Pleasant Hill Church Fetes 131st Anniversary Homecoming
Nearly 200 attend the Pleasant Hill Christian church homecoming southeast of Washington on Sunday October 8 marking the church 131st anniversary. Rev Charles Willming spoke at the morning worship and Rev Frank Perry addressed the afternoon gathering urging unity among churches. The cemetery was highlighted with a long maintained history and a collection funded its upkeep. Attendees included many from Washington and several other Iowa towns plus visitors from Oklahoma Missouri Illinois and beyond. A great-great granddaughter of Rev Leeper attended for the first time.
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Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Washington
Richard Moore
Iowa
Charles B. Willming
William
Bonnie Swift
Howard Witting
Delphia Rathmel
Kremlin
Oklo
Rathmel
Pleasant Hill
Frank Perry
Charmenaires of
Perry
First Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Onawa
Witting
Absalom Leeper
Leeper
Becky
Shawn
Quinn
Glorianne Gross
Little White Church
S. P. Telford
Jones Funeral Home
Charles Willming
Hale Sisters
Florence
Marian
United Presbyterain Home
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Maye Telford
Ainsworth
Earl McGraw
Davenport
William Hinkel
Charles Hanna
Mt. Pleasant
Sam C. Wittmer
Arthur Davison
Wayland
Herbert Leatherberry Dies in Arizona
Word reached here of the sudden death Monday of Herbert Leatherberry in Mesa Arizona. He is survived by his wife Margaret Smylie Leatherberry formerly of Ainsworth and sister of Mrs Clifford Campbell. The couple had just returned home two weeks ago after visiting here. Burial will be here with arrangements pending for later this week.
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Herbert Leatherberry
Mesa, Ariz
Leatherberry
Margaret Smylie
Ainsworth
Clifford Campbell
Leatherberrys
Squire Shoppe Gossip and High School Summer Oddities
Readable scraps from a local column feature a Washington High Homecoming clash with Ft Madison Brood Hounds and a string of small jokes. Topics include golf gun confusion, fashion notes on wool vests and slacks, peeping Tom tales, a misprinted football page, a flirtatious Manhatten shirt shipment, and light humor about twins and distinguishing partners.
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Washington High School
Ft. Madison Brood‘hounds
Public health course for Iowa nurses opens October 12
Public health and school nurses from southeastern Iowa counties will begin a six week course in community health and public administration in Washington October 12. The State Health Department conducts the program with University of Iowa and State Health Department instructors. Arthur P. Long, M. D., Iowa Commissioner of Public Health, will address the nurses October 12.
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Iowa
Washington
State Health Department
University of Iowa
Arthur P. Long
Mangold Emerges as First Ward Council Candidate
Washington city race sees Carlton Mangold replace withdrawn candidate Robert Dahl in the first ward. Filing deadline looms as Mangold gathers nomination papers and is expected to run unopposed for councilman in the ward.
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Washington
Carlton Mangold
Mangold
Robert Dahl
Funeral services for Esther Essley held in Sherman
Funeral services for Esther Essley were held Monday at 2 p.m. in Sherman at Eden Funeral Home with Rev. M. O. Smith officiating. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery with soloist Mrs. Claire Keating and pallbearers Robert Logan Rolland Taylor Charles Gibson and George Rudiger.
William W. Carr Dies in Washington on Monday
William Wesley Carr 72 of route one Washington died on Monday October 9 1967 after a long illness. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd Bauer officiating. Buried at West Chester cemetery. Carr born January 30 1895 in Wellman son of John Wesley and Mary Irene Bell Scalf Carr. He married Bernice Lorraine Stover November 17 1913. He was a farmer and lifelong county resident and a Baptist. Surviving are his wife three children Morton of Keota Orin B. of Ainsworth Fern B. of Washington two half brothers Charles Whetstine Colorado Hal Whetstine Wellman and five grandchildren.
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WSCS
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Crawfordsville
CES
Masonic Temple
Catholic Daughters
St. James
Washington Saddle Club
Fairgrounds
Dave Pace
Just Us Club
E. H. Messer
Pat Barrows
Suzannah Wesleyan _ Service Guild
Mary O'Conner
Rebekah Club
IOOF
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Joy Club Project
Rodney Chase
Jane Baughman
H J Club
Dale Marek
Red Cross
Friendship Club
William Wulf
Rural Women’s Club
Robert Marie
OES
Women of Moose
Moose
Y. KC
KC Hall
Walnut Women’s Club
Fred Longer
VFW
VEFW
Heights Social Club
Charles Schiebel
Marion Ave
UPW
Edgar Stewart
M.O. Smith
Ralph Robertson
Glen Gordon
Dean Luers
Henry Berdo
Elmer Steele
Murray Smylie
Halcyon House
Brighton
M. L. McCreedy
Charles Hotle
Howard McCall
Raymond Anderson
Marion George
William Wesley Carr
Route One
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Lloyd Bauer
West Chester Cemetery
Mr. Carr
Wellman
John Wesley
Mary Irene Bell Scalf Carr
Bernice Lorraine Stover
The
Baptist Church
Morton
Keota
Orin B
Ainsworth
Fern B
Charles Whetstine
Colorado
Hal Whetstine
Virgil A. Smith 69 Dies in Washington Hospital
Virgil A. Smith, 69, of 503 North Avenue C Washington, died October 10 1967 at Washington County Hospital after a five year illness. Funeral arrangements by Jones Funeral Home. Rev. David R. Hess to lead with burial in Friends Cemetery Pleasant Plain. Born February 8 1898 in Rubio he was son of Sylvester and Dorris Smith. Survived by widow Grace Singleton, six children, one step son, two brothers, one sister and many grandchildren.
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Virgil A. Smith
North Avenue C
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
David R. Hess
Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain
Mr. Smith
Rubio
Sylvester
Dorris (Dailey) Smith
Richland
Grace Singleton
Winona McDonald
The
Baptist Church
Moose Lodge
American Pearl Button Co
Josephine
Brighton
Clarence
Arnold
Donald
Des Moines
Frank
Nellie Berry
Muscatine
Clifford Tulgren
Arkansas
Canoga Park
Mrs Van Meter Dies At 77 In Local Hospital
Mrs. B. H. Minnie Van Meter aged 77 died late this morning at the local hospital after residing recently at the United Presbyterian Home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home.
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B.H
Minnie) van Meter
United Presbyterian Home
Jones Funeral Home
Hi-Y meeting postponed to Thursday at 7 30 PM
The Junior Hi-Y gathering originally set for tonight at 7 30 PM in the YMCA building is postponed and rescheduled for Thursday at 7 30 PM. Plans for a dance on October 28 and a hayride on October 14 will be arranged.
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YMCA
Washington Community School District to meet October 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Washington Community School District board of education will hold their October meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the administration building adjacent to the high school here.
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Washington Community School District Board of Education
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