Dear Aunt Agatha reports Washington ward changes and town updates
Dear Auntie details new Washington wards and precincts improving representation. Reports street repairs, heat notes, State Fair involvement by local youth, golf tournaments, a car fire, police car purchase, and municipal code pricing. Includes local birthdays and school district annual report highlights. Affectionately, your nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Carris
Robert Freyenberger
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Week on the Farm August 21 1971 Swallows feed pond weeds and garden blooms
The writer notes many barn swallows feeding on insects along roadsides and over a farm pond. They report clear pond water, reduced runoff sediment, and effective control of web worms on a walnut tree. Garden gladiolas bloom, fall flowers begin to show, and grain market concerns rise for 1971 versus 1970. Fish remain in the pond.
Community notes reflect campus, family travels and local events
Cathy Pratt returns from Mercy School of Nursing in Iowa City to join Mercy Hospital staff. Daryl Schultz ends Europe visit as a high school instructor. Linda Lee graduates from Mercy School of Nursing. WWI reunion in Ottumwa for Mr McGaffey’s unit. Mr and Mrs Wiley visit Hamburg with newborn John Gregory. Gamble and Weldin families vacation in Niagara Falls and Kingston. Nancy Patterson visits Wilton Junction and Wilton, Conn. Camp Huaga attendees return from Cedar Rapids area. Red Cross camp leadership training at Battle Creek. Local dinners en route to Guthrie Center. Rev Charles King to preach at Church of the Nazarene. 4-H winners named healthiest boy and girl. reserves announced. Efforts toward bonds for outdoor pool in Washington. 4-H show winners and state fair representative team. YPCA delegate Georgeanne Rudiger to Lake Geneva convention. Local baker wins numerous premiums. Liberty Magazine reader survey conducted in Sioux Falls. Charles B Anderson to study in Europe. Senator Brookhart to speak at Dutch Creek Fair. County schools census reports 4482 pupils enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Pratt
Richard Pratt
Minnesota
Mercy School of Nursing
Iowa City
Cathy
Mercy Hospital
Daryl Schultz
Europe
Latimer la
Linda Lee
Dave McGaffey
Ottumwa
Guy
Ft. Madison
Phil Weldin
Niagara Falls
New York
Kingston, R. I
Mr. Weldin
J. C. Weldin
Nancy Patterson
Chicago
Wilton
Conn
Eleanor Bailey
Patty Sorrell
Cheryl Munsaker
Camp Huaga
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Kos
Washington
Red Cross
Battle Creek
Mich
Raymond Humston
Lloyd Humston
Wilton Junction
Roger Stannard
Virginia McLaughlin
Washington County
Raymond Whisler
Darlene Sojka
A. E. Baldrige
R. E. Arthur
Clarence Logan
Richard A. Stewart
Stephen B. Jones
Robert Foster
Marion Timmins
Esther Stewart
Carol Brewer
Georgeanne Rudiger
Lake Geneva
Wis
YPCA
United Presbyterian Church
Verne Hanft
Columbus Junction
Mary Roberts
Sioux Falls
S. D
Liberty Magazine
George Gallup
Cox aces 185 yards for hole in one at Washington CC
Washington golfer Dean Cox recorded a hole in one on the number two hole at Washington Country Club using a four iron in a threesome with Robert Truax and Eldon Brake. It was Cox’s second hole in one and he called the moment a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Cox
Washington
Washington Country Club
Cox
Robert Truax
Eldon Brake
Washington City Council Redraws Ward Boundaries
The Washington City Council approved an ordinance changing ward boundaries to equalize population across all four wards as Iowa law requires. A staff study showed Ward 3 had a larger share of residents, prompting the redistricting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Iowa
John Owen
Lloyd Robertson
Jim Reschley
Public Works
Ralph Martin
Washington
Dean DeWolf
Washington County Development Corporation
DeWolf
Gene deFazio
The
Development Corporation
deFazio
Gary DeWolf
Larry Rich
Arlie Jennings
Ronald Rich
Lester Arnold
Dale Parker
Dean de Wolf
Washington youths raise funds for new community center
Fourteen Washington youths walked 176 miles to Brighton raising more than 500 dollars for a planned local youth center. Dan Klein and Jim Blakeny completed the return leg to Washington in three hours, while the remaining walkers finished in about three and a half hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brighton
Dan Klein
Jim Blakeny
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