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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1967
Page
2
Police Chief Clarence Lee warns that violators of city bicycle ordinances will be arrested and bikes impounded. He cites dark riding, red lights in the business district, and ignoring signals as dangers, and endorses 13 Iowa safety tips on proper riding, signaling, stopping, and sharing the road.
The YMCA sponsors a two day weekend camp at Lake Darling for 7 and 8 year old boys on Saturday July 22 and Sunday July 23. The program offers an overnight first away from home experience with air rifle archery trampoline swimming boating canoeing races a treasure hunt and water balloon fights supervised by counselors. Cost is $3.50 per day and registration ends Monday July 17. Contact the YMCA for details and signup.
Sam Lambert of 20912 South Marion Avenue died this morning. Funeral services are pending at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home.
The Clyde Bros. Circus arrives at the Louisa County Fairgrounds in Columbus Junction on July 20 for a two hour three D show. The performance features Miss Rachel daring aerial acts Captain Barrada with lions Naghtin's bears color ful Blacks and Himalayans and Syrians high wire and horizontal bars dramatic stagecraft and a retinue of talent from around the world plus family acts and clowns.
Funeral services were held in Muscatine for Mrs. Walter Geristher 69 mother of Mrs. Frank Bowman of Ainsworth She died Sunday in Happy Haven Nursing Home Lone Tree Her home was in West Liberty Surviving two sons Paul of Andrew and Melvin of Davenport two daughters Lucy Rock of Muscatine and Mrs Bowman of Ainsworth
John Lauder Kennedy 83 of Rural Route 2 Washington died Tuesday July 11 at Washington County Hospital after years of declining health. A retired farmer, he lived in the county nearly eighty years. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Warren McFate. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Masonic services Thursday 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial heart fund contributions may be left at Sherman-Eden. He was born April 16 1884 in Hancock County to John and Alice Kennedy. married Pearl Fishburn January 2 1907 at Chapman Nebraska. He was a member of Masonic bodies Eastern Star Consistory Kaaba Shrine Dav enport Moose Lodge and the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife two brothers Charles Kennedy Washington and Lloyd Kennedy Geneseo Ill and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Beauregard learn their son Ray A Beauregard is promoted to Staff Sergeant while stationed with the Air Force in Wiesbaden Germany with wife Pat and daughter Kathy. A telephone call to Capt Ronald J Robinson and wife in Tokyo announces the birth of their son Curtis Newton. Grandparents are John McClintic of Brighton and Hazel Ritchie of Mt Pleasant.
Funeral services pending for Howard Inghram 81 of 1332 Farmstead Street Wichita Kansas. Died Tuesday July 11 after three weeks in hospital. Native of Fairfield husband of late Kate Emry brother in law of Otto Emery Richland and Mrs Arthur Cleavenger Ollie. Survived by daughter Betty three granddaughters and five great grandchildren. The Cleavengers and Emrys to Wichita Thursday.
Funeral services for Warren Samuel Cocayne 87 of Mediapolis Ia died in Toland Nursing Home will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m at Immanuel Church Mediapolis with burial in Kossuth Cemetery Fry Funeral Chapel Mediapolis in charge Born Oct 24 1879 in Des Moines County He was a retired mechanic member of the Lutheran Church Married June 20 1917 to Marie Bergren of Mediapolis who survives Also surviving are two daughters one of whom is Mrs Marie Jane Shepherd of Washington two brothers a sister seven grandchildren and one great grandson
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