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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
3
Washington history notes visitors from Minnesota Ohio and Canada and Michigan. 4 H exchange plans with Traverse County Michigan plus local 4 H shows and county fairs. July weather highs and lows with rainfall and a few local relocations retirements and fires.
A series of wedding announcements dated July 25 list ceremonies in Ainsworth Riverside Crawfordsville Wellman and other Iowa locations. Couples include Chrys tal Horak with Daniel E. Morgan Jean Eagle with James Hermann Hellen K Yates and Ritch L. White Josephine Evelyn Hole with Charles Prottsman Jr and Claire Drinkard Roberts with James Elwin Adams.
Hospital yesterday lists include Betty Conrad Crawfordsville and births for James Coon Columbus Junction and Donald Messenger Keota. Dismissals cover multiple residents including Mrs Larry Marek Riverside and families in Washington. Today entries name Janice Nicodemus Colfax and Bruce Cochran Washington with several medical notices and a Washington birth and daughter for Richardson family.
Yesterday and today reports list medical and surgical admissions including Henry Rubey of Brighton and William Tweeten of Washington. New births noted include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gustison of Winfield and another to Mr. and Mrs. Bell of Crawfordsville, with additional entries from Washington Keota Wapello Columbus Junction and Muscatine.
Yesterday list includes Mrs Blanche Steinbeck Rubio and Mrs Doris Bittner from Brighton with medical notes, plus Leroy Owens Cotter. Today mention shifts to Betty Conrad Crawfordsville and Mrs Leah Kauffman Washington and Mrs P F Whisler.
Local page notes events and notices from Washington Iowa with August 1 1964 dateline. Mentions community happenings, names, and schedules typical of a mid century local newspaper page.
Ninety officers and men of Company A 113th Armor Iowa National Guard returned to Washington from Ft. Knox Kentucky after a two week summer camp. The report lists numerous local social events including reunions family visits trips to Chicago Indianapolis and Washington D C plus births moves and hospital notices.
Washington County chapter of the American Red Cross reports the learn to swim program ending Friday with praise for its success. The item covers local families and visitors including Kathy and Jack Dare and relatives from Crawfordsville, Vandervennet, Gray, Dunbar, Herzer, Evans, Knotek, Altenhofen, Rus sell, Arnold, Lowe, Patterson, Van Houweling, Cherryholmes, York, Berkhoff, and Shively among others visiting or traveling. Local events list picnics, a Duroc Congress trip, a golf tournament in Iowa City, and a two week family vacation planned to Colorado and Utah trips.
Washington County delegates led by Russell Bannister and Stanley Barber returned from the state Republican Convention in Des Moines. Various local figures and families were noted in attendance and accompanying events across Washington and neighboring areas.
Leon Beatty American Legion post held its officer installation Tuesday after a chicken supper with the Legion Auxiliary guests. New officers named: Don Rinneur commander, Stanley Chabal first vice, Don Myers second vice, Burton Kent adjutant, Everette Burham service officer, Charles Denison finance, Leo Stone chaplain, Harvey Davis sergeant at arms, with William Tweeton, George Rudiger and Norman Schoonover on the executive committee. Groundbreaking for Highland Community School occurred July 28 at the site five miles south of the 218 and 22 junction. Several local students were named to colleges, Camp Fire Girls arrived for their annual camp, and various local events were noted.
A Richland farmer, Raymond Zear, was stung behind the ear while baling hay two miles south of Richland. He grew violently ill, was revived at a Richland doctor’s office, then rushed to Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield after losing consciousness. A separate incident saw a Continental Trailways bus sideswipe a car driven by Marcel la Jordan of Lorimer at the Washington Louisa county line on Highway 92 at 2:45 a.m. Mrs. John Phleger hosted a cross-party discussion for about 25 attendees on political principles. Vivien Gall of Spalding, England, visits near Washington. Geraldine Schulty attended a Lake Darling cook-out for her birthday. Mrs. Marion George and Mrs. Ralph Kleese joined a Davenport Presbyterian meeting planning fall gatherings. Three First Assembly of God youths attended a district youth camp at Storm Lake.
A list of recent deaths from Washington County and surrounding towns includes Mrs. Ed E. Eicher 84 of 1014 South Third Avenue who died at Washington County Hospital. Mrs Mary Ann Flanders 72 of Des Moines died after a period of poor health. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Williams of Washington had graveside rites at Elm Grove Cemetery. Mrs Maude Owens 87 of Columbus Junction died at Muscatine General Hospital after a broken hip. Mrs Oma Belle Wilson 83 of Washington died at Sunnyhaven Rest Home after long illness. Herman Fehlberg found dead in Wellman. Price Davis 78 of Columbus Junction funeral Friday. Alexis George Wade of Wellman died after six day illness. Vincent W Mineart 78 of Brighton died after heart attack. George Vogt of Waterloo died of heart attack. W C Holmes formerly of Washington died July 18 in Wisconsin after a stroke.
Dennis and Chris Bubniak of Burlington reside at the Dale Connelly home this week as guests of Kenney and Gary. Dr Ida Mecum of Richland Washington was a guest of Mr and Mrs John Davisson and is Davisson’s first cousin. Mrs Frank Gobble celebrated her 90th birthday with a supper hosted by the Ira Morrison family. Frances Miller Josephine Janecek and Eileen Hammen returned from a twelve day bus tour including the World's Fair in Philadelphia Washington D C Niagara Falls and other points of interest, entering Canada at Niagara and visiting Windsor Detroit and Greenville Village. Wallace Nordyke and son Gordon returned to Denver after visiting Mrs Emma Nordyke and relatives. Sue Lowe Carolyn Van Houweling and Tom Bollman attended Helen Kleinhesselink’s wedding in Orange City with Jim Kauffman and Rod Britain accompanying Jim Kauffman and his parents to Cedar Falls to tour the State College of Iowa campus. Robert Dean Stalder, son of Mr and Mrs Ray Stalder, has enlisted in the United States Army airborne division and is stationed at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri for basic training. his address will appear in the Service Men’s Column.
A traveler on the east coast visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Carl Siemon and family in Watertown Connecticut and then flew to Washington DC to visit her uncle Robert H Berdo and family. She enjoyed a tour of the World's Fair and Washington DC during the stay.
William Wier aged 68 of Letts died Thursday evening July 30 at Muscatine General Hospital. Four month old Brighten Neff, daughter of Charles and Linda Reighard Neff, died Thursday at 8 p.m. in University Hospital Iowa City. The Neffs reside at Burl.
Poem of the week honors 4 H Clubs with songs about fields and sun on hill tops and friendship. A separate verse celebrates four leaf clovers with symbols of hope faith love and luck, urging patience and strength to find the place where they grow.
The Washington Evening Journal is published in Washington Iowa with David Fider as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent The paper is issued afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act and is part of several press associations and audit bureaus. Subscription rates are listed for in state and outside Iowa with per week carrier pricing in Washington.
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