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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1966

Page

5

Spring scene and civic notes from Washington County

In April 1966 Washington County sees April showers and sunshine, with Easter egg hunts drawing crowds. Vandals steal stop signs risking accidents. a prisoner attempts suicide in the new jail. A community action center seeks federal funds for courses and a summer labor placement program. Farmers Mutual joins with Grinnell to form a mutual life insurer. Kiwanis honors 32 top students, while the school board hires a football coach and notes 13 teacher resignations.

Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association Grinnell Mutual Life Insurance Company Farmer's Mutual Charles Kennedy

Spring Is Rushing Through the Valley Poem

Poem by Ruth M. Roach from I P D A brochure features spring imagery in a valley brook meadow pear tree robin and sunshine. Roach conveys the season's renewal in gentle lyrical lines.

Ruth M. Roach I.P.D.A

Sutton Simmering Married in Davenport Ceremony

Miss Anita Dianne Sutton daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis Sutton of Rettendorf and Ronald Roy Simmering son of Mr and Mrs Donald C Simmering of Ainsworth were wed March 27 in a double ring ceremony at Grandview Baptist Church Davenport.

Anita Dianne Sutton Curtis Sutton Magnolia Drive Rettendorf Ronald Roy Simmering Gaines Street Davenport Donald C. Simmering Ainsworth Grandview Baptist Church

Saturday Journal Out-of-State Summary Offer

The note explains a Saturday edition of the Journal prepared for out-of-state readers, especially former Washington residents. It offers weekly mail delivery to subscribers for 3.50 dollars per year.

Journal Washington

New Arrivals at Washington County Hospital

The Stork Gazelle reports newborns at Washington County Hospital. Robin Rae Sinn daughter of James and Mrs Sinn of 902 West Monroe Washington. Jeffrey Scott Payne son of Glen Payne Rural Route 2 Wayland. Cheryl Lynn Schooley daughter of Stanley Schooley Brighton. Michael Shawn Hayes son of Richard Hayes 7322 South Seventh Washington. Robert Alan Eakins son of Raymond Eakins Box 154 Keota. Katherine Elise Yoder daughter of Robert Myron Yoder 407 West Broadway Keota.

Robin Rae Sinn James Linn West Monroe Washington Jeffrey Scott Payne Glen Payne Wayland Cheryl Lynn Schooley Mrs. Stanley Schooley Brighton Michael Shawn Hayes Mrs Richard Hayes South Seventh Robert Alan Eakins Mrs. Raymond Eakins Keota Katherine Elise Yoder Robert Myron Yoder West Broadway

Week on the Farm reports slow hog pasture move and rising costs

The week chronicles slow progress moving portable hog equipment to fields and delayed hog pasture use until May. It notes fence building near the barn, pasture elimination for calves and ponies, and improvements with drained concrete feeding lots. The writer cites tile breaks, upcoming repairs, and rising costs for materials and services while urging fairness in economic decisions impacting livestock producers.

Fusion Washington

Easter Weekend News From Keen Western Iowa Towns

Easter visitors and engagements fill the week with Mary Jo Cnossen pledged to Jon Turnipseed as families from Overland Missouri Bridgeton Missouri Emmitsburg Wellman and Columbus Junction join Courthouse area guests. Local students and residents attend celebrations, hospital stays surgery notes and a Viet Nam flight officer returns to duty.

County Legion Auxiliary meets Columbus Junction

DeWitt Thomas, 91, dies in Tampa after living on a Columbus City area farm. New officers for the County American Legion Auxiliary elected at Kalona. Easter visits, family announcements, and a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krotz. Barbara McDowell headed to NDEA Institute in reading at UMKC.

Columbus Junction HB. Thomas DeWitt Thomas Tampa Florida Columbus City American Legion Auxiliary Kalona Norman Schoonover Ruth Page Irene Thompson Mae Marek Barbara McDowell John MccDowell West Chester University of Missouri At Kansas City

Briar Cliff concert tour and local notices unfold

Dr. Martens speaks at Briar Cliff two weekend concert tour across Nebraska and Minnesota high schools with Briar Cliff Chorus and Briar Cliff Singers. Other notices include Democratic Women’s Club talk by Dr Elvina Martens, Miss Mary Carson’s upcoming wedding, and local family updates from Ainsworth to Coralville with hospital dismissals, births, and funerals.

Monica McCarthy Briar Cliff Chorus Briar Cliff Singers Nebraska Minnesota Chorus Bernard McCarthy Monica Briar Cliff Sioux City Iowa

Duensing's plane shot down officer reports slight injuries

Capt. Harry Duensing, a reconnaissance pilot near Hue, Viet Nam, writes to his Washington, Iowa family that his plane was shot down but he is only slightly hurt. He expects transfer to Okinawa or Japan before returning to Viet Nam, while his wife and children stay in West Newbury, Massachusetts with relatives.

A.L. Duensing Washington Harry Duensing Viet Nam Duensing Hue West Newbury Mass Clark Air Force Base Okinawa

Golfers win two matches on local course

Friday reports note the Muscatine High School golf team lost 157 to 169 to a Washington area quintet on the local course. Medalist Frank Sanders shot 37, Jim Marshall 38, with three others at 41 as Doug Cox Steve Keating and Jim Logan supported the squad.

Washington High School Iowa City Jim Logan Frank Sanders Jim Marshall Steve Keating Doug Cox Muscatine

Easter Visit and Family News From Iowa and West Virginia

Mr and Mrs Jerry Cherry and family of Charleston West Virginia visit his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Cherry. They plan to leave for home this weekend. Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese hosted 75 relatives and friends at an Easter dinner and shower for newlywed Mr and Mrs Max Arbogast with guests from Letts Columbus Junction Iowa City Des Moines Wapello Pleasant Plain Brighton Coppock and Washington. Mr and Mrs Harold Kline spent Easter Sunday in Pulaski with his sister Anna Roberts. Mrs Kline remained until Tuesday then went to Ottumwa for a Luziers Cosmetic meeting and returned to Washington. Reverend Humphrey WwW Owen entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City for eye surgery Thursday.

Maurice Putman John Midland Mid Washington M.M. Flynns Keota Claud Goldsmith Wilson Putman Steve Mae Lamb Henry Brooks Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Jayne Berdo Charles Berdo Mercy Hospital Iowa City Tom Davis Cedar Falls Grant Davis Davis's William C. Owen Philadelphia Humphrey W. Owen Richard Remmey Company Mexico Gary Peterson Buffalo Minn Lyle Romine Delmar Romines Mr. Peterson Bettendorf Walter Fritz Brighton Fritz Frank Krotz Larry D. Krotz Texas Duane Krotz Joyce Hogan Myron Krotz Riverside Lena Krotz Don L. Paul Madison, Wis Don Paul Glen Mace William 3Osharts Truman Tuttle Sioux City Roy McKee Tuttle Tuttles Omaha David Scott Walter Lance William Yordy East Moline Ill Yordys Channel 8 Moline Marion 33Rd Avenue John Caldwell Glenn Wilson Ft Leavenworth Kan Jerry Cherry Charleston West Virginia Jack Cherry Isaac Kleese Max Arbogast Letts Columbus Junction Des Moines Wapello Pleasant Plain Coppock Harold Kline Pulaski Humphrey Owen

Leva Colton Returns From Winter in McAllen Texas

Leva Colton came back Tuesday evening from McAllen Texas where she spent the winter months.

Leva Colton McAllen Texas

Washington Evening Journal Item Preview

April 16 1966 issue of the Washington Iowa newspaper notes local events and notices in a brief card style summary for readers. The readable text highlights community items, pending notices, and short notices typical of a local paper edition.

Evening Journal Washington Iowa

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