Passing Years in Washington County Recap 1925 Events
Local history roundup notes wool growers voting on a refer endum to fund wool marketing development. Countys ASC commissioner Yaro Sojka announces the plan as fair plans emerge. Various civic items include a Rotary talk, Legion meeting, scout outings, a Rio trip, and county weather signals along with hospital anniversary.
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Washington County
Yaro Sojka
ASC
Washington Rebekah Lodge
Journal
Evening Journal
Reid Boyd
West Main Street
Washington
Reader's Digest
Pioneer Hybrid Seed Corn Company
Foster Bickel
Pioneer Company
Walter Scheuermann
Methodist Church
Washington Week in Review Highlights Local Socials
The Wallace's Farmer cover photo features five year old Danny Fenn of Washington visiting his grandparents farm. Birthday gatherings, weekend visits, hospital stays, and travel notes follow, naming families from Washington and nearby towns, plus a Dayton wedding and a July Fourth family celebration.
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Danny Fenn
Wallace's Farmer
Danny
Terry Fenn
Prior Fenn
Washington
Evening Journal item brief
Washington readers note a short entry from the Evening Journal dated Saturday July 10 1965. The snippet provides minimal readable content and lacks clear events or names.
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Evening, Journal
Washington
Iowa
Head Start funds aid local program in community
A check for 4078 dollars was received to support the Head Start program directed by county school psychologist Harry Tiller. Community activity includes recent local visits and travel notes, birthdays, hospitalizations, and family gatherings across Washington and nearby towns.
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John V. Phleger
Harry Tiller
Elected Iowa Vocational Teachers Leader and New Pastor
Verne Knecht, a vocational ag teacher in Washington Community School District, was elected secretary treasurer of the Iowa Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association at a Des Moines meeting. The Rev. Oliver J. Parish accepted Washington Faith Baptist Church’s call as first full time pastor, after serving Morningside Baptist since 1959. Mrs. H. L. Campbell of Chariton visits Washington for her son and daughter in law’s 20th wedding anniversary, with a gathering including many local relatives.
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Washington
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
American Legion
Columbus Junction
Howard Miller
Legion
Fea
St. John’s Church
Dayton
Anne Baumgartner
Rolland Baumgartners
James B. Sims
Royalty Court
Lexington
Mr. Sims
Texas Instrument Company
Graduate School of Electrical Engineering
University of Wisconsin
Verne Knecht
Washington Community
Iowa Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Des Moines
Oliver J
Sioux City
Iowa
Washington Faith Baptist Church
Morningside Baptist Church
H. L. Campbell of
Chariton
Mrs
Herb Campbell
Herbert Pauly
Ft. Madison
Bonnie Sue
Alfred Fritz
Alfred Jr
Michael
Lester Worley
Diane
la Venne
Lester Jr
Deborah
Clifford Fritz
Linda
Dennis
Edwin
Leo
Tommy
Brighton
Brinning Family Visits From Clinton to Indiana
Friday July 10 Mr and Mrs Robert Brinning along with Beth and Timmy from Clinton are visiting relatives for the week with Luckenbill and Brinning families. They recently stayed with Brinning's sister and family in Indianapolis and with Mayers who visited Roger Lance and William Edgar homes near Crawfordsville.
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J. Earl Eldridge
Indianola
William Eldridge
Phoenix
Ariz
Jennie Eldridge
Earl Eldridges
Rose Reid
Leonard Lintz
Lex and
Kim
Ankeny
Lewis McFadden
Virgil Lintz
Robert Lintz
Davenport
Robert Brinning
Beth
Timmy
Clinton
Luckenbill
Brinning
Charles Luckenbill
Charles Jr
Buzz
Indianapolis
Indiana
G. H. Mayer
Roger Lance
William Edgar
Crawfordsville
Reverend Yunk to be installed as pastor Sunday
Rev William J Yunk will fill a vacancy at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. The installation is set for Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. with Rev Alton Koch serving as vacancy pastor. The town church has endured the vacancy for several months.
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William J. Yunk
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Yunk
Alton Koch
New Daughter Jennifer Jill Born to James Lloyd Family
The James Lloyd household welcomed a daughter named Jennifer Jill who arrived home from Washington County Hospital on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Hesseltine spent the weekend at What Cheer with the Goldsmith family and attended the Centennial celebration. Grandson Jeff Goldsmith joined them for a week long visit, and they were met at home by another grandson.
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James Lloyd
Jennifer Jill
Washington County Hospital
Ralph Hesseltine
What Cheer
Claude Goldsmiths
Jeff Goldsmith
Washington Iowa Fourth of July notes from Auntie
Dear Auntie describes a peaceful Fourth in Washington Iowa followed by rapid local growth and construction. The writer contrasts western development with the town’s mix of new homes among old, notes heavy rain and unusually tall corn, reports on local businesses and a new airport runway, mentions county youths in Washington DC for citizenship study, Miss Iowa prelims in Davenport, and the reopening of Winga’s North Side Cafe. Affectionately, your nephew.
Saturday Journal offers out-of-state readers local news summary
The Saturday Edition targets former Washington residents with a quick weekly wrap of local news. Available to out-of-state subscribers by mail for 3.50 per year.
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Washington
Journal
Hospital and birth notices from Washington area list
A long list of hospital admissions discharges births and today updates from Washington area. Names include Richard Kueneman Ainsworth Harley O Laughlin Harlan Keltner Rosa Harsh and others with statuses medical surgical or newborns. Dated entries cover Kalona Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Richland and Ollie with multiple families listed.
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Richard Kueneman
Ainsworth
Surgical
Robert Poorman
Washington
Harlan Keltner
Columbus Junction
Rosa Harsh
Harley O’laughlin
Lester Hochstedler
Kalona
Paul Lambert
Crawfordsville
Rickey Miller
Alvin Richardson
Harry Kilgore
Grace Churchill
Ollie
Wayne Brock
Multiple Ohio deaths pass in Richland area and Brighton
Mrs Bert Smith of West Union Ohio mother of Rev M C Smith of Washington died Sunday. Stacy McCracken 82 died Monday in Pueblo Colorado after a serious illness. Sadie Gordon 89 former Brighton resident died Monday at 8 pm in Helens Guest Home Richland where she lived since 1952. Oliver Leppert died suddenly at 9 pm Wednesday in his Brighton home. Mark Anthony Yoder infant son of Jim Yoders died Wednesday 11:30 pm at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield born June 1. Mrs Mayme Smith 78 mother of Austin Emry mayor of Brighton died Wednesday at St Josephs Hospital Keokuk after three weeks patient. Harley L O Loughlin 84 farmer northwest of Washington died Thursday July 18 1965 illness of six weeks. Herbert Benjamin Askea 66 of 308 West Third died today July 9 1965 in Washington County Hospital after nine days illness.
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Richland
Sadie Gordon
Brighton
Helen
Mark Anthony Yoder
Jim Yoders
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Mayme Smith
Austin Emry
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Keokuk
Harley L. O’loughlin
Washington
Herbert Benjamin Askea
West Third
Washhast County Hospital
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