Wash High Class of 1968 Graduates May 28 Commencement
Washington High School prepares for the Class of 1968 commencement and related events. The baccalaureate is May 26 with Rev. David Groeneman speaking, followed by Class Day May 23. Graduation exercises occur May 28 with four student speakers and musical performances by Eldon Luers and the concert choir. Local junior Tom Logan named as Iowa American Legion Boys State representative for Camp Dodge June 2–8.
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Washington High School
P.m
Richard Koehler
Jean Bode
Diane Worley
Michael Levy
Eldon Luers
David Groeneman
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Tom Logan
John Logan
Washington
American Legion Boys State
Camp Dodge
Memories Return as Iowa Tornadoes Stir Past
Mrs. Bennett of Washington recalls a 1948 Illinois tornado that killed her grandparents in Medora and Bunker Hill, as current storms in Charles City and Oelwein revive memories. She describes rushing to the basement with her child Christine and the grisly aftermath, clothing and belongings scattered, and the emotional toll of seeing destruction recalled after two decades.
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Charles City
Oelwein
Iowa
Joe Bennett
North Second Avenue
Washington
Illinois
Bennett
Medora
Bunker Hill
Christine
Local hospital patient and federation meeting notes
Harry Drake is a medical patient in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, room 417. Mrs. Harry Ramseyer and other state leaders attended the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs board meeting in Des Moines. Plans for the coming club year were discussed with Mrs. Ralph Viner presiding. A brief Weather or lifestyle item notes children’s sleep aids and decorative room-darkening window shades.
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Harry Drake
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harry Ramseyer
Herb Osincup
Phil Weldin
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Des Moines
Ralph Viner
Sleep Aid
New York
UPI
Junior
Zoning meeting set by Washington County Anti Zoning Assoc
The Washington County Anti Zoning Association will meet at the Knights of Pythias hall in West Chester on Tuesday May 21 at 8 30 p.m. Funeral services for Don Merle McClure were held Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers Dale Booth Francis Mangold Neal Lampkin Gene Turner John Jackson Ted Morgan and honorary pallbearers Gene Grecian and Leo Mangold. Rev Edward F Collins conducted burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Harrison. Funeral services for Mrs Carl L Harrison were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home with Rev Vernon Elgin in charge. Pallbearers were Allen Goff Harold Ricks Kenneth Hesser Eugene Stone and Ray Arbogast. Burial was in Schrock Cemetery.
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Washington County Anti - Zoning Association
Knights of Pythias Hall
West Chester
Soil Week Opens Nation May 19 Amid Stewardship Aim
A Time for Initiative marks Soil Stewardship Week May 19 26 announced Guy Stacy chair of Washington County Soil Conservation District The national observance by NACD urges care of water air trees and soil highlighting initiative action and exploration Stewardship worship services will be held in many churches across Washington County.
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Guy Stacy
Washington County Soil Conservationist District
The
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
NACD
Stacy
Interdenominational Soil Stewardship Advisory Committee
Washington County
Tornado Recovery Efforts Spread Across Iowa Towns
Belmond residents join with locals to salvage belongings as stores reopen for essentials. Red Cross reports aid reaching 8,500 fed, 118 sheltered, 1,007 tetanus shots given, 2,300 welfare inquiries answered, with 330 volunteers on duty. Oelwein debris cleared, streets open, utilities partly restored. $14 million estimated loss. SBA disaster loans offered at 3 percent. The Hague notes US exports and Dutch imports in 1967.
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Red Cross
Iowa Federation of Labor
Des Moines
Charles City
Oelwein
Sam Mazziotti
New Police Weapon MACE Faces Research and Debate
A U S Surgeon General warns MACE may pose chronic risks, urging further tests, while police departments weigh its use against clubs and firearms. Reports note eye and lung irritation, possible adverse heart or lung effects, with varied city responses from suspension to continued independent use.
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U.S
Surgeon General
General Ordnance Corp
Pittsburgh
Alan Litman
Litman
Stewart
William H. Stewart
Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United Press International
Kansas City
Denver
George Seaton
Madison
Wis
Chicago
James Conlisk
Windy City
Conlish
Marines Claim Breakthrough Against Hanoi Palace Guard
U S Marines led by Capt. Charles S Robb along with about 2000 South Vietnamese troops battled elite North Vietnamese palace guards near Da Nang. After three days the allied force reported about 200 enemy killed and 50 Marines dead in heavy jungle fighting.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Charles S. Robb
Johnson
Ho Chi Min
Robb
South Vietnam
da Nang
Raymond Wilkinson
Hanoi
Social Calendar highlights for West Chester community events
Saturday shirts and skirts square dance at Legion Hall with Dean Hartzell calling. Monday Rainbow Girls meet at Masonic Temple for Bible II at 8 p.m. Garden I 2 p.m. plant sale at Daughters of Nile Bucharest Temple. Tuesday notes change of time for Handcraft II at 9:30 a.m. and VFW Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Senior Citizens, White Shrine Drill Team at 7:30 p.m., Masons in second degree, and Rosemary Club hosts at 8 p.m. Wednesday Pythian Sisters meet at 8 p.m. Coffee with Mrs Burham and Sip and Sew Club at 1:30 p.m. Dessert at Captain's Table.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Bible II
George Kerr
Florence Orr
Daughters of Nile
Bucharest
Ezra Smith
Daughters of Nile Sewing Group
Lee Baird
Tops Club
YWCA
Golden Age Club
Clarence Jacobs
VFW
1St Presbyterian
UPW
Robert Garrett
Gene Gorham
Marion Ave
Y. White Shrine
West Chester
Masons Lodge
Rosemary Club
Donald Brown
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Everett Burham
Miles Krieger
George Sojka
Halcyon House Visitor Notes Highlight Local Callers
Mrs Sylvia Wilson hosted visitors from Iowa City Muscatine and Burlington as Halcyon House residents received relatives and friends this week. A Junior High program of vocal and instrumental music drew several visitors, and Mrs Fred Bartow will review Sam Levenson's Everything but Money next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Sylvia Wilson
Bob
Iowa City
Mrs. Willick
Muscatine
Fred Bartow
Sam Levenson
Halcyon House
Destruction of Nimbus Spacecraft After Launch
A UPI report from Vandenberg Air Force Base says a $50 million Nimbus spacecraft was deliberately destroyed two minutes after launch. Officials opened a search with Air Force Western Test Range and Navy for Nimbus B, with fragments and two sealed plutonium containers falling into the Pacific about 120 miles northwest of Los Angeles. NASA stated the plutonium-238 remained in safe containers designed to withstand ocean impact and seawater corrosion, posing no hazard to people or marine life.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
Air Force Western Test Range
Navy
Pacific Ocean
California
Los Angeles
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
American Home I meets to discuss flag program
Mrs D O Butler presented a program about the flag at the American Home I meeting held Tuesday with Mrs Henry Rees. Eighteen members attended and Mrs William Deaton was a guest. Members answered roll call with a Bible verse.
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D. O. Butler
American Home
Henry Rees
William Deaton
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