Washington History In Former Years
Washington history notes visitors at the Applegate home from Iron Mountain Chicago Albuquerque Des Moines and Salinas. Local clergy, students, and officials attend conferences, style shows, and church events while residents travel for education, work, and missions.
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Washington History
Mary Applegate
J.M. Record
Iron Mountain
Mich
Fred Arneth
Chicago
Lou Carter
Albuquerque
Mexico
Henry Clay
Des Moines Snr
E. L. Smith
Calif
Mrs. Smith
Arthur
Ldren
Timmy
Leslie Jay
Mary Dee Orris
Bertie
Harry Ramseyer
New York
Teheran
Amsterdam
Barbara Shannon
Council Bluffs
William Hughes
Hospital Births And Admits By Day In The Washington Area
Hospital notes show admissions and births by day. Notable entries include Laura Buckwalter Wellman and Gerald Tedrou with daughters, Darwin Vacha and Gene Doyle with sons, plus several surgical and medical cases across Washington Wellman Keota and surrounding towns.
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Laura Buckwalter Wellman
Everett Palmer
Washington
John Wall
Conesville
Bernard Hernan
Surgical
Myral Leavitt
Gerald Tedrou
Dick Freel
Marvin Hamilton
Columbus Junction
Gene Doyle
Keota
Raymond Redlinger
Laura Buckwalter
Wellman
Mildred Watson
Darwin Vacha
School District Adds Areas After Saturday Board Meeting
Washington County Board of Education completed two actions. Highlands Community School districts were attached to Washington Community School District effective July 1, 1968, including sections from Highland, Oregon, and Ainsworth Consolidated districts. The board also signed a contract with William Bauer to teach the Advanced 1 group at Prairie Flower school next term.
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Washington County Board of Education
Highlands Community
Washington Community
Highland
Highland Township
Oregon Township
Ainsworth
Washington
William Bauer
Prairie Flower School
Mr. Bauer
State College of Iowa
West Branch
Community youth attend citizenship and workshop events across Iowa
Washington County youths returned from a citizenship short course in Washington D C where Alice Lance and Gary Shebeck were named co chairmen of the citizenship committee. Joe Jones Terry Mangold and Judi Hunter held roles on the assembly and evaluation committees. Merritt Canady and chaperones praised the group. Separate notes mention 4 H members traveling to events, a sports field day at Corbin Crawford lake, and Lions Club scholarships aiding Mid Prairie students to a journalism workshop and all state music camp.
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Gayle Davis
Iowa Continental Telephone Office
Lloyd Scott
Bebe Shinabarger
Muscatine
Myrtle Cavin
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Glen Martin
West Chester
Belle Shinabarger
Carrie Berdo
Inez Martin
Margaret Hamilton
Keota
Fred Foriash
Gale Reif
Jane
Donna
Patty Ruth Applegate
Jean
Rochester
Minn
Ruth
Davenport
Ames
Ralph Thompson
Phil Antonott
T. R Phillips
Phil
Washington County
Washington, D
National
East
Washington County 4 Club
Washington D.C
Alice Lance
Gary Shebeck
Joe Jones
Terry Mangold
Judi Hunter
Merritt’ Canady
Gary Murphy
Charlie Davison
Caicaqua
Izaak Walton League
Corbin Crawford Lake
Inter Ways
Mid-Prairie
University of Iowa
Beverly Yoder
Gold Feather
Glenn D. Miller
Hawk
SUI
Lions Club
Judy Stemmons
Barbara Beckman
Nancy Mangold
Glenn D. Mille
Washington Christian Church
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan Colle
Shirley Laudeman
Terry Haifley
Avis Widmer
Meredith Smith
Loretta Green
Robert Cheyney
John Widmer
Larry Green
Gary Vincent
Laurene Knapp
Rosemary Serence
Beard
Wash
Carlyle Smith
Directorington County
Gary Kos
Kalona
Gretchen Mikseh
Madrid
Merritt Canady
County Fair Elects Officers and Directors in August Meeting
The Washington County Fair Association elected Herman Wagenknecht re elected president Cloid Willits vice president Milo Orris secretary and treasurer and re elected directors Leo Beauchamp John Gamon Rich ard Huber Robert Miller Stacy of Brighton plus a new member. The 4 H and FFA fair is set for August 5 6 7 and 8 with livestock and girls 4 H work anticipated to be strong.
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Sam Meckery
Nis
Washington County Fair
Robert Miller
Crawfordsville
di- Stacy
Brighton
Washington Fat Cattle Sale Plans Weekly Friday Sales
A meeting at Washington Livestock Sales Co discussed a planned weekly fat cattle sale to take place Friday mornings, a new venture in the area while regular Friday afternoon sales at the car sales barn will continue. ZIP Codes rollout to begin July 1 will affect mail delivery, with Washington area codes like 52621 announced for nearby post offices. News covers school hires, local farm bureau staffing changes, obituary-like notices, and community events including Rainbow Girls bake sale at Conwily's Hardware Friday morning.
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Washington Livestock Sales Co
Washington
United States Post Offices
Washington Post
Crawfordsville
Wyman
Rawhordsville
Rainbow
Con Wily's Hardware
Pat Cart
Washington Livestock Sales Company
Jack Scheeler
Poem Of The Week Honorable Mention At Local High School
The entry by Mary Jo Witting is labeled as Poem Of The Week and notes an honorable mention in a local high school poetry contest. The verses celebrate books as fun and knowledge rich, linking reading to college, learning, and wellness.
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Mary Gilpin
A.j.gilpin
Parsons College
Mary Jo Witting
Former Moslem To Assist Pastor Here
Rev Seifoullah Lotfi, born in Iran in 1915, will serve Brighton Methodist Church and assist at Washington Methodist Church after joining the South Town Methodist Conference. Lotfi, baptized a Christian in 1946, rose from Islam and Iranian air force service to Christian ministry.
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Brighton
Washington
Seifoullah Lot
South Town
Marriages in many towns in June ceremonies
A series of marriage notices list several weddings across Washington Fairfield Ainsworth Davenport Wayland and Davenport on June 1 3 9 and comings with vows performed by ministers at churches including Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Washington Methodist Ainsworth Methodist Wayland Mennonite and St Johns Methodist among the participants are Elizabeth Blaine Arden Duncan Bessie Ann Ford Dennis Eugene Colton Linda Lee Enfield Ronald Vernon Simpson Donna Patrickfaden James Adkins Ann Steninger Realff Otresen and families of Washington Ainsworth Davenport Wayland Nichols and Phoenix with ceremony times noted and double ring rites performed by various ministers.
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Washington
Ann Elabeth Blaine
Fairfield
Arden Duncan
Tom Duncan
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Veron Elgin
Ainsworth
Bessie Annford
Leith Lord
Dennis Eugene Colton
Merle Colton
Ainsworth Methodist Church
William Simbro
Linda Lee Enfield
Mildred Enfield
Howard Enfield
Williamsburg
Ronald Vernon Simpson
Laird Simpson
Washington Methodist Church
Lloyd Latta
Wayland
Donna Fatrickfaden
Davenport
James Adkins
Wayland Mennonite Church
Omer Nisley
Paul Strickfaden
Way and
Robert J. Adkins
Nichols
Nola Kelly
Wa Ello
Ann Stennger
Ruth C Steninger
D. R. Steninger
Phoenix
Ariz
Realff H. Otresen
Henry Otresen
St. John’s “Methodist Church
Glenn Laffer
Funeral services for Ann Puckett Wilson set Tuesday
Funeral services for Ann Puckett Wilson will be held Tuesday at 3 pm in Crawfordsville Methodist Church with Rev. Penington in charge. Burial will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Local notices record deaths from Crawfordsville and nearby towns with brief biographical details.
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Crawfordsville
Ann (Puckett) Wilson
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
Paul Penington
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Wellman Funeral Services for Mrs Lloyd Bluemenstein
Funeral services for Mrs. Lloyd Bluemenstein, a former Wellman resident, will be held in Geneseo, Illinois at 2 p.m. CDT Friday. Other obituaries note Ben Dawis of Silvis Illinois died at Lutheran Hospital in Moline, Luella Barnes of Crawfordsville, Jay Wall of Conesville, Addie Boshart of Wayland with services set in Wayland Mennonite Church.
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Ken Courey
Jimmy
Bobby
Joe Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Sharon, Pa
Courey
Sharon General Hospital
Effie Wilkinson
Ray Cain
Ottumwa
Jay
Raymond Gidley
Washington
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Gidley
Wellman
Lloyd Bluemenstein
Geneseo
Keota — Ben Dawis
Sil‘is, IL
Lutheran
Luella Barnes
Crawfordsville
Elgin
Ill
Columbus Junction
Jay Wall
Conesville
Washington couples wed in Methodist and Presbyterian rites
In Washington and surrounding towns several couples tied the knot on June 8 and 9. Catherine Elaine Crone married Harold L Williams at First Methodist Church in Washington with ministers Loyd Latta and Wilson Hyde officiating. Mildred Joyce Etzen and L Robinson wed in Brighton at the Brighton Methodist Church. Pamela Ann Stock and John Howard Schnicker exchanged vows in Beaver at the Beaver Methodist Church. Beverly Reschly and Billy Stewart Crandall, both of Washington, were married at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church.
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Washington
Catherine Elaine Crone
Raymond Crone
Harold “L
Brighton
Mildred Joyce Etzen
Des Moines
Ed L. Robinson
Brighton Methodist Church
E.E. Voss
Joe W. Etzen
Milford
Newton Robinson
Robeinson
Beaver
Pamela Ann Stock
John Howard Schnicker
Harry P. Leas Jr
Boxholm
Donald L. Slock
Melvin Schnicker
Route 1
Beverly Reschly
Billy Stewart Crandall
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Elgin
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Florence
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Roy Baillie
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Pines Rest Home
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Washington County Hospital
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Jefferson County Hospital
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