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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
7
The piece recalls Iowa’s Gay 90s heritage as over six hundred thousand people prepare for August 16 25 at the Iowa State Fair. It highlights 1890s milestones from J C Duncan’s steam wagon to electric railways, racing stables, summer entertainments, college events, Hoover’s early career, and cultural shifts, ending with Iowa troops crossing oceans in the late decade.
Flooding rains reached Noble on July 23 with seven to eight inches in total, causing backed up sewers and damage from rock erosion. Residents, including the Barquists, observed water intruding on land and basements, while nearby towns reported hail and damaging winds. Community members and families visited, and a hospital patient news update accompanied social notes and travel plans for church groups, family visits to Europe, and Mexico trips by Delores Bohn.
Listings show multiple sales across Keota and surrounding towns. Key auctions include August 3 household goods at 302 North Fulton Keota starting 10 a.m. Mamie Oliver owner and August 13 Washington County Fairgrounds closing out sale at 6:30 p.m. Robert Brophy owner. August 27 real estate auction of 240 acres near Keota starting 2 p.m. Floyd Green Estate. Regular weekly livestock sales occur in Columbus Junction Kalona Wapello Ollie and Kalona Sales Barn with varying days and livestock types.
Riverside notes list Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Marge Luckey, including daughter and Glenn Miller of Solon, with afternoon callers from Washington and Iowa City. Pinochle club gathering led by Lillian Yeggy awarded prizes to Mrs. Pete Schneider and Amanda Lillis. Upcoming meeting set for August 6 with Mrs. A. E. Schnoebel en. Additional social items include visitors Nora Knottnerus of Ainsworth and Eileen Haveland, and guests Verne Escher and Leona Wehr with Mildred Cray. Adolph Havel and family departed after a week’s visit.
The Kelley family aura includes July travel to the western states and Ontario California to visit relatives. Ginge rich leaves for Nigeria to teach two years under Mennonite Central Committee sponsorship. Various local residents visited relatives and hosted guests across Kalona and Wayland, with multiple weekend trips and dinners noted.
Professional directory item listing Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates law firm with offices at 112 South Ave. B and phone number 653-2147. Includes partner names Robert Day Louis J Kehoe Everett Meeker and Robert Bates in the abstract department.
Grace Butler reports two family reunions set for Columbus Junction at Chautauqua Park. The 20th Robert Cummings descendants reunion is Saturday August 3 with a noon picnic lunch and a business meeting led by officers Kilpatrick, Rice, and Noble. The Ball Huffman reunion follows Sunday August 4 with a noon basket dinner and Gladys Kitchen as secretary.
Riverside July 30 notes a Metz family reunion at the Thomann home with many relatives present from Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids Hills Letts and Iowa City. A separate miscellaneous shower at St Joseph hall Hills honored Sue Berry of Iowa City ahead of her August 3 wedding to Larry Dawn at St Mary's church Iowa City. Sister Marie Eva BVM of Chicago and sisters Mary Laura and Mary Ann Rita of California visit Riverside with Waldschmidt relatives.
The BVM Chapter lists teaching plans for the coming fall with Sister Marie Eva and Sister Laura assigned to Emmetsburg and Sister Ann Rita returning to California.
A Riverside shower honored Karen Deutsch with blue and white decorations. Family and friends, including Verla Funk and Ethyl of Bettendorf, attended from Iowa City and Washington. The couple Karen Deutsch and William Boileau plan to wed August 27 at Holy Trinity church Richmond.
NEW YORK UP I Hostile forces are closing in on the litterburg Keep America Beautiful Inc the national anti litter organization reports 35 states now have their own statewide litter prevention programs some sponsored by state governments and some by private groups There were no such state organizations 15 years ago when KAB was founded Many of the nations larger cities have their own anti litter programs KAB also works with 6000 to 7000 local groups such as garden clubs women s and youth groups and civic service and educational organizations that conduct anti litter projects at the community level in all 50 states All these various groups at the village city county state and national levels today are waging an unprecedented campaign of public education to lessen littering said Allen H Seed Jr KAB s executive vice president
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