Honor Local Group Presents Merit Award at ASC Office
William Day and the Washington County ASC committee received a merit certificate Tuesday morning for their work during 1967. District winners advance to state competition with cash prizes. awards include outstanding county persons and clerks who serve the public at the office counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Day
Washington
ASC
Howard Lins
Brighton
Washington County
Carroll McCurdy
William Day
Iowa
4-H Photography Display At Kalona Bank Lobby
Twenty eight photographs from the 4-H Photography Project are on exhibit in the Farmers Savings Bank lobby in Kalona and remain on view through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Savings Bank
Kalona
Area CAP to hear Henrietta Van Maanen guest speaker
Henrietta Van Maanen of Cedar Rapids will speak at the Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization board meeting on Monday night August 7 at 7 30 p m in the REC Building Mt Pleasant. Invitations go to county CAP advisory committees and county extension directors. the public is invited. Van Maanen is Extension Home Economist for Linn Economic Action Project and the group plans to extend her services regionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta van Maanen
Cedar Rapids
Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization, Inc
RE C
Mt. Pleasant
County Cap
Miss van Maanen
Linn Economic Action Project
Consolidation of General Telephone Iowa and Central Iowa
General Telephone Company of Iowa and Central Iowa Telephone combine into one operating unit effective August 1. W T Autry announces unified day to day operations with Grinnell HQ at 1010 Main Street and K J Griffin named general manager. McIntosh becomes vice president to bolster Midwest operations. five district structure centered in Clarinda, Emmetsburg, Manchester, Nevada and Tama Toledo. The merged group serves about 99 500 phones in 122 exchanges in Iowa and seven in Minnesota/carries 230 000 Iowa residents. Central Iowa becomes a GT&E subsidiary. GT&E serves 7 400 000 phones in 34 states, the largest independent US carrier with about 45 percent of non Bell lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Company of
Iowa
Central Iowa Telephone Company
W. T. Autry
General Telephone Companies of
Midwest
General Telephone Company of Iowa
Main Street
Grinnell
K. J. Griffin
General of Iowa
Consolidated Operation
K. L. Henderson
Central
John J. McIntosh
General Telephone Companies
MclIntosh
Central Iowa Company
McIntosh
Combine
Clarinda
Emmetsburg
Manchester
Nevada
Tama - Toledo
M. R. Thompson
P. C. Bakker
G. D. Walton
Minnesota
Central Iowa
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation
GT & E
United States
Non - Bell Telephones
Local motorists fined in justice court
Keith E. Litteiller paid 15 for speeding Frieda J. Bachman 10 for failure to yield William I. Duncan 12 for speeding Randall Elmer Bailey 10 for failing to stop at a stop sign Funeral services for Elva J. Givans were at 3 p m Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. David Groenemann officiating Mrs Ira Morrison sang pallbearers Hall Hotle Wayne Witthoft Max Givans James Telford Loris Sherman and Don A. Anderson Burial followed at Friends Cemetery Richland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace Court
Keith E. Litteiller
Frieda J. Bachman
William I. Duncan
Randall Elmer Bailey
Foreign born scientists among 11 new astronauts
An Australian physicist and a Welsh chemist join 11 new astronauts at NASA in Houston. Dr. John A. Llewellyn of Florida State University and Dr. Philip K. Chapman of MIT have become U.S. citizens to qualify for selection, with final choices pending. Also named are Dr. Karl G. Heinze, Dr. Donald Holmquest, and Dr. William F. Thornton, plus a Houston intern and an Illinois astronomer.
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Air Force
Llewellyn
Chapman
U.S
Selec
Tion Committee
Astronaut Corps
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Karl G. Heinze
Northwestern University
Evanston
Donald Holmquest
Houston’s
Methodist Hospital
William FE. Thornton
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
San Antonio
Tex
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Florida State
Howard McCall Named as Bank Director in West Chester
Howard McCall, a prominent local farmer, was elected to the board of directors of West Chester Savings Bank to fill the vacancy left by the death of Harry A. Dusenbery, who had served on the board since 1946. The current directors include Louis M. Smith, Alvin R. Wolf, Calvin C. Wolf, and John Butler, all with long tenures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Howard McCall
West Chester Savings Bank
Harry A. Dusenbery
Mr. McCall
Louis M. Smith
Alvin R. Wolf
Calvin C. Wolf
John Butler
Spring Fashion Picks Fresh Hats and Knit Shirts
Natural fur felt hats from John B. Stetson Co resist abuse and water. Women’s shoes debut colorful uppers from Du Pont Raven ribbon yarns in wipe and wear fabric. Stain removal is easy with damp cloth or detergent. Men’s knit shirts offer striped mock turtlenecks in white with red gold blue orange brown and a chili shade diagonal option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Stetson Co
du Pont
Gentlemen’s Quarterly
Washington council plans water well repair discussion
City council members scheduled a called meeting Thursday to plan repairs for No. 4 water well. They will invite Don Watt of Warner Well Co. of Dubuque to discuss the repairs at the regular meeting Monday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Don Watt
Warner ‘Well Co
Dubuque
Cummings Family Reunion Slated for Saturday in Columbus Junction
The descendants of Robert Cummings will hold their 19th reunion on Saturday August 5 at Chautauqua Park in Columbus Junction. A potluck dinner is planned at noon. Committee organizers include Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cummings and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cummings
Chautauqua Park
Columbus Junction
Raymond Cummings
Lawrence Leisure
Baby Matthew Todd Myers born in Mt Pleasant hospital
Mr and Mrs Don Myers of Washington welcomed a son, Matthew Todd, at 11 40 a m in Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant weighing eight pounds four and a half ounces He has three brothers and two sisters to greet him Also Mrs Robert Williams of Trivoli Illinois returned home after spending days here for her mother Agnes Griffiths death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Myers
Washington
Matthew Todd
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Williams
Trivoli
Ill
Agnes Griffith
Two youths fined for illegal beer possession
Ronald Ralph Levi en of Harper and Marvin Francis Wehr of route two Sigourney were fined $25 each in justice of the peace court after city police charged them with illegal possession of beer. The Journal misnamed Duane Hayes as a participant in a Boy Scout fingerprint merit badge project in Wednesday's story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace Court
Ronald Ralph Levien
Harper
Marvin Francis Wehr
Route Two
Sigourney
Duane Hayes
Doug
Landfill to close during Coppock Road repairs
City residents must adjust waste habits as the sanitary landfill will close for three to four weeks while Coppock Road is resurfaced. The sanitation truck will operate normally but no other haulers may use the site during the repairs, expected to start late August and extend into September.
Hospital status and births and dismissals noted
On the record hospital admissions include Larry Escher in Washington for surgical care and Elmer Hayes also in Washington for medical. Mrs Amos Moorer in Brighton for medical. Duwayne Pratt in Washington for surgical. Births record a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dennis Norton of Ainsworth. Dismissals include Mrs Donald Dickinson with daughter in Brighton and Mrs James Altenhofen with daughter in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Escher
Washington
Surgical
Amos Moorer
Brighton
Elmer Hayes
Duwayne Pratt
Dennis Norton
Ainsworth
Donald Dickinson
James Altenhofen
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Robert Bates
South Ave
Morrison, Morrison and
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John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
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Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
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Minick Furniture Co
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