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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1966

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

Washington 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.

Ates A Thomas Cotter Medical Mary Havel Ainsworth Preston Hoover Washington Edward H. ‘Thomas Charles Leeper Walter Washington Connie Baer Archbold Edmund Reed Keota Merle Statler 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.

411 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.

Mike Brake 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.

Washington County 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.

Miriam Jones J. H. Jones Washington Washington County NBC Television Hidetoshi Fujisawa Waco High School R. C. Madden San Francisco Des Moines Washington County Community Action Program Board of Directors State Department of Public Instruction Tom Waters John L. Waters Universal Trades School Omaha Emily Atmore Mercy Hospital Iowa City Ralph Melville Station Island Edwin Reschly Phil Dirk Alan Melville Ward Kamper Claudia Riverport Joe Knoteck Quebec United States Canada Kamper 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.

Warren McFate 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.

Keota 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.

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.

Mackieverry

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