My Fair Lady Lights Up Washington High in Record Run
Over six showings last week more than 3 000 attended the Washington High School production of My Fair Lady, closing Saturday to a capacity audience. The revival drew rave notices for the cast led by a strong behind the scenes crew including director Vernon Feuerhelm and choreographer Connie Horrabin with extensive design and stage work by Leon Hillman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Washington
Lerner and Loewe
Wellman Golfers Open the 1966 Season
Wellman golfers officially opened the 1966 season with a May Day breakfast and tournament. Jim Dawson won the 27-hole event with 104 strokes, LeRoy McArtor was one behind at 105, and Earl Martin shot 113 to take third. In 18-hole flights, Doug Ulin won first flight with 81, Junior Henderson second flight with 85, and Jim Patterson third flight with 95. Fifty men attended the breakfast. twenty four golfers took part in the tournament.
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Wellman
Jim Dawson
LeRoy McArtor
Earl Martin
Doug Ulin
Junior Henderson
Jim Patterson
Prairie Flower pupils repeat spring program at school
Prairie Flower School students will repeat the Spring Fling program with dancing singing and sewing exhibits. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the school and is open to all.
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Prairie Flower School
Mahon announces run for Congress in Iowa 5th District
Des Moines businessman Don Mahon, 56, declares bid for Republican nomination in Iowa fifth district covering Polk, Boone, Story and Webster counties. He targets tax burden, inflation, Vietnam policy, and urges a strong two party system while challenging incumbent Neal Smith to debate major issues. MahonProfiles longtime union leadership and vows to present voters with his views on government spending and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPA
Don Mahon
Congress
Polk, Boone, Story
Webster Counties
Mahon
Washington
Neal Smith
House Appropriations Committee
Smith
New London Soldier Wounded in Action in Viet Nam
Word was received that Merlin Hamilton of New London was wounded in action in Viet Nam Friday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hamilton. He is being flown to Fort Riley for surgery and his parents will travel there once notified of his return to the United States. Hamilton had recently arrived in Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Merlin Hamilton
Viet Nam
Lester Hamilton
Hamilton
Fort Riley
Riverside teen joins 25th Infantry in Vietnam arrival
Private First Class James R. Duwa son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Duwa of Riverside Iowa walked ashore at Vung Tau as the U S 25th Infantry Division 1st Brigade arrived in Vietnam on April 28 He is a clerk in Headquarters 2d Battalion 14th Infantry and this is his second tour in Vietnam He graduated Highland High School Ainsworth in 1964 and entered the Army in October 1964 He previously served in 1965 with the 117th Aviation Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vung Tau
Vietnam
James R. Duwa
Robert J. Duwa
Riverside
Iowa
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Pfc Duwa
14Th Infantry
25Th Division
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
117Th Aviation Company
Duna
Highland High School
Ainsworth
Army
Funeral for Lloyd Moothart held Tuesday in Washington
Lloyd F Moothart 75 of 427 South Ninth Avenue died Sunday May 1 1966 at Washington County Hospital after five years of poor health. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Charles Cowell officiating burial Woodlawn Cemetery. He born August 16 1891 Crawfordsville son of Nimrod and Gertrude White Clark married Viola Todd April 27 1911. Surviving wife four children Gerald F Louise Edwards Ernest L Paul ten grandchildren ten great grandchildren foster brother Glenn Moothart. Women of the Moose meet 1 30 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home to attend.
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Lloyd F. Moothart
South Ninth Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Charles Cowell
Woodlawn
Mr. Moothart
Crawfordsville
Nimrod
Gertrude White Clark
Viola May Todd
Washington
Moothart
Thomas Moothart
The
Christian Church
Pasadena
Calif
Paul
Iowa City
Glenn Moothart
Fort Madison
Women of the Moose
Jones Funeral Home
Record of property transfers and estate actions in Washington
A compilation lists numerous real estate transactions and estate matters. Names include Larry Wayne Williams, Ford. Joseph or Mabel Wood, Ford. and others transferring parcels such as north 45 ft of east 46 ft lot 1 block 8 Brighton plus multiple blocks in Columbian and Maplewood Park subdivisions. Executors and heirs such as John Harold Jones handle estates. transfers involve lots, auditor's subdivisions, and fractional sections. Several deeds specify beginning points, directions, and boundaries in sections 26 36 74 6, with parties including Robison Feeds Inc and Samuel Simmering, and entities like Washington addresses and US routes.
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John B. Martin
Robison Feeds, Inc
Brighton
Jay E. Spillers
Samuel Simmering
Columbian Add
Washington
John Harold Jones
Hugh Jones
Lester R. Jones
Sec
J. R. Miller
Duane Longwell
Maplewood Park
Wellman
Walter B. McFarland
James E. Arthur
Erdice
Ainsworth
Mixed Bowling Friday League Final Standings
Final standings show Untouchables and Headpins near the top with scores across team and individual events. Four B's led team series with 2100 and team game 744 while Culutes posted 1976 and 720. Individual honors go to G Hora with 599 in series and 223 in a game, S Burlingame 567, J Hall 203.
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Culutes
G. Hora
S. Burlingame
J. Hall
Junior High Concert Set For Tonight At Washington
Washington Junior High vocal and instrumental students perform in a combined concert at 7 30 this evening directed by Ronald Wise and Mrs Dean Stanley. Admission is free and the public is invited. The program includes band chorus and small groups.
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Washington Junior High
Ronald Wise
Dean Stanley
Benden Kneen Opens Mt Pleasant TV and Appliance Store
Phil Kneen announces a Mt. Pleasant opening. He takes over the McLeran Store in Henry County, to be run by Jim Benda formerly of Brighton, and the shop will be named Benda Kneen Television and Appliances. NBC picks up I Dream of Jeannie for the 1966 67 season.
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Benden-Kneen
Mt. Pleasant
Phil Kneen
Washington
Today
Mr. Kneen
McLeran
Henry County
Jim Benda
Brighton
Benda-Kneen
Hollywood
UPI
NBC
Dream of
Jeannie
Will
Family Dinner and Mothers Day Visits Highlight Local Notes
A family dinner at Mrs. Katherine Kiefer’s home included extended relatives from Richland Keswick Hedrick and Fairfield. Mothers Day brunches featured Mrs. Wilson J. Putman and Mrs. Wayne C. Brown visiting UI and Kalona. The Washington County Registered Nurses Association plans a May 3 meeting at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. William Moeller as guest speaker.
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Katherine Kiefer
Paul Ott
Dale Starr
Randy
Mike
Richland
Richard Kiefer
Joe Lee
Eddie
Keith Ruggies
Tommy
Ronnie
Timmy
Keswick
Kenneth Stein
Jerry Joe
Barbara
Richard
Mary
Hedrick
Nick Ott
Sharon
Cheryl
Harper
Kenneth Kiefer
Stephen
Fairfield
Gary Ott
Iowa City
Wilson J. Putman
Steve
University of Iowa
Putman
Wayne C. Brown
Chicago
Nancy
Brown
Nels Westermarks
Putmans
Washington
Charles Brown
Pleasant View
Kalona
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
First Presbyterian Church
William Moeller
Barn Fire Destroys Structure Near Columbus Junction
A barn on Mrs. Lyle Moore’s farm two miles west of Columbus Junction burned late Saturday afternoon. Hay was stored inside but no livestock perished. Cause was not determined. Neighbor Mrs. Charles Jenkins noticed the blaze and alerted the Moore family. Columbus Junction fire company answered.
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Columbus Junction
Lyle Moore
Charles Jenkins
Moore
Newspaper Masthead and Staff List
The document lists editorial and business staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris News Editor Bob Shaffer Local Advertising and Production Superintendent Howard Hazen. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and states entry as second class matter under the 1879 act at Washington Iowa. It also names press affiliations Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association Iowa Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
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My Fair Lady
Vernon Feuerhelm
Mr. Feuerhelm
Richard McCleery
Dave Elder
Leon Hiflman
Connie Horrabin
Ottumwa
Wilma Butler
Beverly Myers
Pearl Feuerhelm
Robert Huber
Robert Anderson
Leon Hillman
Jerry Ridley
Bill Arthur
Larry DeLong
Bob Carter
Huber
Robert Moss
Robert Logan
Lou Arta Corbin
Bob Anderson
John Myers
Wayne Gamon
John Butler
DeLong
Dick Kespohl
Bob Day
Dunham Morrison
George Krogmeier
Richard Horak
Richard George
Margaret Wolf
Delbert Soper
Earl Rae
David McDaniel
Richard Ross
Verle Gallagher
Arden Freel
Ron Wise
Tom Essex
Bill Hardy
Mark Shearer
Greg Hillman
Wellman Golfers Open
Prairie Flower
Wurlitzer Family
Wurlitzer
Everetts
Washington, Iowa
Fern Pastry Shop
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Evening Journal
Duwa
Scuit
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Lloyd Moothart
Larry Wayne Williams
Ford
Joseph
Mabel Wood
Bernard Nicholas Redlinger
Chevrolet
Harry William Kilgore
Mercury
Eunice Jones
Oldsmobile
Emil H. Ropp
Callistus John Kern
Mary Martha Loveless
Pontiac
Martin Hubert Brophy
Dale Kenneth Sojka
Plymouth
Ruth
Linda Karr
Clarence
Myrtle Redlinger
John Franklin Shetler
David
Linda Henderson
Edwin J. Waldschmidt
Ernest L. Krantz
Bernadine Florence McGraw Brenneman
Merton E. Schnoebelen
K. Kermit Klopfenstein
Richard D. Donaldson
Point
New York
API
New York Academy of Sciences
Winthrop Laboratories
Fuhr & Cochran
Jack & Jill
Dot
Home Town
Golden Valley
Freestone
Pt. Bttl
Karo White
Nake
Agorete
Wilson
U.S.D.A
Jonathan Apples
Fuhr and Cochran
Square
Hwy
Food Center
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
Washington Evening Journal
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ngton
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