The Week in Washington August 27 1966
Quiet political week ahead of a ten day primary features visiting candidates for Lt. Governor Attorney General State Senator and Representative joining local Coffee Club. Oriented new students, elm trees removed and a house demolition for Knights of Columbus Hall. Firemen burned an old building for a drill as Centennial Fountain awaits winter care. Dr. Enos Miller dies in Wellman. Football practice starts with a coach in a sling. Foundations poured for a law office on Avenue B near the courthouse. Century Club party honors residents 75 and older. Auntie and Uncle Fitz referenced.
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West Third Street
Knights of Columbus Hall
Hey
Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates
Avenue B
Court House
Local births announced for area families
Alan David Flading son of David and Mrs Flading of Wellman. Rosalyn Ann Borntrager daughter of Marvin and Mrs Borntrager of Kalona. Matt Anthony Leeper son of Charles Leeper of Washington. Timothy John Greine son of Leonard Greiner of Washington. Robyn Joan Harvey daughter of Richard and Mrs Harvey of Washington, is son of Wilton.
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Alan David Flading
David Joseph Flading
Wellman
Rosalyn Ann Borntrager
Marvin A. Borntrager
Kalona
Matt Anthony Leeper
Charles Anthony Leeper
Washington
Timothy John Greineford
Leonard Greiner
Washin
Robyn Joan Harvey
Richard Thomas Harvey
Wilton
Franx Dittmer
Gladys Mayhew
Murray Coon
Vickie Thomas
Ston
Wayne Washington
James Albert Simpson
Richard Keith Harvey
Donald Shelangoski
Charles Leeper
Earl Wood
Ainsworth
Weeded Fields Fight Weather In Tough Farming Year
The writer reports finishing weed control on about 18 acres with herbicide, notes possible weed growth stimulated, aerial 24D application for caterpillar harm in beans, and a pilot’s precise work. Growth rate of corn and soybeans slows due to little rain, while harvest prospects hinge on nature.
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Note to Readers Saturday Journal Summary Offer
The Saturday Edition targets out-of-state readers with a quick local news summary. It advertises a yearly mailed subscription for $3.50 and mentions former recipients of Washington as a readership niche.
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Eee
Hospital Births and Dismissals Across Washington Areas
Saturday entries list births for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeper and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Washington in Washington, with other hospital movements including admissions for Preston Hoover and Robert Watson in Ainsworth and Washington. Notable births reported, along with dismissals like Connie Baer and Mrs. Edmund Reed, and multiple residents noted in Washington and surrounding towns.
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A Thomas
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Ainsworth
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Washington
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Charles Leeper
Walter Washington
Connie Baer
Archbold
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Robert Harvey
Grace Churchill
Ollie
Robert Watson
Flading
Wellman
Earl Woods
Wesley Drayfairi
Kenneth Meiners
Journal
Dutchettes 4-H Club Tour Of Amanas Attractions
On August 22 the Dutchettes 411 Club toured the Amanas visiting Ox Oke Inn woolen mill and cloth making steps furniture factory meat market Lily Lake hearth bakery and included guests Mrs D A Augustine Paula Wehr Carmel Teresa Crack En Hixon and Cindy Colliver.
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Amanas
Oxoke Inn
Lily Lake
Hearth
D. A. Augustine
Paula Wehr Carmel
Teresa Crack
En Hixon
Cindy Colliver
Washington Happenings Across Holidays and Personal News
Mike Brake wins club golf tournament at Wash Golf and Country Club with a 143 total. NE Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville ties to his summer home in Washington. Local society notes include Permelia Robinson Lay feature in Women's Circle and a John Knotek memorial Cancer Fund drive. Numerous social visits, family trips, and local club updates fill the column with names and places across Washington and nearby towns.
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The
Wash Golf and Country Club
Mike
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Washington
John Knotek
Cancer Fund
Juanita Hering
Washington State Bank
CAP board approves county survey and local notices
The Washington County CAP board approved a countywide questionnaire to guide a survey, with Mrs. Violet Lundquist in charge. Local residents and events are noted, including a Who's Who contest partial prize, teachers workshop attendance, and visits by families to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Michigan sites.
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CAP Board of
Robert Day
Violet Lundquist
Southeast
Iowa
Japanese youth arrives at Waco High for exchange year
Hidetoshi Fujisawa, a Japanese youth, has arrived at the R. C. Madden home and will attend Waco High School this year after traveling by jet to San Francisco and by bus to Des Moines. In Washington County, high school boards adopted resolutions urging completion of high school, with plans for informal classes and state equivalency tests under the State Department of Public Instruction. Several local families hosted visitors over the weekend, including the McNeese and Romine families, and Tom Waters enrolled in refrigeration and air conditioning classes in Omaha. Emily Atmore was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for observation, and Mrs. Ralph Melville returned home after visiting Station Island with relatives, including her daughter and two grandsons.
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J. H. Jones
Washington
Washington County
NBC Television
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R. C. Madden
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John L. Waters
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Omaha
Emily Atmore
Mercy Hospital
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Station Island
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Phil
Dirk Alan
Melville
Ward Kamper
Claudia
Riverport
Joe Knoteck
Quebec
United States
Canada
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John Knoteck
McFates return from Colorado and Kin visits noted
Local notices list extended family trips and arrivals. The Rev. and Mrs. McFate with Marilyn and Ricky have come back from two weeks in Estes Park and a week with Dr. R A McFate. Other guests include the Brinnings from North Little Rock, Eva Reim in Washington for the Wilcox reunion, and multiple visits among the Lambert and Walling families. Mary Lee Burham, born August 23 in Des Moines, weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces, joining sisters Melanie and Susan.
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Marilyn
Ricky
Colorado
Estes Park
Mr. McFate
R.A. McFate
Robert L. Burham
Milton Avenue
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Mary Lee
Melanie Lynn
Susan
Eager
Everett Burham
Washington
Lloyd Gray
Brighton
Deaths Across Communities Reported In One Day
A series of obituaries from Wellman Keota Kalona Columbus Junction and Wayland Isella Pfeiffer 85 of Wayland dies after a stroke at Henry County Memorial Hospital. Keokuk County and Washington area residents John Clarence Ralston 82 Harvey M Yoder 84 Walter R Jaspering 52 Koenig 98 navel Jr 96 Faith Showalter 82 and others are listed with dates and places of death.
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John Clarence
Cal” Ralston
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Mr. Ralston
Mary Augustine Ralston
John Ralston
Wayland
Isselma Pfeiffer
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Parkview
Quick action averts potential fire at Apco Service Station
A service station operator and Washington fire department prevented a serious blaze at 304 E Washington after gasoline flames from an overturned pump shot 30 feet into the air. Firemen were called at 10:38 a.m. Friday to contain the incident and protect nearby property.
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Washington Fire Department
Washington
Apco
Poem of the week by Ellen Rebecca Fenn
The piece presents a playful verse in archaic prayer form as a persona begs for relief from a puckering fate. It humorously requests an early frost to become a double crust, ending with a grateful Amen and attribution to Ellen Rebecca Fenn.
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