Dear Aunt Agatha Washington Weather and Local Campaigns
A letter from September 20 1969 notes ideal early fall weather in Washington, followed by forecasts of rain. It highlights second half taxes due, car dealers promoting new models, a new West Madison Street drug store, and rising traffic. Rex Lee chairs this year’s Community Chest with a goal of $39 000, detailing allocations to Children’s Home Arthritis Foundation Boy Scouts Campfire Girls Mental Health and more, plus campaign and admin costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Madison Street
Rex Lee
Children’s Home
Arthritis Foundation
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
Iowa Children & Family Services
Lake Darling Youth Center
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Co. Assn
Senior Citizens’ Council
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Campaign & Admin
Local Birth Notices From The Stork Gazette
Kristilyn Caraccio daughter of Mr and Mrs James Francis Caraccio 621 South 4th Washington Brenda Kay Gipple daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Gipple Rural Route 1 Crawfordsville Craig Lee Stout son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Stout 6212 East Main Washington Leroy W Herschberger son of Mr and Mrs Willis N Herschberger Rural Route 1 Kalona
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristilyn Caraccio
James Francis Caraccio
South 4Th
Washington
Brenda Kay Gipple
Melvin Gipple
Crawfordsville
Craig Lee Stout
Mrs
Stephen Stout
East Main
Leroy W. Herschberger
Willis N. Herschberger
Kalona
Weeds Hide Two Tomato Patches In Weedy Season
The writer notes two tomato patches overgrown by grass and weeds yet harvested 50 quarts of canned tomatoes. A vagabonding camper trip includes herding 500 lb sows, visiting a rest home in Unionville, and passing through Milan and Quincy, with comments on weather and Missouri crops before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Rathbun
Unionville
Milan
Quincy
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Keokuk
Nauvoo
Thaddeus
Abrams May Face Military Contempt Charge Over Beret Case
Gen Creighton W Abrams commander of U S forces in Vietnam could be cited for command influence in the Green Beret murder case. Defense sources say his role spurred the court martial of six U S Special Forces officers during his Washington visit with President Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abrams
Washington
Nixon
Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Green Berets
Bear to new Time post in Time Inc. leadership
Charles B. Bear native of Washington named vice president administration at Time Inc. He will serve as James R. Shepley’s personal assistant while Soukup of Iowa attends AFROTC encampment at Forbes AFB Kansas. Numerous social notes from Ainsworth to Washington state detail visits, travel, and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Bear
Washington
International
Time Inc
James R. Shepley
Shepley
Topeka
Kan
Larry J. Soukup
John J. Soukup
Riverside
Iowa
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Afrotc
Forbes Afb
Rocky Red Dams
Idaho
Duensing
Charles Doran
Snohomish
Law
Cmdr
Robert Harvey
Keonehe
Hawaii
Oahu
William Greenweight
Los Angeles
Samuel Rosen
Dale Herdlicka
Ainsworth
Lincoln
Ark
Iowa City
Willits Ends Bid for Re Election in November
Mayor L C Willits of Washington will not run for re election at the upcoming municipal election in November citing poor health after nearly ten years in office. Nomination papers are due by October 7 and no candidates have yet filed. Earl Rae was re elected president of the Washington Community School Board with L W Robison as vice president. Stan Kesey conducted oaths for Henry Soucek and L W Robison to begin new terms. The Southeast Iowa Senior Golf Tournament at the Washington County Club featured Leonard Hendricks of Fairfield as medalist with a 38 36 score. five players tied for second including Washington residents Gil Morrison and Clint Hensel. Sixty plus seniors competed. At Ainsworth the Owens barn south of Cotter burned, destroying valuable antiques. other buildings survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Willits
Washington
Willits
Earl Rae
Washington Community School Board
L. W. Robison
Stan Kiesey
Henry Soucek
Southeast Iowa
Washington County Club
Leonard
B. E. N.) Hendricks
Fairfield
Gil Morrison
Clint Hensel
Carl Pippert
Keota
Mr. Pipper
Ainsworth
Russell Owens
Cotter
Owens
The
Journal
Harold Stephens
Paul Gebhardt
Wayne Davis
Gebhardt
Davis
Stephens
Five girls named Homecoming Queen candidates at Washington High
Senior students at Washington High School named Marsha Kleese Linda Owens Margaret Rich Kathleen Robertson and Julie Trabert as 1969 Homecoming Queen candidates. Election will be by the student body before the football game on Sept 26. Local political notes include two councilmen not seeking re election and filing deadlines approaching. The Stewart PTA held its first meeting with speakers from the school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Marsha Kleese
Elwood Kleese
Washington
Linda Owens
Max Owens
South Town Ave
Margaret
Peg) Rich
Jim Rich
Kathleen
Katie) Robertson
R. L. Robertson
South Fourth Avenue
Julie Trabert
Mathias Traber
Listening station debuts at Washington Junior High
Washington Junior High installs a listening station to make learning more engaging and help students who read slowly. Audio-Visual Co ordinator Al Fritz says the aim is to move beyond the printed page and reach more students who struggle with rapid reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junior High School
al Fritz
Fritz
Ninth graders outpace Iowa City West in opener
Washington ninth graders defeated Iowa City West 28 to 18 in the season opener. Coach Dale Harter noted nerves early, with Washington trailing 18 12 at halftime, but the defense shut out West in the second half and held them beyond the 40 yard line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa City West
Deaths Chronicle Washington Iowa Sept 1969
Obituary list from Evening Journal Washington Iowa notes multiple deaths across Sept 14 to Sept 20 1969. Names include William Berger Hedrick Dallas Cathey Cath ey Nora Eckels Eagle Hal Dunham Bessie Tucker Kathryn Godfrey Lee Day Lenora Hucks Samuel Rosen Carrie Dickinson with brief death dates and locations across Washington Ottumwa Cherokee Village and LincolnArk.
Hospital and birth notes from Washington area
A dated hospital ledger lists admissions births and dismissals in Washington and nearby towns. Individuals named include Marvin Perrin and Milo Sorden in Washington, Mrs. Merle Blieu, Mrs. Theodore Kruse, Mrs. Willis Herschberger, and numerous others with medical or surgical notes. Births show twin sons for Terry Lee Shull of Keota and a son for Gordon K Miller of Kalona, with additional newborns in Kalona and Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Crim
Washington
Marvin Perrin
Wellman
Medical
Merle Blieu
Surgical
Thurlow Myers
Milo Sorden
Barths
Willis Herschberger
Kalona
Theodore Kruse
Boy Milder
Columbus Junction
Edwin Peiffer
Keota
Samuel Picken
Bertha Boutson
Brighton
Leoa Colton
Gertrude Doig
Ann McKeown
Terry Lee Shull
Cloyd Gardner
W. R. Gross
Marvin Perrien
Lloyd Maxwell
Stephen Stout and Son
Terry Darbyshire
Don Neff
Rodney Arnold
Louis Rath
Gordon K. Miller
Richard Meeks
Ainsworth
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He Stork Gazette
BERET
Leona Thode
Davenport
Mary Williams
Mediapolis
Lester Luckenbill
Kim Boyer
Computer Development and Operations Research Organization
Western Electric
Omaha
Don Boyer
West Chester Drive
Apt
Millard, Neb
George Masson Jr
George Masson Sr
Hampton, Ill
Dorothy Pauly
Lola D. Pauly
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Centennial Hall
N.M.S.C
John Richards
Ozark Opry
Lake Ozark
Opera House
What Cheer
Barbara Sparks
Rubio
Harvey Haskins
Sam
Tom and
Susan
Pleasant Plain
Tena Simmering
Danny Simmering
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Park
John Simmering
David
Sandra
Ervin Simmering
Robert
Roger
Barbara Radda
Mabel Hesseltine
Red Rock
Des Moines River
Don Pearl
District Skelgas Company
Anamosa
Fred R. Knopf
Cleveland, O
James E. Lloyd
Knops
Cleveland
John Mayer
Camp Mead, Md
Jane Mayer
Chicago
J. A. Mayer
Kent Klopfenstein
Kimberly
Kevin
Des Moines
Kermit Klopfenstein
Christine Campbell
Spencer
Clifford Campbell
Christine
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Lloyd Been
Blossom
Mike
Matt
Marty
Beenblossom Cooperative
Richard Beenblossom
Tucson
Ariz
Lewis Beenblossom
Joe
Janesville
Kenneth Beenblossom
Carolyn
Carla
West Burlington
Michael Bree
Kay Anderson
Lloyd Coon
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Marvin Moses
Newton
Hap’’ Monroe
Vinton
Glen Green
Harold Kliene
Rosa Simmers
Mellie Stewart
Chillicothe
Charley Kline
Anna Roberts
Pulaski
Moline
Fordyce Creitz
Calif
Eva Crawford
Pearl Gardner
Rolla Gardner
Corbin Crawford
Jorjean
Jarrod Horning
Washington County Hospital
Prairie Flower
Denley Ganfield
United Presbyterian Church of
Donnellson
United Presbyterian Church
Trojans
Future Business Leaders of America
FBLA
Grundy Center
Pat Dewis
Kathy Boyd
Joe Homes
Mark Mangold
Annette Peiffer
Sue Horn
Marsha Russell
Ed Conner
Kansas City
John Dockendorff
Mary Koehler
Helen Peiffer
Geraldine Schulty
Margi Marek
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jim Austin
Richard and Roy
Williamsburg
Calvin Humphreys
Wyman
Della Humphreys
Arthur Kallous
Gary
Ind
Edward F. Havel
Eileen
Kalluses
Carl Kallaus
Frank Kallaus
Mr. Kallaus
Havel
Ken Hammer
Robert Hammer
Northwest Missouri State College
Missouri Hall
Arthur Duensing
Don
Mary Ellen) Meier
Major Harry Duensing
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
Yellowstone
Coulee
Stewart Parent Teachers Association
Kelly Schlapkohl
al Kinzler
Sherman B. Watson
Cedar Rapids
P T A
John H. Sproule
Stewart
PTA
Walter Carr
Mary Applegate
Arlo Doughty
Bert Booth
Sylvia Nicholson
Jerry Simmering
Rolland Dunbar
Rick McFarland
Valentine McKune
Korea
Ft. Carson, Colo
Russell
Bing) Miller
McAllen
Texas
Golia Miller
Arvada
Colo
Charles Hennons
Larry Brinning
Merle Brinning
Keota Community
Eastern Iowa Community College
Muscatine
Kirkwood Community College
Keola
Alex Greiner
Greiner
Marion Stoutner
Peg McGaffey
Gerald McGaffey
Massachusetts Indemnity Life Insurance Company
Wellesley, Mass
American Field Service
Afs&s
Enrico Enerio
Philippines
Rick
James Harris
Jennifer
Jim
John
Janet Ray
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Rex Ray
Janet
Boston Public Library
Antioch
Sidney A. Coon
College Park
Coon
University of Maryland
Rowalt Drive
Max Lee
Charles Twinam
Toastmasters Club
Dave Miksch
John Beeler
Ralph Martin
Joe Martin
Mr. Twinam
Kathleen Waddell
Howard Waddell
Europe
Washington Rotary Club
France
Foreign Study League
Eric D. Richardson
Louis V. Richardson
N. Second
Marine Corps Air Station
Dorothy Lynn Arnold
John William Shanks
First Baptist Church
Andy Lay
C. Richard Arnold
Richard Winga
Mason City
Marci Kay
Mary Whistler
Sioux Falls
S. D
Heather Ann
Gary Leer
Jeffrey
Portland, Ore
Tom Wolfe
Indianapolis
Lester Prongas
Wolfes
George Zeck
Burlington
Tom A. Wolfe
St. Francis Hospital
William Berger
South Avenue D
Reddick, Il
Hedrick
Dallas
S. Cathey
St. Joseph Hospital
Ottumwa
Cathey Plumbing and Heating Company
Alfred
Nora Eckels) Eagle
Miami
Fla
Hal Dunham
Cherokee Village
Bessie Tucker
North
Marion Avenue
J. M
Kathryn) Godfrey
Lee R. Day
Mercy Hospital
Lenora Hucks
Hampton
Carrie Dickinson
Sunnyhaven
Evening Journal
Henry Miller
Anna Houseal
Grace Butterbaugh
Roy Steele
Glenn Stoutner
Lester van Ness
Merle Harden
Ollie
Cloud Willits
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