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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
5
The writer describes the busy election week with long lines at polls and slow ballot counting. Weather turns cold and hints at early snow in South Dakota. Christmas decorations appear while leaves fall and birds migrate. The piece closes with anticipation of a big football game and a warm family sign off from the nephew.
JODI ALAN BERMEL son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fredrick Bermel 710 W Keokuk Keota. RODNEY LEE MILLER son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lee Miller Route 1 Kalona. JEFFREY LEON BOWER son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Bower Rural Route 3 Columbus Junction. JODI RAE WELLINGTON daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Edward Wellington 3022 Main Street Columbus Junction.
The corn harvest lasted three days with well maintained machinery and favorable conditions. A new corn variety yielded highest with good height, sturdy stalks, uniform kernels and apparent moth damage resistance. Farmer optimism remains about county yields despite mixed rainfall effects and earlier maturing seed choices.
Daylene Kay McAvoy and Gary W. Hergert announce their engagement with a November wedding planned. Barbara Guy’s shower at a spice and kitchen gadget event included friends and relatives. Multiple residents attend meetings in Iowa City, visit relatives, and share news of family travels, illness recovery, military assignments, and out-of-town guests.
Washington County voters joined nationwide voters to elect president, governor, senator, representatives, and local officials while also weighing constitutional amendments and a county zoning proposal. In Washington High football, sophomores defeated Mid Prairie 58 to 0, ending 3-3.
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers former Washington residents a quick weekly digest of local news. Available to out-of-state subscribers by mail for 3.50 dollars per year.
Washington County voters cast ballots in near record numbers with Republicans winning all county and district races. A zoning proposal was decisively rejected, and several constitutional amendments failed. Governor race in Iowa went to Robert D. Ray in a GOP sweep, while Nixon carried the presidency in the state.
Workmen advance on Washingtons new city water well reaching 1200 ft with small drill and nearing that depth with an 18 inch hole. They aim to hit the Jordan stream of water around 1800 ft as progress continues.
Regional death notices list Mrs. Ray Schafer of Columbus Junction and Philip Yohe of Wapello, both connected to local communities. Other obituaries include Kenneth Hines near Washington, Henry Wolfe of Brighton, Katherine Banks of Washington, Dr Roy Tandy of California, Ulysses Zimmerman of Muscatine, Elouise Williams of Brighton, Albert Lodders of Washington, Cleland Schrock of Kalona, and Chris L Graber of Goshen Indiana. A note on protocol mentions governors outranking in-state leaders.
Two boys Michael 12 and Matthew 9, sons of Joseph and Mrs. Sweet, died in a Knoxville home fire early Wednesday. Mrs. Sweet, formerly Peggy Dougall, and Mr. Sweet, a junior high PE teacher and assistant football coach at Knoxville, had roots in Washington community. The article also notes local civic and school updates from Fairfield to Mercy Hospital events and a retirement party for Russell Knott.
The Evening Journal reports patient admissions discharges and births from County Hospital records. Names include Howard Schultz Ainsworth Kenneth Ornduff Des Moines Mrs Effie Schmitt and numerous others across Washington Riverside Lockridge Columbus Junction and Kalona with births announced for Mr and Mrs Willis Wellington a daughter.
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