Washington history notes and social updates in Burlington
Mrs. Marion Meavoy and Mrs. Ralph Borman attended a Burlington VFW auxiliary reception for Mrs. Everett Davis, with other locals including Mrs. Jean Sprott and Mr. McAvoy. Four Washington County men volunteered for induction in Des Moines, Ainsworth Meek named chamber secretary, and local residents hosted, visited, or prepared for new roles in nursing and education.
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Marion Meavoy
Ralph Borman
Burlington
VFW
Everett Davis
Jean Sprott
Mt. Union
McAvoy
Daylene
Dana
Frank Kos
Dorothy Kos
Francis Hobhstetter
Joan Klein
Rosemary Kipt
Mercy Hospital
John Cunningham
Virginia
Betty
Port Arthur
Ft. William
Canada
Duluth
Copper Harbor
Mich
Straits of Mackinac
Washington County
Des Moines
Camp Chaffee
Dale Milton Hartzler
Gene Edward Bauer
West Chester
Harold Richard Gillaspie
Wheatland
Ronald Gene Ornduff
Route One
Ainsworth Clarice Meek
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
W. O. Boshart
Charles Meadows
Charleston
W. Va
Gordon Meadows
St. Albans
Charles Morris
Colorado
Radda wins tall corn contest at All Iowa Fair
Radda, Washington’s tall corn growing champion, saw his 22-foot stalk win the tall corn contest at the All Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids. The week’s notes mention a new birth, Stacey Anne Burns born August 3 to Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Burns of Edmonton Alberta, and other local happenings from families visiting, weddings, and travels across Iowa and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Radda
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Charles R. Burns
107Th Street
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Stacey Anne
Brenda Maree
Fern Woodyard
Clyde Brown News Feature Highlighted by VA Bulletin
Clyde Brown aged 1037 North Second Ave Washington earned feature status in the Administrators Bulletin Board a weekly VA news release. The item notes local veterans activities and touches on hospital visits travels and family events among Washington residents including hospital care for Wilfrid Wittetoe and attendance at weddings and reunions across the region.
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Clyde Brown
North Second Ave
Washington
Administrator's Bulletin Board
The
Veterans Administration
Marriages Across Iowa in August Weekend Ceremonies
A series of August 15 wedding rites united notable couples in multiple towns. Carmen Bell and George Sipes wed at First Methodist Church in WashingtonBetten dorf followed by Betty Baker and Jerry Donaldson at Central Park Presbyterian Cedar Rapids. Rozanne Davis and Larry Petrick tied at Cotter United Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction. Irene Ferguson and Sam Ritchie wed in Richland. Lois Fosmark and John McNeill Jr. married in Calgary Canada. Jo Ellen Peiffer and Ray Eakins wed in Keota with double ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Bell
R. Stewart Bell
Washington
George B. Sipes
Bettendorf
B.E. Sipes
Burlington
First Methodist Church
Ted Schwartz
Betty Kay Baker
Jerry Max Donaldson
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Allen S. van Cleve
Otho H. Baker
John Melville Donaldson
Columbus Junction
Rozanne Davis
John Harold Davis
Larry Edward Petrick
George E. Petrick
Mt. Vernon
Cotter United Presbyterian Church
James S. Rila
Crawfordsville
Lois Irene Fosmark
C. J. Fosmark
Richmond Road
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
John R. McNeill Jr
John McNeill
First Evangelical Free Church
Keota
Jo Ellen Peiffer
Ray Eakins
St. Mary's Catholic Church
C. S. Kempker
Elmer N. Peiffer
Dale Eakins
Blakesburg
Local Obituaries and Deaths Aug 1964 Highlights
Monday notices report Mrs. George Miller Sr. 70 of 320 West Main Street died August 15 at University Hospital Iowa City after three years of illness. Jerry Dean Patterson 24 of 603 North Marion Avenue died August 17 at Washington County Hospital after illness since April. Floyd Murdock 74 of 1103 East Third Street died August 17 at a Muscatine home. ill for three months. Wellman mourns 32 month old Kayleen Rose Martin, daughter of Edward and Mrs. Martin, who died after five days at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Albert B Swift, son of the late A B Swift, died August 16 in Minneapolis after over a year of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller Sr
West Main Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Jerry Dean Patterson
North
Marion Avenue
Washington County
Floyd Murdock
East Third Street
Washington
Ralph Ryan
Muscatine
Wellman
Kayleen Rose Martin
Edward Martin
Mercy Hospital
Albert B. Swift
A. B
Elizabeth Gogerty Swift
Minneapolis
Minn
Hattie Kessel
Brighton
LaVerne Farmer
Wayland
Wellman Woman Mary Wiles Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Mary Wil ma June Wiles aged 96 died at 11 20 p m Monday at her Wellman home after a lingering illness.
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Wellman
Mary Wilma
June Wiles
Killed in Korean helicopter crash Chief Warrant Officer J L Lewis
Word reached Mrs. Anna Lewis of Washington that Chief Warrant Officer J L Lewis was killed in a helicopter crash in Korea. The obituary notes his mother and local addresses, with funeral plans set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction. Burial follows at Columbus City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Lewis
Korea
Anna Lewis
South Avenue C
Washington
Columbus Junction
Dave Wykert
Muscatine General Hospital
Stacy Funeral Home
Walter Wulff
Columbus City Cemetery
Infant daughter of Paul and Ardys Claypool Weber dies
Graveside service set for Friday at 9 30 a.m. in St Patrick s Cemetery Little Creek north of Kinross. Also obituary for William Keith Morrow who died at noon Wednesday at the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown after a stroke three years ago, having lived there since 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Paul
Ardys Claypool Weber
St. Patrick’s Little Creek
Kinross
Wellman Wiliam Keith Morrow
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Washington News Roundup of Exchange Student Guests and Local Visits
A Washington note night gathers and visits span from Japanese exchange student Yoshihisa Kanda arriving from Tokyo for a ten month stay at the Richard Bordwell residence to FBI file clerk Ruth Earnest preparing for her Sept. 8 marriage. Local families host guests including Melvin Wilkinson from Phoenix and TeBockhorst relatives from Moline. Others travel for conventions and college events. students place exhibits at the Iowa State Fair and a notable surgery recovery is reported at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
San Francisco
California
U.S.A
Yoshihisa Kanda
Richard Bordwell
Washington
Yoshihisa
Bordwell
Washington Foreign Exchange
Ruth Earnest
Washington, D. C
FBI
Chris Earnest
Donald Heck
Wedding brings Gray, Gravy family to town
The Gray and Gravy families from Iowa City visited Washington for the Bell Sipes wedding. Relatives gathered at Rock Island and Davenport for birthdays and social visits. Several locals attended weddings and events, including Confederate relatives and friends, while others traveled to Chicago and Des Moines for work and family duties. Daryl Tucker was admitted to Veterans Hospital in Town City on the 8th floor East and welcomes greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gray
Iowa City
Mabel Gravy
Alvin Shebeck
John R. McAvoy
Rock Island
Will Longer
Park View
Wayland
Ronald Meyer
Baby
Gary Shebeck
Davenport
Michael Friese
Daryl Tucker
Veterans Hospital
Town City
Fire damages three Washington homes on a Friday night
Three alarms within an hour kept Washington volunteer firefighters busy as Robert Day on South Iowa Avenue and the Leo Marie farm home near high ways 92 and 1 suffered heavy damage. Minor damage was reported at the Harry Miller trailer on South Avenue B. In other notes, over an inch of rain boosted soybean prospects and possibly corn yields, while residents planned travels and family visits across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Day
South
Iowa Avenue
Leo Marie
Harry Miller
South Avenue
Washington County
Hospital Saturday Patient Roll Call and Births
Hospital Saturday lists patients from Washington, Columbus Junction, Keota, Brighton, Richland and Riverside. Mentions procedures like surgical and medical cases for individuals such as Patricia Farrell, Robert Bodkins, and Albert Snyder, with numerous births including daughters and sons to several Washington and Junction couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Snyder
Columbus Junction
R. W. Thompson
Washington
Patricia Farrell
Obituaries and Birth Notices From Washington Area
Yesterday notices list Larry Robertson in Washington for surgical care and Ray M Schafer in Columbus Junction for medical treatment. It also records births and family announcements for Mr. and Mrs. Dan V. Allen in Washington a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John King in Wellman a daughter, Mrs. George B. Miller and daughter in Washington, Mrs. Gary Todd and daughter in Columbus Junction, Patricia Farrell in Washington, and Mrs. Jerry Albright and daughter in Washington.
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Ruth Thorne
Washington
Emerson Krabill
Mr. Pleasant
Agile Wilkerson
Brighton
Cleo Orris
Ainsworth
Jerry Albright
Wellman
Merle Pacha
Walter Fritz
Clinton Cocklin
Wapello
George B. Miller
William Lloyd Jr
Wilbur Whitcomb
Ted Woods
Larry Smith
Richland
Donald Pretz
Columbus Junction
Clarence Lynn
Keota
Ernest Leyden
Mabel Dunbar
Robert Bodkins
Surgical
Charles Long
Gary Todd
Chester H. Miller
Riverside
Larry Robertson
Ray M Schafer
Medical
Dan V. Allen
John King
Pleasant
Patricia Farrell
Poem of the Week The Dog
A Grade 9 poem by Carol Carson exploring a stray dog at night. The dog scratches and baying at the moon, begging for food and moving between moods from happy to sad, yet remains man’s best friend in the speaker’s view.
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Carol Carson
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