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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1964

Page

3

Y's Men and community notes from Cedar Rapids to Muscatine

Former years Logan Heilman led a convention forum in Cedar Rapids while pupils at Washington High planned an assembly on racial segregation. Tryouts for Washington High School's junior class play Arsenic and Old Lace are underway. Cadet Captain Russell Monson joins Coe College ROTC staff. Various local events include a VFW Budy Poppy Sale, turkey dinner for 17 at the George Zeck home, a hospital pendings, and anniversaries.

Logan Heilman Washington Y's Roy Fields Dave Elder Iowa Y’s Men Cedar Rapids Heilman Darlene Blankenhorn Washington High School Russell Monson Earl Monson Crawfordsville Coe College Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps Monson Sachem Glenn Drahn Washington Muscatine VFW Perdock George Zeck Betty Drake Mercy Hospital Miss Drake C. C. Owen J. B. Clyde Fred Peo’s Carl Roberts Orville Elder Mame Dade Shearer Carl Hedges Jack Westphal H. F. Masson Bricker E. E. Stutsman Clarence Goodwin

Hospital Saturday and Births in Washington Area

List of hospital admissions births and dismissals across Washington Kalona Brighton Richland and Riverside. Notable entries include births for Borntrager Hudson Ropp Lyle and Miller, plus dismissals for Pence Woods Liska and Steck.

The Larkspur Garden Poem by Lucy Kelley

Poem of the week portrays a blue garden scene with larkspur spikes and violets. A speaker lies sick upon a garden bed while birds sing and sunshine filters through the blooms. The verses describe a robe of flowers spreading over the speaker as a metaphor.

Washington and Kalona News Roundup Date Sept. 22

Community notes recount obituaries and adoptions, local visits, and school board actions. Church events mark the 110th anniversary of Prairie Flower Baptist. Washington Community School officials elect leaders while junior high students name a new council. A large family gathering in Kalona celebrates Fred Coats 80th birthday. Local residents travel for family and military movements, with social welfare meetings and regional welfare director updates.

Dr Yard visits Wisconsin for church anniversary

Dr. W. R. Yard D D returned from Delavan Wisconsin where he helped celebrate First Baptist Churchs 125th anniversary and preached the anniversary sermon He served as pastor there 1909 to 1917 now attending 75th and 100th year celebrations.

W. R. Yard Delavan Wis First Baptist Church Dr. Yard

Harold Gilmore installed as Cubmaster of Pack 243

Harold Gilmore was installed as the new Cubmaster at Cub Scout Pack 243’s regular meeting at the VFW Hall. Den mothers introduced followed by a Washington County Republican Fund Raising Dinner featuring William Bill Mooty as speaker at the Washington Methodist Church.

Harold Gilmore Cub Scout Pack VFW Hall Den den I Paul Martin Ivan West Bill Gilcrest Russell Bannister William Bill Mooty Washington County Washington Methodist Church

Marriages in Richland and Riverside Churches

Marsha Lorraine Adam and Jerome Sieren wed at Mother Cabrini Church Richland with Rev J L Berghold presiding. Sunday ceremonies united Miss Marni Sue Swartzendruber and Franklin Lee Miller at Kalona Methodist. Jean Flla McCrabb McCrabb wed Stanley Clark Hale at Keota Christian Church with Rev Orie Miller officiating. Linda Mae Kallaus and Jack Dean Ruch married at First Baptist Church Iowa City. Dorothy Bear Norris married Robert N Wieneke at Shipley Chapel Wesley House Iowa City. Dorothy Ann Wachol and Ronald Lee Romine wed in Wellman with Rev Lloyd C Kellens officiating. Attendants and venues noted. receptions referenced at local venues.

Richland Marsha Lorraine Adam Donald Adam Jerome Sieren Forrest Sieren Hedrick Mother Cabrini Catholic Church J. L. Bergthold Kalona Methodist Church Marni Sue Swartzendruber Franklin Lee Miller Orie Miller Peoria Ilinois Mise Jean Flla McCrabb Donald McCrabb Keota Stanley Clark Hale Keota Christian Church Ellis Hale Denmark Iowa Riverside Linda Mae Kallaus Carl Kallaus Jack Dean Ruch DeWitt, Ja Rex Ruch de Witt First Baptist Church Iowa City Dorothy Bear Norris Cedar Rapids Clayton Bear Robert N. Wieneke Otillie Wieneke Shipley Chapel Wesley House First Methodist Church Eugene Hancock

Local Births and Medical Updates Listed

Yesterday entries name Claud Bowers of Ainsworth and Paul Bell of Columbus Junction for medical, plus Gary Sheetz of Washington and Isadore Deutsch of Brighton for medical or surgical care. Also yesterday a Washington couple Rev and Mrs Richard Peterson welcomed a daughter. today Douglas Erwin of Keota and wife greet a son. Also listed are Mrs Gordon Miller and daughter Kalona, William Day of Brighton, Mrs Richard Custer of Washington, and several Washington residents including Mrs Edwin Novotny and Mrs Edwin Wittetoe.

Theodore Brown Washington Edward Thomas Orley Page Richard Lyle Keota Roll G. Davis Crawfordsville Alvin Miller Kalona Marvin Borntrager William Day Brighton Esther Palmer Emery H. Miller Gertrude Pence Rodney Woods Elizabeth Liska Riverside Fred H. Steck Clara Pimme Medical Duane Krotz Gordon Miller Clifford Dann Wellman Keith Augustine Surgical Edwin Novotny James Porterfield John Skubal Ainsworth Claud Bowers Paul Bell Columbus Junction Gary Sheetz Isadore Deutsch Richard Peterson Douglas Erwin Richard Custer Edwin Wittetoe

Evening Journal headlines and notices from Washington IA

Day’s edition dated September 26, 1964 captures local news briefs, weather notes, and public notices from Washington Iowa. Highlights include community events, school reports, and civic announcements reflecting mid fall activities. Local organizations and residents are referenced in concise items typical of a small town paper.

Kehoe chosen as Washington County Iowans for Goldwater

The Tuesday report notes L. J. Kehoe named Washington County coordinator for the Iowans for Goldwater committee. Sunday open house at the Methodist Church celebrated Floyd and Floyd Blankenhorn's 50th wedding anniversary with about 325 guests. Various local families and residents are listed visiting, traveling, or hosting events, including members of the Latta, Zieglowsky, Conner, Ledgers, Carpenters, Applegate, McDowell, Widmer, and McChurch families, with notes on travel, visiting relatives, and a local hospital stay.

John A. Babcock Chicago John Wilbur Gardner Ainsworth Grinnell Betty Babcock Frank Wilson Lee Scranton Lee James Nichols John Desing L. J. Kehoe Washington County Iowans For Goldwater Committee Floyd Blankenhorn Methodist Church Allen Barth Lansing, Mich Donald Blankenhorn Crawfordsville

Return from Wales for visit by Mr and Mrs Ernest Jones

Mr and Mrs Ernest Jones former Washington county residents now living in Aberdovey North Wales returned to the Washington area last week to visit friends and relatives before sailing from Vancouver BC next week on a world tour with plans to stop in Australia to visit Mrs Jones brother before returning to Wales next April.

Ernest Jones Washington County Aberdovey North Wales Washington

Deaths and funeral notices from Iowa towns

Deaths reported for Hannah S. Kimmelshue Burl Reed Henry J Graf Thomas H Huston Catherine S Bender Floyd Pilcher Burdette Moore Everette Stapp and others in Kalona Keota Eldon Columbus Junction and surrounding areas with funeral arrangements listed for English River Brethren Brethren Cemetery Independent Bible Church Stacy Funeral Home and Columbus City Cemetery

Keota Henry J. Graf English River Church Columbus Junction Thomas H. Huston University Hospital Iowa City Burdette Moore C.S.T Independent Bible Church Walter Walt Columbus City Cemetery Stacy Funeral Home Everette Stapp Hubert Sunderman

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