Fishing Day thrills handicapped youths at Lake Darling
In Washington week Aunt Agatha recalls a sunny mid May day when the Izaak Walton League and State Conservation Commission hosted fifty severely handicapped children from the Children's Hospital at Iowa City. Each youngster, aided by a helper, fished for bullheads and crappies as thousands of fish were stocked in a tank. The piece notes rough volunteers whose kindness shines and comments on a season of graduations, parties, and a bountiful rhubarb harvest at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League
State Conservation Commission
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Lake Darling
Week on the Farm: Iowa Promoter Calls for Local Product Boost
In a reflective May 26 1967 column, the writer discusses travel through the West Coast, irrigation and drainage needs, and the value of community cooperation for large projects. Tourism fuels income on travel routes, with local promotion of specialty foods and services. The piece contrasts underpriced farm goods with higher tourism costs and ends urging Iowa product promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Missouri
Iowa
Saturday Journal note for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition explains it is designed to brief out-of-state readers, especially former Washington residents, on the week’s local news. It announces weekly mailing for subscribers at $3.50 per year.
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Journal
Washington
Washington High track stars shine at state meet
Washington High School athletes earned no team points at the State Class AA meet in Fort Dodge yet set local records. Dan Martin clocked 2:00.2 in the 880 yard run and the two mile relay reduced the school mark to 8:04.8. Other local items include church committee news, hospital updates, student honors, and family travels across Iowa and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fort Dodge
Dan Martin
Washington High seniors honor class on Class Day
Seniors at Washington High School received recognition for academic and extra curricular achievements during Class Day. May events included weddings and births in the community with numerous local families in attendance and memorial day travel notes. Rebecca Arnold will attend State College of Iowa on a Student Aid Scholarship next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Board of Regents
Rebecca
Washington High School
Rebecca Arnold
Clareen Arnold
Washington
State College of Iowa
Iowa
Charac
Handicapped Fish Day and local graduations observed in Washington
The Chicagua Izaak Walton League and Iowa Conservation Service released 4000 Bullheads into Lake Darling for Fish Day benefiting handicap children. Washington High School held Class of 1967 diplomas and Underclassmen Awards Day. Various local residents were noted for family events, hospital stays, and travel in the week ending May 25 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
The Stork Names Local Baby Births Listed
Elizabeth Ann Bower Kimberly Ann Norton Brian Russell Havener Cindy Elaine Lauderman Cynthia Ann Putney Denise Jane Crooks are named as newborns. Parents and addresses accompany each entry, reflecting a local birth notice.
Escapee linked to Cedar Rapids theft and local break-in
Washington County sheriff's officers arrested a 17 year old West Chester youth who fled Eldora Training School for Boys. He drove a stolen car reported in Cedar Rapids and, after arrest, admitted breaking into the Diamond Inn in Washington Monday night. Also notes engagements and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Eldora Training School
West Chester
Eldora Institution
Cedar Rapids
Diamond Inn
Washington
Wellman and Kalona Deaths In Rural Iowa Area
Multiple obituaries from Wellman Kalona and Columbus Junction report deaths of Jo Ann Town Wellman 16 a Mid Prairie High School student hospitalizations two weeks. Frances Genevieve Fisher 66 Riverside at Washington County Hospital two weeks. Leroy Hildebrand 83 Letts at Muscatine General Hospital two weeks with listed civic memberships. Clarissa Eve Zillmer 88 Wellman nursing home. Mary Ann Hochstetler 70 Kalona Pleasantview Home resident two weeks.
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Wellman
Jo Ann Townsend
Rural
Iowa City
Mid - Prairie High School
FHA
Wellman Methodist Church
Frances Genevieve Fisher
Riverside
Washington County Hospital
Columbus Junction
Leroy Hildebrand
Letts
Muscatine General Hospital
The
Masons
Kaaba Shrine
Davenport
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Clarissa Eve Zillmer
Kalona
Mary Ann Hochstetler
Pleasantview
Mrs Eva Loretta Maxwell Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Eva Loretta Maxwell, 96, of Crawfordsville died Wednesday at 7 45 p m in Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Loretta Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Washington County Hospital
Three Local Deaths Reported in Riverside Kalona and Brighton
Esther Lucille Crossett 55 died suddenly Thursday at the Stanley Arthur home Route 2 Riverside where she had been employed as a housekeeper since November 7 1966. Christian L Helmuth 78 died Thursday at 630 pm in his home north of Kalona a lifelong Johnson County resident. Roy Eshelman 67 of Brighton died Thursday in Memorial Hospital Mount Pleasant a farmer who lived in the Germanville area south of Brighton.
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Wellman
Esther Lucille Crossett
Stanley Arthur
Route 2
Riverside
Kalona
Christian L. Helmuth
Johnson County
Brighton
Roy Eshelman
Memorial Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Germanville
Iowa City and Washington County natives honored in 1967 notices
Friday May 26 reports Craig Conklin flying from Germany to participate in the Air Force world wide track meet at Shepard Field Texas. George A. Chambers and Norman F. Kallaus receive University of Iowa promotions. Fred Wright named Mid Prairie High valedictorian Class of 1967. Mike Peiffer heads to Seattle for work. Local society notes Mrs. Lulu Harrison and others visit L. W. Carpenter. Mrs. Alvin Shaw recovering at Mercy Hospital with knee injury.
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Craig Conklin
Germany
Shepard Field
Texas
Air Force
Clifford Conklin
Europe
Iowa City
Washington County
George A. Chambers
Washington
Norman F. Kallaus
Richmond
Univeristy of
Iowa
Chambers
College of Education
State College of Iowa
U of I
Fred Wright
Wilbur Wright
West Chester
Mid - Prairie High
Fred
Future Farmers of America
Iowa Southern Utilities
Alvin Shaw
Mercy Hospital
Hospital Daily Admissions and Discharges List
Monday through today hospital report shows patient ad admissions discharges and births. Names include Herbert Stills Alorton Mrs Lloyd Loeffler Brighton Nondas Richardson Merl Sherman Ruth Thompson Columbus Junction and more with multiple cities listed and noted births at Pleasant Plain Conesville Columbus Junction and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Stills
Allerton
Lloyd Loeffler
Brighton
Maude Statler
Washington
Nondas Richardson
Merl Sherman
Ruth Thompson
Columbus Junction
Ralph _ Zeck
Rita Marlatt
Crawfordsville
Howard Bower
Keota
Jerry Havener
Alterton
Cathy Powers
Robert Harvey
Plymouth wind delay slows Chichester’s homebound voyage
Plymouth England reports a southwest wind drop delaying Sir Francis Chichester’s return from his solo global circumnavigation. The veteran sailing star faced gustless seas as weather shifted, extending his homecoming schedule and prompting revised arrival expectations.
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Plymouth
England
Upi
Sir Francis Chichester
First US twin stamps debut September 29 space theme
The United States Post Office announces the first twin stamps to honor space achievements. The two five cent segments form a double-wide pane issued at Kennedy Space Center with color variations and reverse pane arrangements. First day covers are handled in Orlando Florida. Also new St Helena and Malawi issues feature a coat of arms and vivid lake Malawi fish.
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United States
Post Office Department
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Orlando Fla
St. Helena
Malawi
Island
Lake
Malawai
Study Club Meets With Mrs Maxwell In Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on a Wednesday afternoon the Study Club gathered at Mrs Lillian Maxwell home with co host Mrs Hazel Moorhead for a one o clock dessert The program Conservation As It Relates to Recreation Nature Study and Natural Resources led by Mrs Charles Twinam included a roll call My Favorite Wild Flower A local field trip visited Fern Cliff Soccum Ridge and Hayes Park to view improvements in recreation areas using natural spaces Cars on the tour were driven by Mrs Richard Dare Mrs George Fulton and Mrs Charles Twinam Nearby, Mrs W J Hartzell of Atlantic visited with her son and his wife the W W Hartzells, marking her 90th birthday recently.
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Crawfordsville
Lillian Maxwell
Hazel Moorhead
Charles Twinam
Fern Cliff
Soccum Ridge
Hayes Park
Richard Dare
George Fulton
W. J. Hartzell
Atlantic
W. W. Hartzells
Hartzell
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Mosier
Robert Day
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Victor Masson
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Iota Kappa Gamma
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Roy Benson
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Nancy Jo
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Donald E. Stone
Eugene and
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M. O. Smith
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St. Louis, Mo
Claude Tucker
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Batavia
Gordon Packard
L. E. Nash
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Herb Osincup
Tom Dunham
Tanglewood Trail
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Dale Batterson
Becky Waters
Ralph Williams
Ira Davidson
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Sini, Calif
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Tom Grooms
Moline
James Grubb
St. Anthony’s Church
Louis Havel
Dean Havel
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Helen Underwood
Dennis Havel
Dennis
Sam Houston
Iowa City National Guards
Thomas C. Davis
Albert Wehr
Veteran's Hospital
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Elizabeth Ann Bower
Mrs. Howard Bower
Route
Kimberly Ann Norton
Virgil Dean Norton
W. Madison
Brian Russell Havener
Jerry Lee Havener
S. 9Th
Cindy Elaine Lauderman
Larry Wilmer Lauderman
Pleasant Plain
Cynthia Ann Putney
Mrs
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Denise Jane Crooks
Mrs. Dean Crooks
Conesville
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S. Marion
Clareen Elisabeth
Kenneth W. Rich
Walter R. Rich
Edna Caldwell
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Roy Peterson
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Juanita Hering
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Ann Ogg
Tina Simmering
the Willows
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Donald Simmering
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Ervin Simmering
Roger
Robert
John Simmering
David
Sandra
Don Vogel
Linda
Lisa
Tim
James Sheetz
James Wetz
M. L
Bill) Brown
Veterans Hospital
Stephen A. Morrison
J. C. Morrison
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Allan Hesseltine
Richard Hesseltine
Fairfield
Rosemary Fullerton
Mike Peiffer
Lulu Harrison
Storm Lake
Hele
Edith Orr
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L. W. Carpenter
Floyd Ayres
Marion Sttern
Tracy Owens
Walter Fritz
Clyde Dickerson
Elmer Karnes
Raymond Gross
Emma Shaw
Larry Lauderman
George Miller
Eva L. Maxwell
Marion Bailey
Joyce Reighard
Richard Scott
Ainsworth
Dean Crooks
William Hemmings
Surgical
Lyle Romine
Merle Steele
Joe Newell
Richard Schenk
Emery Miller
Gary Mark Carle
Muscatine
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By Walt Green
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Maxwell
By Vivian Wells
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