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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1963

Page

9

Washington history notes span many local items

Weekend visits, medical appointments, and social events populate a Washington column. Notables include Nancy Conner staying with her parents, Carol Dean Griggs in the Coe College ROTC band, and anniversary observations. Local weather, accidents, yolk of civic life, and business updates round out the period’s community snapshot.

Nancy Conner Ed Conner Nancy Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Iowa City Carol Dean Griggs West Chester Coe College Air Force Reserve Officers Reserve Training Corps Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington, D. C Norman Schoonover Burlington Norman Mildred Westermark McAvoy Washington Sheriff's Office Ira Gastman New York City O. L. Dayton D. K. Pence

Teerakee Jone At Evening Journal

A note from the Evening Journal in Washington Iowa dated Saturday January 19 1963 references Teerakee Jone in connection with a local item. The brief mentions the paper and date without further context.

Evening Journal Washington Iowa

Family Left Homeless by Fire in Iowa Farm Home

A Louisa County family of eight was left homeless when fire destroyed their five room farm house and most of the furnishings. The Neuenkirk family, including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Neuenkirk and their six children, lost their home and possessions in the blaze.

Columbus Junction Louisa County Jack Neuenkirk Ethel Palmer Leo Palmers San Diego Calif Willard Palmers Mt. Vernon Palmer

Washington County Farm Institute Opens at YMCA

The Washington County Farm Institute opened at the YMCA with a large crowd. The theme Challenges of the 60's covered cattle feeding farm management and livestock production.

Washington County Farm Institute YMCA

Washington Coin Club auction draws sixty attendees in cold clash

Nearly 60 people attended the Washington Coin Club open meeting held Monday at the fair grounds to bid in an auction conducted by Maurice Conrad and Tim Greiner of Keota who donated their services.

Washington Coin Club Fairgrounds Maurice Conrad Tim Greiner Keota

Stewardship and Fatherhood Poem by Elizabeth Powers

Poem of the Week extols fatherhood as a sacred duty and guiding force. It portrays fatherhood as service, sacrifice, and patient effort, rewarded by a child's admiration. Elizabeth Lathrop Powers is credited as author.

Elizabeth Lathrop Powers

Marriages Joined Elizabeth Crile and Wesley Widmer in Mt. Pleasant

Elizabeth Crile daughter of Mrs Delmer Crile and the late Mr Crile wed Wesley Widmer son of Mr and Mrs Dan G Widmer on Friday December 28 at Faith Lutheran Church Mt Pleasant The couple will reside at 609 North Marion. Ellen Kathleen Leyden and Gary G Letts wed January 5 in Papillion Nebraska with the bride at home in Little Rock Ark where the groom serves at the Titan II Missile Base in the Strategic Air Command.

Karen O'Brian Cosgrove John Davis Earl Davis Near Washington Flora Spivey Glenn Widmer Cohnstess Elizabeth Crile Delmer Crile Mt. Pleasant Mr. Crile Wesley Widmer Dan G. Widmer Wayland Faith Lutheran Church North Marion Ernest J. Leyden Ellen Kathleen Gary G. Letts Grove R. Letts Ainsworth Papillion Neb Little Rock Ark Strategic Air Command Titan IL Missile Base

Washington area notes and social updates in January

Washington residents hear about bank deposits totaling 12.96 million dollars in 1962 across three institutions. Community events include volunteer pancake feed for 1,000 firemen, Civil Defense class, and farm institute. Travelers report visits to California, Oregon, and Colorado with varied weather seen in California and Colorado.

Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association

Local girl elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Colorado College

Carol Louise Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean C Anderson 1120 South Iowa Avenue Washington elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Colorado College Colorado Springs. She is a senior political science major and one of 21 College students to be initiated February 14 at Cheyenne Mountain Country Club.

Carol Louise Anderson Dean C. Anderson Iowa Avenue Washington Colorado College Colorado Springs Miss Anderson Cheyenne Mountain Country Club

Area Obituaries From Iowa Towns

Edgar Payne Wayland 80 died of a heart attack Sunday at Beauchamp Rest Home in Winfield where he had lived two months Bertha Strickler 90 Kalona died at home after long illness Barbara Peiffer 79 Keota died at 12 50 Monday afternoon after stroke last year Margaret Lloyd 95 died January 15 1963 at Washington County Hospital moved here 1954 Augusta Lester 81 died January 16 1963 at 515 West Madison Street Ann Elizabeth Fickling 86 died January Today at Washington County Hospital Carolyn Joan Hole 21 died January Wednesday at University Hospital Iowa City Sam D Cozad 70 died at home in Denver Colorado Thursday afternoon.

Wayland Edgar Payne Beauchamp Rest Home Winfield Keota Barbara Peiffer Margaret Lloyd Washington County Hospital United Presbyterian Home Augusta M. Lester West Madison Street Ann Elizabeth Fickling

Hospital admission and birth notices compiled

The list records admissions births and discharges across multiple families and towns. Notable items include Mrs. Gertrude Tipton admitted in Washington, a birth to Mr. and Mrs. James Wood in Ainsworth, and several discharges in Washington Muscatine Columbus Junction and nearby areas.

Gertrude Tipton Washington James Wood Ainsworth Glenn Wilson Charles Thomas Hathaway Muscatine Joe Lewis Columbus Junction Ogden Sherman Robert Marie Howard Arbogast Winfield Wesley Burrows Kalona Homer Jarrard Grace Stone Bertha Williams Sherry Roberts Paul Klotz Medical Donald Jackson Charles Zieglowsky Claude Dickerson

Mrs Baker Hosts Card Party In Keota Home

Mrs Earl Baker entertained relatives with a Saturday night card party at her Keota home. Four 500 tables were in play followed by refreshments. Guests included Alvin Bohrofen Lucille Royce Clarence Aller Elmer Aller Charles Grisham Mary Aller Elizabeth Aller Raymond Tri er Bernard Redlinger Elsie Greiner Cecil Greiner Albert Olinger and Baker.

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