This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1967
Page
2
Mystery Men in Washington will be celebrated on Thursday June 8 with three local business men known by the initials J. L. R. M. and H. W. appearing on streets daily. Clues and prizes of seven five and three dollars will be offered for correctly identifying the trio.
At 3 35 p m Tuesday an accident at the corner of E Washington street and South 2nd caused 300 damage to Delores Ann Martin of Keota 500 damage to Doris Jean Sojka Route 2 Ainsworth and 50 damage to a third auto driven by Robert Clyde Rish El Centro California Sojka sustained a bruised left forearm and was treated and released Police continue investigation
Betty Peiffer was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower in KEOTA hosted by Joyce Bayliss at the Ray Eakins home. Guests included friends and classmates of the bride-elect with her mother Mrs. Elmer Peiffer as special guest. Gifts displayed with mint green and white motifs.
Army men at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri Privates Ronald L Stutzman James H Wells and Roger E Griffith completed a vehicle mechanic course. Stutzman Wells and Griffith are sons of local residents with listed addresses.
Stanley R Barber president of Wellman Savings Bank Wellman Iowa returned from Hot Springs Arkansas where he joined 11 bankers from nine states at an Agriculture Rural America Committee meeting of the Independent Bankers Association of America The group plans a Washington conference with top government officials and has long pursued farm and rural outreach including research education and testimony before committees The IBAA lists over 6400 banks in 40 states with most members small to medium sized in rural communities ag ri culture remains a key prosperity factor for these banks
Eight members and six children of the Shiloh Sunshine Sisters met Tuesday at Mrs. Homer Lowrys home. Guests included Mrs. Charles Leeper and her son Mark. Mrs. Clark Wagner gave a paper flower making demonstration and Mrs. Lowry provided refreshments with help from Mrs. Donald Schantz.
Local social notices detail visits and weddings in Butte Montana and Clinton Iowa. Gretchen Miksch and Douglas Dent wed at Grace Hill Moravian Church with dinner in Davenport attended by Gene Den ton and families. Other items list illnesses, visits, and extended family gatherings among the Tanner Griffeth Cole Statler Stone Sheets Darbyshire Miller and related households.
John R Sherman of Route 1 Washington was fined $15 in a justice court for speeding after arrest by city police. A petition filed in Washington County Clerk of Court by Geraldine Coblentz’s attorneys seeks $57,806.19 from Harold Wade and Wade and Sons for injuries from a November 18 1965 truck auto collision on highway 22 that caused permanent disability and loss of services as wife and mother.
Mrs Paul Adam hosted the Democratic Women's executive board meeting on Tuesday. Mrs James Quinn reported 101 members and that membership letters have been sent to prospective members. Manuals on Informative Education were prepared for members and can be picked up from Lucy Dempey or Mrs Quinn.
Yesterday entries show Floyd Blank enhorn from Washington and Mrs Merlyn Detweiler of Keota both under medical care while Dean Weaver also in Washington is listed as medical. Today Donald Farrier of Kinross and Mrs William Martin of Wapello are under medical care. Dismissed today are Mrs Ben Hammer Wellman Dennis Steele Washington Ralph Zeck Washington and Mrs Stephen Satern and daughter Columbus Junction.
Three inmates from the Men's Reformatory at Anamosa with their counselor led a Washington Y's Men's Club ladies night. County attorney Ira Morrison spoke as the program host and the prisoners answered audience questions about their legal problems, focusing on bad check writing schemes.
Beth Redlinger hosted the Iowa Maidens 4 H Club gathering with four leaders and three guests present. Members answered roll call on mending and How I did it, while talks covered managing clothing money accessories pressing and to set it right. Each girl showcased an item for Local Achievement Day and citizenship records were distributed.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Mil ler of Kalona returned from a six week visit with relatives in northern Michigan. En route home they stopped in Goshen Indiana for Goshen College graduation exercises where granddaughters Laberta Yoder Eberly in nursing and Patricia Mishler in education received diplomas. Barbara Stephens Hagist of Tulsa Oklahoma earned a Master of Arts in Library Science at the University of Oklahoma Norman on Sunday evening June 4. Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens attended with their daughter and grandchildren Laurie and D Arcy Hagist. Mr and Mrs Earl Ferrell Rural Route 1 were surprised when Mr and Mrs Niven Kyles of Irving Texas arrived for a visit. Mrs Kyles is a sister of Mrs Ferrell.
DeEdwin White of Burlington was reelected president of the Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization Inc at the annual Mount Pleasant meeting. Henry Gehrt of Keokuk was named vice president and Mrs. Lloyd Marek of Washington secretary. Joh Owen of Mount Pleasant named treasurer succeeding Wallace Rayer who resigned from the four county board. The agency administers Office of Economic Opportunity programs in Des Moines Henry Lee and Washington counties with Neighborhood Youth Corps and Homemaker-Home Health Aide services in operation. Lee county also has a Planned Parenthood and High School Completion program with aims for Head Start year round with Planned Parenthood in Des Moines county and employment outreach in Washington county.
Ottumwa Community Players will present How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on June 8 9 10 and 11 with a 2 pm Sunday show at the Ottumwa Heights auditorium Tickets are available at Ingles Variety Store in Ottumwa.
Miss Joyce Marie Mincer and Albert Dean wed in Columbus Junction in a Sunday ceremony with about 100 guests. The Rev. Hubert Sunderman officiated as pink and white floral decor filled the church. The couple will live in Little Rock Mississippi after July 1 following their wedding day.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.