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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1962

Page

3

Washington community notes span awards births and changes

Local items report a reclassified airman promotion at Lackland AFB from airman second class to airman first class. Community events include the West End Grocery seventh anniversary June 3 to 5 with free suckers, a Civilian Defense School opening with 208 enrolled, and plans for the fall Washington festival. Also listed are births, marriages, Scouts camp, 4-H treasure hunt funding, and civic updates across Washington County.

Andrew J. Hauter United States Air Force Hauter Emily Hauter Washington Air Force Human Resources Research Center Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Tex Edna McClure

Washington hospital news highlights week in review

Community notices and updates from Washington Iowa centered on weddings family visits and local hospital events. The list includes guests for the Shannon Shalla wedding major surgeries recoveries at Mercy Iowa City and Mercy Hospital other family visits Texas Iowa trips and a Phi Kappa Phi election for Michael Gilpin Parsons College junior. Seaman Ralph Roberts returns from 1W day leave in San Diego aboard the navy.

Vic Westphal Kate Westphal Vinton Ralph Zeck Westphal Shannon-Shalla Washington Brighton Michael J. Gilpin Parsons College Phi Kappa Phi Mike A. J. Gilpin Ralph Roberts Harry Roberts San Diego Navy Roberts

Local residents share travels and milestones this week

Wednesday notes John Peterson's summer job with Estes Park Conference YMCA saddle herd and welcomes college graduates as Ann Peterson earned a B.S. in Education. Family visits span Madison Wisconsin to Stanton Iowa with reunions and travel plans to England and Wales. Harold Kerr remains hospitalized after a ladder fall at Veterans Hospital.

Gladys Schulty Mercy Hospital Marshalltown Jim Schulty Lyle Schulty Mick Cecero Gladys Marycrest College Davenport John Peterson A. C. Peterson Estes Park Conference Estes Park Colo Ann Jane Madison Wis University of Wisconsin Harold Kerr Veterans Hospital West

Community visits and military moves highlight Washington week

Thursday notes Lt J Dennis Simpson and wife plus sons visit Ruth Simpson and Arnold Carr as Simpson prepares for three years in Japan. Airman third class Robert Dean Bailey, stationed at Sheppard AFB Texas, is training for air freight. Several relatives from Wayne Pa Philadelphia and Cedar Falls Iowa visit, host families include Mrs Nellie McBee and sisters Lois and Mary. Local graduates and students travel for summer work and teaching duties while hospital updates report Sandy Robison’s post surgery recovery and Margareen Redlinger’s granddaughter birth. Lloyd Walker and Bruce Cowden receive care and housing updates.

Louis Masson London Nate Fields Cedar Falls Mary Holmes Lena Rivers The Fox Cora Bell Wilson Rock Island Milwaukee North Second North Fourth Avenues A. E. Baldrige Iowa City M’ W Bailey Bailey and Baldrig Washington Improvement League Washington Paul Palmer Kern Palmer Northwestern University J. Dennis Simpson Stevie and Scott Seattle Ruth Simpson Arnold Carr Simpson Japan Robert Dean Bailey Howard K. Bailey Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Texas Rex Downie Alison Wayne, Pa Betty McBee Phildelphia Nellie McBee Lois Mary Downie Anla McBee George State College of

Marriages This Week Across Iowa Towns

Multiple couples announced their weddings with dates in May June and July. Notable pairs include Barbara Shannon and Larry Shalla in Storm Lake, Dorothy Wieneke and Chester Wagner in Germanville, Linda Lee and Kenneth Striegel near Harper, Judith Coil and Henry Swailes in Columbus Junction, and Myrna Schauf and Ray Bozarth in Wellman.

Columbus Junction Judith Coil de Roy Coil Columbus City Henry H. Swailes Rodney Swailes United Presbyterian Church Fredonia Wellman Myrna Schauf Wilbur Schauf Ray A. Bozarth Virgil Bozarth West Liberty Baptist Church

Graduation attendance and travels noted in local write up

Friday attendances mark Tom Speed’s Burlington High School graduation with grandparents and relatives listed. Ruth Ann Greiner heads to Red Wing Lodge for two week vacation after visiting the Friese home. Roberta Wiley earns a Bachelor of Arts in teaching at the 85th annual event in Washington.

Tom Speed Burlington High School Howard Mangold Woodrow Crone Linda Dennis Wayne Mangold Lee Mangold Warren Escher Charles Friese Ruth Ann Greiner Barney Matteson Margery Harper Red Wing Lodge Walker Minnesota Ruth Ann St. James School Washington Roberta Wiley Robert Wiley

Poem Of The Week Bright Day Amid Global Shadow

A Washington High School contest honorable mention poem notes a bright day and clear sky yet hints at danger as mushroom clouds rise in the east and red darkens the west while a student poet Juna McConnell submits the piece for Word Weavers contest consideration today.

Washington Word Weavers Juna McConnell

Area Deaths This Week

A summary of recent deaths across Washington area including Mrs Linna Rha Saunders 76 Brighton Mrs Opal Robertson 67 near Washington and Mrs Rose Lorack 89 Iowa City. Obituaries note long lives in Washington Johnson Counties and a fatal one car crash near Iowa City that killed William Ward 26 and Charles Schneider 49.

Brighton Linna Rha Saunders Washington Opal Pearl Robertson Iowa City Rose Lorack North Linn Street Rest Haven Lone Tree William George Ward West Jefferson St Charles August Schneider Weirton W. Va Ward Schneider

Birneys Take Group to Chicago for Church Study

Mr and Mrs James Birney led a group of high school youth from the M Y F of the Methodist Church on a trip to Chicago. They will study church institutions and return Thursday. Several local families and visitors are noted in visits and reunions across town. seniors and relatives are mentioned along with berry harvest and farm work. A separate Philadelphia note adds job advice for graduates about knowing a company.

Chamber of Commerce Russell Goodin Templar Park Spirit Lake Ernest Woodland Immanuel Lutheran Church E. Main Steet Armed Forces United States WF. Bickel Navy George A. Wilson Mary E. Duensing Washington County Iowa State Farm Iowa State College Ames Esther Stewart Irma Thomson Davenport Anderson House John R. Hughes Washington Hugh Jones Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Montreal Canada Liverpool England Mr. Jones Mr Hughes Wales C. W. Shaffer Ruth Shaffer Carla Caldwell Roy Hull Peoria West Coast Seattle California Reno Nev R. J. Dawson Lake James Birney M.Y.F Methodist Church Chicago David Margaret Maud Ethel McCreed Tusing Birneys Calif Carl Robertson Mark Ann Roger Stout Donnie Miles Stout Dennis Stout Bradly Bryan Stouts Little Ann Robertson Ressa Brown Kalamazoo Mich Ressa Hawaii Kansas City Harold Glenn Wilson Philadelphia UPI Wesley EB Scott Sheaffer Pen Co

Computer helps choose china patterns for brides

In Kansas City a gift specialty store offers 350 china crystal and silver patterns. Customers select quickly with a computerized system that analyzes decor and stores 16 000 bits of data to fit homes or apartments.

Kansas City, Mo UPI

Stamp issues across nations mark independence themes and tributes

This week multiple countries announced commemorative stamps: Singapore honors the Third Anniversary of Independence with 4 and 10 cent multicolor issues themed The Role of Labor in Nation-Building. Indonesia issues four pictorials with a new national monument. Jamaica plans a full overprinted Independence set from 2d to 1 pound for 1962. Germany releases a multicolor butterfly set. France issues a centenary tribute to the Watchmaker's School in Besancon. Vatican City outlines four 1962 sets honoring Maria Pauline Jaricot, the Second Ecumenical Council, priestly vocations, and Saint Catherine of Siena. U.S. stamps preview includes July 24 Girl Scouts 50th anniversary from Button Bay VT, July 28 4 cent Brien McMahon issue in Norwalk CT, Dag Hammarskjold on Oct 24, plus a Christmas issue and new 50-Star Flag with dates not yet set.

Indonesia Jamaica Caribbean Germany Ths Besancon France Vatican City Maria Pauline Jaricot St. Catherine of Siena Italy U.S Button Bay Vermont Brien McMahon Norwalk Conn Dag Hammarskjold

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Dr. Droz Civilian Defense School Charles Gorton Earl May Seed Sara Lu Frances Miller Patty Nancy Patterson Mary Berdo Carla Guther Ruth Bartow Mary Lou Barth Patricia Longwell Phyllis Orcutt Jean Rudiger Patricia Weldin Camp Hantesa Boone Camp Fire Girls George Dowell Gene Tucker Randolph Field Vultee Army E. E. Ward San Francisco Robert Kenneth Ward Dorothy Mae Genung Joe Jones Ainsworth Washington County Farm Bureau John Ganon Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau Walter Gardner Tom Robb Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce Albert Cherry Washington County Hospital Esther Essley West Main Street Harold Gobble van Nuys Frank Gobble Claude Tucker Keith Vetter Culligan Soft Water Service Permelia Lay Iowa State Employment Service George Washington Y’s Men’s Club YWCA L. B. Lupton Case Field Christian Endeavor CS. Williams Riverview Park Martin Eicher Henry Graber Noble Lee Graber Barbara Denver Vera Stutsman Wilma Patterson Elizabeth Thorne Epworth League Institute Mt Pleasant E. E. Stutsman Ray Cox George Morrisons Lawrence Wilsons Homer Stephens Henry Shields Edna McCarty Mich W. N. McCarty Raymond Sinn Gilbert, Ia Haksins Bank Stucco South Iowa Avenue Journal Mary Louise Harwood Victoria B.C Victor Kopfenstein Sixth Street Marion Iowa Dr. Strader J. K. Latta Faye Elder Martha Curran Yarmouth Eben Davis Clair Davis Oliver, Mich Jessica Gwyn Erik Harvey Davis Michigan William Yordy William Richard Richard Yordy Cedar Rapids Walter Lance Yordy Sartori Hospital Hospital News Nnal State College of Iowa Don Proudfit Pam Donna Perry Harry Hamiltons Glen Hamilton Rita Paula Howard Gale Pringle Fort Worth Harry Hamilton Daniel L. Holland Boston Lee A. Holland Dan P. L. Fenn David Overfelt Hannibal, Mo C. E. Williams J. F. Snidow W. C. Moberly Paris T. G. Lee Charles Dumbrieger Sylvia Nicholson Ernest Lune Richard Adams Salon Irma Evans Frank Muller Omaha, Neb Margaret Schulty Whippany, N. J Tilla Sigafoose Sunny Haven Harry Ramseyer Phillip Lawrence Simpson Ale Larry Simpson Second Ave Plattsmouth Neb Omaha Paul TeBockhurst Laird Simpson Francis Glider Gene Air Force Okinawa Larence Logan Ottumwa Bruce Logan Los Angeles Bobby Whippany N. J Lyle Schulty Reid Boyd Mary Alice Gilpin New Jersey Fairfield Earl Wolfe Julesburg Richard Schmitt Hubert Lohrer Edward C. Kemper Emma Caldwell Phoenix Ariz Glen Caldwell Wallace Caldwell Phil Caldwell Hampton Wayne Goodnight Bartlett Kirk Lee Greg Goodnight Karen Engle Aletha Engle Dallas Texa S Allen Severt Rex Severt Cornell College Mt Vernon Linda and Willis L. A. Jones Kay Maddock Stella Boller Phoenix Artz Archie King Perrysburg Mrs. King Merle Eckels Robert Eckels West Chester Mr. King Toledo Edison Company Toledo Kings George Hendrickson Harry Forbes Galesburg Ill Bev Tucker Purdue University Lafayette Ind Daryl Tucker Miss Tucker Purdue Yordys North Ellen Street Price Roberts Childrens Hospital Robert Brinning Don Lamm Brinning Cherry Luckenbill Lamm Mary Crossett Barbara Glassburner William Glassburner New York City Eliot Pratt State University of Iowa Alpha Xi Delta Dana Joy Crawford Harry Crawford Charles City Larry Shalla Ft. Knox Army Sandy Robison Charles Robison Priscilla Thompson Milan Thompson Marsha Moothart Kay Berkhoff Iowa City Commercial College Burlington Bracewell Stadium Dean Marshall Margareen Redlinger D. R. Marshall Earl Redlinger Gregory James Breitenbach Sandy Charlotte Moline George Breitenbachs Ralph Bauers Mr. Breitenbach George Breitenbach Bauer H. L Lloyd) Walker Bruce Cowden East Jefferson Cowden Oakdale Sanatorium Barbara Shannon W.J. Shannon Dwane Shalla Riverside Nancy Ellen Pratt Frank Pratt Donald A. Anderson Harold Anderson Mr. Anderson Prairie Flower Church Cayuga Street Storm Lake DeKalb Dorothy Wieneke J.A. Wieneke Chester Ronald Wagner Dottie Wagner Mt. Pleasant Carl Wagner Salem Hope Lutheran Church Germanville Keota Linda Lou Lee Richard Lee Kenneth Striegel Delbert Striegel St. Elizabeth’s Church Wil Linda Martin Ray Martin Harry David Kuntz Harry Kuntz Methodist Chapel Lois Plecker Lloyd Plecker Larry van der Heyden John van der Heyden 48Th Street Lake City Blair Wood Surgical William Jay Crone George Krogmeier Leo Greiner Kenneth Murphy Austin Bebb John Simmering Jr Amasa Miller Wayland Tim Klopfenstein Ernest Lampe Wallace Bontrager Kalona Larry Long Marion Renoux Baby Mark Crile William J. Crone Vernon Feuerhelm Robert Hills Wallace Borntrager Nelle Long Jerold Lister Robert Ferguson Robert W. Johnson Mack C. DeLong Wilma Zook Emma Shebeck Howard Sigafoose South Third Avenue Sunnyhaven David A. Peterson Kingsley Waterloo H. Doyle Frame Wichita Kansas Richland Bill Davis Mada Johnson Grand Junction By Walt Green Singapore
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