Snow Storm Drenches Town and Community Efforts Rise
In Washington the week brought heavy snow with three inches reported, melting around sidewalks while grass kept deep drifts. A charity auction for Gillesby boy raised over 3500 dollars for his Denver hospital kidney transplant, as locals organize dances, a ride, and a church open house. Open house returns to Dublin Town this weekend to showcase the restored store, and townsfolk push a 1968 69 community concert plan to bring professional music to town.
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Gillesby Boy
Denver
The Week on the Farm Harvest Reports 1967
In late October 1967 the week's rain halted field work with soybean harvesting nearing completion and yields above county records possible. High moisture corn concerns and drying costs rise while storage capacity helps cushion prices. A late snowstorm and cold winter prospects close the season.
Washington weekl notes on local social and events
A digest of community happenings in Washington includes the County WCTU Institute held at Gracehill Community building with the West Chester union hostess. Engagement announcements, birthday observances, upcoming marriages, travel, visits, and a baptism are reported among local families and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Women’s Christian Temperance Union Institute
Gracehill
West Chester Union
Sophs defeat Oskaloosa and Washington grid ders win
Washingtons sophomores beat Oskaloosa 27 to 7 at Case Field as the Demons scored three second quarter touchdowns and one in the fourth. Also noted were local elections for the Washington County Community Action Program board and a tele conference training planned by the National Board of the YWCA.
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Washington
Oskaloosa
Case Field
Demons
Stork Gazette Names Several Local Newborns
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with full names and parent details. Richard Paul Stroud of Muscatine and Jacqueline Ort of Brighton are named alongside Richard Wendell Bowman of Ainsworth, Loren James Gingerich of Washington, Kimberly Kay Aggson of Rural Wellman, Amanda Lyn Crossett of Washington, and Victoria Ann Ballou of Washington with their home addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly Kay Aggson
Daniel Eugene Aggson
Wellman
Freshman Interns Named At Iowa University
Susan Lochner, daughter of James and Lois Lochner of Washington, is among 68 University of Iowa freshmen selected for the Student Senate Freshman Intern Program. The program trains leaders and orients new students to campus activities. Other notes include local birth, illness, and visits.
YMCA fills in as Gillesby stands for son
George Gillesby, father of Robert Gillesby, fills in at the Y office as Robert, in Denver with his son Gordon, undergoes serious kidney operations. Mrs. Scott Klukas and Mrs. Ruth Finch of Monmouth and Mrs. Max Schlatter of Rock Island visited. Mrs. 0 J Rice to celebrate 90th birthday Monday. Mrs. Helen Underwood visit. Mrs. Sidney Coon in Mercy Hospital Iowa City with leg injury. Mrs. Nancy Baker to undergo surgery Saturday. Extension workers from Iowa to attend the Extension Conference at Iowa State University October 30 to November 1. Jim Frier reports. Local participants include Frier, Sally Smith, and Ken Cuhel.
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YMCA
George Gillesby
Robert Gillesby
The
Denver
Colo
Gordon
Gillesby
Washington
Scott Klukas
Ruth Finch
Monmouth, Il
Max Schlatter
Rock Island, al
Joe Schlatter
Sidney Coon
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa State University
Ames
Jim Frier
Frier
Sally Smith
Ken Cuhel
Johnson Counties
Snow blankets Washington area as early storm hits farms
A three inch wet snow covered the Washington area this morning with more showers. The early storm threatens trees and shrubs and adds driving hazards. Mt Pleasant beat Washington 33 to 0 in high school action at Case Field. Engagement announced for Helen Irene Lewis to Perry Lee Bullard. Florence Kyle and Alice McDaniel returned from a fall New England tour. Mrs Lloyd Humston underwent a fractured hip surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Glen Rankin of Monmouth College visits Fairfield area high schools with Dr. Fred Blick to address students on Oct 31.
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Washington
North
Marion Ave
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Mt. Pleasant
Case Field
Mr. Pleasant
Lloyd Humston
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Glen Rankin
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Fred Blick
Fairfield
Wellman
Wapello
Morning Sun
Columbus Junction
Mediapolis
Susan Conrad Visiting Fairfield Family Notes
Susan Conrad spent Sunday Monday and Tuesday with her grandmother Mrs Ila Finney in Fairfield. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Baker Mr and Mrs LeRoy Trout of Moline Illinois. The Farrier home hosted Dell Ronnie and Phillip for an afternoon visit. Dessie Elmore returned home after four days with her daughter at University Park. Eva Ashe and Harold Ashe of Plymouth Michigan visited with their daughter Gloria in Moline. Roseanne Blosser Ellen Koch and Clifford Elmore attended Haviland Bible College Choir concert at Salem. Marty Stannard weekend visit then returned to Kirksville Missouri. C R Conrad and Bonnie visited Mac Conrad’s home for Susan’s birthday on October 13 with ice cream and cake.
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Joe Baker
LeRoy Trout
Moline
Illinois
I. V. Farrier
Dell
Ronnie
Phillip
Farrier
Eva Ashe
Davenport
Harold Ashe
Plymouth
Michigan
Gloria
Enterprise
Roseanne Blosser
Ellen Koch
Clifford Elmore
Geneva Farrier
Haviland Bible College
Salem
Marty Stannard
Kirksville
Missouri
C. R. Conrad
Bonnie
Mac Conrad
Susan
Deaths reported in several Iowa communities
The morning brought notices of sudden deaths and brief obituaries across the region. George Lund of Charles City died at about 3 a.m. of a heart attack, with funeral plans not set. Matilda McMillan of LeClaire died unexpectedly at home. sister of John Morrett of Washington. Joe Ott of Keota, 57, died of a heart attack. Margaret Ruby, 56, of Keota, died from injuries in a car crash near Ottumwa. Forrest Lynn, 57, of West Chester, died October 26, 1967 after illness since March. Mrs. A. J. Votruba, 79, of Washington, bedfast since last December. Mrs. W. H. Cross of Washington died unexpectedly at the county hospital. Raymond Richardson, 61, of Washington, died October 26, 1967 at a nursing home. Mrs. Lloyd Edgar of Morning Sun died there Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lund
Charles City
Ernest Lund
Washington County
George
Matilda) MceMillan
LeClaire
Washington
John Morrett
Keota
Joe Ott
Webster
Margaret Ruby
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ottumwa
Forrest Eugene Lynn
West Chester
Washington County Hospital
A. J. Votruba
South Second Avenue
Raymond Samuel Richardson
Weillman
Lloyd Edgar
Morning Sun
Washington High School
Hospital notices enumerate admissions births and discharges
Hospital daily entries list admissions and discharges by name and residence. Notables include Mrs Clifford Steele Wapello admitted for surgery and multiple births and patients from Washington Brighton Keota Oskaloosa Wellman West Chester and Liberty in Missouri. Several medical and surgical cases appear with patient and city details.
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Clifford Steele
Wapello
Surgical
Myrtle Horton
Washington
John Ballou
James Kerns
Marguerite Dickinson
Brighton
Howard Bringman
Wayland
Cora Brinning
Keota
Frank Kleese
Robert Baker
Marvin Yoder
West Chester
Coralie Briley
Richard Dewis
Lawrence Zelinsky
Michael Heisdorffer
Mae _ Jones
Thomas Crossett
Youth group meets at Widmer home in Washington
October 23 report of the Eicher Congregation Young Mission Workers meeting at Harlen Widmer’s Washington home for supper and a project with sponsors Mrs. Marvin Widmer and Mrs. Rudolph Martens present. Also notes flu, eclipse, autumn scenery, and local church activities.
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Noble
Young Mission Workers
Eicher Congregation
Harlen Widmer
Washington
Marvin Widmer
Rudolph Martens
Saturday edition available to out-of-state subscribers
The Saturday edition is mailed weekly to out-of-state subscribers at a rate of 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Evening Journal Headline Not Provided
Washington Iowa October 28 1967 newspaper page segment from Evening Journal features local notices sports scores and brief items with names and places readable but no clear single story or focal event to summarize.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
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Presbyterian Church
West Madison Street
Dublin
WCTU
Carl Rottsinger
Beverly Blaine
Leland Heisdorffer
Hedrick
Evertt Heisdorffer
Ron Allison
Kristi
Jacki
William Dunn
Hope Dianne
Rodric V. Boggs
Roderic N. Boggs
Rockville Centre
N. Y
W. R. Murphy
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
John Frame
Jim
Loretta Samuelson
Bob Litton
William Lewis
Parnell
Murphy
Zelma Hughes
Wendell Hughes
Bettendorf
Mrs
Stanley Leach
Ron Perdock
Aberdeen
Ron
Perdock
West Washington Street
Roy Smith
Milton Smith
Cedar Rapids
George Goetz
Faye
Price Roberts
Branson
Eurika Springs
Ark
Ozark
Gary Roberts
Sioux City
Claude Holmes
Jensen Beach, Fla
Roy Benson
Rodney Arnold
Terry Cox
Dean Cox
Charles Harvey
C. S. Swanson
Nevada
Herman Greiner
Swanson
Greiner
Fred Blickendorfer
Brindley
Robert
Linda) Hansen
Meridian
W.H. Felcemer
Corpus Christi
Texas
C. N. Ramsey
Virginia Lemley
Tucson
Ariz
William H. Jensen
George Ackerlund
Edwardsville, Ill
Steve Johnson
Chris
Burlington
Richard Pratt
Harold Johnson
Marion Avene United Presbyterian Church
Pratt Home
Steve Johnsons
Jeannie Johnson
John D. Jones
Pratt
Washington County Community Action Program
Clifford Conklin
Leon Hillman
Robert McAllister
Milan Thompson
Harlan Widmer
McAndrews
Kenneth Wehr
Kalona
Walter Schroeder
Lloyd Marek
McBee
National Board of the
Young Women’s Christian Association of the
Robert Day
Lincoln
Nebraska
Arthur Nicholson
Ralph Nicholson
Sylvia Nicholson
Elva Allbaugh
Cora Latta
Robert Cress
Culbertson, Neb
Gary van Winkle
Duane van Winkle
Vietnam
Ft. Polk
Washington Fire Department
Wilson Concrete Company
Richard Stearns
Los Angeles, Calif
T.C. Davis
Jay Brewer
William E. Collins
Cleveland Heights
Lisa Collins
Dan Brindley
Eureka Springs
Mr. Brindley
Brindleys
Dan
Des Moines
Esther Wilkin
Phoenix, Ariz
the Stork Gazette
Richard Paul Stroud
Paul Edward Stroud
West 7Th
Muscatine
Jackie Lynn Ort
John William Ort
Richard Wendell Bowman
Frank Bowman
Loren James Gingerich
Mrs. James Gingerich
West 8Th, Washington
Amanda Lynn Crossett
Thomas Dean Crossett
South
2Nd Avenue
Victoria Ann Ballou
Jon Howard Ballou
East Main
Susan Lochner
Julie Ann Sheets
Leland Sheets
Twyla Pence
Russell D. Pence
Stewarts School of Hairstyling
West Second Street
Jim Gingerich
West Eighth
Loren James
Archie Gingerich
Milo Weaver
George Miles
Germany
NCO Academy
Terry Fenn
Timothy Gene Swift
Charles Swift
Arnold Cordell
Altadena
Calif
0. J. Rice
East Madison Street
Helen Underwood
Louis Havel
Nancy Baker
James Lewis
Helen Irene
Perry Lee Bullard
Richard Bullard
Panora
Alice McDaniel
Florence Kyle
Vermont
New Hampshire
Main
Connecticut
New York
Susan Conrad
Tony Meuth
Ila Finney
Dessie Elmore
University Park
W. H. Cross
Elmer Bain
Edith Shields
Jeffrey Smith
William Jennings
Alma Page
David Sprickler
Liberty
Don Gowey
James Gingerich
Geoffrey Smith
Dale Sheetz
Widmer
Eicher
Mrs. Henry Yoder
Oren Wallace
Sockum Ridge
Wayland - Washington Road
Zona Harlan
P.S
Edna Widmer
Lydia Stutzman
Larry Black
Ray Black
Lizzie Widmer
C. E. Roth
Edith
Wayland Mennonite
Eicher Mennonite
Don Krabill
Sugar Creek Fellowship Center
Arthur Boshart
Gilbert Roth
Everette Roth
Orlin Freys
Mt. Morris
Ill
Otto Frey
August Zieglowsky
Clayton Nebel
Neb
UPI
Univesity
Nebraska Extension
Clara N. Leopold
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