High School Band Concert Funds Trip to Switzerland
The town's high school jazz band sells tickets to finance a trip to Switzerland and soon performs a rare Sunday concert at the school. The Suzuki program enlists 350 young violinists and cellists from area towns to showcase stringed instruments. Sightings include local events with the Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, and a troubling breaking and entering incident in Creston involving a Washington native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Whittenberg
Myrna
Washington
Kirk Johnson
Creston
Kirk
Week on the Farm in a Backward Spring
The piece notes a backward spring with widespread fieldwork delays and a shift from corn to soybeans as farmers reassess plans. Wet conditions hinder planting of main crops while some oats were mudded. storage and drying upgrades least affected. Observations of birds and ducks settling in reflect seasonal activity.
Memory Lane News Roundup of Easter Week in Washington
Easter week notes from Washington recount visitors and travels including Art and Mrs Swift receiving anthuriums from Charlie Fong Hawaii, Frank and Miss Longwell visiting Arvada Colorado, and Rev. Lloyd Latta’s mission trip to London. Local updates cover hospital stays, flood duty guard reports, Western Union restoration, hall openings, new organizations and weddings including Linda Winter Cline with Larry Gene Widmer and Vicki Lyn DeMeyer with Jerry Graber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Swift
Charlie Fong
Hawaii
Swifts
Frank Longwell
James Bruswitz
Arvada
Colo
Longwell
Velma Jarrard
Davenport
Homer Jarrard
Henry Witthoft
Frances Miller
Omaha
C.J. Armstrongs
Lloyd Latta
Cedar Rapids
London
Methodist
Britain
Mary Finney
Chicago
J.M. Finney
Richard A. Stewarts
Roger Stouts
Mary Leith Crossett
Keith Crossett
Sunset Park
Mary
Kenton Mangold
Chamber of Commerce
Western Union Service
Sherman Hall
United Presbyterian Home
Hazel Alberson
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fred L. Stewart
Stewart
National Guard
Oakville
Journal
American Legion
Linda Winter Cline
Larry Gene Widmer
First Baptist Church
Fairfield
James Stumbo
John A. Winter
Rex Widmer
Brighton
Vicki Lyn DeMeyer
Chuck DeMeyer
Jerry Graber
Dwight Graber
First United Methodist Church
Tom Pace
New Selective Service board member named in Washington County
Kenneth Rich of Kalona attended his first board meeting to fill the vacancy caused by Marion S. McAvoy's resignation. The Washington County board includes Kelley Schlapkohl, Lawrence Hunter, Kenneth Rhea, and Robert Bates. April draft calls were canceled for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Rich
Kalona
Selective Service Board
Washington County
Marion S. McAvoy
Washington
Kelley Schlapkohl
Lawrence Hunter
Brighton
Kenneth Rhea
Crawfordsville
Robert Bates
Mother-Daughter Banquet Noted At First Christian Church
The First Christian Church women held a Mother-Daughter banquet with the men cooking and serving. Aura Lee Carrell sang What the World Needs Now Is Love and was joined by her mother Mrs Kenneth Carrell. Tributes and a Tandem Tones program followed. Also reported are a twin colt birth, community visitors, and local residents attending events and travel notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Christian Church
Aura Lee Carrell
Kenneth Carrell
Alta Beenblossom
Ira Morrison
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Monica Jarvis
Glenn Holden
Donna Davisson
Dean Stanley
Tandem
Herb Osincup
Crane Plant Shuts Down in Washington for Maintenance
The Crane Company plant in Washington suspended operations for about a week to perform routine machine maintenance and inventory adjustments. 27 workers were laid off as management delays plans to bring in other valve manufacturing, with hopes for future work in two to three months. Local union steward Jonas Bontreger criticized the abrupt shutdown, while families and hospital news from Macomb and nearby areas were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Company
Washington
Keith Shaffer
Jonas Bontreger
International Molders Union
Washington Chamber of Commerce Dinner Launches 1972 Activities
The Washington Chamber of Commerce held its first Membership Appreciation Night at the K C Hall to kick off the 1972 membership drive and unveil the year’s program “We’ll Do For You In ’72.” It introduced new Chamber Manager William Whittenberg and wife Myrna, and served as a fundraiser for the Washington High School jazz band. Robert W Carlson spoke as a former reporter, ex Minnesota agriculture secretary, and vice chairman of the Minnesota Public Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Estes Park
Colorado
Jaycees
William Pyle
Australia
Chamber of Commerce
Robert W. Carlson
Minnesota
Washington Chamber of Commerce
K.C. Hall
William Whittenberg
Myrna
Washington High School
Montreux
Robert W Carlson
Minnesota Secretary of Agriculture
Minnesota Public Service Commission
100 Y Wives conference hosts crafts and workshops
Local section reports 100 Y Wives from the area attended a Thursday conference at the Y building. The day featured workshops, craft demonstrations, and a noon salad luncheon with entertainment from Sunrise Singers. Guests included Kay Stewart Dale Booth Rev Kauffman and Ivan Maggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Stewart
Dale Booth
Phil Kauffman
Ivan Maggart
YMCA
Sunrise Singers
Local deaths sweep across towns with multiple notable names
A sequence of deaths from April 1972 spans Washington County and nearby towns. Victims include Tom Dowis 85 of 317 East Third Street who died at Washington Care Center after long illness, Clive L. Gray 72 retired farmer at 705 East 10th Street, and several others across Keota Kalona Columbus Junction and Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dowis
East Third Street
Washington Care Center
Clive L. Gray
East 10Th Street
Washington County Hospital
Herman W. Luers
West Chester
Columbus Junction
Sarah Berry Burch
Otto Zwicki
North Third Avenue
Kalona
May K. Bontreger
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mid-Prairie
Wellman
Hospital Mondays Admits and Dismissals List
Hospital notices show admissions on Monday and yesterday across Washington Wayland and Brighton with patients Henry Berdo Lloyd Gray Peggy Cady Carl Mennes Mrs Samuel Bowser and Mrs Jessie Ellis Mrs Georgina Stirling plus newborns to Mr and Mrs Charles Burbach and Mr and Mrs Jackie West. Discharges include Otis Love Mrs Larry D Roth and Carl Jarrard and Chester Messer with locations in Columbus Junction Washington East Pleasant Plain and Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Berdo
Washington
Ralph Osborne
Wayland
Peggy Cady
Lloyd Gray
Carl Mennes
Brighton
Samuel Bowser
Jessie Ellis
Georgina Stirling
Charles Burbach
Jackie West
Wapello
Otis Love
Columbus Junction
Larry D. Roth
Mr. Pleasant
Carl Jarrard
Chester Messer
East Pleasant Plain
Local Births and Obituaries Noted Across Towns
Reports list births and medical notices from Washington Riverside Crawfordsville and Ainsworth. Individuals include Mr and Mrs Robert Christner with a daughter, Mrs Tena Dill, Mrs Samuel Bowser, Mrs Fred Dunbar and son, Lloyd Gray, John L Flynn, Gerald Vandenburg, Samuel Orris, and Mrs Mabel Bower with Silas Finke Jr. in related entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Bower
Washington
Silas Finke Jr
Crawfordsville
Medical
Robert Christner
Riverside
Kenneth Paisley
Tena Dill
Samuel Bowser
Fred Dunbar and Son
West Chester
Lloyd Gray
Fred Shalla
Brighton
John L. Flynn
Gerald Vandenburg
Samuel F. Orris
Ainsworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aunt Agatha
A. Keith Droz
Gene Thomas
Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Ragan
Charlie Ragan
Carolyn Hamilton
Boyd White
Orlena Augustine
Martha Jean Crossett
Henrietta Stewart
Virginia McLaughlin
Doris Gray
Margaret Hennon
Edna Crone
Lucille
Esther Hayes
WHO
Josephine Lambert
Washington County Farm Bureau
Marion Avenue
Harvey and Warefel
Congress
Recreation Club
F.W. Eastwood
Keota
Russell Jennings
Biklen
Washington Oil Company
Order of the Purple Heart
P.L. Etter
George Washington
Tri-County Medical Association
E.E. Stutsman
Smith W. Brookhart
Alex Miller
New York
Burton Inn
Fordey
Apel
Rich
Selective Service
James
Peggy) Butler
George LaMore
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Raphael Gonshorowski
West
Crail
Gonshorowskis
Bill Moore
Cynthia Rahdon
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Mr. Moore
Lucille Moore
George Moore
Charles Franzen
Eileen Escher
Donna
Laurie
Janet Reighard
Diane Franzen
Colleen Venzke
Union Station
Prudential
Chicago Art Museum
Dan Scheeler
Keith Vetter
Washington, D.C
Mr. Vetter
Water Quality Council
Harold Schmidt
Muscatine
Muscatine General Hospital
Charles Ruebsam
Holiday Shores
Ariz
Ralph Zeck
Winga's
Raul Andrade
Laura
Galesburg
Ill
Gene Zeck
Ann Marie
George Zeck
Gary
Zeck
Ruebsams
Gerry Zeck
Shauna
Waterloo
Art Duensing
California
Washington State
Dr. Schuller
Institute of Church Leadership
Garden Grove
Los Angeles
Calif
Bill McConlee
Montrose
Eugene
Ore
Snohomish
Grandview
Grangeville
Idaho
Minden
Neb
Cedar Falls
Don Meiers
Carlton Mangold
Athens
Greece
Istanbul
Turkey
Zenith Products Distributors
Des Moines
al Conner
Katy
Alan
Lyle Schulty
Crane
Chris and
Jay Johnson
Steve Johnson
Macomb
Harold Johnson
Richard Pratt
Robb Andrew
Kermit Klopfenstein
University Hospitals
Steve Boyer
Minneapolis
Kim Boyer
Atlanta
Don Bogers
Steve
Hennepin County General Hospital
Kim
Iowa
Optimist Club
Rex Ray
Raphael Gonshorwoski
Charles Thompson
Max Cousins
Bob Ross
Don Swartzendruber
Avon
Morton Grove
Avon Company
Pella
Oskaloosa
Sigourney
Nick Gevock
Lynn Wagamon
Ed Kauffman
Jim Kauffman
Ron Allison
Mary Bell
G.F. Moothart
Jean Ward
Don Curtis
Ft. Leonard Wood
Sam Curtis
Army
Bob Stevenson
Wilbur Watson
West Coast
Terry Jones
Coe College
Gage Memorial Union
Terry
Russell Jones
E.D. Morrison Jr
Morrison
M.L. McCreedy
Max Smith
Rebecca Butler
Bob Chalupa
Ralph Melville
Jamaica
Ed Reschlys
Glen Ellyn
G. H. Mayer
Ethel Graf
Mabel Baker
Leola Huston
Ed Hotle
Frank Roth
Elsie Mayer
Marlin Romoser
Robert van Besien
Lester Pronga
Karl Kneen
Winfield
Tucson
Phil Kneen
Dorothy Ruebsam Lane
Independence
Mr. Lane
Kansas City
Donald O. Ross
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Arizona
Mary M. Oldfield
Lyle E. Oldfield
Lexington
Keota — Don Cady
Keokuk County Hospital
William C. Longer
Parkview Retirement Home
Clement E. Griffith
Emma
Brownie
H. Swartzendruber
Shenk
Harry I. Ward
Claudia
Denison
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