Week in Washington reveals small town changes and color
Aunt Aiatha writes of a week in Washington with light news: clear weather, hydrants and traffic posts painted bright, a brick front job on the State Theatre, ongoing remodeling at Joe Falk Store, and local art shows selling works. County Superintendent’s office closes. schools merge, banks shorten Saturday hours. Floyd Woods relocates to Lake Darling for a Summer rest with tent life and home cooking.
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State Theatre
Joe Falk
Floyd Woods
Lake Darling
Local birth announcements feature Ropp Townsend Clevenger Peiffer Garton Haller Gillis Ropp Driscoll
The She Stork Gazette lists newborns and parents from Kalona North English Columbus Junction Keota Washington and Ainsworth. Recipients include Sara June Ropp Harold Townsend James Clevenger Pamela Peiffer Mary Garton Cassandra Hall er Lori Gillis Julia Ropp and David Driscoll with home addresses and parental details.
Week on the Farm Notes Flood Risks and Field Tricks
In June 1969 the Skunk River runs bank full while bottom land farmers monitor flood risk. Early corn and soybeans show promise as haying continues. a rotary hoe is tested to fight weeds but a wet spot causes a late rescue of a stuck tractor. Local helpers celebrate solving another field mishap.
Saturday Journal Summary for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday edition offers Washington ex-residents a quick weekly local news wrap. Available to out-of-state subscribers by mail for $4.00 per year.
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Journal
Washington
Washington Notes and Local Happenings Remain Busy
Washington area news covers rainstorms and lightning damage from the past weekend, a change in commodity loan service fees, high school and college graduations, reunions, family visits, and military assignments. Notable items include an Iowa Bar Admissions examiner from Washington, Legion baseball results, and community updates across several towns and families.
Tutoring drives goals for Wash ington County youths
Fifty four children in Washington County and 54 volunteer tutors joined in a school year effort to raise achievement. The program served only half of enrolled children due to tutor shortages. Tutors consulted teachers for learning problems and assigned home work activities, with no charges to parents.
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Washington County
Open stairwells flagged in state fire safety breach
Two Washington district schools and Mid Prairie facilities were cited in January fire safety inspections for open stairwells creating a chimney effect risk in multiple story buildings. The district hires Wehnert & Associates to draft fixes, then will seek bids to close the stairwells. A second item notes Fran Geyer's Advance Ross Pulitzer for The Ross Star editor, awarded at Shamrock Inn, and other local notices.
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Washington District
Mid Prairie District
Washington High School
Brighton
Washington
Iowa City
Wehnert & Associates
Fran Geyer
Advance Ross
Ross Star
Advance Ross Corporation
Shamrock Inn
Ainsworth
Iowa
Palmer elected Iowa 4-H state secretary
Palmer son of Wellman residents Lyle and wife elected state secretary of Iowa boys 4-H. Ames hosted the election night event with Lynn Hinderaker and Charlotte Woods named state presidents. Also noted were new honors for Barbara Rustan in medical technology and local weddings and engagements.
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Perry Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Wellman
Iowa
Ames
Lynn Hinderaker
Radcliffe
Charlotte Woods
Creston
Rustan
Pella Community Hospital
Garth Rustan
Washington area school board acts on faculty changes
Washington Community school board approved resignations of Kathy Anne Downs Sandra Pfeiffer and Elaine Beeler and took up other school operation matters at a regular meeting.
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Washington Community School Board
Kathy Anne Downs
Sandra Pfeiffer
Elaine Beeler
Evening Journal headline from Washington town
June 14 1969 issue notes local news items for Washington town with brief notices and community updates. Readers see schedules announcements and short reports on residents and events typical of a Saturday morning edition.
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Evening Journal
Washington
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Aiatha
Uncle Fitz
Dave McDaniel
County
Washington Community School
She Stork Gazette
Sara June Ropp
Elmer J. Ropp
Kalona
Harold Todd Townsend
James Townsend
North English
James Allen Clevenger
Harley Clevenger
5Th Street
Columbus Junction
Pamela Kay Peiffer
Gary Raymond Peiffer
Keota
Mary Kay Garton
Mrs. Keiffer George Garton
West
Cassandra Marie Haller
Mrs. Michael Haller
Hickory Drive
Lori Ann Gillis
Mrs
Roger Gillis
Box
Julia Rachelie Ropp
Harley Ropp
David Patrick Driscoll
Charles Driscoll
East Polk
Thaddeus
Meeker
Everett Meeker
T. G. Garfield
Supreme Court of Iowa
U. P
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Washington County American Legion
Keokuk
Doug Dunlap
West Chester
Donald Statler
George Freshwaters
Springville
Merle McDowell
Freshwaters
McDowell
Harry V. Miller
Des Moines
Miller
Valerie
Scott
Brenda
Vaughn C. Steen
Marilyn Miller
Wright - Jones Music Studio
Lynn Steen
Alvin Shebeck
Mrs. Shebeck
Will Longer
Parkview Retirement Home
Wayland
Shebeck
John R. McAvoy
Rock Island
Ill
Gary Shebeck
Ed Day
U. S. Navy
Robert Day
Midway Island
Nixon
Thieu
Vietnam
Maurice Meyer
University of Iowa
Fred J. Yoder
North Liberty
Martha Meyer
McGladdery, Hanson, and Dunn
Cedar Rapids
M. M. Schell
Schell
Anthony Gaunt
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
England
Gaunts
United States
South Carolina
Schells
Owen Grecian
Muscatine Junior College
Stephen James Manary
James Manary
Delbert Earll
Patty McCandless
Ft. Polk
Ronald Earl
North Fort
Earnest Simpson
Oakland
Calif
Iva Simpson
Civl
University of Northern Iowa
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Pete Colwell
Branson
Colwell
Springfield
Washington Coffee Club
Welcher
Wara Heaton
Heaton
Isabelle Miles
Michigan
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the Heaton
Dennis Heaton
South Bend
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Shirley
St. Louis
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Mike
Shelly
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Kim
Jim
Kenneth Lukavsky
Joe
Tom
Robert Lukavsky
Jeff
Eric
Hacienda Heights
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Robert Lukavskys
Ward Heaton
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Mt. Pleasant
Jan
Gary Greene
Cedar Falls
Lora Lynn
Viola Hoyle
Tena
Lake Odessa
Don Hayes
Marion Sheetz
Jim Sheetz
Debbie
Lora
Ted Zieglowsky
Bill Guenther
John Wilson
Warrenton, Va
Glenn Wilson
Frank Casey
Mercy Hospital
Kenneth Wehr
William Graham Morgan
Sam C. MecCleery
Littleton, Colo
University of Southern California
Bill
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
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Lowry
Stephen R. Lowry
Eastern Mennonite College
Harrisonburg
Homer Lowry
Clem Eagle
Jim Schulty
Lake Parsippany
N. J
Lyle Schulty
Allied Chemical
Whippany
Area Ten
John Johnson
Linda Knott
Maralla M. Reed
Rita Rich
Sandra Robinson
Larry E. Smith
Lloyd Gray Jr
Joey Lynn
Mr. Gray
Doyle Gray
Duane Robert Davis
Everette Davis
Crawfordsville
Eastern Iowa Community College
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Frank Stransky
Marion Stransky
Muscatine Community College
Frank
101St Airborne
Spe
Ron Norton
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Ron
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Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Columbus
Robert Ruppert
Lowa
Claude McCoy
Ed Bushek
Riverside
Harry Ramseyer
Ladies Auxiliary
Sioux City
Ing
Iowa Town and Country Ywca
Simpson College
Indianola
Patty Sojka
Debbie Myers
Mary Ann Kneen
Denise Clarahan
Jackie Zear
Sherry Weidner
Tracy Altenhofen
Leslie Altenhofen
Debbie Jaspering
Melvin Jaspering
C. E. Driscoll
David Patrick
Judy Marshall
Driscoll
Navy
Norfolk
Vernon Elgin and Sons
Mark and
Paul
Eskridge
Kan
Ralph Curry
Jim Wood
Gene Johannes
South Third
St. Louis, Mo
Boy Scouts
Merwin Swanson
Minneapolis
Marion Swanson
Pamela
Patricia Gorham
Disneyland
Kenneth Meeks
E. R. Meeks
Lisa
Valeri
Elizabeth Meeks
Carson City
Nev
Linda Kay Cholcher
Don Cholcher
Sabinaw, Michigan
Clyde Lambert
Central Michigan University
Mich
Linda
Saginaw
Bill Potter
Viking Citizen Band
Firemen’s Hall
Washington County Hospital
Washington County Medical Society
Warren J. McFate
United Methodist Church
Monroe
Agnes Rustan
Jefferson, Pella
Atlanta
John Wheelan
Mike Wheelan
Lucy Dempsey
Philip Leyden
Hubert Beranek
Barbara
Jack Lane
R. O. Lane
Julia Ann Wood
Robert Thoemke
George Thoemke
Phoenix Lake Road
Sonora
Joseph E. Wood
Pauline Mary Helscher
Daniel Anthony Crandall
Ben Crandall
LeVernon Helscher
Gilbert Rude
Randi
Kearney
Neb
Mrs. Rude
James Harrises
Jenny Harris
Nebraska
Linda Campbell
Elkhart
Herb Campbell
Evanston, Ill
Bruce Campbell
Marcia
David
Bradley
Susan
F. A. Carlberg
Mary Margaret Lord
Brice Lords
Haaii
University of Hawaii
Judy Kleese
University of Rouen
Rouen
France
Elwood Kleeses
Mrs. Cannell
Andrew and
Richard
Newcastle
Harold Ahrens
Mr. Cannell
University of Minnesota
Roger
Margaret Ahrens Kleese
Mae Smith
Robert Porter
United Methodist Church of Washington
Washington Ymca
Lake Darling Youth Center, Inc
Gary Allen Marshall
Robert E. Marshall
Lutheran Church In
George W. Forell
Grand View Lutheran Church Des Moines
Carolyn Friedson
Cedar County
Southeast
Iowa Community Action Organization, Inc
Henry, Lee
Jesse Powell
Burlington
Bernadine Livingston
C. R
Winnie) Statler
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
John Ball
Fairfield
Harold Johnson
Jean
Jennie Curl
Harlan
Earling
Defiance
Robert Zager
The
Highlander
Judy Vetter
St. Paul
Macalester College
Jack Erwin