This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
8
The Washington Cadet relay set a school 80 yd medley record at 1 04.9 as the team lost 105 to 149 at Ottumwa. Open date next week. Muscatine Y pool meet February 1 with Cedar Rapids canceled.
Journal tallies 2601 in team series and 940 in team game as Ross posts 892. Individual leaders include J Wagenknecht with a 580 series and 220 game, Henry Wagenknecht adds 566 in series and 213 in game with others contributing to the input list.
Iowa coach Sharm Scheuerman began a two week break from Big Ten play after a 90-75 loss to Purdue in Lafayette. Purdue opened with an 18 point run and led 32-19 after 10 minutes, then held Iowa at bay while Mel Garland closed the half with a basket to push the Boilermakers ahead 33-32.
Mid-Prairie High School girls win a basketball doubleheader over English Valley on Mid-Prairie court. The varsity edge English Valley 66 to 65 with Judy Slemmons scoring 40 points and Julie Hobbs 22. The junior varsity also won 28 to 22 led by Susan Hartzler with 13 points.
Washington men will contest the annual city bowling tournament at Melody Lanes during February first two weekends. Competition covers team doubles singles and all events with all Washington Bowling Association members eligible. Entry blanks are available at Melody Lanes and should be returned promptly. Tournament chairman Wayne Marston urged wide participation to boost interest and entries.
Corn rootworms will be the main topic at a meeting in the Washington High School auditorium Thursday January 2 at 7 30 pm Harold Stockdale extension entomologist at Ames will discuss chemical control recommendations for Washington County 1964 The rise of resistant Western rootworms has caused crop losses in Iowa Farmers should stay informed Washington Adult Evening School and Washington County Extension Service sponsor the event invite farmers chemical dealers and others to attend
Ten years ago today Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ward returned home Saturday evening after a month in Redwood City and the San Francisco Bay area with their son and daughter in law and their new granddaughter Barbara Ann. They visited other relatives and friends during the trip.
Tony Lema captured the Bing Crosby National Pro Am title at Pebble Beach with a final 76 to finish 284, three strokes ahead of Al Balding. Gale winds and tough greens troubled pros. Lema earned 5800 dollars for the medal and 3000 for second in the pro-am with Col. John Durkin.
Drake Bulldogs upset nationally ranked Cincinnati 60 60 after regulation and won 72 66 in overtime. Guards Herman Watson and Billy Foster starred as Drake seized second place in the Missouri Valley Conference amid a tight second half and late stall tactics.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.