Week in Washington and local events May 1966 recap
A May 13 1966 letter recaps a busy Thursday with 21 meetings and events including a Monmouth college alumni banquet, a Men's Music club concert, and Rotary's Man of the Year award to Richard McCleery. It notes Friday the 13th politics as Paul Ryan takes a Democratic chair, and local Republicans naming candidates. Weather, prom plans, youth center breakfasts, and school hiring follow as countywide activities unfold while a mushroom gift adds local warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Richard McCleery
McCleery-Cumming Co
Ymca Board
Hospital Saturday and Today Medical Roundup
A consolidated hospital notes page lists patients admitted and treated across several towns. Names include Nellie Dempsey Grace Dorrance Vesta Scott Carrie Norman Ruth Crayne Max Blodgett Earl Miller Mark Genkinger Dean Trier and daughter plus Mrs. Nora Hixson among others with statuses medical surgical or dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Dorrance
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Vesta M. Scott
Washington
Carrie Norman
Washington Medical
Ruth Crayne
Surgical
Max Blodgett
Earl Miller
Winfield
Mark Genkinger
Perry Deal
Keota
Charles Wheeling
Dora. Bailey
Larry Wikoff
Brighton
Dennis Crawford
Wellman
Medical
Joyce McClelland
Maude Martin
Vesta Scott
Dean Trier
Minnie Green
Louis Pruess
Ainsworth
George Norman
Nora Hixson
Wayland
Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition offers Washington former residents a quick local news summary. It advertises weekly mail delivery to out-of-state subscribers at $3.50 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington
Marriages of Gilmore and Simmering in Springfield ceremony
Miss Janice Dee Gilmore of Springfield and Larry D. Simmering of Kimberling City were married Saturday May 7 at the First and Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield with Rev. Curtis A. March officiating. The Gilmore family is from Bartlesville Oklahoma and Springfield, Missouri, while the Simmering family comes from Ainsworth, Nebraska. The couple's union joins two families, marking a local church wedding with both sides represented by their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Dee Gilmore
Springfield
William D. Gilmore
Bartlesville
Okla
Larry D. Simmering
Kimberling City
Donald C. Simmering
Ainsworth
Calvary
Dale Burich
Riverside
Barbara
Iowa City
Dennis Jennings
C. D. Jennings
Trinity Methodist Church
Local obituaries report multiple deaths across towns
Death notices list Mrs. W. H. Anderson 96 in Muscatine at Lutheran Home. Flora Lura Stump Duke 91 to be buried in Richland. Paul R. Houseal 72 died in Restopia Nursing Home in Columbus Junction after four years bedfast. Mrs. Jessie Lewman 80 found dead in Washington apartment. Elizabeth Porter 86, born in Washington, died in Helena Montana. Jons S. Miller 70 dies at home in Kalona after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Hila) Anderson
Muscatine
Richland
Flora Lura Stump Duke
Frankfort
Ind
Odd Fellows Cemetery
A. R. McMurrin
Paul R. Houseal
Restopia Nursing Home
Columbus Junction
North Eighth Avenue
Washington
Jessie Lewman
Elizabeth W. Porter
Ewing
Helena
Montana
Frank Porter
Central City
Kalona
Jons S. Miller
YMCA remodeling on track with August occupancy hoped
At the annual Washington YMCA meeting progress on the building remodel is on schedule with occupancy hoped for in August. Richard McCleery presided, Richard Weeks delivered the treasurer report, and Robert Reed updated on contractor progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
YMCA
Richard McCleery
Richard Weeks
Robert Reed
Washington school district hires three new teachers
Washington area reports heavy rainfall with 2.29 inches by 7 a.m. and a driver education transportation director appointment for Glen Williams, plus a high school vocal music director and a vocational agriculture teacher. Also notes births, travel, hospital updates, and local community groups planning Poppy Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School
Voc
Glen Williams
Mid-Prairie
Williams
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa State University
Washington
Washington County Democrats name new county chairman
The Washington County Democrats held a county convention in the court house naming Paul Ryan as the new county chairman and reelecting officers including Mrs. Carolyn Levy as vice chair and Geraldine Schulty as treasurer. The meeting also approved resolutions backing administration policies and party procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrats
Paul Ryan
Walter Far
Rell
Carolyn Levy
Washington County
Court House
Walter Farrell Sr
Citizens For Hughes Committee
Mr. Farrell
Geraldine Schulty
Leo Mullikin
Brighton
Schnoebelen enters Senate race Democrats in bid
WEDNESDAY MAY 11 Schnoebelen of Riverside announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for State Senator for the district in the coming primary. Ralph B. Morris of Henry County sought the Republican nomination for the new Washington-Louisa-Henry district and met with the Washington County Farm Bureau on May 10. The report also covers local weather, school events, and various community notices, including awards, exams, and upcoming ceremonies at Washington schools, plus several personal notices and a fire on a farm shed near Columbus City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Schnoebelen
Riverside
Ralph Morris
Mt. Pleasant
Dick Stephens
Farmer
Ainsworth
Washington High School
Ottumwa
Frank Sanders
Washington
Ralph B. Morris
Henry County
Louisa
Henry Counties
Washington County Farm Bureau
McCleery wins Rotary Distinguished Service Award for 1966
Richard H. McCleery, president of McCleery-Cumming Calendar Co., was named the Washington Rotary Club’s Distinguished Service Award recipient for 1966. The honor honors outstanding community service regardless of Rotary membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. McCleery
McCleery-Cumming Calendar Co
Washington Rotary Club
Rotary
The Week on the Farm Weather and Market Notes
The week brought 3.1 inches of rain with little erosion and a slow planting pace. Farmers weighed profits from lamb sales and planned December pig shipments while awaiting drier, warmer weather. Herbicide use, crop conditions, and cattle prices shape local farming outlook across beans and soybeans.
Evening Journal Washington IA May W 1966
The Evening Journal from Washington Iowa dated Saturday May W 1966 offers local news briefs, community notices, and regional updates typical of a mid-1960s local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
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McCleery
Glen Mace
Washington Country Club
Mace
Tom Kuncl
Ahseid Allen
Monmouth College
G. J. Nemmers
Skunk River
Nellie D. Dempsey
Noah Graber
Grace Churchill
Ollie
Irene Harrison
Helen Grosscup
George Koehler
Frank Gingerich
Jerry Dill
CAP Board
Thelma Little
Fred Gessler
Robert Day Home
Southeast Iowa
Southeast Iowa Cap
Susan Goodfellow
Dennis Havel
Louis Havel
Fred Havel
Robert Hutchins
Mark
David
Jennifer
Seabrook
Texas
John Lemmon
Hutchins
Ronald B. Swain
College of Engineering
Gretchen C. Miksch
College of Home Economics
Miss Miksch
Robert Miksch
Mr. Swain
Dorothy Swain
Lester Hamil
California
Floyd Hamil
Klein Klothing
Hemet
Calif
Charles Mayer
Elmer Hays
Waukegan, Ill
Robert Mayer
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
VW Rooms
Ethel Palmer
Mrs
Willard Palmer
Mt. Vernon
William Berger
Willis Richards
George Sherman
Jim Richards
Terry
Boyd
Leland Schmitt
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
Fred Byers
University Hospitals
Vicki Thomas
Ankara
Turkey
Vicki
Robert
Greg
Ron Genheimer
Steven
Danny
Cathy
Christine
Swaziland
South Africa
Mankaiana High School
Rev
Genheimer
School For
American Legion Auxiliary
T. J. Pease
David Livingston
Harry Ramseyer
Everetts Music Store
Camp Fire
Marshalltown Soldiers Home
Bonnie Miller
Student Association of Mercy School of Nursing
Democrats County
Claude Greiner
Keota Ffa
State Future Farmers of America
Raymond M. Greiner
Keota High School
Ann McKeown
Raymond Gerdes
Sara
Steve
Max Coffman
Bettendorf
Matt
Faith) McKee
Phoenix
Ariz
J. S
Hannah Dawson Adams
Frances Gillam
Charles Churchill
Howard Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Marston
Harold Swailes
Swailes
Mercy Hospital
Harold Johnson
Carl Ward
Joe Falk
M. L. McCreedy
Robert Arthur
Ray Glover
I. E. Coffey
Ed Morrison
Jean and
Carleen Ward
Richard Brinning
Angela
Michael
Harold Klopfenstein
Victor Klopfenstein
Marion
Duane Martin
Jeff
Moberly, Mo
Orva Scott
Harry van Dyke
Pleasant Valley
Little Dana Kay Sherman
James Sherman
Celina, O
Mills J. Taylor
Philadelphia
Delaware County Hospital
Drexel Hill
Walter Sojka
Memphis
Sojka
Pearl] Redding
Sanders
Larry
Donnie Long
Ronnie
Rubio
Donna Sanders
Alvin Shebeck
Will Longer
John F. McEvoy
Mr. McEvoy
Michael Freece
Rock Island, Ill
Gary Shebeck
Des Moines
L. H. Thornton
Mike and
Julie
Mundelein, Ill
R. J. Thornton
F. G. Bagge
Chris Lemmon
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minn
Fairfield
Jim Marshall
Demons
Tom Lowe
Jim Logan
Doug Cox
Reddick
Schnoebelen
Washington Junior High School
Jesse Linch
Fred Grosscup
Dick Bodgett
Columbus City
The
Christian Church
Richard Peterson
Kansas City
Arthur Peters
West Chester
Sevilla Nelson Bowman
Mildred Nelson
Ray Patterson
Dick Paul
Ymca Baseball Committee
Kriss Philips
Waco
Philips
New London
Montgomery Comm. H.S
Wellsville
Missouri
Mr. Philips
Kirksville Teachers College
University of Iowa
Mideast County Attorneys Association
the Willows
Youth Center
Washington Methodist Church
Bessie Stewart
Jennie Keating
University Hospital
Hazel Bower
Boulder
Colorado
Leonard Kokesh
Harold Fulton
Madras
Ore
Linch
Lloyd Moothart
Tena Dill
George Brock
Eva Fish
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