Washington News Highlights Holiday Season Notes
Howard Patton visits mother in Washington while working at White Sands Proving Ground. Melvin Hill leads Ames brass clinic with Rafael Mendez, joining Iowa State College concert band where Dan Holland participates. Local weddings, school events, church services, and community updates span volunteers, students, and staff. weather turns cold with 14 below zero.
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Howard K. Patton
Louella K. Patton
Howard
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
Melvin Hill
Washington
Ames
Rafael Mendez
Mr. Mendez
Iowa State College
Dan Holland
Paul Graf
Kay Holland
Dan Kiesey
Dale Stanley
Janet Graf
Methodist Church
Audrey Bernice Steele
William Willis Chmelar
John Winga Jr
John Winga
John
Michigan State College
Chris Johnson
Rugby
N. D
Taylor Stout
Ronald Rogers
Clarence Rogers
Ainsworth
Frank Adrian
Fred Zimmerman
Lansing
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Glen Millers
Chula Vista
Margaret Baker
Des Moines
Helen
American Institute of Business
Demons Star McClure Tops Scoring as Owens Leads
In Friday night action Demons junior guard Bob McClure scored 20 to raise his season total to 62 points in four games placing him second in team scoring behind Brian Owen who has 67 points at 16.8 per game. Jerry Stalder holds third with 57 points in four games.
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Fairfield
Bob McClure
Demons
Brian Owen
McClure
Jerry Stalder
Dedication planned for First Christian Church building
The First Christian Church will dedicate its new Christian education building on Sunday December 16 at 2 30 pm with Dr Loren E Lair executive minister of the Iowa Society of Christian Churches as speaker A reception and open house will follow at 3 30 pm Rev Halsey E Wakelin former minister will speak at the 10 45 am service The Washington Rotary Club held a memorial for two members and heard Wilbur Bump, assistant in the attorney general’s office, speak.
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L. H. Orr Company
Iowa Avenue
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Harry Macon
Frank Macon
Women of the Christian Church
Smouse
Gust Gramer
McNamaras
First Christian Church
Loren E. Lair
Iowa Society of Christian Churches
Halsey E. Wakelin
Washington Rotary Club
A.W. Clow
Walter Smith II
Bob Everetts
Glenn Mace
Clow
Cloid Willits
Mr Smith
Wilbur Bump
Iowa
Glenn Holden
Community notices and local events across Washington area
Weekly item roundup covers YMCA World Service campaign mailings, a paving bid by Easer Construction for 2.34 miles to Wyman, Riverside decoration contest, Y's Men’s bridge marathon standings, Washington weather turning subzero, Demon wrestling loss to Ft. Madison, junior Angus member Steve Whisler, St Ambrose Chorus concert plans, ongoing hospital stays, travel visits, VFW Auxiliary gatherings, a new birth at Ft. Sill, Messiah performance by Handel at State College of Iowa chorus and orchestra.
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Edward Rees
Carol
Robert Roberts
Handel
State College of Iowa
Rees
Cheryl
Family of Eight Displaced by House Fire in Washington
A fire at 828 South Avenue C gutted the Bob Fish home late Thursday morning leaving eight in the household homeless but unharmed. Mrs. Fish, five children, and the remaining family were away at the time, with Mr. Fish at work and another child at school. The brick two story residence was a total loss by noon. Local events also include a large wild game dinner by the Chicago Izaak Walton League, Red Cross district meeting in Fairfield, a minor East Main Street accident, a Denver Junior Prom queen, and various local notices involving the BoomerShines, Hartman, and Prentice families plus college honor for Miller.
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Audrey Helmick
Milford Anderson
Fred Bourgeois
Walter Schroeder
Mildred Kephart
Bill Rawn
Iowa State College
Ames
School of Agriculture
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
United States Navy
Everett Squire
Mahin
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Phyllis Crane
Court House
Bible
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Presbyterian Church
Y’s
Richard McCleery
Stewart School
W. A. Erbe
E. A
Gene Tucker
South
Clarkson
Littleton
Colo
Margo
Kathy
Jimmy
Denver
Bob Fish
Chicagua Izaak Walton League
Washington Ymca
East Main Street
Warren Eugene Stewart
Franklin Wallace Bruty
East Main
Kiffaney Kline
Courtney Kline
E. E. Stutsman
Washington
East High School
Halcyon House to Get New Superintendent in January
Mrs Mabel Rehfeldt of Des Moines will assume duties as Halcyon House superintendent in Washington on January 1 replacing Mrs Mayme Squire who has led since the home opened. The change announced by Wesley Acres Homes executive committee led by superintendent George F Dimmitt. Donations pour in for Robert Fish family after their Washington home was destroyed by fire.
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C. A. Boice
Daughters of Union Veterans
J. C. Boice
J. E. Harvey
J. A. Dawson
A. J. Dawson
Welfare Committee
Washington
Charlie Schmoeller
Good Fellows
Washington Public
Mabel Rehfeldt
Des Moines
Halcyon House
Wesley Acres Homes
George F. Dimmitt
Rehfeldt
Mayme Squire
Wesley Acres
Iowa Methodist Church
Hospital Admissions and Births Across Several Iowa Communities
Daily hospital admissions births and dismissals listed by town. Names include Mr and Mrs Richard Long Brighton a son and Mr and Mrs Daryl Dunbar Riverside a son. Also numerous patients and births in Washington Keota Columbus Junction Wayland and Conesville.
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Richard Long
Brighton
Jane Greiner
Washington
LaDonna Bell
Crawfordsville
Ronald Bowser
West Chester
Darrel Conaway
Conesville
Robert Waterhouse Jr
Keota
Daryl Dunbar
Riverside
William Guenther
Keith Bloomer
Columbus Junction
Larry Been
Blossom
William Brice
Bernard McCarthy
Glen Bender
Kalona
Timothy Arbogast
Wayland
Ray Meth
Burlington
Emery Ropp
Dary
Dunbar and Son
Earl Voss
Donald Jackson
Lorilee Darbyshire
William Conaway
Muscatine
Porter Rolland Baird Cotter
Ed Boone
Iowa City
Wiliam Guenther
Larry Beenblossom
Couple Ties the Knot in First Presbyterian Church
Kathy Simmering daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Simmering wed Rolland Dunbar son of Mr and Mrs Cloyce Dunbar of West Chester on Sunday December 9 at the First Presbyterian Church. The groom is employed by the Firestone Store in Davenport.
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E.L. Slemmons
West Chester
Lois
Northeast State Teachers College
Kirksville
Kathy Simmering
Jerry Simmering
Rolland Dunbar
Cloyce Dunbar
First Presbyterian Church
Davenport
Firestone Store
The Snow Storm Poem
Poem recounts softly falling snow covering earth and ditches and sidewalks, lingering in treetops, children playing in a snow fight, then night with stars and a bright moon illuminating the scene. An author credits Elizabeth Lathrop Powers from Rhythm Road.
Local Obituaries Outline December 1962 Deaths
Death notices list James A. Morrison 79 Dec 8 at Washington County Hospital and A E Rankin 74 father of Mrs J W Helscher with Hampton services. Also Noah D Kropf 79 Kalona and Norval Paul Schafer 59 Columbus Junction funeral Tuesday 2 pm Grandview Church. Further items include Samuel L Reed 81 Richland and Dora Campbell 84 Rock Island Illinois. Arthur A Richardson 60 Dublin funeral Thursday. Mrs Edward F Sullivan 81 died Dec 11 at home 714 East Second Street.
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James A. Morrison
Washington County Hospital
Mr. Morrison
West
Jefferson Street
Hampton
A.E. Rankin
J.W. Helscher
Washington
Columbus Junction
Norval Paul Schafer
Grandview
Grandview Cemetery
Dudgeon-McCully
Wapello
Arthur A. Richardson
Dublin
Jones Funeral Home
Arthur Peters
Edward F. Sullivan
East Second Street
Obituary Notices for Three Iowa Residents
Mrs. A F E Warner aged 98 of Washington died this morning. Emma Lahey aged 87 of Kalona died Wednesday evening at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Mrs. Joe B Miller aged 57 of Kalona died Wednesday afternoon at her home north of Kalona after a lingering illness.
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A. F E. Warner
Washington
Kalona
Emma Lahey
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Joe B. Miller
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