Senior Center spring activities and upcoming events noted
The senior center reports active days with gardening, farming, and cleanup. A Davenport visit and a Des Moines Commission on Aging group highlighted progress and local support. April events include an Evening of Fun on April 19 and a potluck dinner on April 24, plus Spring Festival planning and birthday honors on April 18.
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Davenport
Blackhawk
Commission On Aging From
Des Moines
White House
Earth Week Proclaimed as Iowa Spring Environmental Action Starts
Governor Ray proclaims Earth Week April 16 22 as the first in a series of Spring Environmental Action Weeks running to May 20. The program seeks statewide volunteer efforts for litter cleanup soil and water conservation and community beautification led by the National Guard schools and civic groups.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Keep America Beautiful
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Keep
America Beautiful, Inc
Iowa National Guard
Iowa Conservation Commission
Sherry Fisher
Frank Mendell
Ankeny
Mendell
Fisher
Walnut Women’s Club Tours Easter Egg Collection Visit
Eleven members of the Walnut Women’s Club toured Mrs. Ivy Ryals Easter egg collection in Brighton and visited Mrs. Tony Meath’s hobby shop. Mrs. Glenn Davis hosted and provided refreshments at the Cardinal Inn. the May 11 meeting will be with Mrs. Melvin Schnicker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Women’s Club
Ivy Ryals
Brighton
Tony Meath
Glenn Davis
Cardinal Inn
Melvin Schnicker
Vaughn Schackner 66 Dies in California
Vaughn Harold Schackner 66 of Los Angeles formerly of Wellman died Thursday April 13 at his home. Funeral services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Powell Funeral Home with Rev. Otto S. Steele officiating. Burial in Wellman Cemetery. Born Wellman November 30, 1905, son of William and Maria Jennings Schackner. Survived by brother Leonard of Chicago.
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Wellman
Vaughn Harold Schackner
Los Angeles
Calif
Powell Funeral
Otto S. Steele
Wellman Cemetery
Mr. Schackner
William and
Maria Jennings Schackner
Wellman High School
Leonard
Chicago
Milt Sojka dies Friday in Marion
Milt Sojka of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Riverside and Highland Township, died unexpectedly Friday morning April 14 at Crestview Acres Nursing Home in Marion. He was a retired Wilson Packing Company employee. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. Sorden and Adams Funeral Home Riverside. Burial Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday. Survived by son Lloyd Cedar Rapids, daughter Mae Stromley Kalona, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Wife Emma died seven years ago.
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Milt Sojka
Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Highland Township
Crestview Acres
Marion
Wilson Packing Company
Sorden and Adams
Riverside Cemetery
Emma
Lloyd
Mae Stromley
Kalona
Mrs Grove Letts 62 dies after long illness in Washington County
Mrs Grove Letts 62 of rural Ainsworth died this morning April 15 1972 at Washington County Hospital after more than a year of ill health Funeral services are pending at Jones Funeral Home The Rev Milan Thompson will officiate burial will be in Ainsworth Cemetery She was born December 28 1909 in Washington County a daughter of John T and Myrtle Zelma LaMott Anderson She married Grove R Letts October 12 1935 in Washington Survivors include her husband three sons David Gary and Lee three grandchildren three brothers and two sisters
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Grove Letts
Ainsworth
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Milan Thompson
Ainsworth Cemetery
Letts
Gertrude Frances Anderson
Washington County
John T
Myrtle Zelma LaMott Anderson
Bath
S.C
Washington High School
Parsons College
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington
Grove R. Letts
Bethel
Mrs. Lester Carson Dies in Illinois
Death announced for Mrs. Lester Carson formerly Lois Crone of Washington. Funeral services pending in Oak Park Illinois. She was daughter of the late Harry and Martha Crone. Survived by husband, one son William of Chevy Chase Maryland, two grandchildren, three sisters Martha Crone Lafayette Indiana, Mrs. Harry Drake Washington, Mrs. Arthur Edmondson Washington, and brother Wade Crone Lima Ohio.
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Lester Carson
Lois Crone
Oak Park
Carson
Harry Crone
Washington
William
Chevy Chase
Martha Crone
Lafayette
Ind
Harry Drake
Arthur Edmondson
Wade Crone
Lima
Marriages of the week in several Iowa communities
Multiple wedding announcements dated April 1 to April 9. Included are Trudy Kay Stiefenhoefer of Clinton and Dennis D Taylor of Biloxi at Northside Baptist Church Clinton. Caroline Greiner of Richland and Wilbur Crawford of Brighton at Mother Cabrini Church Richland. Susan Knupp of Des Moines and Douglas English of Des Moines at Prairie Flower Baptist Church. Sharon Toland of Letts and Joseph Svatos of Washington at Seventh Day Adventist Church Muscatine. Sherri Morrow of Wayland and Michael Vradenberg of Keokuk by Justice Glenn Holden. Carol Nitzsche of Goshen Ind. and Greg Graber of Goshen Ind. at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudy Kay Stiefenhoefer
Clinton
Miss
Dennis Donald Taylor
Biloxi
Northside Baptist Church
James Porch
Georgia Stiefenhoefer
Charles Martin Stiefenhoefer
Donald Taylor
Washington
Richland
Caroline Greiner
Bernard M. Greiner
Wilbur Crawford
Brighton
Omer Crawford
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church
Henry Greiner
Wetzstein
Susan Elaine Knupp
Des Moines
Wayne Knupp
Douglas Alan English
Thomas English
David Hess
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Sharon Rae Toland
David Toland
Letts
Joseph Svatos
Raymond Svatos
Peterson
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Muscatine
Sherri Lynn Morrow
Michael Ray Vradenberg
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
Dick Morrow
Wayland
Fred Vradenberg
Keokuk
Carol Jean Nitzsche
Goshen
Ind
Greg Lee Graber
Yellow Creek Mennonite Church
Mahlon Miller
Delmar Nitzsche
West Point
Neb
Dwight Graber
Crawfordsville
Consultant fees on TRACIS draw scrutiny in Iowa audit
State audit shows Planning Research Corporation charged up to 350 dollars daily plus expenses early in the TRACIS program with top rates later cut to 280 plus 30. About 80 percent of fees funded by the federal government. Five consultants relocated families to Des Moines and reduced expenses. new 400000 implementation contract noted.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Virginia
Iowa
Lloyd R. Smith
Terrace Swanson
Planning Research Corporation
McLean, Vi
Swanson
Washington Evening Journal Item Summary
Local page item notes events from April 15 1972 including community updates, schedules and notices as read from the Washington Evening Journal page eight.
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Washington Evening Journal
Hospital Admission and Discharge Report
On record hospital admitted yesterday Carl Jarrard of Washington for surgery. Today Dale Christner of Washington admitted for medical treatment. Mrs George Westen of Washington dismissed today.
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Carl Jarrard
Washington
Surgical
Dale Christner
Medical
George Westen
YWCA Dinner Speaker Highlights Pakistan Mission Work
Rev. Leroy Selby addressed the annual YWCA dinner on Friday delivering an illustrated talk about Pakistan where he and his wife serve as missionaries.
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Leroy Selby
YWCA
Pakistan
Edward R. White Promoted to Master Chief
Edward R. White has been promoted from Senior Chief to Master Chief, the highest rank for enlisted personnel. He has served as a Senior Chief for several years.
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Edward R. White
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Burge Hammond
Washington Community High School
Ella Albright
Terri Anderson
Matt Baldrige
Gary Bohn
Jeff Boshart
Terry Burkum
Mindy Burlingame
Carol Evans
Noomi Fetterman
Jean Frazer
Curt Frier
Tim Gallagher
Anne Gebhardt
Dan Genheimer
Jerry Gilmore
Mike Gray
Sue Huber
Kristee Hunter
Brad Koehler
Peg Llewellyn
Diana Loeffler
Sue McClure
Jean Marie
Nancy Mineart
Peggy Moore
Pam Musgrove
Tom Orris
Mike Quinn
Nancy Rae
Marsha Redlinger
Mike Reighard
Terry Renoux
Jennifer Scheldrup
Kirk Schmidt
Mike Schooley
Roberta Shaffer
John Sobaski
Jean Soucek
Jeanette Stout
Dean Tucker
Kathy Tuttle
Suzie Vacha
Cathy Walker
Roy Wilson
John
Bill Bordwell
Steve Butler
Stan Close
Debbie Crawford
Connie Crossett
Dae Dallmeyer
Rita Dumont
Julie Dunbar
Paulette Eagle
Gary Frazer
al Fritz
Mike Gallagher
Steve Goff
Debbie Gould
Sherry Graf
Ann Greiner
Trudy Griffeth
Mary Grove
Jim Heilman
Debbie Horn
Larry Hysell
Carla Kelly
Mary Ann Kneen
Ann Krogmeier
Debbie Lovick
Drew McAvoy
Mary McCarthy
Gary McC
Patty Sojka
Mark Stevenson
Jane Stewart
Kim Walker
Randy Wehr
Wendy Wilson
Lester Worley
Don Adams
Bob Adrian
Ward
Jerry Roberts
Kim Robertson
Cindy Schlapkohl
Kathy Schmidt
Sara Schoonover
Diane Smith
Pat Smothers
Nancy Stacy Eva Stout
Jeff Swartzendruber
Jan Vacha
Nancy van Cleave
Dave van Houten
Colleen Venzke
Diane Walby
Karen Wolcott
Tim Zear
Gary Zeck
By Grace Kerr
Fuller
McCleery
Iva Simpson
Sophia Ahrens
Jennie Mitchell
Denmark
UPI
Blackie
Blue Note Cafe
Chau-Tau
Bob
Pat Kennedy
Vaughn Schackner
California
Illinois
Tracis
By Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Baxter, McDonald and Company
Berkley
Angus McDonald
Journal
Washington County Recorder
Billie
Dog N’ Suds
Washington, Iowa
Bob Brewer
Northwestern
Lowa Ave
Russell Stover Candies
Drug Store
Culpepper
Waco
Nul Brynner
Color United Artists
Candice Bergen
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