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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1968
Page
4
L and S Auto Laundry Opens In 1934 Then Folds Quick
In 1934 Hubert Lehrer and Dick Skipton opened L and S Auto Laundry on Gasoline Alley with limited gear and a $1 wash. They offered free rewash if it rained within 48 hours, but the dry summer kept business tiny. The notes also recount small hometown vignettes from Delmar, including grandchildren, a boy distressed by crime, family banter about dress, a late track meet, and neighborhood nature incidents, all sketched in a casual column style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Wrong Plane Delays Family Flight To Denver
Mrs. Gordon McCreedy and her two youngest children visited relatives in Denver this week but boarded the wrong plane. They ended up in Milwaukee, flew to Chicago, then rerouted back to Denver arriving an hour and a half late to the original schedule. The misrouted trip became a memorable family tale for the McCreedys and their Grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McCreedy
Lester Krabill
Gordon
M. L. McCreedy
McCreedys
Denver
Milwaukee
Chicago
Mission Accomplished Joe Knotek Surmounts Postop Duty
Joe Knotek, a Washington farmer, recovering from major surgery, directed neighbors in a fence repair after cattle escaped. Though too weak to act, he guided the rescue from a bed set in the car while his wife, daughter, and son-in-law handled the physical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Knotek
Washington
Joe
Honors For Mike Brake From Missouri State Teachers College
The Echo notes the Bulldog golf team has ten wins and two losses in dual meets and praises its top player, Mike Brake of Washington. Brake, a former city champion, learned golf on the local course and is regarded as the best number one man the program has had in seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Missouri State Teachers College
Bulldog
Mike Brake
Washington
Mike
Eighth graders to get awards in Waco program
The Waco schools honor eighth graders with a May 31 assembly at Waco High School presenting certificates and junior high awards. Wayne E. Jones, Class of 1966, was recognized at a May 7 ISU dinner in Ames along with other honor students. The ceremony featured Dr. Robert Hansen delivering the main address, with proceeds aiding speech, library, mathematics, citizenship, and athletic awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Iowa State University
Wayne E. Jones
Ames
ISU
Waye E. Jones
Robert Hansen
Waco High School
Galer
Mt. Pleasant
County Bar Association
Red Brick
Knights of Columbus
Robert Eaves
Washington, D. C
National Educational Association
Washington High School
Supt
W. E. Erbe
Washington Public Schools
Kenneth Carris
City of Washington
Frank Miles
Washington Rotary Club
A. W. Clow
Miles
G. E. Montgomery
Cancer Control Fund
Bill Arnold
Bob Livingston
Iowa State College
Passing Years in Washington Chronicle Local Tales
Local notes detail visits by Rev. Willis Booth and relatives from Des Moines and Ottawa Kansas, church events, and educational milestones. Savings bond progress, an upcoming baccalaureate sermon, a minstrel show, and awards at schools are reported with names of residents and institutions.
Doubly Unsuccessful Farm Diet Jolt During Corn Planting
A local farm wife placed on a strict diet by her doctor compelled her husband to Diet with her. During the peak corn planting season he worked extra hours. In the first week the wife gained two pounds while the husband lost ten.
Marriages across Iowa communities May ceremonies
A series of wedding announcements lists couples including Maria Lucille Simmering and Ronald Dean Stabler at the bride's Washington home, Edna Lytle and Raymond O. Elefson in Story City, Laura Kempf and Paul L. Miller in Kalona, and Sharon Marie Bouquot and Dennis Nicola in Riverside. Dates: May 18 and May 19. Clergy and venues noted. families named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Lucille Simmering
Richard H. Simmering
Washington
Ronald Dean Stabler
Richard O. Stabler
Iowa Falls
Richard Peterson
First Baptist Church
Edna Lytle
Raymond O. Elefson
Mt. Pleasant
Bethany Manor Chapel
Story City
Iowa
Permie Pederson
Kalona
Kalona Mennonite
Laura Kempf
Paul L. Miller
John Duerksen
Marian Logan
Kenneth L. Yoder
Lynn Troyer
Wellman
Jane Hooley
Earl Fry
Harvey Kempf
Henry H. Miller
Riverside
Sharon Marie Bouquot
Dennis Nicola
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Wilfred S. Bouquot
Robert Nicola
F Street
Iowa City
Mid-Prairie honors high school seniors at Wellman awards
Lonnie Yoder named valedictorian of the class of 1968 at Mid-Prairie High School. Donna Livezey is salutatorian. Awards presented at the school awards ceremony Tuesday night. Also honored were Kathy Bauer, Robert Bauer, Cora Canott, Larry Cuddeback, Lynn Gingerich, Julie Hartzler, Mary Hershberger, Douglas Schroeder, Peggy Shalla, William Stagner, and Sue Kiesey among others. Lonnie received the American Bar Association Citizenship award and the Danforth Award was given to Donna Livezey and William Stagner. Cora Canott received the DAR award. Sue Kiesey won the Distinguished Service Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Lonnie Yoder
Robert E. Yoder
Mid - Prairie High School
Donna Livezey
Roscoe Livezey
Lonnie
FTA
Drake University
Donnie
Mid - Prairie
Kathy Bauer
Robert Bauer
Cora Canott
Larry Cuddeback
Lynn Gingerich
Julie Hartzler
Mary Hershberger
Douglas Schroeder
Peggy Shalla
William Stagner
Vernon Stagner
Kalona
American Bar Association
DAR
Roy Canott
Sue Kiesey
Theodore Kiesey
Near West Chester
Avenue of Flags planned Memorial Day at Riverside
Memorial Day services will be held at Riverside Cemetery at 10 a.m with Rev W F Boeckmann of S J Marys Catholic Church as speaker. The VFW plans an Avenue of flags weather permitting. Services at St Stanislaus cemetery north of Riverside at 10 30 a.m conducted by Riverside VFW Post. Wreaths will be made May 28 at the B W Party Room by American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliary. Poppy Day is Saturday May 25 in Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
W. F. Boeckmann
S J. Mary’s Catholic Church
Riverside
Riverside Cemetery
V.F.W
St. Stanisclaus
Riverside V.F.W. Post
American Legion Auxiliary
V.F.W Auxiliary
Bill Tener
John Tener
Seattle
Washington
Boeing Airplane Factory
Clever aims in a three notrump defense
In a south dealer three notrump, West led diamonds. East ducked, declarer won and cashed three hearts. East discarded strategically but whichever discard he chose, South would win three notrump. A different diamond continuation by East at trick three could have defeated the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
East
South
Declarer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Evening Journal
Hubert
Cub) Lehrer
Dick Skipton
Bud Fields
Gasoline Alley
L & S Auto Laundry
Bertha Miller
Brett Miller
Frank Miller
Bettendorf
Brett
Davenport
Granny
Case Field
Demons
Bob
Kelly Schlapkohl
Iowa State
Waco Jr. High
Muscatine
Wapello
Iris Kaufman
Burdeen Graber
Carl Anderson
Maria Mitchell
Steve Reschly
Stan Fletcher
Pam Beard
Susan Alliman
Nona Larson
LuJean Miller
LuAnn Gerig
Jerilyn Davis
Coleen Roth
Wayland Progress Club
Waco Area
Holstein
Ken Brimhall
Bob Meyer
Meyer
Ted Roth
Eigsti
Brimhall
Eichelberger
Blackhawk
Willis Booth
W. D. Booth
General Association of Regular Baptist
Columbus
William Koltovich
Des Moines
M. Todd Macdonald
Ottawa
Kan
Richard Stewart
Stewart
Macdonald
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Women’s General Missionary Society
Pittsburgh
Washington County
United States
Carlyle Smith
The
Christian Church
Glenn H. Long
John W. Long
Glenn
Robert Risk
Robert Arthur
County Board of Supervisors
Heights
Ruth Marie Morrison
Zeta Phi Eta
State University of Iowa
Daryl Dodder
Hawkeye Wholesale Grocery
Methodist Church
Dale Fuhr
Benteco
Stanley McKeown
Arizona
Washington Police Force
E. S. Breitenbach
Earl Dickinson
Norman Sage
Rose Rankin
Rotary Club
Paul Putman
A. E. Putman
Colorado
Nicaragua
Barbara Miller
Ola B. Miller
Mortar Board
Small Society
Brickman
Briickman
Mid-Prairie
Avenue of Flags
Wilma Rummelhart
Mt. Carrol
Oregon
Illinois
J. E. Walton
Indianola
Earl Walton
Edward Shebek
Charles Stumpf
Richmond
Mike Stumpf
B. Jay Becker
South Dealer
East-West Vulnerable
Washington, Iowa
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