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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
2
Washington police urge cautious cycling as school openings bring more riders. Iowa Department of Public Safety lists 13 rules for safe riding including riding on the right, stopping at signs, signaling, using lights, keeping hands on handlebars, staying single file, and yielding to pedestrians.
Indian Guides from the Washing ton Indian Guides and Indian Princess Nation plan to attend the Tama Indian Pow Wow on Saturday August 30. They will depart the YMCA by 10:00 a.m. arriving around noon, with adults at 1.50 and children at 0.50. After lunch they will see the show at 1:30 and visit displays, returning home by 5:00 to 5:30. call the YMCA for details.
Auction notices from Richmond Kalona Wellman Washington City Iowa detail scheduled farm, household, antique, and livestock sales. Dates span August 30 through September 12 with various start times and locations including Kalona Washington Iowa City Mt Pleasant Kalona Livestock Ollie and Wayland venues. Publishers note owners executors and auctioneers such as Ray Hudson Evelyn Osweiler Lacy Lines Jessie Klein estate Leo Hoover Ruth Thorn estate Nate Young Howard Berry James Hill and others.
Thirteen extension courses from the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa, in cooperation with Kirkwood Community College, begin in September at Cedar Rapids, Monticello, Vinton, Williamsburg, and Washington. Classes meet one evening weekly 7 to 10 pm, with graduate or undergraduate credit. Tuition varies by university and level, due at first class. Elementary School Language Arts course, three credits from Iowa, starts Sept 23 at Washington High School.
The 34th Annual Meeting of Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative will draw more than 15 000 cooperative members to Wilton Junction on Thursday September 4. The day includes a 9 30 a m registration and a 10 p m prize draw with more than 12 000 dollars in attendance prizes. Five directors will be seated for three year terms and J Kermit Eland and F E Fair will report on 1969 1970 plans.
Mr and Mrs Robert Friese Brenda Janie Mary Lou Dennis and Dave return from a 10 day vacation through southern states en route to Florida. They toured Smoky Mountains Rock City Points Park Ruby Falls Lookout Mountain Chattanooga Silver Springs and Daytona Beach then visited relatives in Chicago on the way home.
A site on Richland Street between Main and South Streets has been selected for Richland’s new post office. An option was taken from owners Richard and Virginia Caughlan for 8,712 square feet, per the Office of Congressman John Kyl citing the Post Office Department.
Kiwanis members heard from four junior high and high school coaches Dennis Coon Duane Hagensick Dale Harter and Philip Rusley at the weekly meeting. The program highlighted equipment and organization supporting Washington schools physical education and the successful outcomes shown by student dimensions and results. Robert Nicola was announced as Lieutenant Governor for Division 2 in the Nebraska Iowa District, and six club members attended the district convention in Hastings Nebraska.
Elyse Osincup celebrates her eleventh birthday with a family dinner at home. Guests include friend Michelle Jensen, grandmother Mrs William Jensen, and her twin cousins Kim and Karen Dunham from Chesapeake. The piece also notes visitors from Lincoln and Colorado, a Buffalo NY campus library job for Mary Lins, and a Friendship Club picnic with 138 attendees. Also mentions Michael W McCandless returning to Ft. Bragg after a 20 day visit.
Mrs. Lloyd Yoder 64 of rural Kalona died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after being taken there Wednesday. Funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. at the family home northeast of Kalona with Truman Miller in charge. Burial in East Union Cemetery. Yoder Funeral home in charge. Survived by husband two sons Ernest and Willis E. of Kalona four daughters Velma Alta Susan and Pauline of Tol Berg Ky two brothers Sylvan Ezra Kalona two sisters Mrs Chris H. Miller Kalona and Mrs Simon Schlabach Parnell eleven grandchildren and three children preceded in death.
The University of Iowa will offer extension class 7E:265 Supervision of Intermediate Grade Reading at Keota High School starting Thursday Sept 4 at 7 pm. The sixteen session course grants three graduate or undergraduate credits and targets teachers principals supervisors and interested adults. Dr Bagford will instruct. contact Max Wolf, Guidance Counselor, for details.
The Farmerettes 4-H Club met with Janet Beranek on Monday for a tour of Fareway meat counter. Members and two leaders discussed cuts of meat and other foods. The project this month is sending cards to handicapped children or orphans. Next meeting is Sept 22 at Mrs Hora's.
Red Cross swim instructors met at Captain's Table Tuesday evening with Ralph Martin and Winnie Beiter. Certificates of appreciation were awarded by Martin for four to eleven years of service. New committee members Helen Reschly and Pauline Crull joined Milo Steele Jr. as water safety leaders. Beiter presented slides of 1969 and 1960-61 classes.
Clara EK Snyder, 80, of 1012 Hudson Iowa City former Kalona resident, died Wednesday evening at home. Funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday East Union Mennonite Church with J John J Miller and Joseph Hertzler in charge. Burial East Union Cemetery. Survived by five sons and six daughters, 43 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, one sister. Born Hartford Kansas Oct 14 1888, married William H Snyder Jan 9 1911. he died May 1963.
Tonja Lynn Hernandez of St Paul Minnesota becomes engaged to Duncan Edward Hansen of Council Bluffs son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hansen. Both graduates of the School of Associated Arts in St Paul they study commercial art. Tonja works at St Anthony Printing in Minneapolis Duncan completes army duty at Rucker Alabama after returning from Vietnam. A September 13 wedding is planned and they will live in Alabama until spring.
Machinist Mate Second Class Kenneth R. Fuhr USN, son of Mr and Mrs Jack P Fuhr of Washington Iowa and husband of Evelyn Smoak of Charleston South Carolina, is stationed at the U S Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland a testing site for high performance aircraft. The base houses the Naval Air Test Center and the Naval Test Pilot School where early astronauts worked, and hosts anti submarine warfare squadrons supporting the Atlantic Fleet.
The Fortnightly Club begins its season in September with a general meeting set for October 6 at 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church, featuring the Gaytones of Mt. Pleasant. Co chairs are Mrs. Delbert Soper and Mrs. Don Applegate. leadership emphasizes Community Improvement and member cooperation. Reservations for the Federated Clubs district convention October 8 at Ft. Madison are due by October 3. luncheon tickets cost 2.50 dollars.
The Women s Golf Association hosted nine young golfers at a Washington Country Club luncheon. Renella Sanders was low scorer for the girls with prizes going to Mary Ann Kneen Beth Berns and Annette Whitaker. New board members elected are Rosemary Nemmers Linda Berns and Chris Bendickson. The club tournament date moves to Wednesday Sept 10 with times unchanged. A prize list will be posted in the pro shop for league winners and prizes should be picked up promptly.
Des Moines IDPA reports Eldora training school costs for fiscal 1968 at 6,494 dollars per boy, up 974 dollars from the prior year. Daily cost rose from 15.12 to 17.79 dollars, with a 1968 year ending population of 273 and 206 employees, unchanged from the previous year.
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