, President Eisenhower pledged to aid any victim of aggression in the Arab Israeli dispute while deferring a decision on calling Congress into a special session as the Middle East crisis develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Herbert Hoover Jr
Washington
Richmond
Dulles
Middle East
White House
Congress
Britain and France vow action over Suez crisis ultimatum
The U K and France threaten to send troops into the Suez Canal Zone if Egypt and Israel do not halt fighting by 4 30 a m tomorrow. Eden announced the order after a meeting with Mollet and foreign ministers as Egypt and Israel fight on Sinai with air raids and rapid advances reported. The ultimatum prompts a naval stand by and warnings to shipping in the canal area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Britain
France
Suez Canal Zone
Egypt
Israel
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
London
Eden
Guy Mollet
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Cairo
Kusseima
Sinai Desert
Students plan porchlight UNICEF drive on Halloween
Washington high school students will canvas homes on Halloween 7 to 8 p.m. to raise funds for UNICEF. Donors are asked to leave porchlights on as volunteers in UNICEF shirts collect medicine food maternity care and education aids for underprivileged children worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Council of Churches
Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Unicef Fund
Soviet Tanks Surround Berlin Report by Tagesspiegel
West Berlin papers say Soviet tanks ring Berlin with Red Army units near the border and around East Berlin. The piece notes concern over potential East German unrest following Hungarian and early 1950s uprisings, with calls for reform and Ulbricht’s fate discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Tagesspiegel
East Berlin
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Tanks Pour Across Czech Border Into Hungary
Strong Soviet units move from Czechoslovakia into Hungary amid rebel resistance in Budapest. News reports claim border firing increases as Budapest Radio cites Soviet withdrawal, while insurgents and Hungarian forces continue to oppose Red Army advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Czech
Hungary
Budapest
United Press
Russell Jones
Czechoslovakia
Nickelsdorf
Budapest Radio
Red Army
Radio
Duapest Radio
Jilted suitor shoots widow then kills self in Iowa
Keosauqua authorities report a 70 year old man shot 43 year old widow Marjorie Short and her 45 year old companion, then fatally shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun in front of her rural home around 11 p.m. Sheriff Orville Lee calls it a jilted suitor case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keosauqua
Iowa
Orville Lee
Lee
Bardette Isaacson
Hillsboro
Marjorie Short
Annual Halloween Party Invites Washington Youth
Young people from pre school to high school are invited to a series of Halloween events planned by local organizations. The YMCA hosts grade school and junior high activities while a high school dance goes on at the Youth Center. The night opens with a parade around the business district with costume prizes in two divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organizaons
YMCA
Republicans Forecast House Victory By 30 Vote Margin
In Washington Republicans claim they will gain control of the House by about 30 votes in next Tuesday’s election. Democrat leaders predict a 60 vote margin as they defend a 29 vote current advantage with 230 Democrats and 201 Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Richard M. Simpson
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Eisenhower
Simpson
Kirway
Adlai Charges Mid East Trouble Undermines U S Claims
Adlai E. Stevenson told 9,000 in Boston that the Israeli invasion of Egypt disproves official assurances of world peace. He warned the government has not told the whole truth and outlined steps as he campaigned through Maryland New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He spoke via television and then in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Adlai E. Stevenson
Egypt
Eisenhower
Mechanic's
Stevenson
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Middle East
Washington
Baltimore
Camden
N.J
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies and Showers With Cooler Temps
United Press Iowa reports considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms east tonight. Tonight cooler with lows around 46. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies, highs ranging from 54 to 62 and a drop in temperatures across the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Iowa
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County Farm Project
4-H Club
Plan Denham
Keith Crossett
Skark
Mr. Crossett
Canal Zone
Istvan Kovacs
Communist Party
Jozsef Koeboel Kovacs
Politburo
Special Citizens Emergency Defense Force
Premir Imre Nagy
Defense Organization
Russia
Danube
Kilian Barracks
Ference Street
Eos
Theusiness
Community Chest
Adlai
Mid-East
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