First Presbyterian Church Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Members and friends gathered for a 125th anniversary celebration at First Presbyterian Church with a YMCA reception, a Sunday morning service, and a history booklet presented by Elizabeth Clark. Notable attendees included Dr. Ralph Case and Larry Wilson from distant cities. Rev. C W Dehne delivered a sermon titled From Whiskers to Riskers.
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First Presbyterian Church
Robert Huber
YMCA
John Lloyd Hughes
Chicago
Old Man River
James Morrison
Pearl Dewey
Bessie L. Wead
Thomas Berdo
Thomas Gerdes
Elizabeth Clark
Jay Carris
Calvin Wolf
Cal Wolf
Richard Dare
Richard Colby
William Koehler
Carol Dehne
Steve Huber
Dave
Ann
Missy Gregory
Zuehlke
Ralph Case
Maryville
Tenn
Larry Wilson
Muscatine
Wisc
May E. Daniel
Cambria
Barbara Christian
Norway
Darah E. Hughes
Mt. Pleasant
C. W. Dehne
Farm Bureau Plans County Resolutions Meeting
Washington County Farm Bureau members will hold a county wide resolutions meeting at the Farm Bureau office on Monday September 30 at 7 30 p m Opinions have been mailed to all members and should be returned prior to the meeting Howard Lanning resolutions chairman will review these and answer questions The opinions will be tabulated for the annual meeting on October 10
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Howard Lanning
Waco Middle School Names Student Council Officers
The four grades at Waco Middle School designate representatives to the Student Council. Yvonne Neff is president, Joe Clark vice president, Jackie Fulton secretary, and Tim Martin treasurer, with additional members listed by grade.
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Waco Middle School
Yvonne Neff
Joe Clark
Jackie Fulton
Tim Martin
Kim Boal
Joni Roth
Dana Neff
Eric Graber
Carmine Roth
Deana Freyenberger
Craig Dare
Steve Boal
Beverly Boal
Robert Hauenstein
Elizabeth Martens
Gary Moore
Waco Middle School Students Elect Year Officers
Waco Middle School class officers were elected by grade. Sixth grade chosen Bruce Eichelberger as president and Doren Conrad as vice president with Amy Swartzendruber secretary and Cindy Gipple treasurer. Seventh grade named Reginald Roth president and Gale Boshart vice president with Shirley Beese secretary and Tim Lindeen treasurer. Eighth grade elected Celeste Roth president Robyn McCoy vice president Jerilyn Davis secretary and Jeff Swartzendruber treasurer. Ninth grade selected Gary Roth president Gordon Roth vice president Steve Reschly secretary and Dave Neff treasurer.
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Bruce Eichelberger
Doren Conrad
Amy Swartzendruber
Cindy Gipple
Reginald Roth
Gale Boshart
Shirley Beese
Tim Lindeen
Celeste Roth
Robyn McCoy
Jerilyn Davis
Jeff Swartzendruber
Gary Roth
Gordon Roth
Steve Reschly
Dave Neff
First district foes to appear on KCRG TV
Iowa First District candidates for Congress, Republican Fred Schwengel and Democrat John Schmidhauser, will face off in a color telecast on KCRG TV Channel 9 in Cedar Rapids. The face to face program runs 9:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday October 24, with questions posed by newsmen and equal time to rebut the other’s responses.
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Congress
Iowa
Kcrg - TV
Channel 9
Cedar Rapids
Fred Schwengel
John Schmidhauser
Southeast Six Speech Festival Set for Ottumwa Thursday
The Southeast Six Speech Festival themed Commercial and Educational Television will be held in Ottumwa on Thursday September 26. Bloomfield will sponsor the event. Thirty high school students from Thespians and Speech classes will attend, escorted by Michael Krame Washington High School speech instructor. The day features speakers demonstrations on video taping and a tour of an educational television studio.
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Ottumwa
Bloomfield
Michael Krame
Washington High School
Evening Journal Local News Briefs
Washington Iowa brief roundup dated September 25 1968 includes community notes and local updates from the Evening Journal. Headlines cover civic events, small developments, and short notices impacting residents.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Mrs. Frank Taylor Dies in Eureka Springs Arkansas
Blanche Neiswanger Neiswanger born July 13 1889 in Crawfordsville taught rural schools in the area and married Frank Taylor February 9 1910. The Taylors farmed in Crawfordsville Illinois Elgin Illinois and Eureka Springs Arkansas where they lived over twenty years. Mrs Taylor died Tuesday in Eureka Springs after prolonged illness and is survived by son Jean four grandchildren and brother Victor Neiswanger. Funeral services set for Thursday with burial in Eureka Springs Arkansas.
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Frank Taylor
Eureka Springs
Ark
Crawfordsville
Elgin
Taylor
Local News Briefs From Washington and Iowa City
Paul Snakenburg hospitalized at Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 437. Mr and Mrs James Vancura and Jean return to Naperville Illinois after visiting Washington for Mrs Wyatt Marbourg's final illness. Their daughter Mrs Tom Rippon of Chicago attends the funeral. Mrs Vancura, former Dorothy Somrek, grew up at the Marbourg home. In Washington the Vancuras stayed with Mr and Mrs Don Boyer. Shirts and Skirts dance canceled due to Bob Lucas's death. Next dance set for Saturday October 5 with Paul Carruthers calling.
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Paul Snakenburg
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
James Vancura
Jean
Naperville
Ill
Washington
Wyatt Marbourg
Tom Rippon
Chicago
Marbourg
Vancura
Dorothy Somrek
Washington High School
Vancuras
Don Boyer
Bob Lucas
Paul Carruthers
Peggy Kephart named Iowa 4-H dairy champion
Washington County 4-H member Peggy Kephart was selected as the Iowa 4-H champion dairy club member for the Milking Shorthorn breed. She received the award at the State 4-H Dairy Award Banquet during the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Kephart has shown Milking Shorthorn projects at All Iowa Fair Cedar Rapids and at District Milking Shorthorn events and competed in the Dairy Production Contest for years. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Jones of Route 2 Washington and a member of the Washington Hustler 4-H Club.
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Washington County
Peggy Kephart
Washington
Iowa
Jim Frier
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Peggy
Cedar Rapids
William Jones
Route 2
Washington Hustler
Viet Cong Attack Hits U.S. Camp on Cambodian Border
UPI reports a Communist assault force aided by inside help struck a U.S. Green Beret camp with mortars and a flamethrower attack. Defenders killed an estimated 135 attackers after a 2½ hour fight amid barbed wire breaches and TNT left behind. Lt. William Yanius, 24, of Irving New Jersey, noted inside help and the attackers knew camp weak points. The clash began with mortars from a bamboo forest and continued as hundreds of Viet Cong emerged at 4 a.m. from jungle darkness.
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SAIGN
UPI
U.S
William Yanius
Irving
N.J
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