Dear Aunt Agatha week in Washington January 13 1968
Weather dominated the week with cold, snow and many accidents as western Iowa saw heavy snowfall. Brighton saw burglaries caught on camera by a sheriff’s deputy. The Firemen's pancake feed served 650 pounds of sausage cakes with a youngster eating six pancakes and eggs. The town lost a long‑time laundry on South 4th. County tax assessing began under a new system requiring taxpayers to visit assessing stations. Swimmers triumphed in a triangular meet against Muscatine and Keokuk, scoring 239 to 169 and 44 respectively. Affectionately, Your Nephew.
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The Week on the Farm Strange weather week and farm life notes
A farm journal recounts a mild Sunday with a jump start for a car, oil changes, and fresh beef liver and tongue. It notes sharing carcass waste with cats, changing cat feeding practices, and watching a rabbit from the kitchen, then a near ice storm giving way to snow and kids with Christmas sleds.
Saturday Journal Notes for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday edition serves former Washington residents with a weekly quick local news summary. Available to out-of-state subscribers for $3.50 per year by mail.
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Hospital Monday Births and Discharges Summary
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Richard Tresslar in Washington a daughter and a son. Several discharges include Mrs Merle Blieu Faylon Palmer in Olds and Mrs Myrtle Brinning Ainsworth. Today reports a new birth for Mr and Mrs Dale Dann in Keota a son and other patients admitted or noted in Washington Ainsworth Columbus Junction Grandview and Keota.
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Richard Tresslar
Washington
Merle Blieu
Faylon Palmer
Olds
Myrtle Brinning
Ainsworth
Gavin Stacy
Brighton
Howard Been
Blossom
Irene Arthur
Joe Cochran
Dale Dann
Keota
William J. Edwards
Columbus Junction
Eli Cook
James Dale Johnston
Otis Little
Grandview
Rudolph Bonnichsen
Charles Wolfe
Washington swimmers win meet at local pool
Washington YMCA swimmers defeated Muscatine and Keokuk in a triangular meet, scoring 239 points to 169 for Muscatine and 44 for Keokuk. Five new records were set and Glen Peiffer, a Washington High senior, earned a $350 Harlan Award and an $850 Educational Opportunity Grant while planning to study accounting at Iowa Wesleyan College. He is editor of the Washingtonian, manager of Hi Life, Demon mascot, and member of several clubs. Other notes cover local residents' health, travels, and family milestones including engagements and births.
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Ralph Peiffer
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Marriages Tie Residents of Ainsworth and Nashua
Betty Ann Plecker and James David Thompson exchanged vows in a Sunday ceremony at the Methodist Church in Ainsworth with the double ring rite led by Rev. Jerry Richards. Linda Kay Wellington and Edward Lee Peters wed at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on January 6. Rebecca Ann Waters and John A. Cherry Jr. married January 6 in Quincy, Illinois, and will reside in Washington at Ramseyer's trailer Court.
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Betty Ann Plecker
Charles Plecker
Ainsworth
James David Thompson
Charles Thompson
Jerry Richards
Columbus Junction
Linda Kay Wellington
Louis Rathjen
Edward Lee Peters
Kenneth L. Peters
Little Brown
Nashua
Dale Batterson
Rebecca Ann Waters
John A. Cherry Jr
John A. Cherry Sr
Washington
Lowell Waters
Poisoning blamed in death of Hazel Collins
Carbon monoxide caused the death of 71 year old Hazel Floy Collins of 930 South Second Avenue Washington. Medical examiner Dr. G E Montgomery said autopsy confirmed the fatal gas. Also noted are routine society items including Mrs Robert Stevenson returning from Iowa City hospital after surgery and Letty Moore visiting her parents while employed with the air force. Washington ninth grade basketball defeated Os Ka Kus a 89 to 56 on Monday with a 27 to 10 first quarter and 52 to 20 at halftime.
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Sunrise Mobile Homes Court
Cedar Rapids
Michael Stephen
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Dale Booth
Washington
Bill Waldschmidt
Riverside
Hazel Floy Collins
South Second Avenue
G. E. Montgomery
Washington County
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Demons
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Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
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Don Applegate
Florida
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Ralph Minick
Washington County Conservation Board Names New Member
The Washington County Conservation Board met at the Courthouse. Don Hayes of Washington was appointed to a five year term replacing Chuck Hotle. Homer Vincent was elected president and Duane White secretary at the board’s first meeting of 1968. Other members include Vincent, Wellman, White, Ainsworth, Barney Smith, Brighton and John Walsh. Mrs. June Ward of Lemon Grove California is visiting relatives.
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Washington
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Homer Vincent
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Ainsworth
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Brighton
John Walsh
Riverside
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West Chester
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Carl Roberts
Etha Dawson
Lucy Dempsey
Orville Elder
H. E. Case
F. W. Eastwood
J. W. Martin
Joe Pieper
Richmond
Ervin Rabenold
Passing Years in Washington Chronicle Local Happenings
The column details residents traveling from Cedar Rapids to California, church deacon lists, local moves, Kiwanis and hospital news, school staff changes, club elections, and community updates. Notable items include 32 scarlet fever cases, a lab use spike in 1937, and various local marriages, appointments, and relocations.
Laundry Service Restored in Washington City
Washington’s laundry problem ends as Watsons Cleaners and Fairfield Laundry arrange pickups and returns. Residents may leave bundles at Watsons by Tuesday. service starts Wednesday and returns Saturday. Engagements, society notes, and local events follow in this town column.
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Birthday milestones and family travels in local notices
Mrs Courtney turns 90 at home on 514 South Avenue C. Mr and Mrs Jensen return from funerals for Mrs Jorgen Christensen aged 99 of Oelwein. Services were held at Oelwein and burial in Cedar Park Chicago. Mrs Christensen would have turned 100 in August. Mrs Esther Picken visits from Des Moines. Capt and Mrs Mark Hensel arrive at Ft Benning Ga. Kurtz family hosts in Brighton and Cedar Rapids trip to see Justine off to Minneapolis. Max D Blodgett announces Sharon to Donald McFarland of Ainsworth.
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Sharon
Donald McFarland
Robert E. McFarland
Ainsworth
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