Washington Chronicle: Local Notes and Life Events
Community activity spans travel agency openings military tours and school updates. Notables include Frank Meacham retiring to run a travel agency in Iowa City, Barbara Labrie recovering from surgery, and students named to Junior High Student Council with officers listed. Local clubs, veterans events, and minor incidents round out a broad snapshot of life in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Meacham
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa City
Jefferson Hotel
Barbara Ann Labrie
Robert Labrie
Butte, Mont
University Hospital
Frankfurt
Germany
Robert N. Havel
LeRoy
Ulm
Kenneth Peters
Colorado
Noel Carter
Brighton
Loveland
Colo
Washington
Lorden Music Company
Tom Gray
Kiwanis Club
United States Army
Holland
France
Switzerland
Barbara Dare
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Virginia Dare
Cedar Falls
Iowa
State Teachers College
Nathaniel R. Ballew
Cincinnati
Arthur Ballew
South Avenue
Sharon Conley
Dale Janecek
Ruth Ann Brown
Don Embree
Janet Hysel
Lloyd Simons
Margaret Young
Gene Glider
Carolyn Hinshaw
Larry Knight
Kay Fagen
Don Nickerson
VFW
Milo Steele Jr
Fred D. Stewart
Albert Adam
Maude Jackson
Albert Stanley
Iowa Nursing Home Association
Knoxville
Veterans Hospital
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Washington Hospital Week Highlights Local News
Mercy Hospital Iowa City reports Mrs. Don Hazen underwent surgery and is in room 334. Several Washington residents traveled to Waterloo for the funeral of Orville A. Kirkpatrick. The week long items include travel to Nevada Missouri for Edna Mercer’s PEO recruitment seminar and corner stone laying for Blanche Skiff Ross Memorial Library at Cottey College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hazen
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Earl Finke
Washington
DeWayne Finke
Columbus Junction
Waterloo
Edna Mercer
Nevada
Cottey College
Mercer
PEO
Blanche Skiff Ross
Walter Bauer
West Chester
Joe Shalla
I. W. Schenefelt
Wedding Hostess Omitted From Young Hoh Coverage
Cheryl Andersen named as a junior hostess in the Young Hoh wedding story after a late correction. The Wednesday note lists attendees and travels including Richard George and his mother Beatrice George with Geraldine Schulty on a Chicago trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Andersen
Richard George
Beatrice George
Geraldine Schulty
Chicago
George
City
Washington area notes from a busy weekend
Friday through today brings visits and travel across Iowa. Harold Mangold Carlton Mangold and Richard Hesser attended a Zenith TV color school in Davenport. Joe Barnes and family visit Sioux City. Henry Carris from Rutland Vermont visits parents J Carris. Various relatives arrive in Washington Iowa area for weekends, hospital visits, and school enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold and
Carlton Mangold
Richard Hesser
Zenith TV Color
Davenport
Joe Barnes
Sioux City
Wayne Barnes
Area Deaths This Week
Area obituaries note deaths from Sept 9 to Sept 14, 1962 in Wellman Wayland Kalona Col umbus Junction and nearby. Individuals include Mrs. Sarah M Dusenbery Mrs Archie Jay Nichols J J Nayadley Sam J Miller Dorinda Hershberger Russell Adams and John R Guthrie with funeral and burial details at local churches and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Archie Jay Nichols
Shenk
John R. Guthrie
North Seventh Avenue
Poem Of The Week and Mosquito Repellent Tips
A Joyful verse invites readers to coast along a sandy shore as a tranquil sea sets a timeless mood. The piece ends with practical advice from a Racine company entomologist distinguishing personal repellents from insecticides and when to use each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
UPI
Young Hohl wedding hosts noted in local social column
The social column lists several locals and guests connected to events and travels. Names include Mrs. Art Swift Mrs. Walter Jungbluth Mrs. Esther Lipscomb Mrs. Willa Freshwaters Philip Horak Jerry Coffin Ralph Bauer Carl Voorhees and more. Additional notes mention hospital visits and reassignments including Major Don Hines Captain Harry Hines and I W Schenefelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Swift
Walter Jungbluth
Young-Hohl
Ralph Bauer
Carl
Brownie) Voorhees
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Voorhees
Jones Family Visiting From Kokomo This Week
Mr and Mrs Gordon Jones and daughter Cynthia of Kokomo Indiana are visiting the Weeks family in town this week. They headed here from Red Oak and Des Moines where they had spent the first week of their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
A. S. Smith
Frank Langworthy
Syracuse
N. Y
M. M. Hebner
Ywca Board
Virginia Wiley
Martha Wylie
Mildred Oldfield
Esther Wolfe
Louise Fishburn
Helen Harvey
Washington County
Anti- Saloon League
John Dodd
Minnesota
Valley Church
Marion Avenue
Journal
LeRoy Pratt
Des Moines
Lester Jones
Jolene
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Pratt
Don Kuntz
Roger
Michael
Lori Suzanne
Hastings, Minn
Rolland Benson
West Coast
Benson
Emery Garret
Earl Meyers
Stockton
Calif
Robert Morton
San Diego
Gordon Grant
Chula Vista
Ernie Kriner
Clyde Jacobs
Jean Anne
Jeff
California
Marceline
Kriner
Joe Santos
Joe Barassi
Gordon Jones
Cynthia
Kokomo
Ind
Dewey Weeks
Red Oak
West Chester
Iowa State University Assistantship Awarded to Horak
Jerry Horak son of Mr and Mrs Paul Horak has accepted an assistantship in the Iowa State University science department Ames while pursuing a master’s degree. He holds a biology degree from St Ambrose College Davenport. Mr and Mrs John Myers and children plan an extended weekend trip to Chicago with visits to the zoo and a ball game. Mrs Alma Perry will join them for the visit with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Griggs
Washington
Howard McCall
United Presbyterian Church
Ernest Louck
West Second Street
Holmes and Stansbury
Louck
Katherine Mauthe
Hawaiian Islands
John Mauthe
Fort Dodge
Murray McCreedy
Monmouth
Isabelle
John Lemmon
Grinnell
Lexington Ladies Aid
Koons
Barbara Jean
Helen Stewart
Jim McQuaid Jr
J. E. McQuaid
Chicago
University of Iowa
Jim
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
SUI
Paul Boettcher
Richard Boettcher
Zirndorf
Germany
Army
4Th Armored Division
Kansas City
Proctor and Gamble
Wayne Brown
Nancy
Nels Westermark
Wilson
Putman
Mr. Brown
Charles Brown
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Tom
Knox College
Galesburg
Brown
Walter FE. Banford
Robert Faulkner
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Iowa
Muscatine
Edith Zook
Clara Faulkner
Mr. Faulkner
Keith Faulkner
Maquoketa
Ken Humplebys
Martin Dreckmeiers
Burlington
Seattle
Jerry Horak
Paul Torak
Iowa State University
Ames
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
John Myers
David
Mark
Becky
Debbie
Alma Perry
Keota visitors recall history as resident’s squirrel joins visit
Mrs Carrie Berdo Ruth Lytle Helen Stewart and Fannie Shannon visited Kate Glover at Twilight Rest Home Keota where the 90 plus resident recalls early history while her pet squirrel appears and enjoys cracked corn and cookies. Funeral guests for Mrs Sarah Dusenbery include Ronald Watters and Pam Beloit Wisconsin Wayne Waddell and Stevie Riceville Harold Waddell and Harlan Clarion Howard Ruse Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Berdo
Ruth Lytle
Helen Stewart
Fannie Shannon
Keota
Kate Glover
Twilight Rest Home
Miss Glover
United States
Sarah Dusenbery
Ronald Watters
Pam
Beloit
Wise
Wayne Waddell
Stevie
Riceville
Harold Waddell
Harlan
Clarion
Howard Ruse
Webster City
Village letter hints at hometown life in West Chester
A lyrical portrait of a quiet village with apple pie windows and neighbors sharing tea. It notes natural gas approval, basic services, few street lights, and a close knit community where strangers are puzzled by a kid street and gardens shrink yearly.
Marriages This Week Showcases Iowa Couples
Several Iowa couples wed or planned marriages this week. Karen Dillemuth and Kent Klopfenstein wed at St. Peter Lutheran in Pocahontas with reception in Cedar Rapids. Mary Young and Jon Hohl planned a Honolulu home, with Hohl in the armed services. Shari Hamil and Larry Milliman married in Crawfordsville Methodist Church with Coralville home. Beulah Wenger and Gerald Steiner wed at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen College seniors. Also noted is Eddie Rickenbacker recalling a 35 year greeting by John F. I sard, Stanhope Hotel manager, tying wartime fame to postwar memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen
Betty McConnell
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Betty
Larry Krotz
Madison
Wis
McConnell
Krotz
Sandra McConnell
Karen Dillemuth
Roy Dillemuth
Pocahontas
Kent E. Klopfenstein
K. K. Klopfenstein
Washington
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mary Young
Nathaniel Young
Jon Lee Hohl
Edgar Hohl
Donnellson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Shari Hamil
Larry Milliman
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
John Hamil
Lyvell Allender
Crawfordsville
Coralville
Beulah Wenger
Emery Wenger
Mt Pleasant
Gerald Steiner
James Steiner
Wadsworth
Sugar Creek Mennonite
Goshen College
Goshen
New York
UPI
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Stanhope Hotel
John FP
Stanhope
Savoy Plaza Hotel
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Paul Putnai
Coronado
Major Paul Putnam
Shangai
Martha Turnipseed
Lloyd Turnipseed
Robert Lowe
Robert Lowe Sr
Kahoka
Eileen Jeffrey
Alice McDaniel
C. EK. Beaty
Rrozetta Shreve
William Bean
Connecticut
Ivan Norton
Washington County Defense Corps
Anna Springer
Eloise
Douds
Miss Springer
Charles
Camp Dix
Pittsburgh
Glenn Shinabarger
F.W. Eastwood
Walter
T. W. Hunter
Hospital News
Pauline Hite
Aller
Marjorie Brown
Roger Dykstra
Christian Church
Oskaloosa
Lewis Debo
Ottumwa
Mrs
Stanley Knupp
Glessie Rhodebeck
Canon City, Colo
Harold Rhodebeck
Bertha Williamson
Helen Lackey
Montreal
Gaspe Peninsula
Maritime Provinces
New England States
Dan Hotle
Wilmer Kauffman
Mary
Sharon Kauffman
Oak Park
Oak Park School of Nursing
Anton Hotle
Pearl Palmer
University Hospitals
Jackson County Hospital
Clarence Locke
Mrs. Locke
Mrs. S. E
St. Peters, Minn
Tom McGuire
Pearl Glassburner
Gary, Ind
Clarence Conger
William Perdock
Wayne Marston
Dale Doggett
Dale Hoffman
Chillicothe
Hoffmans
Hoffman
J. C. Penney
Lulu Long
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Tom Clark
Loran
Matteer Christopher
Christopher
Will Berger
Donald Longs
Rubio
Ronald Wayne
Frank Patterson
Albany
Wilson Street
Berkeley
Kinsey
University of Callifornia
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Clint Stewart
Charles Mayer
George Stoutner
Keola
Lakeview
Bull Shoals
Arkansas
Bagwell Dam
David Chorpening
Russell Chorpening
Route 1
Washington County Hospital
B. H. Cauthen
Los Angeles, Calif
Betty Counterman
Salida, Colo
Margaret Marie
Marycrest College
Lee Long
Jimmy
Farmers City, Ill
Cass City
Mich
General Electric
Long
Joan Marie
Leo Maries
William Matson
Lisa
Raymond Roth
Minneapolis
Matson
Mr. Roth
Cargill Management
Golia Miller
Harry Ramseyer
Legion Auxiliary County
Kalona
Larry Walker
Yokohama
Japan
Josephine Holland
Ferne Leeper
Albert Dusek
John Beenblossom Sr
Kirksville
Beenblossom
Henry Carris
Rutland, Vt
J. €. Carris
Robert Roberts
East Washington
John H. Rees
Evan M. Rees
Ruth Rees
Milton Davis
Henry L. Rees
Howell A. Rees
Fred Dauber
Jackson, O
Edward R. Rees
Carol
Everette Davis
North English
West Wing
Francis Reed
Carl Kelley
W.M. Little
Meryl Steele
Dave McGaffey
Max van Winkle
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
van Winkle
Canal Street
Brian
Live Oak
Sharon
Coronado Beach
Marilyn
Iowa Wesleyan
van Winkles
Coronado Station
Charles Goodell
Montgomery Ward
Arion Club
Goodell
Dale Carstensen
Carstensen
Montgomery Ward Company
Ward
Rock Island, Ill
George Masson
Esther Masson
Liberty and
Pleasant Valley Rural Women's Club
Griffith and Hedberg Dairy
Evening Journal
Halcyon House
Munson’s
Herb Farm
Curran Company
Schlatter’s
Captains Table
Ron Allison
South Dakota
Black Hills
Mt. Rushmore
Rocky Mountains
Pike’s Peak
Englewood
Allison
Helen Wittmer
Lincoln
Laura
Emma
Louie Kurtz
Chris Kurtz
Hubert Malcomb
Taleah
Casper
Homer Mount
Max L. Smith
Iowa Optometric Association
Jaanine Ramsey
Wellman, Medical
Robert Wagner
Joe Nelson
Kenneth Dusenbery
Holford
Frank Bruty
Pat Greiner
George Fulton
Elizabeth Richardson
Marvin Monroe Yoder
John Young
J. H. Wheelan
Robert L Greiner
Duane Johnson
Robert Knerr
Norbert Becker
Ainsworth
Jeanine Ramsey
Surgical
Asburry Singleton
Richland
Clarence Brown
Grace Stone
David Meyer
Robert Friese
David E. Bender
Esther Palmer
Robert Wagner and Son
Annetta McGugin
Manton Hebner
Wes Custer
Charles Roberts
Jessie Crawford
Joe Nelson Jr
Donald Goodwin
John P. Koehler
Donald Pilcher
Willis Miller
Donald Lawless
Sarah M. Dusenbery
Dot Bauer
J.J. Nayadley
South Avenue C
Wayland
Sam J. Miller
Olds
Memorial Hospital
Olds Congregational Church
Clyde V. Erwin
Olds Cemetery
Zehr Funeral Home
Dorinda Hershberger
Clark Brenneman
Russel Adams
Conesville
Vera la Claustra
Esther Lipscomb
Willa Freshwaters
Philip Horak
Leonard Horak
Westfield
The
Automatic Electric Sales
Jerry Coffin
Detroit
Jerry
Raymond Coffin
Joe Hines
Don Hines
Donna
Major Hines
Strategic Air Command
Deanna
Nancy Osincup
Drake University
School of Pharmacy
J.J. Hutchison
John
T-Sgt. Hutchison
Gerald Edwards
Sears Roebuck Company
Ozarks
Smoky Mountains
Deep South
Oneita Fisher
Wallace
Farmer
Playboy
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