County Fair Highlights and Election Hints From Washington County
The Riverside West Chester tug of war drew crowds at Centennial, Ainsworth’s team won the championship. Milo Orris, fair secretary, soaked by a bear prank, porkburgers fed by the Washington County Pork Producers passed meat inspection. A bear wrestle during intermission drew cheers. Primary election wrapped, November showdown looming with county races to excite. Miss Washington County pageant rain delayed, rescheduled next Tuesday with seven contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schneider
Hereford
Riverside
West Chester
Fairgrounds
Ainsworth
Washington Firemen
Milo Orris
Fair
Fair Board
Washington County Pork Producers
Porkettes
Keith Murphy
Jeff Libe
Washington County
Joe Evanovich
Evanovich
Washington
Week on the Farm Notes August Weather and Harvest Hope
Rainy disruptions touched county fair activities last Tuesday. Crop growth is robust with corn and soybeans showing surprising gains and market prices for cash corn improving. A modest storage expansion is planned while haying and harvest timing remain uncertain. home gardens provide fresh produce and melon season arrives.
Passing Years Highlights From Washington Area and Beyond
August notes include Mrs. Dave Livingston visiting Burlingame California and Mrs. Dan Brindley traveling to San Francisco. 4-H achievements feature Bertha Flading and Ed Chabal with top awards, while golf champion Helen Breese sets a local nine hole record. Community updates cover school voting, sugar allocations, church debt payoff, weather impacts on events, and local fairs and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Livingston
Burlingame
Calif
Gary Murphy
Warren Olson
University of Miami
Cleveland
Miss
Dan Brindley
San Francisco
Linda
William Stewart
California
Carolyn
Washington
Pam
Sandy Robison
Charles Robison
Robison
Roger Lynch
Chicago
Frank Gobble
Claude Tucker
Verdie Nelson
Ollie
Marriages of the Week: Wilson and Freel Wed in Washington
Eugenia Kay Wilson daughter of Mrs Marie Wilson of Washington and Allen Arden Freel son of R Wayne Freel of Washington married in a 730 p.m. ceremony Friday July 28 1972 at the Assembly of God Church. Rev Virgil Blosser officiated with the single ring service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Kay Wilson
Marie Wilson
Washington
Allen Arden Freel
R. Wayne Freel
Assembly of God Church
Virgil Blosser
Gilbert Kueneman
Ainsworth
Eugenia Wilson
Freel - Wilson
Assembly of God
Barn Fire Destroys Greiner Barn Near Keota
Friday firefighters battled a blaze at the Bernard Greiner farm home near Keota. They saved hogs and removed a propane tank, but the barn was destroyed. The day also featured a $2,500 donation from United Presbyterian Home to local tax authorities for city and county services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Bernard Greiner
United Presbyterian Home
Richard Colby
Hereford grand champion beef at Washington County Fair
Schneider's 1135 lb Hereford won grand champion in the market beef division at the Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair. Eric Graber's 1165 lb Hereford took reserve. Judging wrapped up shortly after noon with weather improving later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schneider
Washington County
Schneider
Riverside Ramblers Club
Eric Graber
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Washington County 4 H fair shows champion lambs and cattle
Show champion lambs were awarded to Robyn McCoy of the Crooked Creek Cyclones for the grand champion market lamb and Todd Meyer of the Chicagua 4 H Club for the grand champion pen of three lambs during early judging. Sandy Schroeder won sheep showmanship and Roy Wilson took the division trophy. Junior feeder cattle pens crowned Matthew Sojka of the Jackson Boys as champion and Owen Gamon of the Marion Men as reserve. The Class of 1947 held a 25th reunion dinner at Willows with 79 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robyn McCoy
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Todd Meyer
Chicagua
Washington County
FFA
Sandy Schroeder
Lime Creek Livewires
Roy Wilson
Matthew Sojka
Jackson Boys
Owen Gamon
Marion
Bad weather hits Learn to Swim program and local notices
Cold and rainy conditions upset the Red Cross Learn to Swim program with 711 students affected. Enrollments included 78 from Ainsworth 11 certified, 70 from Brighton 18 certified, 121 from Kalona 22 certified, 156 from Riverside 12 certified, 52 from Rural 14 certified, 97 from Washington 53 certified, 101 from Wellman 19 certified, and 40 from West Chester 18 certified. Other items report Chevrolet dealership change to Hutmacher Chevrolet Inc with new owner William Hutmacher August 1 1972 and local residents visiting or leaving for various destinations and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Milo Steele, Jr
Ainsworth
Brighton
Kalona
Riverside
Rural
Washington
Wellman
West Chester
Wellman and
Washington County fair livestock sale sets new high total
The Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair auction posted 76 917 61 in a very good sale led by market beef lambs and cattle totalled 89 head of lambs 46 head of junior feeder cattle and 138 head of market beeves with strong averages and a higher overall price. Families and visitors from multiple states joined the event including Langhoff and Beebe families and Ruth Bartow on a European tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Deaths of the Week Across Iowa and California
The week records multiple deaths including Helen Morton Gardner in California Mrs Wade Gardner at Simi and a number of Iowa cases. Names include Roy A Lowash Bertha Markwell Elmer G Warrington Larry Edward Hoyle Maggie Miller Daniel Lynn Yoder Everette Lee Goodwin and others with local obituaries and funeral arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Markwell
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Larry Edward Hoyle
Crosby Lane
Iowa City
University Hospital
Hospital Updates From Washington Area Listings
Hospital Monday admitted Saturday includes Mrs. Mabel Halterman and Mrs Hulda L Barth in Washington for medical care. Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Seferino Soto of Washington. Dismissals list multiple patients returning home in Columbus Junction Wapello Crawfordsville and Washington. Today's entries note Mrs Ora Newman in Brighton and Miss Teresa Garrison in Columbus Junction among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Courey
Dover
N.J
David Neiswanger
Rolla
Myrtle Neiswanger
Sun City
Ariz
Plymouth
Mich
Memorial Hospital
Clarence Farrier
Brighton
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Washington and Brighton
George Goetz
Faye
Ed Longfield
Eric
Columbus, O
Glen
Larry Goetz
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Halterman
Washington
Hulda L. Barth
Clarence Goodwin
Seferino Soto
Paul Albright
Columbus Junction
Kenneth Bohling
Wapello
Mary Flynn
LeRoy Conrad
Crawfordsville
Marion Snodgrass
Ora Newman
Teresa Garrison
Helen Goodin
Washington Births and Medical Notices Summary
Lists recent notices from Washington and surrounding areas including births for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Boock and Mrs. Seferino Soto with family, medical updates for Mary Thorne and Hugh Brown, and additional notices mentioning Mrs. Everette Miller Mrs. Dan Crossett Mrs. Hulda Barth Mrs. Iva P. Bales Mrs. Mabel Halterman and Mrs. Lewis McFadden with relatives in Washington and nearby Columbus Junction Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Miller
Washington
Eugene Boock
Seferino Soto
Dan Crossett
Mabel Halterman
Hulda Barth
Iva P. Bales
Hugh Brown
Medical
Galen Weaver
Keota
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Aunt Agatha
Darlene
Gertrude Payne
Henderson
Dan Moriarty
Moriartys
Phyllis Patterson Disney
England
Pvt
Duane Disney
United States Army
Townsley Park
Washington Saddle Club
John Griffith
John Hedberg
Illinois
Garrett Dairy
Brewers
Harvey Waggoner
Truman Hysell
Washington Independent School District
Bertha Flading
Viola Marek
Ed Chabal
Duroc
Helen Breese
Ss. Peter and Paul Parish
Richard McCleery
International Y’s Men
Lewis Warren
Club Bulletin
Claude T. McCoy
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
Chester Williams
Charley Phillips
C.R. McCutchen
Iowa Avenue
Journal
Greiner
Washington High School
Oelwein
Carl Phillips
Cmdr
Robert Hansen
Robert
Billy
Lemoore
Ron Allison
Kristi
Jacki
Madison, Wis
Karl Blatter
Kent
Scott
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Zoo
Arte Johnson
Dan Bubb
Brown Shoe Fit
Jaycee
Bubb
Cherokee
Paullina
Dennis Coon
9Th Avenue
Eldora
Iowa
Coon
Francis Reed
Gale
Robert Dobras
Kim
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Stanley Banach
Wis
Walter Sumanski
Peshtigo
Bern Dobras
Wilma Cassabaum
Fredric Nelson
Jerry Nelson
Jolene
Catholic Daughters of America
Veterans Hospital
Ben George
Richard Herlein
Marcella Wittetoe
Harold Kueneman
Orville Zillmer
Albuquerque, N.M
Leona Z. Krotz
Larry Bishop
Darin
Amy Jo
University Park
Cedar Falls
Bishop
University of Northern Iowa
Kay Berkhoff
the Willows
John Blick
Richard Anderson
United Air Lines
James E. Wolfe
Phoenix
Wolfe
Blick
Anderson
Robert Lytle
Lytles
Estes Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Pinedale
Wyo
Rollie Optenberg
Harry Ramseyers
Grand Teton Park
Ramseyers
Yellowstone Park
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Sun Valley
Idaho
Alex Kochneff
Faye Holland
Chevrolet
Hutmacher
Chevrolet, Inc
Paul Gebhardt
Geb
William Hutmacher
Sheaffer, Inc
Chrysler - Plymouth
Fort Madison
Marianne
Perdock Court
Arch Saforek
Richmond
Michael L. Crawford
Waterloo
Omer Crawford
Bill Crawford
Duane E. Crawford
Woodbridge, Va
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Paris Island
South Carolina
Marcella Soukup Snider
Lauri
St. Louis
Charles Marek
Will Marek
Willard Schulty
Lyle Schulty
L. E. Dunlap
Bill Spera
Normal
Charles Morris
Roy L. Miller
Tom Langhoff
Olivia, Minn
Angela Rene
Alvin Jones
Langhoff
Cindy Jones
Russell Beebe
Kansas City
Lois
Fritzie) Baker
el Cajon
Robert E. Thomas
Ruth Bartow
Holland
Austria
Italy
France
Switzerland
Miss Bartow
Moline
London
Gary Shaw
Shelley
Brian
Las Vegas
Nev
Herman Behrend
Wilbur Shaws
Dorman Dunville
Holly
Roanoke
Dunville
Glenn Holden
Davenport
Virginia Holden
Lyman Carbee
John Eisenbart
Skokie
Ill
Wisconsin
Helen Morton Gardner
Wade Gardner
Simi
Sycamore Street
Roy A. Lowash
East Main Street
Washington County Hospital
Arthur L. Griffith
Halcyon House
Elmer Warrington
Elmer G. Warrington
Powell
Warrington
Keota Cemetery
Albert S
Maggie) Miller
Mercy Hospital
Daniel Lynn Yoder
Highway 22
George L. Gillesby
Bob Gillesby
Christie Lake
Lawrence
Wayland
Irvin Haberman
Tucson, Ariz
Dean A. Moffit
Everette Lee Goodwin
North 15Th Street
Mary Thorne
Lewis McFadden
Glenn Dunbar
Floyd Dean
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