Washington News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Departures
Don Earls leaves for Des Moines to enlist in the army. Mrs. Payne Marshall attends Iowa Welfare Institute. Mildred Morgan named president of the Washington Women’s Bowling Association. Community updates include farm work, scholarships, school events, hospital visits, and local civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Earls
Des Moines
Don
Clyde Pratt
Florida
Payne Marshall
Washington County
Mary Martin
Millard DeLashmutt
W. J. Hart
Iowa Welfare Institute
Iowa City
Marshall
Mildred Morgan
Washington Women’s Bowling Association
Hazel Sitler
Edwin M. Hora
Hora
Louise Kallaus
Roy Kallaus
Richmond
Iowa
American Cancer Society
Kallaus
Mercy Hospital
Kenneth .Patterson
Washington
Howard L. Witting
PMA
Max Cross
The
Evening Journal
Cross
Vera
Richard
Dixie Sue
Pamela May
William J. Petersen
State Historical Society
State University of Iowa
West Chester High School
Myron Burroughs
Charles Keller
Earl Burroughs
Emery Schmitz
Brooklyn
Harry Pearson
Schmitz
Pearson
Masonic Temple
Washington Week in Review Highlights Local Events and Changes
The column surveys Washington activities from the week including hospital turnout with 200 visitors and 30 babies examined, YMCA endowment enthusiasm, county candidate counts and party splits, high school fundraisers, famine relief contributions, and community notices. It notes home purchases, a fire loss to a playhouse, baseball season opener, career moves, college presentations, and social visits across multiple local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Allen
John Allen
YWCA
C.E. Plumly
Fred Brock
Washington County
Winfield Radio Company
W.C. Harding
I. Rothschilds
East Washington Street
Commercial Club
Harding
Clara Barton Street
Iowa City
YMCA
Presbyterian Church
Pythian Sisters
Washington
Blanche Fouchek
Graham
Ella Proudfit
Remps Hampsher
Art Swift
Parson's College
Fairfield
Local clergy and families attend regional events and visits
The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church group travels to Cedar Rapids for seminars while pastors Dr Vernon Elgin attends a workshop. Area families, including the Nabbs, Hand, Bieri, and Wulser, travel from Maquoketa to visit relatives and attend Easter gatherings. A church delegation attends Presbyterial and Mid-West Synod meetings in Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Klein
St. Louis
United Promotion of the United Church of Christ
Kermit Klopfenstein
Klein
St. Paul
Weekend tribute to Dr. M L McCreedy prompts Denver return
Thursday reports show Phil McCreedy flew home to Denver Tuesday after a weekend visit for a surprise program honoring his father Dr. M L McCreedy at the Rotary Club. The visit included time with his Iowa City relatives and stops in Burlington and Des Moines for family and service events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil McCreedy
Denver
M. L. McCreedy
Rotary Club
Phil
Gordon McCreedy
Iowa City
Area Deaths This Week
Obituaries list deaths from April 1962 across Washington Iowa area. Oscar L. Baker 74 died near Sigourney after a long illness. James Russell Bell 74 of Washington died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after residing at Happy Haven Nursing Home. Walter Derby 82 died at his daughter’s home near Richland. Clara Maria Orris 99 died at Beauchamp Nursing Home Winfield. Jesse G Augustine 78 died at Washington County Hospital after declining health. Anna M Madison 9 died at Shenk Rest Home Wellman following illness. Effie May Van Sickle 88 died at Washington County Hospital after months of ill health. Frank R Scranton 79 died at home West Monroe after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jane Carris
Kenneth Carris
Corydon
Rodney Mayhew
Lancaster
Frank McFarlane
W. B. Kerr
Washington
A. Anderson
Library Board
Homer Stephen
Ft. Madison
West Chester
St. James
James Rick
Young Catholic Messenger
Ohio
Lincoln School
W. Long
Woodlawn Cemetery
Francis Bruty
Ainsworth High School
Crawfordsville High School Grad
Oscar L. Baker
Sigourney
James Russell Bell
North Avenue C
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Bell
Happy Haven
Lone Tree
Richland
Walter Derby
Carel Oswalt
Columbus Junction
Clara Maria Orris
Beauchamp
Winfield
Jesse G. Augustine
Washington County Hospital
Anna M. Madison
South
Marion Avenue
Shenk
Wellman
Mareh
Effie May van Sickle
Frank R. Scranton
West Monroe
Hospital News Briefs Include Multiple Births and Dismissals
Admitted R E Shannon. Births reported Saturday and yesterday include a daughter to Douglas Chalupa of Washington and daughters to Gale Arnold of Sigourney and to George Westaway of Conesville. Dismissals list several patients by last name and town, including families from Washington, West Chester, Keota, Sigourney and Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Shannon
Douglas Chalupa
Washington
Gale Arnold
Sigourney
George Westaway
Conesville
William Hammer
David Toland
Riverside
Walter Neff
Esther Palmer
Kenneth L. Gilmore
Lee Sanders
Keota
Remembering Effie Hallie The village Aunt Martha
For the first time in memory the pocket-sized lawn is almost shaggy and bits of windblown trash have settled in the neat trenches that edge the sidewalk. Effie won’t be coming back to make her place as neat as a pin again. She cared for shut ins and sent get well cards and bouquets from her yard. Her diminishing figure moved about delivering token gifts as she kept a frugal, helpful routine. Her Sorghum Cookies recipe is shared here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie
Hallie
Martha
Evening Mail
Washington DECA delegates win national award in Chicago
Gary Lewis and fellow Washington Distributive Education students earned the top national award for a community survey at the DECA conference in Chicago. The group also met Miss America and J. C. Penney. Gary stands second from the left in the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DECA
Gary Lewis
Washington
Chicago
J. C. Penney
Gary
George Chambers
Tony Mondia
Sheila Chabal
Judy Ve Bockhorst
Clergy Seminar Hosts Reach Cedar Rapids
Friday to Sunday seminar on The Nature of the Ministry at Coe College is attended by Dr. J. F. Mallory and Richard H. MecCleery for Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church. Also noted are local Red Cross and city residents in related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Clow
Vernon G. Elgin
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Francis McConnell
George Rudiger
Robert McFarlane
Robert Wiley
Will Sheetz
Charles van Winkle
Howard Hotle
John Owen
Carol McMillan
George Kerr
Francis Patton
Maud Jackson
Marion George
William Jones
Cotter
Cloyce Stewart
Ralph Kleese
Southeast
Iowa
J. F. Mallory
Richard H. MecCleery
Multiple Iowa Deaths Reported in Small-Town Notices
Arnold Wagner age 60 was found dead early today and Dr Kenneth Carrell certified natural causes Jim Panzer age 80 died Thursday morning May 3 after a long illness Lena Greaser 83 died Thursday evening at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after two weeks as a patient Sadie Mullen 83 died Thursday May 30 1962 at Muscatine General Hospital after ten weeks as a patient A native of the Richmond community died in Cedar Rapids Thursday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Arnold Wagner
Kenneth Carrell
Jim Panzer
Kalona
Lena Greaser
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sadie Mullen
Muscatine General Hospital
Richmond
Poem Of The Week I Guess I'm Just Not Clever
A short verse by Oneila Fisher from Word Weavers centers on crafting with scraps and hobbies. The speaker notes failed attempts to make meaningful crafts despite time and money spent. The piece uses playful imagery of dumplings and yardage to humorously reflect on creative effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneila Fisher
Washington Area Births and Medical Notices Update
Yesterday and today listings show multiple Washington residents with medical notices. Names include Wilfred Smith Mrs Raymond Hammen Edwin E Hill and Dennis Stalder with their spouses and families, plus Mr and Mrs Arnold Smith in Columbus Junction and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Tinnes in Keota with a newborn daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mental Health Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Marion George
Raymond Anderson
E. D. Morrison Jr
Logan Heilman
Lester Luckenbill
Mary Ellen
Howard Witting
Dwight Bode
Claud Woods
Paul Widmer
C. P. Berkhoff
Dennis Stalder
Lynn Brenneman
Wellman
Wilfred Smith
Raymond Hammen
Lloyd LeFever
David Chambers
Douglas A. Chalupa
Edwin E. Hill
Theodore Poore
West Chester
Arnold Smith
Columbus Junction
LeRoy Tinnes
Keota
Marriages This Week Across Local Churches
Readers note multiple couples tying the knot on Saturday April 28. Donna Friese and Bernard Moeller wed at St James Catholic Church, with both families listed. Sharon Ann Fisher and David Michael Yocum marry at St Marys Keota, followed by receptions in Salem. Donna Krotz and Walter Fritz wed at St James in Storm Lake. Evelyn Roth and Roger Leichty exchange vows at Yoder Mennonite Church in Partridge Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Friese
Bernard Moeller
St. James Catholic Church
Charles Friese
Stacy Moeller
Salem
Sharon Ann Fisher
Robert Fisher
Keota
David Michael Yocum
Merle Yocum
Pocahontas
St. Mary’s Church
Storm Lake
Donna Krotz
Frank A. Krotz
Riverside
Walter Fritz
Michael E. Fritz
Brighton
St. James Church
Pleasant Plain
Wayland
Evelyn Roth
Edward Roth
Yoder
Kan
Roger Leichty
Simon Leichty
Yoder Mennonite Church
Partridge
Alaskan Chef Mashes to Work by Dog Sled
COLLEGE Alaska UP I report Miss Agnes Burget head cook at the University of Alaska cafeteria uses a Black Chesapeake team to mush to work in 60 below zero weather. She travels from home to campus two miles away and keeps the dogs in a shed at the school. Other faculty and students also arrive by dog sled, a safe fast economical and enjoyable travel choice in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College, Alaska
UPI
Agnes Burget
University of Alaska
Chesapeake
University
Miss Burget
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N. J. Lease
Crawfordsville
SUI
F. W. Eastwood
Charles J. Wolfe
Milwaukee
Wis
General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches
Walter Eastwood
Milton
W. Glenn Eldridge
Camp Bowie
Guy Carleton
Dubuque
Lester Krabill
Thomas E. Martin
Ethel McCreedy
Case Field
Maurice Brayton
Miss McCreedy
VFW
A. E. Palmer
St. James Catholic
Elizabeth Thorne
Clifford Thorne
Volunteers of America
Isabelle Davis
Rotary
Jack Reid
Asa Reid
van Buren Street
George Buckley
New York City
J. D. Buckley
Menton Hebner
Creston
Harold
Garden Club
Henderson Wallace
Sam Armstrong
John Shields
Burrell
Jim Schultz
Frederick
McElhinney
Lytle
McAvoy
Bill
Bob Hesseltine
Minden
Young
Bevins
Fuhr
Smith
Bailey
Eicher
Jungbluth
Leeper
Hinkle
John Masson
Victor Masson
Wilson Coal Yard
Wayland State Bank
News Review of the
Schell Bros. Circus
Hospital
Leigh Soule
Everette Simpson
Duane Simpson
Lisa
Cedar Fails
Iva Simpson
Marcia Robertson
Evelyn Lukovsky
Judy Enfield
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association of Iowa
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Roger Miller
Raymond Miller
Warhawk
Miller
Roger
Terry
Marguerite Hering
Edna Jones
William Stewart
Madison
Hazel S. Alderson
Madison Theatre Guild
Finian's Rainbow
Roscoe Anderson
Muscatine
Don MacGillvray
Jean
Ann
Belle Plaine
Jesse Radda
Radda
McGillvray
Mrs
Alvin Nabb
Terri Lynn
Maquoketa
Mrs. Nabb
Faye Knight
Juanita Hand
Tonganoxie
Stanley Hand
Stanley Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Ella Grove
the Pines Rest Home
Melvin Grove
South English
John Bieri
Mark and
Jeff
Colorado Springs
Terry Wulser
Colo
Wayne Davis
Bieri
Miss Wulser
Mrs. Davis
Don Dayton
Darlene Fritz
Virginia Lunning
Dayton
Ft. Des Moines
Richard Powers Jr
Perry
Florence Hindal
Roy W. Kuntz
Art Sadel
Kuntz
Russell Chorpening
Mrs. Kuntz
Mrs. Chorpening
E. J. Blatter
Mr. Blatter
Otto Sheetz
Dick Powers Sr
Florence Hindahl
Julia Branchiflower
Mattie Lou Morrow
Don Morrow
First Presbyterian Church
Southeast Iowa
S. E. Blattner
Robert Guy
Harvey Davis
Ella Gordon
M. R. Flickinger
J. E. Letts
John Lemmon
Henry Lanning
John Martin
Harry Turner
Glenn Coward
Harry Ramseyer
Roy Dusenberry
Rhonda and
Sondra
Morris, IU
Isaac Kleese
Rodney Morrow
N. Y
Morris, IL
Melvin Morrow
Wapello
Lola
Black
Dick Morrow
Larry Morrow
Max Smith
Iowa Optometrical Association
Hanford
Mason City
Dr. Smith
Mark
Robert Smith
Albia
Kleese
Gilbert Morrow
Ralph Wedeking
Walter Westen
Guy Stuckman
C. E. Farrier
Clark Loder
Mr. Luckenbill
T. H. Luckenbill
Burlington Hospital
Burlington
First Baptist Church
Joe Cochran
Cochran
Wilma Nordyke
Robertson Salon of Beauty
Hotel of
Ronald Fulton
Montgomery
Martha B. Darbyshire
Missouri
Table Rock Lake
Phil Kneen
Karl Kneen
Gib Mills
Bill Mills
Leon Hillman
Don Boyer
Norm Schoonover
Howard Hazen
Warren Dare
Pryor Fenn
Bart Hiller
Charlotte
Clarence Zieglowsky
Sierra
Tena Simmering
Hospital News
Richard McCall
Dick Bennett
Charles Hesseltine
Michael Cnossen
Harvey Bower
Offie
Oneita Fisher
Henry Carris
Anne
Katrina
Rutland
J. C. Carris
William Glassburner
Delmar Yoder
Home Service
Winnie Belter
Washington County Red Cross
Robert Lowe Sr
Red Cross
Herb Osincup
Elyse
Sound of Music
H. Montgomery
Kristan and
John
Playa-del-Rey
Calif
Ottumwa
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