Washington history notes and local news roundup
The column surveys Washington Iowa highlights from local history and recent events. Gerald Howell of Crawfordsville travels as one of six Iowa delegates to India under the National 4-H Farm Youth Exchange program. Washington seeks a special election for a municipal swimming pool. A new intercom at Washington High School promises efficiency. Francis Mangold joins KWPC Muscatine as news and sports director. The 872nd Ordnance Company trains at Camp McCoy. Al Faulkner moves to U S Employment Service in Muscatine. The HiV club book exchange opens. Boy Scouts meet at St Pauls and prepare for archery. Congressmen Tom Martin attends a service clubs meeting. Louise Buckley headlines. Local achievement show features nine demonstration teams. 4-H entries head to Des Moines. county youth judge team competes. Rural schools set for a new year. over 100 teachers named. Milburn McKay signs with a major music house. a Washington music store planned. A 200-person picnic at Blackhawk grounds spurs a next-year repeat. Mrs Reid travels for Shrine duties. Althea Montgomery to Des Moines for state fair educational exhibit. Troop F guards near Camp Dodge. local justices of the peace detain speed violators. Stock show draws seven baby beeves and 25 pigs. $200 in merchant prizes. A storm-damaged Chautauqua tent forces sessions indoors. Iowa storm damages tallied. Dr Ted Crone, Palmer graduate, visits Montana. Dr Kerr sells practice to Dr Bowling. Mr and Mrs Julius Conger return from Western trip.
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Iowa
India
U. S
International Farm
National 4-H Club Foundation
Gerald Howell
Crawfordsville
Iowa State College
Extension Service
Washington
Washington High School
Carl Paetz
Francis Mangold
KWPC
Muscatine
Mangold
Davenport Democrat
872Nd Ordnance Company
Camp McCoy
Des Moines
Merle Warner
Everett Hayes
Donald Rinner
Washington County
Lester Karbill
Milburn McKay
Accoss
Blackhawk
Fred Reid
Freeport
Ill
Chicago
Indiana
North Carolina
West Virginia
Jerusalem
Althea Montgomery
Washington Junior College
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Justices of the Peace
Chautauqua
Methodist
Ted Crone
Palmer’s School of Chiropractic
Montana
White Fish
Mont
C. K. Kerr
Bowling
Julius Conger
Esther
Washington couple dominate Iowa fair tall corn contest
Washington notes highlight Don Radda winning the tall corn contest at the 30th anniversary All-Iowa fair with a 21-foot two-inch stalk and Barbara Radda claiming two first places for her entries. The column also lists a cascade of weddings, visits, travels, and community notices across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ottumwa, Riverside, and surrounding areas, naming multiple families, addresses, and events from August 14 to 16.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Radda
Washington
Barbara
Radda
Washington County
Poem of the week A Flash of Beauty
A humming bird darts across the screen in iridescent green. The fleeting beauty hints at a future unknowable, leaving a memory of transience and wonder. Thelma Ireland.
Washington Evening Journal Employee and Publication Details
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists key staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris News Editor Bob Shaffer Local Advertising Bruce Cowden Contributing Editor Howard Hazen Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and that it is entered as second class matter under act of March 3 1879 in Washington Iowa. It also mentions affiliations with Inland Daily Press Association and Iowa Press Association and that mailing subscription rates include months outside Iowa and a weekly carrier option in Washington.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United
Inland Daily Press Assin
Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Red Cross Honors Mrs Oliver J Parish for Emergency Aid
Mrs Oliver J Parish the Faith Baptist pastor’s wife in Washington received the American Red Cross Certificate of Merit for her quick first aid that saved three week old Kimberly Ann McPeek on June 12 1965. Also noted are Tom Tanner’s surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and Essex clothing store plans for August 19 opening. Elaine Eleanor Waterhorst is listed as daughter of Mr and Mrs Bene.
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Oliver J. Parish
Faith Baptist Church
Washington
American Red Cross
Kimberly Ann McPeek
Tom Tanner
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Week in Washington recounts local news and events
Dear Avan Agatha reviews a warm week with rain aiding crops, tall corn prizes won by Don Radda, new shops opening by Tom Essex, and plans for a teen fashion show. Paving, jail repairs, and a completed airport runway update daily life here. Family reunions at Sunset Park teem with picnics and cribbage games conclude the week.
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East Washington
Fourth Ave
Uncle Fuzzy
Washington
Washington District to Start Term August 31 Morning
John V. Phleger announced Washington Community School District term start with students reporting August 31 at 8 50 a.m. High school pupils go to the auditorium and elementary students to Lincoln Stewart and Brighton. Wedding notices and local visits follow in this community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Phleger
Washington
Lincoln
Stewart
Brighton
Deaths Bring News Across Iowa Counties
Multiple obituaries from Washington County through Iowa City noting deaths of Joseph A. Picken 53 in Des Moines. Carrie Etermiller 91 in Wellman. Erma Susan Kaufman 67 in Wellman. James Knox Cline 70 in Iowa City. Floyd Murdock 76 in Muscatine. Pat Moriarty 78 in Washington. Anna Dawson 93 in Washington. Mrs. Harry Malichky 69 in Iowa City. Fern Ryder 57 in Garwin. Also references service details and burial plans for Patrick a hae Davenport and others with scattered fragments and locations.
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Wellman
Erma Susan Kaufman
Kalona
Iowa City
Saturday Journal notice for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition offers a quick local news summary designed for former Washington residents and out-of-state readers. Subscriptions mailed weekly cost $3.50 per year.
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Journal
Washington
Hospital Admits and Discharges Include Washington Names
A hospital daily log lists admissions on Saturday and today from Washington and nearby towns. Notable entries include Mr Isadore Deutsch Riverside medical and Mrs Jennie Eldridge Washington medical with others under surgical care. Births note a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gerald Bender Washington. Dismissals cover multiple patients including Miss Esther White Washington and Mrs Sevilla Bow man Davenport.
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Isadore Deutsch
Riverside
Medical
Catherine Yunk
Washington
Surgical
Kenneth Gerleman
L. G. Littlejohn
Ainsworth
Jennie Eldridge
Harry Liggett
Richland
Gerald Bender
Esther White
Gary van Sant
Wayland
Sevilla Bowman
Davenport
Lovell Bitting
Leroy Zook
Wayne Wagner
William Donaldson
Alan Schooley
Brighton
Katherine Shalla
Brief Family Announcements From Washington and Keota
Yesterday and today notices announce births and medical details. Names include Mrs Carl Jarrard Mrs Lyle Hinson Pat B Washington Mr Kenneth Potttebaum Allen Rinner Paula Rhodebeck Leroy Zook and others with residences in Washington Keota Ollie Ainsworth Minnesota and Karona.
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Paula Joann Rodebeck
Lakeville
Minn
George Lee Norenberg
Keota
Surgical
Alan Rinner
Pleasant
Medical
Harry Suter
Crawfordsville
W.P. Robertson
Howard Mangold
Robert Jones and Son
Brighton
Carl Jarrard
Washington
Willis Glider
Dean Cooney
Richland
Lyle Hanson
James Allgood
Ainsworth
Marvin Droll
Swartzendruber
Karona
Pat B . Washington
Kenneth Pottebaum
Allen Rinner
Paula Rhodebeck
Minnesota
Lillain Crone
Harry Miller
Leroy Zook
Clinton Churchill
Ollie
James Fields
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Leonard
Llewellyn
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W. J. Hennigan
Jean Ward
Carl Ward
al Faulkner
United States Employemnt Service
Faulkner
Jefferson
van Buren
Fairfield
Hiv Club
Norma Tilden
Hiv
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lincoln School
Es- Brock
Claire, Davin
Harold Jock
Ken Dan Messenger
Bill Guenther
Jim Maple
Tom Martin
Louise Buckley
Pacific Area
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Virginia Argo
West Point
Methodist Church
Associate Synod
Barbara Brinton
Wanda Brinton
Lyle P. Brinton
Robert G. Hawley Jr
Robert G. Hawley Sr
Minneapolis, Minn
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Barbara Dea Andresen
Raymond Andresen
Ida Grove
Merwin Robert Swanson
Marion Swanson
Worthie K. Usher
First Methodist Church
Ollie Newcomer
Scott City
Kansas
Sonja
Louis Swain
Vernon, Swain
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Mr. Swain
Robert P. Robinson
Cindy
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Melissa
Overland Park, Kansas
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Reinbeck
Don Tandy
Cedar Falls
Minneapolis
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Duane Martin
Jeff
Moberly, Mo
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Ottumwa
K. W. Kneen
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Littleton
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Walter H. Jungbluth
O'Hara Field
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United Airlines
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Harvey Holden
St. Luke’s School of Professional Nursing
Oral York
Gary York
Tonopah
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Warren Shafer
Richard Votruba
Omaha
Nebr
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A. J. Votruba
West Chester
Lee Drollinger
Don Statler
Hackensack
10 Mile Lake
Larry Statler
Waverly
Neil Smith
Aptos
Roy Fear
Lester Grim
Canada
Badlands
Blackhills
South Dakota
Sheryl
John
Joyce Grim
Clinton County
Ronald C. Meyer
Rod al of
Bettendorf
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Ron
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Houston
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Richard
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Frank Kos
Homer Brinning
Homer Randolph
Warrensburg, Ill
Orvis Hoags
Springfield, Il
Richard Whitmore
Rock Island, Il
John Beenblossom Sr
Rogers, Ark
Mrs. Beenblossom
Floyd Moore
Thelma Ireland
Scence
Carrier
Essex
Tom Duncan
Tom Essex
Harry Reschly
Elaine Eleanor Waterhorst
Mr. and
Mrs. Bene
Seifert’s
Falk’s
Sunset Park
Ted Bailey
H. H. McCleery
Patty Prenger
Tony Stephens
Packwood
Richland Methodist Church
A. R. Mec-Murrin
Hilbert Pregner
Nelson Stepelins
Batavia
Paul Hammen
Dorothy
Cynthia
Duane
Mableton
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Charles Slagle
Joe Yamallo
Doug
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Linda
Ricky
Bringman
Hammens
James Tree
Morristown
N.J
C. G. Schmoeller
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Mark Hensel
Alison
Glenview
Clinton Hensel
C. Don Leon
Bloomfield
Ray Leon
Lannie
Wayne Marston
Iowa State Bowling Association
Burlington City Association
Arion
Burlington
Pat Finnegan
Mike Jensen
Carlisle Smith
ABC
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ward Kamper
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Pas
Joe Knoteks
Claudia
River Forest
June Ward
Bryan and
Worth
Lemmon Grove
Arthur Ruegsegger
Mrs. Earl Simpson
Alex Gevock
Clayton Bear
J.A. Picken
Larry Shalla
W. J. Shannon
J. A. Picken
Shalla
Mr. Shannon
Victor Masson
John Masson
Lincoln, Ga
Daniel Bryan
Mary Frances Potrats
Colorado State College
Joseph A. Picken
Carrie Eitermiller
James Knox Cline
Mr. Cline
River Junction
Floyd Murdock
Ralph Ryan
Pat. Moriarty
West Madison Street
Aurea
Anna Dawson
Halcyon House
Harry Malichky
Fern Ryder
Garwin Iowa
University Hospital
Ryder
William I
Winifred Anwyl Duncan
Patrick
St. Mary
Lowa
Paul H. Bo
William R. Sheetz
Elizabeth Larsen
Charles Helfrich
Patricia Burroughs
Alan Boone
Dick Mangold
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