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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1967
Page
4
Ten local racers pursue speed with a 1934 Chrysler coupe
Ten local men sponsored by Jones Bros Texaco and West Truck Line entered the 1934 Chrysler in its first race at West Liberty. Driver Larry Polky West jammed the throttle to the floor, stuck at high speed, yet finished seventh on a chaotic circular track amid cars all around. Polky quipped the throttle sticking at full throttle might have let him beat one more car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Jones Bros. Texaco
West Truck Line
Polky
Temporary Bachelors Face College Study and Domestic Mishap
Three Washington High School faculty members Roger Harrington John Sproule and Jim Rossen pursue advanced degrees at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville Missouri while teaching and coaching football basketball and track They also handle apartments and home duties with TV dinners and an oven mishap highlighting their household adjustment A lighthearted wedding anecdote follows about a thrifty couple and a $500 gift to pay a $529 honeymoon shortfall A birthday note for Warren Morgan ends the item with a jovial Grand Jury duty joke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Harrington
John Sproule
Jim Rossen
Washington High School
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Missouri
Card From Kiwanis Meeting Delayed Greeting Found
Bill Smart attended the International Kiwanis meeting in Houston Texas. A man from Washington Iowa found him and handed a business card to deliver to the narrator. After weeks of searching through Bill’s billfold the card was finally located from an old friend. The narrator notes hoping to return the greeting at a future convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smart
Houston
Texas
Bill
Washington
Iowa
Close Enough A Democrat Echoes Coffe Cup Remarks
In a Washington cafe a prominent local Democrat ordered an elephant car roll with his coffee. The proprietor quipped that it was as close as ever to the Republicans, while the Democrat agreed it was as close as he ever wanted to get.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hospital Monday notes list admissions and births
The Monday hospital brief lists patients admitted yesterday and today by name, location, and medical status, including Dirk Weerman and Mrs Ed Wise. Birth announcements include a son for Mr and Mrs Duane Miller and a daughter for Mr and Mrs David Penick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk Weerman
Winfield
Surgical
Ed Wise
Brighton
Virgil Smith
Washington
Edwin Novotny
Peter Lincoln
Montpelier
Craig Steege
Denver
Lee Goodlander
Riverside
Donald Crone
John Morrison
Raymond Mineart
Richard Freeland Son
Duane K. Miller
Wellman
David Penick
Ward Lathham
Mabel D, Baldwin
Orphan
Garrett
Daniel Mast
Kalona
Nellie Crull
Ward Latcham
Queen should be played to spade lead in Becker defense
In the 1967 Becker contest analysis West can beat the three notrump by playing the queen on the first spade lead. If South holds the jack or East has it, the queen saves or preserves tricks. West should depart from the usual low-denial rule and play the queen to foil declarer's spade finesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
West
Declarer
East
Es Syndicate, Inc
Deaths in Illinois Iowa obituaries and services
The deaths of William H. Sager aged 43 of Brighton and Danville after a long illness in Rock Island Illinois. Mrs Selma Fern 86 mother of Paul Fern Jr in Washington died at Bartels Lutheran Home in Waverly after six years residence. Funeral for Elmer Lewis Fabian 49 in Sigourney with burial at Pennington Cemetery. Fabian of West Chester died Friday in a car crash on Highway 1 south of Iowa City. Wayland funeral services for Miss Louise Imhof Wednesday at 10 am in Wayland Mennonite church burial in North Hill Cemetery. Zehr Funeral Home notes may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sager
Brighton and
Danville
Rock Island
Ill
Selma Fern
Paul Fern Jr
Washington
Bartel
Waverly
Elmer Lewis Fabian
Sigourney
Pennington Cemetery
Mr. Fabian
West Chester
Highway 1
Iowa City
Wayland
Louise Imhof
Wayland Mennonite
Willard Leichty
North Hill Cemetery
Zehr Funeral
Wellman and Washington Residents Die in Waterloo and Washington
Mrs Grace Wilson 79 former Wellman and Washington resident died Monday in Waterloo graveside rites set for Wellman Thursday at 2 30 p m Mrs Max Rodman 78 died this morning July 26 at Washington County Hospital after months of illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Grace Wilson
Washington
Waterloo
Max Rodman
Washington County Hospital
Passing Years in Washington Recalls Local History
A retrospective from Washington highlights events and people 109 years past. Mentions Miss Donna Blatter nursing at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, trips by Mr. and Mrs. Day and Miss Livingston, Marine Division reunion in Detroit, Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge, and many family travels and notices across the region. Local civic notes cover corn contests, new fences, property moves, and community events with named families and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Blatter
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
E. J. Blatter
Washington
Robert Day
Dennis
Day
Mary Livingston
Alexandria
Walter Johnson
Detroit
2Nd Marine Division
John Cram
Luther Crom
Jim Cook
Milford Cook
Valley Forge
John Winga Jr
John Winga Sr
Ron Sheetz
Merle Sheetz
Myrtle Beach
North Carolina
John
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Ron
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Army
Milo Steele Jr
Mike
Kim
E. K. Burham
College Springs
3Rd Division
Marine Band
Funeral services for Mrs Katie Mae Kauffman Wayland
Funeral services for Mrs Katie Mae Kauffman Kauffman will be held at Wayland Mennonite Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. She died early today at Washington County Hospital after a two week stay following a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Katie Mae Kauff
Man of Wayland
Wayland Mennonite
Kauff
Man
Washington County
Evening Journal Weather and Local News Highlights
The Washington Iowa Evening Journal issue for Saturday July 29 1967 reports regional weather, local notices, and brief community items. It highlights civic events and public notices in the Washington area with concise summaries of upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evening Journal
Iowa
Mrs Griffith and W. Groff Die In Local Homes
Mrs Mary Agnes Griffith age 81 died Thursday at 8 15 p m at her home 917 Prospect Place Wellman Lewis William Groff age 89 died Wednesday at Shenk Nursing Home after a lingering illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Agnes Griffith
Prospect Place
Washington
Wellman
Lewis William Groff
Shenk Nursing Home
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Fairfield
Floyd Hall
Raymond Crone
Zeps
B. Jay Becker
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Ilutser
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Fritzi
United Feature Syndicate
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Ralph Kleese
Mr. Kleese
Helen Stone
Chicago
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Justine
Paul
Stephen
el Cajon
Calif
Mr. George
Oscar George
George Kerr
Donald
Roderick
A. L. Duensing
Albert Simpson
Helen Larsen
Minden, Neb
Harriet Clendenning
Des Moines
Sally Ashmore
Rochester, N. Y
Mrs. O. M. Cuddy
C. A. Owen
Monmouth, Il
Jeanette Kyle
Helen Wilson
Iowa State Historical Society
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Carl Jungbluth
Sanford
Vesper Bennett
Lamont
Harrison Dodder
C. G. Schmogeler
J. W. Patton
Lewis Warren
Clarence Logan
Della
Ticia Patton
Washington, D. C
Shenandoah Kiwanis Club
Dempsey Sharkey
L. R. Fosdick
Santa Ana
Joe Dougall
Katherine Lohberger
Ella Barnes
First United Presbyterian Church
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Cairo
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David Warfel
Pasadena
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