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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
2
A stately corner home with gingerbread trim and rolled glass windows met its end as a wrecking ball hammered its walls to rubble. Neighbors watched as the elegant house, once filled with family dreams and memories, was demolished to make way for an oil station.
A friendly collection of easy kitchen tips and recipes. Includes Grandma's Cookies with a butter sugar egg and flour method yielding about 24 cookies, a rich white sauce and creamed carrots with celery bake, and a butterscotch sauce recipe. Also mentions using dressing ideas for fruit salads and vegetables to entice kids, plus a note about Radio City Music Hall seating.
Mrs Blanche Guthrie Miller returns to Chicago after visiting friends here and is noted as a former resident of Washington. Mrs Myrtle Long underwent major surgery Friday at University Hospitals Iowa City and is in room C530. Duane Haifley, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Haifley, recently graduated from the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton and received the Iowa State Bar Association American Citizenship Award.
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Washington Future Farmers of America will leave Monday morning for a day of cleanup in the Oelwein area to assist in the post tornado recovery. Advisor Ron Andersen said the group will depart from the north side of the high school at 6 am by school bus.
The American Field Service picnic planned to honor John Mansur on Monday night has been cancelled due to conflicting schedules. Further plans will be announced later.
A four foot tall kangaroo with a long thick tail roamed along Interstate 75 near Lebanon Ohio prompting state Highway Patrol to investigate. The animal’s origin remained unknown as circuses and zoos reported no missing kangaroos and no leads were found.
Three trustys escaped from the State Men's Reformatory at Anamosa shortly after midnight by climbing through a window in the administration offices where they worked. A stolen car was reported in Anamosa as the men vanished. The escapees were Vearl Thompson, Lowell E. Berkett, and Larry D. Kennedy, aged 21 to 23, each serving sentences for forgery, larceny, and assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
Civil Air Patrol concentrates search in the Muscatine area for a missing blue and white Stinson plane carrying Mr and Mrs David Epperson of Independence Missouri. Davenport Municipal Airport sub station and Iowa City HQ coordinate the operation after reports of a low flight and muffled explosion near the bluff.
Claude B. Oakes, 82, of route one Princeton Iowa, died Friday at Davenport Osteopathic Hospital. Funeral at 1 p.m. Monday in Bettendorf with burial in Oak Ridge cemetery Princeton. Survived by wife Ethel Getts, three sons Robert Richard Eugene, a Davenport brother, and Hazel Hokum of Perry.
A federal grand jury in Des Moines indicted Reggie Dencklau, 23, of Vincent Iowa, for refusing to comply with a induction order. Dencklau, who lives on a farm near Vincent and works part time as a radio announcer, went to Fort Des Moines Induction Center on April 26 but did not take the oath. He faces up to a $10,000 fine and five years in prison.
Kenneth E. Goodwin 317 East Main adds to house and builds new garage. William Steele 204 South Second adds to house. Charles B. Robison 515 East 1th builds a new residence. Milan K Thompson 510 South Iowa constructs a new garage. Warren Stewart 1118 East Third adds a patio. F. E. Pratt 1117 Last Third adds to trailer. Robert Bruty 1211 North Sixth adds a new residence. Phillip Speece 905 East Harrison builds a new residence. Raymond J. Roth 1114 East Second adds a patio.
A caption under a memorial service photo in the Evening Journal Friday was incorrect. The Navy veterans’ service on Crooked Creek bridge was sponsored by Navy and Marine veterans, not by the American Legion. The Wyoming state flower is the Indian paintbrush.
Washington Future Farmers of America chapter officers Gary Wehr president Carl Wagner vice president Don Baker secretary Tom Dason treasurer Neal Neu hart reporter Roger Jacobs sentinel and Ron Anderson adviser attend a district leadership training session at Lake Darling this weekend Also John Beeler the new local adviser will attend and begin duties on July 1
The Washington Evening Journal outlines submission rules for weddings and anniversaries. Include full names addresses and parents, ceremony date if set, education and employment. Send two to three days before publication, photo optional but preferred in black and white, professional quality. Anniversaries require a week notice and often use special photos. follow up after the event.
Saturday Shirts and Skirts at the Fairgrounds 8 p.m. with Bob Yerington as caller. Monday Music at 6:30 p.m. dinner at Kalona, meet at Mrs J W Helscher home. Rainbow Girls 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Temple. Rainbow Board 7 p.m. and YWCA Council 7:30 p.m. at YWCA room. Golden Age Club 1:30 p.m. FOE and Auxiliary 8 p.m. joint installation at hall. DAR 1 p.m. Tuesday at West Chester with Mrs Walter Bauer. Applied Arts I 6:30 p.m. dinner at Willows with husbands. Tops Club 7:30 p.m. YWCA rooms. swim dip 8:15. Senior Citizens Discussion Group 2 p.m. at Y. Shiloh Sunshine Sisters postponed to June 18. Wednesday Ainsworth CBS 8 p.m. Masonic Temple. Just Us Club 2 p.m. at Wingas Cafe, Mrs Lewis Goodlander hostess. Linger Longer Club 1:30 p.m. dessert at Captain's Table Tour Kalona cheese factory with Mrs Walter Weston hostess. Rosemary Club 1:45 p.m. Mrs John Cherry. U Go I Go Club 1:30 p.m. Mrs E E Ward.
The Washington County NFO meets Monday June 3 at 9 p.m. at the Ralph Klein home south of Riverside. A Social Security rep will be at the Washington post office June 5 from 9 30 a m to noon. The CAO Board annual meeting of four counties of Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization is Monday at 8 p.m. in the Mental Health Institute, Mt Pleasant. Paul Claude Dickinson paid a $10 fine in justice court after city police charged him with failure to yield the right of way.
The Rainbow Girls will hold their regular meeting Monday June 3 at 7 30 p m at the Temple. The June 17 meeting has been cancelled. A 6 30 p m dinner Thursday June 20 at the Temple will honor guests from Australia and senior girls. Members are reminded to bring a salad for the dinner. The regular meeting will follow.
Yesterday Samuel Edward Blattner of Washington surgical service and today Elmer Hays of Washington medical service are recorded as admitted in the hospital.
The Evening Journal promotes a free measles lecture kit titled Why Measles Still Kills Children to raise awareness of measles dangers. The kit, containing three speeches, targets community groups to boost immunization for four million infants annually and reduce deaths and encephalitis cases. Interested readers may request the kit from the Medical & Pharmaceutical Information Bureau in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Public sale notices list events in East Wayland and surrounding towns with sale times and vendors. Items include household goods on Railroad Street East Wayland, antiques at Armory Ridge Washington, china glass silverware and furniture, plus recurring livestock auctions at Wa pello, Ollie, Kalona, Columbus Junction, and Washington.
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