Aunt Agatha notes in Washington column on hometown quirks
The week in Washington shares Iowa happenings from a snow of feathers in Central Park to sand blasted buildings. Local notes include a school board election, a 96th birthday, golf champ Cathy Lloyd, and women packing dirty bags for Vietnam servicemen.
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Jim Gallagher
Central Park
Montgomery
Barclay’s Grocery
State Bank
Iowa
Carl Dallmeyer
Jim Lloyd
Presbyterian
W. R. Yard
Charles Goodell
Robert Kennedy
U. S. Senate
Montgomery Ward’s
Washington
Cathy Lloyd
The
Moose
Vietnam
Harvest tests end for 68 day corn in Washington County
A test plot of 68 day corn near West Chester on Highway 92 yielded about one third of an acre harvested Friday, with another Tx 68 plot near Olds Iowa reporting near 80 bushels and 25 percent moisture. The county weather station records .96 inches rainfall since Sunday as police note rising home thefts prompting cautions to secure residences.
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Jerry Foriash
West Chester
Highway 92
Washington County
Olds
Iowa
James Lloyd wins board seat in Washington district four
Attorney James E. Lloyd was named to the Washington Community School Board. He won 114 of 118 votes for a three year term in district four. Write-ins totaled two for Robert Coon and one each for Joe Jones and Leon Hillman. In Washington residents had a busy summer with building permits showing 16 new residences valued at about 311000 and 12 new garages issued permits for home improvements.
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James E. Lloyd
Washington Community School Board
Lloyd
Robert Coon
Joe Jones
Leon Hillman
City of
Washington
Ted Brown
Franzenburg speaks to Demos at Washington fundraiser
Franzenburg, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Iowa, spoke at the Washington County Democratic fundraising dinner at KC Hall on Tuesday evening with Paul Shearer as master of ceremonies. Several local candidates attended as guests.
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Paul Franzenburg
Iowa
Washington County
KC Hall
Paul Shearer
Old hospital to be activated in Washington County
The old Washington County Hospital building will be activated as a unit of the new hospital for long term geriatric care. The Hospital Board of Trustees announced the plan after surveys and license status reviews with the State Department of Health. Wellness notes include social events and local engagements across Kalona and Washington County communities.
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Washington County Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
State Department of Health
Cathy Lloyd Wins Washington Women’s Golf Title
Cathy Lloyd defeated Rosemary New Day to win the Washington women’s golf championship at the Washington Country Club. Lloyd posted rounds of 38 and 39 for a 77 total while New Day shot 43 and 39 for 82. Babe Hillman won the first flight with 45, with Laurene Wells and Dorothy Cold tied for second at 52.
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Cathy Lloyd
Washington
Rosemary Newday
Washington Country Mers
Cathy
Rosemary
Babe Hillman
Laurene Wells
Dorothy Cold
Hospital births and deaths listed in Washington Iowa column
Hospital notices show admissions births and discharges across Washington, Kalona, Keota and surrounding towns with names such as James Ledger Glenn Bender Lisa Greiner and others. Obituaries note death of Bessie Barker McManus and Lydia Rittler with funeral details and location in Wayland.
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James Ledger
Washington
Vernon Gipple
Columbus Junction
Glenn Bender
Kalona
Richard Herlien
Maye Crone
Louis Pruess
Ainsworth
Lisa Greiner
Keota
Jim Clark
Wilder Bell
Tina Simmering
The Week on the Farm September 14 1968 recap
Thaddeus notes rapid corn maturation with ears knocked off by last Sunday's wind. Corn silage operations ramp up as fields open, soybean varieties reach peak harvest in 10 days, and feeder cattle decisions loom amid shifting prices. He cautions on marketing roughage via meat animals and highlights market and risk factors for next year.
Saturday Journal special note to readers
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers a quick weekly local news summary for Washington residents and out-of-state subscribers. It notes a yearly mailed subscription price of 3.50 dollars and mentions availability for out-of-state readers.
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Ee . . Lly
Specia
Pearanom
Washington
Deaths trace Hawthorne and Midwest clergy aging list
Joe Coppock of Hawthorne California died of a heart attack September 5. He formerly lived in Coppock and Washington. The funeral was held today in Hawthorne. Mr. Coppock had been confined to the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles for the last few years. Lawrence Charles Droll aged 77 died September 7 1968 in the Muscatine General Hospital where he had been a patient. Lee A Meridith aged 83 died September 9 1968 at The Pines nursing home in Washington after years of arthritis and months of bed confinement. Rev Oscar H Moll former pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Washington died in Arlington Minnesota while serving St. John’s Lutheran church. Moll was at Washington church from March 1950 to April 1953.
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National Postal Supervisors Convention
Hilton Hotel
San Francisco
Seattle
John Griffith
Sequim
Washington
Griffiths
Minicks
Griffith
David
Sara
Jay
East
Wesley J. Custer Jr
Custer
Wesley Custer Sr
Navy
Westminster
Calif
East 7Th St
Eugene McClelland
van Meter
Bessie Barker McManus
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
What Cheer
George W. Jarrard
North Second Avenue
Pines
Joe Coppock
Hawthorne
Coppock
Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Riverside
Lawrance
Charles Droll
Muscatine General Hospital
Lee A. Meridith
the Pines Nursing Home
Oscar H. Moll
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Arlington
Minn
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Moll
Washington Church
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