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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1967

Page

5

Week in Washington notes from DP Mieie Aled Agatha

Dear Auntie recounts a Chicago weekend trip to witness a friend Daryl Schultz wed Janie Rhode while praising Iowa weather. Reports band concerts and a major fire at Bob Day's garage recreation room, near school preparations with 75 girls at Lake Darling Youth Center, and signs of the upcoming school year.

Chicago Daryl Schultz Janie Rhode Iowa Ron Wise Bob Day Lake Darling YWCA The Bluebirds

The Week on the Farm and Vacation Reflections

A travel piece recalls a Daytona Beach and Jacksonville Beach visit with families and amusement rides. It notes Georgia corn and soybeans replacing cotton crops, Wool market weak due to synthetic fabrics, a stop in Dalton and Lexington race farms, tax and depreciation questions, damage from a storm in Tennessee, and hopes for a strong corn harvest amid price concerns.

Daytona Beach Jacksonville Beach Georgia Dalton Norris Dam

Washington weekly roundup July updates in 1937 notes

Local reporter summarizes a week of events in Washington including Red Cross swimming program wrap, 30th reunion of Washington High School Class of 1937, MVSC stock car races at Columbus Junction with winner Mark Mosier and Kenneth Fenn, visits to Mercy Hospital, FFA judging at Cedar Rapids, weather rainfall totals, and community notices from Rotary and Fleur de Lis Club.

Washington High School Washington Country Club MVSC Columbus Junction Mechanics Kenneth Fenn Washington Mark Mosier Greg Wolfer Gary Wehr Paul Beliel Dan Pfeffer Washington F. F. A Wilson & Co Cedar Rapids Bloomfield

Heavy hail and wind damage hit Keota area and Columbus Junction update

Heavy crop damage reported from hail Sunday evening in Keota and Harper with trees felled by wind at Harper and more hail south of Keota. Areas north and west of Keota also struck. In Columbus Junction Byron Duaine McConahay 22, missing in action aboard USS Forrestal after explosion and fire. He is a Navy aviation machinist mate airman, a 1964 Wapello High School graduate. Other local notes: Hampshire pig wins at Mercer County Fair and Henry County Fair. Ann Schilling visiting grandparents. porch reunions. Ezra Smith surgical patient in Iowa City Mercy Hospital. families visiting from Pomona Calif Branson Mo and more. a two-year-old Terry Williams back home.

Lexington Internal Revenue Ceterisi Keota Harper Columbus Junction Byron Duaine McConahay Hollis McConahay Forrestal United States Navy Wapello High School Nancy Larson Iowa City L. H. Clark Otto McConahay Cairo, Iowa

Rain and community notes mix in midweek update

Brief rain showers measured .52 inch early today as warm humid conditions return. Local teachers and residents appear in social items from a university summer institute to birthday parties and family travel. Notables include Peter J Weller and Josephine Janecek engagements and health updates amid obituaries none.

Washington

Certificates honor Mr Day and ASC district winner

Mr Day receives a certificate of merit for 1967 from the Washington County ASC committee. West Chester Savings Bank elects Howard McCall to its board to fill a vacancy from the late Harry Dusenberg. Matthew Todd Myers born in Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant. Airman Edward J Mattes promoted to airman second class August 1 at Spangdheim Air Base Germany. Mrs Vera Foriash returns from three weeks in Canada including Expo 67.

William Day Washington County West Chester Howard McCall West Chester Savings Bank Harry A. Dusenbery Mr. McCall Louis M. Smith Alvin R. Wolf Calvin C. Wolf John Butler Don Myers Washington Matthew Todd Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant Edward J. Mattes Spandheim Air Base Germany John J. Mattes Vera Foriash Canada

Local births listed in Stork Gazette feature

Donna Jean Dickinson Steven Duane Miller Anthony Lynn Krabill Deidre Ann Hayes David Leroy Mast Lyn Rochelle Altenhofen Rebecca Fannie Ropp Lynnette Lea Norton are named as newborns with parental details and rural addresses in the Stork Gazette brief from Brighton Wellman Kalona Washington Muscatine and Ainsworth areas.

Short cuts to summer housekeeping routines

Family Circle Magazine offers summer time management tips to fit work and fun into warm months. It covers ironing less by buying no iron fabrics, batch cleaning of bathrooms kitchen and halls, folding laundry efficiently, fridge storage ideas, ironing minimization, Saturday cleaning, weekly shopping, batch cooking for the week, and saving small chores for rainy days.

Family Circle Magazine

Saturday Journal Readers Note on Edition Service

The Saturday Edition informs out of state readers about this week’s local news and offers annual mail subscriptions for former Washington residents at three dollars fifty cents.

Journal Washington

Day's Garage Fire Damages Home and Auto

A Friday fire damaged the Day family's two story garage and much of its contents, including a new car. The cause is undetermined. the structure had been remodeled after a previous blaze blamed on lightning. Beverly Dee Whitter and George Allan Johnson announce their upcoming marriage, as do Linda Carol Jaspering and Michael C Gardner. Nearby, the Hutchins, Lemmons, and Binghams took trips, andMrs. John D. Jones celebrated her 83rd birthday after recovering from rib injuries.

Robert Day Howard Whitter Panora Beverly Dee George Allan Johnson Walter Johnson Washington John D. Jones Jones

Hospital notices list births, admissions, and dismissals

Yesterday and today update hospital records with names and places. Entries include births in Brighton and Washington, medical and surgical cases, and multiple discharges such as Carol Knutson and Dan Norton. Additional notes mention new admissions like Gene Smith in Postville and diversions between Kalona Washington and Muscatine areas.

Martha Nicola Washington Elva Givans Alice Brown Surgical Donald Dickinson Brighton Carol Knutson Lewis Hohenshell Wellman Allen Palmer Keota Sam Patterson Crawfordsville Jack Fosdyck Lyle Manning Jr Wayland Gene Smith Postville Eldon Ropp Karona Ira Amlong Eldon Roop Kalona

Birthday party marks 99th birthday in Oelwein

Mr and Mrs William Jensen visited Oelwein Wednesday to see Mrs Oline Christensen and attend a birthday party honoring her 99th birthday on August 2. Mr and Mrs Duane Simpson Linda and Lisa of Cedar Falls also spent time with Mrs Iva Simpson and grandchildren Missy Morrison and David Morrison. Missy visited Lake Darling camp where aunt Jean Morrison is lifeguard.

David Neiswanger Lloyd Neiswanger Colorado Orchard Lake Mich William Jensen Oelwein Mr. Jensen Oline Christensen Christensen Duane Simpson Linda Lisa Cedar Falls Mr. Simpson Iva Simpson Missy Morrison David Ed Morrison Woodbridge E. D. Morrison Jr Missy Lake Darling Jean Morrison

Marriages Reported in multiple Iowa churches

Marriages include Richland ceremony for Karen Steinbeck and Victor Woolums at Richland Methodist Church on July 29. Karol Kurtz and George Hart Moore wed at St Marys Fairfield. Elaine Tyler and Felix Vondracek married July 30 in Marion Christian Church. Jackie Schulty and Jerry Dempsey exchange vows July 29 in Wellman. Obituary notices list John W. Butterbaugh dead at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and Martha Ellen Nicola dies in Washington at 75. former Columbus City resident.

Richland Karen Lee Steinbeck Kenneth L. Steinbeck Victor V. Woolums II Victor V. Woolums Packwood Richland Methodist Church Karol Marie Kurtz Milwaukee Ralph Kurtz Fairfield George Hart Moore Davenport Jesse Moore Washington Mr. Moore St. Mary’s Catholic Church Kalona Elaine H. Tyler Marion Felix J. Vondracek Cedar Rapids Peter M. Morgan Marion Christian Church Virgil D. Hochstetler Katona Grand Forks North Dakota Marion Blum Wellman Jackie Schulty Jerry Dempsey Lewis Dempsey Woodward Columbus Junction Martha Ellen Nicola the Pines Rest Home Washington County Hospital Columbus City

Deaths noted in Iowa and nearby states in late July 1967

Obituaries list Joseph Zak age 64 of Omaha Neb dieing after a stroke July 30 at Washington County Hospital. John Holmes 85 of Crawfordsville Iowa dies July 29 at Washington County Hospital. Funeral services for Wynn C Gretter 74 of Harper Keota County held July 31 at St Elizabeth Church Keota. Elva J Givans 87 of 219 West Jefferson Street Washington dies July 31 at Washington County Hospital after ten day illness. Elizabeth Pearl dies near Farmer City Illinois, funeral set in Washington. Mr and Mrs Don Pearl called to Farmer City by mother Elizabeth Pearl's death.

Joseph Zak South 86Th Street Omaha Nebr Washington County Hospital John Holmes Crawfordsville Keota Wynn C. Gretter Harper Keokuk County Sigourney St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church St. Elizabeth’s Cemetery Ron Eldred Rosary Powell Funeral Home Elva Givans West Jefferson Street Pearl Farmer City Jones Elva J. Givans Don Pearl Washington Mr. Pearl Elizabeth Pearl

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