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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1965

Page

3

Washington History Notes and Local Updates

A pass to local history details and July events in Washington Iowa. Highlights include VFA meeting after a 7 to 8 p.m. softball game, a barn fire at Everette Roth farm from spontaneous combustion, and construction on a Lake Darling Youth Center dining room addition due Wednesday.

Washington Iowa George Horn Washington County Highway 92 Columbus Junction Iowa Highway Commission Journal Today W. D. Dillon Louisa County Des Moines Leo Hoegh 113Th Aaa 34Th Division National Guard Camp Haven Wis

Washington week in review notes reunions and arrivals

The Washington column recaps a July 12 high school class of 1935 reunion in Sunset Park and a string of local visits. Entries mention Mercy Hospital patients Phil Kneen and Alfred Fritz, relatives from Davenport California Davenport and Iowa City travel, plus Tony Carriker enlisting in the Army. The notes record family visits from Inglewood Adel and Iowa Falls and announce the West family moving to Iowa Falls. Funeral notices include Vera Knupp Bartholomew of Long Beach and H P Livesay of Bluford Illinois.

Sunset Park Robert West Bill of Adel Fannie Shannon Wests Iowa Falls

Public hearing on Highland Community school district plan

A public hearing on the Highland Community school district reorganization drew 175 attendees at the Washington County courthouse. The Washington and Johnson County joint boards adjourned with no decision after hearing proponents and opponents, leaving the matter deadlocked. Nearby notices list local visits and travel by residents and relatives across several states and cities.

Washington County Dwight Bode Highland Community Washington County Court House Washington and Johnson County

Aunt Agatha Gathers Local Week In Washington News

Dear Auntie shares a warm week in Washington with farming crops, a paved county alley turned parking lot, YMCA summer plans, youth trips, and a photography talk by Dallas Kinney. local exchanges include a bird death by a softball hit, a crime wave basement tile theft, and upcoming swap of students with Berne Switzerland and Alajuela Costa Rica, plus sunlit Sunset Park picnics and regional events.

Memorial to Four Staunch Friends

Poem recalls four tall trees as beloved guardians on a forest path. The speaker mourns their passing and imagines divine purpose, with autumn tears and a celestial hillside where God gathers four friendly trees to guide travelers.

Pth Heaven Twyla Shipman Gilkey

Elementary science workshop participants in Cedar Falls Iowa

Roxie Longer of Washington is among Iowa elementary teachers attending a three week State College of Iowa workshop in elementary science at Cedar Falls. They study units from Science A Process Approach and earn three semester hours of college credit. Other items note visits by Tonopah and Califor nia relatives and various local family activities and travels.

Roxie Longer Washington Iowa State College of Iowa Cedar Falls Commission On Science Education

Bordwell plans year abroad and nearby births and visits

John Bordwell, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Bordwell of Washington, will spend the coming school year with a family in Switzerland. A daughter Laura Lee was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Prizler of Lone Tree Tuesday evening. Mrs Clarence Logan had surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and is in room 322. Ruth Lytle and Carrie Berdo host visitors Fannie Winter Shinabarger of Lancaster PA Bruce Shinabarger and daughters Julie and Nancy from Summit NJ. The Graf family of Tahlequah OK and their daughter Janet visit Washington area. they formerly lived here when Mr Graf worked at the post office.

John Bordwell Richard Bordwell Washington Switzerland Ler Lone Tree Laura Lee Fred Kleinschmidt Iowa City Ernest Prizler Clarence Logan Mercy Hospital Fannie Winter Shinabarger Lancaster, Pa Bruce Shinabarger Julie and Nancy Summit, N. J Ruth Lytle Carrie Berdo William Graf Tahlequah Okla Janet Ed Harrington McAlester Grafs Graf

Deaths and funeral notices from Washington and nearby areas

Deaths include H. Tom Carris 80 of Halcyon House Washington who died July 11 after three days of illness. Mrs Hattie A Kessel 76 of Brighton died July 13 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after poor health. Mrs Stella Maude Galgher 89 of Pines Rest Home Washington died after a week long illness. services July 15 at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith officiating. Roy L Mayhew 73 died at home Baton Rouge after an extended vacation. Nellie V Marsden 84 died July 13 on a farm near Columbus Junction at Muscatine General Hospital.

Sherman - Eden H. Tom Carris Halcyon House Washington Carris Hattie A. Kessel Brighton Mercy Hospital Iowa City Stella Maude Galgher Pines Rest Home Sherman - Eden Funeral Home M. O. Smith Elm Grove Cemetery Roy L. Mayhew Baton Rouge Columbus Junction Nellie V. Marsden Here Muscatine General Hospital

Washington County Queens Compete In Davenport Pageant

Friday notes two county girls Pamela Loeffler Miss Washington County of Brighton and Robin Bueghly Miss Iowa Falls also of Brighton take part in the Miss Iowa Pageant at Davenport. John Bordwell, Washington High School student, will live in Thun Switzerland for a school year. Thun, a city of 33 000 near Berne, hosts him. Karl E Blat ter of Sault Ste Marie Michigan visits here. he is stationed at Kinchlow Air Force Base. Mrs J E Lets in University Hospitals Iowa City for a broken arm. Dorothea M Peterson of Glenwood Colorado mourns mother Elizabeth Turner of Muscatine. funeral was in West Liberty. Mr and Mrs Fred Reta Jr and family plan to attend high school. Mildred Weedford and daughter Judy of Pella visit here with Mrs Schmoeller and Susie Stewart.

Washington T. H. Peters Peters Hardware Peters George Stewart Thomas Polk Jane Marie Des Moines Institute of Christian Churches Drake University Polk Don Shepard Mary Jo Santa Rosa Calif Lemmon Shepard George Baker Camp Dodge Iowa State Guard West Second Street Albert Orcutt Ralph Dougherty John Bordwell Switzerland Berne Xinia Maria Solano Carvajal Alajuela Costa Rica Washington County Queens Pamela Loeffler Brighton Robin Bueghly Iowa Falls Davenport Washington High School Thun Karl E. Blatter Sault Ste. Marie Michigan E. J. Blatter Karl Blatter Kinchlow Air Force Base

Wilfrid Smith 89 Dies in Mt. Pleasant Hospital

Wilfrid Smith aged 89, a former Washington resident, died today July 15 1965 at Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant. He had been living at Beau champ Nursing Home Winfield.

Wilfrid Smith Washington Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant Beauchamp Winfield

Brighton man William Jennings dies after brief hospital stay

William Kenneth Jennings, 66, died today at Washington County Hospital where he had been a patient for one day. Funeral arrangements are pending as the family notes his long residence in the Brighton area and ties to local churches.

Brighton William Kenneth Jennings Washington County Hospital

Saturday Journal notes for out-of-state readers edition

The Saturday Edition explains a weekly mail option for former Washington residents, offering a quick summary of local news and an annual subscription price of $3.50 for out-of-state subscribers.

Journal Washington

Hospital and birth notices from Washington and nearby towns

Hospital activity lists admissions discharges births and patient notes across Washington Fairfield Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Keota Riverside East Pleasant Plain and Ainsworth. Entries include newborns and new patient admissions and family notices for Gertrude Anderson Albert Hessel tine Richard Johnson Riley Slater Dill Meyer and others.

Gertrude Anderson Fairfield Gregory Reif West Chester Mical Albert Hesseltine Crawfordsville Medical Richard Johnson Washington Robert Riley Eugene Slater Columbus Junction Gary Dill Keota William Meyer Riverside Harlan Keltner Grace Churchill Ollie Baby Boy Howell Henry Taylor Frank Miller Karona

Local Births and Medical Notices Across Iowa Towns

Yesterday and today notices list births and medical events in Fairfield Columbus Junction Kalona Washington Coppock Wellman Riverside Keota Brighton and surrounding areas. Individuals with spouses and children appear alongside medical and surgical references in a compact community record.

Justin North Fairfield Robert Crawford Columbus Junction William Sitler Washington Surgical Howard Bomber Sigourney Veda Latta Tom Crossett Kenneth Sabin Jonas Hochstedler Kalona

Friday Yesterday and Today Notices in Iowa Births and Marriages

Local notices list births and names from Friday yesterday in Columbus Junction and today in Washington. Individuals include Mrs Ray Glover, a baby boy Huston in Ainsworth, Mrs Roger Schuer man and son in Arnsworth, and Mrs Eugene Slater with daughter.

Frances Miller Washington Surgical Ray Glover Ruth Robbins Ira Amlong Roger Schuerman Ainsworth Clifford Fritz East Pleasant Plain Robert Crawford Columbus Junction Huston Arnsworth Eugene Slater

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Nancy Chance Wellman Carl Betts State Service For Crippled Children University of Iowa Sidwell Ice Cream L. C. Willits Motor Company Knights of Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars Cecil Long Court House Washington Community Players WSUI Claude Woods David Fulton Mary Mickey United Presbyterian Choir Carolyn Hamilton R. E. Shannon E. E. Stutsman C. W. Stewart Washington County Public Health Service State Board of Health D. J. Palmer Rotary Club Elwood W. Detrick Springfield Ohio Washington Ymca Dutch Creek S. Brookhart Washington Band Valley Evangelical Brotherhood Washington County Women’s Christian Temperance Union Phil Kneen Foster Bickel Jeffrey Clinton Jeffreys Stanley F. Clinton Sharon Jeffrey Clintons Bickels Decorah Haefner Mike Strong Jeanette Marilyn Jeannie Inglewood Mrs. Strong D. W. Gregory Ronald Ann Melissa St. Paul Minn Mrs. Gregory Willard Stowell Paula Bethesda Hospital Minnesota Gregory David Jr Portland Don Trojovsky Renton Wash James Edwards Ann Trojovsky Edwards James Bonebright Dwight Murray Trojovsky Clayde Glenn Knupp Frank Vera Knupp) Bartholomew Long Beach Bartholomew Richard Daryl Wilbur J. Knapp Columbus Co F. G. Livesay Bluford, Ill H. P. Livesay Robert Hammer Ken Sam McCleery Littleton, Colo Pat Hammer Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln Neb Ft. Collins McAvoys Rocky Mountains Estes Park Trail Ridge Drive Clear Creek Canyon Lester Fry Harold Taylor Taylor Taylors New York Alvin Shebeck D. O. Butler Iva Bales Will Maplewood Manor John Dodd Annie Sheets Eva Mouser Alfred Fritz Tony Carriker Jim Carriker Bloomington Los Angeles Ft. Polk Ft. Knox Tony Bloomington High School Ronald Armstrong Krissi Kenny Kenneth Armstrong Linda Fullerton Painted Desert Petrified Forests Grand Canyon Marineland Mexico Grace Fowell Ruth O’shea Early Bidwell John Bidwell Martha Crone Lafayette Ind Arthur Edmondson Harry Drake George Burlison Stratford, Conn Bill Graf University Hospital Everette Kraai Reno Nev Charles Morris James Shald Oak Park Ill Morris Marion McAvoy Daylene Colorado State University Colo Aunt Agatha YMCA Cedar Rapids St. Louis Washington Art Guild Dallas Kinney Nancy Rhea Olds County Dale York Mike Tonopah Mr. York Oral Yorks California Disneyland Yosemite National Park Louis Havel Walter Bell Thomas Mary Hansen Martha Olsen Moline Dean Havel Chris Michael Dennis Havel Susan Goodfellow John Littell Muscatine Kate Shalla Fred Chalupa Mrs Dean Havel and Sons Pam Romine Jerry Blundy Galesburg Illinois Dale Lance Bertha Statler L.P. Statler Carl Parcell Nancy Coffman Don Statler George Leo Stone Burlington Baldwin Piano and Michael Moreland Ames J. M. Lloyd John Lloyd Dearborn Mich Bordwell Ralph Priz J. E. Letts University Hospitals Iown City Dorothea M. Peterson Glenwood Elizabeth Turner West Liberty West Chester Cemetery Fred Reta Jr Bill, Sarah, Mary Reids Mildred Weedford Shirley Olcott Judy Pella Schmoeller Susie Stewart Sch Stewart Dora Parker Ronald Miller Wilford Greiner Richard Johnson and Son Ruth Robins Frank Janecek Orba Little Selana Ricks Coppock Robert. Jones Clifford Snyder Robert Shelangoski
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