Hail Damage and Weather Notes From Keota Area
Ten years ago heavy hail damaged crops in the Keota and Harper region with trees felled by wind near Harper and additional hail south of Keota. North and west of Keota also suffered hail. Washington High School history teacher Peter J. Weller spent summer at KU studying China as part of an institute led by Dr. George Beckmann. Washington received .52 inch of rain in a brief early morning shower, with muggy warmth returning by midmorning and little relief expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Harper
Peter J. Weller
Washington
China
University of Kansas
George Beckmann
K.A. Washington
Rainy county fair brings thunder and harvest news
Letter from Washington County reports a week of daily rain and a severe lightning strike that leveled a large barn near the old Doc White place, with 3,000 bales of straw lost. The county fair drew crowds with 4-H exhibits, animal projects, and Denise Bohr winning top steer and heifer. auction prices reached 862 dollars. Road work on the Wayland Road renamed W-55, plus two school board candidates, Robert Vanderlinden and Lyle Stacy, emerging as likely new trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Denise Bohr
Near Wellman
Denise
Fairgrounds
Fort Madison
Jennie Lee Saar
Wayland Road
Robert Vanderlinden
Lyle Stacy
Brighton
Washington School Board
Uncle Fuzz
McCleery-Cumming Co
Here
White Place
Karl Shoger
McCleeery-Cumming
FFA
Wellman Community Club
Bohr
David Erwin
Crawfordsville
Home Feed and Lumber Co
Joey Patterson
Cedar Chips 4-H Club
Wayland
John Carter
Jackson Boys
Carter
Barrow
Dean Sieren
Paul Tobin
Highlanders
Hospital notes Monday shows admissions births and discharges
Hospital notes for Monday list admissions on Saturday including Joseph Goodkin and Ralph Cavin, with others in Washington and Ainsworth. Births record daughters and sons to multiple families in Washington, Columbus City, Columbus Junction, Kalona, and Ainsworth. Discharges include Jenny Hoag and several named patients across Crawfordsville and Sigourney, with additional discharges in Washington.
Local notices list residents and family ties across towns
Tuesday Today lists individuals connected to Washington Packwood Crawfordsville Ainsworth and Mt. Pleasant. Names include Mr and Mrs Stephen Johnson and Paul Hoag with various relatives and a transfer of Sam Roth to Washington Care Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Johnson
Washington
Paul Hoag
Columbus Junction
Richard Humston
Ainsworth
Sam Roth
Leon Iwanowski
Mt. Pleasant
Steven Dashkiewicz
South River
N.J
Iwanowskis
New Jersey
Notable Surgical Notices Across Communities
Wednesday Yesterday lists Mrs. Ora Marlatt of Crawfordsville undergoing surgery. Today reports Mrs. Myra Owen of Washington, Mrs. Lester Bausch and her son of Columbus Junction, and Mrs. Menno Miller with daughter of Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Marlatt
Crawfordsville
Surgical
Myra Owen
Washington
Lester Bausch
Columbus Junction
Menno Miller
Kalona
Washington Residents Noted For Medical Updates
Thursday Yesterday lists Mrs. Norman Jensen Claire Gray and Gerald Vandenburg of Washington plus Johnnie Chapin of Columbus Junction as receiving medical updates. Today notes Howard Dillon and Mrs. Marion Crawford from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Jensen
Washington
Claire Gray
Gerald Vandenburg
Johnnie Chapin
Columbus Junction
Howard Dillon
Marion Crawford
List of residents moved to long term care units
Friday report lists Mrs. Larry Arbogast of Washington in medical care and Brian Clark. Today’s entries include Robert Roberts of Washington transferred to long term care. Also noted are Mrs. Marvin Gier and daughter of Washington, Mrs. Carroll Robinson and son of Columbus City, Mrs. George Chalupa and son of Washington, Elmer Barbee of Columbus Junction, Gerald Vandenburg of Washington, and Mrs. Roy Bergen of Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Arbogast
Washington
Brian Clark
Robert Roberts
Marvin Gier
Carroll Robinson
Columbus City
George Chalupa
Elmer Barbee
Columbus Junction
Gerald Vandenburg
Roy Bergen
Ainsworth
Dear Doctor column on teen manners and shyness
A reader from Fort Worth asks about parents eating with fingers and how to handle it without public scenes. The doctor suggests keeping own manners high and not demanding. A 14 year old in Ohio seeks help for shyness with boys. advice centers on relaxation, friendliness, and engaging the other person. Another teen recounts a drug party and a legal scare. columnist notes the impact of the experience and cautions, with thanks from the writer and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C
Philadelphia
Washington County Fair opens with 4-H and FFA judging
The 1977 Washington County Fair begins a four day run under clear skies with 4-H and FFA judging in eight categories. Dairy heifers goats and livestock, garden projects, science and arts compete while early evening features the tractor pull. Donations, hay losses, and community events accompany the opening day with weather mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa Tractor Pullers Association
Mike Orris
Blair House
Orris
Laverne Redlinger
Harper
Marriages of the Week Highlight Rural Iowa Weddings
A series of July 1977 weddings is noted across Iowa and Ohio. KEOTA and Moline couples Kathryn Strunk and John Tadlock wed July 30 at Morton United Methodist Church with Rev. Scenogle. Carol Moriarty wed Walter Griffin in Washington. Betty Jo Stuckey and Roland Leichty tied the knot on a farm in Mount Pleasant. Ruth Ellen Reaney married Bradford Barnum Cornick at Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Debbie Todd married Ed Fritz at St James Church in Pleasant Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Kathryn Strunk
East Moline
Ill
John Tadlock
Moline
Morton United Methodist Church
Morton, Ill
Phillip Scenogle
Donald Strunk
Talbert Tadlock
Carol May Moriarty
Roy Moriarty
Washington
Walter Griffin
Walter Griffin Sr
Tiffin
Ohio
Betty Jo Stuckey
David A Bontrager
Haven
Kansas
Roland Leichty
Ellis Leichty
R.R
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Richard Wenger
Columbus Junction
Ruth Ellen Reaney
Bradford Barnum Cornick
United Methodist Church
Paul Hasel
Margaret Reaney
Robert F. Reaney
Richard W. Cornick
Pleasant
Debbie Todd
Glenn Todd
Ed Fritz
Clifford Fritz
Pleasant Plain
St. James Church
Jonathan Simmons
Deaths of the week list ages and locations
Death notices for Annie Elizabeth Morris 88 of Brownlee Health Center Washington died July 31 1977 after long illness. Kenneth W Brewer 53 Fairfield died Aug 2 1977 at Jefferson County Hospital after years of failing health. Chester Stoneking 81 Letts Route 1 died Aug 3 1977 at Muscatine General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece
Lake Darling
Michelle Curley
Washington
Annie Elizabeth Morris
Brownlee Health Center
United Presbyterian Home
Fairfield
Kenneth W. Brewer
Jefferson County Hospital
Columbus Junction
Chester
Muscatine General Hospital
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Ed E. Simmering
Memory Lane
Accide Clapper
Edna Kephart
Julie White
Hazel Miller
Perry Kephart
Jake White
Ethel White
Daisy Kephart
George Weigman
John Weldin
Clarence Miller
Homer Coulter
Sara Young
John Youngs
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Sara
Washington High School
Camp Claybanks
Mich
Harold Stephens
Harry E. Turner
New England
Pennsylvania
Vermont
New York
Ruth Foster
Thelma Luther
Marjorie Lyford
West Coast
Leona Kos
Lena Stewart
Smoky Mountain District
Washington, D.C
Lyle Wilcox
Helen
Louise
California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Betty Caldwell
Berea
Berea College Hospital
Helen Coffey
Miami
Ariz
Harriet Coulter
Henry Sanford
Bobe Kurtz
Everette McKay
Charles McKay
YMCA
David Catlett
Washington Country Club
George Morrison
Ralph Thompson
Aunt Agatha
Costa Rica
Joseph Goodkin
Ralph Cavin
Chester Cherryholmes
Donald Zachs
Jenny Hoag
Helen. Thomas
Margaret. Vinton
Sigourney
Lulu Hauenstein
Bessie Holmes
Copley News Service
Mom
Shirley, Fort Worth, TX
Shirley
Doctor
Peggy
Piqua
T.C
the Week In Review
Journal
Joyce Swartzendruber
Wellman
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Howard Bohr
Soil District
Ms. Swartzendruber
Neil Dufoe
Soils
Ed Skubal
Donna Scott
Chris Earnest
Paul Raither
John Andries
Kingston
Mrs. Sylvester Aller
What Cheer
Ed Heisdorffer
Kenneth Patterson
RR 3
Anders Nilsson
Halmstad
Sweden
Rex Neuhart
Marion
Nathan Michael
Harlan Neuhart
Neuhart
Doug Collett
Buck
Sara Collett
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Henry Carris
Rutland
Clarence Logan
Douglas Schantz
Streetsboro
Joe Schantz
Washington County Fair
Deanna
Simm
Bill Riley
Randy Mullikin
Marretta Boshart
Ralph Melville
Mercy Hospital
Rodger Cline
Coralville
Carin Ann
Forest Cline
Esther Timmins
Susan Bash
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Evelyn Evans
Anna Lukovsky
Frieda Hesseltine
Browning
Mont
Evans
Black Hills
Mt Rushmore
Custer Park
Rocky Mountains
Glacier National Park
Waterton Lake
Canada
Austin
Minn
Washington City
Laurance D. Garringer
Sunset Park
Madison Street
Garringer
Washington-Henry County
Boone County
Craig Jones
West Liberty
Bradley Scott
Cleo Orris
Russel Jones
John P. Jones
Madge Boyd
Opal Orris
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