4-H Citizenship Shortcourse Delegates Journey West
Parents of the 4-H Citizenship Shortcourse delegates bid their young charges farewell in a heavy rain as the bus departed for Washington. The trip included a wet stopover in Elyria Ohio and a dawn run to Gettysburg with reflections on the Civil War battle there. Arriving at the 4-H Center in Washington D C, the group began the Shortcourse with activities to follow in a later article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ken Cuhel
National
D. C
Elyria
Ohio
Ken
Gettysburg
Jack Leaton
United States
Brotherly Love
Philadelphia
Washington
Yoder Infant Dies In Fairfield Rites Planned
Richland marks the death of infant son of Howard James and Rosa Lea Doolin Yoder at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield born June 11. Survivors include two brothers Robin Lee and Robert Paul and grandparents Ward Doolin Ollie Cliff Mech Libertyville and Capt. Walter Yoder Little Rock. Funeral arrangements are pending Gould Funeral Home Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Mark Anthony Yoder
Jim Yoders
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Howard James
Rosa Lea Doolin Yoder
Robin Lee
Robert Paul
Ward Doolin
Ollie
Cliff Mech
Libertyville
Walter Yoder
Little Rock
Ark
Gould Funeral Home
Oats test plots to be viewed tonight at Patterson farm
Thirteen varieties of oats will be shown at a demonstration plot meeting Thursday evening July 8 at the Frank Patterson farm. Jim Frier, County Extension Director, invites all farmers and interested persons to join at 7 30 p m. Garren Benson, Extension Area Agronomist, will discuss varieties and disease reactions. The Patterson farm lies 9 miles north of Washington or 4 ½ miles south of Kalona on Highway No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patterson
Jim Frier
Garren Benson
Extension Area Agronomist
Patterson
Washington
Kalona
New mail schedule clarifies dispatch times Postmaster outlines changes
Postmaster Harry Levy explains a July 1 Star Route change causing earlier deposit by 30 minutes. Mail to western states should be in the office by 3 p.m. for best air mail delivery. afternoon deposits by 5 p.m. reach Chicago next day. Evening deposits before 8 p.m. go out that night. after 8 p.m. dispatch shifts to next day, except West Chester Harper Keota Sigourney if deposited before 6 a.m. same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Levy
Star Route Transportation
Ainsworth and
Cotter
Chicago
West Chester
Harper, Keota
Sigourney
Oliver Leppert Dies at Brighton Home
Oliver Leppert died suddenly at 9 p.m. Wednesday in his Brighton home. Funeral is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home Richland with Rev. Harold Chute. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery Richland. Born October 5, 1884 near Rubio to Charles and Nancy Leppert, he lived in Washington County most of his life, moved to Brighton in 1964. Survived by wife Nellie Augustine, married October 2, 1907, two brothers Fred of Rubio and Dale of Hastings Nebraska. He had been in failing health for years and underwent surgery three weeks ago.
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Brighton
Oliver Leppert
Gould
Richland
Harold Chute
Friends
Mr. Leppert
Rubio
Charlie
Nancy Morgan Leppert
Washington County
Nellie Augustine
Fred
Dale
Hastings
Nebr
Leppert
Rev Oliver Parish to be local pastor
The Rev Oliver J Parish of Sioux City Iowa has accepted the call of Washington Faith Baptist Church as their first full time pastor. He has served Morningside Baptist Church since 1959 and is a native of England with training at an agricultural college and Moody Bible Institute. He and his wife Anita and their three children will move to Washington August 2.
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Oliver J. Parish
Sioux City
Iowa
Washington Faith Baptist Church
Pastor Parish
Morningside Baptist Church
England
Moody Bible Institute
Anita
Washington
Probate and bond vote results note public notices
Public notices announce probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Harry Reschly L. M. Eicher and William J. Crayne. Also reported are the results of the county hospital bond issue vote and a statement from Washington Community School District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reschly
L. M. Eicher
William J. Crayne
Paratroopers battle Viet Cong in Zone D jungles near Saigon
U S paratroopers fired on by Viet Cong machine guns killed more than 100 guerrillas in three battles 30 miles north of Saigon while two U S allied operations reported heavy strikes in North Vietnam. A Vietnamese battalion suffered a major ambush northwest of Saigon with missing U S advisers.
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Saigon
UPS
Combat Zone D
U.S
Can
Zone D
North
Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Qui Chau
Dien Bien Phu
Son la
China
Kontum
South
15Th
Two Brightons Courting Miss Iowa Pageant Honors
Two county girls from Washington County and Brighton compete in Davenport as Miss Washington County and Miss Iowa Falls. Thirty eight entrants statewide vie for Miss Iowa, with the winner advancing to Miss America in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Brighton
Davenport
Pam Loeffler
Iowa Falls
Robin Bueghly
Iowa
Atlantic City
Masonic Temple
Miss Iowa
United States
Brighton Mayor's Mother Dies in Keokuk Hospital
Mrs Mayme Smith 78 mother of Brighton mayor Austin Emry died Wednesday night at 7:40 in St Joseph's Hospital Keokuk after a three week illness. The body was taken to Ottumwa with funeral arrangements pending there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Mayme Smith
Austin Emry
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Verne Knecht Elected Secretary-Treasurer of I VATA
Verne Knecht a vocational ag teacher in Washington Community School District was elected secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association. The officers were chosen at a state meeting of vocational teachers in Des Moines on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Knecht
Washington Community
Iowa Vocatonal Agriculture Teachers Association
Des Moines
Weather Forecast for Iowa This Afternoon and Weekend
Partly cloudy in the north to fair elsewhere this afternoon. Tonight some cloudiness with scattered showers or thunderstorms in the north. Lows tonight in the 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy, warmer and more humid with highs in the upper 80s to 90. Saturday’s outlook is partly cloudy skies.
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United Press International
Iowa
Henderson resigns Wesleyan presidency to lead Washburn
Dr. John W. Henderson quit as Iowa Wesleyan College president to become president of Washburn University in Topeka Kansas. E.A. Hayes said the board accepted the resignation with regret. Henderson cited personal regret over leaving the area and related support and endorsement. He became Wesleyan president in 1962 after serving as Western Illinois University dean. He studied at Juniata College and Michigan State University. At Washburn he succeeds Harold E. Sponberg, who moved to Eastern Michigan University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
UPI
John W. Henderson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Washburn University of
Iowa Wesleyan
Dr. Henderson
Western Illinois University
Windber
Juniata College
Michigan State
Washburn
Henderson
Harold E. Spon
Governor Hughes proposes ban on beer sales in groceries
Iowa Governor Harold E Hughes urged banning beer sales in grocery stores and supermarkets citing July riots at Arnolds Park in the Iowa Great Lakes region. He noted most confiscated drinks were beer and called enforcement issues long-standing. He also pushed for a stricter law banning minors from possessing beer or liquor and supported continuing the liquor by the drink experiment to assess long term effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Arnolds Park
Iowa Great Lakes
Ben Saunders
Minnesota
Iowa
General Assembly
Final vote eyed on Johnson Medicare bill in Senate
Senate leaders said a final vote could come tonight on the 6.8 billion Medicare package. Amendments were approved including a Byrd plan to let eligible people retire at 60 with two thirds pension, and a Curtis proposal tying hospitalization costs to income. The measure would raise 65 top Social Security benefits to 135.90 and 62 to 101.60 under current terms, with a 1966 top combined deduction of 275.55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Johnson
Russell B. Long
Dla
Long
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Iowa forms Special Enforcement Detachments for summer traffic drive
State Safety Commissioner William Sueppel announced five seven man Special Enforcement Detachments to conduct intensified traffic law enforcement across Iowa through Labor Day. District chiefs will assign detachments to high problem areas, with one county focus per deployment and shifts averaging about 120 patrolmen daily.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Sueppel
Iowa Highway Patrol
Sueppel
SED
The
Conservation Commission
Department of Public Safety
Highway Commission
National Guard
Highway Patrol
Sueppe
Ted Mikesch
Iowa
Oac
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Jane Roethal
LeAnn Dusenberry
James Milam
Robbie Staubaugh
Wellman
Tony Martin
Journal
Dallas Kinney
East
Yoder
Rev. Oliver Parish
Statement of Washington Community School
Medicare
da Nang
Qui Nhon
U. S
Plains
Wesleyan
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