Four Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Crashes
United Press reports four fatalities on Iowa roads over the weekend, bringing 1957 toll to 493, just shy of last year’s pace. Victims included Orville Ruen of Decorah, Kenneth Engebretson of Decorah, La Moine Schneckloth of Stockton, Donohoo of Muscatine, and Lawrence Perkins of Riverton, amid safety squads targeting high‑risk routes.
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United Press
Iowa
Decorah
Orville Ruen
Ruen
Kenneth Engebretson
Engebretson
la Moine D. Schneckloth
Stockton
Scott County
Schneckroth
Vra Donohoo
Muscatine
Batavia
Jefferson County
Donohoo
Burlington
Lawrence Perkins
Riverton
Iowa 2
Nebraska City
Neb
Fremont County
87 Youths Aboard Missing Sail Ship
The Pamir a German training bark with 87 youths aboard 52 crewmen and cadets eight teen to sixteen on first voyage hit hurricane Carrie and sank about 600 miles off the Azores. Rescue planes spotted empty lifeboats and a liferaft as five ships searched through the night for survivors.
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Ponte Delgada
Azores
Carrie
Atlantic
Germany
Air Force
Pamir
50 SU Students Are Treated for Flu in Iowa City
About 50 University of Iowa students are being treated for flu in Iowa City. Dr. Chester I. Miller head of student health said the outbreak is not serious and no special measures are planned. Tests to determine if the Asian Type are pending. Most patients are female and sickened in the week before registration.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Chester I. Miller
91 year old Tom Linson regrows hair in Tennessee
HALLS Tenn. Tom Linson, age 91, is once again growing hair after about 25 years of baldness. He now sports a head of brown fuzz indicating a surprising hair regrowth.
Mrs Acel Jeffrey Dies At 85 In 1957
Mrs Acel P Jeffrey 85 died suddenly at home 508 West Main Street at 2 30 am Sunday Sept 22 1957 after a heart attack Funeral services were set for 4 pm Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Walter Scheuermann presiding Burial followed at Ainsworth Cemetery She was born Alice Mae Walker June 21 1862 in Ainsworth and married Acel P Jeffrey on Dec 4 1902 Survivors include sister Mrs E W Stewart of Denver and nephew Homer Van Horn of St Louis Missouri
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Acel P. Jeffrey
West Main Street
Jones
Walter Scheuermann
Ainsworth Cemetery
Alice Mae Walker
Ainsworth
William A. and
Martha Stretch Walker
Washington Academy
E. W. Stewart
Denver
Colo
Homer van Horn
St. Louis
Farm Tour Planned at Ainsworth on Dick Stephens Farm
The Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association tour will be held on the Dick Stephens farm three miles southeast of Ainsworth. Starting at 9 30 a m and ending at noon on Thursday September 26, Extension Veterinarian Dr Maynard L Spear will speak on swine diseases and farm management.
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Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association
Dick Stephens
Robert Greene
Ainsworth
Maynard L. Spear
Spear
Beauty Box opens by Donna Dempsey in Washington
Donna Dempsey announces the opening of the Beauty Box a new beauty shop at 303 East Third Street Washington The store will carry the Beauty Box name and reflects Mrs Dempsey’s years in the beauty business Details appeared in Saturday’s Journal.
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Donna Dempsey
East Third St
Washington
Beauty Box
Dempsey
VFW Poppy Sale in Washington Nets $550
The VFW Annual Poppy Sale in Washington raised 550.43 dollars. Poppy sale chairwoman Mrs. Harold Haifley reported 45 girls from the VFW Junior Unit Camp Fire and Blue Birds sold the poppies, with 20 VFW Auxiliary members assisting. Top collectors were Daylene McAvoy first, Gladys Anderson second, Nan Anderson third, and Charlene Johnson honored.
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VFW
Washington
Harold Haifley
Poppy Sale
Camp Fire
Blue Birds
Daylene McAvoy
Gladys Anderson
Nan Anderson
Charlene Johnson
Loveless Challenged Over Iowa State Needs by GOP Leader
L L Jurgemeyer of Clinton charges Gov. Herschel Loveless has turned his back on Iowa's vital needs and would do whatever is politically expedient to win re election. He urges a special session to redefine tax policy and restore capital improvement funds for colleges and other institutions while criticizing Loveless record on social progress.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Party
Herschel C. Loveless
L.L. Jurgemeyer
Clinton
Jurgemeyer
Loveless
Rites Planned for Mrs. Anna Diers at Brighton
Mrs. Anna Diers 83 died Saturday at her Brighton area home in Walnut Township Jefferson County. Omar Hoskins Funeral Home will conduct services Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. A L Schultz of Hope Lutheran Church presiding. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Survived by son Dale and sister Lena Hoch of Fairfield. Her husband Albert Diers died 1932.
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Brighton
Ann Magdalena Diers
Walnut Township
Jefferson County
Omar Hoskins
A. L. Schultz
Hope Lutheran Church
Hillcrest
Diers
Casper
Christina Gillman Foss
Albert Diers
Germanville
Lena Hoch
Fairfield
Southern Governors Urged to Seek Competence in Presidency
Florida Governor Leroy Collins told the Southern Governors Conference in Sea Island Georgia that the region risks decades of political decline if it clings to racial furor. He urged electing a southerner president based on competence and national allegiance. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus attended, noting discussions on integration were private and criticizing federal officials.
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Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Moose Lodge and Band Win State Moose Awards
The Washington High School marching band and the local Moose Lodge captured top honors at Cedar Rapids during the 44th Iowa State Moose Association Convention. Washington won the marching band trophy and the lodge took the traveling trophy for overall parade performance, repeating first place from last year’s Iowa City Moose convention. The event ran Thursday through Saturday with statewide Moose officers elected and the Women of the Moose conference alongside.
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Washington High School
Moose Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Moose Association
Washington Band
Iowa City
Iowa State Conference of the
Women of the Moose
James T. Maillie
Waterloo
Washington
Glenn Young
Ft. Madison
Robert Dunbar
Washington Marching Band
Foster Mill
Dick and Bill's Produce
Sammy Radio
T. V. Shop
Clevenger Inn
Payne Radio
Grecian Jewelry Store
Tom Duncan
Lemon Jewelry
Everett's Music Co
Schoonover Drug
Zager Plumbing
Stone
Stewart Hardware
Otto Mulac
Brown Shoe Fit
Lytle Grocery
Dad's Root Beer
Sorrell Auto Parts
Washington Oil
Snack Shack
Keating Welding Shop
Sitters Auto Parts
Martin Cleaners
John Deere
Surge Co
Brown Motor
Hy Vee
Miller Welding Shop
A. and W. Root Beer
Eclipse Lumber Co
al Stalder Band
Louise Moothart
Benner Food
Mill's Market
Montgomery Ward
Rexall Drug
Klein Klothing Co
Spurgeons
Atchison and Paul
T. R. Phillips Drug
Gather Studio
Wolf Floral
Connelly Hardware
Western Auto
Farrell Office Supply
Gamble
Thomassen's Variety
Fuhr and Cochran Super Valu
Wilson Clothing
J. C. Penney Co
Zelinsky's Hardware
Ferne Pastry Shop
Bridges, Marshall’s Furniture
Watson Cleaners
Jaycee Guest Jones to address Washington Jaycees meeting
Jaycee guest Bob E. Jones of Oskaloosa a national director of the Iowa State Junior Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Washington Jaycees meeting at the VFW hall this evening. Final plans for the corn picking contest will be made and other business discussed. Jones 29 a Mason and former Oskaloosa Jaycee president has won the Dick Fetzer award and the Brookins award.
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Bob E. Jones
Oskaloosa
Iowa State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington Jaycees
VFW Hall
Jones
State Jaycees
Oskaloosa Jaycee
Dick Fetzer
V. P
Brookins
Hoffa Accused of Using Union Funds to Aid Strike
Senate Rackets Committee to air charges that James R Hoffa loaned one million dollars from the Michigan Conference of Teamsters to Minneapolis retailer John W Thomas and Co to counter a Retail Clerks strike. Payments were made in two installments amid union truck blockades. Committee probes also examine misuse of funds by officials and trusteeship of the Chicago local for over 25 years.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
James R. Hoffa
Minneapolis
Hoffa
Midwest
Dave Beck
Benjamin Cranow
John W. Thomas and Co
Michigan Conference of Teamsters
Teamsters
William E. Maloney
The
Operating Engineers Union
Chicago
Adults May Still Join Swim Classes at YMCA
The YMCA pool offers eight weeks of adult semi private swimming classes each Monday evening. Beginners meet at 7 p.m., intermediates at 7 50 p.m., and swimmers at 8 40 p.m. Fees are 3 50 for members and 4 for non members. Don Kiesey leads the instruction.
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YMCA
Jim Anderson
Don Kiesey
Shoes Left by Flleeing Pedestrians After Truck Explosion
In New Haven police recovered 20 pairs of shoes at the scene after a truck explosion hurled flaming gasoline. The drivers and pedestrians fled the area as flames spread, with investigators probing the cause and ensuring public safety.
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New Haven, Conn
Miners Trapped After Blast at Bethlehem Mine Shaft
An explosion at the Marianna shaft of Bethlehem Steel near Mariana traps nine to twelve miners. State Police say contact was established with six men. a rope was lowered about 500 feet and a note listing four names was found on withdrawal.
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Brownsville
Marianna
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Mariana
Frank L. Garnow
Garnow
Aerate
Nelson
Majesky
Kurpzik
Canadian Leader Warns UN on Nuclear Test Ban Limits
Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker told the United Nations General Assembly that suspending nuclear tests would not be a panacea for halting the arms race. He defended NATO, criticized Soviet disarmament plans, urged an enlarged disarmament subcommittee, and supported a permanent international force anchored to the UN emergency force in the Middle East. He also denounced double standards he said hampered U.N. action, citing the Hungarian case.
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United Nations
N.Y
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Canada
Ottawa
United Nations General Assembly
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
London
U.N
Middle East
Dr Haney Heads Washington Council of Churches
Dr Evert L Haney pastor of the United Presbyterian Church was named president of the Washington Council of Churches at a Sunday meeting in St Pauls Evangelical Reformed Church. Twenty four members from seven churches attended with officers and committee members named for the coming year.
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Evert L. Haney
United Presbyterian Church
Washington Council of Churches
St. Pauls Evangelical & Reformed Church
Glen C. Yoder
R. Q. Eastland
Don Haven
Seniors Citizens Plan Burlington Sightseeing Trip
Officers of the Washington YMCA Senior Citizens group completed fall planning led by President C L Willits and other officers. A sight seeing trip to Burlington is set for Friday September 27 leaving the YMCA at 9 am and returning that evening. spouses may join.
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Washington
YMCA
C. L. Willits
A. M. Kubacky
Fred Gessler
James Anderson
Burlington
Mr. Anderson
Boy 12 Confesses Killing His Father in Terre Haute
Jerry Falk 12, from a farm northeast of Terre Haute, admits shooting his father Clifford 38 seven times after claiming abuse and theft. He says he drove away in the family car, after which authorities found the father dead in a corn field. The boy, a seventh grader, alleges poverty and lack of school supplies due to his father’s drinking.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jerry Falk
Here
Paris
Pierce Short
Clifford
Jerry
Falk
Nine Negro Students Withdrawn From Central High Amid Riots
Nine Black students entered Central High School in Little Rock under a court order but were withdrawn at noon by order of Mayor Woodrow Wilson as angry white mobs surged. Police reported assaults on activists and newspaper staff, while students fled the campus amid chants opposing integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Woodrow Wilson
Bob Welsh
Life Magazine
Mann
Jess Matthews
Matthews
Virgil Blossom
Central
Armstrong sticks to Russia tour stance over Little Rock row
Des Moines dispatch reports Louis Armstrong refusing to alter his position on cancelling a Russian tour amid criticism over Little Rock school integration. He urged audiences in Iowa to hear his beliefs while condemning segregation and faulting President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus amid the national dispute.
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Des Moines
Louis
Satchmo
Armstrong
Russia
Little Rock
Ark
Iowa State College
Ames
Mid- West
Europe
Eisenhower
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
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Acel Jeffrey
Farm Business Group
Anna Diers
Collins
Herbert Brownell Jr
Jaycee Guest
Chamber of Commerce
Bob FE. Jones
Charge Hoffa
Dr. Haney
Council of Churches
Jay Curry
James Birney
Jay Brewer
Etieine Spenser
Ralph Wilson
Edward Zieglowsky
Myr Leavitt
Carlyle Smith
Don Hazen
Wayne Whittheft
Harley Gelhaus
Tom Robb
Neil Trotman
Ralph Howell
Walt Farrell Jr
Sam Munson
Harlan Neuhart
William Grossheim
Bill Jones
W.M. Scheuermann
Ray Blair
Fred Bourgeois
Glenn Yoder
Harold Wilson
Ralph Kleese
George Masson Jr
Karen Wilson
Walter Weston
Donald Snodgrass
Peter Bell
Shrum Lewis
Neill Trotman
R. Q Eastland
Walter Farrell Jr
Nayee and Wilson
Ivan Hahn
Boy
Hope
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