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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
7
A reader recounts Des Moines Register articles on the 1936 heat spell with temperatures peaking at 115 degrees. The diary excerpt describes outdoor nights, bed bug treatment, and rain relief, plus social visits, a drought meal, and a drowning news note involving a relative.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Widmer and Diane Ted Simpson Edith Roth and Edith Ethel travel west to Albany Oregon with stops at Marcus Wheatland and other en route sites. Amelia Blatspieler of Manly Iowa visits the Wilburt Grabers. The writer notes Mr Widmer recovering from a stroke and learning to use his left hand as he tends the garden from a chair.
Brighton resident Joann Fritz is listed as a patient at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield following admission on Saturday. The page also notes numerous social visits, family events, and community happenings including a 79th birthday celebration for Mrs. Vic Oswalt and varied weekend visitations across Fairfield and surrounding areas. A separate New York dateline reports Keep America Beautiful planning to reproduce the American flag in educational materials over 250 million times in 1964.
The Philathea Class of the Mennonite Church held its third quarterly meeting at the hall on Monday Aug. 3 with devotions by Mrs. A J Wyse a Bible food quiz led by Mrs Aaron Leichty and a business session led by president Mrs Allen Wenger A social time and refreshments followed the meeting.
Mrs Hagist enters Mercy hospital in Iowa City for medical care while residents relay travel plans and family visits. Rose Tinnes goes to Des Moines to face surgery. Harold Schreckengast family to visit from Beaufort North Carolina and Chicago. Local visits include Hess, Norenberg, Henry, and Sheetz families. Airman John Brinning completes basic training at Lackland and heads to Amarillo for tech training. New Sisters arrive to teach in Keota and accompany the fall term preparations.
Mr and Mrs Magnus Ahmling enjoyed a visit at the W C Smith home in Princeton La Additional travels include Mr and Mrs Everette Davidson of Birmingham and Mr and Mrs Max Davidson of Fairfield visiting Merle Lemley’s home The Jack Hotle family visit Colorado friends and relatives in Pueblo Others include the Farriers visiting Hannibal Missouri and travel to Fort Wayne Indiana and Mark Twain birthplace Weeks feature livestock 4 H exhibits blackberry picking canning activities and local social visits Several neighbors attend fairs and community events with family and friends including Jim Dearing Dale Robertson Joyce McClelland and others.
Cars driven by Leo Charles Mangold Sr and Marvin Jerry Bair were in a collision at the county fair grounds entrance off old highway 92 on Wednesday evening. Police report damages estimated at $400 for the Mangold car and $300 for the Bair car.
In Springfield Illinois the National Duroc Congress Sale on July 22 23 and 24 yielded total receipts of 32575 an average per head of 234 74 and an average 391 87 on 59 prize winners. Top boar sold for 2300 top open gilt 1050 top bred gilt 425 and top gilt pair 770. Champion boar consigned by LaVerne Reitz and Sons Gilman Illinois sold to Francis Co Armida Jr. Mexico City. Average prices were 402 50 for 44 boars 163 41 for 44 open gilts 172 83 for 23 bred gilts and 284 62 for 13 gilt pairs.
Aug 1 event at Chester church lawn drew about 60 people from 17 families. Rev Wallace Kinzler showed a film after dessert while class teacher Mrs Vera Foriash praised gatherings. Nearby notes mention weddings, travels, and county fair prep across West Chester with relatives visiting and local fraternal groups hosting picnics.
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