Century Club Members Meet for 30th Dinner
One hundred fifty members of the Three-Quarter Century Club gathered for the 30th annual dinner hosted by the Evening Journal. Guests included Rev. Lloyd Latta and others. Dr. W. R. Yard spoke on memories of the good old days. King and Queen were J. N. Sprole and Mrs. Joe Shalla. Special recognitions honored long marriages and new members were listed from multiple communities.
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Evening Journal
Dave Elder
Lester Luckenbill
Journal
W.R. Yard
Dr. Yard
Nate Young
Lloyd Latta
S.W. Easter
Latta
S.C. Picken
J.N. Sprole
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Joe Shalla
Sprole
Shalla
Oscar Swisher
E.C. Smith
Charles Price
Shala
Mary Applegate
J. N. Sprole
W. R. Yard
Charles Morris
Rioting Youths Strain Coastal Cities During Labor Day Weekend
Police in Seaside Oregon report 46 arrests as National Guardsmen aid amid riots by more than 2,000 youths. damage includes smashed windows and a torn lifeguard tower. Hampton Beach and other coastal towns faced bottle throwing, fires, and crowd control with hoses and dogs.
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Seaside
Ore
Hampton Beach
N.H
Porterville
Cal
Ocean City
N.J
Atlantic Coast Resort
Clinton E Stewart dies at 42 in Washington
Clinton E. Stewart 42 of Washington died Sunday morning Sept 1 1963 at Washington County Hospital after a two year illness. He was a Monmouth College and State University of Iowa alumnus, WWII veteran and former Western Electric worker who managed Stewart Hardware. He attended Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church and belonged to the American Legion Y's Men’s Club and Washington Golf and Country Club. Survivors include his parents two sisters and a grandmother.
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Clinton E. Stewart
Washington County Hospital
Stewart
Washington
West Washington Street
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Elgin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Washington's Men's Club
Mr. Stewart
George C
Ruby Miller Stewart
Monmouth College
State University of Iowa
United States Army
Western Electric
Stewart Hardware
The
American Legion
Y’s Men’s Club
Washington Golf and Country Club
George C. Stewart
W.H
Roberta) Webb
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Robert
Henrietta) McKenzie
Granada Hills
Calif
Fred L. Stewart
Dies in Muscatine Major Rudie Schmidt 71
Rudie Schmidt 71 died Sunday night Sept 1 1963 at Muscatine General Hospital after a three month illness. He lived at 407 West Fifth Street Muscatine and formerly in Washington. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson officiating burial Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born March 9 1892 in Muscatine son of Oscar and Bessie Schmidt. He married Margaret Burham July 3 1916 in Muscatine. He belonged to the Baptist Church and Washington Masonic lodge. He was a buttoner at American Pearl Button Co and later worked for button companies in Muscatine. He is survived by his wife three children Harold Muscatine Mrs Bessie Llewellyn Washington and Mrs Betty Tobin Ainsworth eight grandchildren and three brothers Robert Oscar Allison, all of Muscatine.
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Rudie Schmidt
Muscatine General Hospital
West Fifth Street
Muscatine
Schmidt
Washington
Jones Funeral
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Schmidt
Musecatine
Oscar
Bessie Hysell Schmidt
New York
Margaret Burham
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
American Pearl Button Co
Harold
Bessie Llewellyn
Betty Tobin
Ainsworth
Robert
Allison
Mrs Harry C Ward Dies Here In Washington County
Mrs. Harry C Ward 62 of 305 East Polk Street died September 2 1963 at Washington County Hospital after months of illness Funeral at 3 p m with Rev Lloyd Latta officiating Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Emeline Vaughn Williams born August 15 1901 in Washington daughter of George and Ola Dodder Williams married Harry C Ward April 4 1923 Survivors include her husband one brother Percy F Williams of Cincinnati and an aunt Nellie Dodder of Washington.
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Harry C. Ward
East
Polk Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral
Lloyd Latta
Elm Grove Cemetery
Emeline Vaughn Williams
Washington
George and
Ola Dodder Williams
Cotter
Rock Island
Christian Science Church
Eastern Star
Percy F. Williams
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nellie Dodder
Frank Smoke Dies in Muscatine Sunday
Frank W. Smoke 80 formerly of Columbus City died Sunday at the Kent Hotel in Muscatine where he had lived recently. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev. Robert Parris. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery. He was born October 7, 1882 in Ontario, Canada. Surviving is a brother Elmer Smoke of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Frank W. Smoke
Columbus City
Kent Hotel
Muscatine
Stacy
Robert Parris
Methodist Church
Indian Creek
Mr. Smoke
Ontario
Canada
Samuel
Sarah Ann McClain Smoke
Fredonia
Elmer
Two Cars In Stop Sign Accident Saturday
Police report a minor two car crash Saturday at 8:30 a.m. on South 2nd when Carl Edward Boyer 49 Bussey stopped at a stop sign and Douglas G Wissink 46 Cedar Grove Wis struck his rear. No injuries. minor damage to both vehicles.
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Carl Edward Boyer
Bussey
South 2Nd
Douglas G. Wissink
Cedar Grove
Wis
Rites for Mrs Booth Here Tuesday Morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Merritt E Booth at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home. She was 83 and died Saturday morning at the local hospital.
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Mrs. Booth
Merritt E. Booth
Jones Funeral Home
Booth
Rescue team ends mine search for Louis Bova in Pa cave-in
Abandonment followed a pre-dawn meeting of state mine officials after three weeks of effort to recover Louis Bova 52 from a 304 foot shaft near Sheppton. A court order was sought to officially end the search while Fellin 58 and Throne 28 were expected to be released from Hazelton Hospital.
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Sheppton
UPI
Louis Bova
Gordon Smith
Bova
H. Beecher Charmbury
Fellin
Throne
Hazelton
Strikes Parked Truck Here Sunday Morning
A Washington youth received a minor arm cut when his car crashed into a parked truck on South 3rd at 2 15 a.m. Sunday. Elwin Ronald Miles 18 drove the car. the parked truck owned by Cloyce Clinton Zieglowsky sustained 160 dollars in damage while Miles’ car had 500 dollars damage.
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Washington
Elwin Ronald Miles
South 3Rd
Cloyce Clinton Zieglowsky
Miles
Labor Day Weekend Highway Toll Tops Four Hundred
National Safety Council figures show the Labor Day weekend traffic toll climbing past 400 with 413 deaths since Friday 6 p.m. The tally includes seven Iowa deaths and additional Minnesota fatalities, listing victims by name age and location among families and communities across the Midwest.
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National Safety Coun
Howard Bailey 68 Dies Near Kalona
Howard Bailey 68 retired farmer living seven miles northeast of Kalona died Sunday afternoon after a heart attack at home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona with Rev. Jerry Brown. burial Sharon Methodist Cemetery. He was born near Kalona June 19 1895 son of Joe and Elva Hirt Bailey. He married Ida Bayer April 24 1920. survivors include his wife and one brother Claire of Riverside.
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Kalona
Howard Bailey
Peterseim
Jerry Brown
Sharon Methodist Cemetery
Bailey
Joe
Elva Hirt Bailey
Ida Bayer
Claire
Riverside
Legion Will Meet Here Tuesday Evening
The Leon Beatty Post of the American Legion of Washington will meet at City Hall club rooms Tuesday at 8 p.m. Commander Schoonover announced plans for the first annual American Legion golf tournament this month at Fort Dodge open to all members. Details on entering, reservations, and starting times will be given at the meeting. Also discussed are a statewide bowling tournament and a local circus project sponsored by the post.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion of Washington
Schoonover
American Legion
Fort Dodge
Legion
the Legion
Washington
Post
Washington Man In An Automobile Accident
Clarence H. Chance a 52 year old resident of Washington was driving a 1958 car south on highway 218 just north of the Ainsworth junction when he lost control Saturday evening at 6. The vehicle was nearly demolished but Chance was not seriously injured.
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Fort Dodge Messenger
Helen C. Strode
Fort Dodge
Walker
Vivian Conway
Madison
Wis
Iowa
Lone Tree
Mason City
Fergus Falls
Minn
Larry Rugg
Todd
Michael
Donna Rick
Breckenridge
Clarence H. Chance
Washington
Highway 218
Ainsworth Junction
Highway Patrol
Chance
Rainfall Dips to Nine-Tenths Inch Overnight
Washington reports nine-tenths inch of rain during the night Sunday into Monday morning. Official weatherman notes the moisture after rain ceased and skies cleared this morning.
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Washington
Weather Iowa: cloudiness scatters showers and mild temps
Iowa reports considerable cloudiness today with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Tonight and Tuesday bring partly cloudy skies and minimal temperature change with highs in the 70s and lows mainly 50s to 60s. Wednesday looks partly fair and warmer. a five day trend shows below normal temperatures by 2 to 4 degrees, with precipitation averaging from % to 1 inch mainly Thursday and Friday.
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United Press International
Iowa
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