Week in Washington highlights Ridiculous Day fun
Dear Auntie recaps a sunny Washington week with Ridiculous Day crowds and parade. Rotary hosts incoming foreign exchange students, a Sunset Park dinner, and a 50th reunion of the class of 1919. Miss Iowa of 1969 pageant buzz, plus a sheeps-foot roller theft that ended in Brighton.
Local Births Named in Washington and Kalona Area
She Stork announces new arrivals including Janet te Waterhouse daughter of James and Mrs Waterhouse Route 2 Keota. Danny Crawford son of David and Mrs Crawford 828 East Madison Washington. Matthew Vogel son of Donald Vogel 108 South 12th Washington. Bryan Beinhart son of Robert Beinhart Box 4 Harper. Lori Zager daughter of Michael Zager Route 2 Washington. Mary Louise Sexton daughter of Marion Sexton Route 2 Riverside. Donald Shafer son of Donald Shafer 310 North Ave D Washington. Jeffrey Plank son of Larry Plank 822 7th Street Kalona.
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Danny James Crawford
David Leon Crawford
East
Madison
Washington
Matthew Jon Vogel
Mrs
Donald Vogel
South 12Th
Bryan James Beinhart
Robert Beinhart
Box
Harper
Mary Louise Sexton
Marion Sexton
Riverside
Donald James Shafer
Donald Shafer
North Ave
Jeffrey Alan Plank
Larry Plank
7Th Street
Kalona
Robert Reinhart
Michael Zager
C. H. A. Thompson
Clark Baker
Don Vogel
Son
Paul Lines
Ainsworth
James Smith
Brighton
Cloyd Garrett
Homer Lambert
The Week on the Farm: Ground Hogs and Soybean Fields
Three weeks into the first hay cutting the aroma remains strong though work dulls scent. Soybeans look better than expected as rows fill in with moisture aiding growth. A family of ground hogs occupies a field corner, clipping tender plants and sparking concern over the truck garden edge.
Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday edition offers Washington expatriates a quick weekly recap of local news. Available by mail to out-of-state subscribers at $4.00 per year.
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Journal
Washington
September wedding announced for Jeanne Bickhart and Steven Arnold
Engagement announced for Jeanne Katherine Bickhart and Steven Paul Arnold with a September 27 wedding planned. Washington area families include Rev. and Mrs. Fred E. Bickhart and Mrs. Christine D. Arnold. High school students attended Iowa's journalism workshop. many local families traveled and hosted guests from Iowa and beyond.
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Jeanne Katherine Bickhart
Steven Paul Arnold
Christine D. Arnold
Washington
Lloyd Arnold
Fred E. Bickhart
University of Iowa
Kathy Custer
Lucetta Hayes
Connie Turnipseed
Death claim of Crawfordsville man in Packwood crash
A Crawfordsville man Morris Eugene Johnson, 24, was killed early today when his van went out of control and struck an embankment on a county road near Packwood Iowa. He was alone and trapped in the wreckage. The incident occurred about 3 30 a m. Foreign exchange students from Chicago arrived in Washington for a Rotary sponsored summer tour. Rotarians hosted the group in local homes and the visitors left for Nebraska after a days stay. Other items note a London trip for Myr Leavitt and wife, a bridal shower for Miss Shirley Zieglowsky, a July 12 wedding date for Linda Stapp and George Lord, and various local moves and visits among Washington residents.
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Packwood, Iowa
UPI
Crawfordsville
Packwood
Iowa Highway Patrol
Morris Eugene Johnson
Johnson
Ridiculous Day draws large crowds in Washington
Washington merchants host the annual Ridiculous Day with sunshine and festive crowds. Jaycees operate booths in Central Park as parades and unusual costumes entertain shoppers. A 1:30 p.m. parade drew a larger crowd than usual amid bargains and playful displays.
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Washington
Jaycees
Central Park
Chamber of Commerce
Wayland Man Hurt in Collision Near Houghton
A Wayland man Edwin Roth 32 in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a car he rode in with Dan Eigsti 20 collided with a semi after cows wandered onto the road from a nearby farm. Truck driver Keith Carman of St. Louis was under observation in Mount Pleasant hospital.
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Houghton
Iowa
Wayland
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Here
Lee County
Keith Carman
St. Louis
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Rev Manning named pastor at Marengo parish
The Rev Martin B Manning, pastor of Sacred Heart Kinross and St Joseph’s Wellman, is appointed pastor of St Patrick’s Marengo effective June 25 announced by Bishop Gerald O Keefe of Davenport. Also notes engagements and births, plus local social items and visits.
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Martin B. Manning
Sacred Heart
Kinross
St. Joseph’s
Wellman
St. Patrick’s
Marengo
Gerald O’keefe
Davenport
Hospital and birth notices in Washington area
Daily hospital and birth notices list patients admitted or discharged yesterday and today in Washington and surrounding towns. Names include Minnie Bidwell, Stanley Bauer, Raymond Miller, Don Vogel, Sam Witting, Irene Ferne Miller, Marion Sexton, and many others with locations such as Keota Kalona Riverside and Harper.
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Minnie Bidwell
Washington
Surgical
William McClean
Keota
Raymond Miller
Stanley Bauer
Local Births and Surgeries list by city
Yesterday and today notices list residents of West Chester Keota Washington Crawfordsville Richland and Washington. Entries include Mrs Ethel Rugg Mrs Johanna Peterson and Mrs Harold Miller undergoing medical procedures along with Leonard Goettsche listed for surgery and a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Hanson of Washington.
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Laurie and
Darcy Hagist
Tulsa
Okla
Robert Stephens
West Chester
Thomas West
Ethel Rugg
Keota
Johanna Peterson
Washington
Michael Forinash
Harold Miller
Crawfordsville
Leonard Goettsche
Richland
Donald Hanson
Local Births and Medical Updates in Washington and Nearby
Yesterday reports list multiple medical cases involving Eli Cook Peter Flanders and others in Washington and nearby towns. Today announces several new births including a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Shepherd and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plank with births in Columbus Junction and Oxford.
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Magda Ahmling
Washington
Joseph Weber
Keota
Rory Heaton
Surgical
Bertha Conklin
Homer Patterson
Cynthia Schooley
Larry Plank
Kalona
William Hemmings
Cletus
Sieren
Brighton
Minnie Bidwell
Howard Witting
Eli Cook
Peter Flanders
Doris Bittner
Bennie Scott
William Edward Shepherd
Charles Plank
Columbus Junction
Deaths Tuesday and Wednesday in 1969 local notices
Fred C. Zieglowsky aged 76 of 923 Prospect Place died Monday June 16 1969 at Washington County Hospital after five years of poor health. Mrs Wayne D Allen 57 of Morning Sun died Tuesday June 17 at Burlington Hospital. Crawfordsville Robert Emrys Davis 65 of 1910 River Street Burlington died June 18 shortly after admission to Burlington Hospital with a heart attack at 6 22 a.m.
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Melvin Campbell
Wayland
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Melvin Wayne
Anna Campbell
Ben Bruegge
Washington
Hospital
Fred C. Zieglowsky
Prospect Place
Washington County Hospital
Wayne D. Allen
Morning Sun
Burlington Hospital
Burlington
Crawfordsville
Robert Emrys Davis
River Street
Riverside Woman Ethel Kern 79 Dies After Illness
Riverside resident Ethel Blanche Kern aged 79 died Thursday evening at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a brief illness. In Columbus Junction a memorial service for Dr Helen Johnston, 78, will be held at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home with time to be announced.
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Riverside
Ethel Blanche Kern
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Columbus Junction
Helen Johnston
Stacy - Lewis
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Rotary Club
United States
Sunset Park
Washington County
Pat Butler
John Butler
Iowa Avenue
Pat
Janette Cheri Waterhouse
James Lee Waterhouse
Lori Lynn Zager
Route
Albert Wehr
Harold Wehr
Balsam Lake
Wis
Leo Stone
Carl Foster
Sheffield
Robert Bell
Long Beach
Michigan City
Ind
Mary Koester
Robert D. Kemp
Ray Koester
John Kemp
Sorbonne
Paris
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Foster
Stone
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Clarence Statler
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Statler
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Illinois
Jim Pearls
Weldon
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Una
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Ray Sojka
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Indianola
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Paul Davis
Harlan Radcliff
Robert McGaffey
Robert
YTC
John McGaffey
Agency
Maurice Putman
Michigan
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Mr. Putman
Wilson Putman
Coralville
Ralph Hesseltine
Mr. Hesseltine
Putmans
Claude Goldsmith
Sigourney
Hesseltines
Howard Coakley
Iowa River
Russell Lester
Kathryn
Bement, Ill
Ruth Ann Lester
Cedar Rapids
Art Witthoft
Lester
Keota Presbyterian Church
Lesters
Waverly
Scioto Presbytery
Ohio
Sevilla Bowman
Donald R. Heck
Tina
Todd
Albuquerque
N. M
Chris Earnest
Fred Heck
Fairfield
California
Mr. Heck
Navy
Frank Casey
Keesler
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Miss
Dave
3380Th Technical School of Communications
Italy
C. W. McKain
Omaha, Neb
Everette Forbes
Palmer, Neb
Ethel Carson
Carl Phillips
David Brown
Lakehurst
N. J
Edward Hilbrant
Virginia Beach, Va
David
Michael Brown
Michael
Lloyd Browns
Ed Bailey
Jeffrey
Timmy
Washington, D. C
Theodore Bailey
Palatine
Ill
Rotary
Chicago
Nebraska
Myr Leavitt
Kelly & Morey, Inc
Shirley Zieglowsky
Don Batterson
Roberta Batterson
Dorothy Pauly
Linda Marlene Stapp
George C. Lord
United Methodist Church
Donald Stapp
Glen Lord
Guy Carlton
Dubuque
Serena Road
Santa Barbara
Carlton
Dubuque Senior High School
Carltons
Sue
da Mellichamp
William E. Collins
Cleveland, O
Erik Jay
Joyce Brewer
Jay Brewer
Lisa Gail
Marion Sheetz
Tena Simmering
Viola Hoyle
Orange
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Denny
Moline
Bill Black
U. S. Army
Max Arbogast
Arbogast
Orin Black
Knoxville
Vietnam
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Chloe Boughtin
Opie Dickey
Excelsior Springs
Warren Stewart
Estes Park
Colo
Don Morrow
Phoenix
Isaac Kleese
J. R. McNeese
Britt
Kleese
David K. Siefkas
Meri Jo
Lucille Sipe
Lois Edgar Hanson
Matthew John Vogel
St. James Catholic Church
Edward Collins
Virginia Vogel
Great Falls
Mont
Robert Todd
Cindy
Tim
Lisa Vogel
Nick Linnenkamp
Jim Anderson
Winona, Minn
Harold Henry
Wauwatosa, Wis
Sam Henry
Floyd Richard Edmondson
Lisa
Casper, Wyo
Floyd Edmondson
Blanche Stephens
Roger Kleese
Ernest Beemblossom
Nancy Baldwin
Phil Ahrens
Oberlin
Wayland Man
Mary Flynn
John Flynn
Boone
Washington High School
Donald Kerr
George Kerr
IBM
Fishkill
N. Y
Europe
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France
Holland
Germany
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London
Harry E. Turner
Robert Brandt
Los Angeles
Hubert W. Turner
Cassville
Warner Lewers
Kim
William J. Walker
David L
Roger Chapman
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Des Moines
Grand Assembly of Rainbow For Girls
Barbara Warner
Mary Ann Nihart
Mary Kay Williams
Jane Moss
Carlotta Edwards
Joe Bauer
Vicky
Judy
Jane
Vicky Bauer
Grand Confidential Observer
Assembly
Dennis Schoonover
Ralph Schoonover
Yokosuka
Japan
Oakland
Harold Kline
Dorothy Willhoit
State Luziers Cosmetic
Diamond - Lil
Rev. Manning
Marengo Parish
Lyle Parriott
Judy Ellen
Laverne Streff
Melvin Acker
Canby
Minn
Austin Zehr
Stephanie
Dennis Jones
Oren Jones
Atalissa
Kenneth H., White
Coshocton
Julie Ann Young
Fred R. Knopf
Fred Knopf
Flushing, N. Y
Miss Young
White
Richard Crosby Young
Ben C. Briley
J. L. Young
James E
Elmer J. Schrock
Michael D. Michelozzi
Farmers Savings Bank
Emma Jean Schrock
Grace Stone
O. K. Stratton
Falls Church
Willard W. Glaze
Houston
Texas
Hugh Morris
Tom C. Davis
Fay E. Buss
Freeport
Roger Joe
Lisa Ann
Homer Moriarty
Foreeport
John Beenblossom
Nellie Moriarty
Tom Gray
Muscatine
Sean Michael
L. K. Hatch
Central City
T.M. Nelson
Nelson
South 607
Iowa City Hospital
Garth Rustan
Carol
Lake Okoboji
Mr. Rustan
Greg Johnston
Spencer
Edmund Longfield
Eric
Denver, Colo
George Goetz
Faye
David Solomon
James Bardouche
Wayzata
David Bardouche
Shattuck School
Faribault
University of Minnesota
Albert Peterson
Palma Anderson
Solomon
Minneapolis
Merle Statler
Wilmer Lauderman
Larry Lauderman
Pleasant Plain
George Baker
Walter Sheets
Max Martin
Clinton
Wichita
Kan
Evening Journal
Elsie Spargo
Ray Downs
Gary Roberts
Sam Witting
John Blum
Charles Driscoll
David Crawford
Paulina Wixom
Irene Ferne Miller
Aberta Jamison
Wapello
Dayton Eden
John Miller
Oxford
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