Washington County 4-Hers head to Citizenship Shortcourse
Fourteen Washington County 4-H members join 22 others from Johnson County and 36 total youths leaving by bus from Johnson County Fairgrounds at 6 a.m. for the Washington D C based 4 H Citizenship Shortcourse. They will tour the National 4 H Club Center Mt Vernon and Potomac area and return Sunday morning with highlights including a center visit and monuments. Names listed include Linda Lutz Barbara Stoutner Mike Vincent Robert Bell Carol Conklin Randy Davis Judy Murphy Jim Frame Connie Goodlander Sue Horn Pat Kiefer Tom Dawson Charles Miksch Mike Rich Jackie Knupp Carol Marek Nancy Vittetoe Jay Huber Doug Greiner Shirley Stoutner Sue Jones Robert Wells Richard Johnson Betty Vittetoe Ed Vittetoe Elmer Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Frier
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Milan
Ohio
National 4-H Club Center
Mt. Vernon
Potomac
Washington County
Keota
Linda Lutz
Barbara Stoutner
Mike Vincent
Robert Bell
Carol Conklin
Columbus Junction
Randy Davis
Judy Murphy
Ainsworth
Jim Frame
Riverside
Connie Goodlander
Sue Horn
Pat Kiefer
Washington
Tom Dawson
Charles Miksch
Mike Rich
Jackie Knupp
Carol Marek
Nancy Vittetoe
Wellman
Jay Huber
Doug Grein
Field days emphasize change at Iowa conservation event
The Iowa Conservation Field Days and State Plowing Match on September 5 and 6 near Eldora will select a plowing winner and highlight agricultural innovation. Chairman Paul Primus of Steamboat Rock announced a Minimum Til lage Day with fifteen acres prepared by various machines. The free public event will showcase land use, herbicide and insecticide plots, ARS research, wildlife plantings, and seed corn exhibits across 360 acres on McDowell, Wiesner, Crosser, and Reese farms by Pine Lake visited by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Eldora
Paul Primus
Steamboat Rock
Arthur and Mildred McDowell
Edward J. Wiesner
Richard Crosser
Funeral Wednesday for Amos Christner
Wayland funeral services for Amos Christner 85 will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church. He died at the Pines Rest Home in Washington Monday. Survived by daughter Mrs. Ruby Boots of Hopkinton and several grandchildren. Wife Mollie Farmer of Wayland preceded him in death years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Wayland Mennonite Church
Amos Christner
Pines Rest Home
Washington
Ruby Boots
Hopkinton
Mollie Farmer
Local visits and military family news from Muscatine
Mr and Mrs Lady Boston of Muscatine were Sunday guests of Mrs Ann Pratt. Marine Sgt Bill Boileau is home on leave with his parents after an extended Vietnam tour. Ricky Arnold son of Rev and Mrs Bill Arnold of Hawaii leaves Sunday for California then home, after July visit with grandparents in the area. Edna Sands Vengena of Fayette expected this weekend for a visit with cousins and other relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Boston
Muscatine
Ann Pratt
Marine
Sgt
Bill Boileau
Harry Boileau
Vietnam
Ricky Arnold
Bill Arnold
Hawaii
California
W. J. Stevens
Rodney Arnold
Edna Sands Vengena
Fayette
Washington County Auction Calendar Notes Sales and Dates
Public and real estate auctions listed across Iowa county venues with dates August through September. Items include furniture household goods real estate and livestock with locations Katona Keota Kalona Washington Wapelle Ollie Smylie and Wa Pelle Livestock sales plus weekly schedules and executive listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Fairgrounds
Robert Brophy
D Avenue
Katona
Iowa
Daniel Miller, Jr
Wayland State Bank
Neetia Davison
Black Top County
Keota
Washington County
Floyd Green
Washington
Washington - Coppock Road
Mildred M. Kupka
Everette Meeker
Wayland
Kalona
Wapelle Livestock Sales, Inc
Highway 61
Wapelle
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Kaiona Sales
Kaiona
Troop 242 Camp Highlights Wilderness Week
Sixteen Scouts and leaders from Troop 242 St James spent a week at Camp Wakonda on the Wapsipinicon River near Central City. The unit earned Baden Powell ribbons for campers conservation and Scoutcraft while completing a large forestry project and many merit badges and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 242
St. James
Camp
Wakonda
Wapsipinicon River
Central City
Baden Powell
Lavon Worley
Larry Mabb
Mike Voelker
Jim Blakeney
Order of the Arrow
Lester Worley
John Blakeney
Don Norton
Ron Norton
Richard Schuck
John Marie
Ted Te Bockhorst
Doug Greenlee
Frank Russell
Plymats Visit Bohrofen in Keota After West Point Fest
Des Moines residents Mr and Mrs William N Plymat spent Sunday evening with Alva Bohrofen and his wife in Keota as they returned from the West Point Sweet Corn Festival. Plymat is a Republican Senate primary candidate and recently met U S and French officials in Paris. Mrs Plymat is Bohrofen’s sister and the couple campaigned statewide, riding in the West Point parade. plymat also appeared on WHO radio Sundays at 9 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Plymat
Des Moines
Alva Bohrofens
Keota
West Point
Plymat
U. S
Ruth Clubb
Sigourney
Bohrofen
Plymats
Paris
France
Averill Harriman
Sargent Shriver
Bill Diem
Washington
Mr. Plymat
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Washington Community School Board Meets August 14
A notice states the Washing ton Community School Board holds a meeting on Wednesday August 14 at 7 30 p m in the administration building on East Jefferson Street. Dean Ray Richards of Wayland paid a 40 fine for speeding after being stopped by city police in justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School Board
East Jefferson Street
Dean Ray Richards
Wayland
Justice of the Peace Court
Mrs Ralph Kelsey Dies Here In 1968
Mrs Ralph G Kelsey 84 died Monday August 12 1968 at Washington County Hospital after illness. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Jones Funeral Home with Rev Warren McFate. burial Ainsworth Cemetery. Born Alice Velma Hopengardner November 9 1883 in Washington daughter of John Hopengardner and Catherine Price. Surviving four children Randolph Washington Bonnie Roeder Iowa City Lyle Phoenix and Jean Fletcher Moline plus 14 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and sister Flora Malin Mt. Rose Colorado. One daughter and an infant son preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Kelsey
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Warren McFate
Ainsworth Cemetery
Alice Velma Hopengardner
Washington
John Hopengardner
Catherine Price
Ainsworth High School
Kelsey
Randolph
Elmer
Bonnie) Roeder
Iowa City
Lyle
Phoenix
Ariz
Jean Fletcher
Moline
Flora Malin
Mt. Rose
Colorado
European Mennonite Choir to Sing at Sugar Creek Church
The Bienenberg Choir of the European Mennonite Bible School Liestal Switzerland will perform at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Wayland on Friday August 16 at 7 45 p m The school founded in 1950 is international in character and aims to support church renewal evangelism radio ministry conference center missions and service A free will offering will be taken to aid construction of a classroom and library building The choir funds part of its tour and invites all to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bienenberg
European Mennonite Bible School
Liestal
Switzerland
Sugar Creek
Missions Service
Bible School
Vietnam War raids and weapon haul reported
The article notes a Vietcong cache with 220 pounds of TNT, 50 short range rockets and 11 automatic rifles, linked to planned terrorism in the capital to coincide with an inner-city attack. U S B 52 bombers struck north and west of Vietnam, hitting eight routes from Cambodia as raids extended 40 to 90 miles from Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
McCarthy canvass in Riverside shows 54 percent backing
Riverside Iowa co ordinator Charles Ebel says four fifths of the door to door canvass is done and 54 percent of known voters in town are backing Eugene McCarthy for president. He notes the poll book list is longer than in prior years and that many signatures come from retired residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ebel
Riverside
Iowa
McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
United States
Ebel
Richard Nixon
Municipal Band Adopts Park Concert Schedule
Washington Municipal band will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Central Park. Director Cal Shanks announced the program featuring God Bless America Berlin. Black Jack march King. Palace Guards Overture Tarver. Sherry popular aria Osterling. Repoz Band Lincoln march. Highlights from Music Man Willson Reed. We Like It Here concert March Frackenpohl. Lamber Neil guest conductor. Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie von Tilzer. Gypsy Baron march paraphrase Walters. Southin Liza trombone smear Fillmore. Nutmeggers concert march Osterling. Spirit of Independence march Holzmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Shanks
Washington
Central Park
America
Berlin
Gypsy Baron
Walters
Southin
Liza
Fillmore
Osterling
Holzmann
Bontrager transfers land in section 11 and 25
Lydia Bontrager transfers land to Norman T. Bontrager and wife in section 11-77-8. Homer Eden Sr. and wife transfer land to John T. Nothnagle and wife in section 25-77-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Bontrager
Norman T. Bontrager
Homer Eden Sr
John T. Nothnagle
Thirteen to receive Red Cross awards at ceremony
Thirteen residents of the United Presbyterian Home will receive Red Cross service certificates this evening for their years of Gray Lady and Gray Man work. Clarence Logan of the Red Cross board in Washington will present the awards to Florence Baird Mattie Black Mrs Ross Copeland Dorothy Cummer Dorothy Currie Mrs Hazel Buwer Martha Glass Florence Hale Mark Hampshire Frances Patton Rev Clifford Ramsdale Mrs William Ross and Mrs Alma Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Home
Red Cross
Clarence Logan
Red Cross Board
Washington
Florence Baird
Mattie Black
Ross Copeland
Dorothy Cummer
Dorothy Currie
Hazel Buwer
Martha Glass
Florence Hale
Mark Hampshire
Frances Patton
Clifford Ramsdale
William Ross
Alma Walker
Sewereamer Root and Grease Oust Without Digging
Carson Plumbing and Heating promotes Sewereamer to clear clogged plumbing by dissolving roots and organic debris. Just mix and pour into floor drains for fast acting results. 10 lb cans priced at $4.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewereamer
Panorama Park Town Hall Dedication Highlighted
Ronald C. Meyer, Panorama Park mayor and Bettendorf neighbor, featured in Davenport Times-Democrat photo at August 7 dedication. He received a Capitol flown flag from Rep. Fred Schwengel after recounting the town’s 15 year history. Others attend weddings, a fair, and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald C. Meyer
Panorama Park
Bettendorf
Iowa
Alvin Shebeck
Davenport Times - Democrat
Meyer
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Fred Schwengel
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Charles Snyder
Timber
Howard Hazen
Andy
Wolf's Flower Shop
Osincup
Evening Journal
Ralph Kelsey
John Knotek
Kerry Flading
Ed Knotek
Cedar Rapids
Sam Lambert
Larry Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Emma Tines
North Avenue C
Mercy Hospital
John Miller
Deanna
Ft. Carson, Colo
Sgt. Miller
Harry V. Miller
Thailand
Hildren
BSBEN
Franklin
North Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Fyn
B. F. Goodrich
Marshal W. Rose
Our Fair Booth
Marshalls
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