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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1974
Page
4
In Washington Iowa on December 7 1974 a reminiscence highlights a player who stood 5 8 and weighed 130 pounds recalling two firsts and two thirds during a four year span. He cherishes being part of championship basketball moments and the team squad.
A personal reminiscence honors George Freshwaters a legendary coach at Washington area schools. The piece recalls 1922 undefeated Washington High School football, Freshwaters’s later triumphs at Washington Junior College, his DeMolay teams, and personal anecdotes showing his leadership, fairness, and impact on players. It also mentions Harold Durst and Hod Rice as contemporaries and praises Freshwaters as a lasting community memory.
Thanksgiving dinner and weekend gatherings filled the Marion Augustine and surrounding homes with visitors from Burlington Des Moines Packwood Washington Colfax Oskaloosa Keota Muscatine and Fairfield. A Holiday on Ice show trip, farm sale, and mail carrier notes added local color as residents planned Christmas preparations and shared a cookie recipe.
Thanksgiving scenes feature numerous Kalona and nearby communities. List includes walkers and Walker families from Kalona, Washington, Iowa City, and Sharon. visits from Colorado Springs and Coldwater Michigan. multiple Swartzendruber and Christner families. seminary chorus members from Harrisonburg, Virginia. and a Baronial Townhouse birthday observance for Kenny Miller.
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