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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1962

Page

3

Washington News Roundup Highlights Local Events

The Washington VFW auxiliary earned first at the state encampment for publicity work. Air force private Ramson Amlong of Kalona was appointed to West Point. Street work advances with paving progress and a late July contractor return. Class of 1932 reunion planned at Washington Country Club. Local events include Y's Men conventions, weddings, and club activities. Band stand tile work proceeds, Rotary hosts district visitors, and various residents attend events or travel. Community notices cover retirements, elections, and classroom appointments.

Ramson Amlong Kalona West Point Washington Washington-Brighton Washington Country Club Walter Messer States Canada Walthern Bob Logan Dick Weeks Banff Myrna Reeves Ronald Genheimer Prairie Flower Marie Blattner Richard Dare First Presbyterian Church Roy Randall Christian Women's Fellowship David Livingston Fair Association Roy Steele Highland Social Club C. Raymond Reed Central Park Harry Sowden Y's Men Club Harold Wehr GE. Montgomery Bob Reed Calvin Wolf Clint Stewart Gene Tucker Dunham Morrison Charles Longwell Dennis Chicago Laura Longwell Frank Longwell Joe Lang Harold Kauffman Wayland Lang Butler University Indianapolis Ind Butler Black Hills Verle Gallagher

Washington Week in Review Readers Travel and Events

Mrs Edna Witting and Mrs Myrtle Anderson tour historic sites in Philadelphia aboard Gray Line Tours. Numerous local families and alumni attend events at Iowa State University and in Washington area, including weddings graduations and church meetings.

Edna Witting Myrtle Anderson Philadelphia Gray Line la Motte Anderson Brenda Anderson Western High School

Hospital News Admits and Discharges List Updates

Weekend hospital notes show multiple admissions discharges and births across Washington Kalona Iowa City and Ainsworth. Entries include Mrs Addie Blattner Miss Alice Lilly Mrs A R Ledger and others admitted and discharged with several births and new arrivals noted. Additional hospital guests include Mrs Gilpin and relatives visiting as surgery patients are treated.

Addie Blattner Washington Alice Lilly A. R. Ledger Sidney Schooley Iowa City Raymond Kephart Brighton John Whitaker Charles Beckley Kalona Guy McNamer Jess Tomlinson Ainsworth Grace Cottrell

Washington County social notes span travels and honors

Mrs. Willard Glaze returns from Washington and Ainsworth visits. families attend a funeral in Fairfield. Vander, Kiesey, and Schlapkohl earn honors and appointments. Wide ranges of travel from Texas to Canada and Alaska noted, with guests, relocations, and a Dean’s List listing at Iowa State University.

Henry Hull Oskaloosa John C. Lytles Oskaloosa Women's Club Iowa City Willard Glaze Houston Texas Tom Davis Washington Stone and Morris Ainsworth Davis Fairfield Harvey Erickson Douglas Kiesey Iowa State University Ames Doug Ted Kiesey Iowa State E. Kelly Schlapkohl Washington County Teachers Association National Education Association Denver Colo

Area Deaths This Week

This week reports several local deaths in Washington area including Frank Godfrey 64 of 1015 West Madison Street who died at Washington County Hospital after a period of illness. Also Bessie Miller 81 and Fred Sipe 82 died at Washington County Hospital and at home respectively. Edgar McCaulley died in Burbank California. Lawrence Bailey 52 died in University Hospital Iowa City after a heart attack. Viola Wilcox 9 died in a Moline rest home. Richard Meier 42 buried Keota. Earl Combs 55 died in Ainsworth and Manuel Perez 78 died in Fairfield.

Elsie Glassburner Myrtle Macon Glassburner Washington Journal Daily Dave Elder Malcolm Ruddock West Jolly Pilgrim Bernice Nash Nichols Florence Peterson Red Cross Scouts Edna Caldwell Shannon Company Sioux Falls S. C Frank Godfrey Washington County Hospital Wanda Neiswanger Armory Frances Null Julia McElhinney Helen Jones Charlotte Ward Mary Louise Harwood Darreen Tillotson Mary Juliet Lemmon Cherie McElhinney Frances Darbyshine Mary Dee Lupton Lucille Reister Betty Stephen Virginia Breitenbach Vera Stutsman The Washington Elevator Co W. A. Whiting J. M. Godfrey W. S. Eldridge David McLaughlin C. W. McLaughlin Norman Hall Air Service J. A. Young Harvey Young Iceland North Fourth Avenue A. KR. Oates Frank RK Miles Iowa Legionaire Mr. Miles Ray Means John Applegate Charles Thompson Bill Brown John Brookhart Owen Hays Cedar Rapids Madison Street Bessie E. Miller Washington Area Fred Sipe North Third Street Wellman Lawrence Elmer Bailey University Hospital Iowa City Columbus Junction Columbus City Viola Wilcox Moline Earl Combs Ainsworth Mercy Hospital Manuel Perez West Third Street Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield

Lucas Completes Training At Bear Manufacturing Co School

Charles J. Lucas of the J and L Friendly Mobil Service completed training at Bear Manufacturing Co automotive safety service school in Rock Island Illinois. The program covered alinement balancing and frame straightening.

Camp helpers named for Pilgrims Heights near Montour Iowa

Thursday Mrs. Fred Cromwell of Burlington visited her sisters Mrs Ed Patterson and Mrs FB Miller. United Church of Christ Pilgrims Heights camp near Montour Iowa listed Rev Ralph Wedeking director Frances Miller Minnie Schroeder Don Lawless Carla Zieglowsky Ruth Ann Wilson as helpers. Television viewers in Washington area saw Mrs Sam McCleery on Art Linkletter's House Party taped in Hollywood. She and her three daughters Chris Kay Beth returned from California with Me McCleery who came back earlier.

Iowa Elaine Thomassen Marilyn Bell Evelyn Elizabeth Meek Mary Voorhees Virginia Shepherd Geraldine Bartow Beverly Brown Martha Downing Janet Martin JoAnn Ross Jean Kennedy Lyle Box Roger McKeown Dick Anderson Don Wilson Pioneer Institute Iowa Wesleyan College John Beenblossom Ray Redlinger Betty Wilma Norman Maurine Walker Sara Jane Lumley Texas Camp Bowie Betty Hamil County Clerks’ Office Omaha Martin Pat Sheetz Los Angeles Calif United California Bank Merle Sheetz R.R. Washington State University of Iowa Iowa City Fred Cromwell Burlington Ed Patterson FB. Miller United Church of Christ Pilgrims Heights Montour Ralph Wedeking Frances Miller Minnie Schroeder Don Lawless Carla Zieglowsky Ruth Ann Wilson Washington Area Sam McCleery Art Linkletter Hollywood Cali Chris Kay Beth California Me McCleery

Brighton man drowns while swimming in Mississippi River

Donald Leroy Dawson aged 34 of Davenport disappeared while swimming Thursday afternoon in the Mississippi River near Andalusia Ll. Search crews looked for him after he vanished beneath the surface.

Brighton Mississippi River Donald Leroy Dawson Davenport Andalusia

The Lost Cause by Ellen Rebecca Fenn

Poem Of The Week presents The Lost Cause by Ellen Rebecca Fenn. The piece contrasts a penny pinching, faultless figure with moral blindness to suffering, arguing true happiness arises from compassion and imperfect human effort.

Earth Heaven Ellen Rebecca Fenn

Historians on Tour Reflect on Wassonville Cemetery

A reflective narrative on a vanished Wassonville, where homes and saloons disappeared but the cemetery endures. Stones dating to the 1840s bear worn inscriptions and hint at untold local stories, urging modern record keeping to preserve history beyond marble labels.

Wassonville Josepha Pilotsburg Luke Obie Mercer

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