Washington history notes brief local items of interest
Former Oregon governor Charles Sprague visited Washington to see relatives and comment on a Chicago hearing. Harold Finke won the Keota Jaycee outstanding young man award. Local staff changes include Tau Beta Pi officer Donald Goetz and new high school principal Alvin Tervelt. Community updates cover chamber membership, census office staff, union services, hospital admissions, Rock Island depot talks, and local celebrations at the YMCA and churches. Ice skating forms at Sunset Park and drought effects noted in county reports. Local crime, fires, land deals, donations to the YMCA, and new credit bureau plans rounded out a busy week.
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Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
Oregon Statesman
Salem
Washington
Ralph Lytle
Lytle
Sprague
Columbus Junction
Chicago
Iowa
Harold Finke
Keota
Donald C. Goetz
State University of Town
SUI
Tau Beta Pi
Donald
George Goetz
Route 2
Alvin Tervelt
West Des Moines
Homer Smothers
Des Moines
Ogden
Utah
Mary Justine George
Edna Lytle
Margaret Hotle
Christian Church
Thomas Polk
Washington County
Rock Island Lines
Wilbur Day
YMCA
Methodist Church
Sunset Park
J. E. Lemmon
J. H. Feet
Anamosa
Peek
Lyon
Andy Blattner
William Reinert
Mr. Reinert
Henry
George Blattner
H. H. McCleery
W. W. Bowers
Washington swimmers set records in triangular meet
Washington YMCA swimmers defeated Burlington and Muscatine 1702 to 164 to win a three team meet. Four new records were set including Jim Rosenkild lowering the 40 yard breaststroke mark to 27.8. Community notes report church merger votes, anniversaries, weddings, and local visits in Washington Iowa.
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Washington Ymca
Burlington
Muscatine
Washington
Jim Rosenkild
Methodist Men at Crawfordsville report poor attendance
Crawfordsville Jan 21 Methodist Men's Club met with low turnout. Discussions covered ways to boost attendance, repairs to two church basement window wells, and future activities. Also noted were Elizabeth Ann Davis fracturing her right wrist and hospital stay, plus local moves by Clayton Lintz, Donald Stout, and family. Lou Clinton of the Los Angeles Angels hit 41 for 132 over six weeks, batting .311.
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Crawfordsville
Methodist Men’s Club
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Washington County
Clayton Lintz
Ruby Frances
Burlington
Donald Stout
Ronnie
South Town Ave
Washington
LOS Angeles
UPI
Lou Clinton
Los Angeles Angel
Anniversary Honored Kruabls and Traffic Talks In City
Mr and Mrs Lester Kraous celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary at home with neighbors organizing the party. A council committee petitioned for stricter traffic enforcement around schools at noon and dismissal time and the city decided to add a light at the old reservoir to aid night ice skating. Local notices include a death in California, a hip fracture in Town City, a newborn, a vacation in Mexico, and various visits and events in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Kraous
Della Humphreys
Edward R. Rees
City of
Washington
Clarence Goff
Mexico
Mexico City
E. J. Elter
Jack Moore
Moores
Keota
Dale Singleton
Bride elect Sandy Knepp feted with pre nuptial shower
Crawfordsville and Keota areas report social notices and local updates. Bride elect Sandy Knepp was honored at a bridal shower at Mrs. Jenny Striegel’s home. CBS officers installed in Crawfordsville with about 90 attendees. Several residents noted hospitalizations, anniversaries, birthdays, and local travel for shopping and family events.
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Sandy Knepp
Kenjny Striegel
Crawfordsville
CBS
Merle Howsare
Vernon White
Orrin
George
Richard Holmes
Sharon
Mike
Deaths and obituaries across several Iowa towns
Obituaries list multiple deaths from January 1965 across Washington, Wellman, Kalona, Riverside and Brighton. Notables include Mrs Gustus C Haskins of Cedar Rapids, Charles S Ragan of Washington, Forrest Milo Rich of Wayland, Raymond Monroe Whetstine of Wellman, Gerald M Slaughter of Kalona, William F Muller of Washington, and Judge F Dickinson Letts of Washington, D C. Also noted are Agnes A Vosika in Sunnyhaven, Zack Pratt of Riverside, Ida Mae Miller of Kalona, J Roy Drake formerly of Washington, and Russell Dwight Mendenhall of Pleasant Hill. Funeral services and burial plans are indicated for several, with residences and home addresses listed.
Community Chest drive closes with praise and thanks
Washington Community Chest officials wrap up the annual fund drive after a successful campaign. Campaign chairman Richard Horak and his team are commended for their efforts. Eddie Mattes, a Burlington Community College student, is home on semester break through the week. Mrs Sinet Wanerus returns from a month with son Dick Wanerus in Park Forest. Dave Yoder of Crystal Springs announces engagement of Judith Kay to Benjie L Roth of Wayland. Washington High School wrestlers faced a strong competition and were overpowered.
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Raymond Minick
Arkansas
Josephine Hull
Journal
Washington
PEO
Washington Community Chest Board
Richard Horak
Eddie Mattes
Burlington Community College
Dave Yoder
Crystal Springs
Kan
Judith Kay
Benjie L. Roth
Glen Roth
Wayland
Time and Time Again in a Busy Life
A poem urges balancing life with faith and work. It notes being pressed by duties like meetings, birthdays, and chores while reminding that time cannot be borrowed. It calls for giving God time in work and prayer to gain lasting dividends and fulfillment.
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Tim
C. N. Schnurr
Birthday celebration honors two in Crawfordsville notice
Vivian Wells Crawfordsville reports a small birthday gathering on January 20 honoring Sonny Marlatt and Cindy Marlatt with gifts from Art Orrison Ora Marlatt Rita and Sonny Marlatt’s Iowa City family. Separate notes cover Larry Fletcher birthday guests Kathy Meyers Linda Lowe and others and updates on Chris Krueger Scott Welch Stella Maxwell Stella visits. a Lions Varsity Girls and Faculty Jr Varsity benefit ball is set for February 10 correcting February 8 date error.
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S. Vivian Wells
Crawfordsville
Art
Larry
Kathy Fletcher
Phil Meyers
Linda Lowe
Gene Alvine
Mary Lowe
Don Fabian
Patti Gerdes
Jerry Mitchell
Pi‘noble
Chris Krueger
Myral Smiths
University Hospital
Town City
Scott Welch
Emrys Davis
Stel
Lions
Marriages announce multiple weddings in Iowa and Illinois
The notices report Pamela Elgin Paul and Larry Ryner wedding in Colorado Springs on January 11, Pamela is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elgin Paul of Marshalltown Iowa. Keota and Rock Island weddings involve Carol Kerker and Thomas Sigler with local families. Donna Lind er and Rob ert Yoder wed in Wayland at New London Methodist Church on January 17.
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Elgin Paul
Westwood Drive
Marshalltown
Pamela
Larry Ryner
Robert Ryter
Washington
Colorado Springs
Coro
Keota
Jan
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Rock Island
Ilinois
Carol F. Kerker
Thomas W. Sigler
John Real
Kenneth L. Kerker
Rock Island, Ill
Verley Sigler
Wayland
Donna Kay Linder
Donald L. Linder
New London
Robert L. Yoder
Ivan Yoder
New London Methodist Church
Break-ins in county Thursday report
Washington County Sheriff's office investigates break ins Thursday night in Kalona and Ainsworth. About $400 stolen from APCO Service Station in Ainsworth. entry by window. $21 taken from Yoder Phillips 66 Station in Kalona. no forced entry seen. Brighton residents approve bonds for municipal natural gas system in election. Various local notices about anniversaries and visits.
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Washington County Sheriffs Office
Kalona
Ainsworth
APCO
Sheriff's Office
Brighton
Hospital admissions and births chronicled across towns
A busy hospital report lists admissions and dismissals by name and town. Saturday admissions include Lula Johnson Brighton and Douglas Storck Washington. births note a daughter to Ralph Bain Wayland and Chriss Yoder Karona, a son to Dave White Washington. Multiple medical and surgical entries follow for Washington, Keota, Crawfordsville, Kalona, and surrounding areas.
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Lula Johnson
Brighton
Douglas Storck
Washington
Maude Spahn
Wayland
John Hauenstein
Ir Saunders
Les Woods
Billy Putman
Surgical
Robertson
Kim Kropfenstein
Ainsworth
William F. Miller
Ralph Bain
Chriss Yoder
Karona
Dave White
Raymond Eakin
Keota
James Sinn
Kermit Payne
William Koehler
Crawfordsville
Isaac Norenberg
Olin Jennings
Columbus Junction
Charles Birdsell
Gerald Ridley
Arnold Smith
Conesville
Gail A. Niffenegger
Frank Jarrard
Kenneth Weidner
Ridley
Kalona
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Washington History
Sons and Daughters of the USA
The
DAR
Hingto
First Presbyterian
Marion Avenue
United Presbyterian Churches of Washington
First Presbyterian Church
Presbytery
Church
Immanuel Lutheran Churen of
William Matson
Fred Andersen
C.A. Larsen
Dallas Kinney
George Sharkey
Jim Gallagher
Richard Wacholz
Fred Jarvis
al Comner
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Schulty
Reid Boyd
the Pines Rest Home
Dorothy Ryan
Ralph Reiter
Jackson,Mich
L.D. Killinger
Joliet, I
Elizabeth Powers
Richard E. Wright
Evelyn Powers
Ronald Powers
Harold Powers
Washington, D. C
F. W. Warner
Craig
Bloomfield
Davis County
Demons
Max Haifley
Haifleys
Phoenix
Ariz
Bennie Schantz
Mercy Hospital
Towa City
Joyce McClelland
Towa Technical Education Center
Ottumwa
YWCA
By Vivian Wells
Krabils
Harold Kerr
Clinton
G. F. Mootharts
Mr. Kerr
Keokuk
Davenport
Carl Roberts
R. H. Hoover
Big Bear Lake
Calif
Hoover
California
Joe Hill
North Fifth
Hill
Barbara Laux
Gerald Hahnsaw Kleese
Joseph
Denise
Miss Knepp
Larry Striegel
William Perdock
Reserve Officers Association of Town
Waterloo
Bi Halter
WCTU
Eddie West
Ronald Escher
Ronald
Vern Escher
Pamela Ruth
Lawrence Whislers
G. H. Mayers
Iowa City
Kenneth J. Fenn
Massey - Ferguson
Joel Sheets
Pat
Cindy
Luss Keller
R. J. Dawson
Florida
Eliza Stafford
Jerry Huffman
Dale Huffman
Wellman
Don Maxwell
University Hospitals
E. S. Rudolph
Portland, Ore
Kathy Ballou
Ft. Dodge Community College
John Davisson
Minneapolis
Minn
Beverly Davisson
Gustus C. Haskins
East
Madison
Charles S. Ragan
Post Office
West Main Street
Forrest Milo Rich
Green Mound
Raymond Monroe Whetstine
Denver
Colo
Whetstine
Charles Whetstine
Gerald M. Slavaugh
Johnson County
William F. Muller
East Second Street
Washington County Hospital
Judge F. Dickinson Letts
Ars
Agnes A. Vosika
Sunnyhaven Rest Home
Riverside
Zack Pratt
Ida Mae Miller
J. Roy Drake
Pella
Drake
Old Commercial Bank
Ira Coon
Russell Dwight Mendenhall
Fairfield
Pleasant 9 Phin
Washington High Schoo
la Maxwell
Raymond Howsare
Glenn Cherryholmes
Eee Toe
John Phleger
Southeast Six
Ralph Gambach
Thomas Dunsmoor
W. Paul Forney
Centerville
C. ‘Arthur ‘Hansen
Ft. Madison
Washington Jr. High
McCleery- Cummings
Southeast
G. F. Lance
Terry
Kenneth Fenn
Massey Ferguson
Gary Shebeck
State College of Iowa At
Cedar Falls
Robert Wilcox
Towa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Scott Wilcox
J. C. Carris
Graham Hospital
Ke ‘UK
Judy
Northwest Institute of Medical Laboraory Technique
Wesleyan College
Mt. Ple
Milan Thompson
Scott Marston
Lewis Marston
West Chester
Sugar Bottom Stables
Solon
Glenn Holden
Roanoke
Virginia
Dorman Danvilles
Richmond
Stewart Shotwell
Shotwell
Lila Holden
Pearl Parcell
Velda
Lowell Dodds
Ruston
Gerry Dean Edwards
Jerry Johnson
Joe M. Gill
Paul Young
Elliott McKinstry
Ida Fuhr
Washington Medical
Lawrence Bond
Richland
Sheila Ha Washington
Jani James
Mabel Miller
Caire Mayhew
Julia Branchflower
Ida Lindeneyer
Hubert Walker
Elizabeth Davis
John
Ronald Keeler
Clumbus Junction
John Summy
Relden Jarrard
Don Robertson
Raymond Eakins
Gail Niffenegger
Forrest Lance
Roy Bergen
W. R. Gross
Arnold Smith and Son
Garry Dean Edwards