Charley's Medal Honor Ties Memory to Father
An editorial recounts Charley’s 220 yard low hurdle record era in the Little Six conference and the deep bond with his father. It recalls the father’s pride in Charley’s medal and the funeral day when Charley pinned the gold medal on his father’s lapel. The piece closes with thanks for a lifetime of favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Burlington
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Daughters Lisa and Jennie Lloyd Learn to Walk Early
Purely Personal notes that Lisa and Jennie Lloyd daughters of Mr and Mrs Jim Lloyd walked for the first time at eight months and thirteen days Jennie matched the feat nearly to the minute The piece jokes that if she waited another day or two parents might have thought she was retarded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa
Jennie Lloyd
Jim Lloyd
Jennie
Pigeon Blane and Pile of Medals Highlight Town Tales
A Kansas hometown story recalls Blane known as Pigeon Blane after he snooped attic pigeons during church services and slept, causing a fall into the meeting room. The piece also celebrates Charley McAvoy and his sons Drew and Dana earning gold medals at the state YMCA meet, with background on Charley’s athletic fame and nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Blane
Mr. Blane
Marion
Charley) McAvoy
Drew
Dana
Charley Paddock
Charley
Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt planned for Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Lions Club will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9. Children from preschool through sixth grade will gather at 1:30 p.m. at the Fire Station for instructions. Committee members include Junior Graber, Guy Mitchell, Herbert Rich, Si Finke Jr, Clarence Moorhead, John Cornish, Larry Fletcher, and Jim Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Lions Club
Junior Graber
Chmn
Guy Mitchell
Herbert Rich
Si Finke, Jr
Clarence Moorhead
John Cornish
Larry Fletcher
Jim Jewell
Robert Branstetter
Washington
Roy Montague
James Jewell
Jimmy Jewell
Sunset Circle
Floyd Fisher
Jerry Keller
Haydn Thomas
Richard Holmes
Ames
Dwight Graber
Daryl
Hospital and Birth Notices From Washington Area
Hospital admissions and discharges list multiple residents by town and date with recent births in Washington and surrounding communities. The notes include families such as Mr and Mrs Keith Murphy, Washington. Mr and Mrs La Verne Sieren, Keota. Mrs Marian Bailey, Washington, and other birth and transfer details plus local events and safety awards for rural carriers Vernon Fletcher and Lyle Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Locke
Washington
Ralph Chorpening
Michael Baldrige
Keith Murphy
la Verne Sieren
Keota
No. 4Th St
Vernon Fletcher
Lyle Lowe
National Safety Council
Dr George LaMore speaks at Keota church program
About 150 attended at the Federated Church to hear Dr George LaMore of Iowa Wesleyan College discuss Witness for the Defense The Trial of Jesus. Coffee and cookies followed as the F C W hosted and the speaker answered questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Sanders Keota
George LaMore
Iowa Wesleyan College
Federated Church
LaMore
Jesus
F.C.W
Paul Nelson
Lynn
Keota
Arnold Coutier
West Liberty
Hastings
Rollie Good
Glen Good
Glenwood
Zeno Keifer
Bertha Keifer
Clinton
St. Mary’s Church
William Wiebler
Ss. Peter and Paul Church
Clear Creek
Keifers
Tony van Loo
Linda Keifer
van Loo
Gary Keifer
Jerry LaShella
Cedar Rapids
Ron Peck
Eldon
Elmer Waller
Deaths Listed in Iowa and Nearby Cities
Notices report Kenneth H. Carroll dies in Mercy Hospital Iowa City at 55 after illness begun earlier year. Dean Carlisle, 78, longtime Columbus Junction resident, dies at home. Mrs. Clifford K. Snyder, 70, dies near Washington after years of frail health. Three other deaths include Tracy Lynn Murry, 3 months, in Muscatine General Hospital, and Mrs. William S. Noland in Davenport. Other notes include a wedding attendance and local social updates from Keota and Oskaloosa areas.
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Kenneth H. Carroll
South
Iowa Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Columbus Junction
Dean Carlisle
Clifford K. Snyder
Washington
Columbus
Junction
Tracy Lynn Murry
Ronald and
Martha Murry
Muscatine General Hospital
William S. Noland
Davenport
Trinity Cathedral
C.S. Lemmon
Fred L. Moore
David Kleese
William Graff
Ella Gordon
Vernon Witting
Washington County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
CCC
Carl Roberts
Leland Morrison
Mary Hesseltine
Leta Carris
Monmouth City School
Keota
John Carris
Miss Carris
Charles Corvette
Richard Stewart
Merle Benson
Clifford Baker
W. L. Glassburner
Elsie
Parson's College
Alice Shelangoski
Raymond
I. C. Academy
Leo Shelangoski
Dorothea Thompson
Carl Kunath
Robert Shields
Donald Duke
John Shields
Grinnell
John
Milburn McKay
Ft. Madison
Ives McKay
Deaf basketball event draws Tommy Palmer to Cleveland
Tommy Palmer, Journal pressman, will travel to Cleveland for a national 16 team deaf basketball tournament, staying one week. He previously played for the Iowa Deaf team of Council Bluffs and with local independent teams and the Silent Team.
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Tommy Palmer
Journal Pressman
Cleveland
Tommy
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Geraldine Nickerson
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Ralph Pratt
Sarasota
Fla
Roy Sauerbrunn
John Marek
Wellman
Washington County American Legion Auxiliary Organization
Crawfordsville
Roger Hazen
Iowa State Teachers College
Howard Hazen
Washington
Southeast Iowa Association of School Board
Keokuk Swing EZY disaster fund tops 194000
KEOKUK IOWA UPI officials said the Swing EZY disaster fund has collected about 194000 dollars. The fund was started to aid victims of the National Guard Armory explosion in Keokuk on Thanksgiving Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk, Iowa
UPI
Swing Ezy Disaster Fund
National Guard
Keokuk
Notable Trials Hand Beats Four Spades on Dall as 1964 Dallas Set
In the 1964 Dallas Trials, West led diamonds as North-South vulnerable play. South bid four spades at nine tables. East rarely doubled, and four spades was generally made. The hand featured a spade finesse and club discards, with declarers ranging from four spades making to downs in other contracts.
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Dallas
South
East
West
Declarer
North
Yes Syndicate, Inc
Stage bingo party at Mt Pleas ant Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Legionnaires and their wives hosted a bingo party for two wards of patients at the Mental Health Institute in Mt. Pleasant on Friday evening. Refreshments followed the games as attendees included many local couples and individuals and visiting Davidsons from Detroit returning home after winter in Phoenix.
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Crawfordsville Legionnaires
Mental Health Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Earl McVey
Charles Wells
Louise
Don Williams
Everette Sommer
Richard Lease
Harold Spangler
Kenneth
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Washington High School
Tom
Mr. North
Big City
W. A. Marriott
Lions Club
Mrs. Vivian Wells
Dennis York
Calvin Rowe
Wapello
Larry Smith
Richland
Lloyd Beenblossom
Beverly Axthelm
Donald Scheeler
Fred Bruegge
Edwin J. Miller
Kalona
Emma Campbell
Ferrell Baker
Pleasant Plain
Alvin Shebeck
Wendy Laing
Lois Dodds
Donald Pierson
Patricia Wade
Grandview
Surgical
Don Houseal
Conesville
George Smith
Letts
Joyce Reighard
Marian Bailey
Tommy Skubal
Ainsworth
Loren Moore
Kathryn Egli
Frank McKune
John Kiene
Edward Bean
Oscar Collett
Robert Hammond
Cotter
Swede Kephart
William Kephart Jr
Billy
William Kephart Sr
Gale Rankin
Rosemary Sheets
David Ahrens
Ed Newhouse
Charles Vincent
Mary Pat McGuire
Junior Merz
Jess Page
Junior
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Journal
Methodist Church
Clarice Meek
Bill Graf
Jay Brewer
Legion
Marcus Bach
Evangelical Church
School of Religion
University of Iowa
Earl Loveless
Red Cross
F.J. Oetjen
Jefferson City
Zion Lutheran Church
Ing
Ruth Sorrell
Louise Miller
Janice Fry
Beatrice Benson
T.A. Michels
George A. Wilson
Washington, Iowa
Square Dance
B. Jay Becker
West Dealer
King of Diamonds
KQJ
Joe Palooka
Knuckles Lane
Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
Enlckles
By McEvoy
Striebel
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