Randall Bros Produce House opens in former Rock Island spot
Roy and Laurence Randall launch Randall Bros Produce in the former Rock Island Produce site. Ronald Rogers, son of S. M. Rogers of Ainsworth, to present senior voice recital at 7 p.m. Friday in North Music Hall at the State University of Iowa Iowa City.
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Washington Week in Review Highlights Local Happenings
Ronnie Green, 12, of Washington places third in a Des Moines duck calling contest. The Iowa Highway Commission embargoes highway 78 west of Brighton. Art I plans a Washington County Art Show April 22 28. Washington Demon track team comments on state meet results. Washington YMCA swimmers set records at North Central Area meet in Waterloo. Washington 4-H junior basketball champions crowned 61 27 victory. Catholic Youth Organization reorganizes with new officers. Local engagements, trips, and social notes from Crawfordsville Wellman and surrounding areas. University honors Gilbert family medical updates and obituaries not included. Various community events and personal news from Washington County.
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Waterloo
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Minick Y's Men Install Officers In Washington
Minick Y's Men President Don Minick and officers were installed Tuesday by retiring district governor Bob Choate. The event followed by a dessert luncheon in the Y community room.
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Washington Y's Men’s Club
Bob Choate
Choate
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Y-Wives
Iowa City Couple Wed At Danforth Chapel
Miss Linda Phares daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Phares of Iowa City wed Donald Snodgrass son of Mr and Mrs Marion Snodgrass of Washington Sunday March 31 at Danforth Chapel Iowa City. The couple resides at 1600 Yewell Street Iowa City.
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Marion Phares
Iowa City
Donald Snodgrass
Marion Snodgrass
Washington
Danforth Chapel
Yewell Street
Evening Journal Item from Washington Iowa April 6 1963
A concise notice from the Evening Journal of Washington Iowa dated Saturday April 6 1963 presents a local news brief. It records a civic or community update with names and places reflecting a typical mid century small town newspaper item.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Rotary speaker visits Washington club. Wellman reads schedule
Elbert Beaver, Iowa City veterans hospital recreation director, spoke to the Washington Rotary Club on Monday noon, introduced by program chair Ralph Martin. Mid-Prairie track opens home schedule in Wellman Monday April 8 with Keota and English Valley. Golden Hawks coached by Steve Leyda open season in Town City at state Class A indoor meet. 15 meets planned. Other items mention Red Cross disaster nursing conference in Fairfield, residents buying a home in California, Des Moines business school honor roll for Jerry Lee Mitchell, Joliet visitors, family travels, a new birth Stephen Jerome Miller in Washington, and Janna Slemmons visiting grandparents.
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Mid-Prairie High School
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Iowa City
Sul
Rhodes Dunlap
Elbert Beaver
Veterans Hospital
Washington Rotary Club
Ralph Martin
Mid-Prairie
Keota
English Valley
Golden Hawks
Steve Leyda
Sam Osborne
Town City
Mid- Prairie
Washington Woman's Bowling Association Elects Officers
The Washington Woman's Bowling Association held its annual dinner meeting with 101 members. Mrs Howard Curl presided as president. new officers include Mrs Ted Morgan president and Mrs Jim Ray vice president.
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Washington Woman’s Bowling Association
Howard Curl
Ted Morgan
Jim Ray
Wayne Marston
Lou Clarahan
Demons Win Second Track Meet at Case Field
The Demons defeated Fairfield 84 to 58 for their second win of the season at Case Field. The report notes SCI standout George McBee set marks in broad jump and pole vault while also ranking third in indoor points. Additional items cover local fires, Easter plans, and students traveling for breaks and YMCA events.
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Mt. Pleasant
Demon
State College of Iowa
George McBee
Washington
SCI
Hospital and birth notices from Washington area paths
Hospital admitted yesterday include Miss Maurine Mertz and Miss Vicki Chalupa both in Washington with medical. Births reported for Wayne and his wife in Washington a daughter and today Earl Scott and wife of Columbus Junction a daughter. Several dismissals and admissions list names in Washington Keota Wellman Winfield East Pleasant Plain Grandview Harper and Moriarty with medical or unspecified status.
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W. P. Moriarty
Washington
Vicki Chalupa
Wayne Chalupa
Earl Scott
Columbus Junction
Gary Smith
Brighton
Helen Gevock
East Pleasant Plain
Harry Hutt
William P
Moriarty
Challenge of the Sky by Washington High School winner
First prize poem from Washington High School contest explores the vast sky beyond town and rooftops. The speaker recalls riding high in a cornfield and feeling small before a magnificent, boiling-cloud dome. The poem contemplates the sky’s infinity and humanity’s urge to conquer height.
Deaths in Washington County and Riverside area
A series of obituaries notes the deaths of Warren E. Corey 21 of Washington Henry Prymek 67 of Riverside at Mercy Iowa City Maude H Ross Riverside memorial service set Anna Kern 88 former Riverside resident in Vienna Virginia Frank Stransky 75 Riverside former resident death at Mercy David A Nardy 14 son of Edward and Mrs Nardy died at Washington County Hospital Arthur R Glider 69 Washington County Hospital after two year illness
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Goode Fertilizer Facilities Opened
Goode Fertilizer today announced plans to complete anhydrous ammonia installations at Fairfield Agency Packwood Sigourney Brighton and Butler between Fremont and Hedrick. Each plant will have eight to ten applicators with 1000 gallon nurse tanks ready to apply nitrogen to fields, using the most modern equipment.
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