Aunt Agatha reports a winter tease and local updates
Dear Auntie recounts Washington area notes from November 16, 1968 including a quake aftermath with clocks, first snowfall of the season, and a regional drizzle. Farmers report strong corn and bean yields, lunch counts reach 527,142 across three districts, and county plans to bid in December on a privately run ambulance service subsidized by taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Washington Funeral Homes
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Stork tale lists several newborns with parent addresses
Gazelle DAVID DUANE ALBRIGHT son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wayne Albright 604 East 2nd Street Washington Michael TODD STALDER son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Dennis Stalder 513 South Avenue D Pamela DAWN JONES daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Burdette Jones Rural Route 2 Columbus Junction Dena SUE COBLENTZ daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Lee Coblentz 301 G Street Kalona Robert PAUL McAVOY son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Gene McAvoy 509 North Avenue B Washington Jason GLEN YODER son of Mr and Mrs Iddo M Yoder Rural Route 1 Kalona
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David Duane Albright
Robert Wayne Albright
East 2Nd Street
Washington
Michael Todd Stalder
Alfred Dennis Stalder
South Avenue D
Pamela Dawn Jones
Donald Burdette Jones
Columbus Junction
Dena Sue Coblentz
Mrs
Jerry Lee Coblentz
G Street
Kalona
Robert Paul McAvoy
Ronald Gene McAvoy
North Avenue B
Jason Glen Yoder
Iddo M. Yoder
Sarah Widmer
Wayland
Jennie Lauderman
Richland
Anna Ivorsky
Brighton
James Peterson
Marie Woods
Davenport
Cecil Allen
Columbus City
Mary Houseal
Gaylen Bickford
J. D. Rabhenold
Ainsworth
Sam Simmering
Blanche Foster
Orville Flory
David Kleese
Robert Albright
Ralph Sisco
Crawfordsville
Dwane Shalla
Donald Jones
Jerry Coblentz
The Week on the Farm by Thaddeus
A reflective column notes earth tremor fears for midwest and east oil and gas pipelines after a gentle reminder of catastrophe. It recalls last Sunday's Iowa snow melt, warm fall weather, Veterans Day reflections, and honors the Medal of Honor while stressing patriotism and freedom's price.
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Midwest
Iowa
Thaddeus
Saturday Journal notes for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers Washington ex-residents a quick weekly local news recap. It invites out-of-state subscribers to mail for a yearly rate of $3.50 and mentions availability and pricing details.
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Journal
Washington
Tremors Stop Clock at Logan Jewelry in Washington
Earth tremors in the Washington area stopped a large regulator clock at Logan Jewelry. Owner John Logan blamed the quake for the clock halting at four minutes past eleven. Weekend notes include snowfall, community events, ROTC promotions, and family news from Washington and surrounding towns.
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Washington
Logan
Joe Knotek
Logan Jewelry
John Logan
Washington Demons dominate all conference picks
Ron Schooley headlined the Southeast Six Conference all star selections as Washington High School Demons posted a dominant season. He earned unanimous first team quarterback and the MVP award, joined by teammates Hennigan Dunbar Schooley on offense and Walker Laffoon Williams on defense with others named to second team and honorable mention.
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Ron Schooley
Washington High School Demons
Ron
Demons
Mike Hennigan
Rick Dunbar
Bill Schooley
Scott Walker
Tim Laffoon
Russ Williams
Randy Sojka
Terry Miller
Tom Doughty
Scott Swartzendruber
Mark Myers
Dick Porter
Bruce Paul
Rusty Green
Steve Weeks
Ed Brown
Marriages Span Several States in Weekend Ceremonies
Multiple wedding notices from Washington and nearby areas report marriages in Immanuel Lutheran Church Atlantic Iowa First Presbyterian Home and Kahoka Missouri. Couples include Ethel Kerr and Jimmy Maxwell Lloyd Gray Jr. and Linda Lundy, Winifred Wissler and Lloyd Munson, Lois Fergus and Rev Dr Grice. Winter sports flourish in Australia with more snow than Switzerland.
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Ethel Marquetta Kerr
Dale Kerr
Washington
Jimmy Eugene Maxwell
Harold Maxwell
Wellman
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Einar Fetterman
St. Lloyd Munson
Winifred Wissler
Atlantic
Iowa
Ft. Campbell
Lois M. Fergus
E. Everett Grice
United Presbyterian Home
Vernon Elgin
Marion Avenue
Mrs. Grice
Maple Lane
Australia
Switzerland
Washington High School basketball drills in full swing
Weather observer reports .71 inches of rain in Washington this morning with overcast skies and cool temperatures. About 200 people visited Washington High School for Education Week open house Thursday evening, touring the building and meeting teachers in the remodeled home economics area.
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Washington
Washington High School
Skip Speece
Skip
Demons
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Local Obituaries and Death Notices Chronicle 1968
Multiple death notices from Iowa counties report deaths and funeral plans for Mrs. Gordon Watson Mrs. Leo Keller Charles A McCormick Besse L Huber Elmer Haller Dr Harry J Fry Vena Stau baugh Ferry Federick Fields Mrs Elard Wasson and a UPI study noting 24 percent of retailers accept bank credit cards.
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San Mateo
Calif
UPI
National Federation of Independent Business
Veterans' Day observed by Legion Post in Washington
Washington residents attended a Veterans' Day potluck at the American Legion Hall with Rev Bruce Gillis as speaker and Rev and Mrs Fred Penny of Iowa City on the program. The issue also notes diverse local items from Upper Iowa College letters to Marycrest practice teaching to community anniversaries and nursing-home moves.
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Faye Knight
Iowa City
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Coralville
Jones Funeral Home
Benjamin Franklin Keller
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Bruce Gillis
Fred Penny
John Miller
Raymond Miller
Upper Iowa College
Fayette
Mike Olson
Stan Jack
Iowa
John
Washington High School
Upper Iowa
Marycrest
Marycrest College
Monica McCarthy
Bernard H. McCarthy
West High School
Davenport
Rita Koening
Mark William Koening
Rock Island
Honor Rich anniversary celebrated by Osincup staff
The Osincup Drug Store personnel honored Mrs. Walter Rich and her husband for their 25th wedding anniversary with a party at the Herb Osincup home on Tuesday evening. Their son Phillip marked his 13th birthday. Also noted are weekend visits among local families and an engagement announced for Linda Thomann to Gary Kron with a January wedding planned at St Marys Riverton. Richard Freel Jr returned from Vietnam after a second tour and visited family in Washington and Ains.
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Bill Walker
Vietnam
Howard Walker
Wellman
MACV
Ton Son Nhut Air Base
Saigon
Tokyo
Paris
Walker
Bill Sitler
Washington
Green Meadows
Boyd Siefkas
Dale Eagle Home
Osincup Drug Store
Walter Rich
Herb Osincup
Bernard Thomann
Riverside
Linda
Gary Kron
Archie Horak
Elmer Kron
Richard Freel Jr
Lloyd Goodwin
Wayne Freels
Ains
Hospital admissions and births in Washington Iowa 1968
A Washington Iowa evening hospital log lists admissions and discharges from the County Hospital. Entries name patients from multiple towns including Wayland Richland Brighton Davenport and Columbus Junction along with brief medical or surgical notes and a birth. The notice covers Saturday through Friday with names of patients and their home towns.
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Anna Iworshy
Brighton
James Seiler
Columbus Junction
Ernest Horner
Lisbon
Floyd Fisher
Crawfordsville
Leo Stone
Washington
Emily P. Atmore
Kenneth Carris
Wellman
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Gladys Wulf
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority
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Kirksville
Ed Rees
Carol
Cedar Falls
the Rees
Bob Michaelsen
Evan Rees
Margaret Thomas
Lyle Schulty
Cecelia Gilpin
al Conner
Donnie Creech
Mrs. Conner
Helmut Storjahann
David Birney
Iowa State University
Ames
ISU
Army Reserve
Birney
James Birney
Duane E. Crawford
Sandra
Centerville
Woodbridge
Crawford
Freel
Oxnard
California
Port Hueneme
Denver
James Wigninger
Mrs. Wigninger
Theodore Juliam
Howard, S. D
Carol Ellen
Theodore B. Bailey II
Theodore B. Bailey
Minneapolis
L. W. Carpenter
Kenneth Guy
Fairfield
University Hospitals
South
Guy
Fairfield Hospital
Debbie
Danny
Don Guy
Kermit Klopfenstein
Bernard Payne
Ft. Dodge
Kent Klopfenstein
Kimberly
Kevin
Zelma Hughes
Dawn
Waco High School Library Club
Vicki Kaufman
Gary Coverly
Chris Lease
Brenda Ritz
Linda Ranshaw
Bill Long
Connie Ritz
Judy Rasmussen
Larry Donaldson
The
Distributive Education Clubs of America
DECA
Savery
Des Moines
Kathy Erlenbush
Don Jaspering
Chuck Sinn
Don Reed
Barb Rich
Jerry Kikendall
Dick Herlein
Washington County Association For Retarded Children
Sally Whetstine
Farm Bureau
Mary Whistler
Johnson County
Bob Logan
Klein Klothing Company
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Richard Jugenheimer
Leroy Jugenheimer
St. Luke’s Hospital
T. M. Nelson
Clark Nelson
South Bend
Ind
Beth
Amy
Ted Zieglowsky
Lola DeLong
Moline
Silvis
Illinois
Tom Becker
Bill
David
Barbara
Middletown
Clyde Lambert
Becker
Maxine Lambert
George Dare
South Third
Roger Chapman
Dares
Mildred Charbonneaux
la Salle
St. Mary’s Hospital
O’connor Street
Rosella Lundy
Thornburg
Linda Lou
Lloyd A. Gray Jr
Donald Lundy
Mr. Gray
Doyle Gray
Lloyd Gray
Kahoka
U. S. Army
Frank Nugent IIi
Urbandale Ave
1St Cavalry Division
Cheryl
Perdock Court
Wilford (Budge) Dawson
Veterans Hospital
Richard Boettcher
Kelley
Cincinnati, C
Paul Boettcher
Amsterdam
West Germany
Gordon Watson
University Hospital
Leo Keller
Katona
Charles A. McCormick
Ralph H. Wittich
Keota
United Presbyterian Church
Besse L. Huber
Maplewood Manor
James A. Beatty
Powell Funeral Home
Elmer Haller
Harry J. Fry
Kalona Area
Vena E. Staubaugh
Shenk’s Rest
Lower Deer Creek
West Union Mennonite Church
Ferry Federick
Fritz) Fields
Phoenix
Ariz
Mr. Fields
J.W
Bud) Fields
Richard Fields
Elard L. Wasson
Muscatine General Hospital
Retail Credit
Legion Marks Veterans’ Day
Knotek
Tom English
Order of the Arrow Boy Scouts
St. James Church
Warhawk
Larry Mabb
Mike Voelker
Millard
Duke) Schlaughter
Richard Magdefray
Schlaughters
Mrs. Lloyd Gray
Word Weavers
P. L. Fenn
Leona Peiffer
Emma Tinnes
Mela Havel
Jefferson County Hospital
Nelson Nursing Home
Carl Greiner
Jean
Sharon
Susie Orris
Calvin Bauer
Orient
Ronnie Greiner
St. Mary’s Church
Gerald Nolte
Frank Hagemeier
Ronald McAvoy
Anna Murdoch
Dennis Stalder and Son
LaRue Conk
Charles Rodenberg
Wapello
Iddo Yoder
Harold Schrier
Keith Westfall
George Plecker
Thomas Berdo
Gaylen
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