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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1968

Page

5

Dear Aunt Agatha week in Washington fires and fund drive

In a Washington diary April 12 1968 the author notes a busy fire week with the Reliel house blaze leaving seven homeless and a dozen farm fires driven by wind. The Community Chest surpassed its goal of 35634 by 980, while Easter plans grow and a Ys Men chorus faces a near sellout with blackface concerns. A memorial response to Dr King’s assassination echoes through town.

Reliel Iowa Dr. King

Local Birth Announcements Feature Lauderman Mapel and Radtke

Darin Larry Lauderman son of Mr and Mrs Larry Lauderman Rural Route 1 Pleasant Plain Kelly Jo Mapel daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Carey Mapel Rural Route 1 Columbus Junction Wayne Daryl Radtke son of Mr and Mrs Harvey David Radtke 608 South 12th Washington listed in the Stork Gazette format serving as notices of newborns and parental details.

Darin Larry Lauderman Larry Lauderman Pleasant Plain Kelly JO Mapel Keith Carey Mapel Columbus Junction Wayne Daryl Radtke Mrs Harvey David Radtke South 12Th Washington Walter Doak Bryant Gary Doak Mt. Pleasant Debbie Phillip de Wayne Brunk Herbert Brunk South 9Th United States Navy Sherri Gary McKune Ted Saforek Leland Wayne Barta Bob Sinn Paul Nebel Gordon Ricky Hattie Nebel Wayland Roy Edwards Robert Jones Pam Doug Dean Edwards Steve Denny Norman Edwards Brighton Larry Statler Kirk Kent Angie Waverly

Wind and plowing pace in farm report from April 13 1968

The farm column notes steady winds shaping spring field work. Fertilizer and soil treatments precede plowing while most small grains are planted. Focus shifts to discing and land fitting for corn, with field cultivators to curb erosion. Increasingly large tractors face soil compaction limits exposed by a monster corn combine’s wheel tracks last fall.

Saturday Journal gives out-of-state readers local news wrap

The Saturday Edition targets former Washington residents with a concise weekly summary of local news. It invites out-of-state subscribers to receive the edition by mail for $3.50 per year.

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Washington week in review and community notes

A week of local events in Washington includes a Martin Luther King Jr tribute with about 130 attendees, a Marion Avenue Presbyterian Church musical, and the Washington track team placing second at a Fairfield triangular meet. Community updates cover hospital stays, sheriff department staffing changes, social visits, birthdays, vacations, and via church circles, as families host relatives from Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, and beyond.

Washington Martin Luther King Jr Vernon G. Elgin Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Fairfield Trojans Mr. Pleasant

Fire Drives Family From Two Story Home In Washington

A blaze gutted a two family frame house at 1104 N Iowa early Tuesday morning forcing seven children and three adults to flee. Firefighters arrived at 2 20 a m to find the upper story of the structure in flames. Mrs Milan woke her husband and helped evacuate their children and alerted the other residents, Ruth Bocarth and her five children, who also escaped.

Iowa Agnes Beliel Harold Milan

Demons win Washington Relays title at Case Field

Washington Demons captured the Washington Relays title at Case Field for the first time in the eight year history of the event. The medley relay team won by a tenth of a second with a 3:49.2 mile split as L and M followed closely.

Washington Demons

Community Chest falls short then farm blaze hits county

A morning fire on Leonard Flynn farm south of Washington destroyed two barns and several hog sheds and burned acres of timber while Washington fire departments fought the blaze starting about 11 a m. Earlier that week the Community Chest drive reported 35 634 80 raised, topping the goal by 9 80 and marking a record for Red Feather agencies in Washington.

Leonard Flynn Washington Flynn Robert Long Journal Helen Gilbert Farmers Mutual Red Feather Community Chest Don Oxenford Jim Harris John Logan Jim Lloyd Rex Lee Dean Garrett

Marriages in Brighton Mt Pleasant and Wayland Churches

Miss Dorothy Jean Koch and Ronald Eugene Schultz wed at Brighton Methodist Church in a 7 p.m. double ring ceremony officiated by Rev B Gordon Packard. Marcia Lynn Holmes and Ron Marshall tied the knot in Mt Pleasant First Methodist Church in a 7 p.m. double ring ceremony. Jolene Charlotte Rinner and Francis E Bowman were married in a 3 p.m. Wayland Mennonite Church ceremony with Rev Walter Neufeld officiating.

Brighton Dorothy Jean Koch Howard Koch Ronald Eugene Schultz Howard Schultz Ainsworth Brighton Methodist Church B. Gordon Packard Marcia Lynn Holmes Clair Holmes Mt. Pleasant Ron Marshall Robert Marshall Jolene Charlotte Rinner Marvin Rinner Mr. Pleasant Francis E. Bowman Donald IL. Bowman Swisher Wayland Mennonite Church Walter Neufeld

Washington golfers win home opener in strong meet

Washington High School golfers won their first home game and second match of the year, defeating Muscatine 156 to 173. Terry Cox led with a two over par 37, followed by Tom Logan and Mark Nemmers with 38s, Steve Eischweiler 43, and Bruce Paul 44. Separately, local items note a burglary at the old Lake Darling Inn, bowling association officers elected, and several engagements and social notices across nearby towns.

Washington High School University High of Iowa City North Finkbine Course Terry Cox Washington Tom Logan Steve Eschweiler Mark Nemmers Bruce Paul Muscatine Demons Steve Eischweiler

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