The Week in Washington News Roundup 1966
August ends with drought concerns and a humor filled local note. A dry August, not as hot, helps crops while a car key caper by two boys causes a line of motorists at the station. Vandals threaten the fountain as repairs loom. Century Club hosts a 200 attendance party with long married couples. School enrollment rises to 2,138 pupils. Local men form a football support group and a kindergartner walks away prompting a search. Construction contracts advance on a new Presbyterian home. YMC A auction aids furnishing costs. Local credit bureau transfer completes sale.
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Kelly Schlapkohl
Aftar Club
Earl Wood
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Home
Children Named in Washington and Kalona Birth Notices
A list of births or birth notices names several children with parent details. Kenneth Meiners Jerry Drayfahl Kurt Shelangoski John Schrock Eugene Slabach Jason Yoder Doriann Herlein Dallas Coblentz are identified with parents and addresses in Washington Kalona Wapello and related routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Kenneth Meiners
Kenneth John Meiners
East Third
Washington
Jerry Lee Drayfahl
Wesley Allen Drayfahl
Iowa
Kurt Douglas Shelangoski
Donald Eugene Shelangoski
John Douglas Schrock
Leo L. Schrock
Ninth Street
Kalona
Eugene Slabach
Herb
D Avenue
Man
Jason Ray Yoder
Iddo M. Yoder
Kalona Doriann Herlein
Richard Dean Herlein
Wapello
Dallas
Eugene Coblentz
Jerry Lee Coblentz
South Avenue
The Week On The Farm Weather And Cattle Notes
Farmers report reduced corn and soybean yields due to drought conditions. Pastures are poor, alfalfa re growth slow, and turnips and tomatoes show mixed results. Calf prices hover around 30 dollars per cwt with standout loads at 27.50 for 700 pound steers. Drouth persists across cattle regions influencing supply outlook.
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Missouri
O Hare and Tan Son Nhut Run Busy Airfields
Viet airport activity mirrors Chicago’s O’Hare with Tan Son Nhut Air Base handling roughly 1500 landings and many takeoffs daily as improved communications and transport boost efficiency. The Air Force noted substantial traffic on a recent Saturday night in 1966.
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Fravis Afb
Calif
Marriages Highlight August At Area Churches
Multiple wedding notices dated Saturday August 27 detail ceremonies in Wayland and nearby towns. Cheryl Rae Davison wed H Stephen Dahlquist at Wayland Methodist Church, with other couples including Connie K Miller and Lynn J Slagel in Wayland Bethel Mennonite, Erma Paisley and Steve Wood in Ainsworth United Presbyterian, Janice Lough and Gary Wallerich in Richland S Keokuk Church of the Brethren, Marlene Thompson and Michael Gilpin in Humboldt and Margo Tucker and Keith Burkholder in Lincoln First United Church.
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Cheryl Rae Davison
Everett W. Davison
Wayland
H. Stephen Dahlquist
Harry G. Dahlquist
la Grange Park
Mil
Wayland Methodist Church
Delbert Terry Jr
Connie K. Miller
Petor Miller
Lynn J. Slagel
Elkhart
India
Allen Slagel
Ithaca
Mich
Bethel Mennonite Church
Willard Leichty
Erma Paisley
Lyle Paisley
Crawfordsville
Steve Wood
Lawrence Wilson
Ainsworth
Dale Brehmer
United Presbyterian Church
Janice E. Lough
Irvin Lough
Richland
Gary L. Wallerich
Alfred Wallerich
Don Bonney
S. Keokuk Church
Uis Mar
Guerite
Margo) Tucker
St Louis
Claude Eugene Tucker
Coln
Don Radda earns blue ribbons at state fair
Washington County farmer Don Radda won 11 blue ribbons in the Iowa State Fair grain division. The visit mentions relatives and wedding attendance, travel to prairies and parks, and local civic notes including a fountain shutdown due to vandalism. A list of community members and travel details follow.
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Don Radda
Washington County
Student from Thailand joins local high school family
Suthep Vacharapongpree cha arrives as an American Field Service exchange student living with the Hilfman family in Roset. He is a 17 year old student who previously attended school in Bangkok and is now enrolled in Washington Community School District amid a rising enrollment of 2,159 first day pupils reported by Supt. E K Schlapkohl.
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Suthep Vacharapongpreecha
Roset
Thailand
Field Service
Leon Hilfman
Suthep
Bangkok
Washington Community
E. K. Schlapkohl
Drought records mark August as very dry in Washington area
August 1956 drought noted by weather observers with only 0.25 inch of rain in the Washington area for the month, one of the driest in years. The report also lists local readings, water safety instructor certifications for Red Cross members, and various community notices including engagements, moves, and travels of residents and families across Iowa communities.
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Washington
Mouney Arnold
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
William Crabtree
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Washington and Muscatine
Brooks granddaughter Carla Rothlisberger marries in Oklahoma
Carla Rothlisberger, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Rothlisberger, wed Philip Deutsch Friday at St John s Catholic Church in Bar nesville Oklahoma. They will reside at 1502 East Street Apt 3 Lawton Oklahoma. Mary and Susan Palmer, daughters of Willard Palmers of Mt Vernon, visited their grandmother Mrs Ethel Palmer last week.
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John Hickman
Catherine
Iowa
Hickman
Methodist Church
Bolivia
Carolyn Crawford
Corbin Crawfords
Ainsworth
Ding
the Brooks
Carla Rothlisberger
Barnesville
Okla
Carla
Carl Rothlisberger
St. John’s Catholic Church
Philip Deutsch
East Street
Apt. 3
Lawton
Mary
Susan Palmer
Willard Palmers
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Palmer
Robert McLaughlin
John
Joel
Temple
Texas
Eugene Martin
Delores
Duane Martin
Moberly
Washington hires new patrolman and local notices
Washington Chief Clarence See announces 26 year old Robert Long as patrolman filling Ronald Rich’s vacancy. Also reported are a sole candidate filing in the Washington Community School district election, John Ellinger’s youth talent prize of 100 dollars in Iowa, and various engagements and family visits across Des Moines Moberly Temple and Mercy Hospital scenes.
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Washington
Clarence See
Robert Long
Lee
Long
Ronald Rich
Washington Department
John Ellinger
Ainsworth
Washington County
Des Moines
Iowa
Saturday Journal Readers Summary Note
The Saturday Edition offers out-of-state readers a quick weekly digest of local news with special mailing to former Washington residents. Subscriptions are available for 3.50 dollars per year.
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Journal
Washington
Two candidates file papers for district five school board
Nomination papers were filed for two school board candidates in director area No. 5 Washington district creating a three way race with incumbent Robert Kleese and challengers L. W. Robinson of Brighton and Lyle Wilson near the old Walnut school southwest of Washington. Peggy Grimes spoke at the Washington Rotary Club and sang two numbers at Captain's Table. Community seeks sewer loan approval for Columbus Junction. Sheriff probes early morning breakins at Porter's Cafe West Chester and The Willows Supper Club. Seth Livesay and family celebrate anniversary. Lillie Storms hospitalized. Ted Bailey Jr. studying at Minnesota. Cynthia Mae Curtis born Aug 25. Mrs Myrne Stites visiting Keota.
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Washington Community
Stan Kiesey
Henry Soucek
Area No
Washington
Robert Kleese
L. W. Robinson
Brighton
Lyle Wilson
Old Walnut School
Peggy Grimes
Washington County
Washington Rotary Club
Miss Grimes
Poem of the Week Post Shelter World
A meditation on building underground shelters to escape nuclear war and fallout. The speaker questions postwar survival, humanity’s return to normal life, and the fate of essential needs after destruction. Posthumous Elizabeth Powers.
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Elizabeth Powers
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