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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1965

Page

3

Saturday and Today Births and Admissions in Washington Area

Medical and surgical admissions and dismissals from Washington and nearby towns are listed with numerous patients. Notable entries include births for Hagist in Keota, a son. and residents such as Churchill Ollie, Friese Washington, and Teel Lone Tree among others.

Virgil Eugene Hagist Keota Eldon Gordon Washington Kenneth Sabin Columbus Junction Larry Ridinger Pleasant Robert Friese Richard Teel Lone Tree Larry Brinning Brighton Clinton Churchill Ollie Roger Schuerman Ainsworth Virgil Hagist Robert Cooper Mars

Washington week in brief local happenings and notices

Trapped in a seven foot sewer ditch wall of dirt buried Robert Cooney for about ten minutes before rescue and medical checkout. A parade of visitors and family updates follow, including births, travel, reunions, and Community notices from Washington and Crawfordsville with local schools, clubs, and military connections mentioned. Ron Zager of the Navy Medical Corps returns from San Diego for a short visit.

Robert Dean Cooney Richland Zager Washington U.P Cooney

Prairie Flower seeks merger with Keota and Keokuk

Prairie Flower school district of 76 Township filed a merger petition with Keota Community School district and the Keokuk County Board of Education. Also family visits and a WWI era Barracks and Auxiliary meeting at the Memorial Union in Iowa City featured Congressman John Schmidhauser as guest. Washington residents attended events including Mr. and Mrs. Ramseyer and Mr. and Mrs. Claude.

Don Shepherd Los Alamitos Calif O. J. Brown Washington Country Club Larry Statler Waverly Don Statler Roy Edwards Brighton Statler Waverly High School Washington County Dwight Bode Prairie Flower 76 Township Keota Community Keokuk County Memorial Union Iowa City John Schmidhauser Hubert Swift

Weather, corn and cricket in Iowa letters from Aunt Agatha

In Iowa this week the weather shifts from heavy rains to heat, corn grows impressively with intensive fertilization, and a turkeys flock perishes in a waterer crush. A golf couples tournament sees Jim Lloyd and partner win while Bob Everetts leaves education duties for NIU. Local crime involves a motorbike theft from the Chocolate Shop, later found in Frytown.

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Washington Chamber seeks views on Christmas decorations

Local business leaders are polled on purchasing new Christmas decorations for the business district. Letters were mailed from the Chamber of Commerce office per secretary Hubert Lehrer. Also, Tri-County League Babe Ruth all stars host OsKaloosa in Edmondson Park at 7:30 p.m. with teams from Hills Riverside Lone Tree and Washington. Relatives honor Lester Hole of Long Beach Calif on a visit with a large family gathering in Sunset Park. Major Stecker to Germany for two years. hospital patient Velda Lewis in Iowa City. several local visits and services noted.

Washington Washington County Zeka Hogeland Mason City State Theater Dave Elder Paris World Alliance of Ymca’'S Elder International Association of Y's Men's Club Y's Men Y’s Men's Organization Evening Journal Iowa State College Ames Tom Robb 4-H Grand Traverse County Mich Neil Hart John Patterson Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company Des Moines United States Navy Pacific John C. Owen Bluebirds Boone Mrs. Arthur Roberta Arthur Margarette McCleery Janet Crone Linda Brindley Joy Ellen Picken Farm Bureau Wilbur Beenblossom Farm Isabelle Davis Carolyn McCleery Catherine Jane Hill Florence Brookhart Estelle Davidson Lake Okoboji YMCA Mary Kerr Burlington Railway Iowa Chicago Washington Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Hubert Lehrer Oskaloosa Edmondson Park Tri - County Stars Hills Riverside Lone Tree Grinnell Sunset Park Lester Hole Long Beach Calif Lloyd Hole Wood S. D

Note to Readers Saturday Journal Summary Offer

The Saturday Edition provides out-of-state readers with a quick weekly local news summary. It offers mail subscription for former Washington residents at $3.50 per year and is prepared for traveling or distant subscribers.

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Obituaries Deplore Local Deaths Across Several Iowa Towns

Multiple notices report deaths from Washington County to Columbus Junction including Mrs. John Ricks 80 in Wayland and Mrs. Lee Conry 67 in Ainsworth. Several funeral services set or held at Crawfordsville Jones Beckman Stacy and other area homes with burials planned in Elm Grove and Columbus City cemeteries.

Wayland John Ricks Washington County Earl Lowe Crawfordsville John Cornish Jones Funeral Home Lee Conry Ainsworth Delbert Daniel Washington Mercy Hospital Iowa City Vernon Elgin Elms Grove Cemetery Myrtle Anderson Des Moines Doctors Hospital Milan Thompson Gerald LaMotte Elm Grove Cemetery Columbus. Junction Leona Remley Arlington Heights Ill Northwest Community Hospital Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction Hubert Sunderman Columbus City Cemetery

The Sheltering Tree Poem by Lucy G Kelley

A brief poem describes the pleasure of resting under a spreading tree on a hot summer day. The shade, breeze, and singing birds provide a refreshing retreat, with the speaker praising the shelter as the sweetest she knows.

Lucy G. Kelley

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