Dear Aunt Agatha Week In Washington March 11 1966
Weather varied through a typical March week in Washington with sun warmth wind and rain. City Council moves include right turn on red after full stop and flashing signal changes on the square. Airport ban on cars with $100 fine and new radar speed reader. Cleanup plans target dilapidated barns and junk cars. School Board buys three buses and raises teacher pay. Mrs. Suter leaves county health for Waco district. High school vocalists concert and instrumental workshop to university. DES Moines trip for Distributive Education. YMCA knit course draws 45 girls. Bridge Marathon leads by Huber Kennedys and nemmerses. Rehearsals for Y’s Men musical and My Fair Lady. Robins return and frost ends.
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Bob Huber
Charley Kennedys
Dr. Nemmerses
Robins
Old Dear
Hospital Patient Movements and Birth Announcements
Hospital yesterday and today records list patients admitted discharged and births across multiple towns including Washington Wayland Keota Ainsworth and Ottumwa. Notable names include Christine Duvall John Goff Maude Brinton and Ledru Kauffman among others with medical surgical and obstetric notes.
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Christine Duvall
West Chester
John Goff
Ainsworth
Maude Brinton
Ottumwa
Medical
Wayne Olson
Keota
Surgical
Russell Bell
Crawfordsville
Stanley Bean
Sen
Jacob Conrad
Wayland
William Lukavsky
Riverside
Richard Brock
Washington
Keith Hardy
Local Deaths in Several Towns List Emphasizes Community Loss
Death notices across Columbus Junction Keota Kalona Winfield Crawfordsville Wellman and nearby report elderly residents and a child among the deceased. Egebert Shellabarger 86 Fredonia died Saturday at Wapello Nursing Home. Mrs Mary Elizabeth Pardon 86 Keota died Sunday March 6 at Twilight Rest Home. Douglas Ardell Hartley 7 died at University Hospitals Iowa City after a week illness. Lula Adda Crawford 83 died at Oswalt Nursing Home Richland. Glenn E Porter 79 Ainsworth died March 8 after three weeks illness. Ward Ernest Ruppelt Grundy Center sudden death funeral Tuesday Grundy Center. George W Reade 79 South English died Tuesday Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Blanche McFarlane former resident died recently in La Mesa California funeral held there.
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Columbus’ Junction
Egebert Shellabarger
Fredonia
Wapello
Stacy- Lewis Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Keota
Mary Elizabeth Pardon
Twilight
Kalona
Douglas Ardell Hartley
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Winfield — Lula Adda Crawford
Oswalt
Richland
Crawfordsville
Ernest Ruppelt
Grundy Center
Alice Maxwell
Ruppelt
Wellman
George W. Reade
South English
Mercy Hospital
Procrastination Versus Duty in a Poem by Blanche Harvey
A reflective poem notes morning plans to help others and engage in kindness, while television and puzzles lure attention. The speaker admits procrastination harms time and talent, fearing divine judgment for unfulfilled deeds.
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Blanche Harvey
Saturday Journal readers note weekly out-of-state special
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers a quick local-news summary for former Washington residents and other out-of-state readers. Available by mail to out-of-state subscribers for 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Starr and Griggs Families Named in Public Notice
Rex Allen Starr and Dale Christopher Griggs are named descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah William Starr and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Orville Griggs respectively. Addresses listed as Rural Route 2 Wayland and Rural Route 3 Washington.
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Rex Allen Starr
Elijah William Starr
Wayland
Dale Christopher Griggs
Larry Orville Griggs
Washington
Washington Jaycees honor Iowa Outstanding Young Men event
Washington residents attended the state program in Nevada Iowa where Robert Bates and Keith Horn were named outstanding young man and outstanding young farmer. Rex W. Meyer and Eugene Houk also recognized. Attendees included Dale Batterson Richard Anderson and Howard Wilshire. Prize winners in Coupon Days named by the Chamber of Commerce. Grand prize of $50 awarded to Mrs Daryl Shy. Birthday dinner honors for R H Peterseim in Kalona. Roger Flory finishes basic training at Lackland AFB and advances to Tech School at Sheppard AFB. James Speed and family welcome a son Timothy in Davenport. Quentin Jenkins earns PhD in sociology at Iowa State and joins LSU Baton Rouge staff. Vicki, a dancer in Greece, discusses upcoming Turkey trip. Delbert Earll family marks 20th anniversary. Kenneth Carris admitted for medical checkup. Graduation attendees listed from Washington. Brighton families celebrate anniversaries and showers. Des Moines nursing caps ceremony noted for area students. Suzanne Marie Lenninger born March 1. Mary Pat McGuire kitchen shower for Mary Pat and Charles Vincent.
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Washington
Eugene E. Houk
Jefferson
Swimmers win sub state meet at Burlington
Washington YMCA swimmers captured 21 firsts and filled 48 of 50 events to win the sub state YMCA meet in Burlington with 4452 points. Ottumwa 389, Burlington 23542, Keokuk 39. Coach Milo Steele praised state meet qualifiers for Fort Dodge on March 19.
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Washington Ymca
Burlington
Washington
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Milo Steele
Fort Dodge
Shade tree losses loom for Washington Iowa amid elm disease
Wednesday March 9 notes warn Washington Iowa could lose nearly half of its shade trees in coming years due to Dutch Elm Disease already have a large number killed. Hospital and social notices include Dale M Smith at Mercy Iowa City room 407 for tests and observation and Mrs Dale Carstenson visiting from Overland Park.
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Iowa
Washington
Dale M. Smith
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Palmers and Kin Visited Mrs Palmer’s Family in Iowa City
Mr and Mrs Willard Palmer Craig Mary and Susan of Mt Vernon spent Sunday with Mr Palmer’s mother Mrs Ethel Palmer. Mr and Mrs Milton Smith of Cedar Rapids visited her parents and sister Mr and Mrs George Goetz and Faye Sunday afternoon. Connie Turnipseed is a patient in Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 441 for observation and therapy. Clarence Boshart admitted Tuesday to University Children’s Hospital Iowa City room 107 W
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Verne Wolfe
University Hospital
Iowa City
Hugh D. Walker
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Mary Beth Pedtke
Joe Melinskis
Washington
Kevin
Kathleen
Hubert Walker
Daniel Pedtke
South Bend
Ind
Willard Palmer
Craig, Mary and
Susan
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Palmer
Ethel Palmer
Milton Smith
Cedar Rapids
George Goetz
Faye
Connie Turnipseed
Mercy Hospital
Clarence Boshart
University Children’s Hospital
Henry Luers 100th Birthday Celebrated In Keota
Fifty five relatives and friends joined Henry Luers at Maplewood Manor to mark his 100th birthday on Monday afternoon. A heart shaped gold and white cake, baked by Elvin Luers, was served with ice cream, coffee and mints. He received 212 birthday cards and a greetings note from President Johnson. An original poem from Ilo Gretter was presented along with bouquets and plants. Washington seeks help to plan tree replanting amid Dutch Elm disease. Mayors willits says city will prioritize cleanup of residential eyesores this spring. Comrade Class of West Chester Methodist Church met with Frank Kleese leading devotions. B D Dunn and wife visited Arkansas on return from Hot Springs. Mary Kauffman of Iowa Wesleyan College pledged to Alpha Xi Delta. Martha Chance will celebrate her 26th birthday Friday with family hosting.
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Keota
Henry Luers
Maplewood Manor
Elvin Luers
The Week On The Farm And Hog Prices Debate
A farmer notes local merchants support fair hog prices while a $1 per pound bacon rumor concerns him. He describes farrowing crates, early feeding, pig care within 12 hours, and new feeds. He reports warm weather boosting farm activity, corn stalk work, and oats replacement by nurse crops. He questions Texas oil producers about $1 bacon.
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Washington Square
Texas
School district buys three buses
Washington Community School District board members voted this week to purchase three new school buses, completed work on an extensive revision of the district's insurance policies, and accepted the resignations of six district employees.
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Washington Community School District
Marriages Announced for Sally Blodgett and Robert Gholson
Mr and Mrs Marvin Hunt announce the marriage of their daughter Sally Blodgett to Robert Gholson son of Mr and Mrs Edward Gholson of Salem Iowa The notice identifies the newlyweds and the families involved in the union.
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Paul Boettcher
Louis Pronga
Jeffrey and
Andrew
Chillicothe, Ill
Marvin Hunt
Sally Blodgett
Robert Gholson
Edward Gholson
Salem, la
Evening Journal item from Washington Iowa 1966
March LR 1966 Washington Iowa item appears in Evening Journal. Details unreadable in fragment.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
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UPI
Lorraine Suter
Waco
Here
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YMCA
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Harold Sheets
William Starr
Lloyd Moothart
Albert Pacha
East Pleasant Plain
Cora White
Larry Griggs
Janet Avery
Joyce Grim
Judy Benjamin
Brighton
Ledru Kauffman
Jennie Lauderman
Larry Marek
Glenn E. Porter
Blanche McFarlane
la Mesa
Calif
Marion Swanson
the Stork Gazette
Washington County Hospital
Nevada
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Daryl Shy
East Washington Street
The
Melody Lanes
R.H. Peterseim
Vernon Hartzler
Julie
Don Miller
Jim Yoder
H. E. Peterseim
Katona
James Miller
Roger Flory
Orville Flory
Lackland Afb
Sheppard Afb
James Speed
Davenport
Timothy
James
Robert Speed
Quentin A. L. Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Iowa State University
Ames
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Robert
Thomas
Vicki
Athens
Greece
Istanbul
Turkey
Greg
Delbert Earll
Delcie Earll
Farrel Long
Kenneth Carris
Veterans Hospital
William Bell
David Bell
Dale Lance
Connie
Alice Lance
Brighon
Ira Saunders
Dickey
Prairie
Victor Oswalt
Kermit Oswalt
Sherry Cobb
Mark and
Angela
Clarence Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Ronald Greiner
Janeen Loeffler
Lloyd Loeffler
Clyde Crile
Dean Stannard
Dwight Loeffler
Carol Loeffler
Walter Longer
May Gideon
Ruth
Earnest Gideon
Bernard Payne
Randy
Rose Anne
Mac Wallace
Alma Walker
Elsie Conard
Alvin Shebeck
Bettendorf
Ronald C. Meyer
Rod al
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Mike Wheelan
H. S. Clark
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Janice Grieser
Jeri Mayer
First Methodist Church
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Mondamin,lla
Suzanne Marie
Gary Marston
Campbell Chain Co
Howard O. Nash
Orville E. Nash
Iowa Wesleyan College
Delbert Zager
Gary Shebeck
Connie Emerson
Mary Johnossen
Peg Long
Kathy Berkhoff
AIB
Ivan Marston
John Rath
George Baker
Burnsville, Minn
Phil Richards
Richards
Dana Crawford
Marshalltown
Vera Crawford
Peter Bell
Joe Nelson
Bell
Dale Carstenson
Overland Park
Kan
George Masson
West Liberty
M. L. McCreedy
Nineteenth Century Club
Robert Patterson
Helen Hayes
Stan Weeste
Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club
Weeste
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Merle Allison
Chi Omega Social Sorority
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Lee Holland
Brownsville
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Edward R. Winga
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Lahoma
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Cloid Willits
Journal Today
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Frank Kleese
West Chester Methodist Church
Kleese
Marion Pence
Robert Stephens
Walter Duvall
Mrs. B.D. Duwn
R.B. Haight
Springdale
Hot Springs
Mary Kauffman
Mt. Pleasant
Alpha Xi Delta
Mary
Wilmer Kauffman
Martha Chance
William Chance
Sherman
Steve Settles
Winfield
Settles
J. T. Settles
Iowa State
WMT
Barbara Ann Rose
Gary Lee Knight
Evergreen Park, Ill
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Oak Lawn
Frederick H. Pralle
S.T.M
Rita Koenig
Mark Koening
Marycrest College
Rita
Paul R. Horak
Palos Verdes
Orange Grove Road
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Bob Nardy
N.H. Brinkman
Cole, Ia
Don Maxwell
Mary Brinkman
Cornell College
Dean Harms
Maxwell
B.B. Bordwell
McAllen
Mexico
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Joe Caputo
John Knotek
Mr. Knotek
Marie Deutsch
Isadore Duetsch Jr
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Howard Lins
Hayward
Pvt
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Steve
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