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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1967

Page

5

Dear Aunt Agatha week in Washington notes fall hints

In Washington Iowa a rainy period brings a record crop forecast while ground broke on Crane Company factory and a Washington Manufacturing Co building earns top year status. Local changes include a new orange W cap for De Men’s club and elections to school boards and choral board. Community Chest sets a 35625 budget as newcomers Ivorys arrive, Drake design student Gus crafts a silver chess set, and August weddings outpace June with 25 to 16, plus a September start.

Iowa Washington County Crane Company Washington Manufacturing Co Armco Company Earl Rae Leonard Tindal Jess Knight American Choral Directors Community Chest Washington Robert Ivory

Week on the Farm notes rain and harvest pace

The column reports a week of showers refreshing soil moisture in the area and notes the first locally harvested soybeans shipped to a processing plant with excellent quality. It mentions plowing trends, chisel tillage benefits, and the value of demonstration plots by seed companies. Scheeler Brothers host a beef barbecue using the 1967 Grand Champion 4 H Baby Beef from the Iowa State Fair.

Scheeler Brothers

Morris wins 50 lap race at West Liberty for hometown gladness

The past week in Washington reports Mel Morris winning the 50 lap championship stock car race at West Liberty Saturday night. Crooks and Hemsted exit after collisions, with Crooks forced into the pits. The piece also lists community events, birthdays, reunions, and trips from Keota to Iowa City, Des Moines, and beyond, including family visits and college enrollments spanning Sept. 11.

West Liberty Mel Morris MVSC Stan Crooks Crooks Ron Hemsted

Local school election yields light turnout with few contests

In Washington Community School district Earl Rae defeated Leonard Tindal for a school board seat as turnout remained light. Rural areas saw Dean Luers re elected unopposed and Frank Kos named school treasurer. Other notes include a 50th wedding anniversary for Rodney and Mrs. Arnold, a small roof fire in Ainsworth, and a birth announcement in Dubuque for Karin Ann Kreisa.

Washington Earl Rae Leonard Tindal Rae Tindal Dean Luers Frank Kos Karin Ann Earl Kreisa Dubuque Kreisa Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church

Budget approved by Washington Community Chest board

A $35 625 budget was approved at a joint meeting of the Washington Community Chest Board of Directors and Chest Budget Committee. The plan shows a 13 percent increase from last year and adds one new agency, the Washington Senior Citizens Council, to the grants list with Red Feather Campaign involvement.

Washington Community Chest Board of Directors Chest Richard Horak Board of Community Chest Washington Senior Citizens Council Red Feather

Local women honored at awards and gatherings across Iowa

Mrs. Harry Ramseyer received the National Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of World War I top award at the Indianapolis convention. A 69 relative group honored Mrs. Bertha Dunbar on her 89th birthday in Keota. Five Gold Star Mothers were saluted at a Legion Auxiliary tea. Daughters of the American Revolution marked Constitution Day at Sunset Park with guest state regent Mrs. Walsh. Also noted are hospital observation for Mrs. Jarrard, birthday wishes for Mrs. Underwood, a wedding in Muscatine, and community updates from Ames and area residents including educational pursuits and an insurance course graduate.

Harry W. Ramseyer Washington National Ladies Auxiliary of the Indianapolis VFW Keota Bertha Dunbar Mrs. Dunbar Rest Haven Nursing Home Sigourney Daughters of the American Revolution Sunset Park Edgar Stewart J. W. Helscher W. E. Walsh Hawkeye, In

J M Knight named ACDA Southeast Iowa District chairman

Jesse M Knight vocal music director at Washington High School and minister of music at the Washington Methodist church has been appointed ACDA chairman of the Southeast Iowa District. ACDA promotes artistic choral singing in Iowa, the U.S. and Canada. Knight holds BMEd from Simpson College and MA from the University of South Dakota after 12 years teaching vocal and instrumental music in Iowa.

Jesse M. Knight Washington High School Washington Methodist Church American Choral Directors Association ACDA Iowa United States Canada Mr. Knight Simpson College University of South Dakota

Hospital and birth notices from Washington area

Hospital admitted Saturday includes Mrs Donald Schantz and Eli Cook in Washington. Births yesterday to Mr and Mrs Joe Coblentz Kalona a son. Dismissed yesterday James Koehler Crawfordsville. Today many entries list patients in Washington Kalona Columbus Junction Crawfordsville and Ainsworth with multiple names including Mrs Virgil Davis Clyle Mason and others. Twin birth noted for Mr and Mrs Robert Megceisen of Ainsworth.

Robert J. McFarland Ainsworth Donald Schantz Washington Eli Cook Joe Coblentz Kalona James Koehler Crawfordsville Virgil Davis Clyle Mason Columbus Junction Robert Bonar Alvin Zieglowsky Surgical Ernest Whiting Ethan Todd Crist Daryl Dunbar William Orris Doris Buck Alvin Miller Kalena Clyde Johnson Dale Booth Robert Megceisen Jessie Long Mary Hyde Brighton Rodney James Sommer Donald Lee Sommer

Deaths reach Muscatine and nearby towns this week

Mrs. Paul Fischer 64 of Muscatine died in University Hospital Iowa City after a Sunday illness. She was a Wash ington High School alumna and daughter of the late Charles Skipton of West Chester. James E. Reaney 78 a Columbus Junction attorney and civic leader died Sunday at University Hospitals Iowa City. Elizabeth Eschelman, at Parkview Home Wayland, died Tuesday. Mrs. Earnest Whiting 49 Crawfordsville died Sept 13 1967 at Washington County Hospital after a period of illness.

Paul Fischer Muscatine University Hospital Iowa City Fischer Charles Skipton West Chester Washington High School Columbus Junction James E. Reaney University Hospitals Wayland Elizabeth Eschelman Parkview Earnest Whiting Crawfordsville Washington County Hospital

Risk Dies This Morning in El Centro Hospital

Robert C. Risk died this morning at El Centro Community Hospital in El Centro California.

Robert C. Risk el Centro Community Hospital el Centro Calif

Local Birth Announcements From Washington Journal 1967

The Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists births with parents and rural route addresses including Glen da Dore ne Miller Rodney James Sommer David Alan Miller Ronnie Albert Chalupa Alorah Janette Blair Richard Earl Barlow Jr Richard Lain Bonar Bertha A Miller Merlin J Coblentz all noted as children of named parents with rural routes and city addresses in the Sept 9 1967 issue.

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