Summer heats Washington county Iowa and Crane plans
Dear Aunt Agatha notes a hot humid week with floods across Iowa yet modest rain in the county. Crane company officials visit to line up operations and housing, a bond signing in Chicago discussed, a four lane highway proposal debated at the high school, and the Memorial Fountain back in service amid gardening needs. The writer looks forward to cooling water at the pool and hedges at home while sending best wishes to Aunt and Uncle.
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Local births announced in Seek Gazette names six newborns
MERVIN DALE MILLER son of Mr and Mrs William D Miller Rural Route 2 Riverside. MATTHEW LAYNE BEENBLOSSOM son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Del Beenblossom Rural Route 2 Washington. ELIZABETH ANN ROWE daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Dorrance Rowe Rural Route 1 Wellman. PEGGY JO MARIE daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Marie Rural Route 3 Washington. SCHIENE ANN DOWELL daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Duane Dowell Box 544 Stronghurst Ill.
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Mervin Dale Miller
William D. Miller
Riverside
Matthew Layne Beenblossom
Lloyd del Beenblossom
Washington
Elizabeth Ann Rowe
Keith Dorrance Rowe
Wellman
Peggy JO Marie
Robert Marie
Schiene Ann Dowell
Richard Duane Dowell
Stronghurst, Ill
Richard Dowell
The Week on the Farm by Thaddeus
A farmer reports on monsoon season, saturated fields, and crop conditions. He notes hay use, pest control, and cattle and pig market moves to offset production costs. Yard work, shed building, and fencing are planned as weather allows.
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Thaddeus
Saturday Journal note for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition offers Washington ex-residents a quick weekly summary of local news. Subscriptions are available by mail at $3.50 per year for out-of-state subscribers.
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Washington High Notes and Local Happenings
The weekly Washington column highlights Frank Sanders winning the Southeast Iowa Amateur Golf title at Washington Golf Club with 104 total. It surveys church, civic, and family news from Wellman to Iowa City, listing relocations, visits, and community events, including hospital stays and conventions, with dates and names of residents and guests.
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Washington
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Washington Golf Club
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Muscatine
Paul Shearer named delegate to 1968 Methodist Conference
Paul V. Shearer a Washington attorney and longtime church member was elected one of four lay-delegates on the first ballot to the 1968 Methodist General Conference to be held in Dallas in April and May 1968. He also becomes a delegate to the 1968 North Central Jurisdictional Conference. The results were announced by Iowa Methodist Bishop James S. Thomas.
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Waco High to Host AFS Exchange Student for 1967-68 Term
Nadjid Nadar Issamani from Teheran Iran will be the American Field Service exchange student at Waco High School for the 1967 68 term Ann Bergstrom a 1967 graduate will study in Denmark under the AFS Students Abroad program. Over 100 people attended a County Fairgrounds potluck where Washington County ASC staff with 10 plus years service received awards. Engagement announced Linda Marie Johnson to Hans C Gyllstrom of Karlskoga Sweden. Anton Beranek dies in Chicago after a lingering illness. funeral Friday. John Blecha earns B S in Education with business education major from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. Merle Statler and granddaughter Tracey Groshong visit from Derby Kansas. Eldon Roth and family from Colorado Springs visit Washington area relatives. Carmen Griggs returns to Iowa State College Cedar Falls for summer school. Warren Underwood Brenda Wesley Lisa Jo visit from Boulder Colorado. They depart Ottumwa by train to join Earl Underwood in Lincoln Nebraska for the trip home. Donald Ellingsworth returns from Minneapolis. son Malyn recovering from brain surgery.
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Teheran
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Waco High School
Ann Bergstrom
Denmark
AFS
Warren Underwood
Brenda
Wesley
Lisa Jo
Boulder
Colo
Earl Ferrell
Ottumwa
Mr. Underwood
Lincoln
Neb
DeLongs Welcome Daughter Tammy Jo at Mercy Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs David DeLong of Cedar Rapids announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Tammy Jo born Tuesday June 13 at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. She has two sisters Sherrie Ann and Kathy Renee. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul DeLong of Washington and Mr and Mrs Lester Laubach of Iowa City. Loretta Green attends summer school at Ellsworth Junior College Iowa Falls care of Mrs Florence Wickam 116 Main Street Iowa Falls Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
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Mercy Hospital
Sherrie Ann
Kathy Renee
Paul DeLong
Washington
Lester Laubach
Iowa City
Loretta Green
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
Florence Wickam
Main Street
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Jennifer Lea
University Hospitals
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Bon Aire Homes
Montgomery Family Notes and Travel Plans
Mrs. Bertha Montgomery underwent eye surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City last week and again today. Mrs. John Rusk formerly Joyce Montgomery visits from Carrington with Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Montgomery for two weeks. Tim Trotman flies to Modesto to visit his sister Tanya, who taught there this year, with stops at Flag Ranch Wyoming and Leadville Colorado where Tanya will teach next.
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Carrington, N. C
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Modesto
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Flag Ranch
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Colo
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Reid Boyd
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Summer pool opens at Washington with new filter
Washington notes a 1967 summer season opening at the municipal pool at 1 p.m. after a new sand filter was installed and tested. Nels Westermark, pool commission chair, announced readiness for the season with Mike Steele as pool manager. Other local items include Silver Wedding Anniversary celebrations for Mr. and Mrs. Everette Meeks and various community notices.
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Ainsworth
Everette Meeks
Max Meeks
Richard Meeks
Lewis Meeks
Charles D. Thompson
Thompson's
Bryn Mawr
Washington
Nels Westermark
Mike Steele
Freeway Hearing Draws Farmer Interest in Iowa Counties
An Iowa State Highway Commission hearing on the U.S. 218 route in Henry, Washington, and Johnson counties drew about 320 attendees, mostly farmers, with opinions split from approvals by towns to calls for a route shift. Additional items note students and residents traveling for education, travel, and family events in Des Moines, Minneapolis, Sitka, and beyond.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
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Obituary notices from Washington area June 1967 death briefs
Obituaries list residents and mourners across Washington County Iowa and nearby towns. Dates range June 11 to June 15 1967 with ages from 45 to 97 including Mrs Earnest Garrett 86 Mrs Lyle Romine 56 Raymond Garrett 45 Willard Boll er 62 Alice Oriez 93 Lulu Long 81 Howard Eldridge ??? Louis Votroubek 87 Alva Liggett 67 John Minick 97 Walter Jones 74 among others.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Galesburg
Ill
Riverside
Washington County
Births and hospital notices across Washington area
Admitted yesterday include Fred Schroeder Ainsworth and Elmer Hays Washington. Births list a son to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bemblossom in Washington and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Keith Rowe in Wellman. Numerous discharges and surgeries noted for residents across Washington Ainsworth Wayland Keota Richland and Wellman with several patients listed today and yesterday including Mrs Marian Magdefray surgical and Mrs Marion Miller surgical.
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Washington
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Clarence Richards
Douglas Bean
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Christine Sheetz
Keota
Marian Magdefray
Marion Miller
James Frame
Terry Bower
Merilyn Detweiler
Keith Rowe
Wellman
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