Local contest honors corn and soybean winners in county
Ron Ornduff of Ainsworth and Ed Chabal with Knotek of Riverside lead local Master Corn and Soybean Growers Contests sponsored by Washington Extension Service. Recognition program noted yields of 148.3 and 54.8 bushels per acre, with fields planted in May and harvest in October. Other top local yields included Don Sheetz and Joe Wood in corn and Don Sheetz in soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Ornduff
Ainsworth
Ed Chabal
Knotek
Riverside
Washington Extension Service
Jim Frier
Ornduff
Chabal
Don Sheetz
Washington
Joe Wood
Duane
Larry Shalla
Lorence
Larry Marek
Keith Horn
Herb Swan
Mt. Pleasant
Edwin Hora
Marian Owens
Floyd Beachy
Kalona
Wellman Lions Club
Crawfordsville Lions Club
Keota Community Club
Wellman
Bohr Brothers of
Olen Bishop
Patterson Seed and Supply
Local Washington notices mark funerals and travel
Local residents share New Year visits and departures across Iowa communities. Mrs. Harriet Puyper’s sister dies in Pella and funeral services were held there. L Cpl. Stephen Morrison returns on 30 day leave from Da Nang before six more months in Vietnam. Multiple patrons report family gatherings and moves including Linda Knutson and Tanya Trotman in Modesto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bartow
Washington
Pella
Harriet Puyper
Bartow
Stephen Morrison
Vietnam
James C. Morrison
da Nang
Milford Knutson
Nancy
Carol
Modesto
Calif
Linda Knutson
Tanya Trotman
Linda
Tanya
Very cold air grips nation with widespread blizzards
United Press International reports extreme cold grips the United States with snow from the Great Lakes to New York and the Northwest, winds up to 50 mph over Lake Erie, and several blizzard conditions. Port land Interstate 80 reopened. New Year’s Day records include Chicago ten below and Minneapolis twenty one below as a Wiscon sin attorney froze to death after abandoning a car.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
New York
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Texas
Ohio
Lake Erie
Florida
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Bristol
Anwyls to mark 63rd wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Anwyl will observe their 63rd wedding anniversary on Friday January 3. They plan a quiet day at home to celebrate this milestone in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Fred Anwyl
New Year's traffic toll may miss holiday record
National Safety Council’s revised estimate for the New Year holiday warns deaths on roads likely to stay under the 193 mark set in 1963. As of 5 a.m. EST, at least 156 have died in traffic since the holiday began, with 213 total including fires planes and other causes. California leads with 22 deaths, followed by Ohio 11 and Pennsylvania and Missouri with 10 each. Notable tragedies include a Lodi California plane crash killing five from one family, a Baldwin Park crash killing four, a Minot North Dakota home fire killing three children, and an Air Force jet trainer crash near Hampton Virginia taking six lives.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Lodi
Calif
Baldwin Park
Minot
N.D
Air Force
Hampton
Washington Evening Journal hires Mike Anderson news staff
Mike Anderson formerly of Burlington joins the Washington Evening Journal news staff to fill the vacancy left by Helen Gilbert who departed for Loveland Cole. John Schulz and wife of Dayton Ohio return home after visiting her mother in Burlington. Diane Jarrard returns home from a Christmas vacation with relatives near Mediapolis Iowa.
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Mike Anderson
Burlington
The
Washington Evening Journal
Mr. Anderson
Helen Gilbert
Washington
Loveland, Cole
John Schulz
Dayton, O
New Years Day
Clarence Logan
Mr. Logan
Diane Jarrard
Edward Jarrard
Verner Amenell
Frank Hedges
Mediapolis
Admitted and Dismissed Patients List Names
Admitted yesterday in Washington include Richard Waltman and Merle Statler and Mrs. Merle Statler and Mrs. Norbert Greiner. Keota records show medical admission. Dismissed today includes Mrs. Helen Jordan in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Waltman
Washington
Merle Statler
Norbert Greiner
Keota
Helen Jordan
Ollie Fire Department Responds to Fray Home Blaze
Ollie firemen were called at 3 30 a m to the residence of Mr and Mrs G E Fray on Ollie s main street. Mrs Fray reported finding Mr Fray asleep in his chair which smoldered from a fire likely started by a dropped cigar. Firemen carried the chair outside. no injuries and minimal smoke damage with no water used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie
G. E. Fray
Ex-convict fires at Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo crowd
A 48-year-old ex convict fired a steel ball from a slingshot at Emperor Hirohito during a 14,000 strong crowd shouting Banzai. Police arrested Kenzo Okazak i for the attack, noting he had previously told a guard he would die gladly to kill the Emperor and blamed Hirohito for World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Hirohito
Kenzo Okazaki
Marion Avenue UPW Guests Friday at First Presbyterian
The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Women will be guests of the First Presbyterian UPW Friday at 1 30 p m at the First Presbyterian Church. This will take the place of the association meeting at the Marion Avenue church in January. There will be no meeting there this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Avenue
United Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Upw
First Presbyterian Church
Marion Avenue Church
New Year Licenses Issued For Hunting And Fishing
County Recorder's office announces a switch to calendar year licenses from January 1 to December 31. Yearly sales begin now with prices varying by license type: a combined hunting and fishing license costs $5, fishing license $3, and hunting license $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder’s Office
Record 1968 marriage licenses rise over prior years
Robert Porter, Clerk of the Court, reports 175 marriage licenses issued in 1968, higher than 1967’s 128. Earlier years show 1966 with 135, 1965 with 125, 1964 with 121, 1963 with 134, 1962 with 105, 1961 with 120, and 1960 with 122. Many 1968 licenses involved area college students, with applicants coming from beyond city or county lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Porter
Club to sponsor Mother of Year nominee in Iowa
The Fortnightly Club will sponsor a nominee for Iowa State Mother of the Year with each department nominating one candidate. Nominations due January 20 to the committee led by Mrs. R. J. Kleese and two others. The February 6 Fortnightly Club meeting will announce the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
R. J. Kleese
Clarence Jacobs
Robert Koehler
Speech winners named at school
Winners were announced after a December 20 speech contest at the Junior High School. Participants were from the Mrs. Marjorie Elgin speech class. Dramatic division winners were Sheri Burkam first and Jan Vacha second. Humorous division winners were David Levy first and Judi Mullikin second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Elgin
Sheri Burkam
Jan Vacha
David Levy
Judi Mullikin
Michael Kramme
Roy Hodges
Goodwill makes strides in 1968
Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa reported 178 employees in 1968, up from 128 in 1967, reflecting its growing role as a local employer. The average number of handicapped workers at the workshop was 40 to 50, with about 15 University of Iowa students aiding via Work-Study. Serious donations shortages endanger operations, as Goodwill relies on public use of yellow collection boxes to supply work for the handicapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwill Industries
Iowa
Forbes Johnson
Johnson
Goodwill
University of Iowa
Social Calendar Opens With Notices On Thursday
Social notices for the calendar require 10 a.m. on publication day and three days advance printing. Thursday features an open installation of officers at the Masonic Temple with a date change noted. Friday includes the Past Worthy Matron's Club and Rebekah Lodge activities at IOOF Hall and First Presbyterian UPW events. Saturday shows Shirts and Skirts Club square dance at Legion Hall with Deb Stater, followed by other youth group meetups. Monday lists Rainbow Girls, Rainbow Board, YWCA Council, and Community Chorus practices at the YWCA and Adult Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth OE
Masonic Temple
Richard Paul
Rebekah Lodge
Marion Ave
UPW
First Presbyterian Upw
Legion Hall
Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
YWCA
Bride of Theodore Bailey in Minneapolis Nuptials
Miss Carol Ellen Jukam daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore J Jukam Howard SD and Theodore Barhydt Bailey II son of Mr and Mrs Theodore B Bailey Washington were married in an eight o clock ceremony Saturday December 28 at University Lutheran Church of Hope Minneapolis Rev David W Preus officiated Nuptial music featured organist accompanists and flutists The bride wore a candle light white silk gown with Venise lace and carried white orchids The wedding party included maid of honor Joyce Juliam and attendants from Ames Other details note graduate studies for both and a future home at 1132 Raymond Ave St Paul Minn
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Carol Ellen Jukam
Theodore J. Jukam
Howard, S. D
Theodore Barhydt Bailey II
Theodore B. Bailey
Washington
University Lutheran Church of Hope
Minneapolis
Minn
David W. Preus
Joyce Juliam
Gilbertson
Sharon Holmes
Ames
Edwin H. Bailey
Washington, D. C
Richard Shirley
Grants
N. M
Daniel Hill
James Juham
Richard L. Holmes
Bailey
University of Minnesota
Robbinsdale
California wedding ties Keota and Graettinger families
At St Marys Catholic Church in Keota on December 28 Bertha Ann Stites daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Stites of Keota and Robert E Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Murphy of Graettinger Iowa wed. Rev Kempker officiated. The bride wore a peau de soie gown with lace and a long veil. Attendants wore royal blue velveteen. Best man and groomsman were Timothy and Dan Murphy, both brothers. One hundred fifty guests attended the dinner at Golden Buckle Buffet. The couple will live in Sacramento where Murphy is stationed as a second lieutenant at McClelland Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Bertha Ann Stites
Carl Stites
Robert E. Murphy
Emmett Murphy
Graettinger
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Kempker
Dan Murphy
Bob Johnson
Ft. Dodge
Dannie Joe Strohman
North English
Tim McCurdy
Oskaloosa
Mary David
Golden Buckle
Mercy School of Nursing
Iowa City
Murphy
Air Force
McClelland Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Soldier Promoted to Specialist Four in Vietnam
Richard L. Randolph of Wellman Iowa has been promoted to Army specialist four on December 5 while serving in the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. A radio operator with Headquarters and Company A of the 4th Medical Battalion near Pleiku, he joined the Army in February 1968, completed basic training at Fort Lewis Washington, and was last stationed at Fort Ord California before going overseas in August 1968. The 21 year old veteran graduated from San Benito Joint Union High School in Hollister California in 1965 and attended Gavilan Junior College in Gilroy.
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Pleiku
Vietnam
Richard L. Randolph
Roy L. Randolph
Wellman
Iowa
4Th
Spec. Randolph
Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. Ord
Calif
San Benito Joint Union High School
Hollister
Gavilan Junior College
Gilroy
Local Attorneys Directory Listings and Chiropractor
Directory listings show Livingston, Day, Kehoe Meeker Bates with Robert Day Louis J Kehoe Everett Meeker Robert Bates Abstract Dept in office at 112 South Ave B phone 653-2147 Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Edmund D Morrison Jr James E Lloyd at 211 West Washington St phone 653-5431 John C Owen Attorney 119 West Washington South Side Square phone 653-2874 Stewart Shearer Attorneys at Law Richard A Stewart Paul V Shearer Abstract Dept in office 225 West Main phone 653-2159 Chiropractor Dr M L Tweeton 108 North Marion phone 653-2351 closed Wednesday afternoons and Saturday afternoons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Louis J Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
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George Masson
Villa Park
Ill
Randy Wright
Wartburg College
Waverly
Frank Gingerich
Kirksville
A.A. Martin
Margaret W. Thomas
Evan M. Rees
Robert Roberts
Roberts
Edward R. Rees
Carol Jean
Howell A. Rees
Henry L. Rees
Elizabeth A. Davis
Mary Williams
Lester Luckenbill
Clarence Boshart
New Years
the Clinton Bosharts
David Walters
Walters
Father Sunday
Oakland
J. F. Larson
Clive Miller
Denise
New London
William Carden
Dale Larson
Jeff
Cindy
Winfield
Daryl Dodder
Judy
Jo Ellen
Nellie Dodder
Larson Home
John Beemblossom
Mercy Hospital
Ralph Bauer
West Third
United Presbyterian Home
Willow Way
Fred Anwyls
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Tarti Grimes
Kgima Grimes
Keota, Lowa
Evening Journal
Icious
the Willows
Cupid
Phonograph Records
Everetts Music Company
Washington, Iowa
Osincup’s
Theodore Bailey I
Ellen Aukeam
Margaret Anderson
Richard F. Edstrom
Philip N. Gilbertson
Susan Burns
Cheryl Reed
Jesus
Bach
Noel
Claude Louis D’aquin
Handel
Edstrom
Raymond Avenue, St. Paul, Minn
University
Eleanor Shirley
Juliam
Richard Holmes
Sharon
Mike
Ed Bailey
Washington, D.C
Katherine
William J. Shannon
Ron Marek
Clarence Jukam
Harold Hegdahl
Wiles- Murphy
Ellen Stites
Virginia Green
Bensenville, Nl
Timothy Murphy
Graetting
Randolph
Spurgeon’s
Mens Perma Press & Twill Pants
Perma
Spurgeon
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
West Bend
Sahara Desert
Connelly
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