Easter plans and local notices echo in Washington
Pre Easter events unfold as Washington Jaycees sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 13 at the park. County tax collections total about $50,000 on the first day as residents rush to meet the June 30 deadline. Students Tom Logan Cindy McCall and Seaman Denis C Wood gain honors, while a North Central Association visit flags library and industrial arts needs in Washington schools. Spring weather fluctuates with a cold spell and a shower, then a warming trend resumes.
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Washington
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Stork Gazette Names Local Newborns Across Washington
Stephen James Genkinger Denise Lyn Hohl Scott Alan Schneider Lynnette Renee McNeil Daniel Joseph Redlinger John Errol Redlinger Christie Johnston Jeffrey Dean Hanshaw Angela Helen Gamon listed with parent names and addresses in Washington area births. Local brief notes document multiple families and rural route and box numbers.
The Week on the Farm Weather and wildlife notes
The week near normal with early plowing possible before heavy showers halted field work. March 1968 will be remembered for mild conditions allowing discing and seedings. Pastures slowly come to life while livestock need confinement for good grass start. Pheasants flourish and rabbits increase, troubling gardens as spring arrives. Bunny rabbit must go.
Washington Week in Review Highlights Local Happenings
Local notices from Washington cover a busy week with the Girls YMCA Swim Team earning a Division trophy at Fort Dodge and outstanding regional competi tions. Birthdays, travel, and social events are listed alongside community updates on visitors, veterans, and school activities.
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VW . YM
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Davenport
Ames
Hospital Saturday and Births List for Washington Area
The report catalogs patient admissions discharges and births in Washington and surrounding towns. Entries include Mrs Charles W Sellers Mrs Willard Bell Mrs Helen Jackson and others with medical or surgical status and new births to families in Washington Ainsworth Brighton and Columbus Junction.
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Charles W. Sellers
Washington
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Willard Bell
Ainsworth
Helen Jackson
Carrie Mayhew
Shelby Robinson
Iowa City
Emma Shaw
John Hohl
John Redlinger
Columbus Junction
William Clark
Lee Meredith
Della Humphreys
Kenneth Cuddeback
Walter Schneider
Brighton
Lloyd’ Bauer
West Chester
Donald Joe Redlinger
Leon McNeil
Felix Dougall
Margaret Voorhees
William Gross
Brenda Allen
Pauline Arthur
Pearl Miller
Pleasant
Peggy Mahan
John Kapp
Obituary notices list several Iowa City area passings
Mrs Ray E Schooley of Brighton died March 31 1968 at University Hospital Iowa City after a five day illness. Wilfrid Peiffer of Van Horne died April 1 at Veterans Hospital Iowa City after long illness. Mrs Ronald Shafer 48 died after a cerebral hemorrhage at her Keota home. Mrs Katie Alliman Kennel a former Wayland resident died in Albany Oregon. Alva L Klein 70 retired farmer died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Victor M Ritz 54 of Iowa City died suddenly March 31. Mrs Clarence Dayton 81 formerly Jennie Dunbar taught near Brighton and died in Perry. David Dencemore Guthrie 81 of Washington died at Washington County Hospital. Evening Journal Washington Iowa.
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Ray E. Schooley
Brighton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wilfrid Peiffer
van Horne
Iowa
Veterans Hospital
Keota
Ronald Shafer
Alva L. Klein
Mercy Hospital
Victor M. Ritz
Ferndale Drive
Clarence Dayton
Perry
Jennie Dunbar
David Dencemore Guthrie
Iowa Avenue
Washington County Hospital
New 6 Cent Stamp to Spotlight Law and Order
Postmaster General O'Brien announced a May 17 Washington release for a 6 cent stamp highlighting law enforcement as protector and friend. A second 6 cent set features ten flag designs used by Americans from 1775 to 1777 and later, with first day ceremonies in Pittsburgh. Covers and cancellations details urged, with mailing deadline before July 4, 1968.
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O'Brien
Washington, D. C
United States
U. S
Post Office Department
Pittsburgh
Penn
Allegheny Trails ‘Council
Boy Scouts of America
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Ft. Moultrie
South
Washington
Bennington
Rhode Island
Brandywine
Yorktown
General Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Bunker Hill
Philadelphia Light Horse
Bicycle safety program noted at Stewart School
Washington County reports a Tuesday April 2 program on bicycle safety by Richard W. Shuck from the Safety Education Department of the Department of Public Safety. Shuck tailored two age group programs and showed a safety film along with bicycle maintenance tips.
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Richard W. Shuck
Washington
Safety Education Department
Department of Public Safety
Stewart
Shuck
Waco Education Association elects officers for 1968 69
At a March 29 meeting, Waco Education Association chose officers for the 1968 69 year. President Harold Dodd, Vice-President Melvin Bergstrom, Secretary Marian Rich, Treasurer LaVerne Messer. Building reps listed for Crawfordsville Mabel Sandeen Olds Betty Stone Wayland Edith Roth. Mr and Mrs Henry Carris visited from Rutland Vermont. Summer wedding announced Louise Carris engaged to Ronald Schmitz. Anniversary noted for Claude and Mrs McCoy with family events.
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Harold Dodd
Melvin Bergstrom
Marian Rich
LaVerne Messer
Crawfordsville
Mabel Sandeen
Olds
Betty Stone
Wayland
Edith Roth
Students chosen for Iowa science symposium this spring
Tom Logan and Cindy McCall, juniors from western Illinois and Iowa, were selected to attend the University of Iowa science symposium April 18 to 20 from a group of 150 students recommended by their teachers and principals.
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Washington
Tom Logan
Cindy McCall
University of Iowa
John Logan
William D. McCall
Western Illinois
State of Iowa
Local notes and announcements from Washington County
Lt Heitzman receives Navy Achievement Medal for service on USS Intrepid. Kiwanis guest Dwight Bode discusses the four county school facilities merger set for July 1 with Johnson Cedar Linn and Washington Counties. Just Us Club marks 51st anniversary with lunch in Keota. Sandra Magdefrau engaged to Kenneth Bear. June weddings planned in Wayland. Lincoln School principal attends National Elementary Principal's meeting in Houston with 6000 attendees. Angela Helen Gamon born weighing 7 9 on Thursday in Washington County Hospital. Mrs Hyde dismissed from Mercy Hospital after fall. Glenn Dinkheller NCO in Vietnam unit Phang Rang AFB awarded 1967 Daedalian Trophy.
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Kiwanis
Bode
Johnson
Cedar
Linn
Washington
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35Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Phang Rang
Vietnam
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Arthur Dinkheller
Marriages across Kalona Keota Riverside and Muscatine
Marriages occurred in Kalona Keota and Riverside with couples from Kalona Muscatine Keota and Riverside. Kalona couple Kalona and Duane Mast wed at Lower Deer Creek Church while Muscatine pair Marquita Stalder Harris wed at St James and Keota pair Laurilee Weaver and Robert Chalupa tied the knot at English River Church. Riverside couple Dyann Doerres and Ronald Rath held a double ring ceremony at Lone Tree Saint Marys Church.
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Paul L. Troyer
Duane Richard Mast
David M. Mast
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Marquita Rae Stalder
Donald R. Harris
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Edward F. Collins
Raymond Stalder
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Laurilee Weaver
Galen Weaver
Robert Chalupa
Fred Chalupa
English River
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Riverside
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Ronald Rath
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Ivo Berg
Everette Rath
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