Teahouse of August Moon shines in town play debut
A large opening night audience at the high school enjoyed Teahouse of the August Moon, seen as a strong successor to Music Man as local players moved River City, Iowa to Tobiki village in Okinawa without losing appeal.
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Washington
Cedar Falls
Allen Hampsher
Roger
Lloyd Beenblossom
Richard Hesser
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association of Iowa
Ft. Des Moines
Des Moines
Beenblossom
Nigh School
Teahouse
River City
Iowa
Tobiki Village
Okinawa
Board of Education
Washington High School
Washington County spring progress and community notes
A Washington County column reports mixed spring weather slowing farming briefly after a .58 inch midweek rain, then resuming fieldwork. It highlights high school students learning about disability via wheelchairs with Easter Seal, BPW seal sales award, and two FA members earning the Iowa Farmer degree. Also noted are Dr. Max L. Smittle named Iowa Optometrist of the Year, Helen Gray retiring from Montgomery Ward after 31 years, Arnold Motor Supply buying Sitler Auto Supply, and tree planting by Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star at Sunset Park. City plans trash pickup as signs of spring grow, hinting the town may become the cleanest.
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Ainsworth
C. 8. Williams
Washington High School Boys
Iowa City
Elwyn Gardner
Don Boyer
Harry Barker
George Masson
Helen Coffey
Charles R. Brown
Washington
State University of
Parsons College
Washington County
Keota
Easter Seal Foundation
BPW
Jerome Wittetoe
Lowell Gingerich
Mid-Prairie High School
Yiate
Max L. Smittle
Iowa Optometrist
Iowa Optometric Association
Helen Gray
Montgomery Ward
Arnold Motor Supply
Sitler Auto Supply
Sitler
Rainbow Girls
Eastern Star Chapter
Sunset Park
Paul Stebelton
Hospital Notes Monday and Weekend Census
Hospital notes list patients by location and care status for the weekend. Names include Mrs. Jennie Rademaker in Washington and Sherry Bush in Washington with medical care, plus Mrs. John McNeill of Crawfordsville under surgical care. Miss Angeline Burke in Brighton under medical care.
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Aamerica
Jennie Rademaker
Washington
Medical
Robert Bodkins
Brighton
Sherry Bush
John McNeill
Crawfordsville
Surgical
Angeline Burke
Births and admissions listed for local residents
Wednesday admitted yesterday Mrs. Lowell Bass of Grandview in medical care and Mrs. Allan Olson of Washington. Births yesterday include Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ropp of Kalona a son. Ismissea today includes Mrs. Daniel Lucas of Washington, Mrs. Steven Smith of Washington, and Mrs. Robert Bodkin of Brighton.
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Lowell Bass
Grandview
Medical
Allan Olson
Washington
Jacob Ropp
Kalona
Son
Ismissea
Daniel Lucas
Steven Smith
Robert Bodkin
Brighton
Dismissed and Reported Hospital Arrivals
List of names includes Mrs Emory Letts and Miss Martha Deaton in Richland and Washington with medical notes, Benny Scott, Vern Counter in Newton, and dismissals of Donald Lawless, Mrs Loretta White, and Mrs Jacob Ropp and her son Kalona in mixed locations.
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Emory Letts
Richland
Medical
Martha Deaton
Washington
Benny Scott
Vern Counter
Newton
Joany
Donald Lawless
Loretta White
Jacob Ropp
Kalona
Washington Journal policy on hospital names amid break-ins
Due to a rash of break ins in Washington, patients request that out of town hospitals not release names. Those seeking names of hospitalized relatives must call the Journal directly to obtain them.
Stork Gazette Birth Announcements
Penelope Sue Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fredrick Edwards RR 2 Wayland. Uora Jean Strabala daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Clement Strabala 733 South 8th Washington. Jeffrey Aaron Lucas son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Webster Lucas III RR 2 Washington. Nathan Chad Smith son of Mr and Mrs Steven Duane Smith RR 2 Kalona. Kevin Devon Ropp son of Mr and Mrs Jacob J Ropp RR2 Kalona.
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Penelope Sue Edwards
William Fredrick Edwards
Wayland
Uora Jean Strabala
Donald Clement Strabala
South 8Th
Washington
Jeffrey Aaron Lucas
Daniel Webster Lucas III
Nathan Chad Smith
Steven Duane Smith
Kevin Devon Ropp
Jacob J. Ropp
Kalona
Week in Review Highlights Local Honorees and Events
Saturday’s edition lists Max L. Smith receiving the Iowa D. of the Year award at a noon luncheon by the Iowa Optometric Association. It notes new pastor Rev Marion Dodson arriving in Washington, a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. R L Colthurst, numerous engagements and weddings, civic notes, school and FFA milestones, a Keota levy vote defeat, and a TV PSA script appointment for Doc Severinsen.
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Dave Livingston
Washington Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Near East
Jacob DeKoning
Pella
Robert Rohrer
U. S. Navy
Newport
Rhode Island
Hawaii
U. S. Yosemite
Max L. Smith
Ll.d
Washington
Iowa Optometric Association
Iowa
Marion L. Dodson
Church of the Nazarene
R. L. Colthurst
Gary McCurdy
Doc Severinson
Tonight Show
Iowa Bandmasters Association
Who-Tv
Des Moines
Deaths of Week In Iowa And Nearby Towns
A sequence of obituaries reports several local deaths from April 1975 across Richland Riverside Keota Wellman and Washington areas. Names include Philip A. Adams Elizabeth Young Arthur Rathmell Bryce Lymburner Clara Rebal Marlin Romoser Ora Yon er Richard Chapman Oscar Christensen Grant Fletcher Alta Beatrice Brown and others with ages from 9 to 93. Causes range from accidental asphyxiation to illness with funeral details noted for Hayward Wis Cedar Rapids area communities.
Marriages of the Week Miss Lund Weds Douglas Kremer
Miss Chryse Ellen Lund daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Lund Washington became the bride of Douglas Loras Kremer son of Mr and Mrs Loras Kremer Monticello in a 1 30 p m double ring ceremony Saturday April 19 1975 at St James Catholic Church Father Edward Shepherd officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chryse Ellen Lund
Ernest Lund
Washington
Douglas Loras Kremer
Loras Kremer
Monticello
St. James Catholic Church
Father Edward Shepherd
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Ralph B. Bauer
Excelsior Springs
Washington Federal
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Dear Anntie
Washington, Son
Ismessen
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Ted Morgan
Donald Strabala
Bill Edwards
Iva Simpson
Stork Gazette
The
Week In Review
Journal
Kenneth E. Thomson
Davenport
Rebecca Lynn
Bernard Thomas Hahn
Bernard W. Hahn
Paul Ranck
Harrisburg
Ruth Ann
C. Russell Goemaat
Harry Miller
Iowa Ceramics
Veteran's Auditorium
Phyllis Klaus
Marilyn Steen
Royal Steen
Millers
William Klaus
Knoxville
Vaughn Steen
Richard Nelson
Jeffrey
Fred Kephart
Lloyd McKay
Donald Keith
Raymond Kephart
Joel
Vari Kos
Emma Marek
Washi
Marguerite Knotek
Riverside
Duane Brun
Lone Tree
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Howard Teichmann
Clarence Goodwin
George W. Snavely
Annville, Pa
Marian J. Snavely
Stephen J. Alliman
Willis Alliman
Francis Campbell
Donald Townsley
Edwin Townsley
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Oakie Harvey
Cranston
Esther Palmer
Quentin Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Louisiana State University At
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Angela
Jerry Cline
Earl Cline
C. E
Sonny) Harris
PFC
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Fort Hood
Tex
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Faye) Mason
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Cedar Rapids
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Sharon) Bright
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Susan
James Jr
Columbus City
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What Cheer
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David
Naomi) McArtor
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Middletown
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Lisa
Monmouth
Ill
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Dwight J. Graber
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Juanita Ann
Randy
Jerry Hagie
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Sgt. Graber
Korea
Phillip
Pamela
Chuck DeMeyer
Brooklyn
James A. Lewis
Drake University
Second Creation Advertising Agency
Lewis
W. Washington
Kidney Foundation of Iowa Today
Carolyn Levy
North Town Avenue
Gift of Life
Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Washington Ffa
Jeff Shelangoski
Gary Shelangoski
FFA
Sioux City
Mediapolis
Sgt
Merle Turnipseed
Verne Landers
Ed Augustine
Richard Wiley
Waterloo
Ramada Inn
Larry Morrow
Denise
Anna Farmer
David Kleese
Isaac Kleese
Kleese
Harry Haywood III
Eldora
Dick Morrow
Laura
Joanie
Sheila
Beverly
Merle Rugg
Sherri Vradenberg
Mikey
Brad Black
Haywood
Larry Arbogast
Jim Archer
Tara Jo
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Clifford Elmore
Robert Archer
Eldon
Dessie Elmore
Arches
Luanne Elmore
Warren Statler
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
University of Iowa Hospital
Vean Meyer
Route 1
Arthur ‘Schooley
Bloomfield
Kathy
Dave
Jerome Vitteote
Wilfred Vittetoe
Iowa Association Ffa
Iowa Farmer
Bob Forsch
St. Louis
Phil Kneen
Mary Ann
Karla Kneen
Mt. Pleasant
Islaine Young
Washington and
Juny
West Chester
Redken
Crown Center Hotel
Kansas City
Loren Hall
Children’s Hospital
University Hospitals
Columbus Junction
Lowell K. Gingerich
Mid-Prairie
Iowa Ffa
Lowell
Duane Gingerich
Iowa Ffa Association
Mae Lamb
Manford Woodside
New London
Pearl Thompson
Ottumwa
Peter Thompson
Santa Monica
Calif
Roy Woodside
Philip Anthony Adam
Joe
Elizabeth Young
West Main Street
Helen Woodburn
Arthur D. Rathmell
Washington Care Center
Bryce Lymburner
Congregational
Hayward
Wis
Arnold Karick
Montgomery Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Riverside Grain & Feed
Anna M. Blake
United Presbyterian Home
Clara Margaret Rebal
Maplewood Manor
Wellman — Ora F. Yoner
Wellman
Richard C. Chapman
University Hospital
Oscar Christensen
Crane Company
South
Seventh Avenue
Grant Fletcher
South 9Th Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Maynard L
Alta Beatrice) Brown
N. Marion
We County Hospital
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