Passing Years in Washington A Local History Glance
Clarice Meek returns from Chicago after a two week vacation with Katherine Bastwick through the Ozarks. Emily Stephen begins eight week public health field work at the Washington County Health Unit under nurse Ethel Gregg. Various locals, from Mrs. Stanley Mesirow arriving for holidays to John W. Applegate's budding lilacs, fill a busy Christmas era in Washington. The piece highlights community events, education milestones, and local civic notes across December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice Meek
Chicago
Katherine Bastwick
Ozarks
Susan Knapp
Stanley Mesirow
Frances Falk
Ft. Dix
N.J
Joe Falk
Emily Stephen
The
States University of Iowa College of Nursing
Washington County Health Unit
Ethel Gregg
R. N
M Stephen
Keota
Fern Stephen
Ralph Stephen
Homer Godwin
Robert
Frances
el Paso
Tex
Bob Robinson
Robson
Colleen Godwit
William S. Beardsley
Dave Livingston
Washington County Council
John Gannon
Poem of the Week Life Was Loveliness to Sea
Poem of the week reflects on loveliness and beauty in nature and human affection. It contrasts blue waves and pine scent with holy thoughts and peace. The verse urges giving all for a single hour of peace and ecstasy, attributed to Sara Teasdale with a December 14 1963 date.
Hospital Admits and Births Reported Across Town
Hospital records list admissions yesterday including Miss Lora Mathis of Washington and Mary Margaret Trotter of Ainsworth for surgical care. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Willis Yoder of Kalona and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Olin Jennings of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phianna Messenger
Washington
Medical
Mary Ropp
Kalona
Surgical
Willis Yoder
Vernon Witting
Harry Timmins
Lora Mathis
Mary Margaret Trotter
Ainsworth
Edna Weber
Riverside
Doris Griffith
Katie Wenger
Wayland
Kate Rawn
Elizabeth Ann Cottrell
John Stephen Wiggers
Harry Bagby
Brighton
Mary Margaret ‘Trotter
Orr Mapel
Olin Jennings
Columbus Junction
Joe E. Martin
Lawrence Whisler
Edna Weber Riverside
Samatea
Timothy Joseph Westen
Sue Ann Lowe
Diana Heuren
Wasngton
William Lee
Leland Funston
Keota
Auto crash on slick Illinois roads injures four
Two Washington men and an Iowa City man were hurt in a Farmington Illinois auto crash caused by slick roads. John Winga Jr of Washington skidded while making a right angle turn and hit a cement wall. Winga suffered facial bruises, Milburn McKay had chest bruises and a possible broken rib, and a third man from Iowa City had minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa City
Illinois
John Winga Jr
Farmington
Dixie Potter wins Voice of Democracy local contest
Dixie Potter placed first in the annual Voice of Democracy contest with a winning speech tape to be submitted to the state contest in Des Moines. Laurie Leon took second and Pam Robison third in the local standings. Washington Junior High ninth graders faced Mt. Pleasant and lost 55 to 53 after a late surge fell short. Oren W. Jarvis and family begin a year at Lake City La for training and future return to Washington. Iowa Wesleyan College notes a $10,000 bequest from Dora Thompson Jones. Mrs. R. A. Ross now resides with her son Wayne Cline at Rural Route 1, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. McFadden
Ottumwa
George McFadden
Bonnie Lu
McFadden
Wilbur Marshall
Los Angeles
Calif
William Putman
Putnam
Marchall
Joan Brown
Iowa City
Douglas Eastwood
Joseph Louis Kehoe
Stuart C. Peterson
Kalona
Henry Shields
Donia Gray
Bonnie Simpson
Jack Wood
Alaska
Charles A. Dewey
Community Chest
Des Moines
Richmond
Elmo Wingler
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Crawfordsville
Roger Jones
Patsy Seydel
Lowa City
Peter Boshart
Wayland
Jeannette Karel
Norman Sage
C.J. Karel
Riverside
Frank Sage
Dixie Potter
Dixie
Laurie Leon
Pam Robison
Washington Junior High
Mt. Pleasant
Oren W. Jarvis
Monica
Jarry
West Street
Lake City
Oren
Jarvis Appliance
United Enterprises
Lake Cippliance
Navy
Washington
Harold W. Jarvis
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan College
Dora ‘Thompson Jones
R.A. Ross
Halcyon House
Wayne Cline
Sixth Avenue
Don Avise
Dwight Hayes
Veterans Hospital
Hishiar Shamdin
Laith
Sania
Nancy
Robert
Washington, D. C
Shamdin
Robert Patterson
Fresno
Community and Children’s Hospital
Marriages and social notices from local Iowa families
The column records marriages and social events in small town Iowa. It notes the Tucker family moving to Littleton Colorado and various wedding announcements including Carole Jungbluth with Donald Bishop and Loreta Murphy with Dwayne Samuelson. Also lists church events, hospital visits, travel for holidays, and residences in Keota Brighton Wellman Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Granada Hills California with dates around late November to December.
Kiwanis Adopts Greek Boy as Foster Plan Adopted Child
Kiwanis Club of Washington funds a yearlong adoption for nine year old Dimitrios Dertilis through Foster Parents Plan Inc with a 15 dollar monthly contribution. Rev. Lloyd A Latta named superintendent of Newton District of South Town Methodist Conference effective Jan 1 1964. Families of Mrs Jennie Lauderman gathered for oyster supper and birthday honor. Sharon Lowry to sing in SUI Messiah concert. local moves include Robert Surface now with McKesson Robbins in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club of
Washington
Dimitrios Dertilis
Foster Parents’ Plan, Inc
Park Avenue South
New York City
Dimitrios
Lloyd A. Latta
Newton
South Town
F. Gerald Ensley
Airs
Robert Surface
Stephanie
Tracy
Springfield, Ill
Des Moines
McKesson - Robbins
Chemical Division
Mr. Surface
Pat Yoder
Keota
Methodist Women Host Christmas Tea at Church
The Methodist Women Society of Christian Service held its annual Christmas Tea in Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4. Almost each reader received a personal poem invitation from Mrs. Paul Harvey. The piece notes a 100th birthday celebration upcoming for a local figure and details several community visits, gatherings, and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Wom
Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
WSCS
Paul Harvey
Death notices from December 1963 area briefs
Death notices list several residents with dates and locations across Kalona Wellman Riverside Des Moines and Washington County Hospitals. Names include Alpert E Paul Bontrager Messenger Seyb Huber Knerr Dawson O Connor and Sakulin with ages up to 90 and funeral arrangements noted in Kalona Riverside Keota Mediapolis and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monday Alpert E. Paul
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Kalona
Joseph N. Bontrager
F. J. Bontrager
Shipshewana
Ind
Mr. Bontrager
Wellman
Harry Huber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Asbury Methodist Church
Earl Josten
Keota
Diana Helfrich Struck by Car in Washington
A six year old, Diana Helfrich, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Helfrich of Washington, was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car at East Second Street and 13th Avenue. She suffered only scratches and bruises with X rays taken to rule out serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Helfrich
Albert Helfrich
Washington
East Second Street
13Th Avenue
Diana
Roslyn Chalupa
Edward Chalupa
Mason City
Roslyn
Howard Benn
Colonial Apartments
Parks Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Gleaners
Washington Cleaners
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Washington County
S. G. Bell
Lome
W. J. Stevens
Christian Tabernacle
New Haven social_union
Jay Brewer
Brewer
New York
J. W. Verner
Florida
Bers
Court House
Col
D. J. Palmer
A. E. Baldrige
American Legion
Nora Motts
Nate Black
John Bell Easley
AME
John W. Applegate
Sara Teasdale
Harold Klopfenstein
John Patterson
Dan Boone
Ka“Jona
Washington High School Foot
Tim Horak
Jim Kauffman
Walter Fisher
76 Township
Net
Rold Fisher
Milwaukee
Frank Kleese
Gale Reif
Richard Fisher
Robert Fisher
West Chester
W. H. Weik
Tinley Park
Ill
Jack Weik
Janice
Judy
Jack
Harold Durst
St. Luke's Hospital
Harry Spohn
Lyle Schulty
Reid Boyd
Donna Creech
Don E. Creech
Davenport
Nancy Osincup
Herb Osincup
Drake University
Drake
University Christian Church
Robert Schantz
Christy
John Schenk
Burlington Hospital
J. E. Anderson
Harlan, Ia
Tom Stewart
Sally
Clyde Lambert
Tom Becker
Middletown
Beckers
Basket Bai
E. (Gene) Tucker
Littleton
Colo
Arapaho Drive
Bill Guenther
E.S. Rudolph
Immanuel Lutheran Church
William Matson
Earl Eldridge
Indianola
Rose Reid
W.S. Eldridge
George. Stewart
Robert McKenzie
Granada Hills
Carole Kay Jungbluth
Walter Jungbluth
Donald R. Bishop
Rubio
Burlington Hospital School of Nursing
State University of Iowa College of Engineering
Loreta Murphy
W.R. Murphy
Dwayne Samuelson
Clarence Samuelson
Salem Church of God
Wallace Street
Muscatine
Christy Schantz
Dennis Lemley
Lloyd Lemley
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Carolyn Halstrom
Howard Halstrom
Alvin J. Greiner
A. G. Greiner
Mr. Greiner
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bernice Robison
John McClintic
Bride
Kiwanis
Waco
van Buren
Keosauqua
Waco Girls
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Korea
Minden, Neb
William Brewer
Dennis
Marilyn
James Jorgensen
Immanuel Lutheran Women’s Circles
Verle Worley
Ray Priebe
Walter Nystuen
Verne Anders
Jennie Lauderman
Jay Vinson
Penney
Michael J. Johnson
George L. Johnson Jr
San Diego
Intrepid
Spurgeons
Harold Johnson
L. F. Harding
Albert Sewell
Kathleen
Abilene
Kan
Stella Thomas
Pharr
Texas
Evanston Hospital
Charles E. Messenger
South Seventh Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Richland
Anna Seyb
Best View
Thomas Virgil Knerr
Kalona Methodist Church
George Gibson
Peterseim
Mediapolis
Helen M. Dawson
the Pines Rest Home
William B. O'Connor
St. Mary's Church
F. Boeckman
Mt. Olivet
Sorden and Adams
Mary Barbara Sakulin
Washington High School
Alan Bergstrom
Central of
Robert Jones
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Jerry Longer
Hyannis, Mass
Richard Paul
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Joe Bauer
Hal Dunham
Lyle Long
Wapello
Charles Long
Long Home
Hulda
Gier
Children’s Hospital
Town City
SUI Hospital
Children’s Hospital Care of
Richard A. Sandercock
Russell K.’Sandercock
Robert Arthur
Cay
Air Force
Ellsworth Air Force Base
S. D
Sander
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Coe College
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Sandercock
Bertie Arthur
Harold Kline
Luziers Cosmetics
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