Cancer Crusade mobilizes county volunteers for April drive
Washington CountyCancer Crusade wraps up April efforts led by chairman Dale Caldwell with many volunteers and chairmen across townships and wards. Donations and living memorials are coordinated through Mrs Shirley Steele and Mrs Leo Hoover to credit the county. The drive funds cancer research education and patient services with broad community participation.
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Washington County
Dale Caldwell
Caldwell
Shirley Steele
Clifford ‘Thompson
Fran Miller
Leo Hoover
Ralph Kleese
South Third Avenue
Washington
South Iowa Avenue
Hoover
Mildred Noon
Washington City
Rowena Goodell
Ted Johnson
Charles Lucas
Ray Minick
Delbert Dalrymple
Gabrielle Hagerty
Eugene Engel
Southwest
County
Burnette
Lowell Gingerich Receives Iowa Farmer Degree at FFA Event
Lowell K. Gingerich of the Mid-Prairie FFA chapter earned the Iowa Farmer degree at the 47th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Sioux City. He is among 259 state recipients, recognized for high leadership and achievement, with a four year SAE showing a $6000 net profit from corn and feeder pigs.
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Lowell K. Gingerich
Mid-Prairie
FFA
Iowa Farmer
Iowa Ffa
Sioux City
Lowell
Duane Gingerich
Riverside
Iowa Ffa Association
BOAC
Iowa Ffa Farm Bureau
Mid-Prairie Science Club
Kalona United Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
4-H
Iowa State University
Paul Swank
Mid-Prairie Ffa
Mrs. Maynard Brown dies at 76 in Washington
Mrs Maynard L Alta Beatrice Brown 76 of 213 N Marion died Thursday April 24 1975 at Washington County Hospital after four months of illness Funeral services set for Saturday 2 30 pm at United Methodist Church with Rev J Roland Crandall officiating Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Memorials to United Methodist Memorial Fund or Halcyon House Good Samaritan Fund may be left at Sherman Eden Funeral Home Family visitation 7 9 pm Friday at the funeral home TT members and American Legion Auxiliary urged to attend services in church group Survivors include husband Maynard son William of West Des Moines daughter Shirley Dare of Evanston Ill two sisters and six grandchildren 1899 1975
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Maynard L
Alta Beatrice) Brown
N. Marion
Washington County Hospital
United Methodist Church
J. Roland Crandall
Elm Grove
Brown
United Methodist Memorial Fund
Halcyon House Good Samaritan Fund
Sherman-Eden
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Ellen Lytle
Nira
Washington County
Charles
Madora Page Munson
Wellman
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Washington
Maynard L. Brown
United Methodist Women
Halcyon House Guild
Washington Rainbow Girls
Warren
Shirley) Dare
Evanston, Ill
J. Lee
Edna) Hill
Des Moines
C. Ernest
Mildred) Simpson
Oakland
Calif
Livestock Prices Report From Joliet Illinois
Livestock market in Joliet Illinois shows cattle supplies around 1000 head with steady demand for most grades. Prime and choice steers traded near 46.50 to 47.50 per hundredweight while heifers and other cattle posted declines for some lots. Hog prices rose about 50 cents with No 1-2 weights 200 to 240 pounds at 42.75.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Market summary Des Moines hog prices and receipts
Trade slow and demand good with putchers steady and sows fully steady. No 1 3 hogs ranged 200 230 pounds to 240 Ib. 40.00 40.75 for Ib. 230 250 Ib 39.50 40.25. 250 270 Ib 38.50 39.75. 270 390 Ib 38.50 39.75. Sows by weight 270 330 Ib 36.00 36.75. 330 400 Ib 35.25 36.50. 400 450 Ib 34.50 36.00. 450 500 Ib 33.00 33.75. Estimated receipts today 50 000. one week ago today 57 000. one year ago today 32 000. Thursday's actual 4 000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Mrs. Velma Fletcher Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Velma Dorothy Fletcher, 67, of 314 South 9th Avenue, died Thursday April 24 1975 at Washington County Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Marion Dodson officiating. Burial Crawfordsville Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. She was born September 1 1907 in Louisa County to Edward Jacob and Frances Gustin Orr. Married Grant Fletcher September 28 1931 in Monmouth Illinois. He died February 16 1974. She was a Nazarene Church member. Survivors include sister Edna Elefson Mt. Pleasant and nieces and nephews. Preceded by husband four brothers and three sisters.
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Grant Fletcher
South 9Th Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Marion Dodson
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Velma Dorothy Fletcher
Louisa County
Edward Jacob
Frances Jane Gustin Orr
Washington
Monmouth
Ill
Nazarene Church
Ray
Edna) Elefson
Mt. Pleasant
Oscar Christensen 61 Dies at Crane Company Foundry
Oscar Christensen a 61 year old foundry engineer and plant manager with Standard Foundry Co. of Racine died unexpectedly at the Crane Company Foundry in Washington on April 25 1975. He was born October 11 1914 in Kenosha Wisconsin and is survived by his wife Ruth Garland Christensen a daughter Joan Olson and two grandchildren.
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Oscar Christensen
Crane Company
Washington
South Seventh Avenue
Mr. Christensen
Standard Foundry Co
Racine
Wis
Kenosha College of Commerce
University of
Area lunch menus Week of April 28
Week of April 28 area lunch menus list daily meals for Washington St James Gmland Keota and surrounding areas. Entries cover Monday through Friday with items like hot dogs tacos pizza hamburgers fish sandwiches meat pies sloppy joes chili tuna and noodles and desserts including fruit Jello cobbler and cake with milk or juice.
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Washington
ST. James
Gmland
KEOTA
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