Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington June 1968
Dear Auntie writes of a hot chaotic week in Washington with tar on streets and sand cleaning, Kennedy assassination memorials, summer happenings at the pool fountain and Lake Darling, a highway sign dispute, Extension Service 50th anniversary, and a local airport fly in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kennedy
St. James Catholic Church
Central Park
Lake Darling
Local Birth Announcements
The Stork Gazette lists Timothy Wayne Wells son of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Keith Wells Rural Route 1 Riversdie Mindy Beth Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs William Wilson Washington Stephen Wayne Chaney son of Mr and Mrs Jerry David Chaney 202 Third Street Columbus Junction
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Timothy Wayne Wells
Jimmy Keith WelLs
Riverside
Mindy Beth Wilson
Mrs. William Wilson
Washington
Stephen Wayne Chaney
Jerry David Chaney
Third Street
Columbus Junction
Irvan Hesseltine
Sue Ann
Harold Arbogast
Brighton
Max Arbogast
Pete Lowe
Busy Week on the Farm and A Nation’s Resolve
A week of field work includes corn and soybeans rotary hoed, hay making begun with strong sun and heavy bales. Hog producers see a top price of 22.75 at Chicago as corn prices tempt expansion. A national address honors fallen leaders Joe, John and Robert, urging faith in democracy and duty to country.
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Chicago
Joe
John
Robert
America
Washington This Week Local Happenings and Births
A weekly digest from Washington reports on local events including a new Harvard astronomy professor Dr Owen J Gingerich, pool opening attendance, and numerous family visits, graduations and weddings. It notes redeployment of church pastors and community activities across nearby towns and colleges.
AFS selects Ugandan student to study in Washington High
The local American Field Service chapter announces Agnes Nakayenga from Uganda as the AFS student to reside with Rev. Clarence Dehne and Mrs. Dehne at Washington High. Meanwhile Washington High School graduate Miriam Jones prepares for a year in Western Europe with the Winnie Hoveler Dance Troupe. Other local notes cover sports, graduations, and anniversaries.
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American Field Service
Uganda
Agnes Nakayenga
AFS
Washington High School
Clarence Dehne
Vernon G. Elgin
Washington
Western Europe
Miriam Jones
Joe H. Jones
New York
Icelandic Airways
Europe
Winnie Hoveler
Vicki Thomas
Red Cross meeting revises Iowa structure and estate shifts
Washington County Red Cross board members attended a Des Moines meeting with national leaders to reorganize Iowa chapters. The state group elected Jack Scheeler to its board during the Des Moines convention and launched June as Competitive Livestock Market Month. Also reported are births, anniversaries, graduations, and a summer wedding announcement from Washington.
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David Miksch
Washington County
Red Cross
James Lindsey
Vietnam
Winnie Belter
Des Moines
Iowa
National Board
Jack Scheeler
Washington
Iowa Livestock Markets Association
Iowa Group
Scouts complete 70 mile Skunk River canoe trek
Scout Troop 237 finished a six day 70 mile canoe trip along the Skunk River. They began May 30, launched at the Richland Highway 77 bridge and ended June 4 near Oakland Mills, with overnights near Brighton bridge and in Oakland Mills park.
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Boy Scout Troop
Skunk River
Richland Bridge
Oakland Mills
Brighton Bridge
Swift to run for sheriff in Washington County race
Robert L. Swift former deputy sheriff announces he will seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in the upcoming primary. Sheriff Charles Snyder also seeks that nomination. The week includes a note from the Washington Ministerial Association urging a national day of mourning for Senator Robert F Kennedy and a Sunday church service. Nearby commencement speakers list 1968 graduates from the University of Iowa. Rocking through local notices, families plan travel and gatherings, with various residents visiting relatives in town and abroad.
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Robert L. Swift
Washington County
Swift
Charles Snyder
Washington Ministerial Association
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Hospital and birth notices from Washington Iowa June 8 1968
Hospital admissions and discharges list multiple patients by name and town including Washington Ainsworth Crawfordsville Keota Riverside Richland Harper and Columbus Junction with medical and surgical entries plus births for Jerry Chaney at Columbus Junction. Obituaries note Kalona John R Swantz 71 and Mrs Louis Merrick 83 with service details.
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University of Iowa
Washington
Linda Chorpening Stephens
Fonda
David Temple
Riverside
David Hall Jr
Columbus Junction
Mary Horton
John Hawkins
Mary Moore
Betty Grouwinkel
Harper
Mary Striegel
Keota
James Leary
Fred Zieglowsky
Louis Pruess
Ainsworth
Edward Custer
Anna Anwyl
Robert Grubb
Surgical
Lakin Hole
Crawfordsville
Jerry Chaney
Jerry Simmering
Raymond Weber
Richland
Medical
Fred Chalupa
Bertha Conklin
Douglas Chalupa
Henry Wolfe
Grant Fletcher
Obituaries from multiple Iowa towns note several deaths
Mrs. John Miller 79 of Oxford Junction died Sunday morning at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids from a heart attack after surgery. Mrs. George H. Garrett 86 of Washington died Sunday June 2 1968 at Sunnyslope Ottumwa after six months of illness. Walter Morris 80 of Wapello died Sunday at a son Richard’s home in Wapello. Ada Schantz of Wayland died midnight at Washington County Hospital after weeks as patient. Orvie Watkinson 78 of Lone Tree died Monday at Mercy Hospital where he had been a patient. he was a retired farmer and Methodist Church member.
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James Lovick
Martha
H. O. Lovick
Fertile
Iowa
Archie Lovick
Lovick
Steven
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Leo Lovick
Ackley
R. J. H. Badger
Montezuma
Ronald Jon Frederick
Steilacoom
Washington
Here
University of Washington
Frederick
Ron
Navy
Athens
Georgia
Naval Supply Corps
San Diego
Louis H. Merrick
South Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
John Miller
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Robert Wead
George H. Garrett
Sunnyslope
Ottumwa
Columbus Junction
Walter Morris
Wapello
Richard
Wayland
Dave
Ada) Schantz
Washington County
Riverside
Orvie Watkinson
Lone Tree
Methodist Church
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UPI
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Melvin Gingerich
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Harold Williams
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Crones
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Jane
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Gene
Dierks
Arkansas
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C.C. Reeves
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George Kerr
West Lafayette
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Roderick
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Purdue University
Judy Slemmons
E. L. Slemmons
West Chester
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St. Louis
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Oklahoma City
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Bill Mouser
Wellman
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George P. Hoeck
Melvin Layer
O'Fallon
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Linda
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Rod Campbell
Sioux City
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Omaha
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Larry Lee
Dunkirk
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Merlin Blair
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Burlington, Mo
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Arlington Heights
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Charles Keller
South Ninth
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Bob Jacobs
Mina Paulscrove
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Kalona
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Branson
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Kepler
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Laird J. Simpson
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Lyle Lowe
Maurice Alvine
Olds
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Alfred Patterson
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Wilma) Phillips
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George Sojka
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IWC
J. W. Helscher
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Muscatine
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Charles Johnson
Larry Duncan
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S. D
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Ellis H. Newsome
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Cindy
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L. E. Mouser
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Robert Hawley
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Salem, Ore
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Robert Swift
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Hy - Vee
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Steve West
Tom Carson
England
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Manheim
Germany
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Chris
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Ft. Collins
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Fromberg
Montana
R. J. Tanner
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Larry Dean _ Helfrich
Donald Helfrich
North Twelfth Street
George McConnell
Annie Wittenmeyer
Helfrich
George
Bob Michaelsen
Ed Rees
Carole
Michaelsen
Cheryl Rees
Mr. Michaelsen
University of Illinois At Urbana
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Harvey Bower
Lulu Jugenheimer
Howard Skinner
Kathryn Rawn
William Wilson
William Graf
Earnest Lunow
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Rest Haven
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Zehr Funeral Home
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