Weather, politics, fire, and local school notes from Washington area
Dear Aunt Agatha Dear Auntie narrates a sunlit week after rain with talk of a national meat boycott and farmer concerns. A house fire on South Avenue C injures a mother and sparks relief as family escapes with minor burns. May 21 school board election plans unfold with petitions and female candidate hopes. Doctor search renews amid losses and gains. Students stage Little Mary Sunshine. Early lawns show mower purchases as April begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sheetz
Washington
National Meat Board
D.C
William Hayes
South Avenue C
Washington YMCA swimmers compete at North Central Area meet
Ten Washington YMCA swimmers, including Tim Dougall who won the 100 yard breaststroke, competed at the North Central Area swim meet in Waterloo March 29 30. Also noted are civic and business updates from Washington with new leadership at the Y wives group and Logan Jewelry rebranding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Dougall
Washington Ymca
Waterloo
Robert Huber
Y-Wives
Lloyd Beenblossom
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Beenblossom
Ralph Bauer
Washington
John Logan
Lemmon Jewelry
Thieu warns of renewed fighting if Cambodia falls
President Thieu privately warned U S officials that Communist gains in Cambodia could trigger broader Indochina fighting. He urged Congress to continue military and economic aid while stressing Saigon and Cambodia's defenses. Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew argued a Viet Cong victory need not push Southeast Asia into communist control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Indochina
Thieu
Congre
Thailand
Malaysia
Saigon
House
Senate
Thiet
Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Southeast Asia
Lee
National Press Club
Iowa House approves big raises for officials and judges
Des Moines Iowa. The House State Government Committee approved a bill to raise pay for major state officials district judges and Iowa Supreme Court justices. Legislators would gain 2000 annually from 1975 raising from 5500 to 7500. Supreme Court justices would move from 25000 to 30000 July 1 1973 and to 33000 July 1 1974. District court judges would rise from 21500 to 26500 July 1 and to 29000 in 1975. The chief justice would reach 31000 July 1 and 35000 July 1 1974. Attorney General Turner would gain 6000 July 1 bringing salary to 27500 and 30000 in 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
UPI
House State Government Committee
Iowa Court
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Richard Turner
Local Pony Express fundraiser and community notes from Washington
Pony Express riders delivered 559 to the Crippled Children's Association for Camp Sunnyside with 86 from Brighton and 293 from Columbus Junction plus 180 from Washington. Other items include Roberts Brothers near Ainsworth being state soybean yield runner-up at 67.7 bushels per acre, Laura Diauison named to UNI Dean's List, and several visits and a school potluck dinner honoring Mrs. Harold Hobday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony Express
State
Crippled Children's Association
Sunnyside
Brighton
Columbus Junction
Washington
Oskaloosa
Crop Improvement Association
Roberts Brothers
Near Ainsworth
Dale
Carl Roberts
George Unkrich
Near Olds
Ainsworth Lions Club
Washington County
Laura Diauison
Ralph Dickinson
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Council Grants Rezoning Requests In Washington IA
Washington Iowa City Council unanimously approved rezoning requests by Hynes and Howes Real Estate Inc. and South Iowa Methodist Homes Halcyon House shifting land from R-2 to R-4 for elderly apartments and general business. March rainfall totaled 3.78 inches, above five year average. local notices include hospital admission, funeral attendance, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hynes and Howes Real Estate Inc
South Iowa Methodist Homes
Halcyon House
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
South Avenue B
Return from YW convention highlights and club news
Mrs. Robert Day and Mrs. John Baldrige return from the National YWCA Convention in San Diego March 26 31 Day ends nine year national board service Baldrige attended as local YWCA delegate The Washington Hustlers 4 H Club with 55 members expands program for junior and senior divisions Leaders are Jim Hotchkiss Rodney Letts and Francis McConnell Local teachers attend a seminar in Moline Illinois on organizational strategies for reading K 6 Steve Wolfer returns from navy discharge A family visit to Germany and Austria accompanies a Pen pal contact Quentin Jenkins LSU professor invited to Rome Italy for an international sociology seminar in April with travel to Dubrovnik and Ireland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Day
John Baldrige
San Diego
Calif
YWCA
Washington
Washington Hustlers
Fairgrounds
Julia Gamon
Hustlers
Washington County
Hustlers Club
Jim Hotchkiss
Rodney Letts
Francis McConnell
Quentin Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
Rome
Italy
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
Jenkins
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Ireland
College of Arts and Sciences
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Model gives four day stay in New York for convention
Thursday April 5 1973 report that Lisa Bakehouse left Cedar Rapids Wednesday to model at a four day national convention of the Modeling Association of America Inc at the Waldorf Astoria New York City She will model a dress do her makeup tour the city and take part in activities with Corrine Shover and four other students Also noted: Mrs M D Lee home from California after almost three months in Upland Pasadena and San Diego barber Ken Peters closes his South Marion Avenue shop after since July 1960 anniversary of John Harold Jones Crawfordsville observed with family and 87 guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Clarence Randall
Randall Brothers Produce House
Rock Island Produce and Reisters
Gordon McCreedy
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Presbyterian Church
YMCA
Melvin Houck
Iowa Independent Telephone Association
Des Moines
Ann
University
Iowa City
Albert McKinstry
State Teachers College
A.N. Dickinson
Willa Gibson
W. G. Stewart
Hikers
Walkers Club
Orville Elder
Charles Dewey
Washington County
Lisa Bakehouse
Cedar Rapids
New York City
Modeling Association of America, Inc
Waldorf Astoria
Miss Bakehouse
Corrine Shover
Miss Shover
Lisa
M.D. Lee
California
Upland
Pasadena
San Diego
Ken Peters
South Marion Avenue
John Harold Jones
Crawfordsville
People’s National Bank
Columbus Junction
Thomas E. Jones
Lester R. Jones
William H. Jones
Robert E. Jones
Wendell
Marie) Corey Mary Jones
Ames
Betty Jones
Meat Board Director Warns Boycott Hurts Consumers
Don Sheetz a National Meat Board director from rural Washington criticizes the ongoing meat boycott, saying housewives must expect higher food costs. He toured Chicago and East Coast plants and outlets, noting 25 to 70 percent sales declines in some areas while the Midwest showed less impact. He explains production timelines and price drivers amid global demand pressures. Winnie Beiter of the Washington County Red Cross plans retirement after long service since 1949, with a June 30 departure and a nominations committee formed for a successor. Mercy Hospital patient Mrs. Harold Kaufman remains in Iowa City, while Dr. A. C. Peterson and family returned from Florida visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Meat Board
Washington
Meat Board
Don Sheetz
Here
Chicago
Sheetz
Swift and Co
Midwest
U. S
U.S
Winnie Beiter
Washington County
The
American Red Cross
Beiter
Roger Schloss
Belter
Schloss
Lester Grim
Deaths of the Week Collects Local Obituaries
A weekly obituary roundup lists multiple deaths including Miss Mary Genevieve Fischer 86 at Keokuk County Hospital in Sigourney after a lingering illness and Lonnie K. McKune 24 who died in Kenosha Wisconsin after a long illness. Other notices include Nellie E. Brooks 84 of Wayland, George T. McKee at Knox Indiana, Grace H. Ward Richland Dagle Edna Dagle Ross L. McCreedy 73, Mrs. Stanley Thompson 69, and Mrs. Laurence Shaffer 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson Funeral
Alpha, Ill
Lonnie K. McKune
Kenosha Wis
Kenosha
Wayland
Nellie E. Brooks
Parkview
Laurence Shaffer
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Hospital Admissions and Births Across Several Iowa Cities
List of patients admitted and discharged across Washington Crawfordsville Keota and surrounding towns. Notable entries include births to Marvin Hardy and an additional daughter to Joe Martin and Lyall Stuhr. Transfers include Myrtle Stites moved to University Hospitals and Nellie Crone transferred to Sunnyhaven Rest Home.
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Hazel Hartsock
Columbus City
Willard Widmer
Washington
Benjamin Hammer
Nellie Crone
Sunnyhaven Rest Home
Faye Reeves
Joe Martin
Lyall Stuhr
Ainsworth
Myrtle Stites
Keota
University Hospitals
Iowa
Gy ‘Oday
Verne Miller
Iowa City
Marvin Hardy
Wapello
Eileen Jeffrey
William McDole
Surgical admissions shift from Keota to Washington
Yesterday Glenn Gordon of Keota underwent a medical procedure with Mrs. Richard Schenk in Washington. Also a surgical case involving Miss Nancy Nielson of Moscow, Iowa, was recorded. Today Mrs. Michael Black and her son are noted in Washington for another medical entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Gordon
Keota
Medical
Richard Schenk
Washington
Surgical
Nancy Nielson
Moscow
Iowa
Michael Black and Son
Washington figures and medical notices mixed brief listing
The column lists multiple individuals connected to Washington and nearby areas with mentions of medical issues and surgical cases. Names include Mrs. J. W. Helscher Mrs. Mary Flynn Mrs. Glennie Wolfe Mrs. Lyall Stuhr and daughter Ainsworth Mrs. Robert Johnson Mrs. Amy Mohland and Mrs. Maxine Bartholomew, with events labeled yesterday today and references to a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Helscher
Washington
Mary Flynn
Richard Herlein
Glennie Wolfe
Brighton
Lyall Stuhr
Ainsworth
Robert Johnson
Amy Mohland
Surgical Washington
Maxine Bartholomew
Cedar Rapids
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Aunt Agatha
Missouri
Council Bluffs
Hamburg
Don Braden
John Rynsberger
Iowa State Highway Patrol
T. R. Phillips
Lawrence Malley
J. M Lloyd
E. E. Ward
Milwaukee
Wis
Clayton
Army Air Corps School
Howard Cook
Blair Law
J. M Godfrey
Leroy Pratt
Clyde Pratt
SUI
Order of Arms
Donald J. Ross
J. D. Glasgow
Cecil Roger Shields
Vera Rogers Bailey
Warren Underwood
Boulder, Colo
Earl Ferrell
Lucille Wiseman
Baltimore, Md
Inez Schneider
Frank Rathmel
Sam Rathmel
Ainner
Wein
Harold Hobday
Galt
Lakin Hole
Leonard
John Hole
Lloyd
David
Roger
Willard Hole
West Chester
Clarence Wolcott
Richland
Mamie Maxwell
Frytown
Richard Enfield
Ricky and
Tina
Wellman
James Dunbar
Robert Dunbar
Wellston
Earnest Ichendahl
Charles Walker
Council
Russell Jones
Mercy Hospital
Tom Carson
Carson
Kenneth Gord
Cambridge
Gord
Ken Connelly
Dale Connelly
Chet Richards
Bettendorf
Charles Downs
Richard Wilson
Laura Richards
Artie Richards
Maquoketa
M.O. Smith
Walter Gritfin
Russell Davison
Helen Ryner
Methodist
WSCS
Mt. Vernon
Donna Davis
Lincoln School
Phyllis Eisele
Stewart School
Charlotte Downey
Moline
Iris Courts
Mt. Pleasant
Erma Zelinsky
Steve Wolfer
Navy
Iceland
Ward
June Knotek) Kamper
Claudia
River Forest
Ill
Germany
Austria
Kamper
Joe Knotek
New York
Gilmore
Joseph Gilmore
Harold L. Gilmore
Cornell College
Stanley Arthur
Town City
John Beemblossom Sr
Jacob Fisher
Pleasant View
Kalona
Russell Weillard
Wilbur Krotz
Karen
Karla
Karol
Kay
Kevin
Jerry Deaton
Lawton
Okla
Bill Deaton
Jane
Marty
University of Northern Town
Ethan Brooks
George Brooks
Sidney Brooks
Tricia
Deaton
Dean Pohren
Harold Kaufman
A. C. Peterson
Florida
John Peterson
Ocala
R. J Fritz
Robert
Frank Finkbeiner
Casselberry
George T. McKee
Knox, Ind
Grace H. Ward
Stanley Thompson
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Edna Dagle
University Hospital
Ross L. McCreedy
West Second Street
Stanley Thompson Washington
Harold Nichols
John Hubbs
Crawfordsville Surgical
William Kolesick
Washington Medical
Paul Young
Marvin Hardy Wapello
Anne Hess
Nolan Asher
Grandview
Mae Bentley
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