Dear Aunt Agatha keeps Fourth of July warm in hometown
In Washington state of 1968 a letter recalls a rainy Fourth of July in a small town with few fireworks, many picnics, packed parks, and backyards in use. Local crime includes a freezer burglary stealing 240 pounds of meat and a hot rod’s oversized wheels taken. YMCA boys plan a St. Louis baseball trip with cave lunches and sleeping bags.
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Y.M.C.A
St. Louis
Cardinals
Hannibal
Missouri
Stork Gazette Births List Names Four New Arrivals
Shana Fawn Mast daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jay Mast Rural Route 1 Riverside Rusty Lee Shanla son of Mr and Mrs Marlin Shana 703 North Avenue B Washington Anthony Gerald Evans son of Mr and Mrs Huber Dale Evans Jr 1217 Jefferson Burlington Teresa Darlene Zickefoose daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Allen Zickefoose Rural Route 2 Brighton
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Shana Fawn Mast
Wilbur Jay Mast
Riverside
Rusty Lee Shanla
Mrs. Marlin Shana
North Avenue B
Washington
Anthony Gerald Evans
Huber Dale Evans Jr
Jefferson
Burlington
Teresa Darlene Zickefoose
Leslie Allen Zickefoose
Brighton
The Week on the Farm Reflects Seasonal Work and Memories
The piece notes tractor maintenance, June river levels, and pleasant July weather. It lists hay making, weed control, livestock care, and building upkeep as farm tasks. It contrasts abandoned, ill-kept homesteads with tidy farms and cherishes family gatherings on the Fourth of July and lessons from parents.
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Mom
Dad
Saturday Journal reader note for out-of-state subscribers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers former Washington residents a quick weekly news summary. Out-of-state subscribers can receive this edition by mail for 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Funeral notices for Vifquain Turner and others
Funeral services are planned for Russell M. Vifquain 76 Ames July 2 at 1 pm at Ames Collegiate Presbyterian Church. Died June 30 at St Luke Hospital Davenport. Other obituaries include Merle Turner district manager Iowa Southern Utilities Bur, Theresa Rhodes age 76 California, Myrtle M Jones 91 Richland, Theresa Emma Chihak daughter of Frank and Mary Chihak, William H Mitchell 91, Robert Dwight McNamara 24 Caroline Court Iowa City, Jesse Ray James 70 Wellman, Nell Willhoit 79 Oskaloosa, Wayne Olson 42 Keota, Raymond Lewis 52 Muscatine area.
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Ames
Ames Collegiate Presbyterian Church
Mr. Vifquain
Washington
St. Luke Hospital
Davenport
Lawrence Wilson
Ainsworth
Jeanne Koelle
Theresa Rhodes
California
Theresa Emma Chihak
Frank and
Mary Chihak
William H. Mitchell
Jones Funeral Home
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mitchell
Eagle Grove
Robert Dwight McNamara
Caroline Court
Iowa City
Iowa
Jay J. and
Edna Dempsey McNamara
Washington week in review highlights local visits and birthdays
Community notes recount visitors and travels across towns, including Mrs. Ralph Pratt at Valley View Manor Muscatine and Sgt. Jerry L. Schiebel’s return from Vietnam. The item covers weddings births anniversaries and church dedications plus a birthday barbecue honoring Mary Louise Escher and the sixth anniversary for the Charles Corpman family.
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Ralph Pratt
Valley View Manor
Lutheran Homes
Muscatine
Novella Hess
Jim
Mary Louise Escher
Mark Escher
Charles Corpman
Debbie
Kalona
G. A. Hess
Keota
Paul Escher
Warren Escher
Kathleen
Larry
Marlene
Marvin
Stanley Skinner
Beulah Embree
Laura
Brenda
Roger Escher
Mary Jo Dusek
Charles Corpmans
Hospital Notes and Local Births Amid Medical Updates
Daily hospital entries show admissions at County Hospital with Mrs. Bessie Miller and Ronald Sojka among surgical and medical cases in Washington and Ainsworth. KEOTA reports death of Adam Mosinski at Fairfield. Births include a daughter for Leslie Zieckefoose and Hubert Evans Jr. in Brighton and a son for Marlin Shalla and wife in Washington. Community notes cover church giving, naval training moves, hospital visits, and patient requests.
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Bessie Mae Miller
Washington
Surgical
Jerry Turner
Ronald Sojka
Ainsworth
Flossie Holmes
Margaret Belang
Kathy Singer
Mildred Westfall
Columbus Junction
Maye Sorrell
William Blick
Melo Vacha
Lifesaving course yields large class and civic notices
One of the largest Lifesaving and Water Safety courses by the YWCA finished with 30 recipients of Red Cross Certificates. The list includes many Senior and Junior Lifesaving Certificate holders. Washington census shows 3 482 residents under 21. Local officials report new Legion commander Robert Brewer and other officers elected. Births, hospital notes, political filings, and hospital patient updates are listed, including Kelly Renee Brinning and Drake Dean’s list student Carl Howard Hays.
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YWCA
Harlan Neuhart
Red Cross
Bob Logan
Dick Ross
Lyle Miller
Bob Swift
Katie Robertson
Laurie Laing Schooley
Carrie Scalf
Becky Belcher
Julie Kiesey
Gail Boal
Karen Baumert
Gwen Baumert
Paula Harvey
Sharon Riley
Karen Westermark
Lynn Martin
Ann Bergstrom
Patti Holden
Christine Statler
Ann Butler
Jim Rosenkild
Gary Graf
John Davidson
Annice Reschly
Nancy Robertson
Donna Scalf
Sue Ann Goschke
Ann Krogmeier
Leslie Stephens
Sandy Riley
Robert Brewer
Leon Beatty American Legion
Washington
Jay Brewer
Bernard McCarthy
Tom Tanner
S. W. Easter
Neal Burton
Bruce Gillis
Richland Fourth of July celebration draws thousands
A Richland Fourth of July gala attracted 3 000 to 3 500 people with a chicken barbecue by the Richland Lions Club running from 4 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. Andy George chaired the barbecue. Earl Harras led the ultimate tractor pull, drawing 68 entrants from Iowa and Missouri and a Memphis Missouri participant travel from Memphis, Mo. to compete.
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Richland
Richland Lions Club
Andy George
Earl Harras
Iowa
Missouri
Memphis
Marriages Across Iowa from June Ceremonies
Multiple wedding notices from towns statewide describe June 29 and 30 ceremonies. Susan Ann Mitchell wed William H. Burzlaff in Betendorf Washington area. Kathleen Ballou married Robert McClurg in Washington. Sandra Joy Magdefrau tied with Kenneth Bear in Wayland. Shirley Ann Feehan wed Richard DeWayne Kirk in Ainsworth Columbus Junction. Deborah Sue Jones and Albert Hagerla united in Washington. Marcia M Hamilton and Ronald D Ginkens wed in Hampton. Fred Downing and Mrs Otto Sheetz married Nashua. Linda Maxwell and Kirt Keltner wed in Winfield.
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Susan Ann Mitchell
Bettendorf
Madalyn Mitchell
Washington
Cleo D. Mitchell
William H. Burzlaff
LeClaire
Walter Burzlaff
Delmar
First Methodist
M. O. Smith
Kathleen Ballou
Ft. Dodge
Howard Ballou
Robert McClurg
Elmer McClurg
Hartford
Wis
United Methodist Church
Wayland
Sandra Joy Magdefrau
J. B. Magdefrau
Kenneth P. Bear
Marshalltown
Hubert Bear
Thompson
Iowa
Wayland Mennonite Church
Roy Wingate
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Iowa City
Ainsworth
Shirley Ann Feehan
Dillon Feehan
Richard DeWayne Kirk
Cones
Arthur McAtee
Conesville
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Columbus Junction
Joseph Hines
Deborah Sue Jones
Albert Richard Hagerla
Edina
St. Paul
Fred Downing
Otto Sheetz
Little Brown
Vale
Nashua
Mr. Downing
East Main
Linda Lee Maxwell
Kenneth Maxwell
Winfield
Kirt Karl Keltner
Harlan Keltner
Charles Sommes
Weather and community notices from July 1968
Mrs Henry Yoder Noble reports hot and humid weather with heavy rain followed by chilly mornings. Golden Rule Sunday School Class of Bethel shared a basket dinner at Wayland Park with list of members and spouses. Local social updates include visits and reunions across Washington Kokomo Iowa City and Wayland with multiple families named and dates noted July 6, 1968.
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Noble
Golden Rule
Bethel
Wayland Park
Leona Leichty
Minnie Roth
Mayme Diers
Ida Conrad
Ruth Wenger
Stella Boshart
Ruth Leichty
Ada Leichty
Florence Leichty
Katie Widmer
Arthur Boshart
Wilbert Graber
Washington
Leon Graber
Virginia
Wallace Gingerich
Harlan Hochstettlers
Royden Boshart
Lawrence Barquists
Maleta Shell
Sam Nebel
Mr. Nebel
Wayland
Washington council sets bonds sale date and pool records fall
City council met Monday night approving a bond sale date to finance a new city well and advancing other routine matters. Washington swimmers set 21 pool records and tied another in their intra squad meet Friday night at the local pool. Mrs Agnus Kuhn, Prairie Flower special education teacher, attends Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp at Springbrook State Park sponsored by Washington County Soil Conservation District. Kathleen Susan Kendrick wedding listed, Floyd James Soukup Marine sergeant. Margaret Stewart of Los Angeles visits after Home Econom ics Convention in Minneapolis. Airman Samuel J West family reports relocation to Armona California address provided.
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Washington
Agnus Kuhn
Prairie Flower School
Washington County
Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp
Springbrook State Park
Guthrie Center
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Lola DeLong
Kathleen Susan Kendrick
Robert Kendricks
Floyd James Soukup
Iowa City
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