Longtime Washington woman dies at 60 in Iowa
Roxie Pearl Gideon Longer, 60, of 205 East Madison Street, died suddenly at home on Sunday January 14 1968. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. M C Smith officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include husband Walter Ralph Longer a daughter Betty Payne a son Willis Longer four grandchildren and two sisters Ruth and May Gideon. A brother Ernest Gideon died two weeks earlier.
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Walter R. Longer
East
Madison Street
Jones
M. C. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Roxie Pearl Gideon
Bethel
Methodist Church
WSCS
Business and Professional Women's Club
Iowa State Education Association
Bernard
Betty) Payne
Washington
Willis Longer
Belle Plain
Minn
Ruth
May Gideon
Ernest
Death of Rev. William Nichol Former Marion Avenue Pastor
Word arrived today of the sudden death on January 9 of the Rev. William Nichol of Philadelphia a former pastor of the Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church here from 1937 to 1940. He reportedly died of a heart attack. The family home is 320 North Oak Avenue Clifton Heights Philadelphia Pa. Pat Dougan daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Duckett of Independence recent residents of Washington made Earl Wilsons column in the Des Moines Sunday Register. Pat now in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse described experiences in New York. The Duckett family lived in Washington a couple of years ago when he worked at the Fareway and Mrs Duckett was at the Washington State Bank. Pat was then attending the University of Iowa.
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William Nichol
Philadelphia
Marion Avenue
Nichol
North Oak Avenue
Clifton Heights
Pat Dougan
Robert Duckett
Independence
Washington
Earl Wilson
Des Moines Sunday Register
Pat
New York
Neighborhood Playhouse
Ducketts
Fareway
Duckett
Washington State Bank
University of Iowa
Bowling Five Towners League Ends First Half High Scores
Dutch led team series with 2793 and team games of 984 and 954 while Wag posted 914. Individual leaders were Bill Marsh 590 and John Hough 587 in series, with Cal Little 228 and Bill Marsh 225 in games.
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Bill Marsh
John Hough
Cal Little
Mrs Leah Kirkpatrick dies in Quincy Illinois
Mrs Leah Kirkpatrick died in Quincy Illinois after suffering a stroke on Friday January 5. Funeral services were held for her in Quincy with son Joe Kirkpatrick and his wife attending along with her husband who had preceded her in death. She leaves a son in Lisbon and a daughter in Quincy.
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Joe Kirkpatrick
Eugene
Leah) Kirkpatrick
Quincy
Ill
Fire damages store in Columbus Junction
A fire at the Fisher Motor and Electric Appliance Store in Columbus Junction caused moderate damage Sunday afternoon. Discovered about 2:45 p.m. by resident Mrs. Charles J. Dunnahoo, the blaze forced evacuations but she and her husband escaped unharmed. The upper back of the two story brick building suffered damage, with smoke and water affecting contents. Cause under investigation.
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Columbus Junction
Fisher Motor and Electric
Charles J. Dunnahoo
Dunnahoo
Columbus Methodists Set Building Plans
Columbus Junction church officials accepted revised building plans by architect Arthur Lindgren of Des Moines. The changes reduce total floor space to 13,900 square feet and lower the ceiling cost to 175,000 dollars from 225,000, plus a new front entrance with an attractive curved roof.
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Columbus Junction
Arthur Lindgren
Des Moines
Mrs. Annis Morden Dies in Iowa City
Mrs. Annis Morden of Iowa City died Sunday morning at 1 30 p m in Jones Funeral Home Iowa City. Burial will be in Tipton. Survivors include daughters Mrs Ruth Ginkens Keota Mrs Violet Nelson Iowa City Mrs Betty Campbell Kalona and Mrs Frances Cole Mechanicsville.
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Keota
Annis Morden
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Tipton
Ruth Ginkens
Violet Nelson
Betty Campbell
Kalona
Frances Cole
Mechanicsville
Washington County 1968 license plate deadline urged
Washington County Treasurer Wallace L. Fagen announced 3,778 auto licenses sold to date along with 1,063 truck 237 trailer and 39 travel trailer plates. The deadline is February 1 with a 5 percent penalty after that, minimum $1 if the penalty is under that amount. He urged residents to buy early to avoid long lines.
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Washington County
Wallace L. Fagen
Fagen
Argentinian guest in Essex discusses student exchange
Argentinian leader Hipolito Olano met with Essex Rotary District 491 officials in Washington to resolve travel red tape hampering Argentinian student exchanges. Olano, a former District 491 governor, started the program in 1963 and cites 600+ Argentinian students sent to the United States. A two month summer exchange with Iowa Development Commission and Argentina Development Commission aims to deepen ties through on site observation by participants.
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Washington
Tom Essex
Rotary
Hipolito Olano
Monte Grande
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Essex
Fred Schwengle
Olano
Rotary International
Mike Glik
M. S. McAvoys
Iowa Development Commission
Argentina Development Commission
Iowa
State Department
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Local Record
Yesterday and today admissions include Lloyd LeFever Washington medical and David Brinning Brigh ton medical. Births reported to Kalona include a son to Alvin R Miller and wife. A daughter born to Kenneth Meiners Washington. Discharges note Wilder Bell Washington and Mrs Viola Hering Washington.
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Lloyd LeFever
Washington
Marcus McBeth
Richland
David Brinning
Brighton
Thomas Berdo
Alvine R. Miller
Kalona
Kenneth Meiners
William Hemmings
Viola Hering
Wilder Bell
Roy Bergen
Ainsworth
Alvin R. Miller
Viet Nam War Ambush Sparks Heavy Fighting Near Dak To
UPI dispatch reports North Vietnamese troops ambushed a U.S. truck and tank column on a Central Highlands pass 275 miles northeast of Saigon. The clash left at least 24 North Vietnamese killed and 13 Americans wounded as U.S. forces fought free. Separately, U.S. jets bombed Hanoi outskirts while MIGs shot down an F105. In Muscatine operations in the lowlands near Dak To, 234 guerrillas were killed or captured, with U.S. losses listed as two killed and 90 wounded.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
ADN
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Yen Bai
Khe San
Leatherneck
South Vietnam
Kontum City
Dak To
Dak
Muscatine
Washington County issues two marriage licenses in brief
The Washington County Clerk of Court issued two marriage licenses. Floyd Michael Pfeiffer of Route 1 Washington and Donna Sue McDole of 421 E 3rd in Washington wed Richard Eugene Williams of Brighton and Dolores Ann Nichols of Brighton. A 16 year old runaway from Dixon Ill. burglarized Hagan Grocery in Brighton Friday. he was captured in Mount Pleasant driving a stolen auto. Funeral services for Roger E Stalder were held at St James Catholic Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Washington County
Brighton
Mount Pleasant
Hagan
Washington County Sheriff's
Dixon
Ill
Washington Masonic Lodge installs officers in January ceremony
Washington Masonic Lodge held its annual installation Friday January 12 at 7 30 p m installing officers with George Dare as installing master J Paul Wolfe installing secretary Roy Carter assisting and Virgil Davis as worshipful master Rod ney Davisson senior warden Roy Fields junior warden Marion Snodgrass treasurer Dwight Murray secretary J W Fields chaplain Dale Doggett junior deacon Howard Miller senior steward Cloyd Garrett junior steward Jack Dodgin appointed senior deacon and Joe Chichak appointed tyler unable to attend and to be installed later A potluck supper preceded the ceremony
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Washington Masonic Lodge
George Dare
J. Paul Wolfe
Roy Carter
Virgil Davis
Rodney Davisson
Roy Fields
Marion Snodgrass
Dwight Murray
J. W. Fields
Dale Doggett
Howard Miller
Cloyd Garrett
Jack Dodgin
Joe Chichak
Tyler
Washington Community High School Tuesday adult class registration
Early registration for adult general education classes opens at 6 15 p m Tuesday at the Washington Community High School building. First class sessions begin at 7 p m tomorrow night. All interested persons are urged to register before the first class if possible.
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Washington Community High School
Mrs Ethel Wanerus Returns From Illinois Visit
Local note reports Mrs Ethel Wanerus returning Saturday after a three week stay with her son Dick and family in Park Forest Illinois where she spent Christmas. Also mentioned is Paul B Hayes SII on 40 days leave with his parents, preparing to report aboard the USS Maury at Pearl Harbor. A dinner in his honor featured guests including Gerald Goodwin family Wayland and Patsy Velasquez Riverside. Additional evening callers and the expected homecoming of Mrs Vernon Richardson from St Luke's Cedar Rapids are noted.
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Ethel Wanerus
Park Forest
Ill
Paul B. Hayes Sii
Paul Hayes
Pearl Harbor
Gerald Goodwin
Wayland
Patsy Velasquez
Riverside
Bill Donaldson
Danny
C. D. Giltner
Washington
Vernon Richardson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Live Ice Rescue Event by Scout Troop 242 Tonight
Washington Boy Scout Troop 242 will stage a live ice rescue at the reservoir this evening at 8 p.m. Public invited to attend as officials announced the demonstration.
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Boy Scout
Washington
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Wayne
Eliza Caroline Henderson Gideon
Grand Prairie School
Washington High School
Parsons College
Baxter
Walter Ralph Longer
Five Towners League
von Harold Sinclair
Oneness
Ces Mullens
Washington Mfg
Hanson Concrete Ooceee Home Lumber Ae
Leah Kirkpatrick
Quincy, Ill
Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Columbus Methodists
Dick Paul
North Side Square
Evening Journal
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Dial
Dairie
Ottumwa
The
Block Company
Fire Department
Jack & Jill
Libby
Crisco
van Camp
Suzette
Redee
Wilson
Fuhr
Cochran
Food Center
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
Wolf's Flower Shop
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