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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1965
Page
3
A wide range of Washington community happenings are reported including 4-H camps with Roger Stout and Joan Eagle, new medical and veterinary ties, county fair attendance, hog buying offices, school openings, YMCA activities, and plans for the state fair. Also noted are indictions for military service, new business openings, and local civic club activities.
The Annual Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair started at the Washington County Fair Grounds with junior cattle feeders being judged at 11 a m. Monday afternoons agenda includes dairy cattle, junior livestock judging, and rabbits and poultry. Local residents report various pickups, visits, and trips including family gatherings and travels to Illinois and Minnesota.
Janet Osincup daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Osincup of Washington was crowned Miss Washington County after a keen contest among nine contestants sponsored by the Washington Jaycees. Also noted are local civic figures involved in area events and several unrelated personal notices spanning vacations and church affairs.
Good weather and a busy schedule drew about 2000 people to the Washington County 4H and FFA Fair on Tuesday and Tuesday night. Highlights included livestock displays, a variety show hosted by Red Blanchard, and Cathy Greiner winning top honors in baby beef rate of gain with a gain of 6.55 hundred pounds from December 5, 1964 to August 2, 1965 averaging 2.73 pounds daily. Additional notes cover a 10 year class reunion for Washington High School Class of 1955, visits from local residents, a 66th wedding anniversary, a Major returning from Formosa, Navy enlistees, and a hospital transfer following an auto accident.
Brighten moves mark two conservation officers as Lake Darling custodians depart. William K. Wyatt and Jim McEldon relocate August 3 to Algona and Lake Manawa respectively. Washington County 4 H and FFA fair closes livestock entries and hosts a horse show at 7 p.m. Stake events follow at the skating rink at 9 p.m. The week also notes a university degree for Richard H. Goodwin and an audit of the county social welfare records underway.
Friday morning at 7 40 a m Charlotte Wulf a 1963 Washington High School graduate was hurt in a two car collision one mile south of Cedar Rapids on Highway 149 She was treated at St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids The other driver was killed The Iowa Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred as Miss Wulf collided with another auto Washington Saddle Club hosted a near capacity horse show at the fairgrounds with judges and ring officials named Queen of the Louisa County Fair was Nancy Griffen Columbus Junction plus other regional events and visits listed.
A warm reminiscence on County Fair week in Washington County. The writer recalls the fair's growth from church basements and a barn to a community centerpiece uniting girls projects boys exhibits and multi generational participation. Witty notes on Dave Livingston’s hat and local improvements highlight shared pride and renewal.
Two engagements are recorded, one at St James Catholic Church in Washington where Jeannie Bresnock and Kenneth Lukavsky wed in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev James Grubb. Parents listed include Mr and Mrs Joseph Bresnock of Reading and Mr and Mrs Edwina Lukavsky of Washington.
The Saturday edition of the Journal offers a weekly local news digest aimed at former Washington residents. Subscriptions for out-of-state readers are $3.50 per year, mailed weekly.
Hospital bulletin lists admissions and discharges by city. Entries name patients such as William C. Kolo Doris Bittner George Lord Jeffrey Vaughn Nancy Albright and others with statuses medical or surgical across Washington Brighton Ollie Keota Richland Fairfield and related families with newborns and births noted.
Obituaries report deaths in August 1965 for Joseph Polton 68 Columbus City Iowa Margaret I Pieper 89 Washington County Hospital Ohio Grace Hoffman 83 Brighton and 36 year old Ralph Arthur Warren former Muscatine resident. Funeral services scheduled or held in each case with relatives named and burial plans noted.
A fragmentary poem expresses farewell and hope for reunion. Read as a tribute to a son, it evokes distant shores, misted memories, and a promise that a heavenly reunion will complete a life seen as an adventurous journey.
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