Washington history notes and local events recap
Washington history column highlights 1945 1946 era activities with church and legion groups, soldiers returning home, a Congo mission visit, a Rock Island cut off development, airport and hospital news, and a barber shop sale. Names include Eugene Williams Erma Birky Harry Ramseyer and J. F. Mallory among others, plus local auctions and county projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Williams
Eugene
Army Air Force
Greenland
Erma Birky
Kamaula
Jelgian Congo
Africa
Harry Ramseyer
Miss Birky
Belgian Congo
Ramseyer
Leonardy
Mary O'Conner
Joe Simmering
Golia Miller
Ethel Palmer
Edith Zook
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa City
Veterans Hospital
J. F. Mallory
Chicago
Mallory
American College of Optometry
Leona Wehr
Central Park
Washington High opens with wins in Mt Pleasant meet
Washington High School wrestlers opened their season with a 34 to 5 Demon reserves win and a 28 to 21 varsity victory at Mt Pleasant Monday night. The rest of the item lists Thanksgiving guests and local family news including births and a Denver freshman joining Sigma Chi at the University of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
William
Rich) Ballard Jr
University of Denver
Washington
Ballard
Dick Ballard
Sigma Chi Fraternity
College of Business Administration
Accounting
Washington area social roundup and milestones in late November
A week of Thanksgiving visits spans families from Turnipseed to Gordon with dinners, travel stories, and hospital updates. Notables include Captain Blackman’s St Louis visit, eye surgery for Harold Brock, and Pamela Nuckolls and John Peterson’s upcoming wedding.
Washington county first license plate obtained
Joseph Kirkpatrick of 1212 East Main Washington waited all night since 10 p m Tuesday to claim the county’s number one license plate for 1966. About 20 residents stood with him in front of the courthouse as dawn arrived.
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Washington County
Joseph Kirkpatrick
East Main
Washington
Kirkpatrick
Court House
December 2 first day sale records traffic and notices
Washington police chief Clarence Mike Lee reports December traffic was unusually bad with 26 motorists in 13 crashes causing three minor injuries and $6,286 in property damage. Eight drivers faced charges. Also notes Templeton named assistant manager at Thorp Credit in Washington Iowa and two engagements announced in Washington and Janesville.
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Washington
Clarence
Mike’’ Lee
Waterloo
Keith A. Templeton
Thorp Credit Inc
Iowa
Glenn D. Hammitt
Awards and sports notes from Washington area
Capt Carl C Yoder receives the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight in Vietnam between May and July. Washington Demons wrestle Highland Community to a 25 24 win, with reserves 40 3. JH eighth graders beat Mt Pleasant 40 13. Ziegilowsky leads with 20. JH ninth grade falls to Muscatine West 47 41 after halftime lead. Doug Goschke and Steve Walker on Ellsworth Junior College Tri State champions. Rebekah Lodge meets IOOF Hall 7 30. Birth of Daniel Edward Winga Dallas. Joe Wagenknecht named process control technician at Maytag Paint.
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Carl C. Yoder
Glenn C. Yoder
Washington
Air Medal
Republic of Vietnam
Muscatine West
Roger Eichelberger
Muscatine
Doug Goschke
A. G. Goschke
Wellman
Steve Walker
Floyd Walker
Kalona
Mid- Prairie
Pather
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
Goschke
Walker
Hospital Monday Admits and Discharges List
Hospital reports admissions and discharges for multiple patients. Names linked to Washington and surrounding towns appear with statuses and a few family mentions. Notable entries include births for Mr. and Mrs. Le roy Letts in West Chester and a Keota birth for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Letts
West Chester
Herbert Ferrell
Washington
Andy Farrier
Brighton
Myrtle Morgan
Leroy Letts and Son
Jessie Schoonover
Gene Doyle
Keota
David Masson
Winfield
Death notices scatter across towns in Iowa area
A sequence of deaths reported from Brighton Wellman Columbus Junction Kalona and nearby areas. Obituaries cover Otis D Wagner age 76 of Brighton Wilford Perrin of Norway Ray C Blankenhorn, Walter Dean McNeal, Edward Pretz, Leon Mapel, Mattie Kempf, Mary Horning, Merritte Booth, Sherman Miller, Le land Horton, W W Jamison and Merle Lytle with causes noting illness, accidents, and natural deaths. Survivors and funeral details named for several cases.
Saturday Journal notes for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers a quick local news summary for former Washington residents and out-of-state readers. It notes a mailed weekly subscription rate of $3.50 per year for out-of-state subscribers.
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Journal
Washington
Marriages in several Iowa churches on November dates
Multiple entries report marriages: Elsie Donaldson Wayland wed Melvin Campbell in Washington First Baptist Church with Rev Richard Peterson officiating. Gloria J. Russell married John E. Hazelett in Muscatine St Mathias Church. Katherine May Schoop wed Clark A. Smith in Lost Nation Bethlehem Lutheran with Rev Deiter. Ernest Lunow and Mae Widmer tied the knot at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Elaine Rose Peiffer became Mrs John Crap Jr at St Joseph East Pleasant Plain with Father Edward Shepherd officiating. Announce Marriage Jeanette Marie Mangler Jr and Richard Le Roy Anderson of Mt Pleasant.
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Wayland
Elsie Donaldson
Ben Bruegge
Melvin Campbell
Anna Campbell
First Baptist Church In
Washington
Richard Peterson
Ainsworth
Gloria J. Russell
Gene Russell
New Boston
Ill
John E. Hazelett
Albert Hazelett
St. Mathias Catholic
Muscatine
Thomas Doyle
Columbus Junction
Katherine May Schoop
Davenport
Arthur Schoop
Lost Nation
Clark A. Smith
Wesley H. Smith Jr
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Deiter
Ernest Lunow
Mae Widmer
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
William J. Yunk
Elaine Rose Peiffer
John Crap Jr
St. Joseph Church
East Pleasant Plain
Edward Shepherd
Ralph Peiffer
Rarph Peiffer
Brighton
John Crap Sr
Fairfield
Frank M. Mangler Jr
Bellevue
Jeanette Marie
Richard LeRoy Anderson
Elsworth A. Anderson
Mt. Pleasant
Darkness is Forever If I Die Today Poem Entry
A 1964 contest entry by Linda Johnson a junior grade student with teacher Mr. Martin. The poem speaks of darkness as a backdrop for love fate prejudice hate and hidden shadows ending with a resolve of mortality. It reflects student creative work from a school setting and includes the author and contest details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Johnson
Mr. Martin
Baldosier visits and births in Merrimac region
Merrimac notes report numerous Thanksgiving visits among local families. John Baldosier and Max Baldosier with son Ronnie visited the Bernard Carrol family. Alva Eshelman of Lockridge welcomed a daughter Peggy Joan, born November 21, weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces.
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Carl Amrine Merrimac
John Baldosier
Mary Hyde
Johnnie Hyde
Glenn Schafer
Kenneth Guy
Ben Neff
Donald Amrine
Carl Amrine
Ray Eshelman
Cloyd Watson
Rubio
Doyle
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