Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington Highlights Fair Week Events
Washington enjoyed 1.65 inches of weekend rain followed by sunny cool days marking August onset. Fair Week drew record crowds to the fairgrounds with 4 H and FFA entries, a Festival of Talents won by Mike Schooley who earned $100, a 4500 attendee tractor pull, and a livestock sale with beef at $91 per hundred and lamb at $1.05 per pound. Arvid Anderson and Dallas Davis topped county barrow show. Other notes include Robert Duncan family’s home damage from a burst water tank in North Dakota, Little Leaguers tournament where Morning Sun won and Washington Reds reached finals, and a hot air balloon ride at 300 feet offering a new town perspective.
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Washington
Washington County
4-H
FFA
Jan Rossen
Cathy Lloyd
Mike Schooley
Fairgrounds
Barrow
Arvid Anderson
Dallas Davis
Crawfordsville
Anderson
Davis
Ainsworth
Robert Duncan
North Dakota
Morning Sun
Washington Reds
Passing Years Recap Reflects Local Life Through Decades
A Washington地区 chronicle notes Leigh Soule visiting from Penny Farms Florida and former YMCA secretary status. Birthdays, travels, and commencements appear alongside long-standing memories from 20 to 50 years ago, including studio sales, university degrees, theater events, and civic plans in Des Moines, Iowa City, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Soule
Washington
Penny Farms
Fla
Soule
Washington Ymca
Frank Gobble
Sunset Park
Norman Jensen
Kenneth
June
Colorado
Wyoming
Dale Booth
Doug
Brad
Dakota Badlands
Black Hills
Elizabeth Bauer
David Bauer
West Chester
Iowa Methodist School of Nursing
First Methodist
Des Moines
Marriages of the week in two Iowa ceremonies
Shirley Diane Smith and Steven Derr Ried wed at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Madison with President Frank Miller officiating. Deborah Ryan and John Lechner married at St. Marys in Weller in a nuptial mass. Both couples now reside in Kirksville Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Diane Smith
Steven Derr Ried
Fr. Madison
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Frank Miller
Donald Smith
Washington
Fred Ried Sr
Ft. Madison
Deborah Ryan
Clark Ryan
Melrose
Iowa
John Lechner
W.N. Lechner
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Weller
Kirksville
S. A. Conrad
Mrs Tracy leaves for Arizona home
Mrs Beatrice Tracy of Phoenix, Ariz., departs Cedar Rapids Wednesday to return after visiting friends and relatives. She was hosted by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Reighard, who will drive her to the plane. Several local visitors and family updates follow, including births and new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Meuth
Brighton
Beatrice Tracy
Phoenix
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Reighard
David Neff
Charles Neff
Burlington
Robbin Mullikin
University of Iowa
Dave Wilson
Warrensburg
Whiteman Air Base
Missouri
Jack Scheeler
Tony Emry
Donnie Guys
Dale Gegners
Steve Messinger
Messinger
Iowa City
Fred Emry
Harold Rebling Sr
Harold Rebling Jr
Fairfield
Howard Burger
Vince Shelangoski
Pleasant Plain
Mark
Mike Emry
Washington
Joan Swartzendruber
Collins, Colo
Glenn Mullikin Sr
Walter Ruggles
Oskaloosa
Clarence Brown
Swartzendruber
Patsy Mullikin
Meat shortage clouds Washington markets this week
Washington stores warn beef sales may halt by week end as dwindling supplies bite. Buds Jack and Jill report none this morning while Fareway-Vee shows empty displays. Meat manager Bob Cheyney notes the situation has never been this severe. Showers total 1.65 inches in 24 hours. county midweek weather looks mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bud's
Jack and Jill
Bob Cheyney
Funds for soil aid in Washington County two-year package
Federal and state aid for soil conservation in Washington County totals 39,200 for the current farm year and at least 39,200 for 1974, per SCS and ASCS notices. Incumbents Mary Chmelar and Richard Wiley seek re election to the Washington Community School District Board of Education, and Keith Lord seeks re election as school district treasurer. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday. Jeff and Patsy Swartzendruber announce birth of daughter Jennifer Lynn at Cedar Falls July 22. grandparents listed. Dr. and Mrs. M R Flickinger returned from the American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Philadelphia and trip east, visiting Robert Flickingers in Lynchburg, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Soil Conservation Service
ASCS
SCS
Bill Day
Mary Chmelar
Richard Wiley
Washington
Keith Lord
Jeff
Patsy Swartzendruber
Cedar Falls
Jennifer Lynn
Glen Mullikin Jr
Brighton
Don Swartzendruber
M.R. Flickinger
American Veterinary Medical Association
Philadelphia
East
Dr. Flickinger
Robert Flickingers
Lynehburg
Washington County 4-H Fair beef judging crowned champions
At the 1973 Washington County 4-H and FFA Fair market beef judging crowned Eric Graber of the Crooked Creek Cyclones grand champion and Jim Schneider of Riverside Ramblers reserve champion. The event extended into the afternoon with more beef classes to be named. A tractor pull drew about 4,500 to 4,750 spectators as perfect weather persisted into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
FFA
Eric Graber
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Jim Schneider
Riverside Ramblers
Fairgrounds
Auction Highlights At Washington County Fair Livestock Sale
High prices despite protests marked the Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair sale. Graber’s grand champion market beef brought 91 dollars per cwt, a record, while Randy Finke’s grand champion market lamb sold for 110.25 per cwt, a record. Other results include Walnut Grove buying the champion pen of three lambs, Cedar Rapids and Wapello markets placing top offerings, and Nayne Gamon named to the Area Agency for the Aging advisory council. Local winners span cookout king Nayne Gamon, reserve champion Gary Murphy, and community sports and social news from Morning Sun and local golf standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Eric Graber
Washington Livestock Auction Market
Graber
Crawfordsville
Crooked Creek
Randy Finke
Finke
Walnut Grove
Clifford Finke
Wapello
Cedar Rapids
Grace Kerr
Washington
AAA
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County Health Center
Scouts Honor Awards and Summer Activities News
Scouts from Troop 242 received awards at a court of honor marking the end of summer activities. Upcoming courses in environment science emergency preparedness first aid rowing and canoeing are planned. Randy and Robbin Mullikin of Brighton are invited to compete in the Bill Riley Talent Sprout at the Iowa State Fair on August 22. Sprout acts are ages 2 12. The 872nd Maintenance Co Army Reserve unit in Washington aided Washington County Fair with guards for farm machinery and livestock barns. Arvid Anderson and Dallas Davis, Crawfordsville area producers, won top honors at the Open Class Barrow Show, pigs Derby results led to slaughter at Oscar Mayer Co. A fire at 621 East Main Street caused minor damage. Douglas Snyder and Mrs. Snyder of Richland welcomed a son Steven Douglas born July 28 at Jefferson County Hospital. Grandparents and great grandparents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy
Robbin Mullikin
Brighton
Bill Riley
Andy
Robbin
Army Reserve
Washington
872Nd Maintenance Co
Washington County
Crawfordsville Area
Arvid Anderson
Dallas Davis
Anderson
Oscar Mayer Co
Davenport
Douglas Snyder
Richland
Jefferson County Hospital
Steven Douglas
Paul E. Snyder
Leroy Neece
C.K. Snyder
Charles Ruby Sr
Fairfield
Deaths of the week in Keota and surrounding towns
Obituaries record multiple local deaths with ages and locations. KEOTA Edward L. Rebal 80 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after six years in Keota. KEOTA Cloyce H. Dill 67 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. WELLMAN Roy Rensberger 92 died at Pleasantview Home Kalona. AMOS STOUT 89 former Washington County Farm Bureau president died Mercy Hospital Iowa City. COLUMBUS JUNCTION Hilton Coon 61 died Washington County Hospital. COLUMBUS JUNCTION Albert Evan Owens 51 died at home. HARPER Kathryn W. Klett 51 died Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney. KALONA Charles E. Yoder 87 died Lantern Park Care Center Coralville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Edward L. Rebal
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Wellman
Roy Rensberger
Pleasantview
Kalona
Amos Stout
Washington County Farm Bureau
Cloyce H. Dill
Columbus Junction
Hilton Coon
Washington County
Harper
Kathryn W. Klett
Sigourney
Keokuk County Hospital
Albert Evan Owens
Charles E. Yoder
Lantern Park
Coralville
Holton Coon
University Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Hospital Monday Rundown of Admits and Discharges
Hospital Monday lists admits and discharges across multiple towns. Patients include Jack Woodson Crawfordsville and Esther Booth West Chester among medical and surgical cases, with births recorded for a daughter to Mr and Mrs David Custer in Wayland and a son to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Richter in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Woodson
Crawfordsville
Helen Underwood
Riverside
Esther Booth
West Chester
David Neuendorf
Waterloo
George Chalupa
Washington
Glenda Linn
Wilton
Clifford Bates
Robert Arthur
Arthur Siuk
Cyril Conrad
Brighton
Herman Bruegge
Dale Eyestone
Medical notices across several towns list names and places
Wednesday Yesterday and Today showJuanita Haller Washington medical John Hahn Washington medical Brenda Robbins Wapello medical Mrs Helen Todd Columbus City medical Clarence Schumacher Wayland medical Mrs Lena Nesbitt Washington missed Yesterday Jack Woodson Crawfordsville Today Mrs Bessie Lowry Brighton Omer Roth Wayland Mrs Herman Bruegge Washington medical notices concern residents across multiple towns about medical matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Haller
Washington
John Hahn
Brenda Robbins
Wapello
Helen Todd
Columbus City
Clarence Schumacher
Wayland
Lena Nesbitt
Jack Woodson
Crawfordsville
Bessie Lowry
Brighton
Omer Roth
Herman Bruegge
Washington residents enter Mercy Hospital for medical care
Thursday Yesterday lists Larry TeBockhorst and Mrs Lela Miller from Washington as admitted for medical reasons while Jennifer Clark is noted today alongside Mrs Lawrence Richter and son from Muscatine Edgar Stewart and David Neuendorf of Waterloo plus Mrs Milton Schnicker from Washington entering Mercy Hospital in loca City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry TeBockhorst
Washington
Lela Miller
Jennifer Clark
Lawrence Richter
Muscatine
Edgar Stewart
David Neuendorf
Waterloo
Milton Schnicker
Mercy Hospital
Loca City
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Valdis Lapsins
Ann Houck
Jo Ann Wilson
University Theater
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W. T. McIntyre
Fred Palmer
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
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Walter L. Scranton
White Plains
Hudson
New York City
Geraldine Crone
Rukgaber
Phyllis
McLellan
Moline
Hotle-Shockley
Joe Dougall
Margaret
Kathryn Stewart
Westervelt
Presbyterian Church
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Clay Township
Mrs. Tracy
Arizona
Mid-Prairie
Arthur Hughes
Jefferson City
Everette Davis
Hughes
John
Glenda) Schoolen
Albia
Glenda
Roberta
Mark Saunders
Lafayette
Ind
William Nicholson
Lockridge
Lions Hall
Ruth Stanley
Des Moine
Mary Grimes
Bill
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Barb Brondual
van Meter
Mike
Stephen Mark Peiffer
Columbia River
Portland
Oregon
Stephen
Leona Peiffer
Emil Peiffer
Jackson St
Hillsboro
Ole Gingerich
Cheyenne
John Schneider
Gingerich
Robert
Nancy Hamil
Marr Park
Charles McConnell
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Mike Jones
Bonita Moeller
Rt. 1
Charles Flading
John Zielinski
Edward J. Shepherd
St. James Catholic Church
Father Shepherd
Sacred Heart Church
Newton
McCann Center
Shepherd
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Dodgeville
East Pleasant Plain
Washington, DC
Martha Fritz
West Jefferson
Donna Fritz
Little Brown
Nashua
Clear Lake
West Bend
Mason City
Spillville
Festina
Lawrence Libe
University Hospitals
Nayne Gamon
Farm Bureau
Wayne
Gary Murphy
Bill Whittenberg
Joe White
Washington Red
Washington Country Club
Wade Killian
Ottumwa Hospital
Marion L. Reeves
Etta Reeves
Drake University School of Law
Marion Reeves
California
Deborah Doggett
Des Moines National Bank
Wilbur Schantz
East Main Street
William Richards Washington
Nora Holmes
Leslie Ann van Engelenhoven
James Miller
Mr Pleasant
Letha Jarvis
Lawrence Libe Washington
Roman Gevock
Frank Skubal