Quiet week notes sparrows floods and golf victories
Dear Aunt Agatha recounts Central Park sparrows and noisy sand-blasting near the State Bank building plus a loud new service station招causing town noise. Jim Lloyd wins the city men’s golf title with his wife Cathy already champion, a first in local history. Also reports a budding Community Chorus led by Thor McMillen, Maple trees turning color, good acorn crops, and Lawrence Miksch reelected president of the Washington County Historical Society with a fall trip planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Park
State Bank
Jim Lloyd
Cathy
Thor McMillen
Mid-Prairie School
Lawrence Miksch
Washington County Historical Society
Oskaloosa
Rubio
Births in Kalona and Washington areas listed in Gazette
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with parent names and addresses across Kalona Washington Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction. Children include Cheryl Ann Miller Martin Bender Julie Clark Michael Escher Mik Morehead Ronald Wolfe James Humston Troy Herlein Joy Jill Collins Tracey Lukins with parental details and Rural Route or street addresses.
THE WEEK ON THE FARM REPORTS RAIN BOOSTS REGROWTH AND FARM TASKS
Gentle rain and warm conditions revived fields with three to five inches of precipitation. Corn matures, soybeans drop leaves, and weed growth adds harvest nuisance while prices rise briefly on 1967 beans. Farmers prep for winter and remove summer fences as hog feed prices affect production outlook.
Norwegians visit Washington Rotary study exchange
Seven Norwegians from northern Norway visit Washington under the Rotary International Group Study Exchange program. The two month effort aims to foster person-to-person contact and understanding, the first Iowa participation. a similar Iowa group will visit Northern Norway next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Washington
Rotary International
Rotary
Iowa
Wellman
Kalona
Iowa City
Washington School Board welcomes new officer and rains linger
The Washington Community School Board canvassed election results and swore in James Lloyd as a new member. Earl Rae was named president and Larry Robison vice president. Rainfall reached 1.90 inches over two days. The area faced more stormy weather as rain continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School Board
James Lloyd
Earl Rae
Larry Robison
Washington Weather Delays Harvest and Hooded Skies
Persistent overcast and 2.26 inches of rainfall since Sunday cloud Washington on Wednesday. Farmers eye drying spells ahead as soybeans near harvest while coach Roger Harrington discusses season goals at the Washington Men's Club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger Harrington
Washington High School
Washington sees monsoon linger with 2.81 inches rain
Washington residents note a week of intermittent showers totaling 2.81 inches by 7 am Thursday amid overcast skies. Reports include visits by Merle Statler and family, a grandson's army discharge, hospital transfers, and local travel of Jarvis and Kimmel families with birthdays and anniversaries celebrated.
Saturday Journal summary for Washington ex-residents
The Saturday Edition of the Journal offers out-of-state readers a quick weekly recap of the week’s local news. It is mailed to former Washington residents at $3.50 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington
Death notices and plastics history in brief
Mrs. Jess Radda learns of the death of her sister in law Mrs. Alice Peterson Palmer in Torrance California. The item notes that celluloid was among the first widely used synthetic plastics and credits John W Hyatt with its invention in 1869 while seeking ivory substitutes for billiard balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Radda
Alice Peterson Palmer
Torrance
Calif
John W. Hyatt
DAR district meeting and social notes from Washington Iowa
Representatives from 15 chapters of the southeast district of the Iowa Society of the DAR met in Washington at the Y. Mrs. Charles Hotle gave the welcome with a response by Miss Elizabeth Davis of Ottumwa. Also reported are speeches by Jean Stanley wife of U S Senate candidate, a soldier's 30 day leave, Harold and Yale Jarvis returning from Trinidad and Curacao, and alumni visits including Mrs C K Snyder flying to Long Beach for a ill son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Jarvis
New York
Jon C. Jarvis
Nutley
N. J
Radio City Music Hall
Noel
Cape Cod
Mass
George Saar
Dan
Jon Jarvis
Dan Saar
Iowa
Jarvises
Jarvis
Harry Ramseyer
University of Iowa
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National University Extension Association
Sears - Roebuck Foundation
U of I Institute of Public Affairs
Lane W. Jarvis
Carl Jarvis
Brighton
Ames
Lane
Iowa State University
Des Moines
State House
Honolulu
San Francisco
Taylor S. Jarvis
Hayward
San Francisco Area
Carl Jarvises
Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Charles Hotle
Elizabeth Davis
Ottumwa
Jean Stanley
Dave Stanley
U. S. Senate
Keith Vetter
Rick Crone
Charles Crone
Key West
Florida
Harold Jarvis
Yale Jarvis
Jarvis Appliance
Trinidad
Curacao
Caribbean
Gibson Appliances
C. K. Snyder
Long Beach
California
Milo Glider
Hospital Admits and Births Mixed Across Several Towns
Admission and discharge details span Sunday yesterday and today across Washington Columbus Junction Ottosen Brighton and Wayland listing patients by name with medical or surgical status plus births for Lester Arnold and a son to Mr and Mrs Donald Orr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Peters
Columbus Junction
Surgical
Blanche Norton
Washington
Steve Davisson
Wilma Black
Burlington
Ted Brodale
Ottosen
Paul Wolfe
Michael Jones
Carrie Dickenson
Brighton
Sam James
Kristine Allison
Sam Witting
Glenn Pringle
Lester Arnold
Wapello
Donald Orr
Bessie Loeffler
Dickie Lukins
James Heilman
Vernon Gipple
Rosmond Craig
John Pacha
Keith McClelland
Sylvia Bartholomew
Medical
Sarah Johnson
West Chester
Arthur Evans
Wayland
Verne Gipple
Lucille Miller
Lloyd Humston
Joe Richards
Lester Walby
Clarence Fulton
Crawfordsville
Harvey Gosling
Ainsworth
Larry Keesey
Ernest Johnson
Keota
Lewis Pruess
Catherine Redlinger
Donald Orr and Son
Deaths: Walter L. Rukgaber and others coast to coast
Obituaries note Walter L. Rukgaber 80 dies in hospital in Washington. Kenneth Cuthamp, farmer near Columbus Junction, dies in Muscatine General Hospital. Lorin J. Twogood, Cedar Rapids retiree and lumber dealer, dies after brief illness. Clara Neff, 81, Winfield resident, dies at Henry County Memorial Hospital after four and a half weeks as patient. Lyle J. Crawford, 47, dies at home after five months illness. Velma Shelangoski, rural Fairfield, dies at University Hospitals Iowa City after six months illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Kenneth Cuthamp
Muscatine General Hospital
Keota
Lorin J. Twogood
Cedar Rapids
Winfield
Clara Neff
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Wayland and
Mt. Pleasant
Brighton
Velma Shelangoski
Fairfield
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Obituaries: Mrs Lambert Barnhart and Mrs Baker Die
Mrs. Arthur Lambert aged 70 of 427 East Jefferson Street died today in Washington County Hospital. Frank Elwood Barnhart 74 of Fredonia died Tuesday afternoon in Muscatine General Hospital. Mrs Edith E Baker 82 of Rural Route 1 Nichols died today in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a four week illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kline
Kline
Leonard Simmers
Chillicothe, Mo
Anna Roberts
Charlie Kline
Pulaski
Amanas
Iowa City
Muscatine
Arthur Lambert
East Jefferson Street
Washington County Hospital
Columbus Junction
Frank Elwood Barnhart
Fredonia
Muscatine General Hospital
Edith E. Baker
Nichols
Mercy Hospital
Maxine Ulin Wellman Obituary Notice
Maxine A. Ulin Wellman 46 died today at her home after a long illness. She was a former beauty operator and had operated the Wellman laundromat and cleaners. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Maxine A. Ulin
Wellman Laundromat
Local Methodists Host Three September Weddings
Miss Jo Ellen Morgan daughter of Theodore and Julia Morgan of Washington wed Edwin L Gerot son of Ted and Mary Gerot of Riverside on Saturday at First Methodist Church. Janice Elaine Grieser daughter of Maurice Grieser and William Eugene Yaley son of Eugene Yaley were married Sunday at the local Methodist Church with Rev M O Smith officiating. Kathleen Slack daughter of Edward and Margaret Slack of Summit Illinois wed William Zager son of Delbert and Mary Zager in a Septembers 7 ceremony at St Josephs Church Summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Lucas
Waterloo
Methodist Church
Jo Ellen Morgan
Theodore Morgan
Edwin L. Gerot
Ted Gerot
Riverside
Janice Elaine Grieser
Maurice Grieser
Marvin Eugene Yaley
Eugene Yaley
New London
M. O. Smith
Kathleen Slack
Edward J. Slack
Summit
Illinois
William Zager
Delbert Zager
Henry J. Michalek
St. Joseph’s Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aunt Agatha
the Stork Gazette
Cheryl Ann Miller
Fenton Miller
Martin Thomas Bender
Glenn Ira Bender
Julie Lynn Clark
James Clark
Michael John Escher
Mark Escher
Mik Lawrence Morehead
Mrs
Leonard Morehead
S. Hamilton, Keota
Ronald James Wolfe
Robert Wolfe
James Edmund Humston
Edward Humston
Troy Andrew Herlein
Richard Dean Herlein
E. 11Th, Washington
Joy Lynn and
Jill Renee Collins
Gary Lynn Collins
Tracey Alan Lukins
Dickie Lee Lukins
Washington Country Club
Mike Brake
Brake
Bill Westphal
Frank Sanders
Mark Mosier
Mosier
John Moss
Bill Newman
Havel
Farm Bureau
Bessie Lestina
Priscilla
Los Angeles
Adolph Havel
Oak Park
B. H. McCarthy
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
James
Mr. McCarthy
Henry McCarthys
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Edward Henberger
Virginia Haight
Cicero Avenue
Chicago
Anggard Sastrasink
Lovis Larsen
Cottey College
Nevada
Sastrasink
Larsens
Thailand
Ruth Waggoner
Bill Kelsey
Bill
Mesa
Arizona
Sky Harbor
Kelsey
Randolph Kelsey
Marilyn Darbyshire
Susan Fisher
Bob Carr
Ron Armstrong
Kristine
Robert Dunbar
Rick
Randi
Lyle Darbyshire
Larilee and
Terry
Dale Jones
Carolyn Jones
Jeanne Stalder
Ray Fisher
Stanley Foster
Lloyd Edwards
Robert Jones
Pam
Doug
Wayne Marston
Children’s Hospital
Robert Crossett Sr
Miami Beach
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
Mr. Crossett
Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union
George Masson Sr
Dale Carstensen
Overland Park, Kansas
Bob Duncan
Herb Hammen
Milo Steele Jr
Charles Johnson
North Marion
William Yordy
Krgv Radio and Television
Yordy
Billy and
Brian
Weslaco
Texas
Richard Yordy
Walter Lance
Harvey Holden
Farm Services
Holden
A. K. Stoutner
Iowa Master Farm Homemakers
Associated Women of the World
East Lansing
Mich
Country Women’s Council
Sunset Park
Gail Wissler
Atlantic
Winifred
Lloyd M. Munson
Orpha Munson
Samuel Munson
Ollie
Walter Weber
Lucille
Weber
Marsha Russell
Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Lake Darling Youth Center Inc
L. P. Guy
A. J. Steinbeck
Burnett Smith
Robert Day
Dean Edwards
Joe Gebhardt
Mike Cady
Fairfield Trojans
Case Field
Jerry L. Richards
Ainsworth United Methodist Church
James S. Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Hotle
Panora Church
Ellsworth Walker
Dale Booth
Harry Barker
Marine Corps League
George Statler
Mr. Statler
Don Statler
John Dodd
Maplewood Manor
WACO
Lynn Martin
Parsons College
Lynn
National Honor Society
TRIM
Doris Blieu
Loren Robertson
Miss Blieu
Robert Rittenmeyer
Edward F. Havel
Eileen
Ill
Edward
Adolph
Lestina
Merle Statler
Derby
Kansas
Marvin Statler
Merle Stone
Robert Polson
Robert Freyenberger
Fern Kimmel
Coralville
Fred Kimmel
Karen
Ankeny
Milburn Nayadley
Nellie Tummelson
Dean Crooks
Sharon Dickerson
Jacque
Tammy
Karen Kimmel
Luziers Cosmetics
World Book Encyclopedia
Evening Journal
Car’s
Vincent
John
Chris McManus
Metheun
Bessie Barker McManus
Hans Gyllstrom
Linda Johnson
Arvid Gyllstrom
Karlskoga
Sweden
Linda
Walter Johnson
Lewis J. Goodlander
Laura Stewart
Rudolph Bonnichsen
Walter L. Rukgaber
Mr. Rukgaber
Lyle J. Crawford
South Ave .C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!