Washington Week in Review March Updates
Local notes from Washington County cover March of Dimes funds totaling 1129.80, death of Keith Molesworth former Colts player, high school Demons basketball stats, and community visits. Also noted are visits by Mildred Zieglowsky, spring VFW event, Easter seal fundraisers, Viet Nam service calls, health updates, and regional social gatherings across Nevada and Cedar Rapids area.
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Washington
Demons
Washington Cagers
DECA honors for Washington High students in Des Moines
Washington High School DECA students earned state honors at the two day Des Moines conference. Linda Jaspering won first in Display Judging. Mike York placed second in Marketing Terminology. Al Brock and Tom Gray earned DECA honor certificates. Other notes include notices of weddings and anniversaries, plus local personal updates.
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Washington High School
Des Moines
Linda Jaspering
Washington Deca
Mike York
Journal
Washington
al Brock
Tom Gray
Elm Trees Decline In Washington Amid Disease
More than 600 elm trees in Washington have withered and been removed since Dutch elm disease appeared. City programs and resident cooperation on sanitation and control efforts will determine how many elms survive and how much shade remains in the tree lined streets. Lane W. Jarvis and Lynn Neuhart receive military and academic notices, with family updates and local obituaries and travel notes from Iowa and Kansas universities.
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Washington
Washington City
Tractor mishap wounds man in Crawfordsville
Friday March 18 report says Robert Schnoebelen is recovering satisfactorily at Washington County Hospital after a tractor pulling trees into a ditch overturned on his father's farm. Also note the death of Samuel Collin McCleery, 49, in a car crash near Castle Rock, Colorado, with funeral arrangements handled by Jones Funeral Home. engagement announced between Susan Jill Goodfellow and Dennis Edward Havel. local travel and academic notes on residents and students including Illa Mae Earnest selected for Washington D.C. research term.
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Crawfordsville
Robert Schnoebelen
Washington County Hospital
Samuel Collin McCleery
Washington
Castle Rock
Colo
McCleery
Littleton
Jones Funeral Home
Riverside
Susan Jill Goodfellow
Dennis Edward Havel
Thomas Goodfellow
Mr. Havel
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Illa Mae Earnest
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Jake Earnest
Washington, D.C
Marriages in Keota and Goshen on March 12
Miss Brenda Faye Rimer and James Henry Pierce, both of Keota, married Saturday at Wesley Methodist Church with Rev. Orrin Potter reading the vows. Goshen pair Wilma Leichty and Ekkehard Lichti wed Saturday at Bethel Mennonite Church with Virgil Hershberger and Willard Leichty officiating.
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Keota
Brenda Faye Rimer
Lee Renfro
James Henry Pierce
Vernon Raimer
Iowa City
Wesley Methodist Church
Orrin Potter
Wayland
Wilma Leichty
Goshen
Ind
Willard Leichty
Ekkehard Lichti
Ernst Lichti
Bethel Mennonite Church
Virgil Hershberger
Certified Meat Sire Golden Chip 834117 is named
Hampshire Swine Registry announces Stephens Greene and A Ruben Edwards of Ainsworth Iowa Middletown Mo qualified Hampshire boar Golden Chip 834117 as a Certified Meat Sire by siring at least five litters meeting standards. Also notes local community notices including staffing at Western Auto and social and hospital updates.
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Peoria
Ill
Hampshire
Stephens & Greene & A. Ruben Edwards
Ainsworth
Iowa
Middletown
Local sports quiet but state action keeps pace
The week covers Iowa girls and boys basketball tournaments, with upsets and mixed quality. Veterans say this year lacks last year’s class, and opening games were not strong. Washington County claims a high jump champion Cheryl Jennings from Highland High. Drake Fieldhouse hosts girls track as Jennings posts 4 ft 9 in. The Drake record and state mark near. The Washington County Y eyes Fort Dodge for the state swimming meet with a strong local team entering.
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Iowa
Washington County
Cheryl Jennings
Highland High School
Ainsworth
Riverside
Drake
Des Moines
Cheryl
Richard Jennings
Washington
Fort Dodge
Townspeople Named in Listings From Washington Journal
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists local residents with birth or family notices. Entries include Terry Lynn Bean, Mark Harold Kauffman, Sheila Kay Satern, Stephen John Gerdes, Cherry Lynn and Cheryl Lou Bauer, and Jeffrey Jay York, with parent names and rural routes or addresses noted. The notices appear in the March 19, 1966 issue.
Weather and local notes from Washington Iowa week
Dear Auntie shares a slice of Washington Iowa life in mid March 1966. Weather swings from freezing to 72 degrees trigger radar speed checks with several $6 to $10 fines. St Patrick’s Day festivities feature green hats and green beer. Deaths include Sam McCleery in Colorado and Pete Molesworth in Baltimore. Local youth achievements note Future Business Leaders of America officers and contest prizes. The Neil Schaffner players announce a return, and Washington Concrete Co is sold to Wilson Concrete Co with expansion plans. May 1 dog licensing requires rabies inoculation. veterinarians expect busy April. Bob Ross leads March of Dimes fundraising around $1200.
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Washington Concrete Company
Bob Arthur
Wilson Concrete Co
Iowa
Red Oak
Bob
The Week on the Farm 1966 Feed Grain Program Update
Thaddeus reports on farm activities including signing up for 50 percent participation in the 1966 Feed Grain Program, field checks for hay and pasture, corn acreage plans, livestock care, soil and water conservation, and the impact of grain policy on production. Hog prices decline, pet lambs grow, cribbed ear corn moisture tested at 20 percent, and center-crib ventilation discussed.
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Thaddeus
Transplanted Birch Poem by Vivian Baumgartner
A poem about a birch moved from the wild to a calm yard. The speaker mourns its uprooting yet notes the tree adapts with a new leaf despite autumn’s silence. Reflects on nature, displacement, and quiet resilience.
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Vivian Baumgartner
Local Deaths in Kalona Wellman Columbus Junction
Barbara Brenneman 94 died at home north of Kalona Sunday. Charles E. Long 82 died Sunday March 13 1966 in Washington County Hospital after illness since last May. Loise Wade died Saturday in Wellman. funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Asbury Methodist Church with burial in Wellman Cemetery. Bertha E. Kelley 76 died Sunday March 13 1966 at Restopica in Columbus Junction after seven years’ residence there.
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Kalona
Barbara Brenneman
Kalona Sunday
Charles E. Long
East
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Wellman
Loise Wade
Asbury Methodist Church
Robert Parris
Eastern Star
Columbus Junction
Bertha E. Kelley
Restopica
Funeral services for Edward H Engle in Crawfordsville
Edward H Engle of Crawfordsville dies Monday March 14 1966. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. John Cornish in charge. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Edward H. Engle
Crawfordsville
Jones Funeral Home
John Cornish
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Engle
Funeral services for Jacob E. Graber in Wayland
Jacob E. Graber 64 retired farmer and painter died unexpectedly at his Wayland home Wednesday evening March 16. Funeral will be Saturday March 19 at 2 p.m. at Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev. Walter Neufeld officiating. Burial in North Hill. Elizabeth Fritchen died today at Washington County Hospital at 317 North Avenue. Ralph Aaron Beauchamp 76 of Winfield died Thursday night March 17, 1966 at Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant.
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Wayland
Jacob E. Graber
Wayland Mennonite Church
Walter Neufeld
North Hill
Graber
Elizabeth Fritchen
Washington County Hospital
North Avenue
Winfield
Ralph Aaron
Beauchamp
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Local Medical And Family Announcements In Brief
Saturday entries list Oscar Collett Washington medical and yesterday Otto Vorhies Lockridge medical plus Bonnie Wolfe Brighton surgical. Today Mrs Anna Lenninger Washington medical. Saturday Raymond Gerdes Ainsworth a son. Yesterday Stephen Satern Columbus Junction a daughter. Other names Judy Benjamin Brighton Albert Pacha East Pleasant Plain Joyce Graham Washington and Le dru Kauffman and son Wayland reflected in notices.
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Oscar Collett
Washington
Otto Vorhies
Lockridge
Medical
Bonnie Wolfe
Brighton
Surgical
David Misel
Anna Lenninger
Raymond Gerdes
Ainsworth
Stephen Satern
Columbus Juncetion
Judy Benjamin
Albert Pacha
East Pleasant Plain
Joyce Graham
Ledru Kauffman
Wayland
Medical and family notices from Washington area yesterday and today
Yesterday reports show Andy Farrier and Mrs Mabel Holman in Brighton and Washington for medical matters, along with Mr and Mrs Stanley Bauer in Washington announcing twin daughters. Today notices list Mrs Leo Stone and Miss Rita Ardus er in Washington, updating local records.
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Andy Farrier
Brighton
Mabel Holman
Washington
Stanley Bauer
Leo Stone
Rita Arduser
Local medical listings shift across cities and names
Yesterday the page listed patients including Robert Schnoebel en in Washington and Mrs Eva Rees in Winfield among others for medical care. Today the entries show John Smith in Brighton undergoing surgery and new names such as David Misel in Washington and Mrs Janet Avery in Washington plus Clemet Kessel in Iowa City and Mrs Stephen Satern and daughter in Columbus Junction with Bonnie Wolfe in Brighton.
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Robert Schnoebelen
Washington
Eva Rees
Winfield
Wilbur Nicholson
Etta Reeves
John Smith
Brighton
David Misel
Janet Avery
Clemet Kessel
Iowa City
Stephen Satern
Columbus Junction
Bonnie Wolfe
Farrier and Bauer Lead Washington Notices in Today’s List
A list featuring Andy Farrier of Brighthon and Mrs. Stanley Bauer of Washington along with Otto Vorhies of Lockridge, Robert Schnoebelen of Washington, and Ralph Peiffer of Washington appears in today’s notices. The items reference local name removals or postings.
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Andy Farrier
Brighton
Stanley Bauer
Washington
Otto Vorhies
Lockridge
Robert Schnoebelen
Ralph Peiffer
Saturday Journal Summary for Out-of-State Readers
The Saturday Edition offers a weekly local news digest aimed at former Washington residents and other out-of-state readers. Subscriptions are mailed weekly at $3.50 per year.
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Journal
Washington
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Bob Ross
Keith Molesworth
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore
Mr. Molesworth
Monmouth College
Mildred Zieglowsky
Garden Grove
Calif
Wilbur and
Wilmer Zieglowsky
Mrs
Howard Capps
VW Rooms
Fred Bartow
Raymond Bowers
Pueblo
Waterloo
W.W. Bowers
C.E. Morris
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Camp Sunnyside
VFW
Mr. Morris
H. L. Rees
South
WO Henry L. Luers
Southside
Tenn
Luers
Rees
Viet Nam
Harold Brock
University Hospitals
Mark Genkinger
Jack Genkinger
Elmer Stalder
Myrtle Ginkinger
Mark
Michael
Nevada
Jay
John Logan
Eldon Brake
Kansas City
Davis Paint Company
Dick Humston
The
Highway Commission
William Nelson
Monticello
Howard Wilshire
Howard Kolkman
Rodney
Sally
Matilda Wasson
Louise
T. M. Nelson
DECA
Barbara Kerker
David Klaus
Everett Klaus
Frank Kerker
Melo Janecek
Harvey Davis
D. Claire Davis
Wheaton
Erik
Jessica
Emily Kay Davis
J.C. Carris
Rutland
Henry Carris
Robert J. Kron
Mercy Hospital
William Reinert
Maplewood Manor
Phil Horak
Leonard Horak
Dale Batterson
Vicki Horak
Leonard Horaks
Herbert Campbell
Dale Carstensen
Overland Park
Kan
West Liberty
George Masson
Eula Cherry
Jay B. Logan
Story County Hospital
Lane W. Jarvis
Carl W. Jarvis
Army Headquarters
74Th Missile Detachment
West Point Military Academy
Lane
Munich
Germany
Hattie Stine
Harlan Neuhart
Oatholic
William Carr
University Hospital
Ole Boone
Marvin Boone of
Clara Godlove
Rodney Britain
Bert Britain
San Antonio
Texas
Army Air Force
Lackland Training Center
Lloyd Marek
Joe and
Virginia
Connie Musgrove
Florida
Mr. Schnoebelen
Charles Harley
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Houston
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ray M. Steele
Mae- Allen, Texas
W.J. Masson
Ernie Hayeslett
Western Auto Associate
Amos Fitzgerald
Rick Crone
Biloxi
Miss
Charles Crone
Fifth Floor
Fairgrounds
Jolly Nine Club
Blue Note Cafe
John Custer
Laura Griffin
Helen Lackey
Stork Gazette
Terry Lynn Bean
Stanley Duane Bean
Mark Harold Kauffman
Ledra Duane Kauffman
Sheila Kay Satern
Steven Satern
Stephen John Gerdes
Cherry Lynn and
Cheryl Lou Bauer
East Second
Jeffrey Jay York
Curtis York
North 5Th
Evening Journal
March
Sam McCleery
Colorado
Pete Molesworth
Sam
Blanche
Nicola and Harmon
Pete
WHS
Chicago Bears
Personel
Martin Chebuhar
Iowa Southern
Neil Schaffner
Toby and
Suzie
Mr. Schaffner
Louisa County
March of Dimes
Drake University
Sally Leiser
Milwaukee, Wis
Liz Raptis
Chicago
Jill Dorn
Minneapolis
Jodee Colannes
UPI Telephoto
Emma Boller
McAllen
Yoder
Willis V. Horton
East Union Mennonite Church
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
J. John J. Miller
Ottumwa
Laura Elsie Caldwell
Oskaloosa
Claude Dickerson
Ralph Chorpening
Clement Kessell
Wilmer Kauffman
Russell Bell
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