Unusual private flight vacation to Abaco Bahamas
Mr and Mrs Robert Zager and Mr and Mrs Ed Bean spent a week in Florida and a second week on Abaco in the Bahamas by flying their own four seat Skylane. They prepared for water flight with survival gear and snorkeled, fished, speared lobsters and cooked native dishes. They rented a Bahamian home, met locals and other travelers, and plan future trips perhaps with children.
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Robert Zager
Ed Bean
Florida
Abaco
Bahamas
Zagers
Bobh Zager
Linda Bean
Linda
Farm Bureau Family Picnic This Friday
The Washington County Farm Bureau invites all members to a Friday picnic at noon in the large pavilion at Sun ger Park. Attendees may meet county candidates from both parties. Each family should bring a well filled basket dinner. beverages are provided. Committees include tables and beverages coordinated by local hosts.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Sunger Park
George Horn
Haydn Thomas
John Renoux
Orville Griggs
Jaycee Meeting Hosts National Director Guest
Sixteen members attended the Washington Jaycee meeting at the Captain's Table last week. Special guest was Cleotus Gehris national director for the Jaycees from Wilton Junction. Kenneth Brenneman of Keota won the $50 bond offered in connection with the Car Blow at the county fair. The car ran for 14 minutes 37 seconds at full throttle.
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Washington Jaycee
Cleotus Gehris
Wilton Junction
The
Jaycees
Kenneth Brenneman
Keota
Aussie humor and door prizes amid a quirky strip
An Australian tries to impress a Texan and a kangaroo bounds by as a quip lands about grasshoppers. The store promotes an August 24 Christmas in August event with 50 free door prizes totaling over 600 dollars, no purchase required, and a chance to win without presence. A panhandler scene prompts crowd chatter about whisky or air before the old lady speaks. The column closes with light jokes about turtlenecks and marriage gags involving Richard Long Anna Mae Wong Wong Long and Betty Furness Elliott Ness.
Fashion and styles for the new school year text
The passage lists humorous hypotheticals about married names and notes new school year shopping. It mentions boys and young men's wear for campus needs, season colors, familiar brands, layaway options, and credit availability. A psychiatrist is quoted with relief about progress.
Squire Shoppe Grand Opening Promises Sharp School Start
A playful ad promotes Squire Shoppe's grand opening with fashion woes resolved by purchasing attire. It touts sport coats slacks sweaters jackets topcoats suits and shirts plus Washington stamps with every sale. A joke about a singer recovering from a shave adds humor while urging students to shop before Monday’s first day of school. A wife surprises her husband with a wig gag at his office.
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Squire Shoppe
Washington
Squire
Mrs. Vroman Dies in Oregon on Sunday
Leona Colthurst Vroman, sister of Roger Colthurst of Washington, dies Sunday evening in Medford Oregon. Survived by three daughters, her brother, and a sister Mrs. R G Pratt of Waterloo. Mrs. Vroman formerly lived here.
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Leona Colthurst Vroman
Roger Colthurst
Washington
Medford
Ore
R. G. Pratt
Waterloo
Vroman
Iowa man passes CPA exams among 29 in state
Mike Patterson son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Patterson of rural Washington was one of 29 Iowans who passed the semi annual CPA examinations held in Des Moines in May announced by the Iowa Board of Accountancy. Patterson has worked for Price and Waterhouse in Chicago and will enter military service September 24. His wife Sara Kephart will live in Iowa City and enroll at the University of Iowa for the fall term.
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Mike Patterson
Kenneth Patterson
Washington
Des Moines
Iowa Board of Accountancy
Patterson
Price and Waterhouse
Chicago
Sara Kephart
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ainsworth Girl Wins Grand Champion Barrow at Iowa State Fair
Robin Greene, 14, of Ainsworth, shows the grand champion market barrow at Des Moines Iowa State Fair. The 220 pound cross bred hog had also earned reserve grand champion earlier in the week, behind An nette Keppy of Davenport whose gift barrow was not eligible for the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Green
Ainsworth
Des Moines
Robin
Bob Greene
Annette Keppy
Davenport
Advertising course offered by Area Ten
A new adult education course for area businessmen on advertising and media will be offered by Area Ten Community College in September. Titled Introduction to Advertising Its Place in Commerce and Communication the course covers fundamentals and aims to answer what is advertising why businesses advertise agency responsibility and image advertising taught by Larry Buchanan of Three Arts Advertising Agency Cedar Rapids.
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Area Ten Community College
Larry Buchanan
Three Arts Advertising
Cedar Rapids
America
Three Queens Crowned At Iowa State Fair Live Stock Events
Three teary eyed young women were named queens of Iowa State Fair live stock groups. Jayne Olson of Atkins was Iowa Park Queen, Jill Rife of Wilton Junction earned Hereford Queen, and Mary Catherine Sullivan of Dunlap was crowned Angus Queen. Illinois exhibitors topped two cattle judging events as 40,792 visitors attended, down from 45,454 a year earlier.
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Des Moines
UPI
Illinois
Jayne Olson
Lyle Olson
Atkins
Iowa Park
Iowa State University
Miss Olson
Jill Rife
Wilton Junction
ISU
Everett Rife
Mary Catherine Sullivan
Dunlap
Bob Sullivan
Grayslake
Ill
J. C. McLean
Quincey, III
Northern Pump Co
McHenry, Ill
Wiess & Sons
Manning
Iowa
Weiss & Sons
Eisenhower in critical condition at Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in extremely critical condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital with heart muscle spasms described as isolated irregular beats and generally decreasing in frequency. Doctors noted he still rests comfortably, eats small meals, and is fed intravenously, with no sustained ventricular irregularities reported.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Waco district to elect treasurer and hire staff
The Waco district must nominate and elect a treasurer to finish the two year term ending June 30 1970 with the office to begin September 16 Melvin Clark of Wayland is serving as interim treasurer and contract offers have been extended to Mrs Carol Miller of Wayland to replace Glenda Egli as secretary Miller begins around September 9. Teachers report for work sessions August 21 22 and August 14 19 meetings are scheduled for administrators and coaches. Marguerite Wolf and Allen Shahan earned MA degrees at the University of Iowa August commencement.
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Melvin Clark
Wayland
Board of Education
Carol Miller
Glenda Egli
Waco
Bean
Crawfordsville
Waco Education Association
Marguerite Wolf
Allen Shahan
University of Iowa
Funeral Thursday for Mrs. Alvin Allen
Funeral services for Mrs. Alvin S. Allen who died in Seattle will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home in Richland. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.
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Alvin S. Allen
Seattle
Gould
Richland
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington
Death of Lloyd Knepp in Colorado at 64
Lloyd Knepp 64 died Monday in Dupont Colorado from a heart attack while visiting relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at Yoder Funeral Home Kalona. He was born near Kalona April 27 1904 farmed there before moving to town in 1965. Survived by wife Mildred, son Richard Kansas City daughter Mrs John Kreider Downie California two brothers and one sister and ten grandchildren. two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
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Kalona
Lloyd Knepp
Dupont
Colorado
Yoder Funeral Home
Mr. Knepp
John J
Mary Miller Knepp
Mildred Eimen
Richard
Kansas City
John Kreider
Downey
Calif
Amanda Byler
Edwin
John
Iowa City
Scholarship gift to Area Ten from St. Mark's Church
Members of St. Mark's United Methodist Church at 4700 Johnson Avenue Northwest Cedar Rapids Iowa contributed 175 dollars to Area Ten Community College. Jim Gratchen coordinator of financial aid announced the funds will support a needs based scholarship for a young person chosen on the basis of need and motivation. The money came from St. Mark's Lenten offerings.
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St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Johnson Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Area Ten Community College
Jim Gratchen
Roy Watkins
Commission On Christian Social Concern
St. Mark's
St. Mark’s
Columbus Community School Registration Set at High School
Columbus Community School will hold enrollment on Wednesday August 21 from 8:30 to 11:30 AM and 1 to 4 PM and Thursday August 22 from 8:30 to 11:30 AM at the high school building. Classes begin Monday August 26 with Labor Day September 2 observed as a holiday. no classes on that day.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Community School
Marriage Licenses Issued in Local Court
Marriage licenses have been issued to Ronald Pete Rich of Brighton and Joyce Ann Baker of Washington, and to Gary Lynn Greene of New London and Ellen Marie Moriarity of Washington.
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Ronald Pete Rich
Brighton
Joyce Ann Baker
Washington
Gary Lynn Greene
New London
Ellen Marie Moriarity
Letts Funeral Rites Held At Sherman Eden Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Letts were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev. M O Smith officiating. Burial followed in Grandview Cemetery with pallbearers Dark Buffington Robert Walker Rodney Letts Grove Letts Emory Letts and Rolla Thornton. Accident: City police charged Leland Leroy Fulton with failure to control after his car struck a light pole near Clara Barton Street on South Iowa Avenue about 12:07 a.m. Sunday.
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City
Leland Leroy Fulton
Route One
Richland
Clara Barton
Iowa Avenue
Fulton
Iowa
Band to feature Sorden selections
Washington's Municipal Band presents a concert in Central Park at 8 p.m. featuring two Milo Sorden compositions arranged and conducted by Dick Ballard. Program includes God Bless America Berlin Bells Across the Gridiron The Squealer Crusaders of Liberty Up Up and Away March of the Toys Exodus highlights and Oh You Beautiful Doll The Show Boy March and The National Anthem under director Cal Shanks.
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Washington
Milo Sorden
Dick Ballard
Central Park
America
Berlin
Walters
Huff
Fillmore
Webb
Herbert Walters
Talbot
Reed
Doll
Teague
March —Huff
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Squire News
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Betty Furness
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Eva Six
Gregory Peck
Eva Six Peck
Betty Hutton
Red _ Buttons
Betty Hutton Buttons
Sandra Dee
Dennis Day
Sandra Dee Day
Piper Laurie
George Peppard
Piper Peppard
Julie London
Lloyd Bridges
Julie London Bridges
Pete Boshart
Dick Giardino
Mrs. Blau
Elizabeth Taylor
Evening Journal
Robin Greene
Area Ten
Wolf's Flower Shop
Ihe
Walter Reed General Hospital
North Iowa Ave
Alvin Allen
Buster Brown
EEE Shoe Fit Company
East Side Sq
Columbus Schools
Akron, Ohio
Ward Kerner
B.F. Goodrich Company
Sorden
Cal Shanks
the Willows
Shoppers
Osincup Drug Store
Walgreen Drug
West Side Square
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