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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1964

Page

5

Highland Awards Night honors stud ents and staff

Highland students are honored at an annual awards night recognizing scholastic and extra curricular achievements. Recipients include National Honor Society members, citizenship and merit awards, perfect attendance, and numerous activity groups across football, track, basketball, music, typing, and journalism with dozens of named students and staff receiving certificates, pins, or medals.

Ainsworth National Honor Society Stuart Kolesick Bob Robertson Lynne Alvine Dianne Brehmer Mike Zachs Kathy Meade Marcia Hazelett Rosemary Koehler Jim Moore Susie Thompson Sandra Dann David Rarick Don Stuart Tom Hartsock Junior Eagle Tom Wagenkne Pat McDole Bill Schmidt Ron Southwick Tom Wagenknecht Joe Wenger Terry Carson Pat Dea Tom’ Hartsock Dennis Wood Steve Wood Mike McDole Dave McFarland Carl Schmidt Joe Simpson Gerry Yeggy Tom Gosling Karl

Keokuk County GOP Women Meet in Keota

Keota May 23 The Republican Women's Council of Keokuk County held a meeting at the VEW Hall with 60 in attendance. Sen and Mrs John Campbell of Oskaloosa attended as guests, along with Maurice Conrad Elon Johnson and Glen Moothart who are candidates for the 1965 county board of supervisors. Mrs Maurice Axmear presided. The Republican headquarters will be at the Keokuk County Fair grounds. The 76 Center Improvement Club met at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Reed for a potluck supper with officers elected and poems read in honor of Mothers Day. Members planned a June meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bell of Ottumwa. Alvin Hulse visited from Scottsbluff Neb to attend the Alumni banquet and is a Fifty Year class member. Mary Lou Miller of Cedar Rapids visited her mother and others in town for the weekend.

Boyd Sanders Keota Republican Womens Council of Keokuk County VEW Hall John Campbell Oskaloosa Maurice Conrad Keota Elon Johnson What Cheer Glen Moothart Thornberg Board of Maurice Axmear Moothart Keokuk County Fairgrounds 76 Center Improvement Club Walter Reed Cletus Reed Ruby Sharp Margaret Bower Clara Vogel Bessie Bell Myrl Walter Iowa Kenneth Bell Ottumwa Alvin Hulse Scottsbluff Nebraska Ruby Helscher Hulse Mary Lou Miller Cedar Rapids Wm. Miller

Leets family visit and prairie flower church talk

Chicago visitors Mr and Mrs Richard Leet and family spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Phillip Simons in Chicago. Miss Patricia Smith of Towa City and Mr Frederick Smith visited Sun day afternoon with Mrs Nina Smith. Miss Gertrude Morse missionary spoke and showed slides at Prairie Flower Baptist Church Sunday evening, guest at Rev Charles Hawkins home.

Marguerite Heriig Richard Leet Phillip Simons Chicago Frederick Smith Towa City Patricia Smith Clayde Cornick Fairfield Nina Smith Harold Crossett Rock Island Ill Gertrude Morse Africa Prairie Flower Baptist Church Charles Hawkins

Keota tavern opens as The Roost by Joe Geil

Joe Geil of Keota buys Woods Tavern and will open Tuesday May 26 now renamed The Roost. Blair Wood formerly owned it and has recently died. The Royal Neighbors meet for a 9 o'clock breakfast at Mrs. Boyd Sanders home Thursday. A large party visits include Mr and Mrs Ralph Painter and Ida Painter of Rock Island, Isadora Myers of Keokuk, and others from Clinton Washington Newton Dysart and Keota. Lt Col Harold Lee and Captain Mark Stephenson of the Montgomery Alabama Air Force Base visit Des Moines then Keota for the Alum ni Banquet.

Keota Joe Geil Blair Wood Boyd Sanders Joe Myers Ralph Painter Ida Painter Rock Island Isadora Myers Keokuk Raymond Myers Clinton Richard Scheibel Jerry Janet Joe Scheibel Washington Jim Scheibel Linda Miller Newton Harold Lee Mark Stephenson Air Force Base Montgomery Alabama Des Moines Col. See Flora See See Aubrey See Dysart L. V. Clarahan Richard See James See Mark and Haroldeft Alabama B. J. Byrne

Annual Science Fair Showcases Crawfordsville Students

The Crawfordsville annual Science Fair drew about 45 exhibits in the gym on Friday night. Junior High Science Club members from 4th to 6th grades displayed projects including tree planting around a pond and other science topics. Judges from Wapello, Winfield, and Waco reviewed entries awarding six blue ribbons, eight red ribbons, and ten honorable mentions. First place winners included The Arts of Paper Making, Crystals and Crystallization, Our Weather Station, Propisms, Fun with Evening Journal, and Ants of Yesterday. Galen Howsare received a new billfold with $25 for the science teacher Maynard Bittle. Wednesday Study Club will run a public library with 500+ children’s books from June 2 to August, at the old post office, Tuesdays 9–11 am and Fridays 2–4:30 pm.

Vivian Wells Crawfordsville Herbert Rich Galen Howsare Maynard Bittle Wayne Tolander Wapello Ray Welsh Winfield W. H. Boekelman Waco High School Nancy Messer Joyce Seberg Debby Sheetz la Marr Widmer Mildred Rich Becky White Suzette Graber Kathy Madden de Sun Richie Seberg Susie Nichols Brenda Williams Post Ofice

Riot ringleader gets jail term in Des Moines riot

Evelyn Johnson, 22, said to have sparked a May 16 downtown Des Moines disturbance involving about 300 people, was sentenced by Municipal Judge Howard Brooks to four days in jail after failing to pay an $80 intoxication fine. Det. Ray Steiner was attempting the arrest when the clash occurred.

Des Moines UPI Evelyn Johnson Howard Brooks Johnson Ray Steiner

Republican Primary Ballot for Washington County Iowa 1964

A compact primary ballot listing candidates for state treasurer district court clerk sheriff county attorney and county supervisor from Iowa's Washington County with vote for one options including M L Abrahamson Dean Reed Harry W N Bump Garry D Woodward Charles C Snyder Sraff Morrison Joan Patterson Clifford L Conklin Howard L McCleery and local township affiliations in Cedar Dutch Creek and Washington City.

Clifford L. Conklin Dutch Creek Township Howard L. McCleery Washington City

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