Izaak Walton Project Fish Day Provides Joy for Crippled Children
A crowd of disabled children in wheelchairs and on crutches fish at Lake Darling for the Izaak Walton League annual Fish Day. The event includes a stocked shoreline, a luncheon, and awards including five silver dollars for top contributors. Retha Minke caught the first fish, Al Buck the smallest, Linda Lytle the largest, Allen Lowe the last, and Jean Spinka won a special effort prize.
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Gilbert Mills
Washington
Dick Havel
Ainsworth
Izaak Walton
Lake Darling
Della Shaffer
Hampton
Izaak Walton League
Crippled Children’s
University Crippled Children’s Hospital
Town City
Conservation Commission
Retha Minke
Iowa City
al Buck
Linda Lytle
Allen Lowe
Brighton
Jean Spinka
Poppy Days Drive Set In Washington For May 24 25
American Legion Auxiliary plans a two day poppy sale on Friday and Saturday May 24 and 25 at Washington Cleaners on the south side of the square. Poppies were made by veterans at Clinton Domiciliary with Campfire girls assisting. Proceeds go to the welfare fund aiding veterans families in rehabilitation child welfare and education. The project honors war dead while aiding the living per national program.
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Washington
Washington Cleaners
American Legion Auxiliary
Clinton
Welfare Fund
Services Wednesday For William Snyder
Funeral services for William H. Snyder 81 will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the East Union Mennonite Church near Kalona with J John J. Miller and Wilbur Nachtigall in charge. Burial will follow in East Union Cemetery with Peterseim Funeral Home arranging. Snyder died Monday after a five day illness at Mercy Hospital Iowa City He was born Sept 16 1881 in Holmes County Ohio to John and Louisa Snyder He married Clara Bender June 9 1911 They farmed near Kalona before moving to Iowa City 12 years ago Survivors include his widow six sons Andrew Colorado Springs CO William Paul Berton John all of Iowa City Delbert of Flint Mich six daughters Lucille Floyd Zook Merle Peer Leo Greazel J A Boudreaux Brownsville Tex and Kenneth Vitosh Davenport 41 grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother John Snyder Orville Ohio He was a member East Union Mennonite Church He was predeceased by one son two brothers and three sisters.
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Katona
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Holmes County
Ohio
John
Louisa Selzer Snyder
Clara Bender
Kalona
Andrew
Colorado Springs
Co‘o
William
Paul
Berton
Del
Cooper Welcomed as Nation's Space Hero in Washington
Air Force Maj. L. Gordon Cooper arrived in Washington for a White House ceremony honoring his Mercury program flight. President Kennedy awarded the Distinguished Service Medal as Cooper weaved through crowds, promising an American moon landing by the end of the 1960s.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper
America
Oklahoma
Kennedy
White House
Cooper
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John H. Glenn Jr
Japan
Glenn
U.S
Cape
John A
Shorty) Powers
Cooper Girls
Dr Henderson to Speak at Washington Commencement
Dr John W Henderson Ph D president of Iowa Wesleyan College will address Washington Community High School graduation on Thursday May 23 at 8 p.m. The 114 seniors will receive diplomas from Harland B Neuhart president of the board of education. The program features music by the high school choir Pam Hite flute solo Monica McCarthy organist and clergy from St Paul United Church of Christ and another church delivering the invocation and benediction.
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John W. Henderson
Washington Community High School
Harlan B. Neuhart
Board of Education
Dr. Henderson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa College
Pam Hite
Allegretto
Bonnie Miller
Monica McCarthy
Emil Burrichter
St. Paul
Should School Set Standards of Dress?
Washington High School seniors hold mixed views on whether schools should set dress and grooming standards. Local results show 74 percent of boys against such standards and 44 percent of girls in favor, with the school reporting few infractions and praise for dress up days linked to better discipline and grades.
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Washington High School
Scholastic Magazine
Kelly Schlapkohl
Washington
VFW Campaign Seeks Funds for Sick Room Equipment
Washington County VFW and Auxiliary launch annual drive to fund portable sick room equipment for home use. Equipment stored with Mr and Mrs Dave McGaffey at 903 East Second Street Washington. Representatives will explain plan and are registered at the sheriff's office. Donations not accepted. Mrs McGaffey urges broad county cooperation and subscriptions to magazines to aid purchase.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Washington County
Dave MecGaffey
East Second Street
Sheriff's Office
VFW
McGaffey
Delegates Named To State 4 H Parley
The Washington County 4 H Club selects delegates for the State 4 H Conference in Ames June 12 to 15. Attendees include Judi Hunter Marjorie Wulf Vaughn Rinner Judy Johnson Patricia Lowe Joe White John Combs David Birney John Hamil Charles Sojka Alice Lance Gary Vincent and others. The pre conference workshop starts June 10.
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Washington County
Ames
Merritt Canady
Judi Hunter
Brighton
Marjorie Wulf
Ainsworth
Hi - Ores
Vaughn Rinner
Washington
Iowa
Movie Shown At YMCA After Hamburger Feed
Boys attending the YMCA hamburger and bean feed on Saturday will see a film about America s Cup races. The event costs 60 cents and boys should register by 10 a m Saturday.
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YMCA
Ridiculous Day 63 to Be Zaniest Yet in Washington
Harold Jarvis announced plans to make Ridiculous Day 63 in Washington the zaniest yet with June 6 events. Merchants expect bigger parades and funnier costumes, plus contests by Evening Journal and KCII Radio offering $10 $7.50 and $5 prizes. Parade entries open in two divisions with $15 $10 and $7.50 prizes.
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Washington
Harold Jarvis
Washington Merchants
the Evening Journal
Kcii Radio
Sixth Graders to Attend YMCA Dance as Guests
Sixth grade students entering junior high next year will attend the Junior Hi Y dance at the Washington YMCA on Saturday night. They will be admitted free while seventh and eighth graders pay 10 cents for members and 45 cents for non members. The dance runs from 7 30 p m to 9 30 p m.
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Washington
YMCA
Unseasonable Cooling With Frost Risk Across Iowa
Forecasters warn of frost or freezing temperatures in the northwest and north central regions and locally west central tonight as winds diminish. Wednesday brings fair skies, continued cool but slightly warmer in the far northwest, with lows 27 to 32 in the northwest and north central and upper 30s in the southeast, highs in the 50s.
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Iowa
Honor Seniors At Class Day Spotlight At School
Students at the annual Class Day ceremonies in the gymnasium received scholastic and extra curricular awards. Senior class president Leonard Schantz led as master of ceremonies while salutatorian John Whitacre gave the welcome. Valedictorian Sharon Lowry presented the valedictory address and four students earned Junior Chamber of Commerce certificates for straight A averages.
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Washington High School
Leonard Schantz
John Whitacre
Sharon Lowry
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Whitacre
Joe Jones
Linda Chorpening
Charlotte Wulf
Jane Peterson
Sandra Robison
Lyle Hesseltine
Bill Koehler
Roberta Baker
Wayne Kaufman
John Beranek
Bonnie Campbell
Jane McGaffey
Linda Campbell
Joe McCarthy
Lloyd Munson
Richard Latta
Jana McConnell
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harry Levy
Home Nursing Course Starts on Wednesday
The home nursing instructors training class to qualify instructors to teach the American Red Cross home nursing course will begin Wednesday evening May 22 at 7 p.m. in the IOOF hall. Classes run nightly through May 29 with Betty Streit as instructor. Interested attendees not yet contacted should call the Red Cross office in Washington promptly.
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American Red Cross
IOOF
Betty Streit
Red Cross
Washington
Rites for J. E. White At Wellman Wednesday
Funeral services for J E White will be held Wednesday at 2 p m in Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Paul Deitterich in charge Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery He died at his Wellman home early Monday born April 9 1889 in Addison and Rebecca Lewis White married Jessie Wade Surviving are his wife a daughter Lola Palmer of Keota and two granddaughters
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Wellman
J.E. White
Powell
Paul Deitterich
Fairview Cemetery
White
Addison
Rebecca Lewis White
Jessie Wade
Glen
Lola) Palmer
Keota
Keota Truck and Car Collision Spares Injuries
A truck and trailer loaded with anhydrous ammonia collided with an auto near Keota two miles southeast, causing the trailer to strike the car and the truck to roll over. Mrs Eunice Walton and Gary Dill escaped injury, though ammonia exposure was a serious potential risk. Damages were estimated at $800 for the car and up to $2,000 for the truck plus $500 for the trailer.
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Keota
Eunice Walton
Gary Cloyce Dill
James Richart
Washington
Walton
Dill
Richart
Learn to Swim Enrollments Open in Washington
Washington area students may enroll in the American Red Cross learn to swim program at the municipal swimming pool this summer with Monday 9 a.m. or Friday 10 30 a.m. sessions. Rural Washington students have Tuesday 9 a.m. or Friday 9 45 a.m. options. Enroll at the Red Cross chapter office in Washington promptly.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Clinton Boshart
Red Cross
Quintet Receives Top Honors At Jr High Awards Day
Five students are featured at the junior high awards program, with Miriam Jones and Richard Lee Koehler earning top scholastic marks, Allen Eugene Pohren and Carma Chorpening winning citizenship medals, and Carl Hayes posting the highest eighth grade scholastic mark. The ceremony drew a large crowd of parents and students.
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Miriam Jones
Allen Eugene Pohren
Carl Hayes
Carma Chorpening
Richard Lee Koehler
Journal
Bob Elliott
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Donald Williams
Iowa City Hospital
Paul Rotenberger
Washington Wes
Izaak Walton Club
Waite House
William Snyder
Wiliam H. Snyder
East Union Mennonite Church
J. John J. Miller
Wilbur Nachtigall
East Union Cemetery
Peterseim Funeral Home
Meredith Smith
Robert Gallagher
Margaret Birney
Wie
Maryland
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Moscow
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Michigan State
Manchester College
Iowa Wesleyan
Henderson
Marine Air Corps
John V. Phleger
E. K
United Press International
Sharon
J. E. White
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