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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1966
Page
5
A 64 year old Catholic nun Thach Phi Phat was abducted by communist guerrillas four days before Christmas last year after she helped her soldier father by pointing out a Viet Cong mine. The incident was photographed by a UPI radiotelephoto team.
Agatha reports a street upgrade with smooth asphalt replacing rough brick pavement and added parking two blocks north of the square. The town, free of parking meters, considers Halloween window decorations, a ham radio police collaboration, a high school football win, and a spate of minor accidents including a cow and a house sustaining damage. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer returns from repair, easing Central Park Christmas anticipation.
The Stork Gazelle notes four local births listing Jackie Joyce Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Id Johnson 609 South Third Washington Carol LeAnn Bodkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bodkins 510 North Davis Keota Mary Kay Vanderlinnen daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Eugene Vanderlinden 703 North Iowa Washington and Susan Marie Pacha daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Edward Pacha Rural Route 1 Washington.
The author notes October weather with corn and soybean harvests advancing. Hog pens and fences are moved as fields are readied for winter. A high school helper plans Saturday plowing while the 1967 Feed Grain Program details roll out. Emphasizes safety, equipment care, and avoiding shortcuts.
Note to readers announces the Saturday edition of the Journal, prepared for out-of-state readers and former Washington residents, offering a quick weekly local news digest. Subscription available for $3.50 per year, mailed weekly to out-of-state subscribers.
Escapes injury as Genevieve Lyle and her son Johnny avoid serious harm when their car hits a cow on the blacktop northeast of Keota. The vehicle, damaged, rolled into a ditch after the collision. the cow was destroyed. Nearby visitors at the Walter Fisher home include Gale Reif Bob Fisher and David Yocum from Fairfield along with Mattie McAvoy of Washington and Emma Hardy of California.
Kalona residents and relatives hosted Sunday dinners and social visits across Iowa areas. Notable attendees included Harvey J. Miller and Elsie with Mary Ann Miller and others. visits extended to Cedar Rapids Washington Kalona and Solon. several TeBockhorst family members were honored during Army induction events. Red Cross meetings and Halloween craft preparations featured among the gatherings.
A scanning of notices highlights Miss Mazie Stewart’s 90th birthday open house with 100 relatives, Snowball Social Club’s 40th anniversary tea, and various births engagements and anniversaries across Kalona Keota and Washington. Bridge dedication pending traffic shift to link Iowa to the east coast.
Washington County superintendent Dwight Bode, now state president of county superintendents, was re elected in Des Moines. A Columbus City church Dedication Day observance is set for October 28 at 9 00 am with the historical bell toll. Various local residents attend events, travel and family updates noted, including visits to Iowa City and Ottumwa Heights, and local liquor sales data for September.
Washington's Men hosted a Hawaiian luau with orchids for ladies and a feast for about 100 attendees. The program featured slides from Hawaii from the International's Men's Convention in Honolulu and hula by a dancer from near Manila.
A cohort of eight Washington County young men departed for induction into the armed services, the largest group from the county in years. They will go to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for assignment. Names include Hubert A Bruty John R Cruise Brian C Owen Larry G Fox Kenneth O Pringle Gregory D Plank John C Whitlock and Larry E Chalupa.
The Washington YMCA opens full program spaces including pool gym and teen center though finishing touches remain. On Halloween Eve local youth plan UNICEF door-to-door collections starting at 6 00 pm from Marion Avenue Church after a devotional service. National Beep Week runs Oct 30 to Nov 5 with library observances announced. Jacob Fisher 86 recovering after surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 330. Bob McFarland returns from St Louis after attending a national Mutual Insurance Association meeting with son Radio Man 3C Bob McFarland now reassigned to St Louis.
Poem of the week urges aiming high and perseverance with lines about reaching for stars and staying motivated. It notes many stars in the sky and the constant urging toward greater effort and success through repeated trials and posthumous publication by Elizabeth Lathrop Powers.
Friendly Fayette 4 H club members from Keota toured Ottumwa on an educational trip October 22. They visited St Josephs Hospital and residence, Ottumwa Heights College, Iowa Tech at the airport, and saw various schooling options. Participants included Mrs Wilbert Adam, Mrs Jim Sieren, Mrs Leonard Bayliss, and several club members.
Judith Ann Reid daughter of Mr and Mrs M Reid of Columbus Junction married Mark Carle son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Carle Jr of Plymouth IL in Columbus Junction Methodist Church on Saturday October 22 at 2 PM with Rev Earl E Josten officiating.
Deaths include Mrs Riley Provance 9 found at 221 North Second Avenue Columbus Junction. Paul Walker Kerr 72 dies in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral held for Frank Francis Allen 67 Keota. Sophia M Qutter 72 dies Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Donald M Sigler 36 funeral planned Keota. Mabel P Clendenning graveside Keota Cemetery. Donald Marion Sigler 36 dies University Hospital Iowa City. Anna Wyse 89 dies Parkview Retirement Wayland. Dennis H Christiansen 64 rur Conesville dies Muscatine General Hospital.
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