Washington History Notes From Early Years
A collage of local items lists George R. Norman purchasing Ray Reeves' wrecker service. Town University student Jim Kaster named to the Iowa Memorial Union Board by Dean F M Dawson. families visiting relatives in Sutherland and Mt Pleasant. high school concert bands perform. civil service and community updates. missionary trip planned for Africa. track and tennis highlights. school exhibits and class awards. dozens of names and local events across the town in a late 19th to mid 20th century Washington history column.
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George R. Norman
Ray Reeves
Jim Kaster
Town University
F.M. Dawson
College of Engineering
Iowa Memorial Union Board
College of En
Raymond Croy
Daughers
Sutherland
Dre
Lee Drollinger
Croy
Mt. Pleasant
Toastmasters Club
Charles Snyder
Lloyd Robertson
Rubio Sumber Yard
Robert John McGall
John McGattey
University Hospital
Fred Bickhart
Eva
Daniel
Jeane
Washington
Africa
New York
Lloyd R. Scott
Lloyd
Ed Mayhew
California
Glendale
Lewis Warren
WS. Rupe
Oelwein
Iowa
Daily Register
Warren
Marjorie Walker
Dell Walker
Living Lake Community
Northwestern
Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Tom Cantoni
John Jackson
Iowa City
7Th Fourth Avenue
City Water Works
Dale Booth
Richard Hotle
YMCA
Troop F
Rudy Knottnerus
American Pearl
Ted Brown
Stan Kiesey
Devils
Pete Jungbluth
Pete McCutchen
Elmer McFadden
Junior Boice
Virgil Wittmer
John Applegate
Harold Kolosick
Karl Bevins
Tom Stewart
Tom McElhinney
Tom Duncan
Walter Jungbluth
Dan Moriart
Helen Masson
Margaret Griffith
Margaret Stewart
Phyllis Flenner
Thelda Tracy
Mae Cavinness
Bernadine Koenig
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Daisy Franklin
W. F Bickel
Blythe Parker
Edna Mercer
Harold Montgomery
George Freshwaters
Harold Johnson
Gronts
Robert God [Rey
Mildred Woodburn
David Vetts
Smyth Brookhart
Walter Carter
Clarence Booth
Ralph ¢ Martin
William Darbyshire
Sssse McBride
Lucile Young
Irma ' Waymack
Edna Morrow
Edna Caldwell
Mildred Genkinger
Helen Beal
Kathryn Kracaw
Helen Livingston
Lola Davis
Gailard Waymack
Shall
Harry Rice
Keith Molesworth
Jer DuBois
William Boice
Jon Daniels
Cloyce Dusenberry
Ferry Fields
Herbert Essley
Harold Durst
Harry Macon
Robert McGugin
Frank
Francis Skipton
Dickinson
Willard Wylie
Second United Presbyterian Church
Mothers and the Practical Love That Service Defines
Et Cetera Mothers by Oneita Fisher celebrates mothers as practical, enduring figures who navigate daily life, heal wounds, and safeguard families. It contrasts strength with sentiment, notes maternal adaptability, and hints at shared memories of sugar cookies and band-aids. Marriages listed include Donna Knight and Larry Fletcher in Crawfordsville and Mary Lou Slemmons with William D. Winters in Des Moines Wesley Church.
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Goose Creek
Donna Knight
Faye Knight
Washington
Larry Fletcher
Cleo Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Fletcher
Fletcher Motor Company
West Chester
Mary Lou Slemmons
E. L. Slemmons
Westchester
William D. Winters
Theodore Winters
Velma Meadows
Des Moines
Wesley Methyist Church
Second Avenue
Planting 10000 Pine Trees Boosts Washington County Work
Nearly 100 tiny pines have been planted in Washington County this spring with the Alvin v Horak farm near Ainsworth hosting the latest activity on Friday and Saturday. Bruce Plum, Fairfield district forester, leads plantings under the general supervision and the federal CP program provides some conservation aid. Mushroom reports spread across the county with locals collecting two bushels each after foraging in muddy roads. Tax updates show General Telephone Co of Town facing 1962 property tax bills totaling 12 406 for the year. Local social life notes cover Y's Men Bridge Club hosting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fritz of Fairfield, recent marriage details, and numerous weekend visits and family gatherings across nearby towns.
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Washington County
Alvin v Horak
Ainsworth
Bruce Plumistrict Forester
Fairfield
Community Service Award for Washington Leader Everetts
Washington businessman and civic leader Robert Everetts received the Community Service Award from the Washington Rotary Club at a Monday evening ceremony during Ladies Night at the Country Club. The brief note lists other local items: church consolidation to Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Wellman, Hawkeye Boys State attendee Pete Fil of Wellman, and various local obliquely connected events and people from Washington and nearby towns.
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S. Robert Everetts
Washington
Washington Rotary Club
Everetts
Trinity Lutheran Church of Washington
St John’s Lutheran Church of
Wellman
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Boys Story
Pete Fil
Paul H. Eiman
Hawkeye Boys State
The
Wellman American Legion Post
Washington county youths honored at camps and clubs
Notable 4 H members attend State Health and Conservation Camps with Gretchen Miksch and Gary Shebeck named as county representatives. Cattle guard winners Don and Dave Davis from Washington High School earned top honors in Ottumwa welding contest. Red Cross and Y activities include five Washington delegates and speaker Richard Greve. Various local visits, anniversaries, and memorials round out a wide community update.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Don
Dave Davis
Ottum Wa
Verne Knecht
Washington High School
Future Farmers of America
John Davis
VEW Auxiliary Honors Teachers in Washington
Teachers in Washington were honored on National Teacher Day by VEW Auxiliary members who presented each with a carnation. The event is part of a yearly VEW program honoring local teachers.
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Washington
VEW
VFW
Law Day observance honors seniors and local students
Nearly 200 high school seniors from Mid-Prairie Ainsworth and Washington filled a courthouse for Law Day observances. The page also notes poetry prize winners and community updates including Don Starr’s Alaska fishing venture, family moves, a newborn, and local personnel changes amid tornado recovery.
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Mid-Prairie
Ainsworth
Washington
Court House
TV Highlights Monday Highlights on NBC CBS and ABC
United Press International lists Monday night TV offerings. Movies include Harry Black and the Tiger on NBC at 6 30 p m and a Ben-Gurion anniversary feature on CBS at 6 a m CDT. CBS also airs Bob Hope and Danny Thomas while Shy Jose Jimenez debuts at 8 p m CDT. David Brinkley Journal airs on NBC at 8 30 p m CDT. Haiti Dominican border program with Dr Francois Duvalier filmed earlier this year. Ben Casey at 9 p m CDT features Lullaby for Bill Dignan with a foster parent dispute over an operation.
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United Press International
NBC
Harry Black
Stewart Granger
Bandipur
India
Barbara
Rush Color
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
CBS
Bob Hope
Danny Thomas
Shy Jose Jimenez
Bill Dana
Andy Griffith
Barney
David Brinkley
Journal
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvalier
Pam
Ben Casey
ABC
Bill Dignan
Hospital and Birth Notices dated entries in Washington area
Hospital Yesterday records list numerous residents including Rev. John Meloy Mrs. Duane Hazen and Mr and Mrs. James Stalder with births and admissions across Washington Ainsworth Wayland Columbus Junction Keota and surrounding towns. Today many names appear admitted medical surgical and with newborns including Mr and Mrs Rich ard Paul Mrs Nellie Bish op and Mrs Gerald Tedrou.
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John Meloy
Washington
Duane Hazen
Ainsworth
Seass
James Stalder
Larry Neff
Wayland
William Dea
Dessie Libe
Sam Turkington
Ira Saunders
Brighton
Virgil Smith
Partns
Frank Lukavsky
William Martin
Columbus Junction
Connie Stalder
Richard Paul
Jerry Smith
Lloyd Griggs
Donald Becker
Ainswort
Linda Cole
Elizabeth McClung
Clifeford Corpman
Edward Thomas
Lylefield
Pearl Clark
Gayle Verlee Schneider
Schell
Fair
Aamatea
Laurilee Weaver
Keota
Surgical
Nellie Bishop
Gerald Tedrou
Washngton
Deaths across communities list local residents
Several local and former residents died in Iowa areas this week. Vanora Wes nick of Kalona died at 74 in Cedar Falls after a long residence there. Grace V. McDill 74 died in Washington County Hospital following five weeks illness. Roy Yoder 74 died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after two weeks as patient. Ben Ward 74 died at Washington County Hospital. Roger McKim 35 died in Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant after prolonged illness. Alvin Nebergall of Iowa City, former Washington resident, died at 1:45 this morning.
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Claude Woods
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Kalona
Vanora Wesnick
Alona
Cedar Falls
Roger McKim
Memorial Hospital
Mt. ‘Pleasant
Alvin Nebergall
Washington
Grace V. McDill
Washington County Hospital
Roy Yoder
Mer
Hospital
Ben Ward
Washington County
Poem Of The Week Ties For First In Local Contest
The piece tied for first place honorable mention in the local high school poetry contest. It reflects on dawn over a quiet valley, the iron horse on steel tracks, Mississippi riverboats, and pondering the impact of new inventions on daily life.
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Igh
Mississippi
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