Record Iowa holiday traffic deaths set new high
United Press International reports a Labor Day weekend record of 26 traffic deaths in Iowa, plus one preholiday fatality, pushing the 1966 highway toll to 551. The fatalities include multiple-vehicle crashes near Muscatine and Sibley, with victims named Fay Sharar, 75, and his wife, 70, from Muscatine, Douglas D. Davis, 16, and several others across towns such as Osceola, Fort Dodge, Grinnell, and Sibley. Several injured were admitted to area hospitals, with ongoing conditions noted. Effects spread across Muscatine, Sibley, Clarion, Grinnell, Mount Pleasant, and Des Moines areas.
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United Press International
Iowa
Muscatine
Fay Sharar
Rollie Jurging dies at 63 after heart attack in Cedar Rapids
Rollie A. Jurging, 63, died Monday afternoon Sept 5 1966 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids from a heart attack after a year of illness. He lived at 237 13th St NW and had run a heating and sheet metal business before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1954. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born May 20 1903 in Crawfordsville, son of William and Eliza V Allen Jurging, raised in Washington, and married June 16 1940 to La Deema Wood. He belonged to Kenwood Park Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife two sons Dennis A at Luke AFB Phoenix Ariz and William at home a sister Mrs G P McGrane of Cedar Rapids.
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Rollie A. Jurging
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
13Th St
Jones Funeral
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Jurging
Crawfordsville
William
Eliza
Allen Jurging
Washington
la Deema ‘Wood
Ken ‘Wood Park
Dennis A
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
G. P. McGrane
J R Hoben dies rites at Junction
James Robert Hoben 64 died Saturday in Mercy Hospital Town City He was born January 18 1902 in Louisa County and lived northwest of Columbus Junction He married Edna Colton February 6 1923 to Surviving are his wife two daughters Jeanne Seidler of Salinas California and Betty Ohlensehlen of Jerome Ida six grandchildren and four brothers Max of Denver E H of Columbus Junction Eldred of Ft Smith Arkansas and Randall of Muscatine The funeral is Wednesday at 2 p m at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City Cemetery
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James Robert Hoben
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Stacy Lewis
Columbus City
A. E
Betty) Ohlensehlen
Jerome, Ida
Max
Denver
E. H
Co.lumbus Junction
Eldred
Ft. Smith
Arkansas
Randall
Muscatine
Hazelett Wins Who's Who Contest in Local Event
Bill Hazelett of 1010 North Second Avenue won 35 dollars in the final Who's Who contest. He pulled the first car Feet entry from the ballot boxes after identifying Bob Speed as the mystery man by solving all fifteen clues. This was the 14th contest with sponsors thanking the community for support and listing last week's clues.
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Bill Hazelett
North
Second Avenue
Bob Speed
Washington
Oskaloosa
Family of
Hope
Robert
Local families visit during Labor Day in Iowa towns
Local residents travel and host visitors over Labor Day weekend. Harold Brooks and Jennetta of Albia attended the Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion in Mount Pleasant with Mae Lamb and visited the Manford Woodside home in New London. Bill Moore of Des Moines visited his mother Lucille Moore. Robert Brinning and family visited Clinton friends, and Ronald Sheetz began as Story County extension associate while pursuing graduate sociology studies at Iowa State. Other notes report illness of Mrs. Robert Risk in California, Fred Reid family visiting Rose Reid, Kephart family trips including a blue ribbon at the State Fair, Rev. John McKune’s California departure, and Hopping relatives in Emmetsburg for Labor Day.
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Harold Brooks
Jennetta
Albia
Mae Lamb
Old Settlers and Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Manford Woodside
New London
Ronald Sheetz
Christie
Mary Sue
Dean
Nevada
Pat Sheetz
Des Moines
Merle Sheetz
Ronald
Story County
Will
Iowa State University
Ames
Fred Kephart
Gerald Kephart
Knoxville
Kepharts
Kephart
John McKune
Yucaipa
Calif
Steam engines draw huge crowds at annual grounds event
Steam engines were on the grounds for the annual event drawing huge crowds through closing day Monday. UPI telephoto.
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UPI Telephoto
Noble man charged after multi-vehicle Iowa City chase
Allen Reeves of Noble 21 faced charges including reckless driving lack of operator license and stop sign violations after a car reported stolen in Washington County led to a chase through Iowa City. A patrol car collided injuring no one Reeves was captured near the University of Iowa Field House and held on bail with a hearing set next week.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Noble
Allen Reeves
Washington County
Lst
Donald Hogan
Iowa Highway Patrol
Johnson County
Reeves
Largest tandem bicycle built in 1896 by Massachusetts firm
The bicycle Institute of America says the world’s largest tandem bicycle, built in 1896 in Waltham Massachusetts, carried 10 riders and reached 60 miles per hour. It toured Europe and drew wide attention.
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New York
UPI
Waltham, Mass
Bicycle Institute of America
Europe
Light vote reported locally across wards in Washington
Voters in Washington cast ballots at ward locations including court house Perdock Garage city hall and Geb Chevrolet with light turnout expected to persist until polls close at 8 pm Voters in Washington township used Mace Motor Co for polling amid a subdued primary election scene
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First Ward
Court House
Second Ward
Perdock
Third Ward
City Hall
Fourth Ward
Geb Chevrolet
Washington Township
Mace Motor Co
Arnold Penningroth dies in Iowa City
Arnold Penningroth, 63, died Monday evening at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a five day stay. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev. Robert Parris officiating. Burial will be in Wassonville Cemetery. Born October 18, 1902 in Lowden, he was the son of William C. and Louise Doerman Penningroth. He is survived by his mother, two brothers Orville and Donald of Wellman, and a nephew.
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Wellman
Arnold Penningroth
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Wassonville
Mr. Penningroth
Lowden
William C
Louise Doerman Penningroth
Orville and
Donald of
Births and dismissals listed for Washington area
On the record Admitted Saturday Mrs Winnie Gordon Washington medical Mrs Grace Churchill Ollie medical today Miss Dixie Smith Ainsworth medical today Mr and Mrs Carl E Harris Washington a son Dismissed Saturday Mrs Jerry Cole Jentz and son Kalona John Henry Crooks Crawfordsville Yesterday Dennis Crawford Washington Today Curtis Rogers Richland
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Washington
Grace Churchill
Ollie
Carl E. Harris
Jerry Cole
Jentz
Kalona
John Henry Crooks
Crawfordsville
Dennis Crawford
Curtis Rogers
Richland
Funeral Thursday for Mrs Bertha A Greene
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha A Greene who died suddenly at her home near Kinross will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Keswick. The family rosary is set for 8 p.m. tonight at the family home and the parish rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday there. Powell Funeral Home of South English is handling arrangements.
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KEOTA
Bertha A. Greene
Kinross
Our Lady of Lourdes
Keswick
Powell Funeral Home
South English
Mt. Pleasant woman dies in four car crash
Leslie Smith 94 of rural Mt. Pleasant was killed in a four car pileup on highway 34 east of Fairfield Sunday. Nine others were injured including her daughters Donna and Eva Smith. They were hospitalized in Fairfield. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Weir-Cookes Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.
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Leslie Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
R. Deen Luers
Washington
Man in Service Minick Pvt Robert R Minick RA 16886465
Robert R Minick RA 16886465 of the Co, Both Battalion 2nd Basic Combat Training Brigade Fort Leonard Wood Missouri 65473 served in the third platoon.
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Robert R. Minick
Ft. Leonard Wood
Funeral Thursday for Milo Patterson
Funeral services for Milo Patterson will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Patterson died at his home north of Washington Monday morning. Rev. Charles Hawkins will conduct the service.
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Milo Patterson
Jones
Elm Grove
Mr. Patterson
Washington
Charles Hawkins
Grass and trash fire threaten homes near Fredonia
Junction firemen from Columbus Junction responded Sunday afternoon to a grass fire at Fredonia. A trash fire in an incinerator at Otho McDonald’s home spread and threatened nearby houses at Kenneth Volks and Winnie Lowe residences, but little damage resulted.
Rabenold retires from Ainsworth feed business
Don Rabenold retires as senior partner of Community Feed Inc. after 37 years in Ainsworth. Bill Tortter buys the Rabenold stake. Mrs Edith Tortter will join him. The business remains Community Feed Inc. Rabenold started in 1929, plans winter Florida, hobbies include golf and hunting. Spessard is the longest‑serving local businessman.
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Don) Rabenold
Community Feed, Inc
Ainsworth
Bill Tortter
Don
Rabenold
Trotter
Edith
Community Feed
Don Rabenold
Florida
C. M. Spessard
New YMCA staffer Jim Jorgensen takes duties at Washington club
Jim Jorgensen arrives as the new Boys Work secretary at the Washington YMCA. A Des Moines native with a B S from Dana College and a background in psychology sociology religion and physical education he previously attended Des Moines North High School and played multiple sports. He replaces Dick Mathews who resigned to return to college work. Missouri’s official flower is the hathorn blossom.
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Washington Ymca
Mr. Jorgensen
Des Moines
Iowa
Dana College
Blair
Nebr
YMCA
Des Moines North High School
Esther K. Newman
Lewisville
Jim
Dick Mathews
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