This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1964
Page
9
A simple outdoor makeover guide urges thorough surface prep and careful coating to revive lawn furniture. Clean, sand, patch, and prime surfaces. choose a quality exterior enamel for metal wicker or wood, and apply with brush or spray while protecting surroundings. Use white for hot sun areas and cool blues for accents.
Keota notes Doug Bell son of the James Bells spent the weekend at Ames visiting his sister and her husband Tom McDonald and Lisa. Numerous family and friends gathered for dinners and outings including Wendell Baker's death family arrival and Friendly Fayettes 4 H club events with IFYE speaker David Pace sharing Uruguay experiences.
Keota area residents hosted visitors Sunday including Des Moines couple Cliff Read and family, Cedar Rapids Gary Sonday and Christine, West Liberty's George Alt, Wellman’s Dean Wade, California’s Dell Alwine, and Newton future resident LaVerne Timmer and family who just returned from Puerto Rico.
June weekend activities include Jack Hagist and family visiting Battle Creek relatives in Keota. A Sunset Park dinner honored Mr. John Weerman with the Weerman family and others. Roy Funston and Clayton Funston joined Mrs. Clara Fleenor for a wellmans dinner hosted by the Benson family in Wellman.
The Ainsworth Tuesday Bridge Club met at Mrs. C A Thompson home with Mrs Harold Booth and Mrs Howard Ferguson as guests. Ferguson won high score and Mrs Orie O Connor took consolation. The American Legion Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year and set plans for a June 24 county meeting at the Ainsworth Legion Hall. 4-H clubs Beavers and Pepper Ettes held meetings with plans for Achievement Day July 24 at United Presbyterian Church.
In PORTAL Georgia UPI reports a bank president described a staged holdup at Farmers and Merchants Bank by a man calling himself J C Anderson posing as a land buyer. The suspect demanded all the money and urged silence during a three week preparation period.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.