Washington History Notes and Local Life Events
Activities and obituaries from Washington include Dr. Robert S. Michaelsen speaking at the YWCA dinner on December 13, Ruth Dupuis visiting Mason City for a Christmas concert with a 60-voice choir directed by Dupuis, and Lt. Quentin Jenkins receiving a second lieutenant commission at Ft. Sill. Other items mention church socials, enlistments, marriages, and community notices across local families.
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Robert S. Michaelsen
Iowa School of Religion
State University of Iowa
YWCA
Washington
W. B. Dupuis
Mason City
Ruth Dupuis
Quentin Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
Army
Ft. Sill
Okla
Jenkins
Halsey Wakelin
Union
Oliver McCulley
Canada
World Council of Churches
Evanston
Ill
McCulley
Erland Sieren
Walter Sieren
Keota
U. S. Army Ordnance Corps
Muscatine
Smoke Damage Strikes Martens Home In Columbus Junction
A Saturday night fire caused considerable smoke damage to the downstairs rooms of the Richard Martens residence on South Hill in Columbus Junction. Firefighters said the blaze started near a refrigerator and was extinguished with chemicals, but the home remains smoky.
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Columbus Junction
Richard Martens
South Hill
Marriages in Crawfordsville Keota Kalona and Keota area
A run of wedding notices from Crawfordsville Keota Kalona and Washington area lists ceremonies on Nov 21 28 29 in churches including United Presbyterian Keota Wesley Methodist Saint Marys and United Christians and Baptist. Couples named include Karen Rhea Lyle Williams Beverly Sprague Stanley Zehr Veronica Norenberg Roger Shifflett Sally Jo Skola Joseph Harper Mary Therese Maher Larry Rotenberg Barbara Vittetoe and Donald Wheeler.
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Karen Louise Rhea
Kenneth M. Rhea
Crawfordsville
Lyle Dean Williams
Russell Williams
United Presbyterian Church
Robert Rushing
Keota
Beverly B. Sprague
Isaac A. Sprague
Stanley G. Zehr
A. K. Zehr
Wesley Methodist Church
Orrin T. Potter
Kalona
Sally Jo Skola
Joseph Harold Harper
United Christians and Baptist Church
Herman Rice
Veronica Norenberg
Isaac Norenberg
Roger Shifflett
Ted Shifflett
Sigourney
Orrin Potter
Barbara Jean Vittetoe
Francis Vittetoe
Donald E. Wheeler
Gerald Wheeler Sr
West Point
St. Mary’s Church
C. S. Kempker
Death notices across Iowa and Kentucky memorials
Deaths reported Monday include Mrs. Nita Blair Law 87 of Washington died Saturday in St Paul Minnesota after living in Wilder Residences. Russell H. Helm 61 former Washington resident died at home in Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness. Funeral for Mrs. Theodore Turner 81 of Louisville Kentucky to be held Saturday in Louisville with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. John Roy Yoder 79 of Sharon Center born in Ohio died at home after brief illness. Sydney McDonald 78 of Keota died at Twilight Rest Home. John Schroll death in Wayland prompts services pending. John Roy Yoder born October 18 1885 Ohio resident four years here. Sydney McDonald resided Twilight Rest Home Keota for weeks.
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Nita Blair Law
Washington
St. Paul Minn
Wilder Residences
Russell H. Helm
Cedar Rapids
Theodore
Jessie) C. Turner
South 28Th Street
Louisville
Sherman - Eden
Fred Penney
Elm Grove Cemetery
Wayland
John Schroll
Zehr
Kalona
John Roy Yoder
Sharon Center
Ohio
Keota
Sydney McDonald
Social Security Office Hours and Outreach in Burlington
The Burlington Social Security office operates 8:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday. A representative will be in Washington at the Post Office from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday December 9 to assist callers unable to visit Burlington.
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Burlington
Washington
First 1965 Iowa license plates on sale at county treasurer
The 1965 Iowa motor vehicle license plates went on sale at 8 a.m. in the County Treasurer’s office. The top numbered plate, No. 1, was awarded to David A. McGaffey of Washington after arriving at the courthouse at 2:45 a.m. He previously held plate No. 11 in 1964. Other items note students and residents returning for Thanksgiving, a fatal shooting case in Delta, and local social notes including a birthday and anniversary celebrations.
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Iowa
David A. McGaffey
East Second Street
Washington
McGaffey
Court House
MecGaffey
National forests become top playgrounds in U S
The Forest Service reports about 120 million visits to national forests last year with expectations this year to surpass 135 million. Among the most popular are Black Hills in South Dakota and Wyoming, Lower Michigan in Michigan, Wasatch in Utah, California’s San Bernardino Inyo Angeles and Eldorado, White Mountains in New Hampshire, George Washington in Virginia, and Ocala in Florida.
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Washington
UPI
America
U.S. Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest
South Dakota
Wyoming
Lower Michigan National Forest
Michigan
Wasatch National Forest
Utah
San Bernardino
Inyo, Angeles
Eldorado National Forests
California
White Mountains
New Hampshire
George Washington
Virginia
Ocala National Forest
Florida
Evening ng Journal Washington TowA Dec 1964
A compact entry from a Washington newspaper page records a Saturday of December 1964 with local notices. The legible items point to a publication date and page context typical of an evening edition, though specifics are partially obscured by OCR.
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Ng Journal
Washington
Towa
Washington County to vote on 750000 hospital bonds
Washington County voters will decide next June on a bond proposal of 750000 dollars to fund a new 60 bed county hospital. The hospital board has approved submitting the measure after months of study. Hallett Construction Co. of Sioux City won bids totaling 279180.45 for five paving projects in the county next summer.
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Washington County
Hospital Board of Trustees
Hallett Construction Co
Sioux City
Hallet
State Highway Commission
Ames
Wellman
Richland
Washington Municipal Airport
Coffee Fervor A Poem By Judy Houchins
A playful verse extols strong coffee as a morning must have. The speaker rejects milk or sugar and vows rebellion if the first sip is delayed. The poem lightly notes hill grown beans, toasting, caffeine warnings, and cravings for pure black coffee.
Washington County groups brief new congressman in ISU basement
Washington Flying Club, county work-study program, area nursing homes, farmers and friends met with Congressman elect John Schmidhauser in the ISU building basement to brief him on local projects and problems. The note was part of a series of district meetings planned after his election.
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Washington Flying Club
Washington County
John Schmidhauser
ISU
Schmidhauser
Iowa
Washington County names Mrs Zager county chair
Mrs. Robert Zager of Washington named county chairman of the Washington County Chapter of the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc. Other notes list Leo Marie in Mercy Hospital Iowa City for arthritis. Raymond Hammen honored for top sales at Archer Petroleum convention in Omaha. Mayor L C Wilits returning from Phoenix. Mrs Day at National YWCA board meeting. Donald Whitlow recovering in Ottumwa Hospital. news of trips funerals and births including Brian Walter Yordy born Dec 2 with family details.
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Cindy Chamberlin
Dallas F. Chamberlin
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
National Federation of Catholic College Students
College of Saint Mary
Omaha
Briar Cliff
Sioux City
Loras College
Dubuque
VFW
Maynard Goft Sr
Handicapped Children’s
Iowa City
Delbert Earls
Robert Zager
Washington
Washington County
The
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Leo Marie
Mercy Hospital
Raymond Hammen
Iowa
Archer Petroleum Corporation
Robert Day
Des Moines
National Ywca
National Council of Churches
Kirkwood
William Yordy
West 9Th Avenue
Marion
Brian Walter
Walter Lance
Richard Yordy
Yordy
Washington Evening Journal personnel and masthead list
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists editor and business manager David Elder with staff including William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden contributing editor Howard Hazen production superintendent and other staff roles. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 and carrier rates in and outside Iowa with weekly prices.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Macter
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Dawson
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Washington Area
Hospital admitted Saturday include Mrs J F Letts and Lloyd Maxwell both in Washington for medical care with John Patterson and Cinda Wheeler also listed in Washington and Ainsworth for surgical. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jacob Swantz of Karona. Dismissals and today’s entries include Merlin Workies of Lockridge and Mrs Maude Martin of Washington with Mrs Gertrude Tipton noted.
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Marilyn Krotz
John Krotz
Marshalltown
J. F. Letts
Washington
Lloyd Maxwell
John Patterson
Cinda Wheeler
Ainsworth
William Brice Washington
William Drish
Lucy Kelley
Jacob Swantz
Karona
Merlin Workies
Lockridge
Maude Martin
Gertrude Tipton
Local obituary and birth notices from Keota Kalona area
Yesterday entries list medical updates for Joe Nelson Keota William Mohland and others in Keota and nearby West Chester and Washington. Also noted are births with Mr and Mrs Sheets Keota and Mangold Kalona twins and a daughter, with Lew Delzell Washington and Mrs Swantz Kalona today.
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Joe Nelson
Keota
William Mohland
Washington
Clara Pimme
Joe Myers
Edgar Lynne
West Chester
Jerome Sheets
William Mangold
Kalona
Lew Delzell
Jacob Swantz
Miss Patricia Schafer Surgery Notice
Yesterday item notes Miss Patricia Schafer of Wilton Junction in a medical surgical context with Stanley Arthur of Columbus Junction. Today item names Mrs John Hiller in a continuation of the notice sequence.
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Patricia Schafer
Wilton Junction
Stanley Arthur
Columbus Junction
John Hiller
Washington
Local Readers Named in Notice of Attendants
Today names Mrs. William Mangold and daughter of Kalona along with Mrs. Je rome Sheets of Keota and Edgar Lynn of West Chester and David Kleese of Washington and Cinda Wheeler of Ainsworth and Patricia Schafer of Wilton Junction.
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William Mangold
Kalona
Jerome Sheets
Keota
Edgar Lynn
West Chester
David Kleese
Washington
Cinda Wheeler
Ainsworth
Patricia Schafer
Wilton Junction
Medical notices for Washington and surrounding areas
Yesterday a list identified Walter Kiesey and Mrs Dale Cole as medical cases in Washington and Brighton. Today the notice names Mrs William Bezice and Lloyd Maxwell in Washington, Stanley Arthur in Columbus Junction, William Mohland in Washington, and Joe Myers in Keoia, indicating ongoing health related notices or admissions.
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Walter Kiesey
Washington
Dale Cole
Brighton
William Bezice
Lloyd Maxwell
Stanley Arthur
Columbus Junction
William Mohland
Joe Myers
Keoia
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T. F. Barker
Pullman
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Charles
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Leo Stone
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Victor Blattner
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Claud Rhodebeck
Norma Jean
Leo Glen Beauchamp
Selma
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Harry Mount
W. R. Mount
Cerro Gordo County
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Bill Jarrard
Tom Thump
B. F. Beitel
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Malcom Montgomery
George Stewart
Fred Stewart
Jane
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University Players
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Monmouth
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Clinton
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Pat Zaladonis
Idaho Falls
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St. Mary’s Academy
Prairie du Chien
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Leland Kracaw
Gary Kracaw
Tammy
Creston
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Gettert
Vetter
Ronald C. Meyer
Rod al
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Alvin Shebeck
Shebecks
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Meyer
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Michael Freece
Rock Island
Will Longer
Parkview
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Taylor and
Lane Jarvis
Jon Jarvis
Tucson
Ariz
Claude Goldsmith
Ruth Straube
Ola, Kan
Earnest Hinkle
Lyle Romine
Gary Peterson
Kevin and
Kelly
Redwood Falls
Minn
Delmar Romine
Pamela
Troy
Petersons
FE. R. Cordry
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David
Vandalia, Mo
D. V. Masson
Carl Greiner
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Herman Wallace
Carbondale, Ill
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Kristine
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William Norman
Stephen
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Dennis
Merlin Crawford
Marsha
Sam Turkington
Robert D. Stalder
Ray Stalder
Ft. Polk
Robert
Ft. Bening
John Wheelan
Mike Wheelan
Arenzville
Robert Clark
Mr. Clark
H.S. Clark
Judith Thieleker
Robert Quinn
Chicago
John Quinn
Madison Wis
James L. Quinn
James L. Quinn Jr
Quinn
Elizabeth Dea
Davenport
Frank
John Dea
Frank Dea
Jim Denton
Twila Palmer
Denver
Colo
Opal Herr
Bonnie Stewart
Ilo Green
Miss Palmer
Guy Lyle
Howard Bohr
Lyle
Ward Kamper
Claudia
River Forest
Grover Rosenkild
John
Jim
Andrew Rosenkild
Audubon
C. H. Fahrney
Deep River
Dean Hazen
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Alma Cosby
Dean
Roger Hazen
Clarissa Gibson
Rose Reid
Davenpoport
Ray Gidley
Fred Reid Jr
Jim Richart
C. L. Waddell
Jeffersonville
Pat Batterson
Don Batterson
Waddells
Pat
Dana Crawford
Vera Crawford
Albert Pagemiller
Morning Sun
Carla Hotle
Muscatine Community College
Robert Krotz
Iowa State University
Dwayne Samuelson
Oskaloosa Mobile Homes Court
Lot
Oskaloosa,la
Paula Gregory
D. W. Gregory
Paula
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Carla Coleen Caldwell
Howard Frank de Lange
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Howard Caldwell
J. A. de Lange
Girard
Kan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mary Therese Maher
Cletus Maher
Harrison Street
Mr. Maher
Larry Dean_ Roterberger
First Avenue
Paul Rotenburger
Stephen Putman
University of Iowa
Wilson J. Putman
Louis Pronga
Jeffrey
Chillicothe, Ill
Paul Boettcher
Lester Pronga
Larry Wayne Derby
Keokuk County
Allen Stewart
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IU
Richard A. Stewart
Herman Otto Ahrens
Delta
Malina Herrick
R. Giles Gillete
Ahren
Yugoslavia
Rotary Club
Milosh Marinovich
Roy Hodges
Will Dea
Deas
National Forests
Derby
Herman ‘‘Red
Ahrens
Melina Herrick
Francis McConnell
Odd Fellows Lodge
Alfred Young
Leroy Jugenheimer
Earl Nichola
Clayde Garrett
Forest Brock
R. B. DeLa
Ft. Madison
Ruth
Ronnie
Sheri Greiner
Mrs. Charles Friese
James Harris
Dale York
Mike
Danny Cherryholmes
Gail and
Kent
Curtis York
Mary Kay
Dale Paul
Foster Bickel
Stanley Clinton
Jeffrey and
Sharon
Charles Zickefoose
Sheffield
Margaret Turkington
Zickefoose
Miss Turkington
Lucretia Turkington
Letts
Robert Reaney
C. W. Gray
Judy Houchins
Order of the Eastern Star
Joe Bauer
Ada
Clarence Bontrager
Darien Center
New York
Phyllis JoAnn
David W. Rhodes
Omar J. Rhodes
Duane Thies
Janet
Mr. Thies
Fareway
Les Coffman
Rosemary Club
Harry Drake
Keith Hardy
Hazel Euwer
Leonard Kokesh
Boulder
Euwer
Lincoln
Neb
Don Applegate
Alda Rhea
Rhea - Williams
Everette Rhea
Orange
Kermit Klopfenstein
Kent Klopfenstein
Kimberly
L.C. Willits
Ireta Keith
Phoenix, Ariz
Donald Whitlow
Ottumwa Hospital
Whitlow
Jame Lloyd
Tax School
A. H. Coles
Pontiac, Mich
H. Harger
E. L. Miller
Minneapolis, Minn
M. M. Schell
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
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