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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1969

Page

2

Several crashes keep officers busy in area reports

A string of traffic accidents across Washington County Iowa left multiple drivers hospitalized or treated and released Sunday and Saturday. Illinoisan drivers Mrs. De Elda Hershberger and Bernadine Springman were treated after a one car crash near highway 92. Other incidents included a Davenport pair, Raymond Dawson and Lewis Miller, admitted for injuries after a Davenport autos crash on highway 218. Police cited license and driving violations in several cases, and a Wellman truck accident caused temporary amnesia for the driver. A Keota driver hit cows on old highway 92.

Illinois Highway 92 Washington de Elda L. Hershberger Barrington Bernadine Springman Woodstock Washington County Hospital Cal Dorset Dorset Crawfordsville Raymond Dawson Davenport Lewis P. Miller Washington County Dawson Miller Lyle Hansen Joseph Marlin Triesch Iowa City Dumont Ayers Howard Greiner Henry John Brenneman Fite

Kirkwood seeks full accreditation from North Central

Kirkwood Community College officials announced they will seek full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. An examination visit is scheduled between November 1, 1969 and January 31, 1970, with Kirkwood having been a Respondent Institution since November 1967. The North Central Executive Board approved the self study in July 1969, authorizing the accreditation examination.

Kirkwood Community College North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools North Central Kirkwood

Admitted Yesterday and Today Medical Births and Dismissals

Admitted Yesterday Mrs Dorothy Simons Washington medical Raymond Dawson Brighton surgical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Randy Wheeler Grandview a son Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Duane Bonttrager Kalona Mrs Gordon Miller and son Kalona Today Frank Bailey Brigh ton William Orris Crawfords ville Mrs Richard Meeks and son Ainsworth Mrs Stanley Miller and daughter Kalona Miss Grace Butterbaugh Washington Mrs Bernice Sheetz Washington

Dorothy Simons Washington Raymond Dawson Brighton Surgical Randy Wheeler Grandview Duane Bontrager Kalona Gordon Miller Frank Bailey William Orris Crawfordsville Richard Meeks Ainsworth Stanley Miller Grace Butterbaugh Bernice Sheetz

Death of C W Hamilton in Pleasant Plain

Clarence Wayne Hamilton died Sunday September 20 1969 at his home in Pleasant Plain. Funeral the following Wednesday at 2 p m Gould Funeral Home Brighton with Rev Wade Villabou presiding. Burial in Friends Cemetery Pleasant Plain. Born February 19 1897 south of Fairfield to Noble and Eva Hamilton. Married Florence Welch March 16 1919. World War I veteran and farmer. Survived by wife three sons Kenneth Omaha Hubert Dallas Dale Chicago and six grandchildren. One sister and two brothers preceded him in death.

Brighton Clarence Wayne Hamilton Pleasant Plain Gould Wade Villabou Friends Cemetery Mr. Hamilton Fairfield Noble Eva Macy Hamilton Florence Welch Jefferson County Kenneth Omaha Hubert Dallas Dale Chicago

Minor collision and fines handed to four drivers

Cars driven by Richard Dale Anderson of Washington and Charles Keith Olds of Davenport sustained about 150 dollars in damage in a Saturday 8 am accident when Anderson backed from a stall into a car stopped for a light. Four motorists paid fines in justice court: Roger Leyden 10 dollars for speeding, Doris Smith 15 dollars for following too closely, Jennie Madden 10 dollars for failure to yield, and Michael Vincent 10 dollars for excessive muffler noise.

Richard Dale Anderson Washington Charles Keith Olds Davenport Anderson Justice of the Peace Court Roger Douglas Leyden Doris Dian Smith Jennie Glen Madden Brighton Michael G. Vincent Keota

Mildred Estle 68 dies in Mercy Hospital Iowa City

Mildred Estle aged 68 of Letts died Sunday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 30 PM at United Methodist Church Letts with Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction in charge. Burial in Letts Cemetery. She leaves husband Hall Estle, a son Richard Shellabarger, a daughter Henry Mayhall, a stepson Ivan Estole, two stepdaughters, and multiple siblings and grandchildren. She taught rural schools at Letts for 42 years and was a Past Matron of the Letts OES chapter.

Mildred Estle Letts Mercy Hospital Iowa City United Methodist Church Stacy - Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction Richard Eis Ivan Estle Estle David and Ollie Curtis Parsons Muscatine County Clark Shellabarger Hall Estle Richard Shellabarger Fairfield Henry Mayhall Sedalia Ivan Estole Lansing Mich

Marriage Licenses Issued in County Clerk Office

Marriage licenses have been issued at the office of Robert Porter clerk of district court to Donald Dean Herr of Sigourney and Ruth Ann Bringman of We1t man and to Gerald Dean Schropp of Oxford and Sandra Jeanne Gosnell of Cedar Rapids.

Robert Porter District Court Donald Dean Herr Sigourney Ruth Ann Bringman We1tman Gerald Dean Schropp Oxford Sandra Jeanne Gosnell Cedar Rapids

Local Professional Directory Highlights Goods and Services

Morrison Morrison and Lloyd firm listing Edmund D. Morrison Jr James E Lloyd at 211 West Washington Street with phone 653 5431 Stewart and Shearer Attorneys at Law Richard A Stewart Paul V Shearer Abstract Dept in office West Main phone 653 2159 Dr M L Tweeton 108 North Marion phone 653 2351 Closed all day Wednesday and Saturday afternoon Maplewood Manor Nursing Home Keota out of town inquiries invited no waiting list 636 3406

Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main M. L. Tweeton North Marion Maplewood Manor Keota

Local Iowa City Hospital Stay and Community News

Mrs. Floyd Bloeser entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City Sunday for treatment and is in room 343. Keith McClelland of Grace Hill Community fell Saturday evening, fractured a hip, and underwent surgery at Mercy Hospital and is in room 242. Faye Knight and her son Jim attend Southeast Iowa Area Community College at Burlington. Mrs Knight’s mother Opal Lambert spent last week in Burlington.

Floyd Bloeser Mercy Hospital Iowa City Keith McClelland Grace Hill Faye Knight Washington Jim Southeast Iowa Area Community College Burlington Faye Mrs. Knight Opal Lambert

Washington Evening Journal staff and affiliations

The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including editor David Elder and business manager, with departments for advertising, news, production, and local ads. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays with holiday exceptions and official post office entry details.

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Howard Hazen Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Ass'n Iowa Daily Press Ass’n Iowa Press Ass’n Audit Bureau of Circulations

Anna Houseal rites set for Wednesday

Mrs. Anna Houseal 76 of 702 East Second Street died today at Washington County Hospital after a month of declining health. Funeral is Wednesday at 9 30 am at St James Catholic Church with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. rosary Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Jones Funeral Home. Surviving are daughters Grace McKune Davenport Ruth Kruse Davenport. sons Samuel I Burlington Robert J Wellman William St Joseph Mich. 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. sisters Alice Luckey Davenport Rose Quinn Washington.

Isador Houseal East Second Street Washington County Hospital St. James Catholic Church Elm Grove Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Grant Grace) McKune Washington Lloyd Ruth) Kruse Davenport Samuel I Burlington Robert J Wellman William St. Joseph Mich Alice Luckey Rose Quinn

Miss Nellie Moore Found Dead in Columbus Junction Home

Nellie Moore age 83 was found dead in her Columbus Junction apartment this morning. Dr Kenneth Carrell Iowa medical examiner said she probably died about 730 with heart trouble noted for a year. She was born October 9 1885 in Columbus City Township and was a retired Columbus Junction elementary school teacher.

Nellie Moore Columbus Junction Kenneth Carrell Louisa County

Local News: Community mourns William Berger in Kankakee

Washington and community members attended funeral services for William H. Berger in Kankakee Illinois. Attendees included Willis Richards George Sherman John Richards Donald Long Stan Dowell and others. Also reports weekend guests and visits from Detroit and Davenport residents. Olive Watson broke her right arm while helping Roy Benson in Davenport.

Washington William H. Berger Kankakee Berger Willis Richards George Sherman John Richards Donald Long Rubio Stan Dowells Cedar Rapids Olive Watson Roy Benson Davenport East 11Th Street Iowa

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