Experimental 68 day corn harvested in Washington County
An experimental crop test of 68 day corn near West Chester Iowa ended after harvesting about one third of an acre on the Jerry Foriash farm. The Tx 68 variety yielded about 77 bushels per acre with 22.7 percent moisture, showing potential as a short growth substitute for flood or hail damaged fields and for double cropping.
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Jerry Foriash
West Chester
Highway 92
Washington County
Olds Iowa
Formash
Foriash
Trojan Seed Co
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Jerry Forinash
Route 2
Keota
Forinash
Dick Stewart
Wellman
Helen Gilbert
Red Cross Board to Meet Tuesday Night
A special Wash ington County Red Cross chapter board meeting is called for Tuesday September 10 at 8 p m in the chapter office. Chapter chairman Lester Grim urges board members to attend this important gathering.
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Red Cross Board
Washington County Red Cross Chapter Board
Lester Grim
Joe Coppock Dies in Hawthorne California
Joe Coppock of Hawthorne California died of a heart attack on September 5. He had previously lived in Coppock and Washington. The funeral was held in Hawthorne today. He had been confined to the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles for several years.
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Joe Coppock
Hawthorne
Calif
Coppock
Washington
Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Golden anniversary banquet marks Extension and 4-H start
Dennis Berger reports tickets for the 50th Anniversary Banquet in Washington County. A reception for former Extension staff follows at 2 to 4 PM at the Farm Bureau building, then a tour of Extension facilities. The dinner at KC Hall begins at 6:30 PM with Maurice Soulis as speaker. Tickets cost 2.50, available from Extension Council members and the County Extension Office.
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Dennis Berger
Wellman
Washington County Extension Council
Washington County Farm Bureau
KC Hall
Washington
Maurice Soulis
Iowa Extension Service
Ames
Extension Council
County Extension Office
Brighton Township
Jerry Derby
Cedar
Rolland Benson
Clay
Burnett Smith
Crawford
Delbert Lewis
Dutch Creek
William Walker
English River
Marland
Shetler
Franklin
Edwin Augustine
Highland
G. W. McCracken
Iowa
Russell Yoder Jackson
Bob Carter
Lime Creek
Marion — Wayne Gamon
Oregon
Robert Greene
Gary Peiffer
William Jones
Washington Community Chorus Seeks Singers at YMCA
Anyone interested in singing in the Washington Community Chorus is urged to meet at the YMCA Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. All interested singers are welcome.
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Washington Community Chorus
YMCA
New candidate for cantaloupe honors
A letter from Mrs Henry Yoder Noble reports Tim Wood of Ainsworth Route 2 as the cantaloupe champion per the Evening Journal September issue. She claims her own melon weighed twelve pounds one ounce, with a 29 inch circumference, and notes a ten pounder as well. Her scales proved it though she has no witness. The vines are dead.
Lawrence Droll 77 Dies in Muscatine Iowa
Lawrance Charles Droll, 77, died September 7, 1968, at Muscatine General Hospital after a period as a patient. He had lived in Muscatine ten years. Services set for September 10 at Sorden-Adams Funeral Chapel in Riverside with Rev. W. F. Boeckmann officiating, burial at Richmond Cemetery. Born July 11, 1891 in Washington, he married Agnes Wolfe November 22, 1925 in Hills, Iowa. Survived by five daughters Norma Kallaus Riverside, Mable Wood Ainsworth, JoAnn Thom Portland OR, Marilyn Sedivee Portland OR, Marie Boileau Cedar Rapids. three sons Charles Ainsworth, Donald Seattle, Marvin Seattle. 32 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. three half-brothers Ralph Bopp Solon, Omer Bopp Columbus Junction, Walter Bopp Lone Tree. three half-sisters Mrs. Paul Rotenburger Riverside, Mrs. Rosalie Attig Lone Tree, Mrs. Bernard Idle Columbus Junction.
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Riverside
Lawrance
Charles Droll
Muscatine General Hospital
Muscatine
Droll
Sorden - Adams
W. F. Boeckmann
Richmond Cemetery
Lawrance Charles Droll
Washington
Leo
Margaret Lytle Droll
Agnes Wolfe
Hills
Iowa
Carl
Norma) Kallaus
Mable Wood
Ainsworth
JoAnn Thom
Marilyn Sedivee
Portland
Ore
Marie Boileau
Cedar Rapids
Charles
Donald
Marvin
Seattle
Ralph Bopp
Solon
Omer Bopp
Columbus Junction
Walter Bopp
Lone Tree
Paul Rotenburger
Rosalie Attig
Bernard Idle
Meet the Mormons open house in Washington Iowa
Washington Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints invites all interested to a Meet the Mormons event at Legion Hall Washington on September 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees can tour the church learn about the Book of Mormon church structure missionary welfare youth programs ecumenical efforts and watch the film Man's Search for Happiness. For more information call 653-3207.
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Washington
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints
Mormon Church
Legion Hall
Iowa
Mormons
Book of Mormon
Church
First Aid Class to Meet September 16
The first meeting of the Advanced First Aid Class offered by the Washington County Red Cross chapter will be held at the Red Cross office from 7 to 9 p.m. Interested persons are urged to telephone the Red Cross office.
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Washington County
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Men in Service ALLISON Pvt Rudolph J
Pvt Rudolph J Allison is listed in the Army at Fort Bragg North Carolina with service number 17799890 in Company C of the 102nd US Army unit.
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Allison Pvt
Rudolph J. Allison
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Local Weddings and Community Notes in Davenport and Washington
Mr and Mrs Gaylen Bickford attended the wedding of Miss Brenda Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson H Rogers of Davenport formerly of Washington and Dr Raymond J McGeehan son of Mr and Mrs C J McGeehan of St Petersburg Florida on Saturday Sept 7 at St Joseph Catholic Church Davenport Mrs Bickford assisted at the reception The couple will reside at 1345 35th Avenue North St Petersburg Mr and Mrs Will Berger visited relatives in Illinois attending the Berger reunion at Hersher Park and Homecoming on Labor Day They returned to Washington Saturday The Past Matrons met Friday night with Mrs William Jensen and cohostess Mrs G W Manassier Refreshments were served A pre dawn call announced the birth of a son Mark Bernard to Dr and Mrs Claire Davis of Philadelphia PA Other children Erik Jessica and Emily Kay will meet him when he comes home Mrs Libby Cordel of Altadena California spent last week here with Mrs Lola Delong Tillie Shail of Ft Madison also visited Mrs Delong.
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Gaylen Bickford
Brenda Rogers
Wilson H. Rogers
Davenport
Washington
Raymond J. McGeehan
C. J. McGeehan
St. Petersburg
Florida
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Will Berger
Momence
Buckingham
Reddick
Kankakee
Ill
Berger
Hersher Park
Hersher
Deward Franklin
Olney
Franklin
Bergers
Harvey Davis
Mark Bernard
Claire Davis
Philadelphia
Erik
Jessica
Emily Kay
Libby Cordel
Altadena
Calif
Lola DeLong
Tillie Shail
Ft. Madison
DeLong
Franzenburg to Speak at Washington County Democrats Rally
Paul Franzenburg the Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa will headline a county fund raising rally in Washington. A receiving line opens at 6 30 p m with attendees meeting Mr Franzenburg and visiting dignitaries. Dinner is served at 7 p m.
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Paul Franzenburg
Iowa
Washington County
Washington
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H & R Block
America
North
Iowa Ave
William Jensen
G.W. Manassier
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Osincup
Walgreen
Washington Evening Journal
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