Washington Hometown News Highlights Across County
A sprawling roundup details Allen Green of Prescott visiting relatives in Minneapolis and recalling long local ties. Updates cover bids for a new city well, farm labor for corn, 4-H club leadership, church talks, and preparations for school projects and missionary events in Washington County.
October Was Our Guest in Fading Autumn Color
October arrived as a guest for thirty-one days bringing prize-winning displays. Scarlet bittersweet berries line the fence with sumac in orange red hues. Hickory nuts nearly bare, cobwebs high in corners, pumpkins frost-covered beneath dried corn. Children prepare for Halloween as autumn wanes.
Local officials elected and awards earned in Iowa and Illinois
Vice President of clerks Robert Porter WC County was elected VP of the State Clerk's Association at Des Moines meeting. Dallas Kinney Evening Journal won second prize in Inland Daily Press Assn news picture contest for Maple Grove school photos taken in Washington County. Iowa grants totaling 18,700 funded two community planning efforts in Wellman and West Branch. A Wellman man, Mike Curl, injured in a single car crash near Wellman on Highway 81. Engaged: Norma Jean Beck and Charles Terry Ingle. Anniversary and death notices follow, plus various community events and travels including teachers attending math conference and a birth.
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Washington County Ministerial Association
Kalona
T. D. White
Washington
O. J. Fisk
Ainsworth
Donald Worden
Fred. S. Downing
Washington County American Legion Organization
Preston Wolf
Brighton
Washington County
Rock Island
Ainsworth - Brighton
Des Moines
Bill Wiley
Washington Hustlers
Frances Sojka
Russell Bussdicker
India
United Presbyterian Church
Robert Porter
State Clerk’s Association
Des Mooines
Dallas Kinney
The
Evening Journal
Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
Mr. Kinney
Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism
Midwestern
Canada
Kinney
Maple Grove
Mike Curl
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bob Porter
County Clerks
Journal
Washington ninth grade football ends season with win
Washingtons ninth grade team finished 2 2 after a 12 to 7 victory at Mt Pleasant on Tuesday. The win capped a season that included a similar 13 to 7 loss by the eighth graders at Case Field.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Wally Horn
Case Field
Washington Demon
YMCA plans remodeling and modernization move ahead
Washington YMCA remodeling and modernization will proceed immediately per Richard H. McCleery, president of the board. Weekend guests were Walter Miller of Greenfield Indiana and his relatives as Miss Miller hosted an open house. Joe Knotek named chair and vice chair of Washington County American Cancer Society for the coming year. A relatives gathering honored newlyweds Stan Bauer of Washington and Tom Bauer of Iowa City. KEOTA Miss Linda Heisdorffer honored at a bridal event.
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Washington
Richard H. McCleery
Walter Miller
Geenfield
Ind
Mr. Miller
Les
Nettie Miller
Miss Miller
Joe Knotek
Washington County
American Cancer Society
W. C. Roberts
Stan Bauer
Tom Bauer
Iowa City
Washington Country Club annual meeting dinner notes
About 80 attended the Washington Golf and Country Club annual meeting and dinner. Four new men’s board members were elected for terms of three years and two years, replacing four former directors. Ladies' board members were chosen for two-year terms. The St James Home and School met with 61 members present. Gary Murphy shared slides and stories from six months in New Zealand. Weekend visitors Jan Fane of Iowa City and her parents stayed with the Don Pilcher family. Pam Hite from the State College of Iowa will join the college band for the Chicago Bears game, with baton solos by Pam and Jim Wright. Alec Kenneth L Hough, fresh from basic training at Lackland, will visit prior to his next base. Mrs Mabel Knopp underwent surgery in Mercy Hospital and will stay ten to twelve days. George Crawford and family moved to Rural Route 3, New Sharon, near Oskaloosa for farming.
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Esther Thurston
Boston
W. W. Bowers
Washington
Thurston
Japan
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies of the
Methodist Church
Kansas City
Ernest Carlson
Washington County Farmers Union Organization
Union Exchange
Iowa Avenue
Grace Hesseltine
Crawfordsville
Second United Presbyterian Church
American Legion Endowment
Washington High School
Washington Golf and Country Club
Cloyce Hayes
Ralph Marshall
Jerry Ridley
Merle Turnipseed
Bill Steele
John Butler
John Mattes
Bert Powers
Jim Lloyd
Cloyece Hayes
St. James
Gary Murphy
New Zealand
Jan Fane
Iowa City
R.E. Fane
Newton
Fanes
Don Pilcher
Jan
Helen Breese
Alma Perry
Pam Hite
State College of
Alec Kenneth L. Hough
Earl Hough
Lou
Esther
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Shepherd Air Force Base
Mabel Knopp
South Marion
Mercy Hospital
Earthquakes and autumn in a midwestern town
A midwestern town notes an Iowa earthquake felt by few locals with tremors of 14 and 7 minutes. The week brings cold rain and warm sun, leaf burners prepare as YMCA construction договор signed for November. Community Chest goal set at 28,350 dollars. local officials announced. Robert Porter becomes county clerks vice president. Dallas Kinney earns photo contest prize. Art Swift retires after 31 years with Washington Telephone Co. Charley McAvoy presents retirement token. Numbers from old phone systems recalled.
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G. A
Art” Swift
Art
Marion McAvoy
General Telephone Co
Art Swift
Telephone Company
Charley McAvoy
Washington Telephone Co
Washington Co
Mutual Co
Dad
Washington
Mutual
Janet Coon and David Gregg Wed at Salem Church of God
Miss Janet Elaine Coon and David L. Gregg were married in a two PM ceremony Sunday October 17 at the Salem Church of God. The couple is the daughter and son of local residents Mr and Mrs Raymond Coon of Ainsworth and Mr and Mrs Robert Gregg of West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Elaine Coon
Raymond Coon
Ainsworth
David L. Gregg
Robert Gregg
West Liberty
Salem Church of God
Annual Y carnival adds to treasury
The YMCA World Service Carnival held Saturday October 16 drew over 300 participants across fourteen booths with more than 100 Y’s Men volunteers. Proceeds exceed $100 toward the Washington YMCA World Service goal of 850, supporting 46 YMCAs worldwide.
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Herb Osincup
Washington
Hospital admissions and discharges noted in regional list
A station column records hospital activity with admissions and discharges across Iowa towns. Names include Isadore Hou seal Washington Oscar Collett Ottumwa and Leonard Tweed Columbus Junction while births note Edwin Hostetler Kalona and Kenneth Messer Columbus Junction.
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Edwin Hostetler
Kalona
Kenneth Messer
Columbus Junction
Roger Stout
Washington
Marvin Rinner
Pleasant
Keith Finders
Harper
Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa towns in October 1965
Obituaries list several deaths and pending rites across Keota Wayland Riverside Wellman and Columbus Junction. Names include Ted R Crone 66. Mrs Arthur Messer 87. Vincent A Schulte 72. Marvin B Mathess. Arnold Lee Doerres 26. Florence S Hill 74. Dwight Bernard Underwood 3. Guila Oakes 72. Fred Lear 58. Burial and service details, times and locations specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Guila Oakes
Restopia
Stacy Funeral Home
Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers
The Saturday Edition offers a quick weekly local news recap targeted at former Washington residents. It notes a rate of 3.50 dollars per year for out-of-state subscribers and mailed delivery.
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Journal
Washington
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Prescott
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Mr. Green
New York
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Masonic Lodge
Larry Foster
Fredene
Eureka College
Eureka
Foster
Otto Sheetz
Don Hazen
Leonard Hartesy
Ottumwa
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Melvin Gingerich
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Townsend Plans
Court House
Lonnie Sutton
Dan N. McEntry
Park Commission
DAR
Sunset Park
Pioneer Park
B. F. Schwartz
Mark
Timothy
Jesus
Clerks
John R. Schmidhauser
Community Facilities Administration
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First District
Iowa
West Branch
Robert Beck
Keota
Norma Jean
Charles Terry Ingle
E. E. Ingle
Gillett Grove
Legion Hall
Earl Redlinger
F. W. Warner
Hulda Osborne
Strawberry Point
Tom Davis
Ainsworth Kensington Club
Leonard Brinning
Will Hobbs
Hull
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D. W. Rickey
Quincy
C.M. Rickey
William Berger
McAllen
Fred Peiper
Bergers
Hubert (Hoby) Beal
Beatrice, Neb
Ted Crone
Lester Harvey Luckenbill
Mary Ellen
Timothy John Horak
Paul R. Horak
William Brice
Delbert Soper
Teachers of Mathematics
University of Iowa
Barry Richard
Barbara Greiner
Pauline Helscher
VFW Hall
Loretta Helscher
Roger Kleese
Margaret Ahrens
St. Paul
Marion Road
Danny Lowe
Flint, Mich
Dale Fuhr
Richard George
New York City
Simon Gingerich
Wayland
Clarence Samuelson
Dwayne Samuelson
Oskaloosa
Dale Samuelson
Dale
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Team Victory
Henry Crooks
Ann Quigley
John Williams
Columbus
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Richland
Eugene Vogel
Martinsburg
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Donald L. Smith
Kirkwood Hotel
Kenneth Bailey
Columbus, Ga
Columbus College
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Elmdale
Kan
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John Walsh
Riverside
Lola Black
Pearl Leeper
Orville Griggs
Jack Logan
Washington, D. C
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YMCA
Linda Heisdorffer
Country Club Annual Meeting
George Crawford
Here
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Crawford
Kay Roberts
Middle West
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Keith Lord
Milo Orris
Halfowgren
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Robert Roberts
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Harold Hayes
Evanston
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George B. Simmons
Betty Titterington
Moline, Ill
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E. E. Stutsman
Omaha
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Denver
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Oregon
Don
Grant Davis
Cedar Falls
Willard Glaze
Houston
Grace Stone
W. F. Arthmann
Winter Park
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Esther Gilbert
D. L. Rohrer
Phil Kneen
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Oscar Collett
Birthe
Earl Rogers
Joe Simpson
Richard Shaffer
Mary Hyde
Leonard Tweed
Kellie Nicola
Douglas Allen
Nellie Long
Sandra Carson
Rae Lee Lewis
Jean Williams
Katherine Roemhild
Michael Loyd
William Putman
Vina Manassier
John Henry Crooks
Eli Knepp
Irene Arthur
William Koehne
St. Olaf
Mary Schirmer
Maud McCreedy
Pamela Edwards
Frank Jarrard
Earnest Yoder
George F. Miller
Letts
Katherine Diveny
William Kohne
Willis Mitchell
Detroit
Mich
Grace Churchill
Ollie
Milo Arthur
Mary Schirmen
Kay Hammen
Sylvia Nicholson
Ernest Hostetler
Ted R. Crone
Washington County Hospital
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Arthur Messer
Henry County Hospital
Green Mound Church
Green Mound
Zehr Funeral Home
Vincent A. Schulte
St. Elizabeth Church
Edward Collins
St. Elizabeth Cemetery
Powell
Marvin B. Mathess
Arnold Lee Doerres
Lone Tree
Hills Grain and Feed
Florence S. Hill
South Avenue B
el Paso
Dwight Bernard Underwood
Carl
Jonita Baker Underwood
Jefferson County
Fred Lear
Jacksonville
Holy Cross Church