Washington YMCA Strengthens Community Programs
The Washington YMCA highlights youth, adult, and family programs during National YMCA Week. Hunter and gun safety clubs, NRA affiliated air rifle and rifle activities, and the Junior Rifle Club with 30 boys are featured alongside Youth In Government and Indian Guides. Swimming and scuba classes expand with 278 awards, state meet participation, and an Aquatic Institute certifying 18 instructors.
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YMCA
Ymca Junior Rifle Club
Air Rifle
NRA
Bob Anderson
Youth In Government
Indian Guides
Pete Weller
Jaycee
Washington
State Capitol
Des Moines
Mankato
Minnesota
Washington Ymca
Decorah
Davenport
Sioux City
Conductor Loses Leg In Iowa Train Accident
Tom Trainer a 51 year old conductor on the Eldon Silvis east bound freight train on the Rock Island lines lost a leg Tuesday about 12 15 p m as a wheel ran over his leg below the knee He slipped on ice and snow during car switching and was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Iowa City He is reported in satisfactory condition this morning
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Columbus Junction
Rock Island
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Glen Shaffer 75 dies at Merrimac
Wayland funeral arrangements are set for Glen Shaffer of Wayland who died at his home near Merrimac after flu. The service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Wayland Methodist Church with burial in Wayland Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Elma, son Dean, and daughter Thelma Rhodebeck.
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Wayland
Glen Shaffer
Merrimac
Wayland Methodist Church
Shaffer
Delbert Terry
Wayland Cemetery
Zehr
Elma Farmer
Dean
Near Merrimac
Thelma Rhodebeck
Granite City
Illinois
Local high school cage results mixed on Friday
Basketball scores show English Valley 77 over Sigourney 70 while Williamsburg 71 edged Keota 64. Oskaloosa 82 defeated Davis County 46. Centerville 66 beat Albia 61. Mid-Prairie 63 topped Iowa Valley 43.
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Williamsburg
Keota
Oskaloosa
Davis County
Centerville
Albia
Mid - Prairie
Iowa Valley
Bowen resigns as University of Iowa president
Dr Howard R Bowen resigns as president of the University of Iowa effective Sept 1 1969 to return to economics. Regents will set an effective date after consulting with Bowen and consider replacement procedures. Bowen said the move is not due to any issues and he aims to lead economics at Claremont Graduate School while remaining grateful for his tenure.
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Regents
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Bowen
Claremont Graduate School
California
Redeker
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Feeder Pig School Rescheduled in Kalona
The second day of the Extension sponsored feeder pig school at Kalona was postponed from last Tuesday due to ice and is now set for Friday January 31. The event runs 9 30 a m to 3 p m at the Kalona Sales Barn with state and area Extension specialists presenting on swine health nutrition management and the economics of feeder pig production.
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Kalona
Jim Frier
Washington County
Kalona Sales Barn
Highland Girls Rally To 48 35 Victory Over West Branch
Highland girls basketball team defeated West Branch 48 to 35 Monday night. The Scots led 11 4 after the first quarter and 23 11 at halftime. Charlotte Sojka scored 16, Patty Metz 13, Diane Waldschmidt 10, while Nancy Schiele led West Branch with 20. Highland travels to Columbus Junction Friday.
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Highland
West Branch
Charlotte Sojka
Patty Metz
Diane Waldschmidt
Nancy Schiele
Columbus Junction
Scout Troop 242 Breakfast Fundraiser at St James
Scout Troop 242 will sponsor a breakfast at St James school on Sunday morning February 2 from 7 to 11 a.m. Rolls and drink will be served with proceeds to fund Scout Camp Castle Rock trip at Wisconsin River in late June to early July. Scout master Louie Pailliotet leads the troop.
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Boy Scout
St. James School
Camp Castle Rock
Wisconsin River
Louie Pailliotet
Fox hunters to meet near Olds Saturday
Fox hunters are invited to hunt in the Olds area on Saturday February 1, meeting at the corner north of Olds on highway 218 at 9 30 a.m. Last Saturday 23 men took part and one fox was killed by Delbert Rees of Columbus Junction. The annual oyster supper will be coming up soon. They run to one side then to the other. Are we having fun. O Brother.
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Olds
Highway 218
Delbert Rees
Columbus Junction
Crawls Home Through Blizzard With Broken Leg
In Watertown South Dakota George Crocker 36 a Goodwin farmer crawled three quarters of a mile home after his horse slipped on ice and collapsed trapping him in 59 below zero. He took an hour and a half to reach his house suffered frozen knees and face and bleeding leg before help could arrive from a snow plow ambulance.
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Watertown
S.D
UPI
George Crocker
Goodwin
Crocker
Sandra
Homer Coulter Dies in Peoria
Word arrived of the unexpected death of Homer Coulter of Peoria Illinois formerly of Washington in a Peoria hospital this morning He had been ill since Tuesday evening Funeral services are pending at Jones Funeral Home here Survivors include two cousins Mrs Ralph Kleese and Mrs Chester Holcomb both of near Washington
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Homer Coulter
Peoria
Ill
Washington
Coulter
Jones Funeral Home
Ralph Kleese
Chester Holcomb
Men in Service Sp-4 Robert S. Cheyney
Sp-4 Robert S. Cheyney, RA 54928768, serving with HQ Battery 7-15 Artillery at APO San Francisco 96368. Listed among men in service, reflecting their wartime posting and military assignment.
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Robert S. Cheyney
APO
San Francisco
Washington Evening Journal front matter and trade ads
The page shows the Washington Evening Journal masthead with staff titles and roles, advertising director, news editor, and production supervisor. It includes publication notes, affiliations with press associations, and the mail rates and subscription terms for Iowa residents.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Post Office
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass
Iowa Daily Press Ass
Iowa Press Ass’ N
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Mon Day Nighters Club Forms at YWCA Meeting
Twelve members of the Mon day Nighters, a new YWCA group, met for a salad supper and an evening of Court Whist at the YW room. Carolyn Jones is president. Plans were made for the next meeting February 10 at 7 30 p.m. at the YWCA.
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Monday Nighters
YWCA
YW Room
Carolyn Jones
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Suba
Fort Dodge
F.T.D
Wolf's Flower Shop
Schoonover Drug
Kiwanis
Rotary
Y's Men
Dacstins
Pangburn
Pangburn’s
Ameri Ca
Evening Journal
English Valley
Sigourney
Dr. Bowen
U of
Pig
House of Light
West Third Street
Highland Girls
Scout
Cheyney
India
Spain
M&m
East Nat'l
Bank
Walgreen
U.S.P
Fruit of the Loom
Red Ribbon
Toni
Coty Flacon Mist
Laimont and
Emeraude Fragrances
Sincue Drug Store
Gillett Super Blue Blades
Polaroid
Electric
Cac
Benjamin Moore
Film Service
Fast Color Service
Osincup
West Side Square
Pastry Shop
Dial
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