Washington history notes and social events mix
A page of Washington history items records a breakfast for Louise Rouse before she leaves for Cedar Falls to attend Iowa State Teachers College, local visits, graduations, society notes, and community happenings including a swine producers banquet, bridge club gathering, and a 95th birthday celebration. It also mentions a fire scare at Henry Berdo's home, a funeral for Peter Widmer, and civic developments like the new Chamber of Commerce, the Centennial school, and a soldiers memorial proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Rouse
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Robert Stout
Near West Chester
William Rathmel
Kremlin
Okla
W. F. Telford
H. J. McCreedy
Ames
John Galloway
Ross Galloway
Waterloo
Marilyn Falk
State University of Iowa
SUI
Sigma Delta Tau
Charlies Huff
Crawfordsville
Parsons College
Ralph Huff
Huff
Parsons Chapter
Chi Beta Phi
National Honorary Science Society
Washington County
N. L. Babrock
T. J. Berdo
Henry
Peter J. Widmer
Milan Shields
Joe Falk
Will Dupuis
Charles Ragan
Homer Davis
Albert Magdefray
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Club
Floyd Harvey
Harvey
North Second Avenue
Cal Long
Mary Nye
Hollywood
Nannie Loughead
Long Beach
Calif
Glenn Mace
19Th Century Club
Improvement League
Washington
Country Club
Harry Ward
C. A. Dewey
J. Ellis Grayson
P. D. Horde
Chick O'Loughlin
New York City
E. T. Wickham
Lewis Wallace
Washington community notes and local appointments
Mrs. Berdo joins public library staff on a part time basis. Clifford Conklin seeks a June Republican primary for Washington County board of supervisors. YMCA president slot filled after Kiesey resignation. Bowling and swimming teams show strong district results. June wedding announced for Margaret Fern Stout and Robert Morris Johnson. Multiple local visits, hospital stays, and travel updates across Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Berdo
Route 3
Washington
Public Library
Archie Buwer
Ruth Gibson
Edsall Brown
Berdo
Clifford Conklin
Washington County
Keota
Board of Supervisors
Donald E. Stout
Crawfordsville
Margaret Fern
Robert Morris Johnson
Mrs. Morris Johnson
Emerson, In
Rural Ok area couples wed in February and March ceremonies
Marriages reported include Clara Margaret Vaught and J. Robert Anderson exchanging vows February 29 at Prairie City Methodist Church with about 150 guests. Beverly Ke gel and Lawrence Kel gel announce their wedding in Lafayette Indiana where they study at Purdue. Donna Gaye Bealer and Ernest Leyden marry in Kahoka Missouri. Linda Warner and Virgil Norton wed in Washington with ceremony conducted by Reverend Reed and Reverend Swartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Margaret Vaught
J. Robert Anderson
Prairie City Methodist Church
Anderson
Floyd Vaught
Prairie City
Elsworth A. Anderson
Route 5
Mt. Pleasant
Donald W. Bealer
Washington
Donna Gaye
Ernest James Leyden
Ernest J. Leyden
Kahoka
Linda Warner
Merle Warner
Virgil Norton
Dale Norton
Douglas Reed
Donnellson
Theodore Swartz
Destination and Dream in a Poem by Margaret Abbott
A reflective poem explores life’s long journey toward tomorrow through road and lane imagery. It contrasts joy and sorrow, duty and freedom, urging the soul to persist toward a transcendent sea where struggle cleanses and liberates.
Past Grands meet with Mrs. Chambers at Keota
Mrs. Daisy Chambers and Mrs. Grace Miller co hosted 15 Past Noble Grand Circle members and one guest Florence Crawford at Mrs. Chambers home. The event featured a poem read by Mrs. Ruth Ginkens, puzzles, quizzes, prizes, and a flower bulb exchange with Irish themed favors.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
Daisy Chambers
Grace Miller Wer
Noble Grand Circle
Florence Crawford
Chambers
Ruth Ginkens
Nina Fitz- Simmons
Elizabeth Seitsinger
Leitsinger
Claire Berry
Aileen Beck
Dorothy Dickenson
76 Improvement Club
Everette Green
Elsie Mayer
Bailey honored among ten at State University of Iowa
Bruce Bailey a senior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bailey of Washington received the Chi Epsilon award for outstanding senior in the College of Engineering during Mecca Week at SUI. The item notes multiple local career moves and a fire call in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Bailey
Henry Bailey
Washington
State University of Iowa
Bruce
Chi Epsilon
College of Engineering
Leavitt
Richard Leavitt
Myrl E. Leavitt
Birthday party marks 45th American Legion celebration
A large crowd attended the 45th annual American Legion birthday party at city hall on Tuesday night. After dinner Wick School of Dancing students performed and Harold Jarvis showed Nassau vacation photos.
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City Hall
Wick School of Dancing
Harold Jarvis
Nassau
Washington Art Guild elects new officers
The Washington Art Guild chose officers for the coming year at a regular meeting at the Gif ford Morrison residence. New officers include President Phil Wikoff, Vice President Mrs Gerald Ridley, Secretary Mrs Robert Libe, Corresponding Secretary Mrs John Swartzendru ber Wayland, and Treasurer Sam Weeks.
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Raymond Carter
Washington
Robert Ross
Howard Timmins
Washington Art Guild
Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney
Phil Wikoff
Gerald Ridley
Robert Libe
John Swartzendruber
Wayland
Sam Weeks
Calendar Supplier of the Year Award to McCleery Cumming
The McCleery Cumming Co Inc of Washington DC received the Calendar Supplier of the Year Award from the Detroit Specialty Advertising Guild. James E. McQuaid accepted on behalf of the firm as one of the nation’s leading calendar manufacturers.
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Washington
D.C
McCleery - Cumming Co., Inc
Detroit Specialty Advertising Guild
McCleery - Cumming Co
United States
James E. McQuaid
Hospital Report Monday Admissions and Births
Hospital Monday list records admissions on Saturday and Sunday with names such as Dennis Donaldson and Barbara Manning. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Gray and a son to Mr and Mrs James Drayfahl. Discharges note several patients leaving today and yesterday across Washington Keota Brighton and Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Donaldson
Ainsworth
Surgical
Barbara Manning
Brighton
Norbert Chuck
Peggy Magdefray
Pleasant
Donald Dayton
Washington
James Drayfahl
Richard Gray
Dale Duwn
Keota
Adin Miller
Kalona
Don Maxwell
Larry Duncan
Berdell Donaldson
Mary Fuhr
Sam Lambert
Vicki Carey
Richard Goodwin
Clyde Dawson Jr
Julia Elmore
Richland
Gary Godfrey
Grace Cottrell
Victor Tinnes
Obituary notices from several Iowa towns mixed in one column
Deaths include John H Zieglowsky 73 of 713 South Second Avenue in Richmond died March 8 1964 at Washington County Hospital. Robert Peter Snell 83 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City funeral Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Jones Funeral Home burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Frank Hodson Brighton died Saturday Pines Nursing Home Washington funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home burial Walnut Cemetery. Mrs Charles E Hanft 79 Columbus Junction found dead by husband Saturday night. Henry R Green 81 Riverside died at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman. Elsie Mae Cumings of Chicago died early Monday services Thursday 2 p.m. Zehr Funeral Home Wayland.
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R. M. Lundgren
Hemet
Calif
R. G. Humston
Mae Warner
Beth Clow
New River
N. C
Robert C. Taylor
Robin
Eddie
Louisville
A. W. Clow
Clow
Blanche McCleery
John H. Zieglowsky
South Second Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Richmond
Robert Peter Snell
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral
Emil Burrichter
Elm Grove Cemetery
Brighton
Frank Hodson
Pines
Washington
Gould
Richard Hartman
Walnut Cemetery
Columbus Junction
Charles E. Hanft
Riverside
Henry R. Green
Shenk
Wellman
Wayland
Zehr Funeral Home
Elsie Mae Cumings
Chicago
Medical notices list several patients across Washington
Yesterday Vicki Young of Ainsworth underwent surgery. Today Mrs Cordelia Whitac of Washington receives medical care. Also listed are Mrs Ronald Bair and her son of Cotter with Richard Bringman, Henry Bomber of Keota, and Ann Kinzler of Washington, all in medical contexts.
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Vicki Young
Ainsworth
Surgical
Cordelia Whitacre
Washington
Ronald Bair
Cotter
Richard Bringman
Henry Bomber
Keota
Ann Kinzler
Death summons Mrs Marietta Workman to Texas for brother
Mrs Marietta Workman left for Aramsas Pass Texas today due to the death of her brother Paul A Marsh born in Ainsworth to J A Marsh and wife He was an Ainsworth High School graduate of 1909 and after marriage moved to Texas His wife died in Beaumont Texas in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Workman
Aramsas Pass
Texas
Paul A. Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Ainsworth
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth High School
Beaumont
Memorial Hospital death of Mary B. Cuthamp at Mt. Pleasant
Miss Mary B. Cuthamp aged 82 died this morning at Memorial Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Mary B. Cuthamp
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
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