Washington News Highlights From Keota to National Notices
The Washington paper reports events from Keota where Odd Fellows observed their 134th anniversary at the Odd Fellows Hall. Local life includes Y Teens Little Sister banquet, a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Dick Ross, and Lemmons Pharmacy changing ownership on May 11. National Music Week plans, Kiwanis goodwill events, and Junior Red Cross preparations also appear alongside weddings, church events, and civic meetings.
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Dick Ross
Matt
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Washington
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Kiwanis International
Trinity Lutheran
Oscar Moll
Marcus
Marion Washington
YMCA
Joe Connell
Kitchener
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Canada
Y's Men's Club
Washington County Hit by High Winds and Tornado Damage
Severe weather blasted Washington County with high winds rain and hail early this morning. Brighton suffered major damage as a tornado demolished several buildings felled trees and left debris in the streets. Pleasant Plain Wayland Coppock Trenton and Crawfordsville also reported heavy damage as National Library Week opened with an art show at the Washington County Library.
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Henry
Jefferson Counties
Brighton
Pleasant Plain
Wayland
Coppock
Trenton
Crawfordsville
Y's Men host visitor and local updates in Washington
A Washington Y's Men event hosts Max Bentzen of Kolding Denmark for four days before a regional convention in Clinton. Everett Van De Voort will become superintendent in Dwight Illinois starting July 1. Loyal Order of Moose officers are installed at the Washington Moose Home led by Governor Richard Harvey. Washington High golfers defeat Mt. Pleasant 171 to 178. Track team places fifth at Bloomfield Mustang Relays with the 440 yard freshman relay winning in 49.5.
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Denmark
Y's
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Mid - Prairie Community Schools
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The
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Charles Jeffries
William Wieland
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Mustang
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Lowe
Day
Washington High Track Teams Earn Dual Meet Wins
Washington's junior high beat Fairfield 38 36 for seventh graders and 44 23 for eighth graders. Greg Goodell set a seventh grade high jump record at 5 ft 2 in, surpassing Steve Norton's mark. The rest of Advance Ross Electronics shares were acquired by H M Byllesby and Company, holding 32 of outstanding shares. Local notices report theater opening of The Imaginary Invalid, Civil Defense news, hospital surgeries, and military promotions including Gary R Fane advancing to first lieutenant at Malmstrom AFB.
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Fairfield
Greg Goodell
Steve Norton
Advance Ross Electronics Corporation
H. M. Byllesby and Company
Wall Street Journal Today
Byllesby
Advance Ross
Moliere
Obituaries and death notices from Columbus Junc area
Deaths include Ida Mae Hunt 90 of Ainsworth died April 21 1963 at Beauchamp Nursing Home Winfield after a week of serious illness. Josephine Cherry 91 died at local hospital after five weeks illness while living with her son John W Cherry near Washington. Cecil Simmons 55 killed in auto accident near Columbus Junction to be buried Boston Cemetery. Hattie Shrader 78 died April 23 1963 at home 115 North Second Avenue after three years of illness. H G Crow 77 died Monday noon at Muscatine General Hospital after farming near Columbus Junction.
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Ainsworth
Beauchamp
Winfield
Josephine Cherry
John W. Cherry
Washington
Columbus Junction
Cecil Simmons
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Boston Cemetery
Hattie Shrader
North Second Avenue
H.G. Crow
Muscatine General Hospital
Hubbell Mansion Tour Highlights Iowa Landmark Society Event
A Des Moines meeting of the Iowa Society for the Preservation of Historic Landmarks explored the Hubbell Mansion on Terrace Hill. The 1867 68 mansion built by B F Allen featured 9 foot by 6 foot mirrors, grand dining table displays, and an 1869 housewarming with 600 guests.
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Iowa Society For the Preservation of Historic Landmarks
Hubbell
Terrace Hill
West Grand
B.F Allen
Allens
New York
Allen
Prairie
Photo Lathe boosts Evening Journal printing quality
The Evening Journal adds a Photo Lathe Automated Engraver that scans photographs and cuts them into metal printing plates. It also produces black and white plates from drawings charts and ads on plastic material for reader reproductions.
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Evening Journal
Marriages in Crawfordsville and Aledo area churches
Two weddings reported this weekend. Alberta Rathmel and Robert Bonar wed on Saturday April 20 at the Christian Church, with a reception on a nearby farm north of Washington. Roberta Henderson and William C. Sheese were married Sunday April 21 at the United Presbyterian Church in Crawfordsville, with a reception at a farm near Joy Illinois and a home at 302 West Fourth, Aledo.
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Harold Rathmel
Robert Bonar
Raymond Bonar
Christian Church
Washington
Crawfordsville
Roberta Henderson
Robert Henderson
William C. Sheese
Ernest Sheese
Joy
Ill
United Presbyterian Church
West Fourth
Aledo, Ik
Hospital Monday admissions and dismissals listed
The report records Monday hospital status with admissions and dismissals. Names include Mrs Elsie Fox Washington medical and Mrs Dessie Libe Washington medical. Dismissals show Mrs Robert Tinnes Keota and Mrs Walter Fisher Keota. Other listed patients include Mrs Donald Shelangoski Washington and John Riley Washington.
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Elsie Fox
Washington
Robert Tinnes
Walter Fisher
Keota
Donald Shelangoski
John Riley
Roll Davis
Crawfordsville
Tom Stirling
Ainsworth
Dessie M. Libe
Clifford Snyder
Dan Guy
Brighton
Surgical
H. Roy Lamansky
Fairfield
Eva Strum
Ronald Bennett
Obituary notices listing several local deaths in Iowa area
Obituaries report the deaths of Henry J. Ibendahl 77 in Washington County Hospital April 23 1963 followed by Dot Ann Paxton 68 dying at the same hospital shortly after midnight April 24 1963 Aaron H Hostetler 56 died April 1963 at University Hospital Iowa City after two months illness Mary E Thompson 78 died April 25 1963 at Good Samaritan Home Davenport after illness since August 1962 with prior residences in Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Washington Bridges J C former Washington resident died April 24 at 269 Yacon Circle Vista California after two years poor health.
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Sidney A
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Ainsworth
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Mary
Herbert Jones
Washington
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Carol Derby
Iowa City
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Crawfordsville
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Washington County
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Poem Of The Week Illumination by Carolyn Pratt
This poem tied for first in the local high school poetry contest Illumination. It describes a glowing light that brings hope and saves mankind. A child in a stable, shepherds visiting the Savior, and a star in the east accompany the scene. The piece ends by naming Carolyn Pratt as author.
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Carolyn Pratt
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