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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1968

Page

7

Abandoned Farmhouses Reflect Rural To Urban Shifts

A midwestern panorama shows deserted farmhouses signaling decades of rural to urban migration. The essay laments vanished family life and simple winters, contrasting past togetherness with today’s conveniences and emptier towns. It also briefly mentions baseball players Davenport McCovey Alou Hiatt Haller Marichal Mays Hunt in context of team hopes.

Midwestern United States

Giants trade Hunt to boost 1968 pennant bid

San Francisco Giants manager Herman Franks confirms a winter deal that sent Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver from the Dodgers for Tom Haller. Hunt brings a .280 career average to help middle-field defense with Hal Lanier at short. Willie Mays anchors center while Jim Davenport Eyes regular third base and Jim Ray Hart could move to left field after leading the club with 99 runs last season.

Phoenix. Ariz UPI San Francisco Giants Herman Franks Ron Hunt Los Angeles Dodgers Nate “Peewee Oliver Tom Haller Hal Lanier Hunt St. Louis Lanier Tito Fuentes Fuentes Giants Phoenix Jim Davenport Jim Ray Hart Hart

Idris Club Hosts March Meeting and Greece Talk in Kalona

Mrs Logan Reif and Mrs Paul Swank co hosted twenty Idris Club members in Kalona as they heard Mrs Fay W Boone present on International Understanding and Mrs Kenneth King discuss Greece and her recent trip. Upcoming events include Davenport convention April 15 17 and Guest Night April 2 at 7 30 pm.

Kalona Logan Reif Paul Swank Idris Club Reif Kenneth King

Keota prepares Preschool Round Up and town notices

Keota Community School invites children to a Preschool Round Up on March 29 with registration by last name initial. health records required. Town notices include April 4 garbage pickup rules and penalties for dumping at the town dump, plus council discussion on parallel parking and an ordinance for street resurfacing. Local births noted: Mary Jeanne Smothers born March 18 at Washington Hospital, Grandparents listed. James Gerritt Hunting born March 14. Kay Greiner born March 13 with family details.

Keota Oskaloosa Sanitation Company Austin Zehr State Highway Commission Richard Smothers Washington Hospital Mary Jeanne Mary Henderson Emmett Smothers Sigourney Hattie Gregory Gerrit Hunting James Gerritt Hunting Everett Greiner Kay Marie Greiner John Redlinger Harper

Kalona Alpha Club meeting notes March 19

Kalona March 19 Alpha Club meeting in Mrs. Richard Dyer home with 27 members present. Mrs. H V Beck reported Kalona Public Library Board summer reading program. Mrs. Meredith Maas Jr. noted 95 members attended county convention at Kalona Methodist Church. scrap book on civic projects prepared by Idris and Alpha Clubs will go to State Federated Club office. Others spoke on meat inspection and the Davenport convention set for April 15–17. The April 1 luncheon at Captain's Table in Washington precedes a calendar factory tour. Mary Paulette Yoder observed her fifteenth birthday with a Sunday gathering. Families noted include Swartzendruber, Yoder, Marner, and others. Navy inductee Russell Grout returns home before reporting to Glenview. Various Friday and Sunday visits and hostesses listed.

Kalona Larry Hoover Alpha Club Richard Dyer Glenn Miller H. V. Beck Idris and Alpha Clubs State Federated Club Office Howard Schrock General Federation Club Jesse Grout Davenport Washington Mary Paulette Yoder Mark Swartzendruber

Kalona Residents Share News And Visits

Kalona residents and relatives are listed with hospital stays, homecomings, and social visits. Dessie Figgins was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Lloyd Knepp and Alice Eimen returned home after a six week California Arizona Colorado vacation. Locals hosted and visited friends and family across Kalona and nearby towns.

Kalona Dessie Figgins Mercy Hospital Iowa City Lloyd Knepp Alice Eimen California Arizona Colorado Howard Grimes Susan Evanston Illinois Dale K. Gingerich Grimes Mrs. Gingerich Ralph Gingerich Wellman Emerson Swartzendruber

Local Professional Directory of Attorneys and Doctor

Listing of lawyers including Louis J. Kehoe at Jeffry Building phone 653-3991 and Livingston Day Meeker Bates with office at 112 South Ave B phone 653-2147. Morrison Morrison and Lloyd at 211 West Washington St phone 653-5431. John C. Owen at 119 West Washington South Side Square phone 653-2874. Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion phone 653-2351, closed Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates South Ave John C. Owen West Washington South Side Square M. L. Tweeton North Marion

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