Letts James Edwin funeral Friday at First Presbyterian
James Edwin Letts 58 of rural route three Washington died 6 p m Tuesday April 25 1967 at University Hospital Iowa City He had been ill five years and died after a month of serious illness The funeral will be Friday at 2 p m in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev Clarence Dehne in charge Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home until 10 a m Friday and after 11 a m at the church Elders of the church will sit as honor group Memorials may go to the Cancer Society He was born September 9 1908 at Fairport Iowa son of James D and Lillie B Runyon Letts He married Eunice Kessler February 12 1936 and they lived in Washington and Louisa Counties He was a Presbyterian Church member and elder Surviving are his wife two sons Rodney of Washington and James of New Orleans La two daughters Mrs Claudine Morgan Des Moines and Carol Letts Waterloo five grandchildren three sisters Mrs Helen Hazlett Rock Island Ill Mrs Arthur Peters Alexander Iowa and Mrs Luella Tucker Dubuque Iowa Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death
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James Edwin Letts
Washington
University Hospital
Iowa City
Letts
Sery
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence Dehne
Jones
Cancer Society
Fairport
Iowa
James D
Lillie B. Runyon Letts
Washington County
Pleasant Plain High School
Eunice Kessler
Louisa Counties
Rodney
James
New Orleans
Claudine Morgan
Des Moines
Carol Letts
Waterloo
Helen Hazlett
Rock Island, Ill
Arthur Peters
Alexander
Luella Tucker
Dubuque
Riverside Clean-up Day Plans Ship In Community
Riverside Chamber of Commerce designates Saturday April 29 as clean up day. Junior and senior high students meet at the Community Building between 8 and 9 a.m. to remove debris from ditches. Householders may place junk at the curb for pickup. Treats await helpers after work.
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Riverside
Riverside Chamber of Commerce
Mushrooms Found In Front Yard Prompt Community Meeting
Fred Edwards reports 28 good sized mushrooms in his front yard at 407 East Washington CAP. The Southeast Iowa Community Action Program Board of Directors holds a public meeting at 8 oclock Monday May 1 at the REC Building in Mt Pleasant inviting public attendance.
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Fred Edwards
East
Washington
CAP
Southeast Iowa Community Action Program Board of Directors
REC
Mt. Pleasant
Keota Alumni Dinner Set for May 27 at Elementary School
KEOTA The Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday May 27 at 7 p.m. in the elementary school hall. St Marys church will serve. Tickets are 2.50 from Clarence Smith, ticket chairman. 50 and 25 year graduates honored. class of 1967 graduates will be guests. Mrs Gale Trier is president of the Alumni Association.
Riverside motorcycle races open April 28
Riverside announces the Riverside Speed Way Inc will open a new three mile south of Riverside on highway 218 with Friday night races at 8 p.m. Anyone may race by signing up at the track subject to track rules. Lunch, good lighting, and a dance with live music follow the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside Speed Way, Inc
Highway 218
Four Candidates Nominated for Student Body President
Petitions naming four junior class members are circulating at Washington High School as candidates for student body president next year. They will be officially nominated at Thursday's assembly and voting will occur Friday at the high school. The nominees are Neil Britain Jim McCarthy Mike Levy and Dick Koehler.
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Washington High School
Neil Britain
Jim McCarthy
Mike Levy
Dick Koehler
FAST Fellowships in Avian Science at Iowa State
The Poultry Science Department offers the summer program Fellowships in Avian Science and Technology FAST from July 10 to 15. Ten high school seniors will receive room and board scholarships while studying genetics nutrition and poultry products technology, with tours of production facilities. Applications due June 4 and decisions by June 15.
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Poultry Science Department
Ken Cuhel
Iowa State
Iowa
Department of Poultry Science
Sears - Roebuck Foundation
County Extension
Iowa State University
Verna Sakulin, 83, Kalona, dies in nursing home
Verna J. Sakulin, 83, of Kalona died early today in a Wellman nursing home. She was born August 18, 1883 in Kalona, married John A. Sakulin in 1902, who died in 1944. Survived by son Glenn of Richmond, daughters Mrs. Paul Harper of Iowa City and Mrs. Reese Trusler of Kalona, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and sister Mrs. M. B. Ehrenfelt. Burial at Shar on Hill Cemetery. funeral at Peterseim Funeral Chapel with Rev. John D. Woodin. She was a member of United Christian and Baptist Church.
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Kalona
Verna J. Sakulin
Wellman
Peterseim
John D. Woodin
Sharon Hill
John A. Sakulin
Glenn
Richmond
Paul Harper
Iowa City
Reese Trusler
M. B. Ehrenfelt
United Christian and Baptist Church
Brothers Deployed Overseas From Washington Air Family Notice
A3c David C. Taylor ends a 30 day home leave and departs for a year of duty at Incirlik Air Base Adana Turkey where he serves as electrical power production specialist. A2c Dennis D. Taylor stationed at Cigli Air Base Izmir also heads to Turkey for service through February 1968 as a weather observer. Both sons of Mr and Mrs Don Taylor of Washington, their APO New York addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Taylor
Incirlik Air Base
Adana
Turkey
Dennis D. Taylor
Cigli Air Base
Izmir
Memorial Day Planning Meeting Friday in City Hall
All patriotic organizations of Washington are urged to send representatives to a Friday 8 p.m. meeting in the American Legion rooms at city hall. Plans will be made for the annual Memorial Day parade.
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Patriotic Organizations
Washington
American Legion
City Hall
Club activities and meetings of local groups
Twenty six members attended the Business and Professional Women's Club dinner at Captain's Table with guests Jeanne Lundstrom of Waterloo and Marie Jackson of Kalona. Programs on cosmetics were given and a nominating committee announced for May 9. Garden II met at Mrs Loveless with meditations, poems, and talks on happiness trees and Bible scenes. A plant and bulb exchange was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jeanne Lundstrom
Waterloo
Marie Jackson
Kalona
Henry Rees
L. L. Loveless
Helen Harvey
Henry van Dyke
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
W. J. Masson
Della Humphreys
Central Park
Orva Scott
Joe Schlatter
Anna M. Garvis
Local moves and hospital notices in Iowa City area
Mrs Bessie Brown relocated from Lemmon Apartments to a Grand Hotel apartment. George Masson Jr a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City is at home recovering nicely. Mrs Goldie Wilcox entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City on Tuesday for treatment and wishes to hear from friends. Bordering Finland shares a 793 mile border with the Soviet Union.
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Bessie Brown
Lemmon Apartments
Grand Hotel
George Masson Jr
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Nice
Goldie Wilcox
Finland
Soviet Union
Mrs Glaze Attends Davis Birth Day Dinner in Houston
Mrs. Willard W. Glaze of Houston sister of Mrs. T. C. Davis attended a birth day dinner Sunday honoring Mr. Davis. She traveled by plane and has returned home.
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Willard W. Glaze
Houston
Texas
T. C. Davis
Davis
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Marshalltown
Vera Crawford
F.T.D
Wolf's Flower Shop
Keota
Riverside Motorcycle Races
Schoonover Drug
Bob Coon
Bob
Verna Sakulin
Don Taylor
APO
New York
David Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Alice McDaniel
Hubert Lehrer
Geraldine Schulty
Keith Crossett
Livingston, Day, Meeker and Bates Law Office
H. L. Walker
Connelly Hardware
SER
Tanle ” L
Russia
Stanley
Ben
Miracle
Borden’s
Glacier Club
Morton
South Iowa Ave
Ivy
Rhulicream
Rhylihist
Caladryl
Ziradryl
Osncvel Drug Store
Benjamin Moore
TIMEX
Osincup’s
O.A
A.D.C
Welfare
Bob Lewis
Osincup Pharmacists
Weston
Hyannis
Paul
North Side Square
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