Washington County Notes Brightens With Visits and Fire Save
Washington County residents host guests from Chicago Davenport and Perry. Local events include a major fire at the old Bell carriage factory, a Chamber of Commerce appointment, and plans for Nira stamps. Sen. Brookhart returns from abroad urging farm relief.
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Sen
S. W. Brookhart
Harding
Congress
Marguerite
Mable Whittacre
Yellowstone Park
Washington
Bell Carriage Factory
C. C. Wilson
R.L. Lytle
United States
Europe
Joe Falk
Germany
Lola Wells Hughes
Elmer
Memorial to Five Friends Poem by Twyla Gilkey
A reflective poem describes five trees along a forest path standing as enduring friends who die, their leaves shading the way and branches sheltering life. The speaker laments loss as autumn rains shed golden tears and imagines five heavenly trees welcoming travelers in Heaven.
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Heaven
Marriages in Des Moines and Davenport July ceremonies
DES MOINES Miss Patricia Sitler and Melford Flynn wed at First Federated Church Des Moines in a Sunday ceremony at 2 30 pm officiated by Rev Onesimus Rundus. DAVENPORT Naomi Elaine Van Sant daughter of Mrs Homer Van Sant and Leonard St Clair Jr son of Mr and Mrs Leonard St Clair were married in Davenport on Saturday July 13.
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Des Moines
Patricia Sitler
William Sitler
Washington
Freda Emry Sitler
Melford Flynn
Harold Flynn
Perry
Federated Church
Onesimus Rundus
Davenport
Naomi Elaine van Sant
Homer van Sant
Conesville
Mr. van Sant
Leonard St. Clair Jr
Leonard St. Clair
East Moline
Ill
Paul G. Hazelett
Virgil Lintz
Leonard Lintz
Lemmon
Christine
John Lemmon
Evening Journal item summary
Readable text only notes a 1963 Washington Iowa publication dated July 20 with no clear event or person details available in the fragment. The record preserves the era and source without introducing unverified specifics.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Washington area social roundup highlights local events
Couples golf champions Mr and Mrs Tom Merryman of Cedar Rapids topped the Southeast Iowa Couples Tournament at Washington Country Club with an 82 gross. The Crawfordsville Lions sponsored the ninth annual Pony Show drawing over 500 attendees. Local residents and families again gather for reunions, visits, and farewells across Washington, Crawfordsville, and Des Moines with notable moves to Long Beach and Fort Dix.
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Tom Merryman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Washington Country Club
Merrymans
Crawfordsville
Carmine Lombardi
Carol Ann
Brooklyn
New York
Lyndon Burris
Russell
James
Michael
Becky
Patrick
Decatur
Ill
Lloyd Hopping
Riverside
Hopping
David Kline
Eldon Yeggy
Donald
Mery Steele
Cora Hopping
Washington
County plans art exhibit tied to Washington County Fair
Mary Lee Moore announced a county wide art exhibit during the annual Washington County Fair inviting amateur artists countywide to submit pieces. Petitions with 2794 signatures were filed demanding a local option vote on liquor by the drink in Washington County. Drilling begins on the Ed Rees farm near Crawfordsville as oil prospecting shifts sites. Civil defense will ship fallout shelter supplies to five local buildings from Rock Island on July 17. Community news covers births, travel, and visits among Washington residents and nearby towns.
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Washington County Fair
Mary Lee Moore
Washington County
Ed Rees
Crawfordsville
Washington
Rock Island
S.W. Kaster
Washington County Civil Defense
Washington Community High School
Iowa Southern Utilities
Ross Motor Garage
Lincoln School
Northrup King
Coffee Club Warriors Visit in Washington
The Monroe Coffee Club of The Waffle Shop sent three carloads to Washington to smoke the pipe of peace with local Washington Coffee Club members disputing Monroe’s claim as birthplace of the Coffee Club movement. The visit followed a rousing reception and featured remarks by J W Helscher of The Ohio National Life Insurance Co. as national Man of the Month.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
Washington
Washington Coffee Club
J.W. Helscher
O.E. Schacklett Agency
Iowa City
Ohio National Life Insurance Company
Washington County to vote on liquor by the glass
Voters in Washington County will cast ballots on August 27 to decide if liquor by the glass remains legal or if the county becomes dry. Red Cross annual meeting elected Dwight G. Bode as county chairman with Keith Horn vice president, Lee Holland treasurer, and Mrs. Lawrence Miksch secretary. The note includes local travel, hospital updates, birthdays, and family visits from residents and relatives across Iowa and neighboring states.
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Washington County
Dwight G. Bode
The
Red Cross
Keith Horn
Lee Holland
Lawrence Miksch
Storm damage north of town and community events brief
A storm north of Washington caused extensive crop damage, downed trees, and broken windows. Watermelon served at the Washington County Fair, paint work at Green Field, and numerous local visits and recognitions are noted among area residents and guests.
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Washington
Prairie Flower
Green Field
Marriage License Granted to Local Pair
A marriage license has been issued here to Richard A. Yoder of Wayland and Orpha June Hartzler of West Chester.
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Richard A. Yoder
Wayland
Orpha June Hartzler
West Chester
Obituary and birth notices from Washington area page
Obituaries and birth announcements list residents from Washington and surrounding towns. Entries name Lessa Weber, Isadore Deutsch, Maud Roberts, Gladys Mayhew, Grace Stephen, Winifred Porter, Milo Weaver, Larry Richardson, Donald Keith Reighard, Harvey Gosling, and others with spouses and children, noting occupations and towns such as Brighton Keota West Chester Crawfordsville Ainsworth Kalona East Pleasant Plain Washington and dates of admission or discharge.
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Larry Richardson
Washington
Donald Keith Reighard
Crawfordsville
William Blackburn
Lessa Weber
Brighton
Kenneth Embree
John Rittenhouse
Maud Roberts
Gladys Mayhew
Grace Stephen
Winifred Porter
West Chester
Milo Weaver
Isadore Deutsch
East Pleasant Plain
Michael Wood
Ainsworth
Ernest Lampe
Henry Muller
Kalona
Andrew McCall
Frank Hodson
Harvey Gosling
Funeral notices and obituaries from Wayland Keota Fairfield and Wellman
Funeral services pending for Edward C Wyse a farmer living northeast of Wayland Zehr Funeral Home In charge. Lula Belle Palmer 85 of Keota dies at Washington County Hospital after 24 years as patient. Roy Statler 63 funeral in Fairfield Weston Behner with burial in Lockridge Cemetery. Aaron C Liechty dies after stroke at Mt Pleasant Henry County Hospital. Mrs John F Shettler 57 of rural Wellman dies at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after long illness.
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P.L. Fenn
Washington
Roy Mills
Oskaloosa
Harlan Hotel
Mt. Pleasant
Lee Long
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Kathryn Ann
Lee Marie
Virgil Long
Jimny
Debbie Long
Cecil Longs
Richard Thompson
Boone
Jim Frier
Frier
Carl Frier
Reinbeck
Joleen Frier
Russel Teisinger
Frostproof
Fla
Orva Scott
Hubert Crype
Sarasota
Wilson Putman
Charles Brown
Harriet Green
Larry
Lauretta
Diana
Keota
Lulu Palmer
Washington County Hospital
Ruby Argenbright
Kathy Stutsman
E. E. Stutsman
Kathy
Stutsmans
Jeffrey Peschel
Hicksville
Long Island
N. Y
Wayland
Edward C. Wyse
Zehr Funeral Home
Lula Belle Palmer
Washington County
Fairfield
Roy Statler
Weston-Behner
J. Roland Crandall
Lockridge Cemetery
Aaron C. Liechty
Henry County
Wellman
John F. Shettler
Death notices for Edward C Wyse and Catherine Bailey
Edward C Wyse will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m in Bethel Mennonite Church north of Wayland. He was a member of this church. Catherine Bailey died Friday in Phoenix Arizona where she had been living with a nephew.
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Wayland
Edward C. Wyse
Bethel Mennonite Church
Wyse
Catherine Bailey
Phoenix
Ariz
Obituaries From Three Iowa Communities Mention Local Residents
Mrs Harold Crossett 58 dies at Moline Lutheran Hospital after living in Rock Island and formerly Washington. Winn M Alens worth 62 dies suddenly at home Kalona after heart attack. Stella Gow ey dies at Helen Hadley Nursing Home Richland and Rubio communities longtime resident.
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Harold Crossett
Moline Lutheran Hospital
Kalona
Winn M. Alensworth
Brighton
Stella Gowey
Helen Hadley
Richland
Rubio
Keota Man Isaac Newton Weaver Dies at 89
Isaac Newton Weaver 89 of rural Keota died Thursday at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman where he had resided for 13 months.
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Keota
Isaac Newton Weaver
Shenk
Wellman
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