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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1964

Page

3

Washington history notes and local community news

Regular Washington high school basketball player Doug Whitehead earns second all Eastern Iowa honor from Davenport papers. Various local notices include Mrs. W F Henry leaving for Miami, Herbert Pauly named VFW post commander, Robert Ferrell to lead glee club tour to Oskaloosa and Pella, and birthday celebration for Katherine Marbourg. Reports cover travel, elections, school bond defeat, social events, church group performances, a community sale, and notable deaths and recoveries.

Doug Whitehead Washington Iowa Davenport Democrat and Times W.F. Henry Miami Fla Ands LeRoy Bly Herbert Pauly Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert Ferrell Glee Club Oskaloosa Pella Veterans Hospital Knoxville Katherine Marbourg Waterloo Sciatica Paul Fern Cincinnati Ira Saunders Texas Florida Havana Cuba Peoria Barbara Hall

Marriages Across States Highlight Weekend Weddings

Reports from Ellensburg and St. Joseph note multiple marriages. Leona Peiffer and son attended Thomas Emil Peiffer and Judith Belle Floyd nuptials in Ellensburg. Betty Louise Floyd wed Thomas L. Shrader in St. Joseph, with Ainsworth, Nebraska, connections. Judy Schickling married John A Cherry Jr. in Devils Lake. Jennie Ada Feltz and Allan Ray Love wed at Rubio Friends Church in Keota Davenport area.

Leona Peiffer Mike Floyd Edwards Betty Louise Thomas L. Shrader Thomas H. Shrader St. Joseph Mich Ainsworth Ralph Schickling Devils Lake N.D Judy John A Cherry Jr John Cherry Washington 6Th Street Riverdale Rubio Rubio Friends Church Jennie Ada Feltz Keota Allan Ray Love Davenport Kenneth Propst Mr. Propst Harvey Love

Washington week in review locals light up the airwaves

A Washington weekly roundup lists residents and visitors with ties to Keota Richland and Cedar Rapids. Tennessee Ernie Ford Show guests Garretts and Brown family members plan appearances while Charles Brown marks 92nd birthday in hospital. Local social notes include birthday dinners and college students from Knox Galesburg and the University of Iowa visiting relatives.

Charles Brown Brown Wayne Brown W. C. Banford Chicago Tom Brown Knox College Galesburg Nancy University of Iowa At Iowa City Nels Westermarks Wilson "J. Putmans Duane Griggs Cheryl New London Barbara Griggs Cedar Falls Griggs Byron Snider Washington

Methodist minister welcomed at Washington Church dinner

The Rev and Mrs Theodore Schwartz and daughter Debbie were honored guests at a congregational dinner in the Washington Methodist Church basement. A potluck meal followed by a brief program officially welcomed the new minister and his family.

Theodore Schwartz Debbie Washington Methodist Church

Washington City Council weighs airport plans and zoning

City councilmen acted on proposed improvements at the municipal airport and studied a rezoning request on South Second Avenue. Other matters of city business were handled as well. Bowling notes, district sports results, and engagements fill a long local page.

Washington City Farm Bureau South Second Avenue Bo Ness

Washington County candidates and community notes across towns

John Patterson announces candidacy for Washington County board of supervisors while local groups report other civic items. Remarks include the Brothers of the Brush closing with 656 names, an art exhibit at Iowa Wesleyan College, undefeated Mid-Prairie junior high girls basketball, UN trip chairmanship, and various birthday and travel notices from Washington Iowa and surrounding towns.

John Patterson Route Three Washington Washington County Board of Supervisors Kalona Mid - Prairie

Fifty Year Masonic Honor for Robert Lowe Sr in Washington

Robert E. Lowe Sr, celebrated for fifty years of Masonry, will be guest of honor at an open Washington Lodge No. 26 meeting at 8:30 p.m. March 8 in the Washington Masonic Temple. Also noted, John Myers is elected president of the Washington Toastmasters Club.

Robert E. Lowe Sr Masonic Fraternity Washington Lodge No Washington John Myers Washington Toastmasters Club Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Sigourney St. Mary's Church

Smart plans to open new store in Mt Pleasant

William Smart owner of Smart Distributing Co announces a new store at the west edge of Mt Pleasant near Iris Courts. Building work is under way and the store is expected to open between May 15 and June 1.

William Smart Smart Distributing Co Washington Mt Pleasant Iris Courts Smart

Unscrambled Note Mentions Names and Percent Figure

Fragmentary OCR text references several names and a 2 percent figure alongside scattered words. The readable portion lists Bréaing J Doger, Bair, Seen, MRA Seer Mdtching, Weg Mason Prouton and a stray 2% mention with unclear context.

Doger Mason Prouton

Hospital Abeeenen Saturday and Births Dismissals Notices

Hospital and birth notices list multiple Washington area patients across medical and surgical cases with names including Mrs. Ralph Chor pening Mrs. Marian Bailey Mrs. Grace Rodgers and several others. Births, admissions and discharges highlight families in Pleasant Plain Keota Washington and Columbus Junction with new sons and daughters.

Abeeenen Ralph Chorpening Washington Marian Bailey Grace Rodgers Henry Schantz Don Heisdorffer Grace Cottrell Terry Bower Wasington Francis Pickering Pleasant Plain Dennis Tinnes Keota John Russell Max Waterhouse Hugh Cole Jr Brighton John —Zieglowsky Adin Miller Kalona Kenneth Brenne Johnt Russell Charles Peiffer Nicolas Hesseltine William Dacy Columbus Junction

Deaths in Kalona Richland Muscatine Columbus Jct area

Obituaries report Alvin J Hostetler 66 in Iowa City Mercy Hospital after a heart attack. Minnie 19, died Tuesday after illness. services set in Richland Gould Funeral Home with burial Friends Cemetery. Mark Conway 68 of Muscatine died of heart attack. services in St Matthias Church. Louanna Hadley 96 oldest Richland resident died after a fall and long illness. Frank W Coffin 82 former Columbus Junction resident died in Muscatine General Hospital. Mrs Harry Dickerson death noted in Des Moines after lengthy illness. Local notices list towns Kalona Richland Muscatine Columbus Junction Des Moines and institutions Mercy Hospital Richland Methodist Church Friends Cemetery Muscatine General Hospital.

Kalona Alvin J. Hostetler Mercy Hospital Iowa City Richland Minnie Gould Funeral Home A.B McMurrin Richland Methodist Church Friends Cemetery Louanna Hadley Columbus Junction Frank W. Coffin Muscatine General Hospital

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