Lampkin Brothers Meet TV Star Chuck Connors in Fort Madison
Washington’s Lampkin boys met Chuck Connors star of The Rifleman at Fort Madison rodeo. Connors chatted about Arrest and Trial and autographs, while the boys recalled breakfast with the Chicago White Sox and a fond allegiance to the St. Louis Cardinals. Mr Lampkin represents Prudential Life Insurance in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Connors
Washington
Neal Lampkin
Mr. Connors
Lampkin Boys
Fort Madison
Anthes
Rifleman
Larry
Rick
Jeff Lampkin
Neal Lamp
Lampkin
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Twins
White Sox
St. Louis Cardinal
Lampkins
Burlington
Mr. Lampkin
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Harold Kerrs Resign From Country Club Roles
Mr and Mrs Harold Kerr notify Washington Country Club members they will not return next year ending their contract November 1 They have led the club and its golf course for several years and seek other 18 hole course positions with no definite plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kerr
Washington Country Club
Kerr
School Board Elects New Members and Prepares for Reorganization
The Washington Community School District board heard reports on junior and senior high activities and the opening of school. Two new members, Henry Soucek and Bill Crayne, were guests and will assume duties at the reorganizational meeting next Monday night, while Verle Gallagher and Harlan Neuhart retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School District Board of Education
Henry Soucek
Bill Crayne
Verle Gallagher
Harlan Neuhart
Supt
John Pleger
Edward Hutchcroft
Opening of Jack's Floor Service Announces Launch
Jack Hotle and Jim Boswell announce the opening of Jack's Floor Service offering hardwood tile linoleum and carpet work. The firm is headquartered on Brighton R.R. 2.
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Jack
Jack Hotle
Jim Boswell
Brighton R.R. 2
ASC Election Sites in Washington County
The Washington County ASC Committee reminds farmers of the Community Committee elections to be held at 8 p.m. on September 19 at multiple locations across townships. Eligible farm owners, operators, and tenants may vote at sites including Brighton High School Gym, Cedar Prairie Flower school, Crawfordsville Fire House, Grace Hill, Farmers Savings Bank Lobby, Franklin Center School, Highland Iowa Township, Riverside school, Jackson Center school, Wellman Municipal building, Pleasant Hill Church, Ainsworth Legion hall, Ty County Sevnty Six Center, and the Court Room in the Washington County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
ASC
Brighton Township
Brighton
Cedar Township
Prairie Flower
Clay Township
Clay Congregational Church
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
Dutch Creek
Grace Hill
English River
Farmers Savings Bank
Franklin Township
Franklin Center
Highland Township
Highland Center
Iowa Township
Riverside
Jackson Township
Jackson Center
Lime Creek Township
Wellman
Marion Township
Pleasant Hill
Oregon Township
Ainsworth Legion Hall
Seventy-Six Township
Seventy-Six Center
Washington Township
Senator Miller to Speak at Washington Fundraiser Dinner
United States Senator Jack Miller will attend a Washington fund raising dinner sponsored by the Republican Women on September 26. Officials confirmed his participation after denying rumors of a cancellation. Tickets are on sale at Everetts Music Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jack Miller
Washington
Miller
Everetts Music
Seek More Registrants For Y Swim Classes
Boys and girls are urged to join a new series of semi private swim lessons at the Washington Y starting next week. Sessions run 5 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays for eight lessons. Cost is $5. Openings exist in both classes for youngsters aged 6 to 8.
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Washington Y
YMCA
Protests in Saigon as troops block student rallies
In Saigon anti government demonstrations by over 1500 high school and college students were blocked by heavily armed troops. Arrests of student leaders were reported as tensions rose between South Vietnam and the United States over President Ngo Dinh Diem policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Yank
Nhu
Diem
Cai Nuoc
Dom Doi
Camau
Viet Nam
United States
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Kennedy
Lodge
Congress
Hog Cholera Outbreak Reported in County
A suspected hog cholera outbreak was reported in Highland Township by Jim Frier the Washington County Extension Director. Vaccination of all unvaccinated hogs is urged to prevent spread. This marks the second outbreak in Washington County since early spring.
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Highland Township
Jim Frier
Washington County
M. E. Pomeroy
Division of
Animal Industry
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Kossuth
Webster
Palo Alto
Jones
Des Moines
Hardin
Washington
Maynard Spear
Iowa State University
Livestock Tour Draws 100 Despite Rain in Washington County
About 100 people attended the annual livestock tour sponsored by the Washington County Beef and Swine Producers Associations with stops at the Greiner, Chmelar, Guy, and Wright farms. Charles Mogget and Everett Stoneberg spoke on feeding systems and long term investments, while William McGinnis won a weight guessing contest by one pound. Over 190 attended the evening barbecue and outlook meeting at the fairgrounds where Margins and volume were stressed for future profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Beef and Swine Producers Associations
Merritt Canady
Howard and
Wilford
Swine Association
Yoder Feed Co
Gail Danilson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Outlook
Mogged
Everett Stoneberg
Iowa State University
Washington County
Goldwater Urges Unity Against New Frontier
Senator Barry Goldwater urged Republicans to vent anger at the New Frontier rather than fellow party members in a Chicago talk to the National Federation of Republican Women. He warned of a Kennedy driven plan to expand federal power and governance over individual lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
R.ariz
New Frontier
Goldwater
Illinois
Kennedy
National Federation of Republican Women
Charles H. Percy
Hayes Robertson
Cook County
GOP
Charles F. Carpentier
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Happy
Oregon
Ill
Rockeffeller
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Washington
Toastmasters Hear Three 5-Minute Talks
Washington Toastmasters Club met Wednesday evening with Frank Patterson as toast master and John Ganon as table topics chairman. Three five minute speeches covered The Moon Mars and The Sun, with plans discussed for a Sunday funfest at the fairgrounds featuring area toastmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patterson
John Ganon
Washington Toastmasters Club
Jerry Trier
Charles Twinam
Wellman Woman Injured In Unusual Bridge Accident
Marian Hall of Wellman was riding with driver James Louis Magnette when their car ran up over a rural bridge and flipped into a creek near Wellman. Hall sustained head lacerations and internal injuries while Magnette was uninjured.
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Wellman
University Hospital
Iowa City
Marian Hall
James Louis Magnette
Weather outlook with cooler, frosty details
United Press International reports clearing skies with scattered light frost in the northeast tonight. Friday will be partly cloudy and cool with lows 38 to 45 in the northeast and 45 to 55 elsewhere, highs in the 60s. Saturday features partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with a few showers in the northwest.
Nona Robison Teaches on Okinawa Under US Administration
Brighton native Nona Robison, Washington High School 1956 graduate, teaches second grade at Machinto School Okinawa a government school for American children. The island hosts 1,000 students and 34 of 36 teachers are new this year. Robison, who trained at Parsons College and Northeast Missouri Teachers College, previously taught in Moline and East Moline Illinois and plans holiday side trips to Manila Formosa Hong Kong and Japan while awaiting letters from home.
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Nona Robison
Dwight Robison
Brighton
Washington High School
Okinawa
United States
Troops Crush Small Revolt in Brasilia Brazil
The Brazilian army rapidly suppressed a revolt by enlisted men from all three services in Brasilia. One rebel marine killed, at least two wounded, and the rebels surrendered unconditionally. Public services were restored and key buildings retaken by loyal troops. The revolt allegedly followed a disputed election issue in Rio Grande do Sul.
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Brasilia
UPI
Helio Jevisan
Central Telegraph Exchange
Navy Ministry
Air Force Ministry
Marine Corps
Presidency
Congress Building
Air Ministry
Navy
Telegraph Exchange
Rio de Janeiro
Renan Soares
Air Force
War Ministry
Supreme Court
Rio Grande Do Sul
March in Chicago Rights Chiefs Push Civil Rights
Civil rights leaders across the North pressed sit ins and a mass Chicago march against Senator Dirksen on Kennedy civil rights bills and school integration. Chicago passed a fair housing ordinance after a white protest. a court battle looms. New York saw a drop in school integration momentum as a state Supreme Court ruling blocked mass transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
North
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Kennedy
Promise Court
James Forman
Chicago Real Estate Board
Percy Wagner
New York City
Supreme Court
Farm Institute Plans Started for Next January
The Agriculture Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce chose Opportunity as this year theme for the Washington Farm Institute to be held next January. Committees under Leonard Tindal were named to begin planning and to secure speakers, following last year’s successful The Challenge of the Sixties.
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Farm Institute
Washington
Agriculture Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Ag Bureau
Leonard Tindal
Bureau
Bill
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Ngo Dinh Nh
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Yugoslavia
Msgr
Ngo Dinh Thuc
Senator Barry Goldwater
Mid-Prairie
Brazil
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