Passing Years in Washington Local History Glance
A long column recalls ten and thirty years past in Washington with notes on residents travel and events. Mr O M Swisher visits family in Ohio then returns home while Carrie Davis, John Kurtz and others are traced through recent trips and funerals. Local youths perform at the State Theater and a group attends the Iowa Synod Youth Conference. Jerry Denison earns a $150 Des Moines Register scholarship. 30 years ago, praises for Supt Peet and family, a new Maple Crest packing plant, and a Y M C A Founders Day meeting mark community progress. A Maid Rite shop opens and a resident flies a three place plane. Fireworks rules are enforced for the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Swisher
Ohro
Wis
Rober Lowe
Swisher
Cheshire
Ohio
Carrie Davis
West Washington St
Terris
Iowa
John Kurtz
Washington
Lincoln
John
George Kurtz
Donna Clow
Ann Sjostedt
Boston
Moline
A. W. Clow
Donna
Ann
Clow
Frank Taylor
Eureka Springs
Ark
Lakeville
Minn
Illinois
W. J. Taylor
Wichita, Kan
Leon Deatty Post
Legion
Lee Holland
Washington State Bank
Bretton Woods
Zelather
Taylor
Shirley Duncan
State Theater
Iowa Synod
Tarkio
Mary Rita McLaughlin
Mildred Stewart
Eleanor Huisman
Donna’ Wylie
Betty Stewart
Wallace Caldwell
Phillip Caldwell
Harold Wylie
Bob Logan
Bob Kleese
Joyce Powers
Washington High School
Washington, D. C
ASE J
Adjutant General
Pentagon
Jerry Denison
Dale Denison
Des Moines Register
Jerry
Dorothy O’brien
Austin Brothers Modern Rail
J. H. Peet
Audrey
M. E
M. R. Busby
Peet
A.C. Gingerich
Maple Crest Turkey Packing Plant
Richard McCleery
Lake Geneva
George Maxwell
Poem of the Week Mentioned in School Contest
Third Honorable Mention in Word Weavers Annual Contest. Pencils drop books open children hop parents hopin lockers slam teachers walk halls slam principals talk bells ring teachers shout children sing SCHOOL S OUT submitted by Michael Horn Ninth Grade Mrs. John Elliott teacher ae
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Horn
John Elliott
Local News Roundup From Cedar Falls And Nearby Areas
Community notes report Chris Campbell attending Hawkeye Girls State in Cedar Falls. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Clifford Campbell bringing Chris. Other items mention Roger and Joanne Ah rens family in Cedar Rapids, and Dinny Siemon visiting from Water town. Also noted are medical updates and social events including a Carlsbad wedding and a Kiwanis golf event in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Campbell
Christine
Cedar Falls
Winter Visitors Club reunion and area notices in Pharr
The Pharr Texas Winter Visitors Club hosts a reunion with 46 Rio Grande tourists at Sunset Park after a Sunday picnic. Visitors came from Illinois and Town. Local families and neighbors noted recent deaths, weddings, hospital recoveries, and Rotary and Kiwanis events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pharr
Texas
Rio Grande
Sunset Park
Illinois
June News From Washington Aunts Week Report
June brings many weddings and local doings in Washington. Jack and Jill grocery to open on East Washington with Dale Fuhr and Joe Cochran running the store. A carbide turkey cannon scares foxes and disturbs neighbors. Jail site excavation and airport road paving advance. Local art Guild show and County Historical Tour planned for June. County Conservation buys Fern Cliff land for a new park. Maude Limerman sells North town grocery to Turnipseed family. Davenport golfer wins Southeast Iowa event. locals place fifth. Kiwanis members win four man team and pair titles at state golf tournament. Normal week ends with pleasant weather and curbside progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Conservation Board
Fern Cliff
Maude Limerman
Lloyd Turnipseed, Jr
Iowa
Davenport
Jim Lloyd
Kiwanis Club
Gifford Morrison
Eldon Brake
Dick Pauls
Paul Gebhardt
Local tournament notes and hospital visits in Newton Iowa
A Newton event lists players Ralph Marshall Dick Paul Eldon Brake Paul Gebhardt Bob Riley Gifford Morrison Pete Griffeth Gib Mills Leon Hillman Bus Westermark and Bob Bates. Mercy Hospital Iowa City room numbers 2 and 4 hold Mrs. Joe Pieper and Mrs. Lulu Long for broken hips. Annie Morris of St. Petersburg Florida arrived Sunday to visit her son and daughter in law Charles Morris. Sunday visitors with Edward F Havel and Eileen included Clarence Amish Leslie Perezek Charles Perezek of Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pieper
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lulu Long
Franklin Sojka
Renee Marie
Newton
Ralph Marshall
Dick Paul
Eldon Brake
Paul Gebhardt
Bob Riley
Gifford Morrison
Pete Griffeth
Gib Mills
Leon Hillman
Bus Westermark
Bob Bates
Annie Morris
St. Petersburg
Fla
Charles Morris
Edward F. Havel
Eileen
Clarence Amish
Leslie Perezek
Charles Perezek
Lone Tree
Y's Men talk Korean life and local arrivals
Mrs. Dave Livingston spoke at the Y's Men meeting on Korean life and customs after a return from an extended visit. The column lists local calls and visits including Virgil Roberts, Hal C. Dunham, Don Maxwell, Richard Perry starting work, and travels with the Zagers and Wines, noting hospital stays and a plumbing convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y's Men's Club
Dave Livingston
Hal C. Dunham
Don Maxwell
Bethlehem Commandery
Templar Park
Community Ed Board Appointment Highlights Local News
Robert Kleese named to Washington Community School District board. Crawfordsville fire injures Harry Reschly who was pinned beneath a tractor. son Willard freed him. Earl D. Fry passes postmaster exam for Kalona. acting postmaster becomes career employee. Farewell ice cream social for Hutchcroft family ends with gift as they move to West Branch. Judy Marshall returns from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after foot surgery. Rupert Reed attends University of Iowa executive program. Larry Wehr among Lakeside Laboratory participants. VFW Auxiliary Breakfast Club gathers. next meeting June 30. Garners from Oskaloosa and Phillips visit Cedar Rapids for Senior Golf Tournament.
Local Music Camp Participants and Visitors News
Ninety Washington County 4 H members completed a three day Lake Darling camp studying county life and history. All State Music Camp attendees at the University of Iowa include Brian Fulton Ron Green Bradley Hughes Columbus Junction Randy Hillman Miriam Jones Chris Rinner and Craig Stanley of Washington. Visitors include Mrs Duane Johnson and children Randy and Wendy of Binghamton NY and the Rev and Mrs William Koltovich and family from Santa Monica CA. Paul Maxwell family from Kearney NE visit Washington area, Judy Prescott from Boulder CO to stay through July 4. Mrs Charles Kennedy left for California for a Newport Beach wedding. The Moothart family of Pasadena receives mail while patient Earnest Moothart stays at St Luke's Hospital. Mooseheart Committee held Secret Pal supper with 10 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
4-H
Lake Darling
University of Iowa
Brian Fulton
Ron Green
Bradley Hughes
Columbus Junction
Randy Hillman
Miriam Jones
Chris Rinner
Craig Stanley
Washington
Duane Johnson
Randy
Wendy
Binghamton
N. Y
Earl Booth
Booths
William Koltovich
David
Debbie
Santa Monica
Calif
Journal Saturday Edition Note for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday Edition summarizes weekly local news for readers outside the state. It offers out-of-state subscribers mailed weekly for 3.50 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington
Hospital Admits and Discharges by Day and Name
A weekly hospital roll lists admissions and discharges by day. Names include Catherine Shalla Ora Marlett Linda Greiner Florence Hill James Edwards Vera Bond and others across Washington Muscatine Keota Brighton Letts Columbus Junction and West Chester with medical surgical and maternity notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Shalla
Washington
Ora Marlett
Crawfordsville
Joe Berry
Muscatine
Linda Greiner
Florence Hill
James Edwards
Cloyce Robertson
Keota
Medical
Diane Meyer
Wellman
Steve Brock
Surgical
George Weston
Donald Hahn
Ralph ‘Bell
Columbus Junction
Ted Howell
Theodore Poore
West Chester
Letts
Glenn Miller
Deaths and obituaries from Iowa locales
Death notices from June 14 1965 list William F Mohland 71 of Riverside trio Knebel 21 months from Riverside and Buckley 71 in Chicago Keota Mrs J W Hesch er 8 Os kal osa Wayland Ed Rich enberger and Elsie May Olinger 75 Columbus Junction with funerals pending or planned in local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Elsie May Olinger
Stacy Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa State University
Ames
Wayne Mangold
Cindy Jones
Barba Beranek
Riverside
Kathy Horn
Ton
Abbie Timmins
Ken Cuhel
Jan Hotle
Galen Howsare
Joe White
Ainsworth
Jim Sojka
Carolyn Hammen
Road Circus
Washington Advertising Club
George Rice
War Department
Washington, D.C
C. J. Rice
Word Weavers
Chris Campbell
John Lloyd
Rochester
Minnnesota
George Ahrens
Cedar Rapids
Merle Sheetz
Charles Ashby
Dinny Siemon
Watertown, Conn
Henry Berdo
T. J. Berdo
Mary Ruth Berdo
Aurora, Colo
Bery Armstrong
Ted Bailey
Silver City
N. M
Haddon James
Judy Campbell
Miss Campbell
Chicago
Jane Peterson
A. C. Peterson
Des Moines
26Th Street
Jane
Drake University
Grant Park
Harold K. Klopfenstein
Duane Martin
Jeffrey
Moberly
Carlsbad
Jay Klopfenstein
Disneyland
Las Vegas
Jay
Diane Joyce Cole
Herbert L. Cole
Homer Lowry
United Presbyterian Home
Linda
Diane Richards
Sandra Arnold
Debbie Baker
Cheryl Rader
Glen McFarlane
Norfolk, Neb
Robert Ne
Dav
Phil Kneen
Kneen
Bill Crayne
Ruth
Jon Kneens
Ottumwa
Crayne
Mae Earnest
Miss Earnest
Coe College
Rosemary Weiss
Charles J. Breeze Jr
Mattoon, Til
Immaculate Conception Church
Mattoon
Joseph W. Weiss
Neoga, Ill
Charles Breeze
William Jensen
E.K. Schlapkohl
Atlantic City
Schlapkohls
Kiwanis
Aunt Agatha
West Second Street
Catholi School
East Jefferson
South Second
South Second Avenue
Hospital Street
Jack & Jill
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
Jack
Jill
East
Mace Motor Co
Marsh Bailey House
Galen Widmer
Route Two
Galen
The
County Historical Society
Mrs
Virgil Roberts
Spring Valley
Minnie van Meter
Val Hines
Pomona
Calfornia
Town City
Mr. Hines
Walter Farrell
Richard Perry
Browns Shoe Fit Company
Mr. Perry
Susan
WACO
Charles
Greenlee
Creston
Mrs. Iramorrison
Susie Duncan
Lake Okoboji
Harold Johnson
Leonard Wines
Elwin Wines
Paonia
Colo
Otto Walton
Delbert Zager
Nev
Floyd Green
Mediapolis
Carrie Zager
Lewis Zager
Waterloo
Delbert Zagers
Richard Stewart
Mrs. Judson Grove
Long Beach
Robert Kleese
Washington Community
Harry Reschly
Reschly
Willard
John R. Schmidhauser
Earl D. Fry
Kalona
Fry
Ed Hutchcroft
Wayne Brooks
Hutchcrofts
Hutchcroft
West Branch
Paul Martin
Brock
Steve Lindell
Wisconsin
Judy Marshall
Rupert Reed
Washington Manufacturing Co
University of Towa
Larry Wayne Wehr
University of Town
Lakeside Laboratory
West Lake Okobo
VFW
Amoz Fitzgerald
Maynard Goff Sr
T. G. Garner
Oskaloosa
T. R. Phillips
Cel
Dar Rapids
Paul Maxwell
Mike
Paula
Sharon
Kearney, Neb
Glenn Dunbar
Lloyd Maxwell
Judy Prescott
Boulder, Colo
Ray Watson, Jr
Charles Kennedy
Californa
Harry H. Rice
Newport Beach
Alfred Faulkner
Clara Faulkner
Wayne Dann
Kathy
Kenny
Raymond Hasty Home
Earnest Moothart
Ohio St
Apt
Pasadena
Mooseheart
Women of the Moose
Blue Note
Vera Bond
Richland
Mark Waggoner
Brighton
Carl Harbison
Don Tucker
Dale Smith
Faye Mackey
Norbert Becker
Marvin Statler
Robert Godwin
C. B. Carter
Pearl Dewey
Hazel Painter
Mattie Kessell
Mary Snider
Glenn Wilson
Charles Harvey
Larry Fedderson
James Hill
William F. Mohland
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Washington County Hospital
East Main Street
Mr. Mohland
Millip Patrick Knebel
Patrick Knebel
Route 2
Joseph Buckley
J. W. Hebscher
Mahaska County Hospital
Camair
Wayland
Ed Richenberger
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Zehr Funeral Home
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