Washington area remembers decade of fair and service
Ten years ago Don Hadda won seven blue ribbons at the All Iowa fair with his daughter Barbara taking two first places. Earlier Hadda claimed the tall corn contest with a 21 foot two inch stalk. Lorene Holden of Washington received her nursing diploma. Red Cross praise went to Mrs. Parish for saving a baby’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hadda
Washington
Barbara
Radda
Lorene Ruth Holden
Harvey Holden
St. Luke's School of Professional Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Oliver J. Parish
Faith Baptist Church
American Red Cross
Kimberly Ann McPeek
Rain brings relief as crops wait for fuller showers
Washington County reports .98 inch of rain Tuesday and about half an inch more the next day ending a seven week dry spell. The moisture helps some soybean fields though corn won't benefit much. Roy Marr estate to fund Washington County Hospital and YMCA around $75,000. SEATS bus financing under study after federal grant ended. Area schools announce fall registrations. A balloon ride by Blanche Harvey and memories of Linden Harding’s past flights bring cheer. Locals discuss lawn mowing and late summer vacations possibly visiting the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington County Hospital
Washington Ymca
Roy Marr
Ainsworth
Riend
Blanche Harvey
West Chester
Linden Hardings
Michigan
Harding
Uncle Fitz
Dolores Foster
Wellman
Evening Journal
Foster Garden
Ted J. TeBockhorst
Washington
Dean M. Lintz
TeBockhorst
Lintz
Crawfordsville
Wood
James Wood
Linda (Crone) Wood
University of Northern Town
Ames
Verna Crone
Cloyce Crone
Hospital Notes Admits and Births This Week
Hospital notes show admissions on Saturday for Mrs. Arsela Adams Washington medical Mrs. Robert Herr Conesville medical Danny Crump Crawfordsville medical James Miller Mr. Pleasant medical. Yesterday admissions include Mrs. Eva White Columbus Junction medical Joseph Krotz Ainsworth medical William Gross Washington medical. Births report a son to Mr. and Mrs Allan Peterson Washington. Dismissed yesterday includes Mrs. Brad Ellis Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsela Adams
Washington
Robert Herr
Conesville
Danny Crump
Crawfordsville
James Miller
Pleasant
Eva White
Columbus Junction
Joseph Krotz
Ainsworth
William Gross
Allan Peterson
Brad Ellis
Obituary/Notice Snippets From Tuesday Admitted Yesterday
A fragmented listing shows admissions and names across Washington and nearby towns. Individuals include Mrs Hazel Griggs Allan Schooley Mrs David Chorpening and son Clyde Garrett Verl Koch Mrs Ursula Adam Mrs Clarence Collett with multiple medical notes and locations indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Griggs
Washington
Allan Schooley
Brighton
David Chorpening and Son
Clyde Garrett
Verl Koch
Ursula ‘Adam
Clarence Collett
Admitted Yesterday List Shows Local Patients
Yesterday admissions include Albert O'Donnell of Columbus City in medical care and Mrs Arthur Davison of Wayland in surgical. Also yesterday Mrs Mabel Bower of Washington was transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
No. 11
Washington
Charlie Godwin
Ruth Palmer
Delice Davison
Everett Palmer
Harry Bishop
Iva Davison
al Crone
al Lovett
Anna Godwin
Albert O'Donnell
Columbus City
Medical
Arthur Davison
Wayland, Surgical
Mabel Bower
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Thursday Today: Mr. Tracy Janecek and Mrs. Janecek
Washington couple Tracy and wife welcomed a daughter as announced in Thursday Today. another brief item notes Alan Schooley of Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Janecek
Washington
Alan Schooley
Brighton
Washington Obituary Notices and Family Honor
Friday Yesterday lists Mrs. Blanche Keck and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Titus in Washington area obituaries. Co dismissed yesterday include Mrs. Allan Peterson and her son, also in Washington, reflecting family notices and local acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Keck
Washington
Michael Titus
Son
Harmans of Haskins visitors in Dubuque
Mrs. Ivan Hart suck reports Harmans of Haskins spent last weekend with the Mullinix family in Dubuque. Sympathy extends to the Bill Darby family as Mrs. Darby’s mother Fannie Darby died last week, and to Mrs. Elvie Fisher whose husband Jake died last week. Granddaughters Gary O Conner of Los Angeles and Russell Curtis with children visited Floyd Carpenter’s home, Corrine Hargrafen of Letts, Aline Smith, and Fred Aringdale of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Hartsuck Haskins
Paul Harman
Rudy ‘Mullinix
Dubuque
Bill Darby
Darby
Fannie Darby
Sigourney Nursing Home
Elvie Fisher
Jake
Floyd Carpenter
Gary O'Conner
Los Angeles
Russell Curtis
Kalona
Corrine Hargrafen
Letts
Aline Smith
Fred Aringdale
Columbus Junction
Week in Review highlights local events and people
The Washington area community notes include Douglas D. Fuhr becoming President of the Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council in Denver. Summer SCAD art displays at the Washington Public Library reveal member photography. Local cyclists report traffic counts near Wayland and Washington. Multiple notices cover weddings, educat ion expenditures, SEATS transportation ending due to funding, and donations from Roy Marr’s estate to local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas D. Fuhr
CLU
Washington
Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council
Denver
CPA
CLA
SCAD
Washington Public Library
Iowa
Marriages of the week at churches in Iowa towns
A series of wedding notices from August 8 to 9 1975 records multiple couples marrying in churches across Riverside Crawfordsville Washington Oelwein Bloomfield Cedar Rapids Wayland and Doylestown. The ceremonies involved Jolene Cole Ralph Colthurst Kathryn Tuttle Stephen Melton Connie Crawford Douglas Bringer Peggy King Michael Brake Rita Fisher Glenn Burkholder and other couples with varied officiants and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Hills
Jolene Marie Cole
Dean Cole
Riverside
Ralph Andrew Colthurst
Crawfordsville
George Colthurst
Ainsworth
Michael Broderick
Edward Shepherd
Kathryn A. Tuttle
Stephen E. Melton
Mather Afb
Sacramento
Calif
United Presbyterian Church
Duane E. Perry
Truman E. ‘Tuttle
AR 2
Washington
Tom P. Melton
St. Louis
Kathryn Jean Meyer
Wayland
David Thomas Schooley
Bloomfield
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Orie L. Roth
Dean Meyer
Yland
Arthur Schooley
Connie Sue Crawford
Frances Crawford
Lyle J. Crawford
Corp
Douglas Bringer
Raymond Bringer
Ganton
Roberta Bringer
Peggy Lee King
Harvey M. King
Cedar Rapids
Michael E. Brake
Eldon D. Brake
Knox Presbyterian Church
William Harnish
Rita Ann Fisher
Leonard Fisher
Brighton
Glenn Burkholder
Paul G. Burkholder
Doylestown
Vernon Gerig
Deaths Across County Reported in Weekly Obituary List
The Washington County area records multiple death notices from Aug 1975 including Ricky Allen 20 Iowa City and Craig Smith 22 Wellman in a Riverside crash. Other obituaries note Laura Gingerich 78 Kalona and Anna Lewis 85 Keota, with services and burial details. Additional notices cover S Edd Blattner 79 Los Alamitos, Samuel Herr stillborn, F Joe Kelly 85 Kinross, James Miller 75 Trenton, John Weber 21 Kinross, Chester Neil 78 Mt Union, and Mabel Dunbar 9 Brighton, with service times and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Washington County
Kalona
Laura V. Gingerich
Peterseim Chapel
J. John J. Miller
East Union Cemetery
Conesville
Ainsworth
Burl Richards
Samuel Herr
Robert
Elizabeth Corbin Herr
Washington County Hospital
Kinross
F. Joe Kelly
English Valley Care Center
North English
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Lloyd Davidson
George Crone
Homer Godwin
Mabel Fleming
Vera Lovett
Flossie Davison
Verna Lovett
John Crone
Edna Bishop
Lawson Crone
Douglas Crone
Emily Crone
Faith Palmer
Archie Godwin
Memory Lane
Washington High School
Carl Paetz
India
U.S
International Farm
National 4-H Club Foundation
Gerald Howell
Hi ¥ Club Book Exchange
Norma Tilden
Tom Martin
Louise Buckley
Pacific Area
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lincoln School
David Brock
Claire Davis
Harold Messenger
Bill Guenther
Jim Maple
Jack Hamm
Blackhawk
Yes
Milburn McKay
State Theater
Julius Conger
Esther
Chautauqua
Methodist Church
Ted Crone
Palmers
Aunt Agatha
Journal
Mike McCarthy
Des Moines
Chris Rinner
Newton
Mike
Dorothy McCarthy
Louis Rinner
Mt. Pleasant
Joe Schloatter
Bill Thoma
Coppock
Leona
Minneapolis
Black Hills Pasion
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Glacier National Park
Snake River
Banff
Lake Louise
Columbia Ice Fields
Vancouver Island
A C
Larry D. Helfrich
Charles Helfrich
Helfrich
Annn
Mary Lois Barnes
Kenly
N.C
N. L Street
LomPoc
England
Debi Reed
Omaha
Shirley Conry
Lloyd Reed
Chris Colliver
University Hospital
Town City
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Washington Ffa
Marr Park
FFA
Miksch
Gracehill
Duane Miksch
Princeton
Steve Nichols
St. Paul
Harold Johnson
Solid Waste ‘Agency
SEMCO
Charles W. Luckenbill
Charles Jr
Meg
Chris
Indianapolis
Ind
Lester Luckenbill
Robert Brinnings
Tim Horaks
Masson
Horak
Randy H. Hilfman
University of Iowa College of Law
Hilfman
David Caldwell
Orlando
Fla
Howard Caldwell
Tom Caldwell
Ft. Leonardwood
Dale Caldwell
Robert Labrie
Jane
Jean
Butte
Montana
Jack Tanners
Glasgow
Florence Tanner
Tom Tanner
Charles Kos
LeMars
Della Scranton
Ruth Sedore
Ottumwa
Martha Kos
Washington Junior High School
Washington Board of Education
Even Toms
Delmar Romine
Troy
Pam Pierson
Regie
Florida
Walt Disney World
Kennedy Space Center
Stars Hall of Fame
Cypress Gardens
Winter Haven
Busch Gardens
Tampa
Sunshine Skyway
Tampa Bay
Sunken Gardens
St. Petersburg
Tiki Gardens
Indian Rocks Beach
Circus Hall of Fame
John Ringling
Museum of Art
Linda Ash
James Bash
Morningside Music Camp
Sioux City
John Whittaker
Marshalltown
Edward Platters
Estes-Perrin Funeral Home
Ron Carey
San Antonio
Tex
Louie Harley
Halcyon Apartments
Davenport
Wilton Harley
Thomas Gray
Mason City
Sarah Ann
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Norbert Fladers
Keota
Willard G. Gray
Marilyn Allen
Dr. M. J. Puff
United Methodist Church
City Park Road
Oelwein
Anna B. Lewis
Church of the Living Word
Fred Bickhart
Woodlawn
S.E
Edd) Blattner
Los Alamitos
James Orville Miller
Trenton
David John Weber
MT. Union
Chester McCosh Neil
Mabel Elizabeth Dunbar
Brie“ton
Maplewood Manor
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