Washington News in Brief A Foster of Local Life and Moves
The article chronicles community happenings from Washington Iowa including Alvin Rommel buying a Ford agency in Burlington Wisconsin and moving his family there, a 450-strong audience at the Iowa Wesleyan College choir concert, FFA district delegates at Keosauqua, high school one act play festival plans, farm labor needs in Washington County, Easter events and tours by local students, a Civil Air Patrol meeting, and local obituaries and notices from Daughters of the American Revolution, Journal Carriers, and church activities.
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
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
W. D. Booth
California
Oakland
Willis Booth
Elwyn Booth
Encinitas
Calif
Mesa
Ariz
Janet Tucker
Eurain Tucker
Janet
Oak Park Academy
Nevada
Journal Carriers
Dave Elder
Dave
Civil Air Patrol
Armory
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
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
Deaths of Mrs Eben Davis and William Sheetz
Mrs Eben Davis aged 82 of Crawfordsville died Sunday morning in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after six weeks illness. William Sheetz aged 88 died Monday evening at his Kinross home after a year in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Davis
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Keota — William Sheetz
Kinross
William Lee
Max Lee
Methodist Church
Philip Leyden
Tony
Beth
Mineral Point
Wis
Ken Gilmore
Mary Jane Bruty
Benjamin Lee Gilmore
William Bruty
Briana
M.L. Brown
William
West Des Moines
Bill
Daryl Shy
Laura Bk
Beth) Brinning
Snider
Grace Snider
Kalona
Mary Coldren
Clark Street
Cora Boehme
Pleasantview
Neal Burton
Obituaries and funeral notices from Iowa towns
Alvin F. Shaw 72 farmer dies at home of heart attack near Washington on March 27 1963. Jason G. Yoder 71 of Kalona funeral Sunday East Union Mennonite Church burial West Union Cemetery. Della Singleton 84 dies in University Hospitals Iowa City. Samuel Williams 77 retired farmer Columbus City dies at Washington County Hospital. Forrest Melvin Herr 80 retired farmer Keota dies at Shenk Rest Home Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin F. Shaw
Washington
Kalona
Jason G. Yoder
East Union Mennonite
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
West Union Cemetery
Yoder
Columbus Junction
Della Singleton
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Samuel Williams
Columbus City
Washington County
Keota
Forrest Melvin Herr
Shenk
Wellman
Evening Journal Item Summary in Washington Daily
A brief Washington Evening Journal item from March 36 1963 notes a local event. The readable lines mention community happenings and unidentified people in a small town context. Further specifics are not available in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Hospital Saturday and Birth Notices Detail Local Families
A sweep of hospital notices lists patients and births across Washington Columbus Junction Wellman Kalona and Harpers Ferry. Notable names include Mr and Mrs Lyle Solomon Dublin Columbus Junction a daughter Mr and Mrs Vernon Adam Wellman a son Mrs Esther Palmer Washington and Mrs Joe Junior Miller Kalona among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Solomon
Columbus Junction
Vernon Adam. Wellman
Henry W. Miller
Kalona
Herman — Schultz
Washington
Diane Howe
Gerald Junior Bender
Leo Wagner
Nichols
Ola O' Laughlin
Riverside
Esther Palmer
Peter Shelangoski
Prighton
Joe Junior Miller
Vernon Adam
Wellman
Edna van Auken
Jim Carey
Washington area notices and Rotary election report
Community notices list hospital admissions discharges and births with names towns and relations across Washington and surrounding counties. Rotary club elects William Sitter as president and posts new officers effective July while multiple local events and visits are noted including college alumni meetings and church activities.
Honors New Superintendent at Halcyon House Tea
The Halcyon House Guild hosted a spring tea to honor new superintendent Mrs Mabel Rehfeldt, with former superintendent Mrs Mayme Squire introducing her. Also noted are Dow Chemical engineer Maurice W Putman’s travel plans to Europe, local fires near Washington, and various community notices of births, honors, and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halcyon House Guild
Mabel Rehfeldt
Halcyvon House
Mayme Squire
Maurice W. Putman
Midland
Michigan
Ralph Hesseltine
Hesseltine
Putman
Dow Chemical Co
California
Washington State
British Columbia
Europe
Dow Chemical
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Vi Flynn
M.M. Flynns
Keota
Washington area events showcase fairs and floor institute
About 250 people attended a Floor Institute at the Washington Methodist Church where Mrs. June Brown spoke on floor coverings. A Science Fair at Washington Junior High drew 300 to 400 visitors, with four projects highlighted by judges. Local social notes cover engagements, anniversaries, and community meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Brown
Ames
Methodist Church
Washington Junior High School
Karen Vosika
Janet Wulf
Steve Hardy
Dave Myers
Newspaper Editors Attend Kennedy Administration Briefings
Dave Elder of the Washington Evening Journal is among 110 non metropolitan publishers and editors from 30 states attending March 28 to 30 briefings in Washington. The trip also includes a Go and Let Go Club tour of the Journal Office and McCleery Cumming Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Elder
Washington Evening Journal
Congress
Elder
Journal Office
McCleery Cumming Company
Leonard Brinning
Robt. Miksch
Elliott McKinstry
Fred Chalupa
Nelson Woodford
Ferne Carr
Aloah Farrier
William Carr
Paul Hazelett
Eugene Engel
Washington County leaders elected and local notes
Mrs. Owen was elected president of the Washington County TB Association at the meeting Tuesday. Other officers include vice president Lester Krabill and secretary treasurer Delbert Soper. County farm signups for the 1963 feed grain program reach 897 with 27,093.6 diverted acres. Robert Day named president of the Washington County Bar Association. Various community updates follow, including PTA leadership, obituary references, and residents traveling or recovering from illness and injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Owen
Washington County TB Association
E.D. Morrison
Lester Krabill
Morrison
John Lemmon
Delbert Soper
Washington County
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Robert Day
Washington County Bar Association
Harold Boyd
Robert Bates
Poem Of The Week: Fact Of Life by Oneita Fisher
The poem candidly reflects aging and body image as the speaker concedes she cannot stay tall or slim. She notes gray hair and the impracticality of high heels, choosing flats and practicality over beauty trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneita Fisher Word Weavers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eagle Scout
Bill See
Eagle Scouts
Methodist
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
David Nardy
Craig Edmondson
Mike Lord
Ainsworth
Frank Shepherd
Ronald Zager
William Dea
Lee Loveless
Karen Martin
Edward Clanin
Lorenzy Bishop
Helen B. Todd
Milton Schnicker and Son
Kenneth Striegel
Albert Dickinson
Brighton
U.S
William Sitter Heads
Washington Rotary Club
William Sitler
Judd Mallory
Robert Kennedy
James Mequaid
Paul Shearer
Marion McAvoy
Dunham Morrison
SUL Alumni
State University of Iowa
YMCA
Old Gold Singers
Tish Fry
DAC Regent
E. E. Ward
The
Daughters of the American Colonists
West Side Cafe
Sigourney Monday
Larry Woods
Tarkio College
Larry
Claude Woods
Craig Knupp
Foster
Glenn Knupp
C. L. Foster Jr
Austin
Texas
Chuck
Gladys Knapp
Texas University
Floyd Eads
Albany
Lee Moore
Davenport
J.L. Pinter
DeWitt
Minnie van Meter
Camille Pottet
Fred Reid
Arthur Wead
IE. E. Ward
Daughters of American Colonists
Ralph Zeck
Zeeks
Walter Messer
Monday Night
H. J. Whiting
Homestead, Fla
Patman
Carlton Bump
Municipal Swimming Pool
Smart Distributing Company
SUI
State University of
Beta Gamma Sigma
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
Science
Steve Smith
Edna Singmaster
Lena Schmitt
Ruth Manchar
Paul
Mark
Karen
Maquoketa
Howard Hays
Walter Stuart
Rock Island
Jean Smith
Bettendorf
Mrs. E.M. Richards
Harold Disney
5Th Street
Boone
Kathryn Lee
Charles W. Reed
Loretta
Dubuque, Ja
C. Raymond Reed
S. Greene Street
Dr. Reed
Dean Grosscup
Kevin Dean
Springfield
Fred Grosscup
Daryl Grosscup
Cotter
Ed McCord
Moravia
Darry Grosscup
Kevin
Floor Institute
William White
Rudkin
Martin Magean
Wheaton, Til
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
William Berger
Kissimmee
Fla
Robert McFarlane
Iowa Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Benjamin
Deborah Sue
Houston
Richard Peterson
L. B. Bieber
Littleton
Colo
Gene Tucker
Margo
Kathy Tucker
L. D. Bishop
Ferne Leeper
Hollywood
UPI
Jim Franciscus
Yale University
Major Horstman
Franciscus
Vienna
Mrs. Owen
TB Association
Billie Young
Benn
John Benn
Mason City
Howard Benn
PTA
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
Ruth Lytle
Carrie Berdo
Fannie Shinabarger
Shinabarger
Raymond Jeffries
Francis Friese
Verey 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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