Passing Years in Washington Chronicle Local News
A Washington page recaps community life with details of travel plans for Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rommel to Burlington Wisconsin, a 450 attendance concert by Iowa Wesleyan College choir, and FFA district representation in Keosauqua. It notes high school one act play festival, farm labor needs in Washington County, Easter tours and events, rural women's day, and various local obituaries and church activities. New hires, retirements, and clergy changes are listed along with a fire of local civic life and Easter celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Rommel
Jack
Burlington
Wis
Rommel
Ford
Iowa Wesleyan College
Washington Methodist Church
Roger Kleese
Frank Chmelar
Washington
Washington County
Permelia R. Lay
Iowa State Employment Service
Betty Logan
Clarence Logan
Monmouth
Ill
Monmouth College
Melvin Hill
Washington High School
California
Oakland
Willis Booth
Elwyn Booth
Encinitas
Calif
Mesa
Aunz
Janet Tucker
Eurain Tucker
Janet
Oak Park Academy
Nevada
Deaths and funeral notice roundup across Iowa towns
Deaths reported include Mrs. Eben Davis 82 of Crawfordsville who died Sunday morning after six weeks illness at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. William Sheetz 88 of Kinross died Monday evening after a year of poor health. Alvin F. Shaw 72 farmer northeast of Washington died Wednesday afternoon March 27 from a heart attack after a week of illness. Funeral services for Jason G. Yoder 71 Kalona set for Sunday 2 p.m. at East Union Mennonite Church with burial in West Union Cemetery. Yoder Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Carriers
Dave Elder
Dave
Civil Air Patrol
Armory
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
Washington
American Pearl Button Company
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Frank J. Salladay
Highland Township
Glen Green
Isabella Norton
Muscatine
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Roger Sherman
Ada Hollingsworth
WD. Gray
Grant, Mont
Inter-Church Council
Norbert Whitmire
East of Richmond
George W. Stewart
Esther Essley
West Monroe
Eben Davis
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Keota — William Sheetz
Kinross
Alvin F. Shaw
Kalona
Jason G. Yoder
East Union Mennonite
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
West Union Cemetery
Yoder
Snider
Grace Snider
Mary Coldren
Clark Street
Cora Boehme
Pleasantview
Ruth Lytle
Carrie Berdo
Fannie Shinabarger
Shinabarger
Raymond Jeffries
Hospital and Birth Notices Across Washington and Surrounding Areas
A long list of hospital admissions discharges births and admissions from Washington Columbus Junction Wellman Kalona Harper Ainsworth and Riverside with names such as Mrs Lloyd Griggs Mr Milton Schnicker Mrs Vernon Adam and many others. A note states if farmers used 1940 equipment it would raise the weekly family farm bill by over five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Solomon
Columbus Junction
Vernon Adam. Wellman
Henry W. Miller
Kalona
U.S
Rotary Elects Washington Club Officers for July Start
Washington Rotary elected William Sitler as president Judd Mallory as vice president Robert Kennedy as secretary treasurer and board members James Mequaid Paul Shearer Marion McAvoy. The retiring president Dunham Morrison remains on the board. Other notes include Eagle Scout William Lee of Troop 237 and alumni meeting of the Iowa City State University chapter at the YMCA with a potluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Rotary Club
William Sitler
Judd Mallory
Robert Kennedy
James Mequaid
Paul Shearer
Marion McAvoy
Dunham Morrison
Washington County
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
YMCA
Old Gold Singers
Obituaries: Della Singleton Samuel Williams and Forrest Herr
Mrs. Della Singleton aged 84 died Thursday at University Hospitals Iowa City. Samuel Williams 77 retired farmer of Columbus City died this morning at Washington County Hospital. Forrest Melvin Herr 80 retired farmer of Keota died at 6 15 am today in Shenk Rest Home Wellman where he had lived since Sept 18 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Della Singleton
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Samuel Williams
Columbus City
Washington County
Keota
Forrest Melvin Herr
Shenk
Wellman
Evening Journal item from Washington IA March 36 1963
Local newspaper note from Washington Iowa dated March 36 1963 covers city events and community updates with brief notices and announcements. The page lists civic items, functions, and upcoming meetings affecting residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Honors New Superintendent At Halcyon House Tea
The Halcyon House Guild honored new superintendent Mrs. Mabel Rehfeldt with a spring tea from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday. Former superintendent Mrs. Mayme Squire introduced the guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halcyon House Guild
Mabel Rehfeldt
Halcyon House
Mayme Squire
Local events fill Washington area with fairs institutes and notices
About 250 attended the Floor Institute at the Methodist Church where Mrs. June Brown spoke on floor coverings. The Washington Science Fair drew 300 to 400 at Washington Junior High with four projects named among the best. Local clubs discussed oil and gas leasing activity, and engagements and anniversaries were announced. Open house honored Mr. and Mrs. E M Richards on their golden anniversary with 266 guests. Kathryn Lee Booth and Charles W Reed announced marriage plans. Families visited by Springfield and Moravia relatives. VEW Auxiliary and Veterans groups held meetings and plan future events at Washington County locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Brown
Ames
Methodist Church
Washington Junior High School
Karen Vosika
Janet Wulf
Steve Hardy
Dave Myers
Ainsworth
Mrs. E.M. Richards
Harold Disney
5Th Street
Boone
Kathryn Lee
Charles W. Reed
Loretta
Dubuque, Ja
C. Raymond Reed
S. Greene Street
Reed
Editor Attends NEA Meeting With 110 Publishers
Washington Evening Journal's Dave Elder joins 110 non metropolitan publishers from 30 states for a Kennedy Administration briefing in Washington March 28 to 30. He travels with his wife Mrs. Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Elder
Washington Evening Journal
Congress
Elder
Washington County locals mark elections and honors
Washington County notices list Mrs. Owen as president of the TB Association with Lester Krabill as vice president and Mrs. Morrison as second vp. Robert Day named president of the Bar Association. Mrs. Billie Young to deputy clerk. Various residents praised for academics and service, and community updates include travel, illnesses, and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Owen
TB Association
Billie Young
Poem Of The Week by Word Weavers
Fact Of Life laments aging and body changes with humor. A speaker named Oneita Fisher rejects glamour ideals and embraces natural appearance as she and others reflect on modern beauty pressures. The piece reads like a personal, reflective verse from a community poetry feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneita Fisher Word Weavers
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Beagle
Bill See
Washington Eagle Scouts
Methodist
Bill
Max See
Dave Horsey
Seymour Martin
Studebaker
Katherine Smith
Minneapolis
Phillip D. Crail
Lowa
al Baldrige
Willard Wylie
Reinbeck
Lloyd Griggs
August Glanzman
William Panzer
Carl Skipton
Harry Boileau
Milton Sehnicker
Kenneth Striegle
Harper
Herman — Schultz
Diane Howe
Gerald Junior Bender
Leo Wagner
Nichols
Ola O’ Laughlin
Riverside
Esther Palmer
Peter Shelangoski
Prighton
Joe Junior Miller
David Nardy
Craig Edmondson
Mike Lord
Frank Shepherd
Vernon Adam
Edna van Auken
Jim Carey
Ronald Zager
William Dea
Lee Loveless
Karen Martin
Edward Clanin
Lorenzy Bishop
Helen B. Todd
Craig Hdmondson
Milton Schnicker and Son
Kenneth Striegel
Albert Dickinson
Brighton
William Lee
Max Lee
SUI Alumni
Yish Fry
M.L. Brown
William
West Des Moines
Daryl Shy
Floyd Eads
Albany, al
Lee Moore
Davenport
J.L. Pinter
DeWitt
Minnie van Meter
DAC Regent
E. £. Ward
The
Daughters of the American Colonists
West Side Cafe
Sigourney Monday
Tarkio
Larry Woods
Tarkio College
Larry
Claude Woods
Philip Leyden
Tony
Beth
Mineral Point
Ken Gilmore
Mary Jane Bruty
Benjamin Lee Gilmore
William Bruty
Briana
Craig Knupp
Foster
Glenn Knupp
C. L. Foster Jr
Austin
Texas
Chuck
Gladys Knupp
Law
Texas University
Laura Bk
Beth) Brinning
Camille Pottet
Pred Reid
Arthur Wead
KE. E. Ward
Daughters of American Colonists
Ralph Zeck
Zecks
Walter Messer
Monday Night
H. J. Whiting
Homestead, Fla
Patman
Maurice W. Putman
Midland
Michigan
Ralph Hesseltine
Hesseltine
Putman
Dow Chemical Co
Washington State
British Columbia
Europe
Dow Chemical
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Vi Flynn
M.M. Flynns
Carlton Bump
Municipal Swimming Pool
Smart Distributing Company
SUI
State University of
Jack Emry
Kent Klopfenstein
Robert Quinn
Sandra Strickfaden
Wayland
Foster Bickel
Stanley F. Clinton
Milton Schnicker
Route 1
Scott Douglas
Melvin Schnicker
Earl Ferrell
Larry Shalla
W. J. Shannon
Council Bluffs
W. R. Hughes
Shannon
Marion Rees
Abraham Lincoln
C. B
Omaha
Walter Sojka
Memphis, Mo
Mrs Pearl Redding
William McConnell Jr
Edna Singmaster
Lena Schmitt
Ruth Manchar
Paul
Mark
Karen
Maquoketa
Howard Hays
Walter Stuart
Rock Island
Jean Smith
Bettendorf
Science
Steve Smith
Dean Grosscup
Kevin Dean
Springfield
Hll
Fred Grosscup
Daryl Grosscup
Cotter
Ed McCord
Moravia
Kevin
Floor Institute
William White
Rudkin
Martin Magean
Wheaton, Il
John Tucker
Washington County Hospital
Joe Clyde
Minot
N. C
VEW Auxiliary
George Miller
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Meryl Steele
Mary Reister
Veterans of World War 1 and
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
NEA
Word Weavers Club
Carol Ray
Rex Ray
Illa Mae Earnest
Vaughn Rinner
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Robert Reed
Washington Ymca
Demons
Mid - Prairie
Case Field
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Robert Kurtz
E. E. Ward
Journal Office
McCleery Cumming Company
Leonard Brinning
Robi. Miksch
Elliott McKinstry
Fred Chalupa
Nelson Woodford
Ferne Carr
Aloah Farrier
William Carr
Paul Hazelett
Eugene Engel
William Berger
Kissimmee
Flo
Robert McFarlane
Iowa Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Cedar Rapids
Central Park
Jerry Benjamin
Deborah Sue
Houston
Richard Peterson
Peterson
Charles E Smith
Becky Matthew
Neal Burton
Hollywood
UPI
Jim Franciscus
Yale University
Major Hoffman
Franciscus
Vienna
John Owen
Washington County TB Association
E.D. Morrison
Lester Krabill
Morrison
John Lemmon
Delbert Soper
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Robert Day
Washington County Bar Association
Harold Boyd
Robert Bates
Benn
John Benn
Mason City
Howard Benn
Jack Weik
Lincoln Parent Teachers Association
Dennis Stutrud
Fargo
N. D
Marion Huston
West Coast
Stanley Smith
Bea Hotle
W.D. Kyle
Illa Mae Hotle
Salem, Ore
Smith
Francis Friese
Vevey Hospital
Bernard Moeller
Gary Francis
John Wheelan
Arenzville, Ill
Robert Clarks
Luella Pearson
Mattie Stephens
Boyd Stephens
Lancaster
James Taylor
Tessie
James Sears
Illinois
Stephens
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