Dear Aunt Agatha reports lively week in Washington
Dear Auntie notes heavy corn planting as rain delays ease. Local high school shines with record crowd at Ys Men’s Show Boat and new park ride Barrel of Fun incidents. Stewart Hall open house celebrates United Presbyterian Home addition. Scholarships awarded to LaMarr Widmer and Richard Koehler. Local sports mark in discus by Alan Cowell and undefeated Demon golf team. Dwight Bode named superintendent of four county system. YMCA board appointments for Mrs. Day and Mrs. Owen.
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LaMarr Widmer
Crawfordsville
University of Iowa
Richard Koehler
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Alan Cowell
Demon
Washington
Dwight Bode
Robert Day
John Owen
Iowa
Sherri Lynn Collett Named in Gazette Notice
Sherri Lynn Collett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Collett of 727 East Second Washington, appears in the local Stork Gazette notice.
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Sherri Lynn Collett
Mrs
Clarence Collett
East Second
Washington
Joyce Irene Pool
Mada Pool
Fairfield
Harold Goodwin
Lloyd Goodwin
The Week on the Farm Mosaic of Spring Tasks
The weekly farm note notes rain delaying field work yet good prospects for early corn planting. Fertilizer shortages and replenishment via weather are mentioned. Grafted fruit trees planted with expected care, an evergreen grove mostly surviving, and a restive cattle herd eager to roam pastures. Mushroom season near.
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Thaddeus
Saturday Journal Summary for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday edition offers a weekly summary of local news for former Washington residents and out-of-state readers. Subscriptions for mailed delivery are available at $3.50 per year.
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Washington week in review features Easter gatherings and tragedy
Reads like a local roundup from Washington detailing a fatal garden tractor overturn near Haskins, plus Easter gatherings across families and businesses. Notables include Judy Vetter named to the Dean's List, Ken Cuhel departing as Extension Associate, and multiple family Easter dinners spanning Washington and nearby towns.
Washington High student lands arts institute spot
Thursday items note Jesse M. Knight, Washington Community High School vocal director, selected for an eight week Arts and Humanities Institute for Advanced Study in Music Literature at the University of Kansas. Also covered are local Easter visits, a Dean’s List recognition at Coe College for Michael Fulton, and several engagements and weddings in the area.
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Jesse M. Knight
Washington Community High School
Arts and Humanities Institute For Advanced Study
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Michael Fulton
William Fulton
Columbus Junction
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Show Boat delights crowd opening night at high school
The opening night performance of Show Boat at Washington High School sold out with strong chorus numbers and colorful costumes. Also reported were bids awarded for sewer line work on North 12th Avenue, and new county school leadership appointments effective July 1. A cash burglary at D and M Standard Station in Washington netted about 280 dollars, while local residents and nearby seniors traveled to Oskaloosa for an outing. Funeral attendance in Albert Lea and visits by area residents were noted.
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Y’s
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Crane Company
Atlas Pipe Company
Davenport
D & M Standard
West Madison Street
Washington
Washington High School
Oskaloosa
Washington track team takes third in Ottumwa Relays
Washington High School finished third at the Ottumwa Relays as Alan Cowell set a local discus record with 141 ft 2 in. Coach Jim Rossen credited Cy Robinson for helping Cowell. Washington totaled 34 points while Ottumwa led with 102 and Newton had 54.
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Cowell
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Jim Rossen
Cy Robinson
Parsons College
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Richard Koehler and Carl Peterson win Iowa Southern Altilles scholarships
Six students are named to receive Iowa Southern Altilles Company college scholarships. Carl Peterson plans to continue at Iowa State University while Richard Koehler will enroll at the University of Iowa. Other details note local visitors and a funeral in Washington.
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Washington
Carl Dennis Peterson
Morning Sun
Iowa Southern Altilles Company
Carl Peterson
Burlington
Iowa State University
Richard Koehler
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Hospital Notes from Washington Iowa April 20 1968
Hospital Monday list notes admissions and discharges across multiple towns including Washington Winfield Ainsworth Keota and Brighton. Notable entries include births to Clarence Collett Washington and ongoing patient statuses for surgical and medical cases with several named individuals and locales.
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Robert Green
Columbus Junction
George Schultz
Ainsworth
John Koehler
Washington
Phereba Wilkerson
Brighton
Claude Dickerson
Richard Moothart
Surgical
Fred Jarvis
Kurt Wolf
Earl Cline
William D. Young
James Nelson
Keota
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