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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1964

Page

3

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Carol Carson

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Washington History Paul Harvey Paul Deimerly Ethel Curtis Pfe Donald Curtis France John Long North Ave. B Ralph Pratt Winga’s Cafe Susie Waters Fox Theater Keith Hardy Wentworth Military Academy Jefferson Barracks Helen Mabel Livingston R. L. Livingston Lyman Babcocks Eva Denny Hazel Meek Helen Work Radda Leonard Booth South Bend, Ind Mrs Earl Booth Jim Rossen State College of Iowa Cedar Falls Edward R. Rees Cheryl Carole Deanna Teresa Crowbaugh Belle Plaine Edward Winga Richard Winga Mary Boal Beverly Latimer Jones Anita Debbie Dawn Rowland Rees Delbert Rees Henry Rees Glenn Dunbar Dixie Weidner Fairfield Allen Lillard Canton Northeastern Teachers College Kirksville Donnellson Culver - Stockton College Harold Rhodebeck Charlotte Singleton Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Alfred Fritz Alfred Jr Michael Leo Fritz Arlington Cemetery John F. Kennedy National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception U.S Gettysburg Raymond Stacy Paul Maxwell Nevada Nebraska Maxwell General Telephone Company Alma Neb Charles Fuhr Geneseo, NL Ray Fuhr Ft. Leonard Wood Glenn Dunbar Jr Robert Hyde Wayne Hyde Jo Ellen Judy Ann Iowa Carol Crayne Omaha Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Trinity Cathedral Clarkson School of Nursing Joe White Rebecca Sue Berdo Pepper Smith E. H. Whitehead Cairo Nebr Helen Campbell Charles Snyder John McKune Jr Yucaipa Calif Ida McKune VEW Meryl Steele Francis Reed Wilfrid Wittetoe John Jeffries Judy Jim Randy Donald Bartholomew Steve Clarence Blum John Combs Jane Jerry Leonard Beauregard Pine Island Resort Lake Kabetogama Ray Mini John Baird Ward Johnson la Porte City, Texas Harold Johnson Boyd Foster Denver Diana Wells Duke James Carlisle Whitfield Jr Walloon Lake H. Benjamin Duke Moothart Sunset Park Arden Vasely Beatrice Tucker Pearl Parcell Ruston, la Judy Dodds Bill Morgan Oklahoma City S. C. McCleerys University of Southern California Los Angeles W.L. Block South Bend Ind Mary L. Koehler Block Koehler Herbert Hammen Denise Joe Peiffer Chehalis Wash Will Osweiler Fonda Mamie Hammen Harold Harper, la Ann Morrison Ferncliff Ann Chris McCleery Jean Johnson Mollie Kneen Bev Smith Mary Powers Sue Duncan Linda Anderson Chris Campbell Jan Talbot Pam Miller Jim Jorgensen West Okoboji Lake Iowa Great Lakes Carol Anderson Raymond Andersons Melvin Wilkinson Phoenix, Ariz Wilkinson Gertrude Eagle Laura Casper Lee Sueppel Marengo Wilkerson Henry TeBockhorst Omer TeBockhorst Peggy Belinda Jerry TeBockhorst Peggy Hardi Moline Lyle TeBockhorst Ardell Pieper Colette Bruty Bill Tom Luiza da Silva John TeBockhorst Portland Ore Phil Leyden Tony Lori Beth Brian Charles Hennon Don Anderson Sioux Falls S. Dak Madelon Anderson Cindy Chamberlin Sylvia Teets Aurora Colo Sylvia Burlington Junior College J. B. Clyde National Council of Mathematics Teachers St Cloud Minot N. Dak Minot State College Sadie Davison Gardena Frances Davison John Renoux Jr Randall Gentzler Bob Jim Knight Alvin Noble Maquoketa Dave Taylor Jim Frier Sally Smith County Extension Service Edwin Reschly Bloomington Ralph Melvilles Racine Wis Walker Manufacturing Company Indiana University At Michael Trier Maralyne Gilliand Methodists Washington Methodists Don Hill Congo Elizabeth Powers Evelyn Richard Wright Powers Rhinelander Ray Sewenky Eric Alix Lee Baird Stanly Zager Chicago Richard Minick Mary Reister Barbara Bennett Phillips Drug Store Lowell Ballou Independence Dallas Kinney Little Allison Mr. Ballou Music Fayette Robert McFarlane Paula Robbie McFarlane Robbie Honolulu Hawaii Coast Guard Albert Lay Illinois Kentucky James M. Bailey Dorothy Marshall Murphysboro Ill Bailey Alton Methodist Hospital Flossie Holmes Donald Holmes Route 2 Holmes Herbert Wedeking Clarksville Joe Koenigsmark Barbara Joe Elk Grove Village Howard Lins Koenigsmark Mildred Music Alice McDaniel George McDaniel McDaniel Drug Store Kansas City Edna S. Witting S. Oak Mary Carolyn Wittrig Loren A. Rodway Mary Carolyn Orlin Twila (Oakes) Wittiig Brookings South Dakota State College Harry W. Ramseyer National Legislative Executive Committee Bernard Payne Gideons Charles Rademaker Niagara Falls New York City Philadelphia Atlantic City Agnes Harriet Garrels Rademaker Stanley Mesirow Buzz Donna Benton Harbor, Mich Mesirow Joe Falk Cam Falk Sam McCleery Chris Kay Beth South Steele Littleton McCleery Marcia Foster Kay McCleery Larilee Darbyshire Claudia Norton John Eisenbart Billy Skokie Jay Brewer Margi Marek Ft. Des Moines James Quinn Corbin Crawford Robert Clark Arenzville Jane Nobis John Wheelan Helen Baur Clintonville C. C. Wilsons Tim Panther L. G. Bailey Charles Wolfe Willat Brington Velma Weber Frank Burlingame John Coon Rex Hagans Richard Hills Lillie Ann Loring Doris Bittner J. B. Healy Betty Neiswanger John Sproule Arecata Sproule Humboldt State College Ward Essley Mills J. Taylor John Elizabeth Dill Helen Brigham Frank B. Miller R. Q. Eastland Pasadena
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