Passing Years in Washington Highlight Local History
Washington county notes detail a August 10 program on tractor safety by Iowa State College engineers at the fair, poems by Grace V. McDill, a 35th anniversary for Benner Tea Co, and a portrait of local figures and events. The report covers school fund campaigns, bank leadership moves, Boy Scout work, band uniform plans, new factory progress, and civic projects shaping Washington.
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Washington County
Iowa State College
Grace Violet McDill
United Presbyterian Home
Benner Tea Company
Washington
Roberta Willits
Cloud Willits
Des Moines Tribune
Miss Willits
Robert Willits
National Bank of Des Moines
St. James
Louis J. Kehoe
Washington Industrial Corporation
Rotary Club
Hospital and Birth Announcements Chronicle
Medical admissions and births listed for yesterday and today. Mrs Doyle Pfiefer admitted. birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Larry Striegel in Harper. Washington and Letts residents noted for dismissals and new arrivals including Clinton Churchill Ollie medical, infant son to Teel family at Lone Tree, and other local births and patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Pfiefer
Rudy Wessler
Washington
Robert Wilson
Letts
Richard Teel
Lone Tree
Rosmond Craig
Robert Friese
Gordon Secrest
Clinton Churchill
Ollie
Claire Keating
James Mallory
Cloid Willits
Local Families Report Births and Medical Updates
Yesterday and today notices list Kenneth Kauff man in Washington medical. Mr and Mrs Paul Hammes of Keota welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs Walter Horning Jr of Washington welcomed a son. Mrs Veda Latta of Washington and John Beranek of Riverside noted. Earl Galloway in Washington and Mrs Ethel Jennings in Brighton linked to medical matters. Mrs Larry Striegel and her son in Harper reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beranek
Riverside, Medical
W. R. Gross
Washington, Medical
Paul Hammes
Keota
Walter Horning Jr
Washington
Veda Latta
Riverside
Earl Galloway
Ethel Jennings
Brighton
Washington week in review highlights local events
Local notes cover city swimming victory over Sigourney with 473 to 213 score, a rescue at Lake Darling, fair plans for free county fair bus service, and a series of community visits, weddings, illnesses, and travel in the Washington area. Names include Jody Clements, Cliff Stoutner, families of Keota, Agency, and Riverside, with updates on the 4-H Fair Pony Pull and locally notable movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sigourney
Iowa City
Jody Clements
Lake Darling
Cliff Stoutner
Boyd Stoutner
Keota
Clements
Stoutner
Brighton
The
Washington Chamber of Commerce Today
County Fair Grounds
Holden named to UNICO board amid remodel plans
FS Services Inc director Harvey B. Holden was named to United Cooperatives Inc board as a shareholder representative. Rotary District Governor Bob Everetts visited Washington Rotary discussing duties for the year. Nancy Mangold and Jim Ossman returned from Madrid Iowa where they attended the State 4-H Leadership Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Mangold
West Chester
Jim Ossman
Washington
Madrid
Iowa
Harvey B. Holden
Route 3
FS Services, Inc
United Cooperatives, Inc
Unico
Alliance
Ohio
Rotary
Bob Everetts
Rotary Today
Bob
Rotary Committee
Fair Week Kicks Off In Washington County
Dear Aunt Agatha notes Fair Week activities in Washington County with 4-H and FFA exhibits, livestock judging, and Miss Washington County contest. A county bus offers free rides to the fairgrounds while recent weather improves crops. Students study abroad and local paving causes travel delays.
Moose convention highlights Iowa gathering in Des Moines
A group of Loyal Order of Moose members and spouses attended the 52nd Iowa Moose Association convention in Des Moines from July 22 to 25. Local visitors include Mrs. Ellis Keller and Mrs. R.B. DeLa who recently traveled, and Davenport residents Mrs. Charles Oswalt and family visiting Howard Hays. Donaldson and Keeton families mark weddings and extended visits, with Ringler relatives in town for reunions. The Dick Ballard family is vacationing in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Order of Moose
Iowa Moose Association
Des Moines
Charles Oswalt
Donald
Linda
Thomas
Wendy
William
Davenport
Howard Hays
Oswalt
Susan
Victor Yuska
Douglas
Kansas City
Kan
Yuska
Hays
Dick Ballard
Indiana
Stanley Mangold
William McCartney
Millersburg
Cissy Barr
Belfast
Ireland
Bill Mangold
Kalona
Paul Johnson
Kay White
McCartney
Scott Mangold
Miss Barr
United States
Howard Mangold
Washington Girls Return From Swiss Trip And County Fair Preparations
Three Washington girls Jean Morrison Jackie Schoonover and Judy Vetter returned from a six week French language course in Leysin Switzerland their teacher Mrs Howard Waddell accompanied them County extension reports say 250 4 H girls will display about 675 clothing exhibits at the fairgrounds skating rink Demonstrations Day was held July 27 with 4 H boys and girls competing in team demonstrations and judged on organization conciseness and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jean Morrison
Jackie Schoonover
Judy Vetter
Howard Waddell
Switzerland
E.D. Morrison, Jr
Norman Schoonover
Keith Vetter
The
Foreign Language League
Leysin
Washington County
Fairgrounds
Sally J. Smith
County Extension Home Economist
Washington County Fair Grounds
Washington County Fair features Miss contest and notable local items
Final stages of runway work at Washington Municipal Airport will start pouring concrete soon. Nine Washington County women compete for Miss Washington County with a winner to be featured at the county fair Monday night. Sister Mary St Theodore Niemann receives Mundelein College Religious Education Certificate. Evening Journal Three-Quarter Century Club heads to its August 28 meeting. Local obituaries note Minnie Lemley killed in auto crash near Pulaski. Verne McWilliams dies at 80 in Bloomfield. Charles McGuire dies in Minnesota. infant daughter of North Gevock dies at birth.
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Clay Township
Blackhawk
S. W. Livingston
Dave
Bob Livingston
Nell Samson
D. C. Kilgore
Wilbur
Brighton
Fox Theater
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Washington
State Fair Board
Richard Merle
Merle Green
Reister
Davenport
Washington Municipal Airport
Washington County Fair
Mary St. Theodore Niemann
St. James School
West
Iowa
Mundelein College
Evening Journal
Washington Methodist Church
Saturday Journal Summary for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday Edition offers out-of-state readers a quick weekly local news summary. It markets subscription by mail for former Washington residents at $3.50 per year.
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Journal
Washington
Local obituaries brief notices from Fairfield and area
Deaths reported for Mrs Justin North 66 of Fairfield died July 25 1965 at Washington County Hospital funeral Wednesday 10 am Jones Funeral Home burial Riverside Elmer O Flowers 45 of Mesa Ariz former Washington resident died July 24 1965 Mrs Martha Boshart 85 Wayland funeral services pending Owen Otho Hayes 88 Washington County died July 27 1965 Earnest Elroy Smith 85 former Washington man drowned at Davenport July 25 1965 Mark Wagoner 77 Brighton died July 27 Shenk Nursing Home Wellman Clara Mary Bomber 69 Sigourney Rural Route 1 Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney July 24 death July 24 1965
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Charles S. McGuire
Jefferson County
Iowa
Veterans Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Sam and
Christina McGuire
Barron
Wisc
National Cemetery
Fort Snelling
Justin North
Fairfield
Jones
Riverside
North
Washington County Hospital
Tuesay
Elmer O. Flowers
Mesa, Ariz
Washington
Wayland
Zehr
Martha Boshart
Parkview
Owen Otho Hayes
West Main Street
Earnest Elroy Smith
Davenport
Brighton
Mark Waggoner
Shenk
Wellman
Keota
Clara Mary Bomber
Sigourney
Keokuk County Hospital
Poem of the Week The Wondrous Wealth
A nostalgic poem by Twyla Shipman Gilkey reflects on a child’s rich wealth in memories. The speaker contrasts poverty with the warmth of family moments. Grandfather, tales, chess, and storytelling around a fire are celebrated as priceless treasures of childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Twyla Shipman
Gilkey
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Connie Lance
Diana Hammen
Iowa Maidens
Janet Davis
Marie Jones
C. C
Boy Scouts
Washington High School
Sam Browne
Carris Manufacturing Company
North Fourth Avenue
City Water Works
Milwaukee Railway
Golia Miller
Cpl
Everett Miller
Harlington
Tex
P. L. Fenn
North Avenue D
George's Dairy
Ralph Bell
Picken’s
W. B. Dupuis
American Pearl
McCleery
Journal Office
Wilbur C. Molison
Malcolm
Gilbert Goff
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Garden Theater
Ralph MccLaughlin
Robert
Waterloo
McLaughlin
Egypt
Washington Improvement League
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington Chautauqua
Mews Club
Robert R. Lesline
Y’s Mens
Oklahoma
Larry Striegel
Harper
Norman Bean Ainsworth
Kenneth Kauffman
Medical
Rose Etta Haskell
George Robbins French
Agency
Lewis Chickering
Jerry Horak
Elmdale
John Walshes
Paul Horaks
Lake Odessa
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Robert Carrs
Crawfordsville
Merle Gallagher
Arlington Heights
Ill
Dale Gallagher
Bellflower
Calif
Irv Gallagher
Tom Horak
Dean Diamond
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Tom
Paul Horak
Joe Picken
Kingman
Burleigh Laws
Margaret and
Paul
Tallahassee
Fla
Keith Vetters
Miles Stout
Paige Leigh
Hattie Jones
Dallas
Texas
Lawrence Robertson
Lester Grim
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Taum Sauk
St. Louis Zoo
Marguerite Hering
Harold Crossett
Rock Island, Ill
Walter Leet
Elkton, Va
Mollie Tierney
Joe Howard
Abingdon, Ill
Pete Griffeth
Mr. Griffeth
St. Louis
Holden
Unico Board
Washington Ymca
Carrie Thompson
University Hospitals
Ronald G. Halvorson
University of Iowa
North Music Hall
Gladys Clark Perkins
Grass Valley
Gordon
Dorothy Clark) Lopossa
Long Beach
Bill Clark
Edith Weidner
Shirley Clark
4-H
FFA
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Soil Conservation Service
John Owen
SCS
Charlotte Stanley
Finland
John Bordwell
Forest R. Donaldson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Puyallup
Wash
Mary K. Keeton
9Th St
N.W
R.B. DeLa
Stillwater
Minnesota
John Slemmons
Don Wheelan
Oklahoma City
John Wheelan
Orville Flory
Colorado
Jerry Flory
Adair
Estes Park
Bernard Jackson
Englewood
Colo
H.P. Flory
S.M. Flory
Wichita
Barbara Brinton
Miss Brinton
Lyle Brinton
Wanda Brinton
Adolph Havel
Oak Park
Roy Havel
Alice Faye Farrier
James B. Kane
Lake City
Ft. Sheridan, Ill
Jeff and
Joe Rossen
Mr. and
Mrs
Earl Booth
Mrs. Eldon Brake
Glenwood
Betty Donnelly
Portland
Oregon
Cheri Anderson
Jim Wolfe
Donald Creech
Ralph Marshall
Mercy Hospital
Dave Muller
Santa Ana, Calif
Dallas Kinney
Little Allison
John Shanks
Calvin Shanks
Canada
Minnie Martha Elizabeth Lemley
Pulaski
Columbus Junction
Verne R. McWilliams
Bloomfield
Davis County Hospital
Friday Brighton
George
Carol North Gevock
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