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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1964

Page

5

Benda pushes higher license fees for patrols and rest rooms

Iowa State Senator Ken Benda proposes raising driver license fees by about one dollar to fund more interstate highway patrolmen and install telephones and rest rooms along the system. He cites current patrol coverage limits and a recent truck-bridge incident near Kellogg as prompting action. He also supports statewide rest-area upkeep by the highway commission and seeks salary comparisons for 43 officials through a Public Service Administration study led by Nick Wilson.

DES Moines IDPA Ken Benda Benda Ohio Illinois Minnesota Pennsylvania Hartwick Kellogg Iowa City Grinnell Public Service Administration Nick Wilson PSA Wilson Iowa

Should over65 drivers face renewal test

A letters page debates age based driver licensing with varied views. A 72 year old author argues no test needed if eyesight is fine, while others support periodic tests for safety and up-to-date laws. Sheriff and residents weigh physical and vision checks for all ages and even law officers. John C. Owen mentioned for those interested in new courts.

Sheriff Snyder

Kalona residents celebrate two birthdays and church notices

In Kalona on July 3 two birthdays were celebrated. Chris E. Hershberger of Pleasantview Home marked 92 years and Annette Guengerich observed her tenth birthday. Friends and family joined in a birthday dinner and cake prepared by Annette. The Kalona Methodist Ladies Society met at the church for July, planning a September 6 picnic with a minister and family reception. Various local residents attended birthday gatherings and community events, including Scout camping at Camp Waubeek and hospital recuperation updates.

Kalona Chris E. Hershberger Pleasantview Annette Guengerich D. G. Yoder Clarence Hostetler Hershberger Annette Women’s Society of Christian Service Kalona Methodist Church Emerson Swartzendruber Washington Park Richard Morgan Philip Preston M.Y.F. Camp Bonnie Yoder Alice Patterson von Miller Rose Sleichter Bill Clark Walter Kron Roscoe Kolosiek Mary Gingerich Robert Marek Dale Marek Sylvia Kolosiek Julie Nejedly Edward Nejedly Cecil Donald Kolosiek Dean Oran Birkey Harvey Gingerich Charles Marek Grace Carter Raymond Gingerich Sylvia Gingerich Terry Spitzer Boy Stout Troop 234 Camp Waubeek Cedar Rapids Max Miller Dick Ehrenfelt Michael Hartley Russell Grout Bill Niffenegger Dannie Dickel Eric Scott Hall Anthony Meyers Goshen Indiana

O A O Club Keota picnic and social notes

The O A O club and families plus three guests enjoyed an ice cream social at Keota park on Sunday. Attendees included many Lyle and Pearson families from Tipton, Indianapolis, West Chester, and St. Louis. Other items cover relatives visiting, training completion in Omaha, and trips to cabins near Waukon and Cedar Rapids.

Keota O.A.O. Club Keota Park Hal Statler Lasgotas California C.R. Stater Loren Gullett Indianapolis Guy Lyle Park Richard Lyle Francis Lyle James Lyle Tipton Charles Lyle Howard Gohr Walter Reed Eugene Reed Mariellen Phil Joe C. R. Statler Dick Durst Omaha Backwaters Wellman Gordy Pearson Bill McLain McLain Waukon Earl Pearson West Chester Bob Pearson Jack Pearson St. Louis Jack Pearsons Cedar Rapids

Friendly Families Meet at Ainsworth Park Picnic Planned

The Friendly Families Club met with Mrs. Dale Johnston. Nine members and two guests from Crawfordsville attended. They planned a picnic for club families at Sunset Park in Washington on August 1 at 7 p.m. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughters. The Young Adults class of United Presbyterian Church held a cooperative hamburger fry at the Megdelsens home with several local families in attendance.

Ainsworth Friendly Families Club Dale Johnston Ronald Goode H. E. Johnston Crawfordsville Sunset Park Washington Janice Jane Fred Pfeifer United Presbyterian Church Gerard Megdelsen George Colthurst Louis Koehler Bob Gerot Ted Woods Raymond Gerdes Charles Ort George Bixley Dale Brehmer

Cyclones hold annual 4 H tour at Crooked Creek

Crooked Creek Cyclones Boys 4 H Club conducted their annual project tour Tuesday afternoon in Crawfordsville with Merritt Canady from the Extension Office and Bob Miller guiding the boys through livestock projects. Fathers Ray McAllister Raymond Howsare Alvin Jones John Hamil David Griffith Delbert Lewis and Harry Suter joined the outing followed by a wiener roast at Duane Davis home. Clarence Fulton and Mrs attended a Des Moines wedding. John Morrison and Kathy Allender welcomed a son Kevin John at Washington County Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 oz. Mary Hotle, mother of Mrs. Fulton, visited at Shenk Rest Home with Mrs. Hotle's daughter.

Crawfordsville Crooked Creek Duane Davis Clarence Fulton Clarence Des Moines John Morrison Washington Washington County Hospital Kevin John

DAR Recognizes Appalachian Mountain Poverty Efforts

The Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution notes Appalachian Mountain area poverty and praises a DAR school in Marshall County Alabama. Since 1924 Kate Duncan Smith DAR School provides elementary to high school education, agricultural and crafts programs, and a 240 acre campus with model farm buildings. The group highlights clothing donations and a college aid program alongside national attention from President Johnson.

Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution Appalachian Mountain Appalachia Kate Duncan Smith Dar Marshall County Alabama DAR Johnson

Worry Worry and World of Health News

The column surveys public health anxieties from cigarettes to grilled meat toxins, coffee health questions, and dubious dietary aids. It notes political and civil rights undercurrents, media influence, and a folk-philosophy bit about not worrying about yesterday or tomorrow, only today.

Mae Delares Drug and Food Administration Aunt Kate

Washington Evening Journal editorial and staff list

The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden contributing editor Howard Hazen production superintendent and notes publication schedule and press associations and affiliations.

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Bruce Cowden Howard Hazen Washington Iowa

TV Guide Style Listings Compiled For Local Area

A dense schedule page lists daily TV programs and times from 6:00 to after midnight. Entries include News Password Rawhide Perry Mason The Nurses Flintstones Donna Reed Three Sons O Toole Jimmy Dean ABC News Night News Theater Theaters Nightly Sports and multi program blocks across KCRG channel with major networks CBS ABC and local shows such as Love Lucy Guiding Light Search The Guiding Light and regional fare like Route 66 Twilight Zone Hitchcock Dragged with News Weather and Sports Notes include Missed times and several program titles from classic era television.

Flintstones Donna Reed Three Sons O'Toole Jimmy Dean ABC News Iowa Sports

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