Bordwell in Thun Switzerland Ski Camp and School Life
John Bordwell, Washington, an AFS exchange student in Thun, reports finishing the school year, spring vacation plans, a ski race finish in seventh place, a Scouts ski camp at 6000 feet, an upcoming six day Switzerland tour, and a hope to bring back Swiss cheese while noting foot and mouth disease affecting local cows and rising U.S. prices. He mentions Geneva, various livestock prices, and his July 25 arrival in New York aboard the Seven Seas.
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Switzerland
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Geneva
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Iowa
Easter weekend visits and service updates
Local residents share family and guest visits over the Easter period. Thomas TeBockhorst spent time with his mother Olive and brother Teddy in Chicago, with extended East er dinner guests including Kimberly Kay Todd Paul and Timmy. Bob Lintz has been promoted to airman second class and designated a Rope student leader. Darlene Cook visited her son James Cook and family in West Branch. Illa Mae Earnest and Coe College students joined weekend guests in Cedar Rapids. James Carriker, formerly of Washington, promoted to private first class with the 88th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company near Hanau, Germany, and assigned as motor pool bookkeeper. Jayne Berdo underwent an appendectomy Easter Sunday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Eugene Kaska, Bill Kaska, and Gertrude Eagle spent Easter at the Clem Eagle home.
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Thomas TeBockhorst
Chicago
Olive TeBockhorst
Teddy
Terry TeBockhorst
Kimberly Kay
Todd Paul
Cedar Rapids
Timmy
Washington
Bob Lintz
Virgil Lintz
James A. Carriker
Grove Place
Bloomington
Calif
Army
88Th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company
Hanau
Germany
Motor Pool
Carriker
Ft. Ord
Mrs Naomi Miller dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Naomi M Miller dies Friday at Meth Wick Manor Cedar Rapids after 29 years as a resident. Former Wellman resident she belonged to St Pauls Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Survived by a Bloomington Illinois brother. Service Tuesday at 1 30 pm at Turner Mortuary Cedar Rapids with burial in Wellman.
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Wellman
Naomi M. Miller
Former Wellman Man William James Dies at 76
William James 76 a former Wellman resident died Saturday in the Iowa City VA Hospital after living in Cedar Rapids 47 years He was born November 2 1889 in Wellman a World War I veteran and charter member of Hanford post American Legion He is survived by his wife a brother Jesse Wellman and a sister Mrs Emma Perrin of California The funeral is Tuesday at 2 PM at Rohn Funeral Home Cedar Rapids with cremation and burial in Wellman Cemetery
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William James
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Hanford
Jesse of
Emma Perrin
California
Rohn Funeral Home
Wellman Cemetery
Harper girl finalist for Thorp Credit scholarship
Marsha Altenhofen of St Elizabeth High School Harper is named a finalist in the first Thorp Credit Inc Scholarship competition. She joins nine other Iowa high school seniors to be judged on essay, academics, and achievements by educators.
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Marsha Altenhofen
St. Elizabeth High School
Harper
Thorp Credit Inc
Ronald Shaw
Thorp
Washington
Iowa
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Miss Altenhofen
U.S
LaVon Altenhofen
Route 1
Masons to Hold District Meeting in Southeast Iowa
Representatives from 37 Lodges across eight Iowa counties gather at Ft Madison Masonic Temple for a Saturday April 23 workshop. Papers by regional Masons, led discussions, dinner at 6 p.m., and remarks by Grand Master nominee Dorsey Andrews, with the event hosted by the Iowa committee on Masonic Education.
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Ft. Madison
Masonic Temple
Arthur McDaniel
Claypoole Lodge No
A.F
A.M
George Biggs
Stella Lodge No
Lowell Hewitt
Fort Madison
George Crane
Mt. Pleasant
Harold Larson
Montrose
John E. Whiteleather
Burlington
John Penn
Robert Yoder
Donnellson
Ralph A. Shalla
Keokuk
Ralph Barker
Keosauqua
Robert Pedrick
Douds
George and
Richard Hayes
Glenn Barbe
Masons
Dorsey Andrews
Knoxville
Iowa Committee On Masonic Education
The
Grand Lodge of Iowa A.F. & A.M
County prisoner slashes arm in jail incident
Terry Lee Shelton 25 of Cedar Rapids slashed his arm with broken glass in his Washington county jail cell during a Sunday afternoon incident while awaiting sentencing for breaking and entering. Deputies reported substantial blood loss and he was transported to Washington county hospital before returning to jail Monday. Shelton pled guilty to breaking and entering after being caught inside Worley’s Citgo station and faces sentencing on April 14.
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Cedar Rapids
Shelton
Washington
Wor
Citgo
Easter Dinner Held at Riverside Community Building
Local notes report a Sunday Easter dinner in Riverside for the Rose Sojka family with numerous relatives attending. Also mentioned are Colleen Duffy and Ken Frauenholz, Loren Moore returning from Mercy Hospital Iowa City, and Luella Pearson returning home from a winter in California.
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Rose Sojka
Harold
Leroy Cerny
Ronald
William Cerny
Dale Sojka
Vince Sojka
Robert Kleopher
Eugene Stewart
Paul Beenblossom
Mike Shalla
George Shalla
Harold Beenblossom
Dorothy Wollrob
Richard Wollrob
Colleen Duffy
Ken Frauenholz
Luella Pearson
California
Two cars damaged in collision on Washington street
A two car accident on Washington Street Sunday afternoon damaged both vehicles. Ralph M. Junkin, 620 8 Iowa, pulled from a parking place around 4:45 p.m. and was struck by Carl A. Prybil of Riverside. Police estimated Junkin’s damage at 150 dollars and Prybil’s at 350 dollars. No charges were filed.
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Ralph M. Junkin
Iowa
Carl A. Prybil
Riverside
E. Washington
N. Second
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Prybil
Washington
Leonard Hamilton of Winfield dies at 83
Leonard Hamilton, 83, of near Winfield died Sunday at Henry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. Barton McKasson Funeral Home Winfield with Rev. Robert Pattison presiding. Burial in Friends Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. James Wilson Crawfordsville, son Loren, sister, four grandsons and six great grandchildren.
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Leonard Hamilton
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Barton McKasson
Robert Pattison
Friends Cemetery
Hamilton
James Wilson
Crawfordsville
Loren
Vandals Remove Stop Signs Endangering Rural Roads
Washington county sheriff office spokesmen told The Journal they are seeking vandals ripping out stop signs on county roads. Deputies report numerous complaints and cite a near collision last week where a school bus passed an intersection with a missing sign. Authorities say vandals will face stiff penalties upon capture.
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Man Daniel Peterson Fined for Reckless Driving
A Mr. Pleasant man, Daniel Peterson, was fined 25 dollars and costs in Justice of the Peace Holden's court Saturday on a reckless driving charge filed by Washington police on April 7.
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Easter gatherings and travels across Iowa and beyond
Mr and Mrs Maurice Putman and John return to Midland after visiting Washington and Keota relatives. Nearby, families share Easter dinners in Keota Fairfield Betendorf and Washington with multiple extended relatives. Alex and Amelia Frakes visit from Anchorage while Wayne Herdlicka returns from Easter break in Iowa Falls. Sevilla Nelson Bowman undergoes major surgery in Mercy Iowa City. C F Holmes返回 Keota from Jensen Beach Fla.
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John
Midland
Mich
Washington
M.M. Flynns
Keota
Claud Goldsmith
Wilson Putman
Steve
Sevilla Nelson Bowman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Washington Evening Journal masthead and staff notes
The Washington Evening Journal lists editors and staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper publishes afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter. Information on wire services and press associations is noted.
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William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
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