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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1969

Page

5

Week in Washington Dear Aunt Agatha notes

The columnist writes from Washington about quiet days, good weather, and a windstorm hitting Brighton. A Kalona highway project nears completion with asphalt raising drag strip concerns. A Muscatine firm advises growth to 7616 by 1990. County official pay raise errors loom. Airport financing plans include a $20,000 bond sale for a nine stall hangar.

Aunt Agatha Brighton Kalona Muscatine Local Planning and Zoning Commission Washington Agatha

Keota youth drowns at Lake Darling Beach Sunday

Jim Lutz Jr. 15-year-old Keota youth drowned at the public beach area of Lake Darling near Brighton Sunday around 3 p.m. Eyewitnesses said he appeared to suffer stomach cramps after entering the water. Resuscitation failed. Dr. E. J. Vosika pronounced him dead at 3 p.m. Lifeguards on duty four years. The report also lists local residents, pageant entrants and community notices from Washington County area.

Jim Lutz Jr Keota Lake Darling Brighton Lutz

Washington area notes and regional updates

A Washington area roundup reports a July 29 traffic injury near Crooked Creek involving Mrs. Gary McCurdy and daughter Elizabeth Ruth, plus population projections for 1990, local university honors for Steven Tindal and other area students, and community notices from New York to Iowa detailing visits, reunions, births, assignments, and hospital stays.

University of Iowa Steven Tindal Washington University College of Liberal Arts Dewey B. Stuit Karen Buttles Ainsworth Frederick Wright Keola James Groff Wellman Donna Livezey

Pay confusions cloud Iowa county salaries in July

Washington County and statewide officials face uncertainty as July 31 paychecks arrive. An attorney general opinion says auditors and clerks cannot receive salary increases until January 1970, while local officials may follow a similar ruling. Other items note baseball title win, retail sales totals, and community notices.

Washington County Boards of Supervisors Iowa Richard C. Turner Ira Morrison Turner

Enrico Romulo Fernando Arrives as AFS Student in Washington

Enrico Romulo Fernando Enrico y Navales the Philippines will join Washington High School as an American Field Service exchange student. He will live with Mr and Mrs James Harris and family, arriving August 8, after living in Dumaguete City. He aims to study nuclear physics or engineering.

Enrico Romulo Fernando Enerio Y Navales Philippines Washington American Field Service Washington High School James Harris Davenport Enrico Piani Dumaguete City Negros Oriental Provice Saint Paul College

Agnes Wheelan retires after 43 years at State Bank

Agnes Wheelan 719 S. 8th retires from the State Bank Washington after 43 years of service begun in November 1926 as secretary-bookkeeper now a teller. On her last day she was honored with a party. Other items mention community visits and local happenings.

Agnes Wheelan S. 8Th State Bank Washington The State

Marriage of Mary McBee and William Arzberger announced

Mrs. Nellie McBee announces the marriage of her daughter Mary to William Arzberger on April 18 at the Baptist Church in Youngstown C. The bride is the daughter of the late Rev Basil McBee. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Arzberger of Pittsburgh Pa and a Geneva College senior pursuing sociology. The bride is a Geneva College graduate with a BS in elementary education and will teach in Chippewa schools this fall. They reside at 2635 Darlington Road Beaver Falls Pa 15010. Evening Journal Washington Iowa August 2 1969.

Werner Lowry Marvin Lowry First Baptist Church Green Bay Wis Stephen Roe Minneapolis Nellie McBee Mary William Arzberger Baptist Church Youngstown Basil McBee Ernest Arzberger Pittsburgh Geneva College Beaver Falls Darlington Road

Local Birth Announcements Highlight Keota and Washington Families

Stork Gazette lists Julie Ann Sypherd daughter of Delbert and Cynthia Sypherd on Rural Route 1 Keota. James Devin Hazelett son of Paul and Janet Hazelett at 221 East Main Washington. Jill Anjanette Hoy daughter of Gene and Carol Hoy Richland. Marilyn Kay Miller daughter of Harlan and Diane Miller Route 1 Kalona. Thomas Michael Redlinger son of Donald and Mary Redlinger Route 1 Washington.

Julie Ann Sypherd Delbert Lee Sypherd Keota James Devin Hazelett Paul Glenn Hazelett East Main Washington Jill Anjanette Hoy Gene Wilbur Hoy Richland Marilyn Kay Miller Harlan Ray Miller Kalona Thomas Michael Redlinger Donald Joe Redlinger

The Week on the Farm August 2 1969 wind tests corn field

Thaddeus reports a severe windstorm last Saturday damaging corn varieties with some stalks broken and weaker plants twisted. Ash tree near the house was broken at 18 inches, elms die along creek banks, flood debris cleaned, army worms absent, grasshoppers plentiful, tomatoes and sweet corn tasty, and weeds battled. lawn demands frequent mowing.

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