Dear Auntie reports Washington fair week heat and happenings
Aunt Agatha notes July heat give way to relief during Fair Week in Washington with damp fog, pageant traffic, and visiting Miss America 1966 and Miss Iowa. She praises beauty queens, records beef weigh and price, mentions two new real estate developments near old reservoir and near airport with a dam creating a lake, and expects lots of building lots in time.
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Washington County
Iowa
Abbie Timmins
Fitz
The Week on the Farm Cape Kennedy Trip
A Jacksonville Florida field trip from Wichita Falls Texas surveys farming in the deep south. It notes sugar cane rice soybeans and corn, swamp land development by large firms, and divergent views of land sales schemes before visiting NASA NASA Navy and Air Force sites. It describes the Vehicle Assembly Building and launch support structures and emphasizes the scale and purpose of the space effort.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Florida
Louisiana
Four golfers share Twilight League honors
Four golfers Bud DeLa Paul Gebhardt Clint Hensel and Jim Lloyd tied for medalist with one over par 36s Lloyds team maintained a slim lead over Bollmans squad. Also notes on a fatal car crash near Washington a 16 year old Marshalltown youth Dieppe of swimmers set 34 records and 63 first places in a meet a feature race won by Mark Mosier and a trip to Miami Beach. Community notices list multiple visits travels and family events from Washington Iowa area.
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Bud DeLa
Paul Gebhardt
Clint Hensel
Jim Lloyd
Lloyd
Bollman
Dennis Dale Lapour
Marshalltown
Riverside - Washington
Washington
Lapour
Don Cave Farm
Lyle Hansen
Donald Lapour
Washington County Hospital
Sigourney
Mark Mosier
MVSC
Miami Beach
Fla
Wynn Company
Mosier
Bill Newman
John Moss
John Mullink
Ralph Erickson
Ron Prymek
Tom Stewart
Tom Harris
County Fair Opens With Big Crowd In Washington County
Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair kicked off with a large opening night crowd as Grand Ole Opry stars performed and tonight the Miss Washington County beauty pageant by the Washington Jaycees is expected to draw another full house. The county board held a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance with most speakers opposed. County Attorney Ira Morrison led the session as residents voiced concerns at the courthouse. Mr and Mrs Milo Glider and family from Long Beach California visited Mrs Ethel Glider. Mrs Mae Lamb visited friends in Ainsworth and joined the WSCS meeting and Senior Citizens dinner at the Y with Mrs Mina Paulsgrove. John Davis son and companions returned from St Louis and Cherokee Village after visiting Hal Dunhams, formerly of Washington.
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Washington County
Grand Ole Opry
Washington Jaycees
Mae Lamb
Ainsworth
WSCS
Methodist Church
Mina Paulsgrove
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Ira Morrison
John Davisson
St. Louis
Cherokee Village
Ark
Hal Dunhams
Washington
Jim Bash
Wellman
Rich Wayne Freel III and Rhonda Latcham Ink Wedding
Richard Wayne Freel III, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Wayne Freel Jr of 422 East Second, and Rhonda Vergene Latcham, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ward Latcham of Rural Route 1, announce their forthcoming marriage. Also listed is Vicki Lin Penick, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Ear Penick, 2072 South Iowa.
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Richard Wayne Freel III
Richard Wayne Freel Jr
East Second
Rhonda Vergene Latcham
Mrs. Ward Latcham
Vicki Lin Penick
Mrs
David Ear Penick
South
Iowa
Saturday Journal summary for Washington residents
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers out-of-state readers a quick weekly local news summary. Available by mail for $3.50 per year, targeted to former Washington residents.
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Journal
Washington
Washington County Fair crowns grand champion baby beef
The Washington County Fair named John Schneider of Riverside owner of the grand champion baby beef Angus. His sister Janice won reserve grand in baby beef judging. Jay Seit singer of Wellman took the champion Hereford. Other top awards went to Steve Norman and Tom Horn for market pigs, and Phil McConnel won swine showmanship. Julie Nicholls and Tom McGraw led market lambs with champions in division. Columbus City awards contracts for municipal water system. water mains bid by Knowling Brothers Construction and treatment plant bid by Linder Company. Local residents honored include Leo J. Sueppel for 50th anniversary. Abbie Sue Timmins won Miss Washington County and Miss Congeniality.
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Washington County
John Schneider
Riverside
Janice
Jay Seitsinger
Wellman
Steve Norman
Tom Horn
Jackson Boys
Bob Frame
Highlanders
Mike Roberts
Phil McConnel
Washington Hustlers
Julie Nicholls
Lime Creek Livewires
Tom McGraw
Tom
Julie
Columbus City
Columbus City Council
Knowling Brothers Construction
Coralville
Iowa
Linder Company
New London
Marriages in Wellman and Washington areas listed
Multiple marriages reported across Wellman Washington Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. West Chester couple Mary Dunbar and Ronald Redlinger wed at St Josephs Wellman with Rev Manning officiating. Deborah Strasser and Roger Slagle wed at Washington Methodist Church chapel. Marcia Curl and Larry Smith wed at St Patrick Catholic Church Cedar Rapids. Jo Ellyn Hunt and Dennis Coon wed at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Iowa City.
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West Chester
Mary Dunbar
Cloyce Dunbar
Ronald Redlinger
Ivan Redlinger
Wellman
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Martin B. Manning
Marcia Marie Curl
Cedar Rapids
Howard Curl Sr
Washington
Larry L. Smith
Frank A. Smith
Mr. Smith
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Gerald J. Wilwert
Jo Ellyn Hunt
John Hunt
Mt. Pleasant
Dennis R. Coon
Robert Coon
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
Western Music and Art Camp draws 16 year old attendee
Nancy Bakehouse, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ken Bakehouse, attends the University of Kansas in Lawrence for a Spanish division art camp. Lectures and discussions are in Spanish with claims the total six weeks may equal a year of high school progress.
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Nancy Bakehouse
Ken Bakehouse
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Richland farmers report high oat yields this season
In Richland area reports farmers indicate exceptional oat harvests with fields yielding between 70 and 100 bushels per acre. Howard Adrian cites 95 to 100 bu an acre on a 22 acre field, Bob Bosbaski about 90 bu, William Kenney 85 bu on an 18 acre plot, and Tom Hoskins 70 bu per acre.
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Richland
Howard Adrian
Bob Sobaski
William Kenney Place
Tom Hoskins
Evening Journal Mosaic Highlights From Washington Iowa
The Washington Evening Journal dated Saturday July 29 1967 presents local notes and brief items from Washington Iowa including community happenings and social notices. Strong local names and places anchor the compact card style record.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
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