Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1968

Page

5

Dear Mand Agatha: A Glorious Iowa Week

Dear Auntie reports a heat wave break and a pleasant week in Washington Iowa. new houses rise in town with more under construction and two finished tennis courts at Sunset Park drawing many players. teachers return as summer ends and county fair prep begins. a skunk sighting prompts a police call and the Milkings Shorthorn show crowns Peggy Kephart as district princess. next week Miss Washington County will be chosen at the Jaycees pageant. best wishes to Uncle Fitz

Sunset Park Iowa The Milking Shorthorn Association Fair Grounds Peggy Kephart Washington William H. Jones Peggy Washington County Jaycees

Local babies listed in Washington Kalona Ainsworth districts

Nancy Ann Moeller, Royce Duane Miller, Michael Lee Peters, Rita Winifred Fritz, Donna Faye Goff, John Brian Hershberger, Shawn Walter Acord Jr, Julie Lynn Hess, Christine Ann Roberts, Paul Michael Goodwin, Corey Allan Boone, Dawn Linnet Meyer, Beverly Sue Droll are named as children of local residents. Each entry records parents and route or box numbers in Iowa communities including Washington Kalona Columbus Junction Brighton Wellman Riverside Monmouth Ainsworth Keota and Ainsworth.

The Week on the Farm

The article extols the season’s bounty with tomatoes cabbage onions beets cucumbers corn and melons. It notes slow maturity due to cool weather and describes garden patches and wildlife intrusions including raccoons and deer. It highlights the County Fair as a central upcoming event and the family effort in youth livestock projects and recognition.

Mother Earth

Saturday Journal Notice for Out-of-State Readers

The Saturday Edition offers out-of-state readers a quick week summary of local news. Subscriptions are mailed weekly at $3.50 per year to former Washington residents and others.

Journal Washington

Spectator killed at Mississippi Valley speedway race

A pit worker from Muscatine was fatally struck when a car left the wall at the Mississippi Valley Speedway Club event. Gail Burdette West, 33, died at the scene, while driver John Mulcahy, 22, of Washington, was hospitalized with acid burns and other injuries. Sylvester Lemley of Riverside had minor injuries. Army Sgt. Charles T. Hesse, 21, of Mediapolis, was killed in Vietnam when a helicopter crashed during fueling. The report mentions related community notices and local engagements.

Mississippi Valley Washington Muscatine General Hospital Sylvester Lemley Riverside Army Charles T. Hesse Mediapolis Vietnam Hesse Lester Luckenbill

Bad check artists sought by Washington County authorities

Washington County sheriff's officers seek clues to the whereabouts of two women who cashed several checks totaling hundreds of dollars then vanished. The checks, about $50 each, were cashed at local businesses using blanks from a Wayland bank. The suspects were active in Mt. Pleasant before vanishing with no forwarding address.

Washington County Sheriff’s Wayland Bank Mt. Pleasant

Vandals damage Elm Grove Cemetery stones

Police hunt for vandals who overturned stones in Elm Grove Cemetery several days ago. Investigation yields few leads as officers seek clues to identify those responsible.

Elm Grove

County road contract lets for 4.4 miles west of Crawfordsville

Contracts let for grading and culverts on a farm to market road west of Crawfordsville total 258830.02. Whitey Estle of Fairfield bid 115804.12 for grading and F A Moser 142576.90 for culverts. Road will extend from Crawfordsville toward Rex Smith corner on highway 92 east of Washington and is slated for paving in future.

Crawfordsville Ames Whitey Estle Fairfield F. A. Moser Robert Huber Rex Smith Washington

City joins in asphalt suit against oil firms

Washington city council approved filing papers in Des Moines to join a broad price fixing suit over road oils and asphalt. If damages are awarded, Washington would share pro rata with many Iowa subdivisions.

Des Moines Washington Iowa

Hospital and Birth Notices From Washington Area

Admitted and discharged list for Saturday to today includes Mrs. James Lytell Washington medical and many other patients. Births reported for Riverside Ainsworth Washington and nearby towns include a daughter to Sam and Mrs Roberts and a son to David and Mrs Goodwin with additional newborns today in Washington and Solon.

M. S. McAvoy Dana Wellington New Zealand Rotary McAvoys Sam Witting Washington Christal Reid Columbus Junction Jackie Huff Crawfordsville Ruben Ralph Johnson Surgical Lucy Rehmel Charles Droll Ainsworth Allan Boone Keota James Lytell John Dickinson Fairfield Harold Unkrich Winfield Medical Mary Montgomery Wilma T. Black West Chester Christine Menke Harper David Meyer Monmouth Stephen Crowbaugh Solon Dale Dodge David Hess Sam Roberts Riverside David Goodwin Ezra Jones Terry Enfiejian Florence Brown Carol Forgey Thomas West Lynn Melville

Deaths in several Iowa towns reported with ages

Multiple obituaries list deceased individuals across Columbus Junction Sigourney Harper Richland and Brighton. Notables include Mrs. Robert H. Schmidt 79 found in bed. William G Baumert 84 died after hospitalization. August Salm 96 at Keokuk County Hospital. E Clyle Mason 57 former Ainsworth farmer. Mrs Meryl Fleig 63 of Richland with heart attack. Fred A Donaldson 86 at Washington County Hospital. Mrs O C Stagers ??? stroke in Brighton with services pending.

Columbus Junction Robert H. Schmidt Kenneth Carrell Louisa County Sigourney William G. Baumert Keokuk County Hospital Harper Salm Gigourney E. Clyle Mason Ainsworth Washington County Hospital Restopia Nursing Home Richland Meryl Fleig Hopewell Friends Church L. Merle Green Richland Friends Richland Friends Cemetery Fred A. Donaldson East Main Street Brighton O. C., Stagers Jefferson County Hospital Pythian Temple Gould

Marriages listed from Iowa churches in late July 1968

Several couples exchanged vows in Iowa during a span of July 27 to July 29. Vicki Ruth Smith wed Linden Jon Brinningson in Nashua at the Little Brown Church. Barbara Jean Robertson married Michael F. Ryan in Solon at St. Bridget's. Dorthy Ann Nebel tied with Duane Truman in Mt. Pleasant at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Regina Gunnarson wed J Jackson Jenkins in Bettendorf Presbyterian Church. Nancy Ann Holthus and Thomas W. Krause united in Keota Adel Methodist Church ceremonies. Evening Journal, Washington Iowa.

Gerald F. O’keefe Davenport Sisters of the Humility of Mary Ottumwa Ottumwa Heights Mary Jo Peiffer St. James Parish Washington Margaret Marie Washington County Des Moines Iowa Senator McCarthy Vicki Ruth Smith Donald L. Smith Little Brown Nashua Linden Jon Brinningson Leonard Brinning Barbara Jean Robertson W. Monroe Michael F. Ryan Route 2 West Branch St. Bridget’s Catholic Church Solon Dorthy Ann Nebel Mt. Pleasant Clayton Nebel Duane Truman Indianapolis Ind Kenneth Truman Lanark Ill Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Vernon Gerig Robert Hartzler Regina Gunnarson Brown Street Bettendorf Leroy Gunnarson Waukegan J. Jackson Jenkins State Street Charles Jenkins Columbus Junction Bettendorf Presbyterian Church Carl Boag Keota Nancy Ann Holthus Thomas W. Krause Adel Orrin T. Potter Keota Methodist Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dear Mand Agatha Leonard Pohren Fitz She Stork Gazette Nancy Ann James Moeller Royce Duane Gordon K. Miller Box 240 Kalona Michael Lee Edward Lee Peters Route 1 Rita Winifred Robert A. Fritz Donna Faye Fred C. Goff John Brian Lewis Hershberger Box 166 Shawn Walter Alvin Walter Acord, Jr Wellman Julie Lynn David Raymond Hess Route 3 Christine Ann Sammie Lee Roberts Box Paul Michael David Duane Goodwin Corey Allan Mrs Allan Monroe Boone Dawn Linnet David Lee Meyer Beverly Sue Charles William Droll Box 57 Edward Mathes Holoman Air Force Base New Mexico John J. Mattes Nancy AIC Edward J. Mattes Ruth Courtney Fred Cold Coppock Mercy Hospital Iowa City Kathy Berkhoff C. P. Berkhoff Central National Bank Robyn Kirt Babcock Cedar Rapids Myra Peck Clem Benda Kate Pacha East Pleasant Plain M. J. Redlinger Marvin Thomas Anna Marie Margaret Thomas Evan Edward Rees Bob Roberts Roberts Newton Jones Williamsburg Dillis Evans Ruth Wales Willard H. Grange Houston Texas Grange Los Angeles Calif Micheal Stearns Richard Stearns Glenn Banks Broadway West Burlington Tara Suzette Camp Riply Minn National Guard Lenore Banks Joe T. Koehler Ed Rees Carole Robert Michaelsen Cedar Falls Chillecothe Wilmer Ziglowski Joe Tommy Garden Grove Lone Tree Ralph Kleese Leech Lake Walker Greg Doug Tom Kleese Minnesota Kleese Tom Harold Ahrens Hills Green Field Robin Greene Greenlyne Hyleets Georgia Skubal Robert Logan Wayne Gamon French Lick Dave Elder Frank Gingerich A. A. Martin and Randy Kirksville, Mo Rolland Maxwell Emery Yoder Velma Spicher Emma Gingerich Amos Hostetler Louisa County Fairgrounds Muscatine Jim Lloyd Washington Country Club Lloyd Dick Paul Jim Hubert Romine Mary Lou John H. Hanley John M. Hanley Omaha Neb Henry Kauffman Ramona Rae Kauffman Robert Anthony Amlong Robert Amlong Gladys Manchester Fox Lake, Ill John House Mark Lynn Carolyn Kincheloe Air Force Base Michigan Earl Hiller Stigers Peter M. Welsh Charles Welsh Cc. J. Jungbluth Parks and Recreation Farmington Permelia Lay Gladbrook Washington Community Air Force E. Roy Shain Boulder Colorado Shain Nancy Wallace Ben Wallace Wallace Don Anderson Chris Sioux Falls South Dakota Don Saunders Park Robert Hyde Mae Stokes C. C. Pickens Gettysburg Washington, D. C New York City United Nations New Orleans Florida Ron Allison Kristi Jacki Badlands Yellowstone National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Pauline Armbruster Thomas Mulcoch Bronx N. Y St. Mary’s Church L. B. Eicher Mid - Prairie Board of Education Robert E. Pucelik Mary Jo Bomber Irwin Bomber Creighton Memorial St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing Boys Town Music Hall Washington High School Charles Corpman Erma Hess Pearl Cochran Stanley Skinner Cochran Cabrico Debbie Novella Hess Jim Hess Mary Escher G. A. Hess Myrtle Robertson Mary Skinner Elmer Krantz Russell Skinner Clayton Nicholson Sara Mike Earl Hough Esther Wayne Marston Children’s Hospital Joe Schantz Iowa Ave Winnipeg Canada F. W. Schnoebelen Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative District Four Schnoebelen Rusty Green Washington Youth Employment Service Washington Evening Journal Kcii Radio Robert Lee Max Lee Navy Dispensary Washington D. C Charles Harley Ely Dwight Harley Julie Luers Robert Rich University Hospital Robert Duane, Jr Rich Rita Sojka Geneva Bleifuss Galesburg, Ill Martha Ross Raymond Job Robert Fritz Joe Baker Hubert Walker John L. Hershberger Henry Bailey Fred Goff Ed Peters Max Bain Thomas Rabenold Howard Caldwell Wilma Black Evening Journal
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication