Fall term nears as county plans health and rail projects
County pre school events include fee day and registrations as classes near August 27. The board expands medical services at the county hospital with Dr. J V Belsare joining staff and plans a new coronary care unit and 12 extra rooms. Kalona sees a branch line train revival within two weeks under a local group to restore rail service. The pork industry hosts a swine conference in September with entries from South Dakota and Minnesota chaired by Marian Owens of Ainsworth. The week’s weather is bright and crops remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. V. Belsare
Mt. Pleasant
Kalona
Rock Island
Washington County
South Dakota
Minnesota
Marian Owens
Ainsworth
Washington area residents active in education and youth tour
Former Washington resident E T Gray named graduate appointee at State University of Iowa. Iowa Farm Youth Tour visits McCleery Cumming plant and runs August 26 to 30 with 75 youths. Gary Vincent of Keota selected for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T
Tom) Gray
Washington
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
State University of Iowa
McCleery-Cumming Company
Iowa Farm
Iowa Development Commission
Gary Vincent
Keota
Robert Vincent
Pat Hennigan
Washington South
Washington North
Crawfordsville
Steve Davisson
Tyros
Washington Art Guild
Marriages Listed Across Iowa Churches on August 11 1973
Miss Linda Jane Redlinger and Randy L. Richardson wed at St Elizabeth's Harper with a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev John Schmitz. Other weddings include Miss Jean Wolf and Thomas J. Logan in Washington candlelight ceremony. Christine Corkery and Earl White married in Independence. Dianne Pacha and James L Sheetz wed in Brighton. Mary Hoskins and Tim Dunaway married in Richland. Sandra Dee Sherman and David Hyde announced. Rev Robert Shroyer officiated at Brighton Church of God. John Michael Ahlbrecht and Dixie Smith union at St Marys Sigourney with details of residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Harper
Linda Jane Redlinger
Randy L. Richardson
Keota
John Schmitz
Bernard M. Redlinger
Carol L. Richardson
Jean Wolf
Calvin C. Wolf
Washington
Thomas J. Logan
John A. Logan
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Christine Ann Corkery
Cedar Rapids
Earl Joseph White
Marion
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
Iowa
Joe O’brien
Leland Corkery
Rowley
Myron White Sr
Route 3
Richland
Mary Hoskins
Chalmers Hoskins
Tim Dunaway
Ellen Dunaway
John Dunaway
Ollie
Woolson Friends Church
Naomi Lock
Mer Sherman
Sandra Dee
David Hyde
Richard Hyde
Brighton
Robert Shroyer
Clinton
Church of God
John Michael Ahlbrecht
East Marion
Sigourney
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ahlbrecht
Dixie Smith
Gregory Smith
Ervin Ahlbrecht
New Sharon
California Senate approves women’s life education bill
The California Senate passed a measure requiring students in grades one through twelve to study women’s contributions to economic political and social development in the state. The bill moves to the Assembly on a 23 to four vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California Senate
California
Assembly
Washington High School student named to Who's Who list
Mike Roe a Washington High School graduate earns inclusion in the seventh annual Who's Who Among American High School Students, recognized from among 18 000 schools for leadership. The honor goes to less than two percent of juniors and seniors nationwide. Roe is the son of Mr and Mrs Bob Roe of Washington and plans to attend Drake University this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Roe
Washington High School
Mike
Bob Roe
Washington
Drake University
Girl Injured In Bike Accident In Iowa City
Eight year old Amy Boileau daughter of the Boileaus is treated at Mercy Hospital Iowa City for a broken jaw after being thrown from her bicycle on Monday. She also received treatment for broken teeth and facial cuts from a local doctor and dentist. A card drive is organized to aid her convalescence. The item includes additional social notes from families visiting or returning from travels and a death notice for Ernest Falk in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Boileau
Robert Boileaus
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
North Avenue D
George Zeck
Barcelona
Spain
Annabelle Andrade
Laura
Washington
Zeck
Annabelle
Gary Zeck
Europe tour memories and local weather update
Miriam Oliver and Illa Earnest of Washington return from a six week Europe and Great Britain trip with Pamela Robertson of Iowa City joining for three weeks. The Washington area reports .44 inches of rain in the last 24 hours with clearing skies and fair weather forecast. Jim Carr appointed agent for State Farm Insurance in the area, based at 738 East Jefferson Street. Mr and Mrs Terry Garrett visited family. Mrs Garrett to teach in Waukon schools and Terry to complete his senior year at Luther College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Duncan
Travis Air Force Base
California
Gerald Duncan
Parks Air Force Base
Far East
Harry
Hod) Rice
Los Angeles
Washington
Belle Gray Rice
Charles Kennedy
Healthways, Inc
John Owen
Clear Lake
B.G. Hall
Linda
Union
Anna Swickard
Faye
Dorothy Aston
Hall
Virginia Robertson
Phillips and Hebner Drug Store
Alice McDaniel
Mt. Pleasant
McDaniels Drug Store
Bill Chilcote
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
Navy
Midshipman School
Chicago
Viola Marek
Iowa State Teachers College
F.W. Marek
Miss Marek
Robert Faulkner
Redondo Beach
J.L. Brookhart
Carrie Nation
Alex Miller
Ophelia
Barbara
Kathryn Latta
Iowa
Colorado State Teachers College
Miriam Oliver
Illa Earnest
Europe
Great Britain
Pamela Robertson
Iowa City
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
Lichtenstein
France
Luxembourg
Holland
Belgium
England
Scotland
Miss Oliver
Miss Robertson
University of Iowa
Jim Carr
State Farm
Robert Tighe
Carr
East Jefferson Street
Terry Garrett
Dean Garrett
Tammy
Garrett
Waukon
Terry
Luther College
Decorah
Leonard Goeke
Benny
Rosaleen
South Carolina
Capt
Richard Fitzsimmons
Columbia
Kenneth Goeke
Cindy
Darlington
Learn to Swim program concludes with 624 pupils and 182 certified
Milo Steele Jr. announces the Learn to Swim program's completion after four cancelations. Elizabeth Watson reports 624 enrolled. 182 certified from towns including Ainsworth, Brighton, Kalona, Riverside, Washington, Wellman, and West Chester. 18 instructors and 7 aides volunteered. trailing items note scouts, hospital staff appointments, and local graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Steele Jr
Red Cross Water Safety
Elizabeth Watson
Ainsworth
Brighton
Kalona
Riverside
Rural
Washington
Wellman
West Chester
Robert L. Robertson
Youth Employment Service closes after summer
Washington youth work program ends its twelve week run with 254 jobs filled for 140 teens. The service logged 246 job openings, 293 referrals, and 163 employer contacts while 62 percent of participants earned part time wages, totaling more than 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeff Boshart
Jeff
Wide-Ranging Death Notices from Washington County 1973
Death notices list Mrs. Frank Downey of New York City aged 66 who died August 9 1973. Others include Donald W Tucker 80 at University Hospital Iowa City, Miss Harriett Clendenning 92 at United Presbyterian Home, and Mrs Clara Rankin 102 at United Presbyterian Home. Additional obituaries mention Melo Deutsch 70 Ainsworth and Katharine Craft 95 of Brighton with services planned in Germanville and Lakeland Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Haman
Marengo
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Doyle Jarrard
Washington
Carol Hannan
Laredo
Frank Downey
Park Avenue
New York City
Isabelle Minick
Donald William Tucker
Brighton
University Hospital
Harriett Clendenning
United Presbyterian Home
Sherman-Eden
Keota
William Kettlitz
Miss Clendenning
Clara Rankin
Washington County
Melo M. Deutsch
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Thomas H. Berdo
South Avenue B
Washington County Hospital
Rhea Porter
Vero Beach
Fla
Jones Funeral Home
Lynn Ryan
Elm Grove
Porter
Florida
Katharine Louise Craft
Hope Lutheran Church
Germanville
Wayne Wilken
Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Craft
Lakeland
Hospital Monday Admits Several Patients
On Saturday admitted William Wooley of Crawfordsville for medical care. Yesterday admitted Cynthia Hiller of Columbus Junction Lester Kern of Washington and Mrs G E Montgomery of North Dakota for medical treatment. Today admitted Robert Coon of Washington and Mrs Elsie Libe of Washington for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wooley
Crawfordsville
Cynthia Hiller
Columbus Junction
Lester Kern
Washington
G.E Montgomery
North Dakota
Robert Coon
Elsie Libe
Medical procedures listed for several individuals across towns
Tuesday Yesterday records show Michael Malone in Washington undergoing medical care with Roy Marr and William Whittenberg in Washington and Crawfordsville. Guy Stacy in Brighton and Ronald Carroll in Washington noted for medical issues, including surgical and non surgical treatments. Today Thomas H. Berdo in Washington listed for medical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Malone
Washington
Roy Marr
Ainsworth
Surgical
William Whittenberg
William Finke
Crawfordsville
Guy Stacy
Brighton
Ronald Carroll
Thomas H. Berdo
Yesterday's Medical Notices and Birth Announcement
Yesterday two medical notices list Mrs. Charles West of Washington and Mrs. Lloyd Reighard of Brighton with Gary Karr and surgical procedures at Wayland. A birth announces Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tappan of Washington welcoming a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles West
Washington
Gary Karr
Wayland
Surgical
Lloyd Reighard
Brighton
Donald Tappan
Washington medical and births noted for Thompson Timmins and Cellman
Thursday yesterday records show Willard Thompson of Washington in medical care. Today notices list Joe Timmins of Washington undergoing surgical procedures. Also yesterday Mr and Mrs Terry Cellman of Ainsworth welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Thompson
Washington, Medical
Joe Timmins
Washington, Surgical
Terry Cellman
Ainsworth
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Aunt Agatha
Everstine Daniels
Joe Daniels
Monmouth College
Etta McCall
Missouri
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
Minneapolis
Katherine
Gertrude Smith
D.J. Ross
Evaleene Lemley
Elsie Bratten
Ben Briley
Sunset Park
Farmer’s Union
Richmond
Dianne Pacha
James L. Sheetz
Walter Pacha
Leland Sheetz
J. W. Renn
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Kate Robison
Lake Darling
Major Renn
Korea
Renn
Nona Robison
Dave McGaffey
349Th Infantry, Co
Memorial Park
Ottumwa
Paul TeBockhorsts
John TeBockhorst
Hubbard
Ore
Seattle
Park Chang Ryun
TeBockhursts
Sharon Paula
Box
Route
Hubbard, Ore
John Kurtz
Emma Kurtz
Lincoln
Agnes Kepler
Beth Janecek
Ozarks
Merritt Morlan
Branson, Mo
Silver Dollar City
Eureka Springs
Ark
Bill Redlinger
Don Pearl
Sidney
Mont
Mr. Pearl
Bill Myers
Vincent Boylan
Oregon
Martin Gigler
David
Amtrak
Giglers
Pearl Home
Stanley Jarrard
Gene
Martha
James
Jane Jarrard) Bailey
Carl Jarrard
Clifford Reeves
Jarrards
Bailey
Henderson
Hot Springs
John Mullin
Missy
Megan
Gibbon
Neb
Robert C. Hammer
Mullin
Gibbons High School
Tom Grooms
Heather
Hayden
Tom
Moline, Ill
Marie Woods
Mrs
S.A. Grooms
Lester Schlatter
Olds
David Victor
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Alvin Jones
Raymond Schlatter
Ed Custer
Ora Jones
Sue Jones
Tom Langhoff
Shari
Angela
Olivia, Minn
Marilyn Pereles
Danny
Tommy
Scotty
Potomac, Md
Bertha Falk
Leon Hillmans
Ernest Falk
Joe Falk
Ray Garton
Bill Tisor
Mike Craig
Scout Troop 242
Lou Pailliotet
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
J.W. Belsare
Belsare
C.L. Foster Jr
Chuck and
Craig
Ft. Worth
Texas
Glenn Knapp
Richard Tweeton
Sonya
Wheaton
Marie Stewart
Keokuk
Knapp
Loren Gingerich
Jim Gingerich
West 8Th Street
Arthur Pagitt
Marjorie Pfister Groves
Iowa State University
Dale B. Roth
Daniel R. Martin
John Krotz
North 2Nd
Marilyn
Anaheim
Robert Krotz
Douglas Snyder
Mediterranean Sea
Steven Douglas
Jefferson County Hospital
Leroy Neece
Paul Snyder
Clifford Snyder
Charles Rubey Sr
Fairfield
Zelma Hughes
Bettendorf
Wendell
Cinda Hughes
Steven Beert
Davenport
Donald Hughes
Cleveland
Vero Beach, Fla
Helen Talley
Clifton Lee Morgan
New Orleans
Hagerman
N.M
Francis Lee
Myrtle Morgan
Bernard Joseph Roberts
Eva Fosdick
Keota, Medica
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