Indian Summer Debate and City Politics in the Week in Washington
Dear Auntie notes warmer weather and a debate over whether the spell is Indian Summer. The column lists forthcoming local elections with candidates for Third Ward and First Ward, at-large post, and Park Board. It also covers the new Super-Sales Tax’s impact on small service workers and yard work conduct. The high school homecoming vote and Halloween costume planning are mentioned with affectionate tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Moyer
John Walker
Robert Dahl
Rodney Davidson
Robert Reed
Des Moines
The Week on the Farm Harvest Progress and Tillage Advances
The soybean crop looks ready for harvest with combines active across much of the county about half remaining unharvested. Seed corn harvest has begun, fields are being prepared with discs and plows, and minimal tillage shows promise for erosion reduction. Ideal weather slows harvest briefly but allows plowing of sod and grass fields, while farmers advance weed control and modern tractor plowing.
Saturday Journal readers note price for out-of-state edition
The Saturday Edition of the Journal is a special weekly summary for readers outside the state. It offers out-of-state subscribers in Washington a concise weekly overview and costs $3.50 per year for mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Specia
Washington
Washington week in review notices and society notes
Returns from a California visit as Mrs Blanche Harvey attended grandson Omer Roy Grecian III and Sharon Hamic wedding in California. Local birthdays anniversaries and family gatherings listed alongside visits by Dr James Owen and Capt C J Rothlisberger in Vietnam duty. Also reports new birth Anastasia Marie Huston Davenport and pledges Mary Lord to Pi Beta Phi at Iowa Wesleyan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Harvey
Roy Grecian
South Pasadena
Calif
Omer Roy Grecian III
Sharon Hamic
San Dimas
Galenta
Santa Barbara
Mary Lord
Mrs
Bryce Lord
Ainsworth
Iowa Wesleyan College
C. J. Rothlisberger
Ft. Ord
James Brooks
Friday October 6 Whittakers plan Notre Dame Iowa trip
Whittaker couple Mr and Mrs Martin Whitaker leave for Michigan City to visit their daughter and family the Wayne Moisiers and will attend the Notre Dame versus Iowa football game in South Bend. Also notes wedding engagement for Barbara Ann Sheets and Thomas D Willis. travel notes. military and local social news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Trotman
Pella
Tim
Central College
Robert Roberts
Ernest Jones
Wales
Harvey Davis
Ed Rees
Carol
Mary Thomas
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Kenneth Fuller
Newton Davis
Miriam
Mildred
Evan Rees
Martin Whittaker
Michigan City
Ind
Wayne Mosiers
Notre Dame
Iowa
South Bend
Harold H. Sheets
Keota
Barbara Ann
Thomas D. Willis
J. Clark Willis
Harper
Petitions for city park board race amid local notices
Reports on petitions for the Washington city park board seat with Hugo Lensch seeking re election and Marion McAvoy backers. Also notes James Drayfahl of Oskaloosa losing a finger at work and various local anniversaries visits and family events across Keota and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Drayfahl
Oskaloosa
William Drayfahls
Washington
Drayfahl
City Park Board
Hugo Lensch
Friends of
Marion McAvoy
Washington area births list includes Collett Marin Anderegg and others
A local birth notice lists eight newborns with parental names and addresses in Washington Keota Wayland Rivreside and nearby rural routes. Included are Angela Lea Collett Patricio Ramos Marin Scott Anderegg Kelly Sinn Kelly Walsh Machele Waterhouse Larry TeBo ckhorst Richard Collier Jr Holly Imhoff and Yovette Wolfgram with parental details.
Washington High DE program revival and local sports win
Sixteen students participate in Washington High School's revived distributive education program after previous cutbacks due to teacher shortages. Washington's eighth grade football team defeated Muscatine West 24 to 0 at Case Field. Local 4-H member Rita Jones presented The Perfect Press at Waterloo. Charmenaire s perform Calendar Capers at first Ladies Night. Community notices include family visits, birthdays, VFW Auxiliary activities, and Camp Fire programs at Sunset Park with banding and color demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Washington
Muscatine West
Case Field
Marie Jones wins Iowa 4-H Food and Nutrition Award
Marie Jones 18 of Crawfordsville receives the 1967 Iowa State 4-H Award in Food and Nutrition. She earns a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 26 30 with 29 other Iowa delegates and will represent Iowa at the national level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Jones
Crawfordsville
Sally Smith
Extension Home
Chicago
Iowa
Marie
Obituary notices from Iowa rural towns report multiple deaths
Deaths are listed for Fannie B. Marner 86 of Wellman at Pleasantview Nursing Home since 1965 Claude H. McIntire 49 died from a heart attack en route to Deep River death on arrival Sigourney hospital Menno D. Mast 73 died at his son in law and daughter Edward F Miller home Anna Burich 87 Riverside died at Phares Nursing Home Lone Tree Mrs W C Porter of Clarksville died September 18 survived by husband Rev W C Porter and children Rev Porter formerly pastor of United Presbyterian Crawfordsville in the 1920s
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Fannie B. Marner
Pleasantview Nursing Home
Richland
Claude H. McIntire
Deep River
Sigourney Hospital
Kalona — Menno D. Mast
Edward F. Miller
Anna Burich
Riverside
Phares
Lone Tree
W. C. Porter
Clarksville
4 H Headliners Elect New Officers for Club
The Headliners 4 H Club met with Debbie Zieglowsky on Monday and elected Roberta Miller president Debbie Zieglowsky vice president Jeannette Mae Carthy secretary Pam Walker treasurer Beth Larsen reporter Miriam Jones historian Plans were made for family night at the Fairgrounds October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Zieglowsky
Roberta Miller
Jeannette MaeCarthy
Pam Walker
Beth Larsen
Miriam Jones
Marriages Reported From Kalona and Washington
Two wedding notices from Kalona and Washington, Iowa, record Miss Ruby Mast and Willard H Wertz marrying in Goshen Indiana, and Miss Reita Sue Arduser wedding to Larry W Humphreys at Christian Tabernacle in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reita Sue Arduser
Dorance L. Arduser
Washington
Larry W. Humphreys
Alva D. Humphreys
Oskaloosa
Christian Tabernacle
Kalona
Goshen
Indiana
Ruby Mast
Willard H. Wertz
Miss Mast
Fanniel L. Mast
Eli B. Mast
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mr. Wertz
Joseph L. Wertz
Pay Port
Michigan
Hospital and Birth Notices Across Washington Area
Hospital Saturday reports show Mrs Beulah Rod gers and Rev Earl Josten among patients. Births include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Jerry Imhoff and Mr and Mrs Robert Walsh. Dismissals list multiple patients. today notes new admissions and several births and baptisms across Washington, Columbus Junction, Keota, Riverside, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Rodgers
Richland
Earl Josten
Columbus Junction
Esther Essley
Washington
Jerry Imhoff
Mr. Pleasant
Robert Walsh
Riverside
Jerry Greiner
Lon Harbit
Loran Meier
Hedrick
Don Shafer
Umberto Marin
Larry Sinn
Wayland
Jerry Collett
Charles Murdock
Richard TeBockhorst
Richard Collier
Robert Waterhouse
John Humphreys
Wyman
Donald Hendrickson
Raymond Crone
Virgil Smith
Blanche Foster
George Canott
Crawfordsville
Oleta Tucker
Keota
Charles Allsup
Edwin Wolfgram
William Anderegz
Edwin Novotny
Mary Applegate
Howard Stewart and Son
New London
Mae Jones
William Slaughter
Kalona
George H. Sellers
Helen Gevock
East Pleasant Plain
Doris Smith
Ruth Courtney
Laurie Sheetz
Surgical
Marion Martin
Ainsworth
Harry V. Miller
Larry Kauffman
Richard Carmichael
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Jaycee
Washington Jaycees
Ana Agatha
California
A. C. Goeke
Montezuma
Leonard Goeke
Grinnell Hospital
Methodist
William F. Henry
Alice Lanning
Glennie Wolfe
Berta Gillies
Norman Schoonover
Gaylen Patterson
Carl and Melvin Messer
Ralph Martin
Lake of the Woods
Center Island Resort
Canada
J. C. Rhea
North Fourth
Kenneth Rhea
Elsie Glassburner
Stewart School
T. H. Mathie
Lincoln School
Margaret Pepperman
Leona Kos
Eleanor Marie
Guy Deal
Cedar Falls
Phil Weldin
J. C. Weldin
Kingston, R. 1
Lake Winnebago
Phil Weldins
John Gamble
Guy
Jeffrey
Ernest Huston
1618
Brown Street
Bettendorf
Anastasia Marie
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Edward Huston
Ottumwa
Grant McKune
Here
Isadore Houseal
Huston
Garda
Ann McKune
Jones
Sue
Richard Custer
Larry
Steve
Darla
William Albaugh
Jim
Karen Adam
Jim Custer
James Owen
Vancouver
Wash
Margaret Owen
John Owens
Kansas City
Dallas
J. F. Mallory
Kathy Berkhoff
C. P. Berkhoff
Kathy
Central National Bank and Trust Company
Francis de Harpportt
Edith de Harpportt
Portland
Ore
Grace
Victor Stone
East Main
Cathern Griffeth
Trudy
Bushnell, Il Il
Leo Forinash of
Gladys Putman
William Jensen
Great Lakes
Mr. Jensen
Einar Jorgensens
Baroda
Mich
Mrs. Jensen
Milton Kimber
Holland, Mich
Mackinaw Island
Land O'Lakes Resort
Whittakers
Bernard Payne
Dale York
Cedar Rapids
Philco
Arthur Dinkheller
Glenn
Phang Rang
An Air Force Base
Vietnam
Scott Wilcox
Louisa Young
Park Ridge, Jrl
Robert K. Wilcox
Evanston
Herman Genkinger
Waukeegan
Genkingers
Wilcoxes
Copper Harbor
Lake Superior
Duluth
Minn
Cass Lake
William J. Roudabush
International Falls
Minnesota
Eau Claire
Dells
Gertrude Eagle
West Second
Iowa City
Solon
Carl Brown
Wilma Hunt
Christine Carson
Augustana College
Rock Island, Ill
Miss Carson
Tom Carson
S. Fourth
John B. Weber
Wilford Weber
Portsmouth
Virginia
Jack Babcock
C.P. Berkhoff
Karen Berkhoff
Charles Churchill
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Kenneth Bailey
Columbus, Ga
Gary Churchill
Dyess AF B
Texas
Dale Churchill
Eva Cauthen
Hollywood
Perdock
Pearl Gardner
Dwight Bode
Oklahoma City
Okla
Theodore Berg
San Francisco
Wanda Neiswanger
Lloyd Neiswanger
Champaign
Ill
New York
Ed Custer
Mr. Custer
Alvin
Stork Gazelle
Angela Lea Collett
Jerry Lee Collett
East Third
Patricio Ramos Marin
Humberto Balderas Marin
Conesville
Scott William Anderegg
William Morris Anderegg
Kelly JO Sinn
Larry Keith Sinn
Kelly Marie Walsh
Robert Charles Walsh
Rivreside
Machele Renee Waterhouse
Robert Allen Waterhouse
Larry Richard Tebockhorst
Richard Lee TeBockhorst
Richard Doyle Collier JR
Richard Doyle Collier
Holly Katheryn Imhoff
Jerry Lee Imhoff
Mt. Pleasant
Yovette May Wolfgram
Edwin Richard Wolfgram
North
Marion
Rita Jones
Washington County
Perfect Press
Waterloo Daily Congress
Charmenaires
Washington's
Don Oxenford
Irene Conner
Ft. Morgan
Akron
Colo
Mildred Rosenbaum
Denver
Bert Hahns
William Deas
Mildred Brock
Dick Horak
Paul
Mary Pat
Sarah
Ozarks
Mr. Horak
Jerry Horak
Michael
Joseph
Elmdale
Kan
Missouri
Arkansas
Joe E. Waggoner
Forest Drive
Elgin
David Cornelius
W. F. Waggoner
Sarah Horak
Dick Horaks
Tom Horak
Tim Horak
Todd
Joel
VFW
Doris Gray
Clifford Tait
Sunset Park
Robert Nicola
Debra Howell
Audubon
Lisa Dahl
al Kinzler
Tom English
Pekin High School
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Bernie Saggan
Harold Schmickler
Jesse Knight
Leo Greather
Bethlehem Commandery
Knights Templar
E. E. Harrell
Danville
Carl Cuther
Walter Horning
Dorothy
St. Luke's Hospital
Walter Horning Jr
Lyle Hesseltine
Lyle
Marilyn) Darbyshire
Taylor Stout
Fairgrounds
Colombo
Sydney
Australia
UPI
Evening Journal
George Gebhardt
James Morrison
Lyle Crawford
Lewis Goodlander
William Cross
Tracy Owens
Robert Baker
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