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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
3
The May 21 1966 issue presents a religious reflection on faith and trust in the Lord. It cites II Chronicles 16 9 and emphasizes that firm trust yields blessing and strength for those with a perfect heart toward God.
Mike Brake son of Mr and Mrs Eldon Brake completed his first year at Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville Missouri. He joined the college varsity golf team as a freshman and posted a 74 75 score. His math professor offered to excuse exam time if he became medalist in the conference meet. He fell just short but earned above average in the course and was excused from the math final. Mushrooms Do Grow season winds down as morels continue to appear in weather favorable pockets. A local farmer reports a productive private timber yielding sizable patches over four days before mushrooms crumble and change color from gray to yellow.
A group of about a dozen rugged-area women boarded a 2 am Mt. Pleasant train to Chicago for a full day tour. They returned on the 2 am train Sunday. The seniors praised the strenuous journey and recommended the experience.
Gib Mills of the Salem area experimented with touch-me-not weeds as a folk cure for poison ivy. He pressed the plant juice into a bottle for future use, but the potent liquid exploded soon after bottling and never earned a patent.
A May 21 1966 Washington Iowa item recalls a comic elevator scene where a woman claims pinching but a child says she stepped on a foot and was bitten. The social moment captions a wartime sergeant GI banter about post service plans as readers share light anecdotes.
A reader recalls a Christmas gift pedometer that worked on town sidewalks but registered only three tenths of a mile in the timber, a clear failure. The tester plans to keep using it in town where readings were accurate.
Fred Downing recounts a tale from Arkansas about a hunter who trained a monkey for coon hunts. The creature treed a raccoon and used a gun to shoot it, earning rental fees. A night raid by hunters ended badly when a dog bayed and the monkey shot the dog.
Boeing pursues the B733 variable sweep while Lockheed promotes the L2000 double delta as contenders for America's first SST. Both designs use titanium, fly at 1800 mph, and carry about 250 passengers with 4000 mile range, with FAA verdict pending.
Haskins residents visited Mrs. Ben Harrison in Sigourney last Thursday where she is staying with her sister Mrs. Paul Harman after hospital release. Local families, visitors, and gatherings included the Krotz, Papatsakis, Bean, Schuessler, Edwards, Booth, Bruegge, Hesseltine, and related trips to Weed Park and Bettendorf.
Robert A Wellman 87 died Friday at Charles O Brown home in Wellman former Riverside resident now in Wellman. James N Phillips 95 native of Washington County died Sunday May 15 1966 living at Pleasantview Kalona 15 months. Alice May Mehaffey 91 Kalona died Saturday at University Hospitals Iowa City after ten years in a Wellman nursing home. Lonnie E Todd 58 farmer near Columbus Junction died Sunday May 15 at Muscatine General Hospital. Clarence Bond 74 died May 15 at Jefferson County Hospital after heart attack. Julie Elaine Robertson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Robertson Richland died May 18 1966 at Washington County Hospital. Funeral for Terry Anderson 42 Camp Hill PA set for 3 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home burial Elm Grove Cemetery Rev Lloyd Bauer in charge. Melvin W Hubbs former resident died today at Veterans Hospital Knoxville veteran of WWII Africa. Myrtle Long Bowen 90 Keota died Wednesday at Twilight Rest Home Keota. Nettie Staybaugh 77 Kalona died this morning Pleasantview Home Kalona. Emma Troutman funeral Sunday 2 p m Wayland Methodist Church Wayland Cemetery Zehr Funeral Home in charge. Myrl Lemley 58 Brighton died Thursday in Washington County Hospital. Lemley born June 13 1907 near Grace Hill was radio and television repairman in Brighton.
Hospital Monday Saturday lists patients by name and status. Birth announcements include Mr and Mrs Elmer Miller Karona a daughter and Mr and Mrs Milton Schnicker Washington a son. Other entries name discharge dates and local towns.
Mrs W L Gates and Mrs Paul Ryner travel to Des Moines for a World Understanding workshop. Linda Brindley graduates activities at St Luke’s Cedar Rapids. Keota and Mt Union area families attend school events. Washington YMCA elects six new directors. Centennial planners announce speakers and a soap box derby committee. High School seniors wrap up year with honors and awards. Rock Island wrecking crew repair near trains. Wallace School hosts a May festival with pupil participation.
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