YMCA Christmas Vacation Schedule Promises Holiday Fun
The Washington YMCA opens Christmas vacation with Jr Hi Y dance 730 to 930 PM in the community room a record hop with 10 cent member admission and 35 cent day pass or $2 annual membership for nonmembers. Friday marks the start of annual tournaments across grade school junior high and high school with various games and a Great Challenger award for most challenges.
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Washington Ymca
High School & College
YMCA
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service At Good Shepherd
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd at 302 East Second Street invites the community to a candlelight Christmas Eve service led by Pastor William J. Yunk. The special worship will be held on Saturday at 7 p.m. All are warmly welcome.
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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
East Second Street
William J. Yunk
P.m
Local war on Poverty pace blamed on veteran pension delay
A local man says slow progress in the war on Poverty stems from people waiting to see if veterans will receive pensions. Also, advertisement notes two days remain to shop before Christmas with flowers and plants suggested and F T D orders still deliverable.
Birth for Harper couple adds newborn son
On the record Hospital Births Mr and Mrs LaVern Redlinger Harper welcome a son. Dismissed Today Mrs Darwin Vacha Washington Herbert Tobin West Chester Miss Angela Chorpening Keota discharged.
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LaVern Redlinger
Harper
Darwin Vacha
Washington
Herbert Tobin
West Chester
Angela Chorpening
Keota
Mrs Lowell Long Dies in Florida
Mrs Lowell Long aged 63 died in Nokomas Florida after a two week stay. Funeral services will be held at Hesser Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday December 23 at 11 am with burial in North English. She is survived by husband two sons Dean and Norman and three grandchildren. She is a sister in law of Mrs Harold Miller of Crawfordsville.
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Crawfordsville
Lowell
Neola) Long
Nokomas
Florida
Longs
Cedar Rapids
Hesser
Frid Dee
Washington Oil Sold to Jones Brothers in town switch
The Washington Oil Company, a 45 year community business, has been sold to Karl and Everett Jones. The new owners bring oil industry experience and will operate as Jones Brothers Washington Oil Company. Tom Tanner will stay as Fire Chief while others retire or pursue studies.
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Washington Oil Company
Tom ‘Tanner
Jones Brothers
Karl
Everett
R. J. Tanner
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Tom Tanner
Washington
Tom
Jack Tanner
Iowa Wesleyan
Everett Jones
Jones Brothers Washington Oil Company
Clifford Truax Dies Wednesday at 64 in Washington
Clifford Guy Truax 64 of 71 West Madison Street died Wednesday December 21 1968 at Washington County Hospital after a week of serious illness. Funeral planned Friday at 1 30 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Charles Cowell presiding. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Born Crawfordsville July 25 1902 son of Amos J and Sarah Ina Sayre Truax. Lived in Washington 35 years employed as custodian at Lincoln School. Member of the Christian Church. Surviving wife Gertrude Nolan a son Robert of Washington three sisters Cora Petham Paris Missouri Ed Berg South Gate California Faye Dorman South Charleston South Carolina. Two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
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Clifford Guy Truax
Madison Street
Washington County
Sherman - Eden
Charles Cowell
Woodlawn
Mr. Truax
Crawfordsville
Amos J
Sarah Ina Sayre ‘Truax
Gertrude Nolan
Washington
Lincoln School
Christian Church
Robert
Cora Perham
Paris
Maude) Berg
South Gate
Calif
Charles
Faye) Dorman
South Charleston
South Carolina
Williams Serviceman in Viet Nam Supply Dept
Douglas E. Williams son of Mr and Mrs Alfred P Williams of route two Columbus Junction has been in Viet Nam since June 8 and is attached to the supply department in service.
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Williams
Douglas E. Williams
Alfred P. Williams
Route Two
Columbus Junction
Viet Nam
Farm Bureau group meets to discuss legislative issues
Forty four members from Henry Louisa and Washington County attended the Farm Bureau legislative committee meeting at Captain's Table on December 20. They informed Senator Richard Stephens of the bureau position on priority issues for the General Assembly including road use funds reapportionment property tax replacement bonding processors constitutional amendments and highway safety. Ed Augustine chaired the Washington County committee and Senator Stephens spoke of session problems and potential bills. Members asked questions for clarification.
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Farm Bureau
Henry
Louisa
Washington County
Richard Stephens
General Assembly
Lawrence Miksch
R. X. Earnest
Henry County
Ted Smail
Louisa County
Ed Augustine
Senator Stephens
Gorham Offered Principal's Job at Columbus Junction
James Gorham, science teacher and coach at Columbus Community Schools, has been offered a contract for junior high principal. Principal David Fay will retire at term’s end. Also leaving are elementary librarian Marlene Dearborn, vocal music teacher Mary Witherow replaced by William Dunn, and school cook Floyd Rutt.
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Columbus Junction
James Gorham
Columbus Community Schools
David Fay
Gorham
Washington High School
Gene Gorham
Washington
Marlene Dearborn
Mary Witherow
Cotter
William Dunn
Floyd Rutt
Keota farmer Frank Britten dies at 78
Frank S. Britten of Keota, 78, retired farmer, died at 3 30 p m Wednesday at Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney after a brief illness He was born near Crest March 2 1888 to Matt and Eva Britten He married Lucy Haupert April 8 1913 They lived near Sigourney Scotland area Keota He was a Catholic and funeral services will be at St Marys Keota 930 a m Saturday Rev Kemper will officiate with burial in St Marys Cemetery Keota Rosaries will be at 730 p m tonight at Powell Funeral Home Keota Parish rosary at 130 p m Friday Surviving are his wife and children Raymond of Parnell Dorothy Peck Loretta Greiner and Jack Britten all of Keota 20 grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers J M Britten and Mary Kuehler of Groom Texas Lena Krisinger and Henry Britten of Creston Also two daughters six grandchildren one brother and one sister preceded him in death.
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Keota
Frank S. Britten
Keot
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Mr. Britten
Crest
Matt
Eva M. Boesen Britten
Lucy E. Haupert
Harper
Scotland
St. Mary's
Kemper
St. Mary's Cemetery
Powell
Raymond
Parnell
Benedict
Dorothy) Peck
Cyril
Loretta) Greiner
John W
Jack) Britten
J M. Britten
Mary Kuehler
Groom
Texas
Lena Krisinger
Henry Britten
Creston
Mrs. Eisele Receives Johnson Certificate Honoring War Veteran
Maude Eisele of Ainsworth receives a U S certificate bearing the seal and Lyndon B. Johnson signature in memory of her late husband Ernest Eisele. Eisele, WWI veteran, died November 28, 1966. The certificate honors his devoted service to the Armed Forces.
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Ainsworth
Maude Eisle
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ernest Eisele
Eisele
United States of America
The
Local hometown notes on leave and visitors mix
Leslie E. Smithburg arrives home from Job Corps duty for a 28 day leave at his parents in town. He is stationed at Trapper Creek Job Corp Camp in Darby Montana assisting forestry work near Ainsworth. Sunday guests for a pre Christmas dinner include the Gattons Lintzs Jarvis and others from What Cheer Crawfordsville and Washington. Fred Longer had surgery December 17 at Doctor Hospital Phoenix. Ernest Hinckle hosted a pre Christmas dinner for Fairfield Ottumwa Pleasant Valley Davenport guests. Laura Lynne Stoesz visited from Minneapolis after Cedar Rapids and Memphis gatherings.
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Leslie E. Smithburg
Job Corps
Donald Smithburg
Leslie
Trapper Creek
Ainsworth
Kenneth Gatton
Mike
Steve
What Cheer
Clayton Lintz
Carolyn
Kathy
Rickie
Gene Lintz
Crawfordsville
Betty Jarvis
Washington
Ivan Jarvis
Ernest Hinkle
Lester Mayers
Craig
Debra
Debbie Sue Ives
Fairfield
Harry van Dyke
Pleasant’ Valley
Celia Davis
Davenport
Jim Leslie
Ottumwa
Mrs. Mary Sickels Dies at 83 in Washington
Mrs. Mary A. Sickels, 83, died Wednesday December 21, 1966 at her home 222 East Fifth Street Washington. Funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson in charge. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born December 28, 1882 in Henry County to Lewis H. and Anna Hensley Kerr. Married January 22, 1902 to William E Sickles who died December 2, 1948. Baptist Church member. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
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Mary A. Sickels
East Fifth Street
Washington
Jones
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mary A. Kerr
Henry County
Lewis H
Anna Hensley Kerr
William E. Sickles
The
Baptist Church
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E. D. Morrison JR
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Ross Secrest
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L. A. Holland
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Mrs. Eisele
Pres. Johnson
Fred J. Longer
Doctor Hospital
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Laura Lynne
Minneapolis
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Memphis
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Kenneth Pepper
Bill Howell
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Connie Pence
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Lena Stewart
Maxine Smith
County Board of Supervisors
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Charles Snyder
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