Washington week in review features farming wins and local life
Duane Kretz of route three Washington earns top corn yield in a De Kalb XL-45 contest with 163.46 bushels per acre. Washington YMCA swimmers place first in intermediate at the state meet in Fort Dodge. Cedar Rapids leads with 247, Des Moines 1832, Washington 14112. Northwestern Norwich Univ biology professor Wagenknecht to study plant taxonomy at Oklahoma State from June 6 to August 12. The column lists marriages, gatherings, births, travels, and community events around Washington, Iowa, with many local residents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kretz
Duane Kretz
Route Three
Washington
Duane
Washington Ymca
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Davenport
Northfield
Burdette L. Wagenknecht
Norwich University
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Okla
National Science Foundation
Oklahoma State University Department of Botany and
Wagenknecht
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
University of Kansas
Norwich
Friese dies in Viet Nam in 1966 war
Private First Class Willard John Friese 19 died March 21 in Viet Nam after being wounded in action near Phu Bai. A Washington High School graduate who joined the Marine Corps in 1965, he was the first Washington County soldier killed in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard John Friese
Viet Nam
Washington County
Charles Friese
Route Three
Washington
Friese
Phu Bai
United States Marine Crops
Washington High School
Washington Junior High Science Fair winners named
Washington Junior High announced winners Mark Walby in eighth grade and Steve Davis in ninth grade at the annual science fair. The report also covers county audits, investments of idle funds, and local club meetings with officer installations and engagements and births notes from Washington County for March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Walby
Steve Davis
Washington Junior High School
Mark
Steve
Washington County
Lorne R. Worthington
State
Worthington
Jaycees Elect 1966 Officers In Washington
A four hour meeting of the Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce resulted in the election of new officers and a fresh board of directors for the local service club. President Richard Horak defeated Jack Moore, while Max E. Lewis announced candidacy for the Area Vocational School board to serve Washington County with a Cedar Rapids location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Richard Horak
Good Guy
Jack Moore
Young Man of Action
Max E. Lewis
Area Vocational School
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Storm lashes Iowa as schools closed and lines down
A savage spring storm swept western and northern Iowa with 50 mph winds and widespread outages. Schools closed, highways blocked, power and telephone lines toppled, and Washington reported rain and post-storm blowing snow. Local officials and civic groups noted police training, Rainbow for Girls initiations, and several area residents welcomed births and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Iowa
Vetter Couple Back From Mexico City Trips
Mr and Mrs Keith Vetter return from a week in Mexico City and Acapulco. Mr Vetter attended the Water Conditioners International Association board meeting at Hotel Maria Isabel in Mexico City. Local students at State College of Iowa pledge to social fraternities including Jay Schweitzer Columbus Junction Psi Omega Rick Fry Kalona Psi Omega Michael Schreurs Keota Tau Kappa Epsilon Bill Gravier and Larry Henness Washington Phi Sigma Epsilon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Pacha
Walter Pacha
Nu Sigma Phi
State College of Iowa
Miss Pacha
Keith Vetter
Mexico City
Acapulco
Mexico
Mr. Vetter
Water Conditioners’ Internation] Association
Hotel
Maria Isabel
Jay T. Schweitzer
Columbus Junction
Psi Omega
Rick Fry
Kalona
Michael Schreurs
Keota
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Bill G. Gravier
Larry Henness
Washington
Phi Sigma Epsilon
Wayland Bride Mrs Carol Wenger Weds Edwin Miller
Miss Carol Ann Wenger daughter of Clarence and Mrs Wenger of Wayland married Edwin Vance Miller son of Freeman Miller of Crystal Spring Kansas. Ceremony linked families in a Ft Collins Colorado area event reported in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Carol Ann Wenger
Clarence E. Wenger
Edwin Vance Miller
Ft. Collins, Colo
Freeman Miller
Crystal Spring
Kan
Saturday Journal offers summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal provides a quick local news recap for former Washington residents and out-of-state subscribers. It notes a weekly mail option at $3.50 per year and emphasizes accessibility for non-local readers.
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Journal
Washington
Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington Fun and local changes
In a March 25 1965 column from Washington Iowa the writer reports a blizzard in much of Iowa with Spenser spared. They note a 1908 ordinance banning pool halls and bowling alleys, local Jaycee election results, soil conservation progress, widespread high power night lights, and a drop in speeding fines as a sign of effective policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Week on the Farm Notes March Weather and Plans
Thaddeus reviews farm operations focusing on hogs and out-of-date chicken facilities. He plans to end the chicken venture to free effort for other ventures, orders 50 Muscovy ducklings for May, and details field divisions, water lines, and May tasks. Frost, water access, and May market timing affect finances and bill payments.
Quinns announce Judith Thieleker to Mellor III marriage
The Quinn family announces the marriage of Judith Thieleker to Chauncey Jeffrey Mellor III. The ceremony was held in Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dale Brehmer officiating on Friday evening March 18. The Bealer Wilson wedding also occurred, uniting Barbara Anne Bealer and James Roy Wilson in Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Quinn
Judith Thieleker
Chauncey Jeffrey Mellor III
Chauncey Jeffrey Mellor II
Pittsburgh, Pa
Barbara Anne Bealer
Don Bealer
James Roy Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Ainsworth
Dale Brehmer
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Local Births Listed in Washington Area Saturday March 26 1966
The Washington area lists newborns including Stars Gazelle Mayer and Brenda Fountain daughters of local families along with Rhonda Sinn Angela Redlinger Raymond Miller III Patrick Williamson Ruby Mast Deon Duwa Michele Lukavsky. Entries provide parents names and rural routes or addresses with Kalona and Harper names noted.
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Paul C. Milligan
Urbandale
Paula Ann
Tim Grady
Hilton Grady
Earl Herman
South English
Marietta
Ronald J. Bomber
Leonard Bomber
West Chester
Earl Booth
Mercy Hospital
Edgar Stewart
Dughter
Mike Fisher
Dean Schmitt
Sherri
Gary
George Watson
Bradly
Kevin
Bettendorf
Olive Watson
Sherri Schmitt
Bill Rawn
Indianapolis
Ind
Kate Rawn
Ronald Sheetz
Knoxville
Dean Frederick
Christie
Mary Sue
Merel Sheetz
Near
Frederick Prange
Alexandria, Va
Mrs. Palmer Schilling
Pharr, Texas
Jo Hill
Forest Edwards and
Dennis
Richland
Charles Stafford
Conesville
Serrel Moody
Lone Tree
Charles Crist
Morning Sun
Albert Wehr
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Koehler
Tampa
Harry R. Donaldson
Sublette
David Burdell
Lloyd B. Donaldson
Charles Crossett
Fraternal
Order of the Eagles
Robert Lintz
Keesler Afb
Miss
Virgil Lintz
Bob
Air Force
Leroy Riley
Music Center
San Antonio
Texas
Harold Benedict
Ameal Chabal
University Hospital
Clarence Samuelson
Edmund Reeds
Minneapolis
Minn
Louise Wasson
G.T. Jenneke
St. Paul
Harry Ranseyer
Washington, D.C
National Executive Legislative Committee
the Veterans of
Raymond Hasty
Wayne Dann
Cathy
Kenny
Tom
Alfred Faulkner
Clara Faulkner
Muscatine
North English
UPI
Vernon Miller
Ralph Shirkey
Mike Hadley
Alvin Shebeck
Ronald C. Meyer
Rod al
Rory Cal
Carl Dallmeyer
McCleery- Cumming Co
Specialty Advertising Association
Chicago
U.S
Canada
Riverside
Wellman
Berdeva Mae Karnes
Elmer Karnes
Loren William Piehl
Erwin Piehl
Readlyn
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
William Yunk
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of
Wayne Knapp
Sara
Drake University
Susan
Washington County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Methodist Church
Logan Reif
Harry Ramseyer
E.D. Miller
Lloyd Edwards
Robert Yoder
Carl Pemberton
Bernard Rittenmeyer
Judy
Steve Krantz
Ernest Krantz
Sevilla Nelson Bowman
Harold Kline
Dorothy Willhoit
Luziers Cosmetics
Washington Hotel
Leonard Booth
South Bend
Duane Johnson
Johnson City
N.Y
William Koltovich
Santa Monica
Calif
New Jersey
Ray Young
North Eighth
University Hospitals
Richard Allen
Bert Ballou
Monticello
Jo Ann
John Logue Wilson
United States Army
Glenn Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Jaycees
Rotary
Rotary Club
Dunham Morrison
Vernon Elgin
Washington American Field Service
Richard Bordwell
Louis Larsen
Robert Logan
Harvey Holden
Jon C. Jarvis
Carl W. Jarvis
American Airlines
San Francisco
Jon
Internation Airport
Belmont
Charles Hay
Tucson
Ariz
Pam Hite
Cedar Falls
Pauline Hite
Pam
Sigma Alpha Iota
Walter Johnson
Sandra
Steve Brock
Harley Brock
Official
Clarence Lee
John Cherry
The
University of Iowa
Washington Assembly of the Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Mary Crone
Cheryl Woods
Jean Beenblossom
Kathy Engel
Larilee Darbyshire
Carlotta Edwards
Highland
Grinnel
Margaret Spenser
Brooksie Brush
Janet Kallous
Billie Lee Denton
Louis Ritz
Cauker City
Edward Engle
Crawfordsville
Raymond Long
Wendy Sue
Sandra Ayers
Robert Ayers
Arthur Long
Brighton
Floyd Ayers
Long
Joe Knotek
Washington County Cancer Crusade
Dale E. Brehmer
Cancer Crusade
William Bowers
Bowers
Washington Methodist Church
Waterloo Courier
Tremont Street
Spencer
W. W. Bowers
Dr. Bowers
Dick Horak
Paul Horak
Dick Anderson
Joe Evanovich
Ed Bean
Larry Shalla
Dwane Shalla
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Fitz
Thaddeus
Stars
Gazelle
Washington County Hospital
Joseph Christopher Mayer
William James Mayer
West Broadway
Brenda Arlene Fountain
Omar Leslie Fountain
Rhonda Kay Sinn
Edward Louis Sinn
Angela Ann Redlinger
William Joseph Redlinger
Raymond Joseph Miller III
Raymond Joseph Miller Jr
North 5Th
Patrick Andrew Williamson
Richard Patrick Williamson
Ruby Fern Mast
Daniel C. Mast
Deon James Duwa
Deon Walter Duwn
Michele
Dawn Lukavsky
Donald William Lukovsky
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