Ainsworth Women Volunteer For Veterans Hospital Visit
Ainsworth women from this area traveled to the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City to donate gifts for the Christmas gift shop and 22 aprons handmade by volunteers. The group included Mrs Richard Havel Mrs Earl Schuerman Mrs Tom Stirling Mrs Levi Blanchard and Mrs Darold Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Arthur
Robert Holmes
Crawfordsville
Alice Holmes
Des Moines
Vernon White
Lee Lease
Howard Schultz
Oskaloosa
Ainsworth
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Richard Havel
Earl Schuerman
Tom Stirling
Levi Blanchard
Darold Jones
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Sterling
Lee Norris
Olive Miksch
Orie O’connor
Melvin Soukup
Warren Owen
Muscatine
Ben Fitzgerald
May Carson
Sewing Circle
Kermit Jenkins
George Col
Red Cross activity highlighted in Washington County report
The Washington County Red Cross annual report details volunteer roles across departments, from first aid training and gray lady hospital visits to veterans hospital service in Iowa City and water safety programs at the YMCA and city pools. Fundraising notes include $4,000 from the Washington Community Chest and township responses, with anecdotes from local contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Red Cross
Winnie Beiter
Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
County
YMCA
Jack Norris Dies in Vinton on November 20
W J Norris of Vinton died suddenly from a heart attack on Saturday November 20 at age. He was the father of Mrs George Chambers formerly of Washington and the father in law of Mr and Mrs Earl Chambers of Keota. The Chambers attended services in Vinton and relatives planned visits. The notice also lists Thanksgiving gatherings and local family updates with names and places including Keota Ames Columbus Junction and Champaign Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
W. J
Jack) Norris
Vinton
Norris
George Chambers
Washington
Earl Chambers
Chambers
Champaign
Illinois
Leo Ollinger
Kansas City
Missouri
Eugene Fladung
Ruth O’laughlin
John Fladung
Overland Park
Kansas
Norman Nelson
Independence
Nelson
Veterans Hospital
Lowe City
Birth Announcement and Local Activities in West Chester
Scott Vance, son of Mr and Mrs Sheldon Kongable of Winfield, welcomed by sister Stefanie. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Eldin Bauer. Ta Wa Ten Ya Camp Fire girls met November 15 with crafts and candy sales planned for November 29. Methodist Church Harvest Home service raised 820 for Mission gifts. Cub Scouts Den 3 met after school, Doris Stout den mother. Carmen Griggs and Lynne Larson visited Cedar Falls friend Beth Janecek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Ward
Sheldon Kongable
Winfield
Scott Vance
Stefanie
Eldin Bauer
West Chester
Colliver
Carla Yoder
Doris Stout
Carmen Griggs
Lynne Larson
Cedar Falls
Carmen
Beth Janecek
Evening Journal notice in Washington Iowa December 1 1965
Local newspaper entry from Washington Iowa dated December 1 1965 appears as a brief public notice item. It records a dated line within the Evening Journal and reflects standard notice formatting of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Bernard Hahn Hosts Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Bernard and Mrs Hahn hosted a Thanksgiving family dinner in Keota with guests Malcolm Cochran of Council Bluffs Iowa. Mr and Mrs Robert Adams of Keota. Mrs Novella Hess and Jim of Washington. Mr and Mrs Charles Corpman and Debby of Kalona. and Mr and Mrs Jim Waterhouse of Brighton. Several relatives unable to attend due to illness. Malcolm Cochran visited the Hahn home Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Bernard Hahn
Dana
Tommy
Malcolm Cochran
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Robert Adams
Novella Hess
Jim
Washington
Charles Corpman
Debby
Kalona
Jim Waterhouse
Brighton
Stanley Skinner
Tall Demon' Baskets Show Front Line Height at Washington High
Washington High School uses three promising sophomores Greg Goodell Dean Hunter and Larry Roberts in the front line. Coach Wally Horn aims for more game time this season to build height and finesse for the varsity in the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Wally Horn
Greg Goodell
Dean Hunter
Larry Roberts
Horn
Korn
John Sproule
Journal
Dallas Kin
Crawfordsville Thanksgiving Guests and Anniversary News
Crawfordsville residents share a lengthy Thanksgiving weekend with relatives and friends across Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes plan their 60th wedding anniversary and Mrs. Holmes marks her 80th birthday on December 6. Families from Davenport to Washington, Iowa City to Grinnell gather for dinners and suppers while noting anniversaries and weekend visits among extended kin.
Texas Education Shapes State Life for 3 Million
In Austin Texas education touches about three million people with one in three residents either attending public school or college or employed by the system. The emphasis is on the vast reach of Texas public schooling and higher education across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Mrs Parke Hosts Thanksgiving in Keota Scene
Keota November 27 Mrs Grace Parke was hostess at Thanksgiving gatherings with Earl Parke of St. Louis John Garner of Davenport Allan Palmer of Keota and other relatives. Numerous families shared holiday dinner in the area including Harriette Peifer George Baumert Donald Peiffer Kenny Jaeger and Pat Patterson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Grace Parke
Earl Parke
St. Louis
John Garner
Davenport
Allan Palmer
Parke
Harriette Peifer
Raymond Baumert
George Baumert
Harper
Harriette Peiffer
James F Junkin Leaves Navy Discharge at Home
James F. Junkin has been discharged from the U S Navy after two years with the US S Bainbridge home port Charleston S C He and his wife with their son Dana will be at 316 W 3rd St Washington Iowa Mrs Junkin works for J C Penney Co and he for Marshall Furniture Store Meanwhile various local visitors and events are noted including visits by Sgt and Mrs Jack Dillon and Gerald Graf family Thanksgiving plans and the Graf Wade wedding prep along with several social visits and club activities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Penney Co
Edna Blumenstein
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jack Dillon
Keota
Gerald Graf
Graf- Wade
Kendolene
Michigan
Robert Schrader
Osceola
Pauline Swartzendruber
Thanksgiving Dinners Shared Across Iowa Families
Keota and Wellman communities report numerous Thanksgiving Day meals. Guests included Clara Kent, Richard and Beverly McCrabb, James McCrabb, Bill McCrabb, Stan Hale and family, George McCrabb and Malcolm Graf, Beverly Graf, Omar Stoutner family, Art Stoutner, Clarence McNurlen and Billy Joe MacNarlen family, LeRoy Lillig and Mike Lyle, Gary Mills, Mary Butler, Irene Zillmer, Tom Mills and Des Moines hosts, Jack Mills, Glen Cupp, Charles Peiffer, Vernon Adams, E L Jacobs family, Marshalltown, Bill Mangold family, Allan Boone, Karen Jo Wellman, Joe Neal family, Tom McDonald, Lisa, Pat Bell, Doug Bell, Russell Bell, Maryann Sieren, Jimmy Bell family. Some travelers plan return trips to Ames and Wellman as noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Irene Zillmer
Oskaloosa
Tom Mills
Alice Mills
Jack Mills
Des Moines
Glen Cupp
Charles Peiffer
Vernon Adams
E. L. Jacobs
Marshalltown
Bill Mangold
Allan Boone
Karen Jo
Wellman
Joe Neal
Tom McDonald
Lisa
Pat Bell
Doug Bell
Ames
Russell Bell
Maryann Sieren
Jimmy Bell
Ralph Herrs Hosts for Thanksgiving in Keota
Thanksgiving notices list multiple local families hosting dinners and guests across Keota. Ralph Herrs and family, Richard Stewart and Dedre West Chester, Russell Herr, Richard Jollema, Joan Reisner of Pella, A. J. FitzSimmons, Dale Singleton and family, Junior Henry, Lee Henry, and others are noted as hosts or guests. A Hopewell Sewing Club meeting with Mary Aller and Christine Aller is mentioned, along with a Christmas party December 14 hosted by Mrs Cloyce Dill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Ralph Herr
Stanley
Richard Stewart
Dedre
West Chester
Russell Herr
Richard Jollema
Joan Reisner
Pella
Russell
A. J. FitzSimmons
Dale Singleton
Pam
Kenny
Junior Henry
Larry
Linda
Lee Henry
Charles Mc Campbell
Mary Marr
Hazel Dawson
Sigourney
Petie Hahn
Donnie Hahn
Kenny Hahn
Mary, Elizabeth
Christine Aller
Hopewell Sewing Club
Maude Sanders
Bob Malley
Ferne Wimmer
Charlie Grisham
Bernice Dill
Cloyce Dill
Terry Palmer
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. A. Thompson
Thurst
Don Simmering
Louis Koehler
Fred Hawkins
Birthday Club
Mr. Norris
Warren Norrises
West Branch
Kensington Club
Will Dea
Fitzgerald
G. F. Trotter
Vernon Richardson
Orvis Wood
Patricia
Nancy Manley
Barstow
Richardson
Lloyd Augustine
Iowa Saddle Horse Association
Kirkwood
Augustine
Dixie Stonewall
Dixie
Buttercup
Augustines
Nancy Holzworth Robertson
Daryl Crawford
Catherine of Waterloo
Spain
John Deere Co
Highland
Junior Knottner
Joe Kaufman
Bill Wulf
Dean Zachs
Low
Raymond Lasek
Paul Beard
Gray Windus
Waterloo
Rose Mary Beard
Don Ross
Phoenix
Arizona
Carl Burris Gong
Jack Norris
Denny Stoutner
Howard Stoutner
Bud Dempsey
Columbus Junction
Gene Hammes
Glen Stoutner
William Miller
Mary Lou
Billy Miller
Doug Flanders
Burl Stoutner
Otto Ossman
Harold Ossman
Barbara Stoutner
Judy Ossman
Gale Hotchkiss
Arles Lyle
Stoutners
Clyde Jr. Stoutner
Ron Leitsinger
Dan Ats Ames
Clyde Stoutner
Mr. Aside
Dudley Gretter
Tom
Paul Sparks
Milton
David Campbell
Milo Heisdorffer
Johnny
David
Altus Afb
Oklahoma
Ann Brower
Douglas Brower
Rochester
Minn
Charles Brower
Gregory
Kevin
Keith
Lori
South English
Donna Kramer
George Brower
Roger Wright
Brad
Carroll Wittman
Ronald Sutton
Sheldon Kongables
Bernard Hahns
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Cletus Weber
Danny
Mary
John Weber
Alfred Kleinmeyer
John Hamil
Ada Hamil
Morning Sun Manor
Pearl Dusenberry
Larry Milliman
Harold Williams
Bill Mitchell
Mark
Judy
Max Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell
Riverside
Cleo McCoy
Cleo Fletcher
Kim
Kathy
Don Miller
Olds
Peg Miller
Lee Eisele
Lyle Lowe
Mary Linda
Earl Lowe
Allen
Mike Klopfenstein
Flo Clark
Clarence Lowe
Terry Miller
Dick Dare
Craig
Vicki
Janet
Lyman Evans
Bob Phipps
Fairfield
Harlan Dare
Grinnell
Russell Williams
Merle Hows
John Holmes
Dick Hartzell
Kim and
Paula
Bloomington
Ill
Wayne Hartzells
Charles Wellses
Robert Wells
Charles Wells
Jerry Keller
Shari
Don Williams
Blitz Brothers
BY Sakren
Mrs. Parke
Mrs Boyd Sanders
James F. Junkin
Navy
Darrel Erb
Francis Lemley
Bert Godber
Vic Rampleberg
Victor Rampleberg Jr
Chicago
Bud Little
Pittsburg
Penn
Rampleberg
Detroit
Carl Kirk
Mystic
Vera Singleton
Gertrude Griffeth
Barbara Henderson
Florence Wade
Leila Steiner
Blanche Bock
Donald McCrabbs
Ralph Herrs
Bernice Reed
Santa Claus
Kevin Myers Washington
State Theatre
Santa
Wilson’s
Mangold’s
Roger
Osincup
Rosemary
Schoonover Drug Store
Melinda
Smart’s Distributing Co
Nicky
Journal Office
Everetts Music Company
Osincup’s
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