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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1965

Page

3

Passing Years in Washington Spotlights Local History

A Washington broadcast tonight features Elizabeth Lathrop Powers with poems from Heritage Hill. Red Cross delegate Harlan Neuhart returns from training to teach water safety. Opening day school enrollment reaches 1,274 under Supt. Schell. Richland Quiz Kids win 18 in State Fair Derby.

Elizabeth Lathrop Powers Washington WHO Des Moines Harlan Neuhart Red Cross Northwestern Military and Naval Academy Lake Geneva Wisconsin M. M. Schell Richland Quiz Washington High School Iowa Carl Paetz

Flag of Freedom Poem by Edna Lowry Rosenlof

Poem of the week praising the flag with bright colors and stars and stripes. It recalls sacrifices on the battlefield and urges the nation to defend liberty against tyranny and despotism.

Despot Edna Lowry Rosenlof

Washington Area News Roundup and Local Visits

AAU open swim results in Des Moines featured a 225 meter medley relay team placing fourth with D. McAvoy D. Myers L. Lampkin Dougall and D. Paschal as alternate. A grand champion bull shown by Penningroth Bros. at the Iowa State Fair and multiple family visits span Washington and surrounding towns.

Penningroth Bros Wellman P. F. Nugget Washington Des Moines D. McAvoy D. Myers L. Lampkin Dougall D. Paschal

Rural road safety survey and area news wrap

Washington County Farm Bureau Women lead a rural road safety survey with Mrs R Dean Luers named county safety chair. The report also covers a week of local visits, hospital updates, travel, and family news across Washington, Brighton, Indianola, Des Moines, Keota, and surrounding areas with multiple residents visiting relatives, attending weddings, and preparing students for school openings.

Washington Washington County Farm Bureau R. Dean Luers

Week in Washington County Storm Destroys Town

The week brings a massive storm in Washington County with 1.88 inches of rain in town and up to three inches in parts, golf ball sized hail, and multi direction winds. WACO drive-in theater collapses, power lines down, band canceled, and area crops damaged though not a disaster. Elections loom for Washington mayor and council, school board, and a new church pastor arrives from Fargo. The Three Quarter Century club plans its annual dinner. locals return from vacations with fans and vacation slides in abundance.

Washington County Waco Drive-In

Obituaries From Several Iowa Communities

Mrs. Jennie V. Eldridge 93 of 602 West Washington Street died Sunday August 22 1965 in Washington County Hospital after a week of serious illness. George H. Paul 88 former real estate dealer in Washington died Saturday August 21 1965 in Omaha Nebraska after years of declining health. Zane F Schillig 76 died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after a short illness. Rose Duncan 79 died Wednesday evening in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. John Wynn Gret ter 17 died today at Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney after a short illness. home on Harper rural route.

Thomas Martin Louise Buckley USO Bee Line Co Raymond Bowers F. R. Mauthe Bowers Pueblo Colo Eugene McCormick Des Moines Register and Tribune Knoxville Washington Honeymead Products Company R. L. Lytle James B. Tracy Stanley Engineering Company Muscatine Civil Aeronautics Administration Kansas City R. D. Shively Mark and Roe Ella Shively Denver C. P. Berkhoff Kay Berkhoff Larry Bishop Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Vicki Shively Dale Teberg St. Marys Catholic Church Iowa City Jennie V. Eldridge West Washington Street Washington County Hospital George H. Paul Omaha Nebr Kalona Zane F. Schillig Veterans Hospital Columbus Junction Rose Duncan Mercy Keota John Wynn Gretter Keokuk County Sigourney Harper

Orientation night welcome at Washington Community High

One hundred sixty nine students attended the pre school orientation at Washington Community High School on Tuesday evening. About 12 new students and many sophomores joining the high school for the first time were present. Tim Patterson named to Iowa Farm Youth Tour August 30 to September 3. Rev. Charles E. Cowell Jr. starts as pastor of First Christian Church in Washington.

Clay Independent Rubio Lloyd Haney James Purdy Pittsburgh - Zenia Theological Seminary Evert L. Haney Tommy Scott Washington Armory Moose Lodge of Washington Taos New Mexico E. C. Hasty Kleins Tom Rickey Rickey Washington County Hospital Bessie Love Jessie Rice Leona Allen Marcella Sdarsky L. B. Lupton Howard McCleerys Monument Prairie Flower Church Clyde Ralph Pratt Florida Glenn Holden Ellsworth Wis Charles Larsen Nancy Kenall James Helen Holden) Larsen Minden Neb Sterling Kan Larsen Sterling College The First Christian Church Charles E. Cowell, Jr Fargo, North Dakota Washington Community High School Wellman Tim Patterson Mid-Prairie FFA Iowa Farm Charles E. Cowell Jr

Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers

Note to readers announces a Saturday edition with a quick weekly local news recap designed for former Washington residents and out-of-state subscribers. It offers mailing option at $3.50 per year.

Washington Journal

Hospital admissions and births list for Monday and Tuesday

Hospital Monday admissions include Grace Butterbaugh in Washington and several patients across Washington Keota Kalona and Davenport with medical or surgical needs. Dismissals feature Glenn Wilson, with families from Washington Keota Kalona. Tuesday births report a son to F H Jaspering Jr in Washington and additional medical admissions in Sigourney Keota West Chester Harper and Brighton.

Glenn Wilson Washington James Fields Keota Arliss Swartzendruber Kalona Charles Helfrich Willis Glider Sevilla Bowman Davenport Dean Cooney Richland F. H. Jaspering Jr

Local Names Listed in Medical Notices Across Washington Area

Yesterday's notes list Mrs. Florence Hill of Washington in a medical context alongside Dr. M. D. Lee of Washington. Isador Deutsch Sr. of Riverside is noted, with today’s items naming Raymond Gregory of Sigourney, Stan Bauer of West Chester, Lillian Crone of Washington, and William Reinert of Keota, among others.

Raymond Gregory Sigourney Willaim Reinert Keota Stan Bauer West Chester Isador Deutsch Sr Riverside Lillian Crone Washington William Reinert

Washington Figures Highlight Surgical Friday List

Friday report lists Kevin Smith undergoing surgery in Washington. Also noted are Mrs F H Jaspering Jr and family members Wes Custer Tom Wide and Mrs Florence Hill and Mrs Carl Jarrard, all connected to Washington, with no further details provided.

Kevin Smith Washington Surgical F. H. Jaspering Jr and Son Wes Custer Tom Wide Florence Hill Carl Jarrard

Marriages in Missouri and Iowa Churches

Several couples tied the knot in August ceremonies across Missouri and nearby states. Miss Ethel Esther-Stieg emeier wed Charles Keltner Shanks in St Charles. Penny Ann Miller and Jon M. Ryan married in Ottumwa. Patricia Ann Alliman and Ronald Clair Michel wed in Wayland. Patricia Carol Lowe and Michael L. Stein joined at Crawfordsville. Erna Lee Meyer became Mrs Marvin Lee Prior in Crawfordsville.

Bea Ryan Tillie Kallous Penny Ann Miller Jon M. Ryan First Lutheran Ottumwa Lawrence Ryan Miss Ryan Kallous Carl H. Miller Patricia Ann Alliman Willis Alliman Wayland Ronald Clair Michel Clair Michel Bluffton Ohio Wayland Mennonite Church Omer Nisley Patricia Carol Lowe Earl Lowe Columbus Junction Michael L.stein Lare Klopfenstein Ainsworth Crawfordsville Erna Lee Meyer Ernest Meyer Marvin Lee Prior

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