Washington history notes and community updates in March
Washington scenes include plans for the Armory trade show on March 17 and 18 with booths and evening entertainment. Farmers visit Purina labs in St. Louis, VEW Post elects new officers, and George Wilkinson named Chamber secretary. Local obituaries and hospital news mingle with civic events and a growing Lions Club initiative.
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Armory
Edna Caldwell
Om Morris
Oliver Barnhart
St. Louis
Washington
Meryl Steele
VEW
Vew Hall
Melvin Hill
Adair County
Greenfield
George Wilkinson
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
L. E. Blick
Palmer Schilling
Pharr
Texas
Legion Rooms
Review of Washington happenings in early March
The column notes Sam West winning first at the Spring Market Hog Show in Cedar Rapids with top placements. Washington Demons reach the district basketball semifinals with a 57 56 win over Cardinal Community of Don. Washington YMCA swim team places second at the district meet with several swimmers qualifying for state. Kay Custer wins singles and handicap titles in the women’s city bowling. The Fortnightly Club nominates Mrs. Glenn Holden for Mother of the Y. June wedding announced for Sheryl Willis and Phillip Wikoff. Community notes cover local visits, travel, hospital stays, school honors, and residents’ activities through early March.
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Washington
Demons
Ottumwa
Cardinal Community of ‘Don
YMCA
Burlington
Keokuk
Kay Custer
Melody Lanes
General Life of Town
Dorothy Patterson
Four Demons named to 1963 All Conference teams in district
Washington Demons earned two first team spots and two second team places on the 1963 Southeast Six All Conference selections as sports writers Brian Owen and Beb McClure named the honorees. Joe Jones of the Demon squad received honorable mention. Nearby civic updates include resignation of City Clerk Sowash after 18 years and paving contract awarded for the Washington Riverside road. The Washington planning commission approved new street sign plans for this year. Alumni and friends of Iowa State University met for their annual banquet at the Methodist Church, with a speaker discussing campus changes.
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Washington
C. C. Dayton
Alex Miller
Washington County
James Taylor
Marion Township
Henry County
Crooked Creek
Will Bailey
Arthur Oates
Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
Frank Wilson
Chaiman
E. W. Fletcher
Chicago
Washington Demons
Brian Owen
Beb McClure
Jerry Stalder
Steve Talbot
Joe Jones
Gonn Sowash
Try
City Planning Commission
Wasmngton County
Towa State University
Ames
Methodist Church
Washington Chamber Elects Officers Amid Drive Plans
Washington Community Chest board elected Charles Morris as president E Kelly Schlapkohl as first VP and Marion Snodgrass as second VP Richard Weeks retires as board president The meeting also discussed paving Iowa 22 in Washington County and budget concerns plus several local events and visits by residents to Chicago Denver and St Petersburg Fla
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Washington Community Chest Board of Directors
Charles Morris
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Marion Snodgrass
Richard Weeks
Local meetings cover school buses and civic topics
About 50 residents met at City Hall to discuss school bus transportation and education freedom with keynote speakers Keith Vetter and Stanley Rooda. Other items note a Shaft Reapportionment talk, a June wedding announcement for Mabel Rediger and Dwight Schumann, and various civic and nursing conferences involving Washington residents and Iowa officials.
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Citizens For Educational Freedom Committee
Keith Vetter
Washington
Stanley Rooda
Pella
Iowa Committee For Equal
Sterling Rediger
Kalona
Mabel
Dwight Schumann
Roy Schumann
Harper
Active Minister for 65 Years Remains Teaching Pastors
Dr. William R. Yard D D aged 90 in September marks 65 years since his first sermon given March 6 1898 in a Mahaska County schoolhouse while a college student He plans a birthday program for the 44th American Legion celebration and more local civic notes include school board candidate filings hog show champions and various community visits across Washington and Scott counties.
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William R. Yard
Yard
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
New Sharon
Ned
Wayland Kathleen Hoover Weds Roger Messer in Mt Pleasant
Kathleen Hoover daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Hoover of Mt Pleasant married Roger Lee Messer son of Mrs Velma Messer of Wayland Saturday Feb 28 at St Alphonsus Catholic Church Mt Pleasant At home at
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Wayland
Kathleen Hoover
Walter Hoover
Mt. Pleasant
Roger Lee Messer
Velma Messer
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Sunset color quarrel in poem about design rules
The poem features Oneita Fisher lamenting a sunset palette that clashes with expert color rules. A narrator insists on proper blending of orange pink purple and gray while asking nature to refrain from tears. The exchange captures satire of aesthetic guidelines and creative frustration.
Edenton to host first day Carolina Charter stamp sale
The Carolina Charter commemorative stamp will be offered at Edenton North Carolina on April 6 with a first day ceremony tied to the Charter Centenary. Edenton chosen for its historic Albemarle center, collectors may submit first day covers with stamps, remittance, and a marked envelope count. International efforts mark Hunger campaign stamps from 34 UK territories joining 140 nations with low denominations to promote FAO goals. Israel issues a new three stamp set featuring native birds in natural colors for air mail use and album appeal.
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Edenton
North Carolina
Post Office Department
Albemarl
Carolina
No. Carolina
United Kingdom
Food and Agriculture Organization
Israel
Hospital Daily Admissions and Discharges Schedule
Hospital daily entries show patients admitted on Saturday and today across towns like Washington Brighton Keota Columbus Junction and Conesville. Births reported include a Keota daughter to Mr and Mrs Gary Peer and multiple discharges list patients from several communities.
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Edsall Brownshington
Ben Ward
Washington
Clifford Leeper
Brighton
Addie Thompson
Lyle Wasson
Columbus
Rex Todd
Columbus City
Veronica May
Columbus Junction
Winnie Borough
Charles Mayer
Boyd Twinam
Sherie Leichty
Hayden Davis
Cotter
Robert W.thompson
Michael McNammer
Carol Lowe
Gary Peer
Keota
Homer Jarrard
Willard Kinney
Richland
Forrest Lance
Dennis Sieren
Lillie Storms
Hhington
William Yerrington
David Nardy
Russell Gnagey
Kalona
Deaths reported in Columbus Junction and nearby towns
Death notices from Columbus Junction Wellman and area record several local passings. Melvin Dicks aged 71 from Washington died at University Hospital Town City after a long residence in Columbus Junction. Elizabeth Embree 71 of Wellman died in Iowa City University Hospitals after eighteen days as patient. Joseph H. Lewis 88 of Columbus Junction died at Restopia Rest Home. Other obituaries note Gert Bates 66 in Columbus Junction and Mrs. Robert H Barber in Wellman. Mrs Ludwig Jesenek 76 of Ainsworth died at Beauchamp Nursing Home in Winfield. Millard Hartman 68 died in Veterans Hospital Iowa City.
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Robert Darbyshire
Algona
Washington
Mercy Hospital, Iowa City
Columbus Junction
Gert Bates
Melvin Dicks
University Hospital
Town City
Ludwig Jesenek
Ainsworth
Beauchamp Nursing Home
Winfield
Millard Hartman
Fredonia
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Wellman
Elizabeth Embree
University Hospitals
Joseph H. Lewis
Restopia
Washington Iowa Evening Journal Staff Snippet
Fragmentary OCR notes list staff roles and newspaper boilerplate phrases including names such as David rider Halter and Bruce Cowden, with references to editors and production staff. The readable items resemble a masthead and rights statement rather than a complete article.
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Ashington
Evening Journal
Waskingtons
David Rider
Halter
Wily’ Shannon
Addarles Morris
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
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