Time Magazine contest honors Washington Junior High students
Shelly Simmering and Ben Johnson, Washington Junior High students, ranked among 2,500,000 participants in Time Magazine National 1968 Current Affairs contest. They will receive certificates from Time publisher James R. Shepley. Ken Connelly also earned a high score. Shelly and Ben are listed with their family addresses in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelly Simmering
Ben Johnson
Washington Junior High
Time Magazine
James R. Shepley
Ken Connelly
Dale Connelly
Iowa
Shelly
Richard Simmering
S. 2Nd Ave
Ben
Dwaine Johnson
N. Ave
Washington
Local Soldier Thomas E. Gray Ends Leave Before Hood School
Pvt. Thomas E. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard E. Gray, arrived home for a 14 day leave after basic training. He will depart for Fort Hood Texas on April 12 to attend eight weeks of leadership school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Gray
Willard E. Gray
Ft. Hood
Texas
Funeral notices for Hotle and McCutcheon in Washington IA
Howard C Hotle 73 dies in Knoxville IA after three years ill. Funeral Monday at 1 pm Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church burial Elm Grove. Memorial established. married 1917 to Vella Benson. WWI veteran. longtime Washington school employee known as Dusty. Ward Rankin McCutcheon dies at home in Iowa City after long illness. former Washington resident. Service Monday 1:30 pm George L Gay Funeral Home Iowa City. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. survived by wife Aurilla Mayhew and two children. previously custodian at DEY Building and groundskeeper at Finkbine Golf Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Hotle
East
Washington Street
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Elgin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Hotle
Washington Community School
Dusty” Hotle
Loyal Builders
Ward Rankin McCutcheon
Iowa City
Washington
McCutcheon
George L. Gay
David Schuldt
Elm Grove
James and
Georgana Ward McCutcheon
Aurilla Mayhew
Southeast Iowa Homemaker Aide Service Hours Report
The executive committee met at the Des Moines County Health Center in Burlington. February service hours were Des Moines 666 hours, Henry 475, Lee 10481, Louisa 158% hours, Washington 130. For info call Mrs. Ray Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors of
Southeast
Iowa
Homemaker Home Health Aide Service
Des Moines County
Burlington
Henry County
Lee County
Louisa County
Washington County
Ray Glover
Salvation Army Band To Appear On TV Sunday
The Salvation Army Chicago Staff all brass band will be televised on KCRG TV Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon from 5 30 to 6 p m The program features a taped concert recently held in Washington and recorded during a Cedar Rapids performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Chicago
Kcrg - TV
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Transformers at Crane Substation Under Construction
Iowa Southern Utilities Company began building a sub-station for the Crane Company plant at the northeast corner of the site. Twelve footings are being dug for 12 piers, each with 1.2 cubic yards of concrete, to support a steel structure as two 69,000 volt lines feed the 9,375 kilowatt capacity facility, with total installation around 92 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Crane Company
ISU
NFO to Sponsor County Meeting Monday Evening
Washington County NFO will sponsor a public informational meeting Monday at the Community Room in Riverside. The session starts about 8 p.m. and is open to any resident interested in learning more about the organization and its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Nfo
Riverside
Horns Lead Y's Men's Pinochle Marathon
Mr and Mrs George Horn lead the Y's Men's pinochle marathon after ten rounds with 11 540 points. In second, Mr and Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn hold 9 230 points, followed by Mr and Mrs Ed Blattner 8 360 and others in the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Horn
George Horn
Floyd Blankenhorn
Ed Blattner
Verle Gallagher
Harold Klopfenstein
Hugo Lensch
Louis Larsen
Gerald Edwards
William Jones
Dale Connelly
Larry Shalla elected president of Washington County Pork Producers
Larry Shalla of Riverside was elected president of the Washington County Pork Producers Association at a directors meeting. Ray Whisler of Washington completes a three year term as director, with Dave Winegarden elected vice president and Ed Augustine re elected secretary treasurer. Newly elected directors include Bill Kilgore Ainsworth Earl Wright Brighton and Ed Vitte Washington. Sixty pigs weighed and tattooed for the new pig derby at the Washington County Fair next August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Shalla
Riverside
Washington County Pork Producer’s Association
Jim Frier
Shalla
Ray Whisler
Washington
Dave Winegarden
Wellman
Ed Augustine
Bill Kilgore
Ainsworth
Earl Wright
Brighton
Ed Vitte
Toe
Washington County
Washington couple announce engagement of Marietta Fuhr
Mr and Mrs Jack Fuhr of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter Marietta Jean to Walter H Jungbluth son of Mr and Mrs Walter Jungbluth of Washington Both graduates from local high school Miss Fuhr 1967 and Mr Jungbluth 1965 He attended Iowa State University at Ames and is now in the navy Miss Fuhr works at Iowa Southern Utilities No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fuhr
Washington
Marietta Jean
Walter H. Jungbluth
Walter Jungbluth
Miss Fuhr
Jungbluth
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa Southern Utilities
Local vaulter sets high school record at state meet
Washington's track team scored no points at the Class AA indoor meet in Iowa City Friday. Kim Steele, a junior pole vaulter, cleared 12 feet to set a new local school mark, breaking a years old record held by Tommie Tucker. Marv Monroe of East Waterloo won the state pole vault with 13 feet 8.5 inches, a new state record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa City
Kim Steele
Kim
Tommie Tucker
Marv Monroe
East Waterloo
Local Notices and Personal News Summary
Word reaches of Leroy E. Scott's death in Walla Walla. Harvard student Tom Lowe, with parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, visits for spring break. Danny Lowe home from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College for the weekend. Patricia Haberman will receive her nursing cap at St Luke's in Cedar Rapids with ceremonies March 31 at St Paul's Methodist Church. Mrs Lulu Harrison and Misses Helen and Edith Orr visit Cedar Rapids. Mrs Lyle Schulty and Mrs A J Gilpin attend an antique show and luncheon in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Sam Stephens to leave Henry County Hospital Mt Pleasant for home in Bloomfield for further recuperation with son John Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lowe
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Lowe Jr
Danny Lowe
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Patricia Haberman
M. J. Haberman
Wayland
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Lyle Schulty
A. J. Gilpin
Veterans Memorial Colliseum
Clarence Wheelan
Sam Stephens
Ainsworth
Henry County Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
John Stephens
Parkview Drive
Bloomfield
Stephens
Campbell L Herdleer Weds Karla Rae Campbell in Akron Church
Friday evening March 29 a double ring ceremony united Campbell L Herdleer and Karla Rae Campbell at First Christian Church Akron D with Rev. Charles Cowell officiating. The bride wore lace over satin with a beehive veil and orchids. the groom is Washington born Wayne R Herdlicka. Guests included Mr and Mrs W R Plecker and the couple’s families. Both graduates plan Alaska duty soon while the bride remains in Washington for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karla Rae Campbell
J. E. Campbell
Akron
Campbell
Wayne R. Herdlicka
Dale Herdlicka
Washington
Charles Cowell
Fires Burn Several Acres Near Richland
Two grass fires were reported in the Richland area. Fire crews responded at 8:30 a.m. to the Earl Gillis acreage near town as sparks from a trash fire at Fritchen Feed Store threatened the Ther mogas Plant and other buildings, consuming several acres of tall grass with no serious damage. A second alarm came Thursday from the Chalmers Hoskins farm southwest of town, where an unattended brush fire at noon spread out of control, burning fifty acres of meadow and corn stubble and destroying fence posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Earl Gillis
Fritchen
Thermogas
Chalmers Hoskins
Minor Hadley
Hospital Wednesday Admits and Births Reported
Hospital Wednesday shows admits and discharges from Washington Brighton and Columbus City. Admitted yesterday Felix Dougall and Harvey Timmins both in Washington, surgical and medical respectively. Births announce Mr and Mrs Genkinger in Washington a son. Dismissals include Mrs Carol Harrison and Denise Brewer in Washington and yesterday John Bealer in Brighton. Earlier a daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Hohl of Washington and a son to Mr and Mrs John Redlinger of Columbus City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Dougall
Washington
Surgical
Earl Cline
Brighton
Harvey Timmins
Jack Genkinger
Carol Harrison
John Bealer
John Borsdorf
Denise Brewer
John Hohl
John Redlinger
Columbus City
Personal News Snips From Washington and Brighton Areas
Today items list names and places including John W Jarvis in Washington for medical reasons. Yesterday mentions Mr and Mrs Walter Schneider of Brighton welcoming a son. Also notes Pamela Wade in Grand View Elmer Vincent in Keota and others in Ainsworth Washington and Washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jarvis
Washington
Walter Schneider
Brighton
Pamela Wade
Grandview
Elmer Vincent
Keota
Willard Bell
Ainsworth
Gerald Hatfield
David Schantz
Social calendar notices for club and group events
Notices for Monday and Tuesday events include Golden Age Club YWCA wash away tops Rainbow Girls Rainbow Board YWCA Council Wives DAR Nurses Association Word Weavers Handcraft Senior Citizens groups Public Affairs Alpha Chi Delta Kappa Gamma and Rosemary Club. Reservations via Carol Forgey and Mrs. Rob ert Quinn. events at Masonic Temple YWCA Captain's Table and Captain's Table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
White Shrine Bridge
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
Alice McDaniel
Democratic Women Executive Board
Robert Quinn
Dar
Carol Forgey
County Nurses Association
Nurses Home
Robert Gillesby
Word Weavers
Robert Clark
Handcraft I
Walter Anderson
Ainsworth O Ess
Ethel McCreedy
Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Y. Rosemary Club
Lottie Augustine
Washington names in record for today and yesterday
Today: John Koehler, Washington, medical. Yesterday: Dean Lins, Washington. Today: Harvey Timmins, Washington, Mrs Iva Stewart, Washington, Rev James Lytle, Washington, Claude Dickerson, Washington, Mrs Jack Genkinger and son, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Lins
Washington, Medical
Harvey “Timmins
Washington
Iva Stewart
James Lytle
Claude Dickerson
Jack Genkinger and Son
Also Mentioned on This Page
al Fritz
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Frigidaire
K Neens
North Marion
Ethel) Graf of
Homer
Moline
Daryl
Rock Island
Gilbert
Marion, Iowa
Jones Funeral Home
Dutch Creek Township
William and Mary (Wilkin) Hotle
This County
Vella Benson
American Legion
Ward R. McCutcheon
Richard Hotle
Roger
Audry) Lance
Mary Hotle
Shenks Rest Home
Howard
Mable) Baker
Cecile) Mayer
Clarence
Lucile) Fulton
William
Alice) Edgar
Crawfordsville
Gerald
Gary Hurst
WHS
Ft. Dodge Jr
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hughes
W James A
Ellen
Harry E. Turner
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Salvation Army Band
L. V. Clarahan
Clarahan
NFO
The
Pork Producer’s Association
Daryl Owens
Wilfred McCreedy
Gary Peiffer
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Fern Cliff Church
I. W. Shenefelt
Dora Steck
Helen Wilson
Velma Jarrard
Davenport
William Wulf
Homer Jarrard
Edith Harwood
Canary Islands
Blanche Foster
Jessie Kammer
Kalona
Lloyd Neiswanger
Gladice Cook
Myrtle Foster
Edna Peters
John K. Skubal
Christine and
Gregory of
Eunice Babcock
Emma Wolfe
Edna Miksch
Clayton Bear
G. B. Ferrell
Myrtle Cook
Fairfield
Nellie Stewart
Lena Stewart
Hazel Harding
Ward Essley
Sam Simmering
Leroy E. Scott
Walla Walla, Washington
Lulu Harrison
Storm Lake
Helen
Edith Orr
Columbus Junction
L. W. Carpenter
Campbell L Herdleer
John Owen
Kenneth Carrell
Larry Griggs
Herdlicka
Kenmore High School
M. O’neil Company
Washington High School
Ellsworth Junior College
Alaska
BY Leo Hoover
Sherman Eden
Dial
Extension Service
Connelly Hardware
Mace Motor Co
Montgomery Ward
Orscheln Farm & Home Supply
Sport Shop
Bonnie Stout
Western Auto
John Koehler
Alexander Smith
Washington Co
Armstrong Congeleum-Narin
Goodyear
Mannington
Powell Furniture
Wellman, Iowa
Midnight
America
North Iowa Ave
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