Washington History Highlights Local Postings and People
Ten years back and more, residents including Mr. and Mrs. Rath head to San Francisco for transfers and visits with relatives. local figures mark birthdays, travel plans, hospital stays, and civic roles. The county promotes waste paper salvage and war bond effort while clubs name leaders and plan events at the Y and churches. Also noted are weather, a new Ice Cream Cove opening, and upcoming radio broadcast by the Washington Community Players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Rath
San Francisco
Rath
Internal Revenue Department
Champaign
Sam DeLong
DeLong
John Tucker
Tucker
Magda Ahmling
Grace, Hill
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
Patty Young
Burlington
Mary Day Young
Billie Young
Homer Hensley
Sue
Quebec
Canada
Bill Hughes
Billy
Council Bluffs
Bill Shannon
Hughes
Shannon
Charles Schulty
Lyle Schulty
Johnny Cruise
Paper Boy
Washington Ounty
Willis Jones
Washington U's Mens Club
Richard Stewart
Robert More
Columbus Junction
Willmer
Minn
Fred Moore
Charles Barker
Washington
College of Engineering Hydraulic Department
University of Minnesota
Y's
YMCA
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Official
Weather Observer
Everett Burham
VFW Department
Ottumwa
VFW
John Pehler
Jesse Radda
Y. R. Hanrahan
Davenport
Cleo Schockey
Washington Community Players
WSUI
Iowa City
Dave Fulton
Donald Ellingsworth
Denver
Colo
Black Hills
Waterville
Maryn
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Minnesota
Malyn
Washington Happenings and Local Notes Include Theater Cast
A weekly Washington roundup lists a stage cast led by Milan Thompson and Kathryn Little for storm effects with a blizzard, plus a Burlington railway crossing project nearing completion. Other items include club membership growth, Reid Brothers veterinary firm formation, weekend shopping plans, and a weather note with a 54 to 89 degree span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Woods
Junior Cuddy
Milan Thompson
Kathryn Little
Grant McKune
Almeda Been Blossom
Vida Casper
Bill S. Kyle
Mary Mickey
Hayden Hughes
Flora Dodds
Burlington Railway
Penance
Washington
Rainfall Weekend Total Drops in Washington Area
Weekend rainfall reported by the official weather observer totals slightly more than half an inch in Washington. Meanwhile local society notes detail engagements, travels, hospital visits, and family events across Crawfordsville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Official
Hospital Admits and Discharges by Day of Week
A week of hospital notes lists admissions and discharges by day across towns including Washington Keota Kalona Richland Ottumwa and Winfield. It records patient names such as Stephen Viggers Earl John Miller Ira Saunders Loretta Green and Earl John Miller along with births and infant Maria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Viggers
Washington
Stoutner
Keota
W. RB. Jingles
Richland
Earl John Miller
Winfield
Ira Saunders
Brighton
Vina Manassier
Surgical
Arthur Seaburg
Ottumwa
Medical
Orba Little
Loretta Green
Evan Nau
Ted Howell
Jon Coakley
W. R. Jingles
Samuel Gingerich
Kalona
Joe Moore
Deaths and funeral notices in multiple towns
Death notices from Wayland Columbus Junction Crawfordsville and Riverside plus memorials for Sheila Rath infant and Harry Reschty. Services listed with churches and funeral homes, burial sites in Letts Sugar Creek Cemetery and Riverside Cemetery. Details include dates and officiating ministers and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Adeline Lora Johnson
Wayland Methodist Church
Harold Nichols
Zehr Funeral Home
Letts
Iowa
Riverside
Riverside Cemetery
Sheila Joan Rath
Hubert
Gertrude Kenny Rath
Sheila Joan
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bill Pryor
Washington
Greencastle
Harry Reschty
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Vernon Gerig
Robert Hartzler
Willard Leichty
Sugar Creek Cemetery
Letter from Aunt Wary of West Town News and Local Happenings
A long letter from Agatha recounts town growth in Washington including a YMCA remodel, a new jail and hospital, factory activity, and farm work. It mentions Dave Benson’s death, a Finnish trip for teens, a Japan student, and local social notes about pork, 4 H, and a new Methodist minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Washington Week in Review Notes and Local Happenings
The Washington column reports a mild week with vacations starting and school summer programs in full swing. Highlights include Head Start enrollment, library reading hours, staff changes at the library, Tom Duncan Store sale to Mr Essex, a local golf hole-in-one by John Butler, a puppet show fundraiser by three girls, Paul Ferns bakery truck fire, Auntie’s praise for Paul’s recovery, and Cindy Jones named District Park Queen with Park Appreciation Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brown
Patricia McClure
Pat
Edsall Brown
Brown
Iowa City
Tom Duncan
Tom
Essex
Mt. Pleasant
Duncan
H. S Ward
John Butler
West Chester
Paul Fern
Paul
Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition offers Washington ex-residents a concise weekly recap of local news. Available by mail to out-of-state subscribers for $3.50 per year, this version aims to provide a brief, accessible wrap-up of the week's happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Journal
Poem of the week SPRING celebrates cheerful season imagery
A Ninth Grade poem titled Spring exults in the season’s joys. The verses describe outdoor play, biking, hiking, and eating fresh fruit while noting mud, birds, and budding trees. The submission credits Larry Lampkin and teacher Mrs John Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Lampkin
John Elliott
Keota Couple Wed In Saturday Ceremony
Sandra Ann Barnum daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Barnum of Keota wed Joe Thomas Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs George Lawrence of Keota in a Saturday ceremony at 3 00 PM two Keota residents exchanged vows as family and friends attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Barnett
Columbus Junction
California
Andrew Stang
North Hollywood
Carl Wagner
Ernest Meyer
Crawfordsville
Erna Lee
Marvin Lee Prior
Iowa City
Lloyd Prior
J. Pollock
Cedar Rapids
Washington
W. L. Carran
Boulder
Colo
Marguerite Hering
West Chester
Joseph E. Walker
Des Moines
Donnabelle
Venura
Calif
Walker
Paul Leech
Friend
Mary Jean Pierce
Belle Crossett
Jennie
Atlanta
Hering
Chicago
Loyd C. Sharp
1567
Oak Forest
Ill
McKenzie Funeral Home
Sharp
Lloyd Sharp
Richmond
Billie Young
Nissan
Minnesota
Julie
Young
Allison
Iowa
G. F. Felton
Austin
Indianola
Marvin Smith
Sandra Ann Barnum
W.H. Barnum
Keota
Joe Thomas Lawrence
George Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shwex Aentanle
Enerince
Eure
Ae Wiens Cme
Ronnie
Russell Green
John Green
Dallas Kinney
Washington History
Washington County Medical Society
W.L. Alcorn
W. D. Paul
Jean Atchison
YWCA
Union Church
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Walter Smith
Boy Scouts
Lincoln School
Milo J. Phillips
Washington Country Club
Reid Brothers
Reid
Ralph Reid
Ames
Murray
Vocault
Ben
Lumber Co
John Gamble and Sons
Guy and
Jeffrey
Phil Weldin
Helen Winter Sugg
St. Louis
Charles Berdes
Don Proud
Pam
Doane
Lake of the Ozarks
Raymond Moyer
Cowden
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Charles Brewer
Davenport Sturday
Mt Calvary Cemetery
Breer
Francis Bruty
William Beious
Mark
Austin, Minn
Financial Programs, Inc
Glenn Reschly
R. A. Melville
Hett Avenue
Staten Island
N. Y
Mr. Reschly
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company
New York
Steve L
Larson
Maurine Robertson
Dale Robertsons
Wellston
Robertson
Edwin Reschly
Indiana University
Reschly
Phillip
Lule Young
Olive
Miss Young
Robert Brewer
St. Luke's Hospital
Mrs. Howard Wilshire
Monticello
Maquoketa
Ferne Leeper
L.D. Bishop
Curtis. York
Danny Cherryholmes
Dale York
Chester Cherryholmes
Carla Grimes
Enid
Okla
Eva Reim
Reseda
Miss Grimes
Max Lee
Lees
Jerry Johnson
Judy
Ted Schwartz
Stevens Point
Wis
Dr. Schwartz
New Church
New Parsonage
Schwartz
Jane McGaffey
Jefferson County Hospital
Infield
Miss McGaffey
Mercy School of Nursing
Uienn Holden
Harold Johnson
Ramine
Pauline Hite
Cedar Falls
The
State College of Iowa
Craig Nelson
Mattoon
Illinois
Laura
T.M. Nelson
Fred Chalupa
Bob
Lauren Chalupa
Ford Chalupa
Loyal Banks
Shirley
Deany
Wayne Chalupa
Hubert McArtor
Samuel Gingerich, Kalona
D Dughter
James Keifer
Everette Meeks
Ainsworth
Minnie Green
Jon Bell
Nancy Lou Wolfe
Bonnie Cassady
Larry Fedderson
Steve Brock
Donald Hahn
Iva Simpson
Florence Hill
Marvin Gier
Linda Greiner
Phillip Zielstort
Don Schantz
Lillian B. Crone
Violet Hoskins
Thomas Griggs
Bessie Reece
Restopia
Stacy Funeral Home
Hubert Sunderman
Harry Reschly
Veterans Hospital
United States
Northrup King
Pioneer
Dave Benson
Stanley
East Washington
Finland
Europe
R. H
Bob) Willits
Cloid Willits
Methodist Hospital
Osceol
Murphy Boy
New Zealand
Sadie
South
Od Nevieo Agatha
Winga
Hazel Euwer
T. J. Berdo
Ruth Gibson
Ralph Kleese
Eugene Wead
Cindy Jones
Cheerio
Uncle Fuzzy
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!