An auto accident claims the lives of four Washington youth.
Jose Anselmo Lofego from Brazil became the first AFS student to spend time in Washington. He stayed with the Charles Adams family.
Frances Whittaker and Lillian Rich were the recipients of the 1964 Washingtonian Award.
On November 8, 1964, the new Washington Christian Church was dedicated on North Main Street.
Byrd's Barber Shop opened on Peoria Street in the old Dairy Hut establishment.
The above picture shows a 1964 WGS school play in which the old school bell was first dug out of storage to be used as a prop. This now refurbished bell sits in the high school entrance foyer.