Meeting highlights and local notices in Washington IA
Review of the week notes meetings and events in Washington Iowa including the FTD Florists gathering with Edward G. McCarthy International President of the FTC. The Navajo Mission Quartet will perform at Calvary Baptist church Tuesday June 8 at eight. Sheriff Putnam reports two weekend crashes caused no serious injuries. Vacant weeded lots threaten traffic safety per street commissioner Ralph Minick. George L. McDaniel marks 28 years in Washington drug trade today. Primary results show one incumbent Republican failed to qualify. Snyder leads Putnam by 106 votes. Officials debate handling more voters than ballots in the Washington county vote. YWCA Iowa District to receive gift from the Iowa Hereford Association. W B Fillmore visits Washington.. Bill McKirahan earns BA. Milo Steele Jr. presides as delegates to Des Moines encampment named. Summer music program at the high school underway with new soloist and harmony classes. J A Berry and family mourn death of attorney F Berry. Berry's brother dies of heart attack. Thomassen’s Super Valu marks sixth year in association. County extension director Leo Sturgeon notes flood control meeting June 11 in Brighton. Vacation Bible school plans announced by five churches. Irene Haupert wins state essay prize in Keota Veterans of Foreign Wars contest. AAA meeting slated in Iowa City June 11. Dewey Weeks recovering after 12-foot scaffold fall. cracked vertebrae. Beals of Perry welcome a son. former Washington residents.
Two Washington youths graduate from Cornell College
Betty Stewart daughter of Mr and Mrs Cloyce Setwart and Millard DeLashmutt son of Mr and Mrs M E DeLashmutt both of Washington receive bachelor of arts degrees in English and sociology at Cornell College Mt Vernon during its 95th annual commencement. They are among several local residents noted for travel plans court actions and license issuances surrounding the week.
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Betty Stewart
Cloyce Setwart
Millard DeLashmutt
M. E. DeLashmutt
W. Main Street
Stewart
Ramblings and Remnants 132nd Column Reflects On Writing Journey
The author recounts producing 132 Ramblings and Remnants columns since January. He notes milestones from Jan 13 to May 6 and reflects on word totals, varying daily effort, and the mix of content from Washington life to institutions.
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Hospital Notices From Weekend Events
At the hospital Saturday Lorene Yoder Kal Ona surgical. Yesterday Hubert Baker Des Moines medical Mrs Louella Patton surgical Mrs Sam Lambert 312 E Washington surgical Thomas Gillespie 415 E Washington minor surgery Mrs Albert Redeker Brighton medical. Saturday Mr and Mrs William Heisdorffer Harper son 12 55 p m Mr and Mrs Harold Gray son 10 30 a m 421 S 3rd Mr and Mrs Rex Widmer Brighton son 7 40 p m Yesterday Mr and Mrs Charles Wikhoff Brighton son 11 14 p m Today Mr and Mrs Marlin Bitting Columbus Junction son 12 02 a m Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Herman Eagle Ainsworth and son Mrs Leonard Bayliss and twins Claude Marie
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Lorene Yoder
Kal- Ona
Surgical
Hubert Baker
Des Moines
Louella Patton
Sam Lambert
William Heisdorffer
Harper, Son
Harold Gray
Rex Widmer
Brighton
Charles Wikhoff
Marlin Bitting
Columbus Junction, Son
Herman Eagle
Ainsworth
Leonard Bayliss
Claude Marie
Tonsillectomies and medical notices in local names
Today's list includes Joyce Benda of Brighton Mary Hiller at 815 North Fifth Duane Bower at 309 East Second Kirtene Wells on route four Carmen Bell 515 North Marion and Helen Lukavsky. Also Ralph Bell on route eight Mrs Addison Murphy. Yesterday and today additional notices include Mrs George Yager Crawfordsville Mrs Joseph Ricks and son Coppock Mrs Kenneth Dunwoody and daughter Mrs William Heisdorffer Harper and son Mrs Ralph Fillmore of Brighton.
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Joyce Benda
Brighton
Mary Hiller
Duane Bower
E. 2Nd
Kirtene Wells
Carmen Bell
Marion
Helen Lukavsky
Ralph Bell
George Yager
Crawfordsville
Joseph Ricks
Coppock
Kenneth Dunwoody
William Heisdorffer
Harper, and Son
Ralph Fillmore
Local Notices list residents and addresses
Mrs. Richard is listed at 505 S. 9th and Mrs. D. H. Freeman at 41142 N. Iowa. Also named are Larry Geret of Riverside, William Hagie, Joyce Benda of Brighton.
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Richard Stuck
S. 9Th
D. H. Freeman
Iowa
Larry Geret
Riverside
William Hagie
Joyce Benda
Brighton
Admitted Yesterday Fred Shaw and Others
Admitted yesterday include Fred Shaw medical. Today lists tonsillectomies for Miles Sherman Winfield Janice Mc Gill at 910 N 4th and William Linda Gerdes Ainsworth Jack Palmer at 747 EK 2nd.
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Miles Sherman Winfield
Janice McGill
William and Linda Gerdes Ainsworth
Jack Palmer
Local Medical Updates And Birth Notices Collected
Yesterday entries list Thomas Waters route 4 medical and Mrs Etta Glassburner at E Washington with medical note. Today adds Karen Beiderwieden 409 E Main tonsillectomy and David Flynn route 2 medical. Births show Mr and Mrs Lester Chorpening Route 3 a daughter at 8 40 p m, and today Mrs D H Freeman 411 N Iowa and Mrs Ted Griffith Columbus Junction.
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Thomas Waters
Etta Glassburner
E. Washington
Karen Beiderwieden
E. Main
David Flynn
Lester Chorpening
Route 3
D. H. Freeman
Iowa
Ted Griffith
Columbus Junction
Community column reader response and future plans
The writer reflects on reader suggestions and the column’s purpose, noting broad support and ongoing efforts to feature more local history and profiles. Appreciation for Charles Morris replacing the author downstairs is expressed, assuring the newsroom remains strong and the column will continue.
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Charles Morris
Wise Old Owl Builds Nests in Varied Dwellings
The article notes that few owls construct their own nests choosing cavities in trees or preexisting structures such as old houses belfries and even the nests of hawks or crows for roosting and rearing young.
Deaths of the Week and YMCA River Swim Contest
E I Coffey former Wellman publisher died suddenly Saturday at his Center Point Iowa home. Mrs Lewis Morgan 81 died at her Pharr Texas home Friday morning June 4 after seven weeks of heart illness. YMCA swimmers plan a Mississippi River swim contest beginning June 28 per Artemas Brown YMCA secretary.
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Wellman
E. D. Morrison, Jr
Washington
Center Point
Iowa
Lewis Morgan
Pharr
Texas
Y.M.C.A
Artemas Brown
Salted Bluing Advice Highlights Laundry Tip
A note recommends adding salt during bluing to prevent white clothes from streaking while rinsing all nonwhite garments in clear water. The item appears alongside other 19th century notices and a science tidbit noting Sir Charles Wheatstone coining the word telephone in 1821. It also reports US fire losses exceeding 600 million dollars in a single year, the largest on record.
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