National Teacher's Day honors in Washington schools
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary salutes public, parochial, and special education teachers on National Teacher's Day. On May 4, Mrs. Sam Weeks presented a flower to Wash ington Teacher's Association president T. J. Berdo. Local auxiliary members also made gifts to teachers at other area schools.
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VFW Auxiliary
T. J. Berdo
Washington Teacher’s Association
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Willard Gray
Don Bealer
Francis Reed
Charles Lucas
Lester Worley
Bonnie Gray
Journal
Tom Kuncl
May 7 1966 Auntie column notes town life and events
A reflective Auntie column from May 7 1966 reports a week of farming weather with dust and a shower, mushroom season boasting, and community color. Washington county gains funding for a new hospital before the July 1 deadline while schools close with concerts and art open house. Linda Jaspering wins a national distributive education display prize in Chicago. Crawfordsville marks 4th of July with GOP festivities. post office box locks sell off. Eagles Lodge liquor permit granted. a new junior high principal, Tilford Mathie, is hired from multiple towns.
The Week On The Farm Spring Field Notes
A farmer reflects on unusual field conditions this spring and the impact of new equipment like dual rear tractor tires. He notes better seed beds, improved soil traction, and shifts in planting patterns that extend the season for fertilizer applications and diverse corn varieties. Warm spells and rapid meadow growth bolster germination prospects as oats look green. A farm wife fills many roles, and Mother's Day dinner is planned.
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Ourse
Thaddeus
Saturday Journal offers weekly local news summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition targets former Washington residents with a concise weekly recap of local news. It notes a special mailing option for out-of-state subscribers at $3.50 per year, inviting interest from non-residents.
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Mother's Hands Shared In Earnest Service
Poem honors a mother's diligent hours spent ironing cooking and sewing. Her hands, though unpolished, served family and faith, offering care day and night. Blanche Harvey credits poetry and art as her guiding inspiration, and envisions the mother joining her Master in a place of service.
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Local Washington Happenings Highlight DECA Award and Community Moments
Linda Jaspering wins first place in the Display Contest at the National DECA Leadership conference awards dinner in Chicago. The Mississippi Valley Speedway Club opened its season at West Liberty with a track record 25.50 seconds set by Mark Mosier. Various Mothers Day events, visits, and family notices fill the week in Washington County including soldiers wounded in Viet Nam, hospital stays, and community club gatherings.
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Melvin Jasperings
Hilton Hotel
Chicago
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Puerto Rico
Albert Brock
Iowa
Jim Houstman
Mississippi Valley Speedway Club
West Liberty
Mark Mosier
New Lincoln principal named as district hires
Washington Community School board approved four faculty contracts at its Monday meeting. Tilford Mathre was named principal of Lincoln Elementary, replacing Robert Dimit, with a background in elementary education administration from the University of Iowa and prior roles in Osceola and Atlantic. He will join from Mason City where he has taught since 1952. The council also approved a Class A Liquor Permit for the Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 3276, pending final state approval.
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Mathre
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Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Washington High relay team sets local record at Trojan Relays
Washington High School athletes set a new two mile relay school record at Fairfield's Trojan Relays, clocking 8 20.3 to win. The Demons placed third with 72 points behind Centerville and Mt. Pleasant, while ninth graders defeated Mt. Pleasant 73 41 in a dual meet.
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Trojan
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Dan Martin
Pat Hennigan
Tim TeBockhorst
John Kleese
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Centerville
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Washington Eighth Grade Track Team Finishes Second
Washington eighth grade track team took second in a triangular meet at Fairfield. Davis County won with 432 points, Washington 342, and Fairfield 332. Coach Duane Hagensick’s squad won the 440 yard medley relay, shot put, and high jump.
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Washington choir tour performs at Lin-Mar Elkader
Washington High School choir conducted a two city tour on Tuesday with a morning performance at Lin-Mar High School followed by an afternoon concert at Elkader. Director Vernon Feuerhelm led the group which received a standing ovation at Lin-Mar and was well received at Elkader.
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Elkader
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Lin-Mar
Local Demon Track Stars Break Relay Record Time
The high school track team set an 8:20.3 two mile relay record, surpassing their own Washington Relays mark. The quartet Dan Martin Pat Hennigan Tim TeBockhorst and John Kleese are led by a strong underclass corps with TeBockhorst the sole senior. The golf squad, Southeast Six champions, also shows depth as Twilight League teams form at Washington Country Club.
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Dan Martin
Pat Hennigan
Tim TeBockhorst
John Kleese
Te Bockhorst
Steve Fenno
Schoonover
Sky, Dunbar and Myers
Kim Steele
Washington Country Club
Marriages in Iowa and Illinois Churches Reported
Brighton couple Miss Barbara Kaye Mann and James M. Bock wed Saturday in Wayland Mennonite Church A double ceremony Sunday united Miss Linda Jean Emerson and Ronald Ross in First Christian Church Riverside Miss Ellen J Briesch and William J OConner were married April 23 at St Marys Church Lake Forest Illinois
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Barbara Kaye Mann
Homer Mann
James M. Bock
Mitchell Bock
Klemme
Wayland Mennonite Church
Linda Jean Emerson
Rex Emerson
Washington
Ronald Ross
Pella
Ted Ross
Cloeck
Charles E. Cowell Jr
First Christian Church
Riverside
Ellen J. Briesch
Edmund J. Briesch
Lake Forest
Ill
William J. O'Conner
Chicago
Kathryn O'Conner
William B. O'Conner
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Evening Journal headlines May 7 1966 Washington IA
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa reports a Saturday edition dated May 7 1966. Local news briefs, community notices and brief summaries fill pages with regional happenings and civic updates.
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