Obituary: Tom Dowis 85 Dies. Rites Scheduled
Tom Dowis 85 of 317 East Third Street died Sunday April 23 1972 at Washington Care Center after years of ill health. Funeral service Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Dowis born January 30 1887 in Strang Nebraska to James and Amelia Dowis. spent life in Iowa. Survived by wife Bessie Nycum Dowis one son Richard Washington one daughter Madaleen Matucha three grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Lavina Mattison one brother Floyd.
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Tom Dowis
East Third Street
Washington Care Center
Jones
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Dowis
Strang
Nebraska
James
Amelia Miller Dowis
Iowa
Keota
Bessie Alberta Nycum
Iowa Southern Utilities
First Baptist Church
Richard
Washington
Glen
Madaleen) Matucha
Moline
Ill
Lavina Mattison
Mrs. Karl Kneen Dies in Arizona
Mrs. Karl Kneen of Winfield died April 22 1972 in Tucson Arizona after a heart attack while wintering there. She leaves sons Phil Kneen Washington Jon Ottumwa Kendall Edina Minn and daughter Mrs Lauren Cory Winfield plus 11 grandchildren and brother Herbert Heater San Bernardino. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm at Winfield Presbyterian church. Memorial fund begun by friends of Mr Kneen.
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Karl Kneen
Winfield
Tucson
Ariz
Phil Kneen
Washington
Jon
Ottumwa
Kendall
Edina
Minn
Lauren
Letitia) Cory
Herbert Heater
San Bernadino
California
Presbyterian Church
Kneen
Washington High elects student body president
Jerry Stalder, son of Mr and Mrs Ray Stalder, a Washington High School junior, was elected president of the student body for the next school year. Other candidates were Rick Latta John Beranek and Leonard Schantz.
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Jerry Stalder
Ray Stalder
Washington High School
Rick Latta
John Beranek
Leonard Schantz
Crawfordsville Post Office Announces New Hours
The Crawfordsville post office will operate revised hours per postmaster Ruthe Fletcher. Window service weekdays run 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday hours are 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. The lobby stays open for box holders until 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with no Saturday package dispatch until a larger collection box is installed.
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Crawfordsville
Ruthe Fletcher
Schmidhauser Pushes End to Vietnam War at Dinner
Democrat candidate John Schmidhauser urged immediate negotiations to end the Vietnam War at a Washington County party dinner. He called for a UN backed multi nation peacekeeping force and safe return of POWs, criticizing Nixon administration policy. A separate item notes a power cut in Warsaw forced the theater to cancel The Power of Darkness.
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Vietnam
Nixon
John Schmidhauser
Schmidhauser
Washington County
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Warsaw
UPI
Drama Theater
Wool subsidy payouts highlighted in 1971 ASCS report
County ASCS data shows 232 Washington County wool producers received 43 964 dollars in shorn wool subsidies and 122 producers earned 6 423 dollars in unshorn lamb payments. The report notes the high rate of 271.1 percent of sales for shorn wool and 2.10 dollars per hundredweight for unshorn lambs, attributed to import duties and industry decline.
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ASCS
Washington County
Bill Day
Day
Iowa
Davis County
Clive L Gray Dies After Weeklong Illness
Clive L Gray age 72 a retired farmer of 705 East 10th Street died Sunday April 23 1972 at Washington County Hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Leland Grove officiating. burial followed.
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Clive L. Gray
East 10Th Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral
Leland Grove
Dorothy Ruebsam Lane dies in Independence Missouri
Dorothy Ruebsam Lane died this morning in Independence Missouri where she and her husband James Frederick Lane moved from Kansas City six months ago. She formerly lived in the Washington community and survives with her husband and her Branson born parents and a brother. A memorial service is planned later with no date set.
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Dorothy Ruebsam Lane
Independence
Mr. Lane
Kansas City
Washington
James Frederick Lane
Edna Reubsam Colwell
Arthur Ruebsam
Branson
Charles Ruebsam
Holiday Shores
Arizona
Mezvinsky urges Iowa health care reform proposal
Democrat candidate Edward Mezvinsky urged a First District health care plan at a Columbus Junction coffee event. He proposed Iowa residency programs to train doctors in-state, state-wide hospital placements for training, and federal funds and low-interest education loans to draw new physicians to nonmetropolitan areas. He warned most Iowa trained doctors leave the state.
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Columbus Junction
Edward Mezvinsky
Russell Newell
Mezvinsky
Iowa
Eastern Star School of Instruction and Inspection Meeting Highlights
Mrs. Helen Lamer led a School of Instruction at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Paul J. Stebelton presiding. Guests included J. Victor Stead and other dignitaries as well as Worthy Matrons and Patrons from many chapters. A salad supper and reception followed the evening events.
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Helen Lamer
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Paul J. Stebelton
Harold Timmins
Lee Baird
Helen Goodin
James Bash
Rainbow Girls
Stebelton
J. Victor Stead
State of
Iowa
Joe Bauer
Ada
Royal Arch Masons
Dean Williams
Order of the Eastern Star
Ainsworth
Mediapolis
Davenport
Maquoketa
Columbus Junction
New London
Lone Tree
Sharon Center
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Muscatine
Wapello
Mt. Pleasant
Winfield
Burlington
Nichols
Leo Beauchamp
Daryl Dodder
Merle Turnipseed
Bennie Schantz
Raymond Bonar
Donald Birlingmair
Live Stock Markets Report From Joliet and Des Moines
In Joliet Illinois cattle sales held steady with high and prime steers at 36.50 to 37.00, others mixed and holsteins 29.50 to 31.00. Des Moines market shows slower trade in interior Iowa southern Minnesota hogs with butchers and sows mostly steady to slightly lower. hog weights range 200 to 500 pounds with prices from 18.25 to 23.50 per hundredweight. Estimated receipts: Joliet 1,000 head. Des Moines 95,000 today, down from last week and year.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
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Fort Madison
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U.S. Forest Service
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Mason City
FHA
Seeley Lodwick
Wever
Lee County
CCC
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Fred Schwengel
Kris
Wright
Floyd
Dearborn Heights, Mich
Prince Matchabelli
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
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End
GTAT
Keokuk
Jefferson
Henry
Louisa
Johnson
Mr. Gray
Mt. Ayr
Mary Ethel Johnston Gray
South Prairie
Carrie Debra Haney
Christian Church
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Clair
Paul
Gerald
Albuquerque
New Mexico
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Washington Evening Journal
Chicago
Washington Lumber Co
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