Moon shot fades as Park fountain repairs loom
Dear Aunt Agatha writes of a late night moon shot in Washington, the central fountain drained for repairs, and ongoing efforts to curb gnats and mosquitos. She notes milder August weather, a Washington High School 1949 reunion of 35 attendees, and the Crane Co plant manager R. R. Kubis leaving for a new role. County Fair plans grow with a beauty pageant for Miss Washington County, as she signs off with affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Agatha
Earth
Central Park
Washington
Iowa
R. R. Kubis
Crane Co
Kubis
Washington County
Agatha
Local youths named for records and 1969 harvest plight
The article lists several youths with home addresses and parent names, including Martin Lloyd Beenblossom and Kathryn Kay Messer, among others. It notes the Skunk River returning to its normal channel causing flood damage, preventing crops, debris cleanup, reseeding pasture, and seedlings. It cites soybean fields, herbicide use, weed control, and farmers awaiting a possible short crop amid falling grain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Washington week in review page highlights local life
Local notes detail golf results with Everette and Hazel Schepple winning the Southeast Iowa Couples Two-Ball Tour nament, a large American Legion Auxiliary gathering, family reunions, engagements, and visits from relatives across states. The column lists dozens of names, towns, and events spanning social, civic, and educational activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette
Hazel Schepple
Waterloo
Iowa
Terry Cox
Washington
Mary Flynn
Keota
City swim team wins meet in Washington
Washington city swimmers defeated Fairfield by a wide margin 43942 to 71 percent in a summer meet. Gary L. Anderson promoted to 1st Lieutenant in Baumholder Germany during ceremony attended by LTC Walter W. Kiley and Mrs. Sally J. Anderson. R. R. Kubis announces departure from Crane Co to join ITT Bell and Gossett in Morton Grove Illinois. Fourth Gevock reunion held at Sunset Park with 46 attendees. Linda Anderson and Kay Turnipseed honored at double bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Lloyd Turnipseed and Mrs. Eugene Wead. A family cooperative dinner was hosted in Sunset Park for Mrs. James Heath of Steamboat Springs Colorado, niece of local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Fairfield
Barmholder
Germany
Gary L. Anderson
Baumholder
Walter W. Kiley
Sally J. Anderson
R. R. Kubis
Crane Co
Crane
ITT Bell and Gossett
Morton Grove
Illinois
Mr. Kubis
Washington, Iowa
Linda Anderson
Kay Turnipseed
Lloyd Turnipseed
Eugene Wead of
Wellman
Sunset Park
James Heath
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Heath
Howard Curl
Washington
Paul Butterbaugh
Miss Washington County Contest Draws Local Talent
Janet Lee Bendickson, 18, of rural Washington, headlines a field of Washington County girls vying for Miss Washington County. The winner will be crowned August 5 at the Washington County Fair in a Jaycee sponsored event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Janet Lee Bendickson
Washington
Washington County pageant sponsor Linda Wertz at 18
Linda Lorraine Wertz, 18, entered the Jaycee sponsored Miss Washington County Pageant. Notices note Jeff Richards sixth birthday, a Fishburn reunion at Izaak Walton Club, and various local visits and plans across Washington including Des Moines and Lake Geneva trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Linda Lorraine Wertz
Linda
Robert L. Wertz
South
Marion
Washington High School Class of 1949 Reunion Highlights
Thirty five members of the 1949 class gathered at the Captain's Table for a July 19 reunion with spouses. Ray Carter led as MC Ted Stewart gave the invocation and attendees shared updates since graduation. Gwen Ray Baumert, 19, enters Miss Washington County pageant. Ida Day honored before her Sept wedding to Kenneth Pringle. Various local visits and health notes followed including Patty Gilpin’s Vanderbilt trip and a Robertson reunion in Keota Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Ray Carter
Ted Stewart
Washington County
Gwen Ray Baumert
Gwen
Jean Baumert
West
Ida Day
Iowa Tech
Ottumwa
Miss Day
Kenneth Pringle
Miss Washington pageant entrant from town named
Friday notes list Mary Joette Swartzendruber entering Miss Washington pageant. Also update on Don Avis recovering in Des Moines after a severe car crash. Other items include back surgery for Boyd Dunbar, Clyde Crile’s trip and son Phe’s Vietnam sendoff, upcoming Farm Youth Exchange Alumni event, visits by Rev Kolosick and family, correction on William Rollin Davison’s Dean’s list honor, newborn daughter to Gary Van Winkle family, and Earl Hopkins as great grandfather.
Deaths Claim Four Lives In Short Span In Iowa City Area
Marvin Carter 49 of Manchester electrocuted Sunday while using an electric pump to drain water from a basement. He was former Washington resident, (Benner Store) manager, and owner of Super Valu in Manchester. He moved from Des Moines 32 years ago and was active in the Chamber of Commerce as vice president. John R. Pratt 44 of Portland Ore. died early Thursday, reportedly of a heart attack. Albert J. Franzen 76 of Washington County Hospital died Friday after long illness. Mrs. Frank Gobble 94 died Thursday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after breaking her hip July 7 and living with daughter since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Carter
Manchester
Carters
Washington
Carter
Benner
Des Moines
Super Value
Tower Drive
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Krabill
John R. Pratt
Portland, Ore
Albert J. Franzen
Washington County Hospital
West 3Rd
Frank Gobble
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mercy
Claude Tucker
Hospital Admits and Births List in Washington Area
A hospital daily log lists admissions for medical and surgical cases across Washington, Keota, Columbus Junction, Kalona, and surrounding towns. Births include daughters and sons to multiple local families, with many residents named and noted by town and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Horak
Washington
David Wilson
Brighton
H. P. Edmondson
Columbus Junction
Marriages In Washington And Harper July 19 1969
Two wedding ceremonies took place on Saturday July 19 1969. Miss Nancy L Fields wed Sgt Theodore J Welch at Bethel Methodist Church Mound Minnesota in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Don Woodman. Patricia Y Jaeger married Robert Havel at St Elizabeths Catholic Church Harper Iowa with Rev John W Schmitz presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy L. Fields
Roy A. Fields
Washington
Theodore J. Welch
Grand Forks
N. D
Danny Welch
Mound
Minn
Bethel Methodist Church
Mound, Minn
Don Woodman
Patricia Y. Jaeger
Stephen Jaeger
Harper
Robert Havel
Roy Havel
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
John W. Schmitz
Also Mentioned on This Page
FUN House
Astro City
Journal
Wie Stork
Gazelle
Martin Lloyd Beenblossom
Lloyd Beenblossom
South 4Th
Kathryn Kay Messer
Walter Messer
Prospect Place
Gregory Allen Hunt
Gale Hunt
Riverside
Carmela Kay Davidson
James Lee Davidson
Lisa Lynn Windus
Gary Gene Windus
Ainsworth
Sam Howard Bell
Ralph Jon Bell
Columbus City
Erin Lynn Smith
William Smith
North 5Th
Michael Lee Heiserman
Duane Heiserman
Box 16
Melanie Linn Swartzentruber
Lee Ivan Swartzentruber
H. Avenue
Kalona
Joseph Aaron Swift
Charles Swift
South Third
Lewis
Laura Baker
Warren Schlatter
Clark Baker
Omar Black
Bessie Schlatter
Doyle Brown
Janet Rees
Dale Booth
American Legion Auxiliary
Arnet Mathers
the Legion Auxiliary
Ft. Des Moines
Bruty
VFW Hall
Mary St. Lucille
Tempe
Ariz
Walter Bruty
Francis Bruty
Alex Gevock
Collette Bruty
Joe Hines
Kathryn Vacha
Danburg
James Birney
Margaret
David
Doyle Teets
San Jose
Calif
Faye Reeves
Jane Marie Schnoebelen
Glen Allen Hoyle
Dwight Hoyle
Lester R. Schnoebelen
Susie Mangold
Leo Mangold
Robert McFarlane
Mayo Clinic
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester, Minn
Janet Wulf
Kirksville
Gladys Wulf
Wulf
George Wolfe
Hedrick
Fred Kenny
Webster
Harold Kenny
Anchorage
Alaska
Ronald Stalder
Allan Barth
Lansing
Mich
Floyd Blankenhorn
Leland Dix
Waukesha
Wis
Maynard Dix
Newton
Earl Foley
Nathan
Oanaka
Richard Hansen
Herman Twinam
West Union
Addison Vick
Pamela and
Steve
Cedar Rapids
Dave Messer
Irwin Blankenhorn
C. M. Eden
Jean Morrison
Coe College
Teachers College, Columbia University
Miss Morrison
E. D. Morrison
Old Settlers and Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Carris
Rutland
Carris
Myrtle Huntington
Rochester
Jay Carris
Clarence Logan
Logan
Katrina
Christian College
Columbia, Mo
Earl Opdyke
Boston
Mass
Jay Nugent
Opdyke
Hawaii
Vietnam
Kansas
Robert Brinning
Beth
Tim
Indianapolis
Ind
City Swim
Gevock
Kathy Hackett
Joe Gevock
Have
Arthur
Ruth Arthur
Mark Arthur
Naval
California
Eileen Havel
Edward F. Havel
Miss Havel
Patricia Sheetz
Merle Sheetz
Charles Ashby
Robert Vincent
Sophus Steen
Highlandville
Linda Kay
John Miller
Raymond Miller
Lynn Swanson
Carol Steam, Ill
George Dare
Donald Swanson
Ann
Lois
Robert Wead
Stockport
Elmer Knowles
Minnie Statler
Prairie Home
Merle Statler
Roy Sowash
Hazel Rapp
Etta Reeves
Helen Sage
Kelly, Ia
Rodney Sage
Max Cuddy
Vallejo
Mrs
O. M. Cuddy
G. C. Swanson
Chicago
Area Ten Community College
John Kleese
Earl White
Gaylord Yoder
Howard Pewitt
Robert Ropp
F. A. Halda
Park Ridge
Kenneth Miller
Wheaton, Ill
Jeffrey Alan
Paul Miller
Glen Reschly
Sarah Alliman
Elliott Moses
San Diego
Dave Livingston
Mr. Moses
East
Nancy Moeller
James Moeller
Philip Fishburn
Izaak Walton
John Fishburn
Jeff Richards
John Richards
Jeff
Linda Feeham
Melvin Crawford
Norbert Becker
Leo Becker
John Elliott
State Advisory Council For the Democratic Women’s Clubs of Iowa
Hotel Savery
Gailen Reighard
Lake Geneva
Norge Corporation
Martha Crone
Lafayette, Ind
Arthur Edmondson
Harry Drake
Danbury
Conn
Mela Vacha
Dennis McChurch
Bobby
Moline, Ill
Mildred Blattner
Henry Rees
Lake of the Woods
Canada
Jerry Woods
Grandview
Richard Marshall
Wapello
Stanley Mouser
Bridgeton
Joe Pewitt
Eva Lynn
Mr. Pewitt
Mr. Mouser
Owensville Threshers Association
Rosebud
Bill Deaton
Jane
Marty
Rich Deaton
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Jerry Deaton
Lawton, Oklo
Dale Hoon Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Charles Marek of
James Bruswitz
Craig
Doug
Bloomington
Frank Longwell
Bruswitz
Vernon Fennell
Shelley
Sherri
Donald Birlingmair
Fennells
East Coast
A. J. Gilpin
Cecelia
Nashville
Tenn
Pat Gilpin
Vandbilt University
Don Creech
Davenport
al Conner
Lisa Chalupa
Robertson
Keota Park
Hazel Radcliff
Frankfort
Charles Morris
Mary Joette Swartzendruber
Donald K. Swartzendruber
Jefferson
Don Avis
Osincup Drug Store
Younkers
Iowa Methodist Hospital
9Th and Pleasant Street
Avises
Boyd Dunbar
Clyde Crile
Pfe
Tonnie Crile
Camp Pendleton
Criles
Gene Bauer
Chula Vista
Jerry Crossett
Los Angeles
Clair Larson
Fullerton
Gwyneth Jones) Augustine
Route 1
Gary Murphy
International Farm Youth Exchange
Iowa State University
Ames
Augustine
Ireland
Murphy
New Zealand
Karen
India
Eileen
Frederick Kolosick
Jeannie
Covina
Oklahoma
William Rollin Davison
Wayland
Russell Davison
Iowa Wesleyan College
Gary van Winkle
Gonzales
Alfred Wiltz Sr
Krotz Springs
Duane van Winkle
Earl Hopkins
Mary Ann Marie
Clarence Collett
Leroy Foss
Arvin Neuwirth
Margaret Skipton
John Sinclair
Albert Franzen
Harry Turner
Charles Wheeling
West Chester
Ralph John Bell
Lee Swartzendruber
Nolan Stogdill
Crawfordsville
Leroy Kraft
Lily Anwyl
Matilda Wasson
Paul Smith
James Davison
Robert Baker
Effie Schmitt
Charles Brotherton
Sam Simmering
Lottie Blank
Frank Hauenstein
Lam Messer
Howard Caldwell
Sue Ann Wells
Surgical
Andrew Zuehlke
Samuel Simmering
Frank Gregg
Roy Hastings
Myrtle Pierce
Kenneth Stoutner
Willard Beil
Darrell Chalupa
Gary Windus
Ida Grim
Winfield
Walter Kyle
Helen Heilman
Pleasant
Kent Davis
Stella Dodd
Lee Swartzen
Traber
Earl Wood
Charles Swift and Son
Humphrey Owen
Charles Kirkpatrick
Medical
Kermit Klopfenstein
William Lamansky
Gene Hoy
Richland
Paul Hazelett
Howard Schultz
Frank Dittmer
Evening Journal