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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1963
Page
3
A compiled Washington history roundup covers Fern Hershberger visiting her grandfather and relatives, nursing work abroad, Memorial Day programs in local schools, and community notices. It lists residents traveling, concerts, anniversaries, and local civic events, with multiple mentions of schools, churches, and veterans.
A Kalona area brief details plans for Ridiculous Day on June 6 and notes a small chamber meeting. It also reports a church fire causing several thousand dollars in damage, upcoming Fish Day menus, and local events including trap shooting, Mother Daughter programs, and hospital stays.
A reader describes native prairie remnants in Washington county at Benson Cemetery near Havre and Robert's Chapel churchyard near West Chester. He recalls fire management, plant cataloging efforts with a professor’s guidance, and a homemade plant press while noting tall dry growth and the need to document species over time.
A home nursing instructor course sponsored by the Washington County American Red Cross chapter will run May 22 to 29 in Odd Fellows Hall with Bea trice Streit as instructor. Classes meet 7 to 10 p m Monday through Friday. Miss Streit is the state nursing consultant for the Red Cross. Washington motorists may have safety checks performed at no cost Saturday courtesy of the Washington Jaycees. Twenty three new National Thespian Society members were inducted at Washington High School Friday. The Southeast Trail Riders Association Trail Ride and Horse Show will be hosted by the Washington County Saddle Club on Sunday May 19.
The pupils of Round Grove School their parents and teacher Mrs Clarence Benson drove to Pella Saturday to attend the Tulip Festival. In the afternoon the Round Grove Rhythm Band presented a program before a large audience.
Mr and Mrs Ray Gidley and others from Davenport hosted Mrs Rose Reid at the Captain's Table Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Lowe Sr visited their daughter Merlyn Edwards and Kathy in Iowa City and also Ruth Lowe in West Branch.
A large crowd at the YMCA annual meeting heard reports and elected a new board. Ruth Ann Wilson was crowned Echo Dance Queen at Kirksville State Teachers College. Washington County Red Cross announces Learn to Swim at the Municipal Pool starting June 17 with daily classes through July 26. Local Rotary and Farm Bureau members scored recognitions, while other notes cover Mother's Day gatherings, travel, and school activities including Washington Bowling Association plans and a FFA Mother Daughter Tea.
Fourteen students received diplomas at the Washington County Rural Schools ceremony held at the county courthouse. Several named graduates include Mary Bender, Shirley Bontrager, Gordon Brenneman, Eldon Beachy, and Miriam Yoder. Teacher Eulalia Benson was honored with an orchid for her career.
Friday events at Washington High School featured a DECA employer employee banquet with master of ceremonies Bryce Woods. Richard McCleery spoke on Free on Board Port of Entry and was named an honorary DECA member for educational contributions.
A hospital daily notice lists admissions on Saturday to Monday including Lauren Kafka Ainsworth Frank Hodson Dorothy Marie Volks Stella Palmer and births for Mr and Mrs Albert Nicola Columbus Junction and Mr and Mrs William Tobias Columbus Junction plus discharges such as Mrs Ralph Greenlee Washington Avis Busby Washington and others from Washington Brighton Letts and Iowa sites. A long variable roster notes multiple patients with surgical or medical status and accompanying family names.
The River poem by Bonnie Miller received honorable mention in the local high school poetry contest. The piece describes a narrator gazing at a moonlit river and the lure of the sea, ending with a sobering transformation by the sea’s relentless pull.
Yesterday reports list Thomas Berdo of Washington hospitalized for medical care and Alicia May of Columbus Junction scheduled for surgical procedures. It also notes a birth for Mr and Mrs James Coon of Columbus Junction and today announces Laurence Kafka of Ainsworth and Daryl Owens of Columbus Junction.
Friday yesterday lists Mrs Byron Snider and Dorothy Volks in Washington and Columbus Junction along with Gilbert Mitchell. Today Alicia May and Mrs Donald Johnson and daughter in Columbus Junction and William Crayne in Washington are noted.
Mrs. Linnenkamp 87 died Sunday at her home 310 North Avenue D after a year and a half of declining health. John Edward Bell 11 of Columbus Junction died Saturday at 5 30 p m in University Hospital Iowa City after being taken there Friday night when ill.
Obituaries report deaths across several local addresses. George William Manassier aged 76 dies suddenly at 305 South Avenue C on May 15 1983. Mrs W D Booth aged 80 dies overnight at 320 South Iowa Ave. Leslie J Brecht aged 62 dies May 14 1963 at Washington County Hospital, home 433 South Eighth Avenue KEOTA. Mrs Myrtle Bower aged 80 dies Tuesday in Regina Saskatchewan Canada, having lived with daughter Mildred Hansen in Regina since her husband died in 1956.
Francis R. Snyder, 58, of Chicago, Illinois, died very suddenly on Thursday, according to a brief obituary note.
West Chester Mary Karla Joan Parcell daughter of Karl Parcell and David Clark son of Harry Clark were married May 11 in West Chester Methodist Church. Riverside Jocelyn Kathryn Jolene Heitzman and Lester F Wieland were wed at 10 00 am May 11 at St Marys Church.
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