Bud Lease marks 50 years in Crawfordsville restaurant business
Bud Lease a lively 70 year old operator celebrated his 50th year in the Crawfordsville restaurant trade dating from September 1914. The family affair began with his father Joe Lease in 1917 and included his wife Rebecca and son Richard. Bud recalls prices from 1914 and 1920s days, customers who stayed late, boxing and wrestling matches, and a WWII bread mishap. He plans to keep working, saying retirement is not on his agenda.
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Bud
Crawfordsville
Bud) Lease
Joe Lease
Rebecca
Richard
Sam Hill
Germany
Japan
Five Charged In Auto Larceny Case In Iowa City
Five men and a juvenile were charged in connected larceny of a motor vehicle case. Larson Kempf Par nell Freeman Slabach Kalona Robert Northup of Iowa City and Mike Corso of Iowa City held on bonds. The theft involved a car owned by Ival Redlinger of Wellman and parts later found on the suspects’ vehicles. Temporary custody assigned. preliminary hearings set or waived. A neon wedding reception sign in Atlanta read Susan Cofer Got Her Man.
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Larson Kempf
Parnell
Freeman Slabach
Kalona
Robert Northup
Iowa City
Mike Corso
James Roe
Ival Redlinger
Wellman
Ira Morrison
Kempf
Northup
Corso
Slabach
Atlanta
UPI
Piedmont Driving Club
Carl H. Cofer
Susan Cofer
Hunt America Time Program Urged by Walton League Leader
Ken Peters, president of the local Izaak Walton League chapter, urged hunters and land owners to join this year’s Hunt America Time program. The effort aims to show land owners hunters respect private property and to reassure hunters that respecting property keeps hunting areas open. Literature, signs for land owners, and badges for pledged hunters are available from Mr. Peters.
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Ken Peters
Izaak Walton League
Hunt America
America
Peters
Public notices today probate and administrator actions
Notice of hearing on probate of will for the estate of Margaret Beveridge. Notice of appointment of administrator for the estate of Minnie A. McKay. Details appear on page 6.
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Margaret Beveridge
Minnie A. McKay
Chrysanthemum Show Set for Sigourney in October
Sigourney hosts Iowa’s first state wide Chrysanthemum Show on Saturday October 3. The event, organized by the Iowa State Chrysanthemum Society, features a parade and queen contest at 1 p.m. Entries open to the public and must be filed by 10 a.m. show day. Committees and hostesses are named to organize the event.
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Sigourney
Iowa
Iowa State Chrysanthemum Society
Lake Darling petitions seek bath house and road upgrades
petitions circulated by the Izaak Walton League chapter in Washington County ask the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines to fund a Lake Darling bath house sewer system and road improvements near Brighton. signed by many locals, the push warns the concessions at the lake may be dropped without action while the 1965 budget requests funds for the bathhouse and road funds are allocated via the Highway Commission.
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Lake Darling
Brighton
State Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Washington County
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
Conservation Commission
Joe W. Brill
Iowa State Conservation Commission
State Highway Commission
Rites at Wellman for Don C Stagner
Don Cleo Stagner of Wellman died at 7 p m Thursday in University Hospital Iowa City after two years illness. Funeral Sunday at 1 30 p m Powell Funeral Home Wellman with burial Elm Grove Cemetery Washington Rev Lloyd Bauer to lead. Born Bethany Missouri September 3 1896 son of George and Harmonia Romoser Stagner moved to Iowa at age four farmed near Wellman. Married September 9 1927 Mildred Reed. Survivors include wife two sons Donald and Dean both of Route 1 Wellman and Route 1 Mr Pleasant and daughter Joyce Christian of Junction City Kansas.
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Don Cleo Stagner
University Hospital
Iowa City
Powell Funeral
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington
Lloyd Bauer
Mr. Stagner
Bethany
George and
Harmonia Romoser Stagner
Iown
Mildred Reed
Donald
Dean
Mr. Pleasant
William
Joyce) Christian
Junction City
Kansas
A. T. Flenner Dies in Florida
T. A. (Mike) Flenner, formerly of Washington, died suddenly in Kissimmee Florida where he had resided. Funeral services are planned for 1 30 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home with further details to follow.
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T. A
Mike) Flenner
Washington
Kissimmee
Florida
Jones Funeral Home
Saturn-1 rockets to space with 19 ton satellite
The Saturn-1 rocket blasted from Cape Kennedy at 11:23 a.m. EST and appeared to place a 19 ton satellite in orbit, marking the seventh success in as many launches. Nine of 29 trained astronauts witnessed the mission as plans for an Apollo test noose leaned toward sending three astronauts toward the moon by decade's end, with President John F. Kennedy inspecting the rocket.
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UPI
U.S
Space Agency
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Moon
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Ford and UAW Reach In Principle Ford Contract
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers announced a three year contract agreement in principle ahead of a planned 130,000 Ford strike. The deal mirrors Chrysler’s package includes retirement benefits at age 60 of 70 percent of base pay up to 400 dollars monthly, a Christmas bonus, extra vacation, holidays and extended relief time. Wage increases start 1965 at 2.5 percent or 6 cents an hour, rising to 2.8 percent or 7 cents in 1966, with a later 2 cent hourly bump after fringe benefits.
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UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union Today
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UAW
Chrysler
Malcolm L. Denise
Ford Labor Relations
Chrysler Corp
Denise
Walter P. Reuther
New Faith Baptist church organized with first services
The independent fundamental Faith Baptist Church organized today and held its first services on Sunday September 13 led by Rev. Stanley Rendahl of Des Moines. Temporary meetings occur at the fairgrounds schoolhouse with Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 10 45 a m Sunday evening at 7 p m and Bible study and prayer at 7 30 p m Wednesday. A full time pastor is not yet engaged. Kenneth Hannam the city of Davenport Iowa athletic director will speak Sunday September 20.
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Faith Baptist Church
Stanley Rendahl
Des Moines
Fairgrounds
Kenneth Hannam
Davenport
Iowa
Senator Hickenlooper to speak at Washington dinner
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper will speak at a Washington County Republican Women dinner Thursday September 24 at 7 p.m. The program and dinner take place at Washington Methodist Church with tickets on sale and reservations encouraged.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Washington
Washington County
Washington Methodist Church
Wayland Resident Amasa Miller Dies at 89
Wayland, Iowa born Amasa Miller aged 89 died at 6 am in Mt Pleasant hospital after being taken there yesterday morning He had lived at Parkview Home several months Survivors include his widow and children Mahlon Melvin Ruth Dan Orie Orval Paul Leichty Willis Raymond and Leonar Miller with Zehr Funeral Home directing arrangements
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Amasa Miller
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Parkview Home
Mr. Miller
Mahlon
Sheffield
Melvin
Peoria
Dan
Ruth) Grieser
Ill
Orie
Belleview
Orval
Paul
Henry
Leona) Leichty
Willis
Susan) Troyer
Raymond
Vera) Schlatter
Oscar
Leonar) Miller
Junior Hi Y Dance at YMCA Saturday
The first Junior Hi Y dance of the winter season will be held Saturday at the YMCA from 7 30 to 9 30 p m Admission is 10 cents for members and 35 cents for non members Those who wish may buy a $2 club membership at the dance to eliminate daily passes for this season
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YMCA
Weather Outlook for Iowa From UPI
Clearing and warmer in the southwest tonight but mostly cloudy with some drizzle in the east. Lows around 60. Fog over the entire state late tonight and Saturday morning. Clearing and warmer Saturday with highs around 80. The outlook for Sunday called for partly cloudy and cooler with showers ending in the east.
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Iowa
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