Weathered week brings spring chores and community deeds
The Week in Washington notes a weather mix with 3.38 inches of weekend rain and a destroyed barn on the Myron Krotz farm. Community efforts include Kalona Alpha and Idris Clubs paint and clean, Grace Hill roof work, and new Halcyon House apartments plus highway garage. J.P. changes include John M. Lloyd Jr. and Bernard Dawson. Easter activities adapted, Jaycees install new officers led by Greg Howerton. Jane Shearer named finalist for state 4-H offices. Affectionately, Your nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Krotz
Kalona
Alpha
Idris Clubs
Grace Hill
Washington
Halcyon House
Iowa
Washington County
J.P
John M. Lloyd Jr
Bernard Dawson
Wellman
Jaycees
Greg Howerton
Jane Shearer
Jane
Local events and notable visits in Washington and area
The column covers a string of social notes including attendance at a Marycrest St Ambrose chorus performance in Davenport, Methodist Woman's Society officers in Boone, a California trip by the Garretts, a Minneapolis Symphony visit to Iowa City, a week’s leave for a naval air station recruiter’s son, Kiwanis Good Will Week events, a 30 year ago civic defense light blackout note, and various family and school happenings. It also notes Lemmons Pharmacy changing hands in Washington on May 11 and other community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Marie
Robert Marie
Lee Long
Virginia Marie
Iowa City
Davenport
Marycrest College
St. Ambrose College
Margaret Marie
Pat McClure
Don Maxwell
South Iowa Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Boone
Dale Garrett
Alameda
Calif
Labrador
Dan Brindley
Esther Wilkin
New Haven
Conn
Brindley
Keota
Washington
Norman Koonover
Lemmons Pharmacy
Paul F. Nelson
George W. Nelson
Naval Air Station
Olathe
Kan
Halsey Wakelin
The
Christian Church
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Don Ross
Silas Ross
Cedar Falls
Lilah Leacox
Abbie Evans
Anita Pratt
Catherine White
Velma McKenzie
Court House
Joe Falk
Klein Kiothing Co
Advertising Club
L.F. Henderson
J.W. Enslin
Bruce Cowden
Leslie Dunlap
Fathers and Sons
Methodist Church
C.A. Dewey
D.J. Ross
CS. Lemmon
Charles McLaughlin
Marriages of the Week Feature Two Local Weddings
Allan Thompson and Nancy Nielsen were married Saturday April 21 1973 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses. Barbara Ann Burch and Robert Michael Suter wed Easter Sunday April 22 1973 in San Diego with both couples listed among local families of Washington Moscow Crawfordsville Lakewood and San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Thompson
Nancy Nielsen
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Clyde Thompson
Route 2
Washington
Hans Nielsen
Moscow
Iowa
Barbara Ann Burch
San Diego
Calif
Robert Michael Suter
Harry Suter
Crawfordsville
Everett Burch
Lakewood
N.Y
Local Birth Announcements and Odd London Stripping Stunt
Stork Gazette lists births and names with addresses for Regina Rose Mast Jean Louise Wunder Marjorie Marie Conrad Annete V Cruz James Ashley Dale Conover Adam Grove Letts Janelle Marie Greiner Jennifer Lynn Williams. In London a male stripper Angel Lane staged a protest by stripping to a black G string handcuffing himself to the Big Ben fence and unfurling a banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Rose Mast
Mose Mast
Kalona
Jean Louise Wunder
William Wunder
Ave
Washington
Marjorie Marie Conrad
Donald Vernon Conrad
Keota
Annette V. Cruz
Oswaldo G. Cruz
Columbus Junction
James Ashley Dale Conover
Ray Allen Conover
2Nd Street
Adam Grove Letts
Loel Kent Letts
Ainsworth
Janelle Marie Greiner
Dughter
Roger Greiner
West Chester
Jennifer Lynn William
Carl Michael Williams
London
UPL
Angel” Lane
Big Ben Clock Tower
Angel
Appoint county’s first magistrates in Washington County
The Washington County judicial magistrate appointment commission bypassed two attorneys and named Bernard C. Dawson of Wellman and John M. Lloyd Jr. of Washington as the county’s first judicial magistrates. They will take office July 1 for one-year terms ending June 30, 1974. Neighbors assist in cleanup after a tornado damaged a barn on Myron Krotz’s farm seven miles north of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Mennonite Disaster Service
Kalona - Wellman
Myron Krotz
Washington
Denny Marek
Krotz
Candidates file for Washington Community District board
Fifteen candidates seek seven seats for the May 21 election with nominating papers due by May 1 to Henry Soucek. Districts list the filed candidates by number and name, outlining ongoing races and filing details for the district seven- member board.
Modern soil survey planned for Washington County
The Washington County Conference Board agreed to pursue a modern standard soil survey for the county a long range project. Staffing delays push field teams to 1978 or later with several years expected to complete and compile the data for officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Conference Board
County Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Drop one guidance counselor in Washington schools
Washington Community Schools will reduce the number of school guidance counselors from four to three next year after the Board of Education met Wednesday night. The action follows the release of counselor Jeff Olson from his 1973 74 contract at his request to pursue a Minnesota job. The full time counseling position was eliminated to save more than 10000 dollars. Don Swartzendruber became the 18th candidate for the district board in director district 3 joining Justine Hotle Jean Robertson and Rex Roth. The seven member board will be chosen in the May 21 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community District Board of Education
Henry Soucek
Dorothy McCarthy
Ray Carter
Leonard Tindal
James D. Gorham
Earl Rae
Justine Hote
Jean Robertson
Frank Russell
James Lloyd
Peter Bell
Mary Helscher Chmelar
Lawrence Whisler
J. Richard Wiley
Jack Moore
Robison
Washington School Board
Robert E Vanderlinden
Rex Roth
Vanderlinden
Roth
Justine Hotle
Washington Community Schools’ Board of Education
Jeff Olson
Olson
Minnesota
Ater
E. K. Schlapkohl
Don Swartzendruber
Washington Community School District Board of Education
Swartzendruber
Vittetoe wins corn production contest in 1972
Jerome Vittetoe of route two Washington is named winner of the 1972 Washington County 4-H corn production contest with a yield of 169.38 bushels per acre. Jane Shearer is among 16 state trialists for the slate of candidates. Washington County will send 14 delegates to the State 4-H Conference in Ames June 12-16 where eight state officers will be elected. The report also notes retirement events, church society elections, highway maintenance plans for Washington, and a Y-Wives gathering in Cedar Rapids with several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Vittetoe
Route Two
Washington
Washington County
4-H
Jane Shearer
Ames
Iowa
Perry Palmer
Wellman
Jane
Paul Shearer
Inashington
Keith Murphy
Sara
Deaths of Week Reported Across Several Iowa Towns
Riverside Firmin G Waldschmidt 60 retired brick mason World War II veteran formerly employed at Oakdale. LRighton Arminda Frances Pickering 78 died after lengthy illness at Washington County Hospital. Riverside Steven Walter Sampson 19 killed in car train crash at New Richmond Wisconsin. survivors include relatives in area including Norbert Thomann Riverside. Keota Basil J Byrne 78 prominent civic leader died after heart attack at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Graveside rites for infant son of Mr and Mrs George Johnson Waverly held at Elm Grove Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home. Lone Tree Myrel Alfred Westlake 75 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Olive Boot 91 Fairfield sister of Mrs Roy Kephart Washington area. Wayland Donald R Drish Coal Valley Illinois died at Moline Public Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Firmin G. Waldschmidt
Oakdale
Steven Walter Sampson
New Richmond
Wis
Norbert Thomann
Keota
Basil J. Byrne
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
George Johnson
Route 2
Waverly
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Olive Boot
Fairfield
Roy Kephart
Washington, Wayland
Donald R. Drish
Coal Valley
Ill
Moline Public Hospital
Hospital Patient Admittances And Births Reported
List shows multiple admissions across cities including Washington and Keota with medical and surgical cases. Births recorded for Keota and Columbus Junction families. discharges include Washington residents Dismissed today.
Medical notices for several individuals across Washington and nearby towns
A list of names with brief medical notices includes Mrs Richard Hagans of Brighton, Miss Emma Schroeder and William Kolesick of Washington, Mrs Harold Lister, Gilbert F Lance of Washington, and today Paul Young, Arthur McKinney, Keith McConahay of Columbus Junction, Mrs Bertha Votrubek of Columbus Junction, and Mrs Leo Deutsch of East Pleasant Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hagans
Brighton
Emma Schroeder
Washington
William Kolesick
Harold Lister
Gilbert F. Lance
Jessie Ellis
Paul Young
Arthur McKinney
Keith McConahay
Columbus Junction
Bertha Votrubek
Leo Deutsch
East Pleasant Plain
Miss Virginia Norris Washington Surgical
Yesterday Miss Virginia Norris of Washington underwent surgery as part of medical care. Also listed is Wayne Rich of Washington receiving medical care and Mrs Myria Henderson of Washington under medical treatment. Earlier, Mr and Mrs Loel Letts of Ainsworth welcomed a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Chalupa
Virginia Norris
Washington
Max Goodlander
Wayne Rich
Myria Henderson
Loel Letts
Ainsworth
Local Births and Names Reported Across Keota and Washington
Mrs. Della Levien of Keota and Mrs. Edward Blatter announce medical news yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams of Columbus Junction welcome a daughter yesterday. Mrs. James Hotchkiss of Washington reports another birth yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Levien
Keota
Edward Blatter Washington
Carl Williams
Columbus Junction
James Hotchkiss
Washington
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Civilian Defense Corps
Dave Livingston
United Presbyterian Church
Cloyce Stewart
Esther Wolfe
James Milliken University
Decatur, II
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Hayden Hughes
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Sacramento
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Neb
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Geneseo, Ill
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Creston
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Clifton
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Becky
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Tamara Coppes
Burlington
Dan Lowe
Tami Tim
Wheatland
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Bob Lowe
Annabelle Zeck Andrade
Almeria
Spain
Clinica
Soler Roig
Montaner St
Barcelona
Modern Soil Survey
Helen Peiffer
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Linda Hendricks
Margaret Lemke
Francoland
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Hazel Griggs
Pauline McClintic
Kathryn Pratt
Evelyn Sondag
Lidvil Stout
Sidney Coon
Howard Williams
Armon Fitch
Clarinda
Coon
Clyde Dawson Jr
Route 1
James Raymond
Clyde Dawson Sr
Everett Stewart
Dawson
Long Beach
Gordon Lapossa
Dorothy Clark
W.T. Clark
Robert Lintz
Des Moines
Virgil Lint
Marvin Glandon
Phil Ahrens
Todd
Duff Baldwin
Wes
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Mich
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Larry Marek
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Cedar Rapids
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Shenks Nursing Home
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Towa City
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Noel Jarvis
University of Northern Iowa
Atlanta
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Iva Simpson
Merle Green
Loveland
Colo
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Vittetoe
Washington Street Department
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Shamrock Inn
Long
Washington Street
Jim Hesser
Dale Smith
Huber Evans
Bill Graf
Graf
Charles Bartholow
Iowa Women’s Presbyterial Missionary Society
Marion Reformed Presbyterian Church
State Highway Commission
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North 12Th Ave
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Price Roberts
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Henry Witthoft
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Lone Tree
Myrel Alfred Westlake
Aamstead
Ralph Carl Washington
Norbert Te Bockhurst
Madelon Anderson
Merritt Wellington
Don Boulton
Wapello
Donald Conrad
Myrtle Bowen
Rock Island
Alan Olson
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Cloyd Garrett
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Carmi Crossett
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