Christmas Town Notes and Town Budget Talk
December in our town brings colder days and packed shops as Christmas trees arrive in large loads. The council votes to buy a snowplow while the Industrial Revenue Bond election looms December 28. County Engineer Huber releases a $1.2 million road budget highlighting paving between Washington and Coppock. vom ranner becomes fire chief succeeding Maynard Brown and Tom Essex leads the Retail Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Harry Levy extends post office Saturday hours through Christmas as residents busy with gifts. Affectionately Aunt Agatha offers a candied orange peel gift idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Huber
Washington
Coppock
Vom
Week on the Farm shows deer hunt trips and holiday visits
Local column recounts Bernard and Ernest Crock deer hunting in Wyoming and Thanksgiving gatherings across Keota Cedar Rapids Sigourney and Mediapolis. It notes widespread visits, a funeral in Wapello, weather aiding livestock work, corn harvest nearing completion, rising grain prices and a push for cattle pest control and farm chores as frost and rain affect operations.
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D.A. Augustin Hardscrabble
Bernard Crock
Ernest Crock
Wyoming
James C. Bowen
Jeffery Bowen
Frank Pulner
Keota
Richard Zieglowsky
Susan
David
West Branch
Earl’ Zieglowsky
D.A. Augustine
Marshall Blake
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Ladehoff
Glenda
Michael
Ladehoff
Minnesota
Leonard Hixson
Merle Brinning
Clarence Miller
Wapello
Helen Wolfe
Gail Niffenegger
Ccal
Hadleys Host Richland Social and Church Event
Otto Pfeifer noted. On December 5 Daughters of Ruth met at Mrs. Ralph Steel's home while Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hadley hosted a cooperative Sunday dinner for friends including Russell Parsons Perl Messers and Roosevelt Walberichs. John McClure left for several weeks in Greenfield to stay with brother Lawrence McClure. Richland Friends Church plans Family Night on December 9 with supper at 6:30 and missionary program at 7:30 featuring Jane Huff from Gmonell speaking on Rough Rock Mission Arizona.
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Otto Pfeifer
Ruth
Ralph Steel
L. C. Hadley
Russell Parsons
Perl Messers
Roosevelt Walberichs
John McClure
Greenfield
Lawrence McClure
Richland Friends Church
Jane Huff
Gmonell
Rough Rock
Arizona
Funeral notices from multiple towns include several obituaries
Funeral notices list Ora Roth 76 of Pines Nursing Home with service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Green Mound Church of God near Trenton. George A. Brooks 84 with service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zehr Funeral Home Wayland. Carrie Quigley 86 died in Muscatine General Hospital and was Columbus Junction resident. Mary Havel 71 died in Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield. Wayne Jones 69 of Columbus Junction died at Muscatine General Hospital.
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Ora Roth
the Pines Nursing Home
Green Mound Church of God
Trenton
Wayland
George A. Brooks
Zehr
Columbus Junction
Carrie Quigley
Muscatine General Hospital
Muscatine
Cotter United Presbyterian Church
Mary Havel
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Washington
West Grimes
Wayne Jones
Gary Todd
Columbus Ci
Peoples National Bank
Todd
Louisa County Farm Service Company
R. F. Johnston
Columbus City
Hospital births and admissions roll across Washington area
Tuesday through Friday hospital notes list multiple admissions births and discharges in Washington and nearby towns. Names include Richard Skipton Mrs Ralph Hugh Brown Kathryn Engle Dr William Westphal Linda Klopfstein and others with births in Kalona Columbus Junction Olds Keota Ainsworth and Rubio.
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Richard Skipton
Washington
Ralph, Solomon
Conesville
Hugh Brown
Ronald McAvoy
William Tomley
Nirth
Faylon Palmer
Olds
Burton Dewitt
Columbus Junction
Marian Bailey
Kathryn Engle
Glen Bender
Kalona
Gilbert Mitchell
David Dunbar
Keota
Gloria Goff
Ainsworth
Charles Vondrasek
Robert Grubb
Wiliam Hazelett
Washngton
Frank Dittmer
Linda Klopfenstein
Omer Green
Calvin J. Miller
Wayne * Jones
Walter Brown
Columbus City
Faylon
Palmer
Andy Farrier
Saturday Journal Summary for Out-of-State Readers
Note to readers describes the Saturday Edition of the Journal prepared to give out-of-state readers a quick weekly local news summary. It offers out-of-state subscribers mailed weekly for 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Washington week in review of local happenings
Roger Gardner 14, son of Cloyd Gardner, wins the 1966 Journal Watch for carrier service. Gary Siegle and Gale Brown also receive awards at the carrier party in the YMCA. Post Office notes 147 million in obsolete savings certificates earning little interest. Waco football team honored at turkey banquet in Mt. Pleasant for undefeated season. Community notices include hospital patients, lodge officers, weddings anniversaries, and local endorsements for a factory bond proposal.
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Roger Gardner
Cloyd Gardner
East 2Nd St
Journal Watch
Roger
Richard Brown
East Washington
Journal
Y.M.C.A
United States Postal Savings
Washington Post Office
Post Office Department
Congress
Waco
St. Alphonsus Parish
Mt. Pleasant
Melvin Bergstrom
Dean Meyer
Marner
Bump
Seiferts
South Stores
Elk’s Club
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Washington
J. F. Seifert
Cedar Rapids
William Seifert
Green Bay
Wis
Washington County adopts 1967 road budget and paving plan
Washington County supervisors approved a 91 207 119.00 budget for 1967 including 767 114 for construction and 230 000 for road maintenance. Major projects cover 11 miles of paving on the Washington Coppock road and the Old White Way near Crawfordsville. Local notes report community updates, bank appointments, school winners, and civic events across Washington County.
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Washington County
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Robert Huber
Washington - Coppock
Crawfordsville
Schwengel Tours Washington Seeks Votes and Industry Growth
Congressman-elect Fred Schwengel spent the day in Washington meeting voters and praising local Industrial development opportunities. In Iowa notes, Washington High wrestlers lost 41 10 to Fort Madison, while ninth graders beat Mt Pleasant 73 27. Waco teams posted basketball wins. Ken Cross campaign totals reached 34060. a newborn Lynn Renee joins the Krotz and Frier families. several social and Christmas events are reported across Kalona, Fairfield, and Washington.
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Fred Schwengel
Washngton
Congress
Washington
Crane Company
Tom Tanner Named Fire Chief in Washington
Tom Tanner was named fire chief in Washington at a volunteer firemen meeting after Maynard L Brown resigned after 15 years. Lew McFadden and Walter Starr were named first and second assistant chiefs, with Clarence Lee as secretary treasurer. Also announced were Tom Essex as chair of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, replacing Clem Dold. Dick Perry as vice president and Loren Renoux as treasurer.
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Tom Tanner
Fhre
Washington
Maynard L
Bill) Brown
Lew McFadden
Walter Starr
Clarence
Mike) Lee
Tom Essex
Retail Merchants Bureau
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Clem Dold
Dick Perry
Loren
Skip
Taylor Taeger to star in two hour MGM TV film Hondo
Robert Taylor and Ralph Taeger will co star in a two hour movie for television titled Hondo at MGM. Mrs Zelma Hughes has returned home from visiting her mother and her son and daughter and son in law, the Wendell Hughes party at Bet. Mr and Mrs Stanley Leach attenders. Evening Journal Washington Iowa December 10 1908.
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Miami, Fla
Nassau
Bahamas
Linda Britain
Edward Hatchcroft
West Branch
Mike York
Dale York
Washington
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Nev
Bauagey
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Liberty Center
Lenette
Dennis Dean Day
Robert Day
Day
Washington High School
Simpson College
Inanola
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el Paso
Texas
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George Kerr
Iowa State University
Nu Chapter
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UPI
Robert’ Taylor
Ralph Taeger
MGM
Zelma Hughes
Moline
Fom
Ily
Wendell Hughes
Bet
Stanley Leach
Lane W. Jarvis
Germany
Ft. Dix
N. J
Jon C. Jarvis
Bloomfield
Lane
Carl W. Jarvis
Brighton
Jarvises
Brice
San Diego
Calif
William Brice
New London
Washington Ninth Graders Triumph Over Muscatine Central 66–53
Washington Junior High School ninth graders overcame a height disadvantage to beat Muscatine Central 66 to 53. The game was tied 12–12 after one, with Muscatine up 26–25 at halftime and Washington pulling ahead 45–40 after three. Scorers: Schooley 27, Miller 19, Zieglowsky 13, Whittheft 4, Paul 2, Sojka 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junior High School
Muscatine
Muscatine Central
Washington
Bill Schooley
Demons
Terry Miller
Jim Zieglowsky
Tom Whittheft
Bruce Paul
Randy Sojka
December Ghosts in a Crowded Town
A poem recalls a Christmas season when crowded streets, crowded hotels, and high prices left many with little supper. A kind hotel owner offers shelter and warmth with fresh hay, a stable fire, and care for a tired donkey. Poet Baumgartner remembers the humble nativity and Bethlehem's holy ember.
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Baumgartner
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