Local News Briefs Featuring Families Moving and Visiting
Mr and Mrs Jack Fish former Mason City residents moved to the Neill Trotman farm near Washington. Mrs Fish will teach high school physical education. Mrs Giles Escher of Katona recovering from surgery in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. The Westermark, Lance families return from Grand Ve Lodge trip to Walker Minnesota. Martha Crone of Lafayette Indiana visiting sisters in town. Steve and Tommy Black spending the week at the Royal McNeese home near Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fish
Mason City
Neill Trotman
Washington
Fish
Jack
Nels Westermark
Jerry
Karen
Roger Lance
Bill
John
Grand Va Lodge
Leech Lake
Walker, Minn
Steve
Tommy Black
Royal McNeese
Britt
Death notices: George D. McGinnis 72 in Clinton Wisconsin
George D. McGinnis 72, a retired farmer born near Washington, died Tuesday in Clinton Wisconsin. Survived by wife Mary Porter and three children George Jr Delbert and Evelyn, four grandchildren, and siblings Twila Ruth Martha Annetta Lester. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Clinton with burial there. Preceded by two brothers W A and Elwyn McGinnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McGinnis
Wisconsin
George D. McGinnis
Clinton
Wis
McGinnis
Washington
Joseph
Anna Stephens McGinnis
Mary Porter
Evelyn Thompson
George Jr
Delbert
Orfordsville
Twila Dodde
Muscatine
Ruth Longmore
Somers
Martha Paynter
Annetta Adams
Racine
Lester
Union Grove
W. A. McGinnis
Ainsworth
Elwyn McGinnis
Audubon, Ia
Petit juror list for Washington County term
Washington County residents called for petit jury duty for the September term include Helen Schneider Brighton Two Jay Sellers Third Ward Velma Skola Kalona Aaron Spicker Kalona Walter Starr Second Ward Helen Stewart Dorothy Stout Oregon Two Marion Stoutner Creek Two Leela T obin Oregon Two Cedric Olin Lime Creek Two Marie Wagenknecht Oregon Two Dee Walby Second Ward Edith Weidner Third Ward Elmer Wenger Roegon Two John Winga Jr 1st Ward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Helen Schneider
Brighton
Jay Sellers
Velma Skola
Kalona
Aaron Spicker
Walter Starr
Helen Stewart
Dorothy Stout
Oregon
Marion Stoutner
Creek
Leela Tobin
Cedric Olin
Lime Creek
Marie Wagenknecht
Dee Walby
Edith Weidner
Elmer Wenger
Roegon
John Winga Jr
Sons of Riverside Join Army Units at Fort Polk and Fort Bliss
Ronald W. Rath and Herman A. Eagle Jr. enlist in the Army from Riverside. Rath serves in Co E 4th Bn Fort Polk Louisiana, while Eagle serves in Co E 3rd Tang Bn 3rd Plt 2nd Bde at Fort Bliss Texas. Eagle, a 1966 Highland High School graduate, enlisted in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Ronald
Everette Rath
Riverside
Eagle Pvt
Herman A. Eagle
R. A
Fort Bliss
Texas
Herman
Herman Eagle
Highland High School
Army
Annual McNeese reunion draws fifty descendants
The annual McNeese reunion was held Sunday in Sunset Park with fifty descendants of Samuel and Eliza Reed McNeese attending the basket dinner at noon and several visitors in the afternoon. Attendees included multiple families from Washington and nearby towns and the reunion cake marked August birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Samuel
Eliza Reed McNeese
J.R. McNeese
Royal McNeese
Sharon
Gary
Nancy
Jimmie
Britt
Joe Miller
Pearl
Suzie
Joe
Columbus Junction
John Palmer
Town City
Isaac Kleese
Washington
Verne Dawson
Ed Irving
Recordkeeping crucial for pesticide use and weather data
County Extension Director urges commercial applicators to keep detailed chemical records for at least five years. Records verify proper pesticide use, aid in lawsuits, and support eligibility for indemnity payments if residues affect products like milk. Obtain the new form from the county extension office or Iowa State University Publications Distribution in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Frier
Towa State University
Ames
Mrs. Van Winkle Dies In Hospital
Mrs. Arthur Van Winkle died at Henry County Hospital after a week as a patient. Funeral services will be at Zehr Funeral Home Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Brighton. She was born September 1 1896 in Jefferson County and married Arthur Van Winkle February 21 1923. Survived by a son Lyle two grandchildren two sisters and her church German Lutheran membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zehr Funeral
Arthur Vanikle
Henry County Hospital
van Winkle
Jefferson County
Arthur van Winkle
Lyle
German Lutheran Church
Brighton
Demand for Higher Soybean Yields Highlighted at ASA Meeting
Des Moines report cites USDA official Dr. Robert W. Howell urging more funds and people for soybean research to break the yield barrier. Iowa State official Roger L. Mitchell notes two modifications to boost yields using TIBA and Amsoy varieties. Industry executive James Henderson cites seed germination risks from handling and storage impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Agriculture Department
American Soybean Association
Robert W. Howell
Beltsville
USDA
Howell
Iowa State University
Roger L. Mitchell
Tiba
Mitchell
Record of Local Figures Mentioned in Yesterday’s Item
Names listed include Hubert Romine of Brighton Mrs David Flading of Wellman Brent Eichelberger of Washington Earl Kolosick of Ainsworth. The brief notes identify residents connected to a yesterday’s newspaper item without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Flading
Wellman
Brent Eichelberger
Washington
Earl Kolosick
Ainsworth
Turner denounces Hughes policies at Republican Women event
Richard C. Turner former state senator and Republican attorney general candidate assailed the Hughes administration for abandonment of principle and arrogance. Speaking at Woodbury County Republican Women in Sioux City he faulted salary actions bidding and licensing deals tied to state officials and urged investigation and accountability. He pledged to serve all Iowa people if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Richard C. Turner
Council Bluffs
Hughes
Woodbury County Council of Republican Women
Morningside College ‘Commons
Turner
Vic Gallo
Towa families get poverty loans
Federal officials report 116 Town families received anti poverty program loans during the 1966 fiscal year. The Iowa FHA officer said loans totaled 253400 to aid rural families start earning better livings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Arden H. Newell
U.S. Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Newell
Office of Economic Opportunity
Knights of Columbus Chicken Supper Planned in August
The Knights of Columbus will host a chicken supper for members and their wives Sunday August 21 at 6 30 p m at the Earl Redlinger farm. Licenses were issued yesterday to William Charles Duke and Mary Lou Schwab and to Edwin Jerald Eiffert and Donna Lee Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.C
Knights of Columbus
Earl Redlinger
William Charles Duke
Columbus Junction
Mary Lou Schwab
Washington
Edwin Jerald Eiffert
Wayland
Donna Lee Miller
Ainsworth
Munson in Service Sees Son of Mrs Sam Munson
The report notes MUNSON OC Lloyd M. Munson RA 17740651 Co FOCR Ft Belvoir Virginia 22060 as serving in the military. It identifies Munson as the son of Mrs. Sam Munson of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd M. Munson
FOCR
Belvoir
Munson Is the Son
Sam Munson
Washington
Train victim's body unclaimed in Davenport
A transient killed by a freight train on August 3 remains unclaimed in Scott County. With no next of kin found, the county cannot fund a funeral under Iowa law requiring a year of residency for relief. Atty Gen. Sea lise’s office is being asked for help as the funeral issue looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Gerald McConnel
Atty
Lawrence Sealise
Henry Runge
Runge Mortuary
Scott County
David Miller
Five South American nations back groundwork for Latin market
In Bogota five nations agree on a declaration outlining plans for economic integration and unity. The document signed on eve of Alliance for Progress anniversary urges a hemispheric summit with President Johnson and pledges closer cooperation among Chile Venezuela Colombia Ecuador and Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
API
Alliance For Progress
Chile
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
San
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Arthur Edmondson
Harry Drake
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Schoonover Drug
Don Radda
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Sclucettever
Evening Journal
Mrs. van Winkle
James Henderson
A. T. Ferrell & Co
Saginaw, Mich
Robert Harvey
Gary Carle
Plymouth
Ill
Hubert Romine
Luci’s
Wolf's
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Toni
Fashion Rite
Gillettes
Kleenex
Gray
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Whitman Crayons
TIMEX
Aytinal JR
Dorithy Feakins
Dorothy Perkins
Harry Bradley
Highway Commission
Industrial Development Commission
Bobby Barry
Commission
Governor
Barry
Towa
Munson
Kraft Miniature Marshmallows
Riles
Swift Premium
Saltine
South Town Ave
Brown's
THE
Willow
LiFe
Glincup Drug Store
Walgreen Agency
West Side Square
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