Washington History Notes Across a Bustling Era
Local column catalogs social visits, weddings, travels, and community events in Washington. Highlights include anniversaries in the Methodist Church parlor, college plans for Wanda Stout, nurse graduations, twin births in Elkhart, and the Rothschild Golden Wedding party in Kansas City.
Marriages in Cedar Falls Keota Kalona and Park Ridge areas
Multiple wedding notices: Miss Maxine Henness wed Jerome D. Anderson in Cedar Falls Methodist Church. Miss Elizabeth Weerman to Ronald L. Dill in West Chester Federated Church. Miss Donna Jean Eichelberger to Jon DeWayne Harland in Kalona Methodist Church. Miss Nancy Lee Johnson to William E. Reif at Park Ridge Baptist Church. Details give residences and home addresses.
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Maxine Henness
J. Max Henness
Jerome D. Anderson
L.N. Anderson
Cedar Falls
First Street
Mason City
Elizabeth Weerman
John Weerman
Wellman
Ronald L. Dill
Glen Dill
Keota
Federated Church
West Chester
South
Hamilton
PAMCO
Oskaloosa
Kalona
Donna Jean Eichelberger
Warren Eichelberger
Jon DeWayne Harland
Charles Harland
Kalona Methodist Church
Nancy Lee Johnson
Park Ridge
Ill
William E. Reif
Baptist
Washington County Corn Champion Sets New Record
Don Radda the Washington County corn grower is named the world’s tallest corn champion after returning from the Iowa State Fair with proof of a new record. The item notes local residents and visitors including Mrs. Ida McKune, Miss Eula Cherry, and families from Washington and surrounding towns, detailing social events and travel.
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Don Radda
Washington
Washington County
Mr. Radda
Liquor by the Drink Wins In Washington County Vote
In a reverse option referendum voters chose to keep liquor by the drink legal for four more years. Final tally 2833 against bans and 2607 in favor, with Iowa law prohibiting another such election for four years.
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Washington County
Iowa
Rotary members share life histories at Washington club
The Washington Rotary Club heard life histories from three new members John Baldrige Maurice Ellis and Logan Heilman among other program highlights. Reservations topped 150 for the Evening Journal Three-Quarter Century Club dinner set for Saturday August 31 at noon in the Washington Methodist Church basement.
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The
Evening Journal
W. W. Bowers
Washington
Methodist Church
John Lemmon
Grinnell
J. B. Easley
A.M.E. Church
Second United Presbyterian Church
Fred Blick
Bertha Hollingsworth
Washington County
Richard McCleery
Muskingum College
New Concord
Henry C. Hull
Commercial Club
Catherine Jane
Josephine
Henrietta Hull
Hull
Washington Rotary Club
John Baldrige
Maurice Ellis
Logan Heilman
Opening Day Enrollment Figures for Washington Schools
On August 29 1963 Washington Community School District opened with 1901 pupils. High School total 517. Lincoln 463. Stewart 491. Junior High 430. Also notes board veterans and community activities including Kennedy chairing the Community Chest and local birthday and hospital updates.
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Washington Community School
John V. Phleger
Washington High School
Lincoln Elementary
Stewart Elementary
Buggy Demolished in Kalona Accident Kills Horse
A buggy was demolished after a car struck it on a rural Kalona road at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. A horse was killed and the three occupants were taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Also reported are bridal shower gifts for Miss Marsha Moothart who will wed Don Jarred Sept. 23 and births and visits involving local residents.
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Eli Cook
Mercy
Iowa City
Mr. Cook
Mercy Hospital
Kalona
Marsha Moothart
Pat McClure
Millie Moore
Joan Schumacher
McClure
East
Jefferson
Miss Moothart
Don Jarrard
National Guard six months active duty for Hazelett
Paul G Hazelett left Thursday for six months active duty with the National Guard. He will be stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for basic training. Mrs Hazelett will live with her parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Lintz while her husband serves. Mrs Edna Crile of Brighton was honored at a surprise shower for her 87th birthday in the home of Mrs Ann eta Reighard with daughter Mrs J E Luckenbill of Long Beach California among the guests.
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Ralph Kelsey
Washington
Janice Campbell
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mercyville
Aurora
Ill
Clifford Campbell
Jake Earnest
Miles Stout
Naomi Kephart
Wanda Stout
Stephens College
Columbia
Ann Houck
Melvin Houck
Dayton
Robert Wallace
Tampa
Fla
National Parks
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Frank Anderson
F.R. Mauthe
C. H. Guther
Raymond Carter
Des Moines
Carter
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Myrtle Genkinger
Jack
Edgar Jones
Orin Jarvis
Marvin Morgan
Knight Wagner
George Watson
Larry
Ronnie Genkinger
Joann Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Blaine Holmes
Ephraim
Wis
Mr. Holmes
Will
Dave Elder
Ensign
Walter Jungbluth
Elkhart
Ind
Kathlene Ann
Carol Kay
Ensign Jungbluth
South Pacific
George Kerr
Ladies Aid Society
United Presbyterian Church
Kerr
Kathryn Ellen
Aid Society
Joe McElhinney
Kansas City
Maxine Baxter
Margaret Marshall
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
Dwight E. Prince
Germany
San Antonio
Texas
Lloyd L. Little
H.P. Prince
Casey, Ill
Paul G. Hazelett
National Guard
Ft. Leonard Wood
Edna Crile
Brighton
Anneta Reighard
Crile
J.E. Luckenbill
Long Beach
Caif
Local Weddings Highlight August Arrangements in Iowa
Miss Shirley Kay Curtis wed Jon Paul Campbell in Ames after vows at the Christian Tabernacle. The couple will reside in Ames while Campbell pursues veterinary studies at Iowa State University. In Wayland Peggy Hesseltine married Lee Cassens at Wayland Mennonite Church, with residence listed as Sigourney. Kathleen Henss and Stanley Meyer tied the knot in Wayland, recording a home address at 70542 North Broadway Mt. Pleasant where Meyer serves as assistant manager of Brown Shoe Fit Company.
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Shirley Kay Curtis
Jon Paul Campbell
Ainsworth
Christian Tabernacle
Donald E. Curtis
Washington
Paul Campbell
Long Grove
Ames
Iowa State University
Wayland
Peggy A. Hesseltine
Victor Hesseltine
Lee Cassens
Ray Cassens
Sigourney
Wayland Mennonite
Kathleen Henss
J. Laurence Henss
Stanley Meyer
Harold J. Meyer
Wayland Mennonite Church
North Broadway
Mt. Pleasant
Brown Shoe Fit Company
Hospital Names And Births Of Local Residents
A hospital report lists patients admitted and discharged across Washington and surrounding towns. It notes births for Ora Mast of Riverside and Robert Long and Donald Hole families in Washington, with multiple admissions including Earl White in Ainsworth and Mrs. Logan Heilman in Washington.
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Ora Mast
Riverside
Robert Long
Washington
Donald Hole
Kenneth Goff
Pleasant
William Dorrance
William Eldridge
Keota
Eli Cook
Earl White
Ainsworth
Logan Heilman
Ira Stout
Myron Shields
Melvin Jaspering
Sam Bowser
Tingley
Dennis Jennings
Deaths and funerals noted in regional notices
Thomas V. Evans 86 of Des Moines died Friday at Washington County Hospital. Viola Mae Kasowsky funeral set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church East Pleasant Plain. Fannie Littrel of Columbus City died Friday evening at Washington County Hospital. Her body at Stacy Funeral Home with funeral there Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. Mrs. Howard C. Lewis died Sunday at her Des Moines home.
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Adolph Havel
Oak Park
Ill
Roy Havel
LeRoy Havel
William Lukavsky
Riverside
Martin Kron
Ainsworth
Charles Vondrasek
Mae Janecek
Josephine
Washington
Milt Sojka
Cedar Rapids
Krons
Havels
Vondrasks
Sojkas
Washington County
Lynn County
Johnson County
Iowa City
Charles Mayer
Claude McCoy
Germaine Richards
Waterloo
Donald Spain
Gregory Allen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ottumwa
Spain
Thomas V. Evans
Des Moines
Washington County Hospital
Brighton
Viola Mae Kasowsky
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
East Pleasant Plain
C. D. Mannhardt
Columbus Junction
Fannie Littrel
Columbus City
Stacy Funeral Home
Howard C. Lewis
Riverside Operator Leo Birka Dies at 47
Leo Louis Birka 47 operated a service station and body and repair shop in Riverside for 16 years. He died Monday at 9 p.m. in the Veterans Hospital at Iowa City.
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Riverside
Leo Louis Birka
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Obituary notices for Randall Bermel Overholt and McConahay
Thomas W. Randall age 87 died at noon August 29 1963 at his home 414 East Second Street after a year of ill health. Nickolas H. Bermel 83 retired farmer died at 11 50 p m Wednesday at his Keota area home. Kathryn Overholt 91 died Wednesday August 28 in Muscatine General Hospital. Otto F. McConahay 74 of Cairo funeral held at Oakland Church Columbus Junction with Rev Caleb Larson. burial Morning Sun.
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Thomas W. Randall
East Second Street
Keota
Nickolas H. Bermel
Columbus Junction
Kathryn Overholt
Muscatine General Hospital
Otto F. McConahay
Cairo
Oakland
Caleb Larson
Scuffed Shoes Poem Reflects On Guarding A Boy’s Path
A short poem recalls a caregiver guiding a boy, counting miles walked to shield small feet from stones. It notes bruises endured, the child’s dreams and destiny, and the shared evidence of care in every scuff from sole to seam. Ellen Rebecca Fenn, from A Star Brushed by.
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Ellen Rebecca Fenn
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