October in Ottumwa Brings Warm Days and Cold Winds
Dear Aunt Agatha writes of a fluctuating October week with heat waves and cooling spells. The Community Chest seeks $36 500, tracked by a feather thermometer light. some pranksters steal bulbs. The town clock is idle. a painting contractor delays work. county Democrats open a new headquarters. A 600 foot well aims to secure city water. Local youths perform on Ottumwa TV. YMCA retreat plans span five years. A fifty year county Extension pageant honors past work. Highway 92 closure next summer delays travel between here and Sigourney. Coon Season opens tonight and Auntie signs off to Uncle Fitz.
Stork Gazette Names Newborns and Parents
The Stork Gazette lists David Allen McFarland son of Mr. and Mrs. David Edward McFarland Box 192 Ainsworth James Dale Chalupa son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwane William Chalupa 311 4th Street Kalona Teri Jo Christner daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dean Christner 925 East Third Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allen McFarland
David Edward McFarland
Ainsworth
James Dale Chalupa
Mrs. Dwane William Chalupa
4Th Street
Kalona
Teri JO Christner
Dale Dean Christner
East Third
Washington
Gertrude McFarland
Reginald Howlett
Ira Clingman
Packwood
Charles Nelson
Duane Chalupa
Marvin McClure
Dale Christner
George Norman
The Week on the Farm Harvest and Weather Notes
The piece summarizes herbicide payoff with high yield and minimal weeds, harvest progress slowed by weather and moisture, wind and outdoor work impacts, household harvest of beets carrots popcorn and beans, late fall flowers and roses, and soil protection with chisel plowing to reduce wind erosion.
Saturday Journal notice to out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal explains it is designed for former Washington residents with a weekly summary of local news. It advertises mail subscription for out-of-state readers at 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Washington County Extension marks fifty years celebration
A Washington County Extension Service 50th anniversary banquet drew about 275 attendees at the K C hall in Washington. The event, themed Highlights of Extension, honored longtime volunteers and featured Marion Timmins as emcee. Also noted were a Toastmasters speech contest and local Legion reception for Alberta and Kenneth Rhea.
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Washington County
K. C. Hall
Washington
Marion Timmins
Extension Council
K. C
Peterson to head committee in Iowa City meeting
The Rev. Richard Peterson of Washington was elected president of the Multi-County Mental Health Steering Committee at the second regular meeting at the Civic Center in Iowa City. Other officers elected were Rev. Eugene Miller Tipton vice president Miss Kathryn Kelly Iowa City secretary and Oren Hagen Homestead treasurer. Washingtons sophomore football team lost 12 to 0 to Muscatine Tuesday evening despite improvements. Coach Don Lawless praised punting by Cady and the defense. Mr and Mrs Edwin Reha of Ainsworth celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary October 11 with guests including Mr and Mrs David Reha North Liberty Mr and Mrs Walter Krotz Iowa City Mr and Mrs Michael Koehler Crawfordsville and Cathy Reha Ainsworth. The Waco Warrior Marching Band earned a Superior Division 1 rating at the State Marching Band Contest held October 12 at Montezuma High School. Washington County Assessor Ernest Lund attended an international convention for assessors in St. Louis this week. he returns Friday. Sherry and Sheryl Bauer twins of the Stan Bauers, are home recovering from tonsillectomies at the local hospital. They are 2 1/2 years old. Mr and Mrs Victor Masson returned from an 18 day motor trip through New England and visits to Titusville Florida and Apollo 7 launch at Cape Kennedy. Vivian Soyka and Shirley Autry of Fayetteville NC visited Vivian's parents the Soykas and Robert Rich family. they depart for Phoenix to attend stewardess school.
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Richard Peterson
Washington
Civic Center
Iowa City
Eugene Miller
Tipton
Kathryn Kelly
Oren Hagen
Homestead
Edwin Reha
Ainsworth
David Reha
North Liberty
Walter Krotz
Michael Koehler
Crawfordsville
Cathy Reha
Victor Masson
New England States
John Massons
Titusville
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Hospital Admissions and Births Chronicle
Yesterday and today notes show numerous hospital admissions and births across towns such as Washington Kalona Wayland and Keota. Entries list patients by name and location with medical or surgical status and new births including a son and daughters.
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Erma Manning
Wayland
Medical
Marline Meiners
Washington
Surgical
Dora Donald
Son
Harold Pepper
Keota
Ralph Kauffman
Archie Kaufman
Duane Chalupa
Kalona
Death notices from Waterloo to Davenport dated October 1968
Obituaries list multiple deaths across towns including Waterloo Keota Moline Brighton Kalona and Davenport. Notables include Mrs. Logan Crawford 77 of Waterloo, Victor Gottman 66 of Richland, Louis Fruess 73 of Ainsworth, Frank Lemley 84 of Haskins, Rev Clarence Dayton about 80, Nick Berg 89, Dr Edwin Nelson 69, infant Jeffrey Lee Dickerson, Harlan Emry 74, Elizabeth Bekel 85, John D. Yoder 82, Mrs Daniel Berkenbile 75, Earl Linn 78, and Mr Sinn. Causes range illness, falls, and natural causes with service details and hospital locations noted.
Washington city well makes progress amid varied local notices
In Washington the new city well shows satisfactory progress with drilling past 600 feet and on schedule. The Sisters of Charity BVM conduct a school evaluation including St James parochial, aiming to answer how to serve modern needs more effectively. Army Sgt First Class Donald C. Crossett earns the Army Commendation Medal for Vietnam heroism. A Wayland CROP kickoff featured a film on world hunger. Local residents Linn Harvey, Helen Peiffer, Grant Goodlander, and Homer Knight are noted in weekend visits and travel. The Pleasant Hill Christian Church marked its 32nd annual homecoming and 132nd anniversary with 200 attendees.
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St. James Parochial School of
Washington
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
BVM
Pleasant Hill
Lawyers tour includes Tokyo Hong Kong Bangkok visit
Robert and Mrs Day returned from a two week Iowa Bar Association tour with 163 lawyers and wives. The trip included Tokyo Hong Kong and Bangkok with six days visiting their navy stationed son Ed near Tokyo. Yoshi Kanda who studied here sent greetings.
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Robert Day
Orient
Iowa Bar Association
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Bangkok
Thailand
Navy
Yoshi Kanda
Richard Bordwell
Marriages Across States Inked From Ames to Washington
A series of autumn weddings is reported with ceremonies in Ames Des Moines Britt Duncan Washington Takoma Park and Riverside. Couples include Nancy Kathleen Jackson and Larry Robert Stevenson at St Thomas Aquinas Ames and Joyce Malek and Edward Mattes at Duncan. Other unions involve Eleanor Morrison and Charles Benton Candace Luse and Donald Wenger Doris Blieu and Robert Rittenmeyer Serena Bender and Ronald Kaufman Brenda Mapel and Sp Alford Hazelton with ceremonies in Iowa City Riverside and overseas in Germany.
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Nancy Kathleen Jackson
Larry Robert Stevenson
Robert Stevenson
Washington
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Ames
Brenda Joyce Mapel
Chester Green
Riverside
Willard Mapel
Sp . Alford A. Hazelton
Wayne Hazelton
Wellman
Ansbach
Germany
Kaiser
Captain Taylor
Barton Chapel
Harvest Delays Mark Bean Harvest In Washington County
Friday farmers report limited soybean harvesting due to lingering humidity and a brief Indian Summer end. Anna Witting of Washington dies in Davenport. Bertha Henry observes in Mercy Hospital Iowa City, room 426. John Schenk discharged to Winfield home after a month with injuries from an auto accident.
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Washington County
Bertha Henry
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
John Schenk
University Hospitals
W. Lloyd Chrisinger
Winfield
Mr. Schenk
Kalona fund drive nets 459.55 for Iowa Children’s Service
The 1968 Kalona drive chaired by Mrs Delmar Schlabaugh raised 459.55 for the Iowa Children’s and Family Service. Volunteers including Mrs Vernon Stagner Mrs Earl Fry and many others canvassed local businesses and homes in appreciation of Kalona residents support for the cause.
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Kalona
Iowa Childrens and Family Service
Delmar Schlabaugh
Schlabaugh
Vernon Stagner
Earl Fry
Joseph
Chuck) Swantz
James Truelson
Malverin Gould
Emil Schlabaugh
Tom Russell
Reese Trusler
Philip Marner
Gareth Swartzendruber
Ray Brenneman
Kenneth King
Ellis Swartzendruber
Herman Sclabach
Amos Hostetler
Gerald Marner
Ernest Ropp
Clara Yoder
Edna Miller
Alta Roth
Gladys Schlabaugh
Lucille Swart
Sunday visitors at Riverside
Riverside notes list many weekend visitors including Harold and Larry Dautremont from Davenport and Clifford Dautremont from the Frank apartments, with other guests from Chicago Richardson Lockhart Bettendorf and Bettendorf. The American Legion Auxiliary met at Edna Muller’s home with ten members and planned a card party for October 28. Wes Sojka’s family joined for Sunday dinner.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Harold Dautremont
Larry
Davenport
Clifford Dautremont
Frank Apartments
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Larry Streb
Eugene Streb
The
Mercy Hospital
Harry Annas
Lockhart
Texas
J. F. Moldenhauer
Jake
Chicago
J. L. Benish
Mark
Jill
Richardson
Marge Luckey
Blieu- Rittenmeyer
Jerry Higgins
Bettendorf
Gene Cole
Anna Soukup
Clebe Hazen
Nichols
American Legion Auxiliary
Edna Muller
Leroy Hardy
Dale Burich
Linus Veggy
Harold Weimer
Mrs Kenning visits relatives in Crawfordsville area
Mrs Ivyl Kenning of Denver Colorado visits in Crawfordsville with her father Harley Rhea and relatives. Nancy Rhea of John Kennedy College at Wahoo Nebraska attends a reception for her parents by the Legion and Auxiliary. The Cherryholmes vacation tour and other local visits are noted with hosts Ethyle Zickefoose Pearl Christner and Ches ter Cherryholmes.
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Crawfordsville
Ivyl Kenning
Denver
Colorado
Harley Rhea
Rhea
Lyle Williams
Waterloo
Ethyle Zickefoose
Pearl Christner
Chester Cherryholmes
Ivor Davis
Florence Henss
Ada Spencer
Kenneth Cherryholmes
el Dorado
Kansas
Amarillo
Texas
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Tucson
Arizona
Las Vegas
Nevada
Layton
Utah
Grand Island
Nebraska
Cleo Dean Cherryholmes
Burlington
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Kenneth Rhea
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Richard Lease
Charles Wells
Nancy
Clint Rhea
Helen Fuller
Ralph Grady
William Chmelar
Walter Sojka
Minneapolis
Jim Stoesz
Michael W. McCandless
Ft. Bragg, N. C
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Mordice Hughson
Hale, Mo
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Wilton Junction
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12Th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron
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Carl Rothlisberger
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Stan Bauers
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Shirley Autry
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Robert Rich
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Fred Zieglowsky
Ralph Marshall
Tony Schooley
Lois Dodds
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Anna Fritz
East Pleasant Plain
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Joseph Rabenold
Henry Reschly
Olds
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Stanley Arthur
J. A. Simpson
Stephen Moore
Morning Sun
Marlin Meiners
Alfred Anwyl
Victor Gottman
Richland
Louis F. Fruess
Washington County Hospital
Frank Lemley
Haskins
Clarence Dayton
Perry
Nick Berg
Edwin W. Nelson
Knoxville
Ill
Elm Grove
Nelson
West North Street
Galesburg State Research Hospital
Galesburg
Jeffery Lee Dickerson
Paul Dickerson
Harlan Emry
40Th Street
Lutheran Hospital
Brighton
Elizabeth Bekel
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Bekel
John D. Yoder
David H. Benders
Daniel Berkenbile
West Seventh Street
That City
Charles Harvey
Earl Linn
Hope Lutheran Church
Einar Fetterman
Gould Funeral Home
Sinn
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Army
Donald C. Crossett
Sergeant Crossett
Fort Meade
Saigon
Wayland Area Crop Committee
Wayland Mennonite Church
John E. Thomas
Lynn Harvey
Preston Harvey
Chanute Air Force Base
Helen Peiffer
John Crap
Barry
Chris
Stevie
Denny Edwards
Mrs
Grant Goodlander
Lewis Goodlander
Grandview
Jarvis
Gibson
Midwest Timmermann
Earl Booth
Huron
S.C
Duane Johnson
Huron Bible Baptist Church
David Hess
Julie
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Charles Hawkins
Algona
Prairie Flower Church
Homer Knight
Everette, Washington
Clyde Knight
Robert
Albert Greiner
Cordelle
New York
Marjorie
Geneseo
Illinois
Howard
Tom Francis Greiner
St. Coletta School
Jefferson, Wis
Golden Buckle
Ethel Palmer
Palmer
Adolph Havel
Oak Park
Mr. Havel
Joseph Havel
Joyce Malek
Des Moines
Clement Malek
Britt
Edward Mattes
Holloman Air Force Base
N. M
John Mattes
Duncan
John Chihak
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Eleanor Ann Morrison
Takoma Park
Ira F. Morrison
Charles Victor Benton
Hyattsville
Charles Lee Benton Jr
Grace Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Candace Luse
Carl Luse
Donald Wenger
Clarence Wenger
First Baptist Church
Davison
Doris Mae Blieu
Merle E. Blieu
Robert Bernard Rittenmeyer
Bernard A. Rittenmeyer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Walter F. Boeckmann
Serena Sue Bender
Ivan I. Bender
Ronald Dean Kaufman
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence Dehne
Anna Witting
Jones Funeral Home
Mrs. Eugene Way
Mrs. Kenning
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